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It's time to step into the realm of Canada's Northern Championship Wrestling once again, and having taken a look at two episodes of their Full Blast series we're now going to take a first look at their all-women's show. So join me now as we head back to last July for Femmes Fatales IX.
The show began with Leah von Dutch taking on Angie Skye, who had Kath von Goth in her corner.
For me this rather short encounter was somewhat lacking. It began with Sky going to work with an arm wringer, but once LVW brought out her moves things went a little downhill. LVD's performance just seemed a little too forced and lacking in fluidity. Things got better when Skye took control with the help of her gothic friend, but when LVD made her comeback once again the action still looked forced, especially when she went for a moonsault.
The moonsault almost led her to victory, but as the referee made his count Goth pulled him out of the ring. A brief admonishment followed before Skye took her opponent down with her version of the Killswitch Engage for the winning pin.
The singles action continued with Missy taking on Deziree.
This one was even shorter, but it was also a lot better. Missy, who seems to have modelled herself on Raven, looked pretty decent, especially when she was executing Raven-like moves. As for Deziree she looked okay, but in such a short match it was a little hard to get what she was all about.
Missy came out on top here after taking her woman down with a DDT. Or should that be the Evenflow DDT?
Next up was Veda Scott against Mary Lee Rose, who was accompanied here by Mademoiselle Rochelle.
These two were give a little more time than their predecessors, but that didn't mean the action was any better. Scott looked okay, but if I'm to be completely honest Rose looked quite poor. She certainly didn't impress me. A good example of her work was when Scott connected with a clothesline and Rose went down in stages, rather like a footballer trying to convince a referee he was fouled when he wasn't.
The end came when Rachelle tripped her own client as she ran the ropes, with Scott sealing the deal with an Ace Crusher.
Rachelle then stepped into the ring with her now-former charge, but their little confrontation was interrupted by the arrival of the Midwest Militia. After they introduced themselves to their new surroundings it looked like they were going to attack Rose until Courtney Rush appeared on the scene with a chair in hand. Some verbal sparring followed before Rose agreed to be in Rush's corner for her big match later than night.
Tag team action followed as the Canadian Ninjaz, Portia Perez and Nicole Matthews, faced the Cherries, Sweet Cherry and Cherry Bomb, with the winners getting a shot at the Shimmer Tag titles.
Now this was a lot better. It began with the two Cherries frustrating the Ninjaz early on, but after Sweet Cherry missed an avalanche in the corner the Ninjaz took control. Perez and Matthews doubled up on Cherry to good effect, but it wasn't long before she got the tag to Bomb to begin the all hell breaking loose segment of the match. There were a couple of moments of miscommunication when Perez accidentally clobbered Matthews and Perez pushed Bomb into Cherry, knocking her off the ring apron, before Perez rolled Bomb up for the three count and the win.
As the Ninjaz celebrated on their way backstage Cherrie raised her partners arm. Miss Bomb was none too pleased though and clobbered Cherrie in the back, leaving her laying in the ring.
It was back to singles action for the next match as Mercedes Martinez faced LuFisto.
Now this was a lot better times two. It began with Martinez attacked Fisto as she made her entrance. This saw that start of a brawl all around ringside before they eventually made it to the ring. Once they got there they continued the good work, but it wasn't long before they were brawling at ringside once again, with the two ladies taking it in turns to roll back into the ring to break up the referee's count.
The highlight of the match soon followed when Fisto took Martinez out with a moonsault to the floor, and when they'd recovered from their exertions they began brawling once again, this time making it into the front row.
That was enough for the frustrated official as he threw the match out. That didn't matter to our ladies though as they continued fighting until the pink-shirted security team separated them.
After the esteemed Stephane Bruyere announced a few appearances for the next show before getting involved in the on-going brawl between Martinez and Fisto it was on to the next match as the masked Pink Flash Kira went up against She Nay Nay.
Before the match began Nay complained about having to wrestler a "super-hero". This resulted in Kira chasing her around ringside and into the ring. Kira had her moments early on, but it wasn't long before Nay took control. Those sequences were pretty good, especially Nay's kerb stomp.
Kira soon made her comeback though, and although Nay tried to take her to the ground so she could apply an arm and shoulder submission Kira countered with a roll-up for the winning pin.
As Kira celebrated her win the Canadian Ninjaz returned to the ring for a sneak attack, using a chair as a choking aid. Portia Perez then grabbed the microphone and demanded that they get their shot at the Shimmer Tag Team titles there and then.
The champion, Courtney Rush and Sara Del Ray, made an appearance, and after Del Rey tried to give the challengers her title belt Rush accepted the challenge.
This one didn't last that long. Rush got the punching bag treatment early on, but when she went to make the tag Del Rey did the old Mega Powers trick and jumped down from the apron, leaving Rush to fight on alone.
This she did, but there was only so much she could do, and after Matthews hit her in the ribs with a chair Perez took her out with a Superkick for the title winning pin.
Next up was the encounter between Cheerleader Melissa and K.C. Spinelli.
We had lots of stalling at the beginning, mainly because Spinelli tried to get the fans to join her in a cheerleader-like chant. When the action eventually began it was quite entertaining. Spinelli attacked as soon as the bell sounded, but it wasn't long before Melissa was taking her to the proverbial woodshed. This only lasted for a few moments until Spinelli took the upper hand once more.
But despite her best efforts Spinelli couldn't get the win, and when Melisa took her down with her version of White Noise it was all over. A three count later and Melisa had the win.
Then it was back to tag team action, this time of the six women variety as the Midwest Militia team of Jessica Havok, Sassy Stephie and Allysin Kay, accompanied by Mademoiselle Rachelle, faced the Rush Revolution team of Courtney Rush, Xandra Bale and Cat Power, accompanied by Mary Lee Rose.
This was another one that had lots of stalling at the beginning, mainly because of the Militia's reluctance to get into the ring. When they eventually made their move it signalled the start of a mass brawl. The referee soon brought normality to the proceedings as the Militia used Rush's injured ribs for target practice, and when she made it back to her corner it signalled the start of the second mass brawl, which involved a spot of high flying and an in-ring brawl between the ringside supporters.
It was then that Havok got back into the ring, and one by one she rook Rush's team down. Her final move saw her countering Bale's top rope hurricanrana attempt with a sit-down powerbomb for the winning pin.
The main event saw Sara Del Rey challenging Kalamity for the Femmes Fatales International title.
For me this was an example of how Del Rey is being completely underutilised by her current employers. She put in a performance that any of her male counterparts would be proud of. Everything she did looked so good, especially her hard hitting chops and kicks. It really was a top notch performance, the likes of which you'd never see from a Knockout or a Diva. Kalamity wasn't far behind her performance-wise. Her work was solid and a lot more entertaining than many on the undercard.
Despite her best efforts Del Rey came up short. After she missed a cannonball in the corner Kalamity came across the ring and connecting with a flying forearm as she was slumped in the corner. She then took her out with the Kalamity Driver for the winning pin.
In conclusion - I have to admit that I kind of have mixed feelings about this particular release.
Some of the performances early on where somewhat lacking, but as the show went on the match quality definitely improved, with the final three matches proving to be a great example of what women's wrestling should be about.
As for my match of the night that particular no-prize is going to the main event title match between Sara Del Rey and Kalamity. Nice work from all concerned in that one.
So with all of that out of the way it's time to deliver my final verdict as Femmes Fatales IX gets the thumbs up. A good show let down by it's early matches.
With thanks to the powers that be for supplying a copy of this release. NCW Femmes Fatales IX is available to buy online at www.ncw.qc.ca.


