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When Nicole's eldest son was a baby, he had a lot of sleep problems. "Sleep like a baby?" she'd say. "Yeah, right. You had better hope your baby never sleeps like mine did! He would wake up every one or two hours, all night long. I had to do so much to get him through the night."
It was after solving her son's sleep issues that Nicole became an infant and toddler sleep coach. By poring through all of the key literature and scientific reports, she developed a working knowledge of the many sleep methods, scheduling routines, baby's development needs and more. She overcame her son's sleeping issues in a way that complemented her own parenting style, and after such a happy success, she knew it was her mission to help other tired parents "find their child's sleep."
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Nicole is married and the mother of two boys, 4 years and nearly 2 years old. She has a B.A. degree from UC Berkeley and an MBA from Ohio State University. She also received an honorary degree in "Surviving Sleep Deprivation," thanks to her son's "no sleep" curriculum.


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There's a consensus on how tipping should work, but in a city like Las Vegas things work just a little bit different. It's like a whole different culture. When most of the economy runs on gratuity you'd be better off knowing what these rules and expectations are before going to the city for whatever shenanigans you have in mind. A lot of people work very hard to make your city experience the best it could be, so they should get some monetary appreciation out of the patrons they serve.
Of course, the range of price in Las Vegas is pretty varied. If you want to go cheap, there are plenty of things to do in Vegas without spending massive amounts of money. On the other hand, you can spend thousands of dollars at world-class establishments. Obviously the more you spend in any particular establishment, the more expensive your tips will be, so keep that in mind while you are tipping in Las Vegas.
Tipping in Las Vegas
Generally speaking, fifteen to twenty percent is the understood norm for tipping in Las Vegas. Of course, there are a lot of additional guidelines to consider for specific occupations. If you're going to be patronizing your first casino in Las Vegas, tipping dealers or slot attendants is handled by small bets for the dealer at gaming tables or regular small tips for slot attendants.
For dining, there is usually not a legitimate service charge. However, it is still expected that fifteen to twenty percent tips be paid on the pre-tax bill. In cases of overly large groups of eight or more, most restaurants will make this tip mandatory, though they will let you know beforehand. If you're eating at a buffet in Vegas, a dollar per person is considered enough.
Hotel Staff
As for hotel staff, you tip one or two dollars for each bag of luggage they handle for you. If you plan on making use of concierge services, a $5 tip is the appropriate amount to offer.
Taxi Drivers and Tour Guides
Finally, you have taxi drivers and other tour guides. For direct routes, you are expected to provide tips of one or two dollars. You may also use the 15 to 20 percent rule, though you are supposed to do whichever one is greater. For tour guides, you should pay one or two dollars to tour guides for each person at the end of the tour.
Of course, it can get more complicated than that. A lot of people are unsure of whether or not they should tip at all depending on whether or not the service was good or not. Still, no one wants to feel overly stingy by not providing anything at all, even if service is rough. While the above-mentioned rates are average, you are always expected to gauge the appropriate amount based on your requests, bill, service received and interaction.
That said, we might as well get into some detail not only on appropriate tipping amounts but also in which Vegas situations are appropriate to tip in. First and foremost are valets. In Vegas, it would be in extremely bad taste to not tip a valet. After all, Las Vegas is one of the only cities where these services are provided for free. Those valet drivers don't get paid, so they completely subsist on tips. That said, it's a social faux pas to not tip them. After all, those valets are usually running around in rather hot weather to fetch your car at any time. They deserve something at any rate, though it's usually fewer than five dollars. If you ask for specific additions to the usual service, such as having your car kept in a particular location, you are expected to pay a little extra.
If you're going to be staying in a hotel during your stay in Las Vegas, chances are there will be a maid that will tend to your room every day. Needless to say, maids are one of the most thankless employees in the tourism industry. Generally speaking, you should at least tip them between one and five dollars every night. It is, of course, depending on how much work you leave for the maid each day. While you may not be required to tip maids at all in Vegas, it'd be in really poor taste to not give them some gratuity for their hard work, especially if you have kids that leave them with a lot of work on a regular basis.
And of course, we have the bellman. Most of us don't bring a lot of baggage on our vacations anymore, thanks to the advent of aerial transport. Still, we usually still have a few bags in our care, and someone has to take care of those. That person happens to be the bellman. They've got to take care of your bags, so they at least deserve a little something. The general Vegas consensus is that you tip these workers one to five dollars unless your luggage is extremely heavy. If there are extenuating circumstances that make maneuvering your bags more difficult, you should consider paying the bellman just a little extra. On the other hand, some hotel may charge porter fees, and in that case, you may not have to offer a gratuity.
Either way, there are a lot of little nuances to how you tip in Las Vegas. Generally speaking, you should just keep in mind how much effort a lot of these tourism employees put into making your stay as pleasant as possible. A lot of them work hard to provide you with excellent service every single day, and if you appreciate all of the small things they do for you, you should tip them. After all, many of them rely on tips for the majority of their income, or in the case of valets, all of it. Your generosity and appreciation could be all that helps them get through the next week, so rather than be stingy, tip these hard workers what they deserve.
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Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Christmas Kitchen Towels
I wanted to share one last Christmas item as we move into the new year. With all the holiday cooking and baking that we do in our house, Miss Abigail and I need lots and lots of dish towels and hand towels. These hand towels were made from large, soft cotton napkins. They are 18" square. I like the smaller size. Because towels get wet and dirty quickly, I can reach for a clean one without creating a large pile of laundry.
