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Floor Repair in Alexandria, VA
Floor repair projects are seldom straightforward. Getting it right takes skill, experience, and an in-depth understanding of flooring materials and construction. At Rick's Flooring & Home Improvement, we provide our Alexandria, VA clients with the expert service they need and the outstanding customer service they deserve. That's just how we like to do things.
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The flooring specialists at Rick's Flooring & Home Improvement are proud to be Alexandria, VA's experts in floor repairs. We know that your floors represent a major investment. That's why we treat them with the meticulous care they require while ensuring a worry-free project for you.
Don't try to tackle your floor repair on your own, and don't trust your flooring to just any contractor. When you need prompt, professional service and the very best results, the flooring experts at Rick's Flooring & Home Improvement in Alexandria, VA have you covered. Call us today to learn more about our floor repair services or to request an estimate. Your floors will thank you.
For the second time, I contracted the services of Rick's Carpet and Flooring and was very pleased with the outcome. The price was right and the crews that installed the floor and the carpet were professional, friendly and left the area where they worked clean. Once again I give them the thumbs up for a job well done. OHaase
Nice job on carpet install! Super easy to deal with from measurement to estimate to install. Highly recommended! Thank you Jeff!
Very nice staff. Did a great job on my bathroom remodel!
The whole team at Rick's Flooring is incredible, trustworthy, efficient, understanding, and they aim to please. They knocked down walls, built new stairs, refinished floors, and through it all their attention to detail was impeccable. I highly recommend them for any job large or small.
Moved my mom into a home last year, the house was truly a mess. Ricks came in pulled on old rugs out, Did a fantastic job on the install and new carpet looks great.
The installation team with Rick's Carpet & Flooring was very professional and courteous. I would highly recommend them.
Ricks arrived on time, did the job, cleaned up & did this all with no hassle. I recommend them they were a pleasure to work with.
I experienced several problems with my order but Rick's staff, especially Abe, went out of their way to make it right. I ordered several boxes of Moduelo LVT flooring. I picked them up and took them home, then noticed a couple of the boxes had been damaged during shipment. I returned the two damaged boxes and waited for replacements. For reasons outside of Rick's control, the replacements were misplaced by the distributor in Baltimore instead of being shipped to Rick's. Abe drove up to Baltimore more than once to try to locate them himself in order to get them to me on time. He stayed in contact with me via text about when they would finally arrive, and worked on it until they finally came in. In total, my contractor who was installing the flooring was only delayed a day or two.
Best place for all your flooring needs
The team at Rick's Carpet is one that values customers and providing outstanding service always. We had a problem with our new carpet and the team at Rick's went to work immediately to help us resolve the issue. They worked diligently on our behalf to lobby on our behalf and bring forward a most positive result. You hardly find stores that are customer centric but Rick's Carpet is that and more. We will continue to recommend your store to others who need carpet, flooring or other installation projects. With our next project, wood floor restoration we will return to you. Trust and customer service is everything! Rick's Carpet is truly unique and a hidden gem. Thanks to the entire team for a job well done!
We had such a great experience with Rick's Flooring! Abe took such great care of us and they exceeded our expectations in every way. The price was really good and the work they did, both in redoing our wood floors and putting in new carpet in the basement was amazing!!! We highly recommend them!!!
We would like to thank Rick's for the personal attention and courtesy extended to us. After an unpleasant experience with another company, Rick's Carpet and Flooring made it right (not to mention offered a more competitive price)! Abe, Jessica and Jeff are personable, efficient, responsive and extremely helpful. We are exceptionally pleased with the entire process from our first conversation, the explanation of options, accommodations of a quick install date and an efficient installation crew… as you can imagine, we love our end results. I highly recommend Rick's to anyone in the DC Metro area—you will be taken care of with the utmost professionalism and care.
Great selection of reasonably priced carpets, quick service to measure and inspect steps for installation. Fair price for labor intensive job. Work completed on time, as promised , and performed efficiently and with expertise. I would highly recommend them.
Great experience with Rick's on my first project. Price was very reasonable for the work done. Work done was first rate! Working on a second project now
Amazing job with our floors. Local and reasonable compared to other department stores advertised. Moved furniture and installed in one day. Only giving 4 stars because we have 3 boxes of extra material, thinking my cost could of been cheaper.
Such a hidden treasure!!!! Abe is amazing and so helpful. Will use them over and over again without hesitation!!!!!
Jessica Willis, Sales Manager, came to my house and gave me great advise and suggestions before I committed to the job of having all my HW floors sanded and stained. Jessica stopped in several times to ensure that the job was to my satisfaction. The workers did an excellent job in getting the stain color that I wanted and matching two different types of existing woods on my floors. I highly recommend them for their excellent work, customer service, and quality control.
Excellent! The entire team works together to make sure that the job exceeds expectations. Always available for questions, cleaned up every day after work , and always showed up when they said they would! I highly recommend them!
Rick's Carpet & Flooring did a great job on a property I listed for sale. The refinishing of the parquet floors was excellent and the removal of old carpet/tile combination and replacement with new padding and carpet changed the whole look and feel of the house and helped us get top dollar for the client's sale. Rick's customer service is friendly and professional and the work was completed promptly. I highly recommend them.
Rick's Flooring (Home Improvement dept) just put a front porch on my house. It had completely changed and updated the look of my house. I love it! The construction team was amazing. On time every day, worked efficiently, and very friendly. I highly recommend!
Ricks is a great store! It's a local store with the personal touch of an actively involved owner. I would absolutely recommend them. The owner was very friendly and helpful. He came around several times to measure and advise on which way to go in terms of flooring options. The teams they use did a great job with repairing my damaged basement carpet, and also in fitting in a brand new hardwood kitchen floor. Bottom line - they did a total pro job, it looks beautiful, and it was a great price. I'd totally recommend them.
It is the best in the Area, Thanks Rick's
Easy from start to finished. Received a referral from a friend and could not be more thankful as the whole process and price were outstanding!
Great experience and prices. Install was quick and we didn't have any trouble with their work. Thanks!
I have been buying carpets from Rick's for a long time and they continue to excel. From expert advise to installation everything went well.
I've used Rick's for 3 projects in three houses and will use them again. They are priced well and stand by their products. Jessica is a pleasure to deal with and makes the process fun.
Great job! They were on time, very professional, and reasonably priced! Highly recommend them.
Worked with us to get new carpet for our entire townhouse on very short notice, excellent price, get followup by the sales agent (and manager) throughout the process. Roughly 925 sqft of carpet was installed in one day and looks great. Installer was very friendly and professional, and even added in some suggestions on other projects we were working on at the property. Only hangup was a minor one. The installation was done by just one guy rather then a team, which meant it took a long time (maybe 14 hours). But the end product was great, totally worth every cent.
Carpeting Installation was Perfect - Great Staff
We had wall to wall flooring installed in our bedroom, hall, and stairs to include the closets and landing. The sales people were extremely helpful. Clark really knew the product and wasn't pushy or a tough sales kind of sales person. The installers were on time and they protected our house by wearing booties over their shoos. They brought a vacuum with them and did not leave behind anything but GORGEOUS carpet. We used Ricks 29 years ago and were glad to have them come back! KUDOS
High quality work and reasonable price, however still have one concern
this company has done several floor projects in my condo. However, I'm still waiting for them to install a piece of quarter round for one the flooring projects. Overall though they do great work and would use them again
They do excellent work and job was done on time.
My home looks amazing!!
Professional team at Ricks! This team pays attention to detail and gets the job done quick. I'm so impressed with my new floors and new kitchen. Way to go!! 👍 You guys are the best!!
Outstanding Customer Service and Home Remodeling Work.
I couldn't be more impressed with customer service I've received from Ricks. From the moment I walked in the showroom floor, I was amazed by the superior service I was given. I will definently be recommending Ricks home remodeling team to everyone I know. Amazing work!
Rick's Carpet & Flooring exceeded our expectations.
Don't let the name fool you. When it comes to a remodeling/home improvement need, Rick's does much more than carpet and flooring. We live in a 2BR, 1 Bath half-plex with 3 levels. We had Rick's add a bathroom in our basement utility room and totally update our upstairs bathroom. We couldn't be more pleased. The customer service was awesome at every touch point. From Jeff who gave us our estimate to Rebekah who helped us pick out materials, to Abe who worked out the cost details to the people who did the work. All friendly and professional. They provided suggestions to enhance the functionality of what we were trying to accomplish and stayed within our budget with no surprises. We would definitely use Rick's Carpet & Flooring again.
High quality of customer service!
We would like to thank Rick's for the personal attention and courtesy extended to us. After an unpleasant experience with another company, Rick's Carpet and Flooring made it right (not to mention offered a more competitive price)! Abe and Jeff are personable, efficient, responsive and extremely helpful. We are exceptionally pleased with the entire process from our first conversation, the explanation of options, accommodations of a quick install date and an efficient installation crew… as you can imagine, we love our end results. I highly recommend Rick's to anyone in the DC Metro area—you will be taken care of with the utmost professionalism and care. Erin and Tim D.
Excellent job done in a short time frame
Their people were helpful in selecting the best product for for replacing carpet with a vinyl plank product. The installation was perfect with minimal marring of existing base boards. They also performed a whole house repainting job and coordiated the work for minimum disruption. I would recommend them and call on them for similar needs in the future.
Quick and tailored support
Rick's Carpet was able to quickly help with my need for carpet replacement and provided quick service to install a carpet that met our needs.
I had a great experience with Rick's Carpet and Flooring. I highly recommend them. They are professional and client oriented. My flooring project was handled by Abe Mbergan, Service Manager. For the record, it took me approximately 5 weeks to screen vendors, check their inventory and obtain the respective quote. Do not hesitate, give them a call and talk to Abe; tell him what you have in mind and your budget. I'm very happy with the outcome, the flooring is beautiful and I plan to hire them again in the near future. Kudos for a job well done.
