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Storm Hawks is a recent CG animated, action-adventure series that began airing on Cartoon Network last year. Storm Hawks: Heroes of The Sky, from Sony Home Entertainment, collects the first thirteen episodes of the series in a two disc DVD set. The show was produced by Nerd Corps Entertainment, previously responsible for Dragon Booster.
Storm Hawks is set in Atmos, the fictional world of different, various mountainous lands filled with diverse inhabitants. A group of heroes known as the Storm Hawks, along with other "sky knights," protected the lands, before they were betrayed by a sky night named Dark Ace. Wow, ya think? If his name is Dark Ace, what did you think he was he going to do, unless his name was Light Ace when he was a good guy? Dark Ace joined forces with the evil Master Cyclonis and the Cyclonians. Atmos now lives under constant threat and terror of the Cyclonians.
The hero of the story is Aerrow, the apparent last descendant of the leader of the old Storm Hawks. He and his friends: Junko, a powerhouse with rhino-like features; Finn, a blonde, airheaded, weapons specialist; Piper, an expert navigator and mechanic obsessed with magic crystals; Radarr, Aerrow's rabbit/weasel-like creature who is also Aerrow's co-pilot; and Stork, a green skinned, pointy-eared pilot with pessimistic and rampant paranoid tendencies, become self-proclaimed Sky Knights in order to reform the Storm Hawks and protect Atmos. However, the members of the group are not yet of age, they are looked down upon as children. Regardless, the boys want to prove themselves as heroes worthy of the Sky Knight moniker and the want to assist the resistance against Master Cyclonis and her allies. Aerrow and his friends find the Condor, rebuild the wrecked carrier ship, reform the Storm Hawks, and take the mantle of the old, legendary sky knight heroes.
For an animated kids show, Storm Hawks is OK. However, it's somewhat difficult to get wrapped in the story since it plays for laughs and cheap, dumb comedy. The stakes of the story never really feel serious or all important. When you look at other animated action/adventure cartoons such as Avatar: The Last Airbender today, which contains superior storytelling, it's harder to get into a story such as Storm Hawks.
There's nothing particularly interesting or cool about any of the characters. Aerrow seems to desire recognition and respect over helping people. Stork is a bit of a cowardly lion type, and usually opts to stay out of battle with the other Storm Hawks while he pilots their airbase the condor. Despite that, Stork turns out to be one of the more genuine, funny, and interesting characters, at least an extreme opposite to the rather plucky and flat personalities of the other Storm Hawks.
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Confident communication
At the root of confident behaviour and communication is the ability to be assertive. 'Assertiveness' is sometimes confused with being aggressive – being pushy and dominating – it's neither of these!
Assertiveness means:
- telling people what we want, need, or would prefer
- stating our preference clearly and confidently, without belittling ourselves or others, without being threatening or putting other people down
- being honest with ourselves and others
- being able to negotiate and reach workable compromises or solutions
- having confidence in ourselves, while at the same time understanding other peoples points of view
Assertive people:
- initiate conversation
- compliment others and receive compliments gracefully
- cope with justified criticism – and can give it too
- take responsibility for their own feelings and opinions
- listen and try not to judge and blame
- encourage others to be assertive
Assertiveness is about being able to communicate with respect – respect for ourselves and our own feelings, views and opinions, as well as those of others. It's not about pushing our own viewpoint at the expense of other people and always getting what we want. It is a positive way of behaving that doesn't violate the rights of other people.
Above all assertive behaviour is appropriate behaviour. This means that it is appropriate on occasions to be angry, or to choose not to be assertive in a particular situation or with a particular person.
In summary, it is stating clearly what we would like to happen, but without a demand that it should.
Confident and assertive behaviour tends to be self-generating and encourages similar behaviour in others. It looks, sounds and feels comfortable and empowering. Lack of confidence and a sense of powerlessness, on the other hand, are likely to lead to tension and anxiety (fear) – this triggers a mixture of responses. Some people cope by reacting aggressively to their situation (the 'fight' response), and others may react passively (the 'flight' response).
Typical assertive statements: "I believe that… what do you think?" "I would like to…what about you? "What can we do to resolve this problem?"
Some practical tips and techniques to help you to be clear about what you want out of situations and ways of communicating with others with more confidence:
- Be prepared
- Anticipate other people's responses and behaviour
- Think about how you might handle situations in advance
- Learn to be firm and repeat your messages
You may need to learn to give yourself time, and ask for it. Don't be bulldozed into giving an instant response, say, for example
I need time to consider what you have said
I'm not sure about that
I need more time to make a decision
I don't want to be rushed
OK let me think about that and I'll get back to you
Learn to use body language and to control your reactions
- Maintain direct eye contact
- Keep your posture open and relaxed
- Be sure your facial expression agrees with the message
- Keep a level, well-modulated tone of voice
- Select an appropriate time to be assertive
You won't learn how to become a more assertive person just by reading, you will need to practice. You can practice on your friends and family – choose someone understanding and it is best to tell them what you are doing first! Ask for feedback on how you're doing.

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By MIKE HUFFMAN
Managing Editor
It's seems simple enough: Majority rules.
Still, there was a desire to do some last-minute horse trading when it came to allocating funding for outside agencies specializing in economic development and social services last week.
In the end, however, Mayor Tom Towey's suggestion that those agencies supported by all council members would receive the bulk of the funds and those favored by the majority won out at the Sept. 25 meeting.
"We could make this as simple or as complicated as we want to," Towey told the council, which eventually went along with his suggestion.
Under the mayor's direction, no agency was given any money if it received three or fewer nods from council members. That eliminated groups such as the Spokane River forum and, Spokane Neighborhood Action Programs and Sustainable Works.
"We could all argue for one of our own (preferred organization)," said Council Member Arne Woodard. "Those who don't get anything shouldn't feel bad."
The money that had been proposed for those agencies was then divided among those that were supported by all seven council members. In all, 22 agencies asked $344,578 out of $150,000 available.
Agencies receiving funding included:
Economic Development
Social Services
Each year, council members submit separate lists of those agencies seeking funding and the amounts preferred. In the past, the process could get bogged down in trying to figure out who gets what.
Under the new system – pioneered by former Council Member Bill Gothmann last year – the agencies who receive unanimous support get a bit extra from those who are cut from the list.
Towey also proposed the city officially adopt the formula so future councils are given direction and to speed up the process.


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Something's always hurting ... and something's always healing ... (Hexagram 18, WOUNDEDNESS)
Over the Mountains
Maybe someone stumbles across that child
lost weeks ago, now chilled and unconscious but breathing.
Maybe a friendly wanderer saved the child
for awhile, but had to go on, and this is the end.
(The world we all came from reaches out; its trees
embrace; its rocks come down ready to cover
us again. Moss clings to the feet and climbs
carefully, protecting its own. It wants us back.)
Now people carry the child, warm him;
"Save him," they say. Then he stirs and opens his eyes.
He doesn't want what he sees. He closes his eyes.
The slow tide of the forest takes him away.
(This doesn't happen just once; it happens again and again,
to the lost, to searchers and parents, to you, to me.)
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Madrid is the sun-soaked capital of Spain, with fantastic weather, countless public holidays and the laidback Spanish lifestyle.
Find out what living in Madrid is really like. Check out our five tantalizing reasons to move to Madrid.
Madrid has some of the most stunning and unique architecture in Europe. The quaint narrow streets merge into grand avenues, with something to see on every corner.
Madrid has many beautiful towns and cities nearby that are perfect for day trips. You can visit the old city walls of Toledo, or the stunning aqueduct of Segovia, all just an hour from the capital.
Madrid's cuisine celebrates the food of all the regions in Spain and, whether you're keen to have a beer and tapas, or sit down to a world-class meal at a Michelin-starred restaurant, you're sure to find something that will make your mouth water. Here is a list of typical food in Madrid to whet your appetite.
If you want to live in a city where the sun constantly shines then Madrid is definitely the place for you. There is an average of 300 rain-free days a year in Madrid so forget about the grey and gloom - even in January, Madrileños flock to outdoor terraces to enjoy drinks with friends.
There are also tons of parks for when the bustle of city life becomes too much and you need some sunny tranquillity. You can feel and see the seasons change in Madrid, like in autumn the parks change beautiful bright oranges, browns and yellows and in spring the city blossoms with cherry trees and colorful flowers.
The nightlife in Madrid is incomparable. From chatting in cramped bars that serve beers and tapas until late, to dancing in swanky rooftop clubs in the warmth of the summer evenings until 8am, Madrid has something for every taste.
The city is divided into different zones: Chueca for a gay-friendly night out, Salamanca for the more exclusive party animal, Lavapies for a multi-cultural, hippy vibe and Malasaña for the cool hipsters, among many others.
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The rhythm of summer in the city pulses faintly in the Marais. Local occupants desert the town and are replaced by hordes of tourists rambling the hot streets armed with cameras, although like the sea, they only rise to a certain tide line. Some spots remain unreached. One such area lies north of Rue de Bretagne around the Carreau du Temple in the 3rd. arrondisement. This portion of the Marais has of late been turned into a beehive of chic. And although summer has brought some tranquility and less traffic to these parts, it is perhaps the best time of the year to explore this cool environment.
Le Barav at the corner of the rue François Dupuy and the rue de la Corderie is a wine-bar and caviste (wine shop) with separate entrances, well priced wines and reassuringly simple fare. Cooking breaks with the tradition of starter, main course, deserts to hover between tapas, platters of selected cheese, cold cuts or delicious savory tarts.
The short and secretive rue de Forez, is home to the delightful Tartes Kluger. I do not know why, but I imagine gentle fairies concocting the toothsome products that cause so much delight to the palate. The tarts are imaginative and the decor blends the industrial and community spirit in cozy style.
Across the street from TK, the concept food of the hybrid Nanashi has successfully been embraced by graphic designers, book editors and trendy Marais shoppers. The bento box of many persuasions is firmly implanted in its Japanese spirit but with winks to French additions. Open kitchen and heavy vegetarian leanings are the final touches that tell you are in the brave new world of post-modern eateries.
A magnetic pull is exerted by the now light-weight structure of the Carreau du Temple, a cast-iron skeleton awaiting its final dressing before it reopens in 2013 as a centre for culture and sports. Businesses begin to take up positions as hunters awaiting eagerly the prey and then another watershed of Paris will be finally colonized.


