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T spied this Spanish Dancer costume today in Target, and refused to consider any other costume. So, its decided....she is officially the Spanish Rose for Halloween. Luckily, the thing fits her like it was custom made for her. We're thrilled.
Now if we could only find a black lace mantilla...a fake/costume one. The real ones cost a fortune.
Sunday, September 25, 2011
Guess What T is for Halloween?
T spied this Spanish Dancer costume today in Target, and refused to consider any other costume. So, its decided....she is officially the Spanish Rose for Halloween. Luckily, the thing fits her like it was custom made for her. We're thrilled.
Saturday, September 24, 2011
Still Hanging in There
I'm still hanging in there. My dad was released from Mt. Sinai hospital to the rehab hospital. I was very hopeful that finally I would get an assessment on his physical abilities and limitations post stroke. 11 days he was in the hospital, and no one can tell me. I asked everyday. There was a new nurse everyday which was very frustrating. No continuity of nursing care. I asked to speak with the physical therapist only to be told that they don't make phone calls. Idiots. All I would get was speak to the doctor. The doctor who has never seen my dad attempt to walk, nor is ever around. When he did deign to call, I could barely understand him b/c he spoke so frickin' fast and it was clear all he wanted to do was hang up the phone.
I asked for the physical therapy report, to no avail. So, I'm thinking, OK. I won't make a scene. I'll wait til he goes to the rehab hospital where that's all they do. He was transferred Tuesday night, and I went to see him first thing Wednesday morning. The nurses report that he was agitated around 300 a.m., wanted to do home, and was given drugs to calm him down. By 900 he seemed happy, in good spirits, and cooperative.
I was also happy b/c they have a team of psychiatrists psychologists who I like on staff, so I was hopeful that I'd get some help or medication to give him on a long term basis, to assist with his behavior issues at home when he's trying to throw the aide out.
Notice its all in past tense.
I got a call around 300 pm that they were transferring him back to Mt. Sinai. He wigged out and decided he was walking out. Never mind that his balance is off and could fall and kill himself. Never mind he was only in hospital gown and underwear. Never mind that the was just wearing little socks. Never mind that he had no wallet, money, keys. Never mind that his truck is parked at home. He said he was leaving, going downstairs to his truck and driving home. He just wants to get home to my mom, poor thing.
Well, lets just say he made it to the elevators, and it too 8 men to get him back to his room. Even they drugs they had there weren't kicking in to subdue him. So, the packed him off back to the ER, where they could use the mega drugs, I guess.
He remains there through the weekend for observation. No word on any release.
So, I'm back to square one. Trying to figure out what his physical capabilities are to make a determination about the future. Can he come home? That's what we hope. Does he need further equipment in the house if he does? Do we need to get another aide in the house if he does?
What's worse, I think the doc is going to yank his driving privileges. Even if we got meds to calm him generally re Icolene and my mom's care, once he realizes he can't drive it will be WWIII. The big one. A frickin' nuclear one. Oy.
So, who knows what the future will hold. I'm not that optimistic that it will be anything easy or good.
Sunday, September 18, 2011
Its the little things that count
Yes, I'm beginning to very much appreciate the little things and find joy where I can. My current joy is my new laptop, which works at the speed of light. What a difference!
Of course, it was a bit of a pain getting it. I had to go to two best buys. They had it advertised on sale for 429.00. Frankly, given the fact that I'm about to get another paycut curtesy of the Board of County Commissioners, I've been trying to economize. New laptop wasn't in the budget. I wanted to pay as little as possible. However, I'm an HP girl. Always found that brand reliable. Plus, I wanted to get one big enough that my over-40 eyes could still see. This one was a 17 inch number.
My problem, is that I believe Be$t Buy is involved in a bit of bait and switch action. It was impossible to find a computer for the advertised price. Instead, they were adding at least another 99 buck for their bullshit geek squad services and in store warranties. In the past, their services/warranties were always a hard sell add on at the register. Now, the computer is supposedly already "fixed by them" and the price is automatically jacked up. Jerks.
Suddenly my 429 computer was 580 with tax at the register. Of course, they had no computer at the advertised price in stock. I walked away sans computer and annoyed. Luckily at the second store, I was able to cause enough of a stink that they reduced the price of the computer by 50 bucks. I didn't feel like wasting any more time or gas fighting over 50 bucks, so I caved.
Still I'm thinking of lodging a complaint with the atty general's office. I wonder if they do this with all their product, now?
Saturday, September 17, 2011
Week from Hell
- Well, where shall I begin in reciting and documenting the hellish week I've suffered. And do I really want to b/c really, who wants to read this? But, since ultimately this is a chronical of our life typed my family, here we go...
- It all started last saturday, when Ico called hopping mad bc my dad was threatening to throw her out of the house. We go tearing over there to keep the peace, and finally leave around 800 at night. I get a call the next morning that my dad had been falling down during the night.
- He fell in the early morning hours, and Ico had to call fire rescue to get him back up. Then, he fell again around 600 and fire rescue was called again. They put him back in his twin sized bed after determining his vitals were OK.
- Ico called me around 800 to say she can't deal with him. I go over to find that apparently he had tried to get up to go to the bathroom, and fell. He was lying perpendicular on the bed. It took both Ico and I together to get him laying right in the bed. However, he wanted to walk 15 feet to the bathroom. He could barely stand up, needed assistence standing, and had trouble making his feet/legs work correctly.
- I called 911 had had him transported to the hospital. He's been there since sunday. While the cat scan showed nothing, the MRI showed he had a stroke. Luckily its a mild one. They did other tests and determined that his heart is OK and not causing the strokes. Its just his physiology and old age. Of course, if anyone reads this blog, they know he is in denial about the whole thing. Apparently, the hospital has been drugging him up, b/c he's so uncooperative with treatment. They want to release him to a rehab facility. I have not seen him walk since he's been in the hospital. They report that it took a male nurse on each side supporting him for him to go to the bathroom. Not sure if that's b/c his balance is affected due to the stroke, whether its residual from the meds, or a combo of both. I have no idea what the future will hold for my dad. If his mobility is affected, I don't think that Ico will be able to deal with him. Don't know what we shall do. Only time will tell.
- In the meantime, the reason for no updates here, is that on sunday or monday night, I spilled diet coke on my laptop. Ruined the keyboard and could no longer type on it. Just bought a new one today.
- Friday, I got a call from the hospice nurse saying she was at the house, and no one was answering the door. I freak and go flying home, only to discover all was well. For a bit I was wondering if the fill in aide had just up and left my mom alone, or Ico had returned and was in trouble in the house. Oy.
- On the way back to work, to avoid a construction area, I chose to go down NE 2 Avenue. The frickin road was also under construction. I drove over some unidentifiable thing in the road, that blew my time. Literally cut the thing to smithereens. Given the huge noise it made as well, I had the car towed to the dealership to make sure that nothing further was wrong other than the tire. Good thing. Apparently there is all kinds of damage to the wheel and all related parts. Had to put in an insurance claim.
- Went to lunch, and the waiter dropped and broke the water glass, spilling it all over us.
- I really am starting to think that I'm under some type of jinx.
- I have now found that the thing I'm most greatful for at the moment, is aftercare. They do homework. Therefore, between all the hospital visits and getting home at 900, I don't have to worry about T and her homework. Its already done.
Saturday, September 10, 2011
Girlie Night
Friday night was a girlie night. T opened up a bday present she had received. It was a Hello Kitty Makeup set. She loves it and spent the night painting her toes, putting on lip gloss, and slathering herself in body glitter...on her tummy!
She particularly likes the toe separator. The kid's got some snazzy toes!
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Live and Learn
Well, now I understand why most of the little kid watches have plastic bands. Recall from below that my choice of watch was the really cute plainer watch with the snazzy hot pink cloth band.
Well, after a mere 3 days of wearing it at school, that cute pink band has a slight brownish tinge to it...from all the frickin' dirt!
I failed to take into account the sheer amount of dirt that comes along with a hard day at school and aftercare. I doubt that the thing will last the remainder of the month without turning black.
So much for my great sale purchase.
Sunday, September 4, 2011
Teeth, braids, and time
What could these three things possibly have in common? Its just our life.
Big new (in my opinion) is that T lost another tooth. #7. It's on the top, next to one of her two front teeth. She put the tooth in this cute tooth-fairy-holder- thing that hangs on the door. Woke up the next morning and I heard some scurrying around in T's room. And realized that I had fallen asleep immediately the night before, and totally FAILED in my TF duties. Bad, Bad mom. I ran for the cash and back to her room, where she was crying in bed b/c the tooth fairy forgot her. My heart was breaking too. Oy.
After some really fast talking, (lying through my teeth really), and some slight of hand under her pillow, I palmed the tooth and said that T must have been mistaken. Some fast talk about her waking up too early and the tooth fairy just wasnt done yet. Kid bought the whole thing. (insert HUGE sign of relief)
Today, Sunday, T is sporting a new hair style. Dot gave her some braids and she is very very proud of what she considers a big girl hairstyle.
I just think she's cute. But then I'm biased. The child could shave her head when she's rebelling and 16, and I'd still think she's adorable.
So after the TF fiasco of yesterday morning, we headed to the mall. T needed some ear buds (that's what they call ear or head phones these days) for her computer class. While out, we picked up a watch for her. Two watches, actually. She's been wanting one since she's learned how to tell time.
Ended up getting them both at Nordstroms of all places, where they were on sale for 11 bucks. JCP, Claires, and all the rest of the stores had watches for much more.
T, of course, chose the red one. It's a cuff-style with "diamonds" around the face. Mom chose the plainer pink one. I have my doubts that the gang at the catholic school will think the mod red watch is appropriate for school. Of course, given my lingering guilt from the tears of the morning, I caved and she got them both. Loves them. In fact right now, has them BOTH on. Same arm.
That's it for now. No idea what we're doing the rest of the long weekend. We're about to go and check up on my parents this afternoon.
Both Dot and I had to drop everything earlier in the week, as I got a call saying my dad was suddenly deaf in one ear. Had to get him in immediately that day for examination. Doc said its either nothing, i.e. clogged up ears, or its an ear virus. If a virus, he would have to start meds immediately else risk permanent hearing loss. So, off we went and the doc found two huge balls of wax clogging his ears. However, we was continuing to complain of hearing loss. So, Dot the next day had to drop all to take him to the doc. Turns out it was nothing serious, just the wax.
Bright spot in it all was that I was able to score another 5 or 6 packs of hearing aid batteries. I'll be placing them in the mail quite soon.
to create a miracle across the ocean so far....
Then entwine and weave all the hopes and labor,
it would take to bring us this joy called "Taylor"....
Now three lives are blessed and somewhere in the stars,
the planners are smiling, as we all are.


