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Whether the 1st petitioner scored the majority of lawful votes cast at the said election and therefore entitled to be returned as the duly elected Governor of Bayelsa State.
(c)Whether the election into the Office of Governor of Bayelsa State held on 11th February, 2012 is liable to be nullified".
Following the conclusion of hearing, a forth issue was added, to wit:-
Whether the Exhibits "D" and "L" being internet print outs are admissible in evidence. In the end, the Tribunal in its judgment found no merit in the petition and dismissed same.
In the appellants' brief before the lower court, learned senior counsel for the appellants raised the following issues for the determination of the appeal:
"3. 01. Whether the Trial Tribunal rightly countenanced Exhibit "N" and ignored the fact of the discontinuance of Suit No.FHC /ABJ/CS /3/2012 on the qualification of the 1st respondent to contest the Bayelsa State Gubernatorial Election (Grounds 1, 7,10).
3.02. Whether the Trial Tribunal was wrong in rejecting Exhibits "D" and "L" tendered from the bar and admitted in evidence by the appellants' counsel(Ground 2) .
3.03. Whether the 1st respondent was validly sponsored by the 2nd respondent to render him qualified to contest at the 11th February, 2012 Governorship Election having regard to Section 177 of the Constitution and extant provisions of the Electoral Act(Grounds 3, 4, 5, 6, 8).
3. 04. If this Honourable Court resolves all the previous issues, in favour of the appellants whether the consequential order to make in this case is one for a fresh election (Ground 9) ".
As stated earlier in this judgment, the lower court resolved the issues against appellants and consequently dismissed the appeal resulting in the instant further appeal to this court, the issue for determination of which have been formulated in the appellants brief filed on 25th September, 2012 as follows:-
"Issue One – Whether the lower court rightly affirmed the decision of the Trial Tribunal which countenanced Exhibit "N" as proof that 1st respondent was validly sponsored and thus qualified to contest the Bayelsa State Gubernatorial Election, when the said Exhibit was an interim order made in a pre-election Suit No.FHC /ABJ /312012 filed by 1st respondent, but discontinued by him after the interim order was obtained (Ground 1).
Issue Two – Whether the lower court rightly affirmed the decision of the Trial Tribunal which rejected Exhibit "D" and "L" tendered from the bar and admitted in evidence by the appellants' counsel (Ground 2).
Issue Three- Whether on a proper appreciation of the reasoning in the unreported case of Dangana vs Usman in Appeal No. CA/A/EPT/582/2011 and the Supreme Court decision thereon on further appeal, the lower court rightly distinguished same in affirming the contrary decision of the Trial Tribunal that 1st respondent was validly sponsored by the 2nd respondent to render him qualified to contest at the 11th February, 2012 Governorship Election having regard to Section 177 of the Constitution and extant provisions of the Electoral Act (Grounds 3, and 4).
Issue Four -If Honourable Court resolve all the previous issues in favour of the appellants, whether the consequential order which the lower court should have made in this matter is one for return or (sic) 1st respondent as winner of the Bayelsa State Gubernatorial Election held on 11th February, 2012 or one for a fresh election. (Ground 5)." See pages 9- 10 of the appellants brief.''
At this stage, it is important to note that the 1st respondent has raised preliminary objections to some of the grounds of appeal and issues arising therefrom which objections have been argued in the brief of argument and react8d to by learned senior counsel for the appellants in the reply brief filed on 5th October, 2012.
The objection is that:-
''A. Sub-paragraph (iv) of Ground 1 and sub-paragraph (vi) of Ground 3 of the appellants' Notice of Appeal be struck out.
B. Paragraphs 4.16, 4.17, 4.18, 4.19, 4.20, 4.21, 4.25 and 4.28 of the appellants' brief be struck out".
The grounds in support of the above objection are as follows:-
"1.The question of discontinuance by the 1st respondent of Suit No. FHC/ABJ/CS/3/2012 was not pleaded by the appellants in their petition nor did it from part of their appeal to the Court of Appeal.
2.A party is not allowed to depart in the Supreme Court from the case set up in the trial court and in the Court of Appeal.
3.The Court of Appeal specifically found at pages 832- 833 of the Record of Appeal that parties did not join issue on the discontinuance of Suit No. FHC/ABJ/CS/3/2012 and that the appellants were forbidden to go outside the issues joined between the parties.
4.There is no ground of appeal in this court against the decision of the Court of Appeal referred to in 3 above.
5.This court has no jurisdiction to entertain the points sought to be struck out (sic)."
I have carefully gone through the arguments against the grounds of the objection and have come to the conclusion that the objection is of no substance since even if it is upheld, it will have no substantial effect on the main issue before us, which is whether 1st respondent was qualified to contest the gubernatorial election into the Office of Governor of Bayelsa State conducted/held on 11th February, 2012; What concerns this court is that substantial justice be done to parties seeking justice accordingly to law, not technicality.
It is important to note that similar objections were raised by the respondents before the lower court which court after exhaustive considerations held, at page 826 as follows: –
" On the totality of the foregoing therefore, the preliminary objections of the respondents fail in their entirety and all are hereby overruled in favour of the appellants"
If 1st respondent or any respondent is dissatisfied with the above finding/holding by the lower court, the proper thing to do in law, is not to raise the same preliminary objection before this court but to appeal by way of cross appeal against the above finding/holding by that court as that is the only acceptable way to challenge any decision of a court of law or tribunal.
In the circumstances, I hold the considered view that the objections are without merit and should be dismissed and order accordingly.
In arguing Issue One, learned senior counsel for the appellants Rickey Tarfa , SAN in the appellants brief submitted, by way of summary, that the lower court wrongly upheld the acceptance of the Trial Tribunal of Exhibit ''N" as a valid and subsisting judgment which validated the Bayelsa State Gubernatorial Election held on 11th February, 2012 contrary to the combined provisions of Section 177 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 and 34 of the Electoral Act, 2010/as amended; that an interim order in the like of Exhibit ''N" which was made prior to the discontinuance of Suit No. FHC/ABJ/CS/3/2012 becomes spent by reason of the discontinuance; that the discontinuance of the suit is fatal to the continued existence of Exhibit ''N" and the lower court ought not to have shut its eyes from its record particularly as the respondents alleged an original list which included 1st the respondent as a validly sponsored candidate but failed to tender the said list which failure should be visited by an invocation of the provisions of Section 167(d) of the Evidence Act against the respondents.
For the above submissions, learned senior counsel cited and relied on the case of: Kotoye vs CBN (19890 1 NWLR (Pt. 98) 419 at 440; ACB Ltd vs Awogbooro (1996) 3 NWLR (Pt. 437) 383 at 392; Group Danone vs Voltic (Nig) Ltd (2008) 7 NWLR (Pt. 1 087) 637 at 675).
It is the further submission of learned senior counsel that a distinction between an interlocutory or interim order on the one hand and a final decision on the other does not invite the concept of preservative or executory order; that an executory character of an order is only relevant in contradistinction with a declaratory order, made in a final judgment not in an interim or interlocutory decision, relying on Tukur vs Govt. of Congola State (1989) 4 NWLR (Pt. 117) 517 ; Okoya vs Sanlih (1990) 2 NWLR (Pt. '131) 172 at 228; that upon the discontinuance of the Suit Exhibit "N" become spent and become a null order, thereby having the effect of taking along with it, the name of the 1st respondent which it compelled the 3rd respondent to include in the list of candidates for the election in question; that the valid list of candidates for the election as at the date of the election is the 3rd respondent's list published on 11th January, 2012 which did not include the name of 1st respondent; that the provisions of Section 34 of the Electoral Act, 2010, as amended is mandatory and failure to comply strictly with same is fatal to the case of 1st and 2nd respondents.
On his part, learned senior counsel for the 1st respondent Tayo Oyetibo, SAN in the 1st respondent brief filed on 2nd October, 2012 submitted that it is not open for the appellants to now contend that the 1st respondent was not validly sponsored by the 2nd respondent or that the 2nd respondent did not conduct primary elections . which produced the 1st respondent because the case of the appellants in their pleadings was that the 1st respondent was sponsored by the 2nd respondent at the election and that whilst litigation was pending,


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This salad was inspired by Costco. Let me explain.
About every other week, when our two gallons of milk run out, my husband and I make our much anticipated trip to Costco. In case you haven't heard: We like Costco. A lot. Maybe too much. But sadly, last weekend we ran out of time and didn't make it to Costco. So, instead, my husband suggested that I give him my list and he would stop by after work. Now, I hesitated to do this because I was a little worried that he would get the wrong thing or forget something important from my precious list. But eventually I conceded. And he got everything that was on the list plus a few random things.
Like this: A 3-pack of cucumbers, each more than a foot long.
What does one do with so much cucumber? Desperate to use these before they went bad, I dug around on the internet and found this recipe. It doesn't use all of the cucumbers, but at least it's a start.
