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Thursday, February 24, 2011
Old business and New business
One more thing. Sooooo many of you asked where I got my name tags. (They are the best, aren't they??)
I do love them!! Anyway, here is where I ordered them: http://www.sterlingnametape.com/ They have several styles, sizes, colors and fonts and they are FAST. You will love working with them. I'm almost ready to order my second batch.
Now for some old/new stuff. I must show you something from my past. In the late 70's/early80's (yes, I am that old!!!) I sold these outright to about 6 shops and did craft fairs in my area. (Too bad they didn't have the internet then......I might be rich now??? LOL) It gave me an outlet for my creativity as well as bringing in a bit of $$ while being a SAHM. Perhaps some of you remember salt dough ornaments???
These were all hand formed and hand painted and I did about 100 different kinds. Too bad the white paint and/or varnish has yellowed all these years.
I bring this up because when I started doing those pin toppers recently, it brought back memories of years ago. In actuality, I got the idea for the pin toppers from a marvelous and super talented artist on Etsy. Her stuff is amazing and gorgeous......you must look. I so admire her and her talents that I had to try to make them myself. Needless to say, I'll NEVER be able to copy her. She is way above me, that's for sure. Besides, I do go through phases, as many of you know, so this won't last anyway. Soon I'll be back to sewing. (Good thing for those of you who are waiting on commission quilts, huh??? I really have not forgotten you, believe me!!) But, I thought if any of you might like a pin topper of mine, I'd throw it out there........$5.00 each and when they're gone, they're gone. I have duplicates of all of these, so chose at will. At least I'll be able to re-coup some of my investment. My e-mail address is on my side bar.
Thank you all! And thank you too for being such loyal followers. I so appreciate each and every one of you and I cherish all your super wonderful comments and suggestions although I might not always have the time to answer all of them.
19 comments:
- Colleen said...
Love the pin toppers! Love the ornaments! Your creativity constantly amazes me. Thanks for the email. Hate drama. Cant we just have fun? :o)
- February 24, 2011 at 12:37 PM
- regan said...
Oh, the ornaments are wonderful! What a lot of work went into those! I do remember them from the 70's (yeah, I'm that old too!), my mother's friend made a beautiful santa ornament....but like a cookie! It has amazing embellishments of the beard and coat....it's fabulous....and it's one of just a few ornaments I snagged when I left home. I still have it, and use it every year! I'm sure all those folks that bought yours at the fairs still have their little guys....they're such gems!
- February 24, 2011 at 12:41 PM
- CJ said...
You are so multi talented! I love your new craft - the pin toppers. Sooooo cute.
I think if you don't like the quilt you should give it away! Why take up valuable space and then leave it for your kids to take care of? Donate it to SOMEONE, or some cause. SOMEONE will love it! Seriously, they will.
So I went to the site for the name tags and can't figure out which you might have gotten. It looks like you got to choose your font. Do they come in those strips or all on a roll? A little more info please?
- February 24, 2011 at 1:17 PM
- Madame Samm said...
Of course you know I love these....sew yes I will get a couple..and what about those others...are you selling those..like the witch? lol
- February 24, 2011 at 3:11 PM
- Sue said...
Your pin toppers are absolutely gorgeous! So are the salt dough ornaments. The kids in my class are making salt dough ornaments as part of a Friday maths rotation. The first group made them last week and loved it!
- February 24, 2011 at 3:33 PM
- BubzRugz said...
Everybody says it but your skills are amazing.... i love those pin toppers and dough ornaments... even if you think the quilt is ugly someone will find it beautiful...
- February 24, 2011 at 3:47 PM
- Wendy said...
Beauty. Eye of the beholder... Imagine your quilt with a white border with little black patches like you made your mug rugs with ... it'd be fun :) Your pins are absolutely adorable!! I may even hunt up my own stash of fimo clay ... maybe :) Thank you for sharing!!
- February 24, 2011 at 5:10 PM
- Cole's Corner said...
I want to buy an ornament!!! Those are so cute with such sweet faces!
- February 24, 2011 at 5:15 PM
- patticakes said...
Hi Carol!
If they are still available, I would like to adopt the red velvet cake slice and the chocolate milkshake??
P.S. - Thanks also for the info about the name tags - they are very cute!
- February 24, 2011 at 5:59 PM
- Piper said...
Put me down for a pin topper. I love the milkshake one with the whipped cream on top. And those ornaments are adorable! Do you have any of those available? They are too cute and would look really cute on Sydney's Christmas tree! Heck, I want one for my tree!
And I like your quilt! I love all the colors! You are just too talented! You always inspire and amaze me!
- February 24, 2011 at 6:01 PM
- Marie said...
i love your creativity!! very nice ornaments..is it true these ornaments have to be in the 200 degrees oven for 4-5 hours?! uhh..
- February 24, 2011 at 6:24 PM
- Sonia said...
Awesome! You are so creative.
Thanks for sharing with us. :)
- February 24, 2011 at 6:37 PM
- Dianne said...
Oh my goodness those ornaments are adorable! My Mom made dough ornaments back in the day but nothing quite as cute as yours! We still put our on our tree so I bet your creations are all out there somewhere! You probably tire of hearing it but you are one talented lady and apparently have been for quite some time..... ;0)
- February 24, 2011 at 6:41 PM
- Sue said...
My sweet tooth seems to be getting worse as I age and those delicious looking pin toppers are a feast for my eyes. I like the pin cushion too, so colorful. I hope you will show us the finished quilt with the colorful tie dye quilting. We will be on pins and needles waiting to see it, LOL!
- February 25, 2011 at 12:53 PM
- Patricia B Studio said...
Thanks for the info about your tags... I have been so looking to have a simple,yet special tag. Thanks again..Great needle toppers..and the quilt...I think it needs a bit of quilting or a black and white strip quilted piece appliqued between the rows....Just thinking outside the box....
- February 26, 2011 at 4:55 AM
- rubyslipperz said...
I hope you kept me on your list of buyers...from my last "Oh-I gotta-have" comments... =D I just LOVE the toppers...fun-fun-fun!
- February 26, 2011 at 7:53 AM
While living in Florida we soon learned that salt dough ornaments don't do well in the high humidity. They sort of melt!
- February 26, 2011 at 9:22 AM
- Mary on Lake Pulaski said...
The quilt is NOT ugly and I'm sure the tie died thread used in quilting will bring it all together. I think it is going to be beautiful. The salt dough ornaments bring back memories...I still have a treasured bunch we use on our tree every year. Your are gorgeous.
P.S. I admire my Mug Rug every day!
- February 27, 2011 at 11:04 AM
- Gmama Jane said...
I went to the sterling label site but couldn't figure out which choice had the kind of fabric you used for your label. I like that fabric or whatever it is but couldn't tell where to find it. Which type/kind of label did you choose?
Gmama Jane
- March 4, 2011 at 7:27 PM


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My friends spotted this fascinating purple burger in Kowloon City, so how could I pass up this offer? This is located at Eighty Sense, chicken 'purple' (taro) one of their specialities, also priced at the most affordable 40 HKD (from the top of my head!). As Eighty Sense is just a take out place (with only two seats), we had to grab our burgers and head off to find somewhere comfortable to enjoy them.
Kowloon Walled City Park is part of Hong Kong's history of the tight packed community of flats that were built around the 16th Century, the park sits on this area. Dotted around the park are filled with miniature scaled models of how people were living during those times. Even looking through the models it surprised me how people could live in such tight quarters during those times.
It's not the most well known tourist spot of Hong Kong in comparison to the Peak or Tsim Sha Tsui promenade but I think if you have more time in Hong Kong, this place is worth a visit, also Kowloon City has some fantastic restaurants too ;)