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Iran's former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani found himself living the old cliché about revolutions devouring their own children on Tuesday, when a court in Tehran sentenced his daughter to six months in prison for "spreading propaganda" against the regime. The verdict against a highly visible member of the influential Rafsanjani clan longtime kingmakers within Iran's political elite is the latest sign of deepening political strife ahead of parliamentary elections to be held in March.
A former member of parliament turned political activist, Faezeh Hashemi had emerged in recent years as a sharp critic of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's government. While Hashemi isn't a political heavyweight in her own right she is best known as an advocate for women's sports and for flashing Chanel under her traditional black chador she infuriates the regime by championing her father's politics. (Former President Rafsanjani had been Ahmadinejad's nemesis within Tehran's clerically dominated political system. The incumbent effectively ran his re-election campaign in the controversial 2009 poll against Rafsanjani rather than against the rival candidates, backed by the former President, who continued to occupy important clerical positions.) The verdict against Hashemi appears to be based on a recent interview in which she said Iran "was being run by thugs and hooligans."
Hashemi had spent brief spells in detention in the past, and regime-aligned Basij militiamen have harassed her in public. But analysts says the harsh verdict reflects the mounting tensions between rival conservative camps ahead of the March elections, the first major vote Iran will hold since Ahmadinejad's contested 2009 re-election. The regime fears a low turnout would erode its domestic political standing amid mounting fury over the deteriorating economy. Any street unrest would project a divided image of Iran at a sensitive moment, as the country faces a possible oil embargo and trades threats daily with the U.S.
Iranian officials and state media have launched a "readiness" message campaign in preparation for the vote, warning supporters of the opposition Green movement to stay off the streets and reminding Iranians of their duty to the country's "religious democracy." The country's top police commander, Ismail Ahmadi Moghdam, declared this week that military and security forces were prepared to thwart "plans of the enemy" that might seek a repeat of 2009's protests.
With anxiety running high in Tehran over the external pressures, the regime needs a show of unity ahead of the election which may be why it's turning up the heat on Rafsanjani. Once a pillar of the revolutionary establishment, Rafsanjani has seen his political influence wane in recent years, especially after he backed some of the protesters' demands in the 2009 unrest and demanded the release of prisoners. In the aftermath, he lost his longtime position as head of the Assembly of Experts, an appointed clerical body that picks the Supreme Leader and hypothetically has the right to recall the incumbent, Ayatullah Ali Khamenei. He was also barred from delivering sermons during Friday prayers at the University of Tehran, the country's most influential political platform. Rafsanjani is also expected to lose his position this year as head of the Expediency Council, another clerical body, which resolves disputes between branches of government. But even in diminished form, Rafsanjani's clout remains considerable. He represents a threat to the facade of unity the regime is trying to present, having begun questioning the fairness of the coming election. Last week the regime shut down Rafsanjani's personal website.
By ratcheting up the pressure on the former President, analysts say, Iran's top leadership hopes to force him to throw his influence behind the parliamentary vote. "The message being sent to Rafsanjani is very clear: Criticize the Ahmadinejad government all you like, but when it comes to core issues of the system, you must be supportive," says Alireza Haghighi, an Iran specialist at the University of Toronto. "The expectation is that he will stand behind the system when it matters."
The March parliamentary vote is expected to be a fierce, if narrow, contest between allies of Ahmadinejad and a coalition of his opponents drawn from the Revolutionary Guard and hard-line clergy loyal to Khamenei. Both camps seek a 30% to 40% share of the seats in parliament, which would enable them to either support or impede the Ahmadinejad government. For the anti-Ahmadinejad camp, the vote will be a key first step in marginalizing the President and shearing his ambitions to retain influence beyond the end of his term.
The country's most prominent reformists are boycotting the vote, and Mehdi Karroubi, a leader of the now quiet Green movement along with Mir-Hossein Moussavi, has said from house arrest that elections will be "dictated and security driven." With no prominent candidates to support and no unified position or leadership to follow, Iran's opposition remains discontent but silent. Rafsanjani had garnered some credibility among Iranians who protested in 2009 but would lose that favor by urging participation in an election the opposition movement considers rigged.
For Rafsanjani, says Jamshid Barzegar, senior Iran analyst at BBC Persian, "the best course is to keep silent." If he backs the vote, he loses credibility among regime critics; if he undermines the election by questioning its fairness, he risks losing his standing within the system altogether. Faezeh Hashemi has 20 days to appeal the verdict against her, and an appeals court would likely review the case on the eve of the March 2 vote, effectively keeping her fate hanging over her father's head until voting day. "The system wants to have Rafsanjani in its camp, but a quiet, passive Rafsanjani," says Barzegar.
The provocations against Rafsanjani continue to escalate. On Tuesday, relatives of his exiled son Mehdi Hashemi had their passports confiscated upon returning to Tehran after visiting him in Dubai. Whether Rafsanjani will respond remains to be seen, but it's clear that Iran's leadership considers him a dangerous wild card in an electoral game that matters vitally.
As Karim Sadjadpour of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace puts it: "What remains to be seen is whether Rafsanjani will, for the sake of regime stability, take his grievances with him to his deathbed or whether he will go down fighting. It's difficult for him to disavow a system he helped create."


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Edward Readicker-Henderson has been traveling the world for over 20 years — against the advice of medical professionals and the protests of an unhealthy body. He's survived longer than anyone, including himself, expected. And he believes it's travel that's keeping him alive.
In the latest issue of National Geographic Traveler (May 2012 – Volume 29, Number 3), Edward tells his story. His writing is evocative and easy to read. And he's got a great philosophy on travel (and life; the two always seem to be connected):
Saying no is the easiest thing in the world. But who loves no? If you're going to fight for what you love, don't you have to say yes?
Which is what got me into that volcano when I could barely walk. Which is what got me on that plane to Pago Pago.
In Pago, I say yes to a smaller plane to a smaller island, yes to people who offer me a ride to that island's far side, yes to the captain who then takes me across the sea in a boat with an engine barely powerful enough for a model car, yes to the dot of jungle we reach, where the flowers are bigger than Frisbees and fairy terns swirl the air like smoke rings.
Say no, and all you're doing is waiting for time to finish. Say yes, yes, and it's the spell that opens Ali Baba's cave. The riches never run out.
I believe that the best way to approach travel (or any experience) is with an open mind and no expectations. Take what comes. Say yes. Embrace opportunity and the unexpected, and every experience. And the more you say yes, the more natural it becomes.


