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Thursday, November 8, 2012
Simple Veg-enabling Tips (1)
when I teach vegetarian cooking,
some feedback from students
indicated that many a time,
it's not the lack of recipes
nor it's the lack of ingredients that
hinder them in cooking a yummy vegetarian meal for their families.
In many instances, students would complain
that their brown rice are either too hard/chewy or too soft/mushy;
their red beans are never soft,
their smoothies are never smooth,
their avocados are always bruised!!
I later found out that it's due to some subtle, yet critical tricks
which are often not mentioned/detailed in recipes,
that compromise the perfection of their dishes in the kitchen.
Hence in this series of blog postings to come,
I hope to share a few tricks
to enable one to cook confidently in the kitchen =)
(A) How to cook brown rice to al dente (or QQ) texture:
- pre-soak brown rice with filtered water for 8-10 hours,
by summerging the rice 1 inch below water level
(this is not just to soften the grains,
but also to remove acidity and to increase nutritional value)
- pour away soaking water, do a quick rinse with filtered water,
and drained off any excess water
- measure the soaked rice grains with a 160mL measuring cup,
and count the number of cups of soaked grains
- add in the amount of filtered water equivalent to the volume of the soaked grains
and cook in an electrical rice cooker (i.e. soaked grains: water = 1: 1) <= this is critical!
* extra tips: consider adding one or two teaspoon of dried herbs
(e.g. basil, dill, cumin) to make the rice more fragrant!
More tips to come, please tune in :D
Buon apetito!
Kee Yew
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How To Discover And Select A Safe Foreign Exchange BrokerBefore you begin your Foreign exchange journey, it's essential that you have a forex trading broker. There are so numerous options that this job could be difficult, even though it can be carried out. Prior to you being you need to know precisely what a Foreign exchange broker indicates. The foreign exchange buying and selling broker is a company or even just an individual that will keep your money. This broker will then buy and promote anytime you want to. The 2nd step is finding a great broker who you can believe in.
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Since her engagement to Justin Theroux, the media has speculated that the former Friends star is pregnant while planning her wedding. A recent report claimed that the lovebirds will get married June. However both parties have remained silent about the claims.
During the last several months, media outlets have said the couple called off their plans to marry, but a wedding still seems to be in the works. According to a source close to the duo, Aniston and Theroux are finally ready to tie the knot and are preparing to set a wedding date soon. "It's going to be very intimate," the insider said. "100 people or fewer."
However, reports of Jennifer Aniston being pregnant and a upcoming wedding have been wrong before. In a recent interview with the Associated Press, the Horrible Bosses actress said she ignores most of the information the tabloids print out about her. "All that stuff, it's toxic," she said. "It never gets un-jarring, but you do have to not let it imprison you, which is possible to do."
The Switch actress and Theroux got engaged in 2012. They began dating in May 2011. They bought a house together in the Los Angeles Bel-Air neighborhood in January 2012. Prior to her romance with Theroux, Aniston was linked to Vince Vaughn and John Mayer. She was married to actor Brad Pitt from 2000 to 2005. The Mr & Mrs. Smith actor is currently in a long-term relationship with Angelina Jolie.
Justin Theroux is an American actor who is best known for his work in Inland Empire and Mulholland Drive. He met Aniston after working on the film Wanderlust with her. Currently, the actor is working on the HBO drama The Leftovers. Aniston is preparing for her role in Cake, as well as, working on the sequel to Horrible Bosses.
When it comes to her relationship with Theroux, Aniston has kept intimate details relatively quiet. However, her fiance did come up during a sit down with E! News. "He's good to his skin, that's for sure," she said. "It's always, 'What are you using, what is that?' It's cute."
Aniston is the brand ambassador for Aveeno products. The couple share beauty products and regiments. In December, they were photographed going into a skincare clinic in California together. "He's got gorgeous skin," the actress said. "He's got perfect skin!"
With all of the rumors swirling around the Hollywood actress, Aniston still remains to have a normal life. She works hard to keep her private life to herself by only maintaining relationships with a close group of friends. "There's times when you see people climbing and getting success and you start to see, oh, they're starting to really change," she said. "So I always just make the effort to be as humble and grateful as possible."
Despite the recent rumors over Jennifer Aniston being pregnant, the relationship between the actress and Theroux still seems to be going strong. The couple were recently spotted having lunch with Jason Bateman on March 10. They dined at Fred's restaurant at Barney's.
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Sunday, July 24, 2011
Smallsun Royal Enfield - Online store coming soon !
After years of research & restoration I've finally landed my first Enfield shipment. These bikes are completely restored, new Alloy 500cc heads, 4 or 5 speed gearbox and options galore. Prices are very reasonable (thanks to the strong AUD$), and the website should be up and running next week. Here are a few pics from the first photo shoot:
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Sunday, July 17, 2011
Suzuki Tempter 400 -Modern Drum Brakes anyone ?
An unusual and somewhat overlooked custom base, the Tempter 400 came out during the retro crazy mid naughties. Nowhere near as popular as the Yamaha SR range, It is quite unique and interesting. The drum brakes were perhaps taking retro a bit far, maybe ?
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We had a ball shooting these tea towels yesterday. But it gave me a special fussy feeling inside when we shot my new 'blue rain' tea towel for the first time. The lens really does put your products into the right atmosphere; and styling linen is a dream because it drapes beautifully! The ink I use is natural and Eco friendly, but the best part (and the reason it won me over) is that it's soft to the touch – no nasty plastic feel.
I've always been in love with those classic French vintage tea towels. The repetition of those faded blue lines makes any brunch table classy – but they're hard to get hold of so I decided to make my own contemporary version. You can buy directly from me, simply email euodia {at} toucheefeelee.net
The price is R185 or US$21 each. Free shipping within South Africa and shipping $10 for everywhere else in the world.
Oh, and my exhibition at 'I Love My Laundry' ends tomorrow – so hurry if you're in Cape Town, mothers day is coming up…


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- Tony McKibbin
- 2 March 2010
(15) 101min
With its stilted dialogue and contrived plot revelations, this 2008 film by French Canadian filmmaker Atom Egoyan (the first of two films by Egoyan released in Scotland this fortnight) would seem to indicate a filmmaker who has lost his form. Yet Egoyan (Calendar, Exotica) has always been a great ideas man, utilising story to investigate theme, with the story sitting on top of a sense of enquiry often more fascinating than any plot twist or story turn.
In Adoration a high school kid in Canada claims that before he was born his Middle-Eastern father put his pregnant mum on a plane to Israel with explosives in her luggage, but they were luckily found by customs. Is Simon (Devon Bostick) telling the truth, or is this the boy running with an idea of his own, creating a fiction around his parents' actual death? And how much is his teacher (Arsinee Khanjian) behind this, a mysterious Muslim who we also find out is the same woman, veiled, going to Simon and his uncle's house asking questions about bigotry and forgiveness?
Egoyan gives us plenty food for thought. This is thematic protein over narrative carbohydrate; and consequently a film that lingers nicely, no matter the occasional weaknesses along the way.
GFT, Glasgow on Mon 15 and Tue 16 Mar and selected release.