Besides its use of cucumbers, I was also excited about this recipe because it also gave me a chance to use some of the parsley that's been exploding out of the garden box on our balcony. This recipe is extremely adaptable to whatever vegetables you have on hand. I added more cucumbers (because we had so much).
Couscous Salad with Cucumber, Red Onion, Cherry Tomatoes, & Herbs
1 cup couscous
1 cup loosely packed cilantro, finely chopped
1 cup loosely packed Italian parsley, finely chopped
1/2 English cucumber, cut lengthwise and very thinly sliced
1/2 red onion, cut in half and shaved extremely thin
5 ounces cherry tomatoes, halved
1 lemon, zested and juiced
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon honey or agave syrup, warmed
1/2 teaspoon chili powder
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
3 tablespoons toasted pine nuts
3 ounces feta cheese, optional
Salt and pepper to taste
- Cook the couscous according to directions on the package. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, toss the finely chopped herbs with the couscous. Add the sliced cucumber, onion, tomatoes, and lemon zest.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the lemon juice, olive oil, honey, chili powder, and cumin, then toss this dressing with the couscous.
- Stir in the pine nuts. Crumble the feta and stir that in as well. Taste and season generously with salt and pepper.
- Serve immediately, or refrigerate until ready to serve.
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Monday, September 10, 2012
Brrm, brrm
I hope you had a good weekend. On Saturday, we entered some things in our local village show. Daisy entered 19 things and was very pleased when she found out that many of them got 1st, 2nd or 3rd. She also received a cup, that will be engraved with her name and she can keep it until the next show next year. We also spent part of the weekend looking for a new car as hubby's car is definitely kaput and unfortunately we need two cars for work and ferrying around the girls. Hopefully we will get it next week if all the paperwork, etc is ok. Daisy and I had another Oliver rehearsal yesterday, which is going slowly, but I am sure it will be alright on the night as we still have two months to go.
Over at Incy Wincy, we are sponsored by Pure Innocence and our theme is to make a bookmark. I have used paper by Basic grey, a Pure Innocence image and ribbon from my stash.
See you tomorrow.
5 comments:
- Doreen said...
This is beautiful,love the gorgeous image and layout.xxx
- September 10, 2012 at 9:10 AM
- jackid said...
Oh big congrats to Daisy I can imagine how chuffed she is
as for a car don't go to car craft they are a nightmare company avoid like the plague
a gorgeous little creation here love it that image is so sweet don't put her in any pages of a fifty book thoughshe will go scarlet and those flowers will def wilt
Jacki xx
- September 10, 2012 at 10:42 AM
- Cheryl said...
oh well done to, Daisy Hun bet she was well chuffed bless her as for your card hun its one super cute image and love the layout and colours hugs Cherylxxxxxx
- September 10, 2012 at 1:53 PM
- Annie Anya said...
Love the bookmark. and have to mention Charlott below this post is so cute. Sounds like life is busy for you too...Just got a new car so makes life easier as we also need two...take care..xx
- September 10, 2012 at 2:53 PM
- pinky said...
Well done Daisy!! I love your bookmark with all that texture Nikki.
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Whenever I feel myself wimping out, I see Goreth in my mind. She faces the truth of it all and does what's needed, odds be damned. She meets her challenges with a crazy kind of courage, when anyone else might cry or laugh. She shows up and lets her power be seen, just because you asked.
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Here are some "before" and "after" photos of a Hobart coffee grinder we restored. Coffee grinders have been around for a very long time and come in all kind of styles and shapes. They range from commercial models you would find in supermarkets and restaurants to home hand crank grinders. I have always [...]
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The new E-85 dispensers should reduce petroleum use by over 24 million gallons annually and reduce emissions by an estimated 170,000 tons per year. This project will create or retain over 450 jobs while creating opportunities in at least 18 of California's Enterprise Zones.Assembly Bill 118 (Núñez, Chapter 750, Statutes of 2007) created the California Energy Commission's Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program. The statute, subsequently amended by Assembly Bill 109 (Núñez, Chapter 313, Statutes of 2008), authorizes the Energy Commission to develop and deploy alternative and renewable fuels and advanced transportation technologies to help attain the state's climate change policies.
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This rescue did not change the world that we lived in, but it definitely changed the whole world of these three rescued bears!
Why does sun bear's survival threatened? Sun bears are threatened for various reasons; one reason in particular is humans. Human activities pose many threats to sun bears and their habitat. Intensive illegal logging paired with increased agricultural expansions are just two ways in which humans are forcing sun bears out of their homes. Illegal animal trade is also leading to the extinction of sun bears. Mothers are being killed so that their cubs can be taken in as pets; many of which end up in small cages, and due to a lack of knowledge on how to properly handle the babies, often times they become malnourished and traumatised. This needs to stop if we ever want to see wild sun bears living happy and free in the rainforest!
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Because I'm exhausted, and at (the family) home in my super-comfy bed, I am very tempted to go for the quick and easy way out today and just say that the thing to make me smile best was this fella:
Actually, yeah. I will leave it at that.
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01.Dec.2016 at 14:01 by Steve Winter (51 comments) via Web2 LIVE
A somewhat rambling series of good ideas presented in a somewhat disjointed way.
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How open source contribution benefits businesses and practical help on getting management and technical teams on the same page and contributing on a regular basis. Many companies and their developers struggle to incorporate contribution into their daily working routines. Why do we struggle with contributing if we "believe" in open source and "know" contribution is "obviously" a good thing for all of us? Chris Jansen and Jeffrey A. "jam" McGuire present practical, actionable ways to better unify our beliefs and our actions regarding open source contribution based on an extensive academic study Chris carried out in 2015. Our goal is to get management and developers on the same page about open source contribution and help you make it happen. * How open source contribution benefits your company. * Roadblocks and unblockers to contribution for management and technical teams. * Proven, actionable tactics, improved developer workflows. * Contribution beyond code and patches.
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01.Dec.2016 at 14:01 by Steve Winter (51 comments) via Web2 LIVE
A somewhat rambling series of good ideas presented in a somewhat disjointed way.
01.Dec.2016 at 14:14 by Asmir Mustafic (30 comments) via joind.in Android app
really did not get this keynote. slow and took home one advice or less... :(
01.Dec.2016 at 15:31 by Andrey Stepanov (11 comments) via Web2 LIVE
Inspiring but could be better structured and prepared
01.Dec.2016 at 18:21 by Benny Penny (5 comments) via joind.in Android app
well... like another commercial with not so unproper technical background
01.Dec.2016 at 18:23 by Tom ate (10 comments) via Web2 LIVE
Quite tiring talk. Sadly... ä
01.Dec.2016 at 23:14 by Bernd-Kristian Kaczenski (6 comments)
Disappointing sales manager talk.
02.Dec.2016 at 08:08 by David Greminger (14 comments) via Web2 LIVE
A bit of a weird story line
02.Dec.2016 at 08:23 by gregoire hebert (13 comments) via Web2 LIVE
Why preach upon the Open Source for a community already working in open source.
Especially when the crowd is majoritarly composed of technician knowing the benefits of it.
The talk is not bad at all, rythm is good and the voice tone too but in my opinion taken in the wrong place.
02.Dec.2016 at 08:40 by Aurimas Baubkus (14 comments) via Web2 LIVE
need to be better structured. Topic was interesting.
02.Dec.2016 at 11:01 by Carlos Granados (22 comments) via Web2 LIVE
Nothing interesting
02.Dec.2016 at 12:49 by Jan Gregor Triebel (47 comments) via Web2 LIVE
Although it contained some interesting point and talking points to get across in your company, it lacked an obvious thread.
02.Dec.2016 at 13:23 by Simon Schröer (13 comments)
The topic of this talk was great, but the presentation itself was a bit confusing and font-size of some slides are to small.
02.Dec.2016 at 13:56 by Amrouche Hamza (17 comments) via Web2 LIVE
Good talk, but I think there was too much compagnie talk
02.Dec.2016 at 15:51 by Jens Hassler (13 comments) via Web2 LIVE
very sleep-inducing, sorry.
02.Dec.2016 at 16:52 by Peter Dietrich (21 comments) via Web2 LIVE
Little bit confusing and not very many new things to take away
02.Dec.2016 at 17:23 by Ilia Petriaev (11 comments) via Web2 LIVE
The topic is so-so, presentation is weak.
02.Dec.2016 at 19:36 by Andrejs Stepanovs (10 comments)
I paid money for this!?!?!?! I can summarize this talk in one sentence. "Create pull requests in open source projects." There. Done.
03.Dec.2016 at 02:43 by Sebastian Poschmann (11 comments) via Web2 LIVE
One might ask themselves, what exactly does that have to do with Symfony? The topic itself is actually quite interesting, but the presentation could have been better.
