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Uhh, I know, I am still overdue to write a wrap up on Earnest Hemingway's "The old man and the sea". I planned to get things done last weekend, but I got hit by an utterly annoying stomach flu, which made me lay in bed for almost two days. And no, I was not even able to read. No further details necessary.
Anyways, now - Hemingway! The importance of reading Ernest. He came into my life already years ago when studying English and American literature classes. Amongst others Hemingway was on the list, and while paying more attention to Tuesday evening Frizz-party nights and the involved pre-planning Hemingway and all the others got read - well a little bit, not with the right amount of attention I would say. Mmmh, as a twenty-something there is also so much more than literature (I just joined the club 30 earlier this week, so I can know) but I missed out great writing!!
"The old man and the sea" is a short story about an old fisherman, a young boy and the elements. A fable about luck, dreams, pride, respect and the interconnectedness of the elements...
I was more than impressed by the accurateness and attention to detail, yes, even love to detail that sometimes, I just read the sentences 2, 3, 4 times - not because I did not understand them - but just because they were so extraordinarily beautiful. Like a perfect composition in a picture!
For example how he has described the sea, as la mar, - well it is too beautiful to not place that part here and share it with you:
He always thought of the sea as la mar which is what people call her in Spanish when they love her. Sometimes those who love her say bad things of her but they are always said as though she were a women. (...) the old fisherman always thought of her as feminine and as something that gave or withhold great favors, and if she did wild or wicked things it was because she could not help them. The moon affects her as it does a women, he thought.p.19f
When I read this part which is in the first quarter of the short story, I was completely hooked by Hemingway's style of writing.
I also liked this one:
The clouds over the land now rose like mountains and the coast was only a long green line with the grey-blue hills behind it. The water was a dark blue now, so dark that it was almost purple. p.24
He also continue to explain how the plankton looks like and throughout the book I had the idea to take part in a colorful journey on the ocean, which - to me always tended to be more dark-blueish. Next to colors, also the senses played an important role and made me almost smell the sea and the salt. Hemingway also included a lot of naval know how, such as weather conditions and signs, or that a lot of plankton means fish. This, at least to me, serves as a kind of frame to a brilliantly told story which has, like the critics say "not a word too many"!
For me this story was a narrative master piece and definitely marks the importance of reading Ernest!


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'Sweet Things'
I love this wee cake & thought
it fitted perfectly with the theme :)
Such a sweet card Genevieve, I love the cake stamped in black with the pretty crystal gems - very classy! And those are some very pretty papers you used for the background too xReplyDelete
Very classy card Genevieve! Love the cool colours and beautiful papers!ReplyDelete
This is fab, love how you have added the gems to the cake, brilliant
Ali x
Lovely, lovely card, Genevieve!! I like the colour combo and the cake looks gorgeous!!ReplyDelete
This cake is perfect for "Sweet Things"...
what's better than cake? :)
Love the colors and papers you used...
and such a great take on the sketch challenge too! :)
This is so beautiful. I LOVE your card - great take on both the hop theme and the sketch!
Have a great day and a great hop, hugs Karin
Beautiful color palette and gorgeous creation!!!ReplyDelete
Lovely card - looks very classy!
Trish xx
Love the way you tilted your pretty cake!ReplyDelete
Love the blinged out cake! So much fun!ReplyDelete
Very pretty card! Love the rhinestones sprinkled about!ReplyDelete
Ooh, such a pretty card. I like the gemstones and the addition of the thin scalloped border and the monochrome blue theme. Thanks for sharing!ReplyDelete
Fabulous use of mixed patterns in the background! And the cake done in black with the bling next to that elegant sentiment looks wonderful!ReplyDelete
What a great card! I love the colors you used and the adorable cake--with rhinestones and a bow!
Chris l.
Gorgeous cake! love the blingy bits!!! Thanks for joining our Blog Party!!ReplyDelete
Love the black cake - very elegant! And it is set off perfectly by the blue.ReplyDelete
Lovely mix of papers and gorgeous colours. Lovely cake too!ReplyDelete
What an elegant card! Black looks great with muted blues, and your choice of stamps is awesome. Thank you for joining the Mischief Makers this week! xoReplyDelete
I love your cake tilted at that jaunty angle :) It's so striking in black with the lavender background! The flourishy sentiment suits this card perfectly!ReplyDelete

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In blog Telenovelas Series You can watch online with Vecinos capitulo 53 on Februari, 2012. Vecinos capitulo 53, this high quality video and sound that just can not let a single day and see the details of this super soap opera, besides that I can download to your computer. Greetings friends. Vecinos capitulo 53 Telenovela, just follow the link below or see can also see here in the same blog. thanks and greetings.
Vecinos: Oscar's life was ordinary until he discovered he had won the lottery jackpot.Magically, became a millionaire! Now I paint, silver and presence you can spare to win Jessica, the woman who all long for the neighborhood. Oscar Leal is a typical Colombian good people, and romantic rumba. But, unlike what many may think, nobody supports it as scandalous. Each time this driver throws a party the neighbors come out to protest and some end up dancing with him. After Jessica left used by the upstart flirtatious woman who stole the dream and not paying careers, Oscar met Tatiana and understood that love comes with good luck. The jackpot in the lottery brought peace to the former neighbors of Oscar. Now his dream is to live like a king, but he changed his car and bought a luxury apartment, no plan to stop doing what he likes best: driving the taxi that held him for several years.
Tatiana and the other inhabitants of Fontainebleau, the ostentatious building where Oscar decided to stay, will have to learn to live with a neighbor rumba, flirty and without manners.
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So V-day is coming and so is my make up inspiration. I have a gazilion ideeas and i hope i can do ALL of them :D
Se propie V-Day si mie mi'a revenit inspiratia de machiaj. Am un trilion de idei si sper sa le pot pune in practica pe toate.
Today's look, aside from gray and apparently unblended (i hate my camera, seriously :(( ) is supposed to be feminine and sweet. I hope you like it! :)
Look'ul de astazi, inafara de de gri si aparent neblenduit (imi urasc aparatul foto cu toata forta :(( ) se vrea sa fie feminin si dulce. Sper sa va placa! :)
Products used:
Face: MAC Face and Body Foundation, MAC Selectmoisturecover Concealer, Dior mineral powder, Clinique blush in Inocent peach
Eyes: TFSI, MAC Sultry palette, UD Supercurls Mascara, UD Zero 24/7 pencil, Ardell Demi Whispies
As you can see i droped the bronzer - im brave recently, and decided to go for a glossy pinkish lip with a peach blush. I absolutelly love the end result, it looks a lot better in person but nothing i can do about it. Dont forget to tell me your oppinion in the comments! Thank you:)


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In the middle of the Easter break, when I was feeling terrible, I had to find a way to entertain LP who turned 5 at the start of the holidays. He's not the kind of child that likes to sit still so this was quite difficult. I handed him the game case for Lego Batman and asked him to draw the picture. At first he didn't want to do it because he thought it was too hard but eventually I convinced him. He enjoyed drawing and colouring in his creation and was really proud of it when he'd finished. I was so glad he'd managed to sit for 30 minutes while doing it.
