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Layla's Room - The Dukes
Theatre Centre tour to The Dukes on 8 November 2016 with Layla's Room by Sabrina Mahfouz.
This November Theatre Centre brings Layla's Room by Sabrina Mahfouz to The Dukes, Lancaster.
For Layla, every day is a battleground.
The pay gap, the thigh gap, over-sexed pop and selfies that are photoshopped – they're just part of the world she lives in.
But that world is about to change.
While breaking out of her bedroom – and with drama, comedy, poetry and music as her weapons – Layla breaks down and makes sense of the realities, difficulties and absurdities of teenage life in the UK today.
Collected from a bespoke national survey, the voices of a thousand UK teens are brought to life in Layla. Their ambitions, concerns, role-models and regrets are woven together by award-winning Sabrina Mahfouz and Theatre Centre, offering a hard hitting yet hopeful story of how girls just wanna have fun–damental human rights.
Layla's Room at The Dukes
A new play by Sabrina Mahfouz
Tuesday 8 November, 7.30pm
The Dukes
Moor Lane
Book online via The Dukes or telephone 01524 598500
Sabrina Mahfouz's first piece for theatre, That Boy (Soho Theatre, 2010) won a Westminster Prize for New Playwrights. Since then she has won a Sky Arts Futures Fund Award for poetry and an Old Vic New Voices Edinburgh Award. Bloomsbury imprint Methuen will publish her first collection of poetry and plays in spring 2014. She is currently an Associate Artist of the Bush Theatre, a writer for the UK charity Liberty, and the Cape Farewell poet in residence.
Praise for Sabrina Mahfouz's work:
"Mahfouz's poetic script fizzes with energy" ***** - Chef review, The Independent
"A blistering way with language… this is how theatre can take you anywhere in your imagination" ***** - Clean review, The Herald
"Clean is sensational… the best writing on the fringe" ***** - Clean review, The British Theatre Guide
"A really substantial piece of writing… [Mahfouz] speaks lyrically and powerfully" **** – Dry Ice review, The Times
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While in rehab, a co-worker who bikes to work would then bike 10 miles out of her way to visit with me. On one of her visits, she had her husband with her and grabbed these socks, and commented how beautiful they were. I knew these socks had to be hers.
You may wonder how one decides on a double-knee replacement. After being in much pain on a regular basis for so long, the decision was easy. It was not as brutal as some led me to believe.

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Peanut Butter Cups (Gluten-Free & Dairy-Free)
Looking for a yummy dessert to make for those with food allergies or dietary restrictions? How about Peanut Butter Cups? This recipe can be vegan, dairy-free, and/or gluten-free — it's flexible enough to be experimented with and still comes out delicious.
Gluten & Dairy-Free Peanut Butter Cups
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3/4 cup almond flour/meal (grind almonds in a food processor or high-powered blender if you can't find flour or meal in the store)
3 T or oat flour (if using oat flour increase to 1/4 cup)
2 T peanut, almond, or sun butter
2 T coconut oil, melted
2 T pure maple syrup
1/4 t pure vanilla extract
1/4 tsp salt
Chocolate topping
3 T coconut oil, melted
3 T pure maple syrup
2 T cocoa powder
Pinch of salt
You can also make the topping using 1 cup chocolate chips combined with 2 T coconut oil (you can find dairy-free chocolate chips in the organic/natural section of your grocery store or on ).
Combine almond flour, coconut flour, peanut butter, coconut oil, maple syrup, vanilla extra and salt in medium bowl until combined. I use my Kitchen Aid with paddle attachment.
Line a muffin pan with muffin cup liners. Using a (2 tsp size) fill muffin tin cups with base and press evenly into cup. Place in fridge to set while making chocolate topping.
For the chocolate topping, combine melted coconut oil, maple syrup and cocoa powder in small bowl. Whisk until there are no longer lumps. If it seems thick, microwave for ten seconds and whisk again making sure the coconut oil is completely incorporated. Pour over each peanut butter cup and refrigerate until set. Store in the refrigerator in an airtight container.
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A works great if you don't plan on using liners.
What is your favorite dessert that accommodates specific food needs?
Gluten-Free Chocolate Zucchini Bread
Chewy Chocolate Almond Cookies
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Your High-Summer Print: 10 Sunny Madras Pieces Under $25
Madras is, of course, a type of fabric. But there's a certain print that's almost synonymous with the name. Plaid's laid-back cousin; brighter and with a tropical vibe. Picnic-y, but with a decidedly upscale bend. Basically, it's the perfect print to transition summer into fall.
Here are 10 pieces you can pick up for your home for less than $25 to bring in a relaxed summer vibe.
- SONOMA Life & Style Rainbow Plaid Tablecloth, Kohl's, $14
- Plaid and Stripe Knobs, set of two, Houzz, $15.98
- Nick Nelson's Plaid Flag Poster, Walls Need Love, $18
- Slubby Cotton Tea Towel, Pehr, $15
- Bright Green Plaid Dog Collar, Etsy, $20-$24
- Plaid Notebooks, Yellow Owl Workshop, set of two, $8
- Madras Binder Clips, Etsy, $4.50 for 12
- Gray and Yellow Plaid Coasters, Etsy, $14.95
- Steven Alan Bold Plaid Euro Sham, West Elm, $24.99
- Circo Fabric Cube, Target, $8.99


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A spirited appendix to one of literature's greatest stories, in which the face that launched a thousand ships is supplied with a brain and a voice to match her legendary beauty.
Greek tragedy warns that you should always be careful what you wish for. George (The Memoirs of Cleopatra, 1997, etc.) honors that convention here, imagining that at least part of the misery wrought by and upon Agamemnon and Menelaus owes to their juvenile longing for a new age of heroes. It's no help to their egos when Clytemnestra chimes in, "you will have to content yourself with cattle raids and minor skirmishes. That is the problem with times of peace. But who would wish it otherwise?" They would, and their time comes when Menelaus' discontented wife gets her wish and heads for Troy with a prince of the city, Paris. While appreciative of his demi-divine prize, Paris recognizes that the affair isn't such a good idea. Brilliant as well as beautiful, Helen is persuasive, though Paris convinces her to at least leave her daughter behind, saying that because she loves Sparta, she "will not leave it bereft of a queen." All that comes back into play years later, after Achilles has spent his wrath and Hector tamed his horses, after Iphigenia has been sacrificed and Troy is a heap of smoking stones. The best part of the tale lies in the shadows of which the Homeric epics hint but do not speak. The author does a fine job, for instance, of depicting the continuing fury of the curse of the Atreids, which finally resolves itself in a new era that has no room for heroes, and of imagining a sort-of-reconciled Helen and Menelaus growing old together, a "shuffling, old-person's peace—the peace that descends when all other concerns have either died or fled."
An Olympian effort, worthy of shelving alongside Renault and Graves.


