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TheMissionary wrote:It just took me 45 minutes to take my turn on this map. I could just imagine if I had a set to cash. Has anyone considered the fact that sometimes you won't be able to finish your turn in an hour?
It's a good point... I remember 3 games or so where it took me 35 minutes to run the board...And it was NYC and Forbidden City, I think.... Where the size isn't even close.


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SAN FRANCISCO — The attackers hit one American bank after the next. As in so many previous attacks, dozens of online banking sites slowed, hiccupped or ground to a halt before recovering several minutes later.
But there was something disturbingly different about the wave of online attacks on American banks in recent weeks. Security researchers say that instead of exploiting individual computers, the attackers engineered networks of computers in data centers, transforming the online equivalent of a few yapping Chihuahuas into a pack of fire-breathing Godzillas.
The skill required to carry out attacks on this scale has convinced United States government officials and security researchers that they are the work of Iran, most likely in retaliation for economic sanctions and online attacks by the United States.
"There is no doubt within the U.S. government that Iran is behind these attacks," said James A. Lewis, a former official in the State and Commerce Departments and a computer security expert at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington.
Mr. Lewis said the amount of traffic flooding American banking sites was "multiple times" the amount that Russia directed at Estonia in a monthlong online assault in 2007 that nearly crippled the Baltic nation.
American officials have not offered any technical evidence to back up their claims, but computer security experts say the recent attacks showed a level of sophistication far beyond that of amateur hackers. Also, the hackers chose to pursue disruption, not money: another earmark of state-sponsored attacks, the experts said.
"The scale, the scope and the effectiveness of these attacks have been unprecedented," said Carl Herberger, vice president of security solutions at Radware, a security firm that has been investigating the attacks on behalf of banks and cloud service providers. "There have never been this many financial institutions under this much duress."
Since September, intruders have caused major disruptions to the online banking sites of Bank of America, Citigroup, Wells Fargo, U.S. Bancorp, PNC, Capital One, Fifth Third Bank, BB&T and HSBC.
They employed DDoS attacks, or distributed denial of service attacks, named because hackers deny customers service by directing large volumes of traffic to a site until it collapses. No bank accounts were breached and no customers' money was taken.
By using data centers, the attackers are simply keeping up with the times. Companies and consumers are increasingly conducting their business over large-scale "clouds" of hundreds, even thousands, of networked computer servers.
These clouds are run by Amazon and Google, but also by many smaller players who commonly rent them to other companies. It appears the hackers remotely hijacked some of these clouds and used the computing power to take down American banking sites.
"There's a sense now that attackers are crafting their own private clouds," either by creating networks of individual machines or by stealing resources wholesale from poorly maintained corporate clouds, said John Kindervag, an analyst at Forrester Research.
How, exactly, attackers are hijacking data centers is still a mystery. Making matters more complex, they have simultaneously introduced another weapon: encrypted DDoS attacks.
Banks encrypt customers' online transactions for security, but the encryption process consumes system resources. By flooding banking sites with encryption requests, attackers can further slow or cripple sites with fewer requests.
A hacker group calling itself Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Cyber Fighters has claimed in online posts that it was responsible for the attacks.
The group said it attacked the banks in retaliation for an anti-Islam video that mocked the Prophet Muhammad, and pledged to continue its campaign until the video was scrubbed from the Internet. It called the campaign Operation Ababil, a reference to a story in the Koran in which Allah sends swallows to defeat an army of elephants dispatched by the king of Yemen to attack Mecca in A.D. 571
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Monday, July 11, 2011
Furniture Makeover with Chalk Paint
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They are beautiful! Wish I lived in your area, I could really use these.ReplyDelete
Beautiful job! Love the nightstands!ReplyDelete
So MUCH better looking!ReplyDelete
Love to have you stop by and share it on my Chalk Paint Linky Party
Love how they turned out! I haven't tried the chalk paint yet but it seems to be very popular these days!ReplyDelete
Ok I really NEED to get some of this chalk paint -- it's turning up everywhere! I love your little nightstands. They look wonderful -- fresh and very sweet.ReplyDelete
Love the new pulls, too.
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They turned out so nice!
I keep hearing of Chalk Paint, but I have came across any yet...... Very nicely done!!!!!ReplyDelete
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I have this whole bedroom set and have been searching for an idea of how to facelift them. I love this! I have never painted furniture before so I might try this with the foot board which we do not use as a practice piece.ReplyDelete
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Some organizations have been throwing tens of millions of dollars at the LGBT community — least we can do is learn a little about them.
In 2010, $72.6 in global philanthropy reached the doorsteps of LGBT people, figuratively speaking. That's out of a total $1.2 billion of worldwide philanthropy, as reported by a new study from the Foundation Center. The Center was established in 1956 and claims to "maintain the most comprehensive database on U.S. and, increasingly, global grant makers and their grants." It partnered with The International Human Rights Funders Group (IHRFG) — a global network of donors and grant makers — for the June study, "the first research report of its kind."
So over $70 million went to the LGBT community, but how does that break down? Well, looking at the LGBT-focused segment of the report yields some interesting data, like the fact that the top contributor in 2010 is the Arcus Foundation, which, on top of dedicating itself to LGBT issues, its second and equal priority is "to conserve and protect the great apes." Arcus gave $14.6 million. Second place goes to the Gill Foundation, which came out at an even $10 million. Sixth place goes to the Ford Foundation, which in late July hired openly gay Darren Walker as its new president — it gave $4 million.
"The landscape of human rights funding is exceedingly complex, but initiatives like this bring into sharp relief just how vibrant and diverse the field is," said Michael Hirschhorn, executive director of IHRFG, in a statement. "The lasting value of this research — the thing that will take us beyond 'painting landscapes' to propelling greater engagement — comes when grant makers are moved to contribute data, provide feedback, share findings with peers, and use this information in support of their work."
So without further adieu, meet your top ten 2010 funders...
Arcus Foundation, $14.6 million
Been Around Since: 2000
Founded By: Jon Stryker
Arcus focuses on LGBT issues and conserving and protecting the great apes. It's got offices from Kalamazoo, Mich. to Cambridge in the UK. You can see Annette Lanjouw, Arcus's vice president of strategic initiatives and great ape programs, talk about the group's focus, at http://bit.ly/1c17RQW.
In 2012 alone, Arcus gave out over $18 million in grants toward its initiatives, more than $8 million of which went toward programs involving social justice.
Learn more at http://bit.ly/19tqM82.
Gill Foundation, $10 million
Been Around Since: 1994
Founded By: Tim Gill
Tim Gill is the guy who changed the way magazines and newspaper design their pages when he designed Quark, the software that would evolve into the newsrooms and publishing houses of almost all publications around the country (and world).
Since its inception, the foundation has given more the $220 million to LGBT groups and toward LGBT issues (an estimated 80 percent goes straight to the hands of nonprofits).
Learn more at http://bit.ly/1bMIe8e.
Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program, $6.1 million
Been Around Since: 1997
Founded By: The Vanguard Group, Inc.
This one's a doozy. More than $4 billion in grants since its inception (and it's still got just under $3 billion in its coffers). It's a charitable arm of an investment firm and ranks in the top 25 foundations in the country — it also claims to give money in every state and "almost" every country.
They made claim to this list without even focusing on LGBT issues, their grants going to programs focused on anything from religion to environmental issues.
Learn more at http://bit.ly/19E9ZCN.
Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund, $5.9 million
Been Around Since: 1953
Founded By: Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr.
Probably the oldest group on the list. The California foundation's given more than $440 million since it was founded. While LGBT issues are a mainstay for the foundation, it shares priority with immigrant rights and education equity issues.
The foundation recognizes that marriage isn't the only measure where equality is needed for LGBT people, and lists its other points of focus on the page linked below.
Learn more at http://bit.ly/JaIPQ9.
Open Society Foundations, $4.2 million
Been Around Since: 1979
Founded By: George Soros
"Open society is based on the recognition that our understanding of the world is inherently imperfect," George Soros said at some point, according to the Open Society Foundations website. "What is imperfect can be improved." His first priority was setting up scholarships for black students abroad.
Out of more than $10 billion that OSF has plugged into issue advocacy, $626 million has gone toward health issues (including HIV) and $2.4 has gone toward human rights, including LGBT issues.
Learn more at http://osf.to/W283wQ.
Ford Foundation, $4 million
Been Around Since: 1936
Founded By: Edsel Ford (Henry Ford's daughter)
Headquartered in New York City, the Ford Foundation makes grants in all 50 states and, through 10 regional offices around the world, supports programs in more than 50 countries.
It is the second largest private foundation in the U.S. with an endowment of $10 billion. It's also not entirely focused on LGBT issues, lending itself to dozens of different issues across the world.
Learn more at http://bit.ly/VEvVFL.
Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice, $3.6 million
Been Around Since: 1977
Founded By: "A small group of multi-racial, multi-class women"
Claiming to be "the only philanthropic organization working exclusively to advance LGBTQI human rights around the globe," Astraea focuses on lesbian- and trans-led initiative and programs, but readily advances rights across the board.
In 2012 alone, Astraea gave over $1.3 million to 113 groups and 16 individuals across the world.
Learn more at http://bit.ly/NIMcov.
Proteus Fund, $3.4 million
Been Around Since: 1995
Founded By: Meg Gage
The Protesus project, started in 2004, attempts to win over state by state by giving out $2 million annually to initiatives in "public education, research, polling, message development, alliance building, outreach and advocacy in support of marriage equality."
With its Civil Marriage Collaborative, Proteus has given out around $1.62 million in 2013 alone (as of press time).
Learn more at http://bit.ly/1702KkG.
Tides Foundation, $2.1 million
Been Around Since: 1976
Founded By: Drummond Pike
This one's got some poetry behind its name. "Tides are a clean, efficient and sustainable source of energy. Tides connect us around the world. And tides are constantly changing the landscape around us. The "Tides" name comes from a Bay Area independent bookstore that once served as a meeting place for readers, writers and activists."
From grant making to consulting to advocacy, Tides does much more than fund change, it is change.
Learn more at http://bit.ly/13zxaLJ.
American Jewish World Service–Donor Advised Fund, $1.9 million
Been Around Since: 1985
Founded By: Larry Phillips and Larry Simon
"Pursuing justice is a Jewish obligation," according to president Ruth Messinger. Interestingly, the groups high five people who support LGBT issues, like the unlikely rabbis who do.
From advocacy and educating to sending people to help in other countries, AJWS claims it's given almost 90 percent of its grants to programs, and just above six percent to administration.
Learn more at http://bit.ly/1dmsevu.