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150 Top Self Love Quotes To Always Remember (Part 5)
81. Stay positive.
82. Remember that slow progress is still progress. Don't compare your chapter 1 to someone's chapter 20.
83. To change the world, we must first change ourselves. Changing the world does not happen without the people who inhabit in changing themselves. We all have to change the way we think and the way we handle ourselves. Changing the world starts with being a better person to the people around us.
84. Don't take yourself for granted. Nourish and reflect on all parts of yourself that needs healing and self-love. Be patient and kind during the process.
85. The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, not to worry about the future, or not to anticipate troubles, but to live in the present moment wisely and earnestly.
86. Become mindful. People who have more self-love tend to know what they think, feel and want.
87. Everyday habits that are energy draining;
1.Taking things personally. 2. Holding onto the past. 3. Over-stressing. 4. Sleeping in late. 5. Having a poor diet. 6. Complaining all the time. 7. Overthinking. 8. Gossiping. 9. Not living in the moment. 10. Trying to please everyone.
88. Love yourself and be what you want to attract. Don't worry about changing people or forcing anything. Do the inner work. Change how you feel about yourself. Learn to think of what's possible and believe that it can happen for you. Everything starts within you.
89. How to stop worrying and start living: 1. Know worrying doesn't help you, it stops you. 2. When you worry tell yourself to stop. 3. Meditate 10 minutes daily. 4. Understand the difference between a real problem and something you think might happen. 5. Become mentally tougher.
90. Whenever I am in a difficult situation where there seems to be no way out, I think about all the times I have been in such situations and say to myself, "I did it before, so I can do it again."\
91. Things you take for granted, other people are praying for. Be thankful for all the positive things you have in your life.
92. Remember always that you not only have the right to be an individual, you have an obligation to be one.
93. Repeat to yourself: my life is great. I am great. Everything is happening for me. All of the things that I am currently experiencing are only taking me to the next level of my life. I am growing. I am getting better. I choose to believe in sudden miracles & unexpected blessings.
94. The person in life that you will always be with the most, is yourself. Because even when you are with others, you are still with yourself, too! When you wake up in the morning, you are with yourself, laying in bed at night you are with yourself, walking down the street in the sunlight you are with yourself. What kind of person do you want to walk down the street with? What kind of person do you want to wake up in the morning with? What kind of person do you want to see at the end of the day before you fall asleep? Because that person is yourself, and it's your responsibility to to be that person you want to be with. I know I want to spend my life with a person who knows how to let things go, who's not full of hate, who's able to smile and be carefree. So that's who I have to be.
95. Stop trying to be less of who you are. Let this time in your life cut you open and drain all of the things that are holding you back.
96. You can rise up from anything. You can completely recreate yourself. Nothing is permanent. You're not stuck. You have choices. You can think new thoughts. You can learn something new. You can create new habits. All that matters is that you decide today and never look back.
97. Train your mind to see the good in everything. Positivity is a choice. The happiness of your life depends on the quality of your thoughts.
98. Most of the shadows of this life are caused by standing in one's own sunshine.
99. Once you embrace your value, talents and strengths, it neutralizes when others think less of you.
100. Be thankful for it all. And beyond your many blessings, will be many, many more.
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1200 Motivational Quotes (Part 7)
176. Your lack of dedication is an insult to those who believe in you.
177. We are who we make ourselves to be. Your mindset can either be your steroid of elevation to life or your downfall to life. If you're a loser, you chose to become a loser and never developed valuable habits to be ahead of the game. Construct the habits of a winner and win.
178. It's not the will to win that matters - everyone has that. It's the will to prepare to win that matters.
179. Stop putting things off that you need to get done. Take action and you'll thank yourself later.
180. Break away from everything that's holding you back in life. You owe it to yourself.
181. When the going gets tough you find out what you're really made of.
182. Having the right mindset and attitude can literally change your life.
183. You ride completely different when you know that you're just not the same as everybody else.
184. Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths.
185. Take the tine to be grateful for where you are right now. Lots of people wish they could be in your position.
186. Pressure can burst a pipe, or pressure can make a diamond.
187. What makes something special is not just what you have to gain, but what you feel there is to lose.
188. Everyday habits that drain your energy: 1. Taking things personally. 2. Holding on to the past. 3. Over-stressing. 4. Sleeping in late. 5. Having a poor diet. 6. Complaining all the time. 7. Overthinking. 8. Gossiping. 9. Not living in the moment. 10. Trying to please everyone.
189. Sometimes losing a battle helps you find a new way to win the war.
190. Pain is nothing compared to what it feels like to quit.
191. Don't let someone else's opinion of you become your reality.
191. To uncover your true potential you must first find your own limits and then you have to have the courage to blow past them.
192. Success isn't measured by money or power or social rank. Success is measured by your discipline & inner peace.
193. The most successful people never started off as the most successful people.
194. Winners are not made out of nowhere. Winners are made from something deep inside them - a desire, a dream, a vision, a goal.
195. Make the rest of your life the best of your life.
196. Every day you have to test yourself. If you don't, it's a wasted day.
197. 3 reasons why you're bound to win: .1 You don't hate on anyone. 2. You pray. 3. You stay in your lane.
198. Only weak people point out their own weaknesses in other people.
199. Focus on the journey, not the destination. Joy is found not in finishing an activity but in doing it.
200. Much of the stress that some of us feel doesn't come from having too much to do. It comes from not finishing what we've started.
150 Top Self Love Quotes To Always Remember (Part 4)
56. A goal is like a destination you are willing to reach. When you realize that reaching that destination will have a big impact on your life, you will feel the enthusiasm and energy that will be pushing you towards reaching your goal.
57. Be firm about your choices right now. Don't go backwards to habits and situations that weren't helping you evolve. You have to keep reminding yourself why you even decided to move forward. Stay positive about what's to come by being consistent with your change right now.
58. When we rush to make decisions, we often end up regretting them. Sometimes we just need to wait and give ourselves time to heal and grow.
59. Things don't turn out the way we want them to usually because of two reasons: 1. We're meant for something greater. 2. We've still got lessons to learn and changes to make.
60. It's important to do more of the things that bring peace to your soul.
61. Art is something that makes you breathe with a different kind of happiness.
62. There is little difference in people, but that little difference makes a big difference. The little difference is attitude. The big difference is whether it is positive or negative.
63. Just because people are being bad to you, doesn't mean you should sacrifice the same energy to them. Don't go through that kind of effort. The best thing you can do is to completely ignore them and focus on what makes you better. It's hard, but know that you deserve only good and positive vibes. You were not born to embrace and express negativity. Maybe the people around you might have brought that side out of you, but naturally you're nothing like those people. You're way better.
64. Things end when it's time for you to step into something greater. Don't stop the process by being afraid of what comes next or staying the same just because it's comfortable. It's okay to evolve and outgrow people. It's also perfectly fine to not know what comes next. Just go on.
65. Imagine if you invested the same energy that you use to doubt yourself to actually believe in who you are and all that you can do. Imagine if you thought of best case scenarios. You can start doing it now. Your mind can be retrained and and guided to be optimistic and a believer.
