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Wednesday, January 29, 2014
Let me tell you.....gossiping deer.... for Simon Says Stamp
Deer are the worst gossips! Ha!
This is for this week's Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge which was to create a card that is funny or humorous.
A fun mix of products here. The journaling card is from Carta Bella's Hello Again collection. The 'let me tell you...' is printed on the card and I added the 'really?' from Paper Smooches' Slang Gang set.
The little deer are from Lawn Fawn's Into the Woods set. I created the second deer using the mirror stamping technique, colored them with Spectrum Noir markers and created some rolling snow covered hills for them to stand in.
This card does make me chuckle whenever I look at it and I think it's a perfect 'girlfriend' card.
Supplies Used
Paper/Cardstock: Carta Bella - Hello Again 12x12 Collection; Avery Elle - Maple Wood Grain Cardstock; CTMH - White Daisy and Sky cardstock
Stamps: Lawn Fawn - Into the Woods; Paper Smooches - Slang Gang
Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black; CTMH - Pacifica
Other: Spectrum Noir Markers; CTMH - Dimensional Foam Tape; Tombow - Mono Adhesive
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AHH! This is sooo cute! Love it Miriam!ReplyDelete
hee hee! so cute!ReplyDelete
Ummm... this is ADORBS. Just sayin'. Thanks so much for playing along with us over at the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge!ReplyDelete
haha ,,, aww super cute :-)ReplyDelete
thanks for joining us on the the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge
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This is so cute :) Lovely card, I love that the landscape is going of the edges of the panel, add a lot of character to the cardReplyDelete
So adorable, Miriam! Those little deer are so cute. Love your layered snow and how wonderfully you colored your gossiping duo. Awesome creativity!ReplyDelete
This is absolutely adorable, Miriam! Those deer are so sweet! Love the woodgrain cardstock for this. So perfect with the deer images. :)ReplyDelete
So pretty! Good use of that CB cardReplyDelete
Hehe...this gave me a smile! Such a fun design too!ReplyDelete
Oh, this is so sweet! I love how you made the two deer facing each other! I will have to research this technique.....ReplyDelete
LOL! This is too cute and funny.ReplyDelete
This card totally cracks me up!! It's just so cute! I must also tell you how much I love your card photos lately! Way to revamp your new blog look, Miriam!ReplyDelete
haha...I love it!ReplyDelete
Man I will never trust another deer with one of my secrets again, lol! Great card Miriam - perfect mirroring technique, great colouring and funny sentiments too!ReplyDelete
So very sweet, Miriam! LOVE the idea of this card...the overlapping bubbles look so cute, as well as the mirror image deer...absolutely adorable and happy!!!ReplyDelete
awwwww how cute...ReplyDelete
Gossiping deer ... just thinking about that makes me giggle!!! Wonderful scene for a card. You're on a roll : )ReplyDelete
ADORABLE! What could possibly more cute that gossiping deer?! LOVE! And your palette is so serene!ReplyDelete
WOW !... So cute !ReplyDelete
Too darn cute...I love those sweet little dears gossiping, so fun.ReplyDelete


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Volume 94 Issue 43 | p. 13 | Concentrates
Issue Date: October 31, 2016
Issue Date: October 31, 2016
Hitachi builds cell plant in Japan
Department: Business
Keywords: tissue engineering, immunotherapy, Hitachi Chemical
Keywords: tissue engineering, immunotherapy, Hitachi Chemical
Hitachi Chemical will spend $19 million to build a custom manufacturing facility producing live regenerative-medicine cells in Yokohama, Japan. The cells, produced in vitro at the facility, could be used for organ restoration or to repair immune functions damaged by injury or disease. Other applications are in cancer immunotherapy treatments and somatic stem cell therapy. The plant will make use of know-how and technology supplied by PCT, a subsidiary of Caladrius BioSciences in which Hitachi acquired a 20% stake for close to $20 million in March.
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Whether you are a professional or amateur photographer, we want YOU to enter our community photo contest! The Borough is seeking photos that celebrate the Borough of State College's mission to enhance the quality of life by fostering a safe, vibrant, diverse and sustainable community. We're looking for photos in the following areas: "Safe", "Vibrant", "Diverse" and "Sustainable".How to enter the contest?
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"For over ten years, I have helped many people become healthier. My strengths include cycling, senior exercise and swimming! My favorite is teaching swim technique; anyone can learn to swim! I also enjoy working with people who have physical limitations and need help adjusting workouts to fit their body's abilities. So allow me to help you become healthier; whether on land or in the water, we can get you to the goals you desire!"
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President Donald Trump will address the nation at 9 p.m. Tuesday from the Oval Office for the first time ever.
He is doing so because he is losing the argument on the ill-advised government shutdown, which he caused and said he would own and which is based on his demand for Congress to fund an ill-advised, unnecessary and unwanted border wall.
Trump will be using a sacrosanct forum — the Oval Office — to further his presidential propaganda.
He will likely say:
- There is a national security crisis on the southern border;
- we are being overrun by terrorists and criminals coming through that border;
- we are being inundated with illegal drugs, human trafficking and criminal activity; and
- the only fix is to fund a physical structure.
The question for Americans as we listen to the president is this: At what point do we say enough is enough?
Regardless of what the president says Tuesday night and whether he will take the unprecedented step of declaring a national emergency in order to surpass Congress to get funding for the wall, one thing is for sure: He will lie.
President TrumpDonald John TrumpTrump second-term plans remain a mystery to GOP Trump to hold outdoor rally in New Hampshire on Saturday Eighty-eight years of debt pieties MORE has used lies, manipulated government statistics and tried time and again to pull the wool over the eyes of the American people in order to push the wall down our throats. Tonight, he will do more of the same.
He even recently tried to convince us that some of the past living presidents agreed with him on the wall and "wished they had done it." A quick fact check call to all of them proved that it was yet another outright lie that not even Vice President Mike Pence could spin.
That never keeps the White House though from dispatching Pence to continue to lie for them. And if Mike PenceMichael (Mike) Richard PenceCongress gears up for battle over expiring unemployment benefits Secret Service members who helped organize Pence Arizona trip test positive for COVID-19: report Overnight Health Care: Experts fear July 4 weekend will exacerbate coronavirus spread | Texas Gov. Abbott will require masks in most of the state | Fauci warns: 'We are not going in the right direction' MORE's recent comments about the wall are any indication of what Trump will say tonight, then we can be assured that the White House will be doubling down on numbers that have been debunked, challenged or rendered useless in their argument for the necessity of building the wall now.
The most misleading statements Trump and his administration officials have stated that most likely will be repeated by Trump tonight are:
- that nearly 4,000 known or suspected terrorists were apprehended at the southern border.
- that 3,000 "special interest aliens" were caught trying to come across the southern border.
- that 17,000 people with criminal records were caught coming across the southern border.
According to the Cato Institute, 45,000 "special interest aliens" have been caught since 2007 but no U.S. terror attacks have come from illegal border crossers.
It should be noted that a large portion of those 17,000 people with criminal backgrounds are those who have been arrested for coming to the country without documents, or for other non-violent acts.
This is more than trying to stretch the truth. This is lying to the American people to try to get something you know is unnecessary and unwanted.
A couple of more pieces of truth deserve to be underscored before Trump's primetime speech.
- Undocumented border crossings have diminished substantially in recent years. In 2000, 1.6 million people were caught trying to cross the southern border into the United States. Less than 400,000 were caught in 2018. This is not a crisis.
- The counties and cities along the southern border are among the safest in the United States. According to data from the Wilson Center, as summarized by The Washington Post: "The crime rates in U.S. border counties are lower than the average for similarly sized inland counties, with two exceptions out of 23 total."
- The majority of undocumented immigrants in the United States today actually came here legally at a port of entry and then overstayed their visas.
- Most illegal drug trafficking actually happens through legal ports of entry where they are smuggled through.
There is no national security crisis at the border other than the one Trump is manufacturing himself by making 800,000 federal workers not work or go without pay, many of whom are charged with defending our nation's borders.
There is a humanitarian crisis as we see women and children turn themselves in at ports of entry to try and seek refuge and asylum from significant danger back in Central America. But the president is not interested in actually fixing a real problem.
He is up against the wall for promising a border wall that was supposed to be paid for by Mexico on which he now cannot deliver. Thus, he is using the most powerful imagery available to a commander in chief, and he may declare a national emergency, pulling out all the stops to get what he wants.
My fellow Americans, enough is enough. We cannot allow the degradation of decency, truth, integrity and democracy to continue. Our country, our families, all of us, must demand better.
Maria Cardona is a principal at the Dewey Square Group, a Democratic strategist and a CNN/CNN Español political commentator. Follow her on Twitter @MariaTCardona.