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There are safety and terrorist drills that every place of business, social meeting area, community gathering place and institution needs to practice. Sadly, this also includes the veterinary hospital.
Both cases of lock-down were eerily similar; an enraged client came in seeking immediate action after their phone calls to the clinic were not answered quickly enough. The phone calls were belligerent, accusatory, demanding, threatening and intimidating to the girls at the front desk. The front staff are not naive to difficult phone calls. They tried to explain that the messages had been delivered and that someone would get back to them. This wasn't an acceptable answer.
The phone calls start as short and frequent. They quickly (within hours) escalate to demanding and threatening. The avalanche has started and you should expect the rest of the catastrophic destruction to follow.
The next action was to show up at the clinic enraged. Their anger has turned into threats and demands in person and with immediate expectation of engagement.
There is nothing you can say or do at this point other than to call the police. You don't know what these people are capable of and you cannot diffuse this situation and concurrently take care of your business. From my perspective I am also responsible for the health and safety of the other clients, staff and patients in our care. I don't dare risk their emotional or physical safety, and my ego doesn't believe I am a superhero who can swoop in to save the day. I have learned to NOT ENGAGE.
There is a back story to the culmination of these lock downs, (of course), they all went a little like this;
New pet parents arrive with Amish puppy mill, OR, Craig's List, puppy a few weeks earlier. It is very apparent to everyone that they are unprepared and uninformed about the cost, care, and responsibility of owning a pet. All routine pet services are explained in detail, associated costs provided and many are dismissed as being "not needed" or "too expensive". It is not uncommon, nor unreasonable to space out vaccines, visits, services and instructions for new pet parents rather than try to overwhelm and scare them away. We take our time and break the whole process into little easily digestible pieces. These visits take a huge amount of time and energy. They are also vitally important for the safety, well fare and well-being of these clients and patients. As is customary for us we offered brochures on products (preventatives are often confusing and difficult to understand the value of with new parents), and vaccine schedules. Written personalized instructions go home with the owner along with pre-booked next appointments. In this particular case I also strongly encouraged enrolling in a puppy/new pet classes. Phone numbers and recommendations are also given for these. We go to great lengths to provide a safety net and support network to new parents.
There are vet visits where you feel like a pre-puppy/pet-selection process should be law. There should be a screening process, an application, a review of the home and a waiting period. This requires time and patience. You can buy an Amish/Craig's List puppy/pet cheap and get them quick.
The clients admit to their pet purchase because they had been turned down by all of the rescues. People may castigate the potential adoption process but it has its purpose and reason and is often correct in their assessment of adopters.
Not everyone should have a pet. They are not little neatly packaged ready to go inanimate creatures. They are the worst example of Ikea's "lots of assembly required" challenges. They have needs. Their needs have zero respect for yours. There is no ideal time for a broken bone, infection or acute diarrhea episode. When they happen (and they always do) the unprepared new parents with angst and disdain always behave the same.. Anger, yelling and excuses about a "defective pet." (I cannot even tell you how many times I have had this discussion).
What I have to politically say nicely is "All pets come with and will have medical and/or behavioral challenges." They are intelligent, intuitive, needful beings. They need help with the challenges of life like all of us do."
What I want to say is; "What the hell were you expecting? A pre-programmed self sufficient robot? Of course they cry for attention. Of course they will poop and pee in your house if you haven't trained them. Of course they need love and exercise!"
The worst cases of new pet parent failures end in death. I have come to know this, fear this, and see this. If you don't put time and attention into your children they fail to adapt to society and are ill-equipped to live happily in it. The behavior issues turn from disappointment to cast away outside to surrendering at the shelter to euthanasia appointment. It is the awful reality of property that fails to serve its owners purpose. Or, it turns into an anxious pet who bites or lashes out, which turns into death by euthanasia, or, abandonment which in too many cases causes death by predation or designation of "unadoptable" which subsequently leads to euthanasia.
At some point in this timeline a frustrated owner starts providing clues that the relationship is not mutually reciprocating of adoration. The parent cannot understand and assist the pet and the pet is still desperate for love and attention but unable to articulate their needs and wants, IF the vet, or pet professional doesn't intercede at this point it will cause a shortened cheated life for the pet.
Here is where our lock down happened. The new pet parents told us on multiple occasions to multiple people that he didn't want this pet. It is not uncommon for vets, and vet staff, to hear clients disparage and complain about their pets care and cost of care in front of us. Perhaps they do it to try to complain indirectly about the bill? Perhaps it is poor coping skills? Regardless, I am not able to ignore it. I have been heartbroken too many times to not intervene.
After an odd peeing incident and a heated visit with the dreaded "defective" label being thrown out as a reason to not pay, and not wanting the pet. I called to offer help and try to explain that these things happen. I attempted to explain that "perhaps she needs more time, more training and help? We are here to help her, and them. We can't do one without the other." What I feared was that her "odd behaviors" were a direct result of the anger and angst they felt toward her?
The next day the client shows up unannounced to leave her. "She is too much work and too expensive." The client is in such a rush he doesn't want to wait to sign papers. (You cannot just drop off a dog at a vets office). To be honest we only take them to get them into a rescue to try to save their lives. At almost every shelter in the country a surrendered pet is a most often designated a "euthanizable" pet. These pets pay for their humans inadequacies and instabilities.
Three days later the phone is ringing, the messages are stacking up, and a few hours later a very angry guy is at the front desk making demands.
It was lunchtime and my sister (our hospital manager) and I were out to get a few minutes of much awaited spring time sunshine. What the client didn't know was that I, the practice owner, had just returned from hospice vigil and hadn't been at the clinic for a few days. It is not something I felt I needed to share, but, it is not outrageous for a phone call to take a day, or even two, to be answered when they do not include patient health care requests.
The client was so belligerent that my mom (cleaning the clinic that day) hid in an exam room and called my dad to come rescue her.
Texts to my sister and I quickly escalated to phone calls for help.
"Call the police NOW! And, lock all of the doors" imagining them fearing for their safety as they were unable to diffuse the demanding lunatic in the front office.
That's my advice for every out of control situation. You just call the police. Let them try to manage the person who is not willing to talk like a mature adult. Never escalate, never engage, and never allow anyone to make you feel threatened.
The police arrived as the client departed. There is now a record outside of yours to corroborate your concerns. If you are worried enough inquire about a restraining order. It is a the best way to protect your business, your self, and your staff while at work. You also will benefit from having a police officer present at the time of request.
"If they show up again call us. We are one mile away. We will send extra patrol cars to visit today and tomorrow. We can even post one to stay if you need us." It was the most consoling offer of protection and peace we could have gotten. It was the only thing that allowed us to stay open the rest of the day.
Where am I in all of this? I am back to being afraid of people who will harm you if they feel embarrassed and/or not in control and the collateral turmoil of not trying to save the pet in the middle. It is the world we live in. Where guns are prolific and temper tantrums happen in traffic, workplaces and even school yards.
A phone call from their lawyer followed. "They want their dog back. They have had a change of heart." Lawyers ALWAYS get involved. If you are lucky, they get involved early. Lawyers at least have boundaries and repercussions if the client is a psychopath. Any, and every, mediator should be welcomed. It is yet another barrier to becoming engaged with an unknown unpredictable person. It is a way to provide leverage and pressure. Every vet needs to have a lawyer on retainer, or at least PLIT insurance. Call your lawyer as quickly as the hairs on the back of your neck take notice. The point about "not engaging" also includes passing the buck when appropriate.
My reply; "My job is to take care of my patients. I am still here to take care of them. The pet is in a home with people who love her and they don't want to give her up. It was stated to us on multiple occasions to multiple staff members that your client did not want this pet. I also need to notify you that the police were called when your client threatened the staff would not leave after being asked to. The police were called to the clinic to remove him and are on alert to return if he does. The clinic went into lock down because the staff was so afraid."
Why am I posting this? Well, because we have been threatened before. Threatened with lawsuits, physical harm, and intense harassment. I have had to go so far as to get a restraining order, (it takes four visits to the police and courtroom to get), and I know what the consequences to my patients are if I don't offer to help. I also feel compelled to share this story with other vets and vet staff to try to encourage them to say something when a client states they don't want their pet, threatens abandonment, physical harm or personal injury. Do not ignore a threat, ever! Document and get backup corroboration to support the claim immediately. This case has multiple entries in the medical record to support the statements made in both our presence and in phone calls/email exchanges. I was granted a restraining order because I had emails and witnesses to support the threats made.
Do I think this is the end of this? NO, I don't. I think this man doesn't take "No" lightly. I think that in some cases standing up for your staff and protecting the people you care about makes you a target. I also think this blog allows me a place to post fears, concerns, and educate all of us about how behaviors influence outcomes.
How hard it is to stick your neck out with people who threaten and intimidate? How easy it is to turn a blind eye on your patients to spare your butt? Vets have to ask themselves this question every single day. It can break you. I have had to become comfortable with repercussions in order to stay true to my ethical code of my obligation to caring for my patients. It is not a code my profession shares publicly. I also think that veterinarians deal with the a ridiculously ambiguous fundamentally unfit status of pets being deemed "property". It denies us ability to intervene, advocate and make meaningful life saving pleas. At will on demand euthanasia is a viable option to every pet owner. If I push to hard every patient can be euthanized, and some clients will do so just to spite and hurt others. That is absurd and reality.
Here are my tips for preparing your staff for potential Lock Down scenarios;
1. Never engage. Ever. The minute you feel threatened or that the situation is out of control just pick up the phone and dial 911. You don't have to warn the client, you don't need to explain, and you should never apologize. Just pick up and dial. Every front desk employee has a phone at their fingertips.
2. Start recording the event. Any other staff member should discreetly pull their phone out and hit record. Evidence will save you time and money.
3. Have a protocol in place. Get people outside. Lock doors so others don't walk into the heated situation as it boils over. And, never call in more civilians. The police are your only call.
4. Get photos. I had to get a restraining order on a client under daily psychiatric care who was threatening to kill someone. Of course he didn't exist in any social media platforms and has never had a photo of himself taken (that I could find).. It is harder to alert the staff to call the cops if he shows up if only a few staff members know him by face. We were given make and model of the cars the owned to post for staff's attention.
5. Stay on the phone with the police dispatcher. They can help you to keep calm and be safe.
End note; I really never imagined that being a vet who cares so much about pets would leave me to having to decide whether to stand by protecting their lives would leave me sitting in the cross hairs of my own. We live in a dangerous and unpredictable world. It shouldn't be governed by so much pervasive fear and hate, that's not what our pets bring us, that's simply humans.
Where is JVC going to go to help deal with the ever increasingly hotheads who are making the job of an underpaid vet assistant question why they stay? We will be adding video surveillance to the hospital. They will be in every public space, including examination rooms, and parking areas. We are also recording telephone calls. Too often I have a receptionist find me frantically befuddled to notify me that a "very difficult, angry client" is on the phone. Many of these phone calls include threats, harassment, profanities and requests they cannot acquiesce to. I ALWAYS take these calls. Overwhelmingly the client is nice as pie to me. There is some unwritten excuse to being able to be rude to the staff and nice to the doctors. For every client who does so I ALWAYS ask the client if they were rude to the staff? I know that most clients are put off that I ask, but, I explain that we are never rude to clients and it is expected this is reciprocated in return. Every single client had provided a firm and disgusted "NO!" For the repeat offenders they are given a written letter of warning and at the third infraction; fired. Every practice owner needs to both protect their staff AND hold clients to a standard with consequences. No vet staff member is ever paid enough to allow or tolerate abuse.
Clues to Lock Down worthy clients; (Note; I am not a psychologist AND I am way out of my vet hat boundaries.,, But, these have been my experiences. I add them as personal reflections).
1. They are usually new clients. Never people you have seen and known for years.
2. They have seen multiple practices over multiple years.
3. They provide red flags at every single interaction. Pay attention to the little voice that tells you to be careful.
4. They do not provide small talk unless it is somewhat uncomfortable and moderately inappropriate. Like asking for your private information, or, disparaging others to find a common enemy.
5. They seem to exist on the ends of the spectrum. Either too nice, or, too angry. You never know which you are going to get?
6. The pet goes from happy and jubilant one visit, to afraid and shy the next. ALWAYS pay attention to the pets and the kids. They tell you what you need to know.
Here is a reference from Psychology Today on Dangerous Personality traits. The men of this blog possess many (or all of them). Please read this article if you are a woman, vet, vet staff, person, employee, anyone and everyone.
Footnote; None of the photos in this blog are of the pets involved in these cases. The situations and scenarios are collected experiences based on previous situations within the clinic. Names have been omitted and references to actual clients have been altered to protect the staff from further harassment and client instability and instigation.
About me;
I am a small animal veterinarian and the owner of Jarrettsville Veterinary Center in northern Harford County, Maryland. We are here to help you and your pet at every step of their lives. Please check out our amazing Facebook page JarrettsvilleVet. Or find our 2017 Jarrettsville Vet Price List here.
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And of course we hope that you will Please always Be Kind to every living creature.