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Four Stars
Self-verified patient of Dr. Deborah M Holubec - Posted on January 25th, 2016
Moderate-- Not a recommended first choice.
Self-verified patient of Dr. Deborah M Holubec - Posted on April 22nd, 2015
At first, I thought she was a fairly good doctor who said what I mostly expected after never seeing a pain specialist in the past. I went to her in pretty serious pain from something that was not fully understood or known how long it might last. She is very abrupt during each visit and often interruptts or talks over me, but I disn't really have any expectation at all otherwise beforehand. Unfortunately, she has never been one to seem to care to any extent other than a "job" requirement. I also dislike her charging fees and requirements posted for prescriptions, but I have decided that's mostly a good discipline to have in the overall type of practice with many potential drug abusers seeking to continue the supply not necessary for true pain. I wouldn't recommend her first by any means, but she's not bad in an pinch if you can tolerate the marginal, continuous rudeness. I don't know what I'd be able to expect with another doctor, and I was never looking for her to diagnose anything as that was done by a doctor. They simply didn't want to be my ongoing pain manager if that was all that was needed as a seperate concern.
Four Stars
Self-verified patient of Dr. Deborah M Holubec - Posted on September 26th, 2012
I am relieved to read that it may not be just me. Something has changed in the past year or two with Dr. Holubec, and I am truly sorry. I am having a very difficult time in making a decision about leaving, she is a wonderful doctor and has helped me tremendously....However, there is a caveat...she can be extremely insulting, and it makes no difference if you are in front of staff or other patients. It's an incredibly humiliating experience. I have never been spoken to or addressed in such a way by any professional in the capacity as I have been by Dr. "Deb".There has been a very high rate of turnover, and the push for procedures is incredible. Considering that I am seeing several doctors...not by choice, but because I have to, everything requires a specialist.I can't imagine the cost if I did not have insurance, so, even with insurance I have to consider everything, the bills come from everywhere, the labs, anesthesia, the doctor's bills, and she isn't the only one I see. At times it feels as though she takes the view she is the only doctor that counts. Doing every procedure she brings up (3 x per year, in addition to monthly visits), which do make functioning through daily life more bearable, brings a high financial cost, that at times would be impossible with everything going on.I will say that there have been more positives...I have learned a great deal about the responsibility that a patient must take with regard to taking an active role in caring responsibly for themselves, as well as being respectful of a doctor who works very diligently in an extremely difficult specialty. It has to be an incredibly stressful specialty, particularly with coming into contact with patients who may be somewhat cavalier about appointments, losing prescriptions, or whatever else may arise. I can say to anyone who looks to be treated by this physician that a cavalier attitude will not be tolerated, and she means it, she isn't kidding.All said, after reading the previous comment, I also wish the "old" Dr. Holubec would come back.
Not Sure WHat Is Going On
Self-verified patient of Dr. Deborah M Holubec - Posted on August 11th, 2012
The first couple of years Dr. Deb was incredible. She had the best bed side manner and truly seemed to have compassion for her patients. The last two years have been completely different. Her nurses and office staff are in constant turn over. SHe has berated employees and patients publicly while screaming at them. You never know what will set it off. She's had some great nurses in the past and still has a few good ones now but as with any new employees it's hard to train them in pain management. Being screamed at by my doctor from the room out into the hallway was the most embarrassing moment of my life. And this has happened several times in the last couple of years. Then the next day she's back to the old doctor that I truly respected. Without her in the beginnging of my health condition my life was a mess because I was unable to do anything due to the pain. With the treatments she performed and the medications began working wonderfully I am now about as good as I could be considering the disease process. I do owe her for that. It's so hard to find a good doctor. I really want to keep seeing her because I love the way she practices medicine when she is in her compassionate phase but then it seems I can't stay either because we never know when she will blow up and berate and embarrass us all. I've never seen a profession act or treat people the way I've seen her treat staff and patients. I wish the old doctor Deb would come back.
Five Stars
Self-verified patient of Dr. Deborah M Holubec - Posted on January 17th, 2012
I suffer from chronic pain, and have never been to a more compasionate Doctor. She spends the amount of time needed to answer all my questions, and always has time for me. Very happy with her care.
Jeff D.
Self-verified patient of Dr. Deborah M Holubec - Posted on December 30th, 2011
Very disappointed with no results
Self-verified patient of Dr. Deborah M Holubec - Posted on September 15th, 2011
On my first visit to Dr. Deb Holubec's office, I found the waiting area was so small and the television so loud it was uncomfortable. I waited for 45 mins after my scheduled appt before being taken back to a room and then another 10 mins to get my vitals taken before I even saw the doctor. She sent me for an MRI and said she would call me when she received the results. 12 days later I stopped in the office to see if she had received the results, the staff took a msg and said the doctor would call me with the results. 5 days later I called the office again and they said they would leave another message for the doctor to call me back. Later that afternoon a staff member called me to schedule a follow-up appt. My second visit to the office was worse than the first and I never saw the doctor. I sat in the waiting room for 45 minutes after my scheduled appt before finding out from the staff that Dr. Holubec was having an "unusual day" and running 1.5 hours behind schedule. I requested my MRI results be sent to my GP and received a note stating I would not be charged for this office visit and left. It's a good thing my pain is not detrimental to my life; otherwise, I don't know what I would have done. It doesn't matter if she is a good doctor if I can't get in to see her in a timely manner. I had to take off work each time for my office visit and can't afford to sit around waiting for 1.5 hours because the doctor is having an "unusual day". I asked if this was typical from the other patients sitting in the waiting area and they mentioned they knew the office double and triple booked appointments and one patient said in the past she herself had waited 2 hrs to see the doctor. For me, this is a lack of respect of my time from both Dr. Holubec and her staff.
Awesome Docter
Self-verified patient of Dr. Deborah M Holubec - Posted on April 5th, 2011
I have been seeing Dr.Deb for at least 10 years. She has been a wonderful doctor who has helped me live a good life while dealing with health problems that cause pain. She always takes her time with me and really shows me she really cares about me as a person. She also asks me about my family and remembers the things I have told her in the past and inquires how they are going. I have had at least three procedures done by her and the out comes have been good. She has a wonderful bedside manner and really cares about her patients. And Dave her assistant is equally as wonderful. I cant imagine going to another pain management doctor! The only thing I would change if I could would be the front office people. Most are good but there is one that needs lessons in working with the public. But that would never stop me for going to Dr. Holubec! You wont find any one like her!
This Doctor is a liar and so is her staff!!!!
Self-verified patient of Dr. Deborah M Holubec - Posted on January 12th, 2011
This Dr. Deb Holubec lied to me and has accused me of being a drug abuser. I have never been a drug abuser and have never been treated by such rude staff. Her office manager said that I was a typical drug seeker and that Dr. Holubec commonly lies to her patients to get rid of them. Stay as far away from this doctor and her partners otherwise you will be put in a category and accused of being a drug seeker and not told the truth about their care for you. She refused to listen to my primary care doctor who spends 45 minutes to an hour with me every single visit where as Dr. Holubec's time spent with her patients is 10-15 minutes tops. Dr. Holubec makes up her mind based on hear say and not the actual facts. She is more concerned about money than her patients and doesn't believe her patients when they are telling the truth and are backed up by their PCP with documentation. Stay far, far away from this practice. These are not helpful pain specialists but money seekers.
12+ Years Together
Self-verified patient of Dr. Deborah M Holubec - Posted on October 6th, 2010
Dr Deb has been my pain management dr through 4 back surgeries. She truly cares about her patients...she knows the names of my husband, children, mother. She gives her patients options and follows through with them to determine the success of the procedures.
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Self-verified patient of Dr. Deborah M Holubec - Posted on May 3rd, 2010
Dr Deborah Holubec is an excellent physician. She and her staff go the extra mile to ensure each patient gets the best possible treatment and that each patient is treated in a professional and courteous manner. Dr. Deborah Holubec and her staff are the Cream of the Crop!
Five Stars
Self-verified patient of Dr. Deborah M Holubec - Posted on February 14th, 2009
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There is gaping, excruciating, aching hole in my chest.
I know I should probably just get over it.
It's only been 11 days.
It's only going to be 3 months.
Nonetheless the hole is there.
I never thought I would feel like this when he left.
I pride myself on being so tough.
He has been my best friend for 8 years.
I am used to talking to him numerous times throughout the day.
I am used to him being near.
Now he's not here.
Now I rarely get to talk to him for more than 5-10 minutes.
It has left me aching.
All day long.
I have periods of happiness with Mostest, I do.
But then he goes to sleep and I'm alone again.
I can feel myself trying to fill that void with food. Intellectually I know that it will not fill that void and that it will make me feel worse. Yet I find myself working so hard to fill that void with food, and not good food either. I see what I'm doing and I tell myself "Next time I won't do that." And then I find myself filling and filling and filling. But its not working and I'm not happy with how I feel afterward and the ramifications it will have on my body. I am trying so hard to pull out of this and take healthy avenues to feel better, to fill the void. You're probably thinking "Well just do it! Just make the choice!" I wish it were that easy. I wish that my relationship with food was not mixed up with my emotions.
I'm not going surrender.
I'm not going to give up.
I will win this battle.
I have some ideas.
And I hope they're going work.
One day at a time,
one choice at a time,
I'm going to believe in myself.
I'm going to make it through.
And I'm going to come out the other side even better than I went in.
There is no other choice.