Since I wanted to create something quickly, I sewed a purchased cluny lace near the hem on one side of the napkin and made a simple yo-yo decoration. Quick and easy and cute - that's what I like.
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Love these! How do you sew the lace on? Thank you for your attention to my comment. ❤ReplyDeleteReplies
The lace has a nice straight edge on one side and I just used the sewing machine to attach it to the towel. You could also use hand stitching, if you didn't want to drag the machine out, with a small whip stitch across the straight edge. Or, you could even use a careful bead of fabric glue if you need a no-sew method. Just follow the directions on the glue package.Delete
Thank you so much for your quick response. I hope someday to teach my granddaughter to sew. It will be a while, since she is only 4 mos. old. Hey.....I could start a hope chest for her now!!! (My mind works so slow!)
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BLOG TOUR: Carol Ann Baker Crime series
No More Birthdays
Lissa Pelzer
(Carol Ann Baker, #1)
Publication date: August 31st 2015
Genres: New Adult, Thriller
At a film festival in a small mid-western city, runaway teenager, Lilly has come looking for old boy, Bobby. He's a dangerous man with powerful connections, but he owes her money and she's desperate enough to come looking for it. In this Southern Ohio based crime novel, everyone's got secrets. But Lilly's about to find out, the worst type of secret its the one you keep from yourself.
Dead Memories
Lissa Pelzer
(Carol Ann Baker, #2)
Publication date: December 19th 2016
Genres: New Adult, Thriller
Don't you wish sometimes that you could just close your eyes and start again? With two counts of murder under her belt and Detective Davis after her, teenager Lilly Lessard has done just that. She's taken her dead friend, Janine Kenny's ID and scholarship and she's off to California.
But when a traffic accident leaves her with amnesia and only Janine's ID in her pocket, things take a turn for the surreal. Her caseworker wants to know why her memories don't match her history. The hospital candy stripper has noticed her hair appears blonde at the roots when it should be black. And who is this man who wants to help her get to California, who is willing to sneak her out in the dead of night? Can he help her get back some of her dead memories?
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They were seated in a therapy room, Janine on one side facing the window with him on the other facing the door. He had laid her thick, blue folder on the table between them, making a big show of it. It was a trust action to let her know he didn't own her information. She wasn't a prisoner. That said, Bryan knew, if she reached for it, he would make a grab for it first.
He said, 'You know I called your old home to see if anyone there knew Cassandra Stephenson, the girl from TV and that no one did?' He pulled the file towards him to take out a slip of paper. 'Well, the story doesn't end there. I managed through some connections, to get ahold of her agent.' He paused and looked up to meet her eyes, but Janine was picking at her black nail tips. 'Basically, I emailed the guy and explained that these are very special circumstances and asked him to ask her, Cassandra Stephenson, if she knew you.' He waited a moment for a response but didn't get one. 'How exciting is that, to imagine that you might know a real Hollywood star, that they might be the person who opens the door to all your memories?'
'But you said that no one knew her at the place where I use to live.'
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Bryan shifted in his seat. She was eighteen and he was in his forties, but something about the way she talked seemed to get him by the septum and drag him back to every hideous high school dance ever. Was that normal? Were all teenagers like that these days?
He shuffled his papers.
'We're still trying to get some of your old friends and staff down from the children's home. And we're looking into some animal therapy. Because you remember, you really loved their dog, Burger. Well, you don't remember, but the woman up there did say, you loved that dog.'
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It's fascinating that Jesus was born with His will surrendered to God. He was born obedient. Hebrews 10:7 says that He said, "I have come to do your will, O God." In other words, His only purpose for existence was to do God's will, to be obedient to Him. He turned His will over to the Father before He left Heaven to come to Earth to be a human. (See the Thursday lesson from last week.)
Comparing Jesus Sinning to Crashing a Bike
We're each born with a will that is turned away from God in rebellion, but Jesus was born with a will that was turned toward God. Of course, He still had a free will so He freely chose to obey God and could have chosen to turn away from God if He wanted.
But it would have taken a special effort for Jesus to turn toward sin, whereas each of us is born with a natural tendency to turn to sin. For Jesus, His life was like a man riding down the street on a bicycle who could choose to suddenly wrench the handlebars to the side and go flying off his bike, but he has his balance and has no desire to injure himself.
Jesus' Unfair Advantage is Good News for Us
I think C.S. Lewis wrote that analogy. He also wrote that some people say Jesus had an unfair advantage, that He wasn't on a level playing field with us. Well, Lewis writes that if you're drowning, flailing around in some white water rapids and you can't reach the shore under your own power and someone on the shore who is standing on a solid rock throws you a rope, you wouldn't want to refuse their help because they have an advantage over you.
If everything were fair and equal they would be flailing in the water themselves and not be able to help you. If you're going to be helped, you need someone who has a special advantage. It's not about fairness.
Jesus' Life Wasn't a Test Run
Some people who don't understand Christianity very well say that Jesus came to Earth to test if it were possible to live a good life. But Moses, Elijah, Joseph, and people in other cultures had already lived good lives.
The infinite, all-powerful God didn't set aside all His powers and come to Earth and get tortured to death as an experiment! He wasn't unsure about it; He didn't think, "Well, this might not work out — oh, well, I'll try it anyway."
No. Philippians 2:8 says He only came to Earth to be obedient and to die on the Cross in order to do something new, to do more than just teach morality.
