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5007 W Jackson, Austin, Chicago, 60644
Commute to Downtown Cicero
5007 W Jackson is an eight minute walk from the Green Line at the Pulaski-Green stop.
This apartment is in the Austin neighborhood in Chicago. Nearby parks include Mason Park, Tilton Park and Garfield Park.
5007 W Jackson has a Walk Score of 85 out of 100. This location is Very Walkable so most errands can be accomplished on foot.
Studio & 1 Bedroom Apartments, Clean & Completely Renovated, All Utilities Included, Controlled Access Building, Near Public Transportation & I-90, Hardwood Floors, Air Conditioning, Pet-Friendly, New Windows, Laundry Room On Site (Key Card), West Garfield Park Neighborhood, Professionally Managed and Maintained
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The Dallas Love Field Centennial Planning Committee is excited to host an array of events in honor of its 100 years of service. Events, which will begin in fall 2016, include:
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"100 Years, 100 Objects: A History of Dallas Love Field" Art Exhibit
To showcase the rich history of Dallas Love Field, the Love Field Art Program, in coordination with the Frontiers of Flight Museum and the Commemorative Air Force, will install a one-of-a-kind art exhibit beginning in fall 2016 and lasting through fall 2017. Glass displays near the airport's baggage claim will be dedicated specifically to Centennial-themed artifacts, each covering 25-year periods. The exhibits will include photos, ticket stubs and other memorabilia collected over time, including items submitted by members of the community for the Centennial Celebration.
Displayed in four sections throughout the year, each exhibit will highlight Dallas Love Field's history. The final quarter will incorporate artwork from local students depicting what Dallas Love Field Airport means to them, and what they believe the future of the airport will look like.
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Today, I've found *the perfect* recipe to culminate our Vintage Paris wedding theme of the week: Madelines! Aren't you hungry?? Don't you just want to snatch up these scrumptious works of art and shove them in your mouth?! (So much for being lady-like.)
My recommendation: have a nice batch of these made to be consumed before the wedding so you don't look like "this little piggy" at your engagement party, bridal shower, bachelorette party, rehearsal dinner, reception…you get the idea.
I lovingly swiped this recipe from the Fabulously French blog which you should totally check out! The recipe is as follows:
•4 Medium free-range eggs
•0.5 tsp Salt
•100 g (3.5oz) Caster sugar
•100 g (3.5oz) Plain flour, sieved
•1 tsp Baking powder
•80 g (2.8oz) Ground almonds
•0.5 tsp Vanilla extract
•0.5 tsp Almond extract
•50 g (1.8oz) Butter, melted
1. Preheat the oven to 210°C/410°f/gas mark 6 and brush a little vegetable oil inside the madeleine moulds.
2. In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the eggs, salt and sugar until bubbly. Next, add the remaining ingredients and mix into the eggs with a balloon whisk.
3. Spoon the mixture into the madeleine moulds, filling them only three-quarters of the way up.
4. Put the madeleine tray flat in the freezer for ten minutes and refrigerate the remaining mixture for the next batch. It is important to chill the cake mixture at this stage, since it's the contrast between cold and hot that gives you the characteristic little bump.
5. Once chilled, cook in the middle of the oven for ten minutes.
6. Remove the cooked madeleines from the oven, unmold and wash the mould before repeating the process of greasing and filling the moulds, freezing for 10 minutes and cooking.
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(All of the costume pictures in this post are from Yandy.com, but they're certainly not the only offenders. You can find costumes like these on lots of different stores and sites.)
Like we said last year, probably the most disturbing ones are the sexy versions of children's characters, like Sexy Big Bird and Sexy Cookie Monster. Can't we all agree to draw the line at sexy schoolgirl and not try to take it to the next level with sexed up Sesame Street and Disney characters? Here are a few more that we found this year...
"Adult Minnie Mouse" and "Flirty Mouse Club"
Sexy Jem, Princess Peach and "Wizard Hottie"
Sexy Marvin the Martian, Musketeer Puss In Boots and "The Cat Is Back"
The only way to make it even creepier is to sex-up a character that isn't just for kids but is actually a kid herself... Who is the disturbed individual who decided to create a sexy version of Little Orphan Annie?
Another odd theme we noticed this year was sexy food. We never thought they'd find a way to make that sexy, but they sure tried...
Sexy Banana, Sexy Watermelon and "Sequin Pineapple"
Sexy Bubble Gum and Gumball Machine!
Yes, that's a gumball machine costume. This year sexy inanimate objects seem to be very popular!
Pool Table Dress, Beer Pong Babe and Sexy Operation Game
Those symbols at the bottom of the Operation costume say "Love Handles" and "Thunder Thighs". Classy!
Glam Rock Guitar, Platinum Credit Card and "She's Dynamite"
Sketchy Sally, Arcade Cutie and Screaming Green Crayon
And then of course there are always those costumes that demonstrate a heightened sense of cultural sensitivity.
"Tokyo Treasure", "Tribal Vibe" and Deluxe Eskimo
The only "vibe" we're picking up here is the "these costumes are offensive" vibe.
Sexy Gypsy and "Bolly Ho"
How do you feel about inter-species relationships? There sure seem to be a lot of "sexy" animals...
"Stinkin' Cute Skunk", Sexy Shark and Sexy Sea Turtle
Deluxe Unicorn and Rudolph the Sexiest Reindeer
A sexy Rudolph Halloween costume? Mixing holidays and disturbing everyone in the process!
There is also a lot of sexy gender-bending going on on the Yandy website. Not that we have anything against gender non-conformity, but some of these sexy female versions of famous male characters are just ridiculous. (And some are so ridiculous that they're almost kind of awesome. Almost.)
Miss Scissorhands, Sexy Freddie Krueger and Miss Leatherface
Deluxe Robin and "Robin Hottie"
Sexy Rambo, Sexy Indiana Jones and Sexy Green Lantern
"The Sushi's On Me" and "Slippery When Wet"
It's the chopstick and traffic cone headpieces that really make these costumes as far as we're concerned.
MC Hamster and "Sexy Donatelo"
The real issue we have with this ninja turtle costume (aside from the fact that it is a male, non-human, children's character and is possibly the most low-budget costume we've ever seen for $25) is that it's not sexy at all. It's just a T-shirt but the name is actually "Sexy Donatelo". But this one is even better... what's sexier than Chewbacca!?
"Wood Chipper" and "Sci-Fi Furry"
(That beaver one just really leaves us speechless.)
But possibly the best of the worst...
The Sexy Hulkamania is here! And it will haunt your dreams... Happy Halloween!


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Set over 30 years after FreeSpace 2 and about 50 years after INFASA, INF SCP tells the story of GTVA's contacts with the Earth Alliance and the sudden re-appearance of the Shivan threat...
Original soundtrack (demo) to the video game 'Inferno: Alliance' created by Inferno Team and hosted by Hard-Light Productions. Music composed and orchestrated by Georgios Savvinidis (c) 2010
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As of Saturday night, news had trickled down to all of the Gators 2010 signing class commitments, but none said they were definitely going to decommit.
As of Saturday night, news had trickled down to all of the Gators 2010 signing class commitments, but none said they were definitely going to decommit.
One pledge, however, A.C. Leonard, a junior ATH at Jacksonville Ribault, said he is out for now, but he still has until Feb. 2, 2011 before his signing day comes.
"I'm decommitting," Leonard told the Florida Times Union. "It's just too many changes, so I'm opening it back up."
Another 2011 commitment, DeLand ATH De'Ante 'Pop' Saunders, who was recruited by out-going defensive coordinator Charlie Strong, said he's still a Gator.
"It doesn't really effect me," Saunders said by phone Saturday night. "I'm still good with them."
As for the 2010 class, Palm Beach Gardens Dwyer TE Gerald Christian said he would not be surprised if there was quite a bit of change to the list of current commitments.
"It was shocking," Christian told the Palm Beach Post. "They're (other schools) telling me I still have my options open and they'd like me to come to their school. It's made me reconsider what I'm going to do. I think they're going to lose a lot of (commits)."
Dwyer teammate Matt Elam is another whose commitment had already been put in question before the news, but he too may be weighing his options. Signing day for 2010 is Feb. 3. Phone messages to Elam were not immediately returned.
Another Jacksonville commitment, OL Ian Silberman of Fleming Island, said he will have to talk to his parents before deciding what to do. Silberman, along with players like Elam, was planning to enroll for the spring semester in Gainesville.
On Sunday morning, Silberman posted on his Facebook page: "Stop asking me please ... I'm still a gator, I start class on the 5th! I love Florida ... we are praying for coach!!"
DE Lynden Trail and WR Quinton Dunbar of Miami Booker T. Washington confirmed to the Gainesville Sun that they will uphold their commitments.
Cape Coral CB Jaylen Watkins also said he is still solid.
"I heard that (Meyer left because) it was a health issue, so I just pray to God that he's all right and that it's not that serious," Watkins told the Sun. "I'm pretty sure that what he left at the University of Florida rubbed off on the other coaches, so I'm going to stick with Florida."
Also confirmed by the Sun's Edward Aschoff was QB Trey Burton of Venice and WR Solomon Patton of Mobile (Ala.) Murphy High.
Prized RB Mack Brown of Lithonia, Ga., Martin Luther King told the Atlanta Journal Constitution: "Everybody's shocked right now. I know I'm in shock. It just hurts right now 'cause I have a strong relationship with Coach Meyer. He recruited me. But at this moment I'm still a Gator."
DB Cody Riggs of Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas told ESPN's JC Shurburtt: "I will wait to see what happens during the next week at Florida."