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I'm sorry for my extended absence on here, but I am back, better than ever with plenty to share. I have returned from my whirlwind trip to Paris and London.
Out of our many different adventures one was in fact the inspiration for these cupcakes. The Moulin Rouge.
Right in the heart of Paris's red light district, which is extremely interesting if not stereotypical.
I dreamt these cupcakes up when I was getting ready for my trip, and this one of my first very detailed cupcakes that I did completely without a guide and just from my head.
I was so giddy with the final result and they turned out exactly as I had hoped. From a sketch I did quickly while sitting at the computer, to a final product sitting in front of me, it was great watching a vision of mine come to life. A feeling I know I will be replicating very much now that I'm home.
And as for the baked goods in Paris. I can't even describe to you. I will dream of the "Vanille" macarons at Lauderee for months.
As for these cupcakes, I think they would fit right in.
Although when I described them as "racy" to my surrogate grandmother Connie and gifted her with one, she said that if I thought these were racy, I needed to get out more. She then proceeded to offer our handsome waiter at Carrabas a piece of hers.
I guess now that I'm home I'll work on getting on her level. But for now, these leftover cupcakes will do just fine. :)
Moulin Rouge Cupcakes
Servings: 12 cupcakes
For the Cupcakes:
1-⅓ cup Flour
1 teaspoon Baking Powder
¼ teaspoons Salt
1 stick Unsalted Butter, Softened
1 cup Sugar
2 Eggs
½ cups Milk
½ teaspoons Vanilla Extract
For the Buttercream:
3 cups Powdered Sugar
2 sticks Unsalted Butter, At Room Temperature
¼ teaspoons Vanilla Extract
3 dashes Milk
Food Coloring
For Decorating:
1/2 bag white candy melts
1/3 bag chocolate candy melts
pearl dragees for decorating (can be found at craft or baking stores)
To make cupcakes, preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a standard size muffin tin with paper or foil liners. In a small bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, and salt; whisk briefly to combine. Set aside.
In a large bowl of an electric mixer, cream the 1 stick butter on medium speed until fluffy (2-3 minutes). Add the sugar and beat until well combined. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition. Add the milk and vanilla and beat lightly until combined. With the mixer on low, add the dry ingredients and beat just until combined. Fill cupcake liners 3/4 of the way full. Bake for 18-22 minutes (rotating pan halfway through) or until a cake tester comes out clean. Cool the cupcakes for 15 minutes in tins. Take out of tins and cool completely.
To make buttercream, sift powdered sugar into the bowl of an electric mixer. Beat it together with the butter until creamy. Add vanilla and a few dashes of milk, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed, beating until just combined. (If icing is too stiff – add a tad more milk until desired consistency is reached. If too thin – add a tad more powdered sugar.) Tint with any color food coloring of your choosing. Beat until color is consistent and well combined. Refrigerate until ready to use.
To decorate, lay out a sheet of wax paper. On a piece of plain paper draw an outline of legs. Place under wax paper. Melt white candy melts in a bowl set over a pan of simmering water with drop each of red and yellow food coloring as well as with 1/4 teaspoon of cocoa powder, or until looks like skin color. When melted ladle into a plastic squeeze bottle. Working fast, fill outline of legs with white chocolate. Move paper under wax paper and repeat until 12 legs have been made. Melt chocolate candy melts in double boiler and transfer to a separate squeeze bottle. Outline bottom on feet for shoes and draw garter on one leg for each pair. Immediately place on dragees if desired. Set aside to set (or place in freezer to speed up process if desired). Ladle buttercream into a plastic decorators bag with a large petal tip in it. With the small side of the icing tip facing outward go around each cupcake with a back and forth motion. Continue for the middle as well as a second layer if desired. If you don't like how it looks, just scrape it off and try again. It took me a few tries to get the look I was going for. It helps if the buttercream is cold. Immediately top with firmed legs. Enjoy!
Recipe Inspiration: A Mary Original
Cupcakes adapted from: Magnolia Bakery
Icing adapted from: Food Network


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Hello to you all!
OK, so I am extremely regular. My cycles are exactly 28 days and I always start spotting 2 days before. AF is due today and NOTHING!! No spotting at all, no sore boobs, nothing. Just a bit of a backache and the odd cramp every now and again.
I was wondering if any of you ladies didn't spot as usual and got a BFP
I know the easiest thing is just to test, but I don't want to see just that one ugly red line again. Every month I was convinced I was pregnant and this is the only month I haven't felt anything.


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Definetly a Must!
A Large overhaul mod for Forces of Corruption. Aimed Primarily to improve the base game while adding new features and keeping it lore-consistent. Makes use of resources with permission from popular modders such as Warb_Null, The_Farseer and Nomada Firefox. Please take note of two very important aspects of the mod. Firstly, I am not going to do anything or post concepts of anything I am not going to do, or will be extremely difficult to accomplish in the game engine. Secondly, the mod is primarily for Galactic Conquest in Hard mode starting from TECH 1. Other modes of play will imbalance and ruin the experience as they are not fully functional.
This version is to add onto 0.5.0 for people who prefer the original visible/destructable hardpoints.
Definetly a Must!
you mean "A must, Definetly!"
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Kodak Ektachrome for Chromatic Colors!4 3 Share Tweet
For great choices of colors and wild popping saturations, always choose Kodak Ektachromes!
The Kodak Ektachrome EPR is simply a robust film to handle. With your background idea of "shoot from the hip" and "use it anytime, day and night", this film comes in a handy small amount of ISO 64. Now, I am pretty sure most of you would shoot this film on daylight purposes, well it's a great thing. Colors are invariably great while green, yellow and blue are the most identifiable of them all.
I used this film while having a birthday fun together with my friends and some daylight morning rituals like breakfast in a restaurant and indoor lunch together with loved ones. It's a great film, and all I thought is that this will turn out bluish. But I was wrong.
My suggestion is that, you should try this film on night-time. Stick in your Colorsplash Flash and fire all the way during party for haunting and dreamy light effects in your face.
Do check out the gallery if you want some proof of how amazing this film is.
For me, Kodak really sweeps your feet away after visiting a photolab and getting your film done. The colors are undeniably awesome. I was all expecting my shots would turn out bluish but hell, I was wrong. The colors have their own attitude as much as the film. This Kodak Ektachrome is a must for XPRO lovers out there. Give it a try. And never dare just shoot under the sun. Take your camera anywhere you go and use it anytime — day and night. The results will be enormous.
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text: PIERCETON - Norman L. Emerick, 89, died at 11:52 p.m. Saturday in Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw. Survivors include his wife, Gloria Emerick; a daughter, Leslie Clark of Warsaw; two sons, Andrew Emerick of Pierceton and Kenneth Schubert of Richmond, Ky., and a brother, Kenneth of South Bend. Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in McHatton-Sadler Funeral Chapel, Warsaw, where friends may call from 4 to 6 p.m. today.


