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We've gotten so used to bone-headed comments and proposed laws about abortion coming from out-of-touch men that it's a total shocker when they come from women. And trust us, this one just plain sucks.
A Republican state representative from New Mexico, Cathrynn Brown, just proposed a bill that could make it a criminal offense to get an abortion after you were raped.
If passed, House Bill 206 would allow lawmakers to charge a rape victim with "tampering with evidence" if she became pregnant from the rape and had an abortion.
The bill says: "Tampering with evidence shall include procuring or facilitating an abortion, or compelling or coercing another to obtain an abortion, of a fetus that is the result of criminal sexual penetration or incest with the intent to destroy evidence of the crime."
So basically, if you became pregnant as a result of rape, you'd be expected to continue on with the pregnancy, just so you didn't screw with the legal system. Because, you know, rape kits weren't invented for a reason or anything.
Brown later released a statement saying that the goal of the law is to punish sex offenders—especially those who try to pressure their victims into getting an abortion. But we fail to see how saddling a rape victim with an unwanted pregnancy is punishing a rapist.
Not only are we disappointed in this law (which, thankfully probably won't pass due to a Democratic majority in New Mexico), we're really ticked that it came from a woman.
Seriously, Cathrynn Brown?
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Our paper on ultrametric semantics will appear at LICS 2011!
We've got a new draft, too, on applying this to GUI programming. This turns out to be not entirely straightforward, since GUI widgets accept user input, and so the semantics of a GUI has to model that input. The usual way of modelling input is via a reader monad -- that is, we model computations as functions which accept input as an argument -- but in a GUI you can (for instance) write programs which dynamically create new buttons, and so create new input channels.
The thing we did -- which seems obvious to me, but which Nick says is unusual, and for which I would like references -- was to view things like buttons as giving you a set of values. Then you can say that creating a button is an operation in the nondeterminism monad (basically). Then you don't need to model state at all.
Since this is notionally a research blog, let me point out a bit of mathematics I really liked in this paper (not actually due to me). Since we were working in ultrametric spaces, we couldn't use powersets, obviously -- we needed power spaces. It turns out that the right notion of powerspace for a space $X$ is the collection of closed subsets of $X$, under the Hausdorff metric. Then when $X$ is a complete 1-bounded ultrametric space, then $\mathcal{P}(X)$ will be too.
This is all totally standard, but one thing that wasn't obvious to me is whether powerspace actually forms a monad! The multiplication for powerset (in sets) is $\mu : \mathcal{P}^2(A) \to \mathcal{P}(A) = \fun{U}{\{a \in A \;|\; \exists X \in U.\; a \in X\}}$ -- that is, $\mu(U) = \cup U$.
Since only finite unions of closed sets are closed, for powerspace the corresponding multiplication ought to be $\mu(U) = \mathrm{cl}(\cup U)$. However, it wasn't obvious to me whether this was a nonexpansive map or not. I learned the following super-slick proof from a paper of Steve Vickers, "Localic Completion of Generalized Metric Spaces II: Powerlocales". Despite the formidable title, it is a very readable paper.
Below is just the fragment of the proof for the lower half of the Hausdorff metric.
d(U, V) \leq q & \iff & \forall X \in U, \exists Y \in V.\; d(X, Y) < q \\
& \iff & \forall X \in U, \exists Y \in V.\; \forall x \in X, \exists y \in Y.\; d(x,y) \leq q \\
& \Longrightarrow & \forall X \in U, \forall x \in X.\; \exists Y \in V, \exists y \in Y.\; d(x,y) \leq q \\
& \iff & \forall x \in \cup X, \exists y \in \cup V, d(x,y) \leq q \\
& \iff & d(\cup U, \cup V) \leq q \\
& \iff & d(\mathrm{cl}(\cup U), \mathrm{cl}(\cup V)) \leq q \\
& \iff & d(\mu(U), \mu(V)) \leq q \\
That quantifier flip is clever, but what makes this proof beautiful to me is introducing the auxilliary $q$. My own attempts just drowned in quantifier alternations, but this splits things up at just the right point. I'm reminded of Dijkstra's observation that most mathematicians do not make enough use of logical equivalence in their proofs, and clearly I fall into this category.


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A ceremony at City Hall on Wednesday to celebrate Paris Saint-Germain's league title was cancelled after rioting marred festivities in the center of the French capital, and France's Interior Minister responded to the public outcry by calling a top-level meeting to discuss what went wrong.
PSG players had been scheduled to raise the championship trophy aloft from City Hall's balcony on Wednesday evening, but those plans were scrapped Tuesday, the Paris mayor's office said.
"The day after the riots that sabotaged this great celebration of PSG's coronation, damaged Paris and deeply hurt Parisians, I would like to express my disgust and anger with regards to the surge of violence that several hundred thugs were responsible for," Paris Mayor Bertrand Delanoe said. "I ask the Interior Minister to step up the fight against this time type of phenomenon outside of the Parc des Princes stadium. Thugs won't have the last word in Paris."
Interior Minsiter Manuel Valls responded by summoning representatives from PSG, the French football league, the police department, the mayor's office, and anti-hooliganism officials for a meeting later Tuesday.
"I obviously assume my part of responsibility in this fiasco," French league president Frederic Thiriez said in a statement, referring to the fact that the LFP had given the go-ahead for the presentation to be held at the landmark Trocadero plaza, rather than at the far more secure Parc des Princes stadium this coming Saturday against Brest.
"The party was ruined and could have had dramatic consequences because of a bunch of thugs ... who have nothing to do with football but take advantage of it to take part in criminal activities," Thiriez added. "Parisdidn't deserve this."
PSG's moonlit boat-trip along the Seine river on Monday night had also been canceled — but that was the least of the club's worries.
The celebrations Monday to honor PSG's first title in 19 years were cut short amid violent scenes that started at the Trocadero, near the Eiffel Tower, as fans fought with riot police. More than 30 people were injured — including three police officers — and 21 were arrested.
The rioting dealt a serious blow to the club's bid to restore its image following years of fan violence plagued the club.
PSG has not commented beyond a statement released late Monday night which said "today should have been a day of celebration for the city of Paris," but that "the party was spoiled by a few hundred troublemakers who have nothing to do with football."
A total of 800 officers were deployed to contain the supporters, and they took several hours to bring a situation under control that included the smashing of store and car windows near the Champs Elysees.
"All public demonstrations in public spaces surrounding Paris Saint-Germain are clearly not possible anytime soon," Valls said earlier Tuesday on Europe 1 radio. "Football is still sick. That's the case for Paris Saint-Germain and for other clubs."
Valls could find himself under pressure, as this is not the first time police authorities have been caught out this season.
Prior to PSG's Champions League home match against Dinamo Zagreb in November, about 100 hooligans from PSG and Dinamo clashed in the highly populated Bastille area the night before the game — even though there was already a decree in place banning the opposition fans from attending the game. That led to 28 arrests.
Media reactions to the violence implicated former PSG fan groups in the violence.
