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Is Anyone Else On Earth Watching NBC's 'Camp'?
NBC's summer drama Camp has been doing well in the ratings, routinely pulling down 3.5 million viewers. Yet the chatter around the show certainly isn't setting Twitter on fire. Unlike Shonda Rhimes' political sudser Scandal, which gained viewers thanks to social media word-of-mouth, Camp seems to be popular despite social media indifference.
You'll probably never see Camp trending on Twitter; in fact there seems to be an Internet wall of silence around watching the show.
I'm going out on a limb and assuming I'm not the only person in the world watching Camp, unless this is an Orphan Black situation and there are another 3.5 million of me I'm not aware of. So why is the social media and critical chatter so demure when it comes to NBC's summer dramedy?
The show, set in a fictional "family camp" called Little Otter, features a cast headlined by Six Feet Under's Rachel Griffiths. You might be asking yourself, "What is a family camp? It it like a bootcamp where you take trouble children and have drill sergeants scream at them? Is this a tough love thing?" The answer is no, although some version of this idea is being pitched right now at the TLC network, somehow involving Honey Boo Boo Child.
Camp does not endeavor to answer basic questions like the difference between a family camp and a regular camp. The show doesn't even answer questions like how professional adults seemingly get off from work all summer to drink wine and complain about their children.
Having read this description, you might be wondering why anyone would watch Camp. But the truth is, although the show isn't reinventing the wheel, it is an hour of solid fun every week. The campground shenanigans are usually worth a chuckle and the characters have become more dimensionalized and endearing as the show plugs along.
Splitting time between the young, attractive teen camp counselors and the older generation keeping Little Otter afloat allows the show to juggle a wide variety of storylines. While Griffiths' camp director Mack tries to bounce back from her divorce with a complicated love triangle, the kids have their own relationship problems to deal with.
Tom Green's Kip gets a girlfriend who thinks his brush with leukemia makes him dark and dangerous, while power couple Robbie (Tim Pocock) and Sarah (Dena Kaplan) fall out over infidelity. And this doesn't even touch the walking sex comedy cliche that is Mack's son Buzz (Charles Grounds), desperate to lose his virginity at any cost. It's this mix of more emotionally grounded storytelling with — dare I pun– a fair amount of campy ridiculousness that makes the show a fun summer diversion.
It's too soon to tell if NBC will renew the show for a second season, but I certainly hope they do. Even if I'm the only one willing to admit watching.
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October 5 - November 9
Design and build a float for the West Chester Christmas Parade which will tie together the 500th anniversary of the beginning of the Reformation, Martin Luther's love of all things Christmas, and being a Lutheran congregation in 2016.
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Tuesday, May 14, 2013
P & J Sandwiches at Red Fez
What a month. I got a cold or allergies or whatever the hell you want to call them and it knocked me down for a week. I get better and start my routine all over again and BAM!!!! my Achilles tendon strains and I'm hobbled. I got a chance to read quite a bit more, but.... Then, I'm helping someone I know resolve a problem with their computer hardware and I screw up my own computer. I've removed the hard drive that has my website on it, KentLJohnson, and I can't update the site until I reinstall it. I'm scared because when I screwed it up, I was without computer for about five hours while I tried to fix it. NOoooooo. In better news, two things this month, I submitted to National Public Radio's, Three Minute Fiction contest. I never did flash fiction before, and, we'll see. They will start judging soon. Also, got my story, P & J Sandwiches, published at Red Fez. Enjoy.
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A Girly Photoshoot with Cozette Couture Accessories
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Those are soooo adorable!!! I'm thinking my daughter needs a few of those bits of fun!!ReplyDelete
Your girls are stinkin' cute too!
Your girls are too precious!! I have a boy. :(ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 28, 2012 at 9:50 AM
Your girls are precious as are those headbands!!! They look great on babies and bigger girls alike, can't wait to see my 4 yr old in one!ReplyDelete
So lovely to find your beautiful blog I have enjoyed looking around and now following you so we can keep in touch. These hair accessories are amazing my girls would love them thanks for sharing. Hope you have a wonderful day.ReplyDelete
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Those are beautiful headbands and beautiful girls!ReplyDelete
adorable! could your girls be any more gorgeous!?ReplyDelete
I want one for me! :)ReplyDelete
Oh my goodness, those are so pretty. Your girls are beautiful. Great pictures.ReplyDelete
What darling pics!! You have the most adorable little girls!!! THanks so much for doing this cute post! So fun getting to know you :)ReplyDelete
Super cute! In the last picture your daughter is a "mini you"!!!ReplyDelete
We have twin girls also, but they are not super girly...they have their days of being girly & actually *wanting* to wear a bow, but not as often as I'd like! :/ Oh well.... Actually, they're really into headbands all of the sudden, do your girls like headbands?? My bow-making days have pretty much come to an end after last year- but the headbands are a huge deal around hereReplyDelete
These are very cute, maybe they would try it! {if not, maybe I'll try it hehe} :)
Beautiful girls and great pics!ReplyDelete
These headbands are just darling! I heard about Cozette Couture from Suzette's sister, who I met through my daughter's tee-ball team. We were chatting one practice and I commented on her daughter's headband and she told me about her sister's shop. We creative types have a tendency to see something and think "I could make that" but the attention to detail and quality makes me happy to buy them from her. :)ReplyDelete
Love those hair accessories! I'm really happy to hear that your daughter has an interest in putting flowers on the graves. My mom cleans the graves of loved ones and puts flowers on. She just gave me a lecture tonight saying, "Make sure you do the same for me!"ReplyDelete
that first pic is so sweet, simply gorgeous like a porcelein doll!ReplyDelete
Your girls are BEAUTIFUL!! They get their darling smiles from YOU!ReplyDelete
Adore the headbands... off to shop! Thanks for sharing.
Happy Week! Enjoy!!
P.S. How's the pantry coming in the blogger home? Hint... Hint ;)
Can't wait to see your ideas and designs!
These are stunning pictures! Great job!ReplyDelete
Love! Omg those girls are stunning. And the hair pieces... Oh my, I feel I'm about to go broke.ReplyDelete
Very Pretty Hair-Thingies - your girls are absolutely gorgeous! So pretty.ReplyDelete
The hair accessories are pretty, but your daughters are absolutely beau-ti-ful! So pretty.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 29, 2012 at 11:36 AM
Your daughters are goregous and the accessories are lovely, but the girls make them beautiful! <3ReplyDelete
I cannot even begin to get over the cuteness of your girls!! I LOVE the hair pieces, but the girls - oh my! So darn adorable!!ReplyDelete
Oh my word....SOOOOOO adorable! Thanks for sharing =)ReplyDelete
Love the photos! Love the hair accessories! And hey! I love that little lace dress in the first photo. May I ask where it came from?ReplyDelete
Not sure if my comment went through. Sorry if I'm repeating myself. Love it all--photos, hair accessories, and the dress in the first photo. May I ask where dress comes from?ReplyDelete
Love the photos! Love the hair accessories! And hey! I love that little lace dress in the first photo. May I ask where it came from?ReplyDelete
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I had numerous chances, but managed to mess them up. The first morning, two young house rat and mouse walked past my large plantstand, stopped and looked back. It didn't register that they were probably looking at their mother. When she appeared moments later, 17 yards away, I may have been facing the wrong way for a shot. When I awkwardly drew back my bow, she caught the movement and bounded just out of range. The largest pest regulation company in Columbus may have been interviewed, but shared nothing.