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As a foreigner, I can hardly implement these business ideas myself (also due to the fact that Israel will not grant me residency for pursuing business in Palestine), so I invite any Palestinian entrepreneur to copy, utilize and adapt these ideas, to write business plans, and seek for investors, and you are welcome to comment and get back to me for questions and consultations any time.
This is a first brainstorming of business ideas that crossed my way:
A. Profiting from Israel
- The vast availability of cheap and skilled labour in Palestine
- About 7% of Israels citizen are illegal settlers, for whom the State of Israel wants to have easy transfer between Israel and Westbank. Therefore we can expect the borders to remain easy to cross, at least for Israeli citizen, of which 20% are Palestinians.
- The low (direct) taxation in Palestine, and some limited sovereignity on indirect taxation (mostly limited through Paris Protocol), and in general a less regulated market causing less friction for business, especially in the services sector.
- Tailor-Made Suits for Israeli Market.
Following the business model of Dolzer http://www.dolzer.com/ who takes measurements of their clients in Germany, and lets them choose the fabric, and then sends that information to low-income countries such as India or Eastern Europe, where a suit is half-tailored, and sent to Germany, where the client will try it on and small corrections are marked, the suit goes back to India, will be finalized there, and sent back to Germany. Now take the same business model, but instead place your shop into Tel Aviv, and have the suit tailored in Nablus, saving plenty of time and transportation cost.
- Dry-Cleaning and Ironing
In a similar manner as described above, a large discount dry-cleaner in Tel Aviv or Jerusalem could have the labor-intensive ironing be done in the Westbank, saving a large part of the cost. This will probably work only if you have large amounts of shirts every day, making a daily courier drive profitable.
- Maintenance for Israeli CarsThe price difference between car workshops in Israel and those in the west bank is huge. The Israeli government knows that, and protects its domestic service industry by such a law:
Anyhow, I am sure there are many ways to circumvent this law. Get a lawyer to check the options... just a few ideas, the car workshop could be placed in Al-Ram, which belongs to Jerusalem, but is on the Ramallah side of the Wall. Or the workshop could be placed in a settlement, or elsewhere in a C-Area, employing Palestinian labor. Or somebody with Jerusalem ID could take the car to the Workshop, or maybe there is another loophole...
- Advertising Palestinian Gas Stations in Hebrew and English for Israelis and Tourists
On the way on Route 60 for example, on the southern-western end of Bethlehem, there is a gas station, not a minute from the main road, where any Israeli passing by could fill his tank for a price approximately 15% less than at an Israeli gas station. You could place an add in Hebrew or English: "Welcome to Palestine. Fill your tank at Palestinian prices. Turn left, after 100m..".. A side-effect is that these customers will be helping to solve the PA's budget issues by paying Palestinian fuel taxes.
- Casino
There has been a Casino in Jericho that was quite popular, especially among Israeli visitors whom religion forbids gambling, so does the state of Israel. It has been closed for a while. Why does nobody else try to open one?
- Sell Cheap Cigarettes to Israelis and Tourists
Cigarette tax seems to be lower in Palestine, saving approximately 5 shekel per pack. Now you could place shops somewhere easily accessible for Israelis (B-Area, somewhere close to Route 60, next to Hizme checkpoint, and next to Maale Adumim), and place large ads in Hebrew or English.
B. "Made in Palestine" branding
There are a few shops existing, e.g. http://www.palestine-shop.net/
There is an existing Palestinan cigarette manufacturer in Jerusalem (http://jerucig.com/products/index.html), and several smaller outlets in Jenin. The cigarettes are however positioned in the local low-price segment. Cigarettes with a good branding of "Made in Palestine" could have success on the large domestic market, as well as leftwingers-Israeli market, and export market to Europe for the audience attached to Palestinian solidarity. You need some catchy symbol or picture, such as Handala or such, and maybe a Kafieh pattern on the box, as well as a sales partner with well established distribution channels in Europe. Cigarettes with no chemicals seem to be en vogue among the young and well informed generation, so it may be wise to jump on that train especially for European customers.
C. IT and Telecommunications
- Creating a Community Based Meshing Data-Network
Israel doesn't grant Palestine frequencies for 3G internet. This creates a market situation where a community based WLAN-meshing network could be successful, and save a lot of cost. Get some technological inspiration here: http://villagetelco.org/
It could work even without additional hardware. Modern phones like Samsung Galaxy S2 have a WLAN-access point built in, so all they need is a tweaked version of the Linux firmware that allows meshing to forward data between other 802.11n peers. A random number of phone providers could pop up, offering voice/asterisk and internet uplink services within the mesh.
Asterisk could also bridge the expensive transition between Israeli and Palestinian phone networks, so you could cheaply call your cousin in Haifa who is using an Israeli provider.
- Digital Travel Guide
The street maps of Palestine are horrible, and neither on Google places nor elsewhere online you find hotels, restaurants, and tourist sites. Openstreetmaps currently seems to have the best data, which could form the basis for an Android app with user-generated content. Update: aparently, I wasn't the first to come up with this idea. Check http://www.marhabapalestine.com/ -- they didn't go live so far though.
- GPS RoutingAlong the lines of the previous point, there is no proper maps for GPS routing. Israel is well-mapped, including the settlement routes in C-Areas of the West Bank. However, for Palestine, you need a routing where you need to determine the type of car you have (yellow or white numberplate), otherwise you will end up on the wrong road. Also the traffic situation around bottlenecks like Qalandia Checkpoint could be transmitted online -- optimizing the routing algorithm. Update: Found a company that seems to be offering related fleet management services. However, no end-user product seems available at the time being.
- Delivery service mobile app
A significant obstacle to successful delivery of mail, of pizza, etc. is that you have to describe in a complicated manner where your house is located. A mobile app with your GPS-enabled phone could enable hassle-free online orders, and possibly improved mail delivery/address system.
Update: The company click and pick somehow comes close to that...
Looking forward to your comments and suggestions!


text: This boy from the town square Lego City likes to walk the streets. He is attracted by city life and architecture of the buildings, which he sees while on the go. But the hero did not look at his feet and often stumbles and that this is no longer happening, try all the way to hold his hand. Go ahead and look carefully at his feet. Once on the way the boy will be an obstacle, immediately go to the other side, otherwise it will fall all the way and have to go again.


