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Just a few more rehearsals before our Christmas Concert.
Church of the Holy Rude, Saturday 9 December, 7.30
We're now rehearsing every week in St. Columba's Church Hall, Stirling on a Tuesday evening 7.30 to 9.30 pm
Our main piece this year is Haydn's Creation but we'll soon be rehearsing our Christmas programme
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Nakameguro Park (中目黒公園) is a well-maintained open grass park frequented by locals and families. They have a large variety of plants and flowers that you can learn about at their "Flower and Greenery Learning Center" and a "creature pond" to view fish, frogs and insects. Located within the grounds is a small play area equip with a slide, two swings and a sandpit; a waterplay area open in summer, and a fitness and sports area where they hold games and events. They also have a small court to play basketball, and a reading library. Near the back of the park sits a circular stone walk ("foot health walk") where one takes off their shoes and
walks on the varied textures/uneven surfaces of the stones. Some believe these "reflexology paths" reduces blood pressure, and improves balance and physical performance.
A nice outing would be to walk along the Nakameguro River to view the remaining Cherry Blossoms, picnic at the park then stop in one of our Nakameguro Area recommended restaurants for an early dinner. If you didn`t have time to pack a lunch, Cafe Core, an organic coffee shop and bakery is located in the hospital next door to the park. There is also a 7/11 across the river on Yamate dori (street).
Nakameguro Park Details
Address: 2-3-14 Nakameguro, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 東京都目黒区中目黒 2-3-14 (Google Map)
Phone: 03-5722-9741
Access: A 10 min walk from Nakameguro Station on the Hibiya or Toyoko Line
Hours: Fitness and Sports Square 6:00 – 19:00, Flowers and Greens Learning Center 9:00 – 17:00, Closed Mondays and Dec 28th – Jan 4th
Cost: Free
Nakameguro Park, Nakameguro – The Local`s Favorite Family Park
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It is said that frustration, anger and despair often lead to interesting and expressive music and art. If one looks to the case of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia during the late 70s and 80s, one might conclude this is right. Economic decline, unemployment, rampant inflation and rising tensions certainly proved to be a fertile ground for experiments and exciting new directions in music.
During the 70s and 80s, Yugoslavia saw the rise of Novi Val (literally New Wave). As the name suggests, this genre can best be compared with the New Wave in the rest of Europe and North America. And like its counterparts elsewhere, the acts of Novi Val sounded gloomy, gritty and dark.
It would be too easy, however, to merely describe Novi Val as the music of a frustrated generation. Despite the gloom, the sense of frustration and anger that is often present in Novi Val, the genre combined these with a progressive and forward-looking push for wild and sometimes outrageous experiments. The seemingly odd combination between frustration, decline and a thrusting momentum for experiments led to an interesting mix of upbeat gloom, hollow synth scapes and angry, yet danceable funk. The 70s and 80s have been described – in terms of culture – as the "happiest decades of late socialism".
Ventilator 202, a radioshow from a Belgrade-based radio station and its DJ Zoran Modli can be seen as the embodiment of progressive experiments, both in radio making and music. From 1979 until 1987 Modli dedicated his legendary show to the spread of experimental music, digital sounds and computer developments in Yugoslavia's analog airwaves. Ventilator 202 released three compilation albums that contain some of the best Novi Val and experimental electronic music from Yugoslavia during the 80s (see below). When I discovered his contact details, I was eager to speak with Zoran Modli about his show and his role in the development of Novi Val in the socialist state.
After years as a radio amateur, Modli's career took off in 1970 when he started at Belgrade's Studio B. It's Yugoslavia's first "free radio station".
"Wow! It was real free radio," says Modli. "Complete improvisation, not a line of written text, a dynamic program and music selected by DJs or journalists right in front of the microphone, in direct contact with listeners."
Although many countries southeast and east of Europe suffered censorship, Yugoslavia was relatively free. Modli explains: "Media promotion of music, especially from the early 1970s onwards, was only dependant on one's taste; it was not a state issue."
What most in Yugoslavia did not dare, however, was to deviate from the boring and dull format of state radio. While they were apprehensive about creating "anarchy on national radio", Modli was literally free from radio management in his own studio down in the basement of Radio Beograd 202, from where he run his legendary radio show back in 1979.
"No one was able to censor me during the show. After the broadcast, it was too late for objections."
Radio Beograd 202 offered Modli total freedom. Modli recalls: "After the call to join Radio Belgrade, I was told to invent the show I want. So in 1979 I started Ventilator 202. Everything changed when Radio Belgrade opened a small studio for me where I was allowed to do everything by myself. Then I began experimenting. It's the first radio show that I ran high above ground – from an aircraft cockpit literally, promoting demo bands. With the computer revolution bringing about an unprecedented sound, I was also able to provoke listeners with whistling and sizzling computer programs via FM radio waves!"
The start of his show coincided with the explosion of Novi Val in Yugoslavia. According to Modli, the late 70s offered a great opportunity for cheap but good productions. "It was enough to have talent for beautiful melodies and harmonies," says Modli. "This was richly rewarded with adding lavish sounds generated by electronic devices."
Electronic devices and computer programming gradually became an essential part of Modli's show. The dawn of the computer revolution in Yugoslavia meant Yugoslavians now had the opportunity to become a computer owner with the legendary Galaksija computer. Computer enthusiasts could assemble their own computer with a DIY kit.
"My radio show on Radio Belgrade ran every Saturday, lasted three hours and was dedicated to Rock 'n' Roll," says Modli. "The advent of computers soon began to alter this concept. At the beginning of 1984, the ratio between music and stories about computers was equal."
Modli also dedicated time to exploring new possibilities and innovations in sounds, rebroadcasting interviews with famous music innovators of the time, thanks to BBC 1 interviews with John Lewis, Gary Numan, O.M.D. and Human League, and with the legendary Robert Moog – pioneer of the Moog.
Explaining how he and two of his colleagues selected the demotapes played at Ventilator 202, Modli said: "We tried to be absolutely certain that our taste fitted with the taste of the most avant garde and well-educated radio listeners. I would say we were right."
And I would be inclined to agree! Here are some of my favorite tracks from the awesome Ventilator 202 compilations, including introductions from the Ventilator 202 show.
39 Legija – "Smisao" (1983)
39 Legija is one of the many obscure artists that appeared on Ventilator 202. Combining a dark punk-riff with blopping and whizzing synthesizers and claps from a drumcomputer. Dark and hollow, but with an incredible drive, "Smisao" is the only known recording of 39 Legija.
Misko Plavi – "Hemija" (1983)
Hemija is an incredibly danceable, funky, yet slightly disturbing and dark track. After an edgy, eerie bass and guitar intro, the song evolves into a wild and upbeat dance track, slightly reminiscent of Talking Heads during their best days. The song is an excellent display of Hemija (Chemistry) between the gloom, the eeriness and upbeat festivity.
Rex Illusivii – "Zla Kob"
Rex Illusivii is one of the most well-known artists that ever appeared on Ventilator 202. As one of Yugoslavia's pioneers of Electronic music, he was already known for producing songs for famous Yugoslavian acts such as Haustor and Ekaterina Veliki. Later he became a renowned producer in Brazil, where he lived until his untimely death in 1999.
