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TO: ORGANIZERS OF THE 7th ANNUAL RENAISSANCE FAIRE
It is with great sadness that I, Blackthorne, resign from next year's Renaissance Fair Planning Committee. This year's fair was a horrific fiasco in every sense of the word, and, as one of the founding members of this once-joyous celebration, I can no longer sit idly and condone the direction this event has taken.
The fair started with five friends filled with knightly ideals. It seems like just yesterday that we drank flagons of Coors down in Toby's rec-room, wore aluminum foil and football helmets, and beat the hell out of each other with pool cues and lamps. Where did we lose that vision?
Soon we gathered more Medieval enthusiasts and scholars, all of whom delighted in the traditional Arthurian past-times of sword fighting and juggling bowling pins. It was only after Sir Darryl threw scalding Crisco oil on the shag carpet in an attempt to repel a siege by The Pepperoni Knight that Toby's wife insisted we find another venue to hold our gatherings.
Bryant Park became the new home of the Renaissance Fair. It was a nice place once the condoms and needles were cleaned up, and every Ides Of March after was filled with the merry sounds of flutes trilling and broadswords clanging. Crowds delighted in the festivities and elaborate role-playing; even the mayor and his cronies came decked out as syphilitic page boys, much to the delight of the frolicking wenches and squires. The success of the fair can be judged by the fact that the number of ye olde porta-potties rose from two to eight in just three years. This statistic alone says loads about the fun people were having.
Until this weekend.
Now, as the casualty and damage reports trickle in, I feel it's safe to say our policy of inclusiveness was grossly short-sighted. I realize we were never able to accurately portray the days of yore - as all the trash can lids used as shields have illustrated - but surely we should have worked harder to keep riff-raff out.
Let me begin with the trekkies and transvestites. After a couple of years the fair became inundated with trekkies and transvestites, many times embodied in the same person. Although these people were generally good-natured and harmless, our facsimile of the Middle Ages became tarnished by phasers and falsies. These denizens of fantastic realms unwittingly lowered the morale of the Medieval performers and the expectations of the audience. A perceptible change in attitude emerged.
The jesters are a perfect example. During our first few fairs these castle cut-ups entertained children and adults alike with their juggling, balloon animals, and acrobatic antics. Now we seem to be attracting a lower form of jester; the only ones I saw this year were sullen youths lounging in tents hawking hemp products. Only the serving wenches - the pierced and tattooed serving wenches that is - seem to like these peckerwoods, and they do little to promote the family atmosphere of fun and laughter that The Middle Ages have come to symbolize. Some of you have offered Rodeo Clowns For Christ as an alternative source of zaniness, but who the hell are these guys? Without angry bulls or endangered cowboys all they do is stand around in their barrels and hand out religious literature.
And the list continues: concession stands. Our concession stands have become increasingly commercialized. The booth that has traditionally been occupied by Handfuls Of Hogge is now an Orange Julius stand. Somebody should tell Donny (King Arthur) that nothing brings down this whole pageant more than seeing the king, in the midst of his coronation, sucking down an Orange Julius.
The contests. First we had sword fights, jousting, and archery. Wonderful. Then we introduced - and sold - nunchucks and throwing stars. Not so good. But paint guns? This year's fair will forever stay in my mind as the year the Maiden Marian and Robin Hood characters were blasted by so many paint balls they had to hideout in a recycling bin for several hours. I think those paint balls are dangerous, and there are a lot of trekkies with their little non-firing phasers who will say the same thing.
Maybe it was Phil's idea of a publicity stunt, but I don't think the test tube babies vs. crack babies arm wrestling match was a good idea. Besides their total lack of relevance to the renaissance fair, neither group seemed to enjoy the competition; the crack babies especially were an angry bunch of youngsters, and several people being treated in the medical tent yesterday mentioned them as assailants.
And speaking of angry groups, didn't anybody screen these so-called charity and religious groups? I mentioned the rodeo clowns earlier, but now I'm thinking of the group Pickaninnys For Peace, who, on closer examination, were actually art students from a nearby African American University. They walked around barefoot all day, eating watermelon and wearing old overalls, exclaiming, "Lawd! You sho' nuff is ah big knight, yes suh!" Although their exact purpose was hard to decipher, sarcasm and malice fairly oozed from them, and I'm betting these very same pickaninnys were responsible for the thrashing Merlin and his magicians took behind the Barney and His Cozy Crusaders stage. I have often thought Merlin's costume came dangerously close to being a Ku Klux Klan outfit, and yesterday's ass-whipping proves my point.
Not that rodeo clowns, pickaninnys and crack babies are the only factors responsible for our downfall. This year's fair seemed to have an abundance of explosions. Some of this comes from the pyrotechnics used - anachronistically, of course - in the Sir Perceval and the Holy Grail show. But the other blasts probably had something to do with the lax security around the IRA, PLO, Khmer Rouge, and Red Brigade information stands. Subtly mixed in with the Peace Corps and Greenpeace kiosks, these grumpy troublemakers were probably the instigators of the dozen or so car bombs that went off in the parking lot throughout this weekend's fair. The police snipers assembled on the roofs surrounding Bryant Park did little to quell the chaos; although it was nice to have a SWAT team so readily available during Saturday's riot, I still feel that a popped balloon shouldn't have resulted in a triangulated crossfire that cut down several hackysackers and a polka group.
In conclusion, I wish you, my olde crusading chums, all the best. I have decided to give up the danger of renaissance fairs for the calm of assembling and flying experimental aircraft.
For King and Country,
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Joel Haskard lives and writes in Havana (Illinois, that is)
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Not too bad of a workout today
500 free
500 free kick w/zoomers
4x50@1:00 fly w/monofin held 35's
4x50@1:00 fly kick w/monofin
2x50@1:00 fly w/monofin
10x100@1:30 free w/paddles & bout
500 free kick w/zoomers
500 free w/snorkle
100 scull drills
Total 3600 yards
I rushed home last night to attend one of my sons concerts only to find out that my daughter was over at a friends house and I was told by my wife to stay and wait for her to come home before coming to the concert a little later. Long story short I fell asleep in the chair and my wife somehow picked up my daughter after the concert and I slept through it. I ended up going to bed when they got home and woke bright and early this morning feeling pretty good.
Todays practice was a little surprising and a nice change up from the rest of this week. We still did long yardage but we did some best average 100s(remember I said this was my coaches favorite set and they suck-well they did today). Despite the intensity I did great and I am feeling really good about where we are currently.
Todays swim:
Warm up
6x200 with snorkel on 2.40 working turns and stroke
Main set
6x100 free best average on 3mins with an active recovery 50 between 100s
200 easy
10x50 kick on 50
1000 pull with snorkel
1000 swim with snorkel with every 4th length streamline kick
8x50 free working on getting my right hand to enter little finger(pinky-despite living in the US for most of my adult life I still struggle calling it my pinky)
Total 5100scy
I felt really strong on the best average 100s. The first one I went 55 and then held 54s(mostly 54 lows according to my coach) until the last one where I went 53. 54 best average is the best I have done on this set and I felt good throughout. I did feel my stroke shorten and my coach told me I had a couple of turns where I did not go straight over but rather around(I had this challenge prior to nationals and thought I had worked it out). On number 4 and 5 my kick fell off on the last length too, so still have a lot to work on.The kick hurt pretty bad but I held mainly 41-42s, which again is really good for me. The long warm down was due to lots of other age groups coming in early and pool space got cramped due to a high school meet later today moving start time forward. I ended up finishing up by doing the warmup of another group.
After the swim I lifted and focused on legs today, which was tough both physically and mentally after a fairly long workout in the pool. I did my normal 3 circuits with 10,8,6 reps per circuit with increasing weights. I am significantly increasing weight on all exercises which is great to see. I am also feeling this progress psotively affecting my swimming which at the end of the day is my only reason for lifting and rewarding to see and feel.
3x(leg extensions, leg curls, leg press, lungs, bench press, inclined bench, military press, seated row hands inside, seated row hands outside, lat pull downs hands inside, lat pull downs hands outside)
I had about 20 minutes between my workout finishing and when I had to turn around and take my daughter back to the pool(I live about 10 mins from the pool) for her workout. She is swimming as I type and she is doing awesome. Today is an awesome day but I suspect it will fly by!