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Friday, April 17, 2009
Drafting in blogger
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8 comments:
- Leigh said...
Hi Lee
In Edit mode, go to the Post Options link (bottom left hand side of screen - above Reader Options)and click open. Go to the Post Date and Time and change to the date and/time you want. If you want to publish in advance, do this same thing and then press Publish. The post will sit as Scheduled and will auto post itself. I don't think you can change the post time once the post has been published. Hope this helps.
- April 17, 2009 at 1:51 PM
- far out brussels sprout said...
I learnt the hard way too. You'd think with blogger being owned by google would make changes so it's (even) more user-friendly. Ay the very least you should be able to publish drafted posts in order of the time you press the 'publish' button. Even better would be if you could draft a whole bunch of posts with the ability to have them publsih at specific times so I could prepare all my posts on one day in the week and have them publish one a day for the rest of the week.
Love your blog BTW.
- April 17, 2009 at 1:51 PM
- far out brussels sprout said...
leigh - you rock!
- April 17, 2009 at 1:52 PM
- Kristie said...
What Lee told you is correct, but to save you all the hassle and drama of dealing with Bloggers quirks in posting and the problems with loading photos (whacked out photo order, only 5 photos at a time, can't have them in different sizes unless you load them up individually, etc, etc) the very best and smartest thing you can do for yourself is to download Windows Live Writer. Just google it...it comes with MSN and a bunch of other stuff you probably don't need...just deselect those that you don't want. When you have it downloaded to your computer the first time you go to use it it will ask for your blog details...once you have entered all that info the one time you are good to go. You can schedule posts, save drafts to post anytime you like without the drama of finding them in the wrong place, you can have cool effects around your photos (plus it takes like 2 seconds to add them to your post) and you can have them in any size you want - one of the 3 standard sizes or just any size you choose by clicking on the advanced tab with your picture highlighted. There are so many wonderful features with this software that I can't even begin to tell them all...and did I mention it's FREE!!!! You can also have more than one blog too...just add in as many as you like and select the one you're posting to at the time of writing the post. It is so user friendly and has saved me from going crazy and wanting to hurt the people who run blogger...LOL. Go download it now and it will change your blogging life...seriously :)
PS: Love your blog!
- April 17, 2009 at 9:05 PM
- Anonymous said...
OMG,I have the same problem. So I have to come back here later this evening to read everything....great help you've got here ;-))
C U laterrrrr, xx, Carmie.
- April 18, 2009 at 2:00 AM
- My Notting Hill said...
Thanks for visiting my blog! One this I do is to put the post into HTLM mode, copy all the text, open up another window/empty post and paste the text into that. That way it will publish as your most recent post. Re: the owl pillows - maybe they could be stencilled on w/fabric paint. Looking forward to visiting your blog more.
- April 18, 2009 at 2:14 AM
- Anonymous said...
Thx Leigh!
- April 19, 2009 at 5:24 PM
- vicki archer said...
What great tips...sometimes google drives me to despair too! xv
- April 21, 2009 at 5:36 PM


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January 2006
Something New: An Interview with Sanaa Lathan
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Something New: An Interview with Sanaa Lathan
By Wilson Morales
The last time we saw Sanaa Lathan on the big screen, she was fighting monsters of all sorts in "AVP: Alien Vs. Predator". That was certainly a 360 turn from the films she had done previously, which basically were romantic and dramatic films such as "Out of Time" with Denzel Washington, "Out of Time" with Taye Diggs, and "Disappearing Acts" with Wesley Snipes. Sometime last year, Lathan found time to lend her voice to the animated film, "The Golden Blaze", which also featured the voice of Blair Underwood. Seems that Lathan is looking to change the pace of her films and roles, and with her latest film, "Something New", she's certainly going trying a new adventure. In "Something New", Lathan plays Kenya, a successful accountant who has all in life except for love. And when love comes totally unexpectedly, Kenya's dilemma is with the barriers that exist within society when she falls for a white guy. In speaking with blackfilm.com, Lathan talks about interracial romance, working with the cast, a first time filmmaker, and if she will come back to the sequel to "AVP".
How would you describe your character?
Sanaa Lathan: She's a very successful driven woman, who's about to be made partner in her accounting firm; and she hasn't had a date in two years. She's having Valentine's Day once again with her girlfriends and she's a little frustrated by that.
What led you to take on this role?
SL: The thing I love about this movie is that if you think about it, there hasn't been interracial relationship movies that deal with this from a black woman's perspective. It's usually a black man and a white woman. The other thing about it is that it's usually the couple against the world; or the couple against the family. In this case, it's her coming up against her own prejudices. The movie is about her conflict with being with him, which is such a real dilemma for modern day women dating outside of their race. I've experienced it. I've seen my girlfriends go through that. I wanted to see that on the big screen. I'm all for showing all of our experiences.
Did you do any research for this film?
SL: I didn't really have to. I spent a day in an accounting firm to see what the day would be like, but in terms of her dilemma, I didn't feel like I had to.
This is the second time you have worked with Alfre Woodard, where she has played your mother. The first being "Love and Basketball". Did you reconnect with her prior to shooting the film and did you talk to her about the racial subject since she is married to a white man.
SL: Yeah, totally, I really did. She's such a wonderful, wonderful actress. Alfre has always been such a strong woman and my character Kenya's dilemma is really worrying about what the world thinks, what society thinks, and getting that idea of "IBM" (Ideal Black Man). Alfre has been in an interracial relationship for years and she said that you just have to be strong within yourself and I think that's the journey that Kenya takes, of getting to that strength.
How was working with Simon (Baker)?
SL: He's great. He's Australian. He made it so easy. He's such a good actor. When you work with good actors, it makes your job a bit easier. I guess we had chemistry because all those scenes were really easy to do and I'm just happy it was him. Falling in love with somebody is no joke. It's a love story, and it's important. I was really nervous about who they were going to cast.
Did you have an input as far as casting your male lead?
SL: I read with about white guys for chemistry. They were guys who were capable of doing the role and kinda hot within Hollywood and Simon and I supposedly had the best chemistry.
One of the funniest scenes in the film was the hair scene.
SL: It's so funny because that's one of those cultural markers where you just know all black people are just nodding and turning and saying, "Ooh". They love that scene. That's true. People really don't understand weaves and if you have a weave, you're constantly getting asked questions. I love his character because he's so innocent about it. He doesn't think that he's going to offend her.
How was it working with the cast? You had an ensemble of females as your best friends.
SL: I know. It's so great because they are my friends in real life and I respect them all. They are all such good actresses. I felt lucky that they signed on. There were days when we were really unprofessional and we would start giggling and laughing and the crew would have to be waiting on us. We couldn't stop laughing in between takes, and that's where the movie was happening, in between takes. I think the chemistry comes across in our scenes.
How was working with Blair (Underwood) after working somewhat together on the animated film, "Golden Blaze"?
SL: Isn't that funny? When you do a voice over character, you're by yourself, so I actually didn't get to work with him. We just saw each other in passing. I always see him and we have the same agent for a long time and his kids go to school with my little sister. We've always talked about working together so I was really thrilled that he agreed to do this.
With Blair in the mix, folks will be looking at this film as Sanaa, Blair, and the white guy. What would you think the average person would do?
SL: That's the thing. Kenya has that list, that IBM, that Ideal Black Man, and Blair's character, Mark, was that. He's handsome, he's educated, he has nice teeth, and he makes money. So she had to explore that. When she experienced him, she realized that she didn't feel anything, and that was crushing. You have an idea of what you want and what you think will make you happy and then you come up against it and it doesn't, then what?
How was working with Sanaa Hamri as a first film director?
SL: It was so good. She's such a great director. I was a little nervous at first cause you never know with first time directors. I knew she knew how to work with the camera because she had come from the video world; but can she tell a story and can she work with actors; and she turned out to be one of the best directors I've worked with. She really knows what she wants. She has such a vision. She knows how to work with actors. I'll definitely do it again.
Did you have input with the script?
SL: Yeah, early on. There were rewrites being done and we all had our notes involved and it kept getting better and better until we shot it.
Outside of the urban films that you have done, there's "Alien V. Predator". Just recently, Fox executive Tom Rothman was heard stating that the studio has a script for a new film and the 2007 would be a release date. Have you heard of that? Were you approached to come back for a sequel?
SL: I know that if they want me, I'll have to do it because I had signed a 2-picture deal. If they don't want me, they can hire somebody else, so we shall see.
Did you have fun shooting that film?
SL: Oh yeah, absolutely. I don't of things like within urban market. I guess every job is a job. I got to spend five months in Prague, which on one hand was great and the other hand is hard to be so far away from your family and friends. It was a great learning experience for me. All of the crew was English and German and they treated me like a princess, but it was hard work. Lots of running and screaming and fighting.
You're one of the few black actresses who get leading roles. What do you think is the status is today for black actresses?
SL: We need more. I definitely feel we have a long way to go.
Where's the power coming from? The producer, writer, and the director?
SL; It comes from the studios. If this movies turns out to be a hit, then it's really about numbers. We haven't had the opportunity to obtain the big numbers.
What's next for you?
SL: I'm working on developing a movie with Gina Prince-Bythewood. She wrote and directed "Love and Basketball". It's a movie about a very simple splice of life. It's a story of a woman who is married to a man in prison, which is another reality in this country that is very pervasive and we haven't seen on screen and it's how she's lost herself and regain herself.
Why should folks go see "Something New"?
SL: Because it's something new; something that you haven't seen before, and you will have a great time.
SOMETHING NEW opens on February 3rd, 2006
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Can Gatwick actually afford all its promises?
At the Airports Commission event, prior to Christmas, Gatwick announced that it would add to its expenditure a new terminal and passenger rail link from day one, which must add at least £2 billion to the overall costs.
Prior to Christmas Moody Financial questioned Gatwick's financial stability to afford the expansion.
In the Airports Commission report all the finances have been removed concerning Gatwick but not for Heathrow.
So all these Gatwick promises of contributing to the infrastructure, we have to ask who will pay, as it would seem unless Gatwick are going to increase passenger fares more than anticipated by the Commission, £23 a head, in view of the extra expenditure, then we will pay.
EasyJet, Gatwick's number one customer, has already raised concerns over the extra cost of a new runway to their passengers. With such increases in passenger fares will passengers move to Stansted or Luton for cheap flights?
The Airports Commission sees Gatwick as cheap flight airport and thus brings little into the UK economy compared to Heathrow.
The infrastructure costs have been missed in the Airports Commission report for Gatwick, so no allowance for schools, hospitals, new roads, railways, GPs, affordable housing. If one in five that work at Heathrow live adjacent to the airport then where will the 90,000 low skilled workers (AC figures) going to live?
They also do not include the extra vehicles that the families of these inward migrating workers would add to the 100,000 extra vehicles Gatwick will bring to our roads daily. And then you have to add the workers of all the new businesses that Gatwick Diamond promise will arrive but seem unable to provide evidence of.
Heathrow already has the infrastructure required for a hub airport and will have major Government investment projects to benefits passengers in the form of HS2 and Crossrail which Gatwick does not have.
Will businesses relocate out of the area as they can't afford to compete against Gatwick salary structures or as office and warehouse space costs escalates due to pressure of large companies forcing existing buinsesses out, and will the 286 businesses bulldozed relocated to a patch of Gatwick land and want to have Gatwick as a landlord or endure the noise of an airport larger than Heathrow?
Gatwick intend to use both runways to full capacity so an incident, like the recent Virgin plane, could be made far worse as the two runways are close together and would be working at full capacity, so would both runways have to be closed? The Civil Aviation Authority is already raising concerns to how close the 2 runways are.
At the Airports Commission Heathrow hearing it was recognised, by the Commission, that the CAA state that new planes are not quieter but no mention of this for Gatwick as the areas surrounding Gatwick are rural and far quieter than Wandsworth - day and night!
In fact Heathrow will actually affect far fewer new people than expanding Gatwick with aircraft noise.
The money coming in to West Sussex County Council, will it actually cover the billions that the infrastructure will cost to support Gatwick 2 or will we see our council tax drastically increase as WSCC and HDC find themselves with even greater short falls than they have now.
And the Government so far has not found money for us in Sussex so why should they suddenly finding funding to support this off shore property developer?
It is election time and you need to ensure that those you elect represent you and not the offshore owners of Gatwick Airport.
Visit www.cagne.org and find assistance in how to answer the Airports Commission consultation, it could be the most important consultation you will ever take part in and if you leave it to others it will be too late.
Say No to a 2nd Runway at Gatwick Airport before 3rd February.
Sally Pavey, Chair of CAGNE (Communities Against Gatwick Noise Emissions)