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Come on you Reds
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January 13, 2011
John Eales shows the scars of a battle with New South Wales in 1999 © Getty Images
The rugby community is currently banding together in support of those affected by the devastating floods in Queensland, which left the state's showpiece venue, Suncorp Stadium, under two metres of water on Wednesday. While the Reds have been filling sandbags to protect their famous Ballymore home, pitching in with telethons and donating match payments to the cause, we've selected some of the greatest players to have worn the jersey in our latest Scrum Seven.
One of the game's greatest locks and arguably the Wallabies' finest skipper, Eales was equally brilliant in state colours. A former cricketer for Queensland University and servant of the Brothers club, his domestic feats, 122 appearances and 402 Super Rugby points as well as back-to-back Super 10 titles in 1994 and 1995, are often forgotten amid the sheer scope of his work with Australia. Their World Cup-winning captain in 1999, he won rugby's top prize twice, the first time as a youngster in 1991. He also led the Wallabies to their only Tri-Nations titles, in 2000 and 2001, and also to victory over the British & Irish Lions at the turn of the century.
Lynagh's career straddled two great periods in Australian rugby. As a 21-year-old in 1984 he played inside-centre as the majestic Mark Ella inspired the Wallabies' sole Grand Slam tour success against the Home Unions and in 1991 was pivotal in their victory over England to claim the Rugby World Cup at Twickenham. Upon his retirement from Tests in 1995 he was the world record points scorer, with 911 from 72 outings. At domestic level he wore a maroon jersey on 100 occasions, scoring 1166 points. In 1999 he was handed the No.10 jersey in the Queensland 'Team of the Century'.
Another player on this list with claims to being the best of them all in their chosen position, Horan was a devastating presence in midfield during Australia's march to the 1991 and 1999 World Cups. His two great midfield partnerships, with Jason Little and later Dan Herbert, were with fellow Reds representatives to have also clocked up over 100 state appearances. Horan battled back from a career-threatening knee injury in 1994 and was remarkably even more effective after his imposed lay-off. His career peak came at in 1999 as he was named 'Player of the Tournament' at the World Cup - an honour he was worth almost solely for his performance against South Africa in the semi-final.
One of Australia's best fullbacks, Latham moved to the Reds from their arch rivals in New South Wales early in his career and forged a successful career in Brisbane. He made his Test debut in 1998 but later starred in a Wallabies side that often struggled during the years following the 'golden generation' of Eales, Horan and co. He turned out for the Reds on 119 occasions before upping sticks in 2008 for a contract with Worcester in England. During his time with Queensland he won the Pilecki Medal for the Reds' Player of the Year on four occasions, a record, and also scopped the John Eales Medal as the Wallabies' outstanding performer in 2006.
While he may not be one of the Reds' most-celebrated players, Hardman put in a huge shift for the state during some lean years at Super Rugby level. The nuggety hooker turned out for the side on a record 148 occasions following his bow in 1999 and was consistently stubborn and difficult despite his team's obvious shortcomings elsewhere. His career never got going at international level, where he was capped four times by the Wallabies. He made his bow against France in 2002 and was a controversial call-up to their 2007 World Cup squad, where he made his final appearance in a gold jersey against Canada in the Pool stages.
Slack captained Australia to their 1984 Grand Slam, where his winning mix of thoughtful leadership and deft outside-centre play helped to inspire the Wallabies to an as-yet unrivalled feat. He made his Test bow in 1978 and was a huge presence at state level, where he won a then-record 133 caps for Queensland while representing the Souths club. In 1986 he captained the Wallabies to a prized series win over the All Blacks on New Zealand soil and led them at the inaugural Rugby World Cup in 1987, where their involvement was ended by Serge Blanco and France in the semi-finals. Slack played his final Test in the bronze medal loss to Wales and was later inducted into the Wallabies' Hall of Fame.
At 22, Cooper has a long career ahead of him, whether he chooses to pursue it the ranks of league or union. The Tokoroa-born fly-half exploded into life in the 2010 Super 14 season following a high-profile arrest for burglary, where under the tutelage of former Wallabies boss Ewen McKenzie and in harness with halfback partner Will Genia he delivered on his obvious promise. Currently one of the game's biggest box office draws, Cooper wrestled the Wallabies No.10 jersey from Matt Giteau at the outset of the 2010 Test season, having sent records tumbling in a Reds jersey. During last season he racked up a franchise-record 171 points and also broke Elton Flatley's mark for most points in a Super Rugby game with his two tries, three conversions and five penalties in 31 points against the Crusaders.
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Autonomy, mastery and purpose.
THEN you'll love it, the whole thing, not just the thing that you're doing RIGHT now that might not be enjoyable in itself. Like the author says, nobody enjoys changing "diapers" (nappies) but people still have children.
You've heard it before, the beloved aphorism from the ever-intriguing Confucius;
"Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life."
I've also heard it attributed to Albert Einstein, but the internet tells me that Confucius coined it, so we'll go with that. Regardless, you've probably seen it in the form of a meme, pinned a thousand times on Pinterest, shared on Facebook, tweeted on twitter, etc…
^stuff like this^
I understand why the quote is so popular. There is something inspiring, something hopeful about it. It is just poetic enough to sound reasonable, just vague enough to withstand any serious scrutiny.
The only problem, of course, is that it is almost entirely false.
If the phrase was not so oft-quoted, if I did not think it influenced people's decisions, I wouldn't be writing this post. But from where I stand, this…
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(CMT Offstage keeps a 24/7 watch on everything that's happening with country music artists behind the scenes and out of the spotlight.)
This is why I love Chelsea Handler. She's the only kind of talk show host who could get Rascal Flatts to make (good-natured) fun of Blake Shelton. During the band's Monday night (Nov. 19) appearance on Chelsea Lately , she asked them if they felt like they were responsible for Shelton's success since he'd been their opener earlier in his career. "Absolutely," said Gary LeVox. "Every ounce of it." But then Jay DeMarcus was the one who claimed responsibility for getting Shelton to move around more onstage and cut his "nasty-ass hair." Referring to Shelton's career-launching mullet, LeVox said, "It was like Billy Ray Shelton for a long time." Handler also talked with the Flatts men about hunting, fatherhood, Joe Don Rooney's "blond" hair and the band's new All Access & Uncovered DVD.


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Under The Stairs
From MythTV Official Wiki
Under the Stairs is a jargon name for a separate backend machine that sits out of sight and rarely needs to be touched.
You can run multiple frontends from a backend, or have a single master backend and additional slave backends to help with the load of Commercial flagging, or simply to run additional tuners.
Another way to interact with the remote backend is MythWeb, which allows any OS to schedule recordings via a web page interface.


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Monday, May 28, 2007
Yankees Lose! Theeeee-eeeeeee-eee YANKEES! LOSE!
With all due deference to John Sterling, maybe he should change his to signature call to reflect the times.
And full credit is due to Dustin McGowan, not only for his ostentatiously stupid looking facial hair, but for pulling together 7 and 2/3rds of excellent ball against a lineup that can still rake. This was by far his best outing of the season.
Also: Lyle Overbay looks like he's found his stroke again. After tonight's 3 for 5 showing with a homer and two RsBi, he's now hit safely in five straight, with five extra base hits.
And in other good news: Gregg Zaun will start his rehab stint this week, and could be back as soon as next week. (And not a moment too soon...God love Jason Phillips, we're getting sick of seeing him catch every night.)
And that's not all: Doc's back on Thursday. As if.
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- Darren Priest said...
Dustin McGowan's facial hair may look dumb now, but when it's all grown in, he going to look as cool as Wolverine.
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State Representative John Chirkun is serving his second term representing Michigan's 22nd House District, which comprises the city of Roseville and part of the city of Warren.
During his first term, Chirkun served on the House Committees on Communications and Technology, Financial Liability Reform and Regulatory Reform.
Before serving in the Legislature, Chirkun served as mayor of Roseville after sitting on the Roseville City Council. As a council member, he served as chairman of the Roseville Retirement Board, as chairman of the South Macomb Sanitary District and as chairman of the South Macomb Disposal Authority.
Chirkun worked for 29 years in the Wayne County Sheriff's Department, rising to the rank of executive sergeant, and as the Sheriff's Union vice president of the Service Employee's International Union. He retired from the department in 2004 as commanding officer of the Sheriff's Internet Crimes Unit and Special Operations.
Chirkun is a member of the Roseville Optimist Club, Roseville Good Fellows, Friends of the Roseville Public Library, Roseville Historical & Genealogical Society, Nautical Mile Handicapped Fishing Derby, Wayne County Police Lieutenants and Sergeants Association, the Richmond Sportsmen's Club, the NRA and Ducks Unlimited.
Chirkun has been married to his wife, Sharon, for more than 30 years. They have two children, one foster child and two grandchildren.