Updated October 26th, 2013 at 12:14 PM by StewartACarroll

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Congressional Republicans this week are trying to drive another spike, or two, into the heart of California's high-speed rail program.
Daring a presidential veto, GOP lawmakers are deploying a Fiscal 2015 transportation funding bill to effectively block the federal Surface Transportation Board from issuing new permits for the California project.
Hammering home the point, House Republicans on Tuesday approved an amendment by Rep. Jeff Denham, R-Calif., that blocks any money from the $52 billion bill from going to California high-speed rail.
"This is a project that is going out of control," Denham declared during House debate. "It's a project that has no end in sight. We've got to stop this train wreck."
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The Republican-controlled House passed Denham's amendment on a largely party line 227-186 vote following a 15-minute debate.
The House actions follow the GOP policy of opposing the Obama administration's high-speed rail efforts, and they are to some extent symbolic. California's high-speed rail planners, who have already obtained some $3.8 billion in federal funds, do not anticipate needing additional federal dollars in the next fiscal year that starts Oct. 1.
The House, moreover, does not necessarily have the last word. Similar provisions included in the House's transportation funding bill last year were quietly dropped during negotiations with the Senate.
"I think it's unfortunate, because it continues the politicization of transportation policy," Dan Richard, board chairman of the California High-Speed Rail Authority, said of the House provisions in an interview Tuesday.
Richard, while sighing that "we go through this every year with these guys," also emphasized that killing the California high-speed rail program would wipe out contracts that include a number serving veterans. According to the rail authority, 71 companies working on the rail project have offices in the Central Valley; 47 of these are in the Fresno and Clovis area.
Statewide, the rail authority says 8,589 California-based employees were working on the project as of April.
"Now they're speaking about throwing people out of jobs," Richard said.
The House Appropriations Committee included one of the high-speed rail blockades in the 155-page bill funding transportation programs. It's technical, but potentially significant.
The provision says the three-member Surface Transportation Board cannot "take any action" on California's project unless the board claims "jurisdiction over the entire project" and the permit covers the project "in its entirety."
This would raise the bar considerably, as the board has previously permitted phase-by-phase consideration rather than reviewing the entire Los Angeles-to-San Francisco route. Last month, the California High-Speed Rail Authority board formally approved the 114-mile Fresno-to-Bakersfield route.
The Surface Transportation Board has yet to act on the route.
"Our hope is to slow the project down," said freshman Rep. David Valadao, R-Calif., a member of the House Appropriations Committee, adding that the House provisions "continue to put pressure on the project."
Richard said the California project might need Surface Transportation Board action in the fiscal year starting Oct. 1, depending on timing. The White House Office of Management and Budget declared that it "strongly opposes" the Surface Transportation Board provision, as part of a broader veto warning.
"The administration believes passenger rail can play an important role in addressing transportation needs and opposes any attempts to limit state and local choices to enhance passenger rail," the White House agency stated.
The transportation bill covers a lot of other California territory, including money for the Essential Air Service subsidy serving small airports in Merced and Visalia.
The Republican-authored House bill also cuts some funding, including an infrastructure grant program that would fall to $100 million from this year's $600 million. Past recipients of these so-called TIGER grants include the city of Fresno, which was provided $15 million to help reconstruct the downtown mall.
"The transportation bill is a flawed measure to begin with," said Rep. Jim Costa, D-Calif.


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Well, it's that time of year again. People in other parts of the country call it summer. We call it, "OMG when did it get so hot and humid?" I think we Southerners have the same kind of thing happen to us that women who have children do. Every year, as we go into the cool, crisp days of fall, the painful memories recede until it's time to do it all over again, and then we tell our husbands, "It's too hot! You're not getting near me again!" Sometimes, as during our recent harsh winter, we even yearn for temperature ninety-five, heat index of you-don't-wanna-know.
All that to say, it's time to start drinking... We tried most of the wines mentioned below at recent JavaMonkey tastings. This is my attempt at an artistic picture from the last one:
Summer sippers need to have three qualities: refreshing, inexpensive, and dangit, they'd better make you look hot in that swimsuit! Okay, maybe just the first two. After a couple of glasses, you won't care what you look like in that tankini.
Let's start with whites...
One of the most reasonable and interesting whites is Vinho Verde, which comes from Portugal. Yes, the name is translated as "green wine," and it has a slightly green tint to it in the right lights. Don't worry, it's not green enough to send your toddler running (although that might be useful). The 2008 Quinta da Aveleda Vinho Verde (Vinho Verde, Portugal) is made of 60% Laureiro, 10% Alvarino, and 30% Trajadera. It's got a nice mineral backbone with some citrus and pineapple, and it's even a little fizzy. The Cashal Garcia, which may be more widely distributed, is also very good.
If you're looking for something a little more floral, the 2009 Quinta do Crasto White (Duoro, Portugal) will give you the sweet floral nose of your neighbor's gardenias without the mosquito bites. It's well-balanced with some melon and also made from a bunch of grapes I've never heard of (45% Rabogato, 40% Gaveo, and 15% Rapero).
Another reasonable option comes from across the border in Spain. The 2009 Nora Albarino (Rias Baixas, Spain) is 100% Albarino and has great body for a white without being syrupy or heavy. It also has a nice balance of floral and citrus with some lime coming through.
If you want to go classy, there are always bubbles!
One that's easy to find and easy to afford is the Saint-Hlaire Blanquette de Limoux (current vintage 2008). With 90% Malzac, 5% Chenin Blanc, and 5% Chardonnay, it has apple (but not fruit box) notes and good body.
Quick shout-out: the Saint-Hilaire and Albarino were both selections by Dan Browning at our recent tasting collaboration.
If you want to splurge, think pink with the Louis de Grenelle Brut Rose (Saumur, France). It has a yeasty nose and very delicate strawberry flavors. It's made 100% from Cabernet Franc. If you want something a little closer to home but just as good, try the Wolf Mountain Brut Rose, which is one of my all-time favorites.
But let's not forget my favorite thing about summer: peach pie!
If you're wondering why all the mommy references, it's because this coming Friday is our next Women of Decatur tweetup: 6:00 p.m. at the Palate side of McGowan's/Palate in Oakhurst. Non-mommies are welcome, too.


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The United Nations and its humanitarian partners in Haiti are urging an end to the violent demonstrations in Cap Haitien, which they say are seriously impeding efforts to respond to the rapidly escalating cholera outbreak. "Every day we lose means hospitals go without supplies, patients go untreated and people remain ignorant of the danger they are facing," the U.N. humanitarian coordinator in Haiti, Nigel Fisher, said on Nov. 14. Fisher warned that the security situation in Cap Haitien is preventing vital supplies from reaching the area, where medical staff are overwhelmed and cholera deaths are climbing. U.N. officials have been forced to cancel flights carrying soap, medical supplies and personnel. A number of projects had to be suspended, including water chlorination for 300,000 people in slum areas and training for medical staff in how to deal with cholera. Fisher also sharply criticized the international community's "inadequate" response to the outbreak, which so far has claimed more than 1,200 lives.
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Important Information for Students Traveling Abroad: The safety and well being of our students are always our first priority. Faculty leaders, program coordinators and administrators regularly monitor situations that potentially pose risk to our students abroad.
We will cancel any program that we determine endangers the safety of our students and staff. We monitor U.S. Department of State information and cancel all classes to locations for which travel warnings have been issued. You are encouraged to review the U.S. Department of State website so that you can make an informed decision to participate in your study abroad experience. We encourage students traveling abroad to register for the U.S. Department of State Smart Traveler Program.
Please feel free to contact us at with additional questions or concerns.
Can I go on a trip without signing up for the course or courses? No. All classes/trips must be taken for credit. There are no exceptions. However, many of the people taking these courses are NOT traditional students. Many of the people in these classes may not "want" the course credit, but they choose these programs because they want to learn about the subject matter of the trip. Grading options can be arranged with the faculty to reflect these choices.
How much work is involved with the courses? It really depends on the course. For outdoor weekend adventures such as rock climbing, canoeing and backpacking, students must show an effort to learn the associated skills. Many times these courses are graded on a satisfactory/fail basis. Other classes have requirements that must be completed for a course grade. Check with our office or the faculty leader for more information on a specific course.
