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or buy me a cup of coffee? Coffee makes the world go 'round, yes, it do.
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Viewpoints: Heal the Central Valley with our greatest asset – our people
I'm weary of outsiders visiting our Valley to help cure our illnesses. They often employ drive-by journalism or bus-tour philanthropy to conduct a snapshot diagnosis, then leave us with a prescription to solve our woes.
We need a new, radical approach to address our hardships in the Central Valley. We need an alternative-medicine approach to tackle complex issues. We need to put people first, not our misfortunes. In other words: everyday people hold the solutions for positive change.
Yes, we have many, many threats. I've come to the conclusion that no single strategy exists to tackle our poverty, low education levels and poor health. I believe we need to rely on people themselves to foster solutions. My goal is to build self-reliance one family, one neighborhood, one community at a time.
I'd begin by listening to what's working instead of using a disease-inspired approach. I'd first seek out people, often in small groups and typically not in formal organizations, who are taking responsibility for community well-being. Look for positive attitudes and a culture of healthy lifestyles – and reward their efforts. Build human capital.
For example, rarely do I hear mentoring as a model of social development. It predates nonprofits and the arrival of organizational capacity building – but it still works in our Valley, especially in rural areas. It's based on personal relationships that can last a lifetime.
This isn't about wishing illness away. My goal would be to slow and prevent the onset of major disorders. Recognize the good here and build the social health of a place, not prescribe a fix with a magical program.
For example, I've witnessed success with diabetes control only when it was combined with an individual's faith. Dietary education alone didn't work. Faith – in this case praying to the Lady of Guadalupe – was an additional requirement.
I'm not talking of your typical cast of characters. We can't depend on the nonprofit sector for all the answers – that infrastructure is fragile and still very young. A different sort of inspiring leaders – often quiet in their efforts and not fitting the typical profile – can make a difference. They just do the right thing. We should support their work and get out of their way.
There is the beginning of such an approach called Direct Giving – a novel idea of directly granting resources to individuals. Crowd-funding models such as Kickstarter, Indiegogo or SoMoLend allow for individuals to directly support ideas and innovations. Imagine if the challenges of our Valley were reframed as part of a crowd-funding campaign. It would demand clear communication and understanding of messaging – a first step in building capacity?
This is a healing strategy. In many ways, our problems in the Central Valley are too complex for a single magical remedy. I re-envision the notion of faith healers in modern terms: individuals with bright ideas who know the pulse of their world. Who else understands poverty, poor education and health obstacles better? And they will probably work in unorthodox situations – a grandmother who watches over neighborhood youth or a beauty salon owner who counsels about domestic abuse.
Let's build a resilience at the core to cope with our blues. I believe in the power of positive relationships when people listen to each other and collaborate, when emotions matter and motivate. It's a slow approach and works best on a small scale.
For example, a single school district successfully tackled fundamental obstacles of poor achievement by first engaging in lots of talking with each other. They didn't start with an elaborate model from elsewhere; instead they instilled a culture of change through conversations. Their model wasn't about formal initiatives to be replicated but more about process.
Imagine a support system for the hundreds already providing informal direct services. It would be vastly different from the philanthropic landscape today and would require a creative rethinking of support and customized engagement.
I have witnessed great work done at the micro level. A farm labor contractor can provide a type of financial literacy to hundreds of laborers and offer micro-loans to get them through hard times. A local farm supply store becomes a small farmer resource center with advice and education. These individuals have built a social infrastructure to tackle everyday pressing matters.
I want to raise expectations and reward people who adopt healthier attitudes. We can encourage many with small incentives. Build relationships and foster individuals believing in themselves. Start with the culture of caring, but only where people have taken responsibility for their well-being.
I anticipate many missteps and failures that can be easily publicized and scorned. My approach relies on the informal and unstructured parts of community life. It will require an anthropologist and ethnographic researcher just to recognize what's working and why. Measure progress by decades and generations and solutions that continue long after the funding runs out and funders move to their next crusade to cure the sick.
I want to build an army of effective healers in our Valley. Great things are already happening; I want more. Build self-reliance and a sustainable model. Reframe the diseases of our Valley and focus on our greatest asset: human capital.


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A team led by Chris Sullivan, a professor of molecular biosciences at The University of Texas at Austin, has provided the first positive evidence that RNA interference (RNAi), a biological process in which small RNA molecules prevent genes from being expressed, does not play a role as an antiviral in most body, or "somatic," cells in mammals.
Their research was published in Cell Host & Microbe.
RNAi plays an important antiviral role in plants and invertebrates, but it has long been disputed whether it plays a similar role in mammals. A better understanding of how RNAi works could lead to improved strategies for treating viral disease.
"What we've demonstrated, at least in a lab setting, is that when we introduce a virus to mammalian cells, the RNAi machinery actually gets turned down," said Sullivan. "That's the opposite of what you'd expect if it were playing an antiviral role."
This important finding emerges from years of contentious debate among scientists - a debate that isn't quite over yet. Two new papers published in Science offer counter evidence, showing that there is RNAi antiviral activity in some mammalian cells.
"It's not just an academic controversy," said Sullivan. "If we can learn to manipulate and modify RNAi within our own cells, that may prove to be the best path to effective genetic therapies for a host of diseases. But we need to understand what regulates RNAi to fully realize its promise."
Sullivan said there is a likely explanation for the apparent conflict between his findings and those published in Science. "Its possible that everyone is correct, but we are looking in different cell types," he said.
The Science papers describe experiments in stem cells, while Sullivan and his colleagues, including professor Bob Krug, are studying "somatic" cells that make up most of our body.
"Our somatic cells have evolved extremely robust, protein-based anti-viral defenses of a kind that plants and invertebrates don't tend to have," said Sullivan. "So maybe in that context RNAi evolved away from the antiviral role it once played. We don't need it to do that anymore. But we don't have those same defenses in our stem cells, so maybe in that context RNAi still serves an antiviral function."
Sullivan and his colleagues also found evidence to suggest what RNAi may be doing in mammalian somatic cells if it's not antiviral. It may be anti-antiviral. It may have evolved to help regulate the protein-based immune response that superseded it.
"These are powerfully toxic responses our bodies have evolved to deal with infections, including viral infections," said Sullivan. "But the more effective they are when fighting off viruses, the more detrimental they're likely to be when expressed inappropriately, and so the more likely it is that they're going to be regulated at multiple levels. Our hypothesis is that once this protein-based response evolved, then the cells repurposed the RNAi machinery to turn off their own genes, to help the cell return to homeostasis when no longer under stress or attack."
Sullivan said it's really too soon to say for sure whether that hypothesis is right. But he added, "All of these combined studies taken together are key to better understanding RNAi, virus infection, and the very nature of stem cells."


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This post is the culmination of the weeks spent making the quilt. I used Ivory Kona Solid fabric and I did not have extra fabric if I screwed up. Normally I never show my work in progress, I always feel kind of afraid I won't be able to pull it off or feel sort of superstitious about it, but I figured I would share my
I have had this book on medieval hunting scenes for several years and have always wanted to do something inspired by it. I love the colors and flat 2 dimensional style of the paintings, very reminiscent of tapestries done in that period.
I also love the depiction of deer in those woodland scenes with flowers carpeting the flat green ground like wall paper and skies that have a patterned all over stylized design.
I really wanted to paint something similar, but I didn't want to just recreate a pretty painting, I wanted the imagery to tell a different story, something quirky and unexpected.
Looking at these paintings got me thinking about so many different things; like the way this painting style uniquely captures a period in history and the stylized graphic quality of the painting is not quite realistic. Then I thought about the various ways deer have been depicted over time and how different styles become popular and then unfashionable.