66. You're not a bad person. You only believe that you are, because life made you go through bad times and it made you turn to bad decisions to defend and ease yourself from the pain. And all this makes you feel guilty. And so it's easy to label yourself as bad. But it is okay to feel like this. Just know that you're not a bad person at all. It shows that you're deeply a good person at heart, because you've been craving for goodness all your life when all you got was badness. But once you realize this, you will break free from the torture and start making good choices for your life. You will do what it takes to gain that good heart of yours back from a world that made you so cold in the first place.
67. It is usually thinking about the future or being distraught about issues or concerns of the past that causes anxiety or stress. The secret to moving beyond these concerns is to take each day onto itself where focus is on the present not on the past or future.
68. I know there are situations that bring out the worst in you, but please don't allow them to. Instead, turn yourself to the things that bring out the best in you. You deserve to blossom into the best, not the worst. The best you is the real you. Believe this whole heartedly.
69. Deep down you want better for yourself. Your spirit keeps reminding you of all the potential you have. Sometimes you might even get an inner glimpse of what's possible for you if you just applied yourself. It's time to break free from the repetitive habits that keep you stuck.
70. I look back to see what I have been watering for so long... and sometimes it's nice to see have things have grown.
71. Thinking positively also increases your confidence and makes you believe in yourself more.
72. Transformations are a part of life. We are constantly being changed by things changing around us. Nobody can control that. nobody can control the environment, the economy, luck, or the moods of others. Compositions change. Positions change. Dispositions change. Experiences change. Human beings change.
73. Appreciate where you are in your journey. Even if it's not where you want to be. Every season serves a purpose.
74. Surrender what weighs heavy on your heart and mind. It's not for you to carry. It's not for you to overthink and worry. Release it and allow yourself to feel lighter; more at ease. Know that everything has a way of working out. It always does. Be patient as things clear out
75. It's not easy to be positive all the time. Some days you will feel like you just can't do it anymore. You want to give up on everything. You feel like you have nothing to live for. You feel like your efforts are going to waste. You feel negative emotions. You are around people that make you feel negative. And you just think, "how am I going to ever handle all this?" But wait... if you take a moment to think about the bigger picture, you'll understand that all that you've fought for will never go to vain. The universe works like magic. You pay a price for something, you get it back and ten times more. So hold onto your goodness, try be as positive as you can. Smile at your haters. And think about something that makes you smile or feel better to keep yourself distracted from the negativity. Try your best to stay away from the negativity. You might not be able to do it all in one go, but taking it slow, step by step, is still good enough as long as you're moving forward. But know this: you are destined to have a happy ending after everything you've been through.
76. Leave haters to their hating while you reach for the clouds & beyond. Don't let small minded people bother you & hinder your progress.
77. Take risks and never give up hope, no matter how lost you are. Everyone eventually finds their own way.
78. Life is not happening to you. Life is responding to you. Read that again.
79. Stop fighting yourself and accept where you are in life. Let this time in your life motivate you to let go of all the things that are holding you back and focus on creating a better future.
80. Be kind to yourself and you will teach others to be kind to you. Set the example for them.
150 Top Self Love Quotes To Always Remember (Part 3)
31. Sometimes people leave & none of it is under our control. It could be a friend, or worst, a family member. But that's just life. We have to realize that there's a reason for why things happen, & we must let go in order to be able to continue with life, even if it's without them.
32. Be optimistic. Think that great things are coming. No matter what you're currently going through, think "there's so much to look forward to."
33. We are each gifted in a unique and important way. It is our privilege and our adventure to discover our own special light.
34. Believe in yourself and all that you are. Know that there is something inside you that is greater than any obstacle.
35. Don't worry if you feel like everything is falling apart. It's just a sign that you need to work on something about yourself. Pay close attention to what life is trying to teach you at this point.
36. Stress will make you sick. During stressful times try to get more rest and eat well to keep your immune system up.
37. Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant.
38. Never give up. Great things take time. That goes for you as well. Never stop working on you.
39. Hope... sometimes that's all you have when you have nothing else. If you have it, you have everything.
40. Be thankful for all the struggles you go through. They only make you stronger, wiser and humble.
41. To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don't need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself.
42. It is not impossibilities which fill us with the deepest despair, but possibilities which we have failed to realize.
43. We all have a few failures under our belt. It's what makes us ready for the successes.
44. Imposing limitations on yourself is cowardly because it protects you from having to try, and perhaps failing.
45. Be thankful for it all. And beyond your many blessings, will be many, many more.
46. Take risks and never give up hope, no matter how lost you are. Everyone eventually finds their own way.
47. The greatest quest in life is to reach one's potential.
48. You'll be surprised to know how far you can go from the point where you thought it was the end.
49. Worry does nothing but steal your peace and keep you very busy doing nothing.
50. You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face.
51. Be positive and trust the timing of everything. Just because it's not happening right now doesn't mean it never will. Stay patient.
52. Be kind to yourself and you will teach others to be ind to you too. Set the example for them.
53. Sometimes you should forget and smile than you should remember and be sad.
54. If you don't take care of problems, they eventually get bigger.
55. With so many things coming back in style, I can't wait till loyalty, morals and humanity become a trend again.
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Update II: Portman has been the popular guess for Mitt Romney's running mate lately (even Jon Hunstman's daughter thinks it will be Rob), but that doesn't mean anyone except political insiders has an opinion of him. In a recent poll, only 8% of respondents said Portman would make a good running mate. (That was the lowest tally of the seven options, which included New Jersey Governor Chris Christie and Rep. Paul Ryan.)
79%, meanwhile, had no opinion of Portman. 9% had a bad opinion of him. 100% think he should do more chicken imitations. — Grzegorek
Update: Despite Rob Portman's continued denials of any interested in the VP job, everyone sure seems to think he's got as good a shot as any at being tabbed for the secondary spot on on Mitt's ticket.
Former Clinton-Gore chief strategist Paul Begala writes in The Daily Beast that Portman will be the pick because Romney "needs an anti-Palin: someone who will not overshadow him, someone who will not blow up in his face, and someone who will fit Romney's play-it-safe, buttoned-up image."
Also, it helps to have a guy who does a dynamite chicken impression. — Grzegorek
Well no not even thinking about it focused on today if you're pressing me well perhaps if talking hypothetical wait no not all well alright a little just a bit fine since you asked so nicely okay yes.
That's about six months of Vice Presidential prospect song and dance collapsed into a single sentence. This is familiar to every cycle: certain names get floated out as a possible ticket partner for a White House hopeful, the media pokes a microphones at the possible parties, and everyone just denies. Then they deny some more until one lucky name finally gets pulled from a hat. It's kind of funny how no one ever comes right out saying, "Yes, actually I would love to be considered for the job." Why is that?
Anyway, political observers point out probable GOP candidate Mitt Romney might be looking to bolster his ticket with a Buckeye considering how important Ohio will be to the general election. Senator Rob Portman has been kicked around as a possibility, but he's not interested, according to a recent interview with the Morning Journal.
"I'm really not interested, I know that sounds strange," Portman told the paper, adding that he'd rather help the party from his current perch in the chamber.
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THE WORK of three famous literary sisters has ensured there is a corner of Yorkshire which will forever be known as Brontë country.
But to mark the bicentenary of the birth of the eldest sister, Charlotte, a huge programme of events is taking place which will reach audiences around the country and beyond.
