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Finding the Right Commercial Dishwasher & Accessories
Restaurants, hospitality businesses, and other foodservice operations are required to provide guests with clean and sanitary dinnerware, glassware, and flatware. In many businesses, doing that job manually isn't an option due to time constraints or production demand, so a commercial dishwasher is a must-have piece of equipment. All of these machines must be efficient and reliable, since they will have to stand up to consistent heavy-duty use, but the variety of models available means operators need to know which one will best suit their kitchens.
Types of Commercial Dishwashers
Commercial dishwashers come in four main styles: door-type, conveyor, undercounter, and flight-type. Door-type dishwashers are equipped with doors that are lifted up by large handles to provide access to the interior, while conveyor dishwashers are built to automatically carry racks from one end of the unit to the other. Undercounter dishwashers are compact, front-loading units that will fit under a countertop for use in small spaces.
Flight-type dishwashers are designed with multiple sections and are capable of meeting the highest demands for production. Because they are larger and more complex than other dish machine styles, these units can be customized for your operation and purchased from a customer care representative by calling 1-800-541-8683.
You will also have to choose between a high-temp or low-temp dishwasher. A high-temp dishwasher, as the name suggests, uses water heated to at least 180 degrees to sanitize wares. These machines will need to be paired with a booster heater if one is not built into the unit to bring the water up to the correct temperature. That will likely lead to higher utility bills than you would see with a low-temp machine, but these don't have the regular cost of sanitizing chemical refills.
In contrast, a low-temp dishwasher relies on cooler water and chemicals for sanitation. These generally use less water and are more energy-efficient than high-temp machines, but aren't always the best choice for cleaning glassware since they may leave behind trace amounts of sanitizing chemicals that can negatively affect the tastes of drinks and prevent beer from forming a frothy head. If you'll be washing delicate stemware and other glassware, you could invest in a rotary-style glasswasher, which is an undercounter unit that gently cleans and sanitizes glassware that may get damaged in a traditional dishwasher.
Commercial Dishwasher Capacities
A commercial dishwasher's capacity is rated by how many racks per hour it can wash. Although specific model capacities vary, undercounter dishwashers tend to have the smallest capacities, while conveyor dishwashers have the highest among the most common three types of dishmachines. Although some door-type dishwashers have lower rack-per-hour capacities, most are better suited to mid-sized operations. To give you a better idea of which capacity your operation needs, we'll translate different rack-per-hour ratings to a number of glasses and dishes that you can compare to your average hourly requirement.
Undercounter dishwashers can wash between 20 and 45 racks per hour and are generally used for smaller operations with a limited amount of dishes or are installed behind a bar as a dedicated glass machine. An undercounter dishwasher rated for 24 racks per hour can wash approximately 600 dishes per hour or 864 glasses per hour, while an undercounter dishwasher with a racks-per-hour rating of 40 can wash 1,000 dishes and 1,440 glasses per hour.
Some door-type dishwashers have lower racks-per-hour capacities – between 10 and 45 – but will usually carry a rating for up to 108 racks per hour. A door-type dishwasher rated for 63 racks per hour can wash 1,134 dishes per hour, and the highest-capacity of these units can handle 2,700 dishes and 3,888 glasses per hour. However, many dishmachines with lower capacities are rated for washing pots and pans, so they will run longer cycles that are better suited to removing baked-on residue.
For establishments requiring high-volume output, conveyor dishwashers are designed to wash between 202 and 287 racks per hour. At 202 racks per hour, a conveyor dishwasher can clear 5,025 dishes and 9,045 glasses per hour, while the highest-rated conveyor dishwasher will wash as many as 7,175 dishes or glasses per hour.
Commercial Dishwasher Operation
It's important to know the labor requirements for the dishwasher you purchase. Undercounter dishwashers require employees to bend down to load and unload racks, and must be installed in a place where workflow will not be interrupted when the drop-down door is opened.
Door-type dishwashers may be more easily incorporated into a dishroom or kitchen, as models are available for installation in straight-through applications, as well as corner layouts. These dishwashers put the racks at a working height, which may allow employees to more quickly load and unload them as they don't have to stoop. Paired with soiled and clean dish tables, these can allow for direct loading and unloading.
Conveyor dishwashers will require the most space for installation because of their size, but are considered a labor-saving solution because of the speed with which they can wash large numbers of racks. Although racks move through this type of commercial dishwasher on their own, they'll need to be loaded up on one side and unloaded on the other after the cycle is complete. Like door-type dishwashers, conveyor dishwashers may be more comfortable to use because racks are at a taller height and can be paired with dish tables for easier loading and unloading.
Commercial Dishwasher Installation
Rack rate is important, but finding a dishwasher to keep up with your production won't be very helpful if it doesn't fit into your layout. Before purchasing a unit, you should know the dimensions of the dishwasher and how much space you have available, including width and height, as well as any clearance requirements.
Although the installation recommendations for commercial dishwashers will vary between the types and individual units, you'll want to consider the availability of electricity, potable water, and drainage. You should also know whether your unit will require a vent hood, which removes the condensation released from high-temp dishmachines to prevent it from gathering in your kitchen.
Commercial Dishwasher Accessories
Once you've decided which commercial dishwasher to purchase, you'll need to consider which accessories will help kitchen staff optimize the dishwashing process.
Dish tables can be added in custom configurations to build out from your dishwasher, giving kitchen staff plenty of room to implement an organized washing system, and may include additional components like an undershelf, sink, or cabinet. Bus tubs are an essential part of clearing dirty dinnerware from tables and also facilitate the efficiency of a kitchen's dishwashing workflow. These come in a variety of colors, so they can be color-coded for their purposes to prevent cross-contamination of dirty and clean items.
Dishwasher racks are the best way to ensure thorough and safe cleaning of dinnerware. Glass racks should be used to keep delicate glassware from being jostled about and broken by the powerful water jets in the machine, while flatware racks are available to properly contain utensils. These racks can also be used to dry and store those items between washing and serving.
Testing your high-temp dishwasher with temperature test strips will ensure it is reaching the 180-degrees Fahrenheit required for proper sanitization.