But in a collective statement on Tuesday, these groups, known as Ultras, said they are angry at being associated with the violence because, even though some of them were present at the Trocadero they were not involved in the violence and had even tried to calm it down by making pleas over loud speakers.
Under former president Robin Leproux, PSG disbanded all known fan groups and radically changed ticketing policy following the death of a PSG supporter after vicious infighting between fans outside the Parc des Princes stadium in February, 2010. That followed the hooligan-related death of another PSG fan in November 2006 following skirmishes after a UEFA Cup match.


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Where do I even begin. I'll start off with this image of a thread on the /x/ board of 4chan.org
Read it carefully. I've gotten a hold on "E Zed"'s email and I have been in contact with him. Long story short, he'll be going back there soon with friends, armed.
In this thread on 4chan, there's some more info. Including more stories about similar creatures in the same place in Nevada. I'll link them here.
Both of these stories describe a similar feeling of dread and anxiety. And they seem to describe some kind of bipedal creature. The only exception is that in the second story the creature seems more reptilian in appearance.
In this 4chan thread I made, we've been trying to find the area where E Zed went to. When I emailed him he said he and his dad felt like they knew where it was. So we may be making a discovery very soon.
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Spock's Beard began in 1992 when brothers Neal (lead vocals) and Al Morse (guitar) teamed up with drummer Nick D'Virgilio. After self-financing their first album, bassist Dave Meros joined, and The Light was recorded in 1994. Consisting of four lengthy songs, this debut album was well received by progressive rock fans, but received little public acclaim. Ryo Okumoto joined in 1995 to play keyboards. In 1996, The Official Bootleg was released, a live performance containing the entire first album plus one song from the upcoming second album. 1996 also saw the band sign with various record labels around the world, in addition to releasing Beware of Darkness, which contains the same style of music, but in shorter pieces (all ten minutes or less, except for the 15-plus-minute last track). Spock's Beard's third studio album, The Kindness of Strangers, was released at the end of 1997; Day for Night followed in 1999 and V was issued a year later. Deciding they had the experience and chops to attempt a concept album, they spent the next few years putting together Snow. The double album revolved around the title character, an albino teenager that could possibly be the messiah. Taking a much more detailed approach to the material, the band had a difficult two years writing the album and was rewarded with a strong promotional push from Metal Blade Records. Following Snow, Neal Morse became a born again Christian and left the band. The remaining members quickly regrouped, however, with D'Virgilio assuming the lead vocal duties and managed to release Feeling Euphoria the following year. 2004 saw the rerelease of their first three albums and in 2005 they delivered both a new studio offering (Ocatane) and Live in 2005: Gluttons for Punishment.
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Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2005 12:53 pm
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Hi there, Avonlady suggested to start a thread where everyone introduces themselves...Ermmm. ok I should start then I suppose.
Ok well, I live in The Netherlands, got to know the Craneys aaaaages ago, round the time they toured with The Cure. Anyhow, we're friends and they rock. There have been so many cool days and nights with excellent antics, I've seen them levitated (literally), funny, happy, sad, pissed off and worn out, but wherever they are they put their heart where it should be; in the music. I can occasionally be found selling merch. Accompanied by the odd can of drinkie. Feel free to say hello and bring drinks to the people who work so hard on stage and behind the merch stand (haha).
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btw I just realised that I have a great big pile of pictures taken at gigs that I should sort out at some point, I'll put some up soonish if anyone's interested.
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Not sure what kind of info you want, but I'll make it up as I go along.
28/M from New York. I first heard a small clip of Tomorrow's Tears on 120 Minutes on MTV and loved it, but soon forgot all about them. Several months later I saw them open for The Cure and it was one of the most memorable nights of my life. I think I've seen every NY show they've played since, and on the Future Songs tour (when I had a car) I drove to Philly to see them, which was a wonderful experience because it was such a small venue and much more intimate than NYC shows.
Aside from my Cranes story - I live with my boyfriend and our 2 dogs, Lucy and Electra (guess where she got her name from). I have a boring office job for now, but am starting school in a couple of weeks to (hopefully) become a vegan chef. I also enjoy candle lit dinners and romantic walks along the beach.
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ok, well I'll jump in next then.
I'm Laura, I'm 23. I'm a misplaced Londoner living in the Netherlands. I'm currently eating strawberries and I have pet newts. I also agree strongly with the notion that everyone should buy drinks for the two girls behind the merchandise stand.
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Oh, and that's me in Paul's hat. I'm posting this because it doesn't actually look like me and it's the only cranes-related picture I could find already uploaded.
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I'm Marco, 31 and living in the Netherlands. Jon and Ben know me (and my friend) by my friends renault 4 car that took them to the pub in Liège last februari
I know Cranes from the 1992 tour with the Cure, and was so darn impressed with that show, that i went to a small indie-record-shop the next day where a found Wings of Joy. I bought every record since and went to as many shows as possible.
Me too cannot comprehend why Cranes are so relatively unknown to most people (ofcourse all of my friends are being brainwashed by me...heheh
); it's such unique music! And they're such nice people...
"But i believe that there was love that fell between the two of us. And i believe the time we had was meant to be, but not to last..."
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Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2005 1:26 am
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This is an interesting thread. How bout everybody follow the below format. I'll get started...
Virginia Beach, VA
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too many. i think it's up to 20 now.
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Avon Lady, Dot Cotton
What else are you currently listening to other than Cranes?
Beck, Eels, Dresden Dolls, Arcade Fire, Carmen Rosa
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Any old school fans from the original Cranes Chat (circa 97) still around here?
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Hello. Nice Idea! I'm a 26 year old man from switzerland. I'm a Law student. I have discovered cranes in 97 with forever thanks to a friend. Since then i bought everything i could find (and afford) and went to every swiss gigs. My fave record remains Forever (It should be reissued with September as a bonus track, then it would the perfect cd).
I had the chance to meet every band members and i must say that everyone was really nice with me. Next time i'll bring beers to the merchandise girls, i promise !
Me and my girlfriend first kissed in 98 during a cranes concert. She'not too much into Cranes (she likes the soft song like september, brazil, tangled up) but she go with me to the concerts now (one of the reason i love her so).
Hello Mike, still nostalgic from that 97' cranes chat ? I remember i had fun logging on. Now each time i try i am the only one in the room!
Cheers to everyone
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I am Ginny, female, 26 years old, and enjoying the music of Cranes sicnce 1995. I live in Belgium, and I like it that Cranes come to here quite often, and I know they love the belgian public who is always very enthousiastic
The first gig I went to was in 1997, with the pop 4 tour, and since then went like 10 gigs around Belgium, Netherlands and England. Never they have dissapointed me, there isn't another band that I like more..., but comes close: Mazzy star (Hope Sandoval), I also like Morrissey, Dead can Dance, Portishead, Air, ....
I live with my boyfriend, with whom I am together for 10 years now. He likes Cranes as much as I do, but no other person in my immediate environment does
One of the highlights is that I got to interview Alison for a music magazine my boyfriend occasionally writes for. I experienced Alison as a very special and heartwarming person, who is very very nice, and who has smart ideas.