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Newspaper article The Christian Science Monitor
Hong Kong Emigres Find Mixed Welcome in Western Canada
Article excerpt
VANCOUVER, Canada's third-largest city, has already had an influx of Chinese immigrants. But the city is bracing for more as a result of new federal legislation.
Though wealthy and not-so-wealthy Chinese immigrants have brought prosperity with them, they - like other immigrant groups before them - have found social acceptance elusive here.
The new immigrant Chinese of Vancouver are mostly from Hong Kong. Many are rich professionals, moving assets and families out of the British colony before it is turned over to China in 1997. At present, Canada is their No. 1 destination, ahead of the United States, Australia, and Britain, the ruler of the colony. Britain will take only a small percentage of Hong Kong Chinese.
"The changes in 1997 have a lot to do with the heavy inflow of immigrants," says Joachim Knauf, an economist with the federal Department of Immigration in Vancouver. "This is the Pacific's gateway city. That has some appeal, and most Hong Kong Chinese speak English as second language."
Some analysts estimate that 40 percent of Chinese leaving Hong Kong head for Canada, with Toronto and Vancouver their cities of choice. The immigration department says that while Toronto was the No. 1 destination, Vancouver is close to eclipsing it. Many Hong Kong immigrants arrive as part of a special class of entrepreneurial immigrants bringing at least $350,000 Canadian (US$303,415) in assets.
The percentage of ethnic Chinese in Vancouver has risen from 12 percent to 15 percent of the city's population since 1986, according to the Department of Immigration's Vancouver office. In the first 8 months of 1990, Asians immigration rose from 50 to 65 percent of total immigration into the Vancouver area.
"There are some racial tensions," admits Mr. Knauf. But he adds that most Canadians are both tolerant and aware of the benefits of adding highly educated, well-off immigrants to the mix. "The wealth being brought in amounts to $1 billion Canadian to $1. …