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Problems with Merit Pay
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So I found this video on Joanne Jacob's website. It's a great explanation of the problems with merit pay.
In my area, teachers do get value added scores. So much depends on the group of kids you start with, how well you get them to do their work, the backup you get from parents and administrators, etc., etc. My value added scores my first year in the classroom were awesome. I beat the 20 year veteran teacher down the hall. By a lot. In a year when I felt like nothing was going right, I changed my classroom procedures a million times, and went home to cry quite a bit. Plus, my own classroom assessment results were not so good. The next year, we got more done, class was calmer, and my value-added scores were not as good. Okay, so I know this is all anecdotal, but that's what really convinced me value added scores were crap. crap. crap. So it's nice to find somebody else to explain why they are crap, in a more scientific way. (Besides the fact that teachers who do not have a tested subject just plain miss out)!
Ahh. . . summer vacation beckons. The students are wild, the teachers are frazzlesd, and your friendly school librarian is nagging, nagging, nagging. I spent the better part of my day calling the parents of the kids who still have 80ish books checked out of my library. That's about 60 phone calls, people. Of those phone calls:
- 1/4 were to disconnected numbers, "She no longer works here," and just plain incorrect numbers.
- 1/4 had no voice mail/answering machine.
- 1/4 were to voicemail, so I left a message. Easy
- 1/4 I actually talked to the child's adults.
So that last 1/4. 99.99% of the parents promised to look for the book and get it or the replacement cost to the library ASAP.
Now the others:
- "My darlin did NOT check that out, I am not going to pay any $5, and the school had better NOT hold their grade card." Um. . . okay.
- "My darlin said they returned that book, and we are not paying for it. It's your word against theirs." My WORD?! We have spent the last two weeks inventorying all 10,000 items in the library. The shelves have all been read and straightened. We have searched for the books still checked out and/or missing several times. My back still hurts, and my eyes still have a twitch from reading shelves in the semidark because our lightbults are blowing out all at once and we don't have any replacements. Your darlin has spent their last several library classes arguing with me about this book, and we have checked the shelves for it together. Multiple times. It's not here.
- And my favorite: Little darlin had failed to bring home any of my weekly overdue notices. SINCE JANUARY. Darlin told momma they never got a note, and anyway they couldn't return it because no one was in the library. But, alas, momma wasn't buying what darlin was selling. . . "I'm just calling to confirm that notes were sent. I want to see how deep into this lie darlin's gonna go."
When does summer start?
So, I've managed one thing during my vacation. . other than family time. . . cleaned up the office. Oh, two things–I got rid of some old books (gasp).
I'm ready to go back to school.
This post from I.N.K. (Interesting Nonfiction for Kids), along with something else I saw today, in the Des Moines Register via LM_Net, along with a parent asking me to pull books about a family member's death for her child today, got me thinking. Are there topics that just can't be written about for children? Not just difficult, (like the books about death, which I think are necessary), but taboo?
I think the question isn't whether such books can't or shouldn't be written, but is there a market for them? Will parents buy them? Will librarians? Should I purchase books about controversial Supreme Court decisions, like Roe v. Wade? Or books about homosexuality? Kids should know about these topics, but what age is appropriate?
I don't think my library has any books about puberty, even. Do other elementary (K-5) librarians have such books? I don't even want to imagine the giggling that would ensue over titles about puberty. The art books with 'nekkid' people are snicker-inducing enough! But I'm sure some of my students would want/need to read them.
Reading about the brouhaha in Iowa, I wondered today if my choice not to buy And Tango Makes Three for my library was driven more by the considerations that it really doesn't fit into our curriculum, my book budget is limited, and it's available at my public library, or by the fact that I'm almost certain it would be challenged by someone in my school community. I've read it, and I don't think it should be a problem, but I'm always amazed by what books parents have complained about.
I've never had anyone complete a formal challenge for a book, but I've had a few complaints. One complaint was a dog book that showed puppies being born. Another was Gee Whiz!, a book about urine. The chapter book I took home and read on a whim one afternoon that had a graphic rape scene had been on the shelf since before I came to the school with nary a peep from anyone about its content–I sent that one to the middle school, deciding it was too heavy for fifth graders.
How do other school librarians make these decisions? How do you draw the line between censoring your collection and choosing books appropriate for your community? I remember discussing it during library school, but I still struggle with those decisions at times.
TASL conference
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Just got back from the Tennessee Association of School Librarian conference yesterday. Too pooped and sick to write much today, but hope to have more later. Lots of good ideas I want to take back to my teachers and students. Loved hearing Deborah Wiles and Will Richardson speak! Wanted to blog about it while at the conference, but darned if I'm willing to pay $11 for wireless in the hotel or tie up one of the two computers available for that long! (Boo Marriott).
Will hopefully write more about it later.
That Book Woman
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That Book Woman is both an account of the impact of the pack horse librarians that brought books to isolated Appalachian families, and the story of how one illiterate boy, Cal, becomes a reader. As a librarian, this book made me tear up; I loved how Cal changes from resenting his sister's love of books and wondering why "that book woman" is so persistent, to asking his sister to teach him to read and thanking "that book woman" by the end of the story.
This book was much better received by the adults in my school than the students (K-5). The adults have uniformly loved it; the students gave it a lukewarm approval. The vocabulary and dialect make it a difficult read for them, but it works as a heavily scaffolded read aloud–meaning, take the time to explain what's going on as you read.
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The Day Leo Said "I Hate You!"
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The Day Leo Said "I Hate You!"
by Robie H. Harris • Illustrated by Molly Bang
September 2008 • Little, Brown and Company Books for Young Readers •
I've been reading this book to my kindergarten through second grade library classes this week, and it has been a definite hit. An applause-after-the-story, read-it-again-now hit. It rates a 5/5 just on the students' reactions. They are held rapt by Bang's imaginative illustrations, which are a combination of drawing and Photoshopped objects, like the broccoli exploding around Mommy in one spread. They loved the crazy things Leo does and gets fussed at for, like squirting toothpaste down the toilet. The particularly observant ones have noticed that Leo's stuffed dog and dinosaur react to his emotions by looking worried when he's worried, etc. This book provoked a lot of conversation from the kids; I stopped just before Mommy's reaction to Leo telling her "I Hate You!" and asked them what they thought.. Some of them were sure he was in BIG TROUBLE, and others admitted to doing something similar themselves. We talked a little about how angry words can hurt feelings, and especially about how it's hard to take them back. The story ends with forgiveness and making amends, which relieved the students. Some of my teachers got to see it during Family Reading Night, and my behavior-assistance teacher decided to order her own copy, because it would be a great lead-in to talk about the hurtful power of words and the process of making amends with her students.
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Many question that why I kept on putting footnote/signature 'Not My last dance'. It's kinda hard to tell or to describe, but today, you get few of that picture solve by watching my self home-made video using Vegas Video. This took 2 hours of dance movement in various choreography and outfit. The space was so limited but you know, if you're a true dancer, space is not a problem :)
I love dancing. I started to dance when I was 10 years old. Seing Paula Abdul and Janet Jackson in the late 80's makes me crazy about dance. Today, I admire choreographers like Marty Kudelka and Wade Robson. I always wanted to participate in Wade Robson's show. It's a dream :) I did a few public performance before where the one of the crowd was attended by Teh Tarik Crew, Lady D, Ahli Fiqir and others. I also got shortlisted of one of the top five for PlanetFilms Maxis Graffiti-dance commercial (well, eventually I didn't got it but I'm glad and proud to be shortlisted). It's a cool experience.
I would like to invite you to see my creation, my dance. Now you know I can dance too! :-) (not a big deal though). Oh, do have to remind you that you need Apple's Quicktime 6 Player in order to view this video clip.
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According to Plainview police, the hospital received a telephoned bomb threat about noon Tuesday.
Officers from the Plainview Police Department, Hale County Sheriff's Department and Plainview Fire Department responded to the 2601 Dimmitt Road location to search the hospital and grounds.
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"EAST HARPTREE, a parish in the hundred of Winterstoke, county Somerset, 9 miles N. of Wells station, on the East Somerset railway, and 12 S. of Bristol, its post town. It is situated N. of the Mendip hills, and contains the hamlet of Coley. The living is a vicarage* in the diocese of Bath and Wells, value £106, in the patronage of the bishop. The church is an ancient stone structure in the Gothic style of architecture, with tower containing clock and five hells. It is dedicated to St. Lawrence, and has a monument with recumbent effigy of Sir John Newton, dated 1568. The parochial charities produce about £90 per annum. The register commences in 1661. The Wesleyans have a chapel, and there is a parochial school with a small endowment. The Countess Waldegrave is lady of the manor. Harptree Court is the principal residence." From The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868) Transcribed by Colin Hinson © 2003
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13 August 2013
Subjects: NDIS
And coming up to 12 past 11, time to say good morning to Senator Mitch Fifield, who is the Senator for Victoria and Manager of Opposition Business in the Senate and also the Shadow Minister for Disabilities, Carers and the Voluntary Sector. Mitch good morning.
MITCH FIFIELD:Good morning Pete, great to be here.
Welcome to 360. Natasha Griggs.
Good morning Pete.
PETE DAVIES: Are you still banned at the ABC or what?
NATASHA GRIGGS:I'm not banned at the ABC.
PETE DAVIES:Anyway, you're always welcome here.
Thanks Pete.
Mitch, the National Disability Insurance Scheme, there has been largely a bipartisan approach from day 1. Where are we at with it?MITCH FIFIELD:
Well, the good news is that launch sites have commenced on the first of July in Geelong, the Hunter Valley, South Australia and Tasmania. So we've already got people who are benefiting from the scheme. There is already an end to some of the waiting lists for supported accommodation and aids and equipment in those areas. It's important that we have launch sites so that lessons can be learnt before the full national rollout. But it's great that the Northern Territory will have a launch site in the Barkly region commencing on the first of July next year. And the full NDIS, fingers crossed, will be up and running nation-wide by 2019.
Just for people who are not familiar with the process of the rollout of the NDIS. Define a launch site?
Sure, a launch site is a geographically defined area where the NDIS will be in full operation before the scheme is rolled out nationally. So for people in Geelong and the Hunter Valley, in that area if you have a disability your need will be assessed and you will get what you need. Previously, and the experience of many Australians, is that they find themselves on waiting lists for supported accommodation, for respite, for aids and equipment. In those areas there won't be those waiting lists anymore, people will get an entitlement and be able to take it to the service provider of their choice. But with a change of this magnitude there will be things that go wrong, there will be things that hadn't been considered and so it's important to learn those lessons from these launch sites, before the scheme is rolled out nationally.
So, the launch sites are very much a testing process to iron out the ripples?
That's right. This scheme when it's fully rolled out will cover 460,000 Australians. At full rollout it's going to be a $22 billion scheme. So it's a massive venture. It's up there with Medicare in terms of its scope and its complexity. But, because each individual in the scheme will be individually assessed to determine what their needs are, and what they receive through the scheme, it's even more complex than Medicare and it's important to take the time to get the design right.
Natasha what does it mean for Territorians?
Well it means, well Mitch and I have spoken about this a number of occasions and we always know how difficult it is to deliver services in remote areas. So that's why the Barkly area was selected. Now we would've loved to have one here in Darwin, but I think that it makes sense to have it in a remote location because as Mitch said, it's like a pilot program where we can tease out some of the issues and we, as Territorians know how difficult it is to have services delivered remotely. So it will show those areas where there are weaknesses and I guess we'll be able to fix those up so that when we launch or when it gets implemented here in Darwin and Palmerston those issues will be smoothed out. And because we are a smaller population it will be easier to identify some of the major issues than it would be in some of the larger areas. We punch well above our weight here Pete, as you know. So I think it's a good thing for Territorians, I've spoken to a number of Territorians who are pleased that there is bipartisan support for this program. And when it looked like there was a bit of politics being played earlier on and we just wanted to make sure that all Territorians and in fact all Australians know there is bipartisan support for this very very important initiative. The main concern though is the funding, and we wanted to make sure that there is funding for that, is that right Mitch?
That's right and I think it's very pleasing that in this past parliament which has been anything but a sight to behold, that there is one good thing that's come out of it and that's the NDIS. Both sides have committed to elevate it beyond the partisan fray. And it doesn't matter who wins the next election, the NDIS will be funded. I think woe betide any Government that didn't follow through on the NDIS. We certainly will and I guess an important question to ask is who do you think is best placed to deliver a reform of this complexity. That's a question for your listeners to answer as we approach the election.
I guess my only criticism of the whole process from day one is an adequate explanation of what the NDIS is really all about. I mean we know it's going to be looking after people with a disability. That is the simplistic answer, but the overall structure of the NDIS, what is the definition of a disability?
Sure, and look that's a frustration of many people and it's an area where I have suggested, let me put it that way, to the Government for the best part of 18 months, that they should've released a thousand fact sheets covering every aspect of the scheme, that they should've released dozens of cameos and worked examples for people with physical impairment, intellectual impairment, sensory impairment. That this is "Bob", this is his situation now, this is how things will look for him under the NDIS. Instead we've had $22 million spent in a four week period on TV ads which don't convey any eligibility information at all. So I can understand the frustration that people have that there has really been no serious effort to convey. And people need to know simple facts such as there are 4 million Australians with some form of disability. The NDIS will cater for 460,000 Australians with the most significant impairments. And those who will be eligible are people with a significant disability that's permanent that affects their capacity to undertake daily living tasks. So that is a group of people who, as I've said before, are at the moment taking a number, taking their place in the queue, and if the pot of money for their supports runs out before their number is called well it's too bad, and it's not good enough.
When you look at some $30 million dollars spent on advertising to keep people off our shores. Still trying to work that one out is how many people are actually coming back to Australia by boat anyway. We spend $30 million on that but can't find the money to adequately educate people about the NDIS?
Yes, clearly there is money there because they can find $22 million for glossy TV ads which contain a slogan and a reference to a website. I think Australians with disability are entitled to better than that. I think it's also relevant to point out that to fully deliver a National Disability Insurance Scheme you need a good economic policy. You can't have a good social policy unless you've got a good economic policy and who is best placed to ensure that we have that, so that the NDIS can be delivered in full. I suggest that it's our side of politics, we've got the track record of living within our means, balancing budgets and when you do that you can sustain into the long term important things like the NDIS which, after all, should be part of the core business of government.
The Treasury has just, in the last hour announced that the budget deficit will be $24 billion dollars. In terms of service delivery how does that affect us?
Well, you've got to cut your cloth according to the budget circumstances. But I want to be absolutely crystal clear when it comes to the NDIS that, in our view, you can work towards both a budget surplus and rolling out the NDIS at the same time. A budget surplus isn't the enemy on an NDIS and the NDIS isn't the enemy of a budget surplus. Tony Abbott is personally committed and he restated it in his budget reply that all of the announced expenditure on the NDIS will be delivered by a Coalition Government. But we've got tough decisions to make in other areas.
Mitch, great to have you.
Thanks very much Pete, good to be here.
Tash, no doubt I will see you again.
Yes, well I look forward to it Pete. We've got plenty of issues to discuss.