I began imagining a majestic deer in a medieval painted scene walking across a flowered hillside and coming upon a kitschy little deer figurine, like the ones that were so popular in the 1960's, and imagined its shock, seeing such a distorted little figure with giant blue eyes cheerfully looking up at it.
Of course I am starting bigger than I really should given my time frame, it is 57" x 43" right now, but it will shrink down more with quilting, but I want it to have a decent impact and if it is too small, I don't think it will look as good.
I am painting a piece of Ivory Kona solid fabric, I think the ivory color will help give the painting a warm muted color palette reminiscent of the medieval paintings and I plan on leaving the ivory fabric exposed in areas of the sky with some scroll like filigree painted in beige or gold or maybe both.
I painted the ground and base of the treetops using a lot of textile medium mixed in with the paint so that it would have more of a transparent gradation of color. All the medium in the paint makes it more likely to show brushstrokes and unevenness in the color but hopefully a lot of that will be camouflaged by the plants and leaves painted on top. I cut freezer paper templates of the deer and tree trunks and ironed them in place to protect the fabric from the green paint.
Today I start painting the leaves on the trees and hopefully tackle one of the deer.
mechanical pencil that Bohin makes with white lead.
jojo said...
What is your working surface? Floor or table? Are you painting cotton broadcloth?
judy coates perez said...
Jojo, I am working on a large table that is probably close to 5 feet square. I am painting on Kona solid fabric by Kaufmann, it is ivory.
zquilts said...
Wonderful as always Judy!
I have a difficult time finding a way to ensure equal time for paints, wools and quilts but you seem to carry it off with great aplomb !
judy coates perez said...
Marie, I don't necessarily juggle everything all that well, its just that usually when I finish making a big quilt like this, I really need to do something different and tap into another part of my brain. So I usually turn to knitting for a while, then when I want to start painting again I opt for some smaller scale mixed media until I am ready to take on the challenge of a big intense quilt project again.
When I work I usually leave my paper cartoon under my fabric and slide plastic underneath the fabric to create a barrier to the paper. Dry cleaning bags work great because they are thin soft plastic, easily smoothed out and less like likely to show creases.
The filigree scroll pattern was painted with an ocher brown transparent paint diluted with a lot of textile medium (colorless extender) that made a nice soft creamy yellow color.
It probably looks like I am getting close to being finished but I still have a lot of painting to do. I need to add gold to the scroll work to give it definition and I still have all the flowers and grasses to paint on the ground.
I outlined the yellow scroll design with metallic gold paint, to give it that classic gilded touch.
Quilt Rat said...
Wow! the detail, the shading, so beautiful. I am curious to know.....do you draw those plants freehand onto the green base or are you somehow able to trace them from behind?
Love that unique sky.
judy coates perez said...
Thanks Quilt Rat,
Where the green is lighter I am able to see through the fabric enough to trace off my plant designs, but on the darker green it can be pretty hard to see through, so I use a light box to put under the fabric and trace the plants. Then there will be some plants that i will just freehand draw to fill in open spaces.
Vicky~ stichr ~ said...
Judy the difference in the 2 deer is fantastic! Will the white behind the scroll remain white? I picture your quilting changing that....will this be quilted?
judy coates perez said...
thanks Vicky,
The white fabric behind the scroll work will stay white. It is an ivory color. I will be quilting this when i am done.
Natalya said...
wow Judy! I haven't stopped by your blog in a while... how neat to see your new work in progress! it does not look like you have any anxiety about it at all! it looks wonderful!
judy coates perez said...
Thanks Natalya, the further along in the process I get, the more relaxed I become, but then the anxiety will start all over again when it is time to quilt it!
I only had a short amount of time to paint yesterday so I didn't get as far as I would have liked. Hopefully today I will get the rest of the flowers painted and begin the grass.
Usually I like my quilting to create a certain amount of depth and texture as well as interesting thread work. With this quilt I want to create a flatter, more like a painting or tapestry quilt. So I have been in a quandary about what to use for batting.
Personally, I prefer wool batting over other types because it is light weight, does not retain creases if the quilt has been folded, has a nice loft when the quilting is further apart and gets flat and thin when the quilting is heavy which creates really nice quilting texture.
Cotton batting is flat, but it is heavy, bulky when pushing the quilt under the sewing machine and holds creases and folds forever.
I have used wool blend felt for small mixed media pieces and really like the way it quilts and how it holds its shape. So I thought about using 100% wool felt which I happened to find at Joannes for $17.99 a yard. This seemed like a great option, it's a little squishy and thicker than wool blend felt. I quilted a small sample and really liked it, so I fused my quilt top to the wool with Mistyfuse, which does not stiffen the fabric like some of the other fusible webs.
When finished, I really liked the flat sturdiness of the fused top, but when I picked up the quilt top it felt heavy and pretty stiff, this was worrisome. I put the whole thing on my sewing machine and brought the needle to the center of the quilt to slide it around following some of the shapes as though I were quilting it. Then I knew I had a problem, it was hard to manipulate the top smoothly, because of its bulk, I could just imagine how hard it would be to keep my stitching lines fluid and smooth. I was already envisioning the knots in my neck and shoulders forming while wrestling the top under the needle.
I put the top back on my pressing board and with Nina's help ran the hot iron over the surface in sections to warm the fusible web and peeled the painted top off the felt.
I remember from previous experiments that if I put Mistyfuse on the top and back fabric and fused it to wool batting, the batting would loose some of its loft. Now I have refused the top to wool batting and fused the backing fabric as well to the batting. It is still a little puffy, but I know it will be much easier to maneuver under the arm of the machine. Next is the scary part, starting!
stay tuned...
- i'm slightly confused about whether you ended up re-fusing the top to the wool felt or to a different wool batting material? either way, just the concept of fusing the large painted top sounds scary enough to me, much less unfusing and re-fusing it. but as this series of posts has shown, you're a confident risk-taker in pursuit of your artistic vision, and i so admire/envy that. your quilting will be equally fabulous -- good luck & can't wait to see the progress!
- Hi Luanne, yes I know it sounds crazy, I fused the top to wool felt, then unfused it from the felt and then fused it to wool batting, crossing my fingers all the while.
I started to outline quilt the scroll work in the sky with gold metallic thread. I put Bottom Line in the bobbin and metallic thread on top, and started quilting. I was very unhappy with the way the thread was bunching up on my starts and stops, then the thread started skipping stitches and breaking fairly often. I changed the needle to a titanium 90/14 which should handle the metallic thread even better than the standard 90/14, but the thread still shredded and broke. My Janome 6600 is very finicky when it comes to thread not matching in the bobbin and top, so that may have been the biggest problem. Since I did not want to put metallic thread in the bobbin, it was going to be a nightmare to quilt the way things were going.
I figured my best course of action at this point was going to be to switch machines. I pulled out my old Pfaff Creative 1475 (17 years young), which has always handled a variety of threads wonderfully, reacquainted myself with it, threaded it up with the gold thread and it quilted like a dream.
Anita said...
Your quilting has transformed your work into an amazing 3-dimensional piece! Have you tried these?... tensions at or near zero,thread feeding vertically, not horizontally, don't thread the last loop before the needle. My Janome is happy when I follow these steps.
judy coates perez said...
Anita, I did all you recommend, to no avail. I think each sewing machine seems to have its own idiosyncrasies, all I know is my Pfaff has always done well with what ever thread I put on it and the janome needs to have matching thread in top and bobbin otherwise there are problems.
Sarah Ann Smith said...
Judy..... you shouldn't have those sorts of problems when quilting on the 6500/6600...... One thought: when the thread started breaking, had you been quilting a while? When the needle warms up (yes, even the titanium Topstitch warm up), it transmits heat to the metal in the metallic thread, and it starts acting up. You don't need to toss the needle... just swap it out for a cool needle!
