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They're not the adorable little wedge heel boots that everyone's wearing right now, but they're obviously not heavy duty walkers like I am. I NEED these clunkers.
And winter has only just begun. I will document it with even more photos and half-hearted complaining, and count down every single day until spring arrives, which will entail praise and even more photos.
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DENVER — The final score didn't reflect exactly how close the game was. It would have been, without a doubt, a huge upset, and the Evergreen girls basketball team almost pulled it off.
The Lady Cougars, playing on the road, cut fifth-ranked D'Evelyn's lead to four midway through the fourth quarter before ultimately bowing out in a 52-39 defeat Jan. 18.
The Evergreen Cougars had them right where they wanted them. Them would be the D'Evelyn Jaguars, the No. 2 ranked boys basketball team in 4A.
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It wasn't that the first quarter was bad. Everyone just seemed to think it could have been better. Well, it got better quickly for the Evergreen boys basketball team on Jan. 11 in a 59-47 home win over Green Mountain.
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Guess what today is? Besides April Fool's Day, that is. Today is my anniversary – or should I say, my blog's anniversary? I made my very first blog post on April 1, 2014 – a year ago today. During this time I've published a total of 154 blog posts. That's a lot! When I first started writing "What Ainsley Likes" what I wanted to do more than anything was just to write – which I love to do. And what better to write about than my ordinary life as a tween girl? I am a dancer and I go to public school. I love, love, love to read. I like arts and crafts and cooking. And I am VERY into fashion. I live with my parents, my brother, and our dog, Ziggy. I am also close with my older sister (she moved out after she graduated from college) and my grandma who has been taking care of us kids our whole lives. My family is pretty normal and sometimes kind of crazy, but we do EVERYTHING together.
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As a part of their commemoration of Jane Jacobs' 100th birthday, the folks at StrongTowns developed a proposed oath for urban planners. As they note, the current standards for urban planners are mostly about ethics, which are certainly important, but neither cover the morality of laying out development patterns that may last hundreds of years nor incorporate the planning ethos of Jane Jacobs and those who followed in her footsteps.
For those who don't click on links, I've copied the oath below. It's worth your attention.
The Urban Planner's Oath
I honor the wisdom of those who came before me. With humility, I stand on that which they have built.
I serve those who live here today. Their actions shape my actions. My vision must dance with theirs.
We work for those who come tomorrow. May we deserve their admiration and inspire the best within them.
In honor of this oath, in my role as an urban planner,
I will respect the collective wisdom embedded in thousands of years of urban development and will search within traditional frameworks for inspiration when addressing the challenges of today,
I will recognize the inherent complexity of urban spaces and resist the urge to impose on them a rigid order, the impact of which I am not capable of fully understanding,
I will not seek grand solutions to complex urban problems but instead probe uncertainty incrementally, learning from success and failure as part of each iteration,
I will seek out approaches that allow flexibility, provide for adaptation over time and incorporate feedback signals, both affirming and not,
I will seek to more deeply understand those I serve by experiencing life in a way as similar to theirs as possible,
I will not impose my vision but will seek to use my expertise to co-create the vision of those I serve,
I will advocate for approaches that are within our grasp and will not assume that future generations will be able to bear burdens which we cannot bear today,
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If a monument is to be built in honor of the things we have accomplished today, I will insist that it be built by a subsequent generation as only they are capable of fully discerning our worthiness of such an honor.
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My first concern was education. It's poetic to speak of the visions of planners dancing with the visions of the public. But if many in the public still believe in adding new roads to cure congestion, in tearing down buildings for parking lots, and in more low-density subdivisions, how is a responsible planner to dance with that? I picture a multitude of crushed toes. (I don't intend by this comment to condemn all in the public. I find that acceptance of urbanism is growing quickly, but large pockets of resistance nonetheless remain.)
The Oath seems to address this concern by calling for co-creating visions, which can be read as encouraging bi-directional education, but that doesn't seem strong enough. From experience I know that the worst time to engage in education is when a project is being scoped because by then opinions have already begun hardening.
Instead, there seems a need for planners to engage in a pro-active process of public education, something along the lines of "This was how we used to plan, this is why that model seems to have failed, and this is how we think we need to plan in the future." Of course, the communication can't be one-way. The public needs to engage with the information being offered and to offer their own lifestyle preferences, with both sides looking for workable compromises. But for now, I'm only commenting on the Urban Planner's Oath, not the Public Participant's Oath.
By calling out this need for information exchange, I'm not implying that it doesn't exist today. There are many planners who regularly engage the public with their thoughts about the future. My Twitter follow list is filled with them. But most are in the private, non-profit or high-level government sectors, while the planners with whom much of the public interacts are the local public planners.
Too many times, I've watched as land use projects were approved despite being car-oriented, environmentally dubious, and financially unsustainable, only to have the local planner, who I knew to be a closet urbanist, shrug at me as if to say "What can I do?"
What can be done is to engage the public at a local, town hall level in a frank discussion of the planning practices that seem to best serve us. If we're not willing to educate the public and to constructively listen to their responses to our insights, we can't blame our planning shortcomings on their lack of understanding.
My other tripping point was the expectation for how planners respond to social and/or technological change. Pulling examples from the past, the evolution of direct democracy in Athens drove the need for more public places for discourse. The construction of Roman aqueducts encouraged further city development to be located to take advantage of the plentiful and clean water. And the bringing of the railroad to remote towns in the American plains changed the focus of downtown layouts.
In each case, the change was a break from the past, making past patterns less directly applicable. And I don't see where the Oath addresses the situation where the past becomes less of a model. The Oath acknowledges "the inherent complexity of urban spaces" that can perhaps be construed as including paradigm shifts, but I may be trying too hard when I find that connection.
And with regard to finding new solutions in uncharted waters, the Oath includes a couple of phrases that may have applicability, "probe uncertainty incrementally" and "provide for adaptation over time and incorporate feedback signals", but I don't find a philosophy that feels comprehensive to me.