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I lost the last week or so to some pretty serious sinus problems. For a day or two it was almost like having the flu. I'm on the mend now but not back to normal yet. With luck, by next week I'll have the restored brain cells to think about games and movies and important stuff like that again.
For now, I'll leave these links here.
Machete Order: A New Way to Watch Star Wars
What if "Star Wars Episode I" was good? (some NSFW language)
Topher Grace edited the 'Star Wars' prequels into one 85-minute movie and we saw it


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The Weeknd Is Being Sued Over 'The Hills' Sample
The Weeknd is reportedly being sued over unauthorized use of a sample in his chart-topping hit "The Hills."
According to The Hollywood Reporter, a company called Cutting Edge Music Limited has brought a lawsuit against The Weeknd (as well as his producers, Universal, Warner Chappell and Sony/ATV, among others), claiming he illegally sampled music from the obscure 2013 movie The Machine to use for his hit "The Hills."
Court papers that were filed earlier today (December 9) state that the lawsuit's main bit of evidence comes from an alleged direct message (or DM) The Weeknd (whose real name is Abel Tesfaye) reportedly sent to Tom Raybould — who created the score for The Machine -- via Twitter.
The complaint reads, "On or about March 9, 2015, Defendant MANO sent Raybould a Twitter direct message stating 'I sampled your music might make it 2 the weeknd next album. Huge fan of what u did 4 the machine movie!'"
The complaint further breaks down the supposed similarities between The Weeknd's track and the score, saying, "Both the Infringing Song and the Track featuring synthesizer bass-lines performed with almost identical idiosyncratic sounds at the same register and using the same pitch sequence, melodic phase structure and rhythmic durations."
The plaintiff is suing the Weeknd specifically for "copyright infringement as well as unjust enrichment and is demanding damages as well as a permanent injunction."
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Oh Mayfest brings back so many memories for me. Having lived in Texas all of my life and in/around the metroplex for most of it, I've been to Mayfest more than once. Our gymnastics group did a routine during Mayfest one year when I was a kid. Good times... So, anyway, it's extra fun to re live the experience with my children.
First stop was the bounce house. Tickets were 50 cents a piece so why not spend $16 bucks for my kid to romp around in a bounce house for three mintues??
That FACE is why not! HA!
Poor baby brother, watching the fun. :( Sorry bud, one day!
What a sport!
But LOOK! You're favorite snack! Sidewalk chalk!!
A big barn to color on! How fun!
There were all kind of little activities for free.
Big piles of sand were here and there full of kiddos scooping and digging. I MUST brag on my boy, though. He picked up this shovel, stuck the tip into the sand and then pushed it in with his foot! Atta boy!! Been watching your momma in the yard much?
Splash pad.
Coen and I spent the last of the tickets and rode a carnie ride together! I think it was called the "tilt a whirl"? You sat in this dome shaped seat and the whole contraption spun at irregular intervals. It was a LOT of fun. Coen was nervous at first, but soon we were both giggling!
Had to ride the Trinity Park train before we left! Coen's first time, can you believe it!?
Wallace konked out before it was half way through! Sweet times. Loving these days with these gifts God has given us!


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Highland Park Thorfinn
Posted by Tom
I previously reviewed the first three Highland Park Warriors (Travel Retail Only) Series this is the Highland Park Thorfinn, the highest priced and final dram of the range..
I'd been waiting on the right time to have these drams after gratefully receiving official samples from Highland Park (thanks guys) and so when I seen that Steve Rush @thewhiskywire from The Whisky Wire was having a Tweet Tasting i had to gatecrash and join in with the second half.
The first thing that hits you here is a real orange peel sweetness and it's there in every part of this dram, this is a damn nice dram but at approx £850 very much out of most peoples price range..
Thanks again to Highland Park for the samples and to Steve Rush @thewhiskywire for letting me gatecrash the Tweet Tasting.
Orange peel really comes in strongly here along with light watery fruits (honeydew melon and kiwi) with morello cherry sneaking in behind, hints of polished mahogany give away the age on this one
sweetness first with tingling christmas spices with nutmeg to the fore, orange peel and rind and crushed dark cherry and a touch of menthol.
sweet, spicy and full of orangey goodness
Bottle Name: Highland Park Thorfinn
Age: NAS
Distiller: Highland Park
Bottler: Highland Park
Type: Single Malt
From: Scotland, Islands
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text: What really got me going today was coming across this future vision video blog entry. This is a video my team commissioned to show a possible (and IMHO a highly desirable) future. There is a lot you can read into it about how Microsoft thinks about computing a number of years out. But trying to study UI details or derive anything about specific deliverables in a future product is pointless. It's all about the scenario!