I was very satisfied with the quality of workmanship that Rick's provided when refinishing my floors. I did not want a high gloss finish, I wanted a matte finish and they came thru. Everyone who has seen the floors were very impressed. I also had the carpet removed from two sets of stairs and hardwood treads put in place along with white risers. I wasn't to pleased with the paint job on the risers and they attempted to remedy the problem, but I wasn't completely satisfied and had my painter repaint the risers when I had my inside painted. Overall I was very pleased with the professionalism and courtesy of the crew. They did their very best to make me happy.
Amazing place and very professional
Such a hidden treasure!!!! Abe is amazing and so helpful. Will use them over and over again without hesitation!!!!!
Low price but good quality
Replaced a stairway runner and hall landing just recently done because basically I didn't like the first one. So I was trying to be very economical. Ricks made it happen and, as usual, their installers took the same care and did their best work as before. Highly recommended as always.
Professional Front Foyer Tile installation
Workmen arrived exactly on time; removed old slate flooring; built up the foundation with plywood. During that same afternoon, adhesive was incorporated and the tile was expertly laid down with 1/8 in grout borders. The job looks professional and the cleanup was complete. Workmen were courteous and polite; they explained every step along the way. Nice job!
True Craftsmanship....
I am a realtor with Sotheby's in Old Town. We recently remodeled our kitchen and Ricks installed the flooring and backsplash. Both of the contractors that worked on the floor did an absolutely outstanding job. They were polite, thorough and cleaned the house up well after each day that they worked. The job took a bit longer than expected (four days total) but it was worth the wait as the floors are as close to perfect as you could hope for. Excellent work!!!
quaility carpets in stock at reasonable prices
I needed a new carpet installed quickly and Rick's came through with a great selection from in-stock items at a very good price. Installation was completed 2 days later.
Good Quality
The whole process went smooth the installers were excellent.
We were very happy with our new floor. The installers were professional, courteous, and neat. The staff at the store were very accommodating. Would highly recommend Rick's Discount Flooring to my friends.
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UNION, N.J. (9/1/12) – Albright College closed the game with 22 unanswered points to rally past #14 Kean University, 29-26, in the season opener for both teams on Saturday evening at Kean Alumni Stadium.
Tonight's game was one of eight match-ups between the Middle Atlantic Conference and the New Jersey Athletic Conference, billed as the MAC-NJAC Challenge.
For the Lions (1-0), senior running back Ty Hughes scored three times and carried the ball 37 times for 142 yards in the win. Kean senior wide receiver Deandre Fowlkes made three receptions for 96 yards and two touchdowns, while senior inside linebacker Dan Wollman made a game-high 16 tackles, including 10 solo stops.
The two teams managed only four first downs combined on each of their first three possessions, before Albright took a 7-0 lead late in the first half, capitalizing on a bad snap on the Cougars' punt attempt back near their own goal line. Three plays later, Hughes carried the ball in from two yards out and the Jordan Loiodice extra point attempt was good for the 7-0 lead with 1:48 remaining.
On the kickoff, Fowlkes appeared to return the kickoff 98 yards for a touchdown, however the Kean holding penalty brought the ball back into its own territory at the 18-yard line, where the Cougars only managed three plays before being forced to punt the ball.
In the second quarter, the Cougars got on the scoreboard after junior quarterback Christian Bailoni completed back-to-back passes to senior Louis Haynes (23 yards) and Fowlkes, with Fowlkes (pictured left) scoring on the 43-yard reception with 11:22 remaining in the half. Albright hung on to the one-point lead at 7-6 after junior Eric Wade blocked the extra point attempt.
The Cougars took the lead two possessions later when Bailoni completed the 54-yard touchdown reception to Fowlkes on the first play of the drive, as Kean led 13-7 after the extra-point by junior Bill Cullen.
Kean extended the lead to 19-7 just before halftime after senior defensive back Chris VanFechtmann made an interception on fourth down at the Kean 20-yard line and senior running back Darius Kinney took the first play of the ensuing drive 80-yards for the rushing touchdown and the 12-point lead after the blocked extra point.
Kinney opened the second half with a 72-yard kickoff return to the Albright 20-yard line to set-up a 10-yard touchdown by senior fullback Danny Mendoza off the shuffle pass from Bailoni on the third play of the third quarter, as the Cougars took a 26-7 lead just 72 seconds into the half following the extra point by Cullen.
After the Cougars forced Albright to punt after five plays on the Lions' first possession of the second half, Kean moved the ball back into Albright territory, before Albright sophomore Chris Stephens intercepted the Bailoni pass at the Lions' 21-yard line mid-way through the quarter.
The Lions used 16 plays and the remaining 7:53 of the quarter to move the ball 74 yards, as Hughes carried the ball 10 times on the possession for 40 yards, including the final four plays of the drive for 11 yards, punching the ball in from one-yard out to pull the Lions to within 26-14 following the extra point from Loiodice.
Kean managed a first down on the first play of the fourth quarter, however the Lions forced the Cougars to punt after four plays and took over at their own 37-yard line. On the ensuing drive, Hughes carried the ball three times for 17 yards and quarterback Adam Galczybski completed all three of his passes for 41 yards, including a 27-yard touchdown pass to junior wide receiver Daniel McNair with 10:06 remaining in the game, as the Lions pulled to within 26-21 following the extra point.
The Cougars once again recorded a first down following a 10-yard carry by Kinney on the first play of the drive, however the Albright defense again forced Kean to punt after four plays, with the Lions taking over near mid-field with 8:28 remaining in the game.
Albright kept the ball on the ground for eight of the possession's 10 plays, as Hughes carried the ball all eight times and used three straight one-yard carries to break into the endzone after a nearly five and a half minute possession that gave Albright the lead. The Lions went for two and after a Kean holding penalty, Galczynski took the ball into the endzone untouched on the bootleg for the 29-26 lead with 3:10 remaining.
Fowlkes returned the kickoff to the Kean 33-yard line, however the Cougars only managed two yards before turning the ball over on downs with 2:04 left in the game. After a Kean timeout on the first play of the Albright drive, a Cougar penalty gave Albright an automatic first down and the Lions were able to run out the clock to seal the win.
For the Cougars, Bailoni completed 11-of-22 passes for 198 yards and two touchdowns in his first career start, while Haynes caught four receptions for 74 yards. Kinney had 16 carries for 127 yards and one touchdown, while adding the 72-yard kickoff return. Fowlkes finished with four kick-off returns for 93 yards.
Defensively, Wollman (pictured right) had two tackles for a six-yard loss, while sophomore linebacker Matt Clerk added nine tackles and sophomore Billy Damiana and senior Brad Higgins each added eight tackles.
In the victory, Galczynski came off the bench and completed 7-of-8 passes for 83 yards and one touchdown. McNair made six receptions for 68 yards and senior Scott Pillar added five catches for 23 yards. With his 142 rushing yards and 37 carries, Hughes helped the Lions control nearly 39 minutes of the game on offense.
Junior defensive end Tyler Hamlet led the balanced defensive effort with five tackles, including four solo stops and two tackles for a 12 yard loss.
The Cougars travel to #4 University of Mary Hardin-Baylor on Saturday, September 8, for the Crusaders season opener in Belton, Texas. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. (eastern time).


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DailyDirt: Looking For Life In All The Wrong Places?
from the urls-we-dig-up deptThe chemistry of what we consider biology may be common throughout the universe, but that doesn't necessarily mean that life is also abundant on other worlds. Chemists have tried to re-create the conditions that might have resulted in current biochemistry, but zapping inanimate precursor chemicals hasn't (yet?) generated any kind of life (that wasn't based on an existing, known lifeform -- ie. Venter kinda cheated). Here are some astrochemists looking for clues that might help us understand the origins of life.
- Two molecules, cyanomethanimine and ethanamine, have been seen in drifting in the interstellar cloud known as Sagittarius B2. The researchers who found them note that these molecules could be chemical precursors for DNA and RNA. [url]
- The existence of homochirality in biochemistry is a bit of mystery, but there may be some explanations that involve radiation from distant supernovas. Finding evidence of homochirality on asteroids or comets would be a nice find.... [url]
- The evidence of cellulose in interstellar space would be really exciting... if the spectroscopy data were more reliable. In 1978, polysaccharides were reported to be present near the Orion Trapezium Cluster, but confirming that finding hasn't panned out. [url]
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You'll recall that, after the Patriots beat up the Jets last Sunday, a fan suggested to Rex that Belichick was a better coach, and Ryan snapped. He apologized the next day.
But Roger Goodell doesn't care for your apologies. He wants money. Per ESPN New York:
he New York Jets' outspoken coach was hit with a $75,000 fine Monday by the NFL for cursing eight days ago at MetLife Stadium, the league announced. It's one of the largest fines in recent history for a head coach. That he was a repeat offender, no doubt, factored into the amount.
Ryan won't be disciplined by the team, which said from the outset that it was a league matter.
This wasn't Ryan's first hefty fine. In February 2010, during Super Bowl week in Miami, he was docked $50,000 by the Jets for making an obscene gesture at a fan at a mixed martial arts event. That, too, broke on the Internet, via a cell-phone camera.
Yeah, the internet sucks.
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PITTSBURGH—A western Pennsylvania woman who dropped out of school to work during the Great Depression finally has her high school diploma in time for her 103rd birthday.
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette ( http://bit.ly/16B37OJ) says Hazel Marie Attenborough Cichowski was presented with the honorary diploma at Wednesday night's meeting of the Pittsburgh Public Schools board. Her birthday is Saturday.