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Dendropsophus leucophyllatus (Beireis, 1783)
Hyla bufoides Meuschen, 1781, in Gronovius, Zoophyl. Gronoviani: XXX. Type(s): Not known to exist. Type locality: XXX. Invalid name by reason of work being suppressed by Anonymous, 1954, Bull. Zool. Nomencl., 5: 265-279; Anonymous, 1954, Bull. Zool. Nomencl., 5: 281-296).
Rana leucophyllata Beireis, 1783, Schr. Ges. Naturforsch. Freunde Berlin, 4: 182. Type(s): NHRM 157 (now lost) was regarded as the holotype by Duellman, 1977, Das Tierreich, 95: 69 (which constitutes a lectotype designation by implication); this was disputed by Böhme, 1981, Bonn. Zool. Beitr., 32: 283-295, who suggested that NHRM 157 is a surviving syntype of Rana boans Linnaeus, 1758, and that the holotype of Rana leucophyllata is lost. MNHNP 2015.129 designated neotype by Caminer, Milá, Jansen, Fouquet, Venegas, Chávez, Lougheed, and Ron, 2017, PLoS One, 12(3: e0171785): 20. Type locality: Unknown, but believed by Beireis to be from Surinam. Neotype from "French Guiana, Municipality of Sinnamary (5.3734° N, 53.0975° W), 49 m above sea level".
Hyla leucophylla — Gmelin, 1789, Syst. Nat., Ed. 13, 1(3): 1055. Incorrect subsequent spelling.
Rana variegata Bonnaterre, 1789, Tab. Encyclop. Method. Trois Reg. Nat., Erp.: 8. Types: Not known to exist; based on description of species 67 in Gronovius, 1763, Zoophyl. Gronov.: page 15, no. 67, according to Dubois, 1995, Dumerilia, 2: 57. Type locality: Unknown. Synonymy by Daudin, 1800, Hist. Nat. Quad. Ovip., Livr. 1: 5, although Dubois, 1995, Dumerilia, 2: 57, noted that the description would fit many other species. Primary homonym of Rana variegata Linnaeus, 1758 (= Bombina variegata).
Calamita leucophyllata — Schneider, 1799, Hist. Amph. Nat.: 168.
Hyla frontalis Daudin, 1800, Hist. Nat. Quad. Ovip., Livr. 1: 5, pl. 3. Holotype: Levaillant collection by original designation; MNHNP 4868, according to Guibé, 1950 "1948", Cat. Types Amph. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat.: 20. Type locality: "Surinam". Named as a junior synonym of Rana leucophyllata Beireis. Synonymy by Daudin, 1802 "An. XI", Hist. Nat. Rain. Gren. Crap., Quarto: 4; Daudin, 1803 "An. XI", Hist. Nat. Gen. Part. Rept., 8: 45; Gravenhorst, 1807, Vergleich. Uebersicht Linn. Neuern Zool. Syst.: 432; Tschudi, 1838, Classif. Batr.: 72; Duméril and Bibron, 1841, Erp. Gen., 8: 607; Günther, 1859 "1858", Cat. Batr. Sal. Coll. Brit. Mus.: 112; Boulenger, 1882, Cat. Batr. Sal. Coll. Brit. Mus., Ed. 2: 387.
Calamita leucophyllatus — Merrem, 1820, Tent. Syst. Amph.: 173.
Hypsiboas leucophyllatus — Tschudi, 1838, Classif. Batr.: 72.
Dendropsophus frontalis — Fitzinger, 1843, Syst. Rept.: 31.
Hyla (Hyla) leucophyllata — Burmeister, 1856, Erläut. Fauna Brasil.: 104.
Dendropsophus leucophyllatus — Faivovich, Haddad, Garcia, Frost, Campbell, and Wheeler, 2005, Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist., 294: 91.
English Names
White-leaf Frog (Shaw, 1802, Gen. Zool., 3(1): 127).
Beireis' Treefrog (Frank and Ramus, 1995, Compl. Guide Scient. Common Names Amph. Rept. World: 56; Caminer, Milá, Jansen, Fouquet, Venegas, Chávez, Lougheed, and Ron, 2017, PLoS One, 12(3: e0171785): 20).
Northern Brazilian Amazonia, Surinam, Guyana, and French Guiana, below 400 m elevation; expected in adjacent Venezuela but not yet reported.
For discussion of geographic variation and synonyms at that time, see Duellman, 1974, Occas. Pap. Mus. Nat. Hist. Univ. Kansas, 27: 17–18. See comment under Hyla elegans. Lescure and Marty, 2000, Collect. Patrimoines Nat., Paris, 45: 138–139, provided a brief account and photo. In the Dendropsophus leucophyllatus group of Faivovich, Haddad, Garcia, Frost, Campbell, and Wheeler, 2005, Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist., 294: 91. Lougheed, Austin, Bogart, Boag, and Chek, 2006, BMC Evol. Biol., 6 (23): 1–16, reported on geographic variation of both morphology and molecular characters and provided evidence that nominal Dendropsophus leucophyllatus is paraphyletic with respect to Dendropsophus triangulum. See account for Surinam population by Ouboter and Jairam, 2012, Amph. Suriname: 116–118. See Cole, Townsend, Reynolds, MacCulloch, and Lathrop, 2013, Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, 125: 400-401, for brief account and records for Guyana. Schulze, Jansen, and Köhler, 2015, Zootaxa, 4016: 24–26, characterized and pictured the larva. Caminer, Milá, Jansen, Fouquet, Venegas, Chávez, Lougheed, and Ron, 2017, PLoS One, 12(3: e0171785): 1–42, revised the group, provided a detailed account, phylogenetic placement, and redelimited the species. Zimmerman, 1983, Herpetologica, 39: 235–246, reported on advertisement call, as Hyla leucophyllata.
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Here is the voicemail I received today.....
"Hi, this message is for Stacey, this is so and so from the so and so lab. We have the results of your tests and there are some abnormalities that your doctor would like to discuss with you. Please come to your appointment on so and so date to discuss these results."
Are you kidding me? Gee thanks for making me go into an unnecessary panic for the next week until my appointment. Could you not have just called to remind me about my appointment? Did you have to throw in that there were abnormalities and then not be able to discuss them with me? What is the point of that? Sometimes you really have to wonder about people! So much for being "still" this week!
On a positive note, the Zyrtec is working wonders and I have not had hives in 4 days, although I feel a little drugged all of the time! I am not complaining though, beggars can't be choosers! I have also found that I can eat something other than Saltines. Edamame does not irritate in any way!
Maybe they found my twin............
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Here is the voicemail I received today.....
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Sunday, January 18, 2009
And the verdict is.......
In case anyone was still wondering how I am fairing in my battle against the hives, I finally went to the Dr. I started out with my PCP who proceeded to tell me that I would need to see a dermatologist before I could be referred to an allergist. What??? Then, in order to get the referral to the dermatologist (which the insurance requires) I would need to have a chest x-ray done first. What??? Whatever just do it. So I finally get in to see the dermatologist and she knew immediately what I had (as I am sure my PCP did as well). Urticaria Hives, specifically dermatographism. This apparently affects 5% of the population, typically appears in women, and can last for months, even years (going on about 9 months now). They do not know what causes it and apparently there is no real cure. The Dr. wants me to take Zyrtec once a day, everyday to help with the symptoms and gave me a list of things that "might" help. This list included using nothing with fragrance including soaps, lotions, detergent, fabric softener, deodarant, perfume, etc.. The list also included a list of foods known to aggravate the condition. You know foods like dairy, nuts, chocolate, tomatoes, fruit, and fresh vegetables. Yes that's right, EVERY single one of your basic food groups. Sweet! So not only will I be smelly but apparently I have a new diet of saltine crackers and Zyrtec. Which in my case will NOT make me lose weight. So for the price of my gas to and from 2 Dr's appointments, a chest x-ray, and $45 in co-pays, I now get to not eat anything and suffer in order not to suffer. Thanks, that really helps! Oh, I also got the reminder to seek immediate medical attention, should my throat or mouth start to swell! Will do! Here are some pictures of my affliction.
I would have taken some of my own skin but I am REALLY trying to avoid anything that may even imitate a scratching motion. Ok, I will stop complaining now, at least I am not this poor baby.
*Part Two of the story in 2 weeks........
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Monday, January 12, 2009
What do you get?
What do you get when you learn how to crochet?
What do you get when you can't stop buying yarn?
What do you get when Payless is having a sale on shoes?
What do you get when your closet is so full of shoes, you step on one, and a high heel jams into the arch of your foot?
What do you get for $20 when a store is going out of business? (Yes, 4 pairs of pants, a skirt, AND 2 shirts!)
What do you get when the clothes you bought are too tight?
What do you get when you find out your best friend is coming to visit you?
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Thursday, January 8, 2009
100th Post
I have made it to my 100th post! Instead of doing 100 things about myself, I have decided to list 100 things I love. These are in no particular order although I do love my family and friends the most! I will not take it personally if you don't read all 100.
1. My Family
2. My friends
3. Working
4. My Independence
5. Music
6. Laughter
7. Plants
8. The Sun
9. Pickles
10. Chapstick
11. Books
12. My Car
13. Mail
14. Ice
15. Kleenex
16. Benadryl
17. Bras (love that they lift my boobs up, hate wearing them!)
18. My Bed
19. Socks
20. Shoes
21. Love
22. Daisies
23. Tattoos
24. The number 24
25. Sushi
26. Coffee
27. Slippers
28. Black and White Film
29. Patchouli
30. Lotion
31. Greeting Cards
32. Crocheting
33. Fairies
34. Body Pillows
35. Scrunchies
36. Incense
37. Children (as long as they're not mine!)
38. Magazines
39. Traveling (especially first class!)
40. Art
41. Nature
42. Motorcycles
43. Learning
44. Spanish (learning a little everyday!)
45. French (not learning at all, but love when someone speaks it!)
46. Fresh and Easy Market
47. Animals (most of them anyway)
48. Diet Coke
49. Movies
50. The Ocean
51. Gardening
52. Dragonflies
53. Cooking
54. Mexico
55. Gum
56. Candles
57. Scrabble
58. Camping
59. Photography
60. Lamps
61. Tank Tops
62. Horoscopes
63. Desserts
64. Billy Lane
65. The Color Blue
66. The Food Channel
67. Jewelry
68. Pajama Bottoms
69. Sweaters
70. Tapestries
71. Palm Trees
72. Pin Up's
73. Aprons (Thanks Amy)
74. The Office
75. Hot Baths
76. Being a Woman
77. Not wearing makeup
78. Floss
79. Catalog Shopping (not buying, just circling what you would buy, if you could!)
80. Rice Pudding
81. Calendars
82. Hippies
83. Funny T-shirts
84. People Watching
85. Gnomes
86. Men (oh yeah!)
87. Puzzles
88. Hats
89. Coloring
90. Fires (not in a pyro kind of way, more like campfires, or fires in a fireplace)
91. Made up Motivational Posters
92. Bread
93. Vampires
94. Guitars (no I don't play)
95. My Sleep Mask
96. Massages
97. Pottery
98. Fingernails for scratching these darn hives!
99. Horror Films
100. The World of Blogs!!!!!
Yeah 100th post! I salute you! And in the spirit of motivational posters........
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Thursday, January 1, 2009
New Year
I have found it difficult to blog lately and I am not sure if it is because my life has become boring and predictable, or that I am not paying attention to the little things that happen to me. If it is the latter, I will try harder, if it is the first, I will work on that!
Christmas was great and I had a great time visiting with my family! Although I could have done without having to get out the snow blower every day I was there! I can't believe how fast my niece and nephew are growing and they bring such joy to our lives.
Yes, I made the hats and scarf, and you can see how much Trenters loves it! So cute! For a good laugh, click on Stephs link and watch the video of my nephew!
If you don't know this about me, I am really into totem animals. Totem animals comes from Native American cultures and traditions. These animals, it is believed, accompany us in both physical and spiritual worlds. Totem animals can come to you in different ways. Mine have tended to just show up in places that I have not been expecting, or just recently, in a book I was reading that struck me in just a certain way. For the past few years, mine has been the dragonfly. Dargonflies represent 2 year periods of change and they beckon you to seek out the parts of you that may need changing. I rarely see dragonflies, but when I was in Hawaii, I saw them everywhere. I had a moment in which the BIGGEST dragonfly I have ever seen landed right in front of me, hence the dragonfly tattoo came into existence.
I have recently been doing a lot of self reflecting and the other day I had a praying mantis show up. I again, rarely see praying mantis', in fact it has probably been years since I have seen one, so it struck me a little bit. Then, in a book I have been reading, the praying mantis kept showing up throughout the story. So I took notice. The praying mantis symbolizes patience, stillness, and calm. It teaches us to still the outer part of ourselves, so that when the time comes to act, we can do so with surety. I am pretty good at hiding this, but my family definitely knows, I have NO patience. There are often times that I may appear calm on the outside, but on the inside I am going a million miles a minute. So this totem has come at an interesting time. Things at work are really crazy and as I have been learning my new job, I have really felt unsettled and unsure. My move has had alot of pros but it has also brought up alot of feelings that I am not sure how to work out.
To make a long story, longer, I spent New Years Eve alone. I know that sounds sad and depressing but it actually wasn't. I had offers to go out, but I just didn't want to. I was able to sit and reflect on the new year up ahead and think about the things I want to accomplish. I also thought about how lucky I am. I may have spent my new year alone, but I thought about others who were alone not by choice, whether their loved ones were gone or they had no loved ones. At least I was warm and have a roof over my head and food to eat. There are a lot of people in this world who do not even have close to what I have.
So I treated myself to Sushi, surf and turf, yummy salmon, and Octopus!
I wrapped myself in blankets, cranked up the heat (because I can afford it), and watched scary movies all night.
I went to bed feeling content.
Last year my word was Live and I think I have done well with that. This year my word is Still.
I don't want to just appear calm on the outside, I want to still things on the inside as well. I want to have patience and calm in my heart. I want to stop being angry at bad drivers, and getting worked up at work. I want to be patient with dumb people, and let things go that I cannot control. I want to be still.
Apparently I will also be getting a new tattoo.
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Former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick is no stranger to charity. Last year alone he donated over $1 million to charities in many urban areas. Now he has a new humanitarian cause, helping the people of Somalia with much need aid.
Somalia is in desperate need of aid after suffering from a catastrophic drought that has claimed over 100 lives in just over two days. Seeing this devastation, Kaepernick was inspired to do something big to assist.
Kaepernick joined the #TurkishAirlinesHelpSomalia effort on social media, encouraging the airline — which is touted as "connected Somalia to the rest of the world"— to provide food and water to the country. Thanks to his involvement, along with other professional athletes and celebrities, plus the general power of social media, the airline offered a cargo plane with food and water.
Keapernick also tweeted out a link to a Go Fund Me account started by Chaka Bars, founder of bodyweight training group Spartanfam, along with Ben Stiller and others, launched the campaign which raised more than $1.2 million in one day.
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Many people acquire various properties throughout their lifetime, and end up with quite a collection of real estate as they enter retirement. Other retirees finally pay off their home mortgage and begin looking for other properties to invest in. These types of scenarios have made it increasingly common for Arizona seniors to require assistance with their real estate needs.
Most seniors believe there are more valuable ways to spend their time than navigating a difficult real estate transaction. Likewise, a time-consuming real estate dispute is no way to spend time better reserved for other activities. Seniors who recruit a real estate attorney can benefit from their real estate transactions without allowing these transactions to monopolize their time and effort.
When selecting an attorney, seniors should find one who understands the needs specific to the senior community. Certain transactions, for instance, disqualify seniors from important public benefit programs. Other transactions prevent seniors from giving their property to their family or friends after their death. In order to protect all of their interests, seniors must find a law firm that provides a comprehensive approach to seniors' needs.
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The respect and intention for the preservation of Aalto's work and legacy has been taken into account since the early stage of the design. Coherent with this direction the choice of materiality has been fundamental to redefine the space in between the two museums. The volume interiorizes now two of the existing museums walls. The new addition juxtaposes light color clay bricks in grid pattern for the floors and the circulation elements to the original masonry bricks walls in a way to match the colors but announce the new building with a different texture.
Architecture aims to create a relationship with its users. The design aims to Aalto's idea that architecture must take a deeper role in "humanizing cultural factors". The visitor will be surrounded by the exterior environment that brings a sense of comfort and tranquility, while shopping in the new space. Furthermore the effect of porosity will be perceived from inside through a series of layers, not only materials, but with the phenomenological components of this architecture. Three main conditions of lights are established, the unfiltered light through the curtain wall, the diffused northern light of the skylight, and the zenithal light of the translucent glass roof that serves as a seating area on the roof garden of the Central Museum of Finland.
- PROGRAM: Museum Visitor Center
- CLIENT: Alvar Aalto Foundation & City of Jyväskylä, Finland
- PARTNER IN CHARGE: Alessandro Orsini & Nick Roseboro
- PROJECT ARCHITECT: Fernando Wang
- TEAM: Giorgia Gerardi, Andrea Debilio, Richard W. Off
- CONSULTANTS: Stephen Melville (Format Engineers)
- RENDERS: Architensions
"For Architecture to take a deeper role as a humanizing cultural factor, we need works cast in matter itself – no words can help. We need it to have monumental force that gives man hope, confidence, and self-discipline – we need it to have social awareness and compassion for the human tragedy. Architecture must be deeply rooted in place and circumstance; it requires a delicate sense of form; it must support human emotions".
— Alvar Aalto, Eliel Saarinen's State Funeral Speech, 1950
The design for the extension aims to merge the edged angled geometries of the existing Alvar Aalto Museum and the Museum of Central Finland with the fluidity of the movement of the connection paths that will make the two institutions function around a new pivotal public space. The smooth lines in plan derive from the nature inspired organic lines in Aalto's work and product design.
Our inspiration for the design concept can be found on Aalto's text "Architecture in Finland" written in 1941. Aalto specifies that a building is like a living organism that can adapt to expansion and change. Therefore instead of imposing a volume, a light sloped canopy, constructed with wood columns and glulam beams, dematerializes its presence, merging the front landscape with the back courtyard and the topography. The courtyard, accessible from the lower level, has been created with the intention of providing a new egress and to give natural light to staff related areas such as the new storage space and technical room.
At the urban scale a maximum level of porosity has been achieved to transform the new shopping / connecting addition into a social condenser and a connecting hub between the hill where the topography rapidly drops and the front plaza of the new Ruusupuisto University building. The new building creates an alternative access point to both museums connecting them in a north-south axis, while the transparent curtain wall absorbs the surrounding, fusing interiors with the landscape in an east-west axis direction.
The structural concept is resolved with the use of tall thin, structural steel columns cladded in wood, in a semi-random 'natural' arrangement on plan supporting a timber grillage roof of varying depth.
The roof structure presents a regular pattern in plan but varies in depth according to the level of combined axial and bending stress in the system under loading. Our analysis allows for the structure to automatically deepen itself and allocate material to where it's most needed. This creates an efficient, cost effective and striking roof form but one which is still practical to construct as the angles between timbers and the setting out are consistent. The soffit of the roof will seem to subtly 'billow' in a natural way. This technique is reminiscent of the pioneering creative structural design of the 1950's by Pier Luigi Nervi and others.
Each of the glulam roof timbers is 200mm wide and the depths vary from 450mm to 850mm. The choice of timber for the roof structure goes in the direction of lower cost and practicality as well as low embodied energy. Timber is a material with a substantially lower carbon footprint than steel or concrete and available in large quantities in Finland.
The geometric pattern of the roof has a dual purpose of ensuring that it can act as a stiff plate or diaphragm spreading the wind load on the tall facade to vertical braced frames hidden within the sidewalls adjacent to the existing building. These ensure the stability of the extension building and keep it separate from the older structures. There are no load-bearing walls within the internal circulation space. The columns supporting the roof are tall and slender wood cladded steel columns fixed to the glulam timber roof with hidden bolted plate connections for visual subtlety. They are braced or propped against internal floors wherever possible to reduce their effective length.
At the time of this analysis the ground conditions are unknown. It will be important to use foundations that take load way from the interface with the existing structure, as it is unclear whether these have sufficient capacity. In summary, the structural design aims for a lightweight extension, which is robust enough to support heavy snow and wind, loads but which was innovative its exploitation of material and which kept the embodied energy to a minimum.