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CHAPEL HILL – UNC clinical instructor and academic advisor, Mary Willingham said the academic problems at Carolina and at colleges and universities across the country start with the NCAA.
"This NCAA cartel machine is doing us wrong in this country and doing our young people some damage," Willingham said. "Meanwhile, these folks are in Indiannoplis—and around the country, coaches and administrators—are making tons of money off the backs of these young people, and it's got to stop."
Those comments were made during an interview Friday on the WCHL Morning News.
***Watch the Full Interview***
***Correction from the interview: The IRB is the Institutional Review Board, not the Internal Review Board.
She said the admission of guilt by the university, and namely UNC Provost Jim Dean, that there were holes in the academic system is not enough.
"I really encourage (Provost Dean) to talk to us about what we know—Jay and I and others in the Athletic Reform Group—and open the door and have a real open conversation, because that has yet to happen at our university," Willingham said. "It's a university for crying out loud. We should all be able to sit around the room and have honest conversation and debate about what we know."
Provost Dean was quoted in a Bloomberg Business Week article saying "We made mistakes. Horrible things happened that I'm ashamed of. Student-athletes and other students, too, were hurt. The integrity of our university was badly damaged."
History professor Jay Smith was in the interview as well and announced that he—in collaboration with Willingham—is writing a book that talks about the history of the academic scandal at UNC in the African and Afro-American studies department and the illiteracy problems at UNC and at colleges and universities across the nation.
Smith said he, too, wants to see something more than just words come from the recent allegations of UNC's academic improprieties.
"There's nothing qualitatively different from any number of statements Holden Thorp made over the past several years before he left," Smith said. "Holden, too, was willing to acknowledge mistakes had been made and that we had to be held accountable for them. Though, at least it does, on their part, signal a new willingness to look at the past and consider which lessons need to be derived from the past. So that's…that is somewhat heartening."
Willingham has been seen by many as an enemy to the university when she shared her research. She received death threats and was even called a liar by Provost Dean when he said in a Business Week article "she's said that our students can't read, our athletes can't read, and that's a lie." Later in the interview for the article with Business Week's Paul Barrett, the Provost said he had misspoken and doesn't think that she's a liar.
Willingham said she didn't release the information with the intention of taking down the university.
"I really am a Tar Heel," Willingham said. "I know what's heard to believe, but I love this place."
She said she wants to see a change in the way student-athletes are taken care of at the university and how they are viewed within the system.
"We had a countless number of athletes that I worked with during my tenure—nearly seven years—in the program that left without a real degree," Willingham said. "We still don't talk about those guys. They took all these bogus paper classes, and they left the university still woefully underprepared for probably even a high school. That's wrong, and we owe them. We need to bring them back, and we need to offer them the possibility of a real, legitimate education. That's what we promised them in the first place."
She said that she's not even saying that students who can't read at a college level don't have a place at UNC, but that those who are at a disadvantage need to be protected.
"I've never said that athletes or any students at Carolina don't belong at Carolina," Willingham said. "It's a public university; it's a university of the people. But I think if we're going to take students in, then we need to meet them where they're at academically and bring them along. That's all students."
"I think we still have this, some sort of arrogance or some level of problem—I don't know exactly where it comes from—because in 1795 we had an academy at the University of North Carolina for young men from the state who weren't able to read in Greek and Latin," Willingham said. "That academy lasted for a decade or a little bit more. Why don't we just reopen the academy, and we could have the best football team and the best basketball team in the country. We could recruit whoever we wanted, and we could provide a real education."
Thursday evening the News and Observer shared a letter that former interim dean of UNC's College of Arts and Sciences and current Kenan Professor Emerita of Slavic Literatures, Madeline Levine wrote to Chancellor Carol Folt and Provost Jim Dean expressing her disappointment in the attack of the information shared by Willingham.
In the letter, she said she, too, saw evidence of students that's were just pushed through the system and weren't given a proper education.
Willingham said she expects this is just the first of many to follow in her push for academic reform.
"I have more than 2,000 emails," Willingham said. "I'm hearing from people all over the country. They're embarrassed; they feel some shame, because they don't want to speak publically, and I'm certainly not going to bring anyone under the bus with me, because it's not too pretty under here. But, nevertheless, I think that coming out and talking openly has given some people permission, and I think you're going to hear from more people. I don't think Dr. Levine's going to be the only one stepping forward."


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Hello dear friends, I'm sorry I wasn't around yesterday but I spent most of last night in bed as I felt so wobbly!! I really thought if I didn't lie down I was going to fall down but thankfully I feel a little better today. I have a hospital appointment on Monday so perhaps I can get some answers then – fingers crossed. Thanks for the best wishes you've left for my dad. He is improving (slowly) but had to have a blood transfusion today but hopefully that will give him a little boost now! Once he starts to get up and moving they should let him come home.
I am here to share with you my card for this week's passion for promarkers challenge and the theme this week has been set by Maya and she has chosen "yellow & pink". I love this colour combo as it's so fresh and girly. I have used a brand new image from DigiStamp Boutique called 'music Lucy' and there are 3 images in this particular set, each one as equally cute as this one. Here is my card:
I used a gorgeous square doily that I won in a recent candy and embossed the background card and left the layout really simple. The flowers were created using my new Joy crafts flower die cutter which I'm sure you will be seeing lots of!!
Our sponsor this week is Letraset and one lucky winner will receive one of their gorgeous stamping kits.
The rest of the DT have created amazing and beautiful cards this week, so please pop over to the challenge blog and check them out. Alternatively you can click on their names in my sidebar. We really appreciate all the lovely comments you leave for us.
I would also like to enter my card into the following challenges:
Aud sentiments challenge – card/sentiment for a child
Colour create challenge – pastels
Shelly's images challenge – use at least 1 punch
Frosted designs challenge – bling
Mami doodles challenge – use a punch or die cut
Stamp something challenge – April digi day
CES challenge – children
Stamp, scrap & doodle challenge – glitz
Secret crafter Saturday challenge – butterflies (I have used a punched butterfly)
Corrosive challenge – pastels
The crafty pad challenge – flowers
Stampin' sisters in Christ challenge – card for a child
Craft your passion challenge – anything goes
The crazy challenge – just add flowers (2nd entry)
Paper playtime challenge – digi Monday
A spoonfull of sugar challenge – tons of texture (my doily and embossing)
Papertake challenge – anything goes + option something new (my flower dies and image)
Scrapbook sisters challenge – use yellow (please dis-regard if it should have been all yellow!)
Creative inspirations challenge – punches and dies
I hope you will have time to enter our challenge this week and I look forward to visiting your blogs. Have a wonderful evening and thanks for stopping by.
Card ingredients:
Image: DigiStamp Boutique – 'music Lucy'
Papers: None, textured card by papermania
Tools: promarkers, Joy crafts flower die cutters, doily from candy win, SU basic rhinestones, sentiment created on pc, MS butterfly punch, sakura stardust pen, cuttlebug swiss dots embossing folder, circle nesties


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The SCHEMA® process delivers robust and transparent recommendations of the key capability areas that should be addressed to improve Customer engagement and increase financial performance across the business. These can be used to test the validity of, or define, any existing transformation programme. The SCHEMA® Roadmap process uses all of the inputs provided by other Modules by taking into account the gaps that exist between the 'as is' situation and the required 'to be' vision and the customer engagement strategies emerging from the Value Estimator.
Our analysis of successful transformation programmes clearly demonstrates that the Roadmap is best defined in a structured workshop with key stakeholders, using a trusted and highly effective process.
After the workshop, a detailed plan of the capability build programme is produced.


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They will all be rolling in shortly. I have gathered a few photos below of some of the finished and in progress pics that were shared by the swappers this week.
The way the swap works is, Etsymetal members sign up to participate. The number of sign ups we have decides the number of charms to make. This time there are 7 participants and a theme of "Animals". Each participant makes a charm for each member plus 2 extra. When they are finished they send the charms to one of the curators who in turn will sort and pass them back out to the 7 participants. The 2 extra charms have a purpose as well. One individual charm will be sold in the EtsyMetal shop and the other one will be going on a "charm holder" necklace this time around instead of a bracelet. 50% of the funds collected from the sale of the charm swap bracelets and necklaces will be donated to a Youth Arts Organization (TBA) to support budding young artists. Below are the Artists participating in Charm Swap 17 and some work in progress photos:
Andrea Ring "Tiger"
Nina Gibson "Koi Pond"
Andrea Ring "Tiger"
Nina Gibson "Koi Pond"
Stacey Maddock "Where We Live"
Victoria Takahashi "Handcarved Antlers" and packaging.
Michele Grady & Jessica Lopour
are busily working away on their charms, can't wait to see them!
Stay tuned to see the "Shop Charm necklace" that will have a handmade charm holder made by Michele Grady and it will be available in the shop in the very near future also along with an individual charm from each maker.
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Fresh Filipino Bouillabaisse Seafood
Do you love seafood? Then you should try this sumptuous Filipino Bouillabaisse seafood dish.
Easy-to-Cook Filipino Recipes
Do you love seafood? Then you should try this sumptuous Filipino Bouillabaisse seafood dish.
Looking for new and exciting recipe for an appetizer? Surprise your guests with this crispy milkfish (bangus in Filipino) recipe.
Are you tired of the usual fried milkfish (bangus) dish that you serve? Make your mealtimes more exciting with this new bangus tic-tac-toe recipe.
With all the news about colon cancers, we think of switching to vegetarian diets. Maybe we can try this dinengdeng recipe. This is an Ilocano recipe as vegetables abound in the backyards of the Ilocanos. Save Print Dinengdeng Ingredients 1 cup water 1 pc grilled fish, sliced 2 tbsps bagoong Balayan, strained 2 tbsps … Read more
If you want to have a healthier version of "lumpia" or spring rolls, use fish instead of meat or chicken. I cooked this recipe one Sunday for lunch, and my eldest who doesn't really like fish had the serving plate emptied in no time. Save Print Crispy Fish Rolls (Crispy Fish Lumpia) Ingredients ¾ … Read more