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Dani1 necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 26 diseños de 7 diseñadores freelance.
Jeff's Gourmet Kosher Sausage Factory
We are working on totally re-branding our restaurant. Our logo is about 10 years old and is in need of a major makeover.
We are looking to modernize our existent logo, making it better and bolder. We are open to your ideas.
Our customers are young, cool-kids and families and the menu is finger linkin' good hamburgers, wraps, sandwiches and salads.
We are also a factory and we make our hamburgers, sausages and cold cuts in house.
High school kids
Families with children
Date nights
Friend's night out
We love the logo. It's been on the store front for 10 years, so we are not looking to change it completely. We are however looking to get with the times!
We want to emphasize the good qualities. We'd like to incorporate brighter and more vivacious colors, play with the shadows and bring the chef on the logo alive! Play around with the fonts a bit. See how you can spice it up and bring it into 2010...give it some oomph! We are open to your creative ideas.
We will provide comments and feedback as designs come in. We look forward to your entries and making this a successful contest!
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Seriously?? wow :( Me? I'm new to all of this, I didn't know what a bbw or ssbbw was till I googled chubby dating lol. I hope you girls find someone. :( You're all very pretty. Be positive I'm sure the right man is out there. :) I'm about 280 lbs or so, but I haven't weighed myself in a while. I don't know If I would be considered too small or a bbw.
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You beautiful. I would love to get to know you
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Where is the actual person in all this is my question.
Sure, I like a curvy woman but every woman is a person just like every man. we need to stop thinking in terms of weight or size or what ever.
if my dream woman happens to be big or small or in the middle, who cares? she would be my dream woman due to her personality cause thats the one I will be speaking to and going out with and live my life with.
A curvy body is just a bonus if that happens but not something I absolutley have to have. It would be redicilous to think any other way when it comes to a person with feelings and dreams just like my self.
We all (men and women) want to be seen as who we are on the inside and not the outside that all magazines and media trying hard to make us belive to earn money on our insecurity.
Dont belive the hype and be your self and you WILL meet a man who see you for who you are and not for your weight, size, bosom or butt.
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It seems these sites are more geared towards SSBBW's
Which is great, but what about us? :(
Yup, 5' 4" 215 I'm starting to wonder if I was just meant to be single.
I am trying to be open minded, but my interests are mostly in the chubby/rubenesque range.....hard to know where our preferences come from....they seem to be inborn...
I have the same problem. I'm 5'7" 220 lbs and I was 240 and even then I was told that I wasn't big enough for these type of sites. Getting tired of it all.
Hi, my name is Daniel i,m 5'9" 400 pounds
hey guys,guess I'll preach to the choir.recently lost some weight for health reasons,5'6 was 270 lovely lbs currently 205 lbs, I keep telling myself that I'm still fat & lovely,but it seems that I'm not fat enough for the SA community.
You seem like quite a catch. Prayers that you find someone.
I know exactly how you feel. I was going to BBW events for a while several years ago, until one of the guys told me I was too small for most of the men there. Not a good place to be!
I know exactly what you mean...
I am 5"6 and 206 lbs. too big, too small.. and by the way, which option do we select for our own profiles?
Alot of these men enjoy high level activities ..
How am i suppose to keep up? even at my weight!
Not being able to join in = one lonely bbw.
Definately know how you feel. Im 5"7' and 240 lbs. I fewl like i dont have a spot in the game.
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A 19-year-old Florida woman was arrested for battery after she bit her boyfriend's penis when he refused to have sex with her, authorities said.
Krystle M. Harrison, a 19-year-old high school student from Bradenton, was arrested on Wednesday according to a Manatee County Sheriff's Office probable cause affidavit.
According to the affidavit, Harrison and her boyfriend, who have been together for three years and have an infant together, were in bed when Harrison wanted to have sex and started touching her mate, who refused.
"The victim informed the defendant several times that he did not want to partake," the affidavit said.
Angered, Harrison grabbed her boyfriend and bit his penis, the affidavit said. The boyfriend pushed her away and ran outside, where the two continued to argue.
While outside, Harrison slapped the boyfriend and spit in his face, and caused minor scratches to his upper chest, the affidavit said.
When officers arrived, the boyfriend declined medical treatment, saying he didn't want to press charges, the affidavit said.
Harrison was arrested anyway and booked into the Manatee County Jail. Jail records showed she was released Friday after posting $1,500 bond, and it was unknown whether she has an attorney.
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The recent event's totality of calumnies, indignities and deceits have weighed most heavily upon my family. Thus, acutely aware one cannot rebuild their hearth of home amongst the ruins of their U.S. House office, for the sake of my loved ones I must 'strike another match, go start anew' by embracing the promotion back from public servant to sovereign citizen."The quote about the match is from Bob Dylan.
And what will he do now? He says he faces "diminishing prospects" and is "both unwilling and ill-suited to lobby," but I think it's pretty obvious he's got a cool personal style and a way with words. And he's made a TV pilot:
"Bumper Sticker: Made On Motown" starred McCotter hosting a crude variety show cast with characters bearing the nicknames of his congressional staffers, his brother and a drunk, perverted "Black Santa." They take pot shots about McCotter's ill-fated bid for the White House while spewing banter about drinking, sex, race, flatulence, puking and women's anatomy....S.E. Cupp appears in the pilot episode:
Asked who would find the humor in the script funny, McCotter said... the show was "deliberately designed to be a train wreck" to further assault the dignity of the central character — McCotter the host, who is already humiliated from the presidential run....
McCotter tries to ask serious questions of the columnist, while his sidekicks chime in by asking how she "keeps that great stripper bod?" and whether "D-Cupp" is dating anyone. In the script, Cupp is disgusted by the "train wreck" of the show.This sounds like a fact pattern for a law school exam. Spot the legal issues.
It's unclear whether Cupp knew of her role in the pilot. Reached by e-mail, she didn't want to talk about McCotter.
McCotter also casts Stephen K. Bannon, the conservative filmmaker, as the reluctant producer of "Bumper Sticker." In the show, Bannon is not amused McCotter doesn't have a second guest lined up and McCotter has to interview Bannon instead.
Reached by phone, Bannon, who now runs Breitbart's media enterprise, said he didn't realize McCotter cast him in the script. He recalls McCotter emailing him an earlier version, but he chalked it up to "musings" McCotter would send periodically to Breitbart and himself after his presidential run failed.
... Bannon said he didn't take McCotter's scripts seriously, but rather as cathartic musings to burn off the anger and hurt from his book and presidential campaign flopping.I hope McCotter is artistic and not crazy. If he's both, I hope he manages to channel the crazy into the art in a way that works somehow. I really liked him back when he was running for president (but failing to get enough of a percentage in the polls to qualify for the debates). The fake-talk-show format for a comedy series has been done many times, and it can be an easy way to crank out material. It's actively wrong to trick people into appearing in the show, especially when using your status as a member of Congress to lure journalists into sitting down for what they think is an interview. Sacha Baron Cohen tricks people into his comic sketches, but he gets them to sign a release before he uses them, and he doesn't use an actual real-life position of power as the leverage.
Leave your stepping stones behind, something calls for you
Forget the dead you've left, they will not follow you
The vagabond who's rapping at your door
Is standing in the clothes that you once wore
Strike another match, go start anew
And it's all over now, Baby Blue