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That's what my mom asked me last night.
And, honestly? I have no idea.
I just started a job for a rather large regional bank in WNY (Western New York) in what they call the "back office" relating to mortgages. How I ended up here? I think (and I believe in this stuff) it is my "destiny" (for lack of a better term). However, I love it.
I started out working part-time (very part-time) for Regal Cinemas. It was okay. The pay sucked but I got as many free movies as I wanted and an unlimited supply of movie posters. I wanted something more.
Let me confess something. I'm 27 and....wait for it....I still live at home. I know, I know. It's a little embarassing given that most of my classmates are married with a kid or two and we are coming up to our 10-year reunion, but there it is. I live at home. Most nights, you can find me in the living room with my mom and dad answering Jeopardy! questions.
The more that I wanted was a better car than the '97 tank I was driving and also using to see how many deer I could hit on back roads. The more was my own apartment. And freedom.
So, my sister had an awesome job doing mortgage customer service for a well-known, nationwide mortgage company. I had nothing to lose and applied, thus starting my career in banking. I was thrown everything there was to catch relating to mortgages, taxes, and insurance and soaked it up like a sponge. A year later, they trusted me to train new hires and throw the same information at them and gave me a super-cool title of Backup Trainer.
A year later, the site manager asked me to apply for the open supervisor position, which I did. Turns out, he asked someone else to apply for the position also. When it came down to it, they were given the position and I was turned down for some nonsense reason. I'd had enough being that department's whipping girl. I filled out a handful of applications for my current financial institution and someone finally saw my strengths.
Now, I work in banking. I get to wake up at 6am every day. Drive from Akron, NY all the way to University at Buffalo-South Campus and take a metro train with other bleary-eyed commuters to beautiful downtown Buffalo. I have a great view and it's been a week and I already love my job. Free pizza. A great cafeteria. A free preview performance of the musical Million Dollar Quartet in our lobby, and already great people to work with. I just need my cubicle and I'm set.
Hi, I'm Ali, and I work in banking.
P.S.--I no longer drive the tank, but I am now a "stupid, shiny Volvo owner." (cookies if you get the reference.)


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Hi I'm new here so if this is in the wrong category, I apologize in advance. I was clearing out the remainder of my grandpas wood shop and and came across this. He passed away a year ago and I picked up woodworking about a year and a half ago so never really got a chance to ask him. I'm assuming it's some sort of jig for something but have never seen anything like it. Just wondering if I could put it to use or not. Thanks!


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This is the first cake I'm posting to any forum ever. Always been intimidated by the awesome cakes that others post. Finally I have a cake that I think it might be OK to post here. So here goes nothing…
I'd seen a pic of a rose which had the deepest red petals but were white on the outside. Wanted to make them for ever and finally decided to make it for my sis-in-law's birthday cake. The advantage of baking for the family – you can try new stuff.
Kept the whole canvas of the cake simple so that the bicolor rose and buds would stand out. Hope I've succeeded.
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This is so pretty. I am so glad that you posted it.
You did an amazing job….. just beautiful… pat yourself on the back….. :o)
Thank you Goreti. You're the first person to have commented on my first pic. And such kind words too. THANK YOU!
Thanks so much jchuck. Lovely to see the roses appreciated.
Very pretty rose and cake!! just lovely! :-)
Thank you Elli. You all just make my day sweeter.
Amazing roses! I would love to know how you did them – did you layer white & red gumpaste and then cut out the petals? how cool is that!:!
Thanks so much Chris. That's exactly how I did it. Rolled the white flowerpaste out a wee bit thick as I didn't want the red to show through and make it look pink. Then placed a thinly rolled layer of red on it. Rolled then together a bit too- to ensure they fuse and then cut out the petals.
Beautiful!!! Welcome to CakesDecor!!! xxx
Thanks so much Ana. Glad to be here and have you all say sweet things about my cake/rose.
Kamini! I have often thought about making this rose! gosh you have done such a gorgeous job! adore it! Totlly gorgeous Kamini xox
And now I can die happy. My flowers hero – Lisa, comments.
Lisa you're too kind with the praise and more importantly just coming over to check out my rose.


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Call for proposals: Conflict, Security, Stability fund 2015-2016 Serbia and Kosovo
The British Embassies in Serbia and Kosovo are issuing a joint call for proposals under the Conflict, Security and Stability Fund, 2015-2016.
Background and Context
The UK government, through its Conflict, Security and Stability Fund in the Western Balkans, is seeking to support governments and civil society organizations to increase stability and security in the region, including by reducing the risks of inter-ethnic conflict and delivering governance and values which embed stability.
Areas of Intervention
The UK supports the comprehensive normalization of relations between Serbia and Kosovo, and an EU future for both countries. Through this fund, we seek to support those objectives, and would welcome proposals which tackle the following areas:
Supporting the implementation of agreements made between Serbia and Kosovo in the EU-facilitated dialogue. In particular, we would welcome proposals which ensure that ordinary citizens in Serbia and Kosovo understand and benefit from these agreements.
Promote the conclusion of fresh agreements between Serbia and Kosovo in the context of the EU-facilitated dialogue, and the greater understanding by citizens of the nature and implications of these or existing agreements.
Further development of the quality and depth of relations between Serbia and Kosovo – increasing sustainable links and cooperation between: Serbia and Kosovo institutions at national or sub-national level; professional bodies; business and economic actors, including chambers of commerce; civil society organizations; the media; youth; and community groups.
Duration of Projects
Proposed project interventions should last for ten months, with an expected start no earlier than 1 June 2015, and ending before 31 March 2016. Projects will be expected to demonstrate clear evidence of impact at their conclusion. Proposals that demonstrate the potential to extend into future years will also be considered, but no guarantee of funding beyond March 2016 will be given.
Eligibility Criteria
Proposals are welcome from:
- national and local state institutions
- local and national civil society organisations (including international NGOs)
- international organizations
- partnerships between organizations in the above three criteria.
Proposals will be assessed on:
- cross-border partnership and the capacity of the implementers to deliver project outcomes in Serbia and Kosovo
- their ability to generate impact that support normalization of relations
- the proposed methodology ie. how the activities will deliver the desired results
- the relevance of the project and specific project activities
- the value for money and reasonableness of cost of the proposed activities
Submission of Proposals
Proposals are to be submitted in the form of project concepts using the attached, and giving an indicative budget. If the Embassies are interested in further discussion on a project, applicants will be required to complete a full project document together with a comprehensive activity based budget. Please note that the request for a full project bid does not constitute a guarantee of funding.
Proposals should be addressed for the joint attention of Ms Jasna Hajder and Ms Miranda Shala in electronic format to: email@example.com and email@example.com.
Deadline for submission: 7 April 2015.
Enquiries should be directed to:
In Belgrade - Jasna Hajder on 011 306 1025
In Kosovo – Miranda Shala on 044 507 514