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Series 2 of the Cadum soap trading cards from France, circa 1952. (Series 1 is seen in earlier post). Snow White does not appear in this set, yet the dwarfs are pictured five times. Printed on paper stock. The backs are blank. Notice that changes were made to the card labeling with different printings.
No. 5
No. 18
No. 19
No. 21
Like in the first series, this one consisted of 24 cards: 1. Mickey et Pluto, 2. Grand Loup, 3. Dingo, 4. Grand Loup et petit Loup, 5. Les nains, 6. Hiawatta chasseur, 7. Donald plonge, 8. Dingo, 9. Mickey et Goofy, 10. Donald et ses neveux, 11. Lucifer et les souris, 12. Les 3 petits cochons, 13. Donald toréador, 14. Les nains, 15. Donald et ses neveux, 16. Hiawatta, 17. Donald et ses neveux, 18. Les nains, 19. Les nains, 20. Mickey et Pluto, 21. Les nains, 22. Hiawatta, 23. Donald chasseur, 24. Gus.
Card images and additional information generously provided by Greg Philip of A Lost Film.
Wednesday, May 10, 2017
Cadum Trading Cards from France (1952 - series 2)
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I like the artwork on these! When I see the word/name "Grumpy" translated in French ("Grincheux"), it makes me wonder if that could be how Dr. Suess came up with the name for his lead character in "How the Grinch Stole Christmas."ReplyDeleteReplies
I think you are dead on Tokyo. Suess' Grinch from the French Grincheux (or "grumpy").Delete
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The first game of Xbox Live's 2013 Winter of Arcade, Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons is a unique and engaging experience. Developed by Starbreeze (the people behind The Darkness and Chronicles of Riddick games) we are presented with a deep, melancholic story, wrapped up in unique controls and beautiful art style. Neither of the games titular characters speak, the story instead progresses through visual cues and a gibberish language allowing for an immediate sense of player interaction and engagement. The game is noticeably short, clocking in at just over 3 hours long, but during that period the game touched on a number of issues that brought me to laughter and tears, several times.
Tasked with finding a cure for your ailing father, you are given control of each brother using only the left and right analogue sticks and the triggers. Not only does this represent the closeness of the characters, it also helps create a unique sense of personality, with each brother associated with a "side" (left or right) along with unique characteristics. Most of the gameplay is therefore derived from this unique control scheme as your brain battles to guide the two brothers simultaneously through even the easiest of puzzles. Starbreeze should be commended for trying something new but the issues are further exasperated by the fact that the game doesn't have the tightest controls, and things don't always interact the way they should. It is also normally immediately clear what the answer to said puzzle is, and thus the majority of the fun you will have with the game is through exploration.
This, however, is arguably where Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons shines brighter than any other game in recent memory. From quaint villages to icy tundra's, Brothers' world is diverse as it is expansive. Most of the games best beats arise from the exploration of forgotten corners and out-of-the-way monuments, resulting in a nuanced and breathtaking world. The game actively encourages you to step off the beaten track solving the problems of others along the way. Helping a woman sweep, a suicidal man or a scared animal, are just a few of the optional quests set before you and help make up the games "actual" narrative. New mechanics, characters and problems are constantly introduced meaning the game never feels stale or repetitive and despite the games short length you never feel rushed or left wanting more. It feels a bit strange then that Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons is a completely solitary experience. Despite the unique controls it often feels like this game begs for couch co-op with another person, especially a significant other or close friend. The game manages to get the player to empathise and invest at such a raw emotional level, that it is quite jarring to "resurface", staring at a television screen, alone in a dark room.
And stare you will because while the characters themselves are somewhat rudimentary in design, every minutiae of the world is packed with a level of detail that is especially impressive for a downloadable title. It's easy to get lost staring at the background or zoomed right in to a piece of scenery before slowly meandering to the next area. You actually "feel" like two young boys on a journey through a fantastical kingdom, a land that offers both great wonder and sadness.
Brothers: A Tale of is one of those special games that comes every now and again. The game could of easily have devolved into a series of clichés and anecdotal warnings but what Starbreeze have instead delivered is a beautiful, emotional tale of sibling connection that borders on art. I highly suggest you give it a look if you are even remotely interested, you will not regret it.
Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons is available on the South African Marketplace for 1200 Microsoft Points (R159.00).
– L1ghtn1ngZA


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> Lee Quinn <firstname.lastname@example.com> writes: (what is it with all these mailers that change the spelling of my name?) > >> To the lasting disappointment of the humorists among > >> us, the name squot was dropped in favor of apos, which occurs in 8879 > >> Annex D, set ISOnum, as do the others. > > > >Note that " is a single quote, which does not occur in ASCII. > >(many implementations include a single quote at position 39 instead > >of an apostrophe, but this is in error) [...] > > from HTML 2.0 (RFC 1866): > " " " Quotation mark > op.cit., '13. The HTML Coded Character Set': > " Quotation mark > ' Apostrophe > > Why do you say " is a single quote? ASCII 34 is a double quote. Sorry if I wasn't clear. " is defined as [single] quotation mark in ISO8879:1986(e) D.4.3.1, ENTITIES Numeric and Special Graphic, along with lsquo and rsquo for open and close single quote and apos for apostrophe. Joan Smith's book gives a squot as a single quote. The standard doesn't say which it is, only that it is a quotation mark, but the 10646 draft I have uses QUOTATION MARK for a double quote. I don't know which interpretation is correct, butif RFC1866 has quot being a double quote, we'd better stick with it. I still don't yet see why we need an entitiy for it. If it had been an SDATA entity, it would have been useful for escaping markup, but my understanding is that there are no SDATA dentities in XML. But I'm probably confused... (I think this works for & because Ee isn't a NAME START character) LeeReceived on Friday, 15 November 1996 13:28:46 UTC
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Rebecca (Jennifer Carpenter) is Brian's handler at the FBI. She likes Brian as a person in the beginning, until they start having trust issues. She's also very straight-laced, and doesn't like it when Brian tries to break the rules.
Rachel (Megan Guinan) is Brian's sister, and tries to cover for him when he lies. Until she doesn't. She inadvertently screws things up for Brian in a way, but she doesn't really have enough information to go off of to know whether anything Brian does is going to get him killed. So she errs in the side of protecting her brother
On The 100, Roan (Zach McGowan) was simply a prince, as the son of yesterday's Queen Nia, until Lexa killed her. Now he's King Roan. He's not as ruthless as his mom, and definitely not as evil as Ontari, the woman Nia set up to be the successor to Commander Lexa.
|Before she knew Roan wasn't as bad as the other bad guys, Clarke tried to kill him