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All Things Tarot: Musings of a Tarot Crone
The blog will provide commentary on all things Tarot, including new decks, art, reviews, updates, upchucks, and what it is like to live life using the Tarot as a companion, a counselor, and a muse.
Keeping Fit with the Tarot?
My friend and I were talking about fitness the other day. She's been wearing a 'FitBit,' and another friend of mine has been wearing Nike FuelBand. I was contemplating investing in such a gizmo, as I'll be the first to admit I could take better care of myself than I do. These things are neat little gadgets and I'm sure they work for tracking, motivation, and encouragement . Mulling it over before sleep that night though, I started thinking about the tools that I already have. I've got a food tracker on my smartphone, I've got a pedometer, and I've got my Tarot.
"How on Earth does the Tarot fit in with a keep fit plan," you might well ask? Before you chalk me up to being completely crazy (as opposed to just the 'way-out-there-crazy-but still-functional' type of crazy that I'll readily admit to being), hear me out. I thought I might be off my rocker, but I've played around with this for a few days now, and I've been very surprised by how well it works.
While doing my morning meditations with the Tarot, I've started pulling a card as a 'living well' theme for the day. Sometimes it's a bit vague, and I put that down to me only starting to work with the cards in this manner. Sometimes it's uncannily appropriate. For example, yesterday I was thinking about starting to use my little set of kettle bells again, and I pulled the card, the Ten of Wands. Now, when I do Tarot readings, this card always makes me think of carrying burdens or there being too much weight on someone's shoulders. It stands to reason then that this was confirming that the kettle bells might be a good choice for that morning.
Another 'test' run came when I had been thinking about starting to walk more. The card that day was the Eight of Cups. When I am doing a reading, to me this card indicates it's time to walk away from what is not working. It seemed to have a twofold meaning in this instance, because it was at the start of my new determination to take better care of myself, so I would be walking away from old habits. It also affirmed that walking was probably a good idea.
A third instance was, rather than doing something particularly physical one day, I thought I'd do a bit of 'Rhythm Kung Fu' using the Wii Fit (go on, you can laugh), and I drew the Hermit. To me, this is a card of introspection, and meditation, of doing something contemplative as opposed to blatantly active.
I started wondering what else the cards could teach me. Could the Justice card indicate that it is a day for working with balance exercises; would the cards in the suit of Cups advocate a water activity (not that there is a swimming pool near here, but it might work for some)? Might the Eight of Pentacles tell me to work harder towards my goals, or perhaps the Judgement card emerge when it was time to weigh and measure? This is all 'food' for thought, if you'll pardon the pun. I'm going to keep working with it. I may decide that it's not worth it and that the few successes that I have had are just a fluke, but I'm not ready to completely throw it out yet. I use the Tarot for nearly everything else; so I'm going to persevere awhile longer, and see if it works for this, too. Watch this space -- I'll keep you updated.
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- 1 Mono Multiarch Changes
- 1.1 Summary
- 1.2 Owner
- 1.3 Current status
- 1.4 Detailed Description
- 1.5 Benefit to Fedora
- 1.6 Scope
- 1.7 How To Test
- 1.8 User Experience
- 1.9 Dependencies
- 1.10 Contingency Plan
- 1.11 Documentation
- 1.12 Release Notes
- 1.13 Comments and Discussion
Mono Multiarch Changes
Remove the multiarch support for mono on x86-64 systems.
- Name: Christian Krause
- Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Current status
- Targeted release: Fedora 16
- Last updated: (DATE)
- Percentage of completion: 00%
Detailed Description
The way how mono is packaged in Fedora is uncommon with respect to mono's default search path. For various reasons the standard mono's libdir /usr/lib was changed to %{_libdir}. This causes lots of unnecessary work by the maintainers and quite a couple of bug reports due to uncaught uses of these default paths within the mono packages. Reverting this decision and using again mono's standard search path /usr/lib would result in conflicts between i686 and x86_64 packages because both would contain the same files (possibly with different content). That means, that we would have to prevent that any mono i686 package would be drawn into the x86_64 repos and so we would loose the ability to use 32bit parts of the mono stack in x86-64 - a feature which never worked correctly and is not available for other run-time environments like perl or python either.
Benefit to Fedora
Much easier maintenance of all mono-based packages since all patches and hacks to change /usr/lib to %{_libdir} are not necessary anymore.
- the Fedora-specific %{_libdir} patches have to be removed from all mono-based packages and they have to be re-compiled
- repoquery reports 114 packages which may be 50 separate source packages
- rel-eng must change the mash scripts to prevent that any mono-based packages are drawn into the x86_64 repository
How To Test
- install any mono-based package you like to use (preferably on x86 and on x86-64 systems)
- try whether it still works correctly
User Experience
- Most user won't recognize it.
- There may be some users who used the 32-bit mono core packages in x86-64. These packages will not be available anymore.
- the "mash" tool to generate the x86-64 repositories must blacklist all -devel RPMS of the mono-based packages
Contingency Plan
- do the recompilation of all packages using a special build-target to check whether it works correctly
- in case it turns out that the migration can't be done, the git commits of the modified mono-based packages must be reverted
- since no builds where done for dist-rawhide, no rebuilds are necessary in that case
- mono-based packages may contain mono assemblies ("nearly arch-independent") and ELF binaries (e.g. glue code etc., arch-dependent)
- the assemblies are usually put in the GAC, mono's "global assembly cache"
- the arch-dependent files are correctly copied into %{_libdir}
- upstream places the gac into /usr/lib (/usr/lib/mono/gac) (regardless of the actual architecture)
- Fedora moves the GAC into /usr/lib64 which causes the following issues
- this is the source of many the packaging issues - most mono packages have this path hard-coded or even generate the path names at run-time
- Fedora encourages the packagers to stay close to upstream and provide all changes as patches to upstream, however since in this case Fedora diverged from upstream (and all other distributions), none of the necessary patches and fixes for changing /usr/lib to /usr/lib64 can be upstreamed
- Upstream does not care about any issues Fedora has regarding any problems which result of using %{_libdir}
- Fixing all of the issues is a tedious and self-defeating work which actually does not solve any real-world problems but is only necessary because of Fedora's "self-made" problem
- FHS specifies, that libraries should go to /usr/lib ( http://www.pathname.com/fhs/pub/fhs-2.3.html#USRLIBLIBRARIESFORPROGRAMMINGANDPA )
- Fedora is the only distribution which has made these changes
- OpenSUSE
- packages only containing mono bytecode are noarch
- GAC still in /usr/lib
- example: https://build.opensuse.org/package/binary?arch=x86_64&filename=gtk-sharp2-2.12.10-23.2.x86_64.rpm&package=gtk-sharp2&project=openSUSE%3A11.3&repository=standard
- Debian
- custom location for the GAC in newer releases (but still in /usr/lib)
- example: http://packages.debian.org/sid/amd64/libgtk2.0-cil/filelist
- OpenSUSE
Examples for the necessary patches
- example from monodevelop.spec:
sed -i -e 's!$(prefix)/lib/!%{_libdir}/!' \ -e 's!${exec_prefix}/lib!%{_libdir}!' configure sed -i -e 's!/lib/monodevelop!/%{_lib}/monodevelop!' monodevelop sed -i -e 's!$PREFIX/lib/!%{_libdir}/!' mdtool.in sed -i -e 's!monodevelop}/lib/!monodevelop}/%{_lib}/!' monodevelop.in find . -name '*.cs' -and \ ! \( -name 'GNUCompiler.cs' -or -name 'CProjectConfiguration.cs' \) \ | while read f ; do sed -i -e 's!"lib"!"%{_lib}"!' "$f" 1>/dev/null done find . -name Makefile.in -or -name \*.pc.in \ -or -name \*.in -or -name \*.xml \ | while read f ; do sed -i -e 's!$(prefix)/lib/!%{_libdir}/!' \ -e 's!@prefix@/lib/!%{_libdir}/!' \ -e 's!/usr/lib/!%{_libdir}/!' \ -e 's!${exec_prefix}/lib/!%{_libdir}/!' "$f" 1>/dev/null done
- another example from mono-basic.spec
%prep %setup -q sed -i -e 's!@libdir@!%{_libdir}!' %{PATCH0} %patch0 -p1 -b .original sed -i -e 's!%{_libdir}!@libdir@!' %{PATCH0} sed -i -e 's!$(prefix)/lib/!%{_libdir}/!' build/config-default.make sed -i -e 's!${exec_prefix}/lib!%{_libdir}!' configure
Necessary Changes
- general rule: remove all patches in the mono-based packages which deals with altering the lib path
- ensure, that mono assemblies are either
- correctly installed into the gac in /usr/lib or
- installed into %{_libdir}/progam (packages which contain ELF libraries) or
- installed into /usr/lib/program (packages which contain only mono assemblies)
- ensure, that ELF binaries are correctly installed into %{_libdir}
- ensure, that mono assemblies are either
- blacklist all mono packages from mash's "multi-arch" selection rule which pulls in 32bit packages into x86-64
- these rules follow the same ideas as used by the python packages (in Fedora) and the mono packages in OpenSUSE
- like OpenSUSE we may also change all mono packages which only contain mono binaries and no ELF binaries to noarch
Release Notes
- no specific release notes necessary


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Celeb Heat Index 2012: Kim Kardashian edges Kate
- Duchess of Cambridge is No. 2 for the year
- Relationship woes are big on the list, with Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise
- But good news gets Angelina Jolie, Jessica Simpson and others into the top 10
In 2012, a reality TV star reigned in the world of celebrity magazine and news website coverage. Yes, she even ranked higher than real-life royalty. USA TODAY examines the year's top newsmakers, according to our Celebrity Heat Index, which measures media exposure.
1. Kim Kardashian (3,809). The reality TV star ends 2012 with new man Kanye West joining family festivities and an announcement that a baby is on the way. That happy news trumps the way she started 2012: still stinging from the collapse of her brief marriage to NBA player Kris Humphries.
2. Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge (3,569). It's been a year of firsts for Prince William's wife: a companion pup named Lupo, a trip to Asia and the Pacific Rim, a dispute with tabloids and a bout of acute morning sickness, prompting an early pregnancy announcement.
3. Jennifer Aniston (2,682). The movie actress remains a tabloid darling, and attention builds after Justin Theroux puts a ring on her finger. Then the baby-bump watch speculation ensues.
4. Kristen Stewart (2,356). She goes from movie heroine to real-life vixen in the eyes of some as her scandalous affair with married director Rupert Sanders leads to a breakup with her Twilight leading man Robert Pattinson. In the end, she and Pattinson appear to have mended their wounds and reunited.
5. Angelina Jolie (2,306). In April, she shows up at a Los Angeles museum with a bright, shiny bauble on her ring finger, and hysteria breaks out: She and longtime companion Brad Pitt finally are engaged.
6. Robert Pattinson (2,221). See No. 4.
7. Kourtney Kardashian (2,123). The birth of daughter Penelope in July is the highlight of her year as she and Penelope's dad, Scott Disick, remain tabloid staples with speculation about breakups and reunions.
8. Katie Holmes (2,048). Just days before husband Tom Cruise turns 50 in July, she shares her own blockbuster news: She has filed for divorce from the movie star. She sets out to prove she and daughter Suri will be just fine with daily photo ops in New York.
9. Jessica Simpson (1,975). The singer has been productive on the home front, beginning the year pregnant with baby girl Maxwell and ending it pregnant with baby No. 2.
10. Tom Cruise (1,925). See No. 8.
Actor: Robert Pattinson
Runner-up: Tom Cruise
Both actors are blindsided by their leading ladies, Pattinson with a betrayal and Cruise with a breakup.
Actress: Jennifer Aniston
Runner-up: Kristen Stewart
The actresses continue their relationships with Theroux and Pattinson despite a bump or two.
Musician: Jessica Simpson
Runner-up: Katy Perry
Simpson appears to be settling down with baby Maxwell, and Perry has found a new lease on life after divorce.
Reality TV star: Kim Kardashian
Runner-up: Kourtney Kardashian
Kim often is photographed with her man, Kanye West, while Kourtney often is photographed with her little man, Mason, and daughter Penelope.