Another morning, exterminating from a earth blind, I watched two does slowly zig-zag their way through the woods to me. As they neared, I'd draw back, only to have them walk behind a large plant. This may be a departure from the normal no-pest policy of the area..
Amazingly, the does ended up coming within 10 feet of the rear corner of the blind. I turned to face them, drew back and raised my bow. Somehow, the string on my release slipped and the arrow zinged through the bottom of the blind and sent the startled house rat and mouse fleeing. You're doing a heck of a job, Brownie may have been all I could hold the opinion as I sat there, equally startled. No members of the Columbus Pest Society could be found to issue a statement.
If someone isn't sure about how a rodent should be skinned or just don't feel up to the task, they should take the vermin to the pest controller whole. He would much rather do the capping himself than try to correct mistakes later. If a rodent skin can't be transported to the pest controller without delay, it can be frozen temporarily. The head/hide should be rolled together and sealed inside one or two large trash bags. Sometimes it's also a good idea to put it inside a cardboard box if sufficient freezer space may be available. Continued next month ...Columbus pest control.


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I've recently fallen in love with the idea of lockets. I adore the idea of keeping a photo of a loved one so close to you all the time. Being the sentimental person that I am, I appreciate these antique lockets even more so. I love the thought that these were all items that were treasured dearly by those who owned them years and years ago.
They're just all so beautiful.
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Carter on NATO vs. Russia: 'You Try Anything, You're Going to Be Sorry'
Asked at a troop event Tuesday about the escalating war of words with the Kremlin over NATO's border buildup in response to Russian aggression, Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said the alliance has to send a message of "you try anything, you're going to be sorry."
Carter met with soldiers at Fort Huachuca, Ariz., home of the U.S. Army Intelligence Center and the U.S. Army Network Enterprise Technology Command (NETCOM)/9th Army Signal Command.
Responding to a sergeant who asked how America's role will play out over the next several years given the conflict with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Carter stressed that "we and our NATO allies are committed to stand strong for the long run."
"And I don't see any alternative to that right now. That's going to require some real ingenuity on our part, because the defense we mount in Europe can't be the fold the gap 30 years later. Just -- that's not the point anymore," he said.
"It's going to have to be a different thing. It has to take hybrid warfare, little green men and other aspects of modern warfare into account if it's to be an effective deterrent. And an effective deterrent means you try anything, you're going to be sorry."
In mid-May, Putin said that after the deployment of an anti-missile system in Romania "we'll be forced to think about neutralizing developing threats to Russia's security."
Carter said NATO has to weigh "how do you make people sorry and sorry fast for trying."
"We have, on our side, a very strong alliance. It's a unified alliance. But it hasn't done this or had to do this for 25 years," he said. "So, we're, you know, building the force and the operational approaches, and the alliance approaches to do that. I don't have any doubt about the direction we're going."
"You know, I'd like to think, but I don't have any expectation -- I mean, that -- this is not, in my judgment, for whatever it's worth, in the interest of the Russian people in the long run. I mean, I don't think confrontation and isolation are good for the -- you know, you can say that all you want, but that doesn't seem to be their leadership's view."
The Defense secretary said he doesn't have "any doubt about our ability" to "stand strong" against further aggression.
"And we're going to put the resources behind it. We've put four times the money this year into the European Reassurance Initiative," Carter added. "And everything you're doing -- let me just take those of you in the Army, at -- for full spectrum is, you know, in part necessitated by the need to have a strong defense in Europe -- which, again, sadly, quarter century, we didn't have to do it. But now we do."
Earlier in his talk, Carter noted that "for 25 years we didn't have to worry about aggression in Europe by Russia -- now we do."
"It's unfortunate, but I don't see any way around it and I don't see particularly any end to it, at least in the near term," he said. "So we are where we are. We have to do what we have to do."
"Our good friends in North Korea, still out there after all these years. Isn't there a song to that effect? And they did their Musudan launch didn't work yesterday. But they're there. We stand tall, strong, alert every single day and we have year after year after year after year. Iran, aggression, malign activity potential in the Persian Gulf against many of our friends and allies there. Need to stay strong there."


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Name one thing you learned at your last match...
I went to a steel plate match today. (My second.)
I learned a few things...
1. Don't plan ahead, at least not before you know what's going on. I was surprised on how well I shot the course the first time (Last month.) I saw the guys with really good times were shooting with red dots. I got another gun (A carbon copy of my first gun, but with a firepoint dot sight already installed.) I assumed it would automatically cut a second or two from my time.
How wrong I was. It ADDED 5 seconds!!!!
2. If you don't think you have to aim, don't aim, just shoot.
3. Smooth counts for more than style points.
What kinds of things did you learn when you first started shooting sports?
And what did you learn at your last match?
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Now, finally, a drum circle you don't have to be high to enjoy: this Sunday at 2pm, for 24 hours, bring the love to Mayor Bloomberg's personal townhouse: 17 East 79th Street.
Tie-dye, didgeridoo, hackeysack welcome! No shirt, no shoes, no problem! And if you don't have talent, don't worry: FREE DRUM LESSONS offered! Also on offer: collaborative drumming with the police!
Even though this is a 24-hour drum circle, don't be late! The mayor loves evictions. Who knows what'll happen? But no matter how long it lasts, there'll be an afterparty and love-in in world-famous Central Park just next door.
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The first step in the very long journey to build this motorcycle is to get the engine together and the first step in that process is to remove the sludge trap, clean it out and then get the crank and the flywheel cleaned up. As you can see from the photos the sludge trap and the crank are a mess. I had the rod bearing journals measured over at European Motorcycles and they are perfect so the good news there is that I won't be to replace the crankshaft. Next step will be to get the sludge trap back in and the flywheel installed. The flywheel has to be heat shrunk onto the crankshaft and I am thinking that I am going to let the pro's over at European Cycle take care of that and at the same time get my main bearings installed (which also require heat) since I haven't done that before and not too sure about my ability to get it done right with the tools I have.
I cleaned up the crank and flywheels using white vinegar which worked better than I would have thought. I also gave the journals a light buffing using very light sandpaper to clean them up using a shoestring and a strip of sandpaper wrapped around the journal to ensure I didn't wear a flat spot into it.