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Publicis expands Sri Lanka presence with full services of Saatchi & Saatchi
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ECONOMYNEXT – Publicis Groupe is expanding its presence in Sri Lanka by offering the full services of its Saatchi & Saatchi communications company, given future potential in the island which is wooing foreign investors to speed up economic growth.
"We are making a massive commitment in launching this brand," said Loris Nold, Global Chief Operating Officer, Publicis Communications Worldwide.
The new service will provide clients access to the group's global network and marks the difference between the previous representational arrangement and a clear commitment to the market, he told a news conference.
Saatchi & Saatchi will operate under the Publicis Groupe, the world's third largest communications company, joining the other brands such as Leo Burnett, Arc Worldwide, Publicis, Starcom and MSL which are already operational in the country.
Saurabh Varma, chief executive of Publicis Communications, South Asia, said advertising clients will now have the support of the entire global group and be able to leverage specialist skills.
"The old relationship was only an affiliate relationship and was never supported by the group," he said.
"Clients had no access to the 6,500 employees worldwide, the discipline within the group, specialisation, expertise, the ability to leverage all disciplines to serve clients. That's all absolutely brand new."
Chalaka Gajabahu, chief executive of Saatchi & Saatchi Sri Lanka, said that even though Sri Lanka was a comparatively small market, the communications company was eyeing future growth potential.
The government's drive to draw foreign investments and speed up economic growth served to increase the attractiveness of the market, he said.
"Most global agencies are already in the market but very few offer fully-fledged international services. They only use franchise or affiliation.
"Saatchi & Saatchi has something different to offer – a fully-fledged solution. Our international knowhow can be offered to local brands also," Gajabahu told economynext.com.
Gajabahu expects much of future growth to come from digital channels given changing demographics with youth hooked on social media and data analytics offering better targeting abilities that can increase sales for clients.
Although the spend on digital media was still comparatively small, it was bound to grow, he said.
And traditional channels like television and radio will remain strong, as experienced in developed markets, despite the decline in print advertising revenue as print media makes a difficult transition towards digital.
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By Dino Ballotti
"Hi Dino, Congrats on the initiative to write on something that is so crucial and timely for football in Namibia and the rest of the continent – Coaching Philosophies. Nothing can be successfully developed, substantially improved or consistently won by any nation without a relevant coaching concept that recognizes and fully respects the nature /traits of its players, culture/traditions and respective environment. Successful empirical coaching experiences and now the science of football confirm this reality. Africa MUST STOP being dependent on imported coaching mentalities that IGNORE the specifics/characteristics of richly talented African players. Sufficient scientific info/data is available for the African football to develop and apply indigenous coaching solutions as the ONLY answer to the progress and international emancipation of our game. There is NO OTHER OPTION." – Ted Dumitru
"The Professor" or "Mr Magic" as Mr Dumitru commonly goes by is without a doubt the answer to any African nation's football predicament. He is a walking football encyclopedia, just like our very own Mario Carreira. Master Ted's story has fascinated me from the moment I was given my first coaching gift, a book that I still use to this very day, entitled Maximal Training. The book discusses the footballer's brain, player's emotions and most notably the differences between African and European football. It also provides many simply-detailed coaching exercises which Invincible, Young Ones, SKW, Ramblers and recently Tigers have all had the pleasure of experiencing.
I would like to share with today's readers the story of Mr. Theodore 'Ted' Dumitru, born Dumitru Teodorescu. I should give credit to our good friend Wikipedia for some of the facts before I commence.
Master Ted started off as any young man, playing the beautiful game in his native Bucharest. It was due to injuries at an early age that he called it a day as a player and focused all his energies into coaching. Till today he holds the record of being the youngest head coach in Romania's Liga 1. At the youthful age of 25 he steered Universitatea Craiova clear from relegation in his debut season, he followed that relegation scrap with an 8th placed finish the following season. Thereafter, Master Ted led the Romanian U-23 Olympic side before moving to Turkey where he coached Altay Izmir, Besiktas and later Mersin all in the Turkey's Super League.
An interesting fact about Master Ted was that in 1973, he arrived in Germany seeking political asylum, as in his homeland of Romania he was sentenced in absentia to 20 years in prison. The following year he decided to venture into the America's where he trained San Diego United. It was from this point on that he went by the name Ted Dumitru.
Fast forward to1980, Matser Ted was appointed as the Zambian national coach. He led Chipolopolo to qualifying for the 1981 African Cup of Nations, funny enough the team didn't participate due to his U.S passport, as hosting Libya did not allow Americans into the country. He later left Zambia and signed up with the Confederation of African Football (CAF) where he was eventually tasked to help develop football in Swaziland and later our own Land of the Brave, from 2000 – 2001. I really could talk forever about Master Ted's positions as either coach or technical director of both club and country, however, Penda (Hashoongo – Confidente's Sports Editor) would then need to give me the entire spread.
Mr Magic believes in local is lekker, a sentiment I share tenfold. He is a coach that does things the right way and believes in grooming young talent, this is evident in his various roles as Youth Technical Director for both SAFA and Mamelodi Sundowns. In his tenure as head coach of the South African big three, Kaizer Chiefs, Sundowns and Orlando Pirates he managed to win Silverware on each occasion, catapulting the Ghosts to an African Champions league final, a feat that had never been done before.
I recently read an article in Kick Off, entitled Dumitru: SA football is boring! Here Master Ted criticized technical leadership in South Africa, questioning SAFA's approach of 'globalising' local football. He was quoted saying, "When it comes to styles of football, you cannot globalise it, the examples are Spain, Germany, Brazil, etc. If you go to these countries and tell them they have to globalise their game, they will laugh at you and show you the door." He also highlighted the fact that South Africa only have 11 qualified youth coaches and is not happy about it to say the least.
The reason I mention this is simple, with no disrespect to my association, us as Namibians need to be more proactive in developing tomorrows Collin Benjamin's, we need to have clear and structured guidelines, modern coaching philosophies and professional/ qualified coaches working with our young footballers, not fathers and school teachers – only then can we really try compete in Africa. The vision must always be long term! "The longer we delay to accept that we got it wrong, the more damage is going to be done, we only have 11 qualified youth coaches in the country (South Africa) and that's the most ridiculous thing you ever heard in any football nation. When you want to develop football, you first develop youth coaches. It is absolutely crazy," states Mr Magic, Ted Dumitru.
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Back by: hwarang on May 17, 2018 02:58 PM
On the 17th, MBC drama 'Come and hug' was broadcasted on the 17th, and the nature of the psychopath of Yoon Hee-jae (Huh Jun-ho) was revealed in front of the tree (Namdaemun) and Paradise (Ryu Hanbi).
Yoon Hee-jae was trying to paradise to find the dog that she raised. However, the son tree blocked it, and Yoon Hee-jae's psychopathic nature was not revealed. The tree brought home paradise.
Yoon Hye - jae smiled eagerly asking where Paradise lived, and the tree caught up to Yoon Hee - jae and took paradise home. Paradise saw the tree that injured her hand because of herself and could not hide the hurtfulness, and in the process the tree fell in love.
The tree meets Gil Sung-shik (Park Kyung-chu) and Ji Hye-won (Park Joo-mi) in the paradise house and felt the love and affection of parents. However, he met the paralympic Gil Muwon (the chief minister) on his return home and asked him "Do not trouble paradise" and he warned.
Yun Hee-jae said to the tree that he returned to his house, "What is different from that of a man like us and that dog?" There is nothing else, human beings are only beasts to eat each other's opportunities. The tree reminded me of the warmth I felt at home in Paradise, and made a complicated look.
Yoon Hee - ja kidnapped a woman waiting for a bus at the bus stop and headed to the reservoir. At that time, Chae Ok-hee (Seo Jung-yeon) heard from a local person that Yoon-hee saw that she was riding in a car with her and followed him.
In that place, he was surprised to see that he was burning a hat, a bag, a resident registration card, etc. Seo Jae-hee remembers Jae-jin (Lee Yewon), who repeatedly said, "Every time I see him, he's scared."
On the other hand, the tree grew to be a color cast (long-haul). He promised to be stronger by studying the case of Yoon Hee Jae, a psychopath and father, as a police officer. Chadae Jeong recalled, "My beautiful paradise, that I will surely be strong and will keep me from being weak and out of the way."
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Well gang, in the last week I celebrated yet another birthday. Besides recounting all the blessings and accomplishments of the past year, it's also a great excuse to drink whatever the hell I want. Today, that translates into someone else that celebrated a birthday, too. Today's review is for Flossmoor Station's 15th Anniversary Abbey style Tripel Ale. Flossmoor's 15th anniversary has long since past as I've been holding onto this bottle for quite some time, but today seems as good a day as any to open it. Besides, it's my birthday. For those unfamiliar with Flossmoor Station, they're a local brewer located in (you'll never guess) Flossmoor, IL and have had some past success at events you may have heard of like GABF and those listed here.
The bottle specifically lists the brewery's 15th anniversary as July 8th, 2011. Looks like I've been cellaring this longer than I intended. The bottle also tells us that this brew tips the Toledos at 15.0% ABV, utilizes magnum and crystal hops, and pilsner, carapils, & demarara sugar malts. Also, in my neck of the woods one will hardly ever see smaller breweries using nice wax-dipped bottles, which is always a nice touch. Let's pour!
Aroma 12/12
It's the first sentence and there's already SO much going on in this beer. The nose begins with lots of fruity aromas like apples, green grapes, honey, and a subdued Belgian yeast. As it warms, the Belgian notes really come on strong with a pronounced banana note and a clove-based spiciness. Later still, it becomes dominated by a wonderful sugary smell with a little warmth and a spiced-not-sweet Belgian yeast. Finally, it puts all these things together by toning down the larger scents (Belgian, sugar, spice) and bringing out the fruity acidity. Now THIS is a golden ale!
Appearance 3/3
Perfect. It pours as golden as the wax crowning its bottle, but sits in the glass as a brilliant ocher color. Oddly, looking down at the beer from the top it shows strong ruby hues! And no I don't have red flooring. Because I have aged this bottle so long, any sediment remains in the bottle and the resultant beer is crystal clear and bright. The head is as white as the snow outside my window and rose to a finger in height; an impressive feat considering that the bubbles are nearly microscopic in size. It lasted as a ring around my glass until well into the beer.
Flavor 20/20
This is an insanely complex brew! It begins with unadorned sugary, malty sweetness and quickly moves into fruity sweetness full of apples and golden raisins. Things blossom widely as those two flavors combine into the flavor of caramelized fruits (this is not an exaggeration). Belgian yeast, not far behind, adds its goodness and a strong alcohol presence is felt. Note that it is "felt" and not "tasted." The strong warmth never impinges on the flavor itself, but gratuitously pricks the tongue while in the mouth. A bitter note is present when holding the beer in the mouth for an extended period and adds complexity and balance to this sweet beer. Way back in the flavor profile is a dull sour whose origin likely lies in fruity acidity. This makes even more sense upon swallowing where the first impression of the finish is an almost citrusy splash of said acidity and a reprise of the aforementioned bitter. The aftertaste is surprisingly clean after such a warm, sweet, clingy beer. However, the only sensation remaining in the mouth is the lingering effects of the alcohol on the tongue.
Mouthfeel 4/5
This is a beer that absolutely coats the mouth with its sweet, sugary presence. It borders on syrupy at times, but its lighter flavors and ABV help draw it away from that characterization. It also possesses a halfway sneaky alcohol warmth. Granted, at 15% ABV, it's hard to do anything sneakily. However, the flavor is never too boozy. To the point, I've had many bourbon barrel-aged brews with half the ABV that taste twice as hot as this brew. While it doesn't taste hot, the alcohol is undeniable in the mouthfeel and how it pricks the tongue. A lot.
Overall Impression 10/10
This is the lightest tasting big beer you'll never try. It's not light in flavor - anything but! - but most big beers tend to be heavy handed with the hops or a very rich stout. This beer is a giant, but still manages to taste like an excellent golden (an Imperial golden?). The fruits and sugars are present to keep this beer sweet and innocent, even if the ABV and heavyweight body would just as soon mug you in broad daylight. In your own driveway. In front of your kids.
Total 49/50
Personally, I liked this beer a lot. It's complex, big, and captures all the essentials of the intended style. The flavors are out-of-this-world intense an unlike anything that you'll find anytime soon. I checked the average scores on BA and RateBeer after this review and was shocked to see them so low! Perhaps it was a different beast when it was fresh, but as it stands currently it is an "Imperial Golden" that will be my measuring stick for some time to come. If anyone disagrees with this point of view, please remember that it's my birthday so I am right and everyone else can go suck a potato (insert good-natured wink). Good work Flossmoor! Please know that we won't hold it against you if you decide to NOT limit this recipe to just a 15th anniversary beer and to brew this one again.