03.Dec.2016 at 14:33 by Vasily Rodin (14 comments) via Web2 LIVE
Was funny sometimes, but general idea is just for 5 minutes, not for big talk
03.Dec.2016 at 15:48 by Thomas Knuppe (8 comments) via Web2 LIVE
Chris Jansen was hard to understand because of his accent / tongue piercing / potato in his mouth. Sorry, no offense intended, just to make the point clear.
05.Dec.2016 at 13:06 by Maciej Malarz (27 comments) via Web2 LIVE
Tiring and a little bit chaotic, would be better as a lighting talk
06.Dec.2016 at 18:37 by Andy Roid (13 comments) via Web2 LIVE
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Celtics End Regular Season with a W
Celtics Finish 63-19
1981-82 Boston Celtics
Mike Newlin viewed The Dunk as a metaphor that explained the game perfectly. "If you want a terse summary of this game," declared the erudite Knicks guard, "say that a vicious dunk by Charles Bradley exemplified a vicious team."
It was the play the Garden crowd had awaited all season, all right. The crowd had been waiting for Charles Bradley to be yards ahead of the pack. What would he do? The answer came with 9:21 remaining in the fourth period of yesterday's season-ending 119-99 dispatching of the Knicks. Gerald Henderson had stolen the ball to spring his backcourt mate, and Bradley responded with a look-out-below, two-hand, tomahawk smash on which he took off from somewhere back in the Quincy Market.
And so a memorable Celtics season concluded with a tribal celebration, a ritualistic display of all-around Boston basketball brilliance that enchanted the daily Garden faithful of 15,320. The 63-19 record now ranks second in Celtics history to the 68-14 log compiled by the 1972-73 club.
The Celtics were in charge from beginning to end, never trailing and never treating the Knicks as if they were anything but punk kid brothers trying to compete with the big boys.
This was true even when a Paul Westphal-inspired thrust pulled New York, which had trailed by as many as 21 (52-31) in the first half, to within four at 73-69 with 2:59 remaining in the third period. In fact, the Knicks would have been better off not coming so close, because all they did was make the Celtics angry, as the ensuing 26-7 spurt over the next 7:03 was to prove.
Boston had this game in hand from the first two possessions. On the first, Danny Ainge, the 11th Celtic player to start a game this season, connected on a turnaround from the lane. On the second, a clever, unselfish pass by Cedric Maxwell sprung Ainge for an unmolested 12-footer from the baseline.
Soon the Celtics were off on a fast-breaking spree enhanced by New York's refusal to get back on defense. Robert Parish, meanwhile, was busy capping a glorious season with the first 13 of his game-high 31 points as Boston moved to a 34-19 one-period lead.
Bill Fitch again employed exhibition-game substitution techniques, using no player for more than 30 minutes. It hardly mattered as his troops placed seven men in double figures. He labeled the 3-2 postclinching week "successful," adding that it was "mission accomplished . . . We're in better shape now, and the team is mentally relaxed. And I know a lot more about next year's team. We took a lot of notes this week."
Red Holzman, meanwhile, didn't have to take any notes, since everyone from Montauk to Morristown knows he has worked his final game as the Knicks' coach.
His sad, sad team played down to its expected level, especially in the opening minutes. It appeared that the ultimate negative, a 5-on-0 Boston fast break, was merely a matter of time. Instead, the best Boston came up with was a 3-on-0 stuff for Kevin McHale in the second half.
The Celtics had a nice workout for themselves, piling up 41 fast-break points, plus 21 more on second shots. Aside from Parish, whose all-around play continually improves, Celtics who particularly distinguished themslves were Rick Robey (14 points to finish a week in which he averaged 13 points a game), Bradley (4 for 5 and a career-high 10 points), Ainge (10 points, 4 assists, 3 steals) and, of course, Larry Bird (15 points, 11 rebounds, 6 assists, 4 steals).
After being embarrassed in the first quarter, the Knicks set themselves up to be victims of an extended showtime in the second half as well. The game- clinching spurt began at 73-69 when Bird fed Maxwell for a layup to key a period-ending 11-5 run completed by a coast-to-coast Bird excursion. Then Boston turned the lights out early in the fourth quarter when Parish hit a turnaround and Bird first ripped the ball away from Larry Demic and then threw a spectacular 60-foot lead pass to a streaking Henderson for two points and an 88-74 lead.
"I like a team that drubs a team when they should get drubbed," declared Newlin. "Boston plays the game right. They deserve to be champions."
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1989 was yet another year dominated by Sierra. Out of the eleven games I played for the year, six of them came from Sierra! While LucasArts continued to produce one game a year (and as usual it was a beauty), Sierra was keen to milk as much as they could from the successes of the previous years. That meant sequels for Leisure Suit Larry, Space Quest and Manhunter, yet it was good to see them also attempt to expand their reach by introducing new series that might appeal to different audiences. The Colonel's Bequest was a refreshing old school murder mystery. Codename: ICEMAN tackled James Bond-like territory with a naval / spy crossover. Yet it was Hero's Quest that brought with it the biggest success, with its RPG / adventure gameplay and fantasy setting becoming a favourite for many fans (myself included).
If anything, it was this hybrid nature that was the biggest introduction to the genre in 1989. Apart from Hero's Quest, which included many typical RPG features such as character class selection, skill stats and combat, other games such as Mean Streets, Codename: ICEMAN and particularly Neuromancer, also blurred the lines between their main genre and others. Not all of this crossbreeding was successful, but it was a sign of how few creative boundaries there were back in this era, when failed experiments didn't automatically mean bankruptcy. 1989 also marked the first major year where someone stepped up to challenge Sierra and LucasArts, with Access' Mean Streets announcing a solid new player on the scene. The game received only the sixth highest PISSED rating for the year, but it was the first game since Below the Root to get over 50, and proved it was indeed possible to match it with the big boys. Enough chat though, it's time to award this year's TAG (The Adventure Gamer) awards!
Winner: Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
This was a tough category this year, with quite a few games that really pushed the envelope. I've decided not to include Hero's Quest, despite really wanting to, because its biggest innovations (a true RPG / hybrid, more realism such as night and day, eating and resting) can't really be considered part of the adventure game evolution. I've chosen Indy for one reason really, which is branching dialogue options. Sure, it didn't do it massively well, but it's a feature that would be built into pretty much every third person adventure game for the next decade and beyond!
Mean Streets – for 256 colour VGA graphics, RealSound technology that included snippets of voice, and the first example of video
The Colonel's Bequest – time based advances, meaning the player solves a mystery as it happens. Had a huge influence on games such as The Last Express.
Winner: Emmanuelle
I could have picked just about anything out of this horrible game, but the one that stands out involves a bird. After making my way to Iguacu by helicopter, I was transported to a waterfall where my character dived off a cliff into the water. However, I was only able to do this because earlier on I'd purchased a toucan from a shop owner. I can just picture the poor bird desperately flapping its wings to stop me from gaining too much velocity during my descent! Ridiculous!
Also worth a mention:
Leisure Suit Larry III – Yeah, I know the game is not meant to be taken seriously, but the climax to the whole thing became more than a little bit stupid really. Trapped in a cage being lowered into boiling liquid with Passionate Patti, there appeared to be no way to escape. Lucky I picked up that magic marker back at the casino hey! That's right, I simply drew a door on the cage with the marker and opened it, escaping death and entering...well that's another story for later.
Manhunter 2 – So I'm on a staircase right, and there's this statue with a gem and the word HEAVEN on it. A previous hint had given me the idea to rub the gem, so I did. The statue's mouth opened and the letter F just appeared in the air right in front of me. Then an image of an oar appeared where the F had been! This was shortly followed by a P, and then a ruler, all just floating in the air as if held up by an invisible hand! Sure, I eventually figured out that it was all supposed to represent four pinches (f + oar p + inches), but the way it was communicated was strange to say the least.
Winner: Leisure Suit Larry III
It had been well over twenty years since I first attempted to play Larry III, yet I still vividly remembered Tawni appearing mostly naked on the beach. Yes, this says a lot about where my head was at around that time of my life, but it proves that the scene has serious staying power regardless. If I include the bit later on at the beach where Larry sunbakes nude while a red lizard stands upright in the foreground, and the game's incredibly awesome finale, well I don't really have any doubts about which game had the most memorable moments!
Also worth a mention:
Hero's Quest: The moment the hut of Baba Yaga lurches forward, then seats itself in front of the The Hero, beckoning him to enter if he dares.
Space Quest III: When The Two Guys from Andromeda finally smash down the fourth wall and take the player to Sierra headquarters to meet Ken Williams. It's hugely arrogant of the designers to do such a thing, but somehow we loved them more for it!
Winner: Emmanuelle
The manual gave me one instruction prior to beginning my quest to have sex with Emmanuelle. Find Mario! There's only one problem with this suggestion though (well actually there's lots). You see, Mario's room number can only be found by seducing Nancy at the bar in the Salvador hotel. Unfortunately, Nancy only tells the player about Mario's location about one in every four successful seductions, and only if the player chooses specific options at that point. Since there's no real reason to seduce Nancy more than once in the game (as far as the player knows anyway), and trying to find Mario by looking in every hotel room generally results in an unfinishable game, this is one puzzle that relies completely on luck.
