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The dream of a young Irish man to serve in the U.S. Army was whipped away from him in a scandalous act of lies and deceit last summer when he arrived in New Jersey to begin his military career.
Dean O'Neill, 17, from Drogheda, Co. Louth, wants to join the U.S. Army. It's been a burning desire since he was a little boy.
"I always looked at the U.S. Army as a giant family, full of brothers and sisters who all work together," Dean told the Irish Voice from his home last week.
Dean said he was affected by the happenings of 9/11, and although he was a young boy at the time he felt a deep calling to be part of the U.S. military.
"What happened at 9/11 really shocked and upset me and I wanted to help. I wanted to bring the people who caused this to justice. I remember giving my pocket money to our local firemen to send over to the FDNY," said Dean.
Dean, an only child who lives with his father, James O'Neill, is in his final year of high school in Ireland. He has planned and researched his move to the U.S. to join the army for many years.
However, he kept running into the same issue – the rules state that you must be a citizen or a green card holder to join the U.S. Army.
Dean wasn't willing to give up, though, and hope came floating his way in 2008. He found himself sitting before a Marine at the U.S. Embassy in Dublin seeking information on how to join the army.
"I was advised a military summer camp might be a positive step towards my dream," he said.
Dean's overwhelming desire to be part of the army family led him to a website in the U.S. advertising a cadet camp in Toms River, New Jersey -- Cedar Bridge Military Academy -- that was willing to allow him to attend a five-week military training course.
The president of the camp, Steven Baryla, promised the young Irish man he would write him a glowing reference that would bypass the entry laws, allowing Dean to serve the country he always dreamed about.
"I came cross Cedar Bridge Military Academy. It looked to be the business for me, close to New York/New Jersey and easy to fly into, so we took it from there," he says.
The Irish teen was ecstatic. "It was like a dream come true for me," he said.
Dean's father James immediately contacted Baryla, the man who described himself at ex-U.S. Army member who now ran the camp.
"I believed everything this man told us," said O'Neill.
"He told me my son would learn so much from his camp, that he himself was ex-military. He even said he could get Dean into the army without a green card. That he could write him a reference and if he wanted he could get him into West Point College," shares O'Neill.
Baryla also said that under the "international soldiers program" Dean could qualify to be part of the army.
"This was one of his lies. It was the one that hurt me the most," said Dean.
Dean's father paid Baryla $3,310 for a five week course that was due to take place last summer. He was told to purchase the required uniforms himself, pay for his flights, health insurance, medical background and provide his own spending money.
Overall, O'Neill said they raised and spent close to $10,000 to send Dean to the camp.
"We had to use all our savings, plus I sold many of my own things together, like my Xbox, all my games, TV even my computer and a host of other stuff to the pay for it all," added the young Irish man.
Late June, Dean was ready to start on the road to what hoped would be eventual induction into the U.S. Army.
He set off to New Jersey from Dublin. He spent a few days with his uncle who lives in New Jersey before he was due to begin his cadet camp. He was overly excited.
"I couldn't wait to get started. What I always dreamed about was about to come true," he said.
The day before Dean was due to begin his course he got a call that devastated him to the core.
The Ocean County Police Department told him the camp had been shut down and that the organizer, Baryla, was arrested on charges of distributing child pornography, impersonating a military officer and fraud.
"At first I thought it was a joke, that my father had set someone up to do it as a laugh, but when I realized it was for real I was just shocked. I was scared, heartbroken and most of all anger for being lied too. I felt betrayed," Dean said.
Trying to come to terms with the major disappointment he was experiencing, Dean wanted to go home but he had a non-refundable flight. He stayed the five weeks with an Irish American family that was also duped by Baryla.
"Kathleen Loughran from Lakewood, New Jersey, who after all that happening with her children not getting to attend the camp took me in, gave me a bed and food to eat," he said.
After hearing the news of what happened to Dean, the U.S. Army Cadet Academy in Millersburg contacted his father and offered Dean a place in their camp.