He was protected by angels. He had the Holy Spirit in His life at His conception, at the start of His ministry and throughout every single day. As we discussed before, He was perfectly obedient because He gave His will over to His Father before being born. But He was on a mission! He was doing all of it to redeem humans — you and me — not to give life a test drive.
The Danger of Treating Jesus Only as a Moral Example
If people think Jesus came to Earth just to try to live a good life, that encourages them to try to be good in their own strength without relying on God. But that's impossible. Even just to repent of sins, we need a special act of Divine power — just to ask for forgiveness and for help! The prideful heart of a natural human doesn't want to ask for help or to admit to being wrong.
Our repentance is not our own virtue shining through; no, it's actually a miracle from God that is made possible through Jesus' life. We also need His power to be born again, to be a new creation, as the Bible promises, and to keep growing every day.
So it doesn't make sense to think that Jesus is just a guy who lived a good life and is a good example to us. No, through His blood and His grace, which are imparted to us through the Holy Spirit, we get the power to live a new type of life. His mission to Earth, His perfect obedience, was to accomplish that.
We don't know exactly how it works — the Bible says even angels are interested in studying that mystery — but all Christians agree that it does work.
~Lemuel Bach
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An sick wind is blowing. you could learn it within the blogosphere, you'll find it on television, you could believe it wafting out from Studio urban, CA. It's the previous expectancies video game, and not has it been performed more durable or enhanced than via Paramount final weekend with their "G.I. Joe" circus act. yet fairly, "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" used to be an analogous deal. So let's get into it, the arguments the strong use to exploit the simply manipulated.
What do you predict? It's according to a cartooon / toy / comedian e-book!
There isn't one other position in addition to the cinema this argument happens. What did you predict out of your Ford Taurus? operating anti-lock brakes? What did you predict out of your fireplace alarm? A beeping noise prior to you have been fed on in flames? And definitely you didn't anticipate us to serve you a meal that didn't include meals poisoning? Sheesh, examine you with the loopy expectancies over there.
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A new initiative to establish a national public transport services to facilitate the provision of standard transport system, is now operational at the Gambia Transport, Agricultural, Food, and Industrial Workers Union (GTAFIWU) at the Gambia Red Cross Building in West Field, Kanifing Municipality.
"Fangsoto" (meaning 'self-reliant in Mandinka) transport services is set up by young Gambians with a view to further improving the public transport system, ensure proper management of transportation services in the country, and limit conflicts between vehicle owners and drivers, among others.
"Once you have signed an agreement with us, we take proper care of your vehicle, appoint a driver and we will be responsible for maintenance services, and as the owner, you can collect your money on weekly, monthly or any form of agreement you may agree with our determined and committed administration," said Ms Fatou Sidibeh, administrative secretary of the Gambian owned establishment.
An initiative by Gambians, Fangsoto is out to improve transport services through networking, and to increase means of employment, and the socio-economic growth and development of the country.
"The public transport service sector is meant to encourage vehicle owners involved in the transportation of people and goods," she said, adding: "Most vehicle owners have lost trust and confidence in those drivers. Most vehicles on the road do not have the needed repairs and maintenance, to which effect drivers and vehicle owners push blame on each other, and consequently mark the end of the vehicle."
She continued: "Drivers do not have the trust and confidence in vehicle owners, which has resulted in carefree and careless driving. For that and many more reasons experienced by both vehicle owners and drivers, the Fansoto Transport Services is open to encourage a public transport service sector, to serve as a mediator between vehicle owners and drivers, within its jurisdiction and the nation at large."
Commenting on the aims of Fangsoto, Ms Sidibeh said the self-independence driven transportation services creates a better working condition for its drivers by taking the burden of breach between drivers, vehicle owners and the public at large.
She said the initiative also introduces private and commercial transportation system with a base and the the use of CABIN system which will involve car radios communication system, where customers would only need to dial the office, and a transport would be made available wherever they are.
Sidibeh said the new company will also establish a driving training school branch for drivers to ensure professionalism in their service delivery.
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Low-cost antennas may one day bring Internet connectivity to billions of people in developing countries
Research at the University of Waterloo that has the potential to affordably connect billions of new users to the Internet via intelligent antennas will receive $6.1 million in joint funding from C-COM Satellite Systems Inc. (C-COM) and the federal government.
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Researchers at the University of Waterloo will help move fully autonomous vehicles much closer to reality now that they are the first to receive approval to test their innovations on all public roads in Ontario.
In a first for Canada, Ontario's Minister of Transportation, the Honourable Steven Del Duca, announced today that the province approved Waterloo's three-year autonomous vehicle research program, under its AV pilot program. The Waterloo team is using a Lincoln MKZ hybrid sedan nicknamed Autonomoose.


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I have a random request but please hear me out….
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I've started a blog called Help Me! For the next year I'll be following the rules of a different self-help book every month, starting with Feel the Fear and Do it Anyway. My challenge is to do something that scares me every day. So far I've stripped off to model for a life drawing class (weird), chatting up strangers on the tube (embarrassing but kind of brilliant) and dived into Hampstead ponds on New Year's Day (freezing but fabulous).
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Heat 2 tablespoons of the olive oil in a large saute pan over medium heat until hot. Add the onions, season with salt so the onions release their liquid, and reduce the heat to medium-low. Cook until the onions stop releasing water and the pan is nearly dry again, about 4 minutes. Do not allow the onions to brown. Add the water, stir, cover, and cook until softened, about 10 minutes. Uncover, stir in the thyme, and cook over medium heat until the onions are light brown, about 10 minutes longer. Season lightly with pepper. Do not cook the onions too long now as they will brown further in the oven. Let cool for several minutes.