Cichowski is a resident of Pittsburgh's South Side neighborhood. She dropped out of South High School in the 11th grade because she needed to go to work.
She told the board "I really loved school. It was never a chore for me."
But she said she also loved her job and "always made the best of the situation." She worked for 45 years at West Penn Hospital.
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Rapid City Casino Robber Gets 8 Years in Prison
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) - A Rapid City man who used a pellet gun to rob a casino last summer has been sentenced to eight years in prison.
Twenty-five-year-old Billy Robertson pleaded guilty last month to robbing the King of Hearts Casino in July. Prosecutors dismissed other charges in return for the guilty plea to first-degree robbery.
The combination of the charges and Robertson's criminal history could have landed him in prison for life. He was sentenced Monday.
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text: The heavy, pinch-hitting post-grunge sound of Paint It Black came together in the middle-class neighborhoods of Philly in 2000. Lifetime guitarist Dan Yemin, aka Kid Dynamite, sought a different musical direction than his previous projects. With longtime friend and Good Riddance drummer David Wagenschutz, guitarist Dave Hause, and bass player Andy Nelson, he formed Paint It Black. Jade Tree came calling with a deal in 2002, and the band's debut album, CVA, followed the next summer. Hause left to form the Loved Ones in late 2003; Paint It Black's sophomore effort, Paradise, appeared in March 2005. Not unfamiliar with lineup changes, by 2006 the band comprised Yemin, Wagenschutz, bassist Andrew Mackie, and guitarist Joshua Agran. Wagenschutz, however, amicably parted ways with the group that summer, playing his final Paint It Black show in late July. None More Black drummer Jared Shavelson filled in for their subsequent European tour with New Mexican Disaster Squad as a permanent replacement was sought. Shavelson eventually joined Paint It Black permanently. The group released New Lexicon on Jade Tree Records in February 2008. ~ MacKenzie Wilson


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Gulf Coast Oil Slick Could Have Impact on Seafood and Air Quality
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April 30, 2010 -- The Deepwater Horizon incident occurred about 50 miles southeast of Venice, La., on April 22 after an explosion and fire damaged a Transocean oil rig, causing it to burn for hours and sink. There were approximately 700,000 gallons of fuel onboard before the fire, and exactly how much of this fuel burned before it sank is not known, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in Silver Spring, Md.
The spill could affect hundreds of species of fish, birds, and other wildlife along the Gulf Coast, which is one of the world's richest seafood grounds. According to NOAA, there may be risks for people working as oil spill responders, observers, and in wildlife rehabilitation due to inhalation of fumes.
Oil-derived compounds including polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) tend to be readily cleared from fish and mammals, so eating fish after an oil spill generally does not pose a health risk to humans. But oysters, shrimp, and crab do not readily clear PAHs and are more likely to accumulate these potentially toxic substances after oil exposure, NOAA states.
These compounds can also be toxic for fish eggs and larvae and may can cause a wide range of health problems in other marine species.
Impact on Air Quality
LuAnn White, PhD, a professor of environmental health sciences and the director of the Tulane Center for Applied Environmental Public Health in New Orleans, is on the front lines of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
"We are watching it very closely," she tells WebMD. "The odor from the spill could affect people with respiratory diseases such as asthma and emphysema, but the spill happened off shore, so that is good because there is no one out there," she says. The occupational health issues are immense, but proper safeguards are being taken by oil spill responders and others involved in the clean-up process, she adds.
The oil involved in the spill was sweet crude oil. "It didn't have sulfur, so it doesn't smell as bad as other types of oil and it is composed of lighter compounds that will evaporate," she explains.
So far, she says, the odor is light and transient.
There has been other reassuring news regarding air quality, White tells WebMD. "There has been air monitoring along the coastline and that didn't pick up anything so far."
Touching the oil can cause skin irritation and burning, she says. "Standing next to it and not touching it will not cause any problems."
As far as drinking water concerns, there are none. "The Gulf of Mexico is a saltwater body, not a freshwater source, so drinking water contamination is not an issue," she says.
Seafood Contamination
The risk of contaminated seafood reaching consumers is also relatively low, she says. "Fisherman won't be allowed to collect seafood in any area with an oil spill, so seafood caught will come from other areas."
"Any birds that are around the oil spill are susceptible to harm because oil can coat their feathers and then they can't fly or feed," she says. "We always hear people say 'if it's hurting the birds, it is hurting me,' but this is a different phenomenon," White explains. "It is the physical effects of oil coating as opposed to the toxic effects of chemical poisoning."
In general, "most oils spills have more ecological effects than human health effects," she says.
Things may get worse before they get better, says Jonathan Erdman, an editorial meteorologist at the Weather Channel in Atlanta.
There will be several days of winds directing this oil slick toward land, he predicts. And "this is exactly what they don't need," he tells WebMD. "Basically next to a landfall, tropical storm or hurricane, this is the worst-case scenario."
"We would like to see northwest winds to keep the oil slick offshore and keep the smell away from the coast," he says. This is the opposite of what is actually occurring; southeast winds are transporting oil and odor toward the Gulf Coast.
According to what Erdman has heard from local meteorological colleagues, it is being treated like a poor air quality day in the middle of summer in Houston or Atlanta. "The message is if you are sensitive to air quality and have respiratory issues, stay indoors, keep the air conditioner on and the windows shut," he says.
SOURCES: Jonathan Erdman, editorial meteorologist, Weather Channel, Atlanta.
LuAnn White, PhD, professor of environmental health sciences; director, Tulane Center for Applied Environmental Public Health, New Orleans.
News release, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
©2010 WebMD, LLC. All Rights Reserved.


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This week's writer is Dr. Traci Griffith, professor of journalism and mass communication at St. Michael's College and member of the Vermont Press Association Executive Board.
As it hurries toward adjournment the Vermont Legislature is trying to get its arms around the last-minute "Challenges for Change" report and some of the ways the administration of Gov. James Douglas has identified possible cost savings. On their face many ideas sound like they may have some merit. Others clearly are way off base.


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Notifications have become a mainstay of modern computing. While people routinely only perform a single task, our computers continually juggle many, so knowing when our devices have carried out some job in the background has become a critical piece of data. While a notification makeover is a marquee feature of the soon-to-be-released iOS 5, Mac users have had their own notification platform for more than five years in the form of the open-source software Growl.
Growl 1.3, released Monday, boasts a number of changes, including new features and new rules for development. But its most significant change may be the fact the utility is now available from the Mac App Store--and only the Mac App Store.
What's in store
That change of venue required some shifts. For example, rather than visit System Preferences to adjust Growl's settings, as with earlier versions, you now simply launch the new Growl app. The Growl Project hopes this will, at least, partially solve the problem of confusing update reminders. All updates will instead be pushed through the Mac App Store's own mechanism.
Joining Apple's online store has also opened an avenue to sustained development of the product. The end-user edition of the software will be sold through the store for $2. "The general idea here is that we'll be able to fund Growl development going forward," said Growl project lead Christopher Forsythe. "The general conclusion we came to is that we need to fund development going forward or that Growl would likely stop being developed altogether."
There are less tangible benefits as well. The Mac App Store is a way for Growl to showcase its compliance with Lion's new sandboxing security technology, and, of course, the vetting process for being in the store in the first place. Both will help potential users understand that Growl is a safe application with explicit approval from Apple.
But Growl's presence in the store isn't a death knell for the software as an open-source project. "Growl is definitely still open source," Forsythe told Macworld in an interview prior to Monday's release of Growl 1.3. "Currently our [software repository] is locked down but once 1.3 is out, we'll open it up." Despite the end product only being available through the Mac App Store, independent users will still be able to download and compile the source code from Growl's site, as per the terms of Growl's BSD license.
Feature presentation
Of course, its appearance in the Mac App Store isn't the only change in Growl 1.3. Like iOS notifications, Growl gets a makeover; it even has its own version of iOS 5's Notification Center in the new Rollup feature. "[Rollup] will display messages that came in while you were away," Forsythe said. "Everyone who uses Growl will love this in my opinion."
Rollup also paved the way for another feature: a History log, much like what you'd find in many browsers. By visiting Growl's History pane, one can revisit notifications that happened five minutes or five days ago, complete with the ability to search if they're looking for something in particular. These can be especially handy for folks who have a lot of notifications, helping solve the problem of seeing a pop-up out of the corner of your eye, only to have it vanish forever.
A framework job
However, this new delivery method also means that applications that previously installed Growl as a part of their own installation process (such as Dropbox, some HP drivers, and Adobe Creative Suite 5) will no longer be able to do so with the latest version. On the upside, this solves the other portion of the aforementioned update-reminder annoyance.
Once developers have integrated the latest version of Growl's Software Development Kit (SDK), they will have access to a new version of the framework that can display what is affectionately called a "Fire and Forget" or "Mini Growl." That's a simple notification alert, but one that doesn't allow for much customization on its own; in order to change the look and feel of these alerts, the end user would have to get the Mac App Store application and make changes there.
The latest version of the framework will deliver its data to the 1.3 version of the application through another of its new features: a new networking standard. This networking protocol, GNTP, isn't new to Growl for Windows users, as it was first developed by that team and later adopted by Growl for Mac. One perk of this new feature is that cross-platform users will gain the ability to share their notifications across their computers, regardless of operating system.
The times they are a changin'
One change necessitated by the shift to the Mac App Store is that the utilities that previously came packaged with the Growl distribution will have to be spun off as their own applications or discontinued. The ever popular GrowlMail add-on has been picked up by Growl contributor Rudy Richter for continued independent development.