It begins this week at the sisters' former Haworth home, the Brontë Parsonage Museum, where an exhibition opened yesterday, entitled Charlotte Great and Small, exploring the contrast between her constricted life and her huge ambition.
Highlights include her child-size clothes, tiny books and paintings she made and a scrap from a dress she wore to an important London dinner party.
This is the first in a long line of events planned for 2016.
Some of the Brontë Parsonage Museum's collection goes on display as part of a National Portrait Gallery exhibition which opens this month. Celebrating Charlotte Brontë will run until April before transferring to the Morgan Library in New York. Northern Ballet are presenting the world premiere of a new version of Jane Eyre in May and Sally Wainwright's Brontë drama To Walk Invisible will air on BBC1 in the autumn.
And two award-winning authors will also help with the celebrations. Novelist Grace McCleen will respond to the Brontë Parsonage's collection as a writer in residence while much-loved children's author Jacqueline Wilson will be an 'Ambassador for Charlotte' during 2016. Wilson said: "I'm delighted to be a special ambassador for the bicentenary celebrations in 2016. Jane Eyre is my all-time favourite novel. Jane continues to be an inspiration to us all, especially women - I admire Paula Rego's powerful artistic interpretation and Sally Cookson's imaginative stage version at the National Theatre. I first read the book when I was ten and have reread it many times since with increasing enjoyment. I've devoured more Brontë novels and many biographies, visited the Parsonage Museum half a dozen times, and I've walked across the moors breathing in the bracing air. Perhaps there's a hint of Jane in several of the child characters in my own books." Both authors will visit the museum during the year.
The Charlotte Great and Small exhibition at the Brontë Parsonage has been curated by writer and Brontë enthusiast Tracy Chevalier, who is working with the Brontë Parsonage Museum as a Creative Partner throughout 2016.
She said: "I have long loved Charlotte Brontë and am thrilled to be involved in the celebration of her bicentenary. The Parsonage is a unique house; it's incredible to see the place where so much creativity arose. I'm hoping to sprinkle some surprises in amongst the dresses and writing desks – including a Twitter tour of the house and exhibition, and even a knitted Jane Eyre."
Tracy will talk about the exhibition and the inspiration behind it at an event in Haworth in early February. She has also edited a new collection of short stories influenced by the writing of Charlotte Brontë. 'Reader, I Married Him' is published by Borough Press and comprises stories by international women writers including Helen Dunmore, Susan Hill, Emma Donoghue, Audrey Niffenegger and Jane Gardam. The collection will be launched in Haworth in April.
Charlotte's 200th birthday falls on Thursday April 21 and will be celebrated throughout the day in Haworth and nearby Thornton, where she was born. Visitors to the Brontë Parsonage Museum will be invited to hear talks on Charlotte's life and offered the opportunity to view some of Charlotte's letters, manuscripts and personal possessions in the library. At the Old School Room, where Charlotte once taught, the Society is hosting a birthday party . A wreath-laying ceremony for invited guests will follow on Friday April 22 at Westminster Abbey. Brontë biographers Juliet Barker and Claire Harman will give lectures in Haworth in May and June respectively.
The arrival of 2016 also marks the launch of Brontë200, the society's programme of events celebrating the bicentenaries of the Brontë siblings: Charlotte in 2016, Branwell in 2017, Emily in 2018 and Anne in 2020. The Society also plans to commemorate Patrick Brontë in 2019, 200 years after he was invited to take up the parson's role in Haworth.
John Thirlwell of the Brontë Society Council said: "The bicentenaries of the Brontë siblings provide a tremendous opportunity for the Brontë Society to celebrate the legacy of the Brontës across the globe. We recognise that arts organisations, museums and individuals will want to help us mark these special anniversaries and are excited about building new partnerships and reaching new audiences during the five-year programme."


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A WOMAN has revealed that her family was held prisoner in a home in the city of Perris - 20 years before the horror of the Turpin household was uncovered.
Laura Cowan, now aged 60, and her two children were held hostage in the garage of her boyfriend for six months.
This month, it emerged that David and Louise Turpin had allegedly beaten and starved their 13 kids in their home in the remote Californian desert town.
And domestic violence campaigner Laura says she was shocked at the similarities between the case and her own nightmarish ordeal in 1998.
Speaking with Fox 8, she said: "Oh my gosh, it was deja vu all over, I couldn't believe it.
"It's similar to my own story: 13 children being held captive like that, in the same location in Perris, and also the same sheriff's department that rescued us, rescued them."
Laura revealed that a man, who also had 13 children, she was dating took her and her kids back to his house and refused to let her leave.
She said: "He took me and my children and he locked us up in a garage for over six months."
The brave mother, who now hosts an internet radio show, managed to alert authorities when her captor took her to the local post office.
Laura gave a female postal worker a letter she had been writing when the kidnapper was distracted.
She said: "She looked at me and I looked at her and I was shaking, and I reached under my dress, I pulled my dress up in front of her and I pulled that letter out and I put it on the counter.
"The next day, she got help for us. It went to the sheriff's department and they came and rescued us."
The depraved man who held her captive in now serving seven life sentenced behind bars, Laura confirmed.
The 60-year-old and her children have underwent intensive therapy since they were rescued.
The Turpin children were freed when one of the girls, aged 17, managed to escape with a mobile phone.
Laura said: "Thank God that 17-year-old girl, she reminded me of myself, you know, when I slipped that letter.
"She got that cell phone and she went out that window and she called for help."
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Quill City Mall is a great family shopping destination in Kuala Lumpur. In conjunction with Ramadhan and Hari Raya Aidilfitri celebrations, Quill City Mall presented the Raya Kasih & Cinta themed Corporate Social Responsibility with Fattah Amin and Nur Fazura, the main casts in "Hero Seorang Cinderella" drama. The casts are still shooting in the main atrium of the mall which as been turned into the Hero Seorang Cinderella theme for the Raya celebrations. If you are lucky, you might see the casts here.
Dato' Ar. Micheal Ong, Executive Director, Ng Chee Kheong, COO of Quill Group of Companies, Joseph Teo, Vice President, Marketing of Quill City Mall Kuala Lumpur, together with Fattah Amin and Nur Fazura launched this event. Later, there was the "Hero Seorang Cinderella" Book Signing Ceremony where the casts signed the HSC novels for their lucky fans.


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front yard. I did not know what kind of tree it was or if it would even grow.
As you see, it did grow and turned out to be a beautiful Mulberry tree. The strange thing is that there are no Mulberry trees nearby. The question then became where this seed came from. I was standing on the porch and watching the birds visiting my bird feeder, when I noticed some of them going to the Mulberry tree and eating the berries. I then realized that they had brought the seed to my neighbor's flower garden and that now they were taking the seeds somewhere else.
One tiny little seed that has given me a beautiful tree, now was going to produce many other beautiful trees wherever the birds happen to wander. This is proof that the little things we do, acts of kindness, understanding, and giving can produce miraculous results. As you go through your days plant seeds of love and compassion so that they may grow in others. Then, they can take those seeds and plant them wherever they may go.