Also, using the Bottom Line with metallic is perfect... if you used metallic in the bottom also, the bobbin thread would grab and snag at the needle thread. It is best to do just what you did... smooth/slick in the bobbin!
The best thing I've found is to use a topstitch needle...MUCH larger eye than a regular. Which kind of needle (not just size) were you using???
I'm glad the Pfaff is working for you, but I'd love to help troubleshoot the issues with the Janome... it SHOULD (ahem, we all know how that goes!) work...
judy coates perez said...
Hi Sarah, it wasn't a hot needle issue, it was just having problems and I just didn't want to mess with it any more, I have a short deadline on this one.
I am outlining all the plants in the grass with green thread, then I will add quilted details to the larger leaves.
Laura said...
Hi Judy,
What type of thread and needle are you using for this quilting top and bottom. I really like the look of it. Also it's hard to tell but about how many stitches per inch are you quilting? You have such great control and I love the rhythm of your quilting:)
judy coates perez said...
Hi Laura,
I am using primarily Madeira polyneon thread. I have a lot of colors in that so I end up using that the most, but I also have threads by several other companies that get used if the color is right, most of them are good quality polyester threads. I like Madeira's polyester threads because they have a nice sheen, don't make a lot of lint and they are strong. I usually put it in the bobbin too. But I also really like bottom line from Superior for the bobbin and I also use it if I want to use a thinner weight thread.
I use Organ titanium needles, size 90/14.
My quilting stitches vary because I am freemotion quilting everything. But to give you a sense of scale, in the first picture, the tree leaves are about an inch and a half in length.
Bohin marking pencil. I have put in a pink lead to give a little more contrast than the white since some of the leaves are a bit light.
Superior Bottom Line threads, a light brown for the cheek, chest and belly and dark brown for the rest. Bottom line is very thin, I used this specifically because I wanted the quilted texture, but I did not want the thread itself to stand out too much. I used a basic stipple quilting stitch on his antlers to make them appear more like they have a short velvety texture.
judy coates perez said...
Thanks for the support everyone. There is always a bit of anxiety when creating a big piece of art. It's that little voice that nags at you, that with each step in the process you could screw it up. But the important thing to keep in mind while working is it usually works out just fine so you need to tell that insecure voice to be quiet.
I am now quilting the grass, while delaying my decision about what to do about the little deer.
My initial thoughts on quilting the grass was to use three shades of green; light yellow green for the lower half, a leafy green for the mid section and darker green for the darkest part of the grass along the top edge and quilting between the painted blades, but then, I was not sure exactly how to do it.
I am really torn about quilting the little deer. I am thinking about either stuffing it a little bit with trapunto and not quilting it, so it really contrasts with its surroundings or quilt it with some big flower power style floral motifs. I have been debating this point since I began the quilting and was hoping I would come to a decision by the time I have to do it. I guess I have 24 hours or less left.
I think I may need to go back and do a little more quilting in the scroll designs in the sky, I would like to leave them fairly simple, but I don't want them to look buckled or bumpy. So I need to quilt them just enough to lay smooth.
I know all the "rules" about having quilting that is consistent across the quilt surface so that it hangs right, etc., but I think it is also nice to see the contrast in textures with different types of quilting, especially when its use or lack of use works conceptually with the design. Hold your torches please, I am not a big fan of the trend toward excessive infinitesimal all over quilting.
diane said...
This may be a foolish question but I have never quilted on a painted surface for a quilt. If you make a mistake, can you rip it out or does it leave tiny holes where the needle punctured the surface?
I love the way you're doing this piece and it inspires me to try something myself. Your work is always just amazing to me.
judy coates perez said...
Diane, unfortunately the needle does make little holes. I try to burnish over the holes with my fingernail or something to make them less noticeable when I do not want any stitching in that area and then try to stitch directly over the holes again in places where I want quilting.
Lisa said...
I love that I can open the photos all the way up and get a nice close look at the stitches because I couldn't see the color difference in the smaller photos. I do like the lighter colored thread.
Your stitches are so even - are you using a walking foot or doing free motion stitching? I am still working on getting my free motion stitches so even. I suppose if I had a stitch regulator then it might be a bit easier too.
judy coates perez said...
Hi Lisa, it is all free motion. I think it takes practice and a lot of warm up time. When I started the quilt, I was feeling a little out of practice and I have noticed over time it has become easier to stay consistent with my stitches. But I still have stitches here and there that are too big or too small. I notice that happens most often when the quilt gets caught on something, like the bulk of the rolled up portion gets stuck against the presser foot lever or something. That is always annoying and I am always debating about stopping and doing it over or just going on. If it is very noticeable I stop and re do the stitching.
I don't know about other people, but I also tend to use my body to move the quilt when I am doing long lines (3-5 inches) free motion and not moving my wrists and hands.
Last Thursday I called my photographer and made an appointment to get the quilt photographed Monday morning. In order to make that happen, I worked all through the weekend to get this quilt done. I still had grass to quilt, scroll work to quilt, the little deer to trapunto, block the quilt, trim the quilt, bind it in some manner and stitch a sleeve on it. The label could wait until Tuesday.
After quilting the grass, I stitched some decorative quilting lines to the scroll work.
Bohin marking pencil but got tired of erasing my lines after stitching, so I changed to an orange chalk pencil. When I was done quilting, I tried brushing away the chalk, it did not go away. I used a stiff brush, then a cloth, then a wet cloth and scrubbed at the chalk lines. The color finally seemed to go away, but I noticed that the yellow quilted thread seemed to be stained kind of orange. Not sure that I was okay with that, I decided the orange either needed to go away completely or I needed to work with it. Since I didn't know how to make the orange go away, I decided to use a yellow ocher colored pencil to accentuate the stitched center with some deeper color.
I was unsure if it would be a total mistake or if the added color be okay, but now I think the extra quilting lines and color gave just the right amount of subtle complexity to the sky to help balance the very detailed lower portion of the quilt without competing with it.
Deer pre-trapunto
I considered just doing a turned edge to finish the quilt, but I thought I needed to have something that was a little more flashy or "guild-ed"?, so I decided to do a corded edge, twisting several fibers together that would incorporate the colors used in the quilt. After blocking and trimming the quilt I laid out several yarns to audition them.
The first thing I needed to do was prevent any quilted threads from unraveling around the edge of the quilt. To do that I stitched a straight stitch, very close to the edge around the whole quilt. Then I used metallic gold thread in the top and brown thread in the bobbin and zig zag stitched around the edge of the quilt twice with a fairly tight stitch but not a satin stitch. Sometimes a dense satin stitch around the edge of a quilt can stretch it and make it ripple. I was not too concerned with making a solid gold edge around the quilt, just add some extra sparkle next to the cording.
Justine said...
Beautiful, would love to see it in person. What were the final dimensions so I can get a sense of the scale? Justine
judy coates perez said...
Justine, It is 54" x 42"
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It's a little scary putting art in progress out there publicly, I am always afraid to show things until I am done or pretty far a long. I don't know if it is silly superstition that if I show everyone what I am doing I will surely screw it up or what, so it was an interesting experiment.
It was really nice to hear feedback from everyone along the way, it helped keep me motivated to get finished on time. I was pretty scared I wouldn't make it in the beginning.
Cher said...
Judy, your quilt is fantastic. I have looked forward to your updates to see the progress. Thanks for showing us along the way. I love how you quilted the grass, it's very effective. What batting did you use?
judy coates perez said...
Cher, I always use Hobbs Heirloom wool. It has a nice loft to accentuate the quilting, it is also very lightweight and does not pull on you while you are quilting and lastly it squishes up a lot so you can maneuver it under the arm much easier than bulky cotton.