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Sharing our experiences and stories is one of the most powerful tools for creating authentic connections and making an impact for girls. It takes courage and bravery to get vulnerable and share our stories but your story has the power to change the way girls see themselves. The Public Health Agency of Canada reports that only 36% of girls in grade six say they are self-confident, and this number plummets to 14% by grade ten. Tween girls deserve to thrive in healthy environments where their self-esteem can grow. As adults, we get it. We've been through the "girl world", we've navigated tweenhood and faced the pressures of fitting in. Now, we have the opportunity to impact our communities and empower girls.
The most beautiful thing about our stories is that they are unique and powerful. Whether you've been through mental health, body image, self-esteem, insecurities or bullying – you have the power to inspire women and girls around the world. Your story is the root of who you are and why you do what you do, maybe even more than you think.
Share your inner awesome! Develop a stronger connection to yourself and empower those around you. Strong women lead strong girls.
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Take action and responsibility. We need to get out of our adult brains. We have been fed the adult version of ourselves since forever, been told to grow up and there are things that we should do, and have to do, and I wonder how many people hear themselves using the same words as their parents? This is your opportunity to think about what you believe and what you've been taught to believe.
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Freeman's lawyers seek dismissal of trespassing case
The lawyers for the Hagerstown man who was charged with trespassing on Dec. 23 while protesting the Washington County Commissioners on a bench outside the county administration building filed a motion Wednesday to dismiss the case.
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Matthew 23:24, "Ye blind guides, that strain out the gnat, and swallow the camel" The imagery is that of a drinking-vessel full of liquid, from which tiny impurities are carefully removed while immense masses of other impure matter (Leviticus 11:4) are overlooked (compare Matthew 7:3 f). The first edition of the King James Version read the same as the Revised Version (British and American), but in the later editions a misprint converted "strain out" into "strain at," an error that has never been corrected.
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Maui's iconic Grand Wailea Waldorf Astoria Resort & Spa is looking for their next Front Office Manager! A Front Office Manager is responsible for directing and administering Front Office operations in the hotel's continuing effort to deliver outstanding guest service and financial profitability.
What began with the world's most iconic hotel is now the world's most iconic portfolio of hotels. In exceptional destinations around the globe, Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts reflect the culture and history of their extraordinary locations, as well as the rich legacy of Waldorf Astoria. Simply stated, Waldorf Astoria embodies timeless elegance.
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i don`t know any anime/manga that`s as bloody as berserk....
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Scrapbooking and Card Making, Life, Adoption, Family, and everything else that I can come up with.
Thursday, June 29, 2017
Wednesday, April 19, 2017
Cards a Plenty!
So, I've been busy lately doing mostly my scrapbooking for my Disney Trip in 2015 (Jake's 5th Birthday). HOWEVER, my Family reunion was last weekend, and for the silent auction I donated hand made cards, and I worked on these for about 2 weeks! This was the only thing broght in for the auction, and our Treasurer liked them so much, she bought them! YES!
I won this stamp set from Nina Marie's Blog, and I shamelessly copied these cards, so not my original ideas.
They are cute though!!
Copic coloring on Fox and Owl and clouds
Water color with Distress Inks
Saw this stamp set on sale at Hobby Lobby, had to have it! However, I found that it worked really well with no line coloring! I tried this 3 times before getting it "right". Copic coloring for beginners! I'm getting better!
When I first got interested in stamping and card making, I would watch Lawn Fawn videos every day they posted a new one, and went into the back posts and watched as many as I could! Love Lawn Fawn!
Shaker card from various sequins and beads from when I used to do all those felt applique Christmas decorations. Copic Coloring.
Made this when I first got this stamp set! SO CUTE!
Copic Coloring (flamingos), pigment ink stamping (trees and heart), distress ink background
Ranger Ink Glossy Accent
My very first set I got from Lawn Fawn!
Clouds are from my new die set from Paper Smooches
Distress Inked background and Copic Coloring
I love the Lawn Fawn Mini stamp and die sets! Great prices for very cute stamp sets!
I LOVE this Jack-a-lope! I also use that sentiment for Santa Cards!
Copic coloring, Distriss Inked background
simple cute stamp set, got it since we got an awesome ice cream maker,
but have yet to gift anybody ice cream, but I'll be ready!
Copic Coloring on this one.
Apparently I'm kind of lucky on the Blog give-aways! I won a gift card from Avery Elle and got this too cute Wild Birthday set!
Copic coloring on the Hippo and banner, paper die cut background
Simple cards!
The heart was from my Cricut, it's one of the lacy simple or everyday or holiday cards, I can't remember!
Hocus Pocus was from stamps that I had, cat is a wooden stamp, Hocus Pocus is a cheap $1 spot stamp from Michael's. Background is Sizzix Swirl Embossing Folder
These are from stamp sets I got from Hobby Lobby or Michaels (again on sale)
Make A wish - Distress Ink - water color on the Sizzix Swirl Embossed background
Many Thanks - background distress ink over embossed background. Folder is from Sizzix, not sure what it's called.
And, This one is from an really old Stampin Up floral layering set.
Pink And Green are Distress Inks stamped on Water Color paper then painted over with water to blend.
Such a fun and easy technique!
Happy Birthday is Heat Embossed over Vellum, just stuff I have in my stash.
I bought this (and several others) stamp set in the late 90s and early 2000s. Still quite lovely!
So, as you can see I've been busy!
Happy Crafting!!!
Wednesday, February 15, 2017
New Toy!!!
So, As you know, I do a lot of scrapbooking. Card Making is something new to me,and I do love doing it, but my first love is to the pictures. So, for my birthday, my husband surprised me beyond my wildest dreams when he got me my new toy
Introducing my new Cricut Explore Air 2!
I was hesitant to want one of the newest machines that Cricut was coming out with. Mainly that you always need to have an internet connection to even use this. And, as I just found out, unless I'm not doing it right, you can ONLY use cartridges that you have linked to your account, you cannot use a cartridge that is not linked to your account. I find this strange, because it's a physical cartridge, you should be able to use it, but that's another story. This was found out because I'm having trouble linking one of my newest cartridges because it says it's already linked but it was new when I got it.
BUT, the best part about this pretty mint green machine, is that I can cut images from my own computer as well as my system fonts. Check out what I've cut out so far that I don't have cartridges for!
My son is on the Orioles this season.
This is only my first time playing with the new features, so I cannot wait to try more!
I'll be sure to post once I do!
And, I'm working on my Disney World album. Here's my latest page, still a work in progress (WIP) but it's coming along nicely!
(and probably some Say Cheese elements in there as well)
Tuesday, January 31, 2017
I Love Pizza!
So, I have a really great friend and co-worker who was so very nice enough to give me a gift card for Christmas and instructed me to "Get something for yourself, no buying other gifts or dinner, just something for yourself!" and I DID!
I got a great stamp and die set from Lawn Fawn. I have LOVED it since I first started following their blog. So, I made this thank you card for him.
Happy Cardmaking!!!
I got a great stamp and die set from Lawn Fawn. I have LOVED it since I first started following their blog. So, I made this thank you card for him.
Copic colors:
Pizza: R27, E00, E33, E57, Y21
Pizza Cutter:
Blade:W1, W5,W7
Handle: E33, E57, Y28
Memento tuxedo black ink pad
Stamped toppings from Recollections Pigment Ink Mini Pack
Red, Green, and Brown
All the card stock was just some stuff I had in my stash
Card base is heavy white card stock from Michael's (Recollections)
Happy Cardmaking!!!
Friday, January 27, 2017
Its Been A While
I've decided I want to try to start blogging again, focusing on crafty things. Nothing fancy, nothing flashy, just what I'm doing with my Scrapbooking and my newest hobby, Card Making! I have a few things to show you now, but I'll get this thing going and do some cool stuff.
I'll get better at product description and pictures in future posts. For now, here's what I've been doing
I'll get better at product description and pictures in future posts. For now, here's what I've been doing
I got a Lawn Fawn stamp set for Christmas just in time to make Valentine's day cards!
I'm just starting on my Copic Coloring, but it's sure fun!
I'm just now starting to scrapbook my WDW trip for Jake's Birthday in 2015. Here's the title page!
I used my cricut for this one! Mickey and Friends and Micky Font
The silhouettes of the parks were pieced together mostly from shapes from the Disney carts and misc shapes. The tree is also all cricut, and the ornaments and lights were cut in heavy white card stock and then colored with Copics. Turned out so awesome that I did the gifts that way too! Saves time looking for all the paper in the right colors!
I hope to be back sharing my crafty side soon! And, i'll probably throw some family news and happenings along the way too.
Have a Crafty Day!
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Act 1 (Luv N Haight)
Let the Sun Shine In (Luv N Haight)
Warning: These two re-ishes by Ubiquitys Luv N Haight imprint are strictly for ultra-hard-boiled R&B/soul freaks, and the casual reader is advised to move on to another review.