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NYFW 2017 Fall/Winter's Most Fabulous Accessories
"....playful pops of feel-good color abounded in the form of radical dye jobs and high-voltage statement makeup, as did graphic accents that were just as traffic stopping as the miscellany of bright and inspired ensembles on the street."
-Zoe Ruffner, vogue.com
"Fashion is what you're offered four times a year by designers.
And style is what you choose." — Lauren Hutton
New York Fashion Week has just ended and this year saw the continuation of a fundamental shift in fashion. As new rules from Paris have been hitting the headlines that requires models to be a minimum BMI, in New York we saw a variety of body types hit the runway. Each day ran at least one plus size show and Eckhaus Latta walked a bare pregnant baby bump. Embracing women in a new way has been applauded and shines a light on how the fashion industry is adapting.
Shows were intimate and diverse and guests embraced a renewed sense of fun in fashion. The internet reveled at Leslie Jones cheering in the front row at Christian Siriano. The Washington Post commented "...Delight. Fabulous. Exhilarating. It was a gust of fresh air into an industry that too often sucks the pleasure out of a something." Siriano has always been known for his fashion forward approach and this time walked a glorious rainbow of color with oversized ruffles and an explosion of floral appliqués.
"Delight. Fabulous. Exhilarating."
The fun continued at an 'ode to New York' parade by Alexander Wang. While other designers had vacated New York this year, he stood firm and demonstrated his love for this great city. People filled the sidewalks of Brooklyn as his models strutted the streets as their runway. As always, the pop culture icon Kendall Jenner took the prize for most 'instagrammable' look with her Wangover party head piece.
From fun to the fearless, Fenty x Puma entertained in their larger than life X-Games inspired catwalk. Motorcross stunts tumbled over glittering mounds of pink sand while colorful ready-to-wear athleisure in scuba, fanny packs and perspex heels took this trend to a new level. Rihanna, true to her daring style, closed the show in neon streetwear and accessories on the back of a motorbike.
At the other end of the scale, we were treated to indulge in the idea 'where passion obsession meets fashion'. Ralph Lauren has long been known for his love of automobiles, so what's better than sending your models down a catwalk of 15 of the worlds rarest cars, including a 1938 Bugatti Type 57SC Atlantic. His luxury transportation inspiration was expressed in iridescent silver, red glossy patent leather and even racing stripes.
Where Passion Obsession Meets Fashion
This year's New York fashion week was criticized as being commercial, but what actually took place was a return to the celebration of fashion and its personal inspirations. The diversity of themes represented designers' true loves, from the female spirit to cars. Removing the restraints that can be austere, we were welcomed into a world of playful fashion and plenty of color... and I loved it! A great backdrop for colored gemstone jewelry if you ask me
Trend Spotter - Block Color & Confusion of Fabrics
When it comes to the use of blocking color - the idea whereby you take colors that are opposites on the color wheel, such as yellow, blue and red, and pair them to make interesting color combinations, a concept said to be derived from the artwork of Dutch painter Piet Mondrian - it seems there are no rules this year accept to keep it bright and bold. Yellow, fuchsia pink, forest green & tangerine all made an appearance. Opt for shape and structure over pattern, mix and match your brights, layer with bold and colorful statement accessories and bring the fun back into your closet.
Collections this year also saw a confusion of fabric choices, mixing rubber in cutouts, tule over glossy patent leather and even denim and gemstones. Don't be afraid to get creative with the texture of your style choices. Look out for contrasting textiles this spring and add extra sparkle to a dull fabric with gemstone embellishments.
Behind the Scenes Peek...
GBK NYFW Style Lounge, Colorful Sparkles and Rubbing Shoulders With Celebs in New York
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Thanks to Milpup good title! Anyways, it's the SOULs of Frisk and Chara(Genocide specific)... I just felt like putting them together. I couldn't come up with a name, but Mil sure helped me out of that tight spot!
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Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Neuro surg visit....
Had such a nice day with the Rose-bud. She did some yard work for me and ran the monster while I, yes I, did the elliptical...very slowly!!, and only for 10.5 minutes...Why 10.5 you might ask? Because, I wanted a good number to report!! :>) Meaning, my machine reports calories burnt over a certain period of time based on how fast you go and how much resistance you have set (not that I have any belief whatsoever that they represent real calories) but it is a unit of measure that I can use to compare my performance with. So, before lung resection, and after brain zappage, I was doing almost 400 calories in 15 minutes. My sad little ass today managed to get 150 (aka "GOOD" number) done in 10.5 minutes!!! No matter, I am pleased I did it. I'll hang there for a while until my personal trainer tells me what to do next. Didn't really hurt any worse than just sitting. Got a little winded. We'll see how it goes. So... Keep rooting for the home team!!!
Anyhow, after that mammoth exertion, Rosie took me out to lunch to her favorite hotdog place. We got her some art supplies she needed and puttered about in Hobby Lobby. WHAT a WEIRD store. Then we met Brent at the Neuro surg office.
Rather anticlimactic. No MRI...he will do that in about 12 weeks. Really only did a craniofacial check to see if he ruined me. Passed. Talked with poor Brent (aka donkey still on edge) about recurrence, effectiveness, seizures, etc. All answers served to reassure the donkey, I mean my sweet Bent. I'm an incredibly healthy person with crap...which has been zapped and removed. Therefore, I am theoretically crap-free and as such have a good prognosis currently and in regard to recurrence. He stated that he had not put me on antiseizure meds, because my risk had been so low. (They do use them prophylactically sometimes.) And, my risk of seizure decreases daily unless I should do something else weird in my head. Brent even asked about whether the surg had any concerns about my commute to work once I return and he did not.
So....there you have it...my day in a blog nutshell...and no I am not medicated as I write this....only ibuprofen this morning and just now!!! :>)
Love you all SO much. C
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I understand that you have had things removed and zapped, but are you trying to tell me you are not full of crap?????? hmmm if you say so...LOL.....Glad all is moving forward as it should. Love and miss you my friend. P.C. is not the same w/o you sitting by those stairs to talk w/ everyday :(ReplyDelete
I was counting on you to call me on that one!!!! Love you!!! You have always made me smile. :>) How can a friend give more than that? Ever yours.ReplyDelete
WOW!! YOUR DOING VERY WELL! KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK LOVE YAReplyDelete
You absolutely crack me up! So glad you areReplyDelete
doing well but none of us ever expected anything
different. I miss you my friend! Love ya mucho
lol...yeah that one was to good to pass up. laughter can be some of the best medicine!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 24, 2010 at 12:32 PM
LOVE the term "crap-free"! ;) I wish Mama were crap-free!! Hope you are still recovering, maybe if slowly that it is still surely. Think of you often! Oh, and thanks for sharing your precious pictures and memories on this blog, it's like getting a glimpse of your life. With much love.ReplyDelete


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Telegram suffered a huge cyberattack during the Hong Kong protests, and it's blaming China
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- Telegram on Wednesday announced it was experiencing connection problems as the result of a huge cyberattack on its servers.
- The distributed denial-of-service attack overloaded the servers with phony requests, disrupting connection to the internet.
- Telegram's founder, Pavel Durov, tweeted that most of the attacking IP addresses were based in China. He said "state actor-sized" attacks had coincided with protests in Hong Kong.
- Hong Kong is seeing mass demonstrations over the introduction of a new extradition bill that would allow citizens to be brought to mainland China for trial.
- Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.
The encrypted messaging service Telegram was overloaded by a distributed denial-of-service attack on Wednesday that its founder said had its roots in China.
A DDoS attack is carried out by taking control of devices infected with malware to overload targeted servers with huge numbers of requests, disrupting the servers' connection to the internet.
Telegram announced the attack on Twitter and said users in the Americas and "some users from other countries" would experience connection problems. It later added that the situation had "stabilized." Telegram has more than 200 million monthly active users.
Its founder, Pavel Durov, added that the attack was "state actor-sized" and had primarily come from IP addresses based in China. He said it coincided with the mass protests in Hong Kong.
IP addresses coming mostly from China. Historically, all state actor-sized DDoS (200-400 Gb/s of junk) we experienced coincided in time with protests in Hong Kong (coordinated on @telegram). This case was not an exception.
Those protests are in response to a proposed extradition bill that would allow Hong Kong citizens to be extradited to mainland China for trial. Critics of the bill say it would diminish Hong Kong's semiautonomous status and could cause citizens to be tried unfairly, as the mainland has weaker legal protections.
Read more: Hundreds of thousands of protesters took to the streets in Hong Kong to express their outrage against a bill that would allow residents to be tried in China
Bloomberg reported Thursday that Telegram was trending in the Hong Kong Apple App Store alongside the peer-to-peer messaging app Firechat. The administrator of a Telegram group with 30,000 members was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of "conspiracy to commit public nuisance," the South China Morning Post reported.
Bloomberg further reported that protesters had been wearing masks to avoid detection by facial recognition and avoiding public-transit cards traceable to their identities.
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- Apple's biggest iPhone manufacturer has a backup plan in case the trade war between the US and China continues to escalate
- Trump slams China's tech scene, says it doesn't have the capability of 'the geniuses in Silicon Valley that walk around in undershirts'
- The tech cold war just got a lot more intense after Russia signed a deal to build 5G internet with Huawei
SEE ALSO: Apple and WhatsApp are trying to fight off plans from British spies to 'ghost' their way into your encrypted messages