Looking into our more recent past for examples of the challenges for which I'm seeking a solution, the increasing role of the automobile in the years following World War II, coupled with the explosive growth of suburbs, led planners to embrace auto-centric planning with an enthusiasm and speed that many would now agree was unfortunate.
On the other hand, many early walkable urbanist codes painted a pretty picture of full rows of street frontage shops with residential above. It quickly became evident that big box stores and electronic commerce made wouldn't allow that many shops to thrive. Yet, it took too long to change the codes, time during which walkable urban projects floundered because developers were being forced to build commercial space for which they knew there was little market.
In the first case, the planners responded too quickly. In the other, too slowly.
There may not be a way to incorporate a coherent strategy for this challenge into the Urban Planner's Oath. But I wish there was and will continue to gnaw on the question.
Nothing above is intended to criticize the work by StrongTowns on the Urban Planner's Oath. I think it's a remarkable document and can only praise StrongTowns for their effort. But no document is ever perfect and I've tried to put my hands and words on the points that feel incomplete to me.
The thoughts of readers would be appreciated.
In the past few months, I've sat through public meetings on a pair of North Bay land-use projects that left me unsatisfied. The projects, although needed and largely appropriate, didn't quite meet the public need. In neither case could I blame the developer/applicant. Instead, the problem was us. I'll explain more when I next write.
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When Christina's son Charlie turned one, it made perfect sense to her to have an airport/airline themed party. After all, her husband worked in the industry, and ideas... well, they were rolling in.
Party guests were greeted by a sign on the door that read "CKB Airlines - Celebrating One Year of Service." So cute, and such a clever way to incorporate the birthday boy's initials.
Boarding passes were a requirement (Christina found a template at ayleebits.com for these):
A cheerful display of balloons, cupcakes and birthday wishes.
One of Christina's favorite parties was the stations she created around the house. For example, guests could collect their suitcase-shaped favors at "Baggage Claim." They could visit the "Food Court" for treats, the "Fuel Station" for drinks and the "Maintenance" hangar for some airplane-themed crafts. So sweet.
And speaking of treats, check out these adorable airplane-shaped cookies, covered in red and blue fondant.
And these adorable cupcakes with airplane toppers from etsy's disneyfanatic02.
Christina also shares with us some details about her family. The first birthday is a very important milestone in the Korean tradition.
She tells the Party Pug
A ceremony called the Toljabee is done during the party, in which the baby (dressed in the traditional Korean outfit, known as a hanbok) is seated at a table filled with decorative fruit/food displays. A series of objects is placed in front of the child, each with its own special meaning. The first two objects the child picks reveals their future. My son's first two choices were the rice (meaning wealth), and noodles (meaning long life) - we suspect he was hungry. ;) He then grabbed the giant pen (which would have meant he'd be a scholar) to try and get to the cake. LOL! Other things we had on the table were: a ball of yarn (also meaning long life), money (also meaning wealth), an airplane (meaning a world traveler - and a nod to my husband's profession), and a calligraphy brush (also meaning a scholar). You can really put anything on the table you want - and of course, all objects reveal a positive fortune. :)
Charlie, the Party Pugs understand. Cake is always the goal.
We hope Charlie had an amazing first birthday, and of course, we are wishing him many years of rice and noodles, pens and cake, and all the best things in the world.
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personalized bag tags: www.birthdayinabox.com
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Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 include many changes to the core operating system. This blog post is targeted at resolving the impact on SQL Server client drivers and SQL Server setup of one breaking change in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2.
The changes to behavior of the GetOverlappedResult API, which SQL Server client drivers use for performing network reads and writes, is described here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd371711(VS.85).aspx. When SQL Server client drivers get the new Windows behavior of GetOverlappedResult, they will reliably hang as soon as the network connection is opened. So, when using ADO.Net, you would notice that the thread hangs as soon as your application calls SQLConnection.Open(). This also applies to other client drivers, like the SQL Server Native Client 10.0. Since SQL Server's setup includes making connections to the database instance to perform various T-SQL queries, this may also cause a hang during SQL Server setup. It sounds like a serious problem!
Fortunately, Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 also built in the "Switchback" feature to keep existing applications working. Switchback examines some properties of the process and DLLs and determines whether they should receive the new Windows 7 behavior or the pre-existing Windows behavior. For all existing SQL Server clients, SwitchBack should choose the original Windows behavior by default, so you should never see this hang.
However, Switchback can be manually overridden, causing the OS to always give all applications the new Windows behavior. If that override is set, SQL Server clients will reliably show the hang described above. To check if this is the source of your SQL Server connection's hang, check this registry key:
If this key exists, and it has the value SbEnable set to 0, the Switchback functionality is overridden. To allow SQL Server client drivers to connect, set the SbEnable value to 1 and restart the machine.
UPDATE: I wanted to add that this setting is usually configured through Group Policy for multiple machines, rather than individually through the registry as described above. The Group Policy setting is named "Turn off Switchback Compatibility Engine" and can be configured as described in this technet article: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee126130(WS.10).aspx. As described above, the Switchback Compatibility Engine needs to be running (so this setting needs to be Disabled) for SQL Server's client drivers/providers to function correctly.
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Is a Reverse Mortgage Right for You?
The new year can be a great time for making changes to your home-related finances, but how will you know if a reverse mortgage is the right choice?
A reverse mortgage allows you to access a certain amount of your home's equity through a monthly payment, line of credit or lump sum. The amount you can borrow for a reverse mortgage is based on your home equity, current interest rates and your age or if you're married, the age of the youngest spouse.
Reverse mortgages are a good option for seniors who are 70 or older, who don't have a lot of savings and plan on staying in their homes for the next several years. However, if you're still in your 60s, a reverse mortgage may not be the best option.
Borrowers in their 60s will end up facing more years of compound interest, which can add up fairly quickly. Also, even with a reverse mortgage, homeowners are still responsible for standard housing expenses such as taxes and maintenance. For many retired homeowners, the better and more cost-effective option is to consider a traditional refinance or a home-equity line of credit (HELOC).
If you own real estate in Chicago and choose to apply for a reverse mortgage, make sure that you only deal with reputable lenders, as many predatory lenders have been trying to sell reverse mortgages to homeowners who can't afford them. Visit the U.S. Housing Department website for more information on how to make the right reverse mortgage choice.