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Response to "Poetic License" by Simon Schorno
The life of Manazar Gamboa is documented and acted out in this film, "Poetic License", to show the culture and background he came from. Which later, influenced his choices to become a poet and playwright provoking a platform for a stance on social problems, along with giving back to his community through student outreach programs. The film itself captured the essence of Gamboa by giving small flashbacks of significant childhood memories to exaggerated ones, while simultaneously introducing his black and white organic image. Attached to his childhood stories is a behind the scene history of the displacement of the Chavez Ravine, Gamboa's community, by the Dodger stadium. The film revolves around this problem that struck down his community and provides the audience with a sense of guilt for not knowing the effect of a consumerism based sport.
Article by Eris De La Torre
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Melaleuca overlooks the sandstone bluffs of Shipley plateau, bushland reserve and the Kanimbla valley.
It sleeps six, with a queen size bedroom, a double bedroom and a third bedroom with bunks - with electric blankets, doonas and pillows on all the beds. For infants there is a cot. (Please see the images section for Melaleuca's floor plan).
There is a sitting room with open fireplace and a separate dining room. A modern gas space heater provides warmth to the entire house.
The dining room opens to a spacious sundeck with superb, uninterrupted views.
The bathroom includes a bath and shower, and there is unlimited hot water.
The kitchen is equipped with refrigerator, electric stove with ceramic cooktop, microwave and dishwasher.
There is a DVD player, and digital satellite television ensures clear reception of commercial and public channels. There are board games and lots of holiday reading.
Please note: Melaleuca is comfortably furnished, well maintained and clean, but it is an older property. That means a few cracks and crevices, a bit of dust, the occasional friendly spider. If your preference is for something immaculate you may wish to look at newer build properties.
For other guests' comfort, Melaleuca is STRICTLY NO PETS
What can you do there?
Some of the most beautiful walks in the Blue Mountains start near Blackheath.
Melaleuca overlooks the start of the Centennial Glen and Porter's Pass walks, which take you into a secluded valley by waterfalls, through rainforest and eucalyptus forest, down a gorge full of fresh water pools and around the sandstone cliffs that tower over the Kanimbla Valley.
More ambitious treks into the Grose Valley start a 10 minute drive away on the other side of Blackheath.
There is abundant wildlife in the vicinity of Melaleuca. Yellow-tailed black cockatoos frequent the area, as well as wedge-tailed eagles, kangaroos and many types of lizard.
There are many gift shops, art galleries and antique shops at Blackheath, including the converted Victory Theatre, which has multiple outlets within a vast space. A wonderful and inexpensive cafe is attached.
Within a half-hour drive you can reach:
*Horse-riding at Centennial Glen stables
*The iconic view of the Three Sisters at Katoomba
*The Imax cinema at Katoomba
*Old style picture house "Mount Vic Flicks"
*The beautiful Megalong Valley
*Japanese Bathhouse near Hartley
Jenolan Caves makes a feasible day trip - at just over an hour away from Melaleuca.
Food and drink
There is plenty of good food available at Blackheath village, ten minutes walk away from Melaleuca.
*Escarpment is a small well-priced tapas bar
*The Blackheath Patisserie has excellent sourdough breads.
*For pies and cakes try the Bakehouse on Wentworth.
*Anonymous makes the best coffee in the village.
* Blackheath has two pubs. The Gardners arms, on the highway at the western end of the village, has a good selection of pies, steaks and other hot food.
All provisions can be bought locally from Blackheath village, which features two supermarkets, greengrocer, butcher and delicatessen shops.


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Systems Thinking: Looking beyond isolated incidents to find deeper patterns.
What is System Dynamics?
System Dynamics is a way of thinking – a paradigm – that looks at the whole, the parts, and the interconnections between these elements. It is a method for facilitating learning, integrating theories and "discovering the unobvious."
System Dynamics is a toolset for identifying high-leverage intervation points and enabling risk-free experimentation through simulation.
System Dynamics Advantages
System Dynamics is an approach to understanding the behaviour of complex systems over time. System Dynamics is distinct from other analytical approaches. It helps to articulate influences that drive the behaviour of a system over time. This approach allows us to conceptualize scenarios, test theories and identify options for solving problems, overcoming challenges and ultimately changing the behaviour of a system.
System Dynamics helps us:
- See the patterns that drive events
- Change the thinking that led to the problem in the first place
- See more, further. With wider and diverse perspectives, we can see exactly what is happening and then take appropriate actions
Using System Dynamics, we can:
- Understand and analyze risk
- Design better strategies
- Develop more effective project plans
- Accelerate collective learning about potential behaviour and impacts of complex systems
- Model and test policy and program design options
- Analyze and improve business processes
- Understand program performance and sustainability
- Facilitate constructive dialogue among stakeholders
- Lead to strategic decisions that are realistically framed and more likely to accomplish their objectives
- Allow for an understanding of the whole rather than relying on reductionism and band-aid thinking
- Offer more realistic, integrated, sophisticated, and transparent approaches to business analysis
- Build broad understanding and consensus regarding policies and processes


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Friday, Nov. 4 at 7:00pm
Wednesday, Nov. 9 at 9:00pm
In January 1914, a horrific murder shakes the city of Budapest: One of the city's most famous courtesans, Elza Mágnás, has been strangled and her body thrown into the icy waters of the Danube. Chronicling the last four days of Elza's life through the eyes of a young and naive maid, "Demimonde" — which is based on a true tale of love, passion, sex, and power — untangles the prostitute's bizarrely complex relationships with her housekeeper, her sponsor, and her lover.
88 min.
Directed by
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How does it work?
1. Boil coffee in a kettle, and pour into the Eva Solo Cafe Solo glass carafe.
2. Add ground coffee (make it a good one, here is your chance to taste the hidden flavours typically lost through the drip process).
3. Stir using the spoon provided
4. Place the filter onto the carafe.
In four short minutes (or long minutes if it's a rough morning) you've got some of the smoothest tasting coffee you've ever tried. No barrista required.
So what makes Cafe Solo so fabulous?
First of all, the shape of the carafe, complete with ripples in the base provide a place for the coffee grinds to settle, preventing excess dredge from spoiling your morning brew.
Secondly, coffee that is brewed with complete submersion (as apposed to running water through the grinds and a filter) allows the full flavour of the coffee to come out and prevents the paper filter flavour that contaminates drip coffee. I prefer to read the paper with my coffee, thank you very much. A french press also brews by submersion, but the act of pressing often brings out the acidity in coffee, while the Cafe Solo prevents it.
Third, it looks great. Imagine ridding your kitchen of an unnecessary appliance! No more filters to buy and no wasted electricity spent keeping stale sub-par coffee warm.
Four: It doesn't drip. Thats right. The lid automatically opens when pouring, and closes back up when done. The coffee pours out beautifully without dripping.
Five: Brew and serve. You make the coffee directly into the carafe and the neoprene cover that keeps it warm allows you to carry it directly to the table to serve. No hot plate required, no additional thermos or coffee pot. I make mine in the morning and carry it out onto the porch with my morning paper. It's just a pleasure to use.
And lastly, it's a coffee maker that makes amazing coffee for under $100!!!