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On March 5, 2007, during the Iraq War, a car bomb was detonated in Baghdad on al-Mutanabbi Street—a famous thoroughfare lined with bookstores, cafés, and outdoor bookstalls. Thirty people were killed, a hundred more were wounded, and much of the street (named for the tenth-century Arab poet Al-Mutanabbi) was destroyed. In response, San Francisco poet and bookstore owner Beau Beausoleil established the Al-Mutanabbi Street Coalition, for which he invited writers, bookmakers, and letterpress artists to create broadsides in celebration of al-Mutanabbi Street and Baghdad's literary community. Within two years of the bombing, Beausoleil had collected 130 broadsides, one for each person wounded or killed during the bombing. In 2010 he expanded the project, asking book artists to "reassemble" the inventory lost on al-Mutanabbi Street by creating artist books—pieces that would represent both the strength and fragility of books as objects, and the resilience of the ideas they contain. Since then, the Al-Mutanabbi Street Inventory Project has grown to include 261 books created by artists from around the world. One complete set will be donated to the Iraq National Library in Baghdad, and two additional sets will tour the United States and Canada over the next several years. This past March, a group of the books was selected for exhibition by the San Francisco Center for the Book (SFCB), an early supporter of Beausoleil's project.
The exhibit, Al-Mutanabbi Street Starts Here, featuring fifty-five artist books from the inventory, including "The Song Lives On" by John Bently (above), will be on display at the center until May 11. "This project is both a lament and a commemoration of the singular power of words," Beausoleil states in a project description on the SFCB website. "We hope that these books will make visible the literary bridge that connects us, made of words and images that move back and forth between the readers in Iraq and ourselves."


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It was a damp and cloudy day, but the solar panels were still churning out electricity today as the Keweenaw Research Center dedicated the new Michigan Tech Solar Photovoltaic Research Facility.
"It's amazing what free energy is out there to gather up," KRC Director Jay Meldrum told the crowd jamming the conference room in KRC's Engineering Building.
The two-kilowatt system generates enough energy to charge all of the electric snowmobiles competing in the SAE Clean Snowmobile Challenge, held every year at KRC, but that's just a bonus. The system's two main purposes are to support research in photovoltaic systems and to introduce student engineers to solar technologies.
Because the facility includes a variety of solar panels, researchers can compare their performance. And scientists don't necessarily have to be on site: Just inside the building, a monitor displays a detailed, 24/7 flow of data from each of the modules mounted just outside. All that information will soon be free and available on the Internet.
The possibilities go far beyond solar panel design, Meldrum said. Researchers can investigate how the facility integrates with the larger electric grid, the economics of solar power, and all the system's other components.
The facility is state of the art, in part because SolarBridge Technologies, of Austin, Texas, has donated 10 microinverters. They are attached to each of the modules and convert each panel's DC current into AC current compatible with household use.
Those microinverters are key, said two faculty members who expect to use the facility in their research. "The cool thing about this is the inverters," said Bruce Mork, a professor of electrical and computer engineering. "You don't need batteries. They allow you to connect directly into your local grid."
Joshua Pearce agreed. "This is plug and play," said Pearce, an associate professor of materials science and engineering and electrical and computer engineering. Microinverters help drive down the price of solar energy and make it more and more attractive to a mass market. As a result, "solar can now play ball in places where electricity is costly, like Hawaii," he said.
Ron Van Dell, president and CEO of SolarBridge and a 1979 electrical engineering graduate of Michigan Tech, predicted that the facility will help drive solar power closer to wide-spread use. "This will be a fruitful area for research," he said, adding that he expected the program to draw investigators from many disciplines, including business.
With an annual snowfall averaging 200-plus inches, this might not seem like the ideal spot to study photovoltaic systems. But SolarBridge tests their equipment in all kinds of conditions, from Antarctica to the American West. Snow can actually be a benefit, Van Dell said, since it reflects sunlight.
The facility has an added advantage for Michigan Tech: it may also bring more top researchers here. "The timing of this couldn't be better," said University President Glenn D. Mroz. "As we continue to fill positions in the Strategic Faculty Hiring Initiative in Next-Generation Energy Systems, this facility lets us demonstrate to potential faculty members that they can be successful here."
Dow Corning, of Midland, and Hemlock Semiconductor, a partially owned subsidiary of Dow Corning based in Hemlock, donated the facility's solar panels, which were made by a number of manufacturers. Dow Corning produces the silicones used in making the panels. Hemlock Semiconductor manufactures polycrystalline silicon, the black, glass-like material on the panels' surface that absorbs sunlight.
"We're proud and happy this has worked out so well," said Bill Huss, global productivity manager for Dow Corning and a 1983 chemical engineering graduate. He addressed the students in the crowd: "One of the primary reasons we're doing this is for you," he said. Steve Trombley, a 1989 mechanical engineering graduate and reliability team leader at Hemlock Semiconductor, agreed. "The main reason we want to do this is for students, to get you excited about working in solar energy and maybe inspire you to work for a great company like Dow Corning or Hemlock Semiconductor."
Undergraduates in Michigan Tech's Alternative Fuels Group Enterprise will be among the first to get involved in the new research facility. KRC has a small weather station at the site, and the students will correlate the solar cells' output with the local weather, monitoring how they behave under varying conditions.
With so much interest in the new facility, Meldrum forecast a bright future, despite the gloomy weather. "This will be a great research station," he said.
Pictured above by the Michigan Tech Solar Photovoltaic Research Facility are Bill Huss of Dow Corning; David Kraycsir, Hemlock Semiconductors; Ron Van Dell, SolarBridge; Steve Trombley, Hemlock Semiconductors; Jay Meldrum, Keweenaw Research Center director; Mary Fogelsinger-Huss of Dow Corning; Brian Hannon, Michigan Tech Fund; and Michigan Tech President Glenn Mroz. Emil Groth photo
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I love your table! Great job on the finish, I would love to find a table like that! I'm visiting from 1929 Charmer's party, and I'm now a follower!
- Sun Mar 18, 11:30:00 PM 2012
- Sarah said...
It looks amazing! I need to redo my big farm style table. And that runner? I am definitely making one of my own, thanks for the inspiration!
- Mon Mar 19, 01:55:00 AM 2012
- Elna said...
Such a beautiful table, me like *smile*. Have a nice day.
- Mon Mar 19, 06:12:00 AM 2012
- Kathy @ Creative Home Expressions said...
That table is stunning, Kristen! I love your ruffled runner, too!
- Mon Mar 19, 08:41:00 AM 2012
- dee dee said...
Great find kristen!
Can't wait to see it in your room!
dee dee
- Mon Mar 19, 11:22:00 AM 2012
- Bronwyn said...
This turned out wonderfully! I like the layered texture you added to the legs. I've pinned this for my summer re-make of our kitchen table. Thanks for sharing!
- Mon Mar 19, 11:25:00 AM 2012
- Sherry said...
This is so pretty! I love how it turned out! Worth the work out!
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- Mon Mar 19, 12:48:00 PM 2012
- firstname.lastname@example.com said...
I love what you did to this table. Beautiful pics too! I'm a new follower and would love to have you stop by my brand new blog and follow, too:)
- Mon Mar 19, 03:23:00 PM 2012
- Debra @ Common Ground said...
Oh my gosh, this is fabulous!! Your hard work really paid off, it really IS perfect!!
- Mon Mar 19, 06:56:00 PM 2012
- Pam - diy Design Fanatic said...
Wow! What a really great makeover! I love the finish. Stopping by from Tuesday's Treasures.
- Mon Mar 19, 09:31:00 PM 2012
- Heather said...
