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Solo is an option, I prefer druids as pcs or something similar, oracles or sorcerers for a solo game, with a long term plot and prefer adult for themes and plot devices. Prefer wilderness exploration, and long quests, tied to a nature or divine theme.
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If the system, what if it is heavily modified? In a couple weeks, depending on interest, I'll be putting up a fantasy version of SAO.
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Still looking for a PF game or gm willing to run a solo game.
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Last Wednesday, I ate traditional lunch, and lectured on market opportunity. For an hour I both ate condensed ugali (dense corn flower paste, similar to Indian idly), kitimoya (fried pork) and salad, and for an hour I lectured on how one should assess the market before endeavoring to write a business plan.
Market estimation and case studies, as is used by McKinsey and others, is a good skill to learn. Today we estimated the daily sales of VodaCom, a main cullular provider in Dar es Salaam. While results were hardly infallible, they were noteworthy, and the process of estimation was effective. Many failed to understand the basic questions required: how many people live in Dar es Salaam, how many used cell phones, what percantage used VodaCom, how long did they talk per day, what did it cost them per minute, how much did this translate into voucher card sales, etc. But at the least, the estimation problem created an understanding that all information is imperfect, and that extrapolation for market estimation is imperative.
When I reiterated that I was a consultant, there to help those individuals writing their business plans, I received a heartwarming welcome. Tomorrow may be a new day, filled with requests that are difficult, enlightening, and eye opening.
Tonight, at 10:30 pm when I arrived back at the hotel, I had a beer with the Tanzanian national soccer team. I met both the keeper and the forward, two men who spoke good English, played pro in Maputo (that's the capital of Mozambique), and convinced me that I should attend the Africa Cup Semi-Final on Saturday in the Dar national stadium. Though they wore "Serengeti' sponsored jerseys, I drank Ndovu, and went out with my mates after we spoke. Now the fact that I have met Ivo Mapunda, the Tanzanian national goalkeeper and celebrity icon, gives me local status in nearly all situations.
Monday, September 10, 2007
The Ivo Mapunda Intro
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In addition to unveiling its first new production model, fledgling automaker Qoros is showing a pair of potential future players at Geneva. Both the Qoros 3 Cross Hybrid Concept and Qoros 3 Estate Concept share the same basic modular platform engineering and fundamental styling cues as the Sedan but offer unique variations on body configurations and/or powertrains.
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WASHINGTON (Oct. 28, 2010)—"The Great Shale Gas Rush" from NationalGeographic.com is the first comprehensive report by a national media outlet that explores both the promise and pitfalls of a vast new natural energy resource in the United States. The five-part report offers on-the-ground investigation and stunning imagery of the natural gas drilling boom that has ramped up over the past three years to tap into the largest shale deposit in the nation — the Marcellus shale formation, centered in Pennsylvania. Experts believe it may be the second-largest reservoir of natural gas in the world, estimated to hold up to 500 trillion cubic feet of natural gas, which could have major economic and environmental implications for the nation and world.
NationalGeographic.com's in-depth special report is the result of six months of original reporting, involving nearly 100 interviews with people who have been part of the shale gas story in Pennsylvania and those who have been watching what it means for the world energy picture from afar. The report lays out all the factors at play in determining future developments for the rapidly expanding industry, including how this new supply of clean-burning fuel fits into the national and global energy picture; environmental questions raised about the extraction process; what the new industry means to job seekers, farmers, small businesses and landowners in economically struggling Pennsylvania; and what factors might cause the boom to derail. The special report is found at http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/energy/2010/10/101022-energy-marcellus-shale-gas-rush/.
Natural gas has the potential to generate electricity with just half the greenhouse gas emissions of coal and to power vehicles with less pollution. This promising fuel reserve, which runs from New York through much of northeastern and western Pennsylvania and parts of West Virginia and Ohio, has been unlocked at a time when the world is in need of cleaner energy. With its proximity to mid-Atlantic U.S. markets, the Marcellus shale's huge potential has lured billions of dollars of investment from companies around the world including from India, Japan and Norway. Nearly 70 energy companies are prospecting in the area, with plans for drilling 3,500 wells annually within the decade, potentially creating 200,000 jobs, the industry says.
Whether this new supply can be tapped sustainably is still to be determined, with some 4 million gallons of water required for each well and the management of wastewater a challenge the industry must tackle.
Complementing the special report, NationalGeographic.com presents five galleries of original photography, painting visual narratives of those impacted by the shale rush, with accompanying "in-their-own-words" video; the technology behind the science of shale gas; the effect on the economy; the impact on the environment; and a general overview of the issue at large.
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Years ago a dwarven race lived in their mountain home, the volcano Firrhest. When the mountain threatened to erupt they fled leaving behind the all-powerful Earthstone, the basis of the dwarves' legendary power. Borodin, grandson of Sodar the dwarven High-Priest King of that era sent for you, a non-dwarf and the most prominent adventurer of that land, and asked you to recover the stone from Firrhest.
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MIDDLEBURY - Vermont farmers have justified hiring illegal aliens as farmhands for years, but now it appears federal officials aren't buying the usual excuses. The Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency, also known by the acronym 'ICE', raided the farm of Clement Gervais in Enosburg Nov. 19.The raid started what ICE observers said will be a series of raids on selected area farms.
Vermont Agriculture Commissioner Roger Albee said four dairy farms-in Franklin County and Orleans County-received federal subpoenas Nov. 20. More will follow. It's also common knowledge that Vermont farmers hire illegal aliens to work as farmhands.
In the case of Enosburg dairy farmer Gervais, his operation employs 22 farm hands including several Mexicans. It is unclear if his Mexican workers are legal or illegal immigrants. While he told officials all of his workers are "legal", he couldn't be certain that the documentation he was given is accurate.
According to news reports, ICE will target 87 Vermont farms over the next few weeks.
While not specifically mentioned, some Addison County farms may find themselves centered in the fed's crosshairs.


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WebClawer: Afghanistan's only pig is released from quarantine; mysterious parakeet is rescued by scuba diver
From China to Afghanistan to England, animals are making news all over the world today. These are a few of the stories that caught our eye:
-- As the U.S. military shifts its focus from Iraq to the mountains of Afghanistan, it also needs to change its notions about transportation. Humvees and helicopters aren't easily used in the region -- and that's where donkeys and mules come in. A course on pack animals at the Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center in the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest teaches Marines how to handle the beasts of burden. (L.A. Times)
-- Chinese animal advocates say a recent raid on a Shanghai cat dealer saved about 300 stolen pet cats from being eaten in restaurants in China's Guangdong province. The group says it received a tip that the cats were being kept in cages in a freight yard in preparation for shipment to Guangdong; most of the cats have since been returned to their owners. Police detained the dealer, but he was released a few hours later because, a Chinese police officer explained, "Cats are not a protected animal." (Agence France-Presse)
-- The only known pig in all of Afghanistan was released from quarantine Saturday and allowed to return home to the Kabul Zoo. The pig, named Khanzir (which means"pig"), had been quarantined for two months because people "felt that the swine influenza might ... be spread from the zoo because we have a pig here," zoo manager Aziz Gul Saqib said. But Khanzir's return wasn't exactly triumphant -- some visitors scattered when he was brought back through the zoo to his enclosure. "It is very haram [forbidden] and should not even been looked at," said one. "I don't think it should even be in the zoo." (Reuters)
-- A blue-and-white parakeet is being called miraculous for surviving a bizarre near-drowning experience -- he was rescued by a scuba diver who found him, inexplicably, a half-mile out to sea in the waters off Devon, England. The bird, nicknamed Captain, is being held at a veterinary facility until his owner comes to claim him. (Since there are no wild parakeets in England, it's believed he's an escaped pet.) (Telegraph)
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It has been a while since I wrote on Renaps' Blog .. most probably because I didn't run through any interesting case to talk about for a while !