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The Sharon Speech. Haaretz's prediction:
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon will tell the Herzliya Conference this evening that his political plan for a settlement with the Palestinians is based on a commitment to implement the U.S.-sponsored road map. He will note, however, that if - within a few months - it emerges that Israel has no Palestinian partner and that the Palestinian Authority is not fighting terror, he will consider a series of security measures that will include a redeployment in the territories and also the relocation of settlements.
According to a political source, in one of the talks Sharon held with ministers and lawmakers in preparation for his address, he said he intended to give Palestinian PM Ahmed Qureia six months to prove his commitment to a settlement with Israel, and then to announce that for security reasons, the small settlements - Ganim and Kadim in the West Bank, and Morag in the Gaza Strip - would be relocated.
Well, I don't know what Arik is going to say anymore then Haaretz does, but this sounds kind of light compared to the hype that's brewing around it. I think Arik is likely to announce something a bit more radical then this, probably the removal of one or two larger-then-a-few-caravans settlements and a commitment to finishing the security fence post-haste. In other words, some preliminary moves pointing towards an ultimate unilateral withdrawal, along the lines of what Ehud Olmert has been proposing, proposals which, in my opinon, are clearly trial balloons from the old man himself.


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Danny Collins
Based on true events, Danny Collins is about music legend John Lennon. Like a clear musical notes lost in the middle of series chaotic noise, autograph of Lennon, after 40 years, has come to the right recipient with a miraculous way.
Genres: Musical, Drama, Comedy
Actors: Annette Bening, Al Pacino, Jennifer Garner, Bobby Cannavale, Christopher Plummer
Director: Dan Fogelman
Country: USA


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I only managed to squeeze in my treadmill workout, which I failed again for skipping one of the intervals. Don't get me wrong, I am not too hard on myself because I do like a challenge and this is a perfect one. I know that I am pushing my body to the limit and I know I will be able to complete this workout one day, it's just that I'm not there yet. This is what it looks like:
Warm up 10 min. @6.0 mphTwice that I tried so far, I failed to run 1min at 8mph/1% incline after the 7mph/6% interval. Because I feel like passing out, I go to 6mph/0% for 2 minutes before doing the last sprint at 9mph. I'm working on it... everything shall come to those who know how to wait.
6.0 mph incline 2% = 2 min
7.0 mph 0 % = 2 min
6.0 mph 0% = 2 min
7.0 mph 4% =2 min
8.0 mph 0%= 1 min
6.0 mph 0% =1 min
7.0 mph 6% = 2min
8.0 mph 1 %= 1min
6.0 mph 0%=1 min
9.0 mph 0%= 1min
6.0 mph X 10 min cool down
I will go for my 2h long run tomorrow if the weather cooperates, because there is no way that I'll be running that long on the treadmill. There are limits to my dedication, especially in weeks like these when my patience has run thin.
As to the bike workouts, skipped both of them. No time, no energy, nothing left in the mind to get me out of bed and into the gym at times when I could spend quality time with my family and friends instead. I did not regret at all, not this time. I spent one night playing board games with the boys, one day birthday partying with my older son, another night at a basketball game (Toronto Raptors beat Dallas Mavericks, yay!), one night having dinner with friends, and a day of shopping with my mom and felt great.
I also went to the pool twice, on Tuesday to coach hubbs, and on Thursday with the Falcons, and it was relaxing, rewarding and exactly what I needed - a mean to focus on something that required skill in order to push the stress out of my brain. Both times I slept like a baby afterwards, thank goodness, because the other nights were a nightmare, literally.
There isn't much more left to say, the fun times are almost here and I am going to enjoy this break because life is short and there is immense joy in celebrating those who matter the most. Fitness, getting back in tip top shape and PRs can wait.


