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Apple's been hard at work pushing its credentials as a good American company. From its latest ad campaign that seeks to remind the world that it designs it's products in California (even though it builds them elsewhere), to its revelation that it will build the Mac Pro in America, and its decision to name the next version of OS X after a Californian surfing spot, there can be no doubt right now that Apple is all American.
The sceptics might think that Apple is trying to win over the senate, which has been a bit grumpy with it since it has been a bit creative about paying its taxes. Others might conclude that its American identity is Apple's best weapon in its war with Korean Samsung. Whatever its reasons, Apple is really shouting about its nationality right now.
You might have seen the new Designed by Apple advert on the TV – it's airing in the UK as well as the US. The ad attempts to demonstrate the "experience of a product" and "how it makes someone feel," in various scenarios. We're quite intrigued by what Apple trying to say with its latest ad campaign as it's certainly not in its usual style, which traditionally focus on promoting product features.
The scenarios include a woman on a New York subway; a classroom of Asian children (is Apple suggesting these kids are in an American classroom? We're curious); a child and his mother playing an iPad game; lovers taking an iPhone selfie; a man in a Chinese restaurant (even more curious?); a MacBook Pro-wielding musician at a sell-out gig; a family watching slideshows via a projector; and a girl reading her iPhone in bed.
The company goes on to claim: "We spend a lot of time on a few great things" and closes on: "This is our signature and it means everything," with the words "Designed by Apple in California" on the screen.
Those in the Apple's attacking Samsung camp will probably suggest that there is even some subliminal messaging going on with the classroom of children and the restaurant scene, but it's probably just Apple showing that it's products are used all over the world…
Patriotism is certainly one way to gain the admiration of its American customers, and no doubt a few aspirational American-wannabes from around the world, but does Apple's American credentials make people more likely to buy its products? Maybe in the US it would, but we doubt that would be the case elsewhere in the world.
That probably explains why the secondary focus on the ads is the fact that the company spends a lot of time thinking about, as the words of Apple's print ads state: "Who will this help? Will it make life better?" and refining a "few great things", rather than being so busy making everything that it can't perfect anything.
Even viewed from this perspective it's hard to imagine that Apple's not having a dig at Samsung. Apple's suggestion that: "If you are busy making everything, how can you perfect anything?" could be interpreted as a criticism of Samsung, which has makes a number of different smartphones including the Galaxy S4, the Galaxy Mega and the Galaxy Note II, while Apple focuses on just one new iPhone at a time.
So whatever way you look at it Apple's ad campaign seems to be saying: "We're not Samsung". We're still not sure why it felt that it was necessary to shout about it quite so loudly though. Perhaps it's paving the way for the launch of the iPhone 6 (or iPhone 5S) and the more Android-like iOS 7.
Decide for yourself: Watch the Apple ad here.
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Afghanistan seeks advice from Victoria Police in protecting females after international withdrawal
As police in Afghanistan start to look to life beyond the withdrawal of the international military force from their country, Afghan leaders this week met with members of Victoria Police to discuss the challenges they faced in protecting women and girls.
Najibullah Samsour, the chief of police of a part of Kabul known as District 10, said the goal was to win the support of the Australian government in combating an expected increase in violence against women after the forces withdraw.
''I want to give the Australian people and government an idea of the problems of the women – as well as the challenges of the Afghan police force,'' he said through an interpreter.
Mr Samsour said more stringent laws were being introduced to tackle violence, but his country would need the support and advice of the international community.
Zulaikha Rafiq, the director of Afghan Women's Educational Centre, indicated that change had begun. The centre runs more than 20 projects in 10 provinces focusing on empowering women.
She said the organisation had two focuses: education and economic strength. Ms Rafiq said they were trying to increase the literacy rate through ''informal education for women and young girls''.
The centre works at a grassroots level with individual women and uses what it learns there to help government and police develop and improve policy.
Victoria Police Assistant Commissioner Stephen Fontana said the force was committed to sharing its knowledge in helping change attitudes and behaviours.
''There are some big challenges ahead,'' he said.
The Afghan leaders are speaking at Oxfam-hosted events, called Afghanistan at a Crossroads, in Collins Street on May 16 and in Dandenong on May 17.

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- Lorelei Gilmore, er, I mean Lauren Graham will be returning to TV, this time in NBC's upcoming series Parenthood, replacing Maura Tierney–New York Times
- TLC is suing Jon Gosselin, from the enormously popular Jon & Kate Plus 8. Wow, TLC and the Gosselins will stop at nothing to stay in the headlines. What's next, a hot-air balloon fiasco?? —Associated Press
- Yes, I'm still sad that Reno911! got canceled, but I'm excited that the guys behind it are committed to a pilot for NBC —The Hollywood Reporter
- Matthew Perry has had enough of living off his millions, he's heading back to TV, where he'll play a "self-involved manager of a second-rate sports arena blah, blah, blah" —The Hollywood Reporter
- Where the Wild Things Are opens this weekend, which probably means that come Monday Couples Retreat will no longer be the #1 movie in the country…we hope. — New York Times


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Hi everyone! A bit of a different post today. Have you all heard of Lex Cosmetics? Well, if you haven't, Lex is the owner who founded this company on the basis that we should get to make our own colors. So, you can submit colors you want to see, name them, describe them, and then she sets up a poll. The one with the most votes gets created! Best of all, each color that is created is associated with a charity, and a dollar of the sales of that color go to that charity. Awesome, right?!
Well, yours truly submitted a color back in the day and it's up for voting! It's inspired by my mother, just after I made that post dedicated to her in February. It's called Tuilleries, and I would love it if you would all vote! Currently, I'm in second place, but I only need about 75 votes to catch up to first place. You can vote once per computer, so vote on as many electronics as you can ;)
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As I was sitting at my desk writing out red slips for the students in my class who had misbehaved (A great way to re-live the glorious moments throughout the day when my beautiful students show their true colors! :) I heard a terrifying cry... "MS. GUINN!!!! COME QUICK"
The terror in their voice truly sent a shiver down my spine, but nothing could have prepared me for what I was about to see.
A nice little mound of something that was NOT chocolate was sitting prettily on my carpet. We found a few more little prizes around the room. Somebody made a "no no" in their pants and just kicked it out their pant leg. The janitors did not come so I was forced to pick it up myself, BUT not before I taped it off so we would remember exactly where to disinfect. My room looked like a miniature crime scene. We now take potty breaks often!!
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I was a bit too preoccupied to celebrate New Orleans's Super Bowl win last month, so let's do it now with a bizarre phenomenon that could only have arisen in this mad, mad, city - Sissy Rap.
A branch of the "bounce" style of N.O. hip-hop, these "sissies" are transsexual/gay rappers with a musical style so brutally primitive they make Miami Bass sound like Mozart. They shout more then rap the campy lyrics, chanted over and over mantra-like, accompanied by intensely dense music/noise: crowd sounds, sirens, shouts, beatz, scant traces of melody, all served with a hyper energy level. The result is an intoxicating party delirium.
