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It's never too late to un-shelve dream
As a 6-year-old little girl I begged my parents for two things: I wanted to play the violin and I wanted dance lessons. However, during this financially trying time in the Stirling home, purchasing sour cream was a luxury, so my parents told me that I had to choose between the two. As you can probably guess, I chose the violin. I never did have the privilege of taking dance lessons, but I've spent the last two decades gracefully twirling and jumping to everything and anything that has rhythm attached.
When I was approached earlier this year about competing on Dance Showdown I was nothing less than ecstatic. I mean, WOW…you mean I get to be trained by a professional choreographer, and then I get to perform full-out dance routines on stage? Um… YES!!
As good as all this sounded to me, it wasn't that easy to pull-off. I was on the road and I wouldn't be back in Los Angeles until a few days before our first dance performance. I knew that my partner and I would probably be "behind" compared to everyone else. I started questioning my better judgment: Why had I signed up for this? I was so exhausted with performances, interviews, and an writing music for my upcoming album that there just wasn't time for anything extra. What was I thinking??? And yet, the little voice from my past…the one that had begged incessantly for dance lessons…convinced me that I had to take this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
So when I finally got back in L.A. I immediately jumped into rehearsal mode. I arrived to our first rehearsal and very first thing Anze taught me was the "scary lift" (yeah…it was scary). I had literally just met this guy and 5 minutes later he has me flying backwards and he's flipping me up into the air. If an intimate experience like that doesn't get you comfortable with somebody, I don't know what will.
From that first day on, we worked EXTREMELY hard. We learned several routines, dancing for up to 7 hours every day. On top of that, I would practice at home in my apartment. My body soon felt like an 80 year after running a marathon; I felt pain all over my body and, consequently, discovered a myriad of muscles I didn't even know existed.
The days flew by. Before I knew it, it was time to perform and I. Was. Terrified. We had been so rushed in learning the choreography…I just didn't want to freeze up! As I stepped onto the stage, my body was ridged and my sore muscles as tense as overcooked steaks. But the moment the music began my little heart skipped a beat and I came alive inside. I was definitely no Beyoncé up there but I was having the time of my life! I had worked so hard, I was overcoming my fear, and I was working with an amazing partner. I was living my childhood dream!
Performance over. As we walked off the stage I felt absolutely elated! As I threw my arms around Anze for a victorious hug I honestly couldn't remember the last time I was that happy. Hahaha yeah, it's just an Internet show but I was so giddy with joy that you would have thought I'd just won the Grammy's. There's nothing that feels so good as setting a goal and exceeding your own expectations.
I have learned that it doesn't matter how "big" or how "small" our accomplishments are. If we set a goal, work zealously towards that goal, and achieve it, we deserve to feel on top of the world.
Thanks so much for supporting me in Dance Showdown! You guys have made it possible for me to accomplish so many of my dreams and for that I cannot thank you enough.
I'd like to ask for one more favor. I want you to go to your closet and pull out the dream that you shelved. I'm not going to become a professional dancer and I'm not suggesting that you should quit your job to be the pro-basketball player you always wanted to be. What I am suggesting is that you revisit that dream…something you once loved or feel passionate about…and do something with it. Maybe start playing basketball in a city league for fun. Or learn to bake the pastries you always wanted to make. Take the initiative; dust off a dream of the past that has gotten dusty. Doing so may awaken a new passion and zeal for life; you never know where it will take you.
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Lindsey, you never cease to inspire me. Your positive energy just blows me away and your music is just insanely amazing. Thanks for chasing your dream because otherwise we could never listen to your beautiful compositions. Never settle for anything less than you can achieve! :)


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Pani Puri is a famous Indian street food which is also called Golgappa. Pani is spicy, sour, tangy water and puris are crispy semolina round balls. It is served with sweet and tangy tamarind chutney and delicious yellow peas and potato mixture. This pani puri is addictive. It doesn't require any cooking, prepare all the ingredients, top is with mixtures, add pani and serve these yummy crispy pani puri. You can use readymade puri or you can prepare it at home. Once you have all the ingredients ready then it is ready in no time.
