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On December 13th, actress Go Ara and actor Park Yong Woo attended the press conference for their upcoming movie, 'Papa'. During the conference, Go Ara was asked which actor/actress she wanted to work with in future films. The actress shared, "I want to work with Won Bin sunbaenim in a project. I also want to work with actor Ahn Sung Ki sunbaenim." Her co-star Park Yong Woo was asked the same question, to which he smoothly replied, "Go Ara is always number one in my heart." All jokes aside, Park Yong Woo shared some reflections on his past female co-stars, saying, "Han Hye Jin and Uhm Jung Hwa are respected actresses who people can learn a great deal from." 'Papa' is a movie about a manager who pushes a young female talent to enter a reality TV show contest in the U.S. The manager is an ignorant and self-centered person who marries to attain a legal visa, but ends up raising six children when his wife dies. Check out the movie trailer below! [caption id="attachment_410728" align="aligncenter" width="350" caption="Won Bin"][/caption] Source + Photos: TV Daily via Nate
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Hangover cure? Sure, but pho is also great for when you're feeling under the weather. Mostly, though, it's my go-to food for quick satisfaction.
Pho is made personal by what's added (example, the amount of Sriracha) and the techniques in tackling the bowl. How do you proportion each bite, for instance? I used to just douse everything with sauce and make the bowl look like a crime scene, but I've become more civilized by keeping my sauce separate for dipping.
At its bare essentials, differences in broth, noodle texture or amount, as well as the quality of the rare steak and other meat or seafood sides make pho distinct, and thus determine where I'll go to get it.
Everyone has a go-to place and will contest that their favorite is the best. You may disagree, but here are my top five pho places.
1. The Pig and the Lady
The holiest pho around: If it were Jacuzzi-sized, I'd soak in it for days. The broth is savory and gets soaked up in the baguette, making a bite release the tides of flavor. Every pho place on this island sticks to the template, but the P&L ($13, with smoked bacon, 12-hour brisket, braised green onion and baguette) is the most unique. It's the bacon and egg that make it special. I save them for last, and it's like a burst of breakfast goodness.
The Pig and the Lady
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Tuesday, May 1, 2007
Computing Team Shows Super Results in Challenge
By Raam Wong
Journal Northern Bureau
SANTA FE Two Albuquerque youths who sent hundreds of simulated spacecraft rocketing toward Mars have taken top honors at the New Mexico Supercomputing Challenge.
The team evaluated how to efficiently use the gravitational pull of planets to assist in flying to the far reaches of the solar system.
The first-place prize went to Kristin Cordwell, 16, of Manzano High School, and Erika DeBenedictis, 15, of St. Pius X High School. A third teammate, Brian Lott, 17, is a home-schooled student from Edgewood.
The team beat out hundreds of New Mexico middle and high school students competing in the 17th annual competition. Participants worked with mentors from the state's national laboratories to complete science projects using supercomputers.
Several teams from Albuquerque were honored during a recent awards ceremony in Los Alamos.
An Albuquerque Sandia Prep School team Alexander and Amelia Clement, Gregory and Jeffrey Fenchel and Jayson Lynch took fourth place for their project examining the evolution of social behaviors.
The team, sponsored by teacher Neil McBeth, also picked up awards for teamwork and most professional presentation.
The first-place team took home a plaque and a $1,000 savings bond.
The team developed a program for finding the most time- and energy-efficient routes to reach distant objects.
Editor's note: We want to recognize teachers, students, parents or others who make a difference in your child's education. Send suggestions to Amy Miller at firstname.lastname@example.com
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Michelle Newman, a freelance writer for AAA Oklahoma Home & Away recently paid a visit to the Sheraton Dallas Hotel. Take a look at what she had to say by visiting the following link.
Through The Doors Of The Fab Four
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Lasting Cure's Ideal
Filters draw on water's flow, spell specks
in unfit draw and bring the well
past clouds. After such, quench every
thirst. Exceed thirst, drip on this water's tap
as thirst extracts a fine drench. The
ooze infecting us panders and
enters flooded senses—
it logs up past swollen pipes,
and wading past tap's flow, engulfs
tide's water. Quench anew, but
floods anew swell even now. Quench
the thirst after water ebbs—endow
extended bursts as if a tap's
long oozing lurks—bottom's up. As
ice melts, fountains blend the ice
and coil water—long drench that well.
Exhausted Once And Utterly
Mean every inch or push
the model's long force after time's flaw
mounts the hall's clock face. Bend the
face in, time lost, grown
false or mad-cap, infused or
broken. So geology—earth's first
layer—opens my enterprising
table of violent guests. Instill
this lost vault's moist coins with
silent, tender patterns, mordant yet not
closed. Begin, yet ages still form
on fantasy's manic skid. This time,
stout faces come out and strive
to practice each entry in time's
last trick. Satisfy the open field,
spot flaws in time's flicker, stick
to hope's fount and blush. Margin's margin
can sap margin's first test—this stunts all
private forms longing margin's best.
Income lost excused by time's
stopping—quit earth's exit quietly
and inhale. Hold long after earth's trip
falters on, a tomb rotating.
Enlist The Facts We Call For Minnows
Long-lost misery mounts and nomads fuse to fast horses—
unmount that mare and free it. Excellent motors
send this fast horse to bed. Motors breed doom,
this calamity mocks annulled limbs of
exquisite teams led by man's best pony, but that
may end well. Bind the teams, but the horses flow.
Is that motor fast or can motors lurch on and
on in spent gears? Quietly the thirst swells in fire's
dimming stir—will motor fuels and accents shout
of undoing horse's forage? No. This
limits mare's free walk, but handles her well. And
about horses, the will cannot just fall down
for giant grunts in fields fallow—
all graze on long vast grasses. Field grazing
is better; lunching in urban horses' vein
masks this, failing not grass but the sweetness test. Spell
that grass in the field, then chomp it well. Either
way, hay with oats best curls our horse's
long thirst. May our hour exceed this mount's sweet
helm and enlist our ride by each last halter. End
this, our call to guests uninvoked by trial. No. End
this hour, let every drama fault our motor,
testing evident loss. Hooves paw burnt grass
in hour's first gloom—motors lurch out,
but strain. This horse is hope's best steed,
and on it, this hour forms esteem.
The poems included here are from the second circuit of Gale Nelson's ongoing project, This Is What Happens When Talk Ends (the first circuit was published in 2011 by Burning Deck). Each poem is a homophonic translation of a passage from one of Shakespeare's plays. Nelson's other poetry titles are Stare Decisis and Ceteris Paribus.