His song "Zla Kob" (doom) reflects this title perfectly. It combines Gregorian-like chants with low and pulsating bass-synthesizers and eerie wind-like sounds. "Zla Kob" is somewhere between a beautiful, dark soundscape and a song. Dark and low as it may be, it is one of the absolute highlights of the Ventilator 202 demo tapes.
Partibrejkers – "Radio Utopia"
Partibrejkers is another act that rose to fame in Yugoslavia. "Radio Utopia" is definitely the most Rock 'n' Roll of the Ventilator 202 demos. Just two guitars, a voice and a drum (no bass!) create an awesome garage Rock 'n' Roll song. Raw Power and Rock 'n' Roll.
Aja Sofija – "Uvek si tu" (1984)
Aja Sofija is one of the lesser known acts to appear on the Ventilator 202 demo tapes. "Uvek si tu" starts out as a great bluesy downbeat track, but the track gradually descends into a lovely and loud punk chaos, culminating in a soundscape of atonal synth blops.
Vanila Pakt – "Andaluzija" (1984)
"Andaluzija" is perhaps the wildest and darkest synth tracks on the Ventilator 202 demo tapes. With a drumcomputer, vocals larded with echoes and uncompromising low synths, Vanila pakt explores the darkest nooks that of electronic music.
Gustaph Y Njegovi Dobri Duhovi – "Upotreba Majmuna" (1984)
What better to end a list than with a danceable and upbeat track? "Upotreba Majmuna" is a merciless funky track with incomprehensible shouting, synthesizer bleeps, a bopping bass and a funky guitar that takes some atonal detours. Joyful, funky and wild.


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Fishing Report
Flow: 1,370 cfs in Glenwood Springs
Short and Sweet: There are river closures along Canyon creek and Grizzly creek to protect spawning fish. Do be careful around these areas! Fishing on the Colorado has been superb this past week, our guide staff has done very well on floats from Glenwood and down. The walk-wade fishing has been very good also, especially near Two Rivers and South Canyon. Eggs and baetis are the main entrees on the Colorado lately, you can also move some bigger fish with a well-placed streamer cast.
Hot Flies: Freestone emerger 20-22, cat pooh 6-8, 20-incher 10-12, prince 10-16, golden tungstone 14-16, tungsten ready baetis 20, tungsten soft hackle (gray) 18-20, soft hackle peacocks and hare's ears 14-16, 20-inchers 12-14, Stimi's 14-18, peacock caddis 14-16, later skater caddis 14-16, flag dun PMD 16-18, zombie Apocalypse, sex dungeon, gallops peanuts, Stott's ziwi, sculpzillas.
Flow: 42 cfs at Fish Hatchery Bridge in Carbondale
Short and Sweet: The Crystal River is, as most of us realize, a gem right under our noses here in the valley. Sure, there's not a ton of water in it, but that just makes the sight fishing better and more challenging. Bring the 7x and midge or baetis dries, or try nymphing small plain Pheasant Tails and Princes. The deep pools below Redstone still offer the best opportunities, but there is great fishing up and down Highway 133. Check out the staircase near Carbondale if you want a shot at a big whitefish!
Hot Flies: BH princes 14-18, BH PTs 14-18, STDs 18-20, copper Johns 14-18, San Juan worms 10, parachute Adams 14-16, stimis 12-16, elk hair caddis 14-18, RIP PMD 18, Swiss straw emerger 16-18, PMD halfback 16-18, cat pooh 6-8.
Flow: 48 cfs below Ruedi Reservoir
Short and Sweet: Fishing on the Fryingpan has been terrific this past week. We are seeing heavy baetis and midge hatches in the 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. time slot, and still a mixed bag of PMDs, caddis, and small dark stones. Egg patterns are taking fish, but not as well as they will in the coming weeks. Small dark streamers are a good bet on those cloudy days, or early and late in the day. The shrimping has been good up below the dam, and those fish are also more eager to eat egg patterns. Our experience lately has been better fishing in the middle and lower river, as the lake is in the process of "turning over" and the visability can be poor in the upper miles.
Hot Flies: Sand's epoxy mysis 16-18, sparkledun BWO 20-22, flag dun BWO 20-22, Collett's para BWO 20-22, foam top RS2s 20-22, later skater caddis 16, pearl and elk caddis 16-18, PMD flag dun 16, melon quill 16-18, PTs 20-24, sparklewing RS2s 20-22, gray RS2s 20-22, BTS baetis 20-22, pandemic BWO 20-22, Motown mysis 16-18, tung hoover beatis 20-22, black slumpbuster 8, flashtail eggs 16-18, cat pooh 8.
Flow: 33 cfs in Aspen, 98 cfs in Jaffe Park, 232 cfs in Basalt, 448 cfs in Glenwood Springs
Short and Sweet: We can definitively say the Roaring Fork is the best fishing river in the valley right now. It's also the most vulnerable, with many browns spawning in sections throughout the system. Please be careful not to tread on or above these beds, which are easily noticeable as ultra clean gravelly areas just out of the main current. Try to ignore the pairs of trout on these beds, there are plenty of eager eaters in the main current. Small orange eggs and tiny shiny nymphs are the ticket right now, and streamers are a close second. Midge and baetis hatches are being seen midday as well!
Hot Flies: Olive cat pooh 10-12, iron Sally 14-16, prince 14-18, cat pooh 6-8, soft hackle hare's ear 16, Z-wing caddis 16-18, Z-wing caddis 16-18, tungsten ready baetis 20, tungsten soft hackle baetis 18-20, rainbow warrior 18-20, Sand's STD 18-20, freestone emerger 20-22, biot beatis emerger 18-20, RS2s 20-22, later skater caddis 14-16, stimulators 10-16, peacock caddis 14-16, San Juan worm 10-12, orange flashtail egg 16-18.
This report is provided every week by Taylor Creek Fly Shops in Aspen and Basalt. Taylor Creek can be reached at (970) 927-4374 or taylorcreek.com.
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Whether you are here for recreation at Lake Easton or to visit Ellensburg 15 miles away, the hospitality of our Cle Elum hotel is unprecedented. Additionally, there's an indoor pool and hot tub, perfect for relaxing after a day of hiking, skiing or snow shoeing. With a great location to the pass, we regularly welcome athletes and recreation lovers here to discover all the Great Northwest has to offer.
Hiking, skiing, golf and snowmobiling are a way of life in this region. When the pass is closed, we're one of the only hotels close to Suncadia. We know that what you want after a long day of adventure is luxurious bedding, a comfortable room and some peace and quiet. Our Cle Elum hotel delivers it all, complete with a warm welcome and staff members who truly care about guests.
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At the London Institute of Thai Yoga Massage we teach courses and workshops in Thai massage and bodywork. We are the only school in the UK that offers a comprehensive syllabus rich in traditional Thai medical theory and history. This knowledge accompanies the beautiful & effective hands-on techniques we teach and that Thai Massage is known for.
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The new zombie Archie serie, Afterlife With Archie will debut Oct. 9, the day before NYCC kicks off, and the Archie folks are inviting everyone to celebrate by dressing up as a zombified version of their favorite character. Cosplay as zombie Jughead, Sabrina, even Katy Keene, and stop by the Archie Comics booth (#1936) during the convention for a copy of the comic with a special, cosplayer-exclusive cover by Robert Hack. You can also enter for a chance to win one of three grand prizes: a year's worth of Archie comics.