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Ryan Beatty & Midnight Red Perform at DigiFest NYC!
Ryan Beatty gets into the music during his performance at DigiTour Media Presents DigiFest NYC at Citi Field on Saturday (June 7) in New York City.
The 18-year-old singer was joined by the band Midnight Red at the event.
PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Ryan Beatty
The guys – Eric Secharia, Joey Diggs Jr., Colton Rudloff, Thomas Augusto, and Anthony Ladao – performed a few songs for the crowd and Joey even got shirtless at one point.
During the festival, Midnight Red ran into a few of our fave Vine stars.
"Yesterday was chill. Good meeting Nash, Cameron Dallas & crew @Nashgrier @Mr_Carterr @camerondallas @jackgilinsky," they tweeted.
10+ pics inside…
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I approach every transaction as though I am the client. I understand that whether you are selling or buying your East Bay residential or commercial property, it is an emotional and potentially stressful situation. So I focus on being easily available to you, answering your questions, listening to your concerns and guiding you through your entire real estate transaction with a minimum of anxiety.
Walking through a property whether in with me, is an education. I've made it my business to understand houses and buildings from the inside out, something that many Realtors never do. As we walk through, I assess the condition, evaluate the price, scrutinize any available reports and help you to notice aspects of the property you may otherwise miss.
It is my pleasure to give you a real estate education. Before you close escrow, you have a complete understanding of the value, cost and condition of the property as it sits and what it needs. I help you prioritize and budget. And I offer an extensive referral network for anything you may want to do in the future.
I am organized, detailed and a mistress in the art of negotiating. So whether you are a buyer or seller and your property is residential or commercial, you will always find your documents in order and your deadline met - I am professional in every aspect of your East Bay Real Estate transaction.
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Our quality, finish and professionalism is our difference.
We take great pride in our work so that you will take great pride in your home.We work with you to design a look and feel that suits your style and budget.Our team is punctual every day and delivers projects on time.
We are a large business that supplies affordable homes in gated communities to over 55's. I approached Scott to attended to multiple maintenances and display refurbishment jobs for us at two of our South- East communities. I was more than happy with his and his trades workmanship and customer service on all accounts. I will be approaching him for future jobs and would highly recommend.
Stephanie Williams
As Building Manager of a prestige apartment complex in South Yarra , I can highly recommend Pure Class Painting for the highest quality workmanship and work ethic. Scotty & Team are a pleasure to work with . Their focus on customer service and professional attention to detail is exemplary. Keep up the great work Scott
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The day I became someone
was the day I realized
my death is
It was the day I realized
I've always been dying.
Since the minute
I was born,
I was meant to destroy
and be destroyed.
The day I became someone else
was when I realized
humans were made to obliterate.
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more "livable,"
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Our things are.
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Dairy Farmers | Milk war worries
FARGO – Nearly half a century has passed since North Dakota's last milk war. In those days, when dairy farmers couldn't make enough to live, years before North Dakota's Milk Marketing Board began setting prices, farmers dumped milk on the streets in protest. Shots were fired, fences cut, fires set.
By: C.S. Hagen
Source: High Plains Reader
Link: http://hpr1.com/index.php/feature/news/milk-war-worries/
Truck tires were slashed. Windows broken.
In 1964, two National Farmers Organization members were killed in Wisconsin when a cattle-truck driver ran them over as they attempted to block access to a stockyard. In Minnesota, the governor came close to calling the National Guard for help.
Once upon a time every small town had a corner grocer, with a creamery within running distance, supplied by local cows whose mooing lulled the populace to sleep at night.
This Norman Rockwell dream ended as cities grew. Grocers began creating larger stores applying pressure on creameries to sell milk more cheaply, consequently putting many out of business. But it was the farmer who suffered most, John Weisgerber, director of the North Dakota Milk Marketing Board, said.
"If they're going to have these milk wars, it shouldn't come from their monies, they said in those days," Weisgerber said. In the 1960s, North Dakota dairy farmers wanted state laws to replace federal laws, and the Milk Marketing Board was born.
Today, the milk canvas is once again shifting; tensions, once again, are running high.
In April 2016, a Buxton farmer on the online forum New AgTalk said he was too young to remember much during the milk wars of the 1960s. The unidentified man posted a picture of his father dumping milk in 1967. Another commentator reported that bigger mega-dairies are complaining about current prices, while seeing trucks of prostitutes driving by to service illegal workers.
"Some of you guys finally got my point," another commentator said. "I also said farmers won't band together, but if we all would, what power we could have. Funny how one oil well in the Gulf or one country says they are going to cut oil production and the next day gas is up at the pump."
"Especially our good neighbors to the south think our supply-managed dairy and feather is socialistic, bordering on communism, but it's okay to band together and cut production," another commentator said.
Milk producers and retailers are worried about giant retailers and international grocery store chains already here and poised to spread across the state. Walmart, Sam's Clubs, and Costcos selling milk for a dollar less than local, smaller retailers. German retailer Aldi, known for slashing fluid milk prices in half or more, is preparing to open across the Red River in Dilworth, and its corporate eye looks further west, along the I-94 corridor in North Dakota.
Another German grocery retail chain, Lidl, is also entering the US market, and it opened its first store in June, according to the Associated Press.
Aldi announced in July that it plans to spend $3.4 billion and open 900 new stores across the United States, with 2,500 new stores opened by 2022, according to the Associated Press. The smaller-scale retail chain would create 25,000 new jobs, primarily in the Midwest. Aldi has more than 10,000 stores worldwide. On June 15, 2016, Aldi became licensed to operate in North Dakota, and was authorized in 2014 to operate in Minnesota, according to the North Dakota Secretary of State.
If another war over milk ensues, the repercussions could be devastating for the few dairy farmers left in North Dakota. There are approximately 80 dairy farmers in the state, with 10 in Emmons County, dairy farmer Rita Mosset said.
"All milk is North Dakota milk," Mosset said. "But now, even Costco is giving us trouble. That's what hurts, if they want to drive to Minneapolis and buy a bunch of milk and put it in their store, that's the hard part."
The idea that all milk in North Dakota comes from North Dakota, isn't entirely accurate, Weisgerber said. "It's a matter of semantics. Is it more economical to transport from Thief River or from Bismarck where there is another plant?" Weisgerber said. "You have to look at the economics of transporting milk. It weighs 8.6 pounds a gallon."
Milk can be brought into the state if the plant where the milk was purchased is licensed in North Dakota, Weisgerber said. Walmarts purchase all their milk from Dean Foods, so their milk comes from Bismarck or Thief River plants. Costco purchases their milk from Kemp's Cass-Clay organization.
When and if Aldi or Lidl come to North Dakota, they would be allowed to purchase milk from outside the state as long as the plant is licensed in state.
"I don't know what Aldi may do, but the law in North Dakota is no one can sell below the minimum retail," Weisgerber said. "Minnesota has a minimum markup law on the books, and they're not enforcing it, so I guess for us, for me, and for these retail grocers that operate in Moorhead market, that's a doggone good question: why don't they enforce it? That's allowing these so-called milk wars to go on."
Typically, if a retail chain sold milk below the minimum price, a grocer in the market would file a complaint with the Milk Marketing Board, which would in turn investigate and enforce a civil penalty for violations, Weisgerber said.
The president of the North Dakota Grocers Association, John Dyste, has more than 50 years experience in the rural grocery store business. He's seen the grocery evolution in his hometown, a decrease from three grocery stores to one. Today, there are three grocery stores in his entire county.