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Bruno Biancosino
Bruno Biancosino was born in Italy in 1960 and obtained both his Medical degree and Specialization in psychiatry at the University of Bologna. After a psychodynamic psychotherapy training (1992–1998), in 2003 he has been trained by Anthony Ryle and Ian Kerr in Cognitive-Analytic Therapy (CAT) and is a Member of the Italian Cat Association (ITACAT), joint to the International Cognitive Analytic Therapy Association (ICATA). He currently works in the Psychiatric Rehabilitation Unit of the Department of Mental Health and Drug Abuse in Ferrara and is a Professor of psychotherapy in the Section of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy. His more recent research interests are focused on therapeutic factors in psychotherapy, group therapies in rehabilitative treatment, and the use of CAT training interventions in improving the staff function in routine mental health services. He is the author of several studies of pharmacoepidemiology and psychopathology of severe mental disorders published in peer-reviewed national and international journals.
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Stiff penalty for cheque bounce cases, says SC
In a move to save the lower courts from lakhs of cheque bounce cases, the Supreme Court has said that the defaulters would be subjected to more stringent punishment in terms of fine and interest for the offence if the case went on and on.
"If the accused does not make an application for compounding as aforesaid, then if an application for compounding is made before the magistrate at a subsequent date, compounding can be allowed subject to the condition that the accused will be required to pay 10 per cent of the cheque amount…'' said the judgement on a Section 138 case between Damodar S Prabhu and Sayed Babalal.
The penalty for delayed settlement of the cheque amount, after conviction in the trial court, would rise steadily from 10 per cent in district courts, 15 per cent in high courts to 20 per cent in the Supreme Court.
Out of the pending 2.5 crore cases, 30 lakh cases pertain to bounced cheques.
Attorney General G E Vahanvati in his suggestion had told the apex court to make the punishment stringent so that the cheque bounce cases of the lending banks, financial institutions and others are compounded against the same defaulter which in turn will lessen the burden on the courts.
The judgment indicated that defaulters going for early settlement before the trial court would have to pay just the principal amount with applicable interest.
The apex court has posted the hearing of AIADMK General Secretary J Jayalalitha's plea seeking quashing of proceedings against her in a 14-year-old disproportionate assets case to May 11.
The former Tamil Nadu chief minister has challenged the March 10 order of the Karnataka High Court which held that the trial court order taking congnisance of the complaint on June 5, 1997, did not suffer from any illegality or irregularity.
After a brief hearing during the mention hour, a bench headed by Justice B Sudershan Reddy said it would hear the petition on May 11.
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Is a forgivable loan to a private business a good use of taxpayer dollars?
Thomas Allen, Lancaster: Until the people of Texas amended Article III, Section 52 of our state constitution, it was illegal for the state or any of its political subdivisions to lend its credit to any individual or corporation whatsoever.
Following the stagnant economy of the late 1970s, the people of Texas voted to permit political subdivisions in Texas to make grants for the purpose of diversifying the economy. A grant to a single firm in an industry that makes a generic product like barbecue does not achieve the statewide objective of diversifying the economy.
Rather, a grant to a single firm within an industry that manufactures a generic product like barbecue only drives out competitors who don't have the advantage of free or artificially cheap capital.
Donna Barnes, Duncanville: I think it's great that the mayor is helping the southern half of Dallas. I think that promoting business in the southern sector and helping to build up such a neglected part of town will help all of the D-FW area citizens more likely to visit businesses like Two Podners.
I also think that if the mayor is able to continue this all over the southern part of Dallas that we could see a rebirth of all the city, not just the downtown area. Lastly, like the mayor said, "It's a no-brainer." This is a business that has been around for a while, not a fly by night.
Robert Fowler, Red Oak: Tough question. Public money is already used by various governmental entities to modify the makeup of certain areas. Zoning and tax incentives are one of the most common. Few people complain about them. Are they fair? Maybe to some, but sometimes there are those who are harmed.
If an area is to be transformed from a 100-year-old neighborhood where many homeowners are low income or poor and some properties are abandoned, the change cannot be rapid if much of the area is unavailable to developers. What do you do with the existing residents to promote the best use of development funds? No matter how you answer that, someone will be harmed.
Eminent domain purchase is unfair. It may result in large payments to some, but even over-valued offers could be rejected. There is no easy way to address the issue where a neighborhood has existed and has a cultural tradition. The new development, by its nature, will seem new, active, bright and sterile compared to the previous character of an area. Something has to die to be reborn that way.
Fred Knight, Duncanville: The city of Dallas has always talked a big game about doing improvement to land south of the Trinity River. It rarely follows through with it.
If this venture succeeds then it might want to consider doing something with Southwest Center Mall (formerly known as Red Bird Mall) and Dallas Executive Airport (formerly known as Red Bird Airport) besides changing the name.
As long as they wish to help Dallas' education, they might be reminded that quite a few of their students go to other schools besides DISD.
Susan Oakey, Dallas: I am not thrilled with the forgivable loan to promote yet one more establishment that dishes up unhealthy food. There are better uses for taxpayer dollars.
Scott Parr, Red Oak: The city of Dallas should partner with a community-based bank or banks to establish programs whereby these banks would specifically target South Dallas commercial lending with underwriting policies specifically directed at new or undercapitalized borrowers.
The criteria should be very similar from an applicant point of view to those for normal commercial underwriting, but with special assistance provided to applicants that normally would not be provided to more sophisticated established commercial borrowers. Loans generated under these criteria could be placed in a pool that would be marketed as a high-risk pool but backed by certain city guarantees that cover the entire pool.
In those instances, the city limits its risk on any one loan as long as overall the pool is not in default, investors can be given an opportunity to directly participate in South Dallas lending and banks can control their risk on these loans.
Additionally, these banks might be encouraged to place physical branches in these communities where they are now lending and which historically have been under-banked. New businessmen get some support and education on how the "real world" of venture financing and capitalization work.
Public/private partnerships can be a great vehicle for moving a depressed area forward, and I think the city of Dallas might be better served by pursuing this route rather than by directly becoming a lender to private businesses.
Marty Walker, Oak Cliff: I agree with our mayor that this investment is a win-win for South Dallas' future development. More jobs, greater incentives for future businesses and great food. Help in initiating these efforts must be given at this time for the betterment of our city. Many will benefit.
Jim West, Ferris: No they should not. Make the area safe and the rest will follow. Fair Park is a gem that has never been appreciated by the city. This is long overdue.
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Car shows are different in Tijuana
"You do not have to babysit the people from leaning or touching the cars."
Mike Madriaga 2:30 p.m., Sept. 19
On the night of July 9th, 2012 at about 10 pm I opened the door to take out the trash. As soon as I opened the door a kitten walked in as if it had been knocking and was waiting for someone to answer. All I saw was another mouth to feed. After contemplating how Obama's reign had reduced my life to one of hunger, poverty, ill health and high interest unsecured debt i shooed the little begger out the door with a stern warning.
"shoo, you're in the wrong place. I am poor."
I took out my trash. Reentered the apartment careful not to let the intruder re-enter. I grabbed my bike and went out for a fish taco, 10 pesos. Two long strips of fried fish served on two corn tortillas with shredded cabbage, diced tomatoes and onions, sour cream sauce and a touch of sala. Way too much to eat as one taco. I grabbed a plastic spork , seperated the two corn tortillas and split the contents between them. Really, you get two good size fish tacos for 10 pesos.
When I returned home there was no sign of the interloper. I opened the door, wheeled my bike inside and hung it on its' rack. I turned around and bang, there it was again. Again, I shooed it out the door with a stern warning.
"Shoo, you're in the wrong place. I an poor and Tijuana is not a pet friendly city. You want to roam onto the other side of that fence over there, the one with all the lights. You can't miss it. Roam up to any house over there and I guarantee that you will be way beter off." I pointed it toward the border, about a par 5 from my frontdoor and gave it an encouraging shove down the stairs.
Almost every fence in Tijuana has a sign that says "Cuidado pero bravo". Loosely translated to English, "Careful vicious, uncontrollable, hungry watch dog will try to lure you over the fenve into the yard with promises of easily stolen modern electronics only to savagely attack you and drag your lifeless corpse behind a tree where it can leisurely feed of yourquickly decaying, fetid remains". Then suddenly, the chihuahua with big chompy teeth that doesn't know when to shut up comes into view. If you don't know how this little story ends then your are culturally deprived and i recommend that you rent "Monty Python and the Holy Grail". The funniest movie ever attempted by man.
Every home in Tijuana does have a dog but they are not really pets. They are what is accurately referred to as a Tijuana home alarm system. At 3 am when I hear the local alarm go off, literally six dogs that live nearby that bark as a team, I know that someone is walking down the street. Or a raccoon, or a cat or a rat the size of a cat. This goes on for about ten minutes or until the threat leaves the area.
I don't think that I've ever seen any of the neighbors affectionately interact with their dogs. Most do have water dishes, a bucket placed under a leaking water spout. Dinner is left overs thrown out the kitchen door into the dirt yard. Really, I've seen the tortillas come flying out the door followed by eggs and beans flipped out of a pan into the yard. The dog ran over there and started wolfing it down like it was starved, paused, sweated, shot an evil look towards the door then went to the water bucket for a long drink before it returned to wolf down some more. You'd think that they would get used to the chilies and learn to like them, you know, the way we do.
Cats aren't as lucky. Far as I can tell most TJ cats are feral. Even if they have a place to stay they generally aren't allowed in the house. They may get some food but at night they appear to be scrounging the trash cans for food and setting off the local alarm system. They slowly back up and run off as soon as the local rats return to claim their territory and enforce their boundaries. Once, while riding my bike downtown I saw a rat come up of out the sewer grate and run down the street. It was at least as big as a Chihuahua. More than once I have heard it said, "cats no sirve por nada" or "cats, huh, what are they good for, absolutely nothing, say it again".
The neighbors know that I had a pet cat and that I let it inside and that I fed it. It even had a collar with a bow and a tag with it's name and address. Walking down the sidewalk one day I heard my neighbors, two old crones, gossiping about me. "El es une brujo con gato" or loosely translated, " Watch out, he is the warlock with the cat. He will cast a spell on you and force you to wash his dishes and clean his kitchen. If you are not careful you could end up being the one that cleans his bathroom. Oh, I have heard stories about that bathroom, even the cat won't go in there". Yeah, as if. Getting a woman to clean your apartment in a country where prostitution is not illegal, loosely regulated and relatively safe for all involved would constitute proof of witchery. I tried once. It turns out that just getting the dishes washed would cost me more than a half hour fully jacketed Cleveland steamer. I'll let you guess which one I chose.
An hour or so passes and I check the door, stick my head out, look left, look right, clear, look down and there it is again walking right in. Then it hits me. My pet Kennie died a couple months ago. What if she registered with the proper authorities, provided valid identification and applied for species specific, local specific reincarnation. Waited for the first available opening, suckled the teet until her eyes opened, went out and stared at the stars until she got her bearings then set off on a journey across Tijuana until she found her way back to my door only to have me gently shove her down the stairs. I mean, what other explanation could there be for a kitten stalking me and running in my front door at every opportunity? Has that ever happened to you?
I let the kitten in and closed the door. She looked tired. Can you imagine the type of bureaucratic red tape that must be involved in that type of soul migration. Karmic background checks, notarized proof of worthiness certificates, and the life history scan in front of those that shall judge you. Kennie was only 14 years old but in cat years that's almost 14 years. You know, the Earth making a full rotation around the sun. Animals aren't doing that any faster than we are.
I just watched to see what it would do. It walked over to my dresser. Climbed up the three partially open drawers and crawled into my sock drawer. Then, looked out at me for a spell, photo-op. Then went to sleep for a long time, even by cat standards.
A lot, if not the majority of people believe in reincarnation. It is central in Asian Indian religions, and there are billions of Asian Indians. Although Judeo/Christian/Muslim/Mormon religions don't believe that the soul is issued a new body that lives here on earth after death it does seem that psychics have a lot of success convincing followers of said religions that in a past life they were slave owning aristocrats during early Roman times. But, you know, the good kind of slave owners. If psychics tried to peddle that crap in India they would have to say, " In a past life you were a worker bee. A genetic clone of all the other worker bees in your hive. You lived to service the queen until your death, fighting off humans that tried to steal honey. In that life you learned conformity and cooperation. That life was short so you didn't receive a lot of karmic credit points. You relived that life 500 times before finally moving up to spotted owl. "
Asian Indians believe that animals have souls. Animals are hierarchical and your placement into a new body depends on the trade in value of your previous life. A good life allows your soul to enter into a better animal body in the next round and a bad life causes you to become a dung beetle again. Scientology may be the largest western religion that believes in and describes the process of reincarnation. So it is not that crazy to believe that my cat had a soul. Although, Kennie was a good cat and I am sure that she could have gone all the way to cow had she not been approved for a special placement.
So what is it about Kennie that I would expect to see in Chakotay, if she were in fact the same soul reincarnate? Or should I just take her to a psychic and pay my $150 to receive the answer to the question that has been haunting me? "If everybody else is running around with a new set of skin why are some deceased relatives hanging around the studio telling the psychic that I was breast fed, TILL I WAS 12!"
I find it strange that people never question the psychics about why they don't remember their past lives. I would think that memory and experiences are a huge part of what we are. How can we grow and improve on our previous lives if we don't remember the lessons of our past? What about us is carried over into the next body? Beliefs? Attitudes? Temperament? What type of sign might confirm that this cat is "Kennie 2: The Sequel".
It certainly remembered where I live. It walked in my door as if it was outside waiting and knew exactly where it was going. Once it was in it didn't explore the apartment. It walked over to my dresser and started to climb up, using drawers that were partially open as steps. It crawled into a sock drawer on the third floor and got some sleep. Kennie never did that and that was a one time deal, this was never repeated. Maybe it was born and lived in a dresser drawer up to that point in its life. It was such a tiny thing and it knew how to climb up the dresser drawer by drawer. One day while I was reading during my morning constitutional this little kitten walked into the bathroom, walked into the shower, sniffed around then squatted over the drain to tinkle, a real tinkle, not territorial marking or anything like that. This was before I could even get it to go in the litter box. Kennie would do that when her box got too gross because of inattention on my part. It was her way of telling me that it was time to clean the litter. But it took a week of finding poop behind the stove before this new kitten used the litter box. Surely, Kennie would have known where the box was and recognized her own brand when she smelled it.
The number one evidence that this cat is an imposter is the fact that when I am in the kitchen this little kitten follows me and starts rubbing itself around my ankles to let me know it is there. Then it starts whining, insistently, "Yeow". Kennie almost never made a sound. She would follow me into the kitchen, sit in front of her bowl and stare up at her box of food on the counter. She would patiently sit there, silently waiting for me to notice and acknowledge her. If she wanted to go outside she would sit in front of the door and stare at the door knob, patiently waiting for me to notice her. She would never have been as insistent or demanding as to whine.
Is it Kennie? I don't think so. I'm not sure how I would know if it was. Is it possible for it to be Kennie? I'm not going anywhere near that one. I was certainly startled and taken aback by the way it just wandered in and acted like it owned the place. Most cats are a bit skittish around strangers.
What do I know for sure? She is an adorable little kitten, playful with boundless energy. She chases her toys around the apartment then runs laps around and behind furniture. I have had to move things around a couple of times to make sure her paths are wide enough as she starts to get bigger. When she is all tuckered out she will jump up onto my lap, stare at the TV for a few minutes then roll up and fall asleep in my lap. When I go to bed, she goes to bed, curled up next to me. At this point I think that I have to keep her.