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From PS is its Limited Edition Ceramic Clock, decorated with pink, yellow and green florals on the top and sides, along with gold trim. Quartz, battery operated. 8" tall 5 1/4" wide 3" deep. Very shabby chic!


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Adams shrugs off foul-ball incident with fan
CINCINNATI -- Informed that video of his fall into the stands on Thursday went viral after it was noticed that he nudged someone on his way out, Cardinals first baseman Matt Adams insisted there was no intent in his contact with the fan.
The incident happened at Great American Ball Park in the third inning, when Cincinnati's Chris Heisey popped a ball foul along the first-base line. Adams gave chase and leaned over the tarp to try to make the catch. A fan sitting in the front row reached above Adams and gloved the ball first.
As Adams pulled himself up, he also lightly shoved the fan back with his glove.
"I was in line for it, hit the tarp and I heard it hit his glove," Adams explained after the Cardinals' 7-6 win. "I figured he caught it, because I didn't feel it come into mine. I was just trying to stop from falling in there. They had some pretty good fans on that side. He caught that one, and then the other guy caught the hot shot behind the dugout."
As Adams headed back to his position, the fan gave him the middle finger.
"That's what I heard," Adams said. "I heard the whole section was flipping me off, but I can't let that bother me."
Adams then stated again that there was no intent behind the push.
Asked about the incident postgame, St. Louis manager Mike Matheny said he was unaware of any incidental contact.
"Pushed the fan? He was going after the ball," Matheny said. "He was going into the stands. [He] probably [pushed] trying to keep from going tail over tea kettle into the first row. You don't want to be going into the stands. You have to do what you have to do."


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Mostly, I just found grown up men who have huge, expensive storage systems.
While that level of organized is appealing to me,
This is a picture of me at work.
I have put the downloads on a different host site. The first one I used was requiring blog readers to register, and that's no good. The new one should not require registration.
Sorry 'bout dat.
We're Organized Wednesday at Organize Your Stuff Now


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Mom gets 16 years for children's hot car deaths
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — The woman whose children died in a hot car in August 2012 in Smyrna entered a guilty plea to lesser charges Wednesday in a Rutherford County court.
Samantha Harper pleaded guilty to two counts of attempted aggravated child neglect in the accidental deaths of 2-year-old Savannah Marise and 3-year-old Daniel Marise.
She was charged initially with two counts of aggravated child neglect and two counts of felony child murder. The children were found dead inside a car after Harper awoke from a three-hour nap on Aug. 2, 2012, at her home in Smyrna.
Harper, who has no prior criminal record, was sentenced to 16 years in jail. She must serve eight years before being released on supervised probation for the remainder of the sentence.
Assistant District Attorney Laural Hemenway set special conditions restricting Harper's contact with children, anyone with children and the father of the deceased children. During her probation, she is also restricted from going anywhere children frequent.
Hemenway said she would have liked to go to trial but the evidence was not strong enough to ensure a conviction.
"There's always the possibility of a conviction, but there is also the Casey Anthony factor where you could come out with nothing," Hemenway said, adding the children's father, Lester Marise, was satisfied with the plea agreement.
"But he wishes he could bring them back," Hemenway said. "He said she (Harper) would never hurt the children and that little girl was her life."
The evidence pointed to a tragic accident that left Harper's two toddlers dead from being locked in a hot car, officials said.
Lester Marise told Hemenway his son, Daniel Marise, had the ability to open doors and that the Department of Children's Service had warned the family about the children getting out.
Marise also told investigators his son could open a car door from the outside, but not from the inside. There also was no evidence the children were placed in car seats. They were found face down in the floorboard of their mother's inoperable car, Hemenway said.
Harper told police the children were unattended because she was asleep. She said to she had stayed up too late the night before playing video games, the ADA said.
"It's horrible that someone would let video games interfere with the life of a child," Hemenway said.
After the plea deal was presented, Judge Keith Siskin expressed his sorrow at the facts of the case.
Harper cried as Siskin read her rights and she agreed to the plea in a quiet voice.
"I will accept your plea and find you guilty," Siskin said.
After the hearing, her mother, Annie Harper, said it was just a tragic accident, and she now worries for her daughter.
"She cries a lot and visits their graves as much as she can," Annie Harper said.


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Washington, DC – March 11, 2010 – The Council for Global Equality applauds this year's State Department human rights report to Congress for underscoring the clear and growing crisis in human rights abuse directed against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people worldwide, and urges the use of diplomacy to counter this trend.
In introducing the report, Michael Posner, Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, singled out the case of Uganda, where introduction of a draconian anti-gay bill has resulted in serious abuse directed against Uganda's LGBT community. The report further documents LGBT-related incidents in almost every country in the world, including a range of cases involving arbitrary arrest and detention, police abuse, rape, and murder. For instance, the report notes serious assaults against LGBT individuals in Jamaica, "including arbitrary detention, mob attacks, stabbings, harassment of homosexual patients by hospital and prison staff, and targeted shootings of such persons." In Iraq, the report notes that "numerous press reports indicate that some victims were assaulted and murdered by having their anuses glued shut or their genitals cut off and stuffed down their throats until they suffocated." The report highlights numerous instances in which police and other authorities have failed to investigate or prosecute such incidents.
Council Chair Mark Bromley, while recognizing that the State Department report examines a broad range of human rights concerns impacting various minority communities, nonetheless emphasized that "the level of reporting on LGBT abuses this year is remarkably detailed and truly commendable, and unfortunately this new level of detail shows just how dangerous it is for LGBT individuals to go about their daily lives as ordinary citizens in so many parts of the world." For the first time ever, most of the reports have a dedicated section examining "societal abuses, discrimination, and acts of violence based on sexual orientation and gender identity." Bromley insisted that "the report makes clear that LGBT rights are firmly rooted in basic human rights protections and that those protections are under severe attack in the world today.
Senior Council adviser and former U.S. Ambassador Michael Guest applauded "President Obama's and Secretary Clinton's principled belief that the human rights of LGBT people cannot be separated from those of all of society." Emphasizing that "many of the most egregious abuses have been committed in countries considered to be friends and allies of the United States," he urged that the State Department develop strategies to counter intolerance and homophobia in every region, drawing on all the tools of American diplomacy.
Julie Dorf, another senior adviser to the Council, noted that "the Council has been working closely with the State Department over the past year to help move the Department's human rights bureau from a traditional human rights reporting agenda to an active, human rights protection agenda." Dorf explained that "in an ironic and unfortunate way, the intensity of the homophobia surrounding the 'kill the gays' bill in Uganda has helped raise awareness within the State Department, within Congress and within the international community more generally on the global impact of LGBT discrimination and abuse."
Excerpts of the report's findings on LGBT issues in every country can be found on the Council's website at www.globalequality.org.


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Women 2.0 Founder Friday – San Francisco
Women 2.0
Friday, February 15, 2013 from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM (PST)
Event Details
Join Women 2.0 this February for our latest San Francisco Founder Friday - sponsored by Zoosk!
This event takes place on Friday, February 15th from 6-9pm at Zoosk's HQ in San Francisco.
Founder Friday is open to aspiring and current tech-focused entrepreneurs, technologists, and investors (this is an open event for females and males) to network and connect.
Hosting this month's Founder Friday SF is Founder:
Ruchi Sanghvi, VP of Operations - Dropbox (Co-founder - Cove - acquired by Dropbox)
with a special guest : Beth Budwig, UX Manager - Zoosk
***Zoosk will be raffling a "Dinner and a Movie" date night. ****
NOTE: Host introductions begin at 7pm. Come hear them speak, share, and support the burgeoning female tech community!
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I don't have a princess to share with you today BUT there are a few magical little friends who call Sweet November Land home and I'm dying for you to meet them!
Remember the dragon that Ilyse was wanting to befriend? Well darling little Cinder may look a bit rough around the edges with his sooty smile and scales but he would love to have a princess for a friend. They would have so much fun playing charades from all the the smoke shapes that he puffed into the sky.
And that unicorn Isadora was dreaming to meet? Shy little Meadow with her opalescent horn and shimmering mane may need some coaxing to leave her sheltered forest glen but she has been tempted to join the other animals when she listens to Isadora sing by the brook so I'm sure it won't be long before Isadora's wish comes true. :)
Finally, there is Breezy the pegasus. This little whirlwind of energy loves to get Arabella out of her tower and take her for rides across Sweet November Land. She flits and flies and prances around delighting all the other inhabitants with her thrilling aerodynamic displays.
These are three separate stamps that will all be available at ATS on Monday but this special candy kit includes all three together... take a look!
Ranger Stickles and Liquid Pearls


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Photo Credit: Leo Reynolds via Compfight cc
My blog was born on January 22nd, eight years ago. There have been ups and downs and I don't update it as often as I used to, but it has been an incredible tool for personal and professional growth. It has provided reflective practice and served as a learning eportfolio. It has helped me connect to other bloggers from my niche and grow, both as a teacher and as a writer.
Happy birthday, blog.