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My RAU experience
One of my best choices ever?
Yes definitely…
Following a discussion with some family friends who had graduated from the Royal Agricultural University, they couldn't rate it highly enough; in particular its impressive graduate employability rate which made it the perfect choice for me. After doing a little more research my mind was made up, the RAU is a university big enough to offer lots of facilities, social events and support, yet small enough to retain that 'family feel'. The lecturers were extremely supportive and more than happy for you to 'drop in' for any help or advice whatever the circumstances.
The RAU's impressive graduate employability rate made it the perfect choice for me.
Having attended boarding school in Bath I had already experienced the 'away from home' feeling, so having the RAU right on my doorstep was ideal. I was able to keep up my part-time job at a free-range chicken farm (which I absolutely loved), live at home and save on accommodation fees, and dip in and out of the social events as and when I pleased.
What I gained from the RAU
I certainly left the RAU with more than I bargained for – graduating with a First Class degree, winning an award for the 'Best Dissertation' on the course, and meeting friends that I'll have for life! I am now working for St James's Place in Cirencester, the UK's leading wealth management organisation. I feel certain that my academic success and ongoing support from the staff at the RAU has enabled me to get to where I am today. Given half a chance I would happily do it all over again!


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Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Spending the afternoon hangin' with "That Rebel" under the Georgia sun ;)
4 comments:
- Jules said...
She is a peach... with a new house I'm jealous of. :)
Jules @ Trying To Get Over The Rainbow
- October 19, 2011 at 9:35 PM
- Sarah Pearson said...
What a wonderful post that was.
- October 20, 2011 at 10:53 AM
- Olivia J. Herrell said...
El, ain't we a pair! Love these intros to your host's (in this case, my) blogs.
You rock, that rebel, Olivia
- October 25, 2011 at 7:48 PM
- Adeeva Afsheen said...
Banned complain !! Complaining only causes life and mind become more severe. Enjoy the rhythm of the problems faced. No matter ga life, not a problem not learn, so enjoy it :)
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This month I decided to continue with the Valentine theme.
I hope this will give you some fun ideas for your own Valentine!
First I made a pretty tag.
The background paper came from the Love Potion #9 Kit.
It's so pretty - with script and a beautiful rose down the left-hand side.
I began by cutting around the leaves of the rose, and curling them up, to add some dimension.
Then I went ahead with all my embellishing,
and now you can't even see the rose in the photo! lol
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Phase two of Solum's scheme
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The project will deliver around 80 units over the existing car park, as well as retail space – improved pedestrian access to the station will also feature. The development will also bring further improvements to the station square and car park, as part of a Ł500,000 investment.
The scheme marks a further Ł20 million investment in the regeneration of Walthamstow town centre following the project's first phase, which delivered 69 new homes, a Travelodge hotel, new retail units and was responsible for the creation of more than 50 new jobs.
Solum is a development partnership between Network Rail and Kier.
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Solar Research Facilities Unit, Weizmann Institute of Science, P.O. Box 26, Rehovot 76100, Israelirina.vishnevetsky@.weizmann.ac.il
Solar Research Facilities Unit, Weizmann Institute of Science, P.O. Box 26, Rehovot 76100, Israel
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The feasibility to produce hydrogen in the Sn–H2O/SnO2–C thermochemical water splitting redox process depends mainly on the efficiency of the tin hydrolysis step, which has not been studied adequately so far, while the cassererite carboreduction is implemented by industry for tin production. The present work deals with the hydrolysis of different kinds of tin powders at different experimental conditions at moderate temperature range 180–620°C. In spite of the fact that the rate of hydrogen production is lower compared with other metals, e.g., zinc, at the same reactor temperature, high conversion level was obtained in a controllable reaction. Consequently, tin can be a relevant candidate for solar hydrogen production considering the advantage of significant lower temperatures required for the solar carboreduction of its oxide.
Equilibrium constant versus temperature for Sn, In, and Ga redox reactions
Equilibrium constants versus temperature for hydrolysis of tin and tin monoxide
Sample holder (a) before and (b)after test
Structures of different tin powders observed in TEM after sonication: (a) nano-, (b) 10 μm, and (c) 44 μm powders
The main parameters of tin powder (10 g) hydrolysis versus time from heating beginning: (1) temperature in the middle of reactor below sample holder, (2) temperature in reaction zone, (3) steam temperature at the exit of boiler, (4) pressure in reactor, (5) hydrogen flow rate from Eq. 4, (6) hydrogen flow rate from Eq. 5, and (7) mass water flow rate×10 from pump
Comparison of temperature in reaction zone (2, 4, 6) and hydrogen flow rate (1, 3, 5) as a function of reactor temperature for 1.8 g of boron (3, 4), 10 g zinc (1, 2) and 10 g tin (5, 6) hydrolysis; mass water flow rate 0.25 g/min for boron and 0.55 g/min for tin and zinc
Hydrogen flow rate calculated by Eq. 5 for (1) 10 μm, (2) nano-, and (3) 44 μm powders (all results are reduced to 10 g powder, ṀH2O=0.55 g/min)
Hydrogen flow (Eq. 4) developing versus time since a steam flow started (a) and temperature (b) at different steam flow starting temperatures: (1) 180°C, (2) 360°C, (3) 500°C, and (4) 580°C (M0∼9.5 g, ṀH2O=0.55 g/min) during heating period up to 620°C
Conversion versus time period after the steam flow starts at different temperatures
Hydrogen flow (Eq. 4) output rate (a) and conversion (b) versus time since a steam flow started (steady state temperature condition: (1) 350°C, (2) 420°C, (3) 525°C, and (4) 600°C); M0∼9.5 g, ṀH2O=0.55 g/min
Mass fractions of tin, tin monoxide, and tin dioxide in powder after three 3 h tests at different constant temperatures (a) and portion of monoxide in tin oxides versus reactor temperature after tests completion (b)
Hydrogen flow output (Eq. 4) versus time since a steam flow started (a) versus temperature in reaction zone (b) at the same temperature condition (c) for tests with tin (1, 3) and tin monoxide (2), M0=9.5 g, ṀH2O=0.55 g/min
Relative hydrogen output versus steam partial pressure
Conversion versus time since the steam flow starts at 360°C (M0∼9.5 g, (●)ṀH2O=0.55 g/min, and (◼) ṀH2O=1.65 g/min)
Structures of 10 μm powders after tests that were done at different temperatures: (a) 420°C, (b) 600°C, and (c) 360–620°C
Hydrogen flow rate as a function of the temperature in the (a) reaction zone and(b) Arrhenius plot (M0∼9.5 g, PH2O0≈0.93 bar)
Deviation of exponential behavior of the reaction rate at different conversion levels
Examples of calculated rate-decreasing factor f(χ,T) for (a) different isothermal conditions and(b) different preheating history
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Our last big assignment for this class was to create a video that sent the message that respecting diversity is important. I looked at the example videos, and most of them were just quotes and images set to music. I tried this approach, but I quickly got bored. And, when I get bored with an assignment I stop doing it. That's when I decided that I needed more of "me" in the video. I wanted someone to be able to watch the video and think, "Sarah definitely made that!" That's when I decided I would have the person watching the video make a foldable. Yes, a foldable. I know. Very predictable. And, very me. :)
The video isn't perfect. I started and finished it in a single afternoon. If this was something I was actually going to use in class, I would need to make a lot of changes. But, I feel proud of what I created for a random homework assignment.
Want to watch my creation? I created the images using canva.com and the video using wevideo.com.
Or, maybe you'd just like some images on respect (plus a few miscellaneous images, too) to use in some way? The more generic images about respect, including a few quotes, are towards the bottom. Hope someone is able to find this useful in some way. Want to download higher quality images? I've uploaded the originals to box.com.