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State Representatives Mike Fortner (R-West Chicago), Franco Coladipietro (R-Bloomingdale), Sandy Pihos (R-Glen Ellyn), Darlene Senger (R-Naperville), Michael Connelly (R-Naperville), Patti Bellock ( Westmont ) and State Senator Randy Hultgren (R-Wheaton) will be hosting a Legislative Forum on Autism. This forum is free and open to the public. In addition to residents sharing their concerns with the representatives, there will be three guest speakers sharing information about existing programs available to local residents.
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Buddha questions Mamata's claim on employment in railways
Questioning railway minister Mamata Banerjee's claim that she has cleared a backlog of 2.3 lakh vacancies in her department, West Bengal chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee today said not a single person has been employed.india Updated: Jan 12, 2011 19:56 IST
Questioning railway minister Mamata Banerjee's claim that she has cleared a backlog of 2.3 lakh vacancies in her department, West Bengal chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee on Wednesday said not a single person has been employed.
"There are two lakh vacancies. Not a single person has got employment in the Railways. What is happening in the Railways," Bhattacharjee said at a public meeting here.
Every day there is announcement in the papers that new factories are being set up by the Railways. But where are the funds," he asked.
Banerjee had stated at a railway programme at Budge Budge yesterday that there was a backlog of 2.3 lakh vacancies in the Railways which were cleared by her and that the vacant posts would be filled.
Earlier on January nine at a rally at Singur, Bhattacharjee had also questioned jobs in the Railways and claimed that Banerjee was being untruthful and taking her responsibilities lightly as the railway minister.
Accusing Trinamool Congress of trying to create trouble in the state, Bhattacharjee exhorted the people, especially the poor not to have faith on the TC and Congress.
Noting that both the opposition parties were those of the rich, he said, "Congress and Trinamool Congress are for the rich. Don't make a mistake. Don't believe them. We are not the party for the rich.
"We are not born to be ministers. We launched a struggle on the streets for the poor. We have reached Writers' Building through our struggle. We never ditched the poor."
Ridiculing Trinamool's slogan for bringing in 'change', he asked "what does it mean? We have achieved success in agriculture, we have set up the panchayat system in the state. Will they change it? In the name of bringing change, we will not allow them to destroy these."
Expressing his resolve to continue with the industrialisation drive, he said, "They have stopped us at the (Tata Motors) factory at Singur. It harmed the state. But Singur is an exception. They cannot stop industrialisation in the state. The largest steel plant is being set up at Salboni."
Reiterating his charge of a TC-Maoist link, he said, "Trinamool has joined hands with Maoists when we are trying to stop them."
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Sometimes when i feel disappointed from some people when i return home i put the music loud and the therapy begins!Believe me it works!!!(this time Kasabian really saved me)
This is a zara sweater that i bought few months ago from Athens,it is so warm that i could live in it!!I combine it with my plaid shirt and of course my favourite boyfriend jeans!!Love and kisses!!
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Knight Frank Predictions
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Knight Frank has issued more housing market predictions for 2016 which correspond with those issued by their rivals JLL, Savills and Strutt & Parker.
Their expectations show:
• Cumulative growth in mainstream house prices across the UK will total 20.3% by the end of 2020.
• The prime London and prime country markets higher transaction costs will continue to balance on activity and price growth in 2016 as the market soaks up the stamp duty changes.
• Prime central London prices are predicted to rise by 2% in 2016 and by 20.5% by 2020.
Knight Frank's Global Head of Research, Liam Bailey has said "The price differential between most prime markets and the capital is likely to underpin price growth in 2016. As the economy continues to recover and house prices outside of London show further growth, the trend for more London buyers to move will gain traction, boosting the ripple effect from the capital".
He believes the main risk to the market is rises in interest rates, when they come, they may very well be more rapid than expected.