Also worth a mention:
The Colonel's Bequest – I realise that others managed to solve this puzzle unassisted, but I thought it was a bit shitty. Apparently the cook Celie is missing a necklace. I didn't hear anything that suggested she was, but...well, she was. The necklace turned out to be hidden in the doghouse, but I couldn't get to it because Beauregard (that's the dog) was in there. I was supposed to give him a bone from the fridge to make him leave his doghouse so I could get the necklace, but of course, I didn't know it was there. To make matters worse, I'd looked in the doghouse already and not found a necklace there, so there was definitely no reason why I would want to look there again. Add to all this the fact that the game let me give the bone to Beauregard earlier on in the kitchen, and this basically sucks!
Leisure Suit Larry III – I've already mentioned the magic marker puzzle, but what I haven't talked about is how the player is expected to get it. It's pretty similar to the Colonel's Bequest puzzle really, in that the magic marker is sitting on a board in the casino bar right from the beginning of the game. I tried to pick it up early on, but the game wouldn't let me. I didn't think to try picking it up later as, well why would I!? Long story short, after surviving a bamboo maze, a bungy jump off a cliff, a dangerous rope climb across a chasm, an attack by a wild boar, and a hair-raising trip down an obstacle filled river on a log, I found that I needed that marker to draw my way out of captivity!!!
Winner: Indiana Jones
Was there any question? It's hard to beat one of the most loved characters of the past few decades, and Indy's personality and abilities come across wonderfully in LucasArts first adventure game to feature him. If only we had a game with Han Solo in it now!
Also worth a mention:
Tex Murphy – Tough talking and well, just plain tough, Tex is a character that would quickly develop into a fan favourite. A lover of film noir, this hard-boiled P.I. is hugely influenced by characters like Sam Spade and Philip Marlowe. We're yet to see the best of him, but at least he's here!
Laura Bow – This young girl might be a detective like Tex, but she does her thing in a very different way. Laura does everything by the book, trying to solve mysteries without taking advantage of others or risking lives. My own experience made her seem completely useless, but I don't think Laura can be blamed for my shortcomings.
Winner: Emmanuelle
Seriously, this game was terrible! Not only was the plot juvenile and borderline offensive, the puzzles were almost non-existent and the game mechanics close to unusable. It wasn't even good to look at, which would have at least have made the game's purpose somewhat satisfying, and don't get me started about the randomness and lack of a save game feature. This is one of the few games that I wouldn't play again, even if you paid me!
Also worth a mention:
Chamber of the Sci-Mutant Priestess – with a storyline that simply had to be written under the effects of hardcore drugs, this game at least had some interesting puzzles and a unique interface. Unfortunately it was extremely ugly, and had an ending that made very little sense.
Codename: ICEMAN – I'm happy that this game gets on a negative TAG list, as I really disliked it. ICEMAN had numerous potential dead ends that were usually enforced through a completely inadequate parser. There were also more bugs than I'd experienced in any other Sierra game, and some very boring and frustrating mini games to boot. Not fun!
Winner: Hero's Quest: So You Want to be a Hero?
If anyone asked me for a list of my favourite games (and no, no-one ever has), this would have to be on the list somewhere. It probably has something to do with my love of RPGs and adventure games, making this hybrid a fair amalgamation of my tastes, but it's also the music, the fantastic visuals, the humour, and most of all, the sheer wonder of it all! There are so many memorable characters and moments, and thankfully the Cole's were given the opportunity to take us on more magical adventures in years to come.
Also worth a mention:
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: I always see The Fate of Atlantis on top adventure game lists, but rarely this one. Now that I've played it I have to wonder why, as it's a very entertaining and playable game, which captures the excitement and the adventure of the classic film trilogy (I'll always just remember it as a trilogy).
Leisure Suit Larry III: I really didn't expect this game to be as good as it was, particularly after the disappointing (and hugely buggy) first sequel. But Al Lowe got things right for this one, returning to what made the original so fun, yet with countless clever puzzles and some seriously funny moments!
Thanks for joining me for this year's TAG Awards! Agree or disagree with any of my selections? As usual I encourage discussion, and look forward to getting stuck into 1990! This one should be very interesting indeed, with a few unquestionable classics (Monkey Island, Loom, Quest for Glory II) mixed into an eclectic bunch of lesser known games. No who's with me!?


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BLT Salad
Recipe Information
Total Time:25 minutes
Servings:4, about 1 1/4 cups each
A salad version of America's favorite sandwich. Shredded tomato is the base for a creamy tomato-and-chive dressing.
- 1 cup cubed whole-wheat country bread
- 2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 4 medium tomatoes, divided
- 3 tablespoons reduced-fat mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons minced chives, or scallion greens
- 2 teaspoons distilled white vinegar
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- Freshly ground pepper, to taste
- 5 cups chopped hearts of romaine lettuce
- 3 slices center-cut bacon, cooked and crumbled
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Toss bread with oil and spread on a baking sheet. Bake, turning once, until golden brown, 15 to 20 minutes.
- Cut 1 tomato in half. Working over a large bowl, shred both halves using the large holes on a box grater. Discard the skin. Add mayonnaise, chives (or scallion greens), vinegar, garlic powder and pepper; whisk to combine.
- Chop the remaining 3 tomatoes. Add the tomatoes, romaine and croutons to the bowl with the dressing; toss to coat. Sprinkle with bacon.
Nutritional Information
Calories: 142, Carbohydrates: 18 g., Fat: 6 mg., Saturated Fat: 1 mg., Monounsaturated Fat: 3 mg., Protein: 5 mg., Cholesterol: 5 g., Fiber: 3 g., Postassium: mg., Sodium: 318 mg., Added Sugars: 0 mg.


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Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Day 2 - Graphic 45 & Want 2 Scrap Blog Hop
Jane Tregenza - www.janetregenza.blogspot.com
126 comments:
- Sherrie Suttles said...
This is beyond words, totally amazing. Such creativity and love all the little trinkets to fill the spaces. So glad I stopped by on this blog hop!
- August 9, 2011 at 11:02 AM
- Robin said...
Those doors are truly amazing - love the way you used them on the creepy countdown. What a clever project.
- August 9, 2011 at 11:03 AM
- Marge said...
WHOA -- this blew me away -- my grown kids would LOVE something like this (my son would likely never take it down)!!! ;-) You've put a lot of work into this project, but it is sooo FUN -- LOVE it!!!
- August 9, 2011 at 11:10 AM
- dlwidder said...
Oh so creepy and fun! Love this piece! TFS!
- August 9, 2011 at 11:12 AM
- Lizscraps said...
WONDERFUL work of art period! the shadow box really let you play and papers and doors are fantastic. Lots of work but a great keepsake for sure. KUDOS!
- August 9, 2011 at 11:14 AM
- BeeBoo said...
great project! love the color of the box & the door. very eerie but super cool!
- August 9, 2011 at 11:15 AM
- bw said...
Being a Halloween junkie as well, this was amazing, nice and creepy just the way I like it!!!
- August 9, 2011 at 11:21 AM
- Pam said...
Awesome!!!! Very different. : )
- August 9, 2011 at 11:25 AM
- Noreen said...
A perfect innovative way to use the advent calendar box. The details are all wonderful, and I love the pile of bones beneath the iron cage!
- August 9, 2011 at 11:28 AM
- Louise said...
Oh my gosh! What to say! Such imagination and detailed work! Wow, what a gorgeous project! Love it all!
- August 9, 2011 at 11:37 AM
- Lillian Child said...
So eerily delightful!!!
- August 9, 2011 at 11:40 AM
- Judy Wood said...
WOW! Very clever! Great job!
- August 9, 2011 at 11:49 AM
OMG This is beatiful. You thought out of the box. So creative. Love your work. You must have spent a lot of time and talent on this project
Love, Love, Love it.
- August 9, 2011 at 11:49 AM
- Regina aka Mrs. Ham said...
Wow!!! You thought alot about this project and it shows. The doors and the Fleur de Lis are just stunning. The doorplate is just beautiful....
- August 9, 2011 at 11:49 AM
- Scrapycandy said...
Ingenious! Love the eyeball...and I'll stay away from door number 2..LOL! Just fantastic! Love the gate, love it all!
- August 9, 2011 at 11:50 AM
- Tara Orr said...
wow - this is over the top amazing!! SO cool and spooky - so many incredible details - love it!
- August 9, 2011 at 11:52 AM
- Diana Caho said...
WOW! Is this part of the giveaway...cuz I would love to win this piece. You outdid yourself. TFS.
- August 9, 2011 at 11:59 AM
- Ratty Hugs said...
I love & want this piece, it is so perfect for All Hallows Eve.