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Dubai: Sajjhaa wins Cape Verdi Stakes to end losing streak
Sajjhaa ended a four-race losing streak, and won for the first time outside of Europe, in Thursday's $200,000 Cape Verdi Stakes for fillies and mares on turf at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai.
Ridden by Silvestre de Sousa for trainer Saeed Bin Suroor, Sajjhaa raced near the front throughout the Group 2 Cape Verdi Stakes over a mile. She took the lead with a quarter-mile remaining and won by 3 3/4 lengths over an unlucky Amanee, who raced in traffic in early stretch.
First City, who won the 2012 Cape Verdi, finished third in the field of eight.
Sajjhaa, by King's Best, was the 4-6 favorite with British bookmakers in the Cape Verdi Stakes.
Sajjhaa, 6, won three stakes in Europe earlier in her career. Owned by Godolphin Racing, she won two stakes in England – at Bath and York – and one in Italy, at San Siro.


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American breakfast sure has changed over the years, hasn't it? For the most part, it used to be either cereal, oatmeal, or eggs and bacon. And now it's getting all healthy, pretty and exciting. And maybe that's happening for other meals since it seems we're all thinking more and more about eating whole foods and staying healthy.
For me, I'm on that fence way too often – the one that sits between eating really healthy and eating whatever the heck I want. I think I dangle my legs more on the side of eating healthy, but the older I get the more I realize how much I really need to stay on the healthy side of that dang fence.
This past week I made these overnight oats after being given the most beautiful freshly-picked strawberries. Overnight oats are the best, especially during the work week because it's such and easy way to grab a healthy breakfast to go with you to work.
One of my favorite additions to overnight oats are chia seeds, which I also soak overnight in almond milk. Soaking them makes them a little juicy and chewy, and I love the interesting texture they add.
And recently, I discovered stone-ground coconut butter, which has way more taste and a creamier consistency than coconut oil. This is definitely not a sponsored post, but in case you're curious about what I used in this recipe, it's Ostara Stone Ground Coconut Butter that I picked up in a local health food store.
The great thing about little recipes like this is that you can make them your own. Choose whatever milk you like, your favorite fruits and nuts, and even veggies. I even love making savory overnight oats with seeds and olives. I know it's not for everyone, but I love it.
Whatever you do, just be unique and enjoy it – that's what matters most!
- ½ cup rolled oats
- 1½ cups almond milk (or preferred milk)
- 1 cup (8) fresh strawberries, sliced
- 1 tablespoon chia seeds
- optional: 1 teaspoon coconut butter
- 1-2 tablespoons shredded coconut (I prefer natural, unsweetened)
- raw honey to taste
- Soak oats overnight in small covered container with ¾ cup of almond milk. In another small container, soak chia seeds in ¼ cup of almond milk.
- When ready to prepare, in small bowl add the oats. Spoon on chia seeds, strawberries, and coconut. Drizzle with remaining almond milk, and honey if desired.
- Note: if desired, warm coconut butter and stir with shredded coconut before adding to bowl.