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Key to a Simple Project
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ooo, i love it! nice and easy and elegant. nice job. thanks for sharing.ReplyDelete
thanks for linking to TAke-A-Look Tuesday - - - I just featured you on my FB page!ReplyDelete
That is just gorgeous! I'm going to have to visit that website you mentioned. I have to say, I'm a little sad that you linked right after me on Tip Junkie's linky because your project makes mine look a little dinky... :)ReplyDelete
So smart of you! I've never thought of using one of these to display items.ReplyDelete
gertie @ www.theoldblockhouse.blogspot.com
Great idea! Love it!ReplyDelete
That's really cute! What a fabulous idea. I love vintage keys. Great way to display them!ReplyDelete
This is just so cute!ReplyDelete
Love this and the price too!ReplyDelete
I am just reminding everyone about tonights link party that runs Friday evening through Mondays!
I also have an ongoing give away link party now too.
Hope to see you soon.
come strut your stuff
I'm totally into keys right now.
That is gorgeous! What a great idea. The colors are just wonderful. :)ReplyDelete
This is super cute!! Love those keys, but love how you dressed them up even more!ReplyDelete


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Monday, 20 May 2013
SWAP 2013 Wardrobe Sewing
This year the concept of a completely co-ordinating 11 piece wardrobe was split. Instead, two capsules of 4-5 pieces were required for each entry, which have only one linking piece needed. These are the two capsules I have entered (no multi-outfit photos are allowed in the official entries, so this is a good excuse for me to show them to you as a two part collection).
I had planned to write a nice long post linking photos to each individual item I had made, but unfortunately, I am currently suffering from a very dodgy internet connection.
Instead, here are some outfit shots that are not in the official entry.
I think this is my most successful wardrobe sewing attempt yet, and despite making it often at long distance, all the items are being worn constantly (or else my daughter is a kind fibber). The success is partly due to having each top only need to coordinate with two bottom pieces and one cardigan, but also because after only 5 years of SWAP sewing I am finally getting more practiced at planning co-ordinating separates to make an appealing silhouette - instead of actually making two completely unsuited garments and having to start over ;(. After colour and fabric choice, I think the overall shape of the outfits is the next category to discipline in order to have mulitiple outfits from a small number of pieces, and I will be working more on this for my own sewing when I want to maximize garment use.
As soon as my internet recovers, I will be spending a lovely long time looking at all the other collections - so many brilliant outfit ideas are always very good for pattern acquisition encouragement.
17 comments:
- Mary said...
Oh, lucky daughter!! This is a wardrobe I'd be happy with also.
- 21 May 2013 at 00:47
- liza jane said...
I agree! Lucky daughter!
- 21 May 2013 at 02:51
- Paola said...
Nice work! Love both the collections. Seeing this and doing Me Made May has really got me thinking I need to get on the SWAP bandwagon.
- 21 May 2013 at 06:44
- Marie said...
Great SWAP - I kind of knew you were sewing a lot for your daughter, but hadn't really thought it was all part of a collection. Everything looks great - and yep, what a lucky daughter she is.
- 21 May 2013 at 06:50
- Mary Nanna said...
I can really see the benefits of being able to sew 2 capsules as the looks for the casual and work are so different - what a great job you did!
- 21 May 2013 at 07:11
- Dilliander said...
Your SWAP is fabulous and your daughter delightful! A resounding success all round :)
- 21 May 2013 at 07:51
- jacquianne said...
A very nice collection - I have followed your SWAP collections over the years and think this is one of the best!!! I have learnt lots from your sharing your journeys and look forward to many more!!!
- 21 May 2013 at 13:42
- Sue said...
Great collections! You are right that it takes time to work out what is needed in planning a capsule wardrobe and I find I am only just getting the hang of choosing pieces that coordinate on all levels.
- 21 May 2013 at 17:24
- Elise Lin said...
You did a great job! Especially the clinical collection, that's my favourite. You're daughter is a lucky girl :)
- 21 May 2013 at 19:05
- Vicki said...
Lucky daughter. Great wardrobe.
- 21 May 2013 at 19:48
- Diana said...
Great looking pieces. What a great Mom you are. DD must be so pleased. Good luck with the contest.
- 21 May 2013 at 23:19
- Sharon said...
Gorgeous SWAP for your daughter and your two capsules are perfect!
- 22 May 2013 at 21:46
- LLBB said...
interesting point you make on silhouette being an important part of a capsule wardrobe. I usually focus on color, then fabric, so this is something i'll have to remember!
- 23 May 2013 at 03:36
- The Slapdash Sewist said...
Congratulations! These two capsules are just lovely. I like how they are for completely different parts of life, and yet somehow exhibit a harmony and unified style. I would take any of those lovely pieces in a heartbeat. Good luck!
- 23 May 2013 at 09:53
- Joy said...
Making one wardrobe is extremely challenging, and yet you made two! Both are lovely! What a lucky daughter you have.
- 27 May 2013 at 05:01
- Roobeedoo said...
What a lucky girl! You have put together such a great wardrobe for her.
- 12 June 2013 at 18:33
- Tia Dia said...
What great SWAPs! Love all the pieces!
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Sunday, August 21, 2011
Vacay by the Sea
I have been a very absent blogger over the past two weeks and I want you all to know I've missed you so so much! I took a much needed vacation by the ocean and spent many hours with my family and friends. It was so nice to not have to worry about anything and be able to simply enjoy my time with my family.
The photos above are...
1. Super yummy strawberry shortcake my friend Shawny made for his birthday last Monday.
2. My auntie came all the way in from Oregon to hang out and it was so great to see her!
3. I took a ride in a ferris wheel at the jersey shore.
4. The mini infinity scarf in a gorgeous custom color combination I made for a customer this past week. I LOVE making custom orders so please ask if you have something in mind!!! ;)
I hope you all are enjoying the last days of August. We just had a massive thunderstorm and I can feel a cooler breeze floating in through the window... ah... feels like fall! Yay! :)
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- Mikimoto Angel said...
Never mind being an absent blogger all the time as long as you feel happy being with your family. :-)
- August 21, 2011 at 6:44 PM
- lisa signorini said...
cute post!!!
new post on my blog: I'm waiting for u!!
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Unknown Unseen
author's note:
What a strange zoo we are.
Though being invisible is painful
I see no real reason to complain:
who among us has ever been
I would rather be
unnoticed or ignored
than gawked at
by someone in blinders
who states with confidence:
"I know who he is"
and I'd feel even more
if a distant hundred million
watched and thought
they understood me
better than I understood myself.
A hundred million might see you
a hundred million different ways
and though many of their ways
would indeed be valid...
the sum of those viewpoints
wouldn't add up
to the whole of your parts.
I respect the other person
enough to say:
"little by little, I know you better
but the more I see
the more I realize
I'll never ever know
half of who you are."
When someone closes himself
so that he can comfortably think
he knows me
my first impulse
is to open his eyes
by showing him something
from the depths of my dark well
but in the process
I might also scare myself
because from experience
(often, painful)
I've learned:
even I don't know
half of what I am.
© 2016, Michael R. Patton
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This modelling project began many years ago, with a decision to model the South Australian Tailem Bend station, but has since changed to the Victorian town of Horsham. Why? Sadly rail operations in South Australia have steadily declined over the years. The once active railway town of Tailem Bend is no more than a resting place for banker locos required for the Adelaide Hills haul.
Horsham, like many larger Victorian centres still has rail activity, with the freight centre still in use by Wimmera Container Line. Dimboola was considered, as this has a major grain terminal, but of less interest.
|My Tailem Bend Station model. Now 20 years old and still waiting for trains.


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Well, it had to happen sooner or later: Someone just jumped off the 147th floor of the Burj Khalifa—shown in the picture above—the tallest building in the world, and killed himself. WARNING: STRONG IMAGE AHEAD.
The man—Asian and 30 years old—jumped from an air vent at the observation deck this afternoon, crashing on the terrace of floor 108. He hit some metal barriers, killing him instantly, as the gruesome photo shows.
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Joachim Nahem is a leading expert on governance and frequently advises governments, civil society and private sector. He is responsible for ILPI's framework agreements with Norad and DFID. Nahem is also associated with the ILPI Centre for African Studies. Joachim was previously part of the UNDP Leadership Development and Management Skills programme. He served as Manager for UNDP´s Global Programme on Governance Assessments from 2008 to 2013, Senior Advisor in Tunisia, Deputy Resident Representative in the Republic of Congo and Chief Technical Advisor in Mongolia.
Nahem has published widely on development aid, governance and measurement issues. He is a guest lecturer at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government and the University of Oslo. Joachim was in 2013 selected by the Open Government Partnership Secretariat as the independent expert for Norway. Joachim is also a board member for CARE Norway. He holds degrees from the London School of Economics, Institut de Politiques Strasbourg and the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University.