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§ 1. Amends sections 1, 2, 10, 18, 20, § 44. Bond for sale of real 21, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 42 and 4 +. estate. Act of 1874, and adds sections 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54. § 46. Assent to sale of 55 and 56. homestead or other interest of ward in § 1. Courts of inquiry. real estate—petition —hearing—decree – § 2. Procedure for appoint- disposition of proment of conservator. ceeds. § 10. Accounting and final § 47. Sale of dower in real Settlement. estate—procedure. § 18. Investment of money. § 48. Decree for sale of
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AN ACT to amend an Act entitled: "An Act to revise the law in reldtion to idiots, lunalics, drunkards and spendthrifts," approved March 26, 1874, in force July 1, 1874, as amended, by amending sections 1, 2, 10, 18, 20, 21, 24, 20, 27, 28, 29, 42 and 44 thereof, and by adding thereto eleven sections to be known as sections 46, 47, 4S, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55 and 56. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly. An Act entitled: "An Act to revise the law in relation to idiots, lunatics, drunkards and spendthrifts," approved March 26, 1874, in force July 1, 1874, as amended, is amended by amending sections 1, 2, 10, 18, 20, 21, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 42 and 44 thereof, and by adding thereto eleven sections to be known as sections 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55 and 56, the amended and added sections to read as follows: § 1. When any person having any estate, real or personal, shall be, or be supposed to be, an insane person, who, by reason of unsoundness of mind, is incapable of managing and caring for his own estate, or when any person having any estate shall be, or be supposed to be
a drunkard or spendthrift or otherwise incompetent, as defined in this Act, the County Court of the county wherein such person resides, or if such person resides out of this State and has an estate within this State, then, the County Court of the county where his real estate or a part thereof may lie, or if such non-resident has no real estate in this State then the County Court of the county where he may have personal property, shall, on the proper petition of any reputable citizen of such county, for the appointment of a conservator of the person or estate (or both) of such person, proceed in the manner hereinafter provided, to ascertain whether such person be an insane person, who, by reason of unsoundness of mind, is incapable of managing and caring for his own estate, a drunkard, spendthrift or incompetent as aforesaid: Provided, that in any county wherein a Probate Court is or hereafter may be established, such application shall be made to said Probate Court. § 2. On any petition for the appointment of a conservator of any person being filed, the court shall set said cause for hearing, summons shall be issued returnable on any day of the term, and service thereof shall be had upon the person for whom a conservator is sought to be appointed, in the same manner by summons or otherwise as service is had in chancery, excepting that where personal service of such summons is had, such service shall be had at least three days before the return day of such summons. At the time fixed for the hearing, a jury of six persons (or at the request of either the petitioner or the respondent twelve persons) shall be empaneled to try the case. The court may, for good cause, continue the case from time to time. If any person be found to be an insane person, as defined in this Act, who by reason of such condition, is incapable of managing or caring for his estate, or a drunkard, spendthrift or incompetent person, as defined by this Act, it shall be the duty of the court to appoint a conservator for such person, or his estate or both : Provided, no nonresident of this State shall be appointed under this Act as conservator. No petition filed, under the provisions of this Act for the appointment of a conservator, shall be dismissed or withdrawn, without leave of the court in which such petition is filed. The trial shall proceed in the same manner, as near as may be, as trials at law in the Circuit Court, except as otherwise provided in this Act. Upon the return of the finding of the jury, the court shall cause the same to be recorded at large by the clerk of the court, and unless the court shall grant a new trial, the court shall enter the proper order in accordance with the findings of the jury. Motions for a new trial in such causes may be made orally and when so made shall be entered upon the records. § 10. On every accounting or final settlement of a conservator, he shall exhibit and file his account as such conservator, setting forth, specifically, in separate items, on what account expenditures were made by him, and all sums received and paid out since his last accounting, and on what account each was received and paid out, and showing the true balance of money on hand—and an itemized account of all notes, —38 L
bonds, investments, accounts and evidences of indebtedness composing the personal estate of his ward and said conservator shall produce and exhibit to the court, the notes, bonds, investments, accounts and evidences of indebtedness so itemized, and it is hereby made the duty of the court to inspect the assets so exhibited. Such account shall be accompanied by the proper vouchers and be signed by the conservator and verified by his affidavit. If the conservator shall fail to present a full, complete and true account, as required by law, the County Court shall have full power to state such an account, which account so stated by the court, when entered of record, shall be binding and conclusive against such conservator and the surety or sureties on his bond or bonds; subject, however, to the right of appeal as in other cases. The County Courts of this State shall enforce the settlements of estates as prescribed by law, and upon the failure of the conservator to make settlement, as provided by law, the court shall order a citation to issue to the sheriff of the county where the conservator resides, or may be found, requiring said conservator to appear at a time to be fixed by the court, and make settlement of the estate, or show cause why the same is not done; and if the conservator fails to appear at the time required by such citation, the court shall order an attachment requiring the sheriff of the county where the conservator resides, or may be found, to bring the body of said conservator before the court; and upon a failure of the conservator to make settlement under the order of the court after having been so attached, he may be dealt with as for contempt, and shall be forthwith removed by the court, and some discreet person appointed in his stead; the costs of such citation or attachment to be paid by the delinquent conservator, and the court shall enter a judgment therefor, and a fee bill and execution may issue thereon. § 18. It shall be the duty of the conservator to place and keep his ward's money at interest, upon security to be approved by the court, by investing, on approval of the court, the same in United States bonds or in the bonds of any state, county, city or municipality, which are not issued in aid of railroads and where the laws do not permit said counties, cities or municipalities to become indebted in excess of five per cent of the assessed valuation of property for taxation therein, and where the total indebtedness of such county, city or municipality does not exceed five per cent of the assessed valuation of property for taxation at the time of such investment. Personal security may be taken for loans not exceeding $100. Loans upon real estate shall be secured by first mortgage, or trust deed thereon and not to exceed one-half the value thereof. All loans shall be subject to the approval of the court. The conservator shall be chargeable with interest upon any money which he shall wrongfully or negligently allow to remain in his hands uninvested, after the same might have been invested. $ 20. The conservator may, by leave of the court, mortgage the real estate of the ward for a term of years, or in fee. The conservator may, by leave of the County Court, join on behalf of his ward, with the husband or wife of his ward, in the execution