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Here in newspaper-land, we do not luxuriate in billion-dollar government handouts, as do the big car makers Ford, Holden and Toyota.
There is no solace for us in a $380 billion Reserve Bank bailout fund, which is the good fortune of ANZ, CBA, NAB and Westpac. Neither are we rusted together with the apparatus of state in the cosy shelter of a Marxist-Leninist monopoly, as is the delight of the ASX.
We do not pay 0.0001 per cent tax on each billion dollars of revenue like Google Australia, while the $40 billion broadband highway is unfurled. No, we have our pride. You will not see a newspaper company putting on an Oliver Twist routine for corporate welfare dole-outs. Not on your nelly. We battle on in our rows, like child labourers in a Bangladeshi textile factory, with nary a skerrick of self-pity.
And they are introducing "hot-desking" too, which is great because you do not know if the person that used to sit next to you has been dead for three weeks.
Over at the rival sweatshop, Rupert Murdoch's News Ltd – where the commentary is more Dickensian than the labour conditions – the New News Corp shares began trading this week, on a deferred basis. It is called New News because that is where all the old world media assets reside, the newspapers.
And you could have knocked us down with a feather; all the New News columnists really loved the deal. Fancy that.
At age 82, Rupert is determined to be the last man standing in newspapers. The Sun King has furnished New News with a war chest of $2.5 billion in cash, and no debt. Its assets, which include Foxtel, The Wall Street Journal and newspapers in Britain and Australia (75 per cent of the market here), may be "ex-growth" but they are veritably spitting out the cash.
Under the quid pro quo between Rupert and his US chief executive Chase Carey, News Corp's entertainment spinoff, 21st Century Fox, gets to trade on a higher multiple without the drag of old world assets. Makes sense. The stock, now two stocks, beat the market this week.
Also, Carey and the US institutions were never going to countenance the allocation of capital to the rust belt of old media.
The note that was missing in the upbeat cantata from the Vienna Boys Choir of News Ltd commentators was the risk to earnings from hacking, bribery and perversion of the course of justice.
A settlement is expected shortly with the US Justice Department, mooted at $850 million, for alleged violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
The impending trial of Rebekah Brooks and the potential fallout from the Wendi Deng divorce are the two other "known unknowns", though the latter should be quarantined from the stock.
The liabilities do not all lie with New News though. The newspaper group shoulders the criminal risk and Fox takes the civil costs. Even with the spectre of a few payouts then, and accounting for the mooted $300 million to $400 million in restructuring costs, New News has a handy balance sheet for Rupert's next round of acquisitions.
Question: What does $80 million in liquidators' and lawyers' fees buy?
Answer: Nothing.
The settlement that was supposed to have been struck this very week, after five years, between Lehman Brothers Australia and the councils, churches and charities has collapsed in a smoking ruin.
As if the sheer magnitude of the fees to the insolvency privateers from PPB and their platoons of pettifoggers were not grotesque enough, the deal collapsed due to the most extraordinary turn of events. Even the lawyers themselves were calling it shameless.
An operative from Lehman Brothers in New York, one Abhishek Kalra, bought some proofs of debt from another Lehman entity in Hong Kong a couple of weeks ago.
These debts made Kalra a Lehman Australia creditor to the tune of $130 million, more than enough to derail the deal with the councils, churches and charities that had toasted hundreds of millions buying Lehman's financial products.
Here's the catch: Abhishek Kalra was one of the Lehman investment bankers who concocted this toxic rubbish in the first place; including the infamous Federation CDO (collateralised debt obligation) that blew up in short order. Having been responsible for the losses of the not-for-profits, he has now scuttled their settlement in a sneaky bid to get a piece of it himself.
It does not get much lower than that. What did his lawyer, Philip Hoser from Jones Day, think about the ethics of this?
"There is no question of our client, Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc, or our firm, acting unethically or improperly in any way," he said.
Why did not PPB and its $30 million worth of legal advice see this coming? The councils, churches and charities bought more than $1 billion in toxics from Lehman during the boom, and quickly incurred huge losses.
Lehman bit the dust in September 2008; PPB was appointed liquidator of Lehman Australia. Instead of doing a deal with the creditors they fought them to the High Court.
By last August they had racked up $62 million in fees, of which $28 million went to law firms. Since then the fees have ratcheted up another $20 million as they prepared the scheme settlement for this week.
And get this, the scheme docs that were to have been voted on before Kalra turned up include a release for the liquidators covering claims relating to their conduct.
Memo to ASIC: Dear Team, how can liquidators give themselves a release from doing their statutory duty – that is, acting in the interests of creditors?