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Andrew Walker is a rather shallow man, caring only for things of this world, such as power and money. He is cruel, being the sort of man who enjoys locking people in the dungeon, and regularly rages at his son Felix. He married Felix's mother only because she had a large dowry, and even so, resented his wife's kind, Christian nature. I'm sure you can see by now why I don't like him.
In the original draft, Andrew, like the king, wasn't present until almost the end. When I wrote about Felix's life, I was able to give more depth to his character. I'm not really sure why Andrew is the way he is, but I do know that Felix overcame insurmountable odds in becoming the good, Christian young man that he is. Despite my dislike of the character, General Andrew Walker adds something necessary to Across the Stars...it wouldn't be complete without him.
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Happy Stamping
Friday, February 3, 2012
Fresh Vintage Valentine
Happy Stamping
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Love that gorgeous heart with the tiny touch of pink in the flowers! So pretty!ReplyDelete
Monique this card is lovely, the colour combo really pops off. I have to say I am also a huge fan of this sweet stamp set. I think you did a wonderful got capturing elements from each challenge. Happy you could join us at The Friday Mashup :)ReplyDelete
Gorgeous heart and flowers Mon, I love the way you've reversed the black and white. Very skillful. Glad to see you back posting again after your break.ReplyDelete
Thanks for joining us for this challenge.
Kasey ~ in Oz
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Very Pretty!!! Love the heart with the fresh vintage stamp- very cute!!! My favorite stamp right now too!!! Great Job with the challenges- thanks for playing along at The Friday Mashup, GD DianeReplyDelete
What a cool heart! Lovely details Monique. Thanks for joining us at Freshly Made Sketches!ReplyDelete
Great idea with the double layer heart! Thanks for joining the Friday Mashup.ReplyDelete
Great use of that stamp. I love the heart image; very clever! Thanks for joining us at Freshly Made Sketches and The Friday Mashup.ReplyDelete
This is gorgeous! Ittook me a while to figure out how you did that flower and heart in the B&W, but I think i figured it out! Love it! Thanks for joining us at the Friday Mashup again!ReplyDelete
The colors are gorgeous on the card! Beautifully done!ReplyDelete
- Anonymous3:38 PM, February 06, 2012
Monique - what you have done with the flower is sooo cool!! What a beautiful and unique card.ReplyDelete
Gorgeous is right! Wow! This is really beautiful. Glad you joined us at Freshly Made Sketches!ReplyDelete
Gorgeous! I love how you cut out that intricate heart! Thanks for joining us at Freshly Made Sketches and colourQ this week!ReplyDelete
Lovely card, thanks so much for joining us at The Friday Mashup!ReplyDelete
What a little beauty, Monique! Love the colour theme ... and that heart/flower combination is super clever! Hugs xxxReplyDelete
This card would be perfect for the Simply Stampin challenge, the theme this week is 'heartfelt' so why not link this card in too.ReplyDelete
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Hi again Monique, I have awarded you with the Liebster award! because I love the way you do your 3d items.ReplyDelete
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This is my third design card for Christmas cards all year round August challenge, which is all about 'snowflakes'. Please click on the link to see the lovely designs of the rest of the team and we would love to see your entries.
The background is a piece of Fantastic Foils festive frolics and the topper was rescued from a card received, matting this on black mirror card. Punched snowflakes from snippets of silver mirror card were added.
This is also for:
12 months of Christmas link up 8
Pixie's snippets 187
Crafty boots: Christmas in July
Ooh-la-la 185: Christmas in July
Paper creators 41: dies and/or punches
Take a word: black and white
4 crafty chicks 257: anything goes
Not just cards 22: anything goes
Sister act 117
Use your stuff 200: anything goes
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The need for Hollaback!'s work has never been so clear. Political and social trends across the world are promoting an exclusionary vision of the future that bars entire populations from public space, life, and community. To create a world where everyone belongs and everyone has a say, we need you – not just your support, but your participation.
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Through the six-month program, leaders will work with Hollaback! to launch their own Hollaback! chapters and websites so that we can continue to build worldwide solidarity in with people facing harassment in public spaces.
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Traditional nonprofit "best practices" would have you believe that a tight and coordinated messaging strategy is the only way to go. From a business perspective, they might be right: a clear coordinated voice can be a powerful thing, especially for the media.
But the one-message strategy leaves too many silenced. The result is multiple nonprofits popping up around the same issue with slightly different messaging strategies, each one trying to ensure that their unique voices are heard. The new nonprofits make the same mistakes as the old nonprofits–allowing room for only one coordinated message. This redundancy doesn't fix the lack of true voices and representation still isn't solved. Hollaback! intentionally elevates diverse perspectives in the service of a shared vision of a world without harassment.
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Espen Furnes at Delphi sees euro vision
Espen Furnes, Norwegian manager of the Delphi Europe equity fund, believes the recent Dutch elections coupled with the ongoing benefits to Germany of the euro means the future of the single currency is far more secure than some believe.
Espen Furnes, Norwegian manager of the Delphi Europe equity fund, believes the recent Dutch elections coupled with the ongoing benefits to Germany of the euro means the future of the single currency is far more secure than some believe.
It is clear from the results of the Dutch elections recently that there is support for the euro in that country, and that this in turn provides further stability for investors considering that market, he said.
"From the investor perspective it gives a certain level of confidence in the euro, but also to the Netherlands, and investing in the Netherlands."
Delphi has relatively low exposure to the Netherlands, but is looking to increase this going forward. This is not a direct result of the election, Furnes stresses, but because of increasing investor appetite.
There are still significant barriers to euro stability, but the recent plan outlined by European Central Bank president Mario Draghi should help the peripheral eurozone members, Furnes said. Additionally, the decision by the German Constitutional Court to enable participation in the ESM was a definite "Go" from Germany, he said.
However, while an important step in the way out of the eurozone crisis, it will take time to see the effects.
"It is not solved, but we may be on our way to a solution that works."
Furnes also believes that the euro-sceptics, who condemned the euro, have been shot down to an extent. They may need to rethink their view.
"From my perspective, I have some connections with contacts among larger long only funds in the US. They have kept away from eurozone investments for a long time. But they are starting to think about investing in the eurozone, on the basis their belief that this is a solution that can work is much higher than it has been for a long time."
Many investors remain wary of the risk associated with Europe, and are clearly underweight the region, Furnes said. It will take time to turn around the view of the mass of investors, because people want to see real improvements, real growth before they switch allocation.
"It's a bit too optimistic to believe that the mass of investors will invest heavily in European equities. I think we will see a gradual change through next year."
What should not be in doubt is Germany's ongoing commitment to the single currency, Furnes said.
The country may in certain circumstances be perceived as critical and opposed to the euro, but from an economic perspective, from the 1950s through to the introduction of the euro, the country had to fight the effects of the Deutsche Mark. Furnes said that as the country's economic prospects improved the currency became increasingly expensive, this forced German businesses to become better, but it also acted as a drag on margins and profitability: Furnes believes that these have never been better than since Germany entered the euro.
"Germany has got away from a currency that persisted in putting a stick between the wheels of profit generation. German industry has never been better. Margins have been very good under the euro regime. At their hearts, Germans are pro-euro."
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This is another late blog post but I am so happy that this post is finally on my blog!
I would like to share with you this cute playsuit that I brought from H&M in the summer.
I was so lucky to get the chance to wear this in the UK because we had a heatwave. The only thing I dislike about this playsuit is that it is really short.
I hope you enjoyed my pictures :)