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Anyway.. here are the answers to the questions as tagged by the lovely Viv at Hens Teeth and asked by the lovely 'you lot'. I have used some photos that you've seen before and I hope you don't get too bored!
Claire and Sharie asked; where do I get my home inspirations from?Well mostly from my 'little Granny's house' that I remember as a child, it was from the same era as ours, 1920s and a lot of my decorating tastes have evolved from my memories of that house. Although I've always loved old things with a history,blogging and seeing real people's fantastic homes,my favourite house magazines and shops also have influenced me a lot.
Sam asked What has been my best vintage/thrift shop purchase?
And luckily for me and you I don't possess a photo of me in my delightful royal blue crimplene a-line High school pinafore and gingham school shirt! ..sorry Deb!
Krawuggl asked about my ongoing plans for the sitting room..mmmm that's all been put on the back burner,although when we can afford it we will be knocking through the kitchen and dining room,adding a conservatory as an extra sitting room(but with a solid roof) and making the wooden temporary part into a brick built downstairs loo and laundry room.and maybe I'll get to make my Kate Forman curtains after that for the original sitting room! Now where did I put that lottery ticket?
Viv asked 'question?'what are my 3 pet hates?
.. in a very Beyonce manner..I couldn't stop singing that tune all day Viv after you said that! well..
1.'pda's' or public displays of affection. Most of all pdas in the supermarket..do you really need to have a snog by the cheese counter and walk with your arms wrapped round each other pushing the trolley? ..stop it immediately and MOVE OUT THE WAY or you will feel the wrath of my trolley rage.
2.I absolutely freak out if anyone touches my face with their bare hands.I hate it ,don't know why but I think it's a germ thing.. you know, people not washing their hands after the loo and all that.My kids now know it's my weakness and they use it!
3.Men that talk to your chest.
Yes i am a lady in possession of larger boobies and one of these days I'll just flash those puppies right at them totally out the blue, maybe that will get their attention that my eyes are up HERE.
Sian asked.Why don't I sew more of my pretties?basically because I'm very lazy when it comes to sewing,unorganised and easily distracted!! I do intend to update my blog shop with some new items before Christmas though.
Steph asked if I could recommend a pretty old fashioned hardy perennial for summer long colour
well, Campanula Lactiflora 'Blue Cross'(sold in aid of the charity of the same name) or the one called 'Pritchards variety' which is slightly darker it also comes in a soft pink called 'Loddon Anna'.
'Blue cross' is one of my favourites,flowering from early summer to late autumn. a 4' tall bushy plant that will need staking with some canes and string or a hoop.
It is the most gorgeous shade of pale purple that looks fantastic with pink or apricot roses and hardy geraniums..a good bushy pink rose by the way is Bonica 82.....mine is still covered in blooms in November. Don't forget when the flowers are over on your Campanula,to cut it back by half and feed it with some miracle grow and you'll get another flush! Then cut the stems right down in winter.
Emma asked what would be the one item I would rescue is my house was on fire apart from loved ones?
Oh,I cant imagine anything worse, I think I would be frantically throwing all I could grab out the windows, I'm very sentimental so I think it would be my box of old photographs.
Niki asked where I got my sense of humor from and who are my favourite comedians?
I was always in trouble at school for being silly,so I'm more silly than funny I think.My sense of humor hasn't changed since I was about 5! I used to mimic family members and do different accents, humor got me into trouble but it also got me out of it a few times! I love a good comedian,I like visual comedians like Harold Lloyd and Norman Wisdom and I like to watch the stand up comedy show on a Friday night (Chanel 4 ,10.30pm), Lee Mack was really funny last week.
Mel asked how many 'Stanleys' do I have in my house?
I only have one official Cath Kidston Stanleyand one felt one that I made, but I have a few Stanley lookalikes which are wire-haired fox or Airdale terriers as opposed to a Lakeland terrier like Stanley..
So there's this from my lovely pal Lynn (gigibird)..He's waiting to be made into a very special cushion, I really love him..This little vintage needlepoint one...
This one..who I think must have lived most of his life up a chimney..
This hand carved tiny wooden one... these two... this chap ...these fellows...
and these two..who you have already met..Red even has Stanleys on his lead they are all known as 'Mums Stanleys' though....even Buster!..
ummm quite a few Mel!!
Jane asked when I feel like a bit of retail therapy to cheer myself up which online shop do I hit first?
thoroughly boring, but it's good old eBay...every time! Followed by,Berry red, Not on the high street, Lily blue,Cath Kidston,Lark, cox & cox...I could go on..and on...!!
and lastly Clare..who sent the craziest question of all..how many ears do I have? lol!!
errrrr one big rabbit shaped one that looks like that crazy blue bird thing that SJP wore on her head for her wedding in sex and the city.I'm presuming that was because of the 'whooshing in my one ear' comment I had made!!! you nutter Clare!
If you've got this far..give yourself a slap on the back and have a cup of tea!
I have entered you all into my giveaway,thankyou, It's taken me forever but it was such fun doing this and I'll announce the winner in my next post.
Now everybody.. its your turn... !


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Here is the death certificate information for Ole and Mari Finnestad's 6th child, Rachel (Finnestad) Vallem.
Rachel's name was Americanized from "Rakkel" after leaving Norway. Another interesting fact is that Rachel was born on December 2, the same month and day as her twin sisters, Iverdine and Bertha.
Note the misspelling of and Mari Skaar as "Mary Scorr."
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People and children are burnt alive for being someone they have been classified as, stripping a person as he wanted to help someone in grief from other religion, biasing on the basis of color, bombing countries and killing innocent civilian just for a long old grudge and many more that are just off notice. But why????
Doesn't a person have a right to choose a belief that keeps him upheld that guides him through the difficulty and gives a ray of hope at the end of worst day. We all are different, thus why classify us on the basis of color, gender, nationality, etc. It wasn't ours or theirs choice to be what we are.
We are made different because nature knows our need to our position. A white person can sustain better if he is in north or during cold, a dark person lives well off in the difficult parts of the world where heat is intense and others to there needs.
We all have one thing common in us that is never going to change that is we are humans. We all are same. We always will be the same as no one would be able to change our key; i.e, nor religion, nor color and nor gender. We have the right to be equal to each other. Its our right to help each.
Why? Just for small communal groups , we change our identity. We always will be unified as one, let us be anywhere in the world. The point is just unavoidable, like a death for a person.
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Our Italian Eggrolls had seasoned groundbeef, onions, bellpeppers mixed with spaghetti sauce and strips of string cheese (you could use grated mozzarella). I should have put in parm cheese, but I forgot!
My Cheeseburger Eggrolls featured seasoned ground beef, onions (cooked and raw), bellpeppers, mustard, ketchup, pickle relish, cheddar cheese and jalapeno jack cheese.
Make sure your ground beef is well-seasoned!
I'd really like to make some dessert eggrolls next time- maybe a "Smore" one, or a strawberry cheesecake one? Oh man... I'm drooling now.


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Take to the skies piloting your own plane, choose from a large fleet and learn to fly all types of aircraft. You can be a commercial pilot where hundreds of lives depend on your good pilot, because if you mess up you can not just die but all your passengers.
First tendrs to learn all the instruments of each device, once you've done will practice parked aircraft and movindolos by the aerodrome. When you control the plane and land it is time to start the fun part starts off at full speed and keep the plane in the air.
If you are capable of this and you just have to enjoy flying quietly, though tendrs follow signs to the control towers to avoid collisions with other flights or approaching storms. But if you want something more than action can become a fighter pilot, piloting fighters capable of breaking the sound barrier and act in international conflicts.
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The Montgomery County Commissioners launched MCOFuture in 2012. The goal was to identify the Dayton region's most important challenges, and, based on rigorous research and extensive community input, put forward and support key initiatives to overcome those challenges.
The research identified four areas where we're falling short, where our "average" performance is not good enough, and where better results would lead to a stronger future.
- Workforce education levels must increase. The vast majority of good jobs now require degrees and certificates attesting to marketable skills — many more will in the future.
- We're too dependent on a few industries. Small and mid-size businesses are driving job growth and new industries — to succeed economically we must help them grow.
- People consistently called for more cost effective services. Building on EDGE, the Human Services Levy and other efforts, we must work together, save money and control taxes.
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Arsenal striker Chuba Akpom is confident that the Under-18 side is good enough to win the FA Youth Cup this season as the side look to emulate the class of 2009 that was inspired by Jack WIlshere.
The England midfielder was one of the standout performers in the FA Youth Cup four years ago and quickly began to force his way into the first team plans of manager Arsene Wenger.
Wilshere is now considered one of the most influential players at the club and Akpom is confident that the current side will be able to challenge for the trophy come the end of the season.
"We want to go all the way," Akpom told the Evening Standard. "Last season was terrible [against Derby]. I only played a few minutes, but coming off the pitch, I felt like I'd been on for the whole game. I was so distraught.
"It's good to get past the first game. Now we want to go all the way and be like Jack Wilshere's team [in 2009]. I think we're good enough to do it."
Wilshere actually scored in the first leg of the 2009 final against Liverpool and was one of a number of players to force their way into the plans of Arsene Wenger.
Emmanuel Frimpong and Francis Coquelin also played in the final, while the likes of Jay Emmanuel-Thomas, Henri Lansbury and Kyle Bartley all went on to make first team appearances for the Gunners.
Akpom is one of the stars of the current youth team and at just 17-years-old has been earmarked as a player that has a very bright future at the club.
Wenger recently spoke in glowing terms about the young striker, saying: "He has personality [and] he has quality. I wanted him to be with the first team, taste what it is [to be involved] in a Champions League game, and hopefully he will join us very quickly. It could happen very soon."


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I'm totally in shock that we're at challenge 50 already. It doesn't even seem like it's been a whole year that we've been creating Christmas cards. Time has definitely passed me by this year, quickly.
Our challenge this week is Deck the Halls. You can use holly or wreaths or you can interpret it in however you like. All challenges are optional, as always, so any holiday card will do. For this weeks challenge, click HERE.
I started out with a completely different look, in my head. Unfortunately, this wasn't a card that turned out anything like I had hoped. lol I'm kinda digging it, but haven't really decided as to whether or not I'm going to leave it as is, or re-do it. I guess we'll see what happens. I used THIS sketch. I {heart} their sketches. :)
I do hope you'll head over to see what the other elves have made for you today. They're very cute!