"It was a great offer but we would have to pay all over again, and with little to no money we just couldn't manage it," he said.
Baryla had been running camps for many years pretending that he was a former military officer. The Ocean County prosecutor's office told the Irish Voice on Tuesday that Baryla's case is still pending grand jury action. Baryla is out on bail. The camp has been shut down.
After arriving back in Ireland, with no military experience under his belt, Dean put his head down and focused on coming back to the U.S. this year to attend the cadet camp in Millersburg.
In an effort to earn enough money to come back Dean works part time in a computer store, earning about $40 a shift. His father is a stay at home dad.
When asked if he ever thought about joining the Irish Army he said he did, but he doesn't see the point.
"You learn all the solider skills but you would rarely get to use them. You don't get adventure, skills or get to see the world like you would in the U.S. Army," Dean said.
Looking ahead to the future, Dean is hoping to start college in the New Mexico Military Institute in the next year or two, but finances are a big issue. Although he is working as much as he can in between his studies, the cost of a year's study in the college in close to $20,000 according to Dean.
"I got my cadet enrolment number in the mail the other day. It seems like paradise, but it's going to cost the earth. It's looking a bit doubtful," he says.
"I'll not be able go as there is no way we can get the money that's needed. My father and I will have to put our heads together on this one to find the finances."
After the heartache and overwhelming disappointment at the turn of events last summer, Dean has secured a five-week placement in the military cadet camp in Kentucky this summer beginning in June.
"I'm just hoping it will be all smooth sailing this year and I will finally get to start my military career," he hopes.
By attending the cadet camp and hopefully securing a place in the New Mexico Military Institute, Dean feels it will give him a leg up on the ladder of joining the Army. The rules are still the same, but Dean has recently discovered a potential way around it.
"I've just found out about the MAVNI project," he said.
The MAVNI program allows certain non-citizens who are legally present in the U.S. for two years to join the U.S. military and apply immediately for citizenship without first obtaining a green card.
"So if I can do maybe two years in New Mexico Military Institute then I may well qualify for MAVNI," he said.
Dean, who is currently preparing for his final year exams, is not afraid of the deathly consequences that may arise from a career in the army.
"I was asked many times, 'If you get in what if you die?' I always answer with the same answer -- I would rather my military funeral than another 9/11," he said.
"I want to help defend America from something as brutal as that and try stopping it from ever happing again. I'm not frightened."
"At times I feel like giving up, because it is hard, but in the end it will all be worth it if this works out for me. At the moment I won't let it defeat me because as my father always taught me defeat isn't falling down, defeat is not trying to get up again. So every time I fall down, I will keep getting back up."


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Bad News Cakes
Cakes of course, are traditionally presented at happy occasions such as birthdays, weddings and christenings.
There's nothing better than enjoying a slice (or two!) to help mark a big event.
But some people have also found that giving someone a cake is a new way of breaking bad news.
Whether it's a divorce or maybe even getting fired, these cakes were made to help soften the blow.
Because hey, you may not have a partner or a job, but cake will always be there for you!
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"Prince of Tennis" is this anime-style tennis cartoon I found on Hulu.
I can't believe they made 50 episodes! Do yourself a favor and watch an episode.. Link below:
You're welcome! :)
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They made more than 50 episodes, Dustin. But that's all they have so far on Hulu or Netflix. We do have several fans of the anime here, so maybe they can tell you more about it.
There are way more than 50! The original anime spans 178 episode for the first part, then 13 episodes for the National Tournament. There was a movie and a few other OVA's as well.
plus dont forget that the Manga is already on another story line with cartoons as well. aka the new prince of tennis and also dont forget about the live action Prince of tennis!
but if you want a better tennis Manga look for Baby Steps, the Coaching in that book is way better!
Olivia Ferguson loves Prince of Tennis! lol
I wish there was an amine about the tour level players.