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Push the dough with your fingers. Top each round with the caramelized onions and then scatter olives on top. Dot rounds evenly with the cheese. Bake until light brown all around the edges and on the bottom, about 12 minutes. Let cool for a minute, then, if desired, pile a handful of parley leaves on top of each. If using, put the vinegar in a spray bottle and mist the parsley.
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Ajuda Limited, based in Cardiff Bay, South Wales, provides training for companies, teams and individuals alike. We offer accredited training courses that are regulated by a variety of awarding bodies. Courses can take place either at our training academy in Cardiff Bay, or at a time and location that suit your occupational needs.
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Since forming Ajuda Limited in October 2009, Dawn and her team have trained over 40,000 students in a variety of vocational qualifications such as First Aid, Health & Safety, Food Hygiene, Fire Safety, Manual Handling – to name but a few. Dawn herself is an immensely passionate first aid tutor; she established Ajuda after a traumatic incident where her daughter choked. Dawn recognised that if she had not had essential first aid skills, her daughter might have died. Ajuda really does educate people to save lives, and this fact alone makes Dawn's hard work worthwhile. As the company has expanded, Dawn has been able to offer several work placements to students from Cardiff Met University, and has given employment to Graduates via the Go Wales – Jobs Growth Wales programme. Dawn has offered employment on a permanent basis to 6 local people and has employed 30 associate trainers.
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In an old house, in a low room, and especially in one looking on to an old-fashioned garden, there is hardly anything that can form a more pleasing decoration than a collection of old prints. I remember being particularly attracted by such a collection in a house in Scotland, and remarking with some satisfaction that the walls of the room were covered with a rather prettily patterned Old English chintz, and that on it the colour prints, in black and gold frames, produced a delightfully gay effect. I have heard it said that the prices given for colour prints are altogether ridiculous when compared with those given for drawings or paintings, because the print is a purely mechanical affair; but I am afraid that the persons who make that remark are not always aware of the enormous amount of trouble and pains necessary to produce a colour print, and of the fact that all the detail concerning its production has to be repeated afresh for every impression that is taken. The printer of a colour print has to be somewhat of an artist. He has to know exactly how to wipe his coloured ink, not into the lines or dots as if he were preparing for monochrome, but out of them, and he has to experiment with brush or stump when, very neatly and very accurately, he inks in many of the smaller details, keeping the outline quite clear and, at the same time, rubbing the colour into the engraving, so as to fill up the line or stipple completely. Flesh tints he has to build up, painting them into the plate, adjusting, blending, toning, and all this needs that gift of care and precision which comes of constant exercise. It is almost equivalent to painting up the copper-plate, and the greatest attention is needed in keeping the colours moist and warm, moving the plate backwards and forwards, dusting on dry colour, heightening complexion, and then in printing his beautiful impression, and, as I have just said, doing every part of this detail each time for every impression. Hence comes the value of really fine, brilliant impressions of colour prints.
In 1898, some foreign ladies pressed into my hands a series of colour prints as an acknowledgment for an act of courtesy they thought I had done for them. I endeavoured to explain to them that the prints were very precious and, as they included an absolutely brilliant impression of Conde's portrait of Mrs. Fitzherbert after Cosway, with margins all complete and in pristine condition-a print worth now at least four hundred pounds-I had justification for my statement. I accepted one small print and returned all the large ones, but I had failed to make the donors aware of their value, and the fate of the Fitzherbert was very melancholy for, cut, trimmed and framed, it passed into the possession of a person who had no appreciation of it, and the others, I fear, shared a similar fate.
To a great extent we owe the art of colour printing to the skill of a man whose story is a sad one-W.W. Ryland, who brought the method of colour printing from France. He was exceedingly skilful and ambitious and, in conjunction with Angelica Kauffmann, made the colour print a very popular thing in the eighteenth century, creating a great impression in favour of Angelica by reason of the exquisite prints he made from her drawings. He came, however, of a strangely unlucky family; his brother was a dissolute spendthrift who, for highway robbery, was sentenced to death, and Ryland himself was first successful and then extravagant, after a while in serious difficulties, while later on he attempted suicide, and eventually, for forgery, was sentenced to death.
His pupil, Bartolozzi, carried on, with ever-increasing success, the fashion of the colour print. Certainly many of Bartolozzi's best works were produced in those beautiful browns and reds for which his period was notable, but others of his works were depicted in more colours than one, and he was surrounded by a group of men such as Burke, Collyer, Conde, Knight, Jones, Hogg, Gaugain, Nutter, Schiavonetti, J. R. Smith, Tompkins; Turner and Ward, who were all masters of this beautiful art, and whose works now, if in fine condition, fetch very high prices.