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Definition of Thingies
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1. Economics for Real People: An Introduction to the Austrian School by Gene Callahan (2004)
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2. The Sacred Books and Early Literature of the East: With Historical Surveys by Charles Francis Horne (1917)
"The period of asking lasted nine thingies of worlds. ... The third period of four thingies of worlds was remarkable for the complete absence of all that ..."
3. Surviving Twilight by Shane A. Bernskoetter (2005)
"Rest assured the mechanics we have are inordinately more skilled than I am at under-the-hood vehicle repair thingies. SSG Everitt started laughing at me ..."
4. Glengoyne: Reminiscences of the Parish and Its People by William Gairdner (1900)
"... balm, mint, an' sic-like thingies ; an' there is a fine buss o' honeysuckle growin' up anent the dyke which I planted wi' ma ain hand. ..."
5. Mentally Incontinent by Joe Peacock (2005)
"... recommending the "shrimp roll thingies" and "some smoked salmon things... I don't remember what they are called, but they are really good. ..."
6. The Cookbook for Men Whose Wives Don't Cook by Christopher Hamilton (2006)
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PSW via CVG writes: Midway's first stab at turning Area 51 from a blazing arcade lightgun blaster into a first-person shooter was a formidable one when it gunned its way on to PS2 back in May of 2005. With a twisty, turny storyline, Marilyn Manson as Edgar the alien, Powers Boothe as a kick-ass Major and David Duchonvy in a career-killing performance as the game's hero with a gun, Ethan Cole; aside from the latter, Area 51 was actually pretty damn good and a solid hit for Midway.
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Naturally, a sequel, BlackSite, was green-lit. Unfortunately for Midway, this follow-up has been fatally tarnished, no thanks to one of the game's designers, Harvey Smith who thought it might be a smooth career move to stand in front of an audience weeks after the game's Xbox release and a few before the US PS3 shelf date, publicly slam his game and welcome the impending lukewarm reviews it was to go on and receive from US games mags and sites.


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I'm thinking, about the "intelligence" of the FollowMe function in Madsonic?
This is my setting for albums
Now, in Real Life, there are 2 types of albums:
Various Artists or Compilations, which contain many tracks of mostly different artists. (Say
A "plain" Album, containing mostly songs of one artist or band.
So now I'm wondering about my setting for Albumtitle above.
while for (2) the value must be abviously low to not have songs from the same album in the playlist,
the value for (1) must be set to a much higher number, because otherwise FollowMe would skip a VA-compilation-album when a song of it is played once.
So I'm confused.
How does it work technicially?
Does it differentiate between (1) and (2) or will it skip a VA-complation, if a song of it is played once? :?


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This Sunday will be another mother's day.
I am so happy that my mother is alive and with us. She has been and still is a source of love and self determination in my life.
Over the years I had the privilege to photograph some amazing pregnant mothers to be. Most of the client photos I can't show, they stay in my private archives. But I will share few with you today. As I was given permission to show them.
Photographing that baby bump and making it look poetic, sexy and sassy has been always my goal.
Babies are conceived out of love and result of passion between two people. A pregnant woman is radiant and sexy. It is up to us photographers to capture that sexiness and beauty of a mother to be.
Voila few samples of what I mean.
I love you mom. This photo was taken December 2010.


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Thermal phenomena have two distinct effects, which are called, in this report, "thermal damping" and "temperature relaxation". In this second part of a two-part report we (only) model and investigate the temperature relaxation and its effects on microresonator dynamics. A reduced order mathematical model of the system is introduced as a mass-spring-damper system actuated by a linearized electrostatic force. Temperature relaxation is the thermal stiffness softening and is modeled as a decrease in stiffness rate, utilizing a Lorentzian function of excitation frequency. The steady state frequency-amplitude dependency of the system will be derived utilizing averaging perturbation method. Analytic equation describing the frequency response of the system near resonance which can be utilized to explain the dynamics of the system, as well as design of involved dynamic parameters is developed.
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This ready-to-go activity was from "Love Maths" website called "Stained Glass Window - Graphing" (you might need to scroll down a little bit to find the Word Doc) or via Scribe here.
This was a great activity to practise drawing straight lines in the form y=mx+c. My class really enjoyed it and they looked great hanging in our classroom (bonus that it was colourful AND maths related!!! :) )
Here is my example that I showed the class. It also doubled as the heading for the display on our classroom wall!


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I first met Gabe outside a bar where he was trying to pick up on girls. I was instantly taken by his sweet, boy-next-door looks and after getting to know me a little better, he decided he wanted to do some modeling.
Getting him naked the first time was quite a treat — I discovered he has a great dick and big, sexy balls. He's kind of quiet and shy, but coy and sexual at the same time. After filming his hot solo performance, I knew I wanted to get him in for some man-to-man dick sucking.
Enter Foster. Besides having a cute face, great body, and big dick, this hottie is also a master at sucking cock.
The three of us got together on a late afternoon and put some hetero porn on to get Gabe in the mood. He was real stiff at first (as they always are), but Foster put him at ease very quickly, massaging his chest, stomach, and armpits. When Gabe started to squirm with pleasure, Foster slowly pulled Gabe's rock-hard cock out of his pants...


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Tips for Responsive Web Designing
Mobile web is growing at a faster pace and has become a crucial part of businesses these days. Almost every firm wants their website to be optimized for mobile handsets. This is because people spend most of their time on smart phones. They are the most readily available source to access any information people want. So a mobile optimized website reaches to a larger customer base and hence generates more revenue.
In web designing and development, it is not possible every time to keep up with the unending new devices and resolutions. For various websites, developing a website version for each new device and resolution is nearly impossible. This is where a responsive web design comes in.
A responsive web design refers to an approach that proposes that your web design and development should be adaptive and respond to the visitor's behavior and surroundings depending on platform, screen size and orientation. The approach comprises of a combination of flexible grids and layouts, pictures and appropriate use of CSS media queries. A responsive website is one which gets easily accomodated to the image size, resolution and scripting abilities as soon as the user switches from a laptop to an iPad. There are few points to be kept in mind while creating a responsive web design:
Ensure that users get the same quality of browsing experience
First and foremost thing to keep in mind while developing a responsive web design is to make sure that the site is so built that the navigation experience is perfectly the same for all visitors across the board. This means a user browsing your site through their desktop should get the same browsing experience as a visitor accessing it through their tablet or smart phone.
Consider responsiveness while designing your website
Keep in mind that your site layout and HTML codes should be as simple as possible and use simple mechanisms for the elemnts such as menu options and navigation. Also use HTML5 guidelines and doctype and a user-friendly overall core layout.
You should avoid things like useless absolute positioning and fancy Javascript or Flash elements that will make your site too complicated.
Focus on your breakpoints
Resolutions can be taken in the form of groups of breakpoints, however there are many major sizes that one needs to focus on rather than any other. These are - <768 px (which is perfect for big smartphones and small tablets), < 480 px (whic is ideal for older, smaller screen sizes and smartphones and >768 px which is applicable for bigger screens such as that of desktop and tablets. These are some of the main breakpoints to be focussed.
Make the images flexible
You can incorporate flexible images in your simple web design. This can be easily done by using adaptive resizing and sizing their width. There are different methods to acheive this but using tools like Adaptive Images is one of the simplest methods.
Compress your site elements and content for easy transmission
Use programs like GZIP for compressing your page resources to ensure easy transmission across different networks. This will lower the number of bytes transmitted per page or element thereby making your content easy to browse and access from electronic gadgest with different or low bandwith. Moreover, you can also remove unnecessary white space and line breaks in order to speed up the things.
Remove unnecessary content
Remove any non-essential content that are not meant to be used in a mobile context in order to make a mobile friendly responsive web design.
These are only few important points to consider when creating a responsive design. If you want your website to function properly you need to develop it in such a way that it can work quickly on devices with small processing power, low resolution and weak bandwidth access.
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Well at least for me. Before Bill Nye and his frenetic energy busted on the scene for me there was only Mr. Wizard. I'm going to sound like an old fogie now but back in the day when Nickelodeon had better content like You Can't Do That On Television and Mr. Wizard's World, my sister and I would watch Don Herbert in awe at his experiments and dead pan explanations which were not condescending despite his younger audience. When he passed away a couple of years ago I was surprised to learn he'd been doing the Mr. Wizard gig for quite a while. Here he is explaining siphons to a young girl.
Monday, February 22, 2010
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A genetic blood test can determine whether or not a narcolepsy-associated antigen is present, reports National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. The presence of certain genetic information on chromosome six is a strong indicator of narcolepsy.
Researchers have identified a genetic marker of narcolepsy that is present in narcoleptics of Caucasian, African-American and Japanese ethnicity. But 25 percent of people without narcolepsy also have the gene. Since the presence of the gene does not definitively diagnose narcolepsy, the absence of the gene in someone with sleep problems produces evidence that the patient does not have narcolepsy, according to Mayo Clinic.
In order to confirm the diagnosis of narcolepsy, three tests should be administered, says Mayfield Clinic. A polysomnogram measures the movement of the eyes and muscles, the electrical activity of the brain and heart, and monitors breathing during sleep. A multiple sleep latency test measures the time it takes to fall asleep. Narcoleptics fall asleep and experience rapid eye movement quickly. A hypocretin test determines the levels of the brain chemical that regulates rapid eye movement sleep by sampling the cerebrospinal fluid through a lumbar puncture. Low hypocretin levels in the cerebrospinal fluid indicate narcolepsy if no other serious condition exists, states National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.