Yesterday, at one of our main clients, the production (soon to be – on Monday) database hung. Was it because it was a Feb 29th of a bisextile year ? or simply because the week-end arriving in the next 4 hours was the go-live of the main data warehouse ? — Its hard to say, I believe that it was just a little wink from our old friend Murphy !
The environment is a 16 Itanium CPUs Windows Server running 10.2.0.3.0; ASM is used even though the database runs on a single instance mode.
When the database hung, the alert.log showed the following error messages (of course, no one could connect or run any transaction on the database):
ARC0: All Archive destinations made inactive due to error 354
Committing creation of archivelog '+FLASH/inf1/archivelog/arc17972_0627748574.001' (error 354)
ARCH: Archival stopped, error occurred. Will continue retrying
Fri Feb 29 11:48:05 2008
Errors in file c:oraadmininf1bdumpinf1_arc0_10236.trc:
ORA-16038: Message 16038 not found; No message file for product=RDBMS, facility=ORA; arguments: [1] [17972]
ORA-00354: Message 354 not found; No message file for product=RDBMS, facility=ORA
ORA-00312: Message 312 not found; No message file for product=RDBMS, facility=ORA; arguments: [1] [1] [+FLASH/inf1/onlinelog/group_1.257.627748575]
The first line of this message stack made me believe that the database just hung because there was no more space for the archiver to do its job. But after further analysis, it appeared that the problem was much more serious.
The actual cause of the issue was related to Redo-Log Corruption. The cause of the corruption was a "write or rewrite" SAN related error.
When Redo-Log corruption occurs, Oracle first tries to use the second (or third) member of the same group showing corruption to avoid un-availability of the database. In our case, this was impossible since there was only one member per group of Redo-Log — I was surprised to see that this client did not multiplex the Redo-Logs …
My first attempt to get the database back on its legs was to dump the content of the redo-log showing corruption issues (in this case, group 1).
SQL> ALTER SYSTEM DUMP LOGFILE '+FLASH/inf1/onlinelog/group_1.257.627748575';
ALTER SYSTEM DUMP LOGFILE '+FLASH/inf1/onlinelog/group_1.257.627748575'
ERREUR à la ligne 1 :
ORA-00354: corrupt redo log block header
ORA-00353: log corruption near block 53504 change 70389305 time 02/29/2008 11:48:02
ORA-00334: archived log: '+FLASH/inf1/onlinelog/group_1.257.627748575'
As you can see, this attempt failed, I then attempted to clear the unarchived redo-log:
SQL> alter database clear unarchived logfile '+FLASH/inf1/onlinelog/group_1.257.627748575';
at this point, my command hung indefinitely, and I realized that pmon was holding a lock on the Redo-log Header block…
My margin of maneuver has become much smaller, here is the sequence of commands that brought the database back on track:
- shutdown abort;
- startup mount;
- issue the same command that was previously hanging (this time, it worked right away) :
alter database clear unarchived logfile '+FLASH/inf1/onlinelog/group_1.257.627748575';
- alter database open;
- shutdown immediate;
- Immediately take a FULL backup at this point;
- startup;
- Don't forget to multiplex your Redo-Logs to avoid to run into this situation again !
Here you go, Redo-Log corruption on the header block of a group when only one member is used does look bad at first sight but I hope this article can help you if you run into a similar scenario.
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Hello Everyone! I'm so thrilled to announce that my Etsy shop, LittleScrapShop, is the sponsor at Once Upon a Sketch for the month of November. The winner will be announced at the end of the month and will receive a $30.00 gift voucher for my shop!! Come take a peek and do some window shopping :O)
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Monday, November 4, 2013
Sponsoring at Once Upon a Sketch
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condrats! :)
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In a stroke of irony - to me at least - of almost Orwellian proportions this week beginning 6th October has been designated Customer Service Week at High Peak Borough Council. I am not sure what this entails other than a bit of glib PR and a visit from mainly absentee Council CEO Simon Baker who is part-time but for me it meant a particularly toxic dose of rudeness from their Customer Service Telephone Team.
Thus the call will start along the lines of a somewhat over- parroted "High Peak Borough Customer Services, how can I help you? which I personally find a bit chilling and off putting. Their staff probably go on highly costly courses to learn this mechanical routine when ultimately in view of their seeming unhelpful remit I think I would prefer the machine, so at least I knew where I was. I find such an unerring replication of a machine from a person a somewhat chilling introduction!
What I have found on previous occasions then occurs. You want to speak to a specific officer in a Team, say Planning. No chance really, they are always in a meeting. You call back in the afternoon, they are out on a site visit. Basically the deal is they call you when it suits them!
Assuming they are busy there are no other members of staff in the relevant Team to take your call. Also in a new development nowadays the Telephone Operator seem to think they have been empowered to deal with your enquiry complete, and will not offer you any access to a professional officer. The only way past is to move heaven and earth, and be prepared to engage in strenuous negotiation with the grim guard of the Reception Team.
This whole "bunker mentality" creates stress and aggravation in even reasonable people. I do not wholly blame the Customer Services Team because it is evident they are acting on the express instructions from above. It does lead them to be very curt however. It is a bit disconcerting to be asked roughly "Whats your name?", particularly in Customer Service Week. When I worked in Customer Service I never found it difficult to ask even in a slightly stressful situation "Could I have your name please?".
However ultimately if the Council is to be inaccessible to the public in this way I think it should
publish that fact. If it has empowered the Customer Service Team to deal wholly with Inquiries it should be clear at outset, and they should not pose as a Reception Service. Similarly if the Professional Officers in a team, or in their absence other team Officers are only available at their convenience, not yours, let it be known! We can surely have no complaint, for after all they are paying us are they not? At least I think it must be that way round - it surely cant be the case that the subsidy is ours, and they are supposed to perform at our behest?
If it were the latter, and I offer this as a hypothetical reading - a situation where we pay them to rule - that would surely mean a kind of return to feudal times, and the bunker mentality of the middle ages, where the Manorial Lord resides in his castle, and the serfs outside work and pay for the privilege of having him and his Lady there. Small government structures are often worth monitoring for paradigms of political organisation and power relations and the trouble is that this disconcerting model does appear to be incipiently in operation, which is mainly why in a warning vein I have chosen to write about it here. Recently I wrote similarly for the same reason about about the Standards Committee and suggested similar sinister forces might be at work when they dealt with an alleged case of bullying.
During a particular grim period of history, in the between the war years of the last century, Franz Kafka wrote a prophetic book about the dynamic of political structures. I read "The Castle" as a veiled metaphor of just such a feudal paradigm, a study in medieval power relations which he saw being re-incarnated and reworked for modern times. So High Peak Borough Council, when I ring for its "assistance" often rings the Kafkaesque alarm bells for me, And especially during Customer Relations Week!


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Some apparently are still in operation, such as Blue Heron Bakery in Olympia, Washington, and Open Harvest Bakery in Lincoln, Nebraska. Hooray for them! And one of my favorites, though not represented in the book, is Small Planet Bakery in Tucson, Arizona (their "vegie bread" is the best!) Most of these kinds of bakeries were started in the 1970s.
Although the book is out of print, a former member of the Uprisings collective in Berkeley has been digitizing portions of it and posting them online, at uprisingsbakersbook.org. For more information, click here.
I encourage you to get a print version of the book, because it's very fun—all the recipes were written out by hand by members of the collectives and cooperatives supplying the recipes, with lots of cute drawings, too. There is also a lot of good introductory stuff about baking in general, and baking with a variety of whole grains, in particular. Plus, there's a helpful index to recipes by major ingredients, and recipes separated by dietary characteristics (such as "no eggs or dairy," "no wheat," and "low- or no-fat"). This book is a treasure.
The recipes make delicious food you can feel good about eating, and if you have warm memories of eating or working at health food coops, you'll particularly adore recipes such as Carob Chip Cookies (with tahini and tamari, yes, tamari); Carrot Celery Bread, "Peanut Minus" cookies ("eggless, dairyless, wheatless, but NOT peanut-less!"), 7-Grain Currant Muffins, Ozark Barley Bread, Banana Rice Cupcakes (wheat-free), and the best damn whole-wheat pizza crust you ever had (it's spiffed up with oregano, cayenne, and basil—yum, yum!).