Sissy Nobbly: Knockin At My Door - Attention you nasty hoes: Sissy Nobbly's got your man knockin on his door!
Pictured below are two other sissy stars, Katey Red and Big Freedia.
Katey Red "Been Gone For A Minute"
Big Freedia: "Azz Everywhere" ("grab your ankles!")
Who dat? Who dat? Who dat say dey gonna make dat azz go?


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There are a good handful of Blu-ray deals happening at once right now, and I'd like to flag a few up at once.
Let's start with The Prisoner, one of my favourite TV shows of all time. Definitely the most surreal spy drama of the 60s, beating out even The Avengers (not that Avengers), it's actually a great satire on genre and national identity. The first and last episodes are two of the best episodes of anything I've ever seen.
A 'Region A' locked box of the whole run and supplements is going for $29.99, down from $99.99. If you are 'Region A' friendly, leap on this. The episodes come on 4 Blu-rays beautifully mastered from the original film elements and the fifth disc is a DVD with some cracking documentary stuff on it.
The 70th anniversary edition of Gone With the Wind is a bargain-priced $7.99 right now. It's region free, it's handsome and has a good commentary by Rudy Behlmer, the film historian.
Cheaper still is Sucker Punch at only $3.99. Now, this has proven to be a divisive film, but I'm firmly on the 'pro' side. For less than a $5 note, maybe plenty more will give it a punt – some of them will hate it, some of them will love it. Region free.
Kubrick's 2001, A Clockwork Orange and The Shining are available as a three-disc set for just $9.99 right now. The perfect primer kit for somebody just getting into their new, giant HD set, maybe? Also region free.
If you're needing to get in at the ground floor of some recent, much loved TV, you can get the first seasons of both Breaking Bad and Jusified at $11.99 a pop. I ordered Justified myself.
And if you've already started on your way up, the second season of Breaking Bad is currently the same price too. And the third. And the fourth.
And, lo and behold, here's the second season of Justified at $11.99 too. I'm glad I kept searching, because I think I've just netted myself some bargains.
Unless, of course, it turns out I hate Justified. I won't, though, will I? I've been wanting to sink into it for a while.
Note: those Justified and Breaking Bad sets are locked to Region A.
The full-on release of Titanic includes a Blu-ray, a Blu-ray 3D and a digital copy and normally costs $54.99. Now, though, it's way down at just $14.99. The best 3D conversion to date, a fantastically well-mastered Blu-ray and some fascinating supplements – and, anyway, you know by now if you like Titanic, surely? This set, incidentally, is Region A locked.
There are a lot of price drops coming this week – seems to be the new tradition, that Black Friday starts days ahead of Black Friday. I'll keep my eyes peeled and try to get the best of them here on the site.
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The road through Tullyhogue will be closed this week to allow the Department for Infrastructure to carry out some much-needed resurfacing.
The village has long been plagued with potholes and an uneven surface, but it was promised the road would be fixed this Autumn.
A spokesperson for Department for Infrastructure said: "To improve the strength and surface quality of the B520 Main Street, Tullyhogue, TransportNI are currently carrying out major reconstruction and resurfacing works.
"The works extend between the 30mph speed limit signs in Tullyhogue, a distance of approximately 640 metres.
"Preparatory work began last week however a six day road closure is required to facilitate the majority of the works. The closure began on Monday 28 November and will end on Saturday, December 3. A further one day closure may be required on Thursday, December 8; however this will be avoided if possible."
Diversions are in place, and the department has suggested that drivers use the B520 Tullywiggan Road, A29 Dungannon Road, B160 Sherrigrim Road, B520 Donaghendry Road, B520 Gortgammon Road instead.
They added: "The above planned closure is subject to favourable weather conditions and we will keep the public informed of any change.
"The works operations and traffic management arrangements have been carefully programmed in order to minimise any significant inconvenience to the public, however motorists should be aware that some delays may be expected and that additional time should be allowed when planning any journeys."


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Paperless Post is my go-to for online invitations. They have great fonts, have an easy platform to use and although not free, are reasonably priced. There are some serious designers that have collaborated with them over time and the newest is Serena + Lily. They have some very cute ones to pick from.
I used this one for my upcoming stitch night...
Even though I am a paper stationery freak, I still use these often for small gatherings. Check out Paperless Post!
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I have add PayPal Express Checkout to my working AuthorizeNet checkout page. AuthorizeNet is still working properly but I am getting the following PayPal error response when I click the PayPal Express Checkout button: "This transaction cannot be processed. The amount to be charged is zero."
I have attached two files. The first file is the ecart checkout.php(zip) page that was generated(includes some of my modifications). The second file is the two arrays that is being past to WA_PP_ECO_Set_Post($WA_PP_ECO_Set_params,$WA_PP_ECO_Do_itemized). The second file also has the PayPal responses that pp_checkout_failure produced.
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Lots of Snap Inc SNAP 2.82% investors are excited about the opportunity to get in on one of the largest and fastest-growing social media stocks in the world. However, after a big move higher in its first two days on the market, Snap investors received a bit of a reality check Monday and Tuesday.
Just a few minutes before Tuesday's closing bell, Snap was seen down 10.69 percent at $21.23 as the IPO excitement dies off and the risks involved in owning the stock start to sink in.
And if you're unaware of the risks to Snapchat's business, 13 of them are easy to find. When companies like Snap go public, they are required to include self-reported risks in the IPO prospectus. In fact, every public company must disclose these risks quarterly in their 10-Q and 10-K filings.
Self-Reported Risks
If you want to know what could go wrong for Snap investors, here are 13 risks straight from the company itself:
- Rival platforms gain popularity among Snapchat users.
- Snap fails to introduce new and innovative products and services or if those products and services are not well-received.
- Snapchat mismanages the balance of maximizing ad load while providing a user-friendly experienced.
- Snap is unable to develop mobile products that users find engaging and can compete with rival products.
- Snapchat user sentiment shifts negative when it comes to quality, usefulness, privacy, safety, security or other factors.
- Snapchat is unable to properly manage data that ensures users are provided with "interesting, useful and relevant" content.
- Legislative changes, such as new regulations, litigation or consent decrees have an adverse effect on Snap's business.
- Technical issues present the company from delivering its products "in a rapid and reliable manner."
- New user data or sharing policies are received negatively by users.
- Snap fails to provide adequate customer service to users, developers and/or advertisers.
- Snapchat or social media in general is the subject of negative media coverage or publicity.
- Current or future products, "such as the Facebook Platform," reduce user activity by encouraging users to interact on third-party platforms.
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BPA is proposing to build a new 115-kilovolt (kV) transmission line and a new 138/115-kV substation, called Hooper Springs Substation in Caribou County, Idaho. The new transmission line and substation are needed to improve voltage stability on the transmission grid and to meet future load growth in southeast Idaho and the Jackson Hole area. BPA is requesting comments about potential environmental impacts that we should consider as we prepares the EIS for the proposed project. You can submit comments or suggestions on the proposed transmission line routing, potential impacts of the proposal and potential mitigation measures.