As for the rest of the bundled applications, Forsythe told Macworld that both the GrowlTunes add-on, which hooks into iTunes, and the HardwareGrowler, which keeps users updated about hardware status, will follow Growl into the Mac App Store. "The command line utility growlnotify will be an additional download that people can click a button to download from our website," Forsythe said. However, other add-ons, like GrowlSafari, will be left behind unless an enterprising individual takes the initiative to start developing them.
There are also some personnel changes afoot. Richter, who has worked on Growl for a long time, has assumed a new role as lead developer for the project. He replaces former lead developer Peter Hosey, who moved on to other pursuits in August. While Horsey is taking a step back, Forsythe describe him as "a good friend" and says he's "still welcome to work on Growl at any time."
New life to live
Numerically, Growl 1.3 may sound like only a minor update over Growl 1.2.2, but the new version is still a major milestone in the history of the open-source Mac software project, thanks to its feature set and new distribution method. It's not the first such product finding new life and sustainment through the Mac App Store, nor will it be the last, but it is a testament to the kind of projects that can make their way in Apple's marketplace.
Now available in the Mac App Store as a 7.3MB download, Growl 3.1 runs on Mac OS X 10.7 and requires a Mac with a 64-bit processor. If you're currently running Growl 1.2.2 or earlier, download and run the Growl uninstaller prior to purchasing and downloading Growl 1.3 from the Mac App Store. Your preferences and settings should be untouched after running the uninstaller.


text: National Discussion and Debate Series Internet and Democracy In less than a generation, the Internet has altered the daily lives of individuals in ways few would have conceived in its nascent stages. Initially a playground for the computer savvy, the world of blogs and tweets has given equal voice to anyone with a computer and a web connection. It is also where Americans increasingly look for news and informationaccording to the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press, last year the Internet surpassed newspapers as the source of national and international news, nearly doubling from the year before. Barack Obama channeled the power of the Internet to reach millions during his presidential campaign, and his administration has launched innovative methods to use the Internet to govern. [ more ] Watch Online Participants Resolved: Democracy is threatened by the unchecked nature of information on the Internet. Paul Solman Paul Solman has been a business, economics and occasional art correspondent for PBS NewsHour since 1985. He answers viewer questions on The Business Desk. He is also the presenter for and author of "Discovering Economics with Paul Solman," a series of videos distributed by McGraw-Hill. Solman is part of a national consortium to teach "Financial Literacy" to Americans at every educational level. His work has won various awards, including several Emmys, two Peabodys, and a Loeb award. Andrew Keen is a Silicon Valley based entrepreneur, broadcaster and writer. He was the founder of the music website Audiocafe.com and a co-founder of the next generation video network NOW.tv. He is the author of Cult of the Amateur: How the Internet is Killing Our Culture. His second book, entitled Digital Vertigo: Anxiety, Loneliness and Inequality in the Social Media Age, will be published in 2011 by St. Martins Press. Jimmy Wales is a U.S. Internet entrepreneur and wiki pioneer who is best known as the founder of Wikipedia, an international collaborative free content encyclopedia on the Internet, and the Wikimedia Foundation, a nonprofit charitable organization dedicated to encouraging the growth, development and distribution of free, multilingual content. He is co-founder of Wikia, Inc., a privately owned free web hosting service. Wales is a Fellow of the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard Law School. Farhad Manjoo is a technology columnist at Slate magazine, and a frequent contributor to The New York Times, Time, and Fast Company. He is also a regular on-air contributor for National Public Radio. Manjoo is the author of True Enough: Learning to Live in a Post-Fact Society, which argues that digital technology is helping society abandon facts in favor of ideology. Prior to joining Slate in 2008, he wrote for Wired News and Salon.com. Micah L. Sifry is co-founder and editor of the Personal Democracy Forum, a website and annual conference that covers the ways technology is changing politics, and TechPresident.com, a group blog on how American politicians are using the web and how the web is using them. Sifry has written or edited five books, including Rebooting America, an anthology of writing on how the Internet and new technology can be used to reinvent American democracy. Research and Scholarship White Paper Is Democracy Threatened by the Unchecked Nature of Information on the Internet? Bruce A. Williams, University of Virginia April 2010 In the last quarter century, the way Americans find out (or fail to find out) about the world around them has changed dramatically. Twenty-five years ago, 75% of those watching television viewed one of the three nightly network news broadcasts and over 70% of households took a daily newspaper. Television was the most trusted source of news Read more Project on Media & Governance Old Media, New Media and the Challenge to Democratic Governance March 2010 The Miller Centers Project on Media and Governance recently released a report, following its work over the past year, with initial findings examining the impact that changing media, including shrinking newsrooms and the move to online sources, may have on the democratic governance of our country. Read more Governing America in a Global Era Deliberative Democracy and the Internet Siva Vaidhyanathan, Jennifer Petersen, James Fishkin, Sidney Milkis September 25, 2009 At a time when public officials, interest groups, civic associations, and corporations are seeking to strengthen ties with the public online, what role does the internet play in enhancing or diminishing self-government? This public panel, the plenary session for the Humanities and Technology Association Annual Conference, was moderated Read more Scripps Library and Multimedia Archive Resources on the Media and Politics The Miller Center's Scripps Library and Multimedia Archive is collecting materials on U.S. Public Policy. Below are selected links on the intersection of the media and politics. Thomas Jefferson, Second Inaugural Address (March 4, 1805) Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Fireside Chat 14: On the European War (September 3, 1939) John Fitzgerald Kennedy, "President and the Press" Speech (April 27, 1961) Bill Clinton, State of the Union Address (January 23, 1996) (12:01-14:19) External Sources MIT Center for Future Civic MediaPersonal Democracy ForumPew Internet & American Life ProjectStanford Center for Deliberative DemocracyWired: Politics


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I think more people are off work on Sunday, though that's only a guess. I am available either day.
Hiking, Climbing, Camping, Trail Running, Snowshoeing...
Ellen wrote:Howdy All
I'm looking forward to seeing everyone who can attend the get-together
How about the weekend of October 28-29? Saturday or Sunday?
Usually we meet at the picnic area in Long Valley about 2 PM. This gives folks time to do a tram hike or Skyline.
Miles of smiles,
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The developer centers for Apple's two operating systems – iOS for mobile and OS X for desktops – have been offline since Thursday. Apple originally said the sites were down for maintenance that was taking longer than expected, but now we know what really happened.
The two centers had a security flaw that allowed someone to gain unauthorized access to users' names, along with street and email addresses. No payment data was accessed, Apple says.
The company finally fessed up to the breach in a note posted Sunday, saying it is reworking its systems, software and a database to prevent similar incidents in the future.
Now it turns out the "intruder" actually may have been a security researcher who spotted the flaw and then reported it to Apple. Ibrahim Balic insists he wasn't hacking Apple, but rather discovered the issues, investigated it and then alerted the company via its own bug-reporting system.
Apple!! This is definitely not an hack attack !!!!!!!!!!!! I am not an hacker, I do security research :@ http://t.co/hkX8mwXTgj @mikebutcher
— ibrahim BALİÇ (@ibrahimbalic) July 22, 2013
On top of that Balic, who lives in London, posted a video showing the flaw in action, complete with dramatic music. [Update: Balic says on Twitter that he's taken the video down, as it showed some users' names and email addresses.]
Balic insists his intentions were good, and in a comment posted to a TechCrunch story about the breach, says Apple's developer centers went down shortly after he reported the flaw. He's upset about being labeled as a hacker and worries he'll be blacklisted.
4 hours later from my final report Apple developer portal gas closed down and you know it still is. I have emailed and asked if I am putting them in any difficulty so that I can give a break to my research. I have not gotten any respond to this… I have been waiting since then for them to contact me, and today I'm reading news saying that they have been attacked and hacked. In some of the media news I watch/read that whether legal authorities were involved in its investigation of the hack. I'm not feeling very happy with what I read and a bit irritated, as I did not done this research to harm or damage. I didn't attempt to publish or have not shared this situation with anybody else. My aim was to report bugs and collect the datas for the porpoise of seeing how deep I can go within this scope. I have over 100.000+ users details and Apple is informed about this. I didn't attempt to get the datas first and report then, instead I have reported first.
The breach comes at a critical time. Apple is in the middle of beta trials of new versions of iOS and OS X, and developers use the sites to download new test releases and to access app-creation tools. In addition, the sites host systems that allow developers to sign up for and renew dev center memberships. Apple says memberships set to expire while the sites are down will get free extensions.
If Balic's story is true, it sounds like Apple should be thanking him. Better a researcher find the flaw than someone whose motivations are less than pure.
[Spotted at The Next Web.]


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Flourless Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Mini Blender Muffins
I put peanut butter, banana, and honey in the blender, and my daughter asked what kind of smoothie I was making.
None I said. I'm making muffins. What???
This goes down as the easiest and fastest batter I've ever made. Ready in about 17 seconds with the flip of a switch.
I'm a big fan of whisk-together batters, and nearly every blondie, brownie, bar, quickbread, muffin, and cake on my site is made with a whisk. I reserve my stand mixer for cookie dough, bread dough, and frosting.
But this batter is even easier than using a whisk.
Just combine one egg, banana, peanut butter, honey, vanilla, and baking soda in a blender and blend, before stirring in chocolate chips.
After a quick blend, here's the batter.
Did you notice what's missing in the ingredients list? Flour. Gluten.
The muffins are gluten-free, grain-free, soy-free, dairy-free, oil-free, refined sugar-free, and they clock in at under 100 calories each based on SparkPeople's calculator.
If you're willing to give up the chocolate chips, you can shave off 35% of the calories.
But I like chocolate.
I have a few recipes for Flourless Peanut Butter Cookies, as well as other peanut butter cookies that are gluten-free or that don't use white sugar, brown sugar, butter, salt, or oil. See the Related Recipes section below for many ideas.