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Terrible kolrosing
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I long for having a good command of kolrosing.
I think kolrosing has simple beauty
without overpower.
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Birch, basswood, aspen are ideal.
Kolrosing knife.
Coffee or cinnamon powder for coloring.
Oil finishing.
My pine burl kuksa is
the worst for kolrosing.
Course grain, rough surface
and gunk resin...
With an awl,
Sap of the lacquer tree
instead of coffee powder.
Barely straight lines are engraved.
My face turn red with shame.


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Byzantine Paleography
The Bibliography is divided as follows:
A: General
B: Greek Paleography - General
C: Greek Paleography - Manuals
D: Greek Writing
E: Greek Abbreviations, etc.
Allen, Thomas William, Greek Abbreviation in the Fifteenth
Century, <From the Proceedings of the British Academy>,
(London, Pub. for the British Academy by H. Milford, Oxford University
Press 1926)
Allen, Thomas William, Notes on Abbreviations in Greek manuscripts,
with eleven pages of facsimiles by photolithography. (Oxford,
Clarendon Press, 1889), repr. Amsterdam, A.M. Hakkert, 1967; Chicago,
Argonaut, 1967. [See Oikonmides]
Avi-Yonah, "Abbreviations in Greek Inscription (The Near
East, 200 B.C.-A.D.1100)", Quarterly of Department of
Antiquities in Palestine (Jerusalem: Published for the Government
of Palestine by Humphrey Milford, London, 1940) [See Oikonomides]
Includes bibliography on lists of abbreviations of earlier classical
Blanchard, Alain, Sigles et abbreviations dans les papyrus
documentaires grecs : recherches de paleographie, (London
: Institute of Classical Studies, 1974)
Kenyon, Frederic G. "Abbreviations and Symbols in Greek Papyri",
in The Palaeography of Greek Papyri, (Oxford, Clarendon
Press, 1897, 1899; repr; Chicago, Argonaut, 1970.), 128-130. [see
Oikonomides, Al. N, Abbreviations in Greek Inscriptions : Papyri,
Manuscripts, and Early printed books : a manual, (Chicago
: Ares Publishers, 1974)
A bound photo-reproduction and compilation of Allen, Notes,
Avi-Yonah, "Abbreviations", Kenyon, "Abbreviations
and Symbols", Osterman and Giegengack, "Abbreviations"
(all cited here in full). There seem to have been fewer abbreviations
used in Greek than Latin writing, and so in effect this compilations
can function as the "Capelli" for readers of Greek manuscripts.
Osterman, G.F. von, and A.E. Giegengack, "Abbreviations in
Early Greek Printed Books", in Manual of Foreign Languages:
for the Uses of Printers and Translators, 3d. ed., (Washington
DC: GPO, 1936), 196-204 [See Oikonmides]
Early printers of Greek took over wholesale many of the common
ligatures and abbreviations, which makes early printed books only
slightly easier to read than some manuscripts. This little guide
is, then, of use for reading manuscripts as well as early printed
Paap, Anton Herman Reinier Everhard, Nomina Sacra in the Greek
Papyri of the First Five Centuries A.D.; the sources and some
deductions. (Leiden: E.J. Brill, 1959)
Roberts, Colin H. Manuscript, Society, and Belief in Early
Christian Egypt, (London ; New York : published for the British
Academy by Oxford University Press, 1979), 26-48
Covers nomina sacra.
Traube, Ludwig, Nomina sacra, versuch einer geschichte der
christlichen kurzung, (Munuch: C. H. Beck, 1907; repr. Darmstadt:
Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft, 1967)
Wallace, W., "An Index of Greek Ligatures and Contractions", Journal of Hellenic Studies 42 (1923), 183-93
F: Watermarks
G: Byzantine Diplomatics
H: Papyrology
I: Facsimiles
[These are specific collections of facsimiles. Many other introductions
and handbooks contain facsimiles, as indicated above.]
J: Textual Criticism
K: Latin Paleography
See items by Bischoff and Boyle for bibliography
See also the Paleography and Codicology: Bibliography at the Labyrinth Web site [Georgetown University].
L: See also
L'Année philologique
Byzantinische Zeitschrift
Revue des études byzantines
Scrittura e Civiltà
Part of the Byzantium: Byzantine Studies on the Internet
© Paul Halsall 1996. Non-commercial reproduction permitted.


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This is what Kieron Gillen's World War 2 superhero comic Uber for Avatar looked like in 2008.
On a fridge. The issue being laid out here will be published in April. Kieron Gillen talks about it more here.
As I said, I've tried to purge the majority of the tropes of the genre. This is a book that, if you run with its assumptions, takes itself seriously. It's a book that is more concerned with large scale strategy and economic production. Technological advancement and R&D is key. The heroism tends to be desperate and futile. A tradition of the genre is that a weaker hero will overcome a stronger one. There's none of that here, any more than a tank is anything but a target when a gunship pops over the horizon. It switches between those decisions between men poring over maps and the lives they're ending as they push pieces around the board. As the size of the bible suggests, the world building is considerable and the plan is complete. I could end the series at any point by going into a documentary-style comic. While the title shows that the Wunderwaffen of the Germans precipitate the situation, this uses all the major players and all the major theatres. So far I've written everyone from Churchill to Hitler, from Guderian to Turing. Its scope is large, to say the least.
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Cinema in the City. Webster University sponsors once-a-month Wednesday screenings in Beatnik Bob's Cafe. This month features features William A. Seiter's Sons of the Desert (1933), which is considered to be Laurel and Hardy's best performance. Plays at 7:30 p.m. July 3 at Beatnik Bob's Cafe, City Museum, 15th and Lucas streets. NR
Reel Late Midnight Movie Series. The Tivoli Theatre presents a summer series of classic and destined to be classic films. This week features Rob Reiner's The Princess Bride (1987), a satirical look at fairy tales starring Peter Falk, Wallace Shawn, Billy Crystal, Mandy Patinkin and Robin Wright as Buttercup, the princess bride. Also playing this weekend as part of the series is Spike and Mike's Twisted Festival of Animation. Both play at midnight July 4-5 at the Tivoli. (NR)