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It's been a very full weekend! In between lots of cheering-up-the-teething-toddler,
I got to the library:
(couldn't resist that $1 Fannie Farmer cookbook from the sale shelf, though it seems an odd combination with the one below it!)
Admired the effect of the rain on the now-looking-lush gardens:
And got my new plants in the ground:
Hope you found some time for relaxing this weekend, too.
I forgot to take pictures for the Great Outdoor Challenge again! Here's what I wish I'd photographed:
Lucy, sitting in an overtaken-by-weeds yard, picking dandelions with her 5-year-old friend, her arm around his shoulder.
Or when she pointed to a magnolia tree and later a wisteria vine, then to her nose, and said "mmm!"
Or when she sat with me on the steps, pulling leaves off the garlic mustard plants we'd foraged across the street, in preparation for dinner, again saying "mmm."
Can you picture it?
Sunday, April 25, 2010
Reading and digging in the mud
Labels: books, challenges, gardening, Great Outdoor Challenge, local food
2 comments:
- Child in Harmony said...
Most definitely can picture her ..precious :)
Love the stack of books ...especially A Child's Garden !
happy day
- April 26, 2010 at 8:30 AM
- Ruby said...
I own nourishing traditions and have high hopes of eventually synching our family with it's principles but have not gotten close, yet. Is it new to you?
And BTW I am having a giveaway over on my blog so come over and play :)
- April 26, 2010 at 9:13 AM
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NEW: Fung to Speak at Northeast Republican Leadership Conference
Thursday, March 06, 2014
Fung sent the following message to the RI Republican Party
See Statment from Fung To RI GOP:
Dear Fellow RI Republicans:
I hope you will consider joining me and many other Republican leaders at the Northeast Republican Leadership Conference in Nashua, New Hampshire next week.
The GOP Leadership Conference will feature grassroots training that will be helpful to anyone who is running for office or will be working with our local candidates here in Rhode Island. Numerous panel discussions on issues such as primary politics, new technology, and media are scheduled to include well known GOP speakers including former U.S. Senator Scott Brown, U.S. Senator Kelly Ayotte, Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, Editor Fred Barnes and MSNBC host Joe Scarborough.
I am proud to announce that I have been named by the Republican National Committee to its Asian Pacific American Advisory Council. I am grateful to Chairman Reince Preibus for establishing these outreach programs and for allowing me to help shape the future of the Republican Party. It is critical that we go into this election year armed with the skills, information, and energy needed to win elections. Our outreach efforts must include voters from every walk of life and I am anxious to share my insights on these topics with fellow Republicans from throughout the region at the Northeast leadership Conference.
I encourage you to take advantage of this opportunity and join me in Nashua next week. We must work hard now to ensure victory in November and the Northeast Leadership Conference is a great place to get started. You can register for at: http://northeastrepublicans.com/registration/
I look forward to seeing you there!
Mayor Allan Fung
Related Slideshow: 10 Questions Fung Has to Answer When Running for Gov of RI
10) Can Fung raise the money necessary to be competitive?
At the last reporting period, Cranston Mayor Allan Fung's campaign had only $336,000.
Ken Block had $540,000 and he just entered the race.
Democrat Gina Raimondo has over $2.3 million and even Angel Taveras has $759,000 cash on hand.
9) Is Fung ready for prime time?
Fung is well-liked in Cranston and most everyone thinks Fung is a "nice guy."
Gina Raimondo and Angel Taveras can claim they took on tough issues.
Ken Block articulates big ideas and a proven record in business, but out of the gate Fung's campaign seems less than ready.
Fung's campaign manager got confused about how many Democrats Fung has donated to and his motivation for donating to them.
Would another four years in Cranston be the wiser path?
8) Can Fung effectively run against Angel Taveras?
Fung claims Providence Mayor Angel Taveras as a close friend, but it raises questions about inherent personal conflicts and ability to run and effective race.
Politics in Rhode Island is often a blood sport, will Fung approve that knockout punch TV spot in the closing weeks that tags Taveras for the spiraling crime problem in Providence?
7) Is Fung's base big enough?
For Mayor Fung, his base is Cranston, but he does not enjoy a groundswell of Hispanic voters like Providence Mayor Angel Taveras hopes to bank on (7% of the voters were Hispanic in the General Election in 2012, according to Pew Research).
A race against Raimondo would be tough as she would very likely have a strong block of female voters.
Where does Fung get his votes?
6) Can Fung defend the tax increases in Cranston?
When Fung runs as a Republican against a Democrat, there is an advantage if Fung can point out a differentiation of fiscal discipline. Fung, as Mayor, had numerous and significant residential and commercial tax increases.
This will not help him against the fiscally prudent Ken Block, but even if he were to win the primary then he would lose the advantage against Angel Taveras in a General Election. Both have ushered large tax increases through their councils.
5) Why pledge to create "20,000 jobs"? It sounds like Don Carcieri.
Don't know if Fung was paying attention, but GOP Governor Don Carcieri ran on...creating 20,000 new jobs.
When Carcieri left office, Rhode Island had the worst unemployment in America. Not sure Fung wants to mirror that Carcieri pledge.
4) Defending Don Carcieri and making him a part of the campaign - is that a good idea?
The collapse of 38 Studios has scarred Don Carcieri's legacy as Governor of Rhode Island. At best, Carcieri was star struck to give a baseball player $75 million -- at worse, Carcieri was part of something far more ominous.
For Fung, who wants to run as the future of Rhode Island, why be associated with Don Carcieri?
3) Defending the lobbyist role?
In 2014, do we think Rhode Islanders will be looking for a former lobbyist for a large corporation that is cutting Rhode Islander's jobs to be our next Governor?
Lobbyist-turned-Governor will be tougher to pull off than actor Ronald Reagan-turned-Governor of California in the 1960's.
2) Understand the changing position on gay marriage?
Hard to know what Allan Fung's position is on gay marriage. At different times he offered a range of views.
Some GOP primary voters have been opposed to the RI law and others were supportive, but neither segment of the GOP may understand what his position was -- or is.
1) Political donations to local, federal and national Democrats - are you sure you are a Republican?
Fung has given to David Cicilline, US Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada, former RI Senate President Bill Irons and once RI Attorney General Patrick Lynch. Fung's campaign manager claims he was a lobbyist and needed to donate to Democratic leaders. Cicilline, Reid and Lynch meet none of those criteria.
Not only did Fung give thousands of his own dollars to Dems, he turned down requests from leading GOP candidates like John Robitalle and Jon Loughlin who were badly outspent and needed every dollar to win.
The Republican party in Rhode Island is a pretty small group trying to create a pretty big tent - from Scott Avedisian to Doreen Costa. For most Republicans in this state it is tough -- you don't enjoy the political connections and you're part of a tiny minority -- so loyalty matters.
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Here are 5 questions that 49ers fans should be looking for answers to during their week 7 match up with their NFC West Division rival Seattle Seahawks:
1.) Will the 49er offense regain it's balance?
- As they did in their week 3 loss to Minnesota the 49ers went away from the strength of their offense, the running game, in their Sunday loss to the Giants. Offensive Coordinator Greg Roman called a total of 15 running plays in the game, 8 on their first 2 possessions. The 49ers responded to the loss by running the ball 44 times the next week against the Jets. The 49er offense needs to get the ground game going to be successful, and I think they will need to get 25-30 carries tonight between Gore and Hunter if they are going to win.
2.) How will Alex Smith rebound?
- Smith is coming off his first 3 interception game of the Harbaugh era. In the 2 49er losses this season he has accounted for 4 interceptions. Tonight he looks to rebound against one of the best young secondaries in the league. The Seahawks are tied for 2nd behind the 49ers (6.0) in average yards per pass at 6.2 yards per pass. In addition they bring with them one of the best pass rushes in the NFL, with 17 sacks through their first 6 games. While I expect them to pound the ball on the ground, it will be equally important to stay out of 3rd and long situations to help minimize the effect of the Seahawks front 4.
3.) Will the 49er Defense be able to slow down Marshawn Lynch?
- One of the keys for the 49er Defense to be successful tonight is their ability to take Lynch out of the game, and force Russell Wilson to beat them. In their 2 meetings last season Lynch carried the ball 34 times for 140 yards (4.1ypc), and he became the first back to score a rushing touchdown against them all season. So far this season Lynch is averaging 21.3 carries per game, and his average is just over half a yard better on the road, 4.6 on the road compared to 4.0 at home.
4.) Are David Akers and the Special Teams up to the task?
- After setting an NFL record with 44 FG's in 2011 and hitting on 84.6% of his attempts, Akers has hit on only 68.8% of his attempts in 2012. For a team that is continuing to struggle to score TD's, Akers is on pace to match his 52 attempts from last year, this is particularly concerning. Had Smith not thrown 3 interceptions against the Giants, more attention may have been paid to his early season struggles.
- The 49er coverage units have struggled mightily as well. Entering tonight's game they are allowing 33.1 yards per kickoff return, and tonight they are tasked with stopping Leon Washington who is second in the NFL with an average of 31.7 yards per kickoff return.
5.) After participating in a season high 16 snaps last week, how many snaps will Colin Kaepernick receive at Quarterback?
- Of Kaepernick's 16 snaps, only 6 came prior to the 49ers being down by 20 points. Do to the nature of how this game will most likely play out, my guess would be that we will see Kaepernick for about 5 snaps at QB tonight.
In looking at this game, I see it being a low scoring slug fest with a final score of 13-9. This game will come down to how well the 49er Defense can take Lynch out of the Seahawks game plan. If Lynch carries the ball at least 25 times the Seahawks will win.
In looking at this game, I see it being a low scoring slug fest with a final score of 13-9. This game will come down to how well the 49er Defense can take Lynch out of the Seahawks game plan. If Lynch carries the ball at least 25 times the Seahawks will win.