- August 9, 2011 at 12:06 PM
- genagirl said...
I'm working on Halloween stuff too! I NEED these doors.
- August 9, 2011 at 12:08 PM
- Pretty Patti's Papers said...
The shadowbox is fantastic! Where in the world do you find all the cool objects? Love your work.
- August 9, 2011 at 12:09 PM
- Torill said...
This is art!!
So great and scary!!
- August 9, 2011 at 12:11 PM
- Kim said...
LOVE it!! So pretty!!
- August 9, 2011 at 12:11 PM
- Jack and Cat Curio said...
GORGEOUS!!!Love all the details and spookiness!
- August 9, 2011 at 12:15 PM
- You and Me~Shell said...
You are absolutely fabulous! Wow!
- August 9, 2011 at 12:17 PM
- Toni said...
Nicki !!!! I enjoyed so much looking at every little detail... this looks like it was sooooooo much fun to create. What a great idea !!!!! love it and thank you for the inspiration !
- August 9, 2011 at 12:19 PM
- Mary said...
Truly art! OMG! I am so inspired.
- August 9, 2011 at 12:24 PM
- Carol said...
Hi Nicole,
We have been spectacular, I love it.
It has some amazing detail, especially I like when you open the door and sees that image, is perfect.
You have been great.
Many kisses from the island of Menorca, Spain.
- August 9, 2011 at 12:33 PM
- Stacey Wilson said...
Wow, this is such a fun project! I love all your little trinkets! The vulture in the cage is really cool! Great work :)
- August 9, 2011 at 12:37 PM
- Sherry Cheever said...
Holy Flippin BATMAN! This is outstanding and so very clever and creative!!
- August 9, 2011 at 12:43 PM
- Carla said...
My daughter would freak out over this! You did a great job and the details are amazing!
- August 9, 2011 at 12:50 PM
- sleigh said...
WOW!!! So creative!!! and love the theme behind it all... huge Halloween fan! Thanks for sharing with us today :)
- August 9, 2011 at 1:04 PM
- Leah Crowe said...
ohhhhh my god.. I just lost my mind. this is incredible!!!!! I friggin love it sooo much. The details are UH-MAZING!
- August 9, 2011 at 1:06 PM
- Judy Webb said...
What imagination and details. Love your project.
- August 9, 2011 at 1:06 PM
- Fran Brunke said...
All I can say is "eek!!" (in the best possible way!) No kidding, when I saw the bone pile and the vulture I got a little freaked out. This is an amazing project - total awesomeness, and in the best of Halloween spirit. Love it.
- August 9, 2011 at 1:14 PM
- Mona E said...
Holy Smokes!!! This is too flippin cool!!! What a fantastic project you have created. It is totally jawdropping!!! O`boy i`m out of words to describe the greatness of it, lol. Loooooove it!!!!!
- August 9, 2011 at 1:18 PM
- kathy2eggs said...
I've been working on the same type of shadowbox, and now I know it's going to fabulous, as is yours! Those little spooky details really make it as do those gates!!! Thanks for all the inspiration..
- August 9, 2011 at 1:18 PM
- jjocarlson said...
Wow what a wonderful project! Reminds me of something my daughter would like! Thanks for sharing.
- August 9, 2011 at 1:36 PM
- wilson.marie65 said...
Totally out of this world....lol....I have admired all of your work...you're such a talented woman...loveeeee everything about the project....thank you for sharing your wonderful piece of art...breath taking!!!!
- August 9, 2011 at 1:39 PM
- Kelly Massman said...
Spooky! Very creative!
- August 9, 2011 at 1:51 PM
- Cari D. Cruse said...
Oh this is just so totally fantastic! Love it! :D
- August 9, 2011 at 1:54 PM
I just love this project, you are so creative, thank you for sharing.
- August 9, 2011 at 2:05 PM
- joydee1963 said...
WOW! Great project! such great details,joydee1963 at yahoo dot com
- August 9, 2011 at 2:31 PM
- Anny90 said...
Wow! It's absolutely amazing!
- August 9, 2011 at 2:38 PM
- Elin said...
This is awesome!!!! Love the keylocker...
- August 9, 2011 at 2:39 PM
- sharon g said...
Oh my gosh, great idea. I love it. I'm going to look at it again. Halloween is my favorite holiday...
- August 9, 2011 at 3:04 PM
- Tanya said...
How awesome is this?! Love it! So totally fun and I love all your creepy little knic knacs. This would be so fun to make!
- August 9, 2011 at 3:04 PM
What a COOL project. I just love the door. I will check this out several times - there is just so much to see.
- August 9, 2011 at 3:09 PM
- Jan Garber said...
WOW! The hours and detail put into this project is amazing! Definately the best Halloween decor item I've ever seen! I must save it on my conputer to refer to over and over!
- August 9, 2011 at 3:15 PM
- Linda said...
Love creating shadow boxes and yours is FABULOUS!!! The doors are a great touch! Thanks for the inspiration!
- August 9, 2011 at 3:29 PM
- Janie said...
Definitely a treat full of tricks!
- August 9, 2011 at 4:04 PM
- Chocolate Mousie said...
This is freakin' AWESOME! I love all the detailed work on this box!
- August 9, 2011 at 4:10 PM
- stephanie said...
How awesome is this!!!!!!!!!
- August 9, 2011 at 4:21 PM
- Peggy said...
Haunting project and kinda scary. Great accessories.
Peggy Allen
- August 9, 2011 at 4:39 PM
- Carol said...
HOLY COW - Nicki! your project is freaking amazing! I love - I want - just awe inspiring. Your talent is off the charts! Thank you for shring it with us!
- August 9, 2011 at 5:26 PM
what a project, I have to admit, I was disappointed in the Halloween theme, I hate halloween, but the project was creative.
- August 9, 2011 at 6:04 PM
Holy Crow! This is AWESOME!!
- August 9, 2011 at 6:07 PM
- Monique Barr said...
Girls you ROCK. I just do not know what to say but you ROCK
- August 9, 2011 at 6:10 PM
Halloween is my favorite holiday!! So, of course, I love this!! I need to start lookikng for spooky doo-dads to make one!
2violet4 @ sbcglobal.net
(I have to post as annonymous as I don't have a profile)
- August 9, 2011 at 6:20 PM
- Tolegranny said...
I love the box and all the interesting things to see. Love Halloween.
- August 9, 2011 at 6:24 PM
- csparky61 said...
Wowser! So lovely, creative, and scary all at the same time! I admire all the little details that make this so spectacular. Thanks for sharing.
- August 9, 2011 at 6:25 PM
Your work is very special! I like all the details you used.
- August 9, 2011 at 6:27 PM
- Georgee said...
What a fantastic project. I must purchase some of these chipboard doors!!! Great inspiration, thanks so much!!!
- August 9, 2011 at 7:24 PM
- Barbara said...
Wow! The kids have to love this!!
- August 9, 2011 at 7:30 PM
- Victoria said...
I love altered art and this one is GREAT!!!
- August 9, 2011 at 7:37 PM
- Becky Dunham said...
Wow Nicki! This is amazing! I have a painter tray i have been trying to decide what to do with and this gives me so much inspiration! thanks for sharing this fabulous project!
rebeccadunham at hotmail dot com
- August 9, 2011 at 7:39 PM
- Lee-Anne said...
This is over the top amazing! Love all the little details. Very scary!
- August 9, 2011 at 7:39 PM
This project is too fantastic for words! I LOVE it so much! Fabulous inspiration for a configurations box I'm starting for my sister...whose favorite holiday just happens to be...Halloween!
panutting at gmaildotcom
- August 9, 2011 at 7:49 PM
- Tami B. said...
This is so awesomely, utterly cool!
- August 9, 2011 at 7:54 PM
- slotr04-scrapjazz said...
AMAZING!!!! I am so in Love!!! I can't wait for halloween this year!!!!
- August 9, 2011 at 8:24 PM
Great shadowbox! Love the chipboard doors as well as the creative use of the door knob and plate. Thank you for sharing your creativity.
- August 9, 2011 at 8:31 PM
Kaiser Craft's Advent Calendar shadow box is awesome and your additons of door plates, hinges and gates are so creative! I can see this in my dining room with the eiffel tower trinkets/die cuts!!
- August 9, 2011 at 8:47 PM
- Scossie Jane said...
Totally off the planet - what an amazing piece of art - for Art is what this is. Sooooo much attention to the little details - this is truly inspirational.... Hugs x
- August 9, 2011 at 9:16 PM
VERY creative. I love all the Halloween details!
Jan B.
- August 9, 2011 at 9:19 PM
- Julie Wright said...
Wow! What an imagination. These papers literally force your creativity out!
- August 9, 2011 at 9:23 PM
- Scrapthat said...
Very Ghoul! I mean cool! TFS!
- August 9, 2011 at 9:37 PM
- In the Light of the Moon said...