My music collection is largely filled with Cranes (collectors) items, I would never divorce from that.
In my daily life, I work as a psychologist, I help adolescents coping with difficulties, and travel sometimes abroad for that. I do that with much love.
The universe is ours.
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we'll keep you to that one Alex
Nice to hear more about you all. It's great. Hope to meet some of you at the upcoming couple of shows in May.
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to AL : i wont forget
(BTW : Crew members cant drink for free at the venue ?)
as the water flows over the bridge
as we walk on the floodland
as we walk on the water, we forget
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Can drink beer. we want hard spirits
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Ginny, we sound a "lot" alike. Our musical interests are similar, and I too am a psychology student. Dropped out of college for a bit there, but finishing my degree...Am also a writer.
It amazes me how many people are missing the wonderful music of Cranes, because of "pop" music. At the same time, I admit to liking them as ours, all ours!
And the stars and moon shine down on me...down, down the river we go...holding on for dear life.
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Location: Flanders
Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2005 1:19 pm
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'lo all of you,
I'm Jan (or Deno), 30 and boyfriend of Ginny (here known as Quendin) with whom I live together in Sint-Niklaas, Flanders (Belgium)...
I do work with adults with autism, wich -I must say- is a very challenging thing to do.
I like lots of music, from folk to avantgarde, but it has to MEAN something to me. Fav's are Current 93, Antony and the Johnsons, Cranes, King Crimson, Mazzy Star, Tim Buckley (who was God), Shock Headed Peters, Sandy Denny and Sainkho Namtchylak...amongst others...
The first Cranes-experience was in the very early 90's, when I got 'Wings of Joy' from a friend (who got it twice as birthday-present) and I was hooked on. Since my girlfriend is a big Cranes-lover, I suppose I'm not quiet rid of 'em...
Voilà, no more to say...
See you, folks !!
"You must be ABLE to say everything there is to say about it, but you don't HAVE to say it 'cause it's not important..." (Marguerite Yourcenar)
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quendin wrote:
My music collection is largely filled with Cranes (collectors) items, I would never divorce from that.
And what is the first loved thing in the world you'll ever save from the fire: your collection or me...
don't you dare!!)
"You must be ABLE to say everything there is to say about it, but you don't HAVE to say it 'cause it's not important..." (Marguerite Yourcenar)
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After winning the prize of a press pass to New Orleans to watch the Final Four, Steven and his fellow winner, Susan, delight in all the behind-the-scenes activities, but when they overhear a blackmail plot involving an MSU star player that could result in the big game being thrown, the two junior guest reporters know that it is up to them to break the story and put a stop to the devious plan.
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"Nothing here," Susan Carol said. "I guess we–" She stopped in mid-sentence. "Hey, look who's here."
She pointed across the dark, open area to the outside door. Stevie could see a group of young men in purple-and-white sweats coming through the doorway. "Straight down this hall to the end and turn right gentlemen," someone they couldn't see was saying. "Your locker room is the first one you come to on your right."
"As if they can't read the signs," Stevie said.
"He must have forgotten that they're student-athletes," Susan Carol said.
Stevie laughed. He hated to admit it, but she was kind of funny.
"Well," she said. "Should we head–"
She stopped in mid-sentence again. Stevie turned and saw one final purple-and-white suited player walk through the doorway, peering around as if to make sure no one was there. Stevie recognized the floppy blond hair right away. It was Chip Graber. Right behind him was a man in a charcoal gray suit who was also looking around in a suspicious way. Instinctively, Stevie took Susan Carol's arm and stepped back so they were hidden behind some rolled up Astroturf.
Graber and the charcoal suit finally seemed satisfied they were alone, then walked towards the loading dock until they were almost directly below Stevie and Susan Carol–who were both frozen with surprise and curiosity.
"Okay, Chip, we've got about two minutes to get this straight before the press conference," the suit said. "You can't get cold feet now."
"I never had warm feet," Chip Graber answered in a stage whisper, still plenty loud enough for Stevie and Susan Carol to hear. "What if I won't do it?"
"Then the team gets stripped of all its wins and your father gets fired. We've been through this. . . ."
There was a long silence. Stevie wondered if perhaps the conversation had ended, but there were no signs of movement below. Susan Carol started to open her mouth to say something, but he put a finger to his lips to indicate she should stay silent.
Just when Stevie thought he was wrong, he heard Graber's voice again. "This is unbelievable."
"Hey, Chip, the world's a cold place sometimes. Cooperate and you'll be a millionaire in a couple of months. Your dad will get a big contract extension for making the Final Four. Quit whining, do what you need to do, and we'll all walk away happy."
"But what if we lose Saturday? There's no guarantee we'll win that game. Why does it have to be Monday?"
"That's not something you need to worry about. You just play your butt off against St. Joe's and choke against Duke. We'll take care of the rest."
"I'll get you for this. All of you."
"Please. You don't even know who we are. And if you try anything with me, the roof will fall in on you and your dad. Now let's go. You've got a press conference."
This time they could hear footsteps walking away. Stevie and Susan Carol stood stock still for a moment looking at one another.
"What did we just hear?" she asked finally.
"Well, unless I'm crazy, we just heard the best player in the country being blackmailed to throw the championship game."
"Yeah, that's what I heard too. But he has to win tomorrow. Isn't that weird? I don't know very much about gambling, but if someone is trying to make a lot of money by betting against Minnesota State, why wait until Monday?"
"That's what Graber asked. There's got to be a reason why it has to be Monday. And he said he had to lose to Duke on Monday. How's he know Duke will win tomorrow?"
For the first time since they had met that morning, Stevie thought Susan Carol looked lost. "What do we do?" she asked.
Stevie shook his head. "I don't know. Tell someone?"
"But who?" she asked. "Who'd believe us?"
"Good question," he said. "I barely believe us. Man, I wanted a story no one else had, but this is insane. Let's get out of here. It's spooky."
She didn't argue.
As they opened the doors that led back to the hallway and the bright lights hit Stevie's eyes, he felt like he was leaving a movie. But there was no leaving. Now he and Susan Carol were part of the movie.


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The Nouveaux Honkies music jumps easily and happily between genres, mixing up a bubbling Americana gumbo of blues, country, roots, R&B, Texas swing, honky-tonk and old-fashioned songwriting.