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I love music, family food and drink! all types of sport and the weekend! My music styles vary to my mood like most people no doubt. From indie to rock to dance. Oh, I am a dance music dj too - have been for 18 years now and still loving it! if you want to find out more visit my site www.gregorycooper.co.uk Also love a good film but NOT horro not into that (too big a sissy), lol. Action and comedys probably my fav's.
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all types really from classical to rock, indie, rnb, dance and chill out stuff I can listen to pretty much anything.
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Thank you for all the sweet comments! We are loving life with our chunky baby girl!
And speaking of... ahem... chunky... :)
I am still trying to drop this stubborn 10 lbs of 'chunk' to get down to my pre-baby weight!
So heres a very filling, healthy recipe from me to you!
1 can black beans, drained and rinsed
1 can sweet corn
2-3 TBS salsa
1 TBS taco seasoning
1 TBS chopped cilantro (optional)
8 fajita size flour tortillas
garnishes: cheese, lettuce, salsa, avacado, sour cream, etc.
In a saucepan combine blackbeans, corn, salsa, cilantro and taco seasoning, simmer until heated through. Warm tortillas and prepare contiments. Assemble tacos and enjoy!!


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Bet all of you who read the official SDEA election results email tonight missed the real headline: We just picked up the SDEA Board majority!
Yup. Two years of work just paid off in a BIG way. Remember, two years ago, immediately after winning on a "No Layoffs, No Concessions" platform, our union leadership took a hard turn towards concessions, towards collaborating with the district, and away from transparency and democratic inclusiveness within our union. And two years ago, a grassroots group of rank-and-file SDEA members decided we were going to do whatever it took, for however long it took, to take our union back.
Today, two years later, that finally happened. Based on the election results announced today, Breakfast Club reform caucus members will hold eight of the fifteen voting seats on the SDEA Board as of August 1. That's a Board majority!!!
CONGRATULATIONS TEAM BREAKFAST CLUB — that's all of us who worked these elections over the past two years. GO TEAM US!
But tonight's results are a mixed bag, and hold some real disappointments. The slim margins of loss make it painfully clear that every vote really counts (or half vote, even… see Nancy Dosick's results below). Out of sixteen races, our candidates won seven.
- President: Lindsay Burningham 1056, Shane Parmely (BC) 975
- Vice President: Michelle Sanchez (BC) 1011, Dave Erving 987
- Secretary: Scott Mullin 1056, Pat Thomas (BC) 916
- Treasurer: Kisha Borden 1022, Peter Burrell (BC) 964
- Seat Two: Juan Ulloa 288, Gloria Barrios-Andrade (BC) 192
- Seat Three: Ramon Espinal 217, Dan Pugh (BC) 92
- Seat Four: Marc Capitelli 122, Nancy Dosick (BC) 121 (needed 121.5 to win!)
- Seat Five: Matthew Schneck (BC) 145, Patrick Shoettler 79
- Seat Six: Kim Oliver (BC) 344, Heather Poland (227)
- Seat Nine: Tim Halley (BC) 225, Kristen Brown 167
- Seat Twelve: Adam Goldstein 159, Steven Insko (BC) 87
- CTA Seat Eight: Rosemary Pang (BC) 867, Eleanor Evans 720
- CTA Seat Nine: Matthew Schneck (BC) 887, Adam Goldstein 828
- CTA Seat Ten: Gloria Barrios-Andrade (BC) 959, Dave Erving 806
- CTA Seat Eleven: Scott Mullin 947, Norma Reyes (BC) 829
- CTA Seat Sixteen: Lindsay Burningham 1021, Peter Oskin (BC) 747
Tonight's Board winners will join BC Board members Peter Burrell, Stephanie Marble, Teem Osborne and Jenny Rivera to form an SDEA Board majority on August 1. Did each of us as an individual win? No. But did all of us as a collective win? Yes, we did. And that's what unions are all about.
Given the massive insult of a bargaining proposal the District just pushed across the table at us last week (parents evaluating teachers, anyone?), we should feel really good about finally electing a union Board majority who will fight back, for the first time in two years! But a good Board with a weak President can only do so much. We'll have the votes to block bad ideas but we may not have the power and influence to move our good ideas forward.
So what's next? Doing what union members do: enforcing our rights. The unfortunate truth is that SDEA's incumbents broke the rules all over the place. We did not get the fair election we deserved. With full-time released President Bill Freeman using union-paid time to campaign round the clock since January, with incumbents accessing office resources to gain publicity and campaign on union time, and with incumbent slate supporters even using the union's official web resources to promote their campaign, it's pretty incredible that we pushed them to victory margins as slim as they were. We'll be spending the next few days compiling the list of all of the campaign violations that occurred, and we may need your help, so keep an eye out.
And no matter what, all of us need to be pulling together and uniting behind our union's bargaining campaign, or we can get ready to live under the worst contract we've ever seen. Fighting tooth-and-nail for a strong bargaining campaign is exactly what our new SDEA Board majority will be working towards, and we're going to need every single one of you standing with us to make it happen. Union democracy and union organizing are not competing priorities. They are both crucial to a strong union, and that's what we're all about!
In Solidarity,
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I picked up the May issue of Elle magazine on Sunday, which just so happens to be titled "The Green Issue". I didn't have a chance to look at it until yesterday while at the gym, and I found some really great things that tie into my eco-friendly posts from Monday. Under the Canopy is an entire collection of men and women's clothing that utilizes the Earth's resources in an eco-friendly, sustainable manner by using organic fibers and fiber blends such as organic denim, organic cotton angora, and soy. both of these tops are made from 100% organic cotton. I love the relaxed and layered look of the collection. and of course, I adore the neutral colors. {if you've been reading my blog long enough, you know I'm a sucker for neutral colors…indigo blue, gray, white, chocolate brown…} they also have organic cotton sheets, towels, and spa robes.
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A new weapon against the invasive zebra mussel, still wreaking havoc in the Great Lakes, could soon be deployed: microcapsules of a chlorinated salt. Chlorination is the widespread method for attacking zebra mussels. The problem is that the mollusks can detect chlorine and seal their valves for up to three weeks, necessitating prolonged dosing, which poisons the water. Instead University of Cambridge researchers took potassium chloride, a salt especially toxic to zebra mussels but at low doses harmless to most organisms, and wrapped it in 105-micron-wide capsules made of vegetable oil and other ingredients. These match the size of particles that zebra mussels filter from the water. Aquarium findings reported in the February 1 Environmental Science & Technology show that the capsules killed 60 percent of zebra mussels with one dose while leaving native mussels apparently unscathed.
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Saddleback and Santa Ana Valley's boys basketball teams are winding up summer play this week.
Coaches of both teams are trying to get a glimpse at what their squads will be like in November when regular season play begins.