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June 1, 2011
Blogging for Etsyians
Now THIS is a good example. Chewbacca mouse? Come on, I think I'm going to have a heart attack from the cuteness.
Chewbacca Mouse by TheHouseOfMouse
I recently received an e-mail from a fellow Etsyian, asking for advice about how to start a blog for her Etsy shop. She found me through the "Sellers Assisting Sellers" Team (a.k.a. Team SASsy, of which I am a mentor :) and asked me several good questions, which I thought would be helpful to share with anyone else interested in starting a blog for their handmade shops. Btw, Team SASsy is a great pool of resources for anyone with any questions even remotely related to Etsy.
Today Should Be Fun by MursBlanc
Let me start by saying that these are my opinions and I don't claim to be a blogging guru. Although I can't help you through the more advanced/technical side of blogging, I can give you a push in the right direction, along with a basket of cookies (a.k.a. motivation and perspective). Blogging should be fun and enjoyable, regardless of the results that come from it. If you're not getting an overall sense of satisfaction from your efforts, maybe this isn't the platform for you, or maybe a reevaluation of priorities is what's in session.
I am the master of my fate necklace by lulubugjewelry
Now, onto the questions!
How do I start a business blog?
It's very easy. Join Blogger or Wordpress for free and sign up. If you're good with HTML and have more experience with web design, Wordpress may be a better choice. If you need something super user-friendly, Blogger is a great choice. Both come with templates that you can start off from and adjust to your liking. One thing I like about Blogger is that it's connected to Google, which makes it easier for anyone with gmail to comment. If they really like your blog, it also makes it easier for them to follow your new posts. There's also Tumblr, which is growing in popularity, but it's much simpler in format, with less (or harder to customize) design options, though it's very convenient to constantly update your posts. I think the easiest way to describe it is: if Blogger and Twitter had a baby, it would be Tumblr.
What should I write about? Should I include posts relating to personal life?
At a glance, a good blog is one that's neat, easy to read, and aesthetically pleasing. (Why? You'd dress yourself up for a fancy dinner or date. Isn't it because you know we humans are visual?) It would also have good content that readers would be interested in. One good and obvious start is to blog about your new products (every time you add something new that hasn't been in your shop before, sales, promotions, etc.) so that those who've shopped from you previously or who are interested in your shop can check your blog for updates. If you focus on beauty and bath products, additional blog entries could be related to tips and techniques for taking care of oneself, how your products would enrich and benefit its users, and other general self-care tips not necessarily related to your products, such as simple face-washing methods, simple haircare/skincare recipes readers can make at home, etc. Make these into many simple and specific posts pertaining to one topic at a time. If, in all your excitement, you jump from topic to topic and end up with a 10 page paper about your favorite skincare methods, very few readers will reap the benefits of your knowledge because when we're on the internet, our attention spans decrease significantly for some reason. I wouldn't blame you if you've already stopped reading this :)
You can also blog about your own fun excursions as well to bring your personality to your shop and to add some variety. Blog about anything that you think you'd be interested in reading on someone else's blog. Blog about your Etsy friends, feature their shops, and bring them some well-deserved attention. Not only will they help you succeed, you'll be helping them too. Stick to upbeat and positive posts, since I believe we are all likely looking for content that takes us away from the stress and problems in our own lives (or at least I do). I guess a good mind set is to blog with the intent of improving your readers' lives in some small, fun way.
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How do I promote my blog? How do I attract readers/followers?
Know the saying that goes, "You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink?" Well, you can expose your blog through many outlets, but readers will only follow you if they feel like it. This can get tough, but joining linky parties is a good start. Remember to give more than you receive (that means support other blogs :). There are blogging communities you can join, such as BlogFrog, 20somethingbloggers, Etsypreneur, and several others (you can see the ones I've joined on the right side of my blog near the bottom. They've helped me progress, especially when I just started blogging). It's a bit time-consuming, so if you start, try to stick with it and don't give up. It may take several months or longer before you see results that you want. Just remember that in the beginning, when you have no followers, blog for yourself for the sake of expressing yourself and have fun with it! Blog (with abandon!) as if you don't care if no one reads it :)
Where can I promote my business online?
Facebook, Twitter, your blog...(to see the networks that I've joined, check out the bottom of my Contact + Submissions page. Some have been more helpful to me than others, but it also varies according to the time you spend on those networks). Join one or two very active and tight-knit teams on Etsy (doesn't have to be a big one) and invest your time there. When I had lots of time last year, I spent most of it in Treasure Lover and the Promotional Frenzy Team, as well as a few others. There are such big-hearted and supportive groups of people who are serious about helping one another, so if you find one, stick around! In the past few months, I've become super busy again (working full time), but I still occasionally hang around the Promotional Frenzy Team because I can't stay away :) Help others and they will help you back. Join with the intention of giving to others because you're not going to start off even. Invest your time and your returns will catch up with you.
Are there any things I should concentrate on to gain exposure/sales?
Aside from the things I've mentioned in the above questions, another good way is to be featured in many blogs. Whenever you see a blog that does features, contact them and ask if they would feature you. You'll get some rejections but you'll also get lots of acceptances. You can also do a few occasional giveaways on other people's blogs. You can take the extra step and check their previous giveaways to see how well their previous shop owners did, as well as contact their previous shop owners for input.
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Hope that was an informative and helpful perspective to get you started (if you haven't already started). If you have any additional tips, opinions, disagreements, etc, leave them in the comments. I'd love to hear other opinions and insights!
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Great advice. :-) Thanks for posting!
- June 1, 2011 at 2:07 AM
- bloomandbling said...
Lots of great advice and info! I think your opinions are right on target!!!
- June 1, 2011 at 3:11 AM
- magdamagda said...
"You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink?" I like that:) got some new things to put on my to-do list after reading your post! like "to drink":)
- June 1, 2011 at 4:52 AM
- Glitterbird Glamour said...
Great information!
- June 1, 2011 at 8:03 AM
- nangatesdesigns said...
Great advice! Being a new blogger this was very helpful.
- June 1, 2011 at 8:47 AM
- Anita Pillai said...
really great advice. taking a look at blog frog and Etsypreneur!
- June 1, 2011 at 9:47 AM
- Over The Moon Gifts said...
really really good blog, thanks a lot!
- June 1, 2011 at 10:47 AM
- DiVaRoCkS said...
Great post, thanks for all of the great information!
- June 1, 2011 at 10:47 AM
- ElfRenee said...
Very helpful, thank you so much!!!
- June 1, 2011 at 1:28 PM
- Sewinggranny - Mona said...
Great helpful information...thanks for sharing.
- June 1, 2011 at 2:34 PM
- CalliopeCreations said...
Great suggestions. Good food for thought (but not fattening).
- June 1, 2011 at 3:49 PM
- MoanasUniqueDesigns said...
As a newbie to blogging, so appreciate the tips.
- June 1, 2011 at 4:03 PM
- kel said...
PERFECT post for me to read today. I had a personal blog for 5 years but it's a very different blog than the one I'm trying to do now.
- June 1, 2011 at 5:34 PM
- theMayflower said...
great post! very informative!
- June 1, 2011 at 5:53 PM
- Christina Lucas said...
Excellent tips!!! I love it all, especially about having fun. A lot of bloggers lose motivation if they don't blog about something they love to wirte about.
- June 1, 2011 at 6:48 PM
- Christina Lucas said...
...I just have to share this on The Blog Entourage on Facebook.
- June 1, 2011 at 6:50 PM
- Inessa said...
Great info! Thanks for sharing.
- June 1, 2011 at 6:50 PM
- PaintedMemoriesByRosella said...
Very informative! Thanks.
- June 1, 2011 at 7:25 PM
- Bumblebee and Sophie said...
Thank you for posting this, I especially take the encouragement to not give up. I am trying to learn how to juggle, working part time, blogging, creating, and keeping up the house and family... And I don't have little ones like so many. Thanks
- June 1, 2011 at 9:21 PM
- Crimson Hill Soaps and Scents said...
Well written and very informative. Thanks so much for the "refresher" course!
- June 1, 2011 at 11:02 PM
- Cassie's Tale said...
What a thoughtful and informative post -- thank you!
- June 1, 2011 at 11:34 PM
- Deb said...
uniquecozytreasures - Thanks for the info.
- June 2, 2011 at 12:06 AM
- Sea Flower Studios said...
Great advice! Thanks for sharing.
- June 2, 2011 at 2:01 AM
- Charlene said...
Wonderful tips! Now all I have to do is get busy!
Thanks so much!
- June 2, 2011 at 11:40 AM
- Stacey - Elle Belle said...
Great info!
- June 2, 2011 at 8:27 PM
- IsabellesAttic said...
very good advice, thanks for sharing!
- June 2, 2011 at 10:08 PM
- Full Circle Creations said...
Thanks for sharing. I'm new to both Etsy and blogging so I will take all the advice I can get!
- June 3, 2011 at 1:45 PM
- Neha@ All things beautiful said...
Great advice and a very helpful post. Following you now!
- June 4, 2011 at 5:29 PM
- Betriska said...
I am SO happy to have found you, Jen! And this post was just what I was needing. I could check off some things as "yep. Done that." And there were so many more great ideas to add to my list of things I can do, should do, WILL do! Thank you so much for taking the time to share your good thinking with us!!
- September 3, 2011 at 4:53 PM


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A nice finale
Sunday April 2nd was closing day for artist John F. Marok's exhibition "Explorations and Excavations : The Lights and Shadows of Gatineau Park", a series of paintings showcasing the beauties and the vulnerabilities of our great park.
What a nice finale! Perhaps it was the champagne... possibly it was the warm and gentle spring air... or maybe just the friendly atmosphere in La Fab's gallery? Whatever the reason, those who attended John's finissage wore smiles on their faces and were in playful moods. Take a look at some of our pictures documenting this wonderful event.


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In line with their international and regional commitments, states have an obligation to provide shelters and protection for women and girls fleeing violence. For example:
In addition to their binding obligations, states have been urged to provide shelters through various international instruments and human rights agreements. For example:
Shelters can encourage states to comply with these standards by promoting the development of clear and compelling legislation and public policy on their services. This involves engaging in political advocacy to:
Advocacy should be based on a situational analysis of the existing legal framework and gaps in services. It is important to be aware of the laws and policies that are already in place at the regional, national and sub-national levels, as well as what level of government or specific state bodies have jurisdictional responsibility for supporting shelters and their services (Advocates for Human Rights, Understanding the Government Structure, Legal Obligations and Legislative Process).
Organizations should consider the impact that such advocacy work might have on their operations. For example:
See detailed guidance on advocating for legislation (Advocates for Human Rights, 2010).
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AIM-listed Botswana Diamonds has entered into an joint-venture agreement with Siseko Minerals Pty Ltd over a 13-license block in the Gope area of Botswana, covering an area of 6,518 square kilometers. Under the terms of the agreement, Botswana Diamonds becomes operator of the Brightstone block and will earn into it by spending up to $940,000 over three years to earn 51 percent. The budget for the first year is $140,000.
The highly prospective Gope region is where Gem Diamonds is developing its Ghagoo mine and where Petra Diamonds has made a discovery on block KX36.
Botswana Diamonds says it has analyzed all available geochemical, geophysical and drilling log data on the Brightstone licenses and has identified a series of targets. Detailed work on the targets will commence within weeks, which involves ground work to identify the best location to drill the target followed by drilling.
"It is a good time to be in diamonds. In particular it is a very good time to be in the Botswana diamond industry," says John Teeling, Chairman of Botswana Diamonds. "The emerging success of the new Karowe Mine, first discovered by the Botswana Diamond founders, is increasing interest in the country. Karowe is producing big, beautiful, valuable diamonds. The KX36 discovery in the Gope area and the development of the Ghagoo mine is further focusing attention on the Gope region within Botswana."
Source: diamondintelligence