Mark, please, the words "fine condition." Everything depends, in a colour print, upon its condition, its colour, its margin. Note also that, strictly speaking, there are no such things as "proofs" in colour prints. It seems to be almost certain that the earliest impressions taken from a plate (and these may be called proofs) were in monochrome, and some were on India paper, but this was in order to get the plate into condition, and to get the artist accustomed to it, as it is said that the plate itself was distinctly improved for colour purposes by taking off the early proofs; the sharpness and hardness were toned down, but the delicacy remained, and then came the colour, delicate, soft and charming; but the plate-as men knew nothing in those days of facing it-soon became worn, and it is only the fine early impressions that are things of such extraordinary beauty. After a while the plate shows clear signs of wear, and the later impressions are by no means satisfactory, and then very often the plate was re-bitten, or re-engraved, and constantly the later prints are crude, quickly printed and unsatisfactory. Therefore let the collector use discretion in buying, and let not every person who owns colour prints jump to the conclusion that theirs are the specially fine ones for which connoisseurs seek.
Some of Conde's impressions, a few months ago, fetched between thirty and forty pounds apiece. Mrs. Fitzherbert after Cosway realised L38. Horace Beckford and Mrs. Jackson very nearly the same. Ward's " Sallad Girl " after Hoppner, a fine impression of which is a rare thing, fetched L130 Smith's "Feeding the Pigs" after Morland, &0 ; a pair of prints by Paye (another able painter), L30, and so on. These prices were, however, considerably exceeded when a wonderful collection of colour prints, got together by the late Sir Edward Coates, came into the market. It included one or two of the very rare ones, such as Northcote's "Young Lady and Comedian," Ward's "Selling Rabbits," "Rustic Felicity" and others, with works by Angelica, and engravings after paintings by Bunbury, Paye, Wheatley and Morland.
Occasionally Bartolozzi's engravings are found not printed on paper at all, but on satin, and Sir Edward Coates had a few of these. They are very rare and precious, but unluckily the plates from which many of them are printed are still in existence, as are also, I am sorry to say, Conde's plate for Mrs. Fitzherbert and several more, with the result that newly produced impressions from these plates are on the market arid, of the little Bartolozzi's, even some modern ones are printed on satin, with intent to deceive the unwary. If one could but touch the satin prints detection is certain, because the old satin was all of silk and far richer and softer in quality than the modern, which has an admixture of wool or cotton. The surface of old satin is, moreover, much more creamy than is the hard white of the modern satin.
Occasionally it is very difficult to detect some of these modern impressions. I nearly purchased in Florence an exceedingly good forgery. It seemed to me impossible that it could be modern, but when I found a strange reluctance on the part of the dealer to take it out of its frame for me to examine the paper it was printed upon, I began to hesitate, and when at last, yielding to persuasion, he did take it out, the watermark revealed a modern paper, and even without the sight of the watermark, one's own finger, testing the feel of the paper, made one convinced that it was a reproduction.
I have, however, seen two modern prints printed on fine old paper. Where the forger gets such paper I cannot tell, possibly from some scrap-book, but the paper was quite genuine, and it was only by the aid of a glass that one saw the signs of re-touching on the plate, and of restippling in one particular part of it, and so gathered that the plate was the old one that had been touched up after wear, and that the print was comparatively worthless.
Stipple engraving was carried out on an etching ground on a copperplate, the outline was all laid in by means of small dots, made with a dry point, and then the darker parts etched in dots, larger and closer together. After the work had been bitten in, the lighter parts are laid in with a stipple graver, an ordinary engraving tool, held in a different fashion. By stipple work, the strokes of chalk or crayon can be imitated when the irregular dots are carefully and cleverly arranged.
A great charm about colour printing consists in the fact that, mechanical though one is bound to call the process, the necessity of which I have already spoken for painting in for each plate, gives a variety between different impressions. Sometimes also the paper takes a different hue under the colour, it sometimes absorbs more colour than at other times; occasionally the flesh work is not even, by reason of certain absorbent patches in the paper: or the print may have been taken off when the paint was hard and settled; or there may be a chemical change, and the red may have become browner and not as fresh and vivid as in other impressions; and so the connoisseur likes to select his choice impressions, to weed out his collection from time to time, when he finds a finer impression of one he already has, and eventually, as in the case of the late Sir Edward Coates, to have a collection of which almost every print has been carefully selected by a competent judge, and is as good as time and money can produce. The delightfully bright, cheerful look of Sir Edward's rooms in Queen Anne's Lodge is not likely to be forgotten by those who had seen them, and all collectors of colour prints regret that, through the death of this collector and the dispersal of his fine collection, a series of almost unequalled beauty will be scattered far and wide.
Colour prints are of various sizes; there are some exceedingly choice ones, very precious and valuable, no larger than miniatures-in fact, some of them represent miniatures-and there are others that are foolscap size, and even larger than that. They are often to be found with print-sellers, and in other shops, but the advice of a discreet judge is desirable in purchasing them, as the market is flooded with imitations, for the fine, choice impressions fetch hundreds of pounds, although most of them, when first produced, were sold at prices varying from ten shillings up to two guineas apiece.


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Since there are so many versions of this equipment available, deciding on the best one can be a challenge. There are a few rules of thumb to keep in mind that will make the process a little easier. Details like how wide a space you have for your ice bin and what brand ice machine head you'll use it with are crucial to finding the right model for your operation. More


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Oscar winner Helen Mirren and Ed Harris have joined the cast of Disney's action-adventure sequel "National Treasure: The Book of Secrets" which is now filming.
Nicolas Cage reprises his role as the treasure-hunting Ben Gates. Mirren will play Emily Appleton, Gates' mother. Harris plays the villain.
In the sequel, one of Cage's ancestors is implicated in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. This thrusts Gaes into a globe-spanning adventure to clear his family name and find a missing treasure along the way – the missing pages from the diary of assassin John Wilkes Booth.