Announced earlier this year, Afterlife With Archie will be penned by former Glee writer Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and illustrated by Francavilla.
Full rules and the contest flier can be found below. For more information, check out the Afterlife With Archie website, Facebook page and Twitter account.
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- Your costume must be a zombie version of a recognizable Archie Comics character. (Sabrina, Josie, Katy Keene, etc. are acceptable.)
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Land Use Bylaw 400 replaces Land Use Bylaw 300. If an application was applied to prior to January 1, 2017, LUB300 is the applicable bylaw.
What is a Land Use Bylaw (LUB):
The Land Use Bylaw is a legislative requirement of the Government of Alberta. It establishes the building and development regulations that affect a parcel of land. Regulations include the use of the land for a specific purpose (residential, commercial, industrial), the type of use that can occur (e.g. a single family home versus an apartment building), and how the parcel can be developed (height maximums, parcel coverage, building setbacks from the property line, etc). It is the City of Lacombe's main guideline for reviewing development applications.
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The Land Use Bylaw affects everyone who lives, works or plays in the community. For example, if you are a homeowner, the Land Use Bylaw provides the rules for where your house can be located (both within the City and on the parcel of land), and how your house can be built. Or if you own a business, the Land Use Bylaw identifies such things as where your business can be located, the number of parking stalls and landscaping required.
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So yesterday I get a big envelope from Aly's school with all that first day of school paperwork in it. I guess in order to not take away from school time, now we have to turn in all that paperwork a week before school. On the day that we get schedules & locker assignments. What really threw me though was the $40 book deposit was also due that day AND they are taking school pictures.
I'm not ready for school pictures. With buying school supplies & clothes, then trying to come up with book deposit, how can I also afford a new haircut & pictures? I'm a scrapbooker so you know how important the first picture of middle school is. UGH! The smallest package comes with 3.5 x 5 + 2 wallets. What a joke! I'm going to hopefully do the middle one that gets you a 5 x 7 & some wallets for a small fortune. Today I went running to Penney's to charge some dang school clothes, something I was really hoping to avoid.
They have to wear something along school guidelines for the picture, so it's not like I can take her in a cute tank top or anything. I'm bummed, I thought I had a little bit longer.
Oh well, at least it won't be all hectic at school. Usually pics come after lunch/gym & then her hair is a mess, etc. If it was for having money problems I'd actually LOVE this set up. Hubby is out of work again, no work at all. Not sure what to do. Money sucks my friends!
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Saturday, August 16, 2008
School Pictures already
So yesterday I get a big envelope from Aly's school with all that first day of school paperwork in it. I guess in order to not take away from school time, now we have to turn in all that paperwork a week before school. On the day that we get schedules & locker assignments. What really threw me though was the $40 book deposit was also due that day AND they are taking school pictures.
A ~ Z Reading Challenge
~ align the author's last name or the title of a book (excluding "the", "a", etc.) with its corresponding letter in the alphabet
~ enter a different book for each author and title (total of 52 books)
~ complete the alphabet lists anyway that suits your fancy
~ complete the challenge in the year 2008
~ enjoy the experience!
Below is my list of books finished
A Along Came a Spider
C Cat & Mouse by James Patterson
D Dead Witch Walking
E Every which way but Dead by Kim Harrison
F Fistful of Charms by Kim Harrison
I Ice Cold Grave
J Jack & Jill
K Kiss the Girls
L London Bridges
M Mistletoe Murders
N New Moon by Stephanie Meyer
P Plum Lucky
Q Quicksand by Iris Johansen
R Roses are Read by James Patterson
S Amber Spyglass ~ review
T T is for Trespass
V Violets are Blue by James Patterson
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Friday, August 15, 2008
Week #2 Organising Queen Decluter Challenge
Day 10 ~ Water baby that my kids left water in, that grosses me out, lol.
Day 11 ~ I was using this basket for my daughters stuffed animals, but somehow she smashed it.
Day 12 ~ 3 magazines
Day 13 ~ a ton of papers from my daughters school year last year
Day 14 ~ 3 of my youngest daughters outfits that no longer fit but weren't in condition to sell
Day 15 ~ huge pile of receipts that I no longer needed
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Techno Christmas 2008
You do not have to be tagged to play along. This game is simple and so here are the rules.
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4. Let me know your blog's name and url by leaving a comment HERE, so I can add you to the master list.
5. Come back and copy the master list back to your site, often as you can. This will allow the new comers to achieve equal benefit as the late comers do.
6. Watch your Authority Rise
7. You may want to grab the Techno Christmas Badge
Please follow the rules. Blogs in the list will be subject to removal if their lists are not updated. I will check all of the blogs once a week.
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Techno Christmas 2008
So? What are you waiting for? We wish you a merry Christmas!
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Thursday, August 14, 2008
Christmas Wishlist ~ Tiddy Bear
I never know what to ask for when it comes time to give my Christmas list. Well I finally found what I am going to ask for!
No seriously, isn't that hysterical. I guess some people think it is a hoax, but the website has a paypal shopping cart on it. Too funny! Watch the video, you will laugh. The one on the website shows the TWO older women that created the Tiddy Bear.
Just so you know, I am so not asking for this. It is too funny not to share though. LOL
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Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Review ~ MadeinUSAForever.com
I was in the middle of speaking with Todd fromMadeinUSAForever.com when I made this post. A little bit later I get an email from Todd asking for Alli's size because he had something for her. I thought that was just the kindest thing, especially since I was speaking to him about some of the Made in USA toys that they sell.
I ended up getting a nice sized box with a Red y-back tank top, Red/Gray shorts for Alli, a logo t-shirt for me & a gardening set that I am having my younger daughter review since she is my green thumb.
When I came across Made in USA Forever, I became really excited. They sell tons of products and everything is made in the US. They also are extremely affordable with a huge range of items. You can find clothing, toys, tools, furniture, union made items, infant/toddler, flags, wallets, books, even pet items! The company is based in San Clemente CA, about halfway between L.A. and San Diego, Made in USA Forever.com was founded by Todd Lipscomb to provide an easy, fun way to buy products made in the USA. Lipscomb has spent over ten years in the high tech industry, including one of the nation's leading computer component manufacturers. He authored the book "Achieving Prosperity; An Ethical Guide to Building Wealth." Having worked abroad in Asia for over seven years, he knows firsthand the challenges America is facing.
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My daughter loves her outfit and was thrilled to get it. It is totally her, she loves the more comfy clothes so both pieces were perfect. She has worn the tank so many times, and at only $8.95 how could you not want to buy every color? You can pay more then that at even discount stores for China made tops. The shorts are super comfortable to her. They are also only $8.95. Her favorite part of the shorts is that they are two toned being red & gray. She actually wears each piece separately, she prefers a gray tank top with the shorts. These shorts are 100% cotton. She plans on using them all year since she can wear them for dance classes as well!
I'm so impressed by this company. Todd is amazing, he seems to really care about his customers and especially the welfare of the United States. He has really built an impressive online store with such a wide selection of US made merchandise. Check out all the Woman's clothes. There is everything from tops, bottoms, handbags, pajamas, underwear & socks to an amazing Boutique section!
Please take a moment to browse around Made in USA forever, you are sure to find something there. Consider buying something for your Christmas list this year, we need higher sales of US made products! Wouldn't this Patriotic pen make a nice addition to some Christmas gifts this year :)
Keep an eye out for my full review of the Indoor Gardening kit {such a cool product!}
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Birth control is NOT abortion
I had to share something with you. Can you imagine living in a place where birth control is considered an "abortion" and health insurers won't cover it? Where even rape victims are denied emergency contraception?