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Flight to the Gobi
Discover the Gobi Desert
Extreme Travel:
Detailed Map
Detailed Tours Description
Day 1: Khongoriin Els or the Singing Sand Dunes
After our arrival by plane in Dalandzdgat early in the morning, we will head 200 km westwards to the Khongoriin Els. These are Mongolia's largest sand dunes. Those impressive dunes of 275 meters high in some places, stretch from East to West over more than 100 km. Behind the sand dunes we will see the impressive black rocky mass of the Sevrey Mountain.
Day 2: Yoliin and Dungenee Am, the Eagle Gorges or Vulture Mouth
Today we will take a ride through the beautiful gorges of the imposing Altai Mountain Chain. We will pass through the Yoliin Am and the Dungenee Am both located in the Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park. Ancient rivers carved those green valleys.
We may catch a glimpse of the wild Argali sheep, the Ibex, the desert gazelles or the Golden Eagles. We will also pay a visit to the little museum of the park where you can admire a collection of dinosaur bones and .
Day 3: Flight back to Ulaanbaatar
Today we will take our flight back to Ulaanbaatar. Depending of the flight shuttle we will do this tour in one or the other direction. Somethimes it might be better to start the trip the other way arround
Optional Day: Bayanzag or the Flaming Cliffs
Bayanzag also known as the "Flaming Cliffs" is the worldwide renowned place where palaeontologist Roy Chapman Andrews found dinosaur bones and eggs. The surrounding landscape is a beautiful combination of rocks, red sand and scrubs. Here we will spend some time exploring the cliffs.
Optional Day: Family Stay in the Gobi Desert and Camel Riding
The Family lives in the Gobi Desert. We will experience the warm hospitality offered by the Mongolian families. For dinner we will be offered a typical Mongolian meal that will be prepared by nomads. Those who want will have the opportunity to try the airag or fermented horse milk. Our guide - translator will help us to forge contact with the local population.
Those interested will have the opportunity to do camel riding.
We offer 3 different price categories for our tours:
Please contact us for the updated prices. We offer special discount prices for off season tours.
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text: On Thu, 12 Nov 2009, Peter von Kaehne wrote: > I am not sure were can call either approach really "wrong" - they are > different and have different advantages. > > The main problem with Xiphos approach is as Chris rightly states with > languages which are so dead and extinct that no one would even recognise > their names in the language. > > The main problem with your approach is that many languages are not even > named in some of the languages we have interfaces now. When I translated > BibleDesktop into Farsi (which uses your suggested approach) I found > that I came rapidly to the end of my (extensive) dictionaries and was > left clueless what to do next. Transliterating the names seemed wrong, > leaving them in English when everything else is translated seemed wrong > too. Your'e right. Still I prefer our approach. I have translated quite many language names into Finnish. There surely are languages which don't have Finnish names, but I don't see it as a huge problem. Most of those names don't make any difference if they are left untranslated, because they would be almost or exactly the same as in English. BTW, what do linguists do when they want to discuss about a language which doesn't have a name translated into the language of discussion, especially if the foreign language uses different script? Or do scholarly articles use only the native names? I guess linguists want to talk about languages they don't actually know. If a language has the name is in its native script in UI the user may have no clue what it is. I very much prefer being able to find out with google or something than being left in darkness. And please don't tell me I don't have to know if I can't read the script or the native language (this is one of the arguments we have heard in a previous discussion about this same subject long time ago). I have to admit it's greater problem for UI languages with non-latin scripts. Then there would be mixed latin and other scripts in UI, unless translator has transcribed the names. But if the common list has both native and English names, each frontend can of course choose what to do. If our users complain, I'm ready to discuss about changing our choice. Yours, Eeli Kaikkonen (Mr.), Oulu, Finland e-mail: eekaikko at mailx.studentx.oulux.fix (with no x)


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Hi all! Donna here for today's post.
Wow time flies so fast, it's already February of 2013! That means, my birthday month :)
So for this month's theme, my project is all about using Washi tapes and of course, LOVE :)
Take a look and hope this will inspire you to create and join us this month over at Pretty Paper Studio.
I first applied gesso on the tag using a TCW template (6x6 Cosmic swirl). Before, I was using a sponge to dab the gesson on the surface, but using a stick is much better when I tried it. The definition of the design is more visible as you can see in the images.
I then adhered half of a doily in the middle. I used AC knock-outs border punch (Starter kit) to a strip of paper.
I wrote big letters L O V and E on a corrugated board and cut it. Adhering the washi tape is very easy. I stapled some parts to hold the washi tape better.
I used stickles for that added punch: glittery and sparkly! I accented with some Maya Road heart pins, Pink Paislee Artisan chipboard, flower cutouts from a Dear Lizzy paper, lace, twine and flowers.
These are the four tags all together. Perfect for display or pinning to a board which I am doing now.
That's it, hope you like it!
Thanks and have a great day!
Supplies Used:
Washi tapes
Inkssentials Craft Tags
Maya Road trinket pins hearts
Amy Tan sketchbook paper
My Mind's Eye All is bright 6x6 paper Pad
Dear Lizzy Fresh Blooms
Prima Ingrid Bolme chalk fluid edger Raspberry Pie
AC Knock outs starter kit
Others - lace, paper twine, satin ribbon, flowers
A summary of what you have to do:
Make a Scrapbook Page, Card and/or a Project with Washi Tapes
Your work has to be new: made after this challenge went live
Your work has to be new: made after this challenge went live
Share it in our album February Challenge: Anything with Washi in our FB Group
Projects that are not shared in the specified album will be disqualified
Follow us on Blogger and Like us on Facebook
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You can participate in this challenge only once
Deadline: February 28, 2013
Prize: AED 25 Gift Voucher to the Store


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Bed and Breakfast Cedar City
Welcome to The Garden Cottage
Welcome to The Garden Cottage Bed and Breakfast in Cedar City UT. The perfect Bed and Breakfast or romantic Country Inn lodging alternative to Cedar City's hotels and hotels.Whether you are here in Color Country for the Utah Shakespearean Festival or visiting the National Parks, if you like Bed and Breakfasts and romantic Country Inns we would love to be your victorian lodging choice during your stay in beautiful Cedar City, Utah.
The Lilac Room is a cozy bedchamber
As always, delightful! The spirit of generous hospitality, the pleasure of delicious food and the joy of experiencing your impeccable artist's touch with home decoration- all wrap around us like a psalm.We shall return.
A Cedar City Bed and Breakfast


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I don't have any layouts or stories to share with you all. Hope you're not too disappointed. But I'd like to take a few minutes of your time to promote some new items in my shop that I'm really excited and proud of.
I'm slowly building inventory, and I've had a couple of local sales...so we're heading in the right direction. Now, it's time to really get the word out there!
First, here is my favorite thing in my entire shop. I've considered keeping it for myself! lol. But I'll share with you all, because you so deserve it! This is my new "Country Bumpkin' Shadow Box". Created with pretty paper, fibers, flowers, and some cutesy charms. Can you see, now, why I wouldn't want to part with this???
Now, while I would rather wait until November to start thinking about the Holiday Season, I am learning that in the retail business, that is not allowed. I'm not rushing the season, I love everything about Fall, and Halloween may be just as much of a favorite, if not more, than Christmas, itself. However, I know the holiday shoppers are out there and they're lurking..many even shopping already! So here goes, the first of the Christmas/Holiday cards are in!
Wait, there's a little more. We have a brand new product! Who doesn't like to sit down and drown themselves into a good book? I'm not a huge reader, but when I do read, I'm usually scrounging for a bookmark. I tend to find scraps of paper and use them, or an envelope, what ever may be laying around. A person who loves pretty paper should not have this issue! So, now we have bookmarks in the shop.
Our first set, is a set of three, Girl Scout themed bookmarks. Now, these aren't just little rectangle pieces of cut, pretty paper. These are patterns, matted on cardstock, matted on a heavy matte board (the kind used in picture frames), made to last a long time! A perfect gift for that special Girl Scout in your life...or even a leader and/or volunteer.
There will be more bookmarks with different themes added as time goes on. But, for now, here is our first set...
Stay tuned for more. Thanks for looking. I wish you all a blessed day!