Most key members of the original cast are reprising their roles including Diane Kruger, Justin Bartha, Jon Voight and Harvey Keitel.
The film is being shot in Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., London and Paris. Studio will release the film December 21st.


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I am a firm fan of affordable makeup, yes I know with luxury you get what you pay for but I don't always want to shell out an arm and a leg when I want a new foundation or blush.
I like to shop around and test out super affordable products to see if you can produce great looks with them!
As expected, around Christmas everyone gets Festive, some in the form of jumpers, some in the form of food, but I, I get festive with make up!
I created the following look with super affordable products.
Any item listed with a º was on promotion at the time for half price.
ELF Studio Eyebrow Lifter and Filler in Ivory/Dark – £1.86 º
NYX Above and Beyond Full Coverage Concealer in Orange – £6.00
ELF Personal Blend Foundation in Dark – £4.00 º
L.A. Girl Pro Conceal Concealer in Fawn – £1.95
ELF High Definition Powder in Yellow – £3.00 º
B. Sunkissed Bronzing Powder in Dark – £8.99
Fashionista Blusher in Crimson – £1.65
I was really impressed with the products used above for my base in terms of pigmentation and quality, especially in relation to ELF's Personal Blend Foundation and the Fashionista blusher, both provided me with excellent cover and pigmentation.
The only product I was not overly keen on was the B. Sunkissed bronzer but this was only due to it's pigmentation, it's not dark enough for me to use as an all over bronzer however I did use it to contour my nose.
ELF Mineral Eyeshadow Primer – £1.50
Maybelline 24 Hour Tattoo in On and On Bronze – £4.99
ELF Little Black Beauty Book in Festive Everyday – £4.00 º
Rimmel Scandaleyes Kohl Pencil in Nude 5 – £3.99
Barry M Bold Waterproof Eyeliner in Bold Black – £3.99
MUA Everylash Waterproof Mascara – £3.00
Once again I was super impressed with the above!
The ELF Little Black Beauty Book is a fab lil thing that holds 48 shadows. I expected them to be very chalky but they were surprisingly soft!
In terms of pigmentation, the golden bronze shade I used on my lids was ok, it wasn't lucious, it didn't exactly pop but it covered well, I blended the the shade out with a matte brown which is hindsight wasn't the best decision, I think the look would have worked better with a black shadow but I wanted to keep the look soft.
When it comes to inexpensive/drugstore makeup I aim to pick up waterproof products to ensure longevity, the pencils and mascara I used were fab, they did not budge and were very easy to apply!
Sheer Berry Lip – Fashionista Maxi Moisture Lipstick in Style Transformation – £1.50
Red Lip – MUA Lipstick in Shade 1 – £1.00
Last but not least, lips.
I went with two looks, the first look was with a berry sheen lipstick from Fashionista (MUA.)
I don't know what I was expecting when I bought this but I was pleasantly surprised when I applied it. On impact it was nourishing, more like a heavily tinted lip balm than a lipstick. It's a very comfortable lipstick to wear and great for those of you who do not like a lot of colour on your lips.
For those of you who do like colour MUA is the way to go!
If you don't know about MUA's £1.00 lipsticks then please get to know!
They do not come in a huge array of colours but their selection should satisfy any red or pink lipstick lovers.
Easy to apply and heavily pigmented for a £1.00 you cannot go wrong, also the bottom pops off to allow you to apply the product with a brush which is always handy!
What do you guys think of my inexpensive makeup look?
Do you own any of these products?
Are you an inexpensive makeup lover?


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Microsoft released their first version of Python Tools for Visual Studio on August 29. It is a free and open source IDE built on top of a free Visual Studio Shell. Basically, you get a familiar (not to me) interface of Visual Studio to manage projects and Python language support with Intellisense and Refactoring. You also get an interactive Python console, a debugger, a code profiler. Of course, you get IronPython support too.
In case you are wondering, this free tool works best with Visual Studio Ultimate. Thank you for your purchase.


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18 February 2013
Love Day
I know Valentines Day is over, but I did want to share my cute wreath before I take it down and put it away for another year. I had my Christmas wreath still up at the beginning of February, so I decided I had better replace it before Valentine's Day. I went on Pinterest to find a brilliant idea and headed to Michael's with a vision of the greatest Valentine's wreath EVER. The problem with having your heart set on something you see on Pinterest is that somehow other people have access to materials that no matter how hard I try, I can't seem to find. I had three wreaths in mind and I couldn't find anything to make them with. So, mustering all my creativity (not really), I bought a pre-made heart wreath and a wooden dowel and headed for home. At least I'd get something up before Valentine's Day was gone. I painted the dowel white and while it dried I made the heart arrow and feather out of felt. I cut out the heart, hand stitched with embroidery floss all around it, except for where the dowel would go in, stuffed in a little bit of polyfill, and squeezed in some white glue to stick it to the dowel. Then I popped it on the end of the dowel and jabbed the dowel through the wreath. To finish it off I glued the "feather" onto the other end of it. Perhaps not the masterpeice I had envisioned, but I promise that it was better than leaving the Christmas wreath on for another month!
Okay, this picture is only wonderful because of my sweet Silas hiding in the window. Love that boy!
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- In Conversation With Geoffrey Mark Author of Ella: A Biography of the Legendary Ella Fitzgerald
In Conversation With Geoffrey Mark Author of Ella: A Biography of the Legendary Ella Fitzgerald
- By Norm Goldman
- Published January 10, 2018
Norm Goldman
Reviewer & Author Interviewer, Norm Goldman. Norm is the Publisher & Editor of Bookpleasures.com.