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Jenny Gunderman necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 117 diseños de 32 diseñadores freelance.
International Registry of Counselor Education Programs
IRCEP is a new registry of counselor education programs outside the US. A global committee will oversee the approval process of applicant programs from around the world who wish to receive this recognition. Counseling is a dyamic and growing field in the global community and IRCEP is leading the way in providing recognition to preparation programs.
This new venture is an affiliate of the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Realted Education Programs (CACREP) which accredits graduate counseling programs in the US. Like CACREP, we would like IRCEP to convey an image of quality, while also seeming dynamic and friendly. We do not want to impose US standards for counselors and counseling on the rest of the world, but rather provide a forum for international programs to have a peer review process for establishing international standards of quality in conselor preparation.
The founding IRCEP Committee has representative from India, Australia, Turkey, Italy, Romania, as well as the US.
We would like to create a brand image for 2 different, but related markets. One is international students who might be looking to begin a counseling program either in their own country or another country. The other is faculty and administrators in universities with counseling programs outside the US who would like to have their progams approved and listed on the registry. The majority of both audiences will be seeing the logo on the website rather than in print media.
IRCEP's logo needs to have 3 components:
We would to incorporate one element from CACREP's logo - the check mark to represent the mark of quality. (CACREP's logo can be seem at http://www.cacrep.org. This is an older website and should only be used to see and/or capture the logo.) It should not be that exact checkmark - it can be round, swirling, anything else as long as it is recognizable as a checkmark.
The other element is some kind of a globe to signify the international aspect of the organization. It can be realistic, stylized, any representation of the global idea.
The third aspect is the acronym "IRCEP" We would like the 5 letters to be part of the logo in some way.
Although the logo will be most viewed on the IRCEP website, it will also be used on letterhead and a few print items, so something easily printable would be best, and maybe something that works in both color and balck and white.
We want a master vector based eps / illustrator file. We wuold like a package that includes a gif, jpg 300 dpi, web (72 dpi) with a bundle of widths of 200, 300, 400.
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For many years I had cheap SS amps. When I started earning reasonable income I got tube amps and got rid of the SS amps. Of course my EXPENSIVE tube amps sounded much better than CHEAP SS amps.
Until recently I've never owned a good SS amp. I did use Henriksen's and Jazz Chorus's for rehearsals. They sounded great. But I never owned one until last week when I got a Traynor mini bass head (SB200).
I A/B'd the Traynor with my Deluxe Reverb and Champ by plugging the head into the cabinets of the amps. I'm extremely happy with the sounds I'm getting. Warm and clear. Honestly the only difference I hear is a slight EQ variation which can be matched with some pedantic tweaking. I did put a mojo mojo in front at times in order to compare with the Champ better as it starts breaking up a little even at 1!
Note I'm only comparing the clean and very slightly dirty sounds, not cranked full overdriven sounds (that wouldn't be possible with Traynor anyway without pedals.)
The point is not that cabinets powered by tube amps vs the Traynor sound identical. The point is that the differences are like differences between any two good tube amps. There is a slightly quicker response by the Traynor perhaps. That's all I can tell. Note though I haven't played the SS setup loud yet.
So the question. A good SS amp and a tube amp using the same cabinet played clean. Is there really identifiable difference between the tube paradigm vs SS paradigm design? Well aside from the increasing sag and bloom of tube when pushed harder vs the more linear response from SS amps. Note we are allowed to use a good "tube-like" OD pedal to get the slight warm break up when digged in.
Last edited by Tal_175; 06-09-2019 at 04:28 PM.
Tubes and SS do sound different even when there is no break up. In guitar amps. In high end stereo gear. There are some very good emulators. And some very good SS amps. But they are not the same. And for me, tubes sound warmer and better. I realize that sounds like a pronouncement and who am I to say.. but thus far, for me, I've found it to be true.
A great compromise amp is the Quilter Aviator, for great Clean tones. No doubt small tube amps that includes Princeton, Deluxe, ssnd a couple of older Gibson GA models are the ideal choice.
But given their limitations, the Quilter Aviator is the way to go.
I have a Katana 100 that I've gigged with and use a Marshall Bluesbreaker pedal with it - sounds quite good. (Some of my other drive pedals don't sound as good with that amp.) I do have a nice tube amp (Fender Custom Vibrolux Reverb) as well, but either amp is fine for me depending on the gig.
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Originally Posted by Spook410
although the amp can make a small difference tube vs SS vs class D
the speaker and cab choice makes a MUCH larger difference ....
Originally Posted by Spook410
I'm asking because you said tube amps are warmer. There are a lot of quality SS options today that can get warm tones. What are other differences you notice? Again for clean tones only.
Last edited by Tal_175; 06-08-2019 at 11:22 AM.
For clean sound, yes - tubes are warmer and more sorta lively. But the other hand, I've played with a few SS amps and if not caring about the tube strengths too much, they can actually have a surprisingly sweet tone. Don't even remember.. I think it was an old beat-up Fender Stage 100 or something similar, and a complete newbie amp from Behringer that did just that. Not warm, not "tubey", but very very pretty. Most of the SS amps were not so good though. But they were cheapos.. so.
High quality solid state amps have gotten very good at emulating the sound of clean tube amps. No doubt about it. I still don't think they've quite arrived when it comes to the sound of a cranked Deluxe Reverb, but they're closing the gap. When you consider weight, maintenance and reliability you've gotta go "hmmmm."
So says the man with the Evans and the AX8.
Originally Posted by Jonathan0996
I don't hear any difference.
Price and weight, mostly weight does it for me.
Digital is my choice.
I could not shut up about this.. derail. I've already posted here somewhere but I think it's still worth...
I have a RNP (FMR audio really nice preamp) that sat in my closet for 10 years unused. Bought it for classical guitar>mic>computer.
Never needed it for anything else but for some reason I checked its features online and eh.. there was 2 other inputs for "you can plug your guitar in there if you want". So I did and bam!, got entirely new, fresh good(better for a few reasons) and usable tones from guitar>preamp>amp "high gain input". I think it's something everyone should try - using good quality preamp before anything else. Never heard about this before that so I had to post again
I think it depends. Just clean with no breakup I have a hard time telling the difference sometimes between the very high end modelers and the actual amp they are based on. Not all the time - sometimes I hear the difference and can pick the amp certainly, but others I would just be guessing. On the cheaper side I've gotten comments that people listening can't tell that I'm using a modeler when I was using my Mustang GT100. I think from the audience it's very hard to tell the difference.
That is all listening. Playing I think the difference is more notable. The nicest ss amps I've had in the past were both Henricksen, a Convertible and a Bud. Both sounded good enough that students and colleagues bought them after hearing mine and seeing how small they were. But now, of all things I'm using a Monoprice 15w amp. The Convertible was long gone and the Bud has to go due to finances but even if I still had them I'd be playing the Monoprice. I had used ss only for a long time, last tube I had was a Twin but that was at least 15-20 years ago now. The Monoprice just has a response that I had never gotten from any ss amp. The way the notes respond is something very apparent and I can tell the most difference there, but the breakup, or edge of it is another big difference. I was always looking for that by getting some device to put in front of my amp. Some things came close but never exactly there with that sound we are used to hearing on old records. The first minute of this cheap amp and there it was, before even getting to tube swapping or anything.
So yes, for me there is a difference. However I don't think that is very important info for others because it all comes down to each person individually since the listener will likely not be able to tell the difference if someone is trying to emulate tube sound. The technology has gotten very good.
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I'm convinced now tube amps have no place in hi fi sound reproduction regardless of what audiophiles tell you (for background see audiosciencereview.com for instance).
In the guitar world there seems to remain a dense fog of superstition and unscientific BS about tube amps. I wish traditional manufacturers were more innovative. Today's Leo Fenders seem to be in the digital realm for the most part.
Originally Posted by Tal_175
I have quite a few SS amps. Acus 350 is a gem for a great many things. Also a pair of Schertler Jam 150 ext's. When you are going after an acoustic sound (several of my archtops are set up as acoustics) they can't be beat. Probably apples/oranges to this conversation since they are higher fidelity. And then there is the old Lab Series L5. 2X12, 100 watts. A little noisy now but a very solid sound with a great deal of headroom. And a Henriksen jazz head with a Redstone 12 nice for that midrange jazz sound I don't care for. Better with a Joyo American in front and the mids scooped out. And finally, a Roland Blues Cube Artist which is actually a very good alternative to the weight of a tube amp. They put a lot of effort into making it a tube alternative, and they did quite well.
None sound as good, warm, round, rich (language isn't so great for describing sound differences) as my Fender Concert. And the hifi stuff sounds quite a bit better if I front them with a Palmer PD1-CTC tube preamp. Makes everything sound so much more.. organic?
As for speakers and cabinets, they do matter quite a lot. But once I ran the Lab Series, Henriksen, and Fender Concert all to a 2X12 closed back with Celestions for a side by side comparison. The Concert was so much better than the rest I went out got an EV speaker for it because the OEM Fender speaker was holding it back. If we're talking guitar speakers and cabinets and all things are equal, for me, tubes win. And, if some of that is psychoacoustic.. I'm OK with that. I play better notes when I like the sound I'm getting.
All that being said, technology marches on. The Roland Blues Cube Artist is a really good amp. And then there is the world of higher fidelity speakers (powered PA speakers, Schertler, Clarus, et al) with an emulator in front of them. They can sound really good and offer flexibility guitar amps can't. I'm thinking the next generation solid state will be as good or surpass tubes in all the things tubes do well.
I recently did an A/B test of my new Little Jazz against my beloved 66 Ampeg Reverberocket. ME80 adding reverb in front of them, but also using the amps' reverbs.
Changing the EQ of either amp made more difference than switching from one amp to the other.
Once they were both adjusted to "my sound", my wife couldn't tell which was which (that was the blindfold part of the test).
I thought the Little Jazz was a little cleaner when I hit a chord hard.
But, really, not that much difference in sound. The Little Jazz weighs about half as much and is much smaller. Usable volume may be roughly similar. The old Reverberockets aren't all that expensive (I see them on CL from time to time anywhere from $600 to maybe $1000 or so), but the LJ is only $359.
I have played through and HRD which I thought sounded amazing -- better than the Reverberocket. I'm guessing I might prefer the HRD to the LJ, but then it's not simply tubes vs SS, it's this particular amp vs that one.
And, now on the opposite side of the argument, I have a friend who is sort of a classic guitar gear cork sniffer. Boutique tube amps, various pedals, various guitars with expensive setups and so forth. In a way I wish it wasn't true, but he sounds great every time. Fine player, but it's the gear too.
I swear to god, color of guitars and how they feel to touch affects their tone too. If I play a guitar with beautiful creamy, woody, blond finish and soft feel, it will sound creamy to me as well. If a guitar has a metallic blue color with harder finish, it'll have a bit of a brittle, bright edge to it's sound.
Now everybody will be so quick to jump to the conclusion that it's just phyco-acoustics. Boring. Although it sure doesn't come through recordings
Of course there are real technology differences between tube and non-tube. But it's really not easy to sort out what's real, what's imagined. Our mind works by combining all sensory information and preconceived beliefs when interpreting new input. You just cannot isolate one source.
I have using mostly SS and hybrid amps since my first Burns Stage One in 1966 or so (it was awful.) Playing only clean, I have never found SS sound wanting - in fact, I get praise for my tone all the time. In a band setting, slight nuances get diluted. Besides, your listeners won't know the difference, if any, because yours is the only guitar tone they hear. Sound, weight, price and carefree operation - SS is a working musician's tool.
I don't believe that anyone can tell the difference between good solid-state and tube amps in a blindfold test. And I don't believe that anyone can tell the difference between solid gold stranded speaker wire and plain copper. People want to believe there is a difference, and the more they have invested, the more they believe, but it's just religion, not science. And there is a lot of religion involved in tube amps.
Guitarists also hate change, maybe to varying degrees in life away from guitars but the "grail" for many people is very old technology. Probably since we hear players we love and think of how they got their sound. But what if they were playing now, what would Wes be playing for example? In terms of amps I mean. I wouldn't be surprised if it was solid state considering what he was looking for from an amp, and ironically that breakup I like to hear probably wouldn't be something a modern day Wes would be going for.
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Wes did play SS amps at some later point in his career I think. And those weren't the modern juicy SS amps. Those were the early "bad" examples.
To me tube amps are more organic sounding and responsive to pick attack (especially those with tube rectifiers). I have nothing against the latest batch of high quality solid state amps or modelers for jazz or any other music genre.
Maybe I'm too old school (or simply too old), but tube amps are simply more fun to play through.
That's why I play music...to have fun.
Originally Posted by pingu
Originally Posted by rio
Originally Posted by jzucker
"I have a Polytone, which is kind of like a Fender Twin Reverb, except the Twin is much too heavy for me. I can't pick one up, so I use the Polytone. I'd much rather use a tube amp, though."
She also said in another interview that with the Polytone she didn't have to ask strange men to help her get her amp into the venue.
Thirty-eight years later and the trade-off is still the same.
Danny W.
Originally Posted by jzucker
I absolutely do not have a clear preference. I'm enjoying the less beautified and direct tone of the SS amp. Ironically in some ways that's a more "organic" and "honest" sound. Assuming, of course, that it's not all in my head
As for 'people can't tell the difference they just think they can..'
Easy test: Get a decent amp emulator and run to a decent powered speaker. Switch between Vox, Fender, and Marshall sounds. Hear the difference? Yea. It's not hard. Now, imagine if there were a 'SS' setting to compare to. It's the character of the sound.. not the EQ setting.
And maybe you can't hear it. Good. Will save your back. But don't say the rest of us can't hear the difference between a SS and tube amp. Maybe a few of the current generation which are working to copy a tube amp sound are close. But not the old SS amps which sound sterile and quite different.
Originally Posted by rpjazzguitar
However.. you should get a Carr Rambler (in the name of broadening the base knowledge of jazz guitar players) and repeat testing. 'Honeeyyyy..come listen..'
Why would anyone want to spend the money required to buy a Carr Rambler when you can buy something that sounds as good, and weighs much less, for much less money? Voodoo and religion. But that's redundant.
I have a Fender Vibrolux Reverb, and a Little Jazz. The Little Jazz sounds much better to my ears, and I can carry it easily. I haven't fired up the VR in a very long time, and don't intend to soon. It's like using a 1960 black and white TV to watch YouTube.
I don't own a Carr Rambler. I wish I did. And I really don't think you're going to convince the thousands of very good players that do own them that they are fully and completely replicated by a $400 DV Mark.
You can think it's in our heads because we hear something you don't. And it's really a moot point. If we think it is... it is.
Originally Posted by Tal_175
I have two tube amps and 4 solid state amps. The SS amps are lighter and generally more reliable and do sound quite good. But TBH, I do hear a difference (and given truth serum I would admit a preference for tubes) and that is why a couple of tube amps remain in my stable. Turning 62 this year, I am pretty sure that the tube amps will only go to gigs where a) I can park my car and b) the walk from my car to the bandstand is not a great distance.
Originally Posted by Spook410
Should suggest checking out Acoustic Image amps. Those are rather good. Able to convert people away from tubes .
Originally Posted by sgosnell
Originally Posted by emanresu
Originally Posted by Spook410
Originally Posted by medblues
For me it is not so much the sound of an amp but the "feel". while I'm able to dial in a good clean sound with my DV Mark Micro 50 into the 2x10 Legends 1058 of my Vibrolux Reverb, when I plug the VR it simply ''feels'' better. All still in the clean mode (swing/bebop, at home or small/medium venues, no PA). Tube/Speaker swapping and finding the right ones that work for you is also important IMO
Originally Posted by jpb
When folks put down Mike Stern because of his chorus sound, I always think about that. Mike *PLAYS* great and sounds inspired every time he plays. Part of the reason is that he loves his sound and it inspires him and allows him to play free without thinking about it. To *HIM* it gives the feel of a saxophone filling the room with sound and that's the most important thing I think. So, it doesn't matter whether the player can pick out the differences in a blindfold test. It only matters what inspires them to greatness...
Originally Posted by jzucker
It matters not what guitar, amp, cord, effects, cables, strings, picks or straps you use if your rig does not inspire you to play your best.
The journey to finding the rig that inspires your best playing can be fun, frustrating, expensive and time consuming. The value of a forum like this is that we can all share what works for us in the hope that others can find out about possibilities that can be useful to them. Those who beat their chests online, proclaiming that their subjective opinions regarding gear are gospel truth have not only missed the point, but they have exposed themselves as insecure fools in a very public way.
All that is required is a great EQ pedal:
This thing opened up my eyes and unclogged the ears. Owe it to yourself to try one.
I posted that I thought that the LJ sounded like my old Reverberocket.
But, when I replaced the 6L6s with EL84s (I think) in my Boogie Mark III (per factory instructions), the EL84s sounded overly bassy and I couldn't EQ it out. I doubt they stayed in the amp more than 10 minutes. So, I could hear that.
I completely and enthusiastically agree with the idea that you have to be inspired by your sound and I used to bring 2 amps and play in stereo for exactly that reason. I remember reading a GP interview in which a player said a certain guitar sounded "the way a guitar should sound". I think that's wisdom. At any moment I want to know exactly the sound I'm looking for.
I confess that I do not understand playing really loud on stage. If I have to turn up my amp that high, I'll be blasting myself out and probably have trouble hearing the rest of the band. My feeling is that if I have to play that loud, there ought to be a PA. Of course, sometimes there isn't, but I still play at a level where I can hear everything over my own amp.
One last point in this post. Yesterday I played a big band gig with the LJ, which has worked fine for it in the past. Yesterday, though, I had to comp through a forte passage with the piano tacet. It was the only time I wished I had a little more volume. It wasn't dimed (more like 2 o'clock). It was clean enough.
Three questions:
- what is an LJ?
- How can you put EL84s in a Mk III?
- Do you mean EL34s?
Originally Posted by rpjazzguitar
I own a Peavey Bandit MIC Red Stripe & a Polytone Mini Brute 1.
None have the original speakers in them:
Peavey - Jensen Jet Tornado Classic 12", 100 watts, 8 ohms
Polytone - Celestion G12-100, 100 watts, 8 ohms (very big magnet).
I own nothing but solid state and has never tried a tube amp.
In my small collection, nothing gives as warm a sound as the Polytone.
The sound isn't as clear & defined as on the Peavey, but the bass is really good.
I'm an 'at home' player only & I don't like to play very loud.
Originally Posted by jzucker
Yellow Jackets Tube Converters | Yellow Jackets
LJ obviously refers to the DV Mark Little Jazz
I think LJ is DV Little Jazz.
Talking about/comparing "tube" vs SS, is just silly.
There are more than a few design characteristics in tube amps that can make the difference subtle, or worlds apart.
The day anything SS sound like my 64 super reverb, I'll literally buy two. Until then, I can use both, but can't live with modelers.
A Roland JC circuit with the grease rolled off sounds pretty clean. But I have touch of tinnitus so...
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Manicotti Crepes
Though they make take a little extra effort, these scrumptious crepes are worth it! Filled with meat and covered with a savory sauce.—Christine Rukavena, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Total TimePrep: 1-1/2 hours + simmering Bake: 35 min.
Makes10 servings
- 1 can (28 ounces) whole tomatoes, undrained
- 1-1/2 cups water
- 1 can (8 ounces) tomato sauce
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon celery salt
- 6 eggs
- 1-3/4 cups water
- 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3 slices white bread, cubed
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 egg, lightly beaten
- 3 tablespoons minced fresh parsley
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1/2 pound bulk mild Italian sausage
- 8 ounces part-skim mozzarella cheese, diced
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil, divided
- 1/2 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
- Place tomatoes in a blender or food processor; cover and process until smooth. Transfer to a large saucepan; add the water, tomato sauce, sugar, oregano and celery salt. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer gently, uncovered, for 2 hours or until reduced to about 4-1/2 cups, stirring occasionally.
- Meanwhile, in a large bowl, beat eggs and water. Combine flour and salt; add to egg mixture and mix well. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour.
- In a large bowl, soak bread in milk for 5 minutes. Stir in egg, parsley, salt and pepper. Crumble beef and sausage over mixture; mix well. Stir in mozzarella. Cover and refrigerate until assembling.
- Heat 3/4 teaspoon oil in an 8-in. nonstick skillet. Stir crepe batter; pour 3 tablespoons into center of skillet. Lift and tilt pan to coat bottom evenly. Cook until top appears dry; turn and cook 15-20 seconds longer. Remove to a wire rack. Repeat with remaining batter, using remaining oil as needed. When cool, stack crepes with waxed paper or paper towels in between.
- Spread about 1/4 cup filling down the center of each crepe; roll up and place in a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish and 11x7-in. baking dish. Spoon sauce over top; sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Cover and bake at 350° for 35-45 minutes or until a thermometer reads 165°.