It seems unbelievable, but the Bush Administration is quietly trying to redefine "abortion" to include birth control. The Houston Chronicle says this could wipe out dozens of state laws that protect women's reproductive freedom and protect rape victims. And this proposed "rule change" doesn't need congressional approval.
I just signed a message to Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt, whose department is considering this rule change, telling him: "Contraception is NOT abortion." Can you add your voice to this cause? Click here to sign the message: http://pol.moveon.org/contraception/?r_by=13468-5181869-E6oB16x&rc=paste
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Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Went to the beach today!
We decided to head to the beach today while it was still somewhat nice in Michigan. We had a nice day, took a ton of pics. Hopefully got some good ones. There was a family of swans hanging out on the beach.
Will be back to posting tomorrow. I did post some of my back to school deals from last week at my debt blog. Go check them out. I wanted to post my CVS deals because I did really well last week, but blogger stopped cooperating for some reason. I can't add pictures.
Oh well, back tomorrow. Don't forget to scroll down and enter my Country bob's giveaway :)
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Monday, August 11, 2008
Vista Print for Business Cards
I've been selling on eBay since 2001, so having business cards has always been important. I honestly don't make a ton of money on ebay, so keeping my costs down is very important.
I've been getting my business cards on Vista Print since for years. I really enjoy their free designs and they have great offers! They have really expanded the collection of business cards. I even converted one business card to a set of Mommy cards. I really like how you can put whatever you want on all the lines they give you.
Make sure to check out what else they offer, I got a really cool t-shirt from them with my business name, they sell postcards, pens, post its, flyers, letterhead. They really have a lot of great things for your business whether it is a Website, Ebay, Etsy, Blogging or just for personal use!
Sunday, August 10, 2008
So you think you can dance Finale
I was really happy that Joshua won the So you think you can dance season 4 show. I actually voted for Twitch because he was a favorite since his auditions on season 3, but really Joshua should have won. I was also really happy that Katee won the 50,000 prize for girls. I wish they started doing that sooner! I always hated that they made a girl & guy leave on each show, but then only give out 1 prize.
I started watching in Season 2, and this is the first season that I was happy with the Top 4. This was a really good season. I was happy to see Shane Sparks and Wade Robson choreograph the last show, they are 2 of my favorites.
What I really liked about this season is how many hip-hop dancers there were and how good they did. Even Comfort, she was not a favorite but when she did choreographed hip-hop she was awesome. The number with Twitch was amazing, that is the first time they got two hip-hop dancers for a hip-hop number & it was one of the best routines I have ever seen on the show! I am amazed at how versatile Joshua and Twitch are.
I liked seeing the dancers from seasons past as well. I wonder what happened to Sabra from last year, I think this is the only time they didn't mention anything about the winner. I was hoping to see
& Natalie from season 2, but didn't see them. They were my 2 favorites of all the show. I guess Natalie works for the Greek show of So you think you can dance & not sure what Ivan is up to, it says that he is living in New York with Travis from the show.
The Pop N Lock battle was awesome, excited to see that. I know they had talked about it, glad they came through!
I also enjoyed watching Mary & Nigel dance! I hope they do more of that next year.
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Peggy Noonan simultaneously offers a reasonable position on politics and the war and imagines that we have another President, one capable of admitting that he has made mistakes:
It's been an era of soft thinking and hard words. Those who opposed the war were weak and craven; those who supported it were dupes and bullies; those who came to oppose the war were cowards bowing to polls; those who continue to support it love all war all the time. Some of this was inevitable–the stakes could barely be higher; passions flare. But it's not getting us anywhere. And it's limiting debate. It's making people fearful.
It is time for a kind of verbal amnesty in which thoughts are considered before motives are judged. An admission that the White House is as responsible for this situation as everyone else would help clear the air–and just might prompt some soul-searching in members of the audience. An honest plea here could break through the cement that has hardened over the debate. Who could answer harshly when a president who loves his country admitted the problem and pleaded for change? That's what might really hit reset.
It's a fair point. One of the unfortunate results of a closely-divided nation at war has been an almost complete absence of actual debate about the war. Both sides, though I am not willing to admit equally, have been content to sling ad hominem attacks and sound bites rather than substantive discussion as the war drags on. There are any number of reasons–the past six years of Republican ascendancy and Democratic anger, craven opponents of the war, unwilling to stand for their principles, shameless faux patriots calling opponents traitors for holding different views, to name a few.
There's a lot of talk on both sides of the Iraq issue about what's best for American soldiers. Naturally, each side hopes to present itself as the advocate for the troops. I suspect, however, that our troops would rather have thoughtful discussion than cheerleading and specious claims to represent their interests. It's time for a national dialogue, meaningful debate and discussion about the war, about the vision for our nation's foreign policy.
Divided government may be our best, last hope for the kind of discussion that needs to take place. Let's hope our President–and his opponents–take this opportunity to engage each other in ideas, make concessions, and devise a plan that makes more sense than its TV news sound bite impact. If they don't, perhaps words like "coward" and "traitor" aren't hard enough.


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Joseph V. Micallef is a best-selling military history and world affairs author, and keynote speaker. Follow him on Twitter@JosephVMicallef.
On July 11, Beijing dispatched Chinese troops from the port of Zhanjiang in Guangdong province with orders to begin "constructing the base at Djibouti." The announcement follows on a previous January 21 announcement of an agreement with Djibouti to host what the Chinese Foreign Ministry termed a "logistics and fast evacuation base."
Widely described in the western media as China's first overseas base, the facility, still in the process of being constructed, stops short of being a full-fledged military base, but is widely interpreted as the first step in a significant build-up of Chinese military power in the Indian Ocean.
Under the agreement with Djibouti, China can station up to 10,000 troops in its facility there, although the initial deployment will fall far short of that number. The new base comes on the heel of a $14 billion, Chinese financed railroad project, which links the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa with Djibouti, as well as an expansion of port facilities in Djibouti. The rail line represents Ethiopia's only direct transportation link to the Indian Ocean.
The Chinese facility is only a few miles away from the U.S. base at Camp Lemonnier. Although the U.S. maintains a range of small outposts and air facilities in Africa, Camp Lemonnier is the only fully operational American base on the African continent. The Chinese facility joins bases operated by Italy, France, Spain and Japan. In addition, Saudi Arabia has announced that it too will build a military base in Djibouti.
Djibouti sits at a strategic location on the horn of Africa overlooking the Straits of Mandeb. Roughly 10 percent of the world's petroleum traffic and 20 percent of global trade traverse those straits. The Straits of Mandeb connect the Red Sea with the Indian Ocean and along with the Suez Canal is an important maritime route linking the Mediterranean Sea with the Indian Ocean.
China's base in Djibouti is part of a broader dual strategy described by Beijing as "String of Pearls" and the "One Belt, One Road" (OBOR) that is at the heart of Beijing's aims in the Indian Ocean. The "String of Pearls" relates to China's plans to construct or expand port facilities in Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Seychelles, Bangladesh and Myanmar.
Djibouti is a template for that expansion, one in which Chinese economic aid for the expansion of regional transportation links and port development are potentially the precursor to an expanded Chinese military presence.