I had never tried to pull of a flourless muffin until now, and I'm sold because these are some of the softest, moistest, and best little peanut butter muffins I've ever had.
For all the health claims that can be made about the muffins, the best part is that they taste every bit as good as muffins made with flour, gluten, and lots of added sugar.
Because there's no flour, I was a bit worried that they may turn out like peanut butter fudge, since there was no flour to fluff them up and provide the normal amount of cakiness found in a muffin, but I was wrong.
The egg, pinch of baking soda, and banana did the trick to give them the springiness and bounciness you want in a muffin. When I was stacking them, the muffins on the bottom were like little trampolines, ready to absorb the weight and bounced back.
Bananas are versatile workhorses in baking, and the banana here helps to add lightness, fluffiness, and natural sweetness since there's only 3 tablespoons honey used to sweeten the entire recipe.
And for those who don't like bananas, you're very safe here and you can hardly taste it. My husband couldn't taste it until I had him guess what was in the muffins.
He answered, 'peanut butter and chocolate'. Hello Captain Obvious. Only after I told him there was a banana included did he say, "Okay, I can barely taste it now", paralleling my sentiments.
My daughter did detect the banana, but I have a feeling that's because she had a hawkeye on the ingredients as they went into the blender.
I used storebought peanut butter and always recommend baking with something like Jif or Skippy because natural and Homemade Peanut Butter tends to be thinner, runnier, and can separate. If you try natural PB, I don't know what the results will be.
The same can be said for almond butter. It's much thinner and runnier than peanut butter, and I don't know if it will work.
I used mini chocolate chips because the size is perfectly proportionate for the mini muffins. Make sure to stir in the chips by hand at the end, rather than add them with other ingredients. You don't want pulverized chips.
One trick to make your muffins really shine is to sprinkle a few extra chips on the top of each muffin before baking for a nice visual pop.
I baked the muffins in my mini muffin pans and they only took 8 1/2 minutes to bake. I made 17 mini muffins, and filled the cavities to a solid 3/4 full. Don't be surprised if they're nicely domed in the oven, but fall a bit as they cool.
I haven't tested the recipe as full size muffins. You'll probably yield about 8 or 9 and I'd start watching the clock closely at about 13 minutes and go from there, but I haven't tried, and am purely guessing.
Part of the appeal of this recipe is the mini size. Mini food is just so pop-able. Just ask my husband who popped down 4 in 60 seconds.
Warm and fresh from the oven, these little guys were incredibly good. Soft and a little squishy, supremely moist, and tons of bold peanut butter flavor, complemented by melty chocolate chips.
You may want to just double the recipe and make a double batch from the get go. Muffins freeze beautifully and you can keep a stash in the freezer to toss into lunches or for an easy snack when your peanut butter and chocolate cravings hit.
At under 100 calories, have a few.
Also be sure to check out Flourless Double Chocolate Peanut Butter Mini Blender Muffins (GF) – No refined sugar, flour, oil & only 75 calories! They taste amazing!
Flourless Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Mini Blender Muffins
The fastest and easiest batter I've ever made. Combine all ingredients (except the chocolate chips) and blend until smooth. The muffins are gluten-free, grain-free, soy-free, dairy-free, oil-free, refined sugar-free, and they're under 100 calories each (66 calories if you omit chocolate chips). For all the health claims you could make about these muffins, the best part is that they taste every bit as good as muffins made with flour, gluten, and lots of added sugar. The peanut butter flavor is pronounced and bold, while the banana disappears almost entirely. I used mini chocolate chips because they're size-appropriate for the mini muffins.
1 medium ripe banana, peeled
1 large egg
heaping 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter (I recommend using classic storebought peanut butter, and not natural or homemade)
3 tablespoons honey (agave or maple syrup may be substituted)
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
pinch salt, optional and to taste
heaping 1/2 cup mini semi-sweet chocolate chips
- Preheat oven to 400F. Prepare mini muffin pans by spraying very well with floured cooking spray, or grease and flour the pans; set aside. If keeping gluten-free for health reasons, simply use cooking spray or grease the pan.
- To the canister of a blender, add first 7 ingredients, through optional salt, and blend on high speed until smoothy and creamy, about 1 minute.
- Add chocolate chips and stir in by hand; don't use the blender because it will pulverize them.
- Using a tablespoon or small cookie scoop that's been sprayed with cooking spray (helps batter slide off spoon or scoop easily), form rounded 1 tablespoon mounds and place mounds into prepared pans. Each cavity should be filled to a solid 3/4 full.
- Bake for 8 to 9 minutes, or until the tops are set, domed, springy to the touch, and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, or with a few moist crumbs, but no batter. Due to their small size and oven variance, make sure to watch your muffins closely, and bake until done. Allow muffins to cool in pans for about 10 minutes, or until they've firmed up and are cool enough to handle. Muffins are best fresh, but will keep airtight at room temperature for up to 5 days, or in the freezer for up to 4 months.
All images and content are copyright protected. Please do not use my images without prior permission. If you want to republish this recipe, please re-write the recipe in your own words, or simply link back to this post for the recipe. Thank you.
Related Recipes
Peanut Butter Chocolate Chunk Cookies (GF) – No flour, no butter, and no white sugar used
Flourless Peanut Butter Cookies (GF) – No flour and no butter used
Flourless Chocolate Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies (GF) – No flour and no butter used
Healthy Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Miracle Cookies – Vegan (No Eggs and No Butter); there's No Oil/Flour/White or Brown Sugar/No Added Salt. They're Gluten-Free/Soy-Free and No Mixer Required
Trail Mix Peanut Butter Cookies – (GF) – No flour, no butter, and no white sugar used
Thick and Soft Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies – No butter, no white sugar, and no flour used
Cinnamon Sugar Mini Donut Muffins
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Fluffy Vegan Coconut Oil Banana Muffins and Mini Muffins
Caramel-Stuffed Chocolate Chip Cookie Cups
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171 comments:
- Alandroide said...
It's so great, dear Mita. I'm just hope that be tears of happiness.
Be happy :)
- 7/05/2011 10:33 pm
- Alandroide said...
Wow! I am the first to comment
- 7/05/2011 10:34 pm
- Sweet Harvey LLC said...
Lovely use of color!
- 7/05/2011 10:35 pm
- Rabbit Town Animator said...
I miss your work!!! So glad to see you back! I am loving everything about this piece, especially the seahorse and the clouds and fish kites!
- 7/05/2011 10:38 pm
- josh pincus is crying said...
beautiful painting.
- 7/05/2011 10:53 pm
- Isabelle said...
Hello neighbor!! Welcome back Mita!! This is lovely.. as everything you do. I particularly love how the clouds interact with her. The way she is holding le petit hyppocampe (the small seahorse), as if softness, kindness and sweetness attract each other. Very poetic, very much you! :) Have a great day Mita!
- 7/05/2011 10:53 pm
- roberto said...
Ah !!!!! very beautiful, very beautiful
Oh, there's always cure for all
the sea is a good remedy
the immensity of the sea makes us wonder if we really have a right to feel bad
if we are not even a drop of it
I love the three worlds that you show here, three worlds, three realities, three truths (such as MCE, you are very talented, very talented)
Koinobori Ah, yes inseparable, the wind shakes but they remain there forever, good metaphor.
thanks for remembering us and show your art.:)
- 7/05/2011 10:53 pm
- audrey said...
Ah, sweet one. This could not be better. Three of my favorite things - seahorses, starfish and fish!!!! LOVE IT!!!
So happy that you found time to do another drawing. It is beautiful, Mita.
Missing you.
- 7/05/2011 11:20 pm
- martinealison said...
Une petite sirène qui trouve le réconfort auprès de monsieur hippocampe... parfois il faut laisser aller les larmes... elles ont ce goût salé de la mer...
Une très belle illustration qui met en scène de merveilleux nuages. J'aime le sublime jeu de l'eau et de sa transparence.
Gros bisous.
- 7/05/2011 11:24 pm
- k.h.whitaker said...
lovely as always Mita, the water effect is very cool
- 7/05/2011 11:35 pm
- Ces said...
Hello dearest lovely one,
I missed you so.
I am so happy to see you peek out.
What a beautiful illustration. I love the texture and the tender emotion.
That's what you call horsing around in the water :) Heheheh!
I love you dearest one.
- 7/06/2011 12:22 am
- Ces said...
I shall return this evening, when I get home. Tsup!
- 7/06/2011 12:23 am
- Miss Aoki said...
Nice watercolor!! I love the sea horse! it's a nude girl's bodyguard XDD
- 7/06/2011 1:02 am
- red-handed said...
Very pretty, You.
- 7/06/2011 1:48 am
- art is jok(k)e(n) said...
my mouth remains open. #^&$#@&!!%^& speechless.....I have to go take medicine ( red wine I guess it is good remedy too ;)...), I will be back when my ability to speak is recovered! It is just amaaaazing...@#^%$#@!!!&*()©ƒ
- 7/06/2011 2:13 am
- art is jok(k)e(n) said...
and touching ....
of course, SHE is YOU!
- 7/06/2011 2:14 am
- Axel Zapata/ Ilustración said...
Beatiful, love the composition, the hair, the comets, love everything, see you.
- 7/06/2011 3:02 am
- IwoX said...
Dearest Lakhsmita! I love your girls and your fishes, I love your ideas, I love your colours, I love your style, I love your... everything!!!
A lot, lot lot of hugs from Poland:-)
- 7/06/2011 3:05 am
- Vilt og vakkert said...
Here I am, missed your illustrations for some time!
You are right salt water is a marvelous remedy, like The pond of Aphrodite, as I call it!