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For many touring bands, the road is their home away from home, an ever-rolling muse that runs beneath their tires and works its way into every aspect of their lives, including their songwriting. For hard- traveling Americana duo The Nouveaux Honkies, the road is literally their home, as the two live out of a creatively rebuilt RV that they use to tour throughout the year in the American South. Rolling along in their high tech, solar powered, self-sufficient chariot, equipped with its own espresso bar, mini studio, and more comforts than most studio apartments in NYC, Tim O'Donnell and Rebecca Dawkins worked out a great formula to tie their travels to their music. They set up in a key American city for a couple months at a time, soaking up inspiration and making friends, before moving on. In this way, their new album Blues For Country, draws its sounds from the musical influences of New Orleans, Nashville, Florida, Austin, and the Texas hill country where they recorded it. "As far as genres are concerned, I don't think it is an intentional thing for us to be bouncing around the map," confesses Tim O'Donnell, The Nouveaux Honkies' songwriter and lead singer. "It is just my personality. I love lots of stuff. To me there is good music and bad music and I really have no formula on what it is. I just know when I like it. Jimmy Webb, Jimmy Reed, and Jimi Hendrix all give me this crazy feeling when I listen to them." With all these regional flavors, it's no wonder The Nouveaux Honkies' music jumps so easily and happily between genres, mixing up a bubbling Americana gumbo of blues, country, roots, R&B, Texas swing, honky-tonk and old-fashioned songwriting.
To record Blues for Country, The Nouveaux Honkies pulled their RV into the peaceful hill country town of Dripping Springs, Texas, a tiny town 30 minutes West of Austin. "We had our dogs, our espresso machine, our bed, our kitchen and the whole thing was super relaxed," remembers Dawkins. "I think it reflects in the recording. It doesn't feel frantic or rushed even though we were in and out in 8 days." On Blues for Country, O'Donnell's whiskey-tinged vocals are a perfect match for Rebecca Dawkins' glorious harmonies and soaring fiddling; the two of them can sound as charming as an old-school country duet like Parton and Wagoner, or as bittersweet as that old recording of Townes Van Zandt and Emmylou Harris. In fact, the two cover Van Zandt's "Pancho and Lefty" on the new album, though most of the songs are originals from O'Donnell's pen. O'Donnell's songs track the road-rambling ways of The Nouveaux Honkies, from "Life Ain't Easy," an unvarnished look at the touring life of musicians, to "I Know Things You Read About," a funny song that speaks to the hard-won life skills learned on the road, or "Hours Into Days," which sadly chronicles the distance that can well up between two people. O'Donnell's the best kind of songwriter–able to swing between bitingly funny and touchingly honest–and he showcases this on stellar songs like the opening track "Blues for Country," which perfectly mixes R&B vocal swagger with Dawkin's country fiddle.
On Blues for Country, The Nouveaux Honkies roll hard through songs that have soaked up the fresh air of the American backroads this duo drive through every day, informed by all the great cities of the South, and beholden only to the open road.
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[ED: The line between decorating and visual merchandising can get a little muddy, though department stores have a long history of nurturing decorating talent. Designers like Barbara D'arcy (Bloomingdale's), William Pahlmann (Lord & Taylor), Karl Springer (Lord & Taylor, Bergdorf Goodman), and, to a degree, Simon Doonan (Barney's) served as visual merchandisers, craftsmen and in-store decorators capable of both defining the visual language of their store's brand, and pre-internet, communicating new styles and aesthetic concepts to customers in innovative and intelligent ways. (In reverse, see also Kelly Wearstler's line of tchotchkes for Bergdorf Goodman.)
David Snyder, OG Design Bear and personal shopper to Oprah, served as Vice President Director of Home Fashions for Chicago's Marshall Field & Company from 1979 until his death in 1991. What follows are images of some of his retail vignettes and "Trend Houses," created for Marshall Field during his tenure. All are taken from his monograph, Epoustouflant: The Style of David Snyder, which includes thirty of his room designs for Marshall Field. More information on the work of David Snyder is available here, via the Chicago Tribune, here, via the Orlando Sentinel, and here, via Google Books and Scouting Magazine.]
"The inspiration for this house—a hunting lodge, really—comes from my many travels through Germany, where I'm always impressed by the masculine elegance of style and color. Yet I designed the furniture used here as a very contemporary line for Thayer Coggin in High Point, North Carolina, so I was eager to try it in this particular period setting.
In my usual way, I would up liberally mixing a number of different styles in the Bavarian House: Bavarian, of course, along with English, Italian, French, and American. The antlers over the living room hearth come from the Black Forest, and the gold-leafed falcons were hand-carved for me in Italy. The iron and wood tables I found in France, and I had the wonderful chandelier made domestically to go with it all. The inspiration for the wall treatment of mahogany boards and plaster came from a building I admire in Verona. And what can I say? Anything that knocks you out is okay!" [1]
"David Snyder, 54, who designed Marshall Field & Co.`s Trend House for more than a decade and whose sense of style influenced home products sold across the nation, died of cancer Sunday in St. Joseph Hospital.
As vice-president home fashions director of Field`s from 1979 until 1990, Mr. Snyder was responsible for the over-all style direction of the department store`s home goods including furniture, home textiles and accessories.
He was best known to Chicagoans for the bold and dramatic interiors he created each spring and fall in the Trend House, the 3,000-square-foot home model in the State Street store. The Trend House alternately delighted and bemused visitors with Mr. Snyder`s signature extravagant, often over-sized, furniture and accessories." [2]
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It was within those sometimes larger-than-life interiors, however, that Mr. Snyder oversaw the creation of entire collections of products with a far- reaching impact. Under his direction, Field's staff sought new ideas and themes for products which could be made exclusively for the chain.
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"Mr. Snyder frequently traveled to Europe, developing close contacts with craftsmen and companies abroad. He worked with Marella Agnelli, wife of Fiat magnate Gianni Agnelli, in launching her first home textile collection in the United States. Among the many products which he helped developed was a pastel water lily pattern inspired by Giverny, the home of artist Claude Monet.
Mr. Snyder studied at the Parsons School of Design in New York and the University of Tampa in Florida. Known nationally for his bold and controversial style, his works appeared in House and Garden and other magazines.
He had collaborated with some of the most highly respected talent in the home field including John Mascheroni and Andree Putman as well as with American manufacturer Thayer Coggin. He designed furniture for Boffi Furniture of Italy and fabrics for P. Kaufmann Inc., New York." [2]
"In the library, I've introduced a few flashes of color, particularly turquoise, into the grey-and-white scheme. All the contemporary upholstered furniture is, again, my design. The ceramic stove was imported from Italy, and I've eclectically added a pair of wooden Windsor chairs." [1]
"The bedroom of the American Barn is a marvelous study in grey and white. The queen-size bed's bamboo-shaped posts were cast in fiberglass; the tree-shaped lamps beside the bed are iron, whit white patent-leather shades. I've used white chintz fabric throughout the room—take special note of the reverse canopy—and have given the entire setting a background of dark-grey stone floor and grey walls. The large, mottled Greek olive pot was, like everything else, expressly selected for this room." [1]
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Today the players decided to file an anti-trust lawsuit against the NBA in a hope to gain some leverage. This is a move that, if it was going to be made, should have been made months ago. So why wasn't it made? The selfish NBPA leader did not want to lose his job. Billy Hunter now has convinced the players that they can get a better deal than what the owners are proposing. He has convinced them that if they just try and wait it out and bring their fight to the courts that somehow, someway the owners will cave and give the players a more "fair" deal. It is not going to happen. As Michael McCann of SI discusses, the players are not likely to win this anti-trust lawsuit. The players can't look back a few months and see how the NFL won its anti-trust lawsuit with the players? I will not get into the legal aspect but I do wanna talk about the ineptitude and selfishness of Billy Hunter.