On July 25, Saddleback had the upper hand, capturing a 55-37 victory at Santa Ana Valley.
"Even though it was a hot day and the gym was pretty hot, the kids were able to deal with it and they came out ready to play," Saddleback coach Dan Lara said. "The intensity was good, and the energy was good. They were hustling and the defense was what won us the game today."
Saddleback (3-8 in the summer) received strong efforts from Jose Chavez (17 points), Javier Ramirez (12 points), George Toro (10 points) and Quoc Le (eight points).
"This upcoming year, those are the guys who are going to lead us," Lara said.
Lara said the squad is trying to prepare for next season.
"Wins or losses, that's not really what the summer is for; the summer is pretty much to develop our players," he said. "If we feel that we achieve that, it was a great summer for us."
Despite the loss, Santa Ana Valley coach Gabriel Delgado saw some progress for his squad.
"We got to play everyone today," Delgado said. "We don't see a lot of zone. This was the first time (this summer) we've played against the zone."
Thomas Sherman and John Ramirez led Santa Ana Valley with nine points each.
Delgado's team, 3-8 in the summer, also played in the Godinez Tournament.
"Truth be told, we were playing against teams that were bigger and stronger than us," he said.
Delgado is optimistic about the future.
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Neko Case - Misfire
Albüm Adı : The Virginian (1998)
Don't you misfire to fill me up
With the desire to carry on.
Don't you know honey that love's a game.
It's always hit or miss, so take your aim.
Gotta hold on tight,
Shoot me out of sight.
Don't you misfire to fill me up
With the desire to carry on
Your gun is loaded and pointed my way
There's only one bullet so don't delay
Gotta time it right
Fire me through the night
Come on, take your shot
Fire me higher
Dont you miss this time
Please don't misfire.
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Dell's Linux PCs withheld from UK
Submitted by Ty on May 3, 2007 - 11:00am
The PC supplier said on Tuesday it would sell machines with Ubuntu Linux pre-installed later this month. But Dell has told ZDNet UK that the systems will be only be sold in the US for now. It refused to reveal any timescale for the sale of such systems in the UK.
In a statement sent to ZDNet UK, Dell said: "Currently these are only being offered in the US. Dell is still working out details of its global programme." The company refused to put a timescale on when UK users might benefit.
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By Paola Totaro
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Oscar-winning British actor Mark Rylance has left behind the splendor of "Wolf Hall" and poetry of Shakespeare to appear in a film appealing for global support for the protection of indigenous communities and their land worldwide.
"Tribal peoples need to be respected as contemporary societies and their human rights protected," says Rylance in the film, which was launched by Survival International on Wednesday, urging people to join the campaign to protect tribal peoples.
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"Together we can prevent the annihilation of tribal peoples," says Rylance, who has been an ambassador for the London-based human rights group since 2010.
The star of the BBC series "Wolf Hall" and Steven Spielberg's latest film, "The BFG", Rylance last year narrated the film, "Last of the Kawahiva", which highlighted the plight of the Kawahiva tribe, a tiny group of Indians who still live without external contact in the Brazilian Amazon.
That film was part of a campaign led by Rylance which resulted in 14,000 emails sent to Brazil's government, which responded with a pledge to map and protect the tribe's land.
On April 19, Justice Minister Eugenio Aragao signed the decree creating the protected territory in a move seen as a significant gain for indigenous Amazon tribes.
However, with President Dilma Rousseff facing impeachment and Brazil gripped by recession, Survival International now fears that powerful business interests could access the tribe's land and resources unless the decree is implemented soon.
The debate about how best to protect uncontacted tribes has polarised experts. Last week, the Brazilian government criticized a suggestion by two U.S. anthropologists in Science magazine that forcing contact with South America's isolated tribes was the only way to ensure their survival.
In a letter signed by 18 experts, Brazil's Department of Indigenous Affairs (FUNAI) rejected comments by Robert Walker and Kim Hill that staying hidden was "not viable in the long term" for the estimated 50 to 100 uncontacted tribes in Brazil.
Survival International campaigners say all uncontacted tribal people face catastrophe unless their land is protected.
"Whole populations are being wiped out by violence from outsiders who steal their land and resources, and by diseases like flu and measles to which they have no resistance," the group said in a statement on Wednesday.
(Reporting by Paola Totaro, Editing by Jo Griffin; Please credit the Thomson Reuters Foundation, the charitable arm of Thomson Reuters, that covers humanitarian news, women's rights, trafficking, property rights and climate change. Visit news.trust.org)


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Wednesday 8 November
Since going on loan to Championship side Queen of the South, Saints defender Jason Kerr has impressed, scoring four goals in ten appearances for the club and as he gears up for the Scotland Under 21s 'double header' of games at McDiarmid Park he has spoken about the experience he's gained in the past few months.
Speaking to the Saints Official Website Kerr says: "It's a good test for me at Queen of the South and I feel like I have done as well as I could do. It's a good experience playing against those type of players and hopefully I keep on doing well."
Kerr added that he is hoping to make a similar impact for St Johnstone when the time comes for him to return to McDiarmid Park saying: "hopefully I can do as well as I feel I have been doing at Queen of the South".
Kerr has been named in the Scotland Under 21 squad for these two important qualification matches – Latvia visit Perth on Friday and Ukraine come to McDiarmid Park next Tuesday – and this will be his third involvement in the campaign.
"It's good getting that recognition and the standard is good." says Jason.
"I've enjoyed it…..it's what you dream about as wee boy getting to playing for Scotland and hopefully I can keep on doing it and eventually get my debut for the team - that would be a dream come true".
Scotland are currently sitting second in their qualifying group with England above them and Netherlands, Ukraine, Latvia and Andorra below. The nine group winners automatically qualify for the tournament, four runners-up will go into a playoff for the final two spots, giving importance to every game. After beating Latvia away 2-0 last month Kerr says that they will be expecting a physical game but that Scotland will be hoping to replicate the quality of play demonstrated previously.
When asked what it will be like to be back at McDiarmid for these games, Jason says: "It'll be good to come back to the stadium and hopefully I can get some minutes for Scotland. That would obviously be special for me with being a St Johnstone player".
Kerr also urges fans to turn out for these matches matches, saying, "Come in your numbers. We'll try to put on a good display and you won't be disappointed".
The Scotland games are against Latvia this Friday and then Ukraine next Tuesday (14th Nov) and both games kick off at 7.30pm. Only the West Stand is open and admission is pegged at a very reasonable £5 for adults and £2 concession (Under 16s, over 65s and students). Members of the Scotland Supporters' Club can gain free admittance on production of their valid membership card
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We here at Stick Removal R Us never resort to physical means of stick removal. We do not enjoy spending the holiday season in jail because of an assault charge, plus it gets too damn messy. We have found our non-invasive means of stick removal to be quite successful, even with difficult customers who have had a stick up their asses for their whole lives.