Hi Kristin!! Saw your post on Between Naps on the Porch linky party and had to stop by for a better look and say hello! So glad I found your blog - I am your newest follower. Read that you grew up on a dairy farm - my husband and I have farm backgrounds too! Love this table and how you refinished it especially the dark stained top and lighter legs - so chic!! You are very talented....you have inspired me to try this chalk paint myself. Thanks for sharing :)
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- Mon Mar 19, 09:43:00 PM 2012
- Anne said...
Oh my goodness, this is gorgeous. Love the colors. This looks so rich and I bet looks beautiful in your room.
- Tue Mar 20, 11:06:00 AM 2012
- Cassie @ Primitive & Proper said...
you did an amazing job on this! the layered colors are gorgeous!
- Tue Mar 20, 04:53:00 PM 2012
- Peggy~PJH Designs said...
Its always a wonderful feeling when you finally find that elusive piece and this one was well worth the wait. Gorgeous. Thanks for sharing.
- Tue Mar 20, 07:35:00 PM 2012
- Rebecca said...
That turned out just gorgeous! Thanks for the idea about sanding the top after staining, I wouldn't have thought of that, but it looks GREAT!
- Tue Mar 20, 09:44:00 PM 2012
- Daena from Bad Rabbit Vintage said...
That is an awesome table and the finish is fabulous. Love it!
- Tue Mar 20, 10:05:00 PM 2012
- Yvonne @ StoneGable said...
This was a table worth waiting for... especially since you gave it a makeover! What a beauty! I would love to see what chairs you pick to go with it! An exceptional piece!
- Tue Mar 20, 10:44:00 PM 2012
- cathy@my1929charmer said...
Gosh your table looks amazing, love the dark maple stain on top, it's my favorite. Never used the duck blue color paint but it really looks good on the legs with the white on top. Very incredible transformation. Look fab!!! Thanks for sharing your creative inspiration at Sunday's Best!
- Tue Mar 20, 10:52:00 PM 2012
- Shannon said...
Beautiful table! I have an old thrift store dining table that I would love to redo like this! Thanks for the tutorial.
Found you through Tuesday's Treasures.
- Tue Mar 20, 11:41:00 PM 2012
- Martha said...
Well done! It's a grand table. I love it.
- Wed Mar 21, 06:03:00 AM 2012
- Pamela said...
Your table turned out beautifully!!
- Wed Mar 21, 09:56:00 AM 2012
- SwedishCorner-DownUnder...Pernilla said...
Beautiful! The table is stunning :)
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- Thu Mar 22, 09:45:00 PM 2012
- Courtney ~ French Country Cottage said...
Gorgeous table~ I love it!! Thanks so much for sharing at Feathered Nest Friday! :)
- Thu Mar 22, 11:32:00 PM 2012
- Julie said...
Wonderful job-love that the top is different color than the rest. You must be thrilled with the results! What a nice Thanksgiving table! I would love it if you could check out my website redheadcandecorate.com and tell me what you think of our DIY kitchen renovation. I wonder if I could paint the table? :)
- Fri Mar 23, 11:08:00 AM 2012
- tattered elegance said...
gorgeous! you did a fab job!!
- Fri Mar 23, 11:34:00 AM 2012
- Teresa@oursoutherncountryhomeandfarm said...
This is just beautiful!
- Fri Mar 23, 04:56:00 PM 2012
- Heaven's Walk said...
Oh my gosh - that is one beautiful table, Kristen! GREAT job on it! Wow!
xoxo laurie
- Fri Mar 23, 09:39:00 PM 2012
- ShantyGirl said...
I would love to have a farmhouse table this is beautiful, you did a wonderful job! Hope you stop by my place!
- Fri Mar 23, 09:51:00 PM 2012
- Ruby Jean said...
I just saw your feature over at My 1929 Charmer. I Love what you did to your New Farm Table... Now all I need is a Farm and a Farm Table and I can call it good.. :) Just became your newest follower.. :) Have a great weekend!!
- Sat Mar 24, 04:18:00 PM 2012
- {northern cottage} said...
complete gorgeousness! i love me a farm table & this totally fits the bill. i want one too! Bad!
Just found your blog & i'm off to explore more of it - would love to have ya pop over for a visit sometime!
- Mon Mar 26, 09:51:00 AM 2012
- Amber and Brad said...
Absolutely stunning! I love how redid it and made it look so authentically aged! The table runner is beautiful too, excellent work!
Thanks for linking up to my weekly Chalk Paint Link Party!
- Mon Mar 26, 07:57:00 PM 2012
- Rasonda @ Lake Cottage Dreams said...
Saw that you were featured on My Uncommon Slice and I wanted to come say congrats!!! Love it! Amazing job girlfriend!
- Mon Mar 26, 08:29:00 PM 2012
- Rasonda @ Lake Cottage Dreams said...
Saw that you were featured on My Uncommon Slice and I wanted to come say congrats!!! Love it! Amazing job girlfriend!
- Mon Mar 26, 08:29:00 PM 2012
- Sherry said...
Beautiful table! Thank you for joining me at Home Sweet Home!
- Thu Mar 29, 12:25:00 PM 2012
- Shelly Andrade said...
Your table turned out SO nice!! Love the deep, dark stain contrasting against the light paint finish on the base. Absolutely gorgeous piece I'm sure you'll enjoy for years to come! Great job!! Shelly
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Leander ISD Counseling Services will present a Parent Resource Night from 6 - 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 9 at the Cedar Park High School Performing Arts Center.
Susan Bednar-Haynes, director of expressive therapy at Austin Oaks Hospital, will begin the evening with a presentation on anxiety in children and adolescents. Following her address, 10 breakout sessions will be offered (and repeated) throughout the evening. Click here for a list of sessions to be offered.
Parents and guardians of LISD students are invited, and students are welcome to attend if they are developmentally ready for the topics being discussed.
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Sometimes we do surround with some negative energies that makes us to suffer really bad. When it comes to the black magic then it is the worst thing that can ever think about. This magic is one of the dangerous magic which can also create the death of a person. Thus it is the one of the best method which one can use to harm any person. It can work from any place of a world. Black magic specialist Molvi baba ji in Bhavnagar is famous for his remedies. He has great knowledge of the black magic.
A black magic when used for bad purposes it harms the person in really bad way. No one knows that there is such a bad effects of this magic on the life of a person. There are many those who have used it and it has seen changes in their life that happen. The effects of this magic never harm any person until it is not used in good manner. The black magic used in good way it is always yields positive results. Black magic specialist Molvi baba ji in Bhavnagar has helped many by using this magic in good way. There are many people who have used it and bring happiness in their life.
Black magic specialist Molvi baba ji in Bhavnagar has used his magical skills to improve the life of a person. He helps most of the people to do come out from the problems. Any person who is going through tough phase of the life they can do use the black magic. The usage of black magic in that situation can help a person to come out from trouble. People rarely believe in such kind of the positive usage of the black magic. This is the best way for every person to live better life ever.
Molvi baba ji also let any person to keep all the negativities away from their life with his magical skills. Black magic specialist Molvi baba ji in Bhavnagar has helped many with his magical skills. Who used it with pure intentions they can keep their worries, tensions and all the bad energies away from their life. Life becomes happy of every person if they consult him at right time. So, no one should ever worry about anything.
Being a black magic specialist Molvi baba ji in Bhavnagar, most of the people to also come out from the troubles. People do keep their all problems including the possession of evil spirits away from them. The usage of the black magic helps a person a lot. Thus for every person whose life has become hell they can use this magic. The usage of this magic can make them to live better life. No evil spirits or bad energy could ever harm them.
हर समस्या का समाधान । हर तरफ से निराश -हताश हो चुके एक बार हमारे से जरूर संपर्क करे हमारा वादा है अब से आप निराश नही होंगें । हमारी एक छोटी सी सलाह आप के जीवन की दिशा व दशा बदल सकती है ।
One Call Can Change Your Life Forever, Don't Give Up !