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- 4 potatoes
- 1 cup boiled yellow peas
- 1 cup tamarind chutney
- 1 cup Mint Chutney
- 1 cup boiled yellow peas
- 3 chopped onions
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon chaat masala
- Salt according to taste
- 1 cup sev
- 1/2 teaspoon red chilly powder
- 1/2 cup chopped coriander leaves
- 1/2 cup tamarind chutney
- 1/2 cup mint chutney
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon cumin power
- Pinch of asafoetida
- 1/4 teaspoon black salt
- 2 cups of cold water (according to the consistency)
- 1 tablespoon boondi (fried tiny gram flour balls)
- 1 teaspoon powdered jaggery/Sugar (Optional)
- Salt according to taste
- Boil potato and yellow peas separately in a pressure cooker and keep it aside
- In a bowl, add mash potatoes, coriander leaves, onion, salt, chaat masala, chilly powder and pepper in it
- Mix it well and keep it aside
- In another bowl, add yellow peas, add salt, chaat masala, chilly powder and pepper in it, keep it aside
- In a bowl, add tamarind chutney, mint chutney, lemon juice, cumin powder, asafoetida, black salt, jaggery/sugar, boondi, salt and water in it
- You can add more lemon, black salt, cumin powder if required
- If the consistency of the pani is thick, add more water
- Add boondi in the pani
- Refrigerate it
- Serve pani puri immediately otherwise it will loose its crispness

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SOUTHAMPTON (Kent won toss): No result (Hampshire Hawks 2pts, Kent Spitfires 2)
NOT even Shane Wayne's sorcery was up to the unequal task of mastering some malign weather at the Rose Bowl yesterday, continual steady rain putting an end to the match before Hampshire had an opportunity to put bat to ball.
Kent scratched and struggled on a pedestrian pitch, with Warne leading a competent home attack with a spell in which, apart from a brief flurry when Andrew Symonds struck him for two handsome blows for four through the covers, nobody got to grips with the Hampshire captain's guile and accuracy.
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Grassroots Films, the makers of the much anticipated upcoming film The Human Experience, previously made an 18-min short film called Fishers of Men, a documentary for those considering entering into the Catholic priesthood. It is very moving and it reminds me of the sanctity and honor of the vocation Jesus has prepared for His servants. You can't not respect the Catholics for their seriousness and solemn attitude in this.
Although there were times when I wanted to give up, there is always this gentle affirmation from God that kept me going forward. I always keep worrying about my abilities, my weaknesses, and my worthiness, but God keeps telling me: "It's not about you, it's about Me. Just come follow Me." I hope I can live up to this calling that when I get ordained, following Him daily into servanthood.
"If you look at nature and the way things grow, they grow in silence. You look at the trees and the flowers, and even at human beings, they grow in silence. A vocation is very similar. A relationship with God is very similar. And it grows in silence, in an environment where one's inner ears are opened to hear God who only speaks in silence." (@5:22)


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As it turns out, there is a very strong connection, a very meaningful connection, but it isn't really apparent for a while. Before I actually found out how the Electrolux figured into the story, though, I was already well engrossed in it.
Clifford Leigh's wild fantasy reminds me of Alice in Wonderland in many ways, including the long fall down the rabbit hole. In The Wordsmith, the Kid and the Electrolux, the fall is into a picture in a box and roughly bumping down the branches of a humongous tree. The protagonist of the story meets a number of unusual people in this new place he's fallen into and finds himself in all kinds of difficult and weird situations. It's a world full of living pictures, framed ones, and the people choose whether or not to enter various photos. It seems that at least part of these images are connected with certain people and events running in and out. Corey, the main character, just kind of meanders along and finds himself following twins Benjamin and Ben Endben, who are total opposites in personality and behavior, and yet...well, you'll see if you read the book. Benjamin seems to be the spiritual and ethical brother, but he's always rubbing people the wrong way. He shows everyone these pictures that seem to have special meaning. Most people get annoyed, but a few have an 'aha' moment that changes them. Corey doesn't understand as Benjamin seems to speak in riddles (or parables), yet he is drawn to the strange boy and his pictures. They end up getting in a lot of trouble when...well, again, you need to read the book.
The book takes a while getting to the fall into the box and down the tree, but it's necessary in order to build the back story. Corian "Corey" Griffin is a very selfish boy who doesn't really care for his parents or little sister except for what they can do for him. He starts stealing money from his father's change box so that he can get instant gratification with an ice cream fix. He is oblivious to the family situation, and when his father has to leave home in order to get a job to support the family, Corey's only concern is that his money source won't be replenished. It all comes to a head when the box no longer contains any quarters, and Corey is afraid of being found out. Then the Electrolux starts acting up, and Corey takes off for the adventure of his life.