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At Mike Wiegele Helicopter Skiing we understand that we are fortunate to operate in one of the most beautiful regions of the world. We also know that we have a responsibility to care for the environment that we live and work in so that others may enjoy it for many years to come. We work with the local community, all levels of government and the heliski industry to make sure that we always meet or exceed industry environmental regulations.
In order to better understand our potential impacts and changes in wildlife behavior, Mike Wiegele Helicopter Skiing has been monitoring wildlife activity in relation to the helicopter skiing operation since 1992.
Partnering with Thompson Rivers University, Mike Wiegele Helicopter Skiing set up a 50,000$ scholarship fund for a TRU student to conduct research in the Cariboo and Monashee Mountains. In 2013 Katrina Huebel completed her thesis for a Masters of Science in Environmental Science.
Assessing Impacts of Helicopter Skiing on Behavior and Spatial Distribution of Mountain Caribou
In 2001 we collaborated with Helicat Canada and industry partners to develop the Stewardship of Mountain Ecosystems - Best Practices for Sustainability Manual, which guides heli and cat ski operators in British Columbia in sustainable business operations.
Mike Wiegele Helicopter Skiing actively participates in collaborative land use planning with forest companies, recreationists, First Nations, and different levels of government. This interaction enhances opportunities for local businesses and communities while simultaneously working with the resource sector to minimize environmental impact. This includes projects like the Eight Peaks Sustainable Resource Management Plan, a community driven project involving the BC Ministry of Sustainable Resource Management, the North Thompson Indian Band, private sector resource companies, local community groups, and MWHS.
Geothermal heating/cooling has been used in a number of buildings in the resort since 1994, this includes the Administration building, Guide's Haus, Sport's Shop, and eight of the lodges. Comfortable, dependable, and highly efficient the geothermal heat sources have been a great success.
The Spawning Channel off of Eleanor Lake on the property of MWHS was built in 1991 with the help of Gerry Hanna, Trans Mountain Pipeline, Grizzly Anglers, and B.C. Fish and Wildlife. The process consists of a tiered channel to replicate a natural stream generated from a pump that circulates the lake water up through a pipe and down the channel. The once stocked lake now rejuvenates itself naturally, the fish have doubled in size, and stocking is no longer necessary.
The Mike Wiegele Helicopter Skiing resort's landscaping is founded in native gardening, transplanting, and xeri-scaping. These three types of earth reforestation are dynamic processes that create an evolving landscape that preserves native species and enhances the growth of the earth's living blanket.
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At Mike Wiegele Helicopter Skiing we believe in the importance of balancing the economic and business goals of our organization with the environmental and social responsibilities of operating in the unparalleled beauty of the North Thompson Valley. Our Heli-Ski Village Resort operates from the heart of the community of Blue River and we are committed to the long-term health of this community and the people who live here.
Working with local First Nations and understanding both their history and their future goals is central to Mike Wiegele Helicopter Skiing operations. Accordingly, the Simpcw First Nation and MWHS have signed a Memorandum of Understanding that strengthens our relationship with this important local partner.
Together the Simpcw First Nation and MWHS have developed agreements related to job training, contract work, and educational programs and are working together to plan for future joint business ventures.
In March 1996, six friends sat together talking about the Brüderschaft in St. Christoph, Austria, and its history of helping people since the 14th century. These friends decided to start a similar organization with those who come to Blue River to hel-ski, hike, and live. Monies are collected through membership are used to assist those in need or to fund worthy projects in the community of Blue River.
For more information visit www.Bruderschaft.ca.
The Mike Wiegele and ASARC Partnership
Blue River is a small community with a limited economic base. MWHS provides an important and long-term source of jobs to the community. The combined operations of lodging, maintenance, and heli-skiing employs 195 people in the Winter months and a year-round staff of 55.
For more information visit Employment.
Mike Wiegele Helicopter Skiing has a lasting and significant impact on local and regional economies. About ninety five percent of the yearly revenue comes from international visitors representing measurable export revenue for British Columbia.
Socio-Economic Benefits of Heli/Snowcat Skiing in BC (2002)
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Boar's End
GavelGreed is the leader of the Lumber Consortium stationed in Boar's End. The Group has run into GavelGreed on many occasions some of which are informing about PayDay's death and the job at the Lumber Camp in general. GavelGreed is not very popular among the townsfolk of Boar's End and liked among the fine nobles of the Perch. After PayDay's death GavelGreed informed the Group about his knowledge pertaining to the truth behind PayDay's death, however not admitting to the Group's suspicions to whether GavelGreed ordered PayDay to terminate the Group. The Mystery Man has been seen around GavelGreed's home in the Perch, and the Group can only assume that he is PayDay's replacement.


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This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
Name: HANSE HOUSE
List entry Number: 1195393
The building may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
County: Norfolk
District: King's Lynn and West Norfolk
District Type: District Authority
National Park: Not applicable to this List entry.
Grade: I
Date first listed: 01-Dec-1951
Date of most recent amendment: 26-Jul-1993
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KING'S LYNN ST MARGARET'S PLACE (West side) Hanse House
(Formerly Listed as ST MARGARET'S LANE Hanseatic Warehouse on North Side)
(Formerly Listed as ST MARGARET'S PLACE St Margaret's House)
(Formerly Listed as ST MARGARET'S LANE No.1)
Quadrangular warehouse and domestic range built as the Hanseatic Steelyard c1475 (licence to build granted 1474), the east domestic range to St Margaret's Place rebuilt mid C18, possibly when ownership by Hanseatic League ceased in 1751. Restored 1970-71 and converted to offices of the Norfolk County Council. Complex consists of 2 long parallel warehouses connected at the east end by a domestic wing and a shorter warehouse wing to the west. At the west end both long ranges were later extended, leaving the original west return set back. Timber-framed and brick. Plaintile roofs. St Margaret's House faces St Margaret's Plain. Of original C15 house there are no remains. Mid C18. Stuccoed brick. 2 storeys and dormer attic in 9 bays. Plinth course. Corners and broken-forward centre bay with rusticated quoins. Central panelled door below 7-vaned fanlight set within timber doorcase consisting of Doric pilasters supporting open pediment. Pediment with guttae. A pediment also over the centre bay. String course between the storeys. Rebated mid C18 sash windows with glazing bars. Wide timber eaves cornice below hipped roof carrying 2 gabled dormers to east and west slopes and one to shorter south slope. C19 stacks to rear slope and north slope. Single-bay returns, and, extending down St Margaret's Lane is a 2-bay extension with sashes and a plain door with overlight and simple doorcase. Gabled roof with gabled dormer. Rear elevation effectively reduced to 3 bays by warehouse ranges: central French doors under 3-vaned fanlight flanked by one sash each side; central tripartite sash to first floor. INTERIOR. To north is a cantilevered geometrical staircase with a thin handrail and wrought-iron stick balusters. Roof of principals, butt purlins and collars, but is boarded at collar level. All courtyard elevations are rendered and colourwashed except for most of north range and a ground-floor patch at the east end of the south range. 2-storey range to St Margaret's Lane is timber-framed with a deep jetty at first floor underbuilt in brick in C18, much of which was renewed in 1970. Brick nogging, mostly herringbone, to upper floor. Courtyard (north) side is wholly brick, a common arrangement in C15 King's Lynn. South side with 3 renewed 3-light cross casements to east end of ground floor and 5 two-light mullioned windows spread along the remainder, all C20. First floor has 2 blocked original window openings and ten C20 casements. Gabled roof with a single hipped dormer. West end has thrown brick corbel closing the jetty. Courtyard elevation has the ground floor punctuated by late C20 doors and casements. First floor has 3 renewed 3 and 4-light mullioned casements towards west end and two 3-light C18 metal casements at west end. INTERIOR. Almost all late C20 in character. Roof structure not accessible but reported to retain one section of original crown-post trusses with arched braces from the crown post to the tie beam. North range also c1475. Entirely brick, breaking here and there into conventional English bond. 2-3 storeys and basement. Courtyard elevation retains an arched pedestrian doorway towards east end with stone dressings. 3 metres east is remains of a second door jamb. Several original, nearly square, window openings. Fenestration of mixed casements and sashes, some of which cling to pretentions of C18 and C19 antiquity. Gabled roof. North elevation was blank when built. Scars of opened and closed windows. One large partly external stack had 3 set-offs above eaves line prior to restoration. INTERIOR. Almost entirely late C20 in character. First floor bridging beams remain, as do tie beams. Roof not now accessible but reported to have been of crown-post type, with the relevant mortices visible in the ties. West wing faces South Quay. Datable by roof structure to early C16. 2 storeys. Brick. Flanking later wings extending west reduce visible elevation to 3 bays. 1970 glazed poch to right, a 2-light casement to left. First floor with 2 similar casements. 3-bay courtyard elevation has a central glazed 1970 door and casements as before. Gabled roof. INTERIOR. Ground floor room has 2 large plain bridging beams and joists. In north wall are 3 lights of a 6-light mullioned external window now looking into the north-west extension with straight-chamfered, probably early C16, mullions rising to a 4-centred head. First floor room (now the registrar's wedding room) is open to the roof; 4 tie beams, principal rafters, lower butt purlins, clasped purlins and collars above and curved windbracing. South wall retains timber studs. Late C18 brick extension abuts west end of main south range on St Margaret's Lane: 2 storeys, gabled roof, some re-used brick, 1970 two-light casements, saw-toothed eaves cornice and tumbling. Gabled C17 and C18 brick extensions abut west end of original north range in 2 builds. North side blind, with C20 rebuilt upper parts. Basement used for offices and entered from south where these extensions form their own 3-sided courtyard. Four 2-light casements of 1970 to first floor in west part with 2 gabled dormers. East part has garage door inserted in south elevation and one 2-light casement in west gable end. No.1 St Margaret's Lane was listed 7.6.72.
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Did you know that HP likes to volunteer in the community and abroad? Cecilia helped the HP employees from Arkansas build bikes for children of local military families. Each bike included a personal handwritten note of encouragement from the HP 'bike building' team. It feels great to help others, doesn't it Cecilia?
With Cecilia


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I know Mitt Romney, AKA Mr. 1 Percent, has a lot of grand kids but you think he would at least be able to keep count and keep up. Spreadsheet Mitt? He announced on Twitter that his 22nd grandchild, Kieran James Romney, was officially adopted. Um, one problem. Back in July, Mitt Romney, tweeted that he and his wife welcomed their 22nd grandchild. Which is it Mitt?
There's one other detail — his family caught the Hollywood fever — adopting a black baby. I won't hate. I believe it's a great thing that this child is getting a shot at having a decent life. You have to admit, Kieran James Romney is adorable. Could they have been a little more creative? Kieran is Gaelic for black. They didn't know this right? Awkward.