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NEWTON, NJ—A one-manned plane crashed into Lake Aeroflex in Kittatinny Valley State Park around 11:30 this morning.
"I heard the plane cut out, then I saw it turn left and flatten out, and then it landed in the lake," passerby Justin Leyman said. "It took the rescue crews about a minute or so to get the pilot out of the lake."
The plane was completely submerged in the lake. The lake is adjacent to an airport for small planes.
Due to the location, the investigation will be run by the Park Police, but Chief Eric Danielson from the Andover Police Department and some of his officers were present at the scene, as well.
According to police, the pilot was airlifted to Morristown Memorial Hospital, he was conscious, alert and talking. No further information has been released.


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Maypole Tree
Round around the Maypole tree of life,
Laced in life's colors, enchanted garland, and wildflowers…
The essence of the weave whispers a gentle song.
Around the maypole tree, we sing to all, blessed be.
The maypole is a symbol of the tree of life.
It symbols new life, flowers budding all blooming.
The maypole symbolism is obtained from the Celestial pole. (world axis)
The Maypole is a folk dance from western Europe, especially England, Scotland, Sweden, and Germany,
where dancers gather in a circle, each holding a colored ribbon, the ribbons are intertwined on to the pole, symbolizing of the loom.
Flowers and bright green leaves brightening the fresh scents of spring, the start of the spiritual cycle, life's journey.
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NEW YORK — The NBA postponed training camps indefinitely and canceled 43 preseason games Friday because it has not reached a new labor deal with players.
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All games from Oct. 9-15 are off, the league said. Camps were expected to open Oct. 3.
NBA.com's schedule page, which has a banner across the top listing the number of games on each day, was changed Friday morning to read "0 Games" for each date until Oct. 16, when there are four games.
"We have regretfully reached the point on the calendar where we are not able to open training camps on time and need to cancel the first week of preseason games," deputy commissioner Adam Silver said in a statement. "We will make further decisions as warranted."
The cancellations were expected after the latest meeting between owners and players Thursday ended without a collective bargaining agreement. Both sides still hope the entire regular season, scheduled to begin Nov. 1, can be saved.
The NBA has lost games to a work stoppage only once, when the 1998-99 season was reduced to a 50-game schedule.
The league locked out the players on July 1 after the expiration of the old labor agreement. Owners and players still haven't agreed on how to divide revenues — players were guaranteed 57 percent under the previous deal — or the structure of the salary cap.
During Thursday's negotiations, the league offered players a 46 percent of basketball-related revenue, 11 percent less than they received in last deal and seven percent less than last proposal by players, a league source told ESPN The Magazine's Ric Bucher.
In negotiations, the players' union had offered to reduce its percentage to as much as 54 percent, with the stipulation that a mechanism would be instituted to reward the players if future revenue increased, the source told Bucher.
The owners agreed to try to come up with a mechanism to solve their issues without adding a hard salary cap before the next meeting, according to the source. The owners, who have claimed they lost $300 million last season, have been seeking a hard cap — a condition the players have been unwilling to accept.
The next talks aren't scheduled, but both sides said Thursday they hope to meet again next week. They probably need a deal by the middle of October to avoid canceling real games.
Asked Thursday if he thought things were far enough along to still believe that was possible, commissioner David Stern said: "I don't have any response to that. I just don't. I don't know the answer."
Information from ESPN The Magazine's Ric Bucher and The Associated Press was used in this report.


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Here we go. On the verge of Facebook going public, Yahoo sues over infringement of 10 patents.
Troubled Yahoo filed a patent lawsuit against Facebook yesterday in San Jose, CA according to Reuters. Besides Apple and Samsung's patent fight in the tablet and smartphone business, this new lawsuit could open the next battle ground: Social patent wars.
"We're disappointed that Yahoo, a longtime business partner of Facebook and a company that has substantially benefited from its association with Facebook, has decided to resort to litigation," Jonathan Thaw, a Facebook spokesman said.
Will other web companies also trying to hit Facebook with patent lawsuits before Facebook goes IPO?


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This article summarizes the Top 10 most common arguments against same-sex marriage and outlines why each one deserves a failing grade. Although not listed in a strict order, the sequence of the ten arguments presented in some ways corresponds with the increasing level of desperation displayed by opponents of marriage equality in their efforts to thwart the legalization of same-sex marriage.
Context: The Quest for Marriage Equality
Both in the USA and around the world, the quest for marriage equality is gaining momentum. Between December 2012 and May 2013 an additional six American states (MD, ME, WA, RI, DE, MN) introduced marriage equality laws bringing to twelve the number of states that permit gay marriage. Same-sex marriage is also legal in the nation's capital. Internationally, four more countries have legalized gay marriage in recent months – three via national legislatures (Uruguay, New Zealand, France) and one (Brazil) through legal…
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When: June 11th, 2011
Where: Game Preserve - South
1551 East Stop 12 Road
Indianapolis, IN 46227
(317) 881-4263
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Our first annual Game Preserve Civil War will be taking place this June at our Greenwood store! This unique event pits players from teams representing the North and the Southside stores against each other in three separate events covering Warhammer Fantasy, Warhammer 40K, and Warmachine/Hordes. As this is an unusual event and the first we've run of its kind, let me break down the rules for you…
Three separate tournaments will take place: Warhammer Fantasy (June 25th), Warmachine/Hordes (June 18th), and Warhammer 40k (June 11th). Players will have to sign up at the store they wish to represent beforehand. Example: If Joe Smith signs up at our Greenwood store (southside) he will represent the South when he comes to play. Players will only ever be matched up against players from the opposing store (Northside players will only ever play against Southside players). After each event the top six players will earn points for their side. Once all three events have been concluded then the scores will be totaled up to determine which store won the overall event. Players can participate in as many or as few of the events as they would like. Joe Smith can play in just Warhammer Fantasy's event or, if he is particularly hardcore, all three events. Army size for the events are as follows: Warmachine/Hordes: 35 points. Warhammer Fantasy and Warhammer 40K: 2000 points. Each event will consist of three 120 minute rounds. Be at the store at 10:00 AM, play will begin shortly after. There is a $10 fee due at sign up per event. Each store will only have room for eight players per team per event.In addition to a trophy that will reside at the victorious store until next year, there will be over $150 in prizes given away at each event, including gift cards, custom dice and t-shirts. The clock is ticking so be sure to sign up soon!