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BOLIVAR � For the second time this month, a Bolivar-Richburg Central School teenager has died after a car accident.
Amity-based State Police said Trevor Randall, 19, of Little Genesee, died Sunday after injuries from a one-car accident on California Hollow Road around 10:45 a.m. Sunday.
Randall is a 2013 graduate of Bolivar-Richburg.
Three others, including the driver of the car, were treated and released from Jones Memorial Hospital for injuries.
Troopers said Nicholas Austin, 17, of Little Genesee, was driving a 2006 Pontiac going South on California Hollow when he lost control of the vehicle on the ice-covered road. He went off the road, struck several trees, went over an embankment and the car came to rest in a creek bed.
The two other passengers, Christian Slater, 19, of Friendship, and Michael Updyke, 16, of Allentown, were taken to Jones Memorial Hospital in Wellsville with Austin and Randall.
Troopers said Randall had to be extricated from the vehicle. He was pronounced dead at Jones Memorial Hospital.
Troopers said the accident is still under investigation.
B-R graduate dies in 1-car crash
BOLIVAR � For the second time this month, a Bolivar-Richburg Central School teenager has died after a car accident.


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Jesse L. Martin was born in Rocky Mount, Virginia.
He is best known for portraying NYPD detective Ed Green on NBC's Law & Order. However, he has appeared in series such as Ally McBeal, The X-Files, and Smash.
Martin currently stars as Detective Joe West in the CW's new series, The Flash.


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ABT Sportsline Volkswagen Beetle - Frankfurt Auto Show
Noted Euro tuning firm ABT Sportsline has confirmed that it's hard at work preparing a performance version of the newest VW offering for Frankfurt. Although final specs and stats on the ABT Sportsline Volkswagen Beetle -- internally dubbed the "Speedle" -- have yet to be released, the firm did offer an early look at what we can expect visually and confirmed that European buyers will be able to choose from several different stages of quickness. These will come courtesy of various ABT Power Package upgrades for both the Beetle's gasoline and turbodiesel engines, with the top 2.0-liter gasoline turbo motivator likely to have its pony count upped from 200 to between 230-240 horses.
To add a touch of aggressive charm to its Speedle-to-be, ABT has complemented the car's already more sophisticated basic lines with a number of tasteful body kit elements including a front spoiler, side sills, and rear skirt/diffuser. In addition to its bespoke paint accents that reflect ABT's logo colors, this bad-boy Beetle also boasts understated head- and taillight brows plus a pair of oval shaped exhaust outlets. On a more functional note, the car's handling prowess is upgraded with a suspension revamp highlighted by the fitment of custom ABT Performance Springs; and to properly bolster corning capabilities, the ABT Sportsline Volkswagen Beetle wears a set of 19-inch ABT Sportsline CR alloy wheels wrapped in sticky high-performance rubber. Although we'll have to wait until September to see what actually shows up on the firm's stand in Frankfurt, even in prototype guise, the ABT Sportsline Volkswagen Beetle shows plenty of promise.


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This is one huge list, I know that, but I am attempting this anyways! If you want to attempt a list too, check out this post HERE!
|Aurora's Quilt
|Fancy Forest Quilt
|My Small World
|Pillow covering
|The HST Quilt
|Churn Dash blocks baby quilt
|Mini-hourglass quil
|HST & 4-Patch Swap Quilt (Mine are all Blues which are going to be a baby Quilt)
|Mini-Plus quilt
|Hearts Mini Quilt Wall Hanging
|Hearts Mini Quilt Wall Hanging
|Sommersalt Quilt
|Martinique Strip Quilt
|Modern Squares Table Runner
|Rose Star Quilt
Dot Explosion Quilt
|I'll Fly Away Quilt
|Anita's Arrowheads
|Pinwheel Plus! Quilt
|Still a filmsy-Chain Quilt
|Holiday Happenings quilt
|Faster Fourteen Halloween Quilt
|Mystery Mondays 8 expanded quilt
Finishing BOM Quilts:
|Box sampler 2013
Mystery Quilt Mayhem:
|Grand Illusion Mystery 2014-Mini Sized
|Celtic Solstice 2013 Bonnie Hunter Mystery-Quilt #1
|Celtic Solstice 2013 Bonnie Hunter Mystery-Quilt #2
|Richy's Pop-up mystery
|Dress for Me--Needs to be hemmed, bodice reworked.
|The missing Christmas Dress
|A skirt
|Children's top
|Children's top
|sundress 2
|Summer dress
|Precious dress, apron & slip
|Sis Boom Scientific Seamstress dress
|Dress for me
|Easter Dress
|Little Girl's Dress
|Josephina long-sleeved blouse (in back)
|Ballerina Gabriella Fae (Bottom Right) Butterfly Easter dress (middle left), Lavender Sally, Pink Sally, Yellow Dress
|Sisboom Dress.
Cross Stitchery:
|Winter Angel Cross Stitch
Tea pot table runner
|Kitchen washcloths
Finished Block Swap November
Star Trek Craft Swap
Rainbow Mini Swap round 2 (Grunge partly pictured above)
Dancing Stars Quilt
Little Girl's flannel nightgown
10 pairs of scrap bibs
3 Texas Scrap Bibs
3 pairs of babyshoes
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Gabriel's EyeBy: C. W. Smith (author)Hardback
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DescriptionThis intelligent new novel by well known author C.W. Smith examines the process by which a decent and well- meaning young woman makes a moral error with tragic consequences. Twenty-six year old Susan is the kind of teacher every student falls for, in one way or another. She's beautiful, kind, sympathetic - a pal. And she teaches art, where her creative approach and candor have endeared her to all. Her personal life is something else, however, as her biological clock ticks on and boyfriend Curt shows no signs of wanting marriage, and even less of wanting kids. When seventeen-year-old transfer student, Jeff Robbins walks into her art club meeting one night, Susan is transfixed by his good looks, palpable shyness and obvious admiration. The story that results displays C.W. Smith's exceptional sense of detail in the service of character as he reveals every nuance of their developing relationship and the mistakes that propel it. As he has demonstrated in his previous fiction, Smith profoundly understands the pressures at work as adolescent males attempt to comprehend themselves and the world. Never has he created a more sympathetic young man than Jeff, deeply infatuated, forced by circumstance into a nurturing role at home, disturbingly at risk from the intensity of his emotions. What may be more surprising, however, is Smith's stunning ability to inhabit the skin of Susan, a young woman whose lack of a moral compass combined with good intentions sets off a chain of events whose conclusion even she cannot foresee. Interwoven throughout the story is the image of The Annunciation, the subject of Susan's long overdue art history thesis, as she attempts to use it to reveal the many disguises we apply to the power of sexual passion. Beautifully written, with Smith's usual sharp ear for the fine points of colloquial usage, Gabriel's Eye is a compelling read that will deeply reward every reader with an appetite for thoughtful, moving fiction.
About AuthorC. W. SMITH is Professor of English at Southern Methodist University and the author of six novels, including most recently Understanding Women. His short stories have appeared in Mademoiselle, Vision, Southwest Review, Sunstone Review, Carolina Quarterly, Quartet, Cimarron Review, American Literary Review, American Short Fiction, The Missouri Review and other magazines. A collection of stories, Letters From the Horse Latitudes, was published in 1994. His autobiographical book dealing with children after a divorce, originally published in hardcover by Putnam was reprinted in paper by Berkley in 1989 under the author's original title: Uncle Dad.Among his numerous awards, Smith has twice received the Jesse H. Jones Award for Best Novel from the Texas Institute of Letters; the Southwestern Library Association Award for Best Novel; the Dobie-Paisano Fellowship from the University of Texas; two National Endowment for the Arts Fellowships; the Texas Headliner's Feature Story award; the Frank O'Connor Memorial Short Story Award from Quartet magazine; the John H. McGinnis Short Story Award from Southwest Review; and the Stanley Walker Award for Journalism from the Texas Institute of Letters. He is married and lives in Dallas.
Product Details
- publication date: 30/07/1985
- Format: Hardback
- Number Of Pages: 352
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Wednesday, January 15, 2014
Nissan SR20DET Exhaust Manifold Gasket
This photo is found in Nissan Infiniti Car Owner Club Forum website, which this exhaust manifold gasket is for Nissan SR20DET engine for Silvia S15 model, what so special with it? The material for this gasket is multi layer steel.
Actually for Nissan SR series of engine, from SR18DE, SR20DE, SR20Di, SR20DT and SR20DET, most of them share the same type of exhaust manifold gasket, all the pattern and design is exactly the same, and their material is also made from graphite, which can be found in Primera, Pulsar and Silvia in P11, N14, N15, P13 and other model that older than S15.
It is only come to the Silvia S15 the material of the gasket is change to metal type, is it because the turbo pressure is much higher than the previous model?
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The mosaic of Barack Obama's cabinet picks and top White House staff now gives us an overview of what the president-elect sees as political symmetry for his administration. While it may be too early to gauge specific policies of the Obama presidency, it's not too soon to understand that "triangulation" is back.
In the 1990s, Bill Clinton was adept at placing himself midway between the base of his own party and Republican leaders. As he triangulated from the Oval Office—often polarizing with liberal Democrats on such issues as free trade, deregulation, welfare reform and military spending—Clinton did well for himself. But not for his party.
During Clinton's presidency, with his repeated accommodations to corporate agendas, the progressive base became frustrated and demobilized. Democrats lost majorities in the House and Senate after just two years and didn't get them back. Along Pennsylvania Avenue, numerous liberal causes fell by the wayside, victims of a Democratic president's too-clever-by-half triangulation.
Now, looking at Obama's choices for key posts, many progressive activists who went all-out for months to get him elected are disappointed. The foreign-policy team, dominated by strong backers of the Iraq invasion, hardly seems oriented toward implementing Obama's 2008 campaign pledge to "end the mindset that got us into war." On the domestic side, big-business ties and Wall Street sensibilities are most of the baseline. Overall, it's hard to argue that the glass is half full when so much is missing.
The progressives who remain eager to project their worldviews onto Obama are at high risk for hazy credulity. Such projection is a chronic hazard of Obamania. Biographer David Mendell aptly describes Obama as "an exceptionally gifted politician who, throughout his life, has been able to make people of wildly divergent vantage points see in him exactly what they want to see."
But in the long run, an unduly lofty pedestal sets the stage for a fall from grace. The best way to avoid becoming disillusioned is to not have illusions in the first place.
There's little point in progressives' faulting Obama, because so much of their vital work remains undone at the grassroots. A longtime Chicago-based activist on the left, Carl Davidson made the point well when he wrote after the November election that "one is not likely to win at the top what one has not consolidated and won at the base."
With 2009 underway, disappointed progressives shouldn't blame Barack Obama for their own projection or naiveté. He is a highly pragmatic leader who seeks and occupies the center of political gravity. Those who don't like where he's standing will need to move the center in their direction.
Obama has often said that his presidential quest isn't about him nearly as much as it is about us, the people yearning for real change and willing to work for it. If there's ever a time to take Obama up on his word, this is it.
Crucial issues must be reframed. The healthcare reform debate, for instance, still lacks the clarity to distinguish between guaranteeing healthcare for all and mandating loophole-ridden insurance coverage for all.
With the exception of Rep. John Conyers' single-payer bill to provide "enhanced Medicare" for everyone in the United States, each major congressional proposal keeps the for-profit insurance industry at the core of the country's medical-care system.
As for foreign policy, the paradigm of a "war on terror," more than seven years on, remains nearly sacrosanct. Among its most stultifying effects is the widely held assumption that many more U.S. troops should go to Afghanistan. Rhetoric to the contrary, Obama's policy focus appears to be fixated on finding a military solution for an Afghan conflict that cannot be resolved by military means. The escalation is set for a centrist disaster.
During his race for the White House, ironically, Obama was fond of quoting Martin Luther King Jr. about "the fierce urgency of now." But King uttered the phrase in the context of what he called "the madness of militarism," a mindset that Obama has yet to clearly reject.
Barack Obama never promised progressives a rose garden. His campaign inspired tens of millions of Americans, raised the level of public discourse and ousted the right wing from the White House. And he has pledged to encourage civic engagement and respectful debate. The rest is up to us.
Norman Solomon was elected as an Obama delegate to the Democratic National Convention from the Sixth Congressional District in Sonoma and Marin counties. He is the author of 'War Made Easy: How Presidents and Pundits Keep Spinning Us to Death' and co-chair of the national Healthcare Not Warfare campaign.Open Mic is now a weekly feature in the Bohemian. We welcome your contribution. To have your topical essay of 700 words considered for publication, write email@example.com.