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Professor Paul Horwitz, the Gordon Rosen Professor of Law, participated in a Q&A for al.com readers and put the U.S. Supreme Court's 5-4 decision in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby in perspective. For starters, he did not find the decision surprising.
"The (Religious Freedom Restoration Act) is a powerful statute, passed by an overwhelming majority of Congress and strongly worded to place a thumb on the side of government accommodation of religion," he said. Click here to read more of "'The outcome here was not a shock,' says Alabama law professor on Hobby Lobby ruling."


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13 May – Oscar Leung may not be amused by the recent allegations made against him about committing rape, but his "Justice Attack" co-star Michael Tse is definitely not worried about the impact that the rumour may have on their upcoming drama, and even managed to crack a joke about it.
According to Jayne Stars, Tse was asked to give his own thoughts about the rumour that Leung was involved in a rape case on 4 May during a prayer ceremony for "Justice Attack" recently.
"This case has a plaintiff and a defendant. You can spin it many ways. Maybe later, they can even say that [the culprit] was me!" offered Tse jokingly.
Meanwhile, Leung continued to insist that he was innocent regarding the rape case that allegedly happened at a bar on 4 May, and has the full support of his girlfriend, Tina.
A public relations officer from the Hong Kong police department has also stated that Leung has yet to be implicated in the rape case.


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LARGO — A spike in foreclosures has led to heartache for those who lose their homes, but it has translated into soaring revenue gains for one Largo company that was recently singled out among the fastest-growing revenue-generating companies in the country.
Inc. magazine's list of America's fastest-growing private companies ranked ForeclosuresDaily.com at No. 35 with a whopping 3,838.5 percent growth rate from 2004 to 2007. Its annual revenue: $366,000 in 2004, $2.9-million in 2005, $5.3-million in 2006 and a $14.1-million in 2007. It was the only bay area company to crack the top 100.
ForeclosuresDaily.com makes its money from selling one-stop-shopping training programs to clients that show them how to buy foreclosure properties and also by selling Web-based subscriptions that provide foreclosure information on a per-county basis in Florida. Its 38 employees at its headquarters at 12600 S Belcher Road, along with 30 contracted workers research foreclosure lawsuits in courthouses in the metro Tampa Bay, South Florida, Orlando and Jacksonville markets.
For $7,000, ForeclosuresDaily.com will train investors on buying properties from owners facing foreclosures while also negotiating with the banks that hold the loan. In a turn-key arrangement that is reminiscent of a franchisee buying business rights, investors with ForeclosuresDaily.com also receive software to help them market their business activities, a call center that handles phone calls for them and an intensive three-day, 10-hours-per-day crash course.
The company also makes money from selling foreclosure data to customers. The tab: $479 for a three-month subscription, $699 for six months and $1,299 for a year.
There's a ripe business environment for ForeclosuresDaily.com as foreclosures have increased from 1 percent to 2.5 percent among the 125-million residential properties in the United States, said Mike Kane, a South Tampa resident who is president and chief executive officer of ForeclosuresDaily.com.
"We're doing a service," Kane said. "Banks are not in the real estate business. They have to get these assets off their balance sheets."
There were nearly 4,000 foreclosure filings in the Tampa Bay market in March 2008 — about double from March 2007. There are 33,958 active foreclosures in Hillsborough County, 25,130 in Pinellas County and 15,030 in Pasco County, according to ForeclosuresDaily.com.
Kane said he hopes to grow revenue by partnering with other foreclosure companies to gain access to foreclosure filings in markets such as Detroit and Cleveland.


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Thursday's BB&T Classic track meet turned out to be all about Putnam County, with Hurricane flexing its collective muscle on both sides.
The Redskins swept the team titles Friday night, with Winfield a strong second on both counts. The count was 147-108 on the girls side and 109-73 on the boys side, both with one relay event remaining at press time.
Capital's boys, who won the 4x800-meter relay and took an early lead, finished third with 55 points, followed by George Washington with 47. On the girls side, nobody else was in the same area code.
For Hurricane it was a profitable, wind-blown night at Laidley Field.
"They've had a very good day. We're very proud of them," said girls coach Shelly Young. "It's nice to see this kind of success this early in the season."
On the boys side, Jason Henley thinks this was his first meet victory as a head track coach. "We had step-up performances from Garrett DeFries in the long jump and high jump [won both]; we had a big race out of [son] Jake Henley in the 1,600, a [personal record]," Henley said.
"They girls are running well, the guys are running well. It's an exciting time out this way."
The Redskin girls captured five individual events, with Lauren London sweeping the pole vault and long jump. After leading the 4x800-meter victory, Tori Dent defeated Capital's Peyton Panger in the 1,600, though Panger rallied to even the score in the 800. Abbie Short took the 3,200.
And Audrey Barber did as much damage as anybody, winning the 100 hurdles and taking second in the 300 hurdles and the long jump. Depth was a major factor, as the Redskins placed two of the top three in four different events. They picked up a second relay win in the shuttle hurdles.
Winfield picked off two relay victories and went 1-2 in the 400 with Barkley Castro beating out Mary Zulauf. Carly Hinkle captured the high jump at 5 feet, 2 inches.
The Putnam Class AAA rivals combined to place at least two in each event, with the lowest finish a 4-5 in the 200.
That was one of two events taken by St. Albans' Anacia Hines, who ran 26.44 seconds in that race and 13.18 in the 100. Buckhannon-Upshur, a distant third in the team standings, did have Mackenzie Leigh win both the shot put and the discus.
Poca's Christian Buckley won his throwing double, as representatives of all four Putnam County public schools combined for 10 individual wins. Buffalo captured two distance events, Isaiah Robinson in the 800 and Hayden Harrison in the 3,200, and won the shuttle hurdle relay. Winfield's Bryce Humphreys won the 400.
Capital, missing a few athletes including top pole vaulter Tristan Slater, picked up wins by Naquay Little in the 100 and James Knox in the 110 hurdles. The winning 4x800 team consisted of Michael Ruhnke, Marshall Sharp, Deandre Jones and Ethan Reed.
George Washington's Will Walker won the 300 hurdles, and the Redskins took most of the rest.
DeFries hasn't run track since middle school, and just got his practices in after the Redskins' basketball season ended in the state championship game. Nonetheless, he cleared 6-4 in the high jump and went 20-9 in the long jump.
Other Hurricane winners were Nick Young in the 200 and Chantz Rankin in the pole vault.
Reach Doug Smock at 304-348-5130, or follow him at twitter.com/dougsmock.