We offer group rates (these tend to be the most fun for us), and prices are variable depending on specific situations, people, and whether the person is a repeat offender. We do admit that sometimes our methods are not permanent, and the stick eventually works its way back into a person's ass. And yes, we do realize that some people are just masochists and enjoy having the stick up their ass, and if your person turns out to be one of these cases, we have counselling available to help you through dealing with a loved one who has a stick permanently up their ass.
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Wednesday, May 06, 2009
Weekend of Awesome
OK! The Summit of Awesome kicked ass! I know usually write with a little more decorum, but geeze-um, it was just such a great experience. Everyone was open and friendly and all about sharing information. I attended two lectures and a needle-felting workshop (follow this link and you can see me to the right of Charmaine who's wearing a yellow sweater). We got Swag! Sweet Summit of Awesome silk-screened cotton bags loaded with goodies, great inspiration for advertising, product ideas, and the spreading of good cheer.
The Maryland Sheep and Wool festival was a little overwhelming, like a county fair only all about sheep and no rides. I was looking forward to the Ravelry meet-up , which was packed, teeming with ravelers awaiting the Bob-Crew-Rock-Stars! Talented beautiful Ysolda Teague was also in attendance. A quick "hi" was all I could muster, before I had to flee...the excitement was killing me...crazy, but I get shy and flustered...living in the woods for so long, I don't do well in mob-scenes!
My afternoon class with Sally Melville was great. I swear this woman could teach a class in Tying Your Shoes and you would come out with a new appreciation of the process and some new clever tying trick you never thought of. The trick I learned was knitting backwards. I know I could have figured it out on my own, but with lightning quick direction from Sally, I was on my way!
Much more to tell...it will be drifting out in future posts...only a week left in DC...and so much still left to do!
5 comments:
- Gudrun Johnston said...
Looks like an Awesome weekend indeed! I get a bit overwhelmed in crowded star studded situations too!
- May 07, 2009 11:39 AM
- craftivore said...
How could something call the Summit of Awesome be anything but? Is MDSW more crowded than Rhinebeck?
- May 07, 2009 3:28 PM
- Petula Darling said...
You're not missing much here, although spring is more sprung than it usually is by May 8th.
Maine needs our MJ back!
- May 08, 2009 11:09 AM
- Eliza said...
That sounds AWESOME! I felt the same way at Rhinebeck: Overwhelmed. I went to the Ravelry meet up for like 5 minutes and than ran off into a barn of wool. I just couldn't deal with all the pressure! :)
- May 08, 2009 12:59 PM
- Irina said...
I've just discovered I knitted a tam designed by you! I'm knitting sweetheart socks from Interweave Knits Holiday Gifts'07 at the moment and there is the tam in that mag issue I knitted last year, so I looked at the designer's name and it's you! I actually bought the magazine because of the tam on the front cover.
I love the tam, but I didn't follow the colors, just used what I had left over from my other projects, kind of crazy colors :-)
Here is the link of my Raverly page. it's on the right in the front row.
Hong Kong
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Stuart Boat Show
Old Dixie Highway in Stuart
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Stuart Boat Show
When: Friday - Jan 13, 2012 - 10am to 6pm Saturday - Jan 14, 2012 - 10am to 6pm Sunday - Jan 15, 2012 - 10am to 4pm
Where: Old Dixie Highway in Stuart
Address: 290 N. Dixie Highway, Stuart FL, 34994
Phone: 305-868-9224
Event Date: January 13, 2012
The Stuart Boat show will have hundreds of boats in the water, boating gear, marine electronics, and fishing equipment.
The annual Stuart Boat Show will have hundreds of boats in the water at three marinas in Stuart Florida.
The show has center console fishing boats, cruisers, big sport fisherman, and there are always some unusual and interesting boats.
In addition to boat there will be:
- Electronics
- Fishing Gear
- Engines
- Boat Apparel
There is always plenty of good food at the Stuart Boat show as well.
Three Marinas
The Stuart Boat show fills up three marinas:
HMy's Waterway Marina
290 N. Dixie Highway
Stuart, Florida 34994
Apex Marine
110 N. Dixie Highway
Stuart, Florida 34994
Stuart Harbor
54 N. Dixie Highway
Stuart, Florida 34994
And there is a half mile of State Road 707 that connect everything together.


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WOODLAND HILLS, Calif. – Optical Communication Products Inc. (OCP), Chatsworth, Calif., has acquired 142,000 sq. ft. of office and R&D space in the Warner Center area here for $18.7 million. OCP, a fiber optic subsystems and network manufacturer, plans to occupy the building by the end of this year. Optical Communications will use the space primarily for offices, and expand its manufacturing presence nearby.
OCP was represented by Jerry Scullin and Kevin Cooper of Van Nuys, Calif.-based Delphi Business Properties, and by Mark Sullivan and Jonathan Wechsler of Julien J. Studley Inc. Toibb Elins Properties, the seller, was represented by Kevin Tamura and Keith Green of Daum Commercial Real Estate Services. Two previous tenants will continue to lease 65,000 sq. ft.


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"I get my haircut next door at 'the Parlor' and my barber recommended that i go see Janine about, for lack of better words, my poor skin. I was a little sketch at first about dropping money on something for 1, I've never done and two you never know if there is a kick back for a referral from a neighboring business.
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I'll speak for myself, but i think most men would agree that after getting a haircut they feel like a brand new man. I would say that after getting a fresh cut and then getting a facial on top of it will make you feel like your on the top of the world! I will definitely make it a habit to visit this place every few months. Thanks again!"
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Wednesday, December 11, 2013
Why our Elf on the Shelf *doesn't* Make Messes
Friday, November 29, 2013
He Was Never Mine
Psalm 139:13-16 For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother's womb. I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well. My frame was not hidden from you,when I was being made in secret, intricately woven in the depths of the earth. Your eyes saw my unformed substance; in your book were written, every one of them, the days that were formed for me, when as yet there was none of them.
Tuesday, October 1, 2013
Capture Your Grief 2013 Day One
Capture Your Grief (Project Heal) is a photo project for the month of October that is put on by Carly Marie. October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month. Capture Your Grief is a way to explore and express your grief through photography and words.
Day one is supposed to be a picture of the sunrise. In our busy school morning routine, I actually remembered to get the sunrise picture. However, I couldn't see the sunrise. It was too foggy. I took the picture anyway.
I thought the foggy morning was appropriate. The sunrise is supposed to signify the beginning of this month and the beginning of this project. Foggy is kind of where I'm at right now. A little over a year after losing my son, I'm not really sure where I'm at in my grief journey. I don't know what stage I'm in or whatever. I desperately miss him. Sometimes his birth and death seems like a dream. It couldn't be real because babies aren't supposed to die, right?
But it wasn't a dream. I joyfully carried a baby boy. I painfully gave birth to him. I sorrowfully buried him. And I desperately grieved for him. I still desperately grieve for him. I miss him. I love him. I want him back.