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Was asked to clean a colleagues car again.
It was last done on the 16th of February.
Went up and got the pressure washer out, very light traffic film and had seen some country and farm roads.
Literally turned the water onto the car and ALL the dirt came off.
I could of just dried it from there but foamed some shampoo on instead and rinsed, dry with Gyeon Cure as a drying aid and buffed.
Took out the front mats and vacuumed them, quick vacuum around the interior, wiped off the foot scuff marks on the front door interiors.
The colleague also has a Tassimo coffee machine so after making a coffee, I set the Tassimo on to descale, cleaned the car.
Descaling the Tassimo took slightly more time than cleaning the whole car.
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To the very end of her life on earth, Sr. Joanna Burkhart sought to keep Jesus intimately before her as she ministered to others. She was an amazing woman with a life punctuated with generosity, compassion, simplicity and faith. About three months before her death, Sr. Joanna recognized that caring for herself was becoming more and more difficult; Sister asked to be missioned to the Community at Mercy Franciscan Terrace. As Sister Bodily death prepared to carry Sr. Joanna's precious spirit to the heavenly kingdom, several Sisters kept a prayerful vigil at her bedside. Sr. Joanna entered into new life about 6:40 a.m. on October 30, 2009 at the age 88.
Cecilia Schwallie and Aloysius Burkhart made their home on a farm near Louisville, OH. Having a farm in those days just before the Great Depression made it possible for the young parents to care for their growing family. Genevieve Cecilia was born on March 8, 1921. She was the fifth of seven children. When the family doctor introduced the new baby to her siblings, he told them that he had found her in the woods. As a youngster, Genevieve knew no fear. Her older sister was mother's helper so Genevieve usually played with her older brothers. One day when she was only five years old, she followed the boys to the hayloft where her brothers were teasing one of the hens. When they tired of that activity, they left Genevieve to find her own way down. Having no ladder, she slid down between a log and the hay wagon that was balanced against the wall resulting in a long gash to her upper leg.
Genevieve's elementary education took place in the parish two-room schoolhouse. She was a bright student and would complete her work quickly. In fact she completed her fifth and sixth grade studies in one year. After finishing the eighth grade, she helped on the family farm. At the age of nineteen Genevieve was asked to care for her Aunt Mary. After her Aunt's death, her Uncle asked if she would stay on to care for the children and manage the household. At the time, a religious vocation was germinating in Genevieve's heart. When she was twenty-three, she said to herself that if she were to marry, she would already have met some one to spend her life with. Since that had not happened, she decided to pursue her calling as a Franciscan. The parish priest introduced her to the Franciscan Sisters of the Poor and she chose August 31, 1944 as her entrance date. Her timing was motivated by the fact that the crops would be harvested by then and the canning would have been completed and stored for the winter meals.
When she was invested with the habit of the Congregation, Genevieve received the name Sr. Joanna. After completing her novitiate, Sr. Joanna professed her first vows on May 3, 1947. During the five years that she was a temporary professed Sister, Sr. Joanna was missioned to serve the poor in Steubenville, Hamilton and Cincinnati in the social service houses located in those cities. Sr. Joanna made her perpetual profession on May 3, 1952. Sr. Joanna was a very good cook and was given the opportunity to study dietetics at Fontbonne College in St. Louis, MO. Sister enjoyed providing healthy meals at St. Margaret Hospital for the patients and staff.
In 1960, Sr. Joanna volunteered to serve the poor in Brazil as a missionary. When she received an airmail letter from the Superior General of the Franciscan Sisters of the Poor, she opened it with great excitement. Instead of being asked to go to Brazil, she was requested to serve in the dietary department of Convento Cuore Immaculata di Maria in Frascati, Italy. During that time Sister was able to learn to speak some Italian and work closely with the young Italian Sisters. Sr. Joanna was in Rome during the time of the Second Vatican Council, the death of Pope John XXIII, and the election and coronation of Pope Paul VI. Sister also had the opportunity to visit many of the significant Christian sites in and around Rome. In 1968, when the Generalate offices were moved to the United States, Sr. Joanna returned to Cincinnati to continue direct service to the poor.
Although she had excelled in her studies in elementary school, Sr. Joanna did not have the opportunity to receive a high school diploma until 1969 when she earned a GED (high school diploma) from the State of Ohio. She was 50 years old at the time. In 1971, Sr. Joanna studied Catechetics and went to St. Henry, Ohio. There she taught three hundred children a week who were excused from the public school to attend religion classes.
As one reviews the life of Sr. Joanna, you cannot help but see God preparing her for her final active ministry. After completing a program in Clinical Pastoral Education, Sr. Joanna joined the pastoral care staff at Providence Hospital (now Mercy Franciscan Mt. Airy). In 1975, she was the first woman to be certified by the National Association of Catholic Chaplains. Later she would serve at Mercy Franciscan Western Hills. For twenty seven years, Sr. Joanna was a welcome sight in the halls of both hospitals, comforting patients, soothing their fears as they were prepared for surgery, consoling dying patients and their families and greeting former patients and/or family members.
Sr. Joanna was a woman of profound strength. She met her most serious challenge when she awoke from her sleep one night and realized that she was experiencing a stroke. Her ministry with others prepared her to quickly receive the care she herself needed. This event left Sister with a residual speech impediment but her spirit never wavered. Sr. Joanna enjoyed going out to restaurants with her friends, Sisters Norma Meyer and Bonnie Steinlage. Although communication was difficult, the Sisters encouraged Sr. Joanna to place her own order. Sr. Joanna was an active participant in conversations and discussions at all times.
Sr. Joanna retired from active ministry in 2000 and became a member of St. Clare Community until her physical status required moving to assisted living, a change she herself recognized as needed and freely chose. Although her accomplishments in ministry are many, those of us who shared community with her will remember Sr. Joanna for her spirit of hospitality and her commitment to the Franciscan Sisters of the Poor. Like Jesus, she poured herself out as a libation for others. "No" was a word that seldom passed her lips.
Although it is common to pray for those who have gone before us, it is difficult to pray for Sr. Joanna. Rather, we can trust that she is already in Heaven interceding for all the members of the Franciscan Sisters of the Poor and Associates as well as the family and friends she came to know while on her journey to God. Sr. Joanna, we miss you. Pray for us now and at the hour of our death.
-Sister Arleen Bourquin, SFP


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If you like hardcore Bay Area/West Coast rappers like Keak Da Sneak and The Jacka, or get titillated by industry gossip about Suge Knight allegedly getting a beatdown by a member of Akon's entourage, there's a new magazine just for you: Go Der (urban slang for "go there"). The mag promises exclusive content, and while we haven't seen a hard copy of it yet, the online version contains hella videos, downloadable DJ mixes, and, it must be said, a lot of advertising eye-candy to scroll through to access the content.
Go Der is the brainchild of Rick "The Dragon" Lee, the KMEL mixmaster with his ear to the streets, and, unsurprisingly, many of the ads hype his club nights, mix CDs, and/or those of his crew, the SBC DJs. The best part of the mag IMO is the tawdry tabloid-style items (which you have to register to see). Interestingly, Go Der makes no claim at the accuracy or authenticity of these items, noting "Most of these stories are speculation and are here for your reading enjoyment. None of these things were told to Go Der directly, but have been passed on as rumors, for the most part!" Hopefully, Suge won't sue.