Can I take courses on a satisfactory/fail basis? Most times, yes, but it is up to the instructor. The satisfactory/fail option usually allows a student to complete less work than would be required for an "A" or "B" grade.
Are payment plans available? Yes. For courses with fees over $500, payment plans are available. Payment plans may vary by course. Contact our office for details.
What is the refund policy? FEES FOR TRAVEL AND LODGING ARE NON-REFUNDABLE (Travel protection information is available in our office for students wishing to purchase trip insurance.) Students are responsible for withdrawing from a course by contacting the Field Studies/Study Abroad office. Students who do not pay their tuition bills will not be automatically withdrawn from these courses. If there is a waiting list and we are able to find a student to take your place, we will refund your money unless a penalty is incurred from the airline or other vendor. If there is a medical emergency, we will make every effort to refund your money.
What is the experience level required? Unless it is noted, all courses are fine for beginners. Some courses are created to offer skill options at various levels. Check with the instructor if you have questions or concerns about your skill level.
Will all of the students be 18 or 19 years old? Although it's hard to predict who will register for a class, the average age of students participating in our classes is approximately 35 years old. It is not uncommon for classes to have students 18 years old, 80 years old, and everywhere in between.
What equipment do I need? Different courses have different equipment needs. For the outdoor weekend adventures, group camping equipment is provided: tents, pots and pans, camp stoves, canoes, ropes, etc. Students must provide their own personal gear for most camping trips. Contact the office or the faculty leader for specific equipment needs.
Can I sign up for a course before my regular COD registration date? Particularly in the case of more expensive trips, students may register for and begin making payments before their registration date.
What is the experience level of instructors? All lead instructors must be experienced teachers who have experience both in the classroom and in leading field trips. We are committed to using only certified Lead Instructors whenever a commonly accepted certification exists.
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If I really enjoy a certain class, can I take it again? You may take as many courses designated 1800 as you'd like. As long as the class title is different, you will get additional credit for the class. You may even take the same class over however your grade will be recorded as "R" for repeat, and you will receive no additional credit for the course.
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Bidding documents are now available by download from the Engineering Department's website, or by contacting the Engineering Department.
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Money Money Money!
When you sit down at the poker table, your money stops being money. Written by Poker Penguin
I remember reading a story about a poker pro whose wife was in a car accident and rang him at the table. He asked "is anyone hurt?", when he found out there wasn't, he wanted to get back to the game. She started to tell him about the $1500 damage to the Jaguar. His response was "Honey, at the moment, I'm stuck four beautiful Jaguars". Money is a tool at the poker table, nothing more, nothing less. Of course it has real value. We wouldn't be playing otherwise.
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Dec. 3, 2007
IRVINE, Calif. - UC Santa Barbara sophomore guard James Powell was named Big West co-Player of the Week after helping the Gauchos to wins over UNLV and Loyola Marymount last week.
Powell scored 15 points, all in the second half, as the Gauchos came from behind to defeat UNLV, 63-60 on Nov. 27. It was his three-pointer with less than half a second remaining that broke a 60-60 tie and gave his team the win. The three-pointer was his fifth of the game, a career-high.
On Saturday, Powell had 11 points to go along with season-highs of six rebounds and five assists, as UCSB defeated Loyola Marymount, 63-56.
The honor was the first ever for Powell. He is the second Gaucho to win the award this season, joining Alex Harris who earned the honor last week.
Cal State Northridge forward Tremaine Townsend was the other honoree.


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Archive of Muslim American History and Life
In collaboration with the IU School of Liberal Arts at IUPUI, this digital archive collects and preserves documents related to Muslim American history from the colonial era to the present. It includes memoirs, newspapers, books, reports, speeches and other documents that reveal the place of Muslims in American social, political, religious, cultural, and economic life.
This digital archive is the first effort to collect and preserve the documents that chart Muslim American contributions to the thirteen colonies and the United States. It includes the primary sources necessary to understanding the vital place of Muslims in the United States during each period of U.S. history.
Presently the collection contains a limited amount of content but will focus its growth on collecting material that documents the presence of Muslim slaves, who represented the first major Muslim population in British North America and the United States. Thousands of Muslim slaves, some of whom were among the most educated Americans of the nineteenth century, contributed to their labor, knowledge, and in some cases, their military service to the creation of the American republic and its development in the nineteenth century.
During the late nineteenth century and early twentieth century, Muslim immigrants from the Middle East, Southeastern Europe, South Asia, and other parts of the globe came to the United States in search of opportunity. They busted sod on the Dakota plains, worked on New England docks, and were among the first automobile workers for Henry Ford's famous plant in Dearborn, Michigan. Indigenous white and black Americans also began to convert to Islam during this period.
From the 1920s until today, Muslim Americans have subscribed to a number of political philosophies and religious schools of thought, contributed their talents to a number of industries and fields, and changed the course of American history. As President Obama remarked, "they have fought in our wars, they have served in our government, they have stood for civil rights, they have started businesses, they have taught at our universities, they've excelled in our sports arenas, they've won Nobel Prizes, built our tallest building, and lit the Olympic Torch."
The Archive of Muslim American History and Life's goal is to bring to light those accomplishments and more.


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Thursday, October 30, 2008
The Latest Forecast
Unfortunately, we have begun the transition out of the fine, sunny weather we have enjoyed during the past two weeks. Take a look at the latest infrared satellite image this morning...a line of moisture is streaming towards the NW and if you look close you can see the swirl of clouds associated with a low center off our coast.
Today there will considerable clouds with few sun breaks...temps reaching to near 60F and a few light rain showers. A heavier band of showers is expected tonight and tomorrow am. The story of the weekend will be clouds and occasional showers...but no major systems. I will give the details tomorrow.
An interesting aspect of weather here is the November transition...October can often be quite nice, but during the first two weeks of November we rapidly transition to the worst weather of the year. The last week of November is our meteorological black hole...the stormiest, wettest, windiest period of the entire year. Barbeque turkey is a NW tradition for a reason....
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- goooooood girl said...
Very fine......
- October 30, 2008 at 8:58 AM
- Mark P said...
I noticed today that the leaves are really coming down, we got hit by several huge yellow maple leaves. So sad the wetaher is changing; it's been a fantastic fall this year. Can we post pictures in these comments, by the way???
- October 30, 2008 at 10:44 AM
- Cliff Mass Weather Blog said...
Mark...this has been a tremendous year for color... I think that is because of the dry, sunny period we have had with color mornings... not sure about posting pics with comments...cm
- October 30, 2008 at 12:07 PM
- Liembo said...
I took some pictures along highway 203 (Preston to Duvall) last weekend:
- October 30, 2008 at 12:50 PM
- michael gross said...
Is it possible for you to make the state outline darker, and more clearly delineate the land/water boundary? That would make the maps easier to use.
Also, could you make them larger?
- October 30, 2008 at 1:50 PM
- Reid said...
Cliff, just a note. You cannot leave images in the comment section. However you can leave links to images. For instance click here to see a photography I took monday night that has some great fall colors.
- October 30, 2008 at 8:14 PM
Tell me more about the BBQ turkey!
- October 31, 2008 at 7:41 AM
- Keeping one's head above water said...
what is the forecast for this winter?
- October 31, 2008 at 9:48 AM


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The hurricane of 1938 was the most intense tropical storm ever to hit the northeastern United States. Six hundred people died during the storm and seventy-five thousand buildings were damaged. This article recounts the widespread damage which occurred in Chicopee, Massachusetts. As a result of flooding, two hundred area residents where left homeless. Natural disasters, such as the hurricanes of 1936 and 1938 and the severe drought which devastated the Great Plains through much of the 1930s, added another layer of hardship to the experiences of Americans living through the Great Depression.
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Both of these cards have been holiday favorites of mine for several years. I hope you'll indulge me in showing them once again.
This Christmas card with a cow is from a painting by Tim Knepp titled "Ho, Ho, Holstein." I couldn't resist it. It just looked so "North Carolinian" with the cow in the snow in front of a red barn. Here in the mountains, farms with cows and red barns are still the norm. Every day farmers can be seen driving their tractors along on our winding roads to bring bales of hay to their cows.
This photo of a mountain stone barn decked out for the holidays with its wreath of greenery, bale of hay, and the horse in the background is also typical of the laid-back style of the mountains of western North Carolina.