Billy Hunter may be a good lawyer, he may even be a great lawyer. That is irrelevant right now. Billy Hunter first and for most is selfish. He is trusted (allegedly) by the players of the NBA and right now he is failing them. He has whipped up a giant batch of kool aid that is now being chugged by the union representatives of the NBPA. Hunter knows that the players will not get a better deal than what they just turned down. He knows it, I know it, the owners know it. So why is Hunter leading the players down this detrimental path? It is simple. He does not want to lose his job. Hunter realizes that agents play a prevalent part in today's NBA. There were numerous reports and rumors that agents would push for Hunter's dismissal if he did not deliver on a 53% share of the BRI. Clearly that is never going to happen and the players have been forced down to 50% BRI. Hunter was always negotiating with a bad hand. He had no leverage against the owners and he was killed in the PR battle against David Stern. To his credit he continued to try and scrap and fight for the best deal he could get. Now the time has come; the best deal is on the table. If Billy Hunter was negotiating in good faith for his players, he would have taken the deal on the table! He knows it is the best they will get and I believe a good amount of the NBA population realizes this. Why do you think Hunter did not take a poll of the 450 NBA players on whether to take the deal? Because he knows the deal would have passed. Hunter instead went to the player reps. He knew he could brainwash these reps, only 30 in number, to reject a deal. He said they could get a better deal. He was wrong. He knows it and he does not care. Billy Hunter wants to save his job. The more litigation and the more fight put up by the players, the better Hunter looks in the eyes of agents. Instead of getting games up and going, Hunter is now playing to the agents fiddle. Fighting endlessly to get the players their "fair deal", to get them their system changes, their BRI and their soft cap. Why do you think Derek Fisher was reported as going behind Hunter's back? Fisher is a rational man. He knows the players needed this deal and the 50-50 split because they will never get that again in these negotiations. Hunter also realizes this but his selfishness and greed has overcome him.
Hunter is becoming the Darth Vader of these negotiations. At the beginning, he was the guy who got the players a great deal last time but as time as gone on, Hunter has turned to the dark side. His job is to look out for the 450 NBA players affected by this deal. He is not doing that. There is nothing wrong with fighting to keep your job but when you start to hurt the players and hurt the fans with your actions then you have gone too far. Today, if the NBPA goes through with this, Billy Hunter crossed the line and needs to be relieved of his duties immediately. The rate this negotiation is going, the players will end up with 43% BRI, a missed season and an NHL hard cap. Pick up a history book players. Look back at the NHL lockout, look at the anti-trust case involving the NFL this past summer. The players will not win and Billy Hunter knows this. Hunter needs to be relieved of his duties immediately or else the players will suffer worse losses and the 2011-2012 NBA season will be lost.Follow @tarmosino


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We Reclaimed The Night! Part 2
Following on from our long, wet and happy march everyone slowly filtered into the Camden Centre. Whilst we had been marching it had been difficult to see how many of us marchers there were, but packed into the centre the greatness of our number was an awesome sight!
Admittedly, it was lovely to have an opportunity to sit down and dry off (with hot Caribbean food, home made cakes and a licensed bar all making this period of the evening even more enjoyable) but that wasn't the only reason for us gathering! The vast group of tired marchers were eager to reflect on the night and listen to some emotive and inspiring speakers.Sarah Barnes, 29.11.2009 | Comments (0)
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It officially started today. The most important mobile expo in the world.
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|MLBPA Press Release
Courtesy of the Players Trust, the students will receive round-trip transportation to the game, meet the players and receive free tickets, food, beverages and souvenirs.
This season, Buses for Baseball will provide transportation and personal greetings for more than 750 underprivileged children attending Major League Baseball games as invited guests of their big league heroes. Buses for Baseball will provide many of the children with their first chance to attend a Major League Baseball game.
The Players Trust enjoys support from the Cleveland Indians organization in providing this unique, up close and personal opportunity to share the thrill of Major League Baseball with those less fortunate.
The Boys & Girls Club of Cleveland proudly serves more than 6,300 children in five free-standing Club sites as well as six school sites in Cleveland. They strive to provide needy children a safe place to grow, learn and realize their full potential -- because they will become the parents, workforce and leaders of the future. With a wide range of programs, BGCC supports healthy lifestyles, academic success, character-building and leadership development. For more information on this organization, please visit http://www.clevekids.org/.
To watch a brief video featuring the Buses for Baseball program, please visit the Players Trust Channel on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/MLBPlayersTrust.
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Investment Commentary
April 2013
During the latter part of the first quarter, the annual rebalancing process was completed. The first quarter is the usual time for this procedure. By doing it annually and in the same time frame, the advantages of equal weighting while maintaining some of the benefits of tax efficiencies and controlling trading costs are more likely to be realized. The equal weighting allows all stocks to contribute to performance, prevents over concentration, and incorporates the 'sell high buy low' discipline.
During the annual review process Amedysis and NextEra Energy did not maintain scores high enough to qualify for American Hero status. Both were removed from the American Hero Index and the remaining 115 stocks were rebalanced to equal weight. NextEra Energy was also removed from the American Hero Equity concentrated model. In addition to bringing all stocks back to equal weights this is the time that the concentrated model is most likely to have changes made in sector concentrations or individual stocks.
This year no significant changes were made to sector allocations and the model remains slightly more defensive than the market as defined by the S&P 500. The largest variances are being underweight in the financials, and to a lesser degree in consumer discretionary. Financials are still fairly volatile and there has not been a particular stock in the American Hero Universe to exhibit the type of leadership in investment merit to be included at this point. On the other hand we are slightly overweight in technology and energy which is offset by being underweight in telecommunications. The model is also slightly overweight in consumer staples.
Perhaps the most important part of the annual process is the in-depth look at individual stocks in the concentrated model.The time frame works well since most companies have filed their year-end financial reports making the fundamental metrics used the most accurate. This year three changes were made, CenterPoint Energy, a Houston based electric utility and natural gas distributor, replaced NextEra Energy which is no longer an American Hero Company. American Financial Group, a property and casualty insurance company replaced AFLAC. Not only has American Financial Group's investment merit score consistently met or exceeded AFLAC's, over the last year its business model appears more consistent with the American Hero philosophy than the insurance supplement model of AFLAC. AFLAC is a good company scoring very well as an American Hero Company and remains in the American Hero Index.