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Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance
|Full name
|Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance
|May 1, 1992
|Head union
|Monica Thammarath, president
|Office location
|Washington, D.C.
|United States
The Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance (APALA) is a nonprofit organization of Asian-Pacific American trade union members affiliated with the AFL-CIO. It was the "first and only national organization for Asian Pacific American union members".[1]
In the late 1980s and early 1990s, a number of AFL-CIO affiliates became concerned with sweatshop work and child labor as a threat to American jobs. Campaigns against these practices, coupled several sweatshop and slave labor scandals in the United States, created a growing awareness within the federation of the plight of Asian-Pacific American workers. Independent worker groups such as the Asian Immigrant Women's Advocates in the San Francisco, California, the Korean Immigrant Workers Advocates in Los Angeles, California, and Workers' Awaaz and the Chinese Staff and Workers' Association in New York City also helped the federation see the need for an Asian-Pacific American labor organization.
The Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance was founded on May 1, 1992 when 500 Asian-Pacific American labor activists met to found a new national labor organization to give Asian and Pacific Islander workers a more effective voice within the AFL-CIO and on labor issues nationally. APALA's first president was Kent Wong. Its first executive director was Matthew Finucane.
APALA is the official voice of the 500,000 Asian and Pacific Islander labor union members in the AFL-CIO, and has 13 chapters in the U.S. APALA has been credited with shifting the AFL-CIO toward more actively organizing Asian Pacific workers. It has a biennial membership convention, which meets in even-numbered years.
APALA has two main goals. First, it works with the AFL-CIO Organizing Institute to train Asian and Pacific Islander workers in organizing techniques, and assists member unions of the AFL-CIO in organizing these workers of similar ethnic and racial background. APALA also works to build awareness of the labor movement among Asian-Pacific American workers. Second, APALA works to build awareness of and address exploitative conditions in industries with large numbers of Asian-Pacific American workers, such as the garment, electronics, hotel and restaurant, food processing, and health care industries.
Most recently, APALA has been working with the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights and the National Asian Pacific American Legal Consortium to educate union members and the Asian-Pacific American community on affirmative action issues.
APALA is also active in voter registration, education and mobilization, and is active in federal and state legislative efforts on immigration reform and the access of immigrants (legal and illegal) to social services.
APALA's president is Monica Thammarath, Senior Liaison at the National Education Association union. Executive director Gloria Caoile stepped down in March 2008. Malcolm Amado Uno, APALA's Deputy Director since August 2007,[2] was tapped to replace her. Uno was previously the National Organizing Director of Asian Pacific Islander American Vote (APIAVote) and Policy and Outreach Coordinator for Preschool California.[3] The current Executive Director is Alvina Yeh.
APALA is a member of the National Council of Asian Pacific Americans.
- ^ Danico, Mary Yu; Ocampo, Anthony Christian (2014). Asian American Society: An Encyclopedia. Los Angeles: SAGE Publications. p. 109. ISBN 9781452281896.
- ^ "Labor on the Move." Union City News. August 20, 2007. Archived July 23, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Labor on the Move: Uno New APALA Executive Director." Union City News. March 21, 2008.
- Chen, May and Wong, Kent. "The Challenge of Diversity and Inclusion in the AFL-CIO." A New Labor Movement for the New Century. Gregory Mantsios, ed. New York City: Monthly Review Press, 1998. ISBN 0-85345-937-1
- Ejera, Bert. "Organized Labor Wants You: After Decades of Overt Exclusion, Big Labor Opens Its Doors to Asian Americans." AsianWeek August 30, 1996.
- Hing, Alex. "Organizing Asian Pacific American Workers in the AFL-CIO: New Opportunities." Amerasia Journal. 18:1 (1992).
- HoSang, Daniel. "Union Activists Launch APALA." Third Force. 2:1 (March 1994).
- Lee, Pam. "Asian Workers in U.S.: A Challenge to Labor." Labor Notes July 1993.
- Lee, Pam Tau. "Asian Workers in the U.S.: A Challenge for Labor." Amerasia Journal. 18:1 (1992).
- Li, David K. "Asian-American Labor Caucus Organized; Some Activists Fear Domination by AFL-CIO Leadership." Labor Notes. July 1992.
- Milkman, Ruth and Wong, Kent. "Organizing Immigrant Workers: Case Studies from Southern California." In Rekindling the Movement: Labor's Quest for 21st Century Relevance. Lowell Turner, Harry Katz and Richard Hurd, eds. Ithaca, N.Y.: ILR Press, 2001. ISBN 0-8014-3874-8
- Mogado, Linelle. "From the Bottom Up: The New Asian Pacific Islander Labor Activism." ColorLines Summer 1999.
- Nishijima, Dan. "The Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance." CrossRoads. September 1992.
- Smucker, Sam. "Training Union Organizers in the Middle of a Fight: The AFL-CIO's Organizing Institute." Labor Notes. November 2002.
- Wong, Kent. "Building An Asian Pacific Labor Movement." In Legacy to Liberation: Politics and Culture of Revolutionary Asian Pacific America. Fred Ho, ed. Oakland, Calif.: AK Press, 2000. ISBN 1-902593-24-3
- Wong, Kent. "Building Unions in Asian Pacific Communities." Amerasia Journal. 18:1 (1992).
- Wong, Kent; Monroe, Julie; and Yasuda, Kathleen, eds. Voices for Justice: Asian Pacific American Organizers and the New Labor Movement. Los Angeles: Center for Labor Research & Education, University of California, Los Angeles, 2001. ISBN 0-89215-190-0
- Wong, Janelle S. Democracy's Promise: Immigrants and American Civic Institutions. Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan Press, 2006. ISBN 978-0-472-09913-9
- Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance Endorses Congressman Keith Ellison for DNC Chair
- Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance Responds to Tragic Shooting in Olathe, Kansas
- Fil-Am is US trade unions' highest-ranking Asian official
External links[edit]
- APALA Web site
- National Council of Asian Pacific Americans
- Voices of Asian Pacific American Labor in Los Angeles (includes profiles of many APALA leaders)