The recipe I'm sharing with you today is from the section contributed by Uprisings Baking Collective, formerly in Berkeley, California. You can read about that collective online here.
These sesame crunch bars are sweet, but not overly so. They keep well. They're a terrific snack or light breakfast. They're a perfect hiking snack! You can alter the flavorings a bit with other nuts, dried fruit, and so on.
Note that in the recipe below, transcribed from the book (page 224), I'm offering some comments and ideas for substitutions (which are in brackets).
Sesame Crunch Bars
Makes about 30 2-inch squares. Use an 8 x 14 inch pan, or similar.
[I use two 9 x 13 inch pans and spread dough to about 1/2 inch high, which yields 48 bars, each about 2 1/2 x 2 inches.]
- 5/8 cup peanut butter
- 1 1/4 cups honey
- 2 tsp. vanilla
- 1 1/4 cups oats [rolled is what I use, as in Quaker]
- 1 1/4 cups cashews [I don't care much for cashews, so I use raisins or chopped dried apricots]
- 1 cup wheat germ [I was getting low, so I substituted some crushed breakfast cereal flakes]
- 6 1/4 cups sesame seeds [rather hard to find; I finally scored these at an international/ethnic grocery; by the way, sesames can get rancid quickly, so when buying, check for freshness, and refrigerate or freeze them when you get home]
- 5/8 cup sunflower seeds [raw]
Cream together peanut butter, honey, and vanilla [it helps if you heat the honey and peanut butter; heating softens it up and makes it easier to stir]. Add the rest of the ingredients [in a big bowl!] and mix well with your hands—it works best and saves on dishes [if you heated the goo part, you can stir it with a spoon]. With wet hands or rolling pin, flatten mixture to uniform thickness on oiled pan. Dough will be stiff—be patient. Bake at 350 degrees for about 25 minutes [my oven runs hot and my bars are thinner, so I go for about half this time; watch it; if it gets too toasty and tan, it will be hard; and if you use raisins, don't let them scorch]. Let cool [then cut into bars and store in a closed container, separated with waxed paper].


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HAGERSTOWN — Coaches like to say "hitting is contagious."
If that's true, the Hagerstown Suns should have been quarantined on Friday.
The Suns' offense reached epidemic proportions with 19 hits — including nine in a nine-run fourth inning — to pound Lakewood into submission in a 15-2 rout before 872 fans at Municipal Stadium.
The first eight hitters to face BlueClaws starter Lino Martinez in the fourth hit safely and scored as the Suns blew the game wide open. Brett Newsome's solo homer to right center ended Martinez's night to the tune of 12 runs on 14 hits in 3 1/3 innings.
The 15 runs were the most Lakewood had allowed in a game in the team's 12-year history.
Hagerstown won its second straight game, as every hitter in the lineup had at least one hit. The Suns blasted four home runs. There were also a few strange hops and freak popups dropping in for hits to add to the onslaught.
The top four hitters in the batting order — Cutter Dykstra, Caleb Ramsey, Jason Martinson and Matt Skole — combined to go 11-for-22 with nine RBIs and eight runs scored.
Dykstra went 4-for-5 — two singles and two doubles — with four runs scored, while Skole was 4-for-4 with a home run, two doubles and four RBIs to lift his South Atlantic League-leading total to 22 RBIs.
Hagerstown's hitting overshadowed the best outing of the year by Suns starter Wirken Estevez (2-0), who allowed two runs on six hits over six innings while striking out a career-high nine.
The Suns (8-8) entered the fourth with a 3-1 lead before they blew Lakewood off its hinges.
It started with Newsome and Bryce Ortega singling and Billy Burns loading the bases with a bunt down the third-base line. Dykstra and Ramsey followed with singles to give the Suns a 5-1 lead.
Martinson kept the rally rolling — albeit accidently — by popping up to left, where Lakewood's Brian Painter lost it in the high sky. The ball fell 20 feet to his right for a two-run single and a 7-1 lead.
Skole tagged an RBI double before Adrian Nieto unloaded a three-run homer over the left-field fence to end the string of nine straight hits for an 11-1 lead. Martinez finally got an out, but paid for it with Newsome's solo shot to finish his night. Ryan Sasaki came on to get the BlueClaws out of the inning.
Needless to say, the rest of the game was a formality.
The Suns took a 1-0 lead in the first as Dykstra led off with an infield single against Martinez. Dykstra stole second and scored when Skole's popup fell between the shortstop and two outfielders in short left field.
Hagerstown jumped to a 3-0 lead in the third as the top of the order came through again.
Dykstra hit a leadoff double down the left-field line and took third on Caleb Ramsey's flyout to center before scoring on Jason Martinson's grounder to short. Skole followed with his third home run — his second in as many days — on a line drive over the right-field fence
Estevez had a no-hitter for 3 1/3 innings until Pointer hit a solo homer with one out in the fourth to put Lakewood on the scoreboard.
It didn't matter, as the Suns rolled out the devastating bottom of the fourth to end any doubts.
Lakewood (6-10) got its other run on John Hill's RBI single in the fifth to cut the deficit to 12-2.
The Suns got the run back in the bottom of the inning, using doubles by Dykstra and Skole to restore the 11-run lead.
Hagerstown closed the scoring with two runs in the eighth. J.P. Ramirez became the last Sun to get a hit with a homer over the right-field wall before Ramsey drove in the final run.
Bobby Lucas relieved Estevez and allowed two hits in two innings. Greg Holt pitched a scoreless ninth to finish the game.


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Recently, as I finished a final round of edits on CROOKED LITTLE LIES, my novel that is coming out shortly from Amazon/Lake Union, I was also putting in the major elements of the garden that has been in the planning stages since I moved out to the country a year ago, and I was thinking how similar the two occupations are. Either undertaking begins with a thought, an idea, an image, some whisper of something that sends you out the door or to the desk. Notes are jotted down. Sketches are made. Plans are put into action. Sometimes you hit a wall. Out here in the country, in particular, where there aren't the usual parameters, like sidewalks, driveways and privacy fences, to define the area, I'm often stumped. How far should I take the limestone dry-stack wall? What, exactly, should the cedar rail fence with its adorable peaked arbor encompass? I go outside and stare, trying to decide. It's very like sitting at my computer, wondering which way to take a plot or a character in a story.
Gardener's block and writer's block have a lot in common. There's a certain despair, rising levels of frustration and anxiety. I can almost see this little person in my head pacing the floor, wringing her hands. Until a voice speaks up, yelling: Just do something! In the case of writing it means type a sentence even if it's gibberish. In the garden, it might mean getting a few rocks, adding them to the existing wall and stepping back to evaluate. Or it might mean digging up that entire clump of daylilies, because they're in the wrong place. It can get complicated with crafting a story, too, requiring of anything from ripping out an entire plotline to totally changing an ending.
|Built from cedar harvested on the property, this little arbor
in January looks pretty bare, but it has lots of potential.
And the two processes also share similarities in the method by which either one is created. Both start with good bones. In the garden, I begin with hardscaping, a wall, a length of fence, statuary or a pergola—some focal point to build around. In story writing I begin if not with a fully fleshed synopsis then at least I will have the bones of an idea. And in either case, for me, anyway, the bones need to be strong and compelling. I need an ocean's worth of enthusiasm, because either way, I'm going to be lost in this muddy, unknown territory for awhile. Either project is going to take time to complete, and there are bound to be setbacks, small heartbreaks and jabs of disappointment, never mind the odd bouts of confusion, the times I grope around wondering wondering where I am. It's as easy to garden your way into a corner, as it is to write your way into one.
But there is one difference between the two occupations, one that I discovered only now, as I sent CROOKED LITTLE LIES back to my lovely editor for the last time. I went outside to the garden, my go-to place. It's always been my sanctuary even as it can be the greatest source for distress, and as I
|This is Sophia, my beautiful garden muse,
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a wonderful mission accomplished in Vietnam...