The final change to the concentrated model was adding Lowe's in the place of Johnson Controls. Lowe's has been a good performer with steady improvement during the slowly recovering housing market, while Johnson Controls performance has not kept pace with improving auto market. Johnson Controls lost a bid to acquire a major player in its industry and is in the process of selling one of its more profitable businesses raising a yellow flag.In hindsight it would have been better to have included Lowe's last year, but in a close call Johnson Controls was selected as a diversification from the existing retail allocation in Tractor Supply.Johnson Controls remains in the American Hero Index. Changes to individual stock positions are not limited to this time frame. At the end of the third quarter of 2012 Tessco Technologies replaced Blackbaud. There is the possibility of at least one more change in 2013, because one decision was postponed due to the current holding being significantly undervalued while both candidates for replacement are significantly overvalued. The model will continue to hold 24 stocks.
As the second quarter of 2013 begins it appears stocks are fairly priced from a fundamental standpoint. From that perspective for stock prices to continue to move to higher sustainable prices company earnings will need to continue to improve. An improving economy creates a good environment for growing earnings. The macro-economic measurements from the first quarter indicate slow growth overall. If growth remains slow companies with solid fundamentals are likely to be in a position to earn a premium on their stock prices.
From the micro-economic perspective, companies will be reporting their respective earnings over the next several weeks. Many of the companies represented in the American Hero Equity model were cautious with their outlooks for the first half of 2013 and more optimistic about the second half of the year. It will be interesting to see if that point of view is maintained.
Stock prices have basically moved sideways for the last 12-14 years while historical indicators suggest that a new long term bear trend is on the horizon. Has that trend begun?Other historical indicators would suggest the typical spring/summer correction. Technical indicators seem to be all over the board. In the short term emotional factors like the 'Cyprus crisis' continue to raise volatility. Some allocation to equities continues to be prudent especially now since bonds appear to be selling at premiums and current interest rates provide little or no return for cash.
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Obama: No deal with gun at my head
President Barack Obama told House Democrats on Wednesday that he would negotiate with Republicans but "not with a gun at my head," according to one lawmaker who attended a caucus-wide meeting at the White House.
As he has before, Obama said he was open to short-term agreements to open the government and raise the debt ceiling if that's what it took to help Republicans out of what he described as a political box, the lawmaker said.
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After the meeting, House Democratic leaders suggested that they would accept short-term deals on both matters.
( POLITICO's full coverage of government shutdown)
"All we want is a short-term CR because we think the number is unacceptable," House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said, using shorthand for a continuing resolution that would fund the government for as little as a few weeks at current levels.
"We're not going to vote against America paying its bills," said Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-Md.), who stood beside Pelosi outside the West Wing of the White House.
Republicans, too, were busy Wednesday mapping out plans to end the crisis, with 2012 Republican vice presidential nominee Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin outlining a proposal for GOP colleagues in which they would agree to raise the debt limit and open the government for a short window with a spending-cut package riding alongside those deals.
( WATCH: Dems hold shutdown rally)
So as the government shutdown's ninth day came to a close — and even as standoff-style stagecraft dominated the House and Senate floors Wednesday — there were early signs on both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue that the political class is ready to begin the process of bargaining.
Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) and his No. 2, Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Virginia, sat down with Pelosi and Hoyer in the speaker's office Wednesday.
Boehner spoke twice with Obama on Tuesday, although the Ohio Republican's aides say they aren't negotiating at the moment.
( Also on POLITICO: D.C. officials, Senate Dems clash)
Indeed, there's been no movement among leaders to reopen government after eight days, or lift the debt ceiling, which Treasury says must happen by Oct. 17. And GOP leaders were skeptical ahead of the meeting with Obama.
"A meeting is a good start, but only if it means [Obama has] decided to drop his refusal to negotiate on solutions — only if he's ready to work with members of both parties to address the debt in a meaningful way," said Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.
White House press secretary Jay Carney said Obama was "disappointed" that Boehner is "preventing his members from coming to the White House."
( Also on POLITICO: Dem cracks open in debt limit fight)
"The president thought it was important to talk directly with the members who forced this economic crisis on the country about how the shutdown and a failure to pay the country's bills could devastate the economy," Carney said. "If the Republicans want to have a real discussion, they should open the government and take the threat of default off the table."
Nonetheless, some possible solutions are beginning to sprout up.
Ryan, whom many consider the intellectual leader of the House Republicans, spoke in the basement of the Capitol at a Republican Study Committee meeting and urged short-term debt ceiling hikes with spending cuts that would ride alongside. He thinks he could reform some of America's entitlement programs and begin fixing the Tax Code in one or two months. Republican leadership is not opposed to this idea, but they need concessions alongside any short-term hike.
( PHOTOS: Debt ceiling fight: 20 great quotes)
While ideas are beginning to fly behind closed doors, standoff-style stagecraft continues to dominate the House and Senate floors.


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Danish design furniture from the 20th century
Welcome to danish-furniture.com.
This site is dedicated to the diffusion of knowledge of Danish furniture design from the twentieth century. Danish design had its great period between 1925 and 1975, hence the name Mid-century Modern. During this period, architects and manufacturers entered into a unique and very rewarding collaboration, which raised the standards, in terms of both aesthetics and functionality.
At danish-furniture.com our aim is to show a representative selection of modern Danish furniture classics. Works by Arne Jacobsen, Hans J. Wegner, Poul Kjćrholm, Poul Henningsen, Kaare Klint, Verner Panton, Ole Wanscher, Břrge Mogensen, Finn Juhl and many others are shown. More than a hundred and fifty different pieces are on display, complete with image and information about architect, year, manufacturer and materials.


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What an adorable trip to this BT, TYVM to all the designers who share their talents. I finished the trip and love all the styles, the papers, the elements-love the spoon, the fork, etc.-, the WA. I'm a lover of all the "oldies"- retro, vintage, shabby, etc.- "oldies" good. The journal cards are off the hook! The wire alphas are fantastic. The first timer BT contributors make awesome kits and I encourage to continue creating. I'm TOTALLY in love with this BT and I thinking in an hybrid project, but I need to find a good printer place to print all. Again TYVM to everyone.
PS: Forget Box, you will be out of bandwidth soon, and cost, you can use other alternatives.
Thanks for the new blogs I fond in this trip.
February Blog Train Chatter & Questions
What an adorable trip to this BT, TYVM to all the designers who share their talents. I finished the trip and love all the styles, the papers, the elements-love the spoon, the fork, etc.-, the WA. I'm a lover of all the "oldies"- retro, vintage, shabby, etc.- "oldies" good. The journal cards are off the hook! The wire alphas are fantastic. The first timer BT contributors make awesome kits and I encourage to continue creating. I'm TOTALLY in love with this BT and I thinking in an hybrid project, but I need to find a good printer place to print all. Again TYVM to everyone.
you guys are right of course.....i need to not take it personally. i guess im just unsure of myself sharing with others. ive always designed just for me i never know if people like my stuff or find it useful. i would love for some feed back on my part of the train.
Thank you to all of the talented designers who made such great kits for the Retro Kitchen Blog Train.
Brandi, like your giftie. For me it seems to be a matter of health problems with a touch of lazy.
Ack, Marissa I took down the kit preview images from the gallery as requested but didn't get a chance to get over to imgur until now. So, my image links are broken for both parts of the kit. Is there any way you can unlock the topic so I can fix the links. So sorry for the inconvenience!