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ASBC Launches Sign-on Letter Opposing Trump's Immigration Order
WASHINGTON, D.C. (February 2, 2017)—The American Sustainable Business Council has launched a national sign-on letter for business leaders to join together in opposition to the Trump Administration's immigration ban.
Under the heading, "American Businesses Against the Immigration Ban," the letter says in part, "As American business leaders and employers, we stand in opposition to the recent Executive Order on immigration. We believe the climate of fear and uncertainty that it fosters in our customers, our employees, and our communities will be damaging to business. The ban undermines the interconnections and workforce mobility upon which we depend."
Business leaders are urged to join the effort by signing the letter here: http://bit.ly/2k44irtASBCBusinessesAgainstBan
"This executive order is extremely disruptive to business and our economy," said David Levine, CEO and Co-founder of ASBC. "Many businesses will suffer financially, as fearful employees will be less productive and lower consumer confidence will decrease sales. Many talented, loyal employees throughout the economy should be hard at work contributing to our success—instead, they are now in a legal quagmire.
"Immigrants have proven their worth to our economy, so it's not just against American values to ban them, it's also dangerous to America's competitiveness and prosperity.
"There is always room for improvement, but the current border protections are effective. We call on President Trump to pull back this executive order and focus on more pressing issues, such as responsible economic growth to build a new middle class."
The American Sustainable Business Council advocates for policy change and informs business owners and the public about the need and opportunities for building a vibrant, sustainable economy. Through its national member network, it represents more than 250,000 business owners, executives and investors from a wide range of industries. www.asbcouncil.org


text: (Repost as requested) I've adapted this recipe from Lorna Sass' excellent book, Great Vegetarian Cooking Under Pressure: * Exported from MasterCook * Saffron Risotto with Vegetables du Jour Recipe By : Great Vegetarian Cooking Under Pressure by Lorna J. Sass Serving Size : 5 Preparation Time :0:30 Categories : Main Course: Grains Pressure Cooker Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method -------- ------------ -------------------------------- 2 tablespoons vegetable stock 1/2 cup leeks -- finely chopped 1 1/2 cups arborio rice 3 1/2 cups vegetable stock 1/4 teaspoon saffron threads -- generous 1 teaspoon salt -- or to taste 1 1/2 cups cooked vegetables -- chopped 3 tablespoons parsley -- minced 2 teaspoons balsamic vinegar ground pepper -- to taste Heat the 2 tbl stock in the cooker. Cook the leeks over medium high heat, stirring frequently, for 1 minute. Add in the rice, stiring to coat with the oil. Add 3/14 cups of the stock, the saffron, and salt. Lock the lid in place. Over high heat, bring to high pressure. Lower the heat just enough to maintain high pressure and cook for 5 minutes. Reduce the pressure with a quick-release method. Remove the lid. Stir in the vegetables and parsley. If the risotto isn't creamy, stir in a bit more stock. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until the rice achieves the desired consistency (it should be tender, but chewy) and the vegetables are thoroughly heated. Stir in the lemon juice or vinegar (if using) and pepper. Serve immediately in shallow soup bowls. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NOTES : * Use the white and light green part of the leeks * If you don't have leeks, you can use shallots or onions. * Combine vegetables: things to try: 3/4 each limas and corn and 1 cup each peas and carrots. I used spinach, carrots, cauliflower and brocolli--because that's what I had. Red bell pepper is nice for color and flavor. * Instead of balsamic, you can try 1 to 3 tablespoons lemon juice ------------------------------


text: Hi.. all inc kam187 Here is my galaxy bought from ebay. I realised my Galaxy does not recognise the internal memory(8GB), it says only 31mb left. However, if I connect to PC, I can access the internal memory as a mass storage. (Thank you kam187, I formatted the internal memory on my pc, but no joy ) I brought Samsung repair centre, but they refused it with funny reason. I checked its firmware it says I7500XXID3, not sure how come... I thought it might be a firmware..so I tried to flash with Odin but not successful as it says <1> e - big partition size!! I tried 4 different PCs with different firmwares as some suggest but no joy.. Also, I tried fastboot flash but I stuck at C:\tools>fastboot flash recovery recovery.img sending 'recovery' <2966 KB>...OKAY writing ' recovery'.... FAILED <remote: flash write failure> I am wondering whether you can help me.....?? please. david


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CityWeb, based on a syndicated TV distribution model, will be sold to the Web sites of leading local TV stations around the country. The plan is for the local stations to co-brand the sites under the banner of their call letters and the CityWeb name.
The introduction, planned for summer, will be backed by as much as $30 million in ad support; no agency has yet been given the assignment, though one is expected to be named soon.
CityWeb will provide stations with a slew of national content from Warner Bros. Online; its sister companies, such as CNN Interactive and People Online; and other programming providers.
Further, CityWeb will offer the stations templates so they can target local sales opportunities, as well as the technology to do local classified ads online.
With a major affiliate sales effort starting next week at the annual convention of the National Association of Television Programming Executives, Warner Bros. Online is targeting a summer launch of CityWeb. The company hopes to obtain clearances on Web sites in markets covering 60% to 70% of the U.S. population.
Warner Bros. Online, in conjunction with sister company Telepictures Distribution, will sign up one station in each market; the plan is to recruit the station with the No. 1-rated local newscast in each city.
Following a classic barter-syndication model with a new twist, each station signing up for CityWeb will be asked to give Warner Bros. five 30-second spots a week in its late afternoon TV newscasts to pay for the service. Warner Bros. will then sell that time as an unwired network to national advertisers.
Furthermore, Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution sales and Warner Bros. Online media sales will sell national advertisers space on the CityWeb online sites.
"It's a very exciting idea," said Betsy Frank, exec VP-strategic media resources for Zenith Media Services, New York, who has heard the pitch from Warner Bros. "It's an attempt to bring together the strength of Warner Bros. and the Web itself. They seem to be going at it in a very smart way, offering services consumers want rather than having the technology take the lead."
Some of the content CityWeb will provide to the stations' sites includes national news, online chat, national educational services, and original programming for kids, women and men to go with local news, weather, sports and various local listings.
"We'll help stations custom-design a food store, an auto repair shop or a kids store," said Jim Moloshok, senior VP at Warner Bros. Online. For advertisers, "It's like a national spot buy on `Oprah' or `Rosie O'Donnell,"' he said.
National online ad packages carry a price between $250,000 and $2 million. At the higher level, a sponsor could co-brand the education home page, an area that will include a homework-helper search engine and a careers section with a mentor program, after-school job opportunities and summer internships.
"Basically, this is 52 weeks of original programming just on this education site that will be labeled with an advertiser's brand," said Julie Kantrowitz, senior VP-general sales manager, media sales, for Warner Bros. Domestic Television. Other sections open for sponsorship focus on such topics as travel, home and auto care.
CNN Interactive's ad sales unit will be selling the ads for its CityWeb pages.
CityWeb has already aligned itself with some major Web players. Lycos will be the preferred search engine for local and national searches, and Netscape Communications Corp. will provide a customized browser.
"Warner Bros. is a powerful partner," said Lycos President Bob Davis. "For the launch of CityWeb they'll be spending in excess of $30 million on TV advertising, and we'll be mentioned."
He declined to outline the financial particulars of the deal with Warner Bros., other than to mention that it was a revenue sharing model and that Lycos will be selling the advertising space on the CityWeb Lycos search pages.
"People go to the local TV news leader in a market time and time again because that's where they feel most comfortable," said Scott Carlin, exec VP-Warner Bros. Domestic TV. "We think they'll go to that station's Web site for the same reason . . . CityWeb is a great new business opportunity for us using the skills we've learned in the past 15 to 16 years syndicating TV shows."


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It has been a recurring theme of Reserve Bank commentary and official statements over the past two years.
But today, the signals about the economy's transition away from the mining investment boom took on a graver and perhaps more frustrated tone.
The RBA is now warning that the successful move out of the fast fading mining investment boom is taking much longer than expected in the previous February statement.
Underscoring the challenges, the central bank's quarterly statement on monetary policy says a "significant" pickup in non-mining investment appears unlikely over the next year or so.
The sluggish switch away from resource investment is being cited by the RBA as a key reason that kept economic growth at below trend pace in the first three months of this year.
The RBA has slightly downgraded its economic growth prospects to 2 percent in June from a forecast peak of 2.25 percent made in February.
The RBA also cautions that business is not stepping up to fill the gap left from the tapering off of the mining boom.
"Business investment remains a significant source of uncertainty," the RBA says.
"There are also significant risks to the forecasts for non mining investment" and that the latest capital expenditure survey "implies a weaker profile for non-mining business investment over the next year than currently forecast".
In addition to being frustrated about the high Australian dollar despite recent rate cuts, the RBA is also more pessimistic about the direction of the labour market.
The RBA now believes the jobless rate will peak at 6.5 percent in mid-2016 and remain elevated for some time.
The challenges are immense given an uncertain global outlook with the slowdown in China cited as a potential risk as its property market a source of weakness.
The resulting lower demand for steel and other construction products could further impact demand for Australian iron ore and put more pressure on Joe Hockey's budget.