Have some nice, magic summer nights ;:OD)
- 7/06/2011 4:07 am
- Steve E said...
Is it OK if I sneak in here and comment? I looked up koinobori (although I knew they were the fish).
- 7/06/2011 5:37 am
- Steve E said...
You grace us too seldom with your work, which is 'perfection'. Are you human?
- 7/06/2011 5:38 am
- Steve E said...
I forgot, you are one who uses spirits which grant you supernatural powers. And do you know, Mita? I really BELIEVE that!
You are indeed above all who I know--in many ways.
Maybe some day those spirits will grant you....
- 7/06/2011 5:42 am
- Steve E said...
Sorry I am using so much of your space. I'll go now and put salt in my wound, and on my dinner.
It will flavor both--delightfully.
Steve E
- 7/06/2011 5:44 am
Very cute!!!!! ^___^
- 7/06/2011 7:55 am
- Tammie said...
I love the tender feeling/ relationship between your lady and the seahorse, so beautiful. A lovely piece.
lovely week to you ~
- 7/06/2011 12:23 pm
- Ted Blackman said...
Stay away from those video games, they sap your creative energy.
On the other hand, I'm lovin' those wind socks, I want them! And can you tell me where one can find large sea horses like that? I used to have an aquarium when I was a kid and my most favorite occupant was my hermit crab, but I never had a sea horse, especially one big enough to ride! WOW!
- 7/06/2011 2:03 pm
- renilde said...
Oh i wondered where you were, your painting illustrates Karen Blixen's words so well. Above wind and clouds, the soothing seaworld, the peace and calmness beneath, very well done Mita, beautiful. x
- 7/06/2011 3:20 pm
- encaracolada said...
- 7/06/2011 6:47 pm
- rachel awes said...
i love this so much.
i'm joining her for sure!
- 7/06/2011 6:56 pm
- Jessie said...
Beautiful work! xx
- 7/06/2011 7:57 pm
- Roberta said...
- 7/06/2011 8:42 pm
- Jose said...
A new precious piece of art ...Just like heaven!
- 7/07/2011 1:36 am
- Graciela said...
ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh i like so much!!!!
so much!!!!!
so much!!!!!
kisses for you
- 7/07/2011 1:46 am
- rossichka said...
A strange couple, sunk in the grief... But as water is flowing, the sorrow will pass; as the wind is blowing away the clouds, the suffering will vanish... And a new beginning will appear, a clear page, with the memory of someone's warmth that helped...
I like the colour palette, you've used, Mita! Wishing you a lot of joy!
- 7/07/2011 3:57 am
- Horacio said...
Great red hair, I just love it.
when I see in high sky fish flying and surfing the wind waves I know we are free!
Ps. Simplemente exquisito!
- 7/07/2011 3:59 am
- Horacio said...
Also loving the clouds!
- 7/07/2011 4:02 am
- Horacio said...
Mita, that seahorse is lovely and charm but is hidding the interesting part!
Ps. Always pure!
- 7/07/2011 4:05 am
- SpongeRob said...
Oh, I'm seeing a mermaid!
my eyes can not believe it!
but why is my friend Patrick and I'm not?:(
- 7/07/2011 4:19 am
- donny* said...
Weeeeeeeeell! It's about time you post! :D Love the illustration! Three cheers for seahorses.
- 7/07/2011 4:29 am
- Carolina said...
How beautiful :)
- 7/07/2011 4:31 am
- Saturnino said...
Mita always Bonita, its so nice to have you back on your home and your blog (is there any difference?).
I have so much to say about this drawing, but i'm going to need some more time to think about the exact words to express my feelings.
Kisses and more kisses for you dearest Mita.
- 7/07/2011 10:07 am
- Snezana said...
Beautiful!I need that remedy to!
- 7/07/2011 2:00 pm
- Surabhi said...
Oh my goodness. This one touches my heart more than ever now :) Lots of love your way.
- 7/07/2011 2:06 pm
- ti-igra said...
Hi, my Love!!! :D I am happy to see your enchanted pictures again! To hear your magic voice from the sea! As a breath of wind and water!
I am that cloud close to you - hug you!
Your magic power turned the paper on a waves!
WONDERFUL!!!! I love so much your illustration!
- 7/07/2011 4:41 pm
- ti-igra said...
HAPPY-HAPPY you are here! I missed your pictures and your voice sooo much, lovely!
- 7/07/2011 4:46 pm
- FACTORY GHOUL said...
i actually adore this!!! :)
- 7/07/2011 5:25 pm
- Fleur said...
here you are again, with such nice works! i love your works, i really really do.
should i adore you?
- 7/07/2011 6:20 pm
- De Wilde said...
I have missed you! I hope you have had a good holiday! x
- 7/07/2011 6:29 pm
- De Wilde said...
You have been swimming in the sky? I love to swim in the sky!
- 7/07/2011 6:30 pm
- De Wilde said...
I filled the sea with my tears, and surfed white horses to the shore, then I was cured! xoxo
- 7/07/2011 6:33 pm
- Alex said...
what a beautiful character and the quote is superb, great work
- 7/07/2011 6:54 pm
- Ilaria Benedetti said...
Salt water, so healty. Beautiful illustration and beautiful words...I'm sorry for not having posted in the Illustration Friday group...hope to joying you soon!
- 7/07/2011 7:12 pm
- audrey said...
And you, my friend, are the sweetest witch...
xo FF
- 7/07/2011 11:21 pm
- Ana said...
hello there, witch. I missed you and your illustrations :)
I think that quote is right, just watching the sea is so relaxing and makes you forget all your troubles. I feel blessed to live in a city by the sea.
- 7/08/2011 10:01 am
- Ana said...
Lovely, the sea looks so peaceful and I really like the different shapes of the clouds. Her eyes closed makes me wonder what she's thinking about...must be someone she loves. That's the only reason I could think of, otherwise she won't be missing that beautiful landscape around her :)
- 7/08/2011 10:02 am
- Ana said...
ok, you can have the room :)
Thanks for the Audrey Links!!! I love those pics where she is inside Mel's coat ♥
- 7/08/2011 10:11 am
- Ana said...
ok :)
I've been without a job and watching old Law & Order reruns, we have to start our band soon.I only need to find my guitar...
- 7/08/2011 10:32 am
Beautiful... I love mermaids
- 7/08/2011 11:32 am
- art is jok(k)e(n) said...
But seriously: this is very very good piece. I can tell you it is a remedy for me to look at it. I am sure that this time I am not exaggerating when I say it's for me a pic of the week !!!
Louise ( sorry I have still no Google account)
(Yesterday I ran for a few hours of my meadow but THEY told me I was naughty. I wanted just feel freedom....but now I am happy to be back!)
I feel very honored of being on the desktop!! Hormat kami terima
- 7/08/2011 1:55 pm
- Ana Degenaar said...
Extremely beautiful.
- 7/08/2011 4:02 pm
- Francisco Martins said...
Hello hello Mita! how are you old friend??
Ohhhh so cuteeeeee!!!! love love love your seahorse :) this is so magical and beautiful! always love your pieces :D
PS: you can spam my blog anytime you please! I love it when you do he he he
- 7/08/2011 5:49 pm
- siberja said...
hi mita!
I started working, so I don't have much time to post and to leave comments, unfortunately..
I hope I could write more in a few days.. :)
have a lovely weekend! :)
- 7/09/2011 1:57 am
- Miss Rosette Brune said...
I was at the seaside last weekend
it was just like you painted it
nice to see you back lovely witch
- 7/09/2011 3:26 am
- SpongeRob said...
You know
I look, copy, enlarge photoshop
I love the little details of talent
those letters have me intrigued ....
But is "The" detail!
(You know, Plankton, does not love me
but he said he also wants to be in your illustration!!!)
- 7/09/2011 3:46 am
- Zlatica said...
I´m happy to hear from you. Thanks for your visit.
I´ve missed you and your cute art.
- 7/09/2011 4:12 am
- Wini said...
This is really beautiful!! I'm going to pin it on Pinterest :)
- 7/11/2011 10:15 pm
- Shirley said...
OH, Mita! I am here too..it's been far too long. A beautiful image of this lovely girl and the seahorse..in the salty sea. Lovely words - I hope they are tears of happiness! I have missed your work and you, dear Mita..Monsieur and the faeries all say hello and send their hugs. Monsieur is stuck on a plane somewhere and I must get him down..he has to complete his adventure right?! I always, always love when you visit. We are well..summer is: lessons for the little ones, swimming for all of us..and time to recharge (at least a little while I still work). Big hugs to you, dear Mita!!
- 7/11/2011 11:40 pm
- duermodespierto said...
cute hair color;)
- 7/12/2011 12:12 am
- Deborah said...
Oh Mita, this is so sweet! I must ask, are you nakey in the ocean? Well, as long as you are having fun. I miss visiting you. I must remedy that soon. **kisskiss** Deb
- 7/12/2011 2:09 am
- Krystal said...
dear pretty girl,
this is one of my faves
- 7/12/2011 3:41 am
- pop pop portraits said...
Dear Mita,
I hope you had a lovely holiday. I'm glad you're back. I've missed you!
- 7/12/2011 7:53 am
- Glen Batoca said...
Hi Mita !
This is wonderful!Really beautiful !
All the best to you!
- 7/12/2011 10:55 am
- Katie said...
Oh I just love this so much! My favorite of yours, so far :)
- 7/12/2011 11:29 am
- Mikko Tyllinen said...
Fantastic work! love all the details! Beautiful!
- 7/12/2011 1:22 pm
- My Dog Has No Nose said...
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- 7/12/2011 1:45 pm
- Soy un poco paranoico lo siento♫ said...
I can not stop this laughter!
I think I'm dying!