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Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Momma's Purse
Friday, May 25, 2012
Loving It
Thursday, May 24, 2012
Shit-Fit Shawl
Update: No such luck. They didn't have it. They don't even have it online. Boo!
Update to update: Found it at Joann's online. Ordered it.
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Look through these before you go clicking the links and leave me. You must leave me some love in the comments. I love hearing from all of you. It makes my day to read your comments even if it's just a quick hello.
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
HERE is the link.
Monday, May 21, 2012
Chain Link Join Video Tutorial
Part 2 shows the adjacent square corner joining that I tried to explain. It's much clearer to just see her do it.
Thank you, Eileen, for finding the video link for me!
Click on the link below to go to the video tutorial:
Chain Link Joining (Or Flat Braid Joining)
I've GOT to go grocery shopping. I've been putting it off for days. Bye.
Sunday, May 20, 2012
Chain Link Joining Method
Saturday, May 19, 2012
Flowery Progress
If you didn't see the bottom of my entry yesterday, I updated it to say that the video link with the joining instructions that I emailed is not the one I am using. Sorry about that. I'll have to find this one and post the link for you.
If you've emailed me and haven't had a response, I must have missed it so email me again.
This is a LOT of work, but it's FUN work!
Friday, May 18, 2012
Let the Weekend Begin
Twenty six flowers are made. I'm going to put a few together and see how the background and joining colors I've chosen are going to look. I can't wait to see it!
I can't tell you how much I've enjoyed making this blanket so far. And I mean all the little tedius bits like weaving in those pesky ends too. I retired to my room last night at about 8:00, propped myself up on some pillows, and devoted about an hour and a half to weaving in the ends of another baggie of black circles prepping them for the flowery fun part. Then I made another six flowers before forcing myself to stop and turn the light out around 1:00 AM.
If you need a flower fix over the weekend, you know where to come! Have a good one.
Updated to Add: I just realized that I have been emailing y'all the wrong link for the joining method I am using. That DROPS one is not correct. I will have to find it and post it here later.
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Let the Fun Begin
I made the green flower last night. My time was 15 minutes to make them and sew in the ends of the middles and flower, but I'm sure that time will become less once I do a few. I think I will make 25 before putting the background on them and do them in 4 batches like that.
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
So I was making some cheese toast for a late lunch a few minutes ago and forgot about it. It burned. Looks delish, no?
So I got out two more pieces of bread and cheese and started over. I burned those too. I have the attention span of a flea.
This is how I've been for at least a month now. I think I'm losing it or getting a rapid onset of Alzheimer's.
I banned myself from the kitchen and ate a can of peaches for lunch instead.
I have managed to make 53 middle circles for the flower blanket. Earlier I did something really nerdy and I calculated exactly how long it takes me to make 1 circle, multiplied that by 99 (the number needed), and divided by 60, which will gave me the time. Per my calculations, it will take 3.3 hours to make all 99. That would be without any interruptions and without sewing in any of the ends. I figure you can add another 45 seconds or so for each one to sew in two ends, so now your total is about 4 hours just to make the middles!
Thank you, Poindexter. Now go tape up the nose of your glasses and make the rest.
Monday, May 14, 2012
I would have loved to have wrung her neck like a chicken, but I really wanted to take my yarn home instead of going to jail so I refrained.
ANYWAY…the four skeins on the right side of the picture are Vanna's, the two orange skeins are Cotton Tots, and the hot pink is ILTY. I was really happy because last time I was at H.L. I saw that orange Cotton Tots yarn and really loved the color and almost bought it at $5.99 per skein, and today it was in the clearance bin for $2.99! SCORE!
email@example.com and I will help you "find" the pattern. I wouldn't normally do that, but it is a very old magazine and hard to get your hands on a copy, and as far as I know, you can't get it anywhere else.
FYI…the afghan pictured in my last entry is done slightly different from the pattern. I like the way she did it better than the written pattern. I also have a link for a tutorial on how to do the joining method that she used. The pattern has you whipstitch the squares together.
1. Posted several entries today saying really stupid stuff.
2. Passed out and didn't post anything else at all.
3. Made all 99 flowers for my blanket today (the pain pills make me hyper).
4. Messed up every single thing I crochet today and have to frog it tomorrow and start over.
5. Sit here all day with my mouth hanging open watching Fox News and worrying about world issues and why Shepard Smith looks so skinny.
6. Send out emails to everyone I know telling them I either (A) really really love them or (B) really really hate them.
7. Feed the dogs 7 times because I keep forgetting that I all ready fed them.
8. You get the idea.
Friday, May 11, 2012
Oh, Goodie!
This pattern supposedly was in the March '92 Better Homes & Gardens Magazine. Why don't they ever publish crochet patterns in those kinds of magazines anymore? This picture came from Maze Walker on Flickr. I've had this picture saved forever.
I'm so excited because I got lucky today and found this back-issue online. I can see it on the the cover so I know it's in there. I should have it in a couple of days since it's being shipped Priority Mail. Yipee! I think it will be a fun pattern to make. All the different colors should keep it interesting. I can imagine it will make a pretty matching pillow too.
Do you like it?
Do you LOVE it?
I think I would make all the background colors the same (greenish-aqua) and keep the joining color brown. Or maybe vice-versa. Yes, mocha brown backgrounds with greenish-aqua joining. I can picture it in my mind. It will be something pretty to use as décor and not necessarily a useful blanket. It would be pretty in an entryway or living room draped on a bench or chair. Such a pretty heirloom to have for my children or grandchildren some day. The thought of it living on in the family long after I'm gone makes me happy.
Speaking of heirlooms, I so badly wish that I had a grandmother still alive to sit and crochet with. My Granny was a wonderful crocheter. I have a couple of her afghans that I cherish and use occasionally. I sit and examine the stitches and wonder what she was thinking about as she made them. I know she was probably watching a soap (she loved watching them), or she was watching a baseball game with my Pawpaw like they always did.
Enough of that.
I'm outta here.
Look Familiar?
Heh-heh-heh….I can't help it.
I wanted to do yellow, but I need to go buy another shade for that one. Maybe I'll do it next. Don't know why I'm itching to make something yellow since it's not normally one of my favs at all.
Anyway, I hope to be hooking this weekend away. So far so good. Nothing on the schedule but ass-sitting time trying to get rid of the last of the creeping crud I had.
Thanks for all the nice comments on the Pinky Granny! Y'all made me happy.
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Pinky Granny
Pattern: Paton's Stained Glass Window
I've gotten several comments that this link isn't working, but it always works for me for some reason. If you can't get it to work, you can find instructions on YouTube HERE and another one HERE. I've also added a written rectangle granny pattern at the bottom of this post.
Yarn: Hobby Lobby ILTY (Less than 8 oz of each color).
Colors I Used Lightest to Darkest: Soft Pink (lightest), Pink, Old Rose, Dark Raspberry (I think...I don't have the label anymore), Aubergine (darkest). I abandoned some of the colors I used in the center round of colors so I didn't list those. They just didn't work.
Hook: Size H
Size: 38" x 52
Edging: Filigree Edging by The Garden Bell, R1: sc all around, R2: (sc, ch 5, sc, ch 7, sc, ch 5, sc) in same sc, ch 4, skip next 5 sts, repeat around.
Changes to Pattern: I only chained 47 to begin on this one because I knew I was making it smaller than I normally do.
Okay, it helped to yell at myself a little. I'm off to DO IT. Jeez...
Tuesday, May 08, 2012
Anyway, I only have a round and a half left to do on my blanket before it's ready for the border. You know I can't wait to start that part. I haven't decided what edging pattern to use yet. I expect to be back here by Friday if not before with the big reveal. Bye.
Friday, May 04, 2012
Right As Rain
Sometimes you just know when something is right…
It strikes a chord in you…
And you know it will be finished and be just what you envisioned it to be…
Twenty-two more rounds, a small embellishment and a pretty trim, and it will be finished. Right now I'm totally taken with it. I REALLY like it…A LOT.
Stay tuned. I have a feeling this won't take long. I have the daytime hours all to myself for the next three days. I'm on a mad mission to finish it right away but still take time to enjoy the process along the way. The rhythmic stitching is exactly what I need right now and exactly why I love to crochet.
By the way, I'm feeling about the same. Still have the laryngitis and chest junk, but I don't care. It's not that bad. I've had much worse.
I'll be knee-deep in yarn all weekend.
I hope you have a lovely weekend too!
See ya.