Or maybe I'll just post the photo links here.
Thanks for your kind feedback! It's very encouraging...I've been wanting to try my hand at designing for several years now...this was the perfect chance to.
I have been crazy busy, so I haven't even had time to download anyone's kits. Hope to do it tomorrow. From the previews though, they all look amazing!
You all have done a fantastic job! Thank you very much!
I think everyone did an amazing job! Excellent work! I tried to leave individual comments where I could, but had trouble on some sites (grr). Thanks Marisa for the opportunity to practice our skills!
To Shelly, I just discover today that your 1st link not working and then your info about the link problem, so I has to check again in your blog. I was anxious to see the recipe card shown in the preview. My dear the recipe cards are beautiful, the alphas are fantastic, and the aprons and rolling pin are gorgeous. So feel good, what you create is beautiful and I'm sure the rest of the people who downloaded your kit will love too. TYVM for your contribution.
Thank you everyone for all the wonderful designs! I can't wait to start playing with all the stuff! And as for the downloads vs. credits, I try to leave one on everyone's page but sometimes I get distracted by my kids or I honestly forget. I'm truly sorry if I did forget to comment. Everybody's contributions to this blog train are awesome! Thank you so much for your generosity!
Can't wait to get enough community points to participate!
I'm so thrilled about all your wonderful kits Thank you so much for your beautiful creations
@Janet: I updated your image links so they point to imgur now.
Thanks so much Marisa.
Thanks so much for all of the beautiful kits!! I love them all! I'm going to try to incorporate all kits into my challenge entry!! and I have just the pics to create an LO!!
awww thank you so much eileen! you totally made my day!
I received an email about my bandwidth running out, so I've updated my links to work now.
Wow. This is a wonderful blog train. Thank you to everyone who contributed.
I am so glad I checked back there were 2 kits I didn't see the first time! Now I want to also get that matching kit!! Thanks so much ladies - a stellar performance on this BT!!!
I finally had a chance to download all of the blog train parts. Wow, talk about lovely work! I'm so excited to dig in and have a better look at all of the goodies. Thanks again to each of you who participated!!
Melo - those cards are so cute!
Hello dear ones,
By now I have had a chance to download, open, and ogle almost everyone's contributions. Just this once I even downloaded things I know I won't use (I'm not a word art person, for example) because I really wanted to be able to take a look at these creations all these people I am getting to know now worked so hard to make. I am truly blown away by the quality and originality of all of the stuff we made!
I've started writing up comments but I'm also in the middle of a giant pile of school deadlines. I want to post the ones I have so far, but if you're not on my current list please know I am still planning to write more! Comments for all! I just thought it would be nice to get these to their intended recipients as long as I have them written already.
Marisa: Amazing textures (super shabby, which is what I love best). Wonderful unique journal cards. Very subtle and elegant color combinations, it's clear you're a pro at this
Jessica: Awe-inspiring shabby textures. Inventive patterns and creative color combinations. Adorable word art, too!
Brandi: Some of the most truly "retro" of all our creations, I think. I love the retro square patterns and thank you for including those cool borders. Very realistic papers. And sparkly stuff is always great.
Jennifer: What a huge, generous contribution! Cool 50s-diner-style alphas. Love how many different kitchen "surface" materials you incorporated, from tile to melted plastic. I really like the geometric elements and you made some great Project Life material with the strip tags and the journal blocks. The lace overlays were a really cool idea, and the linen papers are realistic and in nice soft versions of the palette.
Tina A.: It's so cool that you took the cook-with-cookbook graphic so many of used and made it a full-blown colored graphic. The citrus and bowl/coffeepot remind me of retro Pyrex designs.
Rachel: Really inventive patterns, unlike anything else in the train. Love the tablecloth paper! Nice realistic textures, as well. I don't usually use word strips, but yours are really attractive and nicely made. Plus I love that there one that says "disaster."
I am so impressed with all the blog hop contributions. The theme and colors are great. Thanks to all the designers!
Wow, Ladies you've all done some great work on your pieces!
I had thought about contributing, but got busy...so busy that I'm just now getting together all the kits! There's something in each kit that catches my eye, and will eventually be used!
I've thought about adding decor to my personal cookbook and now I've got tons to pick from!
I've given small recipes books that contain some our popular recipes to couples as wedding presents for years, and will have to look through all the TOU's and tag things in Picasa so that I can also share some of these items in what I give...following TOU's of course.
Koodos to all who WORKED and contributed!
I wanted to come back here and comment on some of what I really liked from ya'll.
Marisa: loved especially your yellow pie and mixing paper.
Tina: thanks for including the kitchen scale...never thought I'd use one in my kitchen, but got one when my daughter started to learn to cook...it's still not used often, but every once in a while and will definitely be used for scrapping..lol
Jessica: labels and those all important hot pads! I've got to find a few pics, I've got old photos of my son when he burned his hand on the toaster, or at 2.5 yrs old when he was caring a chair at a picnic, and bumped into the still hot grill...even though there was no photo of his face, I still remember the look he had even before he started to say anything, as I moved across the gathering to get him to the ICE!...not knowing for sure he had touched.
Brandi: I love the purples in this kit...thanks for making some great assets with them!
Jennifer: Loved your weaved background, linens, and those bottle caps! Lace as well.
Tina: loved your red "some loving from the oven!" and another rolling pin!
Emily: Loved several of your backgrounds, and way even with the same palette, you got a more wintry feel in the papers. I grew up in the "northern" states, where SNOW makes up alot of the year, and so the older photos from my moms kitchen will surely be using some of these.
Rachel: loved the labels, and especially that blue checker background! I think my mom had a table cloth we used for picnics JUST LIKE THAT!
Sunny: I had to go back to your blog today, cause I was so late in starting my downloading of the kits... as I was scanning the kits and tagging them...I had missed your first zips...and only seen the last bonus originally...I was thinking...where's my "Approved" sticker, wooden spoon, and Cinnamon tag? I think I got everything now. THANKS!
Brooke: thanks for those paper elements...it will give my digital pages the same feel as my older albums, of the stamping and coloring with pencils! Oh, the GRAPES! The only thing I've always tried to put in my kitchen when I have a choice!
Shelly: loved the papers, solid and the vague embelishments...the Aprons and rollingpins! I'm not a big one for alphabets, but I might have to change my mind. I can only imagine how much work they took!
Janet: loved all the cook ware you included! and those little charms. and those captions.
Melouise: too cute those buttons and circle frames! And I've got some "craft and fold" type things planned with some of those kitchen utensil papers!
Lorien: loved the pink doily and lace!
Connie: thanks for the flowers that match and the salt and pepper shakers. A must for me when scrapping my mom's kitchen...she used to collect them, years ago but when things got busy with us kids and tight...the collection got set aside. My daughter 16, and son 13 wondered why they were unpacking another pair of "shakers" as when we moved them to their retirement house. The kids commented that they never knew Grandma "collected".