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Globally, 1.23 trillion bricks per year are fired in kilns at high temperature (900–1,100°C), emitting over 800 million m.t./yr of carbon dioxide. Additionally, the cement industry accounts for approximately 5% of global carbon dioxide emissions. Thus, the $28-billion U.S. masonry manufacturing industry is ripe for innovations to dramatically lower its carbon footprint. Thanks to grants from the National Science Foundation (NSF), one such eco-friendly innovation is steadily making progress toward commercialization.
bioMASON, a start-up located in Research Triangle Park, NC, has developed a process for "growing" bricks at room temperature rather than firing them in kilns. The process employs bacteria to grow the building materials without emitting greenhouse gases, and without depleting nonrenewable resources.
The idea for growing bricks was inspired by a study of coral structure, which is a hard cement-like material created by nature at ambient sea temperatures with low energy and minimal material inputs. bioMASON has used biochemistry to do in days what takes a geological process millennia. The company has subsequently improved the process, reducing costs and scaling up to introduce a competitive building material into the marketplace.
Here's how the process works: Loose aggregates (e.g., mine tailings, sand, crushed rock) are placed into a mold and then inoculated with a specific strain of Sporosarcina pasteurii, a nonpathogenic soil bacterium. Next, nutrients, urea, and a source of calcium ions are added to the mold. The nutrients promote the bacteria to hydrolyze urea and produce carbonate ions, which react with calcium ions, causing calcium carbonate (i.e., biocement) to precipitate on the surfaces of the aggregate particles. As the bacteria continue to churn out carbonate ions, more and more calcium carbonate is made, which creates structural bonds between the particles. This growing process produces construction materials that are cost-competitive with traditional Portland cement and clay-based masonry, are cleaner to manufacture, exceed structural performance requirements of the industry, and can be made with a wide range of aesthetics — in less than three days.
The bioMASON process is designed to work at ambient conditions (5–50°C), while also accommodating natural fluctuations in temperature. Key process parameters for creating biocement with different specifications include biological activity, media concentrations, and environmental conditions.
The company currently has designs for pilot production systems for batch and continuous manufacturing that are capable of producing more than 1,000 pallets (about 21 bricks/pallet) of material per week.
Moving forward, bioMASON plans to partner with existing material manufacturers by licensing the technology, selling its modular production systems for manufacturing the bricks, and providing critical biological and nutrient components to them. Manufacturers can use the bioMASON technology and equipment to produce bricks on-site in its mobile production units, similar to mini cement production plants used for large building projects, and utilizing local construction aggregates as raw material.
The company says it is continuing to focus on rigorous material testing, cost-optimization at the production scale, and the in-house production of its biological components. In addition to traditional bricks, bioMASON has also developed the technology to produce various building products, including bricks for light-traffic paving, thin veneer, interior tiles, exterior façade panels, and solid surfacing (e.g., countertops).
"bioMASON's ability to manufacture architecturally aesthetic and highly functional products using a natural biological process is groundbreaking," says Dan Grant, Senior Vice President of Martin Marietta Materials, a large U.S. aggregate producer. "Using aggregates that generally are considered a waste product together with bioMASON's ambient-temperature manufacturing technology combines manufacturing flexibility, cost efficiency, and environmental sustainability for unlimited potential commercial applications."
This technology was funded through the NSF Small Business Innovation Research Program.
This article was prepared by the National Science Foundation in partnership with CEP.
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I thought I'd take a little blog break from Christmas today.
Because all my crafting has been very christmassy from the past 2 months now, I have nothing to show of my own, but I do have the most gorgeous handmade 'lady' to share.
Meet Gladys...
Isn't she lovely?
Gladys is the purchase I excitedly made when the Dottie Angel reopened her etsy shop a little while back. She is an absolutely gorgeous vintage slip in my favourite little bluey green colour (which doesn't show well in the photos because of the not-so lovely grey blue sky outside, hmph!). Tif the Dottie Angel customises all the slips with fabric, rosettes, dolies and lace... the loveliest lace ever...
I knew I could only pick one lovely from the store and Gladys was the lady for me. I knew it instantly. She is a little bustier than I am so we need a trip to the dress makers but until I can wear her and dance round in circles, I have her hung on the outside of my wardrobe door. She is much too beautiful to be hidden!
As well as my dress, today I have been swooning over a painting and a print. This painting from Marmee Craft, as they remind me of a couple of squirrels I have in my garden, who after an odd start (one threw a pinecone at me!) have become a daily delight to spot, and this print by Rob Ryan, just because it turns my heart to mush.
I hope your day was filled with loveliness,
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Updated: Summertime Tram Replacement Along Tramlines 4-6 In Budapest
- 8 Jul 2019 9:20 AM
Besides the refurbishment to be carried out on the Southern part of Nagykörút, from 7 July (Sunday), replacement of the tram service will be in place also between Széll Kálmán tér and Margit híd, budai hídfő.
From 7:00 AM on 15 June 2019 (Saturday), trams will be running marked with 4-6 between Széll Kálmán tér M and Corvin-negyed. Between Corvin-negyed and Újbuda-központ tram replacement bus marked with 4 will be running, while to Móricz Zsigmond körtér, replacement buses marked with 6 will be in operation.
The smooth operation of the air-conditioned, low-floor replacement buses will be enabled by bus lanes and further traffic control measures.
Owing to the refurbishment works, motorists must take it into consideration that there might be traffic restrictions and slower traffic in József körút, between the sections of Csepreghy utca and Üllői út, on the full length of Ferenc körút as well as at the Pest side and Buda side bridgeheads of Petőfi híd (Petőfi bridge).
BKK will provide detailed information on the latter refurbishment works later on.
Tram replacement will result in inconveniences in the traffic in the vicinity area, however transport service providers will do their best to mitigate the severe circumstances; among others, tramline 2 and metroline M4 will be running more frequently during the whole summer than usual , in order the city centre could be reached more conveniently.
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A surprising number of families have chosen to move into the first new Venice apartment complex in recent memory.
VENICE — With three buildings open for tenants and a fourth slated to receive its certificate of occupancy Thursday, Treviso Grand — the first new apartment complex in the city of Venice in at least two decades — is off to a rousing start.
About 93 units in the 272-unit luxury apartment complex have been leased, with 51 units occupied.
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The surprising thing so far has been the number of families that are moved in, Michael King, director of residential investment for Zilber Ltd., said prior to Wednesday evening's ribbon-cutting ceremony.
"The other night we had quite a few kids out here at the pool enjoying themselves," King said.
Located near the northeast intersection of Laurel and Knights Trail roads, Treviso Grand is targeting everyone from empty nest baby boomers and retirees to young professionals and families.
"There have been more families than we have expected early on and it's great providing them a place to feel at home in," King said.
In addition to the swimming pool, the outdoor amenities include a children's playground, cornhole courts, bocce ball courts, an outdoor picnic area and a dog park.
The clubhouse includes a fitness room, game room with a pool table and card table, kitchen area, and cyber cafe.
Venice Mayor John Holic said new developments like Treviso Grand are extremely needed.
"Not everybody that comes to Venice wants to buy a house," Holic said. "Not everybody does, especially our younger retirees — it's going to be perfect for them."
Like Echo Lake, a property that Milwaukee-based Zilber Ltd. developed in Lakewood Ranch, Treviso Grand offers one-, two-, and three-bedroom apartments.
One-bedroom, one-bath units come in three separate floor plans of 574, 701 and 723 square feet and lease for anywhere from $1,195 to $1,275 for the smallest units and up to $1,300 to $1,400 for the largest floor plans.
Two-bedroom, two-bath units come in two floor plans of 924 or 931 square feet and range from $1,475 to $1,600.
Three-bedroom, two-bath units are 1,252 square feet and rent for $1,705 to $1,780.
Garages and on-site storage units will also be available to rent.
All eight buildings are expected to be completed by November.
"I think it's been really well received by our tenants and the community as a whole," King said. "Lease-up has been going well, which is our best metric.
"There's people here at the pool every day, there's even people at the fitness center this afternoon."
Treviso Grand is on 19.2 acres of a 50-acre Portofino property, owned by developer John Peshkin, who also owns the neighboring Toscana Isles planned unit development.
It is the first of two market-rate apartment complexes that have been targeted for the Laurel Road Corridor area of northeast Venice near Interstate 75.
It is just south of two of the area's largest private employers — PGT Innovations and Tervis Tumbler — as well as the new hospital currently being built by Sarasota Memorial Health Care System.
The new hospital is west of I-75, on the southeast corner of the intersection of Laurel and Pinebrook roads. The 110-bed hospital could open by the end of 2021 or beginning of 2022.
A proposal for a 276-unit market rate apartment complex on Laurel Road just west of Plaza Venezia is under review by city development services staff.
On Executive Drive, which is off the Jacaranda Boulevard exit from I-75, an Orlando-based developer is building Venice Isles, a 324-unit apartment complex. That developer has previously said it hopes to tap into the employee pool of both Sarasota Memorial's new hospital and a proposed hospital Venice Regional Bayfront Health hospital on East Venice Avenue.