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Sunday, November 14, 2010
sheer delight
The fourth piece from The Loved One's collection named "sheer delight" (ehhehe).
Dear Blogger/Google, why have you not updated your commenting system to include replies? I so miss the days of livejournal when you could start proper dialogues in the comments. Please, powers that be, add a reply button to respond to each comment individually! :D
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you are so stunning, you and the undies look fantastic!ReplyDelete
I have the same wish for Blogger!ReplyDelete
Your line is looking to be just beautiful, Hannah. I'm so excited for you, and for all of us who get to enjoy your lovely taste!
you and your photos are absolulty beautiful.ReplyDelete
I often miss that about ole' LJ as well! & these photos are stunning .. like a dreamy '50s memory!ReplyDelete
Charlotte & Alison:ReplyDelete
I feel like such an old broad being all "the good old days of livejournal and TMI and COMMENTING!" but I can't help it! So many strong and amazing relationships came from there!
These photos are so dreamy. Eeep. I wish I looked like that in underwear! You're so gorgeous lady. xReplyDelete
Oh Hannah, this whole collection is turning out to be absolutely gorgeous. The perfect combination of sensuality and vintage vibes. I want one of everything! Haha. I'm so glad you guys are doing this!ReplyDelete
you can install disqus as your commenting system on blogger, and it will have replies!ReplyDelete
i am so, so, so excited for the release of all this delectable lingerie.ReplyDelete
you are incredibly gorgeous, as well as that wonderful sheer top.ReplyDelete
I love that you do not have a stick straight body type. curves are beautiful!
You're adorable and those undies are so cute!ReplyDelete
oh wow, wow, wow this is just lovely & you are so gorgeous!ReplyDelete
You look so beautiful!ReplyDelete
Lush thighs! XD Lookin' forward to the collection! :]ReplyDelete
wow! such beautiful photos! love it :)ReplyDelete
Ahhhhhhhhhh this is so beautifulReplyDelete
hope to hear from you!
love always
You could try using Disqus, like me! I started using it because I was receiving lots of spam comments. Disqus cleaned that right up - and you can reply to individual comments.ReplyDelete
Love these photos!! xxxReplyDelete
very beautiful photos, and the pieces are lovely, too.ReplyDelete
xxx Charlie
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Wow, just too beautiful! I'm curious to see more of your collection!ReplyDelete
love love love your blog
found you through my lovely friend"braids and bows"
These are gorgeous pieces Hannah, very much looking forward to seeing the rest! And I totally agree about the reply button!ReplyDelete
love love love these!!ReplyDelete
wow, gorgeous!ReplyDelete
i wish they'd sort out a reply button too, it's so infuriating. x
So perfect Hannah. Every piece you show, I get more and more excited for your collection!!ReplyDelete
I'm in complete agreement! I wish blogger would get their act together. It makes me want to switch to wordpress.
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Loving the pics... A getting worried about myself for how much I love romantic images lately!ReplyDelete
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Gosh, looks so lovely! I wish you luck with this line! Very beautiful :)ReplyDelete
simply gorgeousReplyDelete
These are beyond perfect and I can't wait for the collection so I can go buy crazy!ReplyDelete
You will be shipping internationally, right? *fingers and toes crossed*
Ayesha x
you are so darn amazingReplyDelete
a) I LOVE those damn panties!ReplyDelete
b) Agreed so very much--let's start a petition! I am not joking!
Ah, so beautiful! Your hair looks gorgeous as well!ReplyDelete
Even wordpress *just* implemented a threaded comment system into their base coding. What is up with that? Discussion is, imo, one of the most important things about blogging (or the internet in general)!
oh these are gorgeous!! and your tag sparkly hairs on my leg made me laugh :DReplyDelete
you look great..The pictures are nice and the lingerie is really cute too ^^ReplyDelete
Oh Hannah you're so beautiful - I can't wait to see the collection!ReplyDelete
And I agree about blogger too - surely it can't be that difficult to install a reply button?!
Sally x
Jesus woman, stop being so freaking stunning. And ooh, lace <3ReplyDelete
Hannah you look amazing. Also, you should try adding Disqus. You can go back to the Blogger way if you dont like and all your comments will be there. Disqus allows you to reply to each person - I looooove it!ReplyDelete
fabulous pictures, as always.ReplyDelete
I know, right? Why can't they do that? I wish I had more lingerie, you look great but I worry that you might catch cold hahaReplyDelete
This is just amazing. You are so pretty and I love your hair. What wonderful photos.ReplyDelete
hot ass! xoxoxoReplyDelete
oh no you didn't! you look amazing. the panties look amazing. WHEN CAN I GET INTO A PAIR?!?! and i totally agree about blogger! seems like wordpress is easier for doing comments back, but more annoying in other areas..ReplyDelete
My boyfriend would leave me for you in a heartbeat and honestly---I would leave him for you too! You are simply beautiful. I cannot wait to own some of this gorgeous lingerie!ReplyDelete
You look stuning;>>ReplyDelete
Hello Friends! I do my best to respond to all of your thoughtful comments on your blogs, I apologize in advance if this is not always done in the most timely manner! Thank you for reading!


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I adjusted the lighting on the frame side panels, shifted the bits a little to allow for the paper thickness and shifted the control panel to the side to double as a support tab. This has made the model more solid as the door is now fixed from all 4 sides. A quick bit of sharpie work backed in the frame interiors nicely. Some of it blurred through to the other side.. Just looks like grime though, so I'm not bothered by it.
Quite by accident, all the surfaces requiring glue ended up on the same side. Once cut and scored, you could spray-adhesive the glue on in one hit.
I'm pleased with the final result. Not bad for a first foray into paper modeling.


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List of famous people from Pennsylvania, including photos when available. The people below are listed by their popularity, so the most recognizable names are at the top of the list. Some of the people below are celebrities born in Pennsylvania, while others are simply notable locals. If you're from Pennsylvania you might already know that these prominent figures are also from your hometown, but some of the names below may really surprise you. This list includes people who were born and raised in Pennsylvania, as well as those who were born there but moved away at a young age.
These people, like Murder of Scott Amedure and David O. Selznick include images when available.If you want to answer the questions, "Which famous people are from Pennsylvania?" or "Which celebrities were born in Pennsylvania?" then this list is a great resource for you.


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Thursday, 26 September 2013
World-first aspirin study reaches new milestone
This week, Australia's largest aspirin study reached a significant milestone – randomising its 12,500th participant, equal to the original Australian recruitment target set in 2010.
Since 2010, ASPREE (ASPirin in Reducing Events in the Elderly) has enlisted the help of healthy older Australians to determine if daily low dose aspirin extends good physical and cognitive health in people aged 70 and more. The primary prevention study will, for the first time in the world, weigh the benefits of aspirin versus the risks, such as bleeding.
ASPREE Executive Officer, Associate Professor Robyn Woods, praised older Australians for their positive response to the trial.
"12,500 people is an impressive milestone. We have been so successful thanks to the willingness of older people to give back to the community, " said Associate Professor Woods.
"ASPREE forms a unique partnership between generous older Australians, their dedicated and supportive GPs and a highly professional research team."
The recruitment period continues with the trial aiming to reach a new target of 16,500 Australian participants in this international clinical project.