Arshad Khan ji has given me Wazifa that has helped me to improve my love problems and keep all the problems far away with his every single positive prayer.
Today if I am enjoying my love marriage life that is all because of Arshad Khan ji who has helped me out at the right time from unnecessary issues.
Arshad Khan ji has predicted about my business and he also suggested some remedies to tackle the problems that do come in my business and those truly work.
Arshad Khan ji has helped me to improve my life by solving all the problems that have disturbed my life completely. Now everything is going in a good manner.
Molvi Arshad Khan ji is famous for his Muslim astrology based skills that helps a person fulfill their dreams and skills. People who are in trouble they do get desired result of their problem with his Muslim astrology based skills.


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Species: Red wolf (Canis rufus)
Status: Critically Endangered (CR)
Interesting Fact: Breeding pairs of red wolves mate for life and usually live in small packs with their offspring, who help rear subsequent litters of pups.
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A smaller relative of the grey wolf, the red wolf is characterised by the reddish colour of its fur, with this colour being most apparent on its neck and legs. The red wolf is most active at dawn and dusk, when it hunts mammals such as rabbits, deer, raccoons and small rodents. It is also reported to feed on carrion. Breeding pairs typically have litters of three to six pups, and all the members of the pack help to rear the young. The red wolf inhabits swamps, forests and wetlands, and was once common throughout the eastern and south-central United States.
The red wolf is one of the rarest canids in the world. Extensive persecution and forest clearance caused a dramatic decline in its population, while hybridisation with the closely related coyote posed a further threat. Despite being designated as an endangered species in 1967, the red wolf became extinct in the wild by 1980. Fortunately, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service had already begun efforts to conserve this charismatic predator, and the last few wild individuals had been taken into captivity to start a captive breeding programme. The red wolf has now been reintroduced to a remote part of North Carolina, and as of 2010 the reintroduced population numbered around 130 individuals. The species is fully protected within its current range, but education programmes will be important in maintaining public support for this large carnivore. As a top predator, the red wolf can help control populations of deer, raccoons and small rodents, and therefore plays a vital role in the ecosystems it inhabits.
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Bravo on "Being Gay at Ithaca." I consider myself so lucky to have attended Ithaca College, where I could explore my own identity and affirm that of my peers. My experience at IC compelled me into full-time activism, most recently as the interfaith community organizer for the No on Prop 8 (marriage equality) campaign in California.
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My sister has officially gotten divorced! Let me tell you guys - it's been a long drawn out process, and it's offically over. So, I can't think of a better song than this to send her off into singleness
Friday, July 30, 2010
I pray for you
My sister has officially gotten divorced! Let me tell you guys - it's been a long drawn out process, and it's offically over. So, I can't think of a better song than this to send her off into singleness
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Wednesday, July 28, 2010
good evening
Boy am I tired! I came back from the gym this morning, made dinner (turkey sloppy joes) and am now on the couch ready to crash and crash hard. I have had a few stressful days at work so it's been causing my posts to slow down a bit.
Yesterday was our heart beat appointment!! It was amazing. It was one of the most beautiful things I have ever heard. Please enjoy:
The heart beat was 154, and if the myths are true, it's a boy. People have said that if the heart beat is slower, its a boy, and if it's higher, it's a girl. Although one of my girlfriends is having a girl and her heart beat was 152. So we shall see in January. As for my weight, I was way off! I have only gained 1.6 lbs since my last appointment a month ago, which my doctor was pretty happy with. I've heard it's from weeks 16 and on you start rapidly growing thanks to the little bean. I'm trying my hardest to get a glass of milk in everyday for some more calcium (and protein). I have never been one who could drink milk without something sweet. So I will be munching on some pb&j toast with a nice cold glass of milk for dessert.
Totally off topic, but is anyone else asking Double U Tee Eff with Spencer Pratt?!
I STILL think him and Heidi 'Give me H size boobies cause my name is Hedi' Montag, are doing this split for publicity. Get rid of the flesh colored beard you crazy mo fo
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Stay tuned
A post is coming later tonight, I promise! I just got home from work and I'm heading to the gym for a quick run and then I'll be back and post updates and the heart beat video. Hang on lovelies!
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Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Woosh woosh woosh
Today is my 2nd OB appointment and today is the heart beat appointment! I get to hear the woosh woosh woosh! Nick is going to record the appointment, so I'll figure out a way to upload the video on here so all of you can hear what I get to hear. It's going to be so real HEARING the heart beat. Seeing the baby made it really hit home, but hearing the heart beat, why that's magic my friends. Something that's not magic? Looking at how much weight I've gained. I know, I'm SUPPOSED to gain weight and this is the time where I should feel totally at ease to gain weight. However, I'm not wanting to look like the Stay Puff Marshmallow man
I feel like weight wise I'm doing good, but I get weighed today so the doctor will let me know. My guess is I've gained 5 lbs. Let's talk workouts -- what my blog was started for -- to motivate myself to keep working out, stay healthy and just have a healthy life overall. Workouts have been going great - especially these past 2 weeks. Here is what my schedule is looking like at the moment:
Monday: walk on my lunch break (roughly 2.5 miles)
Tuesday: 30 minute jog on tread + upper body strength
Wednesday: 30 minute jog on tread + back workouts
Thursday: Off
Friday: 20 minute jog or elliptical on lunch break
Saturday: 1 hour swim aerobics, 30 minute jog or elliptical, 1 hour yoga
I feel really good. I'm listening to my body and staying hydrated and making sure I'm eating all the right foods. So far so good! Off to my appointment - I'll blog more tonight about the appointment
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Monday, July 26, 2010
Well hello uterus
When I woke up this morning I could feel exactly where my uterus is which in turn means, I knew where my baby bean was :) !! A really great way to wake up. I had Nick feel it and he couldn't really feel 'it', but to me, I could feel he was feeling it, does that make sense? haha.
So what you've all been waiting for -- the CSN giveaway winner!!!! I am using my iphone to help me select who the winner for my 1st ever (and won't be the last) giveaway. Drum roll please....................................................
Entry # 8
Carolsue is the winner! Carolsue, please send me your email address to get your $40 gift card!
Thank you all who entered and I'm hoping to have another giveaway for you lovely ladies soon!!
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Sunday, July 25, 2010
Lazy Sundays
Well folks, the title explains it all. I've had a very lazy Sunday, but yesterday I was busier than Mel Gibsons lawyer. I made it to the gym by 9 as my swim aerobics (aka dancing with the oldies in water) was from 9 to 10. This class is a lot of fun actually. It's a great way to wake up and to preggo's like me, it's a great low impact workout. It's more challenging that you'd think to. You work with water weights as well as your own body weight. There is generally always some body part that is sore the next day. After that I towled off, jumped into my 'no messing around' gear (yoga pants, tanks and my Nike Shox, of course) and knocked out a 2.5 miler on the tread. Let me just throw this little tid bit in there - it is so much harder to workout while trying to grow another life. I run out of breath quicker and need more H2o. Thank God the benefits are uh-mazing. I walked away looking like my face was melting off and headed for some yoga. They have a yoga class from 11-12 and it is with my favorite instructor, Jeanette. Girlfriend knows what she's doing. Not only does she relax you, but she also tones your gams without you realizing it. Another class I walk away with a body part being sore from.