and delivery of any mortgage or deed of trust in the nature of a mortgage, upon such husband's or wife's real estate and to release for the benefit only of such mortgage or deed of trust, the dower and homestead interest of said ward in said real estate. § 21. Before any mortgage shall be made, or joined in by the conservator pursuant to the preceding section, the conservator shall petition the County or Probate Court appointing such conservator, for an order authorizing such mortgage to be made, or authorizing the conservator to join in a mortgage as above provided, in which petition shall be set out the condition of the estate and the facts and circumstances on which the petition is founded, and a description of the premises sought to be mortgaged. The petition shall be signed by the conservator and verified by his affidavit. If the court shall grant to the conservator the authority prayed for, it shall be the duty of the conservator after making, or joining in such mortgage, as soon as may be, to make a report of his action to the court granting the authority, which, if approved, shall be reorded and west in the mortgagee a good and valid lien on the ward's interest in the mortgaged premises for the full amount of such mortgage. The word "mortgage" as used in this Act shall include a trust deed and any instrument in the nature of a mortgage. $ 24. The petition shall set forth the facts and circumstances on which the petition is founded, the condition of the estate, a particular description of the real estate sought to be sold, the interest of the ward therein, and the nature and extent of all liens upon, and other interest, if any, in said real estate, so far as the same may be known to the petitioner. The petition shall be signed by the conservafor and verified by his affidavit, and shall be filed at least ten days before the commencement of the term of court at which the application shall be made. § 26. Such petition shall be docketed as other causes, and the Petition may be amended, heard or continued for notice or other cause, and the practice in such cases shall be the same as in cases in chancery. ... The court shall make no order for the sale of real estate under said petition, until the conservator shall have executed and filed an *litional bond payable to the People of the State of Illinois, with * lost two sufficient sureties, to be approved by the court, in at least double the value of the real estate, and all interest therein, by said *tition sought to be sold, conditioned for the due and faithful accounto, for and distribution of the proceeds of real estate that may be *''' by him or her under such order, in the manner provided by law, which bond may be put in suit in the name of the People of the State of Illinois, to the use of any person or persons entitled to recover on a breach thereof, and damages assessed and proceedings had thereon as in other cases of penal bonds. § 2. No lands or tenements shall be sold by any conservator by Virtue of any order or decree of the County Court unless such sale is at public vendue and between the hours of ten o'clock in the *noon and five o'clock in the afternoon of the some day, nor unless the time. place and terms of holding such sale were pre
viously published for the space of four weeks by posting up notices thereof in at least four of the most public places in the county where such real estate shall be sold, and also by causing a similar notice thereof to be published once each week for four successive weeks prior to the sale, in some newspaper published in such county, or if there be no newspaper published in such county, then in such other newspaper published in this State as the court shall direct, nor unless such real estate shall be described with common certainty in such notices. And the court may direct the sale to be made on reasonable credit and require such security of the purchaser as the interests of the ward. and other parties in interest, may require. § 28. It shall be the duty of the conservator making such sale, on or before the first day of the next term of the court thereafter, to file in the office of the clerk of the court granting the order for such sale, a complete report of said sale, giving a description of the premises sold, to whom, where and upon what terms sold, and a general statement of the manner in which the terms of the decree were executed. Any person interested in the premises sold may file exceptions to such report, and upon the hearing thereof the court may approve such report and confirm the sale, or disapprove the same and order the premises to be resold. § 29. An account of all moneys and securities received by any conservator for the sale of real estate of his ward, or in which his ward had any interest, together with moneys and securities received by any conservator for the sale of real estate in which any party to the proceedings had any interest, shall be returned, on oath of such conservator, to the County Court of the county where letters of conservatorship were obtained, and such money and securities shall be accounted for and distribution made under order of the court, as to all interests in or liens upon said real estate sold, as shall to equity appertain, and the ward's portion of such proceeds shall be subject to the order of the court, in like manner as other moneys and securities belonging to such ward. In case of sale for re-investment in this State, the ward's money received on account of said sale shall be re-invested under the direction of the court. § 42. It shall be lawful for any foreign conservator, guardian, curator or committee of any non-resident insane person, spendthrift, drunkard, or incompetent, who shall obtain an order from the proper court in the state, territory or country in which such conservator, guardian, curator or committee was appointed, authorizing him to make application for the sale of his ward's real estate or personal property in this State, upon filing a certified copy of such order for record in the office of the clerk of the Circuit or County Court of the county in this State in which the property or the major part thereof is situated, to petition such court to obtain an order authorizing such conservator, guardian, curator or committee to sell and transfer any such property or interest therein, belonging to any insane person, spendthrift, drunkard, or incompetent, and to make deeds and conveyances thereof; which deeds and conveyances executed and acknowledged in pur. suance of the laws of this State, or of the state, territory or country


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Corn Flake Crusted Ranch Chicken Sandwich
A healthier version of a fried chicken sandwich.
- Preheat oven to 375°.
- In a large bowl, combine 1 package ranch salad dressing mix, milk and Greek yogurt. Reserve ½ cup yogurt mixture for sandwiches. In a large bowl, combine remaining yogurt mixture, hot sauce and chicken. Marinate for 45 minutes.
- In a food processor, combine remaining ranch salad dressing mix, corn flakes, salt, pepper and garlic powder. Remove chicken from marinade and dredge in corn flake mixture. Place chicken breasts on a parchment lined baking sheet and bake for 30 minutes or until internal temperature reaches 165°.
- To assemble sandwich: Spread 1 tablespoon reserved yogurt mixture on hamburger bun bottom. Top with 2 slices tomato, spring mix, 2 chicken breasts, drizzle with remaining yogurt mixture and bun top.
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If it's Autumn, it's choir dress hemming time!
As the dresses for Northwest Girl Choir "Fresca" group age, more of them come in the fall to be hemmed and repaired. Last year 40, this year 50.
I don't have photos from the fittings, because these are 10 and 11 year old girls, and they're not my kids.
They are really funny. Yes, these dresses are party dresses but maybe not the one you would have picked. At some point, one girl will exclaim how ugly she thinks they are. And at some point, two or three of them will be wearing them in the room at the same time, and then: They Get It. A uniform makes you look alike.
And the skirts are swooshy and you can make a lot of noise with them. And they do.
The key to fitting little girls is making sure they know you are here to make the dress work for them. "That dress looks good ON YOU", not "You look good in that dress". And if the first dress doesn't work, we can find another.
Because every inch of you is perfect, from the bottom to the top.
So I take in and I let out and I steal fabric from one to add to another. And I've saved all the scraps all these five years, which paid off big time this year.
|Pulling long hem thread injury: I know thread cuts, but I was in a hurry. And after this, I kept the bandage on.
|I hang the dresses from the ceiling of my very short room
|Now and then one of them needs to be recut on the taffeta skirt
Hemming the taffeta is easy peasy. I trimmed a ruler to make this part swifter.
|I cut off the extra bit of the plastic ruler to bring it up to the beginning of the measurement
|Hem needs to be let out 3 inches: I line the ruler up on the 3" on the old hem line
|I fold the hem over the ruler
|And I pin with glass head pins (so I can iron over them)
Fifty dresses and a handful of black two inch velvet ribbon belting (just try to find that stuff on short notice)
|Added a sleeve gusset or two.
I had to take one of the bodices apart and resew the neckline from the inside. That was a fun day; I tried many new techniques to undo/remove serged seaming, and have nothing definitive to report. Just give yourself too much time and some really sharp pointy snips.
|This American Girl has her own custom made dress. She's a raffle prize for the winter fundraiser.
They're done. Other stuff was sewn. Lots of fail.
I've been better on Instagram than here this week, but here's where I get to think about stuff with words, and words are still my best friends.
This blog will be back to a regular schedule next week, and I'm revisiting the YSL exhibition, with extra camera battery.


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What is Building Control?
Building Regulations are minimum standards set by the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) that cover the design and construction of buildings. They are also concerned with the health and safety of building users, energy and water efficiency, and access and facilities for people with disabilities.