Having his baby sister has been amazing. Something I couldn't ever describe. It brings a lot of that back though. She was born just over two weeks after his first birthday. I look at her and wonder what he would look like now one year later. I wonder if his personality would have been like hers or more like his older sister.
Some days, I look at his things and I'm overwhelmed by joy because of all that has been done because he lived. Other days, I'm selfish and I only want him back and here with me.
Grief cannot be defined. It is different for everyone. It doesn't make sense. It has no rhyme or reason. Grief just is.
Grief is a tough journey--a lot like making a journey through the fog. Sometimes you can't see where you're going. You push forward unsure of what is next. You trust God to get you through even though you can't see more than two steps in front of you. Because you can't see, you are surprised by obstacles in your path when you come upon them. Some obstacles are good, and some are just tough. Then, sometimes there is a light. You're not sure where it comes from, but it gives you something to walk towards. In grief, that light is hope. Hope that one day, we will see our babies again and a mother's heart can be whole again.
Monday, September 23, 2013
When the Rainbow Comes...
My sweet little baby is two weeks old today. Our rainbow baby has brought so much to our family. We are all head over heels in love with her.
Two weeks later, I am just now getting around to sharing her birth story. I have spent the last two weeks just taking her in and soaking up every moment with her. I have less than four weeks of maternity leave left and I am savoring every second of it. I love my job and will love being back, but I also know all too well that this stage in my precious baby's life will go by way too fast.
Cate's birth story:
We were scheduled for an induction to begin at 6 a.m. on September 9th. We were to check in to the hospital at 8 p.m. on that Sunday night before. I spent Saturday doing last minute things around the house and making sure our bags were completely ready so that I could spend Sunday resting before I spent all day Monday laboring.
Well, Cate had different plans on Sunday as I woke up at 2:30 a.m. with contractions. They continued all day, but they never stayed consistent with timing, so I breathed through them all day, and at 7:45 p.m., we checked into the hospital as planned. Though we didn't yet know it, we would never make it to that 6 a.m. induction.
At 11 p.m., I started having painful contractions. Brent had laid down and I decided to let him rest instead of waking him, because I figured that we would be up all day Monday laboring. At 1:30 a.m., while breathing through a contraction, I felt a "pop" and texted my mom to let her know that I thought my water might have broken. Sure enough, with the next contraction I got my confirmation that my water had indeed broken.
I paged the nurse and Brent shot up out of bed when his Daddy senses went off at the sound of "My water just broke". From 1:30 to 2:30 a.m., I breathed through constant, intense contractions until they finally showed up with that magical epidural. After that? I slept peacefully until 4:45 a.m. when I sent word to the nurses that I felt like I needed to push. Sure enough, Cate was ready and at 5:09 a.m. on September 9th, she made her debut into the world.
Cathleen Nora weighed in at a whopping 7lbs 15oz and 19 inches long.
I can't describe the feelings that you have when you give birth to a rainbow baby. Giving birth period is a beautiful and life changing experience. There are already no words. But, I'd be lying if I didn't admit that Cate's birth brought completely different feelings to me. After giving birth Barrett just over a year before, I was overwhelmed with emotion when I heard Cate cry. That painful silence wasn't present this time. Instead, I heard a loud and absolutely beautiful cry of a newborn.
I fought back tears as I watched them clean my baby and heard the nurse announce that she had red hair. I watched my husband taking her in as they checked her out and made sure she was 100% healthy. Holding her for the first time, I couldn't believe how perfect she was. I couldn't believe that her tiny little feet were the same ones that had been doing gymnastics on my ribs just hours before.
To say I feel blessed is a gross understatement. I have three beautiful children; two gorgeous girls here with me, and a handsome son who is waiting for me in heaven. Not only that, but physically I had the best labor and delivery ever--quick, fast, and so much easier than my L&D with Audrey was.
We hit a few "bumps" in the road with recovery. Immediately after Cate was born, I developed a headache that progressively got worse until around lunch time I couldn't move my head without crying from pain. I had all of the symptoms of a spinal fluid leak, but the doctor was a little baffled because it usually takes 24 hours for the symptoms of that to set in. However, a few hours later the nurse came in and found me in tears from the pain and they decided to do a "blood patch" on me. Not the most comfortable thing in the world, but man was it better than that headache.
After that, I felt great and Cate was doing wonderfully too so they let us come home the next day--a whole day early! I was so happy. I was ready to see Audrey and be home with my family. That week went pretty smoothly. Cate is an awesome baby and I seemed to be recovering well until late Friday night. I started having severe abdominal pain and by Saturday it was so bad that Brent was having to actually lift me out of the bed--I couldn't sit up or stand up at all on my own and walking was extremely painful.
We found ourselves in the E.R. in the early morning hours on Sunday and a few hours later after running some tests, I was admitted into the hospital and bawling at the thought of being away from my girls. Apparently there was still part of the placenta that hadn't been delivered that was causing my pain. They did a D&C and I had instant relief. Thankfully, I did well after the procedure and they let us go on home instead of keeping us for the night like they had originally told us.
Ever since, I have felt good as new and have just been enjoying time with my girls and taking in every second with Cate--all of her adorable facial expressions and bonding with her every single moment that I can.
Having a rainbow baby is an experience like no other. After such a hard year in 2012, I couldn't think of a better way to spend 2013 than with Audrey and our precious rainbow baby. For me she has truly been the bright and beautiful color in my life after the storm we endured with the loss of our son last year. She didn't "replace" him because no one could, but she is filling her own special place in our family.
Transitioning from one kid to two in the house hasn't been as hard as I thought. It has actually come pretty naturally. Getting Audrey off to school in the morning is sometimes a challenge because Cate usually decides that is when she wants to eat, but we have managed.
Audrey has been an amazing big sister. We have only had a handful of jealous moments, but they weren't bad at all and she adores her little sister. She loves helping by getting the baby's things for me and is constantly asking if she can give her a kiss. I adore watching them together.
Thank you to everyone for your prayers and support the last nine months as we awaited her arrival. I feel blessed to share my family with you!
Tuesday, August 27, 2013
As My Daughters Grow Up
—1 Corinthians 6:9-20
They have become callous and have given themselves up to sensuality, greedy to practice every kind of impurity. But that is not the way you learned Christ!— assuming that you have heard about him and were taught in him, as the truth is in Jesus, to put off your old self, which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through deceitful desires, and to be renewed in the spirit of your minds, and to put on the new self, created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness.
—Ephesians 4:19-24
As my daughters grow up, I pray that they will cling to these truths. I pray that they grow into Godly young women who seek after Him first in everything. I pray that they never forget that they were bought with a price paid by our Savior--a price beyond anything we could ever fathom.
Thursday, August 22, 2013
The Worst Day of my Life
Wednesday, August 7, 2013
Love is in the Air
Tuesday, August 6, 2013
34 Weeks {Bumpdate}
Wednesday, July 31, 2013
{Guest Post} Melissa @ Home on Deranged
So excited to have a guest post from Melissa at Home on Deranged today! Check out her post and then follow her blog and social networks!