The main reason I liken this book to Alice in Wonderland is because it is so much more than it seems. With a young boy as a protagonist and a story around his bad behavior and family relationship, it appears to be a middle-grade fantasy. Just like Alice, though, this is quite deceptive. The symbolism and truths that unfold are definitely adult level in a tale with deep corners. I think a younger person can appreciate one level, a teenager another, and adults yet another level. I guess it's kind of like C. S. Lewis' Chronicles of Narnia in that way. As you might predict, Corey's relationship with his family will change, but more importantly, he comes to terms with another Father and the Son as well. I don't want to give too much away, but I was awestruck by the way Leigh explains Jesus' sacrifice and so much more.
I'll have more to say about this book later on this week. Granted, it's a bit odd, but if you take a chance on reading it, it will be well worth your while, whether you're 11 or 41.
I received a review copy of this book free for review purposes, but I never recommend a book or give a good review unless I honestly mean it. And I heartily recommend The Wordsmith, the Kid and the Electrolux. In fact, I am going to give away a copy on my own dime. On Sunday, January 10, I'll choose one name from those who leave comments here and elsewhere on the CFRB tour. This will include comments on all my blogs on the tour and all those by other CFRB members.
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South African a cappella group Ladysmith Black Mambazo's fiftysomethingth album, Songs from a Zulu Farm, intends to convey the sounds of the rural homesteads on which its members grew up, enlivening and reinterpreting the songs they sang as children. This presents a baffling challenge for the casual Western listener: a band with a massive back catalogue, singing in a strange language, with no instruments or melodic structure to steady the ship. And what does a Zulu farm sound like in the first place?
The easiest response might be to forget all these incidentals, to sit back and let the music take its course. But Songs from a Zulu Farm is complicated enough that such mindless engagement is hardly possible. It demands a specific kind of concentration. The musical vocabulary on display here is dense, alien, and difficult.
Rooted in isicathamiya vocal traditions, these songs operate through a call-and-response structure that feels ancient and exotic, more like aural ethnography than pop music. A lead singer sings a line, the backing vocalists repeat it, splitting the melody into a polyphony of tones and sounds, each side washing over the other. It's the kind of interplay that blues singers would engage in with their guitars, but exponentially more complicated; imagine if Robert Johnson was playing five guitars at once. The songs are consequently hypnotic and fascinating but otherwise impenetrable, closed off by the barriers of language and the way they clash with the standard expectations of what a song will present. They largely run together, differentiated by a rooster crow here and an English lyric there, keeping up a kind of distant beauty that remains hard to engage with.
The bigger question is how to conceive of or view this group, which has existed for nearly 50 years and pumps out music with measured productivity. Its intentions are clearly wholesome, the music is sweet and cordial, and it's impossible to tell whether its ultimate drabness is the group's fault or our own. Applied as a kind of exotic spice to mainstream albums (most famously on Paul Simons's Graceland) or by black artists trying to connect with African roots, the group has been a marvelous ingredient. On their own, they've toured extensively as a kind of roving museum show, opening a window into the trappings of a foreign culture.
But over the course of an entire album, the group's traditionalism gets exhausting. Songs like "Wemfana (Bad Donkey)" seem to exist entirely as advertised, affecting an a cappella rhythm that merges singing and mouth music, and sounds a little bit like a donkey. Otherwise it's a little skimpy. Mostly, the album incites questions that have nothing to do with music, like what exactly goes on at a Zulu farm.


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LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Triple Crown Media Inc. tcmi said it swung to a fiscal second-quarter net profit of $418,000, or 8 cents a share. The company, which owns and operates local newspapers and runs a collegiate marketing business offering sports marketing services, reported a loss of $802,000 or 16 cents a share in the year-earlier quarter. Revenue for the quarter jumped to $48.1 million from $12.3 million, driven by the acquisition of the marketing business from Bull Run Corp.
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Hartlepool youngster Maizie Hunter is through to the regional finals of a national singing and dancing competition.
Talented Maizie, aged 12, stood out and impressed the judges in auditions for the TeenStar competition to find the UK's best young performers.
She is looking forward to competing for a place in the national grand final later this month.