Thanks to the support of our sponsors and volunteers, the organizers of Dreams & Signs project, including TTT Corporation, PSSA (Pyramid Spiritual Science Academy) and PNC (Phuong Nam Corporation), have created a miracle which is overcoming many challenges to bring Kaya and Christiane Muller to meet and talk to thousands of students, children, parents and businessmen, to help them find the true Happiness through their Dreams.
The experiences with Kaya and Christiane during the past 9 days were truly unforgettable. It's so meaningful and touching to witness the knowledge, the message that our teachers shared has touched the hearts of all participants. And above all, we clearly see the changes, the transformation within ourselves and those around us...
18 March: Online Seminar with Kaya at TTT Architects' Meeting Hall
Being concerned about the topic which is too new for Vietnamese people, we have prepared an online meeting session with Kaya and more than 30 reporters, businessmen to help people understand more about the event. This meeting received a lot of encouragement and supports from the participants, which gave us the strength and confidence before the event.
2 April: Welcome Kaya and Christiane to Ho Chi Minh City
Representing PSSA, PNC and TTT to welcome our dear speakers at the airport, we couldn't not hide our extreme joy when meeting them in person. All of us felt the warmth and familiar feelings when seeing this venerable couple.
3 April: The book launch at PNC Nguyen Oanh Book Café
Kaya and his beloved wife has come to talk and introduce his autobiography "Becoming an angel - the path of enlightenment" to more than 100 participants, including journalists, PNC's readers. The book launch started with Kaya's sharing of his spiritual journey and Christiane's important role in his life and the new knowledge about Dreams, he emphasized to everyone that in the very close future, Dream will become the most important source of knowledge, even more important than medicine and engineering. After the sharing, the reporters and the audience had the opportunity to raise the questions and let Kaya decode their dream. The book launch lasted longer than expected because everyone wished to know more about their dreams and understand the message for themselves!
Kaya & Christiane have received as a gift the traditional costume of Vietnam from the number one designer in Vietnam.
Before the book launch ended, everyone experienced 5 minute meditation to relax and trigger dreams under the guidance of Christiane.
3 April: Press Interview at TTT Corporation
After the book launch, we left with the regret that there were still many dreams, many questions unanswered because of the limited time ... Still smiling after a long day, Kaya and Christiane has come to the office of TTT Corporation to start the interview which lasted more than 3 hours with the reporters who had the prior appointment to share deeper understandings of Dreams & Symbolic Language as well as the enlightening journey of our teachers.
5 April: One day Course at Diamond Place Convention Center
The free course lasted about 8 hours has attracted nearly 300 participants that filled up the hall of Diamond Place. This is the deepest session in Ho Chi Minh City, using media tools, images and sound to give the audience a thorough understanding of dreams and symbolic language. Besides the valuable knowledge from our teachers, the organizers had cleverly incorporated the a few performances, sometimes it's excited, sometimes it's emotional and touching... they were also very touched that Kaya and Christiane have wore the traditional Vietnamese costume...
The theme song "The power of dream" was presented by the angelic voice of the young singer Tri Giao has opened the event. Our speakers have generously complimented her talent and sweetly encouraged her future journey.
After a long session with the new knowledge of symbolic language from Kaya. Everyone joined together a vegetarian meal prepared by the restaurant. And when returning to the course, a spontaneous dance group consisting of our volunteers stepped on the stage to bring many laughers and joyful moments to everyone.
The tight hugs, the clenched hands connected every heart with love. All of us were touched by the sharing of an audience when she cried a lot and said that a few days ago she had intended to commit suicide because she felt being stuck in her life but she also felt lucky to be here and listen to the teaching comes from the heart of our teachers. Kaya have given her many honest advices and a tight hug to transmit the power to help her overcome any difficulties ... And in that day, she also told us that she had changed completely.
The touching moments of this event:
It is the moment when our teachers shed a tear when receiving the gift, which is a painting made of rice and by the hands of a disabled artist from DRD center...
It is the moment when the organizers respectfully brought a special gift, the picture of a gray barren tree has blossomed with the colorful fingerprints of the participants, the supporters... it expressed the message that we are one, each person will contribute to help our "life tree" blossom and the event couldn't happen without the unity of every people...
It is the moment when the course ended with a short meditation session for people to relax and absorb what they have learned. When their eyes opened, in front of them was the dark stage full of shimmering lotus candles and everyone harmonized with the song "Heal the World" which leave the hope, the desire for a better world for all of us.
6 April: Visit Nguyen Binh Khiem and Dinh Tien Hoang Primary Schools
Being educators, Kaya and Christiane have a special conception on the role of parents and children education through dreams. The teachers have transmitted this knowledge in a simple and easy to understand way for 2,500 pupils, so that the children can learn to develop good qualities as well as recognize and transform their not so good thoughts and behaviors.
The pupils were very excited with the interesting lecture of Kaya and Christiane. These applicable lessons helped the children to analyze their own dreams to understand what they should do, what actions, thoughts and feelings they need to change in that day.
6 April: English speaking workshop at Wall Street English
The dreams and signs workshop for English speakers at one of the biggest English centers in Ho Chi Minh City. The theme of this new and interesting topic had attracted nearly 200 participants and filled the auditorium. The elders and youngsters had raise many interesting questions revolved around their mysterious dreams and everyone was satisfied with the wise answers from Kaya.
8 April: Meeting with the Businessmen at TTT Architects
This is the final event of Kaya and Christiane before leaving Ho Chi Minh to Hanoi City. Although we had arranged a sightseeing tour for our dear teachers to rest after a busy schedule with more than 8 events within four days, we were told by Kaya that "if anyone needs to see us, we will continue to meet and share with them, we are here to make the connection from hearts to hearts, sightseeing is fun but not too important "...
And so, at the meeting hall of TTT Architects, we have welcomed 30 entrepreneurs, leaders, who have a voice in the society, on the morning of our last day in Ho Chi Minh City. This teaching hoped to help these businessmen not only to operator their company well but also develop the good qualities of their employees, make good selection and decision for their staff. And these businessmen, are also the parents, can nurture their children to become talented and kind leaders, and can help to develop the qualities of their children by understanding their children's dream.
9 April: One day workshop in Hanoi
Although there is a problem at the last minutes and we had to change the venue, but the number of participants still exceeds the expectation with more than 300 people and we had to set up 100 more seats to serve the visitors.
9 April: 24 hour Retreat at Dolphin Plaza, Hanoi
This is the most special and intensive program and the only event that charged participants entrance fee, in order to partly support the operation costs. Almost all 30 participants of this event admitted that they had never had these experiences before, this is the chance for them to practice the Dreams' Teaching, then they could sleep together for one night and woke up with an Angelica Yoga session taught by Christiane and had their dreams decoded by Kaya to immediately reflect on what they have learned.
Many changes have happened inside each participant after 24 hours of listening, learning to eat, to sleep, to dream and to meditate, to practice yoga with our dear teachers.
Finally, after more than nine days with a lot of meaningful activities, we say goodbye to Kaya and Christiane and retain great memories for ourselves.
And hopefully we will see them again soon, our real life angels...


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I haven't really needed RPC cars for rendering purposes ….YET.
However when I wanted to render a car (Other than the yellow beetle), I got horrible smudge marks all the way down the side of it.
So by going to the Properties of the RPC Car and editing them,
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David calls a colleague in Africa to ask about Jamie and Jeff; the colleague says they are in a bad area, but the whole area is dangerous. David asks the man to help him convince the people in Pine Valley that the Martin's are in real trouble.
Emotional Accusations!
David tricks Tad, Angie resuscitates Rebecca, Krystal calls on David, Zach and Reese return home and Emma finally sees Annie.