5 Things You Probably Know About Parenthood
There are plenty of books, videos, websites and friends and relatives to share their opinions and thoughts, but in the end, it all comes down to this: none of us have any idea what we are doing. Not even the experts, who want you to buy their stuff so they can make money off being a mother.
So having said that, I decided to create a list of 5 things you probably already know but hadn't really said out loud because you figure, hey! everybody already knows that. Let me know if you agree or disagree.
1. Some days, you won't enjoy being a mom. It's not that you won't love your kids or the fact that have taken over your life and home. But the days when it's so tiring, when no one will listen to your wise instructions, when they decide that after months of liking corn, they cannot stand the sight of it, when they fight over two Lego blocks, and you can't get your husband to stay with them for 10 minutes in order for you to have a shower, you'll have a fleeting thought of, "Why on earth did I do this?"
2. Some days, you'll wish you were so rich that you could have a full-time nanny. No mother likes to hear, "I love the babysitter more than you." It's the cuddles and hugs and smiles you get when you've been gone for a while and they rush into your arms because they are so gleeful to get to see you again that make the best memories. But, sometimes, you'll wish for a fantastically rich life where the nanny handles every single thing. A world where the diapers and feedings and baths and bedtime and cartoon wrestling is handled by someone else, and you can just come in, get some ridiculously awesome cuddles and then sleep in peaceful bliss for eight straight hours.
3. Some days, you'll realize that being an older mom doesn't necessarily make you a better mom. I thought for sure that I would be a calmer, more patient and relaxed mom at the age of 41. I thought for sure that I would have a better handle on my emotions and therefore be able to handle meltdowns in a more reasonable fashion than screaming. Turns out, those hormones will rage no matter what age you are, and the incessant questioning of your skills will continue to rocket around your brain until you are sitting on your bathroom floor, reduced to a crying heap.
4. Some days, the urge to have just one more baby will nag at you so hard, you will want to have sex with your husband for hours on end, just to get to the jackpot. You will be jealous of your friends and family and even strangers you see at the mall who have that big, round belly and glow of pregnancy. You will ask yourself why you didn't start sooner so you could have had three or four or more and live out your life on some farm. You will try to rationalize the extra expense, the toll on your body, the way a new baby will throw what little structure you have in your life completely out of whack. Then one day you will either stop using birth control or ask you husband to have a vasectomy. It just takes time to figure out which one it will be.
5. Some days, you will be terrified. Once in a while, you will allow yourself the freedom to agonize over all the things that could go wrong. If your child had landed just a little differently on that jump, she could have broken her neck. If baby boy had landed a little to the left, he would have gouged out his eye. If I had been one second later, she would have consumed the entire bottle of bleach. If I hadn't yelled at the top of my lungs, that weirdo in Walmart might have actually just walked off with my baby. If I don't go see a doctor soon, I may not make it to my daughter's graduation or my son's wedding. If our baby gets a terminal disease - or worse - I will not survive it.
Luckily, all these moments pass. Luckily, there is so much more room in your heart for love that you won't believe it. Luckily, you do get paid for being a mother, because you can't put a price on hearing, "I love you, Mommy."
Thursday, July 11, 2013
Stephanie @ Mom's Gone Crazy {Guest Post}
Tuesday, July 9, 2013
*Husband Love*
When Baby Comes: The Hospital Bag
Monday, July 1, 2013
Bridal Tea
Friday, June 28, 2013
3rd Trimester--the Final Stretch
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
You Know You're Really Pregnant When...
Wednesday, June 5, 2013
Don't Interrupt Me
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Reflections {9 Months}
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Chinese Feng Shui fine art print, Limited edition, Giclee fine art print of Feng Shui Mater Yang Wen Bo's original painting, signed by the artist. Framed/stretched ready to hang. Gallery wrapped, sides painted. The cherry blossom is first to bloom in the spring and symbolizes rebirth and growth. The cherry blossom is a symbol of Life and represent perseverance, beauty, and the urge of living things to fulfill their potential. Cherry blossoms will bring Feng Shui wealth luck, health and longevity and positive development.


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Saturday, October 31, 2009
we had such a crazy few days, lots of parties and way too much fun. last night chris and i went to a murder mystery party, have any of you ever been to one? it was so much fun, like maybe the most fun party ever. i will post about it when i get photos from my friends since i didn't take any. again, lame.
i just finished cleaning up from our little get together tonight and am dreaming of my extra hour of sleep (daylight savings, don't forget!)
cant even handle these two... my green eyed girl and my blue eyed girl.
i swear simone was born in the wrong decade... doesn't she look like she belongs in the 1920's...
Thursday, October 29, 2009
family photos...
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
shabby apple giveaway...
shabby apple is giving one lucky reader this darling anchors away dress. i just love the vintage look of this dress...
also, i love their couture with a conscience campaign...
We at Shabby Apple Dresses love to help women dress but are also commited to helping women live as well. Thus we are supporting the fight against global poverty by partnering with Unitus-a non-profit organization that accelerates access to life-changing financial services for those at the bottom of the economic pyramid. Shabby Apple donates 5% of its net dress sales to support work in India (where Shabby Apple Dresses has sourced many of its dresses and the textiles used to manufacture its dresses). In addition, each Shabby Apple Dresses customer has the opportunity to donate an extra five dollars to Unitus every time she buys a dress. Shabby Apple Dresses and Unitus are involved with 10 of India's most promising microfinance organizations that provide financial services to more than 1.6 million hard-working women and their families.
Every $100 donation from Shabby Apple Dresses provides at least 20 women with access to financial services - and the chance to live a life without poverty.
For many women in the developing world, life is a constant struggle against poverty and hardship. Limited economic opportunity leads to a downward cycle of malnutrition, illiteracy and poor health - a cycle that traps each new generation. Through access to microfinance - financial services such as microcredit loans, insurance, savings and other products - women can overcome poverty and provide a better life for their children.
Shabby Apple wants to help.
With your help, we hope to provide 500 women with micro-credit loans by December 31 of this year. There are two ways to contribute.
1. Buy a dress from Shabby Apple. Shabby Apple donates 5% of all its net profits to Unitus. Every time you order something from Shabby Apple, part of this order funds a micro-credit loan.
2. Donate an extra $5 at the checkout page. When checking out, scroll down and click on the 'help women worldwide' button. This donation will directly contribute to a micro-credit loan.Double your effect:
Enter the Code couture to receive $5 off of any order. Shabby Apple will double its donation for every couture coupon used.
to enter this giveaway simply click over to the website, then leave a comment telling me which shabby apple dress is your favorite.
i will pick a winner on nov. 2nd!
good luck, the dress is darling! :)
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
up and running...
my computer is back!!!... it got new ram and a new hard drive, never been more happy. i will be back tomorrow with a sweet giveaway, so be sure and check back. until then, i suggest all you utah county residents run, don't walk to the sweet tooth fairy and buy a hundred of the pumpkin chocolate chip cupcakes with cream cheese frosting. oh how i wish i were down there right now to enjoy one... or 5.
anyone coming up to salt lake like right now??? :)
photo of the vanilla cupcakes via sweet tooth fairy's flickr stream.