Mum Natalie Robb said: "This is the first time Maizie has entered TeesStar although she has done a few similar events before.
"To get through to the regional finals she had to sing a cappella in front of four judges at the Sage Academy in Newcastle.
"Maizie does a lot of musical theatre so she has to be able to sing quite a varied range."
Maizie, of Dyke House, is a member of Hartlepool's Watson Academy of Dance & Performing Arts, and also receives vocal coaching from Michelle Brown, who Natalie said has really helped developed Maizie's singing and confidence.
The Manor Community Academy student will now perform in front of an audience of hundreds at the Regional Final on Sunday, April 23.
Natalie added: "Her dream is to be on the West End when she is older, so to be able to sing on the big stage in front of so many people, she can't wait."
Should Maizie make it all the way to the grand final she will have the chance to win some huge prizes, including an album recording and dance school scholarships.
For tickets see www.teenstarcompetition.co.uk
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Only a face the Chessie could love. Hopefully, this is one of the next pieces to get a cosmetic restoration.
All dressed up! On Memorial Day weekend, the Kentucky Steam Heritage Corporation held an open house and work session for the 2716 restoration project. During this weekend, 2716 and all of her el... (more)
On the first night of the KSHC open house, members held an impromptu photo session. The numerous lights added by Bill Purdie and the Southern Steam Program members were illuminated and gave the ne... (more)
The firebox of 2716 has had lateral lines drawn on the side sheets in preparation for an ultrasonic test which will take place on Memorial Day Weekend. The remainder of the firebox including sypho... (more)
NKP 765 dressed as C&O 2765 begins its assault of Duff Mountain passing the Chaska coal tower enroute Knoxville in a steady rain.
Just a shell of its former glory is how Smith Creek Yard in Clifton Forge, Virginia is now. Not much is left except the C&O Heritage Center. Pictured is various equipment belonging to the C&O Hi... (more)
Criticism aside, it is still very cool to see what these queens of steam look like undressed. Here is a look at C&O 1309's firebox inside the shops at the WMSR during a recent tour.
Chessie System's famous "sleeping kitten" logo still adorns the side of Chesapeake and Ohio 50-foot boxcar No. 21054—now being used by Iowa Interstate maintenance-of-way as storage at Atlantic, Io... (more)
Eastbound coal rolls through the small community of Mount Carbon, West Virginia. The Chessie SD50's were the pride of the fleet in the mid-1980's.
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A BIRMINGHAM family are among those injured after a series of bomb blasts in Turkish holiday resorts.
Dorothy Hughes and her daughter Jenny Hughes, 36, grandson Louis Beckford, nine, Louis's father Alex Beckford, 35, and his mother Susanne Beckford, 67, were injured in the Marmaris blast after a bomb was detonated on a Turkish minibus.
Speaking from the family home in Quinton, Birmingham, Mrs Hughes's son Richard, said his mother had broken both legs, while Jenny, Alex and Susanne had shrapnel wounds. Louis suffered burns to his face.
The family are among eight British holidaymakers are today still being treated in hospital after being caught up in a bloody weekend of bombings that left three people dead.
A militant Kurdish group claimed responsibility for Sunday night's blast - which injured ten Britons, four seriously - in the popular seaside town of Marmaris, and warned that Turkey was not safe for tourists.
Another bomb attack in Istanbul on Sunday injured six people, and a blast yesterday in the Turkish coastal resort of Antalya left three dead and at least 20 others wounded.
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) said initial reports suggested there were no Britons among those killed or injured in Antalya.
It added that a rapid deployment team was en route to Marmaris to join consular teams working with British holidaymakers affected.
Ten Britons and 11 Turks were injured late on Sunday night after a bomb blew apart a minibus in the centre of Marmaris.
There were two other explosions at the same time in rubbish bins on the town's main boulevard, an area lined with bars, clubs, cafes and restaurants. There were no injuries connected with these blasts.