Krystal goes home and Tad asks where she has been. She says she spun out in the snow; she is about to tell him she stayed at Wildwind when a doctor from Jamie's unit calls. He says Jamie and Jeff are missing and he is concerned for their safety. Tad tells Krystal everything. He leaves the house. Krystal thinks about what David said – that he would take care of her. Kathy comes downstairs, excited because of a snow day and no school.
Angie gets Rebecca to the hospital; she has revived her even though Rebecca signed a Do Not Resuscitate order! Natalia is grateful but Angie takes Jesse aside and says she shouldn't have done it. David overhears them and says Angie is in big trouble! David asks Jesse to leave so he goes to check in at the police department. David reminds Angie of the DNR form; Angie says she couldn't just let Rebecca go. David says Angie has to take Rebecca off of life support; Angie says David can't make her do anything. David says he'll bring Joe in on it. Frankie tells Natalia that there is a chance that Rebecca will come around. Natalia hears David and Angie arguing and goes to the hall. David walks away and Angie tells her that they have to take Rebecca off of life support because those were her wishes; Natalia cries that she can't do that and goes back to Rebecca's room. Jesse returns and says he'll deal with Natalia. He asks Angie to buy them a little time. David returns with Joe; Angie says she was just giving Natalia time to say goodbye. Joe backs up David and tells her she has to turn off the machines. He leaves. David offers to 'help' Angie! She tells him off.
Joe meets with Tad; he tells Joe about Jeff and Jamie, says he has a suitcase filled with cash and is going after their family. Joe tells him to be careful. David listens from the hall. He continues on when Tad leaves and tells Frankie to stop working on Rebecca's chart! He walks away before Frankie can reply. Randi arrives and Frankie tells her about Angie's upcoming decision. He says Rebecca isn't in pain but she may never wake up. This makes Randi think of her mother's death. They watch as Jesse tells Natalia that she has to let Rebecca go now. Natalia cries. "We have to respect her wishes," Jesse says. Natalia says she can't say goodbye and Jesse holds her. Frankie asks about Randi's mother. She says her mother had breast cancer and was in terrible pain; she died when Randi was seven. She says she blamed herself for her mother's death because she prayed for the pain to end; she suggests that Natalia may be afraid of the same thing. Angie finds them and tells Frankie they have 24 hours. Jesse comes out and says Natalia can't let go. Angie goes inside to talk to Natalia. Natalia begs Rebecca to come back to her; Angie tells her she has to say goodbye because they can't change things. Natalia accuses Angie of wanting Rebecca dead!
Tad returns home and tells Krystal he has to leave so he can help Jeff and Jamie. Krystal asks him to stay and let someone in Africa do this. He says he has to do this. Scared, Krystal says she can't do this. Tad says she is strong and she'll be fine. He goes upstairs to pack. Tad tells Kathy goodbye, says he'll be home soon and leaves. Krystal sags against the door. Kathy asks about building snowmen; Krystal agrees. They are outside for a while and then come back inside. Kathy goes to pour juice and then Krystal has another panic attack. She calls David for help; he offers to come over and reminds her of her deep breathing exercises. David gets to Krystal's and finds a broken coffee cup. He cleans up the mess and offers to make her some warm milk. She tells him about Jamie and Jeff as David drugs more milk.
Bianca finally makes it home and finds Ryan caring for the kids! Ryan tells her that Rachael was there all night and no one has heard from Zach or Reese; Binks tries calling them but can't get through. Ryan promises to find them.
At the cabin, Reese asks Zach how he is doing now. Zach says he feels better now and he knows that Kendall is okay. He apologizes for asking Reese to keep his secret but she says she can do it. Reese tells him it is good that he has someone he can talk to openly. Zach finally gets through to Bianca and tells her they are stuck because of the snow.
Zach and Reese finally return home with the tree. Reese tells Binks about the cabin and then kisses her. Bianca is thrilled with the tree. She tells them about her adventure at Wildwind. Zach asks if they'll watch the boys while he goes to see Kendall. At the door, Reese says she understands why he wants to keep the secret; Zach leaves. Bianca realizes Reese is distracted about something and asks what is going on. Reese says she is worried about Zach but Bianca believes there is more and accuses her of lying!
At the hospital Greenlee runs into Aidan and tells him about Kendall. As they are talking Annie is brought out of the elevator in a state. She says she won't go anywhere with the orderlies. She repeats over and over that she needs Emma and Ryan; Greenlee asks what is going on. Aidan says Annie is seriously ill and will have to be restrained. The orderlies move on with Annie; Aidan leaves, too. Greenlee wonders what to do. She calls Ryan to tell him about the transfer. She then finds Aidan, who tells her he is going to Washington D.C. to do some work for an old colleague. She apologizes for not being able to make things work. He wishes her the best with Ryan and hugs her. Ryan gets off the elevator with Emma and sees them. Greens hugs Emma and then announces that Aidan is moving to D.C. The men wish one another luck and then Aidan hugs Emma and leaves. Greens asks why Ryan brought Emma along; he tells her about Zach and Binks and asks Greenlee to care for Emma while he deals with Annie! Greenlee takes Emma to the cafeteria. Ryan finds Annie's doctor and asks what is going on. The doctor says the police instructed him to move Annie immediately. Annie is wheeled out, under sedation, and calls Ryan 'Daddy'! She asks him to come with her to school because she is afraid; Ryan plays along.
Greenlee asks a nurse to help them clean up from a hot cocoa spill. The nurse mentions Annie's transfer; Emma overhears and runs to find her mother! Greenlee tries to catch up but Emma gets to Annie. Emma hugs Annie and Annie looks at her strangely.
Zach gets to Kendall's hospital room and watches her.
Next on All My Children:
Annie is committed to Oak Haven.
Zach and Reese are keeping secrets from Bianca!
David asks Krystal about her marriage to Tad.
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I have written a post on this subject here and will report back on this meeting if you are unable to attend. Details of the next IIBA meeting are below: Event: IIBA UK Chapter Event – June 2009 Date: Wednesday, June 10, 2009 Registration 6.00pm Start at 6.30pm Location: Balls Brothers Minster Pavement, Minster Court, Mincing Lane, London EC3R 7PP […] Read more »
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Oprah Winfrey and Gayle King weren't just doing a little fly fishing during their recent trip to Yosemite National Park -- they full out became one with nature.
A fellow camper snapped these pics of O and Gayle during their camping expedition a few weeks back. And even though they were surrounded by a camera crew for Oprah's show, O took it upon herself to scramble up some eggs for breakfast ... in her favorite pair of PJs.
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10 Tips for Overcoming Anxiety, Stress and Burnout Naturally
Overcoming anxiety, stress and burnout needs not to be complicated. There are a number of ways you can do either alone or with your loved ones, all naturally.
1. Overcoming anxiety, stress and burnout - Go to the nature
Take a walk in a park nearby, admire the view silently and stop any thoughts related to your problem. Surrounding by the Mother Nature can set you a peaceful mind easily. You can do it all by yourself or with your loved ones.
2. Overcoming anxiety, stress and burnout - Look out of the window
If you have just finished a stressful work, you should simply move your sight out of the window to take a look at the scenery outside. Your heart beat will be slower and you would feel much
more relaxed in just a minute.
3. Overcoming anxiety, stress and burnout - Listen to the sound of nature
If you keep a pet bird, you are lucky that you can always listen to its chirps which can lower your stress level and raise your level of happiness. Listening to a recording of the sound of sea waves or breeze can do the same, too, and you can do it even listen to is while driving.
4. Overcoming anxiety, stress and burnout - Go to an aquarium
Many people find being in an aquarium instantly make them have a harmonious feeling. Watching various spices of fish swimming in a gigantic tank in front of you make you feel so small and your problem is even smaller so why waste your time on trivial things?
5. Overcoming anxiety, stress and burnout - Go exercising
Exercising and sweating not only help to burn fat but is also beneficial to both your physical and psychological health. You should exercise 20-30 minutes a day which will bring a significant effect on overcoming anxiety.