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It may come as a shock to some of you, but I do not cook. I mean, I do but I don't. Everyday, I mean. Wait. Let's go back. I love to make food. From the first step of washing and peeling, through chopping, then sautéing and seasoning, to stirring and tasting I engage as if I were watching a season finale of Grey's Anatomy. There are times when I bury myself in the kitchen for days and cook my heart out. I strip, mix, whip, bag, massage and flip until my legs shake and I lose my breath… for a moment.
Alas, however satisfying the experience, I must step aside for a day or two to recover, recuperate, and relax. On those days Jason (and myself, who am I kidding) has a chance to go out and take care of the culinary sentiments Agi doesn't necessarily tend to – good sushi, authentic Mexican cuisine, or a good ol' American burger. And I tag along for a chance to try something new, cleanse my palette, and even to get inspired.
Last week I reached one of those culinary climaxes, and I was COOKED OUT. I had nothing left in me to power through another dinner in the house. I needed a breather. Jason very generously offered to take care of dinner and whipped out his wallet. Neither one of us wanted to be responsible for choosing a restaurant in case it turned out a total failure. We decided to write down potential eateries on pieces of paper, fold them up, and throw them into a hat.
I shoved my whole arm inside, stirred around the votes, tried to FEEL the answer with my fingers, and finally pulled out our vote. It read: SUSHI. I liked what I saw as it was MY handwriting. Jason didn't oppose, however he still wanted his vote to be considered. I dove in once again and searched all around the bottom of the hat for another strip of paper. I got it at last, unfolded it and read out loud: SUSHI.
That's it. All Jason wanted was to show how unanimous we are in our thinking. So cute!
It was getting really late, and certainly past our mealtime. Our stomachs started growling at each other and I knew that any minute they would jump at each other's throats. With no further ado, we hurried to a nearby Japanese restaurant called Shintaro – a staple in the neighborhood, but a new joint for us, since we're relatively new to the hood. Thank god, the sushi was stupendous and calmed down the CRANKY HUNGRY BITCHES within us just in time before disaster struck.
The next day we got caught in Santa Monica running errands. It was close to 6pm when we realized we never had real breakfast or lunch. After a quick debate, we arrived at this earthy new restaurant called Kreation Kafe where they serve fresh organic produce from a local Farmers' Market, organic beef, free range chicken, wholesome teas…you get the idea. The food was EXCELLENT and well worth fasting a whole day before feasting on this full and healthy meal.
Sunday rolled in, and became JUST ANOTHER MANIC PRE-MONDAY, filled with running around with no time to breathe. Come dinner hour, we looked at each other and I couldn't believe the words that came out of my mouth:
"Do you want pizza?"
"YEAH!" Jason exclaimed with the expression of utmost shock mixed with a hint of adoration painted on his face.
And just like that, we ended our weekend of dining out with an artificial blob of pizza from a street-corner burger joint. It was stomach-wrenching and disappointing on every level possible. Not only did the pizza guy take our money upfront, then didn't RECALL us paying for it, and refused to release our dinner in a box, but the pizza was ABSOLUTELY TASTELESS. Furthermore, it then made itself at home in my intestines for an unmentionable amount of time, making me feel not only constipated, but PREGNANT CONSTIPATED.
I missed my cooking toys. I missed spending time with my knives and chopping boards. The weekend seemed longer than it really was, and I needed to start the new week with something healthy and delicious. And even though it took a whole three days, I eventually reached our kitchen, and upon arrival I scrutinized the pantry to establish a dinner potential. I quickly devised a plan: SEARED TUNA OVER FORBIDDEN RICE WITH AN ORIENTAL FLARE.
I'll walk you through the steps should you decide to flatter me by copying thy menu one night.
Forbidden Rice, aka Thai Rice is black, and as such presents itself with glamour and style on a plate. Cook it accordingly to the directions on its package. For extra flavor, add a couple of dry bay leaves to the pot and obviously season the water with salt. Chicken or vegetable stock are excellent substitutes for water, and certainly bring an extra layer of flavor to the whole dish.
For the fish, you want Sashimi Grade Tuna Fillets. Wash them in cool water and pat them dry-ish using a paper towel. Place the guys in a plastic zip-lock bag or a shallow glass/ceramic container, add enough low sodium soy sauce to cover the flesh, and close it up. Store your fish in a refrigerator for 1-2 hours, and let it marinate and soak up all those salty flavors. Clearly, you should prep the fish first, followed by the rice, and not the other way around. Are you confused yet?
When the rice is perky and bubbly in the boiling liquid on your stove, and the fillets are done marinating, heat a grilling pan (or any non-stick frying pan really) and get the tuna out and onto the pan. Violent sizzling is the music you want to hear. Sear the fish for 2 minutes on both sides, and the edges – for about 30 seconds each. Use a pair of clasping tongs to help stand your tuna on its sides.
Don't forget about your vitamins and enzymes stored in everything that's green, leafy AND EDIBLE. A little salad on the side of your plate will serve as a nutritious smiley face to your dinner.
I'm afraid this is it. I wish I could say something more to make the dish sound more complicated. It's just not. I keep saying – this is COOKING FOR IDIOTS with an IDIOT (me) COOKING.
Bon Appetit!