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NEW YORK (MarketWatch) - McDonald's Corp. MCD, +0.07% on Friday said first-quarter net income rose to $762.4 million, or 62 cents a share, from $625.3 million, or 49 cents a share, in the year-ago period. Total revenue rose to $5.46 billion from $4.91 billion. Analysts, on average, expected it to earn 62 cents a share on revenue of $5.42 billion, according to Thomson Financial. Global same-store sales rose 6.3%. The restaurant operator also said it reached an agreement to franchise nearly 1,600 existing restaurants in Latin America and the Caribbean to a developmental licensee organization led by entrepreneur Woods Staton. As part of this deal, McDonald's expects to receive about $700 million in cash proceeds from the sale of these operations, which will be coupled with a 20-year license arrangement. The company expects to record an impairment charge of about $1.6 billion in the second quarter, which consists of about $800 million for the difference between the net book value of assets and the estimated cash proceeds, as well as $825 million for accumulated currency translation losses. The charge will be substantially all noncash. The deal is expected to close in the next few months.
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You know that song you probably sang at summer camp that goes "peel banana, peel peel banana"?
Gosh I hope someone knows what I'm talking about. Every time I bake something with bananas, this song plays in my head. The problem is I can't remember how it starts and only recall select lines. Like "bananas have no lips… mmm." "Banana split. Bananas unite." And that's about it. So basically four phrases go through my head. Does this song come to mind when I peel a banana to eat as is? No. Only when I bake with bananas.
We all have our weird quirks, I guess? I think I may have even more of them being a music teacher though… it has to come with the territory.
I know we did banana bread only a week ago, but I can't get enough. Maybe it's because it took me so long to come up with a solid recipe before finally nailing it; I like reaffirming to myself that no baked good puts Sara in the corner. I don't want to talk about how many recipe failures I've had this past week. Not little "someone at church will eat it" mistakes either. These have been "entire cakes down the garbage disposal" mistakes.
Ugh. And one of those recipes was even a variation on my *perfect* banana bread. "Peanut butter and jelly banana bread" sounded so good in my head. Banana bread with fresh raspberries and swirls of peanut butter! …It is not good. Think solid lines of baked peanut butter that totally overpower any banana flavor. And raspberry seeds in your teeth.
So instead, let me share with you one of my most long held recipes. I mentioned them in that last banana bread post. These gluten free, naturally sweetened, and optionally vegan Banana Muffins were one of the first recipes I ever developed on my own. They use a few ingredients I very rarely bake with today (like EarthBalance and stevia), but I continue to keep these things on hand so I can make these muffins. I have a batch in my freezer at all times, and eat at least one if not two a week. There was an extended period of time where a banana muffin was breakfast every day. Lately I've been trying to not eat the same things every single day, as is my tendency to do, so Morning Glory Muffins have also been making frequent appearances in my breakfast rotation!
It sounds silly, but I've learned a lot about baking from these Banana Muffins. They're pretty much what got me started weighing ingredients. The first five or six times I made these after I thought I'd gotten the recipe just right, I kept having varying results. Weighing ingredients solved this problem, and proved to me just how inaccurate measuring by hand can be.
Another thing that contributed to the variations was the bananas. Everyone who's ever made banana bread preaches that the more ripe and browned the bananas are, the better. Not here. For whatever reason, super spotty bananas alter the texture of these gluten free muffins and weigh them down. They almost get kind of "gummy" for lack of a better term, and that's no good. You'll want to use a banana that is fully ripe, maybe the littlest bit browned, but not so ripe you wouldn't want to eat it. Mash the bananas, and then measure/weigh them. If you do not have a scale, then
shame on you I'd say aim for a *scant* 3/4 of a cup.
I just wrote a whole paragraph on banana ripeness. Yikes.
These muffins are also easily made vegan by subbing soy or coconut yogurt for dairy yogurt. Also, if you don't need them vegan and don't keep Earth Balance in your fridge (you should… It is the best on toast), regular butter is just fine.
My absolute favorite way to eat these Banana Muffins is split in half and lightly toasted under the broiler. The oat and brown rice flours these are made with produce the greatest flavor when toasted. With a little extra Earth Balance spread on each half… yum. If you can't spare the time, these Banana Muffins are also plenty good eaten just as they are!
You may make them on the smaller or larger side, eat them toasted or plain, but whichever route you choose to go, make sure to save some space in your freezer. A big batch of Banana Muffins make for the perfect quick, healthy breakfast to eat throughout the week!
And anyone who can remind me of the rest of the banana song gets a batch of muffins mailed to their house for free.
Banana Muffins
Yields 8-12 muffins (depending on desired size)
Light and wholesome banana muffins made with whole gluten free grains and natural sweeteners. Easily adapted to be vegan. One of my favorite breakfasts!