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"Dad! Can you help me buy a game helmet?"Jiang Fei who was filled with the anticipation asked his father."You hope!"His father who was smiling initially immediately had a downcast face ."little Fei, you are already in high school, you should not be thinking of gaming every day!"His mother who was at the side persuades. "Mother! This game is different! This is the miraculous product which prosperous times company made after carefully researching it for 13 years and it is also nicknamed as human's second world.!Moreover "Dawn" uses special technology to speed up the time in the game, allowing players to play longer in the game and not waste as much time!"Jiang Fei replied earnestly to his parents.
The game "Dawn" which Jiang Fei mentioned is another innovation in human history, it is not only the best model of virtual reality game, it also has allows users to experience 100% reality in the game.With this brand-new technology, players can experience an entirely different life during their eight hours of sleep time.While the body enjoys eight hours of high-quality sleep, the spirit at the same time actually experiences 24 hours of a completely different virtual reality experience! "Don't listen to the advertisement bullshits, they are all out to cheat your money! Others want to believe it's up to them but in your case dream on! His dad remained unmoved Your present duty is to study after you are admitted to a university however you want to play no one will stop you!".
"Father! How can you be like this! This game is being promoted by the entire country! It is real, this game will not only not affect one's study, it can also let a person have a better rest!"Jiang Fei insisted! "I will say the last time, dream on! If within 20 seconds you are still not back to your room and doing your homework, then I will reduce next month pocket money by 50%!"His father said with a serious face.
"Stubborn old man!"The Jiang Fei murmured, he also knows that this matter is set and cannot be changed.Although his family condition is rather good since his father who was stubborn will definitely not believe that the game will not affect his studies! …… "Brother Fei, how was it? Tonight "Dawn" will formally open have you prepared your game helmet?"The school bell sounded and after the teacher left the classroom, the young fat person behind Jiang Fei pat his shoulder and asked. "Don't, mention it! This time it would be impossible for me to play with you guys!" Jiang Fei smiled bitterly!
"No! The brothers are all depending on you!"The Young fat person Zhao Feng Ji said.He is one of Jiang Fei's few friends.Jiang Fei studies in class number 19 which is the key class in the school, but Jiang Fei's results are around average and remain stagnant there.His sports wasn't good and he is also not good with communication, hence he can be considered a transparent person(a nobody).
"Haiz! My father disagrees! what can I do?"JiangFei rolled his eyes and left nothing unsaid to his friend. "How about the brothers save some money to buy one for you?" Zhao Feng said as his family condition is similar to Jiang Fei and since both of them are not really outstanding they are not really focused on their teachers and classmates… "Do you think I as your Fei brother lacks money? However, if I bought one game helmet where do I put it?Such a big helmet once I bring back home my father will smash it!"Jiang Fei while looking resigned said. As long as Li am unable to convince my father playing the game would be impossible!
"Ha… Pitiful brother Fei! Without you, us brothers would definitely not have a good time!"Zhao Feng shook his head."Fine! Let's wait for a while! Perhaps after a period of time, my father's prejudice against games would change!"Jiang Fei consoled.
"Hopefully!"Zhao Feng nodded. Jiang Fei loved gaming since childhood, particularly this kind of virtual reality game, as a boy, who doesn't want to hold a sword and become a martial god?
Real men are made from their swords! After battling numerous times and achieving something.This is every boy's dream, but in this peaceful age and highly developed society, let alone war, even if there is a war, it will be fought with a push button using technology, therefore if one wants to enjoy bloody fights one can only get into virtual games to experience it! However this time, Jiang Fei feels that he has no chance of playing since after he went to high school, his father has set a command prohibiting him from playing games., the gaming technology at home have been fully sealed, let alone online games!
After enduring his boring lessons in school, Jiang Fei listlessly walked back home, although at the time was only about 6:00 pm, the sky is already turning dark since it is winter. "Well? What is that?" Jiang Fei who was walking towards his house suddenly was discovered something flashing under the tree. "Hey! Who lost his ring!It looks very nice!"Moving closer, Jiang Fei discovered that it was a silver-white coloured finger ring, the style is very simple comprising of only a circle, without any other decoration, simple yet its modelling was very pleasing to the eyes.
"Doesn't look like a valuable thing, why don't I wear it instead!"JiangFei while talking wore the ring.Back home, after dinner, JiangFei probed his father's mood slightly and finally got two characters: No way! Thinking that today is"Dawn" Opening day, Jiang Fei angrily locked himself in his own room! Nearing 10 o clock, Jiang Fei who has completed his school work, lied down on his bed.Looking at the clock on the wall his heartfelt somewhat uncomfortable. "Dawn" opening time is 10:00 pm today, then every day from ten pm to the next day 6:00 am.It operates 8 hours every day, and do not affect the player's lifestyle while also allowing players to experience 24 hours of game time completely! "eh! It's gonna start soon! Such great game yet I don't get to play it!"Jiang Fei mumbled, while subconsciously stroking the ring which he just picked up on his index finger.
"Receiving intense brain waves, connecting target to the game"Dawn"! Connecting……" "Connection completed! The channel has been established……" "constructing virtual world ……" "virtual world construction has finished, equipment ready to use!" "What is this?"Jiang Fei with his mouth agape looks at his hand and saw a light glimmering out of the ring, he was frightened till he could not speak! "Buzz!" A white light suddenly flashes, Jiang Fei eyesight blurred, when his sight returned he was no longer in his room! "Ding!Welcome to the "Dawn" world!No.34784 new assistant at your service!"A clear female voice could be heard !"Dawn"? Is this "Dawn" login platform?"Jiang Fei who was filled with disbelief asked before his heart was beating so fast due to fear that he almost died and ascend to the heavens! "So, be more accurate this is the character creation page!"The new assistant replied. "Isn't this a dream?"Jiang Fei found it hard to imagine that he who was without the game helmet, was still able to enter the game? Perhaps this is my own dream! Perhaps after doing his homework he was too tired and started dreaming.
The strange happenings from the ring perhaps were also part of his dream?Thinking about the game and dreaming about it at night, perhaps he was too fixated on the game.
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IoT Agenda
Internet of Things (IoT) Privacy and Data Governance
IoT data is growing fast, and security remains the biggest hurdle- Utimaco 25 Sep 2017
Smart cities and free lunches- More With Mobile 11 Sep 2017
As IoT data moves to the cloud, security is paramount. Utimaco's Malte Pollmann explains why a hardware security module may be the safeguard IoT needs.
More With Mobile's Ken Figueredo explains why cities shouldn't approach the smart cities concept with a "free lunch" mentality.


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Run the following test code, it will throw "Object reference not set to an instance of an object" in KeyValuePairComparer<TKey, TValue> class:
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"changed: XTable is now thread-safe" which means multiple threads one instance is now thread-safe?
public class UserEx : User
public String Creator{get;set;}
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read User as usual, and populate UserEx instance from User instance, better with a generic helper function etc. But...
nice. although as it says, there is no secret with source code, but rather than diving into the code straight away, it's better to have an overview, then explanation, and in-depth analysis.
How about putting it to github for a better marketing?
really looking forward to it. thanks for the great job.
Nice. It would expand the user base from .net to java. do some marketing in java communities.
Will the nullable support be there before 4.0 final?
When can we have a more in-depth documentation about the architecture, waterfall-index etc?
For example, so far we only have a few sentences...
It's fairly low level, which is actually what STSdb.FromFile does behind the scene.
Thanks for the input.
It brought back the question I raised before http://stssoft.com/forum/threads/351-Acid
that will be very useful
Run the following code will throw "System.Nullable`1[System.Double] do not contains public read/writer properties and fields". It used to work for RC2.
using System;
Run the following code as console application, do not press enter to exit normally. just click the "X" close button of the console window. run the application again, it throws: "Unable to read beyond...
very nice, it works.
4.0 RC2 already supports client/server.
thanks a lot.
In 3.x we have StorageEngine.Compact, will there be similar function in 4.0?
We know all types of key will internally converted to byte[], which means we can do the same thing for Guid before assigning the key.
But is it possible to add native support for it without asking...
The IIndex<TKey, TRecord> inherits from IEnumerable<KeyValuePair<TKey, TRecord>>
Thus you will have full access to Linq over IIndex
Will dead-lock happen to waterfall-tree since it concurrently manipulate data?
What are the possibilities for a data file to get corrupted, and how to solve?
OK, two scenarios:
A: only 1 FooXIndex instance, but read/write in multiple threads concurrently, the FooIndex is NOT thread-safe?
B: multiple threads, each thread has a separate instance of...
The document mentions that "XIndex and XFile instances however are not thread-safe themselves".
Is there any limitation that it cannot be thread-safe? If it is not thread-safe, it will have fairly...
The following code will run fine for the first time:
var count = 5;
using (StorageEngine engine = new StorageEngine("test.sys", "test.dat"))
Congratulations on the delivery. The performance is really good.
I found out there is a legacy issue: the file will keep increasing somehow. For example, the 1st example from quick start document:...
No doubt STSDB is a lot faster, but is it related to STSD is running locally (direct disk IO) but Mongo is over network (even local via socket)?


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Ferromagnetic resonance in the stripe domain state: A study in Co2MnGa (001). Journal of Applied Physics. 99. 2006.
Remarkable strain-induced magnetic anisotropy in epitaxial Co2MnGa (001) films. Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials. 286:340-345.. 2005.