Eligible participants are aged 70+ years (no upper age limit), must not have had a heart attack or stroke and are able to be randomly assigned to take 100 mg of aspirin or a placebo tablet daily. Once enrolled in the trial, participants undertake annual study health checks for an average of five years.
Led by Monash University in Australia, the ASPREE trial is being rolled out across all of Victoria, Tasmania, the ACT, southern NSW, Adelaide, Mt Gambier and most recently, Wollongong.
ASPREE is a collaborative study with the Berman Center for Outcomes and Clinical Research in the USA. It is funded by the US National Institute on Aging, with funding support also received from the Australian National health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) and the Victorian Cancer Agency (VCA).
Early results should be known by 2018.
For more information on the ASPREE study visit http://www.aspree.org/ or call 1800 728 745 (toll free from a landline).
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251 8th Street, Oakland
A former sewing factory on the border of Chinatown with endless potential.
Type: Opportunistic
Hold Period: TBD
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Simply put, I love apothecary jars.
With varying shapes and sizes, you can always find one that suits your style while still giving you great charm and storage. Traditionally, I've seen the jars used to hold candy, food or decorative accents, but today, I've embarked on a mission to bring you uncommon, creative and clever storage uses for apothecary jars.
Happy Pinspiration Friday!!!
Other Ideas:
Straws, Sprinkles, Tea Bags
Other Ideas:
Cotton Balls, Cotton Swabs, Bath Salts
Other Ideas:
Bracelets/Bangles, Hair Ties
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Trimmings, Spools of Thread, Ribbon, Yarn
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Celebrating their Golden (50th) Anniversary together, the iconic and profoundly influential Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, often cited as a catalyst for an entire movement in Country Rock and American Roots Music, continues to add to their legendary status. With multi-platinum and gold records, strings of top ten hits such as "Fishin' In The Dark" and "Mr. Bojangles", multiple Grammy, IBMA, CMA Awards and nominations, the band's accolades continue to accumulate. Their groundbreaking "Will The Circle Be Unbroken" album has been inducted into the U.S. Library of Congress as well as the Grammy Hall of Fame. NGDB's recording of "Mr. Bojangles" was also inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2010. In 2014 "Fishin' In the Dark" was certified platinum for digital downloads by the RIAA.
Today, NGDB (Jeff Hanna, Jimmie Fadden, Bob Carpenter, John McEuen) continue their non-stop touring in their 50th year together. Recent tour stops included Stagecoach, Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival and many more. On September 14th, 2015 they played to a Sold out Crowd at The Historic Ryman Auditorium with some close friends to film a 50th Anniversary Special to air on PBS starting March of 2016.
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SVG files (Scalable Vector Graphics) do, however, scale well. Their ability to scale comes from the fact that instead of recording pixel information they store shape and colour information -- a square is stored by knowing the points of the four corners. This makes it easy to scale the images without losing quality. The downside is that there are less applications I can use to edit them (Inkscape is the best I've found) and more importantly Java has no native support for displaying them. Fortunately the Batik library from Apache can load and convert SVG files so I can use them in my applications. Unfortunately there are a couple of downsides to using Batik:
- The Batik distribution is huge, just the main JAR file weighs in at over 3MB. Given that I tend to release applications via Java Web Start I don't really want to add 3MB to the download time.
- Converting SVG files into a format that Java can display seems to be quite CPU and memory intensive, which leads to slow startup times as soon as you have just a few files to convert.
As I don't want to rely on code that is no longer being supported or developed, especially as I know there are some issues with the SVG related code, I've decided to start work on a new library called SVGRoundTrip. The library will be based on Batik and incorporate ideas from Flamingo with the aim of supporting both the display of SVG files in Java applications as well as the production of SVG files from within Java applications. I'm starting by adding support for things I need but will be happy to added support for more features as time goes by.
I'm going to write a number of posts highlighting different aspects of the library but for now I just wanted to show an example of why using SVG files is a much better idea than relying on raster image formats. The image on the left shows five different renderings of the same SVG file: 16x16, 32x32, 48x48, 64x64 and 200x200. The SVG file stores the 48x48 pixel version but as you can see there is no loss in quality as we scale up or down in size.
Whilst SVGRoundTrip is by no means finished the example image was actually produced using the library to load an SVG file into a Java application, draw it a different sizes and then save the image to a PNG file. If you can't wait until the next exciting installment of this blog then you can follow development from the SVGRoundTrip page on my Hudson server, or grab the source from the subversion repository.


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Q: ''Dexter's Laboratory,'' your first series, was an almost instant hit. For those who don't know him, or just think they do, who is he?
Dexter is a dork. He's part of everybody: the little kid who just wants to do science but who's frustrated. It's what everybody deals with. That's what makes it funny. If you have a character who wins all the time -- well, if you have a character that loses and wins, it makes him more alive. Bugs Bunny, for example, didn't always win.
Dexter speaks with a Russian accent.
He considers himself a very serious scientist, and all well-known scientists have accents.
Come on. He's an outsider who speaks Russian-inflected English with a Russian accent. Your family emigrated from Moscow when you were 9. Isn't Dexter your Mini-Me?
Definitely that was a big part of my childhood: wanting to fit. As an immigrant, you talk funny, you look funny, you smell funny. I wanted to do nothing but fit in and talk English and sit with everybody else. The one thing about Dexter, if he doesn't fit in, he'll start his own club. He's not afraid to be an outsider. He's much more confident.Continue reading the main story
So, O.K., an upgraded fantasy version of your boyhood self. And it's hard not to notice that Samurai Jack, the character in your new series, looks an awful lot like you as an adult.
Someone else told me that. I definitely don't think he looks like me. But as an artist, sometimes you can't help yourself. If you're a tall guy, everything is lengthy. If you're short and fat, you draw things that are squat.
What's the secret to reaching kids? How do you avoid condescending to them?
One of the things I hate about TV, and TV for kids, is that it talks down to them. If you go back in animation history and look at Bugs Bunny, for example, they were made for adults and were shown before theatrical movies. They were still cartoons, so they had to be childlike, to a degree: slapsticky, Three Stooges, physical humor. A good cartoon is always good on two or three levels: surface physical comedy, some intellectual stuff -- like Warner Brothers cartoons' pop-culture jokes, gas-rationing jokes during the war -- and then the overall character appeal.
Funny you mentioned Bugs Bunny. Your approach to storytelling is so far from the typical Saturday morning fare. It's practically deconstructed. How did you conceive that approach?
Animation has repeated itself for the past 40 years. The technical side has improved, but not the storytelling. Usually you tell stories A to B to C. ''Samurai'' is not an animated show like you would normally watch on TV. We tell the stories from a different perspective -- backward, very nonlinear. It treats it more seriously as an art form. I'm not trying to sell the ''Samurai Jack'' action figure.
You would say no to marketing?
There might be a ''Samurai Jack'' action figure. Those things will happen; it's not the intent.
With ''The Simpsons'' and all its spinoffs, countless animated feature films, a cartoon network . . . is this a particularly fertile moment for animation? Or does it just seem like that?