Hmm i'm thinking to protagonist of PoT is starting to look more and more like Nishikori. The cap even looks similar
Does the protagonist play like Nish? lol
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Ronnie3 necesitaba un nuevo diseño de papelería y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 83 diseños de 17 diseñadores freelance.
Dwelling Construction, Inc.
I am a General Contractor with a background in interior design. I specialize in commercial, residential, remodel construction and offer design-build packages. I am also a certified L.E.E.D AP. (green construction) and offer consultation. I take a TON of pride in my quality, honesty and performance. I love helping my clients choose the right finish material, paint colors and basic flow of their home or office. Which is why i need a design that stands out among your typical nuts and bolts General Contractor.
Homeowners and developers. Design needs to be stylish yet strong. My clients should be able to tell that I am very professional with an eye for detail.
Here is what I was thinking, but am in no way tied to any idea. Which is why I need your help. I need the following materials designed: business cards, letterhead and envelopes.
1. I like the color orange and/or earthy tones. For example, brick red, brown and burnt orange.* new color palette* i still like orange but maybe with some Navy,grey and black. I dont think the orange and brick red, brown go well together
2. I would like to play with the green certification aspect without looking like a landscaper. Some initial thoughts: possibly making the dot on the "i" in Dwelling green. I'll leave it up to you and am open to suggestions.
2. I would like to see a two-sided business card, possibly with rounded corners.
3. The overall tone and feel should be simple, professional, classy , unique ,crisp and clean.
Business card:
Front of card should include the following information:
- Company Name: Dwelling Construction, Inc.
- Slogan: Design - Build - Live
- Website: http://www.dwellingconstruction.com
Back of card should include the following information:
- Ronnie Baker
- License #: 887956
- Commercial, Residential, Custom Remodels
- Address: 5755 Lemona Avenue
Sherman Oaks, CA 91411
- Office: 818.714.0103
- Cell: 818.515.2022
- Fax: 818.786.6433
- Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
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To serve four, you'll need a pound of jumbo lump crab. I bought a half pound at Whole Foods for the two of us, but it's still quite pricey. John thinks he's allergic to crab, after one bad reaction, but I've convinced him he just had bad crab. I'm always careful when it comes to seafood, or anything for that matter, to buy a quality product from a trusted store. Grilled shrimp or scallops would also work well if you're not up to splurging on crab.
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Razzmuzzen necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 91 diseños de 27 diseñadores freelance.
GlibHippo.com operates a global advertising network and brokers performance based advertising deals between websites and companies and/or their ad agencies.
We are a start-up online advertising network from Europe, distributing ads on 25.000 entertainment websites and serving more than 2 billion ad impressions monthly. For publishers, we provide outsourced sales and business development services. For advertisers, we provide complete inventory management, including creative production, traffic buying and campaign tracking & optimization.
Our clients are big-budget blue chip companies in the FMCG, entertainment, gaming, technology, automotive, financial and travel industries, among others. GlibHippo has rapidly become the partner of choice for these advertisers because we are experts in the upstream and downstream digital media space - and because we deliver. We are not a retail company. GlibHippo's target audience is limited to international corporations and established media agencies.
The logo will be used on our website, business cards and company letterhead. Users of the website are marketeers, media buyers and senior managers who need to understand where they are and immediately recognize the GlibHippo brand. There is no need to be associated with anything related to advertising or the internet. Incorporating a mascot image of a hippo into the brand is fine, but not a requirement.
No size, font, color specifications.
Typeface: your choice
Print format: the usual variety
Web file format - .jpg and layered .psd (RGB)
Don't use any stock images or clip art in the logo.
Key words for the logo design: iconic, disruptive, irreverent, smart, humorous, bright, iconoclastic, strident, connected, dynamic, mojo
Brands / logos we admire: Virgin, Ben & Jerry, Warner Brothers, Playboy, Michelin
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Sylvanas Windrunner – Cosplay of the Day
Today we are graced by the Banshee Queen herself, Slyvanas Windrunner, from World of Warcraft!