Holiday wishes from our house to yours -


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Up Your Morning Veggie Intake
Don't leave proper nutrition to lunch and dinner. Give your body what it needs by getting creative in the morning.
by Pip Taylor
A diet rich in vegetables has been shown to help reduce the risk of disease and ill health, from everything including obesity, diabetes, heart disease, stroke and cancer. Vegetables provide us with fiber, potassium, folate, vitamins C, A and E, and beta-carotene, as well as countless phytonutrients and antioxidants.
Triathletes are the perfect candidates for a diet that includes plenty of plant foods—guidelines recommend five servings a day as a minimum requirement. According to a 2013 report from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, however, the average American consumes just 1.6 servings per day. Athletes have higher energy needs than their sedentary counterparts, and should be meeting the increased needs through nutrient-rich options. Intense training and preparing for races is hard work—our bodies are under constant physical stress as they try to adapt and cope with training loads. Eating a diet that is rich in antioxidants and essential nutrients can help dampen this stress and reduce levels of inflammation thus helping to reduce our risk of illness and injury as well as support optimal health and functioning.
Including salads and stir-fries, as well as vegetable-based soups and stews are easy ways to incorporate more vegetables in your day. These foods are usually associated with either lunches or dinner. Breakfast is too often overlooked when it comes to vegetable intake, and yet it is a fantastic opportunity to get your intake up. Rather than waking up to a bowl of nutrient-poor cereal or toast, or even worse a sugared breakfast pastry, try these ideas for better start to your day.
Omelette stuffed with mushrooms, tomato and herbs. Herbs are a great way to easily up the ante in the nutrient stakes and can be added to virtually any meal. Parsley, basil, cilantro, mint, oregano, rosemary—there are plenty to choose from, each with a unique flavor. Experiment with different pairings, or try growing your own for easy access.
Wilted spinach and scrambled eggs. Leafy greens like spinach, kale, and Swiss chard, as well as the cruciferous vegetables such as broccoli, cabbage and cauliflower have been shown to help reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease. Spinach is a natural when it comes to breakfast, since it pairs so well with eggs. Buy it pre-washed to save more time.
Green smoothies. Breakfast on the run doesn't have to mean a packaged bar or drive-through breakfast. Smoothies are a great option for athletes, as they not only meet nutritional requirements, but also help replace fluid. Green smoothies are the perfect solution for those who find it hard to eat enough greens, or don't really enjoy vegetables. Add just enough fruit to give the smoothie sweetness, but focus on the vegetables and herbs to prevent the drink from becoming just a high-calorie dessert.
For a basic green smoothie, add to a blender and blend thoroughly: one cucumber (washed and chopped roughly), 2-3 cups spinach leaves, 1 tbs fresh mint leaves, 1/2 green apple, chopped, 1 small banana, 1 lime, juiced, fresh ginger to taste, 1 cup water, yogurt, or milk of choice, optional scoop of protein powder. (Or try this Green Giant Smoothie from IRONMAN 70.3 athlete and Tone It Up star, Karena Dawn.)
Leftovers. The ultimate time savers, leftovers not only often taste better the next day but are a really easy way to eat your veggies in the morning as there is no prepping or cooking involved. Eat as they are, either cold o warmed up or incorporate into an omelet.Pip Taylor is a professional triathlete and nutritionist. Visit her website at piptaylor.com


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Teaching kids to fly
May 16, 2009, 09:52 PM »
we had the best day today.. we headed to the beach around 5pm.. the winds were up a bit but doable for me with the mamba.. I hadn't seen the shadow behind me of Steve's kite for a but so i turned around and looked to see where he was and he had 2 little boys.. maybe 7 & 9yo and he had them flying the Nitro vent.. neither of them had ever flown before and i have to say they were both naturals! The youngest was just plain good.. kids seem to gravitate to him..
I found a not so young.. maybe 35yo who obviously didnt know anything about his kite so I went asked if he wanted any help.. he had a little Pyro.. it took about 20 minutes to untangle his lineset.. teach him how to set up the kite and get it in the air..
sometimes days like this are actually the best.. putting down your kite and teaching someone else can be so satisfying.. we found a "giveaway" in the truck and left the kids with a new to them sport kite.. i think their parents were as thrilled as th kids were.. Sam sent us a bunch of giveaways a couple years ago.. those kites have brought so much joy to so may people...
Are you willing to put your kites in the hands of a newbie?
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Re: Teaching kids to fly
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May 16, 2009, 11:33 PM »
I teach any person to fly on the kite I am using at the time.
Vapor, Inner Space, Opium Collector, TrickTail UL, SkyMaster. They have all been flown by newbies.
Lost a Vapor sail once, other than that, just sticks.
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Re: Teaching kids to fly
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May 17, 2009, 11:36 AM »
Any standard kite I will, I don't with an SUL for two reasons, the fragility, but most importantly the difficulty of flying in the bumpy low winds we have here. Just not the time to introduce somebody to flying IMO. With a smooth breeze on the coast where the kite was displaying enough drive to stay in the air without fighting it I would consider it though.
If somebody breaks your kite they are going to feel bad no matter if you tell them it's fine. If they've asked you how much a kite like that costs and heard $300-$500 and they broke it you might not see them back at the Park. JMO.
Last Edit: May 17, 2009, 11:42 AM by mikenchico
"Living is easy with eyes closed, misunderstanding all you see" John W Lennon
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May 18, 2009, 06:48 AM »
Recently, i was flying and a guy and his son came up and wanted to know more about stunt kites as he was amazed with what the kite could do. He also wanted to try out the kite and fly , but told him i could not on the kite i was flying , and that if he came back the next day i will bring a stunt kite that he can try out. I also told him where to go on the internet to get information on stunt kiteing . The next day , they both appeared at the park with an inexpensive dual liner from Wal Mart, and i got down to teaching them the basics. Now , they are at the park almost every day. It is so good to know that i could help them , and also promote kiteing in my area ,and now, we now have another young flyer who have joined us . Apart from the four of us , there are other single liners who fly daily.
My little park is getting too small.
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Re: Teaching kids to fly
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May 18, 2009, 07:48 AM »
Hey John, I have only seen you teaching females to fly do you in fact teach anyone?
I pick up kites on clearance or discount and always try to have some with me at all times.
Any time I spot someone having trouble with a kite, I offer help, some times its as easy as telling them to let out more line to launch a single line, and others its a complete lesson on assembly, flight, and packing up.
I feel the need to get as many people involved in this sport as I can.
I had a incident a couple of years ago, I was at Pacific Beach one morning, I had staked out a 30 year old coaster delta and was flying a variety of dual lines. Suddenly a young girl (maybe 11 or 12) came up holding my spool and asked if this kite was mine. I was thinking "why would you dig my spool out of the sand?" Man was I wrong.
Turns out the kite had freed its self and was drifting towards the upper floors of the hotel, she had seen the spool skimming the beach and rescued my kite.
After thanking her and reeling in the kite, I switched to a more forgiving dual line (I think it was the Zilla) and approached her family down the beach. I again thanked her, and offered she and her brother instruction/introduction to dual line flying.
The family was vacationing from Canada and all came to the handles, brother went first and was typical of a novice. Hands and arms flaying around and me trying to keep his elbows to his sides and control with back and forward motions, he eventually smoothed out some and did ok, except for the constant over control.
Then his sister took the handles from my hands, now she must have listened closely to my instructions while her brother was flying because she was a natural. I rarely remove my hands from the handles with newbees but after a few minutes I was standing behind her amazed at how well she controlled the kite from side to side and even trying some loops, with my encouragement and my hands moving her elbows.
After packing up my bag (it was about time for the wife to be getting up for her first cup of coffee) I walked back over to where the family was sitting and gave each of the kids a kite (SLK) and again thanking her for saving my delta.
The next morning while I was flying I saw her down the beach with her new kite in the air having a great time.
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May 18, 2009, 10:41 AM »
Yes - John does in fact teach others and is very good at explaining in ways for us newbies to understand. Had 2 of us attempting 540's on his Innerspace last Friday night, definitely a good ambassador for the sport. It's probably entertainment watching us attempt what others do so easily, he guides others more than he flies the times I have been present. But I am sure the comment was in humor and all that know John would say the same. Thanks again John!