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When I applied to live in Daegu I had no allusions – I knew that in the spring the city would morph into a sweltering swampland. But back in good old sodden blighty anything above 18 Celsius was such an abstract concept that I found it easy to pretend that I would be able to take the mosquito's paradise in my stride. Not so.
It began last week. At first the difference in temperature was barely perceptible, but steadily as the week progressed the ratio of students to improvised fans began to increase.
My morning walk to school became less invigorating and more like walking through a wall of syrup, and chalk began to turn to paste the second it touched my fingertips.
By yesterday the students were practically wilting over their desks and emitting terrible smells, and Teacher Lolen was applying her 3450458498th layer of deodorant whilst openly cursing the pitiful ceiling fans.
By the time the final bell rang, having been in a confined, furnace-like space with 35+ teenage boys for 7 hours, I was quite ready to go get naked with my friend Adrienne and a bunch of random Korean ladies at the local jimjilbang. Little did I know that I would be dispensing with my dignity as well as my clothes.
I had heard about the Korean's 'unique' take on the full body scrub but nothing can really prepare you for having a little old naked Korean lady gripping onto your inner-butt cheek for leverage while she goes to town on the rest of you with what is essentially a cheese-grater. All whilst your friend lies at your side, within plain view, having an intimate moment with a cheese-grater of her own. An unbreakable bond was formed between Adrienne and I at the point when my scrubber lathered me up and began vigorously spanking me.
It is safe to say that I've never felt so violated, and yet so smooth, in my life.


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Juan Blanco (1919-2008) bio je pionir kubanske elektroakustičke muzike. Jako dobro. Kao da slušaš radijski prijenos sf-filma iz 15. stoljeća.excerpts
Juan Blanco, Contrapunto Espacial No. 3, 1969
24 instrumental groups distributed all around the theatre, 20 actors, 1 child, sax soloist, 2 magnetic tapes (11 min. 48 sec.)
24 instrumental groups distributed all around the theatre, 20 actors, 1 child, sax soloist, 2 magnetic tapes (11 min. 48 sec.)
Juan Blanco, Chile Vencerá, 1975
Instrumental group, choir, minstrel soloist, reciter, texts by the author and several Chilean poets. (8 min. 23 sec.)
Instrumental group, choir, minstrel soloist, reciter, texts by the author and several Chilean poets. (8 min. 23 sec.)
Juan Blanco, Contrapunto Espacial No. 6, 1976
For 4 instrumental groups, actors' voices and magnetic tape (3 min. 58 sec.)
For 4 instrumental groups, actors' voices and magnetic tape (3 min. 58 sec.)
Juan Blanco, Tema con Variaciones, 1989
Tape and soprano, alto, tenor and baritone saxes (only one performer) (21 min. 51 sec.)
Tape and soprano, alto, tenor and baritone saxes (only one performer) (21 min. 51 sec.)
Innova has released a new album of music by Juan Blanco (1919-2008), a pioneer of electronic music in Cuba.
Blanco's work is not well known, but he's considered the first Cuban composer to explore electroacoustics, spatial music and multimedia works. Nuestro Tiempo offers a retrospective work.
The album features significant works from four decades in Blanco's career. The works on Nuestro Tiempo are largely electronic, but also feature congas, timbales and saxophone.
The music on Blanco's album has many similarities with that of his electroacoustic contemporaries, because of the limitations of the technologies of his time. But at times, it seems to leap from the speakers with lively rhythms unique to his Cuban heritage.
If you're a fan of the electroacoustic tradition of electronic music, Nuestro Tiempo offers a welcome introduction to a little-known pioneer. - www.synthtopia.com/content/2013/11/20/juan-blanco-nuestro-tiempo/
Through most of the twentieth century, Cuban composer Juan Blanco (1919–2008) was an active and collaborative creator and cultural leader in his homeland—primarily, though not exclusively, through his work in electroacoustic music. "No Cuban composer epitomized musical innovation better than Blanco, who melded new music, electronic instruments, improvisation, and the island's unique musical heritage," wrote Neil Leonard, artistic director of Berklee College of Music's Interdisciplinary Arts Institute, in Computer Music Journal. Yet, as Leonard continued, "little is known about him in North America and very little has been written about him in English."
As someone whose Cuban music collection contains mostly jazz, mambo, and son, I admit that my first close encounter with Nuestro Tiempo was akin to stumbling upon an alien spacecraft (with vintage gear percolating inside) that began communicating parts of its creator's story to me through sound. An unexpected, weird, but enchanting experience. Produced by Leonard and Philip Blackburn, this disc offers a glimpse into the sonic world of Blanco, who composed more than 160 works. It opens with the lively Cirkus Toccata (1983), in which Guillermo Barreto (timbales) and Tata Güines (congas) improvise with tremendous vigour to Blanco's prepared tape of equally vigorous electronic patterns made with a Roland Jupiter 8 synthesizer. Later, on Espacios V (1993), Leonard's soprano and tenor saxophones make simple, plaintive lines and wild flowerings in Blanco's shifting, fertile spaces.The haunting shimmer of Ella (1983), the varying ascents and hovering moves of Loops (1991), and the evocatively murky mysteries of Galaxia M-50 (1979) create space for the imagination to roam. But the gem, for me, is the ultra-lo-fi charmer Musica para Danza (1961), Blanco's first electronic work, which sounds like a field of crickets and other softly hooting, chirping (alien) creatures in a lush nightscape of rhythmic counterpoint. Close your eyes, and you hear—as elsewhere on this disc—familiar Cuban rhythms in a magical new form. Beam me up, Blanco. - Jennie Punter
Saxophonist and composer Neil Leonard not only supplied the well-researched liner notes for this CD, but also performs on a piece that is dedicated to him, and contributed his mastering and audio restoration skills to this project, which he co-produced with Philip Blackburn. Leonard first met Blanco in 1986 during a visit to Cuba, and went back to work with Blanco at the LNME studio from 1989–1990. From then on Leonard kept in contact with Blanco, closely following his work for the last 22 years of his life. In 1993 Leonard worked with several organizations based in Boston, as well as Dartmouth College, Wesleyan University, and the Berklee College of Music, to bring Blanco to the United States for a series of concerts and guest lecture-ships. Given the personal connections to the composer and his work, this innova release represents a real labor of love.
Cirkus Toccata (1983), the first piece on this collection, is scored for two percussionists and tape, and like Ella (1983) and Galaxia M-50 (1979), was realized in the ICAP studio. For Cirkus Toccata Afro-Cuban percussionists improvise to a tape part that Blanco prepared using a Roland Jupiter 8 synthesizer and an eight-track tape recorder. According to Leonard, "the co-existence of electronic sound, Afro-Cuban rhythm, improvisation and experimental composition had never been explored to this extent in Cuba." Blanco used the sequencer on his synthesizer to compose melodic patterns that he then manipulated in real time by changing their tempos and timbres, and by detuning them. The arpeggiator was used to produce a succession of melodic fragments that adhered to a steady sixteenth-note pulse. For the live percussion accompaniment he originally wrote parts in order to guide the performers through changes in style, meter, and tempo. But the two percussionists heard on this track decided that they were more comfortable, and could perform better, simply improvising along with the tape part.
Near the beginning of the piece, after a brief percussion introduction, Blanco fades in a harp-like timbre playing major thirds. Eventually the harp sound changes to other timbres through timbral manipulation and by changing the attack values of an envelope generator. Juxtaposed arpeggiated lines are heard together, each at a different tempo. On the surface one hears the percussionists playing in a relentless manner similar to the tape part. This is clearly one of the primary focal points of the piece. But the machine and humans also swap attributes. The tape part provides a mechanical, motoric approach to rhythm that begins to take on human characteristics as the piece progresses, through subtle envelope changes and perceptual streaming mechanisms produced by the arpeggiator, while the percussionists begin to sound more and more mechanical or machinelike, owing to high levels of rhythmic consistency. Additionally, the percussion parts are hard-panned, fixed in space, so that any audio traces of the players... - Ross Feller Computer Music Journal (Impact Factor: 0.76). 01/2014; 38(2):84-86.
Many countries, like the Latin American countries, still are somewhat overlooked for what kind of creative explorations really happened. Juan Blanco surely had it's huge importance for Cuba, like his support of creative music in several societies, establishing groups like the Sociedad Cultural Nuestro Tiempo, for his own composing of course, and with these interests, the development of electronic and electro-acoustic music in Cuba. Besides, we also need to mention that in 1942 he once had a similar idea compared to the mellotron, when he drew a design for a sampling keyboard with each key coupled to a wire recorder, so that we can also call him an inventor proving once more his creative desires in this explorative field.
He began composing and studying in the provincial conservatory and later earned a degree in law from the University of Havana. It was in the late 40s where he further developed the small Sociedad Amadeo Roldan which he renamed it the Sociedad Cultural Nuestro Tiempo (Our Time) a creative centre that from that moment could also include artists and writers. From that moment it attracted the participation and attention of most important artists in the country. It was not sponsored by any college or institution, so Blanco often paid for the costs so that it could produce concerts of ground-breaking works. Luckily, he earned his money as an attorney in tax law, representing large American companies like Coca Cola. When the rebellious socialist movement started, he lost all his clients and gave music all the attention. He asked the government and Che Guevara to give him a full-time job. Because the Sociedad had proved its supporting role in the resistance, he was able to assign to the Havanna Orchestra, then later also became the director of the National Cultural Council for whom he formed the Orchesta Cubana de Musica Moderna (-a forerunner of Irakere-) in which the state now was supposed to pay the composers a salary.
What changed his visions was his confrontation with tapes from Pierre Schaeffer, brought to him by novelist Alejo Carpentier. From that moment on he studied electronic music full time. Because he was obliged to stay in Cuba, and could not visit other studios, he assembled three Sears Silvertone tape decks, and began to assemble material himself for making electroacoustic music. In the beginning he only had an oscillator, tape splicing and feedback and overdub possibilities. "Musica para Danza" (1961), reissued here for the first time, was composed like this.
His radical 1969 work for theatre (consisting of naked actors and 24 instrumental groups) made it so that the responsible for the National Council of Culture was fired.
During the 70s he looked for a place to develop an electronic music studio but no conservatories were willing to help. Only a small studio at the Instituto Cubana de Amistad con el Pueble (ICAP) in 1979 was willing to participate. Blanco started to use the place as a new centre of development for new composers.
During the 80s, he was more involved in multimedia, performance, theatre and ballet, film and environmental sound pieces. In 1986, he established the International Festival for Electroacoustic Music in Varadero, which became a key meeting place for composers for Latin America. In 1990 the ministry started to support the studio and renamed it to Laboratorio Nacional de Musica Electroacoustica (LNME). Around that time the studio started to acquire the first computers used for teaching computer music. Blanco wrote programs for digital sounds with the NeXT machine, like "Loops" (1991).
What immediately stroke me is the natural environment and use that was found for Blanco's music, its spatial nature and the ability to introduce all this into a normal life setting, like within the traditional Cuban music association or in a theatre.
"Cirkus Toccata" (1983) was published before on the LP "Música Electroacústica" (1986). It used a tape recording with melodic electronic rhythms that were created with the Roland Jupiter 8 synthesizer and an eight-track tape recorder as a tapestry of patterns and contrapuntal textures, which were used for a live Cuban percussive improvisation (congas by Tata Guines, -a celebrated player who had played with Stan Kenton and the Weather Report before- and timbales by Guillermo Barreto). Especially the use of the mechanical, still playful series of notes for a direct acoustic improvisation, without further adaptation or changes to it still is a radically different setting for this kind of music. But it works.
"Musica para Danza" (1961) is like an electronic loop in several overdubbed layers with one layer of insect-like sounds, with interruptions of slower, deep windy tone movements of electronic tones, only to return to the playful almost dancing rhythms of the electronics.
"Ela" (1983) uses slower organ-like hand played (?) chords of evolutions of tones, in contrast with gradually changing peeping tones and a slower movement of tones, forming thoroughly a more organic sonic world. Near the last part, a slightly aroused girl comes in making the musical play something more of a human reality or perception.
"Loops" (1993) is a computer piece that starts very minimal with gradual climbing or descending of tones. Some of the overtones that develop a bit further are rather sharp. After this first setting with rather sine wave tones, the next movement develops the tones further in complexity to something that sounds in between organ and voices, with is more pleasant. This evolves in the last part to overlapping combinations with this.
"Espacios V"(1969) shows similar organ-like tones, a pre-recorded foundation for an improvisation on it with Neil Leonard on melodic soprano saxophone. The combination of tones transcends a keyboard-like tension but changes in a more complex way than that. This changes also towards bowl-like gong sounds. This all works perfectly as a carpet for a moody, improvisation, naturally played like jazz, but still like a free improvisation.