The Pakistani port of Gwadar in Pakistan's Baluchistan province, for example, has been largely built and is controlled by Chinese interests. In 2015, Islamabad agreed to lease the port facilities until 2059 to the state-owned China Overseas Port Holding Company.
The port sits on the Arabian Sea, astride the sea lanes that bring oil from the Persian Gulf to China. It is the most visible element of a broader, Chinese financed, $54 billion, China-Pakistan Economic Corridor designed to create transportation infrastructure and promote industrial development in Pakistan and especially in the province of Baluchistan.
Although both Islamabad and Beijing have announced that there will not be a Chinese military presence in Gwadar, Chinese investment in port facilities in Sri Lanka, Greece, and now Djibouti, have been followed by regular visits of People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) vessels and in the latter case, a long-term military facility.
China has been following the same template elsewhere in the Indian Ocean. In fact, Beijing's String of Pearls is expanding beyond the Indian Ocean to include port development and infrastructure projects in Wavis Bay, Namibia, Sao Tome and Principe in the Gulf of Guinea, Darwin, Australia and Piraeus, Greece. Piraeus is one of Europe's largest container ports. In August 2016, the China Ocean Shipping Company (COSCO) acquired a 51 percent interest in the Piraeus Port Authority.
In addition, Chinese companies have invested heavily in the expansion of port facilities in Singapore. The three, giant new berths, being financed by Chinese interests, will maintain Singapore's status as the world's second busiest container port after Shanghai.
In 2016, Chinese companies handled 18 percent of all worldwide container traffic, more than any other country. In addition, Chinese companies had varying degrees of ownership interests in 30 of the world's 50 largest container ports. Roughly 65 percent of the world's container traffic moves through ports that are either controlled or have significant investment by Chinese companies.
Beijing's String of Pearls strategy is paralleled by its "One Belt, One Road" strategy. The strategy consists of the "Silk Road Economic Belt" and the "New Maritime Silk Road." The two titles refer to the network of overland trade routes, termed the Silk Road, that once crisscrossed central Asia and the maritime trade routes that historically connected China with the Middle East and Europe.
The One Belt, One Road strategy is a multi-trillion-dollar infrastructure development program to build roads, railways, pipelines and ports to connect Eurasia and create a seamless transportation corridor between China's cities and their markets in Asia and Europe. China has already tested the feasibility of rail shipments, via Russia, from China to a variety of European cities.
The OBOR initiative would encompass 60 nations that collectively have more than 4.4 billion people and that economically represent about 40 percent of global Gross Domestic Product. In 2016, the China Development Bank extended loans amounting to 160 billion dollars to countries involved in OBOR related infrastructure projects. On May 13 and 14, 2017 Beijing hosted a two-day summit, "The Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation."
This was the first multilateral meeting on the OBOR initiative organized by China. Over 130 countries and 1,500 delegates, including 29 hears of states, attended the conference.
Among the world leaders in attendance were Russian President Vladimir Putin, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte. Both the EU countries and the U.S. sent delegates, although these not include any ranking members of their respective governments. The U.S., for example, sent Matt Pottinger, a Special Assistant to President Donald Trump, but no cabinet level or elected officials.
According to the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the summit produced "270 signed deliverables for policy coordination, infrastructure, trade, investment and people to people exchanges." At the Summit, Chinese President Chinese President Xi Jinping announced an additional $124 billion in funding for the OBOR initiative, including loans, grants and $8.7 billion in assistance to developing countries.
Beijing claims that approximately one trillion dollars has already been invested or committed to the OBOR program, with several trillion additional dollars planned to be invested over the next decade.
The Silk Road Economic Belt and the Maritime Silk Road are designed to both complement one another and potentially serve as alternative routes for Chinese goods to world markets. By developing transportation infrastructure between Asia's interior and various Chinese funded ports along the Indian Ocean littoral, Beijing will be better able to funnel its trade, both exports and imports, to central Asia as well as to European and Middle Eastern markets.
Alternatively, if China's maritime trade routes are interdicted, the overland trade routes can still serve as an alternative transportation corridor.
There is also a significant military aspect to the OBOR initiative. There is no question that the infrastructure development, especially the expansion and creation of new port facilities in the Indian Ocean, will enhance Beijing's ability to project its military power in the region. Moreover, the trillions of dollars that China claims it will ultimately invest in the OBOR initiative will also underscore's Beijing's determination to protect its new investments.
Historically, the People's Liberation Army, has been, in terms of manpower, the world's largest army. It represented a significant force and allowed China to project considerable military power along its periphery. A capability underscored by America's experience during the Korean War and by Vietnam several decades later. China's ability to project military power beyond its landward periphery, even across the roughly 100-mile-wide Taiwan straits, was limited however.
Currently, the PLA has 2.3 million personnel. This is down from its peak of 6.3 million in 1951. Since the 1980s, the PLA has been progressively reduced in favor of building up the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) and the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF). Recently, Beijing announced the downsizing of the PLA to under one million personnel by 2022. The reduction was designed to free up funds for new military technologies as well as to further increase the size of the PLAN and PLAAF.
The changes signal a shift in the role of the PLA away from large scale, conventional ground warfare in favor of developing a broader reliance on stand-off weapons and precision munitions. In addition, it signals an expansion of the Chinese military's role beyond territorial defense and homeland security to include a broader mandate to protect China's citizens, assets and interests abroad, and especially those associated with the One Belt, One Road initiative.
As part of this realignment of Chinese military forces, the PLAN's function has been expanded beyond costal defense to include the ability to project military power across the world's oceans, with particular emphasis on the Indian Ocean. In addition, China's military is shifting to a more integrated command structure that will have one overall commander in each theater with authority over all the branches of the PLA.
Historically China focused on defending itself against land-based invasions, usually from the north and west. In 2015, however, Beijing signalled a significant policy change when it released an official white paper on military strategy that called for a big shift from land based forces to maritime capabilities.
"The traditional mentality that land outweighs sea must be abandoned, and great importance has to be attached to managing the seas and oceans and protecting maritime rights and interests," the document noted. It went on to emphasize that the Chinese navy should guarantee "the security of sea lanes of communication and overseas interests".
Over the last several decades, China's military has undergone a significant modernization. Defense spending has soared, reaching over 200 billion dollars in 2016 and just under two percent of GNP. Adjusted for purchasing power parity, however, China's defense budget is the equivalent of between 300 and 350 billion dollars, roughly two-thirds or more of U.S. defense spending.
Since the 1980s, China has also developed a sophisticated military-industrial capability that has not only speeded up Beijing's military modernization but has also turned China into a leading exporter of sophisticated weaponry. Today, China has the largest warship building capability in Asia. It manages sophisticated weapons platforms that allow it to design and build state of the art tanks, aircraft, drones and guns.
In the short term, India and Russia are the two countries that, strategically, are the most affected by China's OBOR strategy and its related military expansion. It's hard to avoid the conclusion that the String of Pearls, should they ultimately come to host a Chinese military presence, will effectively function as a containment of Indian military forces, especially, naval power, in the Indian Ocean.
Combined with China's long-standing ties and support for Pakistan, as well as its own frontier region in India's northeast, the String of Pearls effectively encircles India.