The Turner Singers were an obscure family gospel group in the 50s originally from Columbia, South Carolina, who segued into doo-wop at Chess after relocating in the early 60s to Indianapolis, where they eventually renamed themselves the Turner Brothers Showband. By the 70s theyd grown out the fros and traded the sharkskin for flared rhinestone jump suits straight outta Dolemite, in keeping with doing whatever it took to get the gigs on the pre-disco chitlin soul-lounge circuit and opening various tours headlined by Rufus Thomas, Tavares, the Chi-Lites and the Ohio Players.
Listen toThe Turner Bros.
: Real Audio Format Running in the Rain Please the People
From doo-wop it was a natural progression to soul and then on to lascivious instrumental funk, a gamut represented in this previously impossibly rare album originally released on the bands own Music Book label in 1974, toward the end of R&Bs rawest DIY ghetto-populist funk period. It was a smash in Indianapolis, and nowhere else, it seems. Recommended most-fun tracks: "Running in the Rain" is absolutely the ultimate grand orchestral opening-credit theme to any generic 70s blaxploitation movie, while "Please the People" is another gas instrumental with dubbed-in applause to give an amped-up live concert feel, and "Sound of the Taurus" is a slow, sleazy dope-organ riff welded to a Ziggy Modeliste/Metersstyle syncopated groove. Several wack ballads and a sincerely flattering Womack imitation in "Sweetest Thing in the World" round out this short but sweet joint. The T. Bros may never have pushed the envelope in the originality department, but they had heaps of soul something that didnt grow on trees back then any more than it does today. Hardcore R&B fans, sampling vampires and music supervisors looking for cool period source music will rejoice over this one, and you betcha, three great cuts on one budget-price CD is a lot these days.
Listen toSons and Daughters of Lite
: Real Audio Format Let the Sun Shine In Darkuman Junktion
Meanwhile, over in Oakland circa 1978, the Sons and Daughters of Lite, led by multireedman and Nairobi College music teacher Basuki Bala, with their Afro-Meta lyrics, epitomized the politicized dashiki-n-sandals spiritual jazz-funk of the time. The bands name crops up in ancient Egyptology, and they were well-known for playing numerous benefits for community causes, including several Panther organizations. They also opened shows for Sun Ra, Fela Kuti, Freddie Hubbard and Stanley Turrentine, and the influences of the former two are most evident. Raw, jammy and jazzy, "Let the Sun Shine In" (neither of the two well-known songs of that same title) features harmony vocals and a Roy Ayerslike vibraphone vibe and builds into an all-out percussion groove, but the keeper party track is "Darkuman Junktion," which seduces sneakily after each listen.
All hail Ubiquity! (www.ubiquityrecords.com)
Supreme Clientele (Epic/Razor Sharp)
After a string of anemic solo releases exemplifying the sophomore slump of its individual members, the Wu-Tang Clan finally get the groove back thanks to Ghostface Killah. Supreme Clientele is not just the best follow-up album from one of the Wu family, its the best Wu album in at least four years. For an artist who once lurked in the shadows behind Raekwon, Ghostface comes into this set full throttle, exciting, delighting and restoring the fame to the Wu-Tang name.
Rather than trickle out a stream of consciousness, Ghostface pours out a flood. Packed with a blend of 5-Percenter phraseology and a lexicon of street iconography, Ghostfaces flow is a buckshot spray of verses, dense and daunting. Decipher a line from his "Apollo Kids": "This rap is like ziti/Face and be real TV/Crush at high speed/Strawberry kiwi." His delivery borders on delirious at times, but its an exhilarating display of self-confident flair. Ghost running the mike is like Kobe running the break.
Equally important, Supreme Clientele returns to the essence of the Wu-Tang sound: sinfully soulful, its sampling of cries, moans and yells twisting the Holy Ghost from reverence to villainy. On "Childs Play," RZA engineers a haunting melody of piano snippets and searing strings, inflecting the track with an affecting nostalgia. "Ghost Deini" (produced by the Blaquesmiths) lifts faint guitar licks and minor-key chords from some forgotten soundtrack, while RZA returns to boost Baby Hueys raucous riffs from "Hard Times" to power the Wu-Tang posse cut "Buck 50."
The past few Wu-Tang albums have been tense with premillennial paranoia, but Supreme Clientele is all about release an explosive package of nuevo-blaxploitation that buries all thuggish rubbish. Protect ya neck. (Oliver Wang)
Vertigo (Jive/Electro)
Ah, what a fine day for a wine-enhanced Parisian lunch. Or how bout a big bowl of hot, steamy coffee, and a freshly rolled phatty to follow it up? Some chocolates, maybe? Throw in dreamy lava-lamp textures and a dash of tranquil funk, and youve got the sensual nucleus of Groove Armadas Vertigo.
The genius of Groove Armadas Tom Findlay and Andy Cato lies in their knack for dropping retro grooves onto trancey embers of atmospheric acid jazz, funk and house music. You might see a David Nagel portrait during the opening "Chicago," but its shadowed by composed coolness. Then, like a flash, a funky guitar riff spawns visions of Robert Palmer music videos with all those harems of guitar-pluckin models in tow. If youre in the mood for "sand dunes and salty air," slip into the nostalgic aura of "At the River," where an introspective trombone takes a solemn trek across an expansive field of contemplative, jazzy chords.
Combining live instrumentation with sequenced samples, Groove Armada goes from subzero chill on tracks like "Dusk You & Me," "Private Interlude" and "Inside My Mind (Blue Skies)," to scalding funk with two versions (original and Fatboy Slim remix) of their current underground club anthem "I See You Baby (Shakin That Ass)." But Fatboys take on "I See You Baby" alone is enough reason to purchase this disc; featuring a hell-raisin Gramma Funk on the mike shouting out, "Funk if ya nasty, darlin," Fatboy makes the track come even more alive with his heavy barrage of tight drum-machine rolls, pounding bass and spliced-in Sly Stone guitar riffs. Stones influence on Groove Armada is also evident on the freestylin dance-floor cut "If Everybody Looked the Same." All in all, its a diverse set soaked in the spirit of flower-power groovin. Care for a sniff? (Derrick Mathis)
Winners Never Quit (Jade Tree)
Maybe indie rock was always bogus, what with its major defining quality being a whiny singer. Sebadoh, Superchunk and Elliott Smith could all get away with it because of their skill at conveying their wussy feelings about girls in a heart-rending fashion. Even second-generation whiners like Quasi, Track Star and Ben Lee could pull off being overly sensitive without being annoying. But indie rock never compared to the music that preceded it, which was called "alternative rock," before that term was purchased by various media conglomerates. The alternative scene of the late 80s and early 90s, which included bands like Jawbreaker, Ween, Nirvana, Cop Shoot Cop, the Pixies and the Butthole Surfers, was truly an alternative to the horrendous music being played on commercial radio. When it watered down, sold out and disappeared, it was replaced by indie rock, a genre that was always inferior and that is now almost spent.
But theres one last whimpering indie-rock dude with emotional problems who has something to contribute. His name is David Bazan, and hes got a sort-of band called Pedro the Lion, though on his latest record, Winners Never Quit, he sings and handles all the instruments. He adds fancy, tasteful flourishes to his drumming, and his guitar playing is all hooks and resplendent melodies. "Never Leave a Job Half Done" has a magnificent chorus, while "Slow and Steady Wins the Race" has Bazan picking out the lovely melody on acoustic guitar. Its all very precious stuff, sounding like some of Sebadohs best material. Kids whove eaten up the whole indie-rock thing thus far will go bananas over Pedro the Lion. In a genre known for lo-fi self-indulgence, Bazan manages to create a concise, radiant album, which certainly merits a spot for him in the indie-wuss pantheon. (Adam Bregman)
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at the Lobero Theater, Santa Barbara, March 15
A Richard Thompson show, a little like a Dead show, has evolved its own classic development. It starts with a few wisecracks ("Quaint little town, quaint little theater," Thompson gibed to his fans at the Lobero Theater, which pissed a few people off), moves through all the songs aficionados respect but dont adore ("Bathsheba Smiles," "Two-Faced Love"), peaks with some showoffy ensemble picking and solos (this time using "Hard on Me" from Mock Tudor as a foundation), and finally unravels into fun. "Im just wondering when the last time was that someone had the nerve to get up here and play a slow foxtrot," Thompson mused just before launching a loping version of "Hard Times," with bassist Danny Thompson and drummer Michael Jerome plunking deftly along. From then on, thrills rolled in like a marine layer on a March evening: a rollicking "Tear-Stained Letter" and a fully orchestrated "Sights and Sounds of London Town," both with pauses for audience participation; "I Feel So Good," with the very serious Pete Zorn spinning out the tunes familiar Celtic-infused riff on soprano sax (one of a small mountain of instruments onstage around him); a heart-rending "The Ghost of You Walks," deepened substantially in tone and meaning by Dannys bowed string bass.
But the treasure-trove of any Thompson show is always in the encores he does four or five of them, and crams three songs into each appearance, and you still hate it when he quits and those encores have never been better than they were in this small, acoustically friendly theater, whose audience members give the collective impression that they and R.T. go way, way back. (Last year he played this local music series, "Sings Like Hell," without the band; this year, producer Peggie Jones invited the whole audience to hang backstage.) "1952 Vincent Black Lightning" was expected, as was a sturdy, rocking "Wall of Death." But Thompson alone on his 70s classic "Dimming of the Day," sung in a smoother baritone with broader harmonies than ever before, was an unexpected gem, and a near-perfect one, too another testament to Thompsons capacity to improve on his exquisite gifts with every passing tour. (Judith Lewis)