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1. Do you consider yourself attractive or unattractive ? (Rate yourself if you want)
2. At what age or stage on your life did you realize you were good/bad looking?
3. How did you realize it? (You own a mirror/ other people's opinion about you/ succes or the lack of it with the opposite sex?
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I realized that people favored my looks when I was a preteen, as it really didn't matter to me until I became interested in dating girls at that time. I began to realize I was on to something when the hottest girls in school talked about me and wanted to date me. As an adult I still get the bad chicks that want to screw me, do me, and play with me to the point that guys want to befriend me just to hang with me when I go out without my significant other. But that's not how I roll. Either I roll with my girl or I roll olo, by myself. Just last Saturday night I was at a club, alone, and this extremely beautiful, light eyed, curly haired brunette walked passed me. Well I grabbed her hand and she looked at me, and reacted by walking up to me and hugging me tightly for few seconds while she asked me questions about myself, instead of the other way around. There were other experiences that night, but anyway...
1. Attractive, very
2. I answered it already
3. Other people's opinion and my own.
put a pic up lol
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Do yo think she was questioning your looks? I would have interpret it as she wnting to afmire your beauty. I agree with you in the part that people tend to be that negative but I don't think this is the case, and although I would never ask someone to show me a pic of themselves to rate their atractiveness I'm curious of how you look but not question them.
After further review I have to agree with you. She was not questioning me at all. I guess my reaction was based on the unwarranted negative criticism that I've witnessed others experience by posting similar answers/questions on this site. Anywho I have fairly good memory so I'll remember to post a link once our website is complete.


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The Vatican has labeled "blasphemous" a satire of Christianity on an Israeli television network that included joking suggestions that Mary was impregnated by a school friend at the age of 15 and that Jesus died at a young age because he was fat. A Vatican statement on Feb. 20 said the program had "ridiculed the Lord Jesus and the Blessed Virgin Mary." It expressed support for Christians and Catholic leaders in the Holy Land who had denounced the broadcast. The Vatican said its nuncio in Jerusalem, Archbishop Antonio Franco, had received assurances from the Israeli government that it would take steps to prevent such programs in the future and would try to obtain a public apology from the television network.
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I began my first mosaic in August, 2011. Since then it has become one of my favorite hobbies. Always in search of treasures, glass, plates and great finds to place in the mosaics I make. This blog is also for displaying other crafts that my husband or I create.
Monday, May 1, 2017
Octopus Mosaic
His body is gray stained glass
The eyes are 2 large acrylic gems
At the top of the tentacles are silver/gray acrylic pearl beads
The suckers on the tentacles are discs from the hanging room divider curtain
There are a few pieces of gray/black tiny small glass aquarium gravel scattered thru the tentacles
The water is several colors of stained glass
Also used aqua, blue and green pieces of aquarium gravel to fill in spots on the water.
4 comments:
- Laurie said...
This is incredible! I absolutely love it!! I have to ask, do you make your own patterns too? Love all the colors, they work so well together. Pinned!!
- May 1, 2017 at 1:50 PM
- Cheryl said...
Girl... you are GOOD! Wow. Your pieces are true works of art :-)
- May 2, 2017 at 4:57 PM
- Laurie said...
I'm so glad you shared your awesome project with us at Brag About It!!
- June 8, 2017 at 9:05 PM
- Michele Michael said...
Found you on the Brag About It Link Party. He is wonderful. I'm a mosaic chic too and sometimes I need a bit of inspiration. I'm a big Octopus fan. I have a table waiting for something special. Thx for posting
- June 14, 2017 at 7:42 AM


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Why do investors need to know about the central banking system? Have the banks learned anything from the 2008 market crash?
Neil Irwin, The New York Times economic correspondent and author of The Alchemists: Three Central Bankers and a World on Fire, discusses whether the economy is on the verge of another crash.
What is the impact of having banks that are considered too big to fail, and how does the central banking system affect the decisions of individual investors?
When planning your investments or for retirement, you don't only need to look at the central banking system, but also at the circumstances in your own life, such as your age.
Doug Goldstein, CFP, director of Profile Investment Services, Ltd. gives focused investment advice on how to plan for retirement when you are in your 30s, 40s, and 50s.
Find out how your age affects your risk level, what kind of expenses you may have, and the most age-appropriate investments for you.
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Vent kitchen hood down?
Vent kitchen hood down? (post #213039)
On our current project's kitchen hood venting, the shortest run with the least number of turns is actually up to a soffit, across the ceiling, and *down* behind a shallow cabinet before going out to daylight. Any reasons we shouldn't be doing this?
You should check the specs & (post #213039, reply #1 of 2)
You should check the specs & installation info for the hood (likely you can find them online) and see if this is allowed.
You want to avoid any low spots in the duct that could collect moisture or grease.
Of all the preposterous assumptions of humanity over humanity, nothing exceeds most of the criticisms made on the habits of the poor by the well-housed, well-warmed, and well-fed. --Herman Melville
User (post #213039, reply #2 of 2)
your hood specs will give you the figures to calculate max total run length with deductions for the turns etc. if the numbers allow I would not be concerned with the run you laid out....
you do some sort of extreme cooking.
after many kitchen remodels I think I've only seen one exhaust problem. A whole lot of wok cooking and everything within a few ft of that stove was sticky.
I wonder the infatuation of kitchen exhausts. Must be the elimination of moisture or heat, but personally there's nothing like the aroma of a kitchen.
A Great Place for Information, Comraderie, and a Sucker Punch.
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Chug-a-lug your water – we hear it all the time don't we? Of course, we have the best of intentions and we know hydration is so important for so many reasons. Who wouldn't want to drink more water? The benefits of staying hydrated far outweigh any inconvenience.
I have found that ONE SIMPLE change has helped me start the day right and sets the tone for the rest of the day. When I wake up, I have a cup of warm lime or lemon water. Voila. That's it. It gets me hydrated after not having anything to drink all night and really does get me off on the right foot.
Why it's good to stay hydrated
- Cleans out toxins from your body = clearer skin
- Improved digestion by keeping everything moving along
- Lubricates your joints
- Can help with weight loss – makes you feel full, so you eat less:)
- It is said to help improve your mood, because even mild dehydration can affect your spirits.
- Relieves headaches. This is a big one for me, especially when traveling because then I often don't drink enough water and it results in pretty bad headaches.
- Gives you energy! Next time you think you need another cup of coffee, try water instead & see what happens!
- Improves your focus & memory – both of which dehydration rob us of.
Top 5 tricks to drink more water throughout the day
- Make it a habit. I always start the day with a cup of hot water with a slice of lemon. It's my rule – I can't get the day started without it. Plus, warm water with lemon is said to get your digestion going and kick those toxins out of your body:)
- Make it a habit – I know, habits (the good ones) are important. If you're a coffee drinker, you know that coffee acts as a diuretic and can contribute to dehydration. So, another little rule I have – before I get to have that second cup of coffee, I have to drink a cup of water first. By then, I usually don't finish the second cup of coffee, so it's a good little trick!
- Prepare your water bottles and fill them with water in the morning. Keep them with you throughout the day and make it your goal to finish your water. Aim to have a certain amount finished by a certain time. I've seen water bottles where the time has been marked on them – so your goal can be easily seen right on the bottle. 30 ounces by noon? Boom – it's right there, no kidding yourself or overestimating how much you really drink.
- Invest in a water bottle you really like. I hope this doesn't sound shallow but I bought a really nice water bottle, stainless steel & insulated, in a shiny purple color with a crisp white lid and I love it! I don't leave home without it! It keeps my water cold no matter when I drink it.
- Reward yourself. Keep a record of how many days you achieve your water intake goal. If you meet your goal, reward yourself with a new water bottle:)