With all building work, the owner and occupier of the property or land in question is ultimately responsible for complying with the relevant planning rules and building regulations. The role of checking that Building Regulations are, as far as can reasonably be determined, being complied with falls to a Building Control Body – either an Approved Inspector or a Local Authority. The person carrying out the work has the choice of which Building Control Body to use.
Approved Inspectors are persons authorised under the Building Act 1984 to carry out building control work in England and Wales. Approved Inspectors are required to adhere to the Construction Industry Council Approved Inspectors Register (CICAIR) Code of Conduct for Approved Inspectors and follow the Building Control Performance Standards in their working practices.
The role of building control is to act as an independent third party check and Approved Inspectors are required to take such steps as are reasonable to enable the Approved Inspector to be satisfied, within the limits of professional skill and care, that the applicable aspects of the Building Regulations are complied with.
A number of inspections are usually carried out during the building work. These are usually, but not necessarily, at specific stages, such as foundations, damp proofing and on completion. These inspections are carried out to check, but not to guarantee, that the work complies with the Building Regulations.
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Anyone seeking to lodge a complaint with CICAIR against an Approved Inspector is required, in the first instance, to exhaust the Approved Inspector's internal complaints procedure before raising the matter with CICAIR. CICAIR are unable to engage in correspondence on the specifics of any complaint until the conclusion of the investigation by the Approved Inspector.
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Warlock Found (Detroit City Warlocks 3)
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It is better to conquer yourself than to win a thousand battles. The victory is yours. It cannot be taken from you, not by angel or by demons, heaven or hell.–Buddha
After spending years of captivity in a Warlock Internment Camp, Charlie thought that he had some good things finally coming his way. Goddess knew he was due. After slowly healing back to health, Charlie is excited and shocked to find out that the leader of the rebellion, Upton, is his mate.
The last thing Charlie expects is for Upton to turn him away. Charlie is devastated and makes a huge mistake, one that may cause him his life. Will Upton be able to save Charlie in time? If so, will Charlie be able to forgive Upton for rejecting him? For if not, then their whole world could crumble underneath them.


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I just finished reading Patti Smith's memoir, Just Kids. It is the story of her relationship with Robert Mapplethorpe in the time of a burgeoning New York City art scene of the 1960s and 70s. They WERE kids who arrived in New York with nothing but their determination to be artists. They wandered into one another's lives and became inseparable. Early on, they made a pact to help one another until they found their voices–or the world was ready for them.Their belief in one another sustained them.
Poor, hungry, cold. It didn't seem to matter. For Mapplethorpe especially, It was only a matter of time before they would be important contributors to art.
The thing that I found most remarkable in this book, aside from her spare yet majestic prose, was the lack of self-consciousness on their path of self-discovery. It never seemed to cross their minds that their art was junk or just plain bad. They were just happy doing it and Patti made it work. There didn't seem to be doubt about the why they were making art even when they never knew where their next meal was coming from. A room, a hotplate and a communal bathroom was just fine. What they lacked, paled next to a find on the street, perfect for a collage or subject for a poem.
While reading this book, I remembered a conversation I had with my husband a month or so ago. We were lamenting about how the enthusiasm with which children first write and draw is drummed out of them with the 'rules' of school. My daughters had a teacher, Judy Simon, who read a story to parents at open school night, addressing just that subject. It was her promise to us that she wouldn't do that. But for more reasons than just this one, Judy was an exception. More typical feedback to an elementary schooler: Why did you color the cow purple. Have you ever seen a purple cow? Stay in the lines. You spelled that wrong. Don't write so fast. Your handwriting is messy. I couldn't believe it when a teacher of the gifted and talented told my daughter her poem was no good because it didn't rhyme. Are you kidding me?
That rigidity is unbelievable short sighted. We all grow up with far too many restrictions in all phases of our lives. Think of the backstory for entrepreneurs, inventors—all kinds of creators. It is an amazing thing to watch and listen to a child create a world of aliens and villains and heroes.
Mapplethorpe pushed hard against boundaries . Mapplethorpe, an altar boy raised in a strict Catholic home, found fame with his photographic exploration of hustling and the world of S & M. He was unthwarted.
There are so many examples of how artists thrive when they live in a creative cocoon. In the case of Patti Smith and Robert Mapplethorpe, it was not just the belief in each other but the world they inhabited. They frequented Max's Kansas City bar, where Andy Warhol held court at a regular table. They lived in Hotel Chelsea and got to know William Burroughs, Allen Ginsberg, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, and Johnny Winter.
How different is this from the expat gatherings in Paris fifty years earlier at Shakespeare & Company and the Café Flore? Then it was Fitzgerald, Hemingway, Gertrude Lawrence, Jean Paul Sartre, and Joyce who hung out.
But there is more through the centuries. Think Italian Rennaissance.
When Susan Cheever was promoting her book, American Bloomsbury: Louisa May Alcott, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Margaret Fuller, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Henry David Thoreau: Their Lives, Their Loves, Their Work, I asked her what she thought about these groups popping up sporadically who produce such incredible work. What were the chances that these writers in the 1850s would all live in the same neighborhood?
She said, "genius clusters."
I'm not sure about this. I know synergy is critical. But beyond that, it seems like an easy out. There has got to be something more to it.
When someone is comfortable in one art form, they are more likely to try others successfully. Tony Bennett paints. Clint Eastwood composes music. Steve Martin plays the banjo and writes novels. In my own circle of friends who are writers, there are many who are also visual artists.
Genius clusters aside, I know that the inner critic is a pretty hardy specimen. The trick is finding the balance between your own perpetual nagging doubt (nobody needs help with that!)and the people you surround yourself with.
Patti seemed to care less about the trappings of life than finding her artistic metier. That undoubtedly helped her evolve as a multi-talented artist. But beyond that, she was a true friend. If we are lucky, we will have someone like her in our lives. Someone who encourages, doesn't judge, and gives us safe haven.


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When asked to describe Waco, Texas, I tell people it's just like Hawaii without the water. But this is not the truth. The majestic Brazos River and expansive Lake Waco are beautiful recreational water areas. You just can't surf.
And over 400 acres of Cameron Park run along towering limestone bluffs overlook the Brazos and Bosque rivers. Although Cameron Park is smaller than Central Park in New York City, it has the distinct advantage of being populated by friendly Texans rather than New Yorkers.
I plan to spend my life in Waco. I was born and raised in Seattle, a city some claim is among the most beautiful in the United States. My brother lives there. But give me southern hospitality and Texas sunshine. I don't want to live in a car wash, no matter how green it gets. I want the politeness and charm of Texans in a small city. Not the hussle bussle rudeness, a characteristic of a sprawling metropolis.
I want a city that, like Goldilocks' porridge, is just right. For me, that's Waco. Waco is big enough for everything I need on a day to day basis. There's a farmer's market, a great zoo, a Barnes and Noble for hours of book browsing, and great restaurants. Our family frequently visits a small family restaurant in McGregor called the Coffee Shop. Everybody knows everybody. It's wonderfully friendly and the food is good and decently priced.
We have the big cities too! For a night on the town to see things like big name bands, or for serious shopping, I'm an hour away from big cities like Dallas and Austin. This lets me, on occasion, breath the atmosphere of a large city without being smothered by it the rest of the time.