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Chad Murray: 'One Tree Hill' Guest Appearance!
Chad Murray is returning to One Tree Hill for a guest appearance!
The 30-year-old actor will reprise his role as Lucas Scott during the final season of the CW show.
Lucas will return to Tree Hill after Haley (played by Bethany Joy Galeotti) reaches out to him for help.
"The secret's out," Chad tweeted earlier in the day. "I'm excited 2 say that 'Luke' will b reuniting with the amazing OTH cast, Producers & Crew 4 an ep! This is 4 u great fans."
ARE YOU EXCITED to see Chad Murray returning to One Tree Hill for a guest appearance?


text: Pragmatically focused on the actions that one can take, this unique work delivers ninety-one pithy lessons in the fine art of leadership. Author James O'Toole packs thirty years of leadership coaching experience into a one-of-a-kind guide you can reference for expert advice on how to become a superior leader. The one- to two-page sections are alphabetically arranged for easy reference and address such topics as getting started, communication, delegation, trust, and vision. Throughout, O'Toole invests his lessons with examples of great leaders in action to show readers precisely what to do to accomplish the same goals. It's like having your own personal leadership coach in book form.


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Last year, the Game Creation Society at Carnegie Mellon University played an icebreaker to welcome new members. Officers in the club, including then-senior Duncan Boehle, had come up with seed guidelines for teams to develop into little games.
"One of the ideas was smell-based stealth," Boehle said, "but no one could come up with a game for it."
Then, inspiration struck. "I came up with a game about a guy who crapped his pants."
The result, Silent But Deadly, is now playable on Boehle's website. In it, you are a faceless office drone who has pooped himself in frustration over a malfunctioning computer. Emitting an aura of crap-stench, you have to navigate floors of the office building without being discovered by sniffing colleagues. This mechanic, in combination with the asides from your workmates ("what is love?") combine for a surreal and hysterical experience.
Boehle built the playable demo in a game design class last spring, then shelved it as he started a job at Tim Schaefer's studio, Double Fine. When the company's annual "Amnesia Fortnight" – a two-week game jam during which employees develop on off-the-wall prototypes – rolled around, however, Boehle pitched it.
"Tim was a bit surprised," Boehle said, "but he was very amused."
The event is a competition, with public voting that closes Sunday. If Boehle's game wins, he says he can imagine building out a fuller version in which the stench contains a biological agent that is wanted by the government and aliens [ED: We have, of late, noticed some gas in the KS office that could absolutely be weaponized]. He cites Super Meat Boy as an inspiration in terms of tone and aesthetic.
That's all well and good, but where, ultimately, did Boehle get the idea for Silent But Deady? Personal experience?
"I've never soiled my pants in public, thankfully."


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I keep my faith to myself. I am privite like that. I also believe that what you believe is what you believe and it is no more wrong than what I believe. It is that. Belief. Faith. It belongs to the person not the community. Faith, belief belong to the person and it is that simple and complex.
Intangable is what both faith and belief are. Both are personal. Both aew needed to live.
No matter what religion you believe or even if you believe all realigion is bunk, faith and belief both play in that.