6. Overcoming anxiety,
stress and burnout - Hit the bed
Sleeping always helps. You should simply sleep and let your subconscious mind help solve your problem. If you find it hard to sleep, you can do some exercise before sleeping which ease you into a sleeping mood easily.
7. Overcoming anxiety, stress and burnout - Get yourself busy
If your anxiety comes from a problem that is out of your control, like you have done a test and are worrying about the results you will get, it is no way you should be worried about it as there is nothing you can do. So do anything that will keep you busy for awhile like rent a TV series and spend a few days watching it.
8. Overcoming anxiety, stress and burnout - Ask other to be anxious for you
Ask a friend if he or she can share your anxiety. It may sound weird to do so but for some, feeling anxious is just something they think they have to do for the problem. Knowing there is already a person being anxious for the problem, it may help.
9. Overcoming anxiety, stress and burnout - Talk about your problem
Remember you can always seek help. Though you may think there is no solution out there, you will be surprised how useful tips your friends and family are going to provide. If it is something you want to talk in an anonymous way, you can look up your local phone directories to find a supporting hotline and there will be professional to help.
10. Overcoming anxiety, stress and burnout -
Dance with music
Play your favorite music and move your body with it. You may not be a dance person but dancing helps a lot as it distracts your attention away from your problem and it is so fun! Just dance like you are crazy. You can invite your friends and family to do this exercise together.
I hope the above tips can free you from anxiety, stress and burnout.
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European Debt Crisis, U.S. Jobless Rate and a 'Cliffhanger' in Washington Conspire to Keep a Lid on Global Deal Making
Four years after the financial crisis knocked the wind out of the mergers-and-acquisitions business, deal makers are largely reconciled to the idea that the return to health could take several more years.
Global deal volume reached $2.6 trillion in 2012, roughly in line with volume in 2011, according to data provider Dealogic. As in 2011, there were fewer megadeals in 2012. The largest announced acquisition, oil-and-gas explorer OAO Rosneft's pending $54.5 billion purchase of TNK-BP, was one of only four deals above $20 billion,...


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Our philosophy at Gonzolax is focus on, and stress the fundamentals, at every age level, which will allow a player to learn and understand the game, with greater confidence.
Tim Stecher, Founding Member HS-Varsity team
Tim was born and raised in Catonsville, where he played for the Catonsville Lacrosse club. He played high school Lacrosse at Calvert Hall. Tim played his college lacrosse at UMBC, where he was the 1989 Choice Visa Scholar Athlete, 1992 UMBC Unsung Hero Award recipient, and also held UMBC record for best shooting percentage in a season from 1992 until it was broken in 2002. His 21 years of coaching experience include positions as the Boys Head Varsity Lacrosse Coach of North Carroll High, assistant coach at Howard and Catonsville high schools. In 2013, Tim was named the NFHS Coach of the Year for the State of Maryland. Additionally, Tim serves as the Director of the North Carroll Lacrosse program. He can frequently be found playing in the men's league for the Glyndon Lacrosse Club.
Jamie Carver, Founding Member U13 AA team
Jamie is a founding member of the Gonzo Program. He received All-American honors while playing midfield at Washington College, playing in two NCAA tournaments. He currently coaches at North Carroll Rec Lacrosse, and as a part time, volunteer assistant with New Oxford HS. Past higher level coaching experiences include Pikesville High School and Liberty High School. Jamie plays men's lacrosse for Glyndon Lacrosse Club. He played attack for South Carroll High School, earning Carroll County Lacrosse Player of the Year in 1990.
Andy Sands – HS-Varsity team
This is Coach Sands' fifth year with Gonzo. Coach Sands played lacrosse in Pennsylvania for Strath Haven High school where he received All Central League Honors. He went onto play college lacrosse at Mercyhurst University receiving All American honors at the midfield position in his junior and senior seasons and Academic All American honors in his senior season. While at Mercyhurst, he was team captain his junior and senior years and played in two NCAA Final Fours. Coach Sands graduated with dual degrees in Elementary and Special Education. He currently is a special education teacher for Baltimore County Public Schools. His previous coaching experiences include being the varsity assistant coach at Parkville High school for the past three seasons. Coach Sands continues to play men's lacrosse for a variety of teams throughout the fall, winter, and summer seasons.
Jim McCann -- Goalie coach and HS-Varsity team
This is Coach McCann's third year as the goalie coach for Gonzo. Coach Jimmy is currently an assistant coach at Westminster High School Varsity. Coach McCann started playing lacrosse on Long Island at Centereach High School and went on to play college lacrosse at Mercyhurst University. While at Mercyhurst, he was a part of two NCAA Final Four teams. Coach McCann majored in Elementary and Special Education and graduated with a Masters Degree in Special Education. He is currently a Special Education teacher in Baltimore County Public Schools. His previous coaching experiences include being the Head JV/Varsity assistant coach at Parkville High School for three seasons before serving as the goalie coach at Pikesville High School for a season. Coach McCann continues to play goalie for a various men's league teams in the Baltimore area.
Dave Benzing - U11 AA 2023 team
Dave grew up in Northeast Baltimore; he attended and played lacrosse at Archbishop Curley High School and Salisbury State University. He started his coaching career in Severna Park in 1997, and has continued throughout the years coaching both girls/boys lacrosse and soccer. Dave is a Physical Therapist, and currently holds coaching certifications in both sports. Recently, for the past 4 years, Dave has been coaching lacrosse for the SouthWestern Youth Lacrosse club in Hanover, PA. He serves as a board member for that club, and also runs their Pocket's program. This will be his third year with Gonzo, coaching the 2023 team.
Matt Lucas - U11 AA 2023 Team
Matt is currently in his Senior season as a Defensman for the NCAA Division I Mercer University Bears. He played lacrosse in the MIAA A conference while attending Mount Saint Joseph High School in Baltimore, MD… four-year Varsity letterman in lacrosse under head coach David Slafkosky where Lucas was Captain… three-year varsity letterman in wrestling
Sean Nevin – U15 AA
In his first season with Gonzo, Sean has just completed his sophomore season playing Defense at Division III Bridgewater College in Virginia. He received ODAC All Academic Honors his freshman year. Sean was born and raised in Hampstead, where he played for North Carroll Rec Council. He played three years of high school varsity lacrosse at North Carroll where he received Second Team, All Conference Honors, and was selected for the senior All-star team in 2013. He played for the Baltimore Hawks club team.
Nick Sherman - U15 AA
Coach Nick joins Gonzo after his Sophmore season playing Defense at NCAA DIII Bridgewater College. He played high school lacrosse at North Carroll High School under the coaching of Tim Stecher. Nick was an all county honorable mention selection in 2013 and was selected to the Carroll County senior all star team in 2013. Born and raised in Hampstead, Nick played for the Baltimore Hawks lacrosse club
Kyle Fiedler – U15 AA
Coach Kyle is currently playing Attack at McDaniel College. Coach was a four year starting attackman at North Carroll High School. He was an All-Conference and All-County player. Coach Kyle is currently the all-time points leader in school history and second in all-time career points in Carroll County. Kyle played club lacrosse for the Baltimore Breakers 2014 team for six years.
Mike Strohman - U11A
This will be Coach Strohman's first year with the Gonzo Lacrosse Club. Mike, a father of 3 boys playing lacrosse, resides in Hampstead and has been involved with the North Carroll lacrosse program for the last 4 years coaching at the Tyker and Pockets level. He grew up in the Annapolis area playing for Broadneck High School leading the Bruins to the MD State Championship earning All-County/All-Met (HM) honors and selected to the USILA North/South All Star game. Coach Strohman continued his career at Towson University playing midfield for four years while participating in two NCAA tournaments for the Tigers. Post college, he has remained active in lacrosse at the club level for various teams and is currently playing in the Maryland Masters Lacrosse League.
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Thursday, April 1, 2010
Snow Days!.... April Fools??
18 comments:
- Lynn S said...