There is so much to look at herer..Perfectly wicked!!Hugs,Cat
- August 9, 2011 at 9:43 PM
- Sherri Caramico said...
Oh my, Oh my, what creepy goodness - Just LUV it! - now if you please excuse me, I have to go back and look at all the photos again! LOL! Thanks for sharing! Great job!
- August 9, 2011 at 9:54 PM
Very creative! Thanks...
- August 9, 2011 at 10:29 PM
- lazycattrain said...
Very exceptional, this is a very unusual way to use g45 collection "oz". never knew it could be pulled out like this, keep up the good work ;)
- August 9, 2011 at 11:01 PM
- Trudi said...
Your project is so creative! I love it. I will be back to see more of your creations! Thanks for sharing.
- August 9, 2011 at 11:14 PM
- Lorraine said...
Oh this is so cool! I love all the details of your creepy count down calendar!
- August 9, 2011 at 11:15 PM
- Tambo said...
OMG WOW! What creativity! I love all the detail. I just went over and over it to see all of the little things that you included! So great! tfs Tami
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- August 9, 2011 at 11:21 PM
- Sharon Sutton said...
Very creative and detailed.
- August 9, 2011 at 11:43 PM
- wendy said...
What a great project. Halloween is my favorite holiday for decorating our home. I've been saving small jewelry boxes to make an advent calendar. I think I will have to make a Halloween countdown calendar instead. So much inspiration, not enough hours in the day! Thanks for sharing all the details!
- August 9, 2011 at 11:46 PM
- McStamper said...
Wow, what a great idea. Looks very time-consuming. Kids will love it.
- August 10, 2011 at 12:04 AM
- POSH said...
Amazing doesnt begin to describe this Halloween project. I just LOVE the doors...they lend such a wonderful touch and all the hidden scary toouches. I LOVE it all!!!!
- August 10, 2011 at 12:20 AM
- Karen AKA Soccerboyzmom said...
wow, that is an amazing use of an advent calendar -- who would have thought.
- August 10, 2011 at 12:40 AM
- emharp said...
What an amazing project...creepily cute!
- August 10, 2011 at 1:21 AM
- Lexi said...
Totally amazing project.
- August 10, 2011 at 1:31 AM
WOW!!!!!!!!! That is too KEWL
- August 10, 2011 at 2:23 AM
- rockmamman said...
Awesome! how did you do the frosted look on the shadowbox?
- August 10, 2011 at 4:51 AM
- Laura said...
What a ghoulish delight! I love, love, love your project. Halloween is my favorite holiday and I'm always on the look-out for new and innovative decorating ideas. Thanks for this inspiration! One question though - where do you find/get all your little objects? Have you collected them through the years or are they from a store?
- August 10, 2011 at 5:02 AM
- Luv 2 Create said...
Fabulous!!! Love it all. Lots of time, effort, and love of craft went into to this project, but the end result was so worth it. Great products like Graphic 45 make it so much fun. Thanks for sharing it with us.
- August 10, 2011 at 5:54 AM
- Rhea said...
Lovely project! A true inspiration. Thanks for sharing.
- August 10, 2011 at 6:20 AM
Nicole, such a beautiful artistic creation. I want to drop everything and make one right away. thanks for sharing beautiful art.
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- August 10, 2011 at 8:02 AM
- Bast said...
Absolutely awesome project. I love it! Halloween is my fav holiday. Something like this I would leave out all yer round. TFS
- August 10, 2011 at 8:14 AM
- Andrene said...
OMG!!! This project is oozing with creativity and imagination! Super job.
- August 10, 2011 at 8:19 AM
- 2amscrapper said...
Don't you just love it when your project materials fit your concept perfectly? Great project!
- August 10, 2011 at 8:24 AM
- Christina V. said...
Lots of skilled work on this project! Very interesting and detailed work! Thanks for the inspiration!
- August 10, 2011 at 9:48 AM
Wish I could celebrate Halloween at your house. This is great and so much fun to look at.
- August 10, 2011 at 9:58 AM
- Maline said...
Wahou quel travail, ça fait peur hihi. Amitié
- August 10, 2011 at 10:09 AM
- Manhattan Mandie said...
Oh my gosh!!! This is just FABULOUS FABULOUSNESS!!!!!! Oh my gosh!!!! No, really!!! I totally LOVE this and I'm TOTALLY going to scraplift you :)
- August 10, 2011 at 10:56 AM
- dDesigns said...
You've captured the quintessential "Halloween" for me! Thank you for the eye candy! What talent!
- August 10, 2011 at 10:57 AM
Totally HALLLOWEEEN!!! Love your project! The gates and your use of them are magnificent. The Proper Gentleman is creeepy! Very creative use of the G45 door knob.
Elaine in BB
- August 10, 2011 at 11:58 AM
- snowbear said...
Awesome!!! I LOVE those crypt doors... anything Halloween gets my attention... those doors make it fabulous!
- August 10, 2011 at 11:58 AM
- Debbie said...
I love the chipboard gates, there will be just the right touch for a mini that i am doing for my husband, but now on too your gorgeous project there really is not words for the master piece that you did-it is fantastic. the details that you did are amazing thanks
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- August 10, 2011 at 12:05 PM
Your project is absolutely stunning! I love those doors and all of those countdown goodies! Girl, this is one amazing creative project!
- August 10, 2011 at 12:21 PM
Yowza, love your shadow box. You really went all out! It's great and wonderfully creepy.
Janet L.
- August 10, 2011 at 12:48 PM
- Linda Manning Findley said...
this is just awesome .... love to do this for my son and his wife for their anniversary (yep they got married Oct. 31st) .... Linda F
- August 10, 2011 at 1:06 PM
- Elise said...
I am, officially, in LOVE. This is THE most, STUNNING, marvelousely macabre, magnificent piece of sparkled, collected and created CURIO-wonderfulness.... Well, EVER! I LOVE it! Your work is... wait for it... TO DIE FOR! {Hee!}
- August 10, 2011 at 1:10 PM
- Kathy Robitaille said...
Okay... I love Halloween and you have done this event proud with all the elements and details. Wow!!
- August 10, 2011 at 3:31 PM
- Caroline said...
This box is AWESOME! So spookily fun!! Thanks so much for sharing it with us!
- August 10, 2011 at 3:40 PM
- Anne said...
I'm not normally a fan of things Halloween but you've changed my mind with this project. It's so detailed and so spooky. And the six paper lines you've used all blend together wonderfully. A very spooklicious box!
- August 10, 2011 at 3:57 PM
- Shona said...
Fabulous project!! I'm a halloween junkey too,and this just makes my heart race!!
- August 10, 2011 at 5:20 PM
Wow, this is amazing, creepy but amazing!
- August 10, 2011 at 6:38 PM
- Heidi said...
I love your shadow box. So much detail, so much work. Thank you.
- August 11, 2011 at 1:16 AM
- Nicole said...
Oh WOW! This is absolutely exquisite... all the wonderful vintage Halloween details! I can't even begin to say how much i love this project! Thank you so much for the inspiration!
- August 11, 2011 at 9:04 AM
Beautiful Halloween decor. You are very talented. TFS
- August 11, 2011 at 10:45 AM
- Nicolle Kramer said...
WOW WOW WOW!!!! This is sooo amazing ..down to every last detail....one can only wish to have this kind of creativity! Stunning thanks for sharing..:)
- August 11, 2011 at 12:00 PM
- Nancy D. said...
Loved your project!!!
- August 11, 2011 at 12:36 PM
- Romy said...
Wow, I'm blown away....this is simply STUNNING!
- August 11, 2011 at 2:01 PM
- ScrapGirlfriend said...
Okay, everybody else used the adjectives I wanted to use, so I am just going to say, "WhoaDang, girlfriend. Thanks for sharing your tricks to this 'Awe-Stun-Azing' project filled with eye-treats. WOWZA!!!" How about that...when I run out of adjectives, I just make my own.
- August 11, 2011 at 2:42 PM
- Scrapaddict said...
Amazing~~~ love all the added surprises!
- August 11, 2011 at 2:55 PM
- michsmith1973 said...
WOW!! This is fantstic!!! You did a super job and loved all the details. Thanks for sharing!
- August 11, 2011 at 11:21 PM
- Olah Momma! said...
That looks very intricately beautiful. Best one I've ever seen!
Following your lovely blog. I am also inviting you to add your blog at Momma's Lounge (http://olahmomma.com/momlounge) where you can shout away, add your business/giveaways, and meet more mom bloggers from allover the world.
Thanks and have a great day!
- August 12, 2011 at 12:12 PM
- Звездная песня said...
Просто дух захватывает! Вы - гений!