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NWSB Insider and Writer Reggie Gill talks about Century Link…errr Seahawks Stadium, home of the Seattle Seahawks football team. Got the family with you? Check out Touchdown City. Check out the raising of the 12th man flag. Just before the game starts, the crowd is whipped into a frenetic frenzy. Tailgate close to the stadium, and the best part check out the Seattle Sea Gals cheerleaders. WOW.
*My* top 12 Seahawks moments: The best 12th Man flag raisers
NWSB Insider and Seattle Seahawks blogger Clinton Bell tells us about his top twelve 12th Man flag raisers at the Clink. From the olden days of the Kingdome, to the newer heroes of the Clink, the Seahawks have had some damn fine talent on their side. Of course Chuck Knox, Mack Strong, Steve Largent, and Cortez Kennedy made the list, but there are some others here like Norm Johnson, Ken Hamlin, Warren Moon, and Curt Warner who need the love too.
Bengals vs. Seattle Seahawks Blog: Love em & Hate em
Seattle Seahawks blogger Brett Bivens weekly NFL Love Em Hate Em Seahawks football blog. He recaps and rewinds the Cincinnati Bengals vs. Seattle Seahawks Week 8 matchup. A 34-12 Bengals win. If Pete Carroll felt Tarvaris Jackson was good enough to play in the game he should have started over Charlie Whitehurst.


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A man is in critical condition after being shot in the torso at an unknown crime scene on Friday, police said.
The 40-year-old victim reportedly drove himself to a residence in the 100 block of Bright Street in the Oceanview about 7:25 p.m. and banged on the gate of a residence before he collapsed.
The residents called 911 and he was taken to the hospital with injuries considered to be life threatening.
As of Tuesday afternoon, there was no known crime scene or suspect associated with the shooting.


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General Motors has cancelled next week's launch of the CTS Coupe at the LA Motor Show as part of a dramatic rethink of future products in the face of the company's growing cash crisis.
The company has also postponed the launch of major new European models, including the new Saab 9-5 and the Vauxhall Meriva until 2010.
>> See more pictures of the Cadillac CTS Coupe
>> Read more on the GM crisis: buy, hold and sell
The CTS Coupe, which is production ready, has been delayed as GM desperately tries to cut costs to avoid running out of cash. The company is trying to conserve the reserves it needs to finish and launch high volume products like the next Astra. "It's must-haves versus nice-to-haves," a senior GM source told Autocar.
Previewed by the CTS Coupe concept at January's Detroit motor show, the production car was seen as a vital part of building a more comprehensive Cadillac range that could take on BMW and Mercedes.
It would have always been a relatively low-volume seller, however, and delaying the car's launch will not significantly harm Cadillac's finances.
The Saab and Meriva have been delayed due to the costs involved with the final engineering programme. "To Saab the 9-5 is as important as the Astra is to Vauxhall. Saab needs the 9-5, but it's more complex and costly to finish than the Astra."
High launch costs for cars such as the Astra have also influenced the decision to postpone the smaller-selling cars.


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Category Archives: Fox Prints
Prowling Fox in Snow – Black & White Print
Winter is almost here again and the chances of snowfall are approaching. Will we experience the snow we have had the past two winters, I wonder? For wildlife photography, the snowy conditions can really make some great photographs. A bird … Continue reading
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Red Fox in the Snow Print
I photographed this stunning Red Fox during the winter snow as it was hunting for something to eat. I was sitting in a hide at my local nature reserve in Northumberland photographing tits and nuthatches at a feeder when I … Continue reading
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text: Everybody has heard of Spain`s Running of the Bulls summer festival, where idiots risk being gored by angry bulls. New Orleans has their own particular take on this festival, sans idiots and angry bulls:"It`s the running of the bulls, New Orleans style.Hundreds of men, women and children, most in white with red scarves around their waists and red bandannas around their necks, gathered outside a French Quarter bar Saturday morning to be chased down Bourbon Street by members of New Orleans` roller derby league."Quotation from the Associated PressIn Spain`s Running of the Bulls inebriated dimwits desperately try to avoid being gored by bulls. But in New Orleans version I`m sure that at least the guys will be hoping that they get caught by the hot, scantily-clad Roller Girls. With innovative and fun events like this New Orleans is sure to make a comeback. If I had a chance to attend Spain`s Running of the Bulls or New Orleans` Running of the Roller Derby Girls which would I choose? Let`s see: Should I choose raging bulls and drunk fools or a friendly crowd and sexy Roller Derby girls?


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This article was printed from mlb, originally published .
Read more news at: https://www.mlb.com/rockies/news
Rockies select the contract of RHP Brooks Brown, RHP Nick Masset placed on the 15-day DL
RHP Raul Fernandez Designated for Assignment
DENVER - The Colorado Rockies announced today that the club has selected the contract of right-handed pitcher Brooks Brown from Triple-A Colorado Springs and placed right-handed pitcher Nick Masset on the 15-day disabled list with a left patellar tendon strain. Additionally, right-handed pitcher Raul Fernandez has been designated for assignment. Brown (#51) will be available for the Rockies in today's game against the Dodgers at Coors Field (2:10 p.m. MT).
Brown, 29, will make his Major League debut with his first appearance for the Rockies. The right-hander was acquired by the Rockies as a free agent during the offseason and has spent the year in Colorado Springs making 31 relief appearances for the Sky Sox. He is 1-0 with a 4.35 ERA (39.1 ip, 19 er) and 6 saves in those games. His 8.0 strikeouts per nine innings (35 K) were on pace to be a career best since his professional debut in 2006. Brooks was originally drafted out of the University of Georgia by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the supplemental first round (34th overall) of the 2006 First-Year Player Draft. He has spent 9 seasons in the in the minor leagues for Arizona (2006-08), Detroit (2009-12), Pittsburgh (2013) and Colorado (2014). He has compiled a 50-64 record and a 4.29 ERA (927.2 ip, 442 er) in 233 total games (139 starts).
Masset, 32, was placed on the 15-day disabled list after leaving yesterday's game early. He has made 28 relief appearances for the Rockies this season going 1-0 with a 4.94 ERA (23.2 ip, 13 er). His season debut for the Rockies May 5 against Texas was his first Major League appearance since September 27, 2011 with the Cincinnati Reds. He did not pitch in 2012 or 2013 due to a right shoulder injury. Masset was acquired as a free agent by the Rockies in the offseason and pitched in 8 games for Colorado Springs (1-0, 0.00 ERA) before his debut in Denver.
Fernandez, 24, was invited to his first Major League Spring Training earlier this year and pitched in 3 games with a 6.00 ERA (3.0 ip, 2 er). He has made 29 appearances with Modesto this season going 0-1 with 7 saves and a 7.00 ERA (27.0 ip, 21 er). In six seasons with the Rockies organization, he has gone 13-15 with 27 saves and a 4.85 ERA (261.2 ip, 141 er) in 145 Minor League games (25 starts). Fernandez was originally signed as an international free agent by Colorado in 2007.
The Rockies currently have a full 40-man roster.