I just love, love, love your work and designs! I was so excited to see an article on you in Quilter's home ! (...but it was way too short and should have give the reader reference to your blog and site too. The article needed about 4 more pages with pictures and print to do you full justice!!) Congratulations on being featured and your patterns and much success always!
- Thursday, April 01, 2010
- little acorns said...
Sigh. I want to live there. . . anywhere there. Can you arrange that? ;o)
Hey. . .! isn't one of those houses -actually your's. . . ?
Can't wait to see it! (& you guys!)
xo, Bren
- Thursday, April 01, 2010
- Anne said...
I Love your new quilt "Snow Days"
Can't wait for the pattern to be released.
- Friday, April 02, 2010
- Anne said...
I Love your new quilt "Snow Days"
Can't wait for the pattern to be released.
- Friday, April 02, 2010
- Rebecca P said...
Oh my goodness it is wonderful. I just love all the houses & is that a church I see? I love churches. I will have to order that pattern when it is ready. Just need to finish my Dresdan Garden first.
- Friday, April 02, 2010
- aztel2000 said...
Ooh..this looks like another "must do"! Can't wait for it to be available. Karen in Breezy Point
- Friday, April 02, 2010
- Anonymous said...
I love it! Just finally finished "Winter Wonderland" Can't wait to get this! So I'm going to do Merry Christmas in the mean time.
- Friday, April 02, 2010
- Quilts And Pieces said...
Oh I can't wait! I LOVE it!
- Friday, April 02, 2010
- Bronwyn said...
aaahh another beautiful quilt from the Crabapple girls. So much talent. Can't wait for it to get here, Down Under. Congratulations to all the creative ladies who made it happen.
- Saturday, April 03, 2010
- Sandie said...
Hmm... most previous post hasnt appeared here... I am wondering when the pattern or kit will be released and also about the one that you posted before this- the friendship quilt! Is it already available or is it a new release also?? I LOVE YOUR STUFF!! THANK YOU for continuing to inspire us with your fun designs! I am beginning to feel addicted! If I don't have a stitchery to work on I feel fidgety now! HAHA!
- Saturday, April 03, 2010
- Eva said...
Speechless. Snow Days is ......................... Loving it.
- Monday, April 05, 2010
- Carrie P. said...
Love it and such a great idea to put the trees into the blocks. Well done.
- Monday, April 05, 2010
- Candace said...
You never cease to amaze and delight my eyes, Meg! This will be tops on my new pattern have-to-get list for sure!
- Monday, April 05, 2010
- Becky S. said...
What a beautiful quilt!!! I love it!
- Tuesday, April 06, 2010
- Mona said...
This is the most beautiful quilt I have seen. I must bouth this pattern when it`s done. Just love it. Hugs from Norway.
- Wednesday, April 07, 2010
- Mandy said...
Snow Days is absolutely beautiful! I made the embroidered snowman quilt in about 2 1/2 years. I am very pleased with the results. It just took me too long. I have just ordered Hocuspocusville. I am soooo excited to start that one. Maybe I can finish it in just 2 years. Your creativity is fabulous! Thank you so much for sharing your talent with all of us.
- Thursday, April 08, 2010
- Leslie Mallett said...
Oh that is so lovely. I found your web site recently and have bookmarked it. It's inspirational. I'm writing you from NH but found your site through a fabric shop in Florida.
Thank you
- Tuesday, April 13, 2010
- LOVE TO STITCH BEE TREE DESIGNS said...
I LOVE the colors in this quilt!!!!!! and the stitcheries make it even better! LOVE IT, LOVE IT, LOVE IT, love your work, am going fabric hunting now will get pattern when available! CYNDI
- Saturday, April 24, 2010


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Today, he is a tenant who was helped into private rented accommodation by a lettings agency with a difference.
Real Lettings is a specialist agency which is part of a London-based homeless charity, Broadway.
Ottavio's life was turned around when Real Lettings accepted him on to its scheme and got him into long-term rental accommodation.
Today, he says: "Having a regular roof over my head means the world to me. With the support and help of Real Lettings I can now go to college and train and strike out in the world again."
He has now started a course in complementary therapy and has even acquired a cat, Priscilla.
Last year, Broadway helped 4,327 people to make their journey from street to home.
The charity provides a full range of services to help people get accommodation, improve their physical and mental health, gain training and employment and to live successful, independent lives.
Broadway is about helping to provide long-lasting solutions for homeless people. Its remit is about helping people turn around their lives, not just changing immediate situations.
As part of that effort, Real Lettings leases properties from private landlords and then sub-lets them to homeless people, offering landlords guaranteed rent and full management and maintenance cover.
Private landlords
What is in it for landlords? If you choose the totally 'hands-off' service just described, benefits include rent paid direct to the landlord, no voids and no letting agency fees.
However, you can opt for a tenant introduction service, which is again feefree.
Furthermore, there is a £500 incentive or a six weeks' rent deposit, and a free inventory. There is also support for the tenant for eight weeks.
With both types of service, should you require it, there is a mediation service, and all utilities and bills are arranged.
Broadway set up the specialist lettings agency in 2005 in response to the lack of suitable housing available for the 50,000 people across London who are homeless or at risk of losing their homes.
Ottavio is one of about 170 tenants currently being helped through Real Lettings scheme which promises to help to reintegrate homeless people into society as well as provide a good deal to landlords.
Phil Spencer, the TV property presenter, has supported the scheme ever since it was established, and says:
"The beauty of the scheme is that not only does it help the homeless find a place to live, but it can also make sense for landlords from a commercial point of view.
"A standard landlord has to take lots of risks. They have to source a tenant or get a letting agent to do it, paying a hefty commission in the process. They then have to arrange the ongoing servicing of the property, and when the old tenant vacates they often have to redecorate and start the whole process again.
"The joy of Real Lettings is that they guarantee finding a tenant for the long term – say, five years – so there is no chopping and changing.
"They pay a decent rent for the property, which is often higher than what you'd get through a conventional agent once you take away all the charges and hidden costs.
"Best of all, they maintain the property and guarantee to return it in as good a condition as it was let. That's a pretty good deal for landlords."
Howard Sinclair, chief executive of Broadway, the charity behind Real Lettings, says:
"From the landlord's point of view it can be a great deal. They get to lease their property for three to five years, get a guaranteed rent, and get their property back in the same condition they let it."
Types of property
Most of the properties taken on by Real Lettings are studio or one-bedroom flats, but the agency will rent bigger properties for families.
It currently has properties in 13 London boroughs, but Sinclair's ambition is to provide homes in all 32 boroughs.
Tenants are supported through the process of moving in, applying for benefits, setting up utilities and paying bills. Then
Real Lettings' specialist coordinator visits the tenant regularly to make sure they are coping.
Real Lettings is the only lettings service in London offering this type of service to landlords and tenants. Sinclair is now
hoping to increase the numbers of properties to 500.
He says: "Almost all – 95% – of our clients successfully maintain their tenancies, and 88% of the landlords renew their leases – so it is working for everyone."
Regardless of all the support provided, however, surely it must be a bit nervewracking for landlords to hand over their properties for the first time to someone who was formerly homeless?
Sinclair says landlords should not worry:
"We go through a 19-page assessment to make sure tenants are suitable for Real Lettings. We assess that very carefully and match them with a property. Often if you exceed people's expectations in terms of the property they get and the behaviour to go with it, they will live up to it."Also the risk is totally removed from the landlord. Even if a tenant is not successful in their tenancy and moves on, the landlord will continue to receive rent and will not bear the brunt of any of the costs of reletting the property"
Real Lettings landlords are also singing their praises. 'Kishore' has a one-bed property in Camberwell and inquired about
the services Real Lettings could offer him. He has now leased his property with Real Lettings for over three years. He says:
"It's great to be part of such an innovative business initiative. The service has been excellent. The Real Lettings staff are receptive and have a clear understanding of the business market of property lettings.
"Money has always arrived on time and all of the communication that I've had with the team has been extremely professional."