- September 10, 2011 at 7:28 AM


text: Eder Sanchez from Mexico and Russian Tatyana Sibileva took the honours at the 55th edition of the Coppa Città di Sesto San Giovanni, the Italian leg of the IAAF Race Walking Challenge, held in very hot conditions on Sunday.Sanchez, World bronze medallist in the 20 km in 2009, won in 1:24:52 in a race badly affected by a temperature of 34°C. Russian Petr Trofimov finshed second in 1:25:32 ahead of Japanese Yusuke Suzuki (1:26:42). Russian Tatiana Sibileva took the win in the women's 20 km race in 1:30:35 on a very warm morning with a temperature of 29°C. Olive Loughnane from Ireland, World silver medallist in 2009 finished runner-up in 1:31:33 ahead of Claire Tallent (wife of double 20 and 50 km Olympic medallist Jared Tallent), third in 1:32:39. Warm weather conditions certainly took their toll on final times.Men's race – Japanese walkers Yusuke Suzuki and Takayuki Tanii and Russian Trofimov went to the lead in the early stages of the race passing the 5 km mark in 20:58. Sanchez chose a more conservative tactic which would pay off at the end. The Mexican walker passed at 5 km in 21:15.Suzuki and Trofimov pulled away from Tanji at 7 km. The leading duo continued to walk in the front at 10 km which they reached in 42:03, while Sanchez was in third position with a halfway split of 42:35. After the 10 km mark the pace faded because of the heat. At 15 km Trofimov and Suzuki led by 21 seconds over Sanchez (1:03:47 to 1:04:08). The 5 km split between 10 km and 15 km was clocked in 21:44 slower than the first two 5 km splits (21:15 at 5 km and 21:20 between 5 km and 10 km). Sanchez began closing the gap after 15 km and during the penultimate lap at 18 km the Mexican walker caught Trofimov, while Suzuki faded in the final stages of the race but managed to defend his third place despite a slow 44:40 in the second half in very hard conditions.Sanchez walked faster in the second half clocking 42:17 (20:44 between 15 and 20 km). "My tactic was perfect and it paid off," Sanchez said. "My opponents pushed hard at the beginning. I am used to these conditions in Mexico and I kept my head wet. I am now going to St. Moritz for one month to prepare for the Olympic Games in London."Federico Tondonati beat Jean Jacques Nkouloukidi to take seventh place in 1:28:37 and won the Italian 20 km race title.Women's race –The women's race set off at a conservative pace from the Pino Dordoni athletics track. Four women - Loughnane, Tallent, Sibileva and Korotkova took the lead forming the leading pack in the early stages. Loughnane and Tallent went to the front of the four-women pack going through at 5 km in 22:58.Korotkova was the first to be dropped after 28 minutes. The leading trio formed by Sibileva, Loughnane and Tallent continued to push going through at 10 km in 46:05 with 57 seconds over Korotkova. Sibileva, who finished second at the 2008 World Cup in Cheboksary and clocked a PB of 1:25:52 in 2010, pushed hard despite the unfavourable conditions after the 10 km mark and took a solid lead. The Russian walker increased her gap to 38 seconds over Loughnane at 15 km (1:08:14 to 1:08:52) and to 1:02 over Tallent. Sibileva clocked the fastest 5 km between 10 and 15 km in 22:09. The following 5 km split between 15 and 20 km was not as fast as the previous (22:15) but it was enough to take a comfortable win in 1:30:35. "I like hot weather but today it caused me a lot of problems especially in the second half," Sibileva sad. "I wanted to show that I am among the best walkers in the world." Loughnane did not complain about the conditions despite the big change from rainy conditions in her country. "When the heat started to kick in, it became very tough but it was the same for everybody. In my country it was cold with a temperature of 10°C with a lot of rain. We have to be prepared for all conditions. Everybody says that it will be rainy at the Olympics in London but it may be possible that it is going to be warm. Little by little my shape is going to be better," said Loughnane, who added that she'll spend four weeks near Granada to prepare for London. Tallent took her second spot on the podium in this year's IAAF Walking Challenge after finishing second in Chihuahua but the result let her down a bit. "I am disappointing. I picked up a couple of yellow cards and I could not push," she said.Federica Ferraro, seventh at the 2006 World Junior Championships in Beijing and 21th at the recent World Cup in Saransk, finished seventh in 1:37:43 to win the Italian title. Diego Sampaolo for the IAAFLeading Results of the Coppa Città di Sesto San Giovanni: Men's race - 1 Eder Sanchez (Mexico) 1:24:522 Petr Trofimov (Russia) 1:25:223 Yusuke Suzuki (Japan) 1:26:424 Luke Adams (Australia) 1:27:015 Kevin Campion (France) 1:28:066 Francisco Arcilla (Spain) 1:28:117 Federico Tondonati (Italy) 1:28:378 Jean Jacques Nkouloukidi (Italy) 1:29:049 Teodorico Caporaso (Italy) 1:29:1610 Takajuki Tanji (Japan) 1:29:45Women's race -1 Tatyana Sibileva (Russia) 1:30:352 Olive Loughnane (Ireland) 1:31:333 Claire Tallent (Australia) 1:32:304 Lucie Pelantova (Czech Republic) 1:35:365 Masumi Fuchise (Japan) 1:36:326 Federica Ferraro (Italy) 1:37:437 Tatyana Korotkova (Russia) 1:38:268 Andres Myriam Fernandez (Spain) 1:38:489 Irina Shushina (Russia) 1:39:5510 Antigoni Drisbioti (Greece) 1:41:54


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The New York State PTA welcomes Kyle McCauley Belokopitsky, Esq. as our new Executive Director, to begin at the end of June, 2016.
Ms. Belokopitsky has specialized in education policy after years of working in both the New York State Senate and Assembly. She currently represents New York State United Teachers, serving as a PK-12 education lobbyist working on state budget and education funding, and other high profile issues such as testing, learning standards, teacher and principal evaluation and receivership.
Prior to serving our state's teachers, she represented the NYS Council of School Superintendents as Assistant Director for Government Relations and the New York State Catholic Conference as Director of Government Relations.
Prior to serving our state's teachers, she represented the NYS Council of School Superintendents as Assistant Director for Government Relations and the New York State Catholic Conference as Director of Government Relations.
She has been admitted to practice law in New York and the District Court for the Northern District of New York, and teaches Law and Criminal Justice at Hudson Valley Community College and has taught Education Law at The College of St. Rose Graduate School of Education. She is extremely active in the NYS Educational Conference Board, and is a member of the National Association of Legislative and Political Education Specialists, the NYS Bar Association, and a former member of the NYS Management Association for School Law Attorneys.
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"I have known and worked with Kyle since she was employed by the New York State Council of School Superintendents, where she brought considerable 'Albany insider' experience to the Council, with well-established personal contacts and an in-depth knowledge of how best to work within the system to achieve desired results. Over the years, Kyle has consistently been among the most active and contributing individuals to the Educational Conference Board, frequently assuming a leadership role. Over the time we have worked together, Kyle has earned my respect and admiration. I believe that she will make an outstanding Executive Director for the PTA. She has my unqualified recommendation for this position and I look forward to continuing to work with her in this new role." John Yagielski, Chair, New York State Educational Conference Board.
"Kyle brought creativity, connections, and a tremendous capacity for hard work to our organization. She made lasting contributions to the Council of School Superintendents during her nearly three years with us. PTA chapters, parents and students themselves will benefit from all those strengths and from the critical knowledge she has gained about our state's education system. We look forward to continuing to work with Kyle and the New York State PTA and wish both good fortunes in the years ahead." Robert Lowry, Deputy Director, New York State Council of School Superintendents.
"As a professional lobbyist and lawyer, Kyle Belokopitsky has a wealth of knowledge about public education advocacy issues, having represented both public and parochial schools as well as teachers and superintendents. She is also a parent of a school age child, which solidifies her credentials as an outstanding choice to be the Executive Director of the NYS PTA. The NYSSBA staff and I look forward to continue working with Kyle in her new role." Timothy G. Kremer, Executive Director, New York State School Boards Association.
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Kix2Exe is a console application to package KiXtart scripts into self-executing (.exe) files. Besides the Kix2Exe, a graphical frontend for Kix2Exe (called Kix2Exe-Gui) and a portable U3-version are also available.
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This morning I decided that while it is a sad fact .....
Don't laugh or joke, this is quite sad.
No matter how hard I try it always turns out a mess.
Take this morning for instants:
Put in filter, add water, add grounds, 5 mins later...disaster.
The filter has collapsed and my coffee looks more like dark cloudy water
with dirt floating at the bottom.
This happens weekly no matter how hard I try to get the filter to say up ( I've tried fluffing it, smashing it into the sides of the maker, yelling at it, crying....and nothing works)
I thank the Lord for roommates and there skills of coffee making and sharing
I did how ever make a bomb piece of toast this morning. It may have been the best I have ever had.


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Through this daydreaming keynote, psychologist Jonathan Schooler considers the possibilities created from mind-wandering. First, Schooler shows how science is at a risk of hubris by often treating people as objects leading us to disregard the internal thoughts and feelings of those they study. What often goes unstudied and unacknowledged because of this is the ubiquitous form of mental cognition which is mind-wandering. This happens when people are engaged in thoughts that have nothing to do with what is going on.