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Rather than taking the time to individually prepare little shots of wine or grape juice and breaking bread, there is apparently a market for pre-packaged Communion cups. This Communion Set from LifeWay consists of unleavened bread and 100% grape juice.
This product would certainly make Communion go smoother, both on the preparation end and handling during the service. With an air-tight seal, you don't have to worry about wobbling or unfortunate spillage. The ergonomic design makes the Communion cups easier to hold for any age. The eco-friendly packaging is also recyclable so you can remember Christ's sacrifice on the cross while also doing your part for the environment. The set has a one year shelf life and doesn't need refrigerating either.
Pre-Packaged Communion Cups
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Single-Serve Cookers
Portable Communal Bentos
Portable Vino Pouches
Religious Rite Burgers
Prepackaged Flavored Shots
This Ergonomic Design Makes Wine and Bread Passing Less Complicated
- By: Alyson WyersSep 8, 2014
References: lifeway & boingboing.net
References: lifeway & boingboing.net


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A couple of days ago the Australian Research Council (ARC) finally announced the outcomes of this year's proposal round. Everything was kept on hold for a while until the government had decided where to cut a serious amount of money from the tertiary education sector. All researchers, who had put in proposals this year, kept their breath first because they were worried, that the money might be cut from the grants they applied for. And after they knew that this will not be the case, it was the usual breath-keeping during the days before the results are announced.
The very nice thing about ARC funding is that the outcomes are published online and are separated into all potentially interesting aspects: how many applications were funded, how much money did they get, what were the success rates in general, in each field, for each university, for women, for men, separated by age, separated by years after obtaining a PhD,... . And of course one can look up each proposal abstract plus names and institutions and how much money they got for what kind of topic.
This is how it's supposed to be in a funding scheme based on tax money! Every person can look up what their tax money is spent on. And everybody can just write an email to the person who got the money and ask why they think the money is well spent in their project. Usually nobody does that, but at this point the system gives the opportunity to engage with democracy, because everybody can inform themselves very easily. Where I come from politicians don't care about the projects that are funded - or at least, if they do, it's not transported to the public. Here the opposition finance spokesman Andrew Robb complained that a lot of the money goes to projects, which do not seem meaningful and innovative enough. And they made a whole list of projects, that should not have gotten funding from their point of view. AND some of these projects were mentioned in the newspapers. Sounds harsh, but it's a great starting point for some discussions. Esp. a big Center of Excellence is in the focus of this debate. The director of this center responded to the complaints and explained how this research is important for Australia and why it's worth spending the money. Stepping out of the ivory tower, getting involved in "the real world", explaining your stuff to people, who usually do something totally different. But they pay you, so they have the right to know. And if some are even interested for more reasons than just for the money - even better!


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Joe and I have been doing a bit more traveling in the last few years. We have found some amazing places to photograph along with some wonderful new photographers that we now call friends. Our photos highlight what we have learned and what we enjoy most. Our photos from the last few years include MANY from all over the Hudson Valley, from South Carolina to Tuscany, Venice, Santorini, Tanzania and more. Enjoy our photos and come back again soon. We have more trips in store and photos to share.
We love sharing our journey in photos from our travels around the world. Our adventures are captured chasing light thousands of miles away from our home, but also many that include our own backyard. Thanks for visiting our website, and I hope you enjoy viewing the photos half as much as we enjoy taking them.


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Another scrub for our facial and body skin.
It's myfavourite for the simple preparation: the ingredients are only two!!
This is the recipe:
- 2 brown sugar
- few of drops of fav oil (mine is almond oil tea green purfemed)
You put all ingredients in the bowl and stir well,
until you get a nice moist textur.
Here is ready to scrub your face!
You use on clean face, scrub it for a few of minute and rinse your face.


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Amazon's been making waves with its demonstration of Prime Air Delivery service. It's difficult to tell yet whether this will be an environmental win until we know more about the specs.
This Quora suggests that the positives might not be quite as dramatic as hoped.
Part of Amazon's planned Prime Air Delivery service, the new drone is larger than the previous version and has a more advanced design, including the ability to apparently operate with an autoloading system that sets the payload inside an internal carrier bay. Unlike the previous drone, which was a quadcopter, this one has a hybrid design that combines vertical lift and horizontal flight capabilities using lift fans and a pusher prop. Amazon hasn't given out too many details as to specs, but the drone is capable of flying at an altitude of about 400 ft (122 m) at about 55 mph (88 km/h) for a range of 15 mi (24 km). It has sense-and-avoid situational awareness technology, so it can identify and avoid obstacles in the air and while taking off and landing.


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It turns out that iPhone gamers love indulging in a spot of swinging. No, not that kind, you dirty lot. The simpler, purer kind that involves a rope, a fastening point, and the joy of simple physics.
From the local park swing to grown-up assault courses, there's much to be said for defying gravity with a length of rope and a bold leap into the unknown.
Surprisingly, such joys translate beautifully to the digital realm, as these Top 5 swinging games on iPhone go to show.
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Well, it's been a full four weeks since this project took off, but we are finally done! (Actually, I'm still missing one drawer pull, but I'm not counting that.) Our kitchen has been gutted and turned around into a clean, bright, white space. We had some minor setbacks, but all in all, we finished on time.
The final piece of the puzzle was the tiling and the mounting of the shelf brackets, which we did on our own. The tile started out fine, but we quickly realized we under estimated how much time it would take. We ended up having to rent the tile saw for two days and rushed it back to Home Depot at 7:45pm last Sunday night, minutes before the store closed.
We also had many debates regarding the open shelves and just how we were going to get them to stay on the wall with such heavy objects on them. Some google-ing and another trip to our lovely neighborhood Home Depot later (we really should buy stock in HD), we experimented with three brackets for the bottom shelf. It looked a little "over engineered" so we went with two brackets a piece for the top two shelves. We used wall mounting screws that hold at least 50 pounds a piece, cumulatively. At minimum the shelves should hold 300 pounds, so we figured that would be enough! The screws that came with the brackets (bought through Signature Hardware) stripped almost immediatly. Two of the screw heads just fell off entirely, so another late Sunday night trip to Home Depot later, we had new, stronger screws and we were back in action. We also pre-drilled the holes in the shelf, which seemed to help a lot. In the end, the kitchen came out exactly as I had hoped and looked a million times better than it did when we bought the house almost 2 years ago.
It was a real test for our D-I-Y skills and patience. Not having a functional kitchen and the endless parade of contractors and mountains of dust were harder to deal with than I expected. Tiling took up an entire weekend, sunrise to sunset. But we learned a lot and will put that to good use on the next project. We're just not planning that next project anytime soon!
Kitchen Before (July 2011)
Kitchen After (March 2013)
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Title: Darkroom
Author: Joshua Graham
Pages: 384
Publisher: Howard Books
Year: 2012
What words or images come into your mind when you see the word darkroom? Is there any particular activity that you connect with this word? Joshua Graham is a new author to me, and I can tell you that if he continues to write at this level, I am hooked! The novel uses flashbacks to the time the United States was involved in Vietnam. Interspersed throughout the pages are recent past events in U.S. History. Especially compelling is the thread of presidential elections and thoughts by the characters of the two main parties involved in the political arena.
Colson is running as an independent candidate who seeks to be the next President of the Unites States, bringing with him the hopes for a brighter future. The FBI seeks to solve a murder of a young college student or is there more to this? Xandi is the daughter of a photojournalist who was in Vietnam and witnessed horrifying events. Being attached to particular group of Marines, the pictures the photojournalist takes portray the horror that is surrounding him. Is that all there is to the situation when years later he is being hunted by the FBI? The same person who tries to befriend Xandi is also an FBI agent and has a tie to the history of Vietnam. How long has he been involved in discovering a plot? What plot? Who is calling the shots and doing his bidding?
The novel is a page-turner from the prologue to the last page, and like real life, not everything ends well. Okay, maybe some things do, but not everything. Some things are not clearly tied up at the end of the story. Could the author be planning another book along this line? Who knows? Scripture is spotted throughout the book by various characters. People are praying together and helping one another. Intrigue, murder, assassination attempts, friendship, shattered dreams, love, suffering, death, and so much more are in this story. Darkroom has those page-turning story lines that keep the readers going until the eyes get tired. It was worth it for me! The chapters are short, and the characters are vividly described as well as the action. I love the flashbacks and the hints to the way the story is possibly going through Xandi's dialogue.
I rate this a 5+ novel. It is that good and worth cuddling up with a diet drink to read with in the quietness of the morning, afternoon or evening. Grab a copy and get lost in the pages. It is awesome!
Note: "I received a free copy of this book from Hard Books for my honest review. The opinions expressed here are my own." Other reviews can be read at http://seekingwithallyurheart.blogspot.com