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Pian Dell'Orino Brunello Di Montalcino Vigneti Del Versante 2012
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Pian dell'Orino is one of the shining stars in Brunello di Montalcino. The estate is located right next door to the most famous name in Brunello history, Biondi Santi. Pian dell'Orino is run by Caroline Pobitzer and Jan Hendrick Erbach, who both co-own the estate and are extremely passionate about producing the highest quality wine in the most harmonious methods possible to protect their environment. Consequently, the estate's six hectares of vines have been farmed completely organically for many years and are now cultivated under biodynamic principles.
In the vineyards of Pian dell'Orino only Sangiovese Grosso is grown (other than small plots of cabernet and merlot for their Super Tuscan bottling, Piandorino), and yields are kept to a very low level, with green harvesting practiced in every vintage to reduce yields to only four bunches per vine. Meticulous oversight in the vineyards during the entire growing season ensures that only the finest quality fruit is still on the vine at the time of harvest, and the harvest is conducted solely by hand. Once the grapes reach the cellar they are treated as lovingly and as naturally as possible, and no modern cellar wizardry such as cultured yeasts, extraction enzymes or added grape must is ever utilized, with the wines fermenting on their indigenous yeasts gently and thoroughly before being aged in a combination of barriques and large botti for one to several years prior to bottling, depending on the wine.
Vigneti del Versante is the name for Pian dell'Orino's Brunello di Montalcino. This name indicates that the grapes for this Brunello come from 100% estate vineyards.
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Wine AdvocateThis wine exudes elegant power and linear finesse. The 2012 Brunello di Montalcino Vigneti del Versante has not yet been released. In fact, it will hit the market after the younger 2013 vintage. We should expect to see it in the fall of 2018. The bouquet offers so much care and detailing that all comes together like a massive ceiling fresco in an Italian Renaissance palace. The bouquet allows for a big picture perspective with wild cherry, rose hip, dried ginger, rosemary and spice. The mouthfeel is firm, almost crunchy. Swirl the glass a few times and savory tones of moist earth and exotic tea begin to appear. This is a beautiful wine worth waiting for.


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Meet Kerri
Hi! Thank you for stopping by to visit! My name is Kerri and I started blogging in 2009 when my second daughter was born. Since then I have returned to teaching full time in the classroom but I still have a passion for blogging.
I love coffee, all things rustic, vintage, clean eating and simple living.
I love coffee, all things rustic, vintage, clean eating and simple living.
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Pumpkin Scone "Recipea"
Photo courtesy of Peas and Thank You
One of my favoite food blogs is Peas and Thank You.
This blog has the yummiest recipes.
Last night I made these delicious Pumpkin Scones.
To say they are delicious is an understatement.
I substituted the whole wheat pastry flour for Gluten free flour and they were perfect.
***I apologize for the lack of a link to her blog. I tried adding it and for some reason it is not showing up***
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Kerri, I absolutely love scones....and this looks delicious. I will have to check that blog for the recipe. My daughter likes pumpkin muffins...and this would be a nice change since. Hope your week has gone well. Love JenReplyDelete
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yummy! my kids love pumpkin bread i bet they'd love these!! susanReplyDelete
These look fabulous!ReplyDelete
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After the first dayÈs play in this Davis Cup World Group Quarter Final France deservedly leads Great Britain by two rubbers to love.
There's always a way back. It would be wrong to say we've lost
There was a strange air of uncertainty ahead of the two oÈclock local time start, with neither set of fans quite sure what to expect given the absence of their star players. It may well be that the opening rubber between French No.1 Lucas Pouille and British No.2 Kyle Edmund will decide the outcome of the whole tie, for one felt that for the visitors to have any chance of pulling off a shock victory Edmund would need to win both his singles matches.
As it turned out, PouilleÈs 7-5 7-6(6) 6-3 win fairly reflected the margin of difference between the two men. On serve and from the baseline they were even, but PouilleÈs stronger backhand and greater tactical nous were the deciding factors. There is less than a yearÈs age difference between the two, but the Frenchman is a far more mature match player as his current world ranking of No.15 suggests. His clever use of the dropshot was the deciding factor in the last two sets, but Edmund played well enough to suggest that he can overcome French No.2 Jeremy Chardy in SundayÈs reverse singles.
Chardy had little trouble overcoming British No.1 Dan Evans today, running out a comfortable 6-2 6-3 6-3 winner in under two hours. The British player has a well-known disliking of clay courts, but there was enough good work from him to suggest that he could adapt to the surface if he really put his mind to it.
The atmosphere in the Kindarena was strangely muted at times, and there were a few empty seats where French fans had obviously decided the absence of stars like Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Gael Monfils and Richard Gasquet made a day in the glorious sunshine outside the more attractive option.
Jamie Murray and Dominic Inglot must now win SaturdayÈs doubles rubber to keep Great BritainÈs slim hopes alive, but Nicolas Mahut and Julien Benneteau will provide stiff opposition.
Despte the setbacks, team captain Leon Smith remained positive: "Obviously it's tough losing two rubbers but it was always going to be a difficult match on clay. We've had lots of good days and these ones don't feel as good. It's pretty normal.
"There's always a way back. It would be wrong to say we've lost. That's not the mentality we've built up over the years.
"You've got to try and fight for everything and hopefully Jamie and Dom can cause an upset and we can at least take it into the final day and give ourselves a chance to fight again."


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Talent Is Overrated
What Really Separates World-class Performers From Everybody ElseBook - 2008
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Due to publisher restrictions, this book cannot be delivered wirelessly and must be downloaded and transferred via USB!!!!
Compared to The Talent Code by Daniel Coyle, i enjoyed reading this one more. Ideas and concepts in this book are well supported by interesting examples. However, like many other self-help books, i think this one is also overloaded with context of the same message.
Apparently very few women are world-class performers. found the book seriously lacking. Good premise-half the population left out.
Basically this book is about the fact that there is no born talent, just huge amount of work and sweat behind all success stories.
Very usefull reading for all ages, but especially for parents of future prodigies.
Some eye opening statistics, scientific data, etc. Unknown facts from lives of Mozart, Tiger Woods, Polgar sisters and other geniuses.
Ten years rule for great performers and achievers.
And the final question-Does it worth the sweat?
Highly recommended!
The only downsize-author is trying to connect the findings to a business world and, in my opinion, not succeeding.
This is a very good book; highly recommended to anyone who wants to excel in any endeavour.
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SamsungHub claims that an official Samsung rep has told them that the Galaxy S superphone will be getting Android 2.2 (aka Froyo) in August. The rep says that the SocialHub and TouchWiz 3.0 UI will be included in the update.
*Now, before you go running to pick up a Captivate, Fascinate, Epic 4G, or even a Vibrant, we should point out that only the M110S Korean version of the GS will be getting this update (bummer). Samsung has yet to announce any Froyo dates for the American varieties of Galaxy S, but they have promised that they will get 2.2 sooner or later (we'd prefer sooner).
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Farhat's Shadow is a character and the secondary deuteragonist of the animated series, Farhat with two seasons, The Prince of the Desert and The Black Scorpion.
Sometimes friend, sometimes foe, the shadow serves as Farhat's "dark" alter ego. Spiteful and elusive, the shadow is often an obstacle for the young prince, who must force himself to tame it, as though trying to hold back the darkest part of his own self.
During the moment in which Farhat thinks he's got the better of his shadow, it then reveals itself as a valuable ally, especially in retrieving the scattered pieces of the Shariman.
Powers and Abilities
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U.S. military chief says tech giants should work with Pentagon
The top U.S. military officer says it's problematic that American tech companies don't want to work with the Pentagon but are willing to engage with the Chinese market.
U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Joseph Dunford told the Halifax International Security Forum Nov. 17 that the U.S. and its allies are the "good guys."
Dunford avoided mentioning Google by name. But worker unrest at the company helped scuttle Google's Maven project to help the U.S. military scan battlefields using drones and artificial intelligence.
Dunford says companies that share intellectual property with Chinese entrepreneurs are essentially sharing it with the Chinese military.
He noted the U.S has had a competitive advantage since World War II because of public and private cooperation. AP
Nevada Museum of Art to launch $1.5 million space balloon
A museum in Nevada says it is about to send a diamond-shaped sculpture into space that will be visible to the naked eye at night.
The Nevada Museum of Art's $1.5 million project will launch Nov. 19 from California's Vandenberg Air Force Base, the Reno Gazette Journal reported. But while on Earth, it has not had a smooth ride, with some scientists deeming it obnoxious and a blemish on the night sky.
"If everybody loves a piece of art, then it's probably not doing its job," museum spokeswoman Amanda Horn said. "But if people are talking about it, then it's already achieving its goal. It's doing what it's supposed to do."
The 100-foot-long (30-meter-long) sculpture will be stuffed in a package attached to a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. The sculpture that self-inflates as a balloon will burst from the package and remain in orbit for about 60 days before it burns.
It is made of a polyester film-like material and will look like a sparkle at night. It will orbit Earth once every 90 minutes, passing over the Reno area most nights.
The "Orbital Reflector" project is the idea of Berlin-based artist Trevor Paglen, who said the project was "designed as a provocation."
"An opportunity to think about outer space, the geopolitics of the heavens, and the militarization of earth orbits," he wrote in an essay. "It's a project about public space, and a project about who gets to exercise power over our planetary commons, and on what terms."
And, indeed, it has provoked some people.
"Adding another satellite like this brings nothing beyond what the many purposeful ones in orbit look like already. Or the many natural phenomena already there to enthrall. It's a completely empty artistic statement," Mark McCaughrean, senior adviser for Science & Exploration at the European Space Agency, tweeted in August.
A Kickstarter campaign and contributions from museum donors are funding the project.
People can track the balloon using the app Star Walk 2. AP
Space station supplies launched, second shipment in two days
A load of space station supplies rocketed into orbit from Virginia on Nov. 17, the second shipment in two days.
And another commercial delivery should be on its way in a couple weeks.
"What an outstanding launch," said NASA's deputy space station program manager, Joel Montalbano.
Northrop Grumman launched its Antares rocket from Wallops Island before dawn, delighting chilly early-bird observers along the Atlantic coast. The Russian Space Agency launched its own supplies to the International Space Station on Friday, just 15 hours earlier.
The U.S. delivery will arrive at the orbiting lab Monday, a day after the Russian shipment. Among the 7,400 pounds of goods inside the Cygnus capsule: ice cream and fresh fruit for the three space station residents, and a 3D printer that recycles old plastic into new parts.
Thanksgiving turkey dinners — rehydratable, of course — are already aboard the 250-mile-high outpost. The space station is currently home to an American, a German and a Russian.
There's another big event coming up, up there: The space station marks its 20th year in orbit on Nov. 20. The first section launched on Nov. 20, 1998, from Kazakhstan.
"As we celebrate 20 years of the International Space Station," Montalbano noted, "one of the coolest things is the cooperation we have across the globe." Then there's the U.S. commercial effort to keep the space station stocked and, beginning next year, to resume crew launches from Cape Canaveral. "To me, it's been a huge success," he said.
This Cygnus, or Swan, is named the S.S. John Young to honor the legendary astronaut who walked on the moon and commanded the first space shuttle flight. He died in January.
It is the first commercial cargo ship to bear Northrop Grumman's name. Northrop Grumman acquired Orbital ATK in June. SpaceX is NASA's other commercial shipper for the space station; its Dragon capsule is set to lift off in early December.
Experiments arriving via the Cygnus will observe how cement solidifies in weightlessness, among other things. There's also medical, spacesuit and other equipment to replace items that never made it to orbit last month because of a Russian rocket failure; the two men who were riding the rocket survived their emergency landing. Three other astronauts are set to launch from Kazakhstan on Dec. 3. AP