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I personally want to tell each and every one of you Merry Christmas! What a joyful time of the year! I have always loved the elegant look of vintage Christmas items and that is the look that I went with on the card I am sharing with you today.
This beautiful sleigh card is from SVG Attic's Sweet Wishes Card Kit. I kicked it up a notch by adding Holly Berry and Cranberry Trendy Twine bows on the packages and along the curls on the sleigh. I also added a strip of washi tape along the inside layer to break up the white of the front and inside. I also added dots of stickles all over the front to resemble snow.
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So I'm sure a lot of you have been cooing over the 711 beanies on More Is Love. I love them, and have been looking for an embellished hat for so long! So much so, that I created my own budget version last year, seeing as I was in the midst of slum dog interning and not earning that much dollah.
I recently moved house, and came across it whilst unpacking, and thought I'd share!
The hat is from H&M, about £6.99, and the embellishments are actually two packs of earrings from Primark, £1.50 a pair.
I love to pair it with other emerald accessories, often with this Zara necklace and vintage brooches!
I'll be puckering up with Benefit at their #FakeUp launch tomorrow. More to come...
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Four North East youngsters are set for the trip of a lifetime after winning a science quiz.
The pupils from Sunderland University's Bright Sparks science club beat their counterparts from the University of Hull's science club in a closely fought contest to mark National Science Week.
Now the team are looking forward to their prize - spending a fun-packed activity week in Ontario, Canada, in May.
If you want to join the club contact Alison Machin on (0191) 515 3000.


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Skylar Caputo and Abril Bustamante will resume their roles as indoor girls volleyball rivals this fall for Mira Costa and Redondo.
But the close friends had one final opportunity to share the same side of the net this summer at the California Beach Volleyball Association's Cal Cup 18-under tournament and they weren't going to walk off the sand Monday at Manhattan Beach Pier without winning another title together.
Following an uncharacteristic pool-play loss, Caputo and Bustamante responded with four convincing victories, capped with a 28-18 win in the final over Long Beach's Nicci Hinderaker and Utah's Samantha Thomas to repeat as champion after securing the 16-under crown last year.
"There was a lot of fire burning inside and we really wanted to win. That was very motivating for us and actually, in disguise, (losing) was a good thing," Bustamante said. "I think with our defense, we've just gotten more aggressive and throughout this whole summer, we've gotten better with learning how to read (hitters). It's helped us a lot."
Caputo was one of two Mira Costa athletes to capture Cal Cup titles, along with junior Emma Smith, who teamed with Ventura's Sammy Slater to win the 16-under crown with a 28-20 victory over Westlake's Natalie Anselmo and Aliso Niguel's Kathryn Plummer.
Smith and Slater won all six games they played, with Caputo and Bustamante — who qualified for the Cal Cup by winning Aug. 1 at Doheny — rebounding from a 25-23 setback to Oaks Christian's Izzy Carey and Carlsbad's Kamden Maas to overpower the rest of their opponents, including a 28-21 win over Cathedral Catholic's Ivey Schmitt and Granite Hills' Alexis Jasper-Baylin in the semifinals.
"After that game, we hate losing, so we wanted to win the rest," Caputo said. "It's definitely been a journey. This whole year we've become closer friends. Even though we do go to different schools, it's been a great experience. I'm more than excited after high school (season) ends that we're going to be playing Elite Beach Volleyball together up until we go off to college."
Smith and Slater relied on tough serving and relentless defense to break a 4-4 tie in the final by scoring 15 of the next 18 points.
"It seemed like they were exhausted," Slater said. "The key was just serving tough and making sure you have effort, going after every single ball and playing every ball like it counted."
It was the second title this summer for Slater and Smith — including Aug. 3 at Doheny — in addition to a runner-up finish at the High Performance Championships.
"This is such an honor. It's like the biggest tournament of the year for CBVA," Smith said. "Everyone here is good. You have to win to get in, so I'm really excited. I couldn't be more happy."
Slater and Smith surrendered six of the first seven points in their semifinal match against San Clemente's Lily Dyer and Laguna Niguel's Marisa Ramsey, before rallying for a 28-20 win.
"We just had to get our second wind again and get our legs going and start jumping again. We were just kind of tired and cold," Smith said. "For sure, in the finals, I think we were the underdogs. Looking at the other side, I don't think anyone expected us to win. We just wanted it more and we fought harder and we won."
Huntington Beach's T.J. DeFalco and Homestead of Cupertino's Parsa Rezvani won the boys 18-under title, defeating Redondo's Eric Beranek and Tanner Smith.
Santa Barbara's Kyle Skinner and Campolindo of Moraga's Gage Worsley secured the boys 16-under crown with a victory over Palos Verdes' Luke Nassif and Santa Margarita's James Thomas.