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Genre: Fiction
And What About The Tiger?
Hmmm! Not so good I'm afraid. I had heard his books are good, maybe I should have read The Glass Palace instead. But this is the one I got my hands on, the cover looked quite nice.
It could have been more interesting. The characters were strong. The setting was promising. There was some mystery, some surprises but….it just didn't hold my attention. Even the tiger, whom I had some expectations from, just got beaten up.
I should have moved on to some other book but I just cant leave a book unfinished. It'll keep gnawing at me, what happened in the end. Maybe I should have just read the last chapter.
Anyway, if you like slow books that want to say a lot but just don't do it the right way, give it a go. I would say you can give it a miss if you have other books to read.


text: If this is true so help him. I was watching Hannity and Colmes tonight, they had a Vietnam vet named Jon O'Neil on. He leads a group called Vietnam vets for truth. He said the same basic stuff we already know about Kerry: -He lied about his fellow soldiers -He screwed up on the battlefield -He got those medals from minor flesh wounds. The shocker has to do with the last one on that list. He said Kerry actually SHOT HIMSELF to get one of those medals. Now I know Kerry will say anything and appease anyone to get elected, but this? I'm not ready to believe this just yet. But if this is true my disgust for him will soar to a whole new level and he will be SO dammed. THE RIGHT IS RIGHT