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Advanced Seaming: Texture, Color, Pattern with Margaret FisherDo you know how to seam stockinette stitch, but find other stitch patterns challenging? Learn how to apply the same techniques and principles to seaming textured stitch patterns and colorwork. The key to seaming is understanding stitch pattern structure and recognizing where to place the sewing needle. We will work with two simple textured stitch patterns—garter stitch and seed stitch—to learn how to identify "where to sew." These two patterns are representative of many textured patterns and by seaming them, you will understand many aspects of seaming others. You will practice seaming vertical, horizontal, and horizontal-to-vertical seams in garter stitch and seed stitch.
Also, you will learn how to adjust textured and colorwork stitch patterns so they match at the side-seams of a garment. Charts and knitted samples will be used to examine the stitch patterns and determine how to adjust them. The class includes a discussion of using selvedge stitches with colorwork and textured stitch patterns.
The last part of the class focuses on the knitting and seaming techniques used for set-in sleeves. All of the steps for sewing set-in sleeves will be reviewed, and you will practice seaming the diagonal section of a set-in sleeve on seed stitch swatches.
Note: Must be able to sew vertical, horizontal, horizontal-to-vertical, and diagonal seams in stockinette stitch and vertical seams in reverse stockinette stitch (or must have taken Superb Seams class). Must be able to identify the structure of knit and purl stitches in handknits.
SuppliesHomework swatches, several yards of a dark-colored, #5 (bulky) yarn; several yards of a contrasting-color fingering weight yarn.
Sharp scissors, notebook, pen or pencil with an eraser, stitch markers, blunt tapestry needles (large and small), flexible tape measure, small calculator, and needles & crochet hooks of various sizes.
Homework5 required swatches. You will practice with several seams on each swatch. Some seams will be pulled out in order to work other seams.
With smooth, light-colored, #5 (bulky) yarn and appropriate needles, knit swatches as follows:
Swatches 1 & 2 (make 2 exactly the same): Cast on 20 sts. Work in garter stitch (knit all rows) for 4". Bind off in pattern.
For swatches 3 - 5, work in Seed stitch pattern (even # of sts): Row 1(RS) *K1, p1; rep from *. Row 2 *P1, k1; rep from *. Rep rows 1 and 2.
Swatches 3 & 4 (make 2 exactly the same): Cast on 20 sts. Work in seed stitch pattern for 4". Bind off in pattern.
Swatch 5: Cast on 20 sts. Work in seed stitch pattern for 2 rows, end after working a WS row. Row 1(RS) SSK, work across row in pattern. Row 2 Work across row in pattern until one stitch remains, p1. Rep Rows 1 and 2 until 10 sts remain. Bind off in pattern.
Note: Please follow directions as written. Do not slip the edge stitches (or create any other selvage stitches) on these swatches.
Optional swatches: If you want to work each seam on a different swatch, work these swatches in addition to the above 5. Four (4) swatches made the same as Swatches 1 & 2. Four (4) swatches made the same as Swatches 3 & 4. With these swatches, you will be able to save a sample of each seam.