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Been very good and keeping pretty much to my rotation - have worked a bit more on my Mirabilia Maiden - she now has a head but no eyes - like to leave bringing her to life until it is all complete.
I've had a finish with my CCN Joy - this was a nice quick finish, don't know whey i hadn't stuck with it at the time - why does that happen, it was literally a couple of days work to do on it but it had been cast aside - I'm sure i had a good reason at the time, just can't remember why lol...
Mini Sister Moon - it was while there was a 30% sale and just couldn't resist.
Myself and my dd Neve (and her friend) are taking part in our local Midnight Walk in May - we're doing the 9 mile walk as i reckon that is enough for all of us. This is to raise money for The Ayrshire Hospice which provides hospice care here in Ayr. I have set up a fundraising page via Just Giving and any support given for this would me much appreciated.
I now need to get off my backside and do a bit of walking before hand - with this in mind I have added a weight loss page on here to try and keep me motivated - I plan to check in each Sunday to plot my progress and how that week has gone - good or bad! I'm hoping that putting it out here will help it be good every week.. here goes
If anyone wants to join me in this please feel free. The more the merrier.
If anyone wants to join me in this please feel free. The more the merrier.


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Meet the wonderful, and rather scary Thriller author Cat Connor, from New Zealand.
Tell us a bit about yourself.
I'm Cat Connor. A Cantabrian who's lived most of her life as a northerner. Makes it a bit hard when the Crusaders play the Hurricanes but apart from that it's not too bad. I share my office with a retired racing greyhound called Romeo who likes to be as close to me as possible at all times. Luckily he likes Bon Jovi and doesn't mind that I'm rather noisy when I'm working.
I'm a member of The New Zealand Society of Authors and International Thriller Writers.
What bought you to the world of writing?
A pen, notebook, and a desire to kill without doing time. A winning combination.
What is your first book and what do you think of it now?
Cat Among the Wolves. It's a good story. Very few people have ever read it because it was where I cut my writing teeth. Kinda toying with re-writing in first person and maybe, just maybe, doing something with it – like show it to my publishers or rip it apart and serialize it (which just came to me now as an actual possibility …).
What type of books do you write and do they fulfil your reader's needs?
Contemporary FBI thrillers that occasionally border on horror or techno and sometimes have an element of romance. As long as the need is entertainment, then yeah, I guess so.
Would you like to feature a book, if so which one? Tell us about it?
I can't make that choice. It's like choosing a favorite child.
The 6th book in the series I'm writing was released in June and also, the first book in the series was re-released with a brand new cover and fresh edit. So, I suppose, politically it would be best to talk about the first book, Killerbyte and the sixth book, Databyte.
A killer with a penchant for inventive and macabre deaths challenges an FBI agent with an equally unusual imagination and sense of humor.
SA Ellie Conway works serial crime cases. When someone tries to kill her, it becomes obvious it's linked to her after-hours pursuits in cyberspace. Matter become complicated when her assailant is found dead in the trunk of her car.
Despite a plethora of crime scenes, no evidence can be found to identify a motive or perpetrator. The death toll rises and eventually includes those close to her. A chance remark provides the first real clue to unraveling the killer's twisted goals.
When information becomes misinformation, how much of what you see should you believe?
Wanted for a murder she didn't commit and on the run from the FBI and Metro, Supervisory, Special Agent Ellie Conway has to protect an actor with close ties to Delta A from a serious threat as well as trying to clear her name.
Unwittingly, whilst staying off the grid, Ellie stumbles upon a syndicate which has alarming connections to her daughter's death – and which abducts her team, with the intent of killing them and Ellie.
How long does it take you to write your first draft?
Depends on how many interruptions I get or how much I let myself become distracted.
Normal for me is 3-6 months for a 'first draft' but in saying that there is no such thing as a first draft in my world.
I write it once - beginning to end.
I read.
Detail is added (because I'm more focused on getting the story out in the initial writing phase than on the detail of certain scenes and there is a certain amount of laziness involved too) and if there is anything I need to run past experts in any given field this is when I do that.
I read.
Loose ends are checked to make sure they are tied up (or at least the ones I want to be tied up are – I found handcuffs are pretty good although these days I prefer plasticuffs to the metal variety).
The book is then sent to a few trusted readers who (hopefully) will point out any missing words and inconsistencies to scenes/story line/plot. Once I've collated all the comments I give it another tweak and send it to my editor at my publishers to see if she likes it.
That's about when the panic sets in.
Do you plot or not, if so why?
No. I just write and trust my gut – it's pretty good at steering the ship so I let it.
Do you write in 1st or 3rd person, or have you do both?
I write predominately first person. It's scarier that way, for everyone.
How do you edit your work? Do you leave your draft alone for a while or edit as you write?
See above comments about writing a first draft.
I don't think anyone is capable of editing their own work successfully. Writers are too close to the action to be able to do that. Editing is done by my editor at Rebel. She's fantastic and loves Ellie and Delta as much as I do.
What type of people/readers do you market your books to?
Anyone who can read (and think). People who like TV shows like Criminal Minds, Person of Interest, and The Blacklist are probably going to enjoy my books. People who read Tom Clancy, Lee Child, Janet Evanovich, James Houston Turner, and Jeffrey Deaver will also more than likely enjoy my books.
Do you self-publish or have you worked with an Agent/Publisher
I'm published by Rebel ePublishers, USA – I've been with Rebel since early 2009 and the 7th book in the Byte series, Eraserbyte, will be out mid-2015.
I've also self-published a few short story collections, a novella, and a poetry book over the last two years.
How do you promote your writing?
I've been known to do a few interviews.
I am pretty active on Twitter and Facebook but tend to use those as social media not an avenue to smack people over the head with an agenda. It's a lot more fun talking to people than screaming "Buy my books" every few minutes and annoying everyone.
Where can we buy your books?
Worldwide from pretty much any online retailer in both paperback and eFormats.
Who are your favourite authors?
Alexandre Dumas, Ian Fleming, Jeffrey Deaver, Lee Child, Janet Evanovich, Barry Eisler, James Houston Turner, Tom Clancy … yes there is a pattern.
Website www.catconnor.com
Twitter @catconnor