After all my other domestic chores after my 2.5 hour gym sesh, Nick and I had dinner and went bowling with bestie Jenni and her hubbs. 1 word - competition. Nick and I are competitive in no matter what we do and from the looks of last night, Bestie's husband is too. And Nick and I are NOT good losers...don't worry, we won :)
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Friday, July 23, 2010
Ahhhh weekends
The weekend is here!!! I encourage you all to check out my 1st ever giveaway with CSN Stores on a previous post. Just click here and read, follow the instructions, and you just might win!! I will announce the winner Monday morning, so be sure to enter and tell your friends -- they just might use the gift card on you!
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15 weeks WOOT WOOT!
How far along? 15 Weeks baby
Baby's size? My baby bean is the size of an apple! What the heck?! How did the time go by so fast that I have an apple in my stomach now? He/she is about 4 inches long, crown to rump, and weighs in at about 2 1/2 ounces
Weight Gain? Um, I don't feel bigger anywhere else other than my belly now that I'm working out, but I have another appointment on Tuesday morning, so we shall see
Maternity clothes? I think I need more. I only have 1 pair of work pants that I can wear, but I'm still wearing maxi's on the weekends. Thank God for being preggo in Summer
Stretch marks? Nope and I constantly smell of olive oil and cocoa butter
Belly button in or out? still in, but after I eat big meals it does somethin funky and makes my belly button ring stick out hehe
Sleep? Love it and could do it 24/7 *thats what she said*
Foods I am loving? just about everything it seems. I feel like I'm constantly hungry too
Foods I am hating? Umm, red meat and chicken is still a challenge for me
Best moment this week? That I actually feel amazing. I was explaining it to Nick and I feel better than I do when I'm not pregnant....just tired. So happy the nausea is ova!
Movement? Pretty sure I felt some tickling feelings in my lower belly
Symptoms? exhaustion, but I'd take that over nausea any day.
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Thursday, July 22, 2010
Upcoming CSN Giveaway
So I was recently contacted by CSN to host an amazing giveaway! I have seen a couple of the other blogs I follow are doing the same thing, so I was so excited when the opportunity fell into my lap. I have never been part of a giveaway, but have always wanted to do one. You ladies are the sunshines to my life after all. I'm not sure if any of you have checked out CSN, but you need to go STAT. They have everything from a Dutch Oven
jogging strollers (mama likey)
to pumps (HOT PUMPS!)
You get the point, this place has EVERYTHING you can think of. Go to their website and check out their site. And just cause it's Thursday and we all need a little happiness on a Thursday, lets get this giveaway moving. I am giving my readers a chance to win a $40 gift card.
If you want a chance to win this gift card
1 entry - Go to CSN's website and leave me a comment telling what product you would buy if you won
2nd separate entry - follow my blog
3rd seperate entry - blog about this on your blog and link it back to my post
Easy enough right? Alright ladies, get browsing and enter this sweet giveaway! I will be picking a winner Monday morning-- Good luck :)
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Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Wordless (sorta) Wednesday
Britney- W.T.F?! Girl, please, PLEASE, get your hair fixed or go natural, it's been 2years since you shaved it, I'm sure it'd look fine and better then this hot mess
Photo courtesy of Us Weekly
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Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Blondes have more fun
I was thrilled to get the okay from my OB to keep getting my hair done, I was SO excited. I think a lot of women can feel frumpy when they get pregnant and not as attractive. I have already experienced these moment of insecurities, but I got over them. So in my opinion, if you can make yourself feel better (I'm sure some of you will think it's vain), then I say do it.
I want to get all the way back to blonde. A really sexy blonde. My hair right now is brown underneath and blonde on top, so Im ready for a change. Here are some of my favorite blondes and shades of blonde I love! Now to pick which one...Im leaning towards Jessica Simpson, what do you all think?
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Monday, July 19, 2010
Promised pics
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Weekend recap and name change
So this weekend was filled with awesomeness! Saturday it broke down like this-water aerobics w/Bestie Jenni, lunch, babies r us, home and chillaxing. That swim class was actually a lot harder than I thought it would be, but I loved it! I was active and felt really good afterwards. They say water exercise is really good during pregnancy too.Sunday - BABY FURNITURE!!! It looks amazing and guess what? I took pics! Buuuuuut, while I was running out the door this morning, guess who didn't grab the flash drive for her memory card? ME!! So, you'll have to wait till I get home.
Seeing the baby furniture in the room makes everything that much more real. I drifted in there this morning to make sure it was all still there and this is actually happening. I've heard pregnant women say before that times flies, but is slow at the same time. So true! Time drags cause you want your little one to be here, but it flies cause before you know it, your already in your 2nd trimester and you have literally popped overnight! I took a picture this morning of me at 14 weeks and 3 days, and wow! I can't wait to show you guys the picture. I will warn you that I did just eat before I took the picture, but still -- there is no way my eggs and toast can produce a beast belly.
This weekend Nicky Boy and I were talking about names for our little bean. And yes, Olivia Karen is still the girl name, but for the boy name, things have changed a bit. Nick was telling me not too long ago he was a bit iffy on Liam. We both love the name and we might use it for our next one if it's a boy, buuuuut we're calling on another runner up we've liked for a long time: Troy. So ladies and gent's after much discussion, our son (if it's a boy) will be Troy Maximus. If your like me your 1st reaction is "WOAH! Troy Maximus? What is he a Roman solider or some sort of gladiator?" That was my concern, but you know what? I love it and Nick pointed out to me "You can never have a name that is "too strong"". Sure babe, whatever you say ;)
Let's talk baby nursery decor, shall we? Let me unveil the official baby nursery sets:
For an Olivia:
The pictures don't even do the bedding justice. The quilt is threaded with gold threads and the detail is just beautiful! I love the princess and dream theme with the decor on the walls, and I think I'd stick with that. It makes the 'princess' thing not so cheesy and tones it down a lot. Very elegant
For a Troy:
I've been set on a jungle type theme for a boy, and I think this would be the perfect set. Again, it's much cuter in person.
Hope everyone Monday's go by quick :)
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Labels: baby, weekend recap
Friday, July 16, 2010
14 weeks & pregnancy dreams
I am officially into my 2nd trimester!!! Today marks day 2 of the 3, and all I can say is thank GOD I made it! 2nd Trimester starts the weight gaining from what I hear - so bring on the hostess cupcakes and pasta! Kidding of course -- but only kinda kidding.
So pregnancy dreams -- I had the scariest pregnancy dream last night. Last week I had a lot of them where Nick was cheating on me. I'd find a plethora of pictures of girls that were saved onto the desktop of our computer and I confronted him and he'd be like "Yeah, so?" No remorse outta the guy. So those dreams of course sucked. But this dream last night was one like no other. Pretty much long story short: I went in for an ultrasound to find out the sex and there was this serpent like tail coming from between it's legs. In my dream, I for some reason thought this was totally normal and it must be a boy. The doctor thought it was bad, like any normal person would. Later that night, I ended up having cramping, and I gave birth to this huge toddler size baby, but it was too early for it to come out and it wasn't breathing. I was screaming at Nick to give it mouth to mouth, but he couldn't save it. I woke up from this horrible dream, felt my belly, and thanked God it was only a dream (from Hell!!).
So back to happy things, I'm 14 weeks today!! My baby bean -
How your baby's growing:
This week's big developments: Your baby can now squint, frown, grimace, pee, and possibly suck his thumb! Thanks to brain impulses, his facial muscles are getting a workout as his tiny features form one expression after another. His kidneys are producing urine, which he releases into the amniotic fluid around him — a process he'll keep up until birth. He can grasp, too, and if you're having an ultrasound now, you may even catch him sucking his thumb.
Check out this 3D ultrasound of a 14 week old baby
They also say my baby bean is now the size of lemon and just to blow your minds, here is a comparison to a quarter
How far along- 14 weeks
How big is the baby- He/she measures 3 1/2 inches — about the size of a lemon — and weighs 1 1/2 ounces
Weight gain? Still not much that I can see. The belly size differs day to day
Stretch Marks? Belly is still looking good!