- 3/4 cup plus 2 Tbs. (g) brown rice flour
- 3/4 cup plus 2 Tbs. (85g) oat flour
- 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- 1/4 tsp. cinnamon
- 1/8 tsp. nutmeg
- 3/4 cup (165g) mashed bananas*
- 3 1/2 Tbs. vegan buttery spread, melted**
- 1/4 cup (48g) coconut palm sugar
- 6 Tbs. (90g) plain low fat yogurt, dairy or soy
- 1/2 cup unsweetened almond milk***
- 21 drops liquid stevia****
Preheat the oven to 350°F. Spray a muffin pan with non-stick cooking spray, or grease lightly with oil.
In a large bowl, whisk together the flours, baking powder, baking soda, and spices. Set aside.
In a medium bowl, stir together the mashed bananas, melted butter, coconut palm sugar, yogurt, almond milk, and stevia.
Using a wooden spoon or rubber spatula, fold the dry ingredients into the wet until thoroughly combined. Divide the batter evenly between 8-12 muffin cavities, depending how large or small you want your muffins.
For smaller muffins, bake for 18-19 minutes, for larger, 22-24 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Remove from the oven and allow to cool for 5-10 minutes in the pan before removing and transferring to a cooling rack.
These muffins keep well stored in an airtight container for 4-5 days, or you may freeze them to have for future breakfasts on busy mornings! Thaw for an hour or overnight at room temperature. My favorite way to eat these is cut in half and toasted under the broiler.
*Please read the above post for banana notes.
**I use Earth Balance soy free vegan buttery spread. You may also use regular butter. If unsalted, add 1/4 tsp. of salt.
***Any low fat milk, almond, soy, coconut, or dairy, is fine.
****I use this brand of stevia. It is the only one I've tried that does not have a gross aftertaste, and I cannot guarantee good results with these muffins using any other stevia. I wish they were paying me to say that but they're not. I'm also unsure of how much powdered stevia you could or should use instead, but here is a conversion chart for your reference if you want to test it. For the best results, use my recommended brand and follow the recipe as written.


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Days Like Masquerades -
The continued tales of the Siska family.
(Continuation to "The Undeveloped Story" and a
SPINOFF to "These Are The Fast Times") Actually
updated. Huh.
Slow Down (We've Got Time Left To Be Lazy) -
Butcher and Payce are back! :) "I swear when I grow
up, I won't just buy you a rose. I will buy the
flower shop, and you will never be lonely."
Happenstance -
Daphne and Patrick met by chance, in less than ideal
conditions, and it's over before they know it. What
happens when you let fate take the wheel?
I Close My Eyes (All I See Is You) -
Twelve quick blurbs of lost moments in the lives of
Payce and Butcher. Companion to "No One Sleeps When
I'm Awake" and "Payce Explains It All" EDIT: Added
another blurbish-chapter 1/28
'Cause I'd Already Know -
A continuation of sorts to "Fast Times at Glenbrook
South." **warning** Lots of AJ/Jim, but not a lot of
the band dudes...(author's note at the end of 1st
chapter explains better) Updated!!!!
Payce Explains It All -
Dear Diary...Sincerely Payce (continuance to "No One
Sleeps When I'm Awake" and also a spin-off to "It's
Rare But It Sometimes Happens" by burymestanding)
The Burning Crusade -
A tale of lust, love, and World of Warcraft.
Mon Coeur S'Ouvre A Toi -
My Heart Opens To You. Don't worry, it's in English.
Annnnd I can't think of a suitable summary. It's a
Sisky Bizz story...In three parts. FINISHED
No One Sleeps When I'm Awake -
*Spin off to "A Hundred Thousand Secrets and Lies" in the FOB section! A story of a not-so-average girl and a quirky far-from-average drummer. (Updated September 5!)