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Prepare for those summer BBQ's and create this stunning Sunflower or Moonflower to wow your friends. Sunflowers are created in yellow, orange and red glasses or a "Moonflower" in blues, whites and purples. Both the flowers have a handmade kiln fused glass centre in a choice of colour-ways for you to select from. The flower stands approx. 90cm tall and is approx. 20cm wide – you can also add copper leaves, wire, beads and I even have some cute little glass ladybirds you can add to your creation! It stands on a mild steel rod which has been coated with Hammerite paint to seal it from the elements. Or you can add a hook instead and enjoy this fabulous flower indoors all year round!
Images show the basic flowers but you can add your own embellishments.
Open to those student who have undertaken the Foundation – Copper Foil Workshop. (previously the Introduction to Stained Glass).
The cost of this one day workshop is £110.00 which includes all materials and use of tools. Maximum six students.
Note: Once you have attended this workshop I will have pre-fused glass flower centres and steel rods available after the class for you to purchase should you wish to create your own at home.


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Thanksgiving Nails That Are Perfect For The Season
Whether you're craving turkey and cranberry or simply in the mood for some rest and relaxation, Canadian Thanksgiving is around the corner. For anyone who wants to bring the holiday into their beauty regimen, seasonal nails are a perfect fix. With flattering, festival shades of orange and brown, the colours of the crisp leaves outside can easily be replicated on your fingertips. Look no further than these nail art looks that are suitable for your Thanksgiving festivities.
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Bold sparkle: If you want a kitschy take on the typical Thanksgiving manicure, try incorporating glitter and whimsical turkey motifs into your nail art. Start off by polishing your nails with broad horizontal stripes of orange, white and yellow. Meanwhile, thin stripes of gold glitter and swirls of orange sparkle can bring your talons to life.
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Glittery tips and rich shades of brown: The Thanksgiving mani can be surprisingly stylish, particularly once you have incorporated brown glitter French tips into your look. Paint your remaining fingernails with a deep chocolate brown nail polish, and accent your nails with yellow leaf nail art.
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Back for a third year, Adoration 2019 will seek to gather 1,000 representatives from churches across the region for a large-scale worship event in the ETSU Mini Dome. Though the group has fallen short of its 1,000-church goal the last two years, organizer Thomas Cook remains optimistic and excited about this year's event.
The second-year worship event, which will be held this weekend at East Tennessee State University, is seeking to unite 1,000 churches to achieve a common goal: restoring Appalachia from the prescription drug epidemic.
Since starting the event last year, Thomas Cook's goal has been to gather 1,000 churches in the Mini Dome at East Tennessee State University for a day of prayer, worship and fellowship.


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X (1638–1715) was a monk and cellar master at the Benedictine abbey in Hautvillers. He pioneered a number of winemaking techniques: being the first to blend grapes in such a way as to improve the quality of wines, balance one element with another in order to make a better whole, and deal with a number of their imperfections, in 1670; perfecting the art of producing clear white wines from black grapes by clever manipulation of the presses; enhancing the tendency of Champagne wines to retain their natural sugar in order to naturally induce secondary fermentation in the Spring; being a master at deciding when to bottle these wines in order to capture the bubble. He also introduced corks (instead of wood), which were fastened to bottles with hemp string soaked in oil in order to keep the wines fresh and sparkling, and used thicker glass in order to strengthen the bottles (which were prone to explode at that time). The development of sparkling wines as the main style of production in Champagne occurred progressively in the 19th century, over one century after X's death.
In recognition of X, a brand of the same name which produces vintage champagne exists, which is currently owned by LVMH.
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Born and raised on the Sonoma Coast, Sam Edwards can think of no place he would rather be living and working. A former ski instructor and avid backpacker, Sam has experienced the offerings of all corners of California and remains passionate about his roots in beautiful Sonoma County. In 2010, He graduated from Purdue University with a degree in engineering and returned home to work as a project manager in a civil engineering firm in the heart of wine country. While working alongside the wine industry he learned the legal ins and outs of use permitting as well as property development. Sam has been organically cultivating in several appellations of Sonoma County and passionately extracting cannabis from those areas since 2011. He operates Cultura Management which offers consulting and crop management solutions for the cannabis industry. Thank you, Samual Edwards Cultura Mgmt, Inc.