"There was always a new thing that came up, whether it was the Walmart coming, or the Costco coming," Dyste said. "Through the years there's always been the next crisis or the next concept that was going to change everything. It seems like the grocery industry has adapted and found ways to coexist with the Walmarts and Costcos in the area.
"But every time there's a new player in town, the money gets chopped up once more."
The North Dakota Grocers Association is a trade association under the National Grocers Association that represents retail and wholesale grocers in the food distribution industry.
On the farm
Rita Mosset and her husband, Jerome, grew up around cows, bought their farm near Linton in 1982. Their livelihood depends on being able to continue selling their milk to Land O'Lakes, hundreds of pounds every two days.
Rita Mosset on the farm – RJDairy Facebook pageDairy farming, and some crop farming in the summer, takes up the Mossets' time, basically 24 hours a day, seven days a week. They're not a big dairy, can't use hired hands like others nearby. Their four children grew up on the farm, and learned chores, good work ethics, Mosset said. When her children come home to visit, Mosset wants a day off, but they always end up back in the barn.
As long as the Mosset family's milk quota doesn't shrink, they can continue to live off proceeds, but they cannot produce too much; their profits shrink with any extra milk.
"If we want to milk more cows, we have to alert them first, and see if there is room to grow," Mosset said. She's seen North Dakota milk prices increase in grocery stores in the past year, but her selling price dropped $10 to $12 per hundredweight.
"The milk price is so high, it's very disappointing," Mosset said. "They do make money on milk, because they have it priced up. They just don't want to confess up to it."
Mosset runs a Facebook page called RJDairy. She's also a photographer and brings familial warmth to their life on the farm through her pictures and stories. Once in awhile, she attracts a troll.
"We farmers have nothing to do with retail prices," RJDairy replied to a criticism on their Facebook page. "We take what we get which is 1970s prices yet. We are losing money while retail makes the money."
"Then why are you still doing it? Suspicious?" Buck Bush, the critic, wrote.
"Milking cows because it's a hard job, and I love my animals."
"I don't think it will hurt the little towns so much, because little towns don't go into the big towns just to buy their milk."
Justin and Janel Mosset on the farm with a calf – RJDairy Facebook page
The milky way
Milk is a hypersensitive market, Grocers Association President Dyste said.
If the market turned to Costco or Aldi or Lidl for all their milk, the impacts would be felt from the Mosset family, to creameries, to grocery stores, to bottling companies, even feed stores and veterinarians, Milk Board Chairman Weisgerber said. Even rural retirement homes would have difficulty getting milk supplied.
"These big retailing giants, they can ruin the local business," Weisgerber said. "It's a sensitive topic. A local dairy farmer could take two days in a smaller truck, or a semi with 40,000 pounds of milk, delivering to small towns across the state. If he loses a grocery store there, he's lost his volume, and yet he's expected to service those accounts."
Walmart ensures deliveries only to Walmarts. The same goes for Costcos, or even Aldis, and their volumes are the hot tickets for creameries: a steady and large demand.
If the Milk Marketing Board had not been approved by the state legislature in 1967, the state would have become a milk dumping ground for surplus milk, primarily from eastern dairy-producing states. For every cow milked in North Dakota, Minnesota has 30, Wisconsin 90 times as many, according to 2016 statistics from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
"Quite simply, the milk would flow in from the east," Weisgerber said. "And if farmers weren't making a fair return on their milk, they would go out of business."
The Milk Marketing Board's legal charge is to regulate minimum wholesale and retail prices of fluid milk within the industry and establish milk-marketing areas within the state, according to the North Dakota Century Code.
In Fargo, milk ranges from Costco's $3.05 for a gallon of two percent milk. At Family Fare, the same gallon is priced at $3.89, and at Hornbachers $4.13 for a gallon of Cass-Clay. Aldi typically sells milk with no artificial growth hormones at $2.39 a gallon.
In Minnesota, milk is typically cheaper. At Cub Foods in Minneapolis, a gallon of generic milk is $2.79. A gallon of Kemp's Special is $3.50.
"It may be cheaper in Minnesota versus Fargo," Weisgerber said, "but if you go to some place like Costco, you go to the Walmarts in Fargo, their milk is right down there at the minimum. What is the great draw to the grocery store? Cheap milk."
"I doubt that will be overall true," Dyste said of the discrepancy between North Dakota and Minnesota milk prices. "There's always going to be a pocket where it will be true. If you got someone that is coming in and cutting the market to make their position, then things will happen."
Aldis takes a loss with their milk sales, but they make up for it in other goods.
Another monkey in the milk wrench is the recent rising interest in almond milk and soymilk, products the Milk Marketing Board cannot control. Prices are regulated at the fluid milk level only, which would include liquid yoghurts, cottage cheese, and sour cream. The Milk Marketing Board has no control over butters, hard cheeses, or powders.
Bob Hendrickson of the National Farmers Organization is primarily involved with cattle, but he has noticed another new trend with convenience store milk sales.
"These gas stations are moving more milk than grocery stores," Hendrickson said. "Husband has to pick up milk on the way home from work, and this is because of the younger generation, of course."
"I'm seeing these larger chain gas stations out in the countryside where they've never been before, and that could hasten the end, there's only so much market out there," Dyste said.
Nationally, milk consumption is dropping
All 50 states produce milk, some more than others, and the industry has seen a consistent decline in the numbers of dairy farms, with a matched rise in cow numbers per dairy. From 2004 until 2014, the United States was the world's third largest dairy product exporter, falling behind New Zealand and the European Union, but in 2015, US dairy exports fell by almost 30 percent.
Total fluid milk sales are down from 1975, which had national sales of more than 53 million pounds, and in 2016 a total of 49.5 million pounds. Milk sales reached their peak in the 1990s, and early 2000s, according to the United States Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service.
Products such as yoghurt and sour cream, however, have gone from a measly 425 and 350 million pounds respectively in sales in 1975, to well over four billion and 1.3 billion pounds respectively in 2016, according to the USDAERS.
Fargo public schools sell a half pint of milk for 35 cents, which doesn't seem like a lot of money, but if you add 16 half pints to make one gallon, the cumulative selling price is $5.60.
All attempts made to contact multiple local and out-of-state grocery store managers for comment failed.
Attack on the poor
Some say – off the record – that North Dakota's high milk prices are a secret attack on the young, the poor, and those who need nutritious milk most. People eat and drink what they can afford, sometimes being forced to make the tough choice of reducing quality for quantity, according to a 2012 United Nations report.
A difference of a dollar for a gallon of milk may not be much to most people, but for the poor it could be a deciding factor whether to buy fresh milk or something cheaper and less nutritious.
"To begin with, people start reducing the quality of the food they eat," the United Nations report stated. "That means less fresh fruit and vegetables, less meat. They will concentrate on staples, usually grain such as wheat, maize, or rice. This impacts their intake of vitamins and protein, which can be harmful, especially when children are under two."
When initial cuts are not enough, a family will start reducing the number of times they eat a day. Then medicine gets cut from the budget. In rural areas, especially in underdeveloped countries, a family might then sell off their chickens, or goats, or cows, which puts a few dollars in their pockets, but is disastrous for their future. They've lost their assets, and they've lost the nutrition found in eggs or milk.
When those losses are still not enough, children are pulled out of schools, and once out, they rarely go back, and the chances of pulling themselves or their families out of poverty are reduced.
You have to be rich to be poor, The Washington Post wrote in 2009. Without a car, Fargo's poor can rarely travel to Costco and are stuck with a gas station or urban corner store, where a loaf of white bread may cost upwards of $3, with wheat bread nearly a dollar more. Two loaves of white bread at Costco cost $3.99. A gallon of milk can routinely cost over $4 at an urban store, where at Costco the price hovers a little over $3.
"One of the best ways of helping the poor avoid the worst effects of food price hikes is through so-called 'safety nets' – reliable systems providing food to the most vulnerable when times are hard," the United Nations said in the report. "These include school meals programs, assistance to smallholder farmers, and nutritional support for mothers and children."