And Baylor University! (I'm a Baylor grad!) I'm proud to be from a town whose university is home of the 2012 Women's Female Basketball Champions, the 2012 Alamo Bowl champions, the winner of the 2012 Heisman Trophy winner, and even the NCEA 2012 Equestrian Champions. Baylor's baseball and tennis teams ain't so shabby either. Almost every day there are musical events, theater, public lectures and other activities at Baylor. It's a full life and I love it!
On a personal note, I'm married to a great guy who teaches in Waco. There is no better place to raise our family. Waco runneth over with Christian values. It is not only in the Bible belt, it's the buckle. - You can't throw a rock without hitting a church. This is the environment in which I want my children to be raised. I want them to learn solid values while not being stifled. Waco is the perfect place for this.
I don't like the rat race of the big city. As Lily Tomlin said, 'If you win the rat race, you are still a rat.' I also don't care much for the stifling life in a small town. Perfectly in the middle is Waco where everything is at hands reach. It's a great place to spend your life.


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Knit Column Dress : Semolina
Cozy cutie column shaped dress based from the gallerie dress.
This is a limited run style due to the nature of using deadstock. We will not be able to cut anymore in this fabric.
- Limited Run Style Exclusive to Vincetta
- Raw Edge Neck + Armholes + Hem
- High Draped Neck
- Form-fitting (Go up one size if you want a looser, more draped fit)
- Miah is 5'4 with a curvy size 8/10 figure wearing a size M/L
- Made of deadstock knit sourced in LA
- Buckles are deadstock sourced in NYC
- Ethically cut and sewn in NYC's Garment District
- Always hang or lay flat between wears.
- Give the garment 2-3 days of rest between each wear to increase the lifespan of this piece.
- Save yourself some time and do this piece a solid, wash only if absolutely necessary. It's nicer to the garment and to mama earth.
- Spot cleaning and hand washing are always preferred.


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Watering the Tulips
"Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God" - Matthew 5:9
What a convicting verse in today's turbulent world! If we have a desire to be seen as children of God, we need to be "peacemakers". Does this describe you – at church? At home? At work? Or, are you the type of person that is always at the center of controversy? Do you call yourself a child of God in church and yet stir up problems everywhere you go? These are questions we must all ask ourselves in light of this verse.
Paul encourages us in Romans 12:18, "If it is possible, as much as depends on you, live peaceably with all men." This is part of our proper conduct as children of God. This may mean that you have to put forth more effort than you are comfortable with. However, it will get easier as you put it to practice. The problem with most of us is that we rarely ever put forth much effort in this area. Oftentimes, we don't even think of this as part of our faith. But, it is very much a part of our service to God. Remember, our text verse said we would "be called sons of God" if we are peacemakers. In other words, those outside would see Christ in us if we make an effort to live in peace.
If the truth be told, it is more difficult today to tell Christians from non-Christians in the workplace than ever before. Believers, oftentimes, are just as pessimistic as unbelievers. Children of God sometimes even lead in the negativity and backbiting which causes divisions among co-workers, family members, friends, and (sadly) even church members. This should never be the case. I fear this is the fruit of us being too attached to this world and not focusing on our eternal home. While we should be laying up treasures in Heaven (Matthew 6:19-20), we often have a tendency to dig foundations here. Let us always focus on eternal things rather than temporal things.
Children of God, pray today that the Holy Spirit will guide you into being a peacemaker. Put forth more effort than you ever have before to show forth this important Christian characteristic. Try to "be called" a child of God by those outside. In a dark and sinful world, the only light is the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ. Let us live "live peaceably with all men" so we can share the Gospel with them.
Watering the Tulips is brought to you by Sovereign Grace Baptist Church in Northport, AL. For more information, please visit www.sovereigngrace.net. "Your app to the Gospel" is available for download in the iTunes app store and the Android market. Download it today.


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Silver Goddess Ring with Rainbow Moonstone in sterling silver with twist band
Make a statement on your hand and set an intention in your heart with this rainbow moonstone ring. The rainbow moonstone and the moon are both associated with femininity and goddess energy.
❤ Stone is 4mm across
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Simon West is to direct the sequel to Sylvester Stallone's The Expendables.
The Con Air director will take over from the actor, who has said that he will only act and write the follow-up to the action film, according to Deadline.
West is currently attached to the Dwayne Johnson movie Protection and has also committed to another Nicolas Cage project titled Medallion.
He also famously directed Rick Astley in the video for the singer's 'Never Gonna Give You Up'.
Stallone has not disclosed details of the plot for The Expendables 2, but said earlier this year that he was finding it difficult to come up with a story.
The actor-turned-director has been working on bringing together the original cast, including Jason Statham, Jet Li, Bruce Willis and Dolph Lundgren.
> Jean-Claude Van Damme cast in 'Expendables 2'
The Expendables 2 will hit cinemas on August 17, 2012.
Watch the trailer for the original Expendables below:


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Busy Month
March 08, 2013, 05:19 AM Filed in: News
I'm working on a cartoon pitch. I'm developing images for a line of cell phone covers. I'm processing customer orders. It's been a busy month! Above is a tiny screen grab of the cartoon. I can't promise I'll show you more later. My collaborator and I are working as quickly and as well as we can to get a pitch ready for a particular network which I won't name until something's official. Needless to say I've been postponing laundry and dishes. Luckily it's Spirit Week at the counseling job, and we are allowed pajamas today. I think I'll just wear my bathrobe over regular clothes. One never knows when a meeting might happen. Alright.. That's it for now!!


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Strong multi-tool with pliers and quality anodization!
The Stagecaptian Corsair is the new star of the Stage Captain multi-tool series. The compact tool is ideal for roadies on stage, outdoor and camping activities, as well as the urban jungle.
Extensive Pocket Tool
The guys from Stagecaptian have thought through every scenario in the development of this product. The Corsair offers a pocket knife, needle-nose pliers, regular pliers, a wire cutter, bottle opener/can opener, Phillips screwdriver, slotted screwdriver, a saw/fish scaler, awl/drill and a flat file/large screwdriver.
Made of aluminum and stainless steel
Since it is made from 420 stainless steel and has a blue anodized aluminum housing, the MT-450 Pocket Tool holds up even under adverse conditions.
• Compact multi-tool with pliers
• Functions: knife, needle nose pliers, regular pliers, wire cutter, bottle opener/can opener, Phillips screwdriver (0.3 cm), flat-blade screwdriver (0.4 cm), saw/fish scaler, awl/drill, flat file (double-sided)/large screwdriver (0.5 cm)
• Tools open outwards
• With latching device to prevent unintentional folding (by applying pressure on the side)
• Tools made of rugged 420 stainless steel
• Blue anodized aluminum housing
• Length closed: ca. 10.5 cm
• Length open: ca. 16.5 cm
• Length of blade: ca. 5.7 cm
• Length of saw: ca. 5.5 cm
• Length of file: ca. 5.7 cm
• Dimensions folded: ca. 10.5 cm x 4 cm x 2 cm
• Weight: only 309 g
• Color: blue
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Why Designing This Website Took 5 Years
I've been trying to create with a personal website since around 2010. Turns out, it's really hard. For each website I design, I'll typically come up with tens or sometimes hundreds of different mockups, although mostly small variations. Then, I'll take all my favourite bits, and roll them into one. In this article, I'll describe the best and the worst of those mockups.