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MARTIN MURRAY will challenge World Boxing Association (WBA) middleweight champion Felix Sturm later this year.
St Helens' British, Commonwealth and WBA intercontinental champion meets the German superstar at the SAP Arena, Mannheim on Friday 2nd December.
Murray will be bidding to become the first Hatton Promotions fighter to win a world championship crown.
The undefeated 28-year-old said: "I am absolutely buzzing and have so much motivation to go over there and beat Sturm.
"I first knew about the fight in early September, but we couldn't say anything until the contract was signed.
"I have started an 11 week training camp at Oliver Harrison's gym and come fight night I will be in the shape of my life.
"I have been ready for this chance for about nine months, but I seemed to slip under the radar because everybody talks about Matthew Macklin and Darren Barker as the main middleweights in Britain."
Sturm was a controversial points winner over Macklin in June, but Murray insists he has every confidence in the officials.
He added: "I watched Sturm's defence against Macklin and made it a draw. When it is that close the champion on home soil usually gets the decision and there could be no real complaints.
"The WBA are a fantastic organisation and been very good to me so I will not be worrying about the scoring.
"Anyway, I am better fighter than Macklin and I will go one better than him in December."
Murray who has won all 23 fights and is ranked three by the WBA will be an underdog when he faces the formidable champion.
Sturm, 32, has lost just two of his 39 contests and will be making the 11th defence of the world title he won for the second time against Javier Castillejo in April 2007.
Murray last fought in June, when he forced Nick Blackwell to quit on his stool after five rounds.