Schooler demonstrates that people who have a meta-awareness of their own mind-wandering turn out to be especially creative individuals. It is often during these daydreaming periods that ideas occur to us, yet in order to make them useful, people need to notice that it turns into an important source of innovation. This daydreaming keynote exposes that these moments of distraction encourage the creative capacity of the mind.
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- Third Circuit Adopts Catalyst Theory in ERISA Cases for Attorney Fee Awards
- May 27, 2015 | Author: Joshua Bachrach
- Law Firm: Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP - Philadelphia Office
- Under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), "the court in its discretion may allow a reasonable attorney's fee and costs of action to either party." The discretion of a court to award fees is not unfettered. Reviewing the language in the ERISA statute, the Supreme Court in Hardt v. Reliance Standard Life Ins. Co., 560 U.S. 242 (2010), held that a party does not need to be a prevailing party to be eligible for an award of fees. Still, a party must achieve "some degree of success on the merits." To satisfy this requirement, a claimant must achieve more than just a "purely procedural victory."
In Templin v. Independence Blue Cross, No. 13-4493 (3d Cir. May 8, 2015), the Third Circuit opened the door to fee recoveries in ERISA cases in a way not contemplated by Hardt. The court decided that a party can achieve success on the merits without any judicial action. In Templin, the court decided that the defendants' voluntary payment of interest was sufficient to make the claimants eligible for attorney fees under Hardt.
By way of background, the plaintiffs in Templin brought claims under ERISA based on the refusal of the defendants-insurers to pay claims for certain medical products. After the lawsuit was filed and the court denied a motion to dismiss based on failure to exhaust, the defendants approved the claims and the court dismissed the complaint. Both parties then filed motions for attorney fees, which were denied. In an earlier appeal, the Third Circuit affirmed the denial of fees but concluded that the case had to be remanded to the lower court to determine whether the claimants were entitled to interest on the delayed payment of benefits.
On remand, the claimants sought interest between $1.5 and $1.8 million. Eventually the parties settled the interest claim for only $68,000. Afterward, the claimants sought attorney fees of nearly $350,000. The district court denied the motion for fees based on its conclusion that the question of whether the claimants were entitled to interest "was settled among the parties outside the courtroom and without a judgment from the Court." The claimants then appealed, arguing that they were entitled to fees under a catalyst theory.
The Third Circuit agreed with the claimants that they were eligible for fees because the filing of the lawsuit was the catalyst to their recovery of interest. The court distinguished the Supreme Court decision in Buckhannon Board & Care Home v. West Virginia Dept. of Health and Human Services, 532 U.S. 598 (2001), which rejected the catalyst theory under a different fee-shifting statute. The court explained that the fee statute at issue in Buckhannon included a prevailing party requirement that is not included in the ERISA statute. On this basis, the court refused to apply Buckhannon. Accordingly, the catalyst theory is available in ERISA cases.
According to the Third Circuit in Templin, all "that is necessary is that litigation activity pressured a defendant to settle or render to a plaintiff the requested relief." The court, however, said that to be eligible for fees, the litigation result must be "non-trivial, and more than a procedural victory...." Under this standard, the court concluded that the claimants were eligible for an award of attorney fees because the settlement for $68,000 in interest was a "substantive victory."
It is difficult to reconcile the Third Circuit's holding in Templin with the decision in Hardt. In Hardt the defendant voluntarily paid the benefits claimed by the ERISA plan participant but only after the district court issued an order denying the defendant's motion for summary judgment and remanding the claim for further review. The district court also made favorable comments about the claimant's eligibility and said that if the defendant did not make its remand decision within the time included in the order, judgment would automatically be entered for the claimant.
The Supreme Court concluded that Hardt achieved some degree of success on the merits and was eligible for an award of fees. The conclusion was not based on the voluntary payment of benefits, however. It was not even based on the remand alone. The Court recognized that there was more than just a remand. In addition to the remand, the district court made comments favorable to the claimant regarding the merits of her claim. As noted above, the district court also stated that judgment would automatically be entered in favor of the claimant if the remand decision were not made on time. Under these facts, the Supreme Court concluded that Hardt achieved more than just a procedural victory. The claimant achieved some degree of success on the merits. The Court reserved for another day the question of whether a remand "without more" is enough to be eligible for fees.
Nowhere in Hardt did the Supreme Court even suggest that a defendant's voluntary payment of benefits, a fact present in the case, is sufficient to become eligible for fees. To the contrary, the Court described in detail the judicial actions taken by the district court, which supported the award of fees to Hardt. If a "purely procedural" victory is not enough under Hardt, why should a claimant who does not even achieve that be permitted to recover fees under the ERISA statute as permitted in Templin?
While Buckhannon involved a fee claim under a different federal fee-shifting statute that requires prevailing party status, there is language in the decision that seemingly applies equally to the ERISA statute. For example, the Buckhannon court held that a "defendant's voluntary change in conduct" while providing the relief requested "lacks the necessary judicial imprimatur on the change." Absent any "judicial imprimatur," an ERISA litigant also does not achieve any "success on the merits." Such success necessarily requires some form of action by a court, which was lacking in Templin.
There is additional language in Buckhannon that raises doubts as to the applicability of the catalyst theory in ERISA cases. The Court recognized "the disincentive that the 'catalyst theory' may have upon a defendant's decision to voluntarily change its conduct, conduct that may not be illegal." As the Court explained, the "defendants' potential liability for fees in this kind of litigation can be as significant as, and sometimes even more significant than, their potential liability on the merits and the possibility of being assessed attorney's fees may well deter a defendant from altering its conduct."
The Third Circuit failed to recognize the chilling effect its ruling will likely have on settlement of ERISA claims once a lawsuit is filed. Also lost on the court is the potential increase in lawsuits involving questionable ERISA claims by attorneys hoping to secure a nominal settlement and then demand fees as a result.
A primary goal of ERISA was to provide a forum for employers and employees to resolve disputes over benefits inexpensively and expeditiously. Perry v. Simplicity Engineering, 900 F.2d 963, 966-67 (6th Cir.1990). Recognition of the catalyst theory in ERISA cases can only prolong the resolution of disputes as it provides a disincentive to settlement. In turn, this will result in more-expensive litigation. Hopefully, the Third Circuit's position in Templin will not be followed in other circuits.


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Regular programming for Keith and I, is also in sight. Five weeks now into running two farms we're still...running, but not at warp speed. Still down in Chatsworth caring for livestock everyday, maintaining what we've mowed and cleaned and repaired, but the crisis mode is lifting. There were 27 head of cattle to be cared for when we assumed possession of our other farm, but now we are down to just nine. One calf (coming here for our 2018 beef supply) one milk cow (coming here to replace Puppette) four other milk cows (one sold and waiting for new owner to pick up) and three heifers (one bred, two unbred).
A young farmer is coming to look at the three milk cows left and we hope he'll take all three. By the end of the week, all livestock will be gone from Chatsworth and we can begin cleaning out the barn there. In the meantime we continue to use the milk we get from there by feeding to our hogs and sharing with another farmer friend with pastured hogs.
Milk fed hogs make fantastic pork chops!
Up here on Poor Farm central I was able to enjoy some time this morning enjoying the peace and quiet. Comparatively speaking, our few critters here are easy to care for. The garden is overflowing with produce though and demanded attention. Finally, I got some tomatoes canned, pesto made and frozen, a cake baked and God willing, might even get supper made. Rain came in spurts but laundry was hung out in between cloud bursts. Last week we were so crazed, one load of laundry hung out for four days, washed three times by rain. And people pay good money for "rain scented" fabric softener. Cracks me up.
I also did what all we queer country folk do from time to time, I took pictures of my flowers. It's a silly ritual, the way we all think we have the most beautiful cosmos of all, but it serves another purpose. It slows us down. Makes us appreciate that which is blooming its fool head off, right in front of our eyes.
Flowers are full of silver linings. Especially those morning glories blooming on the trellis friend Jay made for my birthday back in June. It's a keen place for coffee or tea. That's my aunt Bernie's old 1978 dial phone on the table, just in case I feel like calling her on the other side.


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First Trailer for Sofia Coppola's 'The Beguiled' Starring Kirsten Dunst, Nicole Kidman & Colin Farrell
Focus Features has released the first trailer for Sofia Coppola's (Lost in Translation) upcoming film The Beguiled. Based Thomas P. Cullinan's novel of the same name, the film "unfolds in Virginia at a girls' school during the Civil War where the young women have been sheltered from the outside world. When a wounded Union soldier is discovered and taken in, the house is taken over with sexual tension, rivalries and an unexpected turn of events.
Kirsten Dunst, Nicole Kidman, Colin Farrell, Elle Fanning, and Angourie Rice star. The film is scheduled to be released on June 23, 2017.