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Lois P. Jones (South Pasadena, California, USA)
Liz Berry: From the moment I read this dark, extraordinary poem it haunted me. It's mysterious, unsettling, blends the mythic with the real and is just so beautifully written. It's full of emotional charge and is taut with intensity and violence.
And that ending, oh my goodness that ending!
In your next life you will be
birthed in needles
of hoarfrost, your eyes still
in the blue gauze between
this world and the next
and I will kneel so close
you will smell the hot iron
waiting to singe
your skin. You'll hear
the crackle of the flame
and your throat will prickle
with stars. I'll wrap your shins
in nettle and this shelter will fall
deeply into zero. This is the start
of your suffering for the children,
yours who became
the wanderers, beaten between
the withers, broken and unridable
in the world's dark loam. There is
no animal to save you now
no purling stream to fold
shame into, not even the jackdaw
as witness, or a single crofter
awake in this cat's eye hour.
Revenge tries on its black
bridle then drapes it over
the swinging fence.
Father, I will not take out
your eyes but I will brand you
with the word you fear
and you will wear it
and you will wear it
and give up everything to winter.
poem © Lois P Jones


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Potatoes - 6 big nos.
Carrots - 3 cups (sliced)
Onions - 3 nos. (sliced finely)
Garlic - 1 cloves (crushed)
Ginger - 1 inch piece (chopped)
Cinnamon pwd, Cloves pwd, turmeric pwd. - 1 tsp. each
Tomatoes - 2 nos. (pureed)
Chilli pwd. - 1/4 tsp.
Salt and Black pepper
Flour for coating, Oil for deep frying
For Garnishing - 4 tbsp. thick cream and chopped fresh corriander leaves.
- Cook the potatoes and carrots and mash them up. Mix salt and pepper to taste. Reserve the vegetable stock.
- Form the mixture into small balls, coat with flour and deep fry in hot oil till golden brown.
- Keep it aside. Fry onions in oil till golden brown. Add ginger, garlic, cloves, cinnamon, turmeric and a little water.
- Cook for 2 mins. Add the tomato puree and simmer till it forms a thick sauce.
- Then add the stock, pepper, salt and chilli pwd and bring to boil.
- Place the cooked koftas in the sauce and simmer for some time. Add the cream just before serving and garnish with
- corriander leaves.


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- Perfect steamed vegetables. Really perfect. We eat more broccoli and asparagus now that we live with this cool cat.
- Maintains original flavors when reheating left overs. It's virtually the same as the original day you cooked it.
- The use of steam must be healthier than microwaves. Listen, I'm no expert and don't know all the nitty gritty details, but it has to be.
- It's easy to use. The display walks you through everything. Fill the water tank and you're off to the races.
- Pretty much everything can be cooked in it. Other than popcorn (boo hoo), this puppy can take care of virtually any dish.
- Takes a while to heat up before it starts cooking. We didn't expect it to be quite as long as it is. Now that our expectations are adjusted, it's no biggie. It's definitely a transition from a microwave.
- Need to look closely at your settings. I've had a few times where the broccoli has come out very overdone. Once I experimented with different vegetables and dishes, it has become clear. But there was a tad of learning necessary at the start.
- No popcorn
Hope this might be helpful to someone going through similar dilemmas at the planning stage!


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Spanish Tortilla (combined recipe from The Boston Globe and MyRecipes.com):
5 eggs
1 large onion, peeled and sliced into crescents
2 medium potatoes, peeled and sliced about 1/8" thick
1 tsp. salt, divided
1.5 cups packed fresh spinach
2 tbsp. olive oil
1/4 tsp. roasted cumin powder(a little goes a long way)
1/4 tsp. black pepper
Heat olive oil in a large(10"-12") skillet. When hot, add the onions, and cook on medium heat until they become limp, about 5-6 minutes. Then, add the potatoes, stir, cover, and cook until tender, about 8-10 minutes. Stir a couple of times in-between, and add 3/4 tsp. salt(or to taste) towards the end of the cooking time. While cooking, beat the eggs with remaining 1/4 tsp. salt(or to taste), black pepper and roasted cumin powder. When the potatoes are cooked, add the spinach, and cook just until it begins to wilt. Pour the egg mixture evenly over the potato mixture. Cook on medium-low heat until the bottom is set, but the top is still slightly runny (I cooked it for about 7-8 minutes). Run a spatula under the tortilla so that it does not stick to the skillet. Slide it onto a large plate. Carefully pick up the skillet by its side handles (it will be hot), and invert it over the plate. Then, invert the plate on top of the skillet so that the top side of the tortilla lands face down. Return to stove, and cook for another 5-6 minutes, or until the bottom side is set. Cut into wedges and serve.I served the tortilla with homemade guacamole. Even though not a traditional combination, the fresh flavor of the guacamole paired perfectly with the warm, spiced tortilla. You can also serve the tortilla with toast, spicy mayonnaise, or anything else that strikes your fancy :)