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However, if I attempt to upgrade from version 8.0 to 9.0, it gives me
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ANNAPOLIS - There were long speeches, fancy introductions and plenty of talk about working together to get things done.
That's typical fare for the first day of the General Assembly's annual 90-day session. This year's session opened Wednesday with much ceremony and little substance; many lawmakers spent their time enjoying the near-festive atmosphere with family and friends instead of debating points of public policy.
But beyond the pomp and circumstance was an overriding message that there is much work to be done during the remaining 89 days.
"Actually being down here and getting started is exciting," said Sen. Donald F. Munson, R-Washington.
In his message to the House of Delegates, Speaker Casper R. Taylor Jr., D-Allegany, renewed his call for a cut in the state's income tax rate. But Taylor also said the legislature should not ignore its responsibility to the state's neediest citizens.


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I would love to grab the last spot if it is alright that I cannot post a character until later this evening?
Maybe maybe maybe more men!
I am working my way through the thread so that I am completely caught up, but I want to go ahead and throw this out in case it can be more quickly answered possibly.As the 10th member, is there an organization that I will already belong to so that we can keep the numbers even? Likewise, in the main character thread there is an interest for both mechanics and drivers. Is there already an abundance of one? If so, I would like to play the other.
"My Daddy, think what you will about him, felt inspired to name me Rex. Now there's two ways I figure to look at that. If you believe names mean anything. Either I'm gonna be the cause of some serious crash and burn...Or baby, I'm the King. And I tell you, I've never been in one I couldn't walk away from, and I don't plan to start."
That hair!Awesome character CarnivalOfTheGoat, this just got a lot more fun.
that is the perfect 13th character. Were you waiting this whole time!? hiding in the corner? I guess I'll send you a questionnaire now.... hahahaalso, red lobster, solid character. pm's coming your way too. This thread is pretty much closed. Totally full here, plus 1No more for now, thanks! pm me if you NEED to have a PC in this world. Maybe, maybe, maybe.
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This is a recent diamond education video I made to highlight the difference between the Cut quality of these 3 diamonds. I specifically selected these 3 diamonds that have almost identical GIA certificates. They all have the same grades. To a layman, these 3 diamonds are pretty much the same, but somehow perform very differently.
This video proves that you should never buy a diamond just based on the GIA certificate alone. There are many factors the GIA certificate doesn't reveal such as the light performance of the diamond.
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For this assignment we decided to choose an episode from the American TV series, The Apprentice; season 5, episode 11: "Back to School". In this episode there are two groups of contestants; all competing against each other for a chance of obtaining a job at Trump Industries. These teams must work together each week in order to complete an assignment. The team that loses the assignment must defend their arguments and strategies to the "board" during the boardroom session. At the end of the boardroom session, one of the contestants is fired. In this particular episode, the teams consist of men (Team Gold Rush) vs. women (Team Synergy). Their objective for the week was to create two tailgate parties for the Outback Steakhouse at the Rutgers University's football game Navy-Rutgers. Each team would be located at different parking lots, each with an Outback Steakhouse tent. The goal of the event was to earn as much money at the event as possible; the team with the most revenue at the end of the event would win.
What we concluded from each other's personal analysis, was that we had all reached the same conclusions. The two teams Gold Rush (men) and Synergy (women) depicted in this program, were quite different in their execution of promoting their product. We all recognized the different dynamics in the two teams. Our initial impressions of the two teams were as such:
- Women: took a different approach to the preparation of the assignment. They decided to go to an Outback Steakhouse restaurant to collect information on the product offerings. They wanted to know the products and understand what they were selling. The team members all had similar personalities, which lead to a more relaxed environment.
- Men: from the start they were overconfident in their abilities. They were confident that they had an advantage; given they were men. They were quick at coming up with a concept and were confident that they were going to win. They were full of energy and excitement, and that energy level was maintained throughout the episode as well as at the actual tailgate event.
All of our group members agreed that the men had an elaborate marketing plan to draw people to their Outback Steakhouse tent; they created an event around their product. They had a food eating contest, a money pit and to top it all off, had exclusively contracted the Rutgers University cheerleading squad in order to draw the crowds to their tent. The women, on the other hand, had a more straightforward approach; they were purely focusing on the food, and less on creating an event. The women stuck to the assignment; focused on sales, they were creative and they were able to add value for their customers by creating a "car side" delivery; going to their customers, rather than having the customers come to their tent. The men were going for the ultimate event, but they ultimately didn't sell as much as they could have because some of their "events", such as the "eating contest" were counter productive to their sales (why buy food, when you can eat it for free). Many of their activities created distractions rather than revenue. They lost their focus on the ultimate goal; sales generation.
Throughout the show we saw changes in the work dynamics of the men due to their different personalities, age and point-of-views. These impressions were based on the interaction of the teammates with each other as well as their final execution of the assignment. Team Gold Rush ultimately lost the competition to Team Synergy. We could then see that the men went from being overconfident, positive that their concept was the best and convinced of victory; to feeling like they had been doomed from the start. Once the victory had been lost, the individual team members expressed hindsight bias. They were all pushing the blame onto the other teammates; claiming that they knew from the beginning that this or that was wrong. During the episode, we could see cracks forming in the group; for example the two older members were openly skeptical of the "freshly out of university" team leader, Lee. They continually tried to undermine his authority and abilities. Likewise, Lee and Shawn were not always able to understand Michael's point-of-views. In the men's team there was evidence of ageism, as well as stereotyping. They firmly believed that being men they would know how to sell steak by using cheerleaders. They believed that having testosterone would be enough to win over the women. The men's lack of teamwork was blatant in contrast to the easy flowing and smooth running dynamics between the women. The women also had some overconfidence, in the sense that their team had won the last 7 assignments. They, however, did not undermine the men's abilities.
To conclude the weaknesses and strength of these two groups:
- Synergy
Weaknesses: The women seemed to have a very slow start. While the women were eating and "getting to know the product", the men were getting their concept together and made calls to arrange the cheerleaders. When the women finally meet together with the cheerleading coach; they were not able to book the group because the men had cleverly booked them on an exclusive basis. This was also the case with the flyers; the women weren't able to get them printed on time. What these women might have lacked in preparation and timeliness, they were able to compensate with their smooth execution and remaining focused at all times on the task of creating revenue.
Strengths: This team was a group of highly motivated women, who were able to recognize each other's strengths in order to optimize teamwork. They had similar personalities and work ethics. They all had a common goal to prove the power of women and their abilities. Their greatest strength, in our opinion, was that they created and maintained a friendly "girlfriend" atmosphere and this atmosphere of camaraderie reflected positively in the execution of the assignment and lead to their victory. The women worked efficiently, everyone seemed to understand their tasks and where they needed to be when. The spontaneous creativity that Allie had of delivering their product to their customer was what got them the necessary money to win. They used their femininity to win the competition. To make up for having lost the cheerleaders the team members decided to dress as cheerleaders.
- Gold Rush
Weaknesses: The men were so confident with their initial concept that they clouded the goals of the assignment. They were concentrating more on the event and less on the goal of creating sales revenues. The event seemed to eclipse the actual idea of why the stand was there. They were overconfident and relying too much on their "manliness" in order to boost sales; believing themselves to have a natural advantage over the women.
Strengths: These men were very creative and quick thinking. By deciding to book the cheerleader exclusively, they were able to prevent the women from getting a unique Rutgers attraction. They seemed to always be ahead of the women in their campaign and created an event that was far more interesting that the women's event. The women did not think of creating and event and therefore it appeared, for a while, that the men had a huge creative advantage, and that this creativity would ultimately give them a competitive edge.
If our team was called in to help improve the performance of the men's group, Gold Rush, we would have to point out that the group dynamics was the underlining problem. To expect a group to always be on the same page and share the same opinions is impossible. However, by having a project manager (in this case Lee), these problems of different ideas and expectations could have been smoothed out. The group seemed to have a lack of leadership from their project manager. The project manager was not keeping them focused on the goal; to make as much money as possible. The project manager should also have kept the egos in line, by keeping the group more focused. The tree team members all had different personalities, strong and determined personalities. If the project manager had been more neutral, as well as being able to give input, then everyone would have been heard and maybe the flaws in the event planning could have been sought out before it had gotten out of hand. There was excitement in the group, but they needed more team spirit, they needed the feeling that they were doing this as a group for a collective goal rather than focusing on their individual goals of winning the position at Trump Industries. The strategies that the project manager could use to get the most potential out of himself and his team members, is to repeat and continually keep up the team spirit by reassuring his team members that they are doing a good job. If he sees an area where someone should put more emphasis on, he should have pointed it out. One example of this was during the event; Michael was concentrating too much on the flow of the event instead of noticing that his teammates needed help with the selling. The project manager should have delegated more and told Michel that he should have, for example, promoted the product in order to get more people to buy food. There should have been better communication between the members of the team.
This episode was also interesting because of the portrayal of the battle of the sexes. This portrayal was full of stereotyping. Much time was spent on proving their strength (the men) and their abilities (the women). It was interesting to see the stereotypical approaches in task execution and to see who was more focused on achieving the goal of making the most money. In our group, there was no stereotyping used when analyzing this episode. There was no prejudice against men or women and we seemed to be able to spot the same issues and agree on identifying the various problems.


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ISM: Manufacturing grew for the 13th straight month
Economic activity in the expanded in August for the 13th consecutive month, and the grew for the 16th consecutive month, say the nation's supply executives in the latest Manufacturing ISM Report On Business.
The August manufacturing index rose to 56.3, up 0.8 points from the July 55.5 figure. Anything over 50 indicates growth.
The report was issued Sept. 1 by Norbert J. Ore, CPSM, C.P.M., chair of the Institute for Supply Management Manufacturing Business Survey Committee. "Manufacturing activity continued at a very positive rate in August as the PMI rose slightly when compared to July. In terms of month-over-month improvement, the Production and Employment Indexes experienced the greatest gains, while new orders continued to grow but at a slightly slower rate. August represents the 13th consecutive month of growth in U.S. manufacturing."
Eleven of the 18 manufacturing industries are reporting growth in August, in the following order: Primary Metals; Apparel, Leather & Allied Products; Transportation Equipment; Fabricated Metal Products; Electrical Equipment, Appliances & Components; Miscellaneous Manufacturing; Computer & Electronic Products; Paper Products; Chemical Products; Food, Beverage & Tobacco Products; and Printing & Related Support Activities. The five industries reporting contraction in August are: Furniture & Related Products; Petroleum & Coal Products; Nonmetallic Mineral Products; Plastics & Rubber Products; and Machinery.
For more information and a table, go to the August 2010 Manufacturing ISM Report on Business.
Also read:
IMTS ready to help lead manufacturing rally; and


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Mets Make Off-Season Moves to Improve (Legal) Defense
Is a Potsie scheme coming into focus?
Perhaps sensing that Metsfans are the only constituency who will accept at face value the idea that the Wilpon's incompetence could outweigh their mendacity, the Mets have started harassing me over the email with protestations of innocence regarding the Madoff lawsuit affair:
The Trustee's lawsuit is an outrageous "strong arm" effort to try to force a settlement by threatening to ruin our reputations and businesses which we have built for over 50 years. This is a flagrant abuse of the Trustee's authority and we will not succumb to his pressure. The conclusions in the complaint are not supported by the facts. While they may make for good headlines, they are abusive, unfair and untrue. We categorically reject them. We should not be made victims twice over - the first time by Madoff, and again by the Trustee's action.The Wilpons may be involved in a Potsie scheme here, thinking Madoff was really cool just because he said: "Aaaaaaaaaayy." In any event, the legalese in this email strikes me as reeking of desperation. After what they done to me, I have a hard time thinking of the Wilpons as victims, at least a harder time than I do sympathizing with folks like Elyse S. Goldweber who lost their entire retirement savings. But is this whole thing one more bumbling episode in the Wilpon's reign? Or a catastrophe that may lead to a Wilpon endgame?
The Mets three wisemen: what will they do next? (Photo: NY Times)
As far as I can see, it is entirely possible that in the coming months we will learn the Wilpons were in on the fraudulent scheme, as the lawsuit alleges. Compelling information could come out that the Wilpons were not the victims they have painted themselves as. I can easily imagine a whistle-blower emerging any minute now--surely someone in the Wilpon's employ must have seen something sensational that would get them a couple of bucks from the NY Post. Such revelations would be the kind of mother of all public relations disasters for owners that seem to have mastered the form.
It is also then possible that the Mets will need to be sold to a (hopefully more competent) ownership group, and potential buyers from the sublime to the ridiculous have started to poke the media.
"Martin Luther King Jr. died for the common man to do better in his life"..."That sort of legacy is going to take hold here." --Larry Meli, TV executive in group with MLK III interested in buying the Mets.What are we to make of this quote? It is either highly offensive to the MLK legacy, or highly foreboding for the Mets future, I think. I guess there are worse owners than the Wilpons out there somewhere, but I admit to being curious about whether new blood would lift the 25 year dark cloud from over this franchise.
Some of my wonderful readers have been helping my self-esteem by clamoring for new winter content, but I really have no clue where this is headed. Is Madoff going to be remembered by Met historians as the man who broke the Mets, or the man who liberated the fanbase from a mediocre ownership? I ask you here: what do you guys think is going to happen?
Labels: Doubleday phone home, potsie scheme