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The meaning of the name Harper is Harp Player. The origin of the name Harper is English. This is the culture in which the name originated, or in the case of a word, the language.
Harper is an occupational surname for people who played the harp for a living.
Famous people with the name Harper include Harper Lee, author of To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Goff and Harper Simon, musicians, and Harper Williams and Harper LeBel, professional American athletes.
Fictional characters with the given name Harper include Harper Connelly from the series by Charlaine Harris (author of the True Blood series). There is Harper Finkle from The Wizards of Waverly Place and Harper Dearing from NCIS.


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Republicans Several Reasons To Support Sonia Sotomayor
Some more reasons why Republicans should support Sotomayor:
In addition to my assertions of yesterday that Sonia Sotomayor leans conservative on abortion rights cases, the Web is filling up with information that she's conservative on other critical areas of constitutional and business law as well. Is she a conservative? Of course not. But she's shaping up to be a far cry from the type of nominee to the Supreme Court one would have expected from President Obama.
According to this post from TNR, she's fine with invading privacy, she's fine with religious displays on public property, and she has a legion of corporate supporters:
It should not be surprising that 25 Republican senators--including Ted Stevens, Rick Santorum, Jesse Helms, Bill Frist, and Bob Bennett--voted to confirm Sotomayor to the circuit court in 1998. They felt comfortable voting for a judge who actually ruled against a claim of invasion of privacy to order the release of notes that Vince Foster (he of Clinton Whitewater fame) had in his briefcase before he died. Sotomayor also struck down a New York ordinance that banned the display of a religious symbol (a menorah) in a public park. Even corporate lawyers have been lining up over the past two days to announce that she is no threat to corporate interests, having ruled in their favor on numerous occasions.
We know she's pro-labor, we know she's proud of her heritage (perhaps a bit too proud in that she inaptly said a Latina (judge) would reach a "better" decision than a white male). "Better" was not the best adjective to use there. Her choice of words gave former House Speaker Newt Gingrich the grist to call her a racist:
He was reacting to a line in a speech given by Sotomayor eight years ago where she gave her take on Sandra Day O'Connor's position that "a wise old man and wise old woman will reach the same conclusion in deciding cases."
Sotomayor disagreed with O'Connor's conclusion stating: "I would hope that a wise Latina woman with the richness of her experiences would more often than not reach a better conclusion than a white male who hasn't lived that life."
As I've blogged before, whether Republicans have good reason or not, any GOP opposition to Sotomayor will inevitably be viewed as anti-Hispanic by the Hispanic community. And that's a community they can ill afford to alienate.
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Brazil's presidential election on Tuesday was not as free and as open as it could have been. Still, the selection of Trancredo Neves as the nation's first civilian president in 21 years is a crucial first step in a return to democratic government in that important South American country.
For the last two years Brazil's military government had been under pressure to allow all of the country's voters to select their new president. The Brazilian generals were fearful, however, that a popularly elected political leader might turn against them, as Argentina's President Raul Alfonsin did to his country's former military rulers last year. So, despite massive public demonstrations in Brazil's major cities, the generals opted for a presidential vote by an electoral college controlled by pro-military political parties.
But this safe game plan was upset when the pro-military parties nominated a weak, unpopular candidate and opposition parties rallied around Neves, a veteran liberal but pragmatic politician who was nominated by the Brazilian Democratic Movement. On Tuesday many otherwise pro-government electors cast their ballots for Neves. Fortunately, Brazil's new president has gained a reputation during his public career as a politician who can make the system work, and this has reassured the military, whose leaders have pledged not to interfere with his inauguration next March.


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Vogue Japan enlists Danish supermodel Freja Beha Erichsen to pose in look from Louis Vuitton's Fall Winter 2015 collection for the cover of their December 2015 edition. In charge of photography was Patrick Demarchelier with styling from Giovanna Battaglia and casting direction by Piergiorgio Del Moro.
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The 1917 Bluethenal Mansion is on the National Register of Historic Places. Located at 1704 Market Street, the house is located directly across the street from the home of the Chancellor of UNC-Wilmington. The Georgian Revival house sits back from the street and located in the five-bay facade. The house is furnished with both antiques and reproductions. Angie's is located just blocks from Historic Downtown Wilmington and The Battlship NC and just minutes away from area beaches. Visit us for our annual NC Azalea Festival or a simple weekend get-away. Let us host your event for up to 125 guests!! Perfect for indoor and outdoor occassions
4.8 on September 27, 2017
My daughter and I enjoyed our time at Angie's. They were so warm and loving to us. They did extra things to make us feel at home and showed us not just warm hospitality but love. I have never had an experience like this before from two people that I can now call my friends.
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We had a pretty good experience. Our only complaint would be they were having some plumbing issues and we had to use a bathroom across the hall.
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Angie's B&B is historical, beautify and homey! Angie is a delightful hostess and a wealth of information on Wilmington, both past and present. We will return!
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Gorgeous house, beautiful room with a private bath, great people and delicious food! We will be back!
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Angie's B&B and Wilmington are the perfect location for a weekend getaway. The mansion and rooms are exquisite. The owners are welcoming and kind. I'm looking forward to another visit here.
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Angie and Chris fulfilled all our needs and expectations.We highly recommend her establishment for your accommodations and entertainment.Daughter Eppy was also extremely professional..
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Stayed at Angie's B&B and it was outstanding. Very nice rooms, good meals, very good service and met new friends there. Would recommend Angie's to all if you are looking for good a quality stay in Wilmington, NC!
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Angie is a gracious hostess who takes excellent care of her guests. Room comfortable and amenities outstanding. Definitely worth another stay
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The house was beautifully decorated for the holidays. Our room was comfortable and quiet. The food was delicious, and Angie was wonderful!
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Because of the rain we called Angie and asked if we could change our dates, she said no problem and even gave us two rooms instead of the one we were going to share. Wonderful breakfast,she really made you feel right at home.
The Laurel Bay offers a queen size bed with the Old World feel of quilt and satin. This room also connects to the sunroom, which is engulfed by beautiful french windows. It also features a couch that opens to a full size bed. If traveling as a family with more than two guests, this may the deisred setting. Bathroom accomodations are across the hall. Please check for additional charges if booking both rooms.
The Madison is tucked away on the third floor of this home. Standard bed and private bath are featured. A family traveling with children may find this room a charm. A French, antique crib is also part of this rooms' charm.
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The Casablanca offers a queen size bed, draped in an "Escape to a Tropical Paradise" with a historic flare. Enjoy a private bathroom which adjoins this room.
The Lauren Room offeres a cheerful atmosphere filled with color and life. It has a standard size bed and private bath.
The Rosette offers a standard bed in a perfectly tranquil environment, filled with ivory linen and lace. Private bath is offered. If traveling as a family, This room and the Lauren room also offer a Jack & Jill bathroom as well.
Wilmington, NC (ILM-New Hanover County) 4 miles
Antique Shopping, Aquarium, Beach, Gourmet/Fine Dining, Historical interests, Lake, Movie Theater, Museum, Nature area, Home of NC Azalea Festival, Cape Fear Blues Festival (July), Annual Greek Festival (May), Riverfest (October), USS Battleship North Carolina, Performing Theater, Picnic area, Religious Services, River
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Not able to log in to Grand Theft Auto V Online? After a pretty shaky week left millions of players unable to connect or progress through missions, Rockstar releases title update 1.02 that should fix some of the most common issues being reported. At this time, the patch is only available for PlayStation 3 with it being rolled out to Xbox 360 users later on in the day.
- For PlayStation 3 users, a PlayStation Network server issue was detected that was limiting the amount of possible concurrent users. This was preventing most players from accessing GTA Online altogether and as of this morning, that problem was resolved.
- There is an issue that is preventing some players from getting through the first tutorial mission across both platforms. Many players have been able to get through this with repeated retries, and we are working on unblocking this for everyone as soon as possible.
- This morning, we experienced some instability across the GTA Online services which is affecting even people who have progressed beyond the tutorial mission. We are identifying these issues now and are working to restore stability for users as soon as possible.
- For the time being and until we have been able to get everybody access to GTA Online and things are running smoothly, we have disabled the option of purchasable GTA$ cash packs. Players can however keep on earning GTA$ by pulling off Jobs and other profitable gameplay activities rather than purchasing cash packs.
Jumping online as soon as the patch was released, I was able to finally get past the pesky first race mission that many users were stuck on. Afterwards, I spawned in a world with many other players. After joining up with three others to steal some drugs in a back alley, I was promptly executed by another player. After respawning and thinking about entering passive mode to avoid getting killed, I instead stole a massive truck and proceeded to run over everyone in the game.