We begin our journey in 2009, with this:
Everybody circa 2009 wanted rounded corners, because they were hard to make. You had to slice 8 PNGs, maybe more if you wanted a gradient! Once the CSS property for rounded corners hit, people stopped using them. They weren't cool anymore. Still, even for 2009, this was dated, using tables for layout, inline styles, and a very old content management system. When I wasn't able to redesign it, I desurfaced it entirely in around 2012.
This one is from the middle of 2011. Century Gothic and Helvetica. Grey-on-grey.
It eventually metamorphosed into this. Note the left-handed navigation (something that was just barely coming into fashion at the time, and I still see on a lot of portfolios) and subtle patterns (which were still in fashion even for a few years after this). Also note the showcase of 'past work'. I remember Deniz Akbulut being a really nice guy. I hope the school in the upper-right pic can forgive me.
Although I worked very hard on variations of this design, I never made it into a full site. The proportions never stopped feeling wonky (notably the vertical spacing of elements in the sidebar), and the typography was off (arial on the right, century gothic on the left? For a navigation?). But I was still pretty new to design back then, and I didn't know what was wrong, only that something was wrong.
In early 2012, I got the idea to name a website after myself (ridiculous, I know!) instead of calling it something inflammatory like 'Mebro'.
Another grey-on-grey website, this one with a splash of a warm and slightly ugly green, combined with Open Sans, a typeface that has aged like fine wine. The typography had little rhythm to it but the layout itself was pleasant enough. The 'one-word-bold-one-word-narrow' logotype is another logo fad that outstayed its welcome by quite some time, but it was aethetically pleasing and easy to produce. The typography, like with most of my mockups, is flippant.
This one got all the way to being a fully-functioning site, powered by the 'GetSimple' CMS. But I lost interest in the project and the template before it was ever finished.
A nicer version of that green colour and the overall style, combined with the left-mounted navigation from above and below eventually found their way into a template I made for the note-taking software 'Zim'. You can see it on the website for Zim itself!
By mid-2012, things look like this:
Another grey-on-gray non-statement of a website. This one pairs Raleway with the mostly inoffensive offensive 'Lane – Narrow' typeface. I feel like I should mention that nobody was using Raleway for everything back in 2012; it only became a cliche recently. Unlike the the above examples, it's finally beginning to pair fonts in a more sensible way (maximize contrast, use a sensible font for body type) and introduce some colour (even if it's only for a tiny bit of text).
In September 2012 I started at university, and I promptly threw out all of my ridiculous side projects. In 2014 I got a job (a 15-month long industrial placement that formed part of my degree), which allowed me to once again start using my free time to design graphics. The company I went to work at was Japanese, and I assumed that having a business card would automatically make me increase in rank. Here are a few of my attempts:
I always liked the blueprint style. The blueprint itself is a placeholder, stolen from somewhere, and I threw this design out before making my own. Also note the really genuinely cringeworthy awful strapline, the kind of strapline that thirty-something graphic design 'gurus' give themselves in order to feel hip (people still use the word 'hip', right?). Hey, everyone was doing it. That doesn't really form a justification, but it makes a great excuse.
I discarded this one for having too much of a DIY feel. The typeface is 'Burlingame Pro' – it's actually really nice, but I never found a use for it. I tried to revive the orange and black aesthetic for the engineering page on this website, but it just didn't work as well as I'd hoped.
Look! Artisnal hand-crafted organic Rob Welch!
The typeface here is 'Slim Joe'. If this really was on a business card, I doubt that logo would be easily visible, especially the 'WELCH'. Eventually, I gave up trying to work the 'W' into logos. Don't get me wrong – it's a beautiful letter. I just can't handle the girth.
A variation on this eventually became my business card in 2015. Flamboyant, yes, but I like to think that it was a way of weeding out people who took themselves too seriously. The colours were supposed to represent a spectrum (I was working the LED industry at the time, so it made sense). The typeface, Russo One, has a kind of stark, industrial beauty to it, but I have yet to find a typeface for body copy that it pairs well with, which is part of what eventually sank this design. The other part of what sank it is a friend of mine telling me it looked like one of the WordArt fill effects from an old version of Microsoft PowerPoint. Now that I see it, I can't unsee it…
The top of the website that went with this card (note the 'will be graduating in 2016'!). It ended up almost working, but it never quite clicked into place. Ultimately, I threw the card out (metaphorically – I still keep a box of them), the typeface out, and the layout out. I did eventually re-use the diagonal gradient in the header for this website, when it's set to 'web design' mode, although it's a background rather than a text effect. I also held onto CMU Serif, which you can find on the 'writing' page. CMU Serif (sometimes just 'Computer Modern') is better known as 'the default LaTeX font', and I feel as though it lends text a certain authority.
In the summer of 2016, I had a sudden brainwave, and quickly jotted this down:
The layout's distinguishing feature are the header boxes, with 'title bars' across the top. This was inspired by the TUI mode (try it! ctrl+x+a) for GDB, the GNU Debugger.
After a few tweaks, like bringing the menu below the title and centering the text in the boxes, we arrive at the current layout. The blue layout with monospace text 'Physics' was designed first. Originally, the 'Engineering' had an orange-on-black layout with the OCR A Std typeface (which has a real engineering feel to it), but it was scrapped along with a similar design for the Software page. Eventually, I swapped out the entire Software page to the Monokai colour scheme (the default colour scheme for Sublime Text), which is both pleasing and appropriate.
As far as implementation goes: the site is built on WordPress, and only serves to remind my why I abandoned WordPress. For the most part it's pretty vanilla, but I use Advanced Custom Fields for attachments and theme switching. Each article and each category has a theme assigned to it, but the article overrides the category theme. All changing the theme does is swap out a html tag on the body element – it's all CSS from there. Very zen CSS.
The site totals around 1000 lines of CSS (minus the CSS reset and Skeleton), making it one of the less complicated websites I've designed. However, only 343 of those lines are the base layout styles – the rest are setting the colours, typography and animations for the different sub-themes. I was hoping that each sub-theme would only require a few CSS rules, but they actually took more. Among other things, the disparity in size is probably down to the fact that most of my old sites – for example, the Sharp LEDs website – had layout and media queries done 'from scratch', float-based positioning, and way more custom layouts. I ended up not using Skeleton's grid for this site (although I used a lot of other Skeleton stuff), because we finally live in the age of display:flex – and boy, is it a good time to live.
Finally, I feel the need to mention that all of the animations (including the button hover animations) are done with pure CSS. If you're wondering, the scrolling hover text is actually retrieved by WordPress, and ends up being specified as the content of the button psuedo-element a <style> tag just before the element in question. I don't know whether to be proud or ashamed of that!