Help, please!
Help me please.
I'm going to die because of this laugh!
Ah ... I can not believe that these things happen.
Well, I must believe, or die of laughter...
Ha Ha Ha:)
- 7/12/2011 10:02 pm
- Signe said...
This one is truly amazing - and the words as well!
Very pretty colors and very summerish :)
- 7/13/2011 2:47 am
- Ted Blackman said...
'my birth name is Ratu Lakhsmita Indira'. For real?? Were you born at Woodstock? ha ha.
I kid. I kid.
- 7/13/2011 6:22 am
- Ted Blackman said...
Shucks.. my birth name is Ted. Just plain old Ted.
- 7/13/2011 6:24 am
- Andrew Finnie said...
ahh lovely Mita :) I know there should be a comma there, but it didn't want to commit itself to a sentence! I too am glad you were back, stop playing games you will get thumb rsi :0 see you!
Oh I told you about seahorses already
PS your nose is fine :)
- 7/14/2011 10:33 am
- Ces said...
Hello, darling beautiful. Thank you for the special invite. Hmn, somebody i work wifh just told me you are a good looking beautiful woman you are!!!
I am working.
- 7/15/2011 3:12 am
- Ces said...
Why are you hiding?
- 7/15/2011 3:15 am
- Ces said...
Hello, sweet, I am home now. It is evening here. Hey, play Words With Friends with me!
- 7/15/2011 6:39 am
- Ces said...
Hello, darling. I am sorry I have not been blogging much. Too many family and work business overtaking my life. I hope you are well and enjoying the summer. I am around. If you need me, you know how to get me. Be safe. I love you. Tsup!
- 7/18/2011 7:58 pm
- Andrew Finnie said...
Heya hya so glad you are back ... the wild roses were getting a little thorny while you were away :)
- 7/29/2011 2:33 pm
- mi nombre es? said...
Oh. Oh OH
wonderful, the best news of the day !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Take it easy, do not you get tired,
so do not give us another scare, saying that we may never see your pictures, OK?
- 7/29/2011 7:23 pm
- Ted Blackman said...
You wanted to be the mother of all our children??? Stop teasing, now.
-plain old Ted.
- 7/30/2011 5:31 am
- Aria said...
beautiful work <3
- 7/31/2011 7:38 pm
- Vilt og vakkert said...
I have tried to reach you, but was not invited at that time.
I have spent the last days in Lofoten, high up north -in a wild and wonderful landscape.... far away from dreadful scenario in Oslo.
But now I'm back again on the blog and in my house ... and with one cat missing. Sia is still with me (sitting here next to me), but Nøste is sleeping for ever. I miss her so much!
Hope you are fine ... how are you been doing?
With love from bjorgnin
- 8/01/2011 2:50 am
- art is jok(k)e(n) said...
Hi , just sending a little bleat http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2a/Mudchute_sheep_1.ogg
from Louise!
PS : Is salt water good for you?
- 8/01/2011 5:45 pm
- EspongeRob said...
Oh, I wanted to know Pangandaran and you said no, I wanted to visit my cousin NormanSponge,(he is a very good singer-underwater) who lives there, buahhhhhhhh
Good week for you!!!!!
- 8/01/2011 7:27 pm
- laughingwolf said...
indeed, m'dear... other bodily fluids contain salt as well, like blood! ;)
- 8/01/2011 8:07 pm
- Mery said...
OMG! <3! your blog make's me so happy! <3! its wonderfull all your work!
p.d: how are you girl? :)
- 8/01/2011 8:52 pm
- Vilt og vakkert said...
I would like to give you an Sunshineaward - will you accept it? Take a look on my blog, and tell me!
With love from bjorgnin
- 8/02/2011 4:44 am
- roberto? said...
Maybe ... but you use 4 seconds, that's over the time allowed,
Do not be too small that box?
- 8/02/2011 10:29 pm
- Kristin H said...
Missed your gorgeous illustrations!!! And Karen Blixen always said it the best way!!
- 8/03/2011 8:50 pm
- Jose said...
Yes,it is a exhibition of my paintings. You are invited :)
- 8/03/2011 11:54 pm
- Kimia Kline said...
thank you so much for your sweet comment on my blog today. :) it was so kind and unexpected, also it led me back to your beautiful blog. so really thank you!
- 8/04/2011 12:01 am
- k.h.whitaker said...
thanks for stopping by to say good night Mita :)
you are very sweet
- 8/04/2011 12:50 am
- Go+Net said...
- 8/04/2011 11:35 am
So beautiful!
- 8/05/2011 4:43 am
- Krystal said...
hi. your prof pic is gorgeous.
- 8/05/2011 4:48 am
- Andrew Finnie said...
Glad you like Teddies, though your hart is in France :) see ya
- 8/05/2011 10:03 am
- Ana said...
Hello Mita,
I'm happy to come here and see your beautiful work. Makes me feel better.I've been too depressed these days to make anything new that I have abadoned my blog a bit...no specific reason, just horrible dark days, hope things change soon.
And I really hope you feel great...or better than me at least :)
- 8/05/2011 10:20 am
- Shirley said...
Mita, my dear friend, how are you?! It's been too long and I hope that there is sunshine in your world. I have been tending to the faeries all summer (camps and such) and had a chance to run away with a girlfriend for a much needed getaway- we visited friends and had good food..that is always a treat. I hope things are well and that you are busy busy creating and enjoying time for yourself..big hugs to you!! : )
- 8/05/2011 3:21 pm
- Tammie Lee said...
a beautiful piece~
- 8/05/2011 11:00 pm
- Nicole said...
hey mita!
yes I'm fine :D
my baby is gorgeous!!! I love her so much :-)
she came on 4th of july...
sorry for being absent so long... I will return soon, I hope ;)
how are you so far? you weren't ok recently? what happened? is the sun shining angain?
hugs and hugs!
- 8/05/2011 11:08 pm
- Antoana said...
Wow, just love your work...the textures and patterns especially...very dreamy and def. poetical :) Thank you for your kind visit over at my blog and ur comment. :D
- 8/06/2011 1:22 am
very nice interesting composition
- 8/06/2011 6:01 am
- Hannah Sommerville said...
Hello Mita, Thank you so much for your very kind and generous comment. You made my day :) It means a lot considering I adore your work. You have a beautiful style and I'd love to see more soon. take care x
- 8/06/2011 7:20 pm
- Go+Net said...
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- 8/09/2011 9:27 am
- Ces said...
Hello sweet! Just a quick visit to let you know, I am thinking of you. Tsup!
- 8/09/2011 10:45 pm
- Graciela said...
Ajajajjajajaj these exaggerated
you have a beautiful week
kisses ♥♥♥
- 8/10/2011 12:14 am
- Elizabeth Rose Stanton said...
I love that you have quoted Baroness Blixen. This is quite a serene and beautiful illustration. Great work!
- 8/10/2011 3:11 am
- Go+Net said...
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- 8/10/2011 6:24 am
- ti-igra said...
Hi, my love! I missed you so much!!! Wish you have wonderful mood on these days! Fantastic fairy-tale mood!
Kisses, Love! <3 <3 <3
- 8/10/2011 10:53 pm
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- 8/11/2011 5:17 am
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- 8/11/2011 5:23 am
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- 8/11/2011 5:34 am
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- 8/11/2011 5:49 am
- Saturnino said...
Mita Bonita, than you than you thank you... For the thoughts.
- 8/12/2011 2:12 am
- nelleke said...
Hi Indira, what a beautiful atmosphere and nice details, I like your style :-)
- 8/15/2011 2:07 pm
- Krystal said...
have a good weekend yourself ;)
- 8/15/2011 2:19 pm
- Blue Eyed Night Owl said...
And I love your clouds;)
- 8/16/2011 3:37 am
- The Owl Diary said...
- 8/16/2011 9:08 am
- el perro de las lágrimas said...
Oh, What happened here?
No good news?
- 8/16/2011 6:23 pm
- Jose said...
This time the magic buttom as you said, shone brighter :).Right, You can´t see me because of the pepper.My head is the same at my profile,maybe a little bit uglier:)
Thank you for following me and share your paintings.
A big hug
- 8/16/2011 7:48 pm
- el perro de las lágrimas said...
I do not know how you get it, but if you say that's great, ok. that's great!
...Maybe it's perfect for surreptitious visits ;)
- 8/16/2011 7:55 pm
- el perro de las lágrimas said...
You're learning from me, making surreptitious visits?
beware, might like but it is dangerous, I have experience in that. I did not went very well with that;)
- 8/16/2011 8:00 pm
- the surreptitious visitor said...
I want to know who is the girl friend that is on your side! ja ja
- 8/16/2011 8:13 pm
- Miss Rosette Brune said...
dear mita,
your new post is showing on my dashboard
but i can't see it (page not found)
thanks for your kind comments
- 8/17/2011 2:33 am
- Flara said...
gorgeous and magical drawing as always!! keep creative my dear:) xx
- 8/17/2011 5:14 am
- finefine said...
Hello, seagirl
I hope the summer is sweet to you...
- 8/17/2011 2:47 pm
- Daniel Casares Román said...
- 8/17/2011 3:50 pm
- Jessie said...
Thankyou for your sweet comment on my blog. :) I hope you're feeling better now. Remember that Art heals.xx
- 8/17/2011 7:48 pm
- Jessie said...
I feel your sadness.xx
- 8/17/2011 8:17 pm
- Lluís Cadafalch said...
- 8/17/2011 9:02 pm
Wonderful illustration, so pretty.
- 8/18/2011 1:04 am
- Ana said...
tu es en France?
Je suis tres tres jalouse :P
- 8/18/2011 2:19 am
- Signe said...