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You've chosen your bridesmaids! Congratulations, one of the hardest decisions for your wedding has been made. You've also chosen them for a reason, whether they are old or new friends or close family – they are going to be a huge part of what makes your big day great. They are important to you so make sure they are well looked after!
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- Don't give them too much to do. Not all of your bridesmaids will have the same responsibilities in life outside of your wedding and it is important to understand that. Some may have young children, difficult financial situations or time consuming jobs. Do be mindful of their schedules and accept that they may not be able to make every little event leading up to your wedding!
- Try and keep dress costs down. Weddings can be expensive, but you already know this…do try and keep the costs for your bridesmaids as low as you can. They will be paying for a lot of things leading up to the wedding – dresses, hair, hotel and travel expenses to name a few! Not all of your bridesmaids will be in the same financial situation so try and be aware of this.
- Choose dresses that flatter all of them. You may have chosen bridesmaids all having exactly the same body shape and height, but if we're honest it is highly unlikely. Beauty comes in all shapes in sizes as will your bridesmaids! To avoid issues with finding the same dress in 5 different sizes why not establish some guidelines – for example a set colour and length and then let your bridesmaid choose the style. So long as they all match they will look fantastic!
- Give them some freedom with hair and makeup. Just as your bridesmaids body shape will differ so will their hair and skin type. As we have suggested with dresses, perhaps give them a colour palette to wear makeup wise and have a general idea of what you think would look good hair wise.
- Be grateful for their time. This one is simple. It's easy to get caught up in the big build up to your wedding day but make sure they know how much you appreciate what they have done for you.
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Tuesday, April 16, 2013
My New Shop!
28 comments:
- Sandy McClay said...
Oh dear!!!! I hardly can wait to see your online store open! You have a beautiful site, I so wish you were in Arizona, I could sure use the decorating help...and your style is just perfect!!!!
- April 16, 2013
- Art and Sand said...
So exciting.
Are you sure you aren't opening the shop just to have your third home in Switzerland and to pay for the upkeep of your personal jet!
I loved that little message you wrote.
And, I love the sheets on the bed. I would love to find some just like them.
- April 16, 2013
- Funky Finds said...
Looks like you'll be offering a lot of really great items...can't wait!
- April 16, 2013
- recycled_charm said...
I am so excited for you! It looks darling :)
- April 16, 2013
- chateau chic said...
This is very exciting and wish you all the success in the world. Looks like you have some pretty cute things you'll be offering in your shop.
Mary Alice
- April 16, 2013
- Cassie @ Primitive & Proper said...
i somehow missed this post! SO excited for you!!! you always find the cutest things and have the most adorable style- i can't wait!
- April 16, 2013
That's fantastic Stacey ~ especially since I love to shop in my jammies!! Everything looks adorable ~ can't wait!
- April 16, 2013
- JunkStuffTreasures said...
WOW- how exciting! Wishing you many sales!
- April 16, 2013
- Juju at Tales of Whimsy.com said...
Way cool. I can't wait to see it. New follower btw. I found you yesterday.
- April 16, 2013
- TracyMB @ Crows Feet Chic said...
Congratulations and best of luck to you!! Looking forward to 'opening day'!
- April 16, 2013
- Bethany said...
So cool Stacey! How exciting! I can't wait to shop in a few weeks. I'm loving the pie embroidery hoop art.
- April 17, 2013
- traci said...
I am so excited for you Stacey. You are going to do awesome. Great product. Can't wait. I NEED THAT FARM BLANKET.
- April 17, 2013
- Anne Marie said...
wow! this is so exciting and it looks great!! cannot wait
- April 17, 2013
- Holly- Cutie Pie Cottage said...
Oh how fun, Stacey!!
Looks like some really cute stuff.
Best of luck to you in "raising" your second child. Hee-hee!
- April 17, 2013
- ~Damita's Pretty Wrap~ said...
How exciting and fun!! SO many pretties!! :) Happy day! xo Holly
- April 17, 2013
- Tricia said...
How exciting, Stacey! Everything looks sooo cute!
- April 17, 2013
- Nancy Carr said...
Stacey, Congratulations on your new shop opening. Your items are great and your daughter is so adorable. Blessings
- April 17, 2013
Excited for you IG friend! Love your blog and can't wait for your shop to open. Darling stuff.
- April 17, 2013
- Jill Flory of Sew a Fine Seam said...
Congratulations! What an accomplishment! So excited for you!
- April 17, 2013
- michele said...
cooooool, you go, stacey!
so excited for you to expand the cottage love and spread more love with this new venture.
- April 17, 2013
- Leah C said...
I am so excited for you, Stacey! Wishing you lots of luck & success with your shop!! And I'll be back on "opening day":)
- April 17, 2013
- Tattered Tiques said...
Yay! Love it Stacey! So excited to visit your shop! I already see a few things I want.
- April 18, 2013
- Alisia Jaime said...
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- April 18, 2013
- betsy said...
Those vintage looking tote bags really caught my eye. Can't wait to see your online shop. Best wishes!
- April 18, 2013
- Junkchiccottage said...
OMG!!!!! I am so excited for you. With all your talent this will be the best site ever!!!!! Looks exciting and beautiful already. I can't wait for your grand opening. Beautiful job. Congrats.
- April 20, 2013
- vintage grey said...
Congratulations!! Such beautiful creations!! I adore you style!! Have a beautiful and blessed week! xo Heather
- April 23, 2013
- Laurel Stephens said...
Congratulations on the soon to be launch of your new shop! I'm looking forward to it.
- April 25, 2013
- Jean Bridges said...
Congratulations on your online shop! These are really pretty, and there are even stuff for kids too! Your cute kid can even model for your shop! This deserves to be known by more people, so it's a good idea to use social media for marketing, so that people can find your shop more easily and generate more traffic and sales along the way.
Jean Bridges @ OnPage1.net
- February 11, 2014


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Franchised Sandwich Shop Chain Store is now available in a beautiful plaza located on a very busy Suffolk County highway. There is virtually no competition for this store location. In addition to the perfect location, the 1200 square foot store has just been renovated to the tune of $250,000.00 and is only 2 years old. It is still in the growing stages and has not reached it income plateau. The absentee owner spared no expense with all the bells and whistles for this healthy food menu restaurant. It offers baked goods, desserts, catering, children's menu, chips, custom orders, drinks, etc.The menu is diversified. The bread and fixings are always fresh. The specials are great and customers can even get a free sandwich when you have enough points. Good for lunch and dinner. Seller is absentee owner, so the new buyer that promotes this store & offers delivery can do very well. Seller is much too busy to take this business to the next level. The rent is only $4,000 per month with a long lease term available. This store is perfect for the new buyer to establish themselves in a nationally recognized business with a newly renovated store with long term lease in a great location. This is the dream purchase for a self-employed entrepreneur. Please contact the broker at 1-877-735-5224.
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Today we are heading from scenic Eastern Tennessee all the way up into the heart of Illinois, where my cousin goes to school at! 528 miles separate these 2 cities, so it will only take us 1 day to traverse the distance. Will it be pleasant as this holiday weekend has been so far? Let's take a look!
High pressure is found throughout the region, so dry weather is anticipated for the entirety of today's trip. Some overcast skies are expected for our departure out of Knoxville, but they're expected to break up by mid-morning with still mostly cloudy skies, but much higher up than the morning's stratus deck. Winds aren't expected to be an issue either, staying under 10mph for pretty much the entire day. The only thing that might slow us down is some construction between Louisville and Indianapolis, but the rest of the trip should be easy going!