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In which a mighty wind blows down the Portobello Road carrying Lillian Gish with it...
This is my second post of the year on The Wind as I couldn't resist the chance to see the film with Lola Perrin's accompaniment and also in the almost ludicrously plush environment of Notting Hill's Electric Cinema.
|Comfort cinema...
By contrast Letty's fear of the wind is the fear of being out of control when you are most desperate to stay in control. She heads out to unknown Texas to find comfort with her adopted brother but she's quickly blown of course by his jealously protective wife Cora – a whirlwind all of her own.
The train that takes her out travels relentlessly into the wind which momentarily forces its way into Letty's coach: she tries to be brave but she can't hold back her fear. She seeks solace in the security of powerful men by flirting with the bullying Wirt but can't see beyond the alien surface of the two dirt cowboys who live near her cousin, laughing off their attempt at proposing at the dance.
Here she takes comfort in the resumption of, for her, normal social routine but even this is disrupted by a passing cyclone and she is driven further into Wirt's arms. But he's a hollow promise offering her only extra-marital exploitation and she's left at the mercy of her sister-in-law who marries her off to Lige.
Their wedding night is another journey into discomfort for Letty as she faces up to his – sincere – love-making as she would brace herself against the elements. She just can't let herself go and is too uptight to see the man behind the surface he is just too alien.
He vows not to touch her again and kindly agrees to return her to the east but she must endure a storm greater than any she could even expect.
The ranchers rally round in an effort to survive and have only the longshot of bringing in the wild horses as the great "Norther" wind blows in with supernatural ferocity. Lige is their leader and reveals his true character as Letty timidly begins to respect him.
He has no option to leave her alone as the men go out in search of the horses and she is driven to the edge of her reason by the incessant battering of their homestead. The wind smashes free the cattle and breaks through walls and windows and there seems no escape. At the same time Wirt returns for his fateful reunion with Letty – can she withstand this dual assault and at last find peace?
|The view from the comfy seats, beds just before the stage...
I appreciated the performances even more in this setting – Lillian Gish is indeed an uncanny and unsettling force of nature: she always takes her characters to the limit and you cannot really sit that comfortably as her disquieting intensity draws you in.
The only quibble is that print was not a great one and it is to be hoped that The Wind gets the digital clean-up it deserves and a DVD release complete with Lola Perrin's score. There's more about Lola here...
The film was being shown as part of the annual Birds EyeView Film Festival in the Sounds and Silents strand celebrating women in jazz, playing along with film… It continues for me tonight at the BFI: a date with Gloria Swanson. On Friday 11th April there's Lubitsch's lovely Sumurun with that astonishing score from Amira Kheir - the same winning combination was featured last year.


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A lot to catch up on as I have been in a whirl the past twenty days, having been in New City for a conference, Minnesota for two readings, speaking at Mt. Holyoke, at a workshop at the Eric Carle Museum, have six writers on a retreat at my house, and got a lot of book work done as well.
So let's begin way back after my return from Scotland.
On the 5th I dealt with getting tickets to Minnesota, Heidi and I spoke with our Bad Girls editor, and I tried to catch up on mail.
6th: I did a SKYPE visit with some 7th graders studying Girl in a Cage, managed to work on some small rewrites for the Last Laughs book while admiring the amazing illustrations. And waded through more mail, and fell into bed early.
7th: Worked during the day on a new chapter for the Seelie Wars trilogy and sent it off to Adam, then had tea at 4 with friend Patricia Lewis in Northampton.
8th: Went to the Paradise City Arts Fest with my friend Bob Marstall, bought a few Christmas presents, had lunch with our old friends Bobbin and Eric, John&Polly, with lots of reminiscing.
9th: Worked much of the day on house stuff, and had dinner with Heidi and Maddison and the DiTerlizzis.
1oth: Poetry day, working on Thunder Underground poems and some adult poetry as well and worked on two speeches, one for Mout Holyoke and one for an Indiana Library conference.
11th: A full day of writing, catching up on reading a lot of magazines, more house work, laundry, picking up books from huge piles, reading a good section of a biography of Denys Finch Hatton.
12th: Spinning of poetry wheels, mostly Thunder Underground, managed to delete much of the day before's work, had dinner with Ann Wheelock at Green Street Cafe which is always fun.
13th: I took a morning train into New York, reading magazines (more catch up) and more Denys Finch Hatton bio and wrote some more poetry. Staying over at friend Bonnie Bryant's apartment, went to a panel on writing fantasy with Holly Black, Delia Sherman, and other smart, articular women writers.
14th: Breakfast with agent, lunch with editor Jill Santopolo, dinner with another friend and Birdland Big Band Jazz. Wish I'd remembered my earplugs. It was great but we were practically sitting in the drummer's lap. A dinner in the Village at a found restaurant which proved delightful.
15th: Signing Last Dragon at Comicon with Rebecca Guay, did two interviews with her, but the place was too overwhelming for me to stay long. Though I did seek out David White and bought a book from him, and then Peter Beagle where I bought two from him (all Christmakkah presents). Then I met my Birdland friend at the Metropolitan, where we saw the Steiglitz show, then had a lovely dinner, and afterwards a long and cozy walk along the Highline.
16th: Drove home with Rebecca Guay and Scott Fischer, and managed to get to bed at a reasonable time, though my friend Steve Gould–here to see his daughter who is a freshman at Smith–arrived too late for me to spend any time with him.
17th: So Steve got up early in order for us to have a chat before Heidi arrived to take me to the airport and off I went to Minneapolis. Adam and Betsy picked me up, and I spent the day with them until 5 when the editor of my poetry book Things to Say to a Dead Man got me for a quick dinner and then I gave a reading of the book at Hamline University. We used up half of three boxes of tissues and sold lots of books.
18th: Betsy and I went clothes shopping, had lunch, bought gifts, and when the kids got home, we all went out to dinner at my favorite Greek restaurant, Christos.
19th: Adam and I worked on several projects, including a book trailer for Snow in Summer, and plotting much of the first book of the Seelie Wars. We've already written 10,000 words. Then my editor Jim picked me up for my second reading at The Loft. Sold more books. In fact, between the two readings, we sold 83 Things to Say to a Dead Man, not bad for poetry!
20th: I flew home on an early flight, and then went to get my hair done. In between, much to do about various mail and email.
21st: Patricia Gauch was doing a master class at the Eric Carle Museum on writing picture books, and I sat in on it and was a second voice. Then we went out with a group of folks from the Museum and another author but service was so bad at the restaurant that after waiting two hours for the main course to be served, I had to leave without eating because I had an early start for the next day.
22nd: At 9:15 I gave the keynote address for the Mount Holyoke College Write Angles Conference and stayed most of the day. But I was too exhausted by the end to go out to a movie with friend Bob.
23rd: Six writers showed up between the afternoon and evening, who were staying at the house for a writers' retreat. Besides more revisions on Thunder Underground, I began work on a new book proposal for short novel, Centaur Field. Heidi and I went off to see Glen and her boyfriend Jason's new apartment in Northampton and to meet Jason's parents. All very lovely.
24th: Retreat in full swing. I got a flu shot, had tea at 2:30 with friend Jody, and dinner at the Green Street Cafe with friends Geri (complimentary aunt) and Susan who's daughter Gavi is a freshman at Smith. Much fun talk ensued, though Gavi had to leave early for a dance class. Heidi and I gave the retreat writers a tour of the children's book art in the house from 9 p.m. to 10.
25th: Retreating writers still here. I went to my regular writing group, which I had missed sorely the last five months. Then back in time for dinner with the retreat group. In between I finished the two chapters and book proposal for the new middle grade novel, Centaur Field (will go over it tomorrow and send it on) as well as worked over the first proofs for How Do dinosaurs Celebrate Christmas and How Do Dinosaurs Celebrate Chanukah, two books for 2012 with Mark Teague's best art ever.
After that snap shot of twenty days of my life, I wonder if you are as tired as I am!