Although the Kremlin has outwardly been supportive of the OBOR initiative and although Vladimir Putin was prominently present at the OBOR Summit in Beijing, the Chinese initiative poses a significant threat to Russian interests in Central Asia. Over the last two decades, the Kremlin has attempted to rebuild Russian influence and control in the region it terms the near abroad, those countries that were once part of the Soviet Union or satellite states.
Notwithstanding, Moscow's attempts at intimidation, that strategy has largely failed. All its former East European satellite states have joined the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). So too have the former Soviet Baltic Republics, Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia. Ukraine, a key component of Russia's historic strategy of defense in depth, has, at least for now, aligned itself with the West. Although, it has stopped short of either joining the EU or NATO.
Moreover, Moscow's attempts to upend the status quo in Kiev has resulted in the imposition of punishing economic sanctions on Russia by the US and the EU which have severely crippled the Russian economy.
In Central Asia, in the hydrocarbon rich "Stans" of Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan, Moscow has attempted to bind them economically and militarily to Russia via the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) and the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU).
At issue is the Kremlin's attempts to control the export of natural gas from the region to ensure that it does not compete or undermine Russia's political leverage from its own gas sales to Europe. The Chinese OBOR initiative would potentially divert Central Asia's economic activity and its hydrocarbon exports south to the string of Indian Ocean ports or east back to the Chinese heartland.
Moreover, the OBOR transportation infrastructure will largely bypass Russia, meaning that potentially it paves the way for access to the European marketplace for the "Stans" that is not dependent on the availability of Russian transportation facilities or pipelines. If the OBOR initiative is successful, China will largely replace Russia's political and economic role in Central Asia. Not good news for the Kremlin.
In the long run, Chinese naval expansion will prove to be a strategic challenge for the United States as well. China has recently deployed its first aircraft carrier and has a second one under construction. Currently, there are 17 aircraft carriers deployed among the world's navies. The United States has 10 of those carriers, with an additional one in reserve.
Italy is the only other country that has more than one carrier deployed, two smallish carriers -- the Cavour and the Garibaldi. Both Russia and China have second carriers that they are building as does Great Britain. India has two carriers under construction to add to its existing carrier.
The U.S. also has three additional, Ford class, carriers under construction. The Gerald R Ford (CVN 78) was delivered to the US Navy on May 31st. Although it will require several more years of additional work before it is fully operational. The John F Kennedy (CVN 79) is currently under construction. The initial structural fabrication work for the third carrier, Enterprise (CVN 80) has just started.
China is a long way from posing a challenge to American naval supremacy on the world's oceans. For now, the expansion of Chinese naval power, combined with land based missiles and air forces functions to extend coastal defense zones, provide defense in depth, to create broader area denial zones for U.S. naval forces as well as to intimidate China's neighbors in the East and South China Sea.
Given that the U.S. has mutual defense agreements with many of these countries, Chinese capabilities, even if still modest, can't be ignored. What is also clear is that the Indian Ocean will likely be the first theater where Sino-American naval rivalry will be played out.
Long-term, it is likely that India will need to develop the same kind of long-term security strategy with the U.S. that has characterized U.S.-Japanese military cooperation. In September 2016, The US and Indian governments announced that they had signed a Logistic Exchange Memorandum of Understanding (LEMOA) that will allow the US to use Indian military facilities.
According to the text of the agreement "the US Airforce and navy can use Indian naval and air bases for logistics support, refueling and services on a regular basis." In addition, "the US armed forces can utilize Indian military bases while conducting military operations in third countries." A remarkable turnaround for a country that once saw itself as the leader of the nonaligned movement.
In a broad sense, China's growing political, economic and military role in the Indian Ocean and central Asia is nothing more than the reassertion of China's traditional posture in the region. Still, it is a posture that China has not been able to exert for the last two centuries. It's revival, while not historically unprecedented, will lead to dramatic shifts in the region's geopolitical alignments and pose new challenges to American foreign and military policy.
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Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) accepted Dr.Reddy's Laboratories Inter Partes Review petitions IPR2015-01550, IPR2015-01551, IPR2015-01553 and IPR2015-01554 against claims 22-27 and 30 of US patent no. 8,729,094 which is owned by Helsinn Healthcare.
Palonosetron HCl and its patent litigations:
Palonosetron is a serotonin-3 (5-HT3) receptor antagonist indicated in adults for:
i) Moderately emetogenic cancer chemotherapy prevention of acute and delayed nausea and vomiting associated with initial and repeat courses (1.1);
ii) Highly emetogenic cancer chemotherapy prevention of acute nausea and vomiting associated with initial and repeat courses (1.1);
iii) Prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) for up to 24 hours following surgery.
Helsinn Healthcare received FDA approval on Jul 25, 2003 to market Palonosetron HCl injectable; intravenous (EQ 0.075mg base/1.5ml (EQ 0.05mg base/ml) EQ 0.25mg base/5ml (EQ 0.05mg base/ml)) under the brand name Aloxi.
Palonosetron is patented in US through US 5,202,333 A which is set to expire on Oct 13, 2015 (including PED) which is listed in orange book. Further, there are other patents which claims formulations are also listed in orange book.
ANDA litigations:
Several ANDA's has been received by FDA which were filed by generic companies for seeking approval to market the generic version of Aloxi. Helsinn sued the ANDA filers. However, Teva, Dr.Reddys and Sandoz has received Tentative Approvals for generic version of Palonosetron HCl.
Helsinn Healthcare v. Dr.Reddy's labs:
Reddy's labs filed an ANDA (201533 & 203050) under § 505(j)(2)(A)(vii)(IV). ANDA No. 201533 seeks the FDA approval necessary to engage in the commercial manufacture, use, sale, offer for sale, and/or importation of generic 0.25mg/5mL and 0.075mg/1.5mL Palonosetron HCl intravenous solutions prior to the expiration of the US 7,947,724, US 7,947,725, US 7,960,424, US 8,518,981, US 8,598,218, US 8,598,219, and US 8,729,094 patents. Helsinn sued Reddy's labs (and also sued other generics like Sandoz and Teva with the same patents) under the infringement of the US '724, US'725 (3:11-cv-03962), US '424 (3:11-cv-05579), US '094 (3:14-cv-04274), US '218, US '219 and US '981 (3:13-cv-05815) under 35 U.S.C.§ 271(e)(2)(A). All of these cases are before The Honorable Judge Cooper in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.
Before PTAB:
The present IPR petitions has been filed against the claims 22-27 and 30 of the US '094 patent on the grounds of obviousness.
Claim 22 comprises a method for reducing the likelihood of cancer chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting, comprising intravenously administering to a human in need thereof a pharmaceutical single-use, unit-dose formulation comprising a 5 mL sterile aqueous isotonic solution buffered at a pH of about 5.0+0.5, said solution comprising: about 0.05 mg/mL Palonosetron HCl based on the weight of its free base; and a tonicifying effective amount of mannitol; wherein said solution optionally comprises one or a combination of a citrate buffer and a chelating agent, wherein said formulation is stable at 24 months when stored at room temperature, and wherein said intravenous administration to said human occurs before the start of the cancer chemotherapy.
Claims 23-27 and 30 are dependent on claim 22.
Reddy's argued that the above claims of US '094 Patent are taught, either expressly or inherently, in the prior art, or are obvious in view of the prior art.