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Have been to a few crafter's yard sales lately and many great finds for me... First sale I picked up:
This is the washi tape dispenser by We R Memory Keepers. I have far too many washi tapes to use this as a dispenser and storage but for the holidays for cards and tags and such it will be handy to have all my holiday washi tapes on this holder for easy use. Each spindle holds two regular sized washi tape rolls and for the wider tape I will just put one on each spindle. Great find for sure.
Lots of trims and blings -- the holiday felt pieces will be perfect for gift tags and box tags and such.
Happy me to find the flat punches from SU! I replaced my "whale" punches (their black punches like the star and heart punches above) with these flat punches. They are easier to store and with thicker card stocks easier to punch. Also in the second photo of punches are the thicker twines from SU and a partial sheet of their pearl bling. Like the pearls as you can colour them using a Sharpie marker to go with any colour you are using on your projects. The sale I bought these items from was great--I picked up the SU clear block set to replace the 3 SU blocks I had picked up used many years back, SU ribbons, dimensionals, ink pads --- many of those are the new style ink pads so I replaced my older linen ink pads with those -- other items as well.
At another sale I picked up more sealed packs of card stocks -- many colours I did not already have -- now are in their new home on the card stock shelf in my craft room.
As for stamps I have many favorite wood mounted stamp sets from SU that I would like to replace with the cling version and I was able to locate a few of those cling sets so that was good. Easier to store than the wood and I can use the cling stamps with my MISTI.
Good sales for sure. More and more crafters are selling their no-longer used products before the new SU catalog comes out June 1st so this is a good 'season' for us crafters looking to stretch our crafting budget. TFL and YOLO


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Telecom companies deny hiking airtime card costs
Wednesday November 8 2017
Kampala. Mobile phone operators have issued warning alerts to customers not to pay extra fees than the face value stated on the scratch cards.
This comes after wide spread outcry and complaints by customers that the price of airtime scratch cards had been increased.
Customers are now being asked by some retailers to pay between Shs200 and Shs500 more than the price printed on scratch cards.
Responding to the complaints, MTN senior manager corporate affairs Justina Ntabgoba-Kayemba said: "We have not increased prices of our airtime and if a retailer asks you to pay extra money, please walk away and use other sources where you will not be cheated."
In a statement titled: "Holding Statement: Illegal pricing of MTN airtime cards", released in Kampala yesterday, MTN said: "…we inform our customers and the public that MTN has not increased its airtime prices. Those who sell airtime at over charged prices do so illegally."
The operator has then advised its customers to load airtime using MTN Mobile Money or ask the agent to load for them airtime using EasyLoad.
"Customers, who load airtime using MTN Mobile Money or EasyLoad, get an instant 30 per cent bonus on the value of the airtime they buy. It's also free to deposit money or buy airtime (for yourself or another customer) using MTN Mobile Money," the notice reads in part.
Similarly, Airtel Uganda issued a notice saying: "All customers should note that the price paid for airtime should be the face value of airtime."
Mr Henry Kimera, the executive secretary at the Consumer Education Trust, a consumer protection organisation in Kampala, said in a survey they have carried out, airtime pricing issues have mainly affected people from upcountry.
"Retailers are saying that they trek long distances to go and purchase the recharge cards yet this is not incorporated in their commissions. They find it hard to sell the scratch cards at price on the scratch cards. This is why they transfer the cost to the customer," Mr Kimera said.
He added that they have presented this complaint to Uganda Communications Commission and have also asked operators to increase their presence in the remote areas to take their services nearer the people.
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GRT Transportation Reveals Savings With Driver iQ
Carrier eliminates revenue loss by filling empty seats with qualified drivers faster
TULSA, OK – March 23, 2017 -- Driver iQ, providers of comprehensive and reliable background screening and driver monitoring services to the trucking industry, today announced that GRT Transportation is eliminating revenue loss by filling empty seats with qualified drivers faster than ever before.
"For every idle truck per week, we lose about $1,200 plus the cost of recruiting and onboarding a new driver," said Alexia Guarneros, Training & Development at GRT Transportation. "The advantage of Driver iQ is that it enables us to hire and on board drivers much faster. Driver iQ also saves management time and helps us identify qualified drivers more effectively. When you add it all up, the value of Driver iQ to our operation is priceless."
Founded in 2011 with four trucks, GRT Transportation now operates 194 tractors from three terminals. Headquartered in Laredo, Texas, the long haul, regional, dedicated and expedited truckload carrier also offers brokerage, warehousing and supply chain management services.
GRT Transportation uses Driver iQ comprehensive background screening services to qualify drivers. The carrier now processes about 20 drivers per week through Driver iQ, including Motor Vehicle Record (MVR) reports for all applicants and Previous Report of Employment reports for some drivers. Also checked are Commercial Drivers License Information (CDLIS) and criminal backgrounds.
"Filling empty seats with qualified drivers and using administrative time and resources effectively and productively are important to all carriers," said Todd Hensley VP Business Development at Driver iQ. "We are pleased that our comprehensive, accurate and reliable background screening services are providing those savings to GRT Transportation."
Driver iQ maintains the trucking industry's most up to date, detailed and actionable driver employment database. Carrier customers are granted access to employment verification, driving records, criminal record searches, and ongoing driver monitoring at rates considered the lowest in the industry, and are able to store driver employment records in the Driver iQ database at no cost.
About Driver iQ
Driver iQ is the transportation division of Cisive (formerly CARCO Group), a worldwide leader in HR technology and background screening. Based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the company provides comprehensive, reliable background screening and driver monitoring services designed specifically for the trucking industry. Driver iQ's extensive service offering grants carrier customers access to employment verification, criminal record searches, as well as ongoing driving record monitoring and storage. With a fully FCRA (Fair Credit Reporting Act) accredited team of investigative management experts, Driver iQ delivers the most accurate, up to date and actionable information available. For more information, visit www.DriveriQ.com.