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I've come up with a few jokes in my time. Here's one:
"When I was at school, if I didn't do my homework, I got told off. Now I'm a teacher, if a kid doesn't do his homework, I get told off."
The ELTchat on Wednesday was about professional development. We are very much in favour of it. In fact, reading blogs, discussing issues, putting down your thoughts on paper and lapping up the views of others, trying out new activities and contemplating their effects, all this was posited as excellent ways of going about it. These last few days, for example, I've particularly enjoyed the stories from the business classes of Vicky Loras, and how Michelle Worgen is tiptoeing towards Teaching Unplugged in So This is English. David's post on behaviour in Reflections of a Teacher and Learner was probably the most influential for this post, whilst the two guest posts on Ken Wilson's Blog by Ania Kozicka and Vladka Michalkova show the creativity and imagination that teachers all around the world are coming up with.
The ELTchat got me onto Twitter as well, and here I really see how much people enjoy getting together at actual real conferences, meeting up, learning from and with others, daring against all hope for a moment of epiphany. I love conferences too, and although I'm new to the blogosphere, I notice the similarity in warmth and excitement. All of which got me thinking.
I liked school, but it was not without its moments. One seems especially significant to this mood. My geography teacher – and I really liked geography, and still do, it's how I became an EFL teacher, I wanted to experience all these countries I'd read about in books – he showed me his folders from his university days. It was an attempt to make me pull my socks up, a call to arms. His folders were beautiful, and he was rightly very proud of them. They were A5 in size, so they had that dusty book feel. And his handwriting, it was so tiny, delicate but robust, slanting forwards like so many left-handers' do, a dark blue fountain pen the tool of his trade, and it was all perfectly positioned just ever so slightly above the lines. There were paragraphs and indentations, sub-headings and footnotes, all without a single mistake. Here I was with the Venerable Bede, for it was his Bible to the physical landscape, an uncorrupted, incorruptible temple to the cause and effect of river drainage systems and soil erosion.
It reminds me of an anecdote, the author of which I'm afraid I cannot recall, but it was told by a lady, a lady who had spent time in the company of Gladstone and Disraeli, two heavyweight British politicians, both prime ministers in their day, round about the start of the last century, fierce adversaries who were always vying with each other for the upper hand.
"When I was with Gladstone," she had said, "I felt I was with the most intelligent person in the world." I admit, I didn't feel my geography teacher was actually the most intelligent person in the world, but standing there in his office, being made to admire his perfect words, sitting pristinely above the lines, I knew I was a woefully inadequate school boy.
And so here I am, 6 years later, travelling and working and swimming with dolphins, doing all the things that we EFL teachers do, and I find this book, The Mind Map Book.
Would you like to hear my other joke?
"I've read two life changing books. So now I'm back where I started."
But heavens! What a book. It's where I first learnt about Mind Maps, like the one at the start of this post, where by clicking here, you can click on the little flowers to reveal more words. Before you do though, think about what words you'd fill into the Mind Map instead. It's about things you can see in your garden, if you're lucky enough to have one, or in someone else's, if you're nosy enough to peek.
Now this book did change my life. It activated a mental model in me that had been lying dormant, a way of looking at the world, in this case learning and pedagogy, which until this moment I was unaware existed. The superiority of linearity that I had been forced to laud was, I suddenly, completely and amazingly discovered, not the only paradigm of perfectionism.
And now you should see all my note books I've got around my study. I'll happily spend time flicking through them with anyone who cares to look. Of course, they're nothing like my geography teachers'. Absolutely nothing. No lines for a start, just blank white pages. Lovely pure white-as-the-driven-snow pages, when I first make one. I've got one of those big lever-arch hole punchers, and with a few bits of wool, tie the book together by looping them through the holes. Now it can be that a blank page is the most stifling obstacle to creativity known to man and woman. It's too perfect to soil and spoil with incomplete, illogical and impractical nonsense. So of course the first thing I do when I start a new one is to just write something, usually carrying on from the end of the last one, usually somewhere in the middle of the page, a few words, maybe quite big, waving around in this lost expanse. Then follow little words, and maybe some bigger ones, and then there spring up lines and arrows and asterisks and symbols and pictures and colours everywhere. These are my Bibles, my Bibles to learning, and as such, they're fluid, dynamic, and organic. They reflect my state of knowledge at any one time, which is different from yesterday and different from tomorrow. That's why I only ever use a pen to sign cheques. All other times, it's pencils all the way. I've got loads of erasers and at least four pencil sharpeners. I can see two just to my left as I write.
You can't be forced to admire something, or respect it, or emulate it. Or someone for that matter. So as teachers and teacher trainers, I think what we can do is carry on being who we are, so that if, fortuitously, someone does stumble upon our work, and they happen to be harbouring an inactive mental model that fits in with ours and which is just dying to be unearthed and engaged, whether by us or by them, then they will go away feeling that they can conquer the world, that they have found what they weren't even looking for.
That lady had it right, I think, the one who had spoken so highly of Gladstone. Because she continued:
"Ah, but when I was with Disraeli, I felt I was the most intelligent person in the world."
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Dear David,
I liked your post very much, thanks. I know that computers and all other gadgets are amazing but I still love making notes with a pen, pencil or crayon (ha ha:)). It really has some magic in it.
And concerning Mind Maps, I absolutely adore them. I used them since my university studies but it was only last year when I discovered an "upgraded" version of them. It was on the conference where Jonathan Coxall was giving a speech. He talked about how to make notes using the mind maps…and it was brilliant. Just right now I am working on one named "My Classroom" which I am presenting in November at TESOL France. I will post it later on my blog to share it with all.
Nice and creative way of making notes!
Hi David,
Fantastic first post! I'm so glad you entered the blogosphere. It's amazing how twitter is powerful, we often come across to awesome educators who are willing to share and learn ideas. You are on the right way!
Concerning to Mind Maps, I think they play an important role in students' learning process.
Luciana Podschun
So as teachers and teacher trainers, I think what we can do is carry on being who we are, so that if, fortuitously, someone does stumble upon our work…then they will go away feeling that they can conquer the world, that they have found what they weren't even looking for.
Just wanted to let you know… I did stumble across your blog yesterday and I loved it… made me long to try out a bit of language gardening but wasn't sure if I could do it. Then today in class it all clicked into place I saw the connections and I ended up producing one on my very own board. I'll post a picture later if you're interested 🙂 but just wanted to say thanks – you've helped me uncover a little bit of who I am by being who you are in this public space!
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Champions of Hara – Enthousiastic
This is a hand management game which can be played competitively and cooperatively. I'm more interested in the coop/solo part. I've played it 5 times so far (2*2player, 1*3p and 2 solo)
– It has a very interesting hand management mechanic where each card has two abilities a character can activate. One is activated when the card is in your hand and the other when it's in your tableau which then goes back into your hand. Leads to some interesting decisions.
– There are 6 total characters you can choose from. Some are more interesting than others but there's a lot of material to choose from. Currently my favourites are Persephone and Leaf.
– Great variety of enemies and corrupted
– The art in the game. At first it thought it was fine but it's constantly growing on me. It's a colourful and vibrant world.
– Lore/Text – again the quality took it's time to show itself to me but it refers to characters and monsters in the game creating a wonderful world to be in.
– Each character has 3 scenarios. I've only played 2 different ones so far but they were both good and they played differently.
– I see myself playing the game solo and possibly 2 player. Game length will be an issue with a higher player number.
– I keep making rules mistakes and it's partly because i'm not as prepared as i should be. But the rulebook could have been done a lot better both in terms of the writing but also its layout.
– The hand management mechanic is a highlight but so are its replayability and its theme. I like what i've seen so far and i think it shows promise of being an excellent game. Even a great one.
The Big Book of Madness – Enthousiastic
A great session of The Big Book of Madness during one of our Game Nights. We were all very involved and immersed in the game. Constantly discussing how each player could help, providing ideas regardless of whose turn it was. Everyone was engaged throughout the game. I love this strong player interaction in TBoBM.
Relatively low rules overhead, does not outstay its welcome with great artwork. The theme is very thin but don't let that keep you away from this hidden gem.
Magic Maze – Suggest
I hadn't played Magic Maze in a long time and i have to admit it has lost some its appeal. I remember reading a review on ISlaytheDragon which said that the novelty wearing off will be an issue long term.
Having said that it was still fun to play, especially since it was a new group of players so there was a learning curve. I added the 1st guard from the Maximum Security expansion. I have my reservations with regards to the rest of the modules in the expansion but i will keep the Guard in all games, even with new players.


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I showed you all Emma Violet quite a while ago and I've been working off and on (mostly off) on Ethel Rose.
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Introducing. . . .
I showed you all Emma Violet quite a while ago and I've been working off and on (mostly off) on Ethel Rose.
13 comments:
- Judy S. said...
Very interesting, Lesa. We encountered a similar pair in San Francisco! Nice to see you posting today.
- May 14, 2009 3:00 PM
- gocrazywithme said...
Hi Lesa,
Great story, beautiful antique looking blocks! Did you give the ladies the blocks?
- May 14, 2009 3:09 PM
- Maddie Can Fly said...
No, I didn't give the ladies the blocks as I met them a long time ago. The bar closed down many years ago -- actually, it was condemned and torn down (LOL) and I just lost touch with Ethel Rose and Emma Violet.
- May 14, 2009 3:45 PM
- SH Sue said...
What a great story with a great tribute. Beautiful work, Lesa - sue
- May 14, 2009 5:42 PM
- Marcia said...
Love the story, and the stitchin'!
- May 15, 2009 6:34 AM
- Susan said...
I love the story and how sweet you remembered them this way.
I do love the blocks and how appropriate!
- May 15, 2009 7:58 AM
- Wilma said...
Lovely work Lesa, especially nice with the story of the twins with it!
- May 15, 2009 8:39 AM
- Gina E. said...
Oh Lesa, this is a charming story. I work with the elderly, and I never tire of hearing their tales of their younger days. These are lovely projects.
- May 15, 2009 10:14 AM
- pineapple_ing said...
Lesa, This is a sweet story. It makes me want to know more about them. I like both of your beautiful CQ Blocks equally and I'm gonna go back to find some up-close photos of the purple one. What a nice way to remember these ladies. I want to start using my lace now too, but I'm going to half to learn how to dye or tea dye them all first. I like how you made some the lace and blocks look antique/Victorian-ish.
Thanks for sharing Lesa, I love your work. ~ Ing
- May 15, 2009 1:34 PM
- Charlene ♥ SC said...
What great memories, and such a beautiful way to preserve them. It would be nice to print the story and mount them together in a collage...
Good to 'see' you!
- May 16, 2009 2:42 PM
- Christy said...
How cool Lesa! Those ladies sound like a blast...and what a wonderful way to hold those memories close!
We did it, we hit 400,000 this morning! I have never had a car payment, and never plan to, as long as I can find cars like this one to keep me on the road :) However, a new car wouldn't be all that bad....(not that I'll ever be able to afford one....)
Excellent work! HUGS!
- May 19, 2009 10:09 AM
- Ricë said...
wonderful pieces and a fabulous story!
- May 21, 2009 6:48 PM
- Christy said...
I'm LMBO...The funny thing about my car, is I just use the cheapest EVERYTHING in it. No kidding, what ever is on sale, that's what I buy. Maybe that's why it lasted so long...kept life interesting for her! Hope all is well with ya!
- May 27, 2009 8:21 AM