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BioWare has released five new screenshots of its upcoming 360 role-playing game Mass Effect, and they're so pretty we've already printed them off and made a sci-fi montage on our desks.
No new details on the game at the moment, but as the latest from the creators of the excellent Knights of the Old Republic- and arguably the most stunning-looking game to date- we can't wait to get our hands on the disc, immerse ourselves in a massive duvet cocoon and only return to work once we've explored every last inch of Mass Effect 's infinite galaxy.
Be sure to check out our newstory from yesterday, which gives the latest info on the quarians,Mass Effect's newest race, and hit the Images tab above for all the new screens.
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DINNER DATEFebruary 26, 2009
I WAS taken out to dinner last night, a fancy, dress-up and wear heels dinner. My darling chose this venue. It's on the waterfront not far...
Last night's occasion? Today's my birthday. I'm 35 and the reason we're not painting the town red tonight is I'm spending the evening with a bunch of giggly Girl Guides. Together we'll be cleaning up Australia – a little promise I made to myself months ago.
In the meantime, if you're looking for somewhere yummy for yourself and can't make the ferry trip to my hang, then check out Concrete and Honey's second blog Urban Nectar. And, if heading to Amsterdam anytime soon, you just have to try Pia's pick.
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Happy Birthday to you. What a lovely dinner venue. I hope you have a fabulous fun filled day!ReplyDelete
Happy birthday!! Hope you have a wonderful day today.ReplyDelete
Happy Birthday! :)ReplyDelete
Happy Birthday Katie!ReplyDelete
Happy birthday lovely lady! Have an awesome day, I'll keep an eye out for that dress (or something like it) for you,you never know what you will find at my local St. Kilda opp shops (and I don't think I'd be brave enough to wear it!)ReplyDelete
Happy birthday, that place looks beautifulReplyDelete
Have a wonderful birthday...dinner sounds lovely.enjoy.ReplyDelete
Ha, this is where Daz proposed to me!ReplyDelete
Just spotted the ad in Sydney Mag for 'Sport and Style' looks even more hideous .... the ads just make me want to vomit, and then there's the articles, don't even get me started on the articles!!
(posted this comment on my own blog for some bizarre reason)!!
Happy Birthday!!! have a wonderful wonderful day...hugsReplyDelete
Oh how lovely! Happy Birthday to YOU!ReplyDelete
Happy Birthday, Katie!! :o) xxReplyDelete
Happy Birthday, fellow piscean. We're a crazy slippery lot. Hope you had a fab day. Good luck with cleaning up Australia. Hip hip hooray for you.ReplyDelete
Happy Birthday!!ReplyDelete
Thank you for the mention and the sweet comments you left on my blog - I don't have a gift but I do have a tag for your beautiful blog -http://concretehoney.blogspot.com/2009/02/tag.html
Hope you had a wonderful night!
good morning,ReplyDelete
just a question for the fashion side of things. What sorts of outfits were people wearing?...colors, styles, shoes, bags, etc.
Hey, happy birthday you! I reckon 35 is quite a milestone (that's my age too). Feels like a scarily grown-up kind of age, doesn't it? Anyway, your blog has got a great plug in the latest Mothers Matter magazine--that's a nice present, and well deserved too. xReplyDelete
HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Oh I love fancy dinners. enjoy.ReplyDelete
happy, happy birthday (a day late)! hope it was a wonderful day.ReplyDelete
how does turning 35 feel? i will be turning 35 in april, and am a bit apprehensive...
hello birthday babe! hope you are continuing to celebrate during your official birthday week. 35 is a big one and i think its important to enjoy being in your MID thirties before you hit the shock of gulp LATE thirties - i am now on the wrong side of 35 and its scary!!! in my head i am still 33 - where have the years gone?ReplyDelete
btw did u get round to any bleaching? looking forward to a report xx
Happy birthday!! Hope your clean up day was a goodin:)ReplyDelete
Well Happy Birthday to you!!!! Hope your dinner was wonderful and may the year ahead be your best one yet!!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 02, 2009
Dear Katie, I am stopping by to thankyou for your kindness and sympathy during our tragic time. Whilst we still have funerals to go to and lives to adjust with the loss of a loved one... life is moving forward slowly. Thankyou again for your kindness. Nicole Elswyk xoxReplyDelete
ps. Happy Birthday Katie
Happy belated birthday to you, hope you had a fun night out with the girls!ReplyDelete
How lovely - great spot for a celebration. A loved one with taste is always an asset. I was only saying to my Piscean the other day that I was wondering when your birthday was . . . now I know, belatedly!ReplyDelete
Happy Birthday:) I'm new here, and enjoy your blogReplyDelete
I love that this place looks like a house.ReplyDelete
Happy belated birthday!
Hey! Happy Belated Birthday!!!! :DReplyDelete


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Friday, July 30, 2010
Roswell-Where the Aliens Are
We just returned from a trip with Rissy's family (and extended family) to southeastern New Mexico. Fun times were had by all of course, despite the misty weather all weekend. We started our trip with a stop off in Rissy's old stomping grounds of Roswell, NM.
Visiting Peppermint Park, feeding the peacocks Peter Piper Pizza, and a quick peek at some of the animals of the Spring River Zoo (which is free btw).
Here's a look at Rissy and Rylee getting ready to ride the Carousel and Train, which cost a family friendly 25 cents EACH!
I am always amazed when I go to Roswell, just how many aliens there are. From the street lights to the McDonald's...aliens everywhere! Trips to "Alien-land" would hardly be complete without a stop off at Mama Tucker's for some of their yummy cookies, and of course Rissy is not missing a chance at her childhood fave Peter Piper Pizza! I also discovered the best Mexican Food since Grandma Molina's in McCamey resides at Roswell's very own Popo's Mexican Food Restaurant.
Rounding out the Roswell leg of our adventure was a visit to Donna's Ceramic Studio. Donna Oldfield started ceramics after a class at the Adult Learning Center in 1987. She was not out to start a business, but three locations (all behind her home) and twenty odd years later, Donna's ceramics are true works of art. Whether you want to Christmas shop (which we of course did) or browse the green ware looking for your favorite piece to paint and finish yourself, Donna's has it all. If you're ever in the area, stop by and compliment Donna on the painting and finishing...but don't forget that Roy "makes" everything in there, as he is the one in charge of tending the molds.
Up next we traveled the 70 miles up the mountain to Ruidoso. We stayed at the new Ruidoso Inn Best Western, which was truly a treat! They have an amazing play area, pool, and outdoor gazebos which we all enjoyed. The full breakfast, and large rooms make this a must for people traveling with their kiddos.
Finally we got to go see the horses run at Ruidoso Downs. I think Rissy won about $8, don't worry, we didn't spend it all in one place. (two different drink stops) Roy had gotten us tables under the awning, that made for a much more enjoyable experience than sitting out in the rain. The kids enjoyed it, with Rylee deciding that whichever one pooped at the start, had to be the winner. She cheered for her favorite "Go NUMBA EIGHT!" and then was nearly asleep when we left. We thoroughly recommend using the Casino's valet parking feature, as trying to get up and down those hills to the car with all of Rylee's stuff (and our stuff) would have been near impossible.
It was a great trip, a relaxing vacation, and a rejuvenating time spent with family and close friends. That's all for now from windy Amarillo, until next time....happy Tails to you...
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My new goal for the next year of my life? I mean BESIDES getting my Master's degree and rocking Columbia? Eat my way through New York City one gloriously crafted sandwich at a time using New York Magazine's "101 Best Sandwiches in New York" list.
My personal favorite? Number 76, Falafel Taim. Can't wait to try it.
If you ask me…the sandwich is the most perfect food on this planet and I can't wait to eat all 101 of them.
Also: enjoy this wonderfully crafted song I found on YouTube about the glory of sandwich.


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Georg Jensen
Wave Desk Series
Since the introduction of the first 7 WAVE desk accessories in 1992, the series has grown to consist of 14 pieces, The products are made of stainless steel and rubber.
WAVE was accepted to the Cooper Hewitt Museum, New York permanent design collection in 1994
Space Desk Series
Space is a new series of desk accessories designed for
Georg Jensen.
The products are made of stainless steel and rubber.
Wave Travel clock
The digital travel clock has been designed to fit together with the other products in the "Wave" series.
The base doubles as a cover to protect the display when used as a travel clock. The clock can also show 2 different time zones.
I also designed the display graphics which give the clock a more humane touch compared to the normal 7 segment digital clock graphics.
The clock is made of a poslished stainless steel front, a plastic housing and a rubber base/cover.