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May 18, 2009, 12:09 PM »
Quote from: oyehut1955 on May 16, 2009, 09:52 PM
Are you willing to put your kites in the hands of a newbie?
If I'm currently flying a Micron I might try to get them something more stable.
I've never had problems with SULs if the wind is right. A Vanishing Point in 2mph isn't going fast enough to do much damage and it's a far better experience for the first time than trying to put them on a more "durable" but harder to fly kite.
The worst newbie damage I've ever had was just last year. I went flying with some co-workers and let them take turns on a Bad Boy. After a hard nose plant I went and put the velcro back on the tail and all was well. After a few more hard hits with the velcro popping as required I stopped worrying. Well, it looks like before the last hit I didn't get the Velcro back all the way because the sail tore down from the center T a couple inches. No biggie. First damage on a kite I've been flying since 2002. Totally fixable.
When a newbie is struggling with their first kite there's nothing like putting them on the lines of something fancy. They get hooked. I suppose they could get discouraged that they have to spend more money for a sweet kite, but for most folks it's not about the money. They just WANT one.
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Re: Teaching kids to fly
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May 18, 2009, 01:05 PM »
I always try to help them get their kite flying first, hopefully succesfully but often our winds just aren't going to let them fly it. At that point I'll explain the advantages of the larger kites and let them try one if they want. I'll also explain that even though mine is pretty expensive being custom built that they can get a kite with similar abilities from GWTW, I used to steer them towards the Pyro & Pyro XS until they disappeared, now I'll talk about the Quantum. I wish Prism would offer inland versions of the Quantum & Nexus using P200's for a weight reduction.
"Living is easy with eyes closed, misunderstanding all you see" John W Lennon
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Re: Teaching kids to fly
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May 26, 2009, 04:50 PM »
I do it!
Debbie, actully the Mako you sent me was by good friend, brett's, first time flying on anything. He took to it VERY well. He has a first step and is flying alot now.
Ill put anything but some really important kites into the hands of a newbie. Ppl have flown my Inak, Mamba, Mako, Muse Standard, Tramontana, Phoenix (HQ), etc.
I wont put moonie's in their hands, and I wont put some of my favorites in their hands. NO UL's, except the tramontana UL. SUL's ill only use the Inak. Vents, none. I use the phoenix with windscreens
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Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Freebie and The Secret Garden
"...she held back the swinging curtain of ivy and pushed back the door which opened slowly—slowly.
Then she slipped through it, and shut it behind her, and stood with her back against it, looking about her and breathing quite fast with excitement, and wonder, and delight. She was standing inside the secret garden..."
"...It was the sweetest, most mysterious-looking place anyone could imagine. " "...Marry had thought it must be different from other gardens which had not been left all by themselves so long; and indeed , it was different from any other place she had ever seen in her life."
"The place was a wilderness of autumn gold and purple and violet blue and flaming scarlet and on every side were sheaves of late flowers standing together. Late roses climbed and hung and clustered and the sunshine deepening the hue of the yellowing trees made one feel that one, stood in an embowered temple of gold."
"The secret garden is always open now. Open, and awake, and alive. If you look the right way, you can see that the whole world is a garden."
The Secret Garden by F.H. Burnett
Secret Garden by Lily Designs and SussieM Designs
"Secret Garden" is a collaboration between Lily Designs and SussieM Designs!
We've chosen a theme and decided to make two kits with similar colors and a bit of magic...
So here it is... our 2 parts of Secret Garden, "Love" and "Sweet". "Love" is strong with strong colors, "Sweet" is like a lollipop candy. 20 magical papers, more than 90 elements including word art, faerie wings, faerie skirt and a lot of faerie dust! Everything in shadowed version and 300DPI.
Secret Garden by SussieM Designs!
SussieM part is available for purchase at
by JJ
by Kimla
by JJ
by Monic
by Aapas
by Bibimbe
by Fabiene Rubria
by Fulloflife
by Anetka
by Niiki
by Mumad
by Mru
by Trzyludki
by Pam
by Hasmandka
By SussieM
Our Sweet freebie
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and... we play again ;D
post a comment here saying what is your favorite kit theme ;)
and we will pick two lucky winners on Monday
and...WE ARE ON SALE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
61 comments:
- Sandra said...
I love those magical themes, can't get enough of them! This is a gorgeous kit!
- December 10, 2008 at 8:26 PM
- todido said...
my favorite nowe the christmas!! but I like the flowers, so when many flowers are in the kit that is amazing!:)
- December 10, 2008 at 9:18 PM
- Jessica said...
I just adore all the beautiful girl type kits you've done, but I have three boys so I'd love to see you do something "boyish" in your wonderful style. Thanks so much for the freebie!
- December 10, 2008 at 10:09 PM
Thank you! Your blog post will be advertised on the DigiFree Digital Scrapbooking Freebie search engine today (look for timestamp: 10 Dec [LA 09:00pm] - 11 Dec [NY 12:00am, UK 05:00am, OZ 04:00pm] ).
- December 10, 2008 at 10:37 PM
- violett said...
Witajcie dziewczyny!jestem pod ogromnym wrazeniem "Secret Garden"...jest bajeczny i tajemniczy....wspanialy.
- December 10, 2008 at 11:37 PM
- violett said...
Wasza wspolpraca z sussieM poprostu swietnie zaowocowala...cudo.Scrapy z tego zestawu sa fantastyczne.Jak dla mnie oby wiecej tak tworczych zestawow.Dzieki za freebie!
Jesli chodzi o tematyke kit szczerze bokiem mi wychodza swiateczne...uwielbiam wlasnie takie magiczne,tajemnicze takie jak Golden Tree...cudny zestaw.Pozdrawiam:)
- December 10, 2008 at 11:50 PM
- Melly said...
i love magic themes,this kit is gorgeous
- December 11, 2008 at 12:19 AM
- Novaczka said...
Dziewczyny... tym zestawem przeszłyście same siebie! Gratuluję, bo to chyba najlepszy zestaw jaki kiedykolwiek widziałam! Dziękuję za freebie i gratuluję pomysłu na współpracę- trafiony w samo sedno!!!
- December 11, 2008 at 12:28 AM
- Lesya said...
I absolutley love angelic themes! With dark pages and elements that glow! It creates a beautiful illusion of the cosmos! Thank you so much for this freebie. I simply adore your work and look for inspiration whenever I visit your blog!
- December 11, 2008 at 1:04 AM
- Justyna said...
Justynko, Kasiu - ten zesta to niesamowite cudenko. Jestem pod ogromnym wrazeniem tego, co widze. Po raz kolejny pokazalyscie, ze hjestescie swietne w tym, co robicie :)
- December 11, 2008 at 1:20 AM
- dorota said...
Temat na zestaw? góry, nasze góry :) Kocham nasze Tatry!
Cudny zestaw stworzyłyście! Niezwykły!!! Gratuluję!
- December 11, 2008 at 1:50 AM
- mone said...
OMG what a stunning kit
i love those magical themes and these collab is sooo great.
i also love "boyish" kit because there are so much girl kits outside
but not really a magical boy kit
- December 11, 2008 at 2:06 AM
- Chloe5972 said...
Your kit are wonderfull (big love for Love !!:) )
My fav theme is sea !!
Thanx for the freebie and the chance
- December 11, 2008 at 2:12 AM
- Kasiek said...
Cudowne są te scrapy. Już się nie mogę doczekać aż kupię ten śliczny zestaw. Pozdrawiam ;)
- December 11, 2008 at 2:19 AM
- Limar said...
I love the grungy,worn and torn style with a liiittle touch of swirls and romance =D Thanks for the freebie, it's lovely!
- December 11, 2008 at 3:25 AM
merci beaucoup tres beau
- December 11, 2008 at 3:25 AM
- Ree-Ree said...
I just found your blog and I'M HOOKED ALREADY!!!! Thanks for the freebie!!! You are an AWESOME designer! I can only hope to be as good as you one day!
- December 11, 2008 at 4:43 AM
- Little Yancey Family said...
Wow! I love those magical themes so much! I really need a little girl to fairyize so my poor boy doesn't have to have wings clear into his teens.
- December 11, 2008 at 5:32 AM
- Donna B. Miller said...