Maternity Clothes? Not really. Still wearing my maxi dresses! I did however buy my 1st pair of maternity pants for work and 1 pregnancy t shirt
Sleep? still like a baby. Although I have been waking up around 3:30AM, so that puts a damper on things
Best Moment of the Week? Getting in my scheduled workouts - WOO HOO! Gotta keep active
Food Cravings? Sweet tarts and any sort of sour candy is the choice this week. Also coldstone was the victim of choice :)
Name? well we aren't sure on the sex yet, but if it's a girl it will be Olivia Karen (middle name for my mom) and if it's a boy Liam Maximus
Movement? Not that I can feel yet :( but I tickle my belly and push on it constantly in hope I'll get a flutter or 2. I've heard this is the week I can start feeling tiny butterflies
What I Miss? SUSHI!!! Someone brought some for lunch at work, and I want some dang it!
Fun Fact? That nasty nausea phase is ova' & I get the baby furniture on Sunday!!!
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Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Sweet Tarts and Paula Dean
So today at work MAYJA' "Karli has hormonal blow out". So I have had a box of MOVIE THEATER SIZE sweet tarts on my desk for about 3 days. Whenever I get light headed or just want something tart (my FAVORITE flavor), I grab a handful. So today was a somewhat stressful day, so I reach for my box on my desk next to where I keep my picture of Nick and I and what do I feel? AIR!! The box is completely empty - some a hole cleaned me out! I was robbed! I had at least a quarter of a box left when I left yesterday afternoon. Someone had the balls (I knew it was a guy), to clean me out and then to leave the empty box on my desk-- and not mention a thing about it?!?! I was PISSED. Like where I wanted to cry, pissed. So I ask a guy I work with if he knows who took them and to my luck, he DID! Long story short, I marched straight to the guy and let him have it. It was a pretty quiet day at the office with the boss being gone, so the whole office tuned into my 3pm rant to the Sweet Tart thief. I threw every question at him: Who does he think he is going on MY desk and helping himself to MY sweet tarts?! How would he like it if I took shit off HIS desk and didn't tell him?! He played it off like it was a joke, but this raging hormonal sweet tart craving girl was NOT letting up. When I get really mad and into confrontation, I can feel myself getting red for steam. I also tend to wanna cry (when I'm REALLY mad). So after telling him how I felt, I took a walk outside and IM'd Nick about it. I had to practice those Lamaze breathing techniques to clear that friggin lump in my throat. No one wants Kermit the Frog answering their phones. I went to the gym, let out some steam and relived it to Nick, and now it is done - off my chest - tomorrow is another day - but men be warned - do NOT, I repeat, DO NOT touch anything especially food on a (pregnant) woman's desk.
Now, dinner, aka my happy place. I have dinner in the oven, but I have taken a little preview bite of what is to come and I can already recommend this recipe 110%. Enter Paula Dean. This little southern gem was calling my name, telling me to just cook one of her cheesy hot meals and fuh-get about the sweet tart thief.
Here is a recipe I'm sharing with ya'll (just cause it's a Paula Dean night, you get a 'ya'll'). Just FYI - on the sour cream and cream cheese, I used Fat Free :)
Mashed Baked
4 cups frozen hash browns
1 (7.6-ounce) package butter and herb mashed potato mix
1 stick butter, softened
4 ounces cream cheese, softened
1 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese
1/2 cup sour cream
1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
2 cups boiling water
2 cups prepared French-fried onion rings
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Bring a pot of water to the boil and add the hash browns. Cook for 5 minutes and drain. In a large bowl, mix together the cooked hash browns, mashed potato mix, butter, cream cheese, jack cheese, sour cream, garlic salt, salt and pepper. Stir in the boiling water. Place in a greased 2-quart casserole dish. Bake for 35 to 45 minutes. Sprinkle the onion rings over the casserole and bake for about 5 to 8 minutes longer until onions are golden brown.
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Monday, July 12, 2010
I have seen what Heaven looks like
Oh.my.GOOOOOOSH- I have died and gone to Heaven! Over my years of browsing on Forever 21, I had NEVER seen they have a Maternity line!!! You have no idea how exciting this is to me. I love F21 and to know they have a Maternity line? Fu-get-about it! I'm lost in love. My dad once offered to buy me maternity clothes (he likes to spoil hehe), I wonder if the offer is still open?
Chiffon cardigan $27.80
Essential preggo tank (great for layering) $4.80
Jeans $13.80
I can't get over those amazing prices!! I likey, I likey!!
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|Recap | Results | Photos
|11:00 a.m.
|First-round matches (maximum 10 matches on two mats).
|Semi-final matches (20 matches on two mats).
|4:00 p.m.
|Consolation matches (10 matches on two mats), followed by third-place matches (10 matches on two mats).
|7:00 p.m.
|Championship matches (10 matches on one mat).
The 2009 Big 12 Wrestling Championship will be held on Saturday, March 7, at the NU Coliseum in Lincoln, Neb. Doors open at 10 a.m. CT, with the first round beginning at 11 a.m. CT. All five nationally ranked league squads will be in action for the 13th annual event.
No. 3 Iowa State leads the conference nationally, followed by No. 4 Nebraska, No. 5 Missouri, No. 12 Oklahoma State and No. 13 Oklahoma. ISU is the two-time defending champion heading into the event, while the Cowboys lead the league having won eight team titles to date. Both host Nebraska and Missouri are biding for their first Big 12 crowns, while the Sooners will be competing for their third.
The Big 12 has 33 wrestlers currently nationally-ranked through all nine weight classes, including 20 in the top 10 and nine in the top five. The conference also has the two top-ranked grappers overall in Iowa State's Jake Varner (197) and David Zabriskie (HWT). A total of nine wrestlers from last season's championship return this year to defend their place atop the podium.
Located in the heart of campus next to Memorial Stadium, the NU Coliseum is one of the nation's top venues for college wrestling. The Coliseum was home to the National Duals from 1993 to 1997, and will be the host site for this year's league Championship for the first time. The venue can seat 4,030 fans.
Tickets are still available. All-session packages are $20 for reserved seating, or $15 for general admission. Single -session tickets will be available at the door for $12 (reserved) and $8 (general) for each of the two sessions.


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Three writers who are currently teaching Creative Writing courses at Barnard will read from their work.
Miranda Field is the author of Swallow (Houghton-Mifflin). Her work appears in numerous journals and several anthologies, including Legitimate Dangers: American Poets of the New Century (Sarabande), Not for Mothers Only (Fence Books), and Thirty Years of the Best of the Pushcart Prize. She has received a Katherine Bakeless Nason Literary Publication Award, a Discovery/The Nation Award and a Pushcart Prize, as well as a John Ciardi Scholarship and a Teaching Fellowship at Bread Loaf Writers Conference. Born and raised in North London, UK, she currently divides her time between homes in Manhattan and the Hudson Valley. Visit Field's website.
Mary Gordon, Millicent C. McIntosh Professor in English and Writing, is the author of Circling My Mother, The Shadow Man, The Rest of Life, Good Boys and Dead Girls, The Company of Women, and Final Payments. Visit Gordon's website.
Nellie Hermann, a graduate of Brown University and the MFA program at Columbia University, teaches writing at Barnard and is the chief writing faculty in the Narrative Medicine program at Columbia University Medical School. Her first novel, The Cure for Grief, received national acclaim in such publications as Time Magazine, Elle, The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, and the paperback was chosen as a Target "Breakout Book" in August, 2009. Her second novel is forthcoming in 2015 with Farrar, Straus, and Giroux. She is a native of Boston, MA, and lives in Brooklyn, NY. Visit Hermann's website.
This event is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served.
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