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At the fortnightly cattle sale at Downpatrick on Monday night, there was an average entry of light weight stores.
The top price per kg on the night went to a Ballynoe farmer for well bred LIM bullock at 368kg £890.00 (2.41ppk). In the heavy weight bullocks category, a Strangford farmer presented a 524kg AA £850.00 (1.62ppk). In the heifer sections a Downpatrick farmer presented a well breed Lim 200kg £380.00 (1.90ppk). Leading prices as follows:
BULLOCKS: Ballynoe farmer 368kg LIM £890 (2.41ppk) ,Leggamaddy farmer 392kg LIM £890(2.27ppk)& 382kg LIM £845(2.21ppk), Ardglass farmer 294kg CH £650 (2.22ppk), Bonecastle farmer 220kg LIM £475 (2.16ppk), Leggmaddy farmer 438kg LIM £925(2.11ppk) & 402kg LIM £840(2.09ppk)& 444kg CH £925 (2.08ppk), Downpatrick farmer 344kg LIM £710(2.06ppk), Bonecastle farmer 240kg LIM £480 (2.00ppk), Seaforde farmer 426kg AA £810(1.90ppk), Clough farmer 338kg CH £640 (1.89ppk), Dromara farmer 464kg BB £850(1.83ppk), Strangford farmer 414kg AA £750 (1.81ppk), Dromara farmer 386kg BB £690(1.79ppk), Raholp farmer 386kg AA £630 (1.75ppk), Ardglass farmer 390kg AA £670(1.72ppk), Loughinsland farmer 580kg FR £580(1.69ppk), Strangford farmer 438kg AA £435(1.68ppk) & 524kg AA £850(1.62ppk), Loughinsland farmer 520kg SH £770(1.48ppk), Ballynoe farmer 412kg AA £595(1.45ppk) & Castlescreen farmer 574kg FR £785(1.37ppk).
HEIFERS: Castlewellan farmer 200kg LIM £380 (1.90ppk) Bonecastle farmer 214kg LIM £400(1.87ppk), Annalong farmer 388kg LIM £695(1.79ppk), Bonecastle farmer 276kg LIM £480 (1.74ppk) & Kilkeel farmer 374kg LIM £545 (1.46ppk).
At the weekly sheep sale last Saturday 23/05/15 fat lambs made to £78.00 and fat ewes to £96.00. Leading prices as follows;
FAT LAMBS: Ardglass farmer 31kg £78.00, Crossgar farmer 23kg £73.00, Newcastle farmer 23kg £72.00, Ballee farmer 24kg £81.00, Killough farmer 25kg £65.00
FAT EWES: Ardglass farmer £96, Ballykilbeg farmer £86, Ardglass farmer £80, Bonecastle farmer £82, Newcastle farmer £81, Clough farmer £80, Ballynoe farmer £78, Corbally farmer £78, Downpatrick farmer £76, Tyrella farmer £73 & £72.


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Yep, our own Ben Konop's Boo Ben Boo clip has made it to the latest episode of "Web Soup" a clip show spinoff of Comedy Central's popular "The Soup" hosted by Joel McCale. Where The Soup is a clip show highlighting goofy things that make it to the TV, Web Soup is all about clips that go viral on the 'net. Which, IMHO, is the perfect venue for Toledo politics.
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Poem: 'John Clare's Horizon'
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Have you ever gotten to that place in a worship song where you just wanted to linger for a moment? It might be as a song ends, or during an interlude within the song, but the arrangement you're using doesn't seem to give you that.
That's because many of the worship songs we use in our service come from recordings that are arranged to sell CDs and downloads on iTunes.
These arrangements are more for listening than participating.
And even when a recording includes an extended time of repeats, response, or spontaneous worship, it still might not fit what would work in your church.
So how do you create the space to just linger in the moment?
Create Space
There are a lot a ways to do that, but I want to give you one technique that you can use to create an extended moment. And just like the title says, it requires a little music theory.
I call it "The Lingering Four Chord."
To make sure we're all know what the Four Chord is, let's take a crash course in the chord number system. (Hang with me here, because even if you don't know a stitch of the music theory, I can walk you through it.)
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In every major key there is an identical pattern of naturally occurring major and minor chords. The pattern is easiest to understand in the key of C, since there are no sharps or flats.
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If we build the naturally occurring triad on each of these notes, we will see our patterns of chords.
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Harlequin Baby born in India for the first timeNergal Scott
A female infant with a severe genetic disorder and near-total missing external body skin, was born here early on Saturday, a doctor said.
"It's the first 'Harlequin Baby' in the country. The infant is born blind and the chances of her survival are uncertain," said paediatrician Dr Yash A. Banait, who was involved in the rare delivery along with obstetrician-gynaecologist Dr Prachi Dixit.
Born around 12.45 a.m. at Lata Mangeshkar Hospital, the first child to a farmer-couple from Wadi, the child is currently in the NICU and being attended by a team of medicos who were conducting a series of tests and investigations on the baby.
The child presents a sad picture with large parts of her body without skin and internal organs visible. Her palms, fingers and toes have barely developed.
There are two reddish swabs in place of her eyes and her nose is just two holes from where she breathes and ears are practically missing on her face.
Dr Yash Banait said such children have severely cracked skin which makes it difficult to maintain body temperature and they become prone to infections.
Renowned paediatrician Dr Avinash Banait said there was a similar case in Bastar, Chhattisgarh in 2014, but it would not be medically proved.
Besides this, there have been only around a dozen-odd such recorded cases in medical history since 1750.
The first such child was born in April 1750 in South Carolina, US, and there are reportedly around a dozen such cases recorded in that country.
One such child Nusrit Shaheen was born in 1984 to a Pakistani woman and four of her children had the same disorder and succumbed at an early age.
Another such male child was born in 2013 to a woman in South Africa and was given a slim survival chance, but lived more.
It is a really uncommon extreme genetic pores and skin illness, which causes thickening of the stratum corneum of the dermis. It's a kind of autosomal recessive congenital ichthyosis, which is a heterogeneous group of nonsyndromic problems of keratinization. The general incidence of Harlequin ichthyosis is 1 in 300,000 births. At start, the kid's complete physique is encased in an 'armour' of thick white plates of pores and skin, separated with deep cracks. As well as, the eyes, ears, penis, and the appendages could also be abnormally contracted. Due to resultant cracked pores and skin in places the place regular pores and skin would fold, it's simply pregnable by micro organism and different contaminants, which can lead to severe threat of deadly an infection. Fixed care is required to moisturise and shield the pores and skin.
The harlequin-type designation comes from the diamond form of the scales at start (resembling the costume of Arlecchino), attributable to extreme hyperkeratosis. The illness will be identified within the uterus by the use of fetal pores and skin biopsy or by morphologic evaluation of amniotic fluid cells obtained by amniocentesis. Medical doctors can now normally acknowledge widespread options of the illness via ultrasound, and observe up with 3D ultrasound to diagnose the situation. Ultrasound can reveal irregular facial options with ectropion, eclabium, quick foot size, incurved toes, clenched fists, poor delineation of nostrils, and polyhydramnios.
It's related to a mutation within the gene for the protein


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Sunday, June 16, 2013
Summer of Color 2013-Week 1 Citron Green and Turquoise
Week 1 of the summer of Color. Challenge was Citron Green & Turquoise. This is the card I made. I discovered this challenge on 2 AM Scrapper's blog. We will see if I can make something every week.
3 comments:
- Kristin said...
Oh I love that zipper! Thank you so much for joining in The Summer of Color, I'm so happy to have you and look forward to seeing more of your cards, this one is just wonderful, xoxo
- June 17, 2013 at 2:02 AM
- Shahrul Niza said...
This is such a sweet card, Cathy :). I'm smiling at the zipper!
- June 17, 2013 at 8:37 AM
- Tracey Fletcher King said...
Fabulous card and that zipper is fantastic... happy week 1
- June 18, 2013 at 5:36 PM
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Cotillion Season.
I am beyond excited.
Their grandmother is beyond excited.
The boys....not so much.
There was a lot of
"Mom - I am NOT doing this!"
and from the other one...
"This is totally stupid MOTHER"
even from the man...
"They STILL do this in this day and age??"
No it isn't.
Of course.
So, bring on the lessons in manners, the formal dance training, and the khaki slacks, navy blazers and ties....momma is ready!