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Have you of all time wondered what the incongruity is? MLM operators contend they're not operational a polyhedron coordination. Matrix and "forced matrix" operators claim that what they have is better than MLM. So what are the differences?
Pyramid Schemes:
Pyramid Schemes are dishonest in the USA, and in all probability in a foreign country. We all cognise how these schemes work, or at tiniest get the jist of the belief. A entity (the creator) starts by causation a announcement to several culture. Usually empire he/she knows. The message in one discoid astir way, will archer one and all to convey him $5 or so...and consequently convey the letter to causal agency else. All the piece tallying name calling to the list, and all new receiver must transport cremation to the eldest person, second human being...etc
There are a cardinal variations of the Pyramid Scheme, but the prevalent attribute that explain a pyramid conspire ( as well certain as secure message) is that within is no product, it's right relatives causation hoard. The possession "Pyramid Scheme" is calculated from the certainty that it starts near one and the scope of those up to our necks increases as you transfer towards the pedestal. On paper, it looks like the shape of a triangle, or polyhedron.
Multi Level Marketing:
How is MLM disparate from a polyhedron scheme? After all, on thesis any MLM looks similar a polyhedron in authenticity right? The differences are outstandingly ingenuous. In MLM there is a product state sold. Income is generated from "commissions". It's in reality a pyramid scheme, excluding that the participants get thing support...regardless of whether the grouping they cite in actual fact pay for something...
In MLM, the associate always gains from their property. The capture is in the utility of the goods that the associate receives. This is the intention that MLM is so big on the cyberspace. Because, reports can have a pecuniary value, and it bill the point nothing. So ebooks, software, newsletters...etc... these are the peak common products in use in MLM. MLMers have else tangible products as well, and dwelling products were the archetypical to use MLM as a opening commercialism scheme.
The Forced Matrix:
With so many another MLM programs on the market these days, originators have tried to get their programs much desired than others. Hence the forced array concept. In a day-after-day MLM program, your pecuniary gains are based whole on how acceptable you are at marketing the program. However, record individuals arent' exceptionally correct. So it would plus point the smaller quantity adept if they had backing from the exceptional. Basically, if the cipher of nation who can tie together under you is set in any way...then it's a embarrassed matrix. The theory being, someone other you name surplus..will go underneath organism else. The best implementations put the over human nether one of the inhabitants YOU have low YOU. Hence it helps the somebody below you, which helps you too.
The permanent status is tossed about a bit, and sometimes not utilized at all. However, that is what defines a displace matrix. Sometimes book of numbers are in use to describe a inhibited matrix more than austerely....like "4 X 4 forced matrix" for case. Which might be a sign of that you can solely have 4 general public evenly lower than you and sole 4 nation beneath those 4 who you receive commissions from.
There is a hi-bred thought that has change state joint now, where by a soul can patently lodge a recommendation in another vein of their resolution. A sort of accumulation direct property that helps originators get their referrals interested. This has been an go to product day-after-day MLM more appealing, and it has worked. In fact, embarrassed matrix MLMers have even implemented the remedy in their own programs.
The benefits of any are about equalized. With a embarrassed matrix, you holder to make an takings faster, but increases in yield are slower because your referrals get unnatural additional behind the chain from you. With standard MLM you have a stronger base, and sustaining it is generally easier...but archetypical profit can be regular. If you poverty a teentsy capital faster, go beside a forced array. If you want BIG income and are predisposed to pursue a monthlong case for it, go beside regularised MLM programs.


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This Musemedia post concerns a Toni Morrison quote from Beloved regarding hope. The video is an interview excerpt of Toni Morrison talking about the process of writing Beloved and the language she used. Musemedia helps us look for our muse by mixing media.
"Making them think the next sunrise would be worth it; that another stroke of time would do it at last."
– Toni Morrison, Beloved
Toni Morrison's Beloved is my favorite novel of the 20th Century. It's subject matter is so powerful and so painful that her prose hardly dares to speak it. She uses her unique poetic style to skirt, to dangle emotions so close we can touch them, and yet she refrains from spelling things out. As she notes in the recording above, a climactic event in the novel is almost buried in the rest of the text. The prose has an unsurpassed richness that cries out for more than one reading. In this particular quote she references hope, but with a fatalistic edge; a reluctance to believe it will be worth the effort.
Hope is what keeps us going in life. It gets us out of bed in the morning, to see another sunrise. And it's what helps us through times of difficulty.
Where does your hope come from? Is it from wanting to see an aspect of physical beauty in the world, such as an amazing sunrise? Does it center around people? Or does it come from broader issues for us as a society?
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In this animal hybirds photoshop tutorial I am going to demonstrate how to make and design a fantasy animal made up of a squirrel, a parrot and a humming bird. And here is the final result of this tutorial.
First I will go and search for a few pictures that can match the final perspectives of the above final image.
Then I use the squirrel picture and use the lasso tool, short cut is "L", to select the head of the squirrel and cut the head out by pressing Ctrl+X.
Then I paste it onto the humming bird picture and shrink it to the size of the humming bird by pressing Ctrl+T.
Then I go to Edit>Transform>Flip Horizontal or Ctrl+Q to flip it horizontally so that it covers the humming birds head.
Then I use the color balance tool Ctrl+B, to change the colour of the squirrel to match the humming bird's color. And also erase the unnecessary pixels around the squirrels head. Especially to pay attention to the neck area where you have to use a soft brush eraser to remove the extra pixels, so that it match perfectly to the humming bird's body. The head of the humming bird will also be removed by painting it over with a soft edge brush.
Then I use the lasso tool to select and cut off the parrot's tail and past it onto the picture above.
Then I use the color balance tool to change the color of the parrot's tail and use the wrap transform tool to change the shape and color of the parrot's tail to fit onto the body of the humming bird.
At this stage I then remove the extra pixel around the parrot tail with the magic wand tool "W".
Then finally I use a hard edge brush to erase the front part of the tail and push it behind the body.
Here is the final result of the designing a fantasy character tutorial. And I hope you have a great time reading it.
If you like this, you might want to check out my other fantasy photoshop tutorials.
i like graphics design i always search for collect new tutorial. this is really so nice tutorial
nice tutorial, very helpful for me thanks for shearing
haha .. though the animal looks somewhat outlandish but still looks good. I will definitely try this.
You have done a great job. I am just a beginner in Photoshop, but I wish one day I can also design this fantasy.


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Basic information about the Clackamas County
The Clackamas County is located in the state of Oregon. This county occupies 1884 square miles, with 13 square miles being water areas. There are 375.992 inhabitants living in the county according to the 2010 Census. As for the racial makeup of Clackamas County citizens, the 3 largest groups are White (88.19%), followed by Asian (3.65%) and Two or More races (3.16%). There are 145.790 households in the county, while 69,19% of them are family households and 30,81% represent non family households. There are 25 cities and towns in Clackamas County. The most populated city is Portland city and the smallest town or village is Barlow city.
- 135Barlow city
- 4.485Beavercreek CDP
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- 10.539Damascus city
- 2.695Estacada city
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- 193Government Camp CDP
- 13.903Happy Valley city
- 7.315Jennings Lodge CDP
- 566Johnson City city
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- 4.864Mount Hood Village CDP
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- 13.415Oatfield CDP
- 31.859Oregon City city
- 583.776Portland city
- 289Rivergrove city
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A possible new mechanism for controlling multiple sclerosis (MS) has been identified by a researcher at the University of Adelaide.
In a study of how particular enzymes in the immune system control cell activation and movement, Dr Iain Comerford from the University's School of Molecular and Biomedical Science, colleague Professor Shaun McColl and two PhD students focused on a molecule called PI3Kgamma.
"There's already been worldwide interest in PI3Kgamma in relation to other human inflammatory disorders, such as diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis, and our study links this molecule and MS," said Dr Comerford, who completed his research during a three year Multiple Sclerosis Research Australia fellowship.
The University of Adelaide study, published recently in the online journal PLOS ONE, showed that when a genetic alteration stopped PI3Kgamma, nerve cells showed a high level of resistance to experimental autoimmune encephalitis (EAE), which is an animal model developed for laboratory work to study MS.
The findings suggest that the nerve system would be protected against the forms of damage typically caused by MS.
When the molecule PI3Kgamma was present, researchers found evidence of severe damage to the myelin which insulates the nerve fibre (axion) of a nerve cell. This damage caused myelin loss and spinal cord inflammation.
The research team followed these results by using a drug which blocks activity of PI3Kgamma at the earliest indications of disease onset. The drug was found to block the development of EAE and clinical signs of the disease were reversed.
Calling the results very promising, Dr Comerford said, "We've shown that by blocking PI3Kgamma, we can reduce the activation of self-reactive immune cells, reduce the release of inflammation-inducing molecules from immune cells, and also result in a dramatic reduction in the movement of immune cells into the central nervous system.
"Our hope is that future therapies for MS might target this molecule, which could very specifically dampen the damaging inflammation in the central nervous system.
"It will now be crucial to determine whether targeting these molecules could be a safe and effective way to treat MS in humans."
Multiple sclerosis is incurable at present. This inflammatory disease causes the myelin sheathes around the axions of nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord to become scarred or reduce. The results can cause a wide range of symptoms for sufferers of the condition. The degree to which those symptoms impact on the patient's life also varies over time.