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
oh sister...
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Bright side... Estee and I have a hot date tomorrow to see where the wild things are. It is her absolute favorite book, in fact she can recite it verbatim. she is more excited than I have ever seen her, watches the trailers 50 times a day. Crossing my fingers it isn't too scary, but estee does not scare easily so hopefully it won't dissapoint.
Hope your weekend is great. :)
Friday, October 02, 2009
a really happy birthday.
the first day of my last year in my twenties was perfect. it's gonna be a good year, i can feel it.
thanks for the yummy cupcakes mom!
thanks to my sister in law amy, i had the whole day to spend with my sister. we shopped, ate nonstop, went up to sundance and exchanged gifts. she got me this bad boy. she always gives the perfect gifts. she is the most thoughtful person i know.
the girls (who pretty much thought i was a movie star because it was my birthday and i was wearing a sequined jacket) sang me happy birthday every second we were together and sweet chris gave me these beauties (total surprise) and took me here (an old favorite... run don't walk) and then to a movie. whew, i am tired. and since the girls and i are heading to yuba on sunday, i need my rest.
but first i need to share the birthday love, here is the giveaway winner...
andria, please email me your address and i will get it off.
thanks to all who entered and thank you so much for all the birthday wishes!
i have another doozy of a giveaway next week so be sure and check back.


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The project was a semester long project that was supposed to combine all the skills we've learned while at Western. We had to write a proposal for it and it would be a combination of stills, ambient audio, graphics (if applicable) and video and it had to be presented in a web format.
After several weeks of not finding a project I decided I would do it on my sister. I knew she had a good story, I wasn't sure what it was at first, but I knew there was a good story there to tell.
I didn't realize going into the project what kind of impact it would have on me. At this point I barely knew my sister. We barely ever talked and I only saw her once or twice a year. I had never really talked to her husband or met his family. In my mind she was going to be just like any other project. I would commit just as much time and work just as hard as any other project I had ever worked on. The only difference was that I knew I wouldn't have to work to gain access. I would already have access because I was family and she already knew me.
One of the hardest things was to not get involved. Watching my sister break down because she was so over whelmed with bills was the hardest situation to stay an outsider or just an observer looking in. I honestly was standing behind that camera crying for her and feeling helpless and trying not to get involved. I felt kind of guilty or like I was doing something wrong filming her crying and I kept having to tell myself that this was very important for people to see and that she's going to work through these problems on her own. I felt like it was my responsibility to remain a viewer and show the world what happens when you don't manage your money and that someone would learn from watching my project.
It actually stressed me out a lot. I would be at school and she would call me up crying and I just didn't know what to say to her. Our relationship grew so close during this project that we began talking on the phone several times a day. I knew everything going on in her life and she told me more than she would have if wasn't her sister.
It was also hard to edit the project because I grew close to my sister and became emotionally attached to her and her situation. It was hard to edit some things out even if I knew it made the project a lot stronger. I spent so much time editing that I became numb and couldn't see the mistakes anymore or couldn't see the spots that repeated themselves.
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I told friends I started the diet for two reasons. One, I felt like my old diet plan was good, but most of my weight stabilized, and I wasn't really losing or gaining weight. Two, I wanted to see if there was a major difference in my Crossfit gains while working out.
Now, I did ramp up my Crossfit a lot. I went from 3-4 days a week to 5 days a week. Now each class is 'only' 45 minutes, and we focus on various muscle groups that each class is basically unique. So i'm hitting all body parts, rarely repeating exercises and some days we are doing strength and some days we are doing conditioning. It's good and I like it - plus I am seeing decent, if not grand improvements in my strength and conditioning.
The Paleo for the last week, I am starting to hit a slight rut with my cooking. When I first started I was excited to try new recipes. Now, I get home from the gym and want to eat without having to cook for very long. Most of my dishes take at least 30 minutes prep time and cook time, if not longer - especially if I forgot an ingredient, like i'm missing a certain spice, herb or vegetable.
Oh, here's my million dollar idea, after cooking Paleo for a month. Someone needs to come up with a compact spice line (similar to this - but maybe smaller and more choices for the random spices, so you have 30 spices available, not 15. Also the ability to change names on the bottles). Most spices, like that from FreshDirect or in your local store, are in 8 ounce bottles, or a 1/2 cup. I don't know about the rest of the world, but I have spices in my spice rack which could be over 3+ years old. I'm not talking Oregano or Basil, but the random spices for the "one time I made this dish..." kind of spices like saffron or cumin.
Spices aren't that expensive, really, at $3 for basil or oregano. Maybe more 'exotic' ones can be $4-5. I know saffron can be ridiculously expensive.
You know what the problem is? Not the price - but the size. Wouldn't it be nice to have a whole spice rack, compact, that costs $1 per spice, each in a glass vial about 3-4 ounces? Certainly you can get larger, more commonly used spices if you wish. My spice cabinet is overflowing with spices and often finding the coriander or chili powder involves me taking out about 10 different spices before I can find it.
My idea would be a compact spice rack, with small vials (like test tubes, and lids) of each ingredient, and keep the price low, but the quality high (from packaging to content). I would surmise these are your 15 "basic spices" that every chef should have on hand.
15 spices - $15 dollars instead of paying $50-60. Plus every year you could replace your whole spice cabinet for $15 to have fresh spices on hand every year. Most people agree that ground (not while) spices should be replaced every 6 to 24 months, and will lose flavor after six months.
So think about your marketing. You are selling the idea that you will always have on hand fresh spices, at a low cost, and market it online. Plus, once someone buys your bottle packaging, you can just sell them the spices in a plastic bag, which they can just refill into your special, well crafted bottles.
The only problem would be getting the word out and marketing it. There's lots of places to buy spices online. The key would be figuring out a way to distinguish yourself from the pack. I would think that Fresh Direct could do something like that....now only if I had a contact over there...
Back to Paleo...
I think it's a good diet, and easily do-able by anyone. The key is being prepared. The second key is getting rid of any 'cheat' foods you have in your home. Paleo makes a big deal about rice, wheat, beans and sugar as the 'bad foods' to avoid. It's nearly impossible to avoid them when you want something fast and on the go. We talk about sugar being the reason why our society is so overweight, but we have to think that empty carbs from wheat and other sources have to come into play here. Plus the explosion of gluten & celiac diseases certainly lends credibility to this.
The problem is just convenience to preparing and eating. But i think that's true for any diet, and not just Paleo.
For those keeping score at home, i'm down to 213 pounds. 4 weeks and 8 pounds, about 2 pounds a week, so I think that's healthy. My jeans are fitting great, and starting to see serious ab definition. I'm thinking I should be 210 by the end of this. Anyone getting married in 6 weeks and you need to lose 12 pounds (the healthy way?)?