The Undeveloped Story -
!!Complete!! The pornographic (sometimes) tales of Dana and Adam. Spin off to Tiny Dancer/You're All I Need by BornInHeels! (Completed: 7/24)
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Financing Activities of Nordstrom and the Gap
April 24, 2013
The Gap, Inc. and Nordstrom, Inc. are retail companies with similar aspirations, yet different business strategies. Both strive to be top competitors in the retail industry and have generated and maintained a steady customer demand for their products and services. Their journeys to competitiveness in this industry have been based on very different strategies, however. This report is an analysis of the companies' financing activities in relation to management reporting versus user decisions regarding risk. Analysis of each company's long-term debt obligations and shareholder's equity provides a deeper understanding of financial position, and the question of whether the information given by preparers is quality information for users can be answered. Backgrounds and Strategies
Gap, Inc. was founded in 1969 by Doris Fisher and her husband Don and operates as an apparel retail company with product lines for men, women, children and babies under the Gap, Old Navy, Banana Republic, Piperlime, Athleta and Intermix brands. The Gap's newest mission is to "be the world's favorite for American style" (Gap 10-K, 2013). It operates via two segments, Stores and Direct, and has franchise agreements in Australia, Asia, Latin America, Eastern Europe, Africa and the Middle East. It also sells third party designs and brands through Piperlime, Intermix and certain Gap stores. The company currently has around 3,100 stores and 300 franchised stores in 90 countries, and seems to be continuing its strategic intent to increase its global reach (Yahoo! Finance, 2013).
Nordstrom, Inc. is a much older company, founded in 1901 as a retail shoe business in Seattle and later incorporated in 1946. Nordstrom has over the years become one of the "leading fashion specialty retailers based in the US" (Nordstrom 10-K, 2013). Nordstrom operates through two segments,...
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The Massena Town Council on Wednesday voted to enter negotiations with a Blockchain Industries LLC to sell a lot of town land on Horton Road for a cryptocurrency mining facility that could hire 500 people. Several representatives from the company approached the council at their meeting and said they were prepared to pay $225,000 for the lot, which is about 130 acres. Above, Blockchain Industries construction manager Pierre Bouthier gestures to a diagram of their proposed cryptocurrency mining facility. North Country Now photo by Andy Gardner. For more, see story.


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"The long-term outlook remains positive," the board said. "Signals for the immediate future point to continued expansion, although not at the breakneck pace of the fourth quarter," said Ken Goldstein, economist at the private research board.
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Stanford's Julia Maxwell (Branson) finished off a successful sophomore season running the 6km race in 21:02.6 to finish 129 out of 254 runners. The Stanford Women's team placed 14th. The Women's 6km race was won by Molly Siedel of Notre Dame in 19:28.6.
Washington's Fred Huxham (Redwood) and CAL's John Lawson (CAL) ran great races to finish 5 places and less than 2 seconds apart in the Men's 10km Championship race. Fred ran 30:58.8 to finish 100th and John ran 31:00 to finish 105th out of 252 finishers. Oregon's Edward Cheserek won his 3rd consecutive NCAA title in 28:45.8.
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William's Anna Harleen (Branson) sprinted to the finish to help her team win the NCAA Dlll title for the first time since 2004. Anna, a sophomore, placed 39th running the 6km course in 21:49.3. The race was won by Abrah Masterson of Cornell College in 21:23.1. In the photo below Anna is holding the trophy on the right side.
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Abby was one of seven students from her school (and the only first grader) to showcase her art at the David Adler Music and Arts Center during the month of March for Youth Art Month. Here is the picture she painted.
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For the second year in a row, Charlie played his guitar for our annual service which remembers our pets who have crossed the Rainbow Bridge. Once again, his music added tremendously to our gathering and was very comforting to those attending. I'm afraid we didn't give Charlie the attention and appreciation he deserves so I asked him to be a featured performer next year in addition to playing background music while the names of the animals are being read. His amazing talent should not be overlooked.


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We are, among other things, a Jingle Company. One of the top Jingle Companies in the country (Insert our own horn toot here). But seriously, we don't say that to brag. It's been a long journey to get to where we are today. Me? A really wet-behind-the-ears version of me wrote and produced my first jingle in 1992. It was for LaSalle State Bank, when Creative Mills Productions was just a gleam in my dog's eye. It was a really strong jingle and it worked! But that was then….and this is now.
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Welcome to Hidden Happiness Bee Farm
We are located in Western North Carolina at the foot of the Blue Ridge Parkway, where the mountains really begin to show her beauty.
Limited Edition 100th Anniversary Mini HiveHidden Happiness Bee Farm is helping North Carolina celebrate 100 years of bee keeping as a state association, that began in 1917. We are proud to introduce our 100th Anniversary Miniature Hive. Hand made in our wood working shop, made with cabinet grade Baltic birch plywood and sprayed with lacquer paint along with a hammered copper telescopic roof. This is a collectable limited supply. There will be only of these 250 built. This special limited edition hive will be number 1 through 250 and then retired. This will make a great gift to keep or to give to that special bee keeper in your family. Available now for $39.95.