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|29 Jun 2012
Reformatting 2nd HDD (WD1002FAEX)
I'm having issues preparing this HDD for new O/S, i want to delete all partitions then create at 200gb for o/s + games + apps etc, 800gb for storage.
Computer management shows 2 partitions of 80.42gb & 851.09gb.
Both are unallocated.
It doesn't give me the option to delete 1st or 2nd partition
I've somehow made it dynamic (don't really know what this is).
It will not let me change it to basic - error says can't be completed cos disk isn't empty.
As far as i can tell it's empty o.O
When i go into DiskPart (in cmd) it only shows 1 partition.
So i'm reasonably confused as to what to do.
Even if I can just get back to one partition i'd be happy!
(i tried to install indows 7 on it but get an error when i try to do fresh install)
Many thanks in advance!
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|29 Jun 2012
W7 Ultimate x64/W10 Pro x64 dual boot main build-remote pc W10 Pro x64 Insider Preview/W7 Pro x64
Hello Sirius0005 Welcome to SF!
First off the DiskPart tool is showing one unformatted partition on the drive while the Disk Management tool is showing two spaces according to the Partition Table information. And you certainly Do Not want any Dynamic volume in any way!
Since you are already familiar with the DiskPart it will be easy to say: "run the clean command once you have selected the correct Disk #!" using the List Disk command to see which it is. Disk 0? Disk 1? Disk 2? if you have more then one drive present. With only one HD simply type the "clean all" command.
Once the present volumes are removed with a drive then made "raw" you can opt for something other then the Disk Management tool to see more then one partition(Basic volumes no less) created on the Sata III model you have. You can create separate partitions with the DiskPart tool but have to get the bytes number correct as far as size for each of the two partitions you have planned.
Rather then the DM or command prompt approach the next step is simply to opt for a 3rd party option like Paragon, Partition Magic, GParted live, or other partitioning program having a main gui to work with to prep the drive for a clean install of 7.
|My System Specs
|29 Jun 2012
Hi Night Hawk,
Wow you made it all so easy!
I went into cmd, selected disk 1 - cleaned the disk, then used Partition Wizard Home to do the rest.
Now on to installing the os :)
Thank you kindly for your help!
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The Madwoman Upstairs (Hardcover)
Touchstone Books, 9781501124211, 352pp.
Publication Date: March 1, 2016
List Price: 25.99*
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March 2016 Indie Next List
"The Madwoman Upstairs is both a reference to the insane wife of Edward Rochester in Jane Eyre and to Samantha Whipple, who is the last remaining descendant of the Bronte sisters. This exciting literary debut is in part a study of literature, specifically the works of the Bronte sisters, and in part an exploration of the mystery of their legacy. Samantha cannot escape her past with their work, the world's interest in her inheritance of previously undiscovered family treasures, and the current puzzle of artifacts mysteriously appearing in her room that may or may not answer some of her questions. For mystery and Bronte fans alike, this is a delightful romp by very clever author to watch."
— Terry Gilman (W), Mysterious Galaxy Books, San Diego, CA
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In Catherine Lowell's smart and original debut novel--hailed by Deborah Harkness as a "charming and memorable read"--the last remaining descendant of the Bront family embarks on a modern-day literary scavenger hunt, using only the clues her eccentric father left behind, and the Bront s' own novels. Samantha Whipple is used to stirring up speculation wherever she goes. Since her father's untimely death, she is the presumed heir to a long-rumored trove of diaries, paintings, letters, and early novel drafts passed down from the Bront family--a hidden fortune never revealed to anyone outside of the family, but endlessly speculated about by Bront scholars and fanatics. Samantha, however, has never seen this alleged estate and for all she knows, it's just as fictional as Jane Eyre or Wuthering Heights. But everything changes when Samantha enrolls at Oxford University and long lost objects from her past begin rematerializing in her life, beginning with an old novel annotated in her father's handwriting. With the help of a handsome but inscrutable professor, Samantha plunges into a vast literary mystery and an untold family legacy, one that can only be solved by repurposing the tools of literature and decoding the clues hidden within the Bront s' own novels. A fast-paced adventure from start to finish for readers who devoured The Weird Sisters and Special Topics in Calamity Physics, The Madwoman Upstairs is a moving exploration of what happens when the greatest truth is, in fact, fiction.
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Friday, May 25, 2012
Best Sewing Day ever...for real.
Stanley is resting...don't bother him.
Studio Style. We also decide to dye our own cotton Jersey. What the heck right?
5 comments:
- What Comes Next? said...
busy busy is right! Definitely sounds like the perfect day to me!
- May 25, 2012 at 1:02 PM
- Lynn said...
What a fun day. I really, really, wish you were my neighbor.
Which house are you getting. Is it the one you were telling me about? Start that chicken campaign NOW!
- May 26, 2012 at 2:09 AM
- the Campfollower said...
Thanks ladies! You can come next time...I will try to give you notice. Lynn, the house we are buying is the one from the 1980s. Big yard, lots of room for hens. I will see about starting a hen campaign. Right now er are learning how to tear out carpet and install wood floor...and get rid of wall paper - apparently that can be tricky. what an adventure we are looking at!
- May 26, 2012 at 3:56 AM
Such a fun post... I love the picture of Stanley, it looks like he has his priorities in order!
- May 27, 2012 at 3:13 AM
- Kristin L said...
Sounds like a fabulous day. Best wishes on your home improvement projects and the big move!
- May 30, 2012 at 3:28 AM


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Smiles from Santa: Seniors receive a Christmas surprise
A chorus of knocks and doorbells across the Brainerd lakes area Tuesday announced the arrival of some unexpected company and Christmas cheer.
When Ralph Fredrick Henkensiefken opened the front door of his Buffalo Hills area home, he was greeted by Santa Claus and two of his elves.
"Somebody thought you were a good boy and deserved a Christmas present," volunteer Becky Stock, wearing a red and green hat adorned with bells, told the 85-year-old. Behind Stock, Darryl Hale held a red plastic basket addressed to Henkensiefken, the contents of which were wrapped in light blue snowflake-covered paper and topped with a white bow.
Henkensiefken's home was the second stop for Stock, Hale and Santa suit-wearing Ted Anderson, who were traversing the city delivering packages to seniors' homes as part of the Be a Santa to a Senior program. Senior citizens are among the most vulnerable to loneliness during the Christmas season—sometimes homebound, isolated and with no families to visit. The program seeks to spread holiday cheer to those in need, by encouraging community members to anonymously purchase gifts to be delivered to the seniors' homes.
Henkensiefken invited the group into his home and accepted an offer to sit on Santa's lap.
"I want a brand new Cadillac," he said with a laugh.
Henkensiefken was full of one-liners, regaling the volunteers with tales of his struggles with a 26-letter name, explanations for his age and weight and claims of shyness. He said he expected perhaps a Christmas card from Home Instead Senior Care when they called to assure he'd be home Tuesday morning. His wife Lorene received care from the organization leading the gifts for seniors effort.
Henkensiefken said the couple moved to Brainerd nine years earlier to be closer to his son and grandchildren. But circumstances are different now.
"They've all moved away and the grandkids have all moved away," he said. "My wife is in a nursing home. So I'm kind of alone here now, but I'm getting adjusted to it."
After opening his gift to find a blanket and an assortment of treats—including crackers, popcorn and cookies—Henkensiefken said he planned to share them with Lorene at Harmony House.
"I'm just astonished," he said. "Thank you kindly, ever so much."
Back in Stock's car, the group laughed together as they recalled Henkensiefken's jokes.
"Ralph was fun," Hale said. "That's why I do it."
Hale joined Stock, a seven-year veteran of the program, as a Be a Santa to a Senior volunteer three years ago. This year was Anderson's first, although he's an experienced St. Nick. Stock said she participates because it's gratifying to see the gifts bring smiles to people's faces.
"I think seniors get kind of forgotten this time of year," Stock said. "Everybody thinks about kids and things like that, but there's a lot of seniors out there by themselves who don't have people to celebrate Christmas with and don't have people buying them gifts. Don't have just any family to be around."
One year, Stock delivered a pair of fuzzy socks to a nearly blind woman living in a nursing home. The woman was so overjoyed to receive her gift of socks, Stock was moved to hug her.
"She was crying because she was so excited over these fuzzy socks. She told me she didn't have any family, she just had a best friend in the nursing home and her best friend had just passed away. She was saying, 'I can't even tell you how thankful I am for you,'" Stock said.
Nearly 400 seniors in Brainerd, Baxter and surrounding areas received gifts Tuesday. Deb Cranny, executive director of the Brainerd location of Home Instead Senior Care, works with organizations in the area to develop a list of deserving seniors who have no idea they're set to receive a gift from a secret Santa. These include service groups, churches, social workers, assisted living facilities and others who work with seniors.
"What we do is solicit in the community for names of seniors that may not have any company over the holiday season, may not get a gift. (They're) very deserving, not necessarily only financially but also socially," Cranny said.
The next stop for Stock's merry carload was a house just down the street from Henkensiefken, where sisters Rose Robison and Bunny Rieber call home. Robison was excited to offer the group a tour, but first opened the wooden picnic basket decorated with a large red and buffalo check ribbon.
"Oh, look at that, isn't that sweet? Wow, she'll just love those," the 92-year-old Robison said as she held a bag of Hershey's Kisses. Although the package was addressed to both her and her 90-year-old sister, Rieber was not home to accept the Christmas gift.
"Yesterday, she was no good at all. No. ... They thought they were going to get her out of the hospital, but no, I don't think so," Robison said. "I'm not going to cry. But I think this is great."
Robison, who once volunteered as a foster grandparent in classrooms at Riverside Elementary School and participated in the color guard, beamed with pride as she walked the guests through her two-bedroom, two-bathroom home. She took care to point out antique furniture passed down from her parents and told of inviting her sister to live with her once both women were widowed.
Upon departing Robison's home, the volunteers set their course for Home Instead Senior Care for another load of gifts.
"The smiles make it all worth every bit of it," Hale said. "It's one small little thing you can do."