Animation used to be the dregs of the industry. Now the idea of the creator-driven cartoon is becoming more accepted. It didn't happen right away. Now with Cartoon Network and even Nickelodeon, they're letting the creators make the cartoon and fulfilling the animator's vision. Dexter is my joke, and here I am telling it, and if people like it it's because we made it that way.
You admit that you love television. Many educated people would think that's sacrilegious.
When I came to America and I saw how much different programming there was, it was like candy: there's ''Wonder Woman,'' ''Dukes of Hazard.'' And I was a ''Three's Company'' fanatic. In Russia, there's only the news; here TV's a culture. I just got hooked, and that made me learn English much faster. There are things out there beyond PBS that are smart. You have to give it a chance. If you're snooty, you're snooty. When I grew up, if I had a free moment, I watched TV. And I turned out fine. Thelma AdamsContinue reading the main story


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In a report for the web site of The Guardian, writer Thomas Hobbs examines an inconvenient truth- as the 40th anniversary of Elvis Presley's death approaches, the King's legacy is being diminished. Young people are not conversant in his achievements and relatively few listen to his music as opposed to other acts from decades past such as The Beatles. Part of the blame must be placed on Elvis himself, who in his later years, had squandered his 1968 comeback by becoming a benign lounge act in Las Vegas. He remained a popular draw but younger people regarded him as someone their parents and grandparents wanted to see. The world was changing rapidly but Elvis, under the Svengali-like control of Col. Tom Parker, was still attired in skin-tight, garish pants suits and appealing to the sexual fantasies of aging female fans. The unsavory circumstances of his death also worked against his legacy. Jim Morrison, Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin all died from drug overdoses but remain hip even to today's young people. Elvis had the misfortune of dying from drug-related problems while sitting on a toilet, something that has detracted from the tragedy of his death. Even the value of Elvis vintage record albums is declining precipitously. There's plenty of blame to go around when it comes to the Presley estate which greedily licensed virtually any product imaginable, allowing him image to be portrayed on many cheesy "collectibles". No one's making the argument that Elvis's legacy is heading towards oblivion- but it has been poorly served by the people who represent it. Hopefully, younger music lovers who can groove to retro rock will one day discover that Elvis was more than an amiable lounge act, but in fact, was a once-in-a-lifetime musical legend.
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SEATTLE, Washington - I'm one of the lucky 20,000 Seattle City Light customers selected to receive condescending lectures about their electricity usage. I'm now burdened with bar graphs and smiley-face ratings concerning my electricity use relative to the use of my neighbors.
These are the people who sell me electricity. They should be lobbying me to use more, not less. They should be trying to sell me my own Large Hadron Collider, not telling me to use CFLs.
The folks who deliver these sorts of lectures don't seem to understand that we don't use electricity for the pleasure of seeing the big number on our bill, we use it because it makes our life better.
The implication of this image is that I'm spending too much on electricity, because look, some of my neighbors are using less. I look at this as me having a better life than my neighbors. How much better? At least $198 better, or else I wouldn't be spending it.
There's so much more to the story of comparing electricity usage than looking at these raw numbers - for instance, I work at home, so I have 2-3 computers and lights burning that many others won't have. Of course the busybodies have an answer for this; their literature implores me and the other victims of this "assistance" to contact them and tell them all about our life, so they can fine-tune their reports.
The real reason this program exists is that some people get a special thrill out of lecturing people, but the putative reason is concern about carbon emissions. (In fact if you go to the city climate web site they'll assign you a "carbon coach"). But if you look at the most recent (2006) figures, the power supplied by Seattle City Light is more than 89% hydro, and only about 2% comes from carbon-emitting sources. My breathing while walking back and forth to Bakery Nouveau probably emits more carbon than my electricity usage.
I'd really rather have a private electricity provider, motivated by good old fashioned "greed", than a public utility that uses me as a captive audience for their lecturing.
Someone once pestered me about my electricity usage - I ate his liver with some fava beans
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There are many ways to look at what Seattle City Light is sending us (I too receive data about our usage). Considering it condescending and a lecture is certainly one perspective.
Another perspective is that it's data. Interesting and useful is way to view this data, and perhaps a tool to limit energy usage & thus impact climate change. Or save money. The better to buy a better Chianti.
- Feb 13, 2010, 4:24:00 PM
- Anonymous said...
Don't take it too seriously.
Besides, it gave you something to blog about.
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Sunday, January 6, 2013
Audrey's Trench Coat
A bit of inspiration for winter styling, this adorable photo of Audrey Hepburn and Cary Grant comes from 1963, and shows her wearing a trench coat, as she made so popular in "Breakfast at Tiffany's" a few years earlier.
Photo source: "Look" magazine, December 1963 (nearly 50 years ago!)
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I wish I liked chicken. People who like chicken have an easier life. Their restaurant orders are easier, the bill is cheaper, and they're eating healthier than me by default. I'm never going to go for the chicken on the menu, (unless of course I'm at Chick-Fil-A or Zaxby's, that's a whole different kind of chicken). I'm going for the steak, the king crab legs or the pasta. In my humble opinion, ordering chicken at a restaurant is giving up on the meal before it has even begun. Ick. Chicken is boring. Bland. Dry. And there's always a fear of landing the mysterious chewy piece that you have to spit out into your napkin and hope no one saw. Gross. Nope, no chicken for me please. I do, however, make it for my family all the time, and I always put a chicken dish or two on each week's meal plan since most people do, in fact, like it. I also ALWAYS try the dishes that I'm asking others to eat so I run into a chicken preparation that I actually like every now and then. What kind of cook would I be if I didn't? This recipe is one such preparation.
Maybe it's the Italian inspiration behind this Chicken Marsala with Pan Roasted Cherry Tomatoes that makes my tastebuds sing, or perhaps it's simply the umami-richness of the mushrooms and marsala wine sauce. Whatever it is, this dish is a winner. It will please the chicken-eaters and the chicken-haters in your life, although it's quite possible that of the latter I am the only one. It's quick, easy and tasty…perfect for a weeknight dinner. I served this chicken alongside parmesan smashed red potatoes that were par-boiled, smashed down onto a baking sheet, drizzled with olive oil, salt and pepper, and roasted in the oven. YUM!
Chicken Marsala with Pan Roasted Cherry Tomatoes
16 ounces fresh crimini mushrooms, sliced
3 tablespoons butter, divided
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 cup dry Marsala wine
1 teaspoon cornstarch dissolved in 1 tablespoon cold water
2 tablespoons heavy cream
½ teaspoon salt (more to taste)
6 chicken cutlets
1 tablespoon olive oil
⅓ cup flour
salt and pepper, to taste
2 cups cherry tomatoes
fresh parsley
- Heat 1 tablespoon butter in a medium or large saucepan over medium heat. Add the mushrooms and saute for 8-10 minutes, until golden brown.
- Add the garlic and wine – let the mixture simmer gently to reduce the wine, stirring occasionally. After 15-20 minutes, add the cornstarch, cream, and 1/2 teaspoon salt to the marsala mixture – it should start to thicken slightly
- Combine the flour, salt and pepper in a shallow bowl. Toss the chicken in the flour mixture until coated. Shake off excess.
- Heat the remaining 2 tablespoons butter and oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Pan-fry the coated chicken for a few minutes on each side, until golden brown and cooked through.