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Offering 63 Modern suites are decorated in neutral tones and have separate living and sleeping areas. Free WiFi makes it easy to get online, and there's a flat-screen TV for entertainment. Some rooms have fireplaces, adding character. PURE® hypoallergenic rooms are available and children under 17 stay free.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!Opens in a new window
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The historic Art Deco inspired Hotel Metro is located in the heart of Milwaukee's art and financial district and is within walking distance of shopping, museums, restaurants, Bradford Beach, and a 10-minute walk to the Bradley Center. We offer 63 luxurious suites some with fireplaces and spa tubs. Suites are equipped with a spacious living area, fully stocked minibar, 42 inch flat-screens. The hotel offers a sauna, a 24-hour fitness center, and a restaurant. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. There is a computer station is located on site for guests convenience and high-speed wired and wireless Internet access is complimentary.
Business-related amenities at this 4-star property consist of a 24-hour business center and meeting rooms. 3 meeting rooms are available. This Art Deco hotel also offers a rooftop terrace, a multilingual staff, and concierge services. Parking is available onsite for a surcharge. Complimentary bicycles are also available.
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Pastiche at the Metro - This fine-dining restaurant specializes in French cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, dinner, and brunch. Guests can order drinks at the bar and enjoy alfresco dining (weather permitting). Happy hour is offered.
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American Experience and Frontline, two of PBS' most acclaimed series, join forces to present The Mormons, a new documentary series about the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In two, two-hour episodes, filmmaker Helen Whitney explores both the history and the current reality of the Mormon faith.
Whitney gained unusual access to Mormon archives and church leaders as well as dissident exiles, historians and scholars both within and outside the faith. "Through this film, I hope to take the viewer inside one of the most compelling and misunderstood religions of our time," says Whitney.
Devout Mormons believe that in 1827 in the town of Palmyra, New York, 21-year-old Joseph Smith dug up a set of golden tablets that contained the seeds of a new religion. According to Smith, he was guided to that spot by an angel who appeared to him in a vision.
The Mormons begins with the turbulent early history of the Mormon faith, from Joseph Smith's astonishing visions and the creation of The Book of Mormon through the Mormons' contentious and sometimes violent confrontations with their neighbors and the founding and ultimate abandonment of three major religious communities in Ohio, Missouri and Illinois. "The persecution of the Mormons was officially sanctioned by at least two different state governments," says Dallin Oaks, elder of the Mormon Church. Adds Truman Madsen, author and historian, "House burning, rapings, abuse, taking over land and possessions — all that was part of it, but it was also denunciation from every other level, from state houses to pulpits."
The Mormons traces the Latter-day Saints' transformation in recent decades from the status of outcasts to mainstream players in U.S. politics and culture, and into a global religion with as many as 240,000 converts annually, thanks to the efforts of Mormon missionaries. Each year, 50,000 Mormon teenagers join "God's Army" and march across the planet from Latin America to Mongolia to Zimbabwe. "You go," says Bryan Horn, a returned missionary. "Dad went. Grandpa went. And Grandpa, who's a descendant of Wilfred Woodruff, who was taught by Joseph Smith, went on missions."
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The Nemedian Chronicles
Tullweim Chapter 8 Entry 10
Once again, apologies must be made for both the crass awkwardness of diction and near complete annihilation of sentence structure inherent in translating the Nordheimer language into any other form of comprehensible verbal communication. Often times through the course of performing even the most menial of tasks, a situation can arise where all normal means of resolution will fail, demanding a more creative, or more forceful approach to the problem. A common metaphor for this is to say that the task is 'a tough nut to crack'. This well describes the effort in trying to make the Nordheimer dialect understandable to the rest of humanity. In the case of presenting Tullweim's recollection of events to a broadly diverse audience, the nut wasn't so much cracked as it was pulverized, the fragments reassembled into a vague semblence of what the nut might have looked like. Maybe. This should not be misconstrued to imply any truly detrimental lack of intelligence inherent to either of the Nordheimer races, but instead the likely result of the pronounced lisp that they all speak with combined with the synaptic impairment from exposure to cold due to their common practice of sleeping on the green ice of the glacial fjords of their homelands. As was stipulated in the previous translation- sorry, they just talk this way.
All of the frenzies were now to being not much too chaotic on us after so manys were doing the scaredy-flee from the shakey rumblies in the grounds. At being sure, there was still to be very manys of fighting to other spots on the battle fields and grasses, but not so much to where all of us were being. Then did this man to be riding over saying that he was having the messages from the big commanders man at me, and so I was then learning that we are to be needing for riding the horses across all the grasses at the creepy-hill being Tor Al'Kiir to be seeing why is all the weirdly noisings and lightings are to being on it. Then I was to be calling to all of the everyone elses for being to riding way across the grasses to be at the creepy-hill and away from all these battle fields.
There were not being more to those weirdnesses of noisings and lightings topping at the creepy-hill when we were to be riding fastly there, but to be sure a big stinker of storms was to be whooshing into all of the wheres. Many clouds were being darkly scooting at the front face part to the moon, making the night darks to being much more darkly than they were to being before. Thunder was making the boom-hammer noisings very hugely to all the ears of us to be hearing it, and lightnings were being all of the wheres in the skies. When we were to finally being at the creepy-hill all of the rains did to be start the falling. Now we get to do the climbing us up on the creepy-hill to the tops where were the noises and the lightings had been weirdly when we were seeing at them before. All of the everythings was to being very wetly from all of the rainings on them, so climbing us up was to being not easily for us to getting up there. Many had bad climbings and were to be falling the plummet again onto all of the rocky bits and to dropping of their torches away into the wets that were being all of the wheres from the rainings. Oh and mister 'I am to being smug Cimmerian climby-man' did be doing the fast-prancey to climb him to the top before any of the others were being able to climb them up too. I am thinking that Cuana is being good to climbings from practice for having no choice because he can't be tying the rope-knots worth to a pile of the wolf poo.
Soon everybody stopped doing the plummet-falls and were being finally almost climbed. All of the weathers were to being even more worse the they were being before, with the rainings being more and too much more of the lightnings being in all of the wheres of the sky and closer. We then did be stepping up to the tops of the creepy-hill and were then to be seeing lots of guard-men to be waiting in the big armors and big creepy-god horns being onto their helmets. Oh, now doesn't this be just too wonderful – we are to be on the highest land, wearing the metal armors and standing in the rainy-puddles while being to wave our metal swords around with all of the lightnings being about. Maybe we're being all roastied by the lightnings before we are even to be fighting the guard-men with the creepy god-horns on.
We were to be hearing a creepy-chant and weird flutey-music from the stair-pit that was being behind the guard-men while we were being to arrange our rankings for the combats. We were having Dhak, Xacksmith, me, and some bunches of Crimson Wolves to being lined up at the spots being to the fronts of the guard-men and Cuana being to go with more soldiers and Enaro to where their side-flank was being. Then we are seeing that there are being the sneaky pit-holes all over the places when some start to be almost to falling for the stepping down on them. Oh this is being just nicer and nicer to be sure. More plummet-falling to have with the lightnings and the waving of the sharpy-swords because the guard-men are not being to have the nootz to fight like the normal men do. Once they are watching us to be almost falling to the pit holes a bunches of them are doing a charge to us. Now everybodies is being to fight and clobbering on eachothers to hope for killing eachothers to death. I am splattering on guard-men, Dhak is splattering onto their shields, Cuana and Enaro were being to splatter on the guard-men over to where they were being. People being to fall into pit holes and everyone is being to splatter on everyone. The guard-men being the girlie-pansy pit hole digger dress-wearing sobbies that they were being were all soon to be splattered to death. All of the rainings and lightnings were still being to the every wheres and we were to be going to the stairs when the creepy-chant and weird fluty tunes got to being real loudly and extra creepy, making some of the Crimson Wolves to being raving-crazies for waving of the swords at us and being to attack to be splattering on us. Oh, all of this is being to get better and better all of the times.


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Peter Sarsgaard, no stranger to starring in films with queer storylines, is returning to the screen in another gay-inclusive feature, an adaptation of Pulitzer Prize-winning author Michael Chabon's first novel, "The Mysteries of Pittsburgh."
The project has been kicking around for almost as long as the 1988 novel has existed. But now the big-screen treatment is in the casting stage.
Sarsgaard, who played queer in "Kinsey" and "The Dying Gaul," has signed on in a co-starring role, as has British up-and-comer Sienna Miller. The lead role of Art, a young man who has relationships with both a man and a woman, has not been cast yet.
Also not cast yet is Pittsburgh, where Chabon's "Wonder Boys" (2000) was filmed. The city was the fictional setting of "Queer as Folk," but for that series, Toronto stood in for the former steel town.
Production expenses may find "The Mysteries of Pittsburgh" actually being filmed in Louisiana.
"'Boy Culture' ready for its close-up
Q. Allan Brocka is picking up speed. The filmmaker who began his career with LEGOs ("Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World") has now finished his second live-action feature, "Boy Culture."
Starring newcomer Derek Magyar (UPN's "Enterprise"), the plot revolves around a handsome young escort and the complicated relationships he finds himself in. He has a boyfriend, a second "sort of" boyfriend and an older client who may or may not be all he seems and each of them fall in and out of bed with the hot young sex worker.
Co-written by Brocka with Philip Pierce and adapted from the Matthew Rettenmund novel, it premieres at the 2006 Tribeca Film Festival with queer film festival notoriety sure to follow.
Queer indie film plays by new rules
Queer film in theaters and on TV at the same time? That's the upshot of a small revolution that's taking place right under Hollywood's nose.
The days of gay film fans having to wait endlessly for queer-themed films to arrive in their mid-size cities or for those in small towns at DVD rental outlets near them is all but over. Current gay features playing in big-city art-houses like "Guys and Balls," "Summer Storm," "Freshman Orientation" and "Dorian Blues" have all been picked up by Here TV for on-demand viewing.
Earlier this year Steven Soderbergh experimented with the concept of
simultaneous theatrical and DVD release with his film "Bubble," to limited success. But the closing of the gap between theatrical and home viewing for queer independent cinema is happening right now, with simultaneous releases and downloads almost certainly right around the corner.
Next stop: the queering of your video iPod.
Queer films kick off at Cannes
John Cameron Mitchell's cinematic follow-up to "Hedwig and the Angry Inch" has finally arrived.
The filmmaker's much-discussed, controversial-before-it's-even-seen feature, "Shortbus," has its world premiere in the Midnight section of this year's Cannes Film Festival.
The film will feature explicit, non-simulated sex as part of its storyline, something few modern filmmakers have dared.
Other new queer features and shorts screening at the 59th annual festival are Francois Ozon's short, "Un lever de rideau," and the anthology film "Paris, je t'aime," featuring contributions from Gus Van Sant, Alexander Payne, Wes Craven, Gurinder Chadha, Joel and Ethan Coen and Alfonso Cuaron.
Meanwhile Pedro Almodovar's latest, "Volver (Return)," will screen in competition, and director Paul Greengrass' "United 93," a real-time recreation of the Sept. 11, 2001 hijacking that claimed the life of, among others, gay businessman Mark Bingham, will screen out of competition.
This article appeared in the Dallas Voice print edition, April 28, 2006.