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Jennifer Garner: Coffee Date with a Pregnant Pal!
Jennifer Garner beams as she chats away during her coffee date with a friend at Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf on Tuesday (October 18) in Beverly Hills, Calif.
The 39-year-old pregnant actress and her pal left the cafe together – Jen's friend was also sporting her own baby bump!
PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Jennifer Garner
Over the weekend, Jen and her hubby Ben Affleck had a family fun outing with their two girls Violet and Seraphina to a local farmer's market.
10+ pictures inside of Jennifer Garner and her pal leaving the cafe in Beverly Hills…


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Thanks to Dave Thomas the JAOO conference was recently held Sydney again. As he was introducing himself before his talk about Application Development and Deployment in the Cloud, Dave remarked that "he was responsible for all the bad things about JAOO". Not much fell into this category and I'm sure Dave was responsible for many of the good things, such as attracting many excellent speakers.
As expected Dave demonstrated his vast knowledge of software and gave me much to ponder concerning likely trends over the coming years.
Among other talks that inspired me at JAOO were both Avi Bryant's talks, especially his "Speeding Ducks" talk about how it is possible to improve Ruby's speed through the use of techniques such as native code generation and inline caching. Patrick Lindsay's title for his iPhone dev talk was, as he would freely admit, somewhat misleading. He did cheat a little to enable him to finish building his app within 45 minutes! Glenn Vanderburg's talk about Fuzz Testing has encouraged me to give Tarantula a try.
So far I've given a few examples of technical talks at JAOO that I valued. The presentation that inspired me the most was one by Linda Rising entitled "Hardwired for deception means trouble with estimates!" Linda built up her argument by providing examples of studies that have shown how we "naturally deceive ourselves and others – constantly". Linda left it until the end of her talk to relate these findings back to software development but by then the message should have been clear to anyone who was prepared to accept the evidence:
"A strong tendency to ignore previous feedback and persist in overconfidence in their own estimates have been observed in software development."
As Linda concluded, the only sensible way out is to follow an Agile approach that uses small steps, experimentation, a preparedness to learn from both success and failure, involves others and incorporates retrospectives and openness.
I love learning technical stuff about software development but always find it refreshing to hear people-focussed talks from experienced practitioners like Linda Rising.
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With our new embroidery software, creating and editing designs, lettering, and monograms has never been easier! Thanks to the BERNINA Cloud, your creativity can travel with you! Curious? Check out our 30 day free trial of BERNINA Toolbox now!
Download the zip-file that is provided in the next step and unzip it on your desktop.
Execute the application Setup.exe as Administrator.
A new window appears to remove previous software that is no longer valid. BERNINA recommends leaving the box ticked per default to assure proper functioning.
Per default the software uninstalls
At the end of the installation you are prompted to restart your computer.
Select Yes and click Finish to reboot the computer.
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More News From ClimateWire
Transmission projects have traditionally come under attack by environmental, scenic and "not in my backyard" partisans. Now a major mid-Atlantic power line proposal may be held up instead by a weak economy and a growing energy conservation movement.
A Virginia regulatory examiner plans this week to rule on a request by PATH Allegheny Virginia Transmission Corp. to withdraw its proposal to build a 276-mile, $1.8 billion high-voltage transmission line from West Virginia through Virginia's northwest corner to a proposed substation near Frederick, Md. The project would be resubmitted this fall, its backers say.
A hurried analysis over the weekend between Christmas and New Year's Day by the PJM Interconnection, called for by the Virginia State Corporation Commission, indicated that the PATH line was not required in June 2014 to keep lights on the mid-Atlantic region. PJM had called for the 2014 completion date last April, in its regular yearly study of transmission needs.
The new planning scenarios "suggest that the PATH Project appears not to be needed in 2014," said Steven Herling, PJM's vice president for planning, in a Dec. 28 letter to the project's developers, American Electric Power and Allegheny Energy Inc.
The two-year-long recession had already caused PJM, the mid-Atlantic grid operator, several times to push back its forecast of when the line would be needed to meet reliability requirements. The new element that figured in PJM's latest analysis was the recent sharp increase in demand response offers -- commitments by businesses and some pooled residential customers to cut back electricity usage when power shortages threaten, in return for compensation by utilities.
"Clearly, the big impact of the delay [in last spring's forecast] related to the economy," Herling said in an interview. "The analysis we did at the beginning of 2009 was based on load forecast that included the recession. That pushed the line to 2014." Last month's analysis added demand response, and that showed that the line was no longer required in 2014. "Demand response is having a significant effect," Herling said.
Energy conservation kicks in to ease reliability worries
The outlook was direr in 2007, when the line was proposed, according to the companies. "The PATH project addresses significant reliability concerns in the region, including overloads that will occur on more than thirteen existing transmission lines in Maryland, West Virginia, Virginia and Pennsylvania, as soon as 2012 if PATH is not built," AEP chairman Michael Morris said in a release in December of that year.
Environmental organizations and property owners in the line's right of way said the new PJM analysis confirmed what should have been obvious -- that the economic slump and efficiency and conservation initiatives were undercutting the need for the line.
"We knew the economy was lousy last spring. We knew these efficiency measures were in place. They have been ignoring the facts right along," said Malcolm Baldwin, who owns a farm in Lovettsville in Loudoun County, Va., and is a board member of the Piedmont Environmental Council. The council opposes the PATH project and a second major project, the TRAIL power line that is now under construction from West Virginia to Northern Virginia.
PJM's new preliminary analysis indicates that because of reduced demand, key high-voltage power lines into Maryland and northern Virginia aren't threatened with overloading until 2021 or later, based on assessments of how much power they can safely carry. Herling said reliability limits on voltages, however, could be reached in the region as early as 2016.
Herling said PJM won't have a firm fix on when the PATH line is required until it completes its next annual detailed assessment in June.
Multi-state confusion results
The new forecast has added confusion to an already clouded regulatory picture in the three states that would be linked by the proposed line -- Virginia, Maryland and West Virginia. The project is under review in West Virginia. The Maryland Public Service Commission dismissed the PATH application on Sept. 9 last year, finding that a new entity created to operate the line in Maryland didn't meet state requirements. Potomac Edison, a unit of Allegheny Energy, has refiled under its own name, and the Maryland PSC has a hearing scheduled today to consider the new filing.
"I'm anticipating a discussion and numerous questions [from the commission]. They need get much more detailed information from Potomac Edison as why they are moving forward at this time given the activities" the utility is undertaking in Virginia, said Paula Carmody, Maryland's people's counsel.
On Dec. 21, Potomac Edison submitted testimony from PJM experts declaring that the line would be needed in 2014. Potomac Edison notified the Maryland commission of the new PJM finding on Monday, asking that the commission hold its review open until this summer, when the full PJM assessment is done.
In Virginia, the PATH opponents are asking state regulators to reject the project outright. "The application should be denied. They've admitted they don't need it," said Wil Burns, an attorney for the Sierra Club. The Virginia State Corporation Commission's staff also urged the commission to dismiss the PATH project based on Maryland's rejection.
The Virginia staff said that if the review remains open, it could invite intervention by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, which could order the line to be built backed by federal eminent domain authority. The 2005 federal energy act permits FERC to direct the construction of high-priority transmission lines if states fail to act on proposals within one year. The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled last year that FERC could not step in if a state commission rejected a transmission project, however.
PATH told Virginia regulators that it will not ask FERC to intervene in the case.
PJM's changed forecasts may illustrate the uncertainties about projecting grid requirements, as the power industry heads into a future of smart grid innovations, growing renewable power flows, more conservation and demand response policies and proposals for carbon emission legislation. "Changing circumstances may make the proposed project vitally needed to maintain essential utilities services," said Alexander Skirpan Jr., senior hearing examiner for the Virginia commission, last November.
PATH's opponents protest that the line will bring more coal-fired electric power into the Eastern Seaboard. Companies promoting new lines say they will also carry wind, nuclear or natural gas-fired generation, and the economics of power markets will decide which fuels win out.
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Barely-there slip dresses
A fun alternative to summer's stripes – see Burberry.
Fluted skirts
We love Celine's. If you are about taking risks, try J.W Anderson's.
Pleated backs
A cool design detail that makes this tricky trend easier to wear.
Pom Pom earrings
We actually prefer the Pom Pom bag (and that's not saying much).
Fruit motifs
Apparently the Pineapple is back, but Chloe has already been there and done that!
Replacing hats as the choice of summer headgear. Save them for the plane, kids.
Bags embellished with fringes
Raise your hands if yours has gotten caught in the taxi door one too many times?


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Create your own personalized Anniversary Centerpiece with Wanderfuls. They will look stunning on your tables and cost less than a traditional centerpiece! Your Anniversary Centerpiece Decorations will delight your guests. Call now to speak to a Wanderfuls Anniversary Designer.


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we just got back to our temporary home in Mariposa, CA after a week in Oakland, rehearsing and playing a really nice show with our friends the Papercuts and the Finches on Thurs.
then we spent all weekend making this short ad for Mythomania -
thanks again to Nat Russell for his amazing drawings!!!