Violet: thanks for all the journal cards! I've not really gotten into the card scrapping fad...but I DO love to Journal when I scrap, and was excited to see your options! Lovely! I'm thinking of having to go hybrid, printing some for my college daughter who says she's NOT going DIGITAL scrapping...but was wanting a new smart phone cause of the camera..cause she wants to be able to document her life better! These Journal Cards might be a good next step as she's looking at having to get a Masters Degree next and her monies already tight!
Jenn: Loved the clock and labeled containers! and furniture!
Angela: the Boy and Girl brads...reminded me of my father's mom! Also the Rose and Doiley papers! Never heard of Be-Ro before, but I love the tossed papers...so much like my kitchen when I'm planning a big get-together!
Wow! Kitchens have always been the hub in our home, and bring out the stories not only in our kids after school, but also from the generations back as they share stories! Thanks to EACH and EVERYONE for working and sharing! Now it's time to scrap some stories!
I have been doing a Designer Course and have learnt a few things, one of them being papers should be 12 x 12. I have always done mine A4 as I don't have a printer that can print any bigger. If anyone downloaded my papers and wanted them 12 X 12, please let me know as I am in the process of updating my papers.
Thank You all... so very cute~!
awesome kits, just downloaded from Solyluna and wanted to do a special shout out as she says it's her first kit! Well done, beautiful train ladies.


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Switch Plus 5.31
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DieCAST (Dietrich Center for Air Sea Technology)
Posted March 20, 2002,18:16
Institution: National Taiwan University
Contact: firstname.lastname@example.com
The DieCAST (Dietrich Center for Air Sea Technology) model is a primitive equation, z-level ocean and lake model patterned after the Sandia Ocean Modeling System (SOMS). The model is hydrostatic, incompressible, rigid-lid, partially implicit, and fully conservative. The numerical differences from the SOMS model stem only from using an Arakawa A grid instead of the Arakawa C grid used by SOMS. The DieCAST model is simpler and requires less computation per time step than the SOMS model. It is also stable with substantially longer time step. Both DieCAST and SOMS use higher order treatment of the generally dominat terms in ocean dynamics, i.e. pressure gradient and Coriolis. This leads to accurate and robust (stable with realistically small dissipation) models.
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One of the common challenges when designing responsive design for mobile is the navigation menu. If the site has many sections or pages, it gets challenging to squeeze all the items into a small mobile resolution. The navigation most likely ends up running into multiple lines or the buttons stacking on top each other. So I'm going to review some of the design solution and provide a quick tutorial on how to create a mobile navigation with jQuery.
The screenshots below show the navigation layout issues on mobile. If the navigation has 3 or 4 buttons like Web Designer Wall, then the navigation won't wrap into two lines. But if the navigation contains 6 or more buttons, they will stack on top each other.
1) Dropdown
2) Display as Block
Another quick fix is set each menu item as block elements so they display vertically. But this approach takes a lot of header space. If the navigation has many buttons, this is a bad idea because the readers have to scroll down through the long list of navigation before reaching the content.
3) Menu Icon
The last solution that I'm going to review is to use a menu icon/button to toggle the navigation. I like this method out of the three because it saves space (very important on mobile) and it gives you full control of styling with CSS. The menu icon can be styled to match with the overall design.
Mobile Navigation with jQuery (view demo)
This tutorial shows you how to create a mobile navigation with jQuery as seen on the sites listed above. jQuery will be used to prepend the menu icon and toggle the navigation. This trick doesn't require any extra/un-semantic HTML tags.
Below is the sample navigation HTML used in this tutorial:

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Stuart Callander MRICS and Shonah Urquhart MRICS were the two surveyors involved in the Dormont Park Passivhaus Development, a first in Scottish sustainability standards. The Passivhaus standard was developed in Germany in the early nineties and minimises fuel poverty through the use of renewable energy technology and excellent thermal performance.
In 2006, the Passivhaus standard had been applied in Scotland to a handful of single-dwelling properties, but the Dormont Park development was the first major application of the standard.
Completed in 2011, the development which coupled renewable energy technology and high performing Mechanical Ventilation and Heat Recovery units, delivered impressive results. It is estimated that each house in the development emits around 3 tonnes of carbon dioxide a year – compared with an estimated 63 tonnes emitted by a home built to the building regulations of the time.
As well as being environmentally friendly the project has also helped alleviate the effects of fuel poverty on residents of the development by reducing the cost of heating homes. Better indoor air quality, delivered by the MRHV units should also improve the health outcomes of residents.
Stuart was charged with assessing the risks associated with the use of the new technology in the construction process. This was critical in assessing the high performance technology, such as the tripled glazed windows and the Mechanical Ventilation and Heat Recovery units, which are associated with a number of risks due to their limited supply chain.
As an expert in development appraisals Shonah was responsible for ensuring the project was economically viable and within the constraints of the Government's grant scheme, which was being piloted specifically for the project. This was particularly challenging as it was a first of its kind and there were no benchmarks to work from. Through their excellent collaborative work, Stuart and Shonah managed to deliver the development on time and within the allocated budget.
The development has become a benchmark for sustainable developments in Scotland and is also an exemplar of how well-constructed new builds can alleviate the pressures of climate change, fuel poverty and to create a healthier and fairer society.


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Mumford and Sons's Gentlemen of the Road tour hit the country town of Dungog this weekend. With ticket sales exceeding the population of the town, the event was set to be a big one. Braving the heat, punters poured in thick and thin to the tune of Melbourne band, Husky. The guys smashed through a solid folk/rock set as security guards hosed down the crowds.
Willy Mason took to the stage next to offer up some American country swagger. Being joined on stage by his band after a couple of songs, Mason distracted punters from the on-setting heat as the crowd grew.
Teenage girls were soon weak in the knees as festival heart-throb Matt Corby appeared. In a Jeff Buckley-esque style, Corby wooed the crowd with his powerful voice; not that he even needed one as the crowd sang to "Brother".
The boys didn't miss out as self-proclaimed "Gentlewoman of the Road" Sarah Blasko stepped up. Smashing straight into her new single "I Awake", Blasko showed the crowd why she's one of Australia's great vocalists.
As the sun finally went down and punters were dry after a soaking from a local fire truck, American collective Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes bounced onto stage. Jumping straight into "40 Day Dream", lead singer Alex Ebert sprang onto a speaker, making his way onto the barrier and eventually into the crowd. The night was set and the crowd was drooling for more.
The reason everyone had made the pilgrimage to Dungog was of course for headline act and festival creators Mumford and Sons. Playing a 2 hour set the folk rockers didn't disappoint; stomping on kick drums, strumming on guitars and picking banjos.
The crowd made a mass exodus for the gate after Mumford and Sons set but the show still wasn't over. Festival essentials Yacht Club DJ's played out the night as punters made their way back to camp; shaking their booties along the way.
Gentlemen of the Road was an experience like no other and we're sure Dungog has never seen so many people.