Many landlords are concerned that the new housing benefit reform and changes to Local Housing Allowance will affect the
money they receive. However, there are no such worries for landlords whose properties are let through the Real Lettings scheme.
"We sign a lease with the landlord, meaning their rent income is protected for the full term," says Sinclair.
"For all new leases we continue to ensure they are competitive. We have completed some in-depth comparison work and were delighted to find that even with the LHA changes, Real Lettings still comes out higher in terms of rent once all the costs of renting privately or through an agent have been deducted"
Real Lettings is looking for landlords and also letting agents who are interested in getting involved in this initiative, whether
it is to provide properties, advice or volunteer to support tenants.
www.reallettings.com or telephone: +44 (0)207 710 0595
• The most common cause of homelessness is relationship breakdown.
• The average person is just three pay cheques away from being homeless.
• "People who are homeless are amongst the poorest, most vulnerable and least healthy in society," (Health Development Agency, Homelessness, Smoking and Health 2004).
• In England tonight, more than 500 people will sleep rough on the streets and a further 50,000 will sleep in hostels for the homeless.
• Homelessness is not a popular cause in the UK. The top three causes donors support are medical research (20%), hospitals and hospices (15%) and children and young people (14%). In contrast, homelessness receives only 4%, which even falls behind animal welfare in popularity.
• For every one homeless person you see sleeping on the streets, there are 100 people living in hostels and 1,100 households living in unsafe, insecure accommodation.
Tenant Case Study
After many years of marriage, Joanne went through a very traumatic divorce. Due to the stress of this, Joanne used alcohol as a coping mechanism and developed a drink problem. Becoming too ill to work, Joanne lost her job and found herself in a mountain of debt, which led to her losing her home.
Joanne was determined to get back to work to resolve her debt problems but found it hard to find work with no fixed address. She was unable to rent a flat privately as she could not afford a deposit. This is where Real Lettings came in.
Real Lettings assessed Joanne to see if she was able to manage a tenancy and pay her bills and then matched her up with a flat. With the one-to-one support of Real Lettings staff, not only did Joanne settle back into her own accommodation but she was also supported in addressing the issues that led her to lose her home in the first place. Joanne has been sober for three years. She is now a lecturer in law and is saving to buy her own home.
She says: "I was in the gutter, and I've learnt a lot from being there. I think unless you've been there, you don't appreciate what you have. Now, everything's wonderful.
I have peace of mind. Without Real Lettings I don't know where I would have ended up."
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text: The Katherine K. Hanley Family Shelter in Fairfax, Va., was recently recognized as the first homeless shelter in the U.S. to be recognized by the Green Building Initiative's (GBI) Green Globes environmental assessment and rating system for commercial buildings. The 16,931-sf building serves as a home for about 20 families, mostly mothers with school-age children. The shelter provides a safe, temporary home for families where they can begin developing a plan to locate permanent housing. The shelter was designed by Alexandria, Va., architecture firm Wisnewski Blair & Associates, built by general contractor Brechbill & Helman Construction of Chambersburg, Pa., and is owned and managed by the Fairfax County government.


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Tuesday, October 4, 2011
It's not how he died... it's how he lived!
Monday, October 5, 2009
Everyone deals with grief in different ways.
It's been a year this week since Brad was in the car accident that eventually took his life. As many still struggle and ask why he was taken so soon, we look for ways to feel better and to make our grief easier to deal with. One way, we're told, is to focus on something positive.
With that in mind, the idea came about to focus on Organ Donation Awareness. Brad had made the honorable decision to register to be an organ donor and with the support of his family, Brad's organs saved four other lives! (Brad's heart also enabled a donor to spend an additional three months with his family before passing...)
The entire Moody Family lives on proudly knowing that Brad saved lives as he left this earth.
We are deeming October 4 - 10, 2009 "Brad's Heart Week" in honor of Bradley's gift of life. Have you registered to be an organ donor? If not, please click on the links on the right. If you are registered or have an organ donor story to share, please click on "comments" below this post to share your story with the Moody Family! And if you register in honor of Brad, we'd ESPECIALLY love to hear!
God Bless and Rest In Peace Brad!
* Our goal is to have 25 new donors registered this week in Brad's honor/memory! WE MADE OUR GOAL!!! AMAZING!!! We are now at 41! Just for you Brad :)
And just so you know (Brad) there are many additional friends who would have LOVED to sign up for you, but were already registered! Way to go to those of you who were signed up already ~ just like Brad! :)
Keep us posted so we can update the count by clicking on "comment" below or email us at email@example.com !! *


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Firefighters have been tackling a fire in the accommodation block of a cargo ship six miles off the Norfolk coast (UK) on Wednesday (Jan 13).
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Two coastguard helicopters, a lifeboat from Cromer and two other vessels went to the aid of the crew of the general cargo ship Elbetor, which was heading for port of Rotterdam with a load of wheat.
There are no reports that anyone has been injured and so far the vessel has not been evacuated.
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The accommodation area was heavily smoke damaged.
It's thought the vessel will head to the port of Great Yarmouth under its own power.
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This wek at the Homeschooling Village we are talking about discipline.
I do not have a set of specific rules in our homeschool, but discipline and correction are certainly an intregal part of our homeschool. There are certain things I expect of the boys, and they know it (although maybe I should write them down and review them everyday); and when I see that they are not cooperating and acting ritghly I stop and correct. I love the concept of correcting and disciplining in "the milieu".
I do have house rules (which I adapted from the Duggar's house rules), that contains things like loving God first, then others, then yourself and things like no hitting etc.... But I find school time is a great time to emphasize those character traits that we need to develop. Often time privileges are taken away as consequences.
Here is a the list of attitudes and behaviours that get corrected:
- Not working hard -dilligence
- Whining and complaining: loving work
- sloppiness - doing your best
- Being considerate of others
Our verse motto, which I realize is not haging in our dinning room (school area) is : "And Whatever you do, do it heartily as unto the Lord and not for men." Colossians 3:23-24.
I'm off preparing a poster for that verse. In the past I have found very useful discipline posters at Totally Tots that are on display in the dinning room.
Make sure to check other's ways of implementing disciplines in their homeschool at the Homeschool Village link-up.


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See how amazing a prism turns one light into a beautiful rainbow ?
Sometimes I wish that I'm the light and one day I would bump into a prism so that everyone can really see that I'm not just another girl, I can show my true colours. Maybe I had but the rainbow stayed for a little while before it disappear. But nonetheless, I will still keep on searching for that prism eagerly.
I remember how it feels like when no one cared about you and when you have no one to turn to. I remember exactly how it feels like being underestimated and when you really feel like giving up. Yes, I'm talking about 2008.
It sucked a lot, I can't even describe it in words. I remember how timid I felt in class and how much I wanted to get out from school because I hate seeing their faces everyday and I hate how good of an act they had put up. But then, it was my fault. I let them bring me down. I let myself believe that I am inferior. I allowed myself to believe that they were in any way, better than me.
I realized that was wrong and I told myself to get out of this mess a.s.a.p. I can still recall their faces when I managed to score in everything I did. And i can still remember how they reacted when I proved to them that I won't play the game on their terms. And maybe it was this situation that became my prism.
Lol look where I'm standing them now. I thought I never did win the war but I guess I did. And maybe I did find my prism after all.
Have a nice day ♥


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Maddie Ziegler Says She's Always Asked What Sia Looks Like
Maddie Ziegler and sister Mackenzie spin around in the teacups during a visit to Disneyland on Wednesday afternoon (August 18) in Anaheim, Calif.
The two dancing siblings had a fun day out together at the park where they enjoyed some rides after Maddie was honored at the Industry Dance Awards just the night before.
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"People are like, 'I don't know what she looks like,' but if you just go on the internet, she's showed her face before," Maddie shared with The Insider when asked about Sia, and seeing her face behind the wig she wears.
She added, "People are always like, 'Is she pretty? Is she ugly?' I'm like, 'She's gorgeous and it's not just on the outside, but on the inside too.'"
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