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|Ellen Cronholm graphic prints, of the via internet collected remains of the brutally bombed Syrian cultural heritage historic city of Palmyra
|HÖST av Woo -Book Lee
|Blue skies and a very colorful peaceful place/Edsviken Konst/Art hall.
Joanne Grüne Yanoff has created Hive Drawings that you see a close up of above and also see below
|Obstacles by Jill Höjeberg
|Close up photo of Everything thing is here by Joanne Grüne-Yanoff which is written in metal wire.
|Driving back in to the center I pass a favorite plant haven Ulrikdals slottsträdgård
|Last night in Sthlm this time, offered a great view and a coctail at Scandic Continental. I try to see both work clients and have meetings and naturally meet my friends.


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Highest suicide rate of all professions occurs among dentists. You've read that. What's exhausting, some dentists say, is not so much the hard physical labor -- good dentistry requires that -- as the ''vibes'' from the patients. It's extraordinarily difficult to absorb the terrible tensions transmitted every hour of every day by silent, anxious people.
The population in Singapore is advised to say ''please'' and ''thank you'' in August. That's official Courtesy Month there.
Do you know anybody named Chang? If not, maybe you don't get out much. People named Chang worldwide outnumber the entire populations of Great Britain and Canada combined.


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Tim Turns Down Broadway
The 'Brothers of the Sun' tour stops in Houston at Reliant Stadium on August 4th. Stay tuned for more information from KIXS 108!
Even though Tim McGraw has music is on his mind right now, he's still considering movie offers – he just hasn't found the right one. During a media event before his Brothers of the Sun Tour stop in Nashville, Tim admitted to CMT Daily Roundup that he "can read 50 scripts and not find anything." Timing is a big factor as well. Tim also said he had to turn down an offer to do a new Broadway musical. Tim holds a busy schedule, with a new album on the way, his summer tour schedule and two daughters in high school this fall. Tim and his Brothers of the Sun tourmates will take over Heinz Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on Saturday (6/30).


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Today my daughter painted a picture. (She does that a lot! - Both do!). Sometimes she takes her time and sometimes she likes to experiment. All I could think to say to her was "good job"......boring!!! (The Dalmatian painting was hers from last year...love this one!)
So here's some of mine to start...(I'll have to go add these in there....)
1. Awesome!
2. That's the best!
3. Terrific!
4. Fantabulous!
5. That is out of this world!
6. So Cool!
7. Keep up the good work!
8. Wonderful!
9. Way to improve!
10. I knew you could do it!
So here's your chance to add to the list. Please keep the words kind and loving - no profanity - after all, this is all about being positive to those around us - esp our children! I set a goal of 250 more positive ways to say "Good Job". Pleas3 share this link with others. No words should be repeated - for the sake of coming up with the longest list without repeats! When it's all said and done - I will transfer the list to a PDF to share! We have until April 25th (1 month) to try this! Thanks everyone!
Friday, March 26, 2010
Giddy Up Friday: More than 1 Way to Say "Good Job"
Posted by Kerry_Kid Giddy at 9:10 PM
Labels: Being Positive , Giddy Up Friday , Good Job List
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