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I was in a health food store buying vegan goodies–organic sauerkraut, barley, lentils, millet, adzuki beans, celery, carrots, cabbage, and lots of other delicious foods that help me stay healthy.
One of the sweetest things about being vegan is knowing nobody tortured or killed an animal to produce the food I eat.
The person ringing up my order noticed I had no processed foods, no animal foods, and she asked if I was vegan.
I mentioned that since I became vegan in December, 2015 I've become lean and fit, losing at least 45 pounds of fat, my food bill is reduced, my digestion purrs like a happy cat, my skin cleared up, I have more energy, I run, swim, and bike faster.
Because my life is focused on ethical principles of non-harm, the most important aspect of being vegan for me is I can look a baby cow, a pig, a chicken, or any other animal in the eye and assure those innocent creatures that I'm not supporting systems and people who enslave them, torment them, murder them.
I'd been a vegetarian for years but it hadn't given me the health benefits and the clear conscience that being vegan gives me.
"I'm vegetarian," a health store staffer said. "I've never thought about a lot of of the things you just said, never heard these concepts or ideas about food. I think I might need to become vegan too."
The idea most intriguing and persuasive for her is that vegetarians aren't being morally or logically consistent if they say they're vegetarian because they care about animal welfare.
Vegetarians consume dairy products and eggs taken without consent from other sentient species. Some people who call themselves "vegetarian" consume fish as well.
She really saw the truth when I explained to her how dairy products are sourced. I said to her:
"Imagine if a gang of cows captured you, forcefully impregnated you, kept you in captivity for nine months while your fetus gestated, then after you delivered your baby, the cows stole your baby from you, put your baby in a tiny crate, attached machines to your breasts or handled your breasts with their hands, stole your milk from you, and drank it themselves. How would that make you feel? Would you allow anyone to treat you the way humans treat cows?"
"Of course not!" she replied, shocked.
I saw the dawning of vegan truth in her eyes as she realized the obvious fact: if it's not right for cows to do those things to her, it isn't right for her to buy dairy products sold by people who do those bad things to cows.
Of course, you often hear vegetarians defending so-called "humane" dairy farming, claiming that only factory farms harm animals. But the actual fact is there's nothing humane about imprisoning another sentient animal so you can handle its breasts and take its milk, or steal its eggs.
"Why are people so mean to animals, why are we raised to eat them?" the staffer asked.
I explained to her that part of the reason is a meme called speciesism.
Speciesism is the mega-conceited idea that the human species is the best, the only species that really counts, the one that gets to do whatever it damn well pleases to all the other animals and organisms on this planet, and indeed… to the entire planet itself.
The next time we talked, she said our conversation helped her realize that from the moment we're born, the adults around us hook our attention and plant a bunch of speciesist memes in our head. The most harmful memes are the ones that tell us we're "better" than all other animals.
These memes allows us to justify the fact that we cage, rope, plunder, corral, imprison, experiment on, tear apart, torture, chain, flay, skin, hook, trap, shoot, chop, slaughter, and butcher millions of other animals… and plunder the earth itself.
Just take a look at the videos embedded in this article and you'll see the terrible things caused by these pervasive memes.
And when you see past the culturally-implanted desire to consume products made from milk meant for baby cows, you'll transition from vegetarian to vegan.
You'll give up dairy products and all other foods derived from exploiting animals.
If you're vegetarian, now's the time to give up the ice cream, omelets, cheese, and other animal-exploited products, and go all the way. Become a vegan. It's the real deal.
Time to really get a clear conscience in relation to how you view and interact with animals, and become a Vegan Samurai.
If you want to see more truth on this topic, read my article about the Vegan Samurai Golden Rule.
You'll be healthier, happier, and have a blameless conscience when you transition from being vegetarian to being vegan.


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December 14, 2009
Today I receive my final check, with no overtime paid. I review my legal actions that I can take. Since I bill from my Limited Liability Company, I cannot take up any legal action with employment law, which would have big penalties against Epilogue. I have to take the studio to small claims court.
The first step is to send the defendant a demand letter. In Los Angeles county, the small claims website has a demand letter generator which you answer some questions, and it words everything properly for you. I send the demand letter with 2 week deadline.


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Preparations for life outside the womb in week 39
With only a week or so to go until your due date, your baby is now roughly 36cm long from head to bottom and weighs around 7lbs1. There is a wide variation in sizes and weights though, and this is just an average figure. The umbilical cord, which connects your baby to the life-sustaining placenta, has grown in length too, and now measures around 51cm1.
"Babies are born with 300 bones, some of which will naturally fuse together as they grow."
Your baby's body parts are now all in place and, interestingly, at birth your baby will have more bones than you do. Newborns have a total of 300 bones and as they grow, some of these will fuse together so that by the time they are an adult, they will have just 2061.
A more noticeable aspect of your baby's body at birth is the potential swollen appearance of their breasts (if a girl) and the genitals, particularly of baby boys. This is caused by pregnancy hormones and any swelling should disappear soon after birth1.
Your baby's brain continues to develop rapidly at this stage, and just as their body does, it will continue to develop and grow into childhood and beyond2.
Breastmilk: Complex support for your baby's development
Although much of your focus at the moment may be on birth and meeting your baby, it won't be long until you need to turn your attention to breastfeeding.
Your breastmilk is unique to you and your baby. It's designed to support them from day one with a balanced combination of the nourishment they need including: carbohydrates, proteins, fats including LCPs (long chain polyunsaturated fats), nucleotides, prebiotics, vitamins, minerals and antibodies.
"Your breast milk is the best source of nourishment for your baby, perfectly matching their individual needs."
This complex substance will adapt to your baby's needs as they grow, contributing to their ongoing development.
Looking ahead to your breastfeeding diet
A healthy, well-balanced diet while breastfeeding supports both you and your baby. Eating a variety of fresh, nutritious, minimally-processed foods from all the main food groups will help to maintain a strong milk supply that delivers the wide range of nutrients your baby needs for optimal development.
When breastfeeding, aim to include the following as part of your healthy breastfeeding diet3:
- A variety of at least five portions of fruit and vegetables each day
- Plenty of starchy foods like bread, pasta, rice and potatoes (choosing wholegrain varieties when possible)
- Protein from lean meat, poultry, fish, eggs, beans, pulses and nuts
- At least two portions of fish a week, including a portion of oily fish
- Dairy foods such as milk, cheese and yogurt, choosing reduced fat varieties when possible
Among its many advantages, breast milk carries flavours from your diet, which may encourage an acceptance of a variety of foods by babies when they are weaned onto solids4. So, if you eat a healthy, well-balanced diet, it's likely that your baby will too5.
Next Steps
Add the following foods to your shopping list for quick snacks that are ideal for the last weeks of pregnancy and the early days of breastfeeding:
- Sunflower and pumpkin seeds
- Wholemeal pitta breads
- Fortified wholegrain breakfast cereal
- Yogurt and yogurt drinks
- Dried fruit, such as apricots, figs and prunes
- Snacking portions of your favourite vegetables e.g. carrots, cucumber, cherry tomatoes