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ISPs Fear SAFETY Act Outlaws Email; While RIAA Thrilled They Can Use Retained Log Files For Anti-Piracy
from the not-so-good dept
On top of that, people are noticing that this bill, if turned into a law, would also greatly help the RIAA and the MPAA who would gleefully use those log files to go after more file uploaders. In fact, the RIAA and MPAA have been huge supporters of stronger data retention rules for years. Of course, the longer you keep log files, the more likely it is that there will be massive privacy breaches, but it seems clear that the RIAA and MPAA aren't particularly concerned with privacy, if it means their dying business models can be propped up for another few weeks.


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Lego City: Undercover will be the 'best game on Wii U' according to TT Fusion Lead Developer Loz Doyle.
'Best game on Wii U'? That's not that hard tho is it? Will it really sell consoles? Reaaaallllllyyyyyy?
Traveller's Tales dev says Traveller's Tales game is the best game on a console without any games?
The game looks great. I will pick it up for Wii U, but I am not sure how many systems it will sell though. I hope it does. Some people will only buy a game if it is at least T for teen. They think otherwise the games are "kiddie games" no matter how fun or challenging the game may be. I don't need to pick up a hooker, or slash someones throat all of the time to have a good time...LOL :)


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Ed Sheeran Announces New Album Name; Single To Debut April 7th
Super exciting news — Ed Sheeran is finally releasing new music!
The 23-year-old British musician made the announcement on his Instagram and Twitter on Friday afternoon (April 4) that his new single, "Sing" will premiere next week!
"The first single from my new album is called 'Sing'. The world exclusive first play will be on Zane Lowe's show on BBC Radio 1 at 7:30 on Monday [April 7]. Lots of other stuff happening this weekend leading up to it, so watch this space…. #sing," he wrote on Instagram.
Ed added on Twitter, "My 2nd album is called 'x' or 'multiply' and will released on the 23rd of June worldwide. Can't wait for you guys to hear it."
Can't wait to hear it!
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|VISTYTIS: Suwalki
Alternate names: Vištytis [Lith], Wisztyniec [Pol], Vishtinetz [Yid], Wystiten [Ger], Vištyčio, Vishtyney, Vishtitis, Vishtenitz, Vishtinits, ווישטינעץ-Yiddish. 54°27' N, 22°43' E, 19 miles SW of Vilkaviškis (Wyłkowyszki), 27 miles WSW of Marijampolė, on the border with Kaliningrad oblast, Russia. 1900 Jewish population: 799. Yizkor: Lite (vol. 1) (New York, 1951). ShtetLink. Vistytis is situated in SW Lithuania near the Polish and Russian borders on Lake Vistytis in the municipality of Vilkaviskis and the county of Marijampole. Before WWI, Vistytis was in Wolkowyszk powiat of Suwalki guberniya in the Russian Empire. [March 2009]
New Jewish Cemetery: Used until the Holocaust, the site is located about 500 meters from the last buildings in the townat or near #1 on the Vištytis town map. photos. The stones in both cemeteries were desecrated, but in the newer cemetery some are still intact, [March 2009]
Old Jewish Cemetery: Difficult to reach because of its location on the border, the border police must be notified for permission in order to see the site. The road is very rough and rutted. Little remains to be seen. No tombstones are visible. Their location is unknown, possibly taken for construction. A memorial stone placed by the town remains. [March 2009]
MASS GRAVES: Near Vistytis, ravine, E of town; 185; pic. # 336-337; source: US Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad.
Memorial. The mass grave for 222 Jewish residents murdered there by local Nazi collaborators is next to the Grist Mill at #11 on the Vištytis Town map. The memorial located about 20 m from the grist mill had been overturned several times. Behind it is another memorial erected by the Soviets that does not mention that the victims were Jewish, only that the victims were killed by fascists. Another 160 Jewish residents murdered at the same or about the same time are buried in the adjacent field. 222 Jews were murdered. The men were taken to the windmill and forced to dig their graves, then shot and buried. The women and children were killed later in the forest. [March 2009]
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Watch as Avon Maitland elementary school teacher Trevor Hammer passionately describes his Boys' Voices project.
I had the opportunity to sit next to Trevor recently at a Learning Connections meeting but seeing his students in action provided me with a window into his classroom.
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Sunday, June 20, 2010
Boys' Voices
Posted by Kent Manning at Sunday, June 20, 2010
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For those interested in more stories from Colombia, here are some links:
Saving Cotton-Top Tamarins--and Helping People Too: My article on the Conservancy's work in the tropical dry forest near Cartagena.
Mochilas for Monkeys: My Cool Green Science blog post about Conservancy partner Proyecto Titi and how making mochila bags benefit communities in the dry forest.
A Ranch Called Hope: My story on Eduardo Martinez and his ranch on the Llanos grasslands.
The Nature Conservancy's Colombia page: Lots of good information about the Conservancy's work in Colombia.
Colombia blog: More photos I took during my fellowship.
If you have questions or would like to discuss more about Colombia, please feel free to email me. I'm always happy to share stories about my time in that beautiful part of the world.--Matt Miller


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Here is a little peak at the 10 page Mini album with photo inserts:
Here is a little peak at the 10 page Mini album with photo inserts:
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Talking Glossary of Genetic Terms
Charles N. Rotimi, Ph.D. defines Genetic Drift
Genetic Drift
Genetic drift is a mechanism of evolution. It refers to random fluctuations in the frequencies of alleles from generation to generation due to chance events. Genetic drift can cause traits to be dominant or disappear from a population. The effects of genetic drift are most pronounced in small populations.