Pretty mermaid ♥
- 8/18/2011 10:21 pm
- Katie said...
This is beyond awesome!
- 8/20/2011 9:57 am
- el perro de las lágrimas said...
Hmmm ... some suffer goodbyes before, and others suffer later. Anyway, we suffer.
We should think that goodbyes are like a birth, after the pain starts something new, probably very good.
my goodbyes, always have been the beginning of a long wait for a new goodbye. is the life that destiny appointed me, tears.
Thanks for your comment!
- 8/20/2011 9:04 pm
- el perro de las lágrimas said...
you know, "el perro de las lágrimas" means: "the dog of the tears" :)
- 8/20/2011 9:06 pm
- Susana said...
I adore this painting, but I am amazed at how the words add layers to it. Thank you for creating a beautiful work for all of us to admire. :)
- 8/21/2011 5:01 am
- Coco Draws said...
This is so beautiful.
- 8/22/2011 10:16 pm
- Ted Blackman said...
Plain Old Ted signing in. (POTSI)
Hey, thanks for stopping by... I always like your comments. Yes, I would make a wonderfully weird neighbor. We could make spaghetti and watch old monster movies together till the sun comes up. Okay, bye.
- 8/25/2011 7:26 am
- Jose said...
Mr Peter wants to say hello to you. I don´t know whether he knows all the answers,or the oracle.
What you said...surprised me in somehow.
Mr Peter tells you that he hears you and he always listens to you.
Thank you very much for your comments.Take care
a big hug
- 8/25/2011 7:33 pm
- el perro de las lágrimas said...
Ehh ... I do not know the secret of linx-women, her eyes are too deep, I do not get to the bottom of them,
Ohuhmmmmm I do not know, do not think you can become A. H. ... You're okay as you are, and besides, life on film sets is not pleasant,
in lynx woman, yes, (almost you are, I believe)
oh, no! why do not you sent me one of those pictures?
(I remember you a promise, over plates of food empty);)
- 8/25/2011 7:52 pm
- red-handed said...
Lucky seahorse.
- 8/25/2011 9:50 pm
- Karen said...
Wow, I love your work!
- 8/26/2011 4:04 am
- el perro de las lágrimas said...
Ok, sólo vine para decir buen fin de semana.
en vacaciones aún? espero que se solucione tu problema con tu computadora
- 8/26/2011 7:18 pm
- Ana said...
hello Mita,
Hope you are ok too. These weeks hve been difficult for me so I havn't had much time to blog either.
Paris would be great, going to Paris and order some rain of course :)
- 8/27/2011 12:58 pm
- yttria said...
hello again dear mita! cantik banget.. jadi inget ariel the little mermaid, yang rela berubah jadi manusia demi prince eric :) how's life, mita?
- 8/29/2011 6:57 pm
- Go+Net said...
I have their files. All. It sucks to read all.
3.5 sounds like a movie score, 7/10
This note isn't so cool, considering all...
I suggest to add a life. It will sound.
- 8/30/2011 11:04 am
- Euphoria said...
Lovely quote for a beautiful image. I am a sea lover and your new follower from Buenos Aires.
- 8/30/2011 5:02 pm
- art is jok(k)e(n) said...
Hi! Greetings from naughty sheep.
And Hi also from perennial thistle ! Still being in salt H2O?
- 8/30/2011 6:10 pm
- Sissy Sparrows said...
Beautiful illustration....my man believes that the salt water heals all his problems, from colds to stress. He's a made surfer and it does truly fix him up some days.
- 8/30/2011 6:59 pm
- el perro de las lágrimas said...
Have a Happy, Happy Day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!♫♥
- 8/31/2011 7:05 pm
- Francisco Martins said...
What? no new posts?? I want moreeeeeeee!!! :)
How are you Mita? have you been casting many spells lately? I have :)
Kiss from Europe
- 9/02/2011 2:41 am
- laughingwolf said...
you ok? not seen you for a long time :(
- 9/02/2011 9:39 am
- Ana said...
where are you witch? Have a nice day :)
- 9/02/2011 1:23 pm
- abhilasha said...
glad to see you on my page! i love this!
- 9/02/2011 4:51 pm
- Vilt og vakkert said...
My dearest! How are you, miss your wonderful posts... like many other blog-friends!
- 9/04/2011 6:34 pm
- Rrramone said...
You know I have a thing for mermaids. :-)
And yes, I LOVE Queen. xoxo
- 9/05/2011 7:06 pm
- Ana said...
Great! I'm happy you are enjoying the show :)
- 9/05/2011 9:51 pm
- Andrew Finnie said...
Hi there
- 9/06/2011 8:34 am
- Teresa said...
Oh, this is beautiful! Love the colors and texture!
- 9/12/2011 8:10 am
- bicocacolors said...
que boniiiiiiiito!
really I looooooove it so much!!!
- 9/24/2011 5:51 pm
- ▒▓█► JOTA ENE said...
Beautiful ilustration
- 9/24/2011 11:43 pm
gorgeous. <3
- 10/26/2011 8:01 pm
I love your creations <3
- 11/17/2011 9:49 am
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University of Vermont
Vermont Quarterly
GPA and PPG
Roommates excel in class, on court
- 12-19-2012
- By Jon Reidel
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Catamount Sports
GPA and PPG
Roommates excel in class, on court
by Jon Reidel
A few years from now if Luke Apfeld fulfills his dream of becoming a civil rights attorney on his way to a second career as an English professor, and Sandro Carissimo is a successful investment banker back home in New York City, it will come as no surprise to their teammates on the men's basketball team or their classmates in UVM's Honors College.
The close friends and junior roommates, who helped lead the Catamounts to an NCAA Tournament win last season, are a rare college basketball tandem: teammates who lead their program in both scoring and grade point average. Apfeld, a 6-foot-7 forward with a double major in English and sociology, owns a 3.8 GPA to go along with his 10.3 scoring average, while Carissimo, 6-foot-2 point guard with a 3.6 GPA in accounting and finance in the School of Business Administration, averages 9.3 points per game.
"We have a lot of common interests, we're both pretty low key and take our academics seriously," says Apfeld, one of only eleven players in the nation named to the 2012 Division I-AAA Athletics Directors Association Scholar-Athlete Team. "It's nice to know that when you come back to the apartment you'll be able to study and it will be pretty clean. It's a productive environment."
For both members of the All-Academic America East team (only five are selected from the conference each year), success in academics came long before it did in basketball, especially for Apfeld who was a late bloomer on the court. He focused instead on his studies and playing classical piano two hours a day while growing up in Chattanooga, Tennessee, driving with his mother to Atlanta for lessons and to participate in competitions. Apfeld's passion switched to basketball as he began to excel at the sport in middle school about the time his family moved to New England. He enrolled at Brewster Academy in New Hampshire, where he would become a star player, class president, and an accomplished jazz pianist. (Assessing his roommate's keyboard prowess, Carissimo makes it plain: "He's really good.")
"My parents always stressed academics," says Apfeld, who lived in Switzerland as a young child and has an older brother who went to Brown and a sister at Rice University. "Since an early age basketball wasn't my focus, so when it became a possibility I already had the academic foundation."
Apfeld's hoop dreams almost came crashing down after tearing his ACL twice within a sixteen-month stretch before graduating from Brewster. Some schools backed off, but UVM made good on its full scholarship offer and supported Apfeld after a third ACL surgery and a medical redshirt season in 2009-2010. "It's pretty amazing what he's been able to accomplish considering that he's blown out his ACL three times," says UVM Head Coach John Becker.
Carissimo also experienced a setback in high school at high-powered Iona Prep when he suffered an illness before his senior season. He'd already built a reputation as a solid shooting guard on New York City's legendary Riverside Hawks AAA program (producer of more than ninety NBA players), and later with the famed New York Gauchos.
"For a while my life was academics and basketball," says Carissimo, who has applied for internships at Wells Fargo, Goldman Sachs, and Merrill Lynch after reaching out to UVM alums at each financial institution. Looking back on his college choice, he says, "I visited Yale and some other Ivy League schools, but I knew that UVM was a Public Ivy and that if I applied myself here I could do anything I wanted after graduation."
Not long after arriving on campus, Carissimo was asked to make the difficult transition of playing the two-guard position to running offense as the team's point guard. Becker says he seamlessly took over the position and promptly guided the Catamounts to ten straight wins as a freshman. Carissimo, who holds Italian citizenship and would like to play there professionally after graduation, continues to improve at the position and is continuing UVM's tradition of producing point guard prodigies such as Howard Hudson '86, Kenny White '92, Eddie Benton '96, David Roach '00, T.J. Sorrentine '05 and Mike Trimboli '09.
"We get notes from professors telling us how well Luke and Sandro do in their classes," says Becker. "It's been a pleasure having them on the team and watching them set a positive example for our younger players. I think their best is yet to come."


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Bell Arts is a great resource for the Ventura County Community. Students can help out here for some service learning hours–and maybe discover a service learning research project too! Or just attend and get credit for that too!
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) Ahmad Brooks and Donte Whitner returned interceptions for touchdowns, the 49ers sacked Drew Brees five times, and San Francisco ended the New Orleans Saints' three-game winning streak, 31-21 on Sunday.
Colin Kaepernick was solid in his second-career start while Alex Smith, deemed healthy enough to suit up, watched from the sideline. Kaepernick passed for 231 yards, including a short touchdown to Frank Gore. He also ran for a 7-yard score. He threw his first career interception, but it was inconsequential.
Brees finished with 267 yards and three TDs. After rushing for 140 yards or more in each of its previous three games, New Orleans (5-6) managed only 59 yards against San Francisco (8-2-1).
One of Brees' scoring passes went to Marques Colston, who set a Saints record with his 56th career touchdown with the club
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