The following documents have been opted as a prior art in the present case (imp considered):
i) Berger's U.S. Patent No. 5,202,333 which claims Palonosetron and described the synthesis of the molecule, and various analogs, and it provided some basic information about how Palonosetron could be formulated and used;
ii) Chelly's Abstracts of Scientific Papers 1996 Annual Meeting, 85 Anesthesiology, No. 34, A21 (Sept. 1996) which discloses results of a completed Phase II clinical study in humans where Palonosetron was administered orally to 351 patients to prevent postoperative nausea and vomiting ("PONV") following laparoscopic surgery, dosed at 0.3, 1.0, 3.0, 10.0, and 30μg/kg [0.021mg, 0.07mg, 0.21mg, 0.7mg, and 2.1mg] or placebo;
iii) Tang's The Efficacy of RS-25259, a Long-Acting Selective 5-HT3 Receptor Antagonist, for Preventing Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting After Hysterectomy Procedures, which discloses preliminary efficacy of Palonosetron in a second Phase II clinical study;
iv) Zofran's In Physician's Desk Reference 1503-07 (55th ed.);
v) Avis et al., Parental Drug Administration: Routes, Precautions, Problems, complications, and Drug Delivery Systems and etc.,
Reddy's argued that the invention claimed in claim 22-27 and claim 30 are obvious to a person skilled in the art in view of the combination of the teachings disclosed in the above prior art.


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For the past few weeks, my three kids (ages 2, 5, and 8) have been enjoying creating art with Kwik Stix 12 pk by The Pencil Grip, Inc.
These solid tempera paint sticks have been a blast to use. They are smooth, easy to use, don't make a mess, and are easy to clean off little fingers. You don't have to mess with brushes or cups of paint and water either! You just take the cap off, twist the color up, and go to down! The colors dry in 90 seconds and leave a vibrant picture behind. They were easy enough for my 2-year-old to handle but versatile enough for my 8-year-old to enjoy using as well. The kids keep going back to the Kwik Stix instead of crayons or markers because they are as easy as crayons but they are as fun as paint. They can pull them out and use them without needing my help getting things together. It is a win-win for us!
Here are some of the pictures my older two kids worked on. They have stacks of artwork completed over the past couple weeks because it has been a favorite go-to activity in the house.
I love how it keeps them busy for a long time at the table. It has allowed me to get dinner or lunch together, write a blog post, put school together, and it has been a great activity during sick days.
What we like about them:
- They are just fun to use!
- The price is fantastic. You can find them online at Amazon for less than $12 with Prime Shipping.
- Although we didn't get to try them out, there are Neon and Metalix colored Kwik Stix, and I just might be ordering those to add to the collection.
- My 5-year-old girl LOVED them. "They are very useful and colors. It was like glue!"
- My 2-year-old enjoyed them as well because he was able to use them on his own without help. Any independent activity at that age is a win.
- My 8-year-old keeps asking to use them again and again for his comics he makes.
What we don't like about them:
- Nothing. Seriously. These are a great product!
They also sent us The Pencil Grip to try out. Miles liked how squishy it was, but he is too young to use it yet. I did try it out myself as well as having Sebastian and Kaelyn try it out. It is easy to use, and I will have them both use it during handwriting practice to reinforce proper grip.
Who would enjoy this product?
Anyone who has kids, likes to color, is a crafty person, or watches kids would enjoy this product. I think Kwik Stix might even make some kids that don't like to color converts!
There are few different Pencil Grips for kids that need help in different ways. I wish I would have had one for Sebastian a few years ago because we struggled with grip in the beginning with him. Kaelyn holds the pen more naturally so I don't think the grip is as necessary for her as it would have been for Sebastian. The Pencil Grip would be great for those beginning writers as a comfort and reinforcement tool.


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Welcome to Cooking with Character! If you're here, you probably are like me and have a love of Disney and a love of food! I'm glad you decided to stop by and see me!
I started this blog because my husband and I were planning a trip to Disney World with both sets of parents, and I decided to cook my way through the Disney cookbooks I buy each visit as a souvenir. That simple idea evolved into this blog. I can never (and I do mean never) leave a recipe alone, and frequently change, alter, or ignore whatever I want. I also decided that just cooking from the books wasn't enough. I wanted to do themed meals based around different movies.
And so, I decided that if I was going to do all that, I might want to share it with others. I already post all my baking and cooking things to Facebook anyway, so I knew my friends and family wouldn't mind. And I went for it!
No one was surprised that it was Disney themed. I was the kid who wore out the cassettes of the soundtracks, waited anxiously for the VHS copies of the latest movie to watch the preview for the next movie, and for a while in middle school I kept a scrapbook of all the newspaper clippings about the latest Disney animated movie.
Creating the foods and material for the blog is fun, and something I want to share. I love to cook, to plan out meals, and enjoy it with friends and family.
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Strawberry Fields
Made at The Ivy | Serves 1
Here we take the best of British strawberries and macerate them in a combination of sugar, cider vinegar and balsamic vinegar. The result is what's called a 'strawberry shrub' – a sweet and sour elixir that when mixed with Champagne (or Prosecco) creates amost refreshing pre-dinner beverage.
For the strawberry shrub:
2 x cups strawberries (halved)
1 x cup Aspalls cider vinegar
25ml Balsamic vinegar
1.5 cups sugar
1 x cup calvados
Strawberry Fields ingredients
25ml strawberry shrub
120ml Champagne
3 drops Bob's Vanilla bitters
For the strawberry shrub:
Place the strawberries into a jar/ ice cream tub. Add half a cup of sugar and gently muddle. Leave in the fridge over night.
Add the vinegar and leave for a further 2 days. Then strain through a muslin cloth and add the calvados and extra sugar.
Bottle and refrigerate. This will last for months as the vinegar, sugar and alcohol provide excellent preservation.
To make the cocktail:
Pour all of the ingredients into a champagne flute and garnish with an upturned mint head.


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Double-X Update: Swierczynski & Yost After the 'War'
Cable #16The 'Messiah War' is raging on in the pages of both Marvel's Cable and X-Force this month and things seem to be reaching a fever pitch. And like any raging fever, once if crests you usually need a fair amount of time to recover to get back to full strength. But recovery time is a rarity in the Marvel Universe and no exceptions will be made for the principles of either title.
In July, the mutant prodigal son exits "Messiah War" in pretty rough shape and he's back on his own in a two-part story, "Wanderlost", featuring artwork by Paul Gulacy. And X-Force won't be doing to much better. They're scrambling to regain their footing after a series of unfortunate turns before "Messiah War" even started! The new 4-part arc, "Not Forgotten", depicts a worse-for-wear X-Force struggling with the events of the past year—and preparing for a serious collision with Bastion later in the year.
Newsarama spoke with writers Duane Swierczynski (Cable) and Chris Yost (X-Force) about their upcoming plans for their respective titles. Dark times are ahead, folks.
Newsarama: Okay Duane, let's start with you. As the dust settles on the events of "Messiah War", Cable and Hope are separated now — what kind of physical and mental condition is Nathan Summers in after the rigors of all the time travel over the past year of the series?
X-Force #17Duane Swierczynski: Yeah, Cable's not exactly in the best shape of his life. "Messiah War" was a meat grinder experience mentally and physically. It's not so much the time travel (though that has taken its toll) as the dual role of father and soldier.
NRAMA: What's the focus of the "Wanderlost" arc? It's a 2-part story, right? What's it leading to later this summer?