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Growing up, I was blessed to have an uncle who was a beekeeper. I can still recall going to his house each year to watch the bees during the honey flow, and him giving me a new quart of combed honey. From a very young age, bees have always fascinated me.
In my twenties, my uncle gave me my first hive of bees. I didn't quite yet know how to take care of God's creation, so like a lot of things that winter, those bees didn't make it through to the spring. Frustrated, I set my beekeeping hobby aside. The years quickly passed, when one day I was reading our local newspaper and I noticed that the local bee club was having a workshop. Reading about that workshop caused me to reflect on the relaxing, warm feelings I used to get from working with and being around bees. To make a long story short, I attended the workshop and from that point on my love and expanse for beekeeping grew into what is now Hidden Happiness Bee Farm. For me, as well as for many other folks that are introduced to bees, beekeeping is kind of like a tall glass of sweet tea over ice on a hot summer's day, after the first glass is down, you soon desire another one.
With over 30 years of experience in the wood industry as a professional woodworker in the cabinet, molding and construction business, I have had the pleasure of working with my hands to create products that both benefited and made others happy. While touring a bee shop back in 2014, one of my high school classmates said to me, "H, if I had your equipment and knowledge I would make my own wooden ware." Knowing all that I had learned through the years about the many properties of wood, it made a lot of sense for me to build my own hives and other wooden ware products. So I did, and Hidden Happiness Bee Farm was launched.
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E.ON UK wind farm plans reportedly under threat
E.ON UK's plans to build a GBP40 million wind farm in Midlothian, Scotland, are reportedly under threat after councilors in the region approved plans to crack down on the proposed number and size of the turbines, according to the Edinburgh Evening News. Meanwhile, as reported in the Yorkshire Post, the utility is holding a public meeting to try to counter adverse public opinion threatening its wind farm plans for Blackstone Edge, Penistone.
According to the Edinburgh Evening News, the UK subsidiary of German utility E.ON was planning to build 18 wind turbines in Midlothian, each with a maximum height of 102 meters. Public outcry ensued, however, as the proposed site is the Auchencorth Moss beauty spot near Penicuik.
The regional publication commented that, although the site would have generated enough power for 22,000 homes, 2,337 objections had been voiced, prompting the Midlothian Council and Scottish National Heritage to interject and commission a study on the impact the wind farm would have on the area.
According to The Edinburgh Evening News, the study concluded that there is no appropriate site in Midlothian for a wind turbine over 30 meters and that no more than five of the turbines should be situated in one place.
The news provider commented that E.ON remained in support of its plans, and cited a company spokeswoman as saying: "We still believe our development is appropriate for this site and believe in the benefits of clean, green energy creation."
Meanwhile, the Yorkshire Post has reported that E.ON UK is to hold a public meeting to discuss its plans to build three turbines near Penistone, as, although the local council has approved the scheme, local opinion is not in support of the utility's plans.
E.ON UK will be looking to persuade the local community of the benefits of its proposal, which the utility claims could produce enough power to run 3,800 homes. The company faces opposition, however, as, according to the Yorkshire Post, the local community believes wind to be an unreliable source of power, and is concerned about the visual impact of the turbines.
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|6.3 x 7.8 x 0.7" / 160 x 198 x 17 mm
|4.1 oz / 115 g
|Packaging Infoxafuxcuzvrsyrq
|Package Weight
|0.475 lb
|Box Dimensions (LxWxH)
|9.5 x 4.55 x 1.1"


text: Marcus Hatch, 16, is said to be in the company of three black males suspected of a home invasion and robbery. They were last seen in Ponte Vedra Beach in a stolen 2009 Grey Subaru Legacy with Florida Air Force tag of AKN6Z, according to the St. Johns County Sheriff's Office. Hatch is 62, 160 lbs., with brown hair and brown eyes. Investigators say he was last seen wearing black pants with a black hoodie and black Adidas shoes with red stripes. PLEASE SHARE - POSSIBLE KIDNAPPING: He was last seen in a home invasion last night. PLEASE LOOK FOR THIS PERSON! HE IS THE VICTIM pic.twitter.com/iigTqlkkHI... Read more


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