- Add sauce and mushrooms to the skillet with the chicken. Top with tomatoes and simmer until the tomatoes are beginning to burst. Sprinkle with fresh parsley and serve.
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After a long break from blogging, I will be resuming soon. I've got lots to share about what I'm learning as a leader, father, husband, pastor, and writer. I'm excited to share failures, successes, and news about new book projects. Plus, I'm planning on getting this blog a good facelift that will promote maximal reading space.
For now, I'll share a couple new bits I've written:
- Interview on Discipleship with Eric Geiger (where I contrast knowledge disciple vs. multiplying disciple and suggest a middle way forward).
- Article "Fire From the Gods: Why Control Doesn't Eliminate Worry" at www.gospelcentereddiscipleship.com


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By Saul Qersdyn
Published: September 9, 2017 @ 9:00 AM EST
At the September 7th Mayor & Council meeting, Lawrence MacDonald and Owen Iungerman were appointed as crossing guards to replace Dennis and Diane Lescota who resigned their positions. Additionally, three (3) Roselle Park residents – William Mongeau, Frederick G. Boyne, and Todd W. Kraft – were appointed as alternate crossing guards for coverage in case of a guard's absence. Jean Coop resigned as an alternate.
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It's always about the money, but the NBA's latest move has gone too far.
On April 15, 2016, the NBA Board of Governors approved jersey sponsorships, in which a 2.5 inch by 2.5 inch sponsorship patch will appear on the front left of game jerseys. This is going to take effect in the 2017-18 season, when Nike takes over for Adidas as the league's uniform and apparel provider.
It's not a great look.
While the patch is designed to be small and discreet, this is a big jump for the NBA. It is the first of the four major U.S. sporting leagues (NBA, NFL, NHL, MLB) to allow sponsorships on team jerseys. Other leagues such as the WNBA and MLS have utilized sponsorships on jerseys for years, predominantly showing company names larger than the name of the team itself.
This isn't the way for the NBA.
Fans, I don't want to see advertisements during every second of a game. Save the ads for commercials; people just want to watch basketball.
As of Feb. 15, six teams in the NBA have sponsorship deals for jersey patches next season: the Boston Celtics, Sacramento Kings, Philadelphia 76ers, Brooklyn Nets, Cleveland Cavaliers and Utah Jazz.
Some look better than others.
For example, General Electric's patch on Boston's jerseys works almost seamlessly since the logo matches the color of the jerseys. Utah's also goes with the team's color scheme, and even the Blue Diamond logo on Sacramento's jerseys matches the team colors.
The logos that look the worst on the jerseys belong to Brooklyn and Philadelphia.
Advice to team's in the future: don't put a boxy logo on your jerseys.
Philadelphia's sponsor is StubHub, and at least the colors in the logo match the team, even if it is an awkward box on a jersey. For Brooklyn, however, the bright red box that is Infor's logo stands out like a sore thumb. Red is not part of the team's color scheme, and Infor probably didn't want to sacrifice its logo just to match Brooklyn's black and white jerseys.
The result is an eyesore that fans will have to look at for at least 82 games next season.
The good side of the sponsorship deal is that it does not affect sold merchandise, so fans don't have to buy a jersey with a sponsorship patch on it.
Still, these patches put a dent in the experience of an NBA fan. The sponsorships will bring teams a large amount of revenue, but at the cost of marketing their teams to an unappealing point.
I'm sure fans will get used to them at some point as sponsorship patches become the new normal. If this test run is successful, it is always a possibility that the NBA will expand the amount of sponsorships allowed on jerseys as well.
It just takes one push over the hill, and it's going to gain momentum as seasons go by. But we'll be able to remember when jerseys weren't canvases for advertisements, and were just about playing the game.
Elizabeth Swinton is a broadcasting and visual media major from Linden, N.J. She can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com or on Twitter @eswint22.


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Common Moisture Sources Found in Schools Moisture problems in school buildings can be caused by a variety of conditions, including roof and plumbing leaks, condensation, and excess humidity. Some moisture problems in schools have been linked to changes in building construction practices during the past twenty to thirty years. These changes have resulted in more(…)


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It can't be easy being Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner. Trying to serve as a Republican governor in a heavily Democratic state, Rauner is faced with a budget impasse. The Economist reports that he's even been losing weight due to stress. But perhaps as we head into the chilly Chicago winters, we will see some thawing in the relationship between Rauner and the state legislature. In the wake of reaching agreement with the legislature on several issues, Rauner announced that Economic Development for a Growing Economy (EDGE) tax credits and film credits would be reinstated in Illinois, according to a Daily Tax Report story by Michael J. Bologna.
However, the governor's press release details several changes that will be coming to the EDGE credits. One of the major changes is that companies can no longer obtain credits through a loophole where they create jobs in one location and lay off workers in another location.
In order to qualify for the EDGE credit, a company must invest at least $5 million in capital improvements in Illinois and create 25 new jobs or, for companies with less than 100 employees, the company must invest at least $1 million and create five new jobs. The credit is equal to up to 100 percent of the amount invested.
Although the requirements of EDGE seem fairly straightforward, a recent analysis by the Chicago Tribune, as mentioned in Michael J. Bologna's Daily Tax Report story, found that many companies were able to broker special deals that allowed them to still collect tax credits despite eliminating jobs in Illinois.
The Chicago Tribune analysis comes on the heels of controversy in Massachusetts. In Sept., the state granted IBM a total of $2.5 million in tax incentives to locate an office in Cambridge. However, critics of the tax breaks point out that IBM would have moved to Massachusetts, even without the tax credits, according to the Boston Globe.
Also expected to return is the Illinois film credit, which is equal to 30 percent of production spending in Illinois plus 15 percent of the labor costs for employment of residents in areas with high unemployment or high poverty.
According to the governor's press release, applicants for both the EDGE tax credit and the film credit may be approved, but cannot receive any funds until the budget situation in Illinois is resolved. However, there is some confusion on that point as Deadline reports that, at least for the film credit, approved productions will receive funds.
Continue the discussion on LinkedIn: When a company threatens to relocate to another state, should they be offered tax credits to stay?
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|You can borrow my blankie if you want!!
Momma - if **I** borrow her blankie will you lemme out? I really don't care if the windchill tomorrow is gonna be -30F (-20C)...
|You can borrow my blankie if you want!!
Yes, It's going to be a very cold weekend. Moe is like Zorro - he goes out in anything to make his rounds of the property. Bella is a 'home body' with me.
Oh so cold. We will be hitting 39 C. today....
I'm going to hide in my workroom with the aircon on.
Wow, that is cold!
Seems like we get a view of their true colors. One is concerned for Momma, and the other is concerned only for himself. : )
you get so much pleasure and love from your feline friends and they keep us amused too, liking the previous comment
Your kitties sure look cosy ...
Yes, we are in for a cold weekend here in NH too. Plan on painting our bedroom!!! That means minimal sewing (sad face). Zorro looks so comfy on his bed. I am sure with his luxurious coat he does not mind going out too much. You will be forgiven for not walking in those temperatures. Do a vigorous vacuum instead. That's what I do when it is too cold to go out walking.
This is a test of the emergency Hexie system