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You may have seen it HERE... or HERE...or HERE... and you may be waiting to hear who won the giveaway....? Mr Random-Number-Generator picked out Shell. Drop me a line Shell, and we'll pop a pattern in the post to you!!
I'm hoping to schedule a few real life Absolute Beginners classes as soon as we move to the new building - watch this space!!!
I've also been working on another QUICK project - the Fan Bag. This one is suitable for beginners (although it isn't a sewing class one, it'd be a good follow-on from the Shopping Bag).
I'm in the final-tweaking stages of the instructions, so it's a matter of days before this one is ready to go. I'll try to get it up on the website for pre-ordering as soon as possible so that if you want both of these patterns, you can save a bit on postage by getting them sent out together.
It can be flat (like a fan) or have boxed corners (which makes it sit up like a cute little parcel). It's also fully reversible.
Like the Shopping Bag, I think it'd be a cute way to wrap small presents for Christmas.
It's also the perfect Christmas party purse. Simple, and hands-free... (and you can rummage in the bag without having to fully open it).
*There's a book coming out mid-2011 that will show you how to make things like fabric roses, among various other fabulous tips, tutorials and projects....
In other news, I'm still waiting for the lease contract to be drawn up for the new digs, I'm still getting last-minute rewrites to do for Le Book and it looks like we'll be moving to a house where we might be able to get a new....


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usually, i can't wait to pull out my camera while i'm on vacation, but for some reason i was more reserved over the holidays. enjoying all of the small moments with my family and friends. here are a few photos from my break—breathtaking snow, stacked wood ready for the fire, lily pads at the minnesota conservatory, and a curious snow leopard at como park and zoo.
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Karen Schreck's book While he was Away has a beautiful new cover! I love how it is black and white with the slight touch of pink for the title. It's perfect!
If you have yet to read this book, the summary is below!
Want more information on While he was Away? click on the following links
Goodreads, Walmart, Amazon Paperback, Amazon Kindle Edition, and Barnes and Noble
Now, for a special treat! The author, Karen Schreck, has written a guest post she wants to share with you! Ever looking for a bit of inspiration but not sure where to find it? She has written a post to show you how inspiration can come from anywhere you just have to be on the look out and she includes her inspiration for her story, While he was Away.
While He Was Away Walmart-Exclusive Cover Reveal
and How Inspiration Can Come From Anywhere:
Even a Trip to the Grocery Store and a Handful of Long-Lost Photographs
By Karen Schreck
I sometimes wonder what my mother would say if she knew that her story—one of the saddest, sweetest love stories I've ever heard—was retold in a new way in my young adult novel, While He Was Away.
Now Sourcebooks Fire is sharing the story yet again, in a second, exclusive edition, released nation-wide at Walmart. The fact that Sourcebooks believed enough in While He Was Away to bring it to life the first time felt like a much-needed confirmation of years of hard work. The fact that they are standing behind my book again in this way . . . well, it feels like a miracle. I'm truly grateful.
I wonder what my mother would say to this incredible news? I like to think she would be grateful too. I like to think she would be happy. She wanted her story heard after all. So much so that it was one of the last things she told me, just before she died.
One rainy night when I was fourteen, right before cancer left her to ill to talk, let alone drive a car, my mother said, "Come with me. We're going shopping." We drove to the little local market and wandered up and down the aisles, as she threw in a can of tuna, some dishwashing soap, and other little things we didn't need. We paid for these little things. She looked anxious and tired, still she hadn't said a thing; we hadn't spoken a word.
It was only when we were parked in our driveway again that my mother said, "I was married once before when I was very young. He died a hero in WWII."
And that was that. Soon after, she died.
I thought about my mother's mysterious love story for many years. I talked to relatives, found long-lost photographs. The story took seed in me. It flowered into a novel about a young women whose boyfriend leaves for the Iraq War. In her loneliness, she seeks out a grandmother she's never met, whose first husband died in WWII. She seeks out a character inspired by mother.
A late night drive, a few words spoken in the dark. Even things as simple as this can inspire a novel.


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1. The business must have passed the de minimus test over the previous year.
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It is a constellation visible in the Northern Hemisphere, throughout the year, and is best seen in April.
|Ursa Major, The Great Bear
Ursa Major is the third largest constellation in our sky. What you may be more familiar with however, are the seven stars which make up the rump and tail of this animal. We know them as the Big Dipper, in the United Kingdom, they are known as the Plough. Who knew that the big dipper is not a constellation? It is an asterism, which is a small easily recognizable formation that is usually part of a larger constellation? I sure didn't.
One Greek myth tells that the nymph Callisto, a servant of the hunter Artemis was made to bear a child by Zeus. Artemis banished Callisto for impurity. Artemis gave birth to the child named Arcas.
This made Zeus' wife Hera very jealous and in revenge, Hera turned Callisto into a bear which ran away into the forest. Arcas grew up to become a hunter. One day while he was hunting, the bear Callisto heard Arcas' voice and rushed to greet her son.
Arcas, not knowing the bear was his mother was about to kill her when Zeus intervened and sent both mother and son into the sky as the Greater and Lesser Bears. The way Zeus got the bears into the sky explains why their tails are so long, apparently Zeus grabbed them by their tails and swung them around over his head and finally flung them into the sky, and that is why these two bears have long tails!
Have you ever gazed into the sky and wondered how our constellations got their names? Or better yet, have you made up your own stories about how they got their names?
I believe in the sun even when it is not shining. I believe in love even when I feel it not. I believe in God even when He is silent. *Written on a wall in a concentration camp*
© 2012 Shannon M. King. This publication is the exclusive property of Shannon M. King and is protected under the US Copyright Act of 1976 and all other applicable international, federal, state and local laws. The contents of this post/story may not be reproduced as a whole or in part, by any means whatsoever, without consent of the author, Shannon M. King. All rights reserved.