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David Dougherty
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Number of Cruises: First Cruise
Cruise Line: Carnival
Ship: Carnival Celebration
Sailing Date: June 3rd, 2002
Itinerary: Western Caribbean
My wife and I cruised on Celebration on the five day cruise to Cozumel / Playa del Carmen. This was our first cruise and trip to Mexico. Our travel agent wasn't all that helpful so there were a lot of things we didn't know about cruising. Firstly my wife and I don't really party very much, we were celebrating our tenth wedding anniversary without our children along. Our emphasis was getting away together and snorkeling on our port days. I will not make any comments on gambling, happy hours, etc because we just didn't participate.
Our arrival at the pier in Galveston was an easy drive from Austin, TX. Things aren't labeled that well but you can't miss the funnel of a Carnival cruise ship. Once there I dropped my wife and our bags at the curb. She was assisted by a porter and I took the car to the lot and got a shuttle back. The terminal is pretty nice, we arrived about 1:00 and things were in full swing even though the suggested arrival time was 1:30. We heard that the people having weddings on board were arriving as early as 12:00, I wish we had been a bit earlier. But we got through security, ticketing, key pickup etc in about an hour and we were on board.
I had read other cruise reviews that described the Celebrations interior as old. I will say that the hallway to our cabin was a bit of a fright. The carpet was very worn and looked like it had gotten thoroughly wet more than once. Also the "decorations" on the wall looked quite out of style. However our room was nice and most of the facilities on board were in good condition. Some of the lounges had a real Crocket and Tubbs feel to it but hey the boat was built in the 80's that's what you would expect. The room did contain a small key safe for your valuables.
We walked around and the Wheelhouse Grill was serving food in full swing. We were underway right about 4:00 and headed out to sea. We were assigned late dining despite our request for early. We went to see the Maitre D' at the appointed time (a detail easily missed from the Carnival Caper newsletter). From the second day on we were on the earlier seating. The main advantage to this is you're not eating dinner during a lot of the evening's entertainment, although the big shows have early and late seating.
One of the things my wife and I didn't really anticipate was that the ship does a fair amount of moving through the gulf. Some days were remarkably calm but others were not. We did not fell seasick but it was an unfamiliar and sometimes unsettling feeling. The other and I think more distracting quality, is that a ship's can be really noisy, especially when maneuvering to get into port. We were in the forward section of the Upper deck, I think vibration and noise would be a lot worse in the aft (rear), and on decks even lower. The aft section of the Wheelhouse café seem to always be vibrating. To be fair we were told that the ship was heading to dry dock after our cruise for an engine replacement and we also heard new carpet. Perhaps that new engine will cut down on the vibration.
On Tuesday there was a very interesting port of call lecture. They have several good tours and there are probably a lot of good reasons to go on them. We did not. Our original intention was to rent mopeds in Cozumel and drive to several beaches to go snorkeling. The cruise director, the caper and word of mouth told us not to do this. Instead we rented a car from National right at the cruise terminal pier. This cost us $66 + $11 for supplemental insurance. After seeing the roads and people getting around on mopeds I think we would have done alright but the car gave us more carrying capacity and it did rain a little and I would not have wanted to carry our day bag on a wet road with taxis all around.
The lecture was interesting, there was a gal there with title "Super Shopper" and she told you all about the Carnival recommended stores. She had quite a few does and some don'ts. But I can't help but feel there is some kick back involved here. I asked at one of the recommended stores and they said Carnival gets $200 per ship arrival from them.
If you think this cruise is to Cancun you are mistaken. The only way to go to Cancun is to either rent a car or take the shopping excursion.
On Tuesday night there was the formal dinner. As I suspected attire ranged from sports shirts to ties and suites and it really went by age. I didn't see anyone actually in a tuxedo although rental was available. The other nights I wore slacks and a sports shirt / polo and felt appropriately dressed. The ladies were in a wide variety of dresses and pants outfits. I did not see anyone turned away from dinner based on attire and there were several people in jeans, but the ship was full of Texans so what else do you expect.
We arrived on time at the pier in Cozumel on Wednesday. As I said our focus was snorkeling and we decided to do it on our own. The weather for two days before we arrived was bad and the beaches were not really conducive to snorkeling. There were light waves but the water was quite churned up. We went to Playa San Francisco paid $12 for beach chairs (a mistake) and checked out the water. They were honest enough to tell us the best snorkeling was one beach up at playa Corona (Corona Beach). You can find Corona Beach by taking the first road after Chankanaab, if you hit Playa San Francisco you've gone too far. The snorkeling there was awesome. We stayed for 4 hours for the price of 3 cokes and $8 to rent two pair of fins. This is the best deal on the island in my opinion. Various snorkel excursions either showed up by bus or boat all afternoon. This is definitely the spot, especially if there has been any inclement weather. We also found out that the people from the boat that signed up for the snorkeling excursion had theirs cancelled. We felt we made a good choice.
We spent the remainder of the afternoon driving around the southern and eastern side of the island. We stopped at a beach club at Chen Rio and walked the beach. The beaches on this side are more rugged and quite beautiful. My Fodor's book said there is snorkeling at Chen Rio but not in the moderate surf we found. Our car was due back at 7PM. The view along the intracoastal highway was Mexican poverty and dilapidated buildings.
We cleaned up and did some late shopping on the main drag. We mostly went the recommended stores and found some nice souvenirs. We had some nachos at Carlos and Charlie's which was very loud but it seem like a good completion to our Cozumel experience.
I thought we would have a nice mild night at sea since we were probably only about 20 miles away from Calica, but the ship apparently circles around the gulf all night so it can run the casino. Basically it's all about Carnival making a buck. We arrived at port about 7AM and it was not something most people could sleep through.
The second port of call is Calica, which is Mexican for gravel pit. Now I will credit the cruise director for warning us that Calica was nothing to look at. Basically they dug out a cruise ship pier in the rocks and they are running some sort of industrial gravel / sand operation on the off days. The cruise ship really promotes the Tulum / Xel Ha Mayan ruins tour. We heard from a few people that went on the tour and really enjoyed it. Our hope was to do more snorkeling. We toyed with the idea of signing up for the excursion but it was cancelled again (a lot of snorkelers went home with seeing anything). We got a cab ($20 round trip pre paid) and asked to be dropped off at the beach in Playa del Carmen.
The driver dropped us off in the middle of Avenue 5 (the main strip) and pointed to the beach. We were north of the ferry terminal, later we found out that Senor Frog's was just south of the ferry terminal and may have been a better destination. After walking the beach for a while we gave in to a waiter at Hotel Colibri who offered us lounge chairs under a palapas and he basically took care of us for four hours. We had a nice lunch and several drinks and felt quite at home. There are beach clubs / hotels all up and down this strip of beach and you can probably get good service at many of them but our experience was so positive I wanted to get the name out there.
We spent an hour shopping before returning to the boat. Our experience shopping in Cozumel was pretty positive, we really felt like we were in Mexico in Playa del Carmen. The guys out front of the stores were pushy, one cashier tried to rip of my wife making change, they want to give you pesos instead of dollars and you just don't feel like you know what any of the products are worth. After looking a little while we felt like we were just seeing the same things over and over.
If you've read this far here is where you get rewarded. Someone we met on the boat had lived in the area before and we met up with him on the way home. He spent the day at a marina / resort area, Puerto Aventuras and said the snorkeling and beach activities were awesome. If we ever go to this part of the coast again we will go there instead. I will say there seemed to be a lot of dive activity from the beaches at Playa del Carmen and there were snorkeling tours be we didn't see one boat go out in 4 hours.
The trip home was uneventful. We really enjoyed the band in one the lounges so we watched them and took in the shows. The cruise director Chris was quite entertaining and he was the highlight of the talent show.
You are supposed to do all your tipping on the last night. I will say from talking to one of the dancers we heard that a lot of the staff make most of their money on gratuities. I'm not impressed with how much Carnival charges for drinks, etc but you shouldn't hold back on the stewards and waiters. They all seemed like very nice people and most of them are very far from home. I suspect a lot of these hard working folks are supporting their whole family with their cruise earnings.
I will give some secrets to the debarkation process. The first step is passing through immigration. The process started around 6:45AM with the top decks and worked down in 20 minute increments. Our assigned time was 7:25 so we thought we would check out the line after breakfast and it was already quite long so we got in line. Around 7:45 we had been checked through and the line was significantly longer. There is nothing about the immigration check that has to do with your room location so you may want to beat the crowd.
We went back to our room and spent about an hour watching a movie on TV. I think most of the decks and lounges would have been pretty crowded. The first people were allowed to leave about 8:45 and I believe the immigration process was still going on. Our color was called around 9:00. We promptly left the ship, found our bags in the color coded area and walked through customs. Outside the terminal building there were lots of buses etc for people leaving. It was quite busy but I got to the parking lot and back in about 15 minutes. My wife and I used FRS radios to communicate so you may want to have your cell phones with you to find each other.
All in all we enjoyed our cruise on the Celebration. The overall service was good, food was good, our cabin steward Herman Cruz was excellent. The boat is quite busy and this particular cruise seemed to have a lot of people on post graduation trips, many with whole families. We heard good things about the kids program but the parents with small children seemed pretty stressed out at times, but that's the way it is. I hope you find some of this information valuable.
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We have developed an advanced Kirkpartrick–Baez (AKB) x-ray microscope to diagnose laser-produced plasmas. The AKB microscope is composed of two pairs of hyperbolic and elliptic mirrors to avoid spherical aberration and field obliquity. The spatial response of the microscope has been measured by x-ray backlighting a fine grid with laser-plasma x rays. A spatial resolution of better than 3 μm has been obtained with 2.5-keV x rays over the field of 800 μm at a magnification of 25. This microscope has been applied for laser implosion experiments, resulting in high-resolution images of the compressed cores.
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