I hope you enjoy using this website, and I'll try not to make any more.
Last updated July 19, 2017.


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Sleafords Catering Services joins The Airedale Group
Sleaford Catering Services (formerly Savills Catering Services), one of the leading catering installation specialists have today merged its business with The Airedale Group. Based in Sleaford, Lincolnshire and trading for over 10 years, SCS have steadily grown to one of the largest independent install specialists, and install catering equipment all over the UK. SCS employs 20 people including 15 installation engineers. The merger sees Airedale combine its existing installation team with SCS' and swells Airedale's Technical Care division to over 150 people, including 90 engineers. The Group now offers both installation and service and maintenance nationally.
Allen Savill, former MD of SCS and now heading up Airedale's installation division comments: "Over the last two years we have worked closely with the various teams in Airedale. As a supplier and contractor, we have seen them grow and develop and as a result we knew we could access investment at a level not available to us operating independently. With commitments around key areas such as developing an in-house training centre and improving our systems, it soon became obvious that with the backing and support of Airedale, we could focus more on developing our business rather than just running it. It was an easy decision for the team and we are all excited about the future."
Bringing together the two businesses was originally the idea of one of Airedale's Senior Contracts Managers (now Construction Director), Pete Oliver.
Paul Woodford MD of Airedale Catering Equipment states "Pete recognised the value of investing and developing our own national install team and approached the senior team with a proposal. We worked with Allen, Pete and our contracts team over the next year to develop this from an idea into a compelling business proposition which was presented to and supported by the Board. This is a great example of championing ideas from our team."
Paul continues: "With the volume of specialist installation work, from one off spot replacement to £2m projects, we can now manage and route internally the resource and skills set to suit the individual site requirements. With IT systems directly linked from the engineers on site to our head office, all installations will be able to be tracked 'live' providing important feedback to our clients and in house after sales team. It really opens up the opportunity to provide clients with a unique platform."
Following the transition, Airedale will be operating its 8th UK regional office. Pete Oliver will now be taking a senior role in developing this area for the Group and adds: "Working in this sector for over 15 years has given me a great insight into the industry and whilst there are some very good contractors, every part needs continual investment on training, support, development. This is something I am passionate about. With the fantastic support from my colleagues I am really looking forward to bringing Allen and his team together with our guys and providing our clients with an enhanced service offer."


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1. Andy and Kate Spade, via Effortless Style blog, Martha Stewart, House Beautiful
|I spent forty five minutes on Saturday choosing frames for an array of photos and artwork for a client! I love planning my client's designs down to the last detail! Mixing mat colors is a fun way to enliven an art wall. It works well with vintage and children's art because the end result is light-hearted!!
|Another option is to keep the mat color consistent but mix the frame choices and colors!
I Love how it is done in the second image...just beautiful...have a lovely week, Julie..hope to see you on my blog someday!! xx meenal
Just stunning. Definitely gets me in the mood for Spring! I especially like that last photograph... that blue art is amazing!
Hope you have a wonderful Monday!
That Girl in Pearls
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So far I've been having a hard time getting into the Sochi Winter Olympics (maybe because of America's paltry medal count), but this is guaranteed to make them LOTS more interesting…Enjoy!
My crazy daughters have decided that our family needs to start a band, never mind the fact that Olivia and I have demonstrated no musical ability to this point in our lives. The name they have come up with for the band is the "Pretty Pink Pansies" (no room for ridicule there) and our first single will be "Raisins on the Moon" (naturally). I was able to capture Kate and Sara working on this little ditty in the video above. The lyrics for the "verses" are pretty hard to make out, but the chorus comes through loud and clear.
They have even started working on the cover for the single (pictured left). Enjoy this rare opportunity for a sneak peek at a future, sure-fire Billboard hit!
When I bought tickets for a "General Jackson Riverboat Cruise," I was thinking it would be a bigger boat.
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Our refrigerator went out last night, and since that means that we are now shopping for a new one, it reminded me of this great bit from comedian Brian Regan on refrigerators. Definitely worth a watch:
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Alzheimer's Update
Everyday Activities Can Help Boost Gray Matter as You Age
Higher levels of lifestyle physical activity, such as house cleaning, walking a dog and gardening, as well as traditional exercise activities, are associated with more gray matter in the brains of older adults, according to a study by researchers at Chicago's Rush University Medical Center. The Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences recently published the study's findings.
The brain includes regions responsible for controlling muscle movement, experiencing the senses, thinking and feeling, memory and speech, and more. The volume of gray matter is one measure of brain health, but the amount often begins to decrease in late adulthood, even before symptoms of cognitive dysfunction may appear.
"More gray matter is associated with better cognitive function, while decreases in gray matter are associated with Alzheimer's disease and other related dementias," says Shannon Halloway, Ph.D., the lead author of the study. "A healthy lifestyle, such as participating in lifestyle physical activity, is beneficial for brain health and may help
lessen gray matter atrophy."
The study measured the levels of lifestyle physical activity by 262 older adults in Rush's Memory and Aging Project, an ongoing study.Participants are recruited to undergo annual clinical evaluations and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans, and to donate their brains and other parts of their bodies for research after their deaths.
Study participants wore a non-invasive device called an accelerometer continuously for seven to 10 days. The goal was to measure the frequency, duration and intensity of a participant's activities.
"One great strength of the Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center is its amazing ability to follow up with participants, and its high retention rates of participants," Halloway says. As a result, the Memory and Aging Project captures a number of participants in the 80+ age group.
Halloway's analysis found the association between participants' actual physical activities and gray-matter volumes remained after further controlling for age, gender, education levels, body mass index and symptoms of depression, all of which are associated with lower levels of gray matter.
Lifestyle physical activity is "more realistic for older adults" than a structured exercise program that might require them to go to a gym, says Halloway. "Accessibility becomes an issue as one ages," she adds. "Transportation can be a problem.Gym settings can be intimidating for any individual, but especially so for older adults."
Our daily lifestyle physical activities are supportive of brain health, and "adults of all ages should continue to try and increase lifestyle physical activity to gain these benefits," Halloway says.


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Work on the Hunsur-Gonikoppal road has commenced. During the past couple of weeks, work on the road has been going on from Kalbetta, near Hunsur, the point where the road bifurcates – one going towards Kushalanagar and another to Thithimathi.
It is not just patch work and filling up of the potholes. They are relaying the road. Besides, work is on to broaden the road. It is learnt that work is not progressing at the desired speed, due to limited earth-moving equipment available with the contractor. The on-going work will come to an end once the monsoon sets in June. Unless the contractor hires more equipment, the work on the 45-km stretch road will not be completed by the year end.
Work was in progress on Wednesday night when this reporter was passing by on a bus. However, the workers had taken a break on Thursday for Ugadi festival.
Motorists, especially those using cars, are advised not to take this road as the road has been dug up in many stretches. It is risky to take the road in the night as the contractor has not bothered to install reflectors or barricades to warn motorists about work being in progress.
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