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MIAMI — Years from now, you may recall the celebration.
The way some players embraced and others danced. The confetti falling, and the voices rising.
Down the road, you may remember the big moments.
The goal-line stands, and the Percy Harvin runs. The Ahmad Black interception, and the Tim Tebow jump pass.
You may take whatever memories you choose out of Florida's 24-14 victory against Oklahoma in the BCS national championship game Thursday night, but you should realize this was bigger than any one moment. It was bigger than one game or even one season.
For, in retrospect, this had the feel of more than just a championship.
In a way, it was like a coronation of football royalty.
Florida may not yet have the football tradition of an Alabama or an Oklahoma or a USC, but it has separated itself from nearly every other campus in the country. Since the beginning of the Steve Spurrier era in 1990, UF has been second to no one.
"We're on the rise," said Black, who stopped a critical fourth-quarter drive with an interception. "We're on top of the world right now, and we're not going anywhere. There are other great teams and other great conferences, but you can't stop Florida. We're going to keep this going."
They don't have football factories in the NCAA anymore. At least not the way they used to.
So this isn't a dynasty, and it isn't a juggernaut. But what Florida has done is still rare enough. Three national championships in a dozen years is the kind of thing you only see from historic football programs.
Notre Dame did it generations ago. Texas and Alabama, too. The last college program with this kind of success was Miami, when it won four national titles from 1983 to 1991. Before that, Oklahoma won three from 1974 to 1985.
So, clearly, what Florida has accomplished on the football field is impressive enough.
But, if you take it to another level, what the Gators have done is truly unprecedented. Between football and basketball — the highest-profile sports in the NCAA — the Gators have won four national championships in three years.
January has belonged to Florida, and April has, too. And no other university has ever come close to pulling off that kind of domination in the sports America cares about most.
"Florida is the place people want to go," safety Major Wright said. "It's a place that knows what it wants and knows how to get there."
On the final night of the season, Tebow was more clutch than brilliant. In perhaps the final game of his college career, Harvin was the most dynamic player on the field. And in the final analysis, the Florida defense turned in a performance that will be talked about forever in Gainesville.
Perhaps, this morning, a few others have reason to gripe. Texas, after all, also beat Oklahoma on a neutral field and, like Florida, has only one loss. USC has one loss and finished the season on a 10-game winning streak. And Utah, at 13-0, certainly has a right to feel cheated.
Still, it is hard to imagine any team being favored against the Gators today.
Florida was a missed extra point shy of a possible 14-0 season. It finished the season with back-to-back victories against the No. 1 team in the BCS standings.
And now Urban Meyer is one of a handful of active coaches with two national titles on their resume. The difference is the rest of them are already getting bulk mail orders on pension benefits and Medicare. Joe Paterno is 82, and Bobby Bowden is 79. Dennis Erickson is 61, and Pete Carroll is 57. As for Meyer? He is 44. He is also 83-17 as a head coach, which puts him 30 victories ahead of where Paterno was at this age.
So take what you want from this victory. Take it as validation or relief. Take it as vindication or joy. But when the emotions fade, be sure to keep the night, and the season, in perspective.
Do not just recall the celebration. Make sure you remember it all.
Remember the moment Tebow turned a season around with his emotion-filled locker room and news conference speeches after a one-point loss to Mississippi in September.
Remember Louis Murphy, of St. Petersburg, pointing toward the heavens for his mother. Remember the heartbreak of Cornelius Ingram tearing his ACL days before the start of his senior season.
Remember Brandon James' kick and punt returns against Tennessee. Remember the timeouts against Georgia. The fourth quarter against Alabama. The goal-line stands Thursday night against Oklahoma.
Remember that, in the 2008 season, the Gators stated their claim to history.
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May 16, 2014, 6:00 PM — 8:00 PM
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In 2013, Lisa Shea released the first of a series of mystery novellas set within the picturesque town of Sutton, MA. Aspen Allegations, the first book of the series, was well received and earned the 2013 IPPY Gold Medal for Best Regional eBook. The sequel, Birch Blackguards, is to be released in 2014 and continues the small town setting of Sutton, MA and included Vaillancourt Folk Art as the scene within the story.
During Vaillancourt Folk Art's 30th anniversary celebration, we welcome Lisa Shea to introduce the release of Birch Blackguards. Join us in celebrating Sutton, on Friday, May 16th from 6pm – 8pm where Ms. Shea will be on hand to sign books and talk about the unique process that she took part of in writing both Aspen Allegations and Birch Blackguards. Books will be available for purchase on site during the signing.
All proceeds benefit battered women's shelters. Medieval romance and modern murder mystery novels with heart. Both stories are suitable for teens and up and are non-explicit.
Lisa Shea is a fervent fan of honor, loyalty, and chivalry. She brings to life worlds where men and women stand shoulder to shoulder, steady in their desire to make the world a better place for all. While her heroines often wield a sword, they equally value the skilled use of their intelligence, wisdom, courage, and compassion.
Lisa has published eleven medieval romance novels and a modern murder mystery novel. She also has published over forty non-fiction books including a trio on Wedding & Courtship traditions in Ireland, France, and Italy.


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Andrew Savage
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Born in Utica, New York, Andrew M. Savage currently resides in Chicago with his wife, Stephanie (who is originally from the island of Mauritius), and their two daughters, Mackenzie, 5, and Skyleur, 3. He is currently employed as an intellectual property attorney at a major Chicago law firm. Savage and his wife previously owned an import/export company in South Africa. Savage earned a Juris Doctorate in law from the University of Cincinnati. His three favorite hobbies are rugby, cross-training and playing with his wife and kids. He describes himself as athletic, adventurous and ambitious. He is most proud of the fact that he met and married his soul mate and fathered two angelic girls. He is also proud of his brother, John, a singer/songwriter who has topped the charts on MP3 for his self-titled 1998 release, "John Savage" (a new release is due in the Fall of 2003). His hero is Nelson Mandela because he feels he is the truest sole survivor. In Savage's words, "President Mandela outwitted, outplayed and outlasted a troubled nation decimated by racism to eventually lead the country down the path to equality." He feels he's up for SURVIVOR: PEARL ISLANDS because of his intelligence, athleticism and ability to get along with everyone in emotionally charged situations. His birth date is July 29, 1963.
Colors: Jaguar green
Scents: Fresh-cut grass
Flowers: Honeysuckle
Board Games: Chess
Video Games: Grand Theft Auto
Sports to Play: Rugby
Sports Teams: New Zealand All Blacks, Springboks (South Africa)
Outdoor Activities: Running, cycling, swimming, general fitness
TV Shows: The Sopranos, 24
Movies: The Sting, The Godfather
Actors: Paul Newman, Jack Nicholson
Actresses: Michelle Pfeiffer, Jody Foster
Music: Alterative Rock, Classic Rock
Magazines: Newsweek, Rugby News, Sports Illustrated
Books/Authors: Sir Jeffrey Archer
Cereals: Kellogg's Special K Red Berries
Fruits: Papaya, mango
Snack: Foods: Caramel corn
Cookies: Nestle's Break-n-Bake Chocolate Chip
Candy Bars: Heath
Alcoholic Drinks: Absolut Kurant on the rocks with a twist
Non-Alcoholic: Lemon-Lime Gatorade, Spicy V8 Juice