I love storybook themes. This kit truly is magical. Thanks so much for the freebie (and the sale).
- December 11, 2008 at 5:54 AM
- akizo said...
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- December 11, 2008 at 6:03 AM
- akizo said...
I love bright colour kit like this.
It looks GORGEOUS...amazing!
Thank you so much for wonderful mini and chance to win!
[I'm sorry but delete my previous comments.]
- December 11, 2008 at 6:14 AM
- AgataMg said...
Dziewczyny, jestem pod ogromnym wrażeniem wyników Waszej współpracy... Tworzycie wspaniały zespół i spod Waszej ręki prawdziwe cuda wychodzą... Na przykład The Secret Garden - moi zdaniem to najfantastyczniejszy zestaw, jaki w życiu widziałam. I daje nieograniczone możliwości. Dziękuję również za Freebie, jest cudny...
- December 11, 2008 at 6:30 AM
- Becca said...
Beautiful kits! I love them both but I really love "Love"! Thanks for the freebie!
- December 11, 2008 at 8:30 AM
- Ree-Ree said...
I love the Secret Garden...in fact that's what I call my OWN Secret Garden. I just love it!
- December 11, 2008 at 8:49 AM
what a gorgeous kit again
my favourite theme now is fantasy because it goes so wel with little kits
may be in time when they grow old my favourite styl will change also
greetings and thanks for the freebie
- December 11, 2008 at 8:55 AM
no, szczęka mi opadła! piękna magia, dziewczyny - szczerze - cudowny zestaw! jeśli chodzi o tematykę, to ja uwielbiam samochodziki i ciuchcie, ale to chyba nie Wasz klimat! ;) no to może jakieś motywy kwiatowe, co?...
- December 11, 2008 at 10:32 AM
- sahlink (aka: Krista) said...
WOW!! This kit is AMAZING! So perfect, because I am doing a magical/storyland-ish type book for my kids. This is SO perfect!
As for other types of kits, I think a boy/grunge kit would be nice. (Rarely are they out there) But you just keep making them just as you are... love them all!!
- December 11, 2008 at 11:06 AM
- Michelle from MD, USA said...
Another GORGEOUS kit Ladies!!. Thanks for the freebie now I'm off to make my purchase!
P.S. How about a "City" theme?
- December 11, 2008 at 11:20 AM
- Оля said...
Your kit are wonderfull!!!!!!!!Thank you so much for this freebie.
- December 11, 2008 at 12:13 PM
- eqr aveziur! said...
Thanks so much for design to us these wonderful magical kit :D
- December 11, 2008 at 1:08 PM
- Ptite Puce said...
Another fantastic kit! And a great collaboration! Congratulations!!!
I love magical themes too, with fairies, angels, sparkles,... ;)...so this kit is simply perferct for me! ;)
I hope i'll be lucky this time! ;)
And thank you so much for the freebie!!! :)
- December 11, 2008 at 1:25 PM
- Karen said...
Love your kit.
I'd love to see you do "boyish" kit because there are so much girl kits,
but not really a magical boy kit.
- December 11, 2008 at 1:39 PM
- Vany® Qualtieri said...
Hiiii!!! I looooove all your kits but my favourits are Magical and the Sweet ones, with soft colors and elements... your design is really amazing!!!!
Lots of Hugs!!
- December 11, 2008 at 2:03 PM
Gorgeous papers and elements! And so well showcased by your CT. When I saw the kit, I was hoping that you would have another contest. I don't think I have a favourite theme in kits, but I do like sparkle, magical soft elements, and foliage. Thank yo for the chance to win this amazing kit!
- December 11, 2008 at 7:17 PM
This really is sweet, thank you!
- December 11, 2008 at 7:40 PM
My grand daughter and I love the fairy theme and she will be tickled to see this one!
- December 12, 2008 at 5:43 AM
- tamalita said...
Thank you for the freebie ... and my favorite kit is the secret garden. Unbelievably beautiful and they layouts are incredible.
- December 12, 2008 at 6:24 AM
Love this kit! Can't wait to buy it (need to wait because I've TOTALLY overspent on some other kits). I'd like to see more kits that could be used across boys and girls. Also maybe a mountain type theme.
- December 12, 2008 at 7:44 AM
- Adriana said...
Thank you so much! I love the new kits! I think the one with the "sweet" theme is amazing, so soft and angelic, it's my favorite! Thanks for the chance!
- December 12, 2008 at 12:07 PM
- Monsen said...
mercie beaucoup!
- December 12, 2008 at 1:17 PM
- Kimberly said...
This is a beautiful kit-thanks for the freebie :)
My favorite theme is celestial-moon, stars, the night sky. I love fireflies, too!
- December 12, 2008 at 4:05 PM
- grannymike said...
Thank you so much for this sweet mini. My favorite theme right now is Christmas. Other than that, I like florals and also kits with beautiful word art.
- December 12, 2008 at 7:02 PM
Wow! Beautiful work!
- December 12, 2008 at 7:12 PM
I love the fantasy theme! I can't quite get the same look as the marvellous pages here but I'm trying. hsmema
- December 12, 2008 at 7:55 PM
- Brenda said...
In general my favorite theme is grungy, old-fashioned, shabby chic-ish eclectic. That is just one theme, right?
(Timothy Leary meets Pollyanna. Something like that :-)
- December 12, 2008 at 8:26 PM
- LindaJD said...
What a Gorgeous gift! Thanks so much for sharing, we all need a little fanttasy in our lives just now :)
- December 13, 2008 at 1:30 AM
- LindaJD said...
oops I forgot to say I adore the Secret Garden! it's a stunner...
- December 13, 2008 at 1:32 AM
- *sarahm172* said...
thank you so much for the freebie
i like boy kits and in the moment i am glad to see a pregnant kit
- December 13, 2008 at 7:49 AM
- fa11enan9e1 said...
I LOVE the Secret Garden theme... absolutely stunning. :)
- December 13, 2008 at 7:52 PM
- Angeleye said...
wow, wonderful kit, I take it to me, thanks for sharing.... I love all the magic in the kit!
lg alex
- December 13, 2008 at 11:41 PM
Something for the Boys .....
Thank you so much for the gorgeous Freebie!!!!
- December 14, 2008 at 9:44 AM
- Maren said...
Lovely Kit and sweet Freebie! Thank you for that!
My favourite them are boys. There are so lot girls kits, but so few boys kits in the net.
Greets Maren
- December 14, 2008 at 11:26 AM
- Red said...
Wow, these are really superb! I love "Love" and it's deep colors!
I think we're getting into a new, improved scrapbooking now... And you're one of those taking us there!
- December 14, 2008 at 5:59 PM
hi! i like all your kits, they are fantastic! my favorite is the snow queen. your papers and elements are always great.
- December 14, 2008 at 10:04 PM
Vielen lieben Dank fürs Teilen
Einen schönen zweiten Feiertag wünsche ich dir, und alles Gute fürs neue Jahr!
Liebe Grüße apricitas
- December 25, 2008 at 3:04 PM
Thanks a lot for sharing the Freebie to this magical Kit
- December 26, 2008 at 6:20 PM
This is very sweet, thank you!
- December 31, 2008 at 2:22 PM
- Ivana said...
Hi, Lily!
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Arkansas sued Johnson & Johnson and subsidiary Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc. in 2007 over the drug.
Fox issued an additional $11 million fine in the Wednesday ruling for more than 4,500 violations under the state's deceptive practices act.
Previous Risperdal verdicts against J&J include a $327 million civil penalty in South Carolina.
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WASHINGTON - Letter carriers aren't the first thing that come to mind when thinking of public defenders, but every year the National Association of Letter Carriers honors heroes in the postal service - like Houston's own Danny Thompson - who went beyond the call of duty for the betterment of their communities.
Thompson received the group's 2013 Western Region Hero of the Year award for his role in saving two children from their burning home. He was one of seven members of the carriers' union to be honored Thursday.
"We're kind of like the first line of defense if anything happens out there on the street, because the police are not going to be everywhere," Thompson said in an interview. "We kind of look to see what's going on, and if things don't look right, you know, we try to pitch in and try to help."
Caught his eye
On the morning of June 26, 2012, Thompson was on his route when something odd caught his eye.
"The first time I passed by, I saw a little smoke coming out the left side of the house, of the air conditioner, and I thought that was a little odd," Thompson said.