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Singaporeans, Don't worry be happyPosted: July 29, 2009 by fievel in Labels: Life, politics, Singapore
CPF Life - The policy that recently got many a politically pathetic (as opposed to apathetic) Singaporeans really worked up over the provision that this compulsory annuity program cannot be guaranteed against insolvency. Reading around online about it here, here and here...I find that there is really a lot of good stuff being analysed and written out there...but hey if you find yourself to be like me, kinda more concerned with the smaller things that are to do with me myself and I today, or tomorrow at best, this is my take-away - Chill Out! Actually, with most of the public policies in Singapore, that seems to be the message if you managed to cut through all the clutter and big words and noise. It really always simply boil down to the following;
MP "so and so", Minister of wadever, announces that we have a new scheme or act or amendment to the original schemes or acts...
I was never too good with schemes and acts so I've historically had great difficulties truly understanding what that wonderfully crafted great piece of news in Straits Times' HOME section really means for me. But as I grew older I started to be able to sieve through the words and today I realized, that at the end of the day, I just had to find the same comforting encrypted message staring me right in my face - it's telling me, don't worry, just be happy...you are being taken care of, somehow. So what I gleaned from reading the news was that -CPF Life is mandatory, we all will gain blah blah, there are some concerns raised by another PAP member blah blah, but it ends there, there are some noise made by citizens blah blah but it also ends there. So I think to myself, "You are not going to change anything even if you try very very hard you know?".
Being easily defeated I mentally agreed, so ok, I flip to the backside of HOME section to land myself smack in the MONEY section and there I read that the speculators have done it again, our home prices have gone up! Our economy might not be great but hey, pharmaceutical did well last month! Ok the housing price inflation piece, I read and go SHUCKS! but what can I do? My lost, somebody's gain it must be. All that happy faces in the photos. Mr. Mah says there's no "excessive speculation" (which by comparative deduction must be correct since he said the same thing in 2006 when prices were going up so much faster)... so this must be just the naturally occuring amount of speculation Singapore must have. That GDP got buoyed by some Tamiflu production must be really great news for my Malaysian factory worker cousins...so I was glad for them on that. Still nothing for me...
But hey, why should I worry about any of the above when they are all not in my hands anyway.
So yeah, just Don't worry, Be Happy.


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American Noble is my senior thesis collection and was inspired by family crest imagery and heraldic references. My family has always been proud of their Irish roots and I have always been inspired by medieval art and history.
Heraldry and family crests are so rich in history and meaning which made it a very enjoyable, inspirational, and educational process. The laser cut details are all derived directly from shields and family emblems, while the colors and materials were inspired from depictions of medieval royalty.
American Noble was a way to communicate the dreams I have held since childhood about my family. Were we kings and queens? Lords and Ladies? Royal farmers supplying nobility? Since we only know our history once we got to the shores of America I have always held lofty dreams of our history.
Here in America however, it is amazing that each person can dream and strive every day to become their own idea of Nobility.
Design by: Alan Slattery
Construction by: Alan Slattery
Photography: Carly Rand
Prop Styling: Madison Bildahl / Alan Slattery


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I'm getting tireder by the second.
Last night, late, the phone rang.
A crisp voice at the other end (female).
We'd be collected early this morning; taken by car to see Ming.
(Good. Trains and lay-bys don't mix!)
But I wish she'd explained 'early'.
The car arrived at five.
I woke the children and found Didcott had aged a few years and Worthing was eight months old.
(Or around that.)
I wanted to scream - "Why? Why now? What's wrong with being ten? Isn't it nice being ten? I thought you said you like throwing coats on the floor and not washing!"
But the driver might have heard.
(He was in the kitchen, taking cereal packets from the cupboards and making tea.)
(I expect he's used to helping families like this.)
Didcott carried Worthing to the car while I went into the garden and took breaths of morning air.
The buds on the Madame Alfred Carriere Rose are distinctly red. They always are. Why? The flowers are cream. (Though with a revolting pinkish tone.) It was a mistake, this rose. It's big and floppy and I didn't want pinkish when I bought it and I still don't.
(Monet would have liked it.)
The buds on the apple tree are bigger now, even bigger and more open than yesterday, but I still don't know if they are for flowers or for leaves.
I began to pull one open to see but the driver came and quietly said,
"That isn't a good idea. Not really."
(Of course, he was right.)
Then he said it was time go.
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Look at a tea cup is an essay written by Patricia Hampl. There are two major things in this essay. They are: the relationship between a mother and her daughter and the connection between the past and the present. Both of these things are represented by a tea cup.
The tea cup was bought by the mother in 1939 when she got married to American who had been Czechoslovakia. In 1939 Czechoslovakia taken over and destroyed by the army of Hitler. The mother and her daughter disagree about many things when the writer was 10 years old she said work was the most important thing in the world. Her mother said family was the most important things. The mother said family was the most important things. The mother wanted the daughter to get married but the daughter thought it was not compulsion. The writer thinks the past is very important for mother thinks it is a future that matters. The tea cup connects the mother and daughters, the past and the present. It was made in 1939 and the mother has given it to daughter. Now the writer likes her mother doesn't talk about the past. The daughter can find out abou7t her mother only by looking at the tea cup. In 1939 there was the world war which had killed many people, made many widows and destroyed everything.


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It is 12:10 in Seattle and most probably by now most of you have gone out to get lunch or are thinking of where to go. But just in case you have not made plans yet and find yourself near 4th & Virginia read on.
I was shopping at Ralph's earlier today for all the makings of my SHF entry which I plan to get to later today when it occurred to me that I was really hungry and the bakery was only a few steps away. So I thought of making a pit stop for a quick sandwich, the fuel for all the baking and caramel making ahead.
On the chalkboard was Irish Stew. Of course I had to take home some of that. Believe me, I really did have, if only for a second, the though of taking a photo of this beautiful stew but the hunger prevailed. My apologies!
All I have to say is that if you are craving a little comfort food, Irish or not, run, don't walk and get some of this stewy soup that I'm afraid will fast disappear from the menu as soon as this week is over.
It is loaded with carrots, creamy potatoes, fall apart corned beef with its salty bite, cabbage and a beautiful broth to boot. It comes, of course, with one of Dahlia's amazing rolls. It is so good my conscience would have bothered me if I did not tell you.
Believe me dear reader, I really did have--if only for a second--the though of taking a photo of this beautiful stew but hunger got the best of me. My apologies. ;-)


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Country music star, Don Williams, nicknamed "Gentle Giant" has passed at the age of 78.
According to Billboard, the singer's PR team confirmed the news, saying he died "after a short illness."
Williams was behind hit songs "Tulsa Time" and "It Must Be Love," which topped the charts after they were released.
His tribute album "Gentle Giants: The Songs of Don Williams" was issued in May, a day after he clocked 78.
The album featured performances of his songs by current country heavyweights, including Garth Brooks and Lady Antebellum.
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