DS: Yes, it's a two-parter, followed by a new story. This has become a kind of Cable tradition, serving up a two-parter between longer arcs. King-Size Cable was essentially a two issues served up in one giant comic package; Cable #11 and 12< was a two-part cliffhanger that led right into "Messiah War."
NRAMA: You're working with industry veteran Paul Gulacy on this arc; were you a fan of his before this project?
DS: Yes, but not by name. I know that sounds weird, but when I was growing up and reading comics I never paid much attention to writers or artists. (Later, I paid attention to the writers, because I badly wanted to be one of these mythical creatures, but not so much the artists, because I can't draw for crap.) Anyway, when I heard that Paul would be joining Cable I looked up his stuff and realized I'd been enjoying it for years. One piece that comes to mind is a Batman cover he did (#393), where Bats is holding up a torch, and all of these daggers are flying at him. It's a fantastic frozen moment, and I've never forgotten it.
Cable #17NRAMA: Chris, a lot of stories were left up in the air when X-Force was summoned to get Cable and Hope at the beginning of "Messiah War"; what is X-Force coming back to in 'Not Forgotten'? Is this an arc that's bringing a number of sub-plots to a culminating point?
Chris Yost: Let's see... when Cyclops threw X-Force into the future, the Leper Queen had Boom Boom at gunpoint, and sadly we saw how that ended. Surge and Hellion were both injected with the Legacy Virus, and were being sent to blow up the United Nations. HAMMER was closing in on X-23. Bastion was plotting. Beast was suspecting. There was just a lot going on.
Issue #16 jumps right back in, full speed. "Not Forgotten" wraps up the loose ends, and starts a few more.
NRAMA: Will Bastion's plans start to take shape or is he going to be operating from the fringe some more? He's got a lot of irons in the fire, so to speak...
CY: They're going to take shape faster than you might think. Post-"War", everything is about to collide. Every storyline we've been carrying for about four years now is on the verge of culminating.
NRAMA: Chris, Foley knows the secret of Hope Summers. Is he going to share his knowledge with the rest of the team?
X-Force #18CY: "Why wouldn't he?" the writer asks forebodingly, dodging the question…
NRAMA: Duane, are readers getting a better idea of Hope's true nature now or are there more developments on the way?
DS: I hope (no pun intended) that by now readers have gotten to know the so-called "messiah kid" as a person a bit more. Cable's always been fun to write, but I really loved it when I hit issue #11 and Hope kind of came into her own. But there's much more to come. Her story's far from over.
NRAMA: Will Vanisher continue to be a member of the cast or is he going to figure out a way to escape without losing a limb in the process?
CY: Maybe one day Vanisher will learn his lesson. That day has not come yet.
NRAMA: Duane, is Nathan Summers a tragic character in your mind? Does every dark cloud have a silver lining—or is Cable just one of those characters who can't catch a break?
DS: Well, that makes Cable seems like Charlie Brown. And now, thanks to you, I'm having visions of poor ol' Chuck with a glowing white eye and a tiny metal arm with three fingers, and shooting Lucy in the head for taking away the football at the last minute...
Anyway, Cable's still a bad ass soldier, make no mistake. But this mission is breaking him down like he's never been broken down before. You're going to see Cable struggling with a new bodily problem, one directly borne out of his experiences in "Messiah War." And I'm not talking about pimples.
NRAMA: Do you think Cable should have a more active role in other X-books? Or are you happy that he kind of exists on the periphery?
DS: I think Cable should be in every single X-book. But that's just me.
NRAMA: Are Wolverine and Cyclops destined for another collision regarding methodology and the X-Men? Is this leading to a bigger falling out—or can these two get on the same page?
CY: Issue 18. They collide violently. Given what Cyclops did in #13, Wolverine has a few things he'd like to say to Cyclops. With his claws.
NRAMA: Where is "Not Forgotten" leading readers of X-Force? The #$%@ is hitting the fan from all directions...what next?!
CY: The arc after 'Not Forgotten' is the biggest we've done since the opening arc, "Angels and Demons". It's something pretty special, and it kicks off in October. Even the title of the arc is a spoiler. It's not Bastion, though. That's the next one.
NRAMA: Will Cable and X-Force see more of each other in the near future?
DS: The techno-organic 8-ball says: "Signs point to maybe."


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nourishing curry to warm you up on a cold day
|1 lb
|Maple Leaf Prime boneless skinless chicken breasts cut into cubes
|2 tbsp
|coconut oil or olive oil
|1 cup
|chopped onion
|1 tbsp
|chopped garlic
|2 tbsp
|thai red curry paste
|1 can
|coconut milk
|1 tbsp
|fish sauce
|1 tsp
|brown sugar
|1 tsp
|lemon juice
|2 cups
|chopped mixed vegetables
Saute onion and garlic in oil. Add chicken pieces and brown. Add thai red curry paste and cook 2 minutes while stirring on medium heat. Add remaining ingredients: coconut milk, fish sauce, brown sugar, lemon juice and your choice of mixed vegetables (I used carrots, broccoli, peas, tomatoes and corn)
Let simmer for 20 minutes until chicken is cooked and vegetables are tender.
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Athena asked me moons ago whether there was a theme to my fetishes.* With some highway miles of deliberation I realized the commonality is focus. I generally am a handful of places at once; studying the light, your voice, hedonics, dynamics. Perhaps the high alert habit of a girl from a semi-broken home; perhaps it's typical to be scattered. Though, I'm so much better when I'm focused.
I like how suspension forces perception to that of force and binds and air. How latex focuses form to monochromatic curves. How D/s focuses attention to another's line of command, or their vulnerability.
Some things in kink are just fun. Some are transformative, connective, so on. I like practically any given action, in the right context. The moment and the other/s are what matter. But the common thread of what fetishes I like most? If pressed to find one, that thing is focus.
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Amazon.com today cut ties with a Germany security firm amid an uproar in the country over allegations that security guards mistreated the company's foreign temporary workers.
A documentary airing on German public television channel ARD last Wednesday broke the story, with footage of the guards from the Hensel European Security Services (HESS). The firm was hired by a subcontractor on Amazon's behalf. Rudolf Hess was the name of Adolf Hitler's deputy in the Nazi Party.
The guards wore leather clothing and sported military haircuts very similar to Germany's neo-Nazi scene. According to interviews in the documentary, workers were paid less than promised and were intimidated by the guards, who would invaded the workers' privacy during security checks. Guards were also shown harassing the documentary crew.
"Amazon tolerates no discrimination or intimidation," Amazon spokeswoman Ulrike Stoecker told The Associated Press in an email. "Even though the security company wasn't hired by Amazon we are of course examining the allegations … and will take appropriate measures immediately."
Amazon has more than 7,700 permanent workers in Germany and hires many temporary employees for the holiday season. The German government is investigating the Amazon subcontractor.
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Central Park Media, one of the pioneers of Japanese animation distribution in the United States, is now liquidating all its assets and licenses. Unlike ADV Films, whose over-aggressive tactics of acquiring new licenses have bit them in the butt, Central Park Media's demise was the total opposite; their lack of effective marketing and acquisition of newer and better titles have ultimately led to its downfall. In any case, the once mighty giant of the U.S. anime industry is selling off all of their licenses which includes Project A-Ko, Here is Greenwood, Harlock Saga, The Slayers, Grave of the Fireflies, and much more.
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