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Now, the Amish may not be your first thought for a modern fashion muse, but I was inspired by all these fresh colors - as well as the geometric shapes found in traditional Amish quilts. I found several examples of Amish and Amish-style quilts on Etsy, which will help illustrate my vision. The examples below, clockwise from top left, are from HouseofdeVeer, QuiltsByAmishSpirit, QuilteryOnline, and CottonLinenMoon
The Amish use a lot of blue in their quilts, so my first outfit features blue. The patchwork of the quilts is similar to the geometric piecing in this lovely peplum top (1) by VespertineCA, which also has a matching pencil skirt available. Add laurastamperdesigns' fun enamel earrings (2), cooljewelrydesign's gorgeous lapis stretch bracelet (3), and EmmalynnJewellery's modern square ring (4). All have geometric elements that will complement the outfit well. Put on a pair of amazing leather clogs (5) from LieblingShoes. The foldable clutch (6) by larakazis is versatile because it can be folded different ways to form different sizes of bags! Origami in action!
2. Blue Enamel Earrings, laurastamperdesigns
3. Lapis Lazuli Bracelet, cooljewelrydesign
4. Sterling Silver Square Ring, EmmalynnJewellery
5. Bertie Dark Blue Clogs, LieblingShoes
6. Foldable Clutch, larakazis
My next outfit features a marvelously graphic short summer dress (7) from TulipeStudio. Although not pieced like a quilt, the print looks as though it is - with its geometric shapes in shades of pink. For jewelry we will add the golden triangles found in the necklace (8) from venusvelvet, and the dangle earrings (9) from ELEVEN13. Since these jewelry pieces also feature silver, we will add LittleAppleNY's mixed metal bracelets set (10).
8. Large Triangle Necklace, venusvelvet
9. Triangle Earrings, ELEVEN13
10. Gold Leather Bag, PurJusShop
11. Mixed Metal Bracelet Set, LittleAppleNY
12. Gladiator Sandals, TheSquareMoon
13. Light Green Nail Polish, BadBitchPolish
Do we need more golden triangles? Of course we do if it's in the form of a luxe crossbody bag (11) from PurJusShop! Show off your legs with some fun gladiator sandals (12) from TheSquareMoon. Maybe even paint those toes in an intense lime green nail polish (13) by BadBitchPolish that will really pick up on the accent color in the dress.
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Upcoming activities
Task Team bi-annual meeting
The Task Team will have its next bi-annual meeting in the first week of June in Paris.
Past activities
Task Team bi-annual meeting
The Task Team had its last bi-annual meeting in The Hague on 28-29 November 2018. The meeting was hosted by the International Institute of Social Studies.
Global Partnership – GPI Engagement Workshop
Representatives of the Task Team were present at the GPI Engagement Workshop in Bonn on 20-21 March 2018.
Global Partnership pilot workshop
Representatives of the Task Team were present at the Pilot Launch Workshop on Enhanced Support to Effective Development Co-operation at Country Level on 22-23 February in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Stockholm Civil Society Days
The Stockholm civil Society Days (SCSD) – co-organized by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) and CONCORD Sweden – took place in Stockholm on 20-22 September. The focus of this year's SCSD was on the theme of shrinking civic space. The Task Team organized the session Switching gears: Imagine you are someone else! Shift positions between CSO, donor and partner country government representative, on Friday 22 September.
Task Team bi-annual meeting
The Task Team's last bi-annual meeting was held on 5-6 April 2017 in Paris.
GPEDC's Second High Level Meeting (HLM2)
The HLM2 took place in Nairobi from November 28 to December 1. The first two days were preparatory days while the high level segment took place on the last two days. The Task Team engaged in HLM2 through a plenary session on multi-stakeholder partnerships, an amphitheatre session on the enabling environment for partnerships and a side-event. For more information, please see our page on HLM2.
Task Team bi-annual meeting
The Task Team's last bi-annual meeting was held on 13-14 October 2016 at the International Institute of Social Studies in The Hague.
European Development Days 2016 (15-16 June, Brussels)
The Task Team will be involved in a brainstorming lab session. More information to follow.
Task Team bi-annual meeting
The spring 2016 bi-annual meeting of the Task Team took place in London on 12-13 May 2016.
Technical Seminar with EU Member States' Experts – Development Effectiveness (25-26 April, Brussels)
The Task Team contributed to session 5 on multi-stakeholder partnerships in the GPEDC and the High-Level Meeting.
European Policy Forum for Development (14-16 March) & CSO Forum (17-18 March)
The Task Team was represented at the European Policy Forum for Development.
Task Team bi-annual meeting
The Task Team held a bi-annual meeting in Stockholm on 15-16 October 2015.
Multi-stakeholder Initiatives Studies – final workshop
The Task Team has commissioned studies on what contributes to good performance of multi-stakeholder initiatives (MSIs). Case studies are being developed in Costa Rica, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan and Indonesia. From July 12-15 researchers from these countries came to the ISS to discuss their findings with the academic coordinators, Prof. Alan Fowler and Dr. Kees Biekart.
European Development Days 2015
Together with the CPDE and the Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation (GPEDC), the Task Team engaged in a session at the 2015 European Development Days (EDD2015) on "Multi-stakeholder partnerships for inclusive development and the post-2015 agenda". This brainstorming lab aimed to discuss a number of dilemmas related to inclusive partnerships and the post-2015, assessing what role and to what degree multi-stakeholder partnerships – involving governments, the private sector and civil society at all scales of governance – are to play in ensuring that development delivers for people on the ground beyond 2015. Co-chair Modibo Makalou was on the panel representing the Task Team.
EDD2015 were held in Brussels on 3-4 June 2015.
Task Team bi-annual meeting
The Task Team meets approximately twice a year. Its most recent meeting was held in Paris on 29-30 April 2015 at the OECD. The meeting was well-attended by Task Team participants from the three stakeholder groups (provider government, recipient government and CSOs) from various corners of the world.
During the two days of intensive dialogue and exchange, the Task Team discussed various issues, including Global Partnership Initiative-12, Indicator 2 of the Monitoring Frameowork of the Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation as well as the Post-2015 Development Agenda. .
Meeting Secretariat and Co-chairs of the Task Team
23-24 June 2014 (the Hague, the Netherlands)
Focus Session at the High Level Meeting of the GPEDC
15 April 2014 (Mexico City, Mexico)
On April 15, 2014 the Task Team successfully organized a Focus Session at the first High Level Meeting (HLM) of the Global Partnership for Effective Development Co-operation, which took place in Mexico City 15-16 April 2014. The focus session was entitled "Practical Ways to Improve the Enabling Environment for Civil Society". For more information about the speakers and a video summary of the session, please click here.
For the program and background of the Focus Session, click here.
For more information about the HLM click here.
Task Team bi-annual meeting
The Task Team held a bi-annual meeting at the International Institute of Social Studies in the Hague, the Netherlands, on February 20-21, 2014.


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2 Moor End
2 moor end, my humble abode
Here is my new home. As this house is not owned by a family it looks a little shabbier than the rest. The top left window looks out of my tiny room. There is a nice yard out back with a brick wall surrounding it. Nature has started to reclaim much of the yard and the brick wall is bursting with plant life. Part of it actually has a small tree growing out of it. But as the tree is starting to flower it looks kind of nice. And there are quite a few daffodills in bloom right now.


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"It Is A Pleasure To Meet You"
colors: Turquoise and Black.
size: 5.5in x 7in
due: Try to have these in by January 22, 2010.
Here are some things to keep in mind:
– The artwork needs to be drawn.
– You must include the words of the theme.
– Scan your work in at 300dpi or higher. Make sure the file you send me is at least 300dpi.
– This will be screen printed, so if you know about the process, you can send me the artwork split into two solid black layers – what you want turquoise and what you want black. At the very least, try to send me a file where the turquoise is on one layer and the black on another.
If you still can't or don't want to do that, no big deal, I will just split it up when i get it.
This is an OPEN CALL for submissions. I want everyone to doodle something and send it in, but understand that not everyone that sends something in will make it into the final print version.
ONLY 16 artists make it in. That is, until I start selling enough of these to get a bigger budget.
If your artwork does get selected, you get a free artist proof of the book. (It looks exactly the same, it is just one of the ones printed first).
And you can then make a donation, if you feel so compelled.
So there you go!
Please start submitting right away.
Send files to firstname.lastname@example.com OR email@example.com
Send your questions and concern there as well. AND PLEASE TELL YOUR FRIENDS! Test Everything relies on awesome people like you spreading the word!
~rand renfrow
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Nintendo boss Sartoru Iwata is of the opinion that Nintendo is in a league of its own. What sets it apart from its competitors is the introduction and invention of hardware and software, and merging both opposite teams under the same umbrella.
"What we trust is that Nintendo is a really singular company, given it does a business by conceptualizing and introducing people to hardware and program – by integrating them, we can be unique. And given we have hardware and program developers in a same building, they kindle any other," Iwata tells CVG.
"And those kinds of conditions have enabled us to create something that no other companies can create. Those kinds of backgrounds are there behind the fact that such a number of great Nintendo franchises exist, and those great franchises always shine for people around the world."
This ploy, Iwata says sets Nintendo apart from other console manufacturers, has earned them dedicated followers in Nintendo's line-up of franchises.And the reason they don't offer Nintendo games on competing platforms,is solely because there a loads of sellers at its disposal, Iwata thinks it will be a hasty move for Nintendo to offer its games elsewhere.
If he wasn't "concerned about a long-term plans for Nintendo at all," Iwata says putting Nintendo games on other systems might lead to "some short-term profit." Ultimately, it's Iwata's shortcoming for a long-term plan that prevents him from ever "providing a changed resources for other platforms during all."
Iwata, took on the role of Nintendo of America CEO in addition to his duties as company president.He started working for Nintendo as a programmer for HAL Laboratory, the team behind creating Kirby, the mother series (Earthbound) and the Super Smash Bros. franchise. He has been Nintendo president since 2002.


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Ron Mueck's hyperrealistic sculpture tells the story of love
Couple Under An Umbrella, 2013, mixed media, 300 x 400 x 500 cm (approx.)
'Couple Under An Umbrella', 2013 by Ron Mueck
At first glance, especially from a picture, it is easy to assume that the Couple under an Umbrella sculpture is a real-life image frozen in time. In a world marred by conflict and competition, everybody appreciates the display of affection by people. The couple in question is quite elderly and the artist must have chosen to use this age because of its ability to influence multiple generations. The sculpture tells the story of love at the Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain in Paris, France where it rests on a pavilion designed by Jean Nouvel.


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Hand knitted gifts favors...flowers and champagne bottles
But we are not called The Handiworks for nothing -- sometimes, we do create small fun stuff. It's just that we don't knit or crochet them as often due to the amount of shaping, seams to sew and the numerous tail ends to tuck in.
Jenny's one such person that I really must take my hat off to.
At one point, she decided to make some small gifts for her colleagues.
Isn't the crocheted flower bunch lovely? Guess the number of tail ends we have to deal with.
She did 4 such lovely creations for her female colleagues.
And for her male colleague, we decided that the crocheted flower bouquet is too feminine, hence a knitted champagne bottle. Isn't it cute?
The best part? These items work as great favors too!
*The answer is at least 15 tails per bouquet!