By the time Thompson had completed his rounds and circled back to the house, he knew that something was definitely wrong.
"As I made my way back around to the other side, I saw that the smoke had intensified a bit more," continued Thompson. "When I saw that, I knocked on the door," which had a locked wrought-iron latticed security grate in front. "I didn't get an answer the first time, so I knocked again, just to make sure that nobody was in the house because the smoke was pretty intense.
"By that time, sleepy-eyed kids came to the door and I said to check that room out because it looked like there was some smoke pouring out the window unit."
'Dog was barking at me'
With the children unable to open the door for themselves, Thompson asked them to pass him the key through the grate so that he could open it, come in and check for himself. Once inside, Thompson set out to make sure that no one else was in the house.
"Of course, the little dog was barking at me because I was the mailman," he joked.
When he came to the room where the smoke originated, Thompson busted down the door to ensure that no one was trapped inside. What he found was a room engulfed in smoke and fire.
Thompson then gathered the two kids and the family dog and took them to safety outside while they waited for the fire department to arrive.
For Thompson, the attention he got from the media and the community was unexpected, and while the media spotlight eventually faded, the appreciation from the community is still strong.
"Some strange things have happened," said Thompson. "I might go have lunch at work and somebody will just come in and buy me lunch because they saw me on the news and remember the story."
Thompson remains humble.
"Maybe I just have a different way of thinking, but I just feel like if you see somebody in trouble, that you just help them," he said.


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Missouri's top House official has withdrawn subpoenas attempting to compel members of Gov. Jay Nixon's administration to testify before a committee looking into changes in state driver's license procedures.
Republican House Speaker Tim Jones said Monday that although he dropped efforts to enforce the subpoenas, he still hopes Nixon's staff will voluntarily testify at a future committee hearing.
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Court documents show the subpoenas were withdrawn last week and that an attorney representing the Republican House speaker has asked a Cole County judge to dismiss a legal challenge to the subpoenas that was filed on behalf of the Democratic governor's staff.
Nixon spokesman Scott Holste said Monday that the court is expected to dismiss the case.
That could bring a quiet end to a hubbub that arose when five current Nixon staffers and his former Revenue Department director declined to comply with House subpoenas to appear June 27 before an investigatory panel compromised of legislators, law enforcement officials and other citizens.
Cole County Judge Dan Green later that day issued an order temporarily blocking the subpoenas from being enforced. The judge was to receive written arguments from attorneys representing the executive and legislative branch officials as to whether that order should be made permanent.
But an attorney for Jones and the Bipartisan Investigative Committee on Privacy Protection filed a motion last week asking that the legal case be dismissed because the subpoenas are now moot. The motion was dated Wednesday but listed as filed Friday by online court records.
Attached to the filing was a copy of a letter dated Wednesday from Jones to the six people who had been subpoenaed saying he was "withdrawing and releasing you from you obligation to comply with those subpoenas."
"Since the hearing date has come and gone, the initial subpoenas are now a moot point and contesting them in court would accomplish nothing," Jones said in a written statement Monday.
Holste said Monday the decision to drop the subpoenas was a "sensible step," since a judge had temporarily blocked them.
The committee has been looking into a December 2012 decision by Nixon's administration to begin making electronic copies of personal documents – such as birth certificates or concealed gun permits – shown to clerks by applicants for state driver's licenses or identification cards. Lawmakers have described the record copying as an invasion of privacy.
Among other things, the panelists were questioning whether Nixon's administration was trying to implement parts of the 2005 Real ID Act despite a 2009 state law forbidding the state from taking steps intended to comply with the federal proof-of-identity law.
On July 1, Nixon signed legislation ordering the Department of Revenue to immediately stop copying applicants' personal documents and to securely destroy by the end of the year the documents that it previously copied.
In court documents filed last week, an attorney for Jones indicated that former Revenue Department Director Alana Barragan-Scott has agreed to testify before the committee at another date.
Committee chairman, Rep. Stanley Cox, R-Sedalia, said Monday he has asked members of Nixon's administration to voluntarily testify July 23 or July 24. He also said a second investigatory committee composed solely of legislators has been created to avoid concerns about whether the current committee which includes non-legislators can legally request House subpoenas.
Holste indicated that Nixon's administration is open to cooperation.
"Lawmakers will continue to be provided the information they need to have an informed and thoughtful discussion on these matters," Holste said in a written statement.


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A Quinceañera is the Hispanic tradition of celebratinga young girl's coming of age - her 15th birthday.Today's celebrations embrace religious customs, and the virtues of family andsocial responsibility. The Quinceanera tradition celebrates the young girl(la Quinceanera), and recognizes her journey from childhood to maturity.The customs highlight God, family, friends, music, food, and dance. Interestingly, many families today are merging their Hispanic and Americanheritages by choosing to celebrate a Sweet Sixteen. For their Sweet 16 party,the families do the full-blown quinceanera traditions - the religious ceremony, the reception, the tiara with the number 16, and more. We encourage families toselect the customs that have special meaning to them and to add to the customsas they wish. That is what makes the celebration unique and very special. sweet sixteen traditionsIn the Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central and South American traditions, the custom can be referred to as a Quince (XV) Años, a quinces,a Quinceanera, a Quinceanero or a Fiesta Rosa.The Quinceanera celebration traditionally begins with a religious ceremony. A Reception is held in the home or a banquet hall. The festivities include food and music, and in most, a choreographed waltz or dance performed by the Quinceanera and her Court.It is traditional for the Quinceanera to choose special friends to participate in what is called the Court of Honor. Usually, these young people are her closest friends, her brothers, sisters, cousins - the special people in her life with whom she wants to share the spotlight. 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This is a beautiful symbol of the Quinceañera's transformation from a little girl to a young lady.At the church ceremony, a special Kneeling Pillow, sometimes personalized with the Quinceañera's name, is placed in position for the young girl to kneel on during the ceremony. And, a touch of elegance is added with smaller decorated Ceremony Pillows for the presentation of the Quinceañera's ceremony gifts, such as the Tiara, the Scepter and the Shoes. At the reception, there is always the toast to the Quinceanera, known as the brindis. With decorated Champagne Glasses, the guests are invited to offer their congratulations and best wishes. The Last Doll is used as part of the ceremony or as decoration and keepsake. In some customs, the Quinceanera doll represents the last things of a child now that the Quinceanera will focus on the things of a young lady. In some Hispanic cultures, the cápias (printed ribbons with the Quinceañera's name and date) are pinned to the doll, and the Quinceanera circulates among her guests, thanking them for their presence and presenting them with a memento taken from the doll. The Quince Años is a glorious celebration that remains a cherished and honored tradition.The Traditional Ceremony GiftsThe Traditional Ceremony Gifts have special meaning for the Quinceanera celebration, and their honored significance relates to the Quinceanera's coming of age. The Traditional Ceremony Gifts are special signs of loyalty and commitment to God, family and the community. Where the celebration includes the Mass of Thanksgiving, the gifts are presented to the priest for special blessing. These ceremonial items may include: TIARADenotes a "princess" before God and the world; a triumph over childhood and ability to face the challenges ahead. CROSS or MEDALSignifies faith - in God, in herself, and in her world.BIBLE (or PRAYER BOOK) & ROSARY Important resources to keep the word of God in her life.SCEPTERSymbolizes authority, and more importantly, responsibility for her life, that is now being given to the young woman.In some Hispanic cultures, the gifts are given to the Quinceanera by "padrinos" (also called godparents or sponsors) specially chosen by the family. The padrinos who give the Traditional Ceremony Gifts are formally recognized, and often are part of the procession for either the church or reception ceremony, or do the presentation of the gifts to the priest for the blessing.The TIARA also plays a role in the actual Quinceanera ceremony. It is traditional for the headpiece worn by the Quinceanera to be ceremoniously replaced with the TIARA. The "Crowning" is done either by her parents or the godparents presenting the gift. The Scepter is also presented to the Quinceanera at the same time. 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For one, don't expect earth-shattering updates. Android, like iOS, is a mature mobile operating system and platform with broad support, including massive development community. It's definitely not 2009. Back then — Droid Does! — mobile and the smartphonetantalized us. Indeed, abrand new world. We were happily decommissioning our BlackBerrys and jumping into the new, exciting world of Android.