He has been reviewing books for the past twenty years after retiring from the legal profession.
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Bookpleasures.com welcomes as our guest Emmy Award winner and Grammy Award nominee Geoffrey Mark. Geoffrey has been called a "walking encyclopedia of show business history." A singer/stand-up comedian in nightclubs and cabarets, and an Off-Broadway veteran, Geoffrey has hosted radio series, written comedy for several stand-up comedians, and writes and produces documentaries and reality shows for cable television. Mark has three best-selling books, including The Lucy Book and is the producer of Nigel: Come Back to Me, a CD with a seventeen-piece Big Band. Geoffrey has recently authored Ella: A Biography of the Legendary Ella Fitzgerald.
Norm: Good day Geoffrey and thanks for participating in our interview.
Geoffrey: It is an honor and a pleasure. Thank you for asking me!
Norm: What motivated you to write about Ella Fitzgerald and how did you become involved with it?
Geoffrey: I like to write about people who are the absolute best at what they do. Ella Fitzgerald was, is, and for the foreseeable future will be the greatest jazz singer who ever lived. No one can match her tonal quality, her phrasing, her harmonics, her sense of rhythm and her use of time. The breadth of her recording canon will never be matched. She is the most recorded female pop singer in history.
I became involved when I had lunch one day with Val Valentin, the lovely man who was her recording engineer both at Verve and at Pablo Records. He felt that Ella's story was going to get lost in time unless someone started asking the right people the right questions before they all passed away. He thought that I was the right person.
What is the most important thing that people don't know about
Ella that they need to know?
Geoffrey: How hard Ella worked in so many areas of her life. The talent was a gift from God, but the work involved to refine and perfect it was back-breaking. At the height of her popularity, Ella was touring over forty weeks a year, two shows a night, six days a week. On top of that, she made hundreds of radio and television appearances all over the world, appeared as an actress in four films, and recorded well over 100 albums. That effort alone ruined her health.
Ella also had to work hard to be an African-American woman in an industry that was dominated by white males. She had to suffer the slings of discrimination because of her color and because of her gender. Ella never made a big deal of it because she always kept her private life very private. But before there was a woman's movement, there was Ella breaking down barriers. During the early days of the civil rights movement, Ella contributed with her talent and her personal finances. Later on, she personally financed a center for children in Watts.
How long did it take you to write Ella: A Biography of the Legendary
Ella Fitzgerald and what was the most difficult part of
writing your book?
Geoffrey: The research took over twenty years, and the actual writing about five. The hardest part was everyone's hesitancy to discuss Ella's personal life. She was a most private woman who relished keeping her life away from the stage to herself. In my book I tell the true story of her life and her career, and I do so lovingly and respectfully. What is true is shared, but not salaciously or with the flavor of gossip.
Norm: What was your writing routine when writing about Ella, i.e. how did you plan the book and how many hours a day did you devote to its writing?
Geoffrey: I am not necessarily making a joke, but I worked every single day until my fingers hurt. Sometimes I found myself at the computer for twenty-four straight hours at a time. Other days, I typed less but I thought more. And, of course, the hundreds of hours I spent listening to every song she ever recorded (including those that were never released), watching every television appearance that still exists and the hundreds of hours I spent interviewing hundreds of people don't count in the actual writing.
Norm: Did you seek input from anyone concerning the book once it was completed?
Geoffrey: The only input I accepted (once the book was completed) was from my editor and publisher, Mies Hora.
Norm: What were your goals and intentions in this book, and how well do you feel you achieved them? As a follow up, what do you hope will be the everlasting thoughts for readers who finish your book?
Geoffrey: My goal was to write a tome that would be the ultimate resource for anyone wanting to know about a life that was fascinating, thrilling, pain-filled and horrific – and the career of a performer who is the embodiment of show business history and the Great American Songbook and whose name stands equal to Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley, Michael Jackson and Barbra Streisand as the greatest in singing history.
Norm: Can you share some stories about people you met while researching this book?
Geoffrey: I could write another large book about the people I met along the way. It is difficult to describe how it feels to be in the presence of musical geniuses. Some of them, like Ella, were very shy. A few had axes to grind about Ella's long-time manager and record producer, Norman Granz. I was blessed to get to know all of Ella's great pianists and to spend quality time with all of them – Lou Levy, Paul Smith, Tommy Flanagan, Oscar Peterson. Each had a different point of view about the woman and her career.
In the book, I tell the two stories that meant the most to me personally. One is about Frank Sinatra and the other about Joe Pass. Mr. Sinatra could not have been nicer to me, but he almost cost me the ability to publish the book. Joe Pass, the genius jazz guitarist who made four studio albums with Ella – just the two of them -- became a personal friend, and I write about his illness and our time together in the book as well. Getting to know him and love him, and then watching him die from cancer, was one of the great heartbreaks for me.
Norm: What are some of the references that you used while researching this book? As a follow up, did any of Ella's memoirs (if she had any) play a significant role in your research?
Geoffrey: Ella never wrote her memoir, and at the time I wrote the manuscript, there were no other books to use as a guide. I really was on my own as far as style and format. Because, while she was alive, I interacted with her office and became a small part of her performing life (and because I saw her perform in-person more than twenty-five times), I was able to write from personal observation. I was also able to bring the perspective of being a performer myself. I understand what it means to travel from town to town, what it means to have an off-night, how it feels to stand in that spotlight and be completely focused on making the people happy. My great knowledge of show business history also helped tremendously.