But now, the word of the day is: refinement .
Google and Apple have both found their respective mobile metaphors. So it's really about making what works, work just that much better. Baby steps, year on year.
Google likes widgets (making the homescreen infinitely useful, informative), openness (so even most system programs and features are "apps"), and a do-it-all notification bar. It works, even if its more complex and demands a bit more effort from new users.
Apple, on the other hand, likes an integrated experience (phone, tablet, and laptop), simplicity of design (meaning less customization… though restrictions, like the ability to installcustom third partykeyboards, have been easing in recent years), and ease of use. You just pick up an iPhone and it works. Not the most hacker friendly thing in the world, but then again this is the company that famously locked its original Mac (and iMac too!) computer from our tweaking hands.
Respective slogans for these two differing philosophies might read something like this…
Google: It's your house. Go ahead and add wallpaper if you want.
Apple: It's our house. There's V8in the fridge. If you don't like V8… well, there's more V8in the fridge.
I'll leave it to others to assess the name. "Nougat"? I'll just say that perhapswe've had our fill of dessert-themed codenames.
I do like, however, how Google has implemented its beta channel. Want to test an upcoming release of Android? No more flashing, and multi-step procedures. Now, you simply sign-up with Google for the beta program, select which of your registered devices you want to test with the beta Android release, and soon thereafter (almost instantly in my experience) a system update notification appears. From there you install it like any other release. Great stuff. Even better: when the final shipping version of Nougat arrives, it will appear just like any other update. And it just keeps getting better: using this process does not wipe your data. You can test away, and not have to reset and reload your phone and apps each time.
I installed Nougat on my Nexus 6 (still a great phone, battery life be damned).
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Any unanticipated threat to survival triggers an immediate sequence of events in the brain that culminate in a coordinated neural, endocrine and behavioural response. There is increasing evidence that stress itself modifies neural circuits. In other words, neural stress circuits learn from stress. This self-teaching is surprising as one might expect these essential circuits to be hard-wired. Our recent findings, however, indicate that repeated homotypic stress in rats causes functional changes in neural circuitry in the hypothalamus. In particular, we focus on signalling via endocannabinoids and describe plasticity in this system that impacts fast retrograde signalling at synapses on to the stress command neurons in the brain. Interestingly, this plasticity appears to be limited to early adolescence, hinting at unique modes of control of neural circuits by stress during different developmental stages.
In all organisms, maintaining a stable internal environment and responding to external threats is vital for survival. This requires the ability to sense, transduce and respond effectively to real and perceived stress. In mammals, multiple brain nuclei are activated in response to both physiological and psychological challenges. When faced with a challenge to internal homeostasis or an unanticipated, direct threat to survival, this 'stress circuitry' rapidly sets in motion a cascade of neural, neuroendocrine and behavioural responses. Mounting an appropriate physiological response to such challenges requires that the brain interprets, learns from and then remembers the appropriate stimuli. This series of tasks is accomplished by groups of interconnected neural networks that incorporate information from sensory systems, process this information in higher brain centres then engage downstream effectors to coordinate generalized behavioural and physiological adaptation to change. In the short-term, these adaptations are beneficial as they allow the organism to respond to the threat. They also promote learning, which results in more refined responses to subsequent challenges. When launched inappropriately, however – for example, in the absence of stress – they can have deleterious effects on mental and physical health (
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Demandware – This fully-hosted solution allows you to run a powerful ecommerce store in the cloud. Merchants using Demandware won't have to worry much about platform maintenance and development since it's fully hosted by the company (though this may limit your freedom a bit).
One of Demandware's strengths is that it's built with omnichannel retailers in mind, and it has features that enable merchants to easily sell across physical and digital storefronts.
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Shopify is fully hosted,which means merchants won't have to worry about maintaining the platform or using their servers.
WooCommerce – WooCommerce is an open source ecommerce platform for WordPress. It comes with standard features such as analytics and reporting, shipping options, and mobile-friendly functionalities. Built specifically for WordPress, WooCommerce seamlessly connects with the platform. This makes it a very attractive choice for existing WP users.
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Gemeinschaft and Gesellschaft are terms coined by noted German sociologist
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over a century ago, to describe two concepts in social groups. Gemeinshaft and Gesellschaft are loosely translated into "community" and "society" respectively.
Gemeinshaft (community) is characterized by:
Examples of gemeinshaft social groups include rural neighborhoods, families, tribes, garage bands, sports teams.
Gesellschaft (society) is characterized by:
Examples of gesellschaft social groups include corporations, diverse countries, social clubs, universities.
In practice, Tönnies would not classify a social group as purely either gemeinshaft or gesellschaft. More than likely both types are at work in a social group at varying strengths.
Tönnies theory provides a useful lens to see social groups and social networks through. Because of the mixed nature of gemeinschaft and gesellschaft in social groups, you can see transitions where groups that used to be gemeinshaft-oriented move toward a more gesellschaft nature.
Let's take a look at Twitter and in particular early Twitter and modern Twitter. In the early incarnation of Twitter, the use case and the social groups that formed around the service were much more gemeinshaft oriented. Long time users of Twitter will comment on how Twitter used to be a conversation with friends and now the signal to noise ratio is much lower. When Twitter was small, the community that existed had much stronger bonds. Twitter as a service was used as a public conversation with friends.
Twitter is now a utility to get news and stay on top of what is happening for many people. The social group we make on Twitter is predicated on a contractual relationship where I as the individual am much more important than the circle of followers/followings that I formed.
Thus we see the rise (and fall) of smaller social networks (app.net, ello, diaspora), where the early adopters of a gemeinshaft network have a chance to pick up and move their social group to a place where it is better facilitated. On Facebook, we see "friends" start as a small set of friends into a directory of acquaintances. In order to restore gemeinshaft, Facebook allows you to now deliniate "friends" vs. "family". In Google+, this takes a similar form of being able to define "circles".
As social networks grow in size and scale, there is an almost inevitable transference from gemeinshaft into gesellschaft and an equally inevitable conflict. Periodically, there is backlash and those seeking gemeinshaft splinter off to form a new social network or protest — seeking to return to the days when the network was smaller.
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Donate to the nation's largest food drive on May 14
What can you do in a single day to help end hunger in America?
This Saturday, May 14, there's an easy answer: Donate nonperishable food products to Stamp Out Hunger, the nation's largest one-day food drive. You don't even have to leave home to do it. Just put the food in a bag and leave it by your mailbox. Your letter carrier will pick up the food and deliver it to a local food bank or pantry.
See also: Drive to End Hunger.
You'll be helping some of the 51 million Americans — including more than 6 million who are 60 and older — who struggle to put food on the table. Since the National Association of Letter Carriers began Stamp Out Hunger in 1993, the program has collected more than 1 billion pounds of donated food, including more than 77 million pounds last year.
Together, AARP and AARP Foundation established the Drive to End Hunger last year to stop hunger in its tracks. This year, they're teaming up with NALC. AARP distributed 3 million Drive to End Hunger grocery bags for use in areas of concentrated senior hunger on May 14. Each one says: "It's not just a bag of food. It's a bag of hope."
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Here's how you can contribute:
- Place nonperishable food products in a paper bag. Canned meats and fish, canned soup, juice, pasta, vegetables, cereal and rice can be donated. No products in glass containers or past their expiration dates, please.
- Leave the bag by your mailbox before your usual delivery time on Saturday, May 14.
- Your letter carrier will pick up the bag and deliver it to a community food bank, pantry or shelter.
- You can also take your food to your local post office on May 14. (You should also call your post office if your food isn't picked up.)
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The youthful fashion brand Bebe is going upscale. Not only does the brand have the chic Mischa Barton as the face of its ads, but it also just unveiled a new high-end accessories line called Neda designed to appeal to more sophisticated consumers. And on Wednesday, Bebe revealed a Spring 2007 collection at L.A. Fashion Week that proves the label is leaning toward a more high-end look.
The line, designed by David Cardona, relied heavily on black and white with big, full skirts, tiny waists, and dramatic, high collars. Compared to Bebe's usual output, this showcase was far more formal and refined, but with hipster touches like dressy visors, the looks still didn't stray from the label's usual trendy vibe. To see some more looks from the collection,


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