Norm: Can you tell us how you found representation for your book? Did you pitch it to an agent, or query publishers who would most likely publish this type of book? Any rejections? Did you self-publish?
Geoffrey: This is going to sound so corny, but it is true. I met my publisher at a show business event, as we were both there to see delightful Loretta Swit. He is her publisher as well, for her wonderful book about her work with animals called 'Switheart". He and I had dinner together and a book was born. I did not need to use an agent. The publisher literally came to me. I am a blessed man. Naturally, I used agents for the other books I wrote.
Norm: What did you enjoy most about writing this book?
Geoffrey: Answering all of
the questions that floated around in my own mind about Ella and her
music. And the people. Getting to meet the greatest musicians and
singers in the world. In writing the book, I received a Master's
Class education in jazz.
Norm: What did you think makes a good biography?
Geoffrey: There absolutely must be a good story to tell. If the story is not there, why bother? The author must have some affinity for the subject, and the proper style that serves the story. I do not enjoy biographies that have a pre-conceived agenda to either idolize or denigrate the subject before the book is even started. If one does diligent and thorough research, one becomes an expert. It takes an expert who has writing talent to fashion a good biography. Tell the truth, tell it well, tell it completely and tell it with affection. If those criteria are met, one has a good biography.
Norm: What will you be doing for promotion of your book and how much of it is your doing?
Geoffrey: I will be doing book signings in Palm Springs, Los Angeles. San Francisco, New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington. In each city, I will also be doing a cabaret show in night clubs of songs from Ella's canon, interweaved with stories of her music. All of the profits will go to the Ella Fitzgerald Charitable Foundation. We will also be reaching out to not-for-profit places, such as schools and universities and other charities. I want to reach as many people as possible. And naturally, I will be doing as many radio and television appearances as can be booked. My superb publicist Harlan Boll is handling all of that for me. He is the best in the business and I am in very good hands! I am doing all of the booking of performing venues myself – Harlan is handling everything else.
Norm: Are you working on any books/projects that you would like to share with us? (We would love to hear all about them!)
Geoffrey: Yes, indeed! Next year we will be coming out with a completely new and greatly updated version of "The Lucy Book", which will cover Miss Ball's entire performing career – movies, radio, television and theatre. After that, I am hoping to have my own memoir published in 2020.
Norm: Where can our readers find out more about Ella: A Biography of the Legendary Ella Fitzgerald?
Geoffrey: The best place is to go to the PUBLISHER'S WEBSITE or I am happy to answer questions on FACEBOOK
Norm: As this interview draws to a close what one question would you have liked me to ask you? Please share your answer.
Geoffrey: How do we book you for interviews or events? For events, such as singing, lecturing, teaching, etc., please contact me on Facebook. I would be happy to bring my show on Ella anywhere it is wanted. For interviews or media appearances, please contact Harlan Boll at http://www.bhbpr.com.
Norm: Thanks once again and good luck with all of your future endeavors.


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oops, bad leonora
something had to hit the back burner while prepping for renegade craft fair. I officially only have 1 more month left before the big day and I am fah-reaking out.
My goal was to have 90% of everything done 2 weeks before the show. (ha, what am I on you ask and where can you get some?) (I hear you laughing at me) (oh how cute she thinks she can get everything done for a 2 day long craft show like its nothing)
So I decided to write a quick fun blog post to let you guys know that I'm ok, cause I know you all care. You probably went to bed every night tossing and turning while saying to yourself "When will she start blogging again?! OH CRUEL WORLD WHYYYY"
well, now you can get a peaceful night sleep cause baby is back! (or is it "baby got back"?)
Below is a random lists of truths and facts about moi. I'll post next week which were true and which were false. But hey, let's have a little fun with this. If anyone can guess correctly EVERY SINGLE LIE then I'll send them a lil something something from Yellow Heart Art.
(crap, I always forget what's after "set", let's just say "tomato")
Read, set, TOMATO!
(hehe, you guys missed me right?)
1. I once hid in a closet for a few hours on the set of Saturday Night Live to meet *N SYNC and Joshua Jackson. (can we please just take a moment to remember the yumminess that was Pacey Witter circa 2002?)
2. My 2 front teeth are fake
3. On our first date Bub took me on a tour of a light house in Montauck, Long Island
4. I have never been outside of the United States
5. in high school I ran past the barricades and security at a 98* concert in hopes of giving one of the members a birthday card.
6. I've been on TV
7. I'm naturally a blonde but dye my hair brown
8. I used to work at Abercombie and Fitch but got "fired" for not wearing the clothing
9. My pinky toe on one of my feet doesn't go down, so I leave "4 toe prints" in the sand and on cement after coming out of a pool
10. I am deathly afraid of dogs
11. I can make one eye move with out moving the other
12. I was on extra on the set of "sopranos"
13. I have a tattoo
14. I have a license to operate a hot air balloon
15. I'm the youngest of 4 kids
16. I got the nickname "toots" from my boyfriend because I am obsessed with tootsie rolls
17. I once caught a 5lb fish
18. I auditioned for American Idol but didn't make it to hollywood
19. I once posed nude all in the name of art
20. I stalked Brad Pitt on the set of one of his movies-we made eye contact-it was magical