If it weren't for the fact that she has a professional modeling site and deviantART showing that she's an actual human, we could have sworn that Mishta Ringwaltz, or Vea, was truly the fallen High Elf. The only things missing are the glowing red eyes, but we don't have the technology for those kinds of optical implants yet, so we'll let it slide. Still, the amount of work she put into the body paint, the spiked armor, and that beautiful bow and quiver more than makes up for the lack of fiery oculars.
Vea hails from the Philippines and is a freelance model who has done work for commercials, fashion shoots, and other modeling gigs. We're sure that she could command an army of living human beings, on top of legions of the Forsaken, with just her looks alone.
If you'd like to check out more of her work, head to Vea's deviantART and professional site. Just make sure not to mention anything about her death and rebirth at the hand of Arthas.


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Animals & Attractions
Meet the new bottle feeding team
Summer 2018 we have eight new lambs who will be joining our lambs in our 11.30 and 3 pm feeding s...More
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Call: 01934 822383
Yes mums - instead of a house full of screaming kids, bring them to the farm and be a bit less stressed
We will provide chairs, tables and tablecloths and the venue- you provide the party food
Travel around the farm in style !
A firm favourite with younger kids. Its also a good chance to chat with Farmers Ed and Peter as they drive you around the farm


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It's Your Choice
3 Jobs In Service Or 1 In Manufacturing?
OK, which would you choose? Three highly skilled waiters capable of carrying nine plates of food in just two hands or one highly skilled industrial worker capable of manufacturing three hundred plastic trays for highly skilled waiters to carry?
How about a dozen EPA workers highly skilled in regulating the regulations that make manufacturing costs virtually insurmountable for anyone trying to start a business or one highly skilled and motivated entrepreneur actually building a business that hires people and that exports goods to other countries in spite of the "Dirty Dozen" EPA workers?
Or maybe five social workers highly skilled in getting you every government handout he/she can find, every hospital that will accept undocumented workers and their families, the closest food market that accepts food stamps, or would you prefer one coast to coast trucker bringing your every day goods to your local stores?
The choices for the three posers listed above are fairly obvious to me and probably to the majority of my 10.3 readers but seem to be unclear to the present administration in Washington District of Calamity.
We have a very serious problem here because we import far more "stuff" from around the world than we export to those same countries. The reason for this is that we do not have the manufacturing we had 50 years ago or even just 30 years ago.
This country cannot survive as a "service"country. It must have people making things, other than pina coladas, London broils and a bazillion dollars a year scoring touchdowns in front of 75,000 screaming fans who work in the service industry and don't make anything.
U.S. Rep. Daines has stated, We need to allow highly skilled workers to immigrate to the United States." In an email, I called him to task for that statement but after careful thought and consternation I can see his point. Misguided though it is.
We are guilty, as a nation, of giving our college kids a subpar education in the technologies and engineering departments while over educating those who have chosen the "easy grade" majors. We make it too easy on them. We don't entice them to produce better grades with the prospects of high paying jobs after graduation. We saddle them with impossible school loan debts while giving scholarships to foreign kids.
The major colleges need to get foreign students because their work ethics and study habits insure grades far above the average American student thus improving the overall GPA of the college. Sad but true folks.
To get manufacturing back in full swing in America we need to start graduating more, higher skilled American workers.
And we need to get rid of the EPA, or at least start scrutinizing the regulations coming down from that agency. The people need a say in what regulations we want and those that are detrimental to our very existence.
I say we gotta have higher personal goals and study habits from K through postgraduate school. And that, my friends, will have to begin at home!
In our neck of the woods we have the farm kids who have good work habits and for the most part are honor roll students. They need to pick up the slack for those in the turmoil of inner city education where, if you have 80% attendance you graduate. Matters not if you can read and comprehend a simple sentence. At least you attended.
We can all scream to "throw more money at education," but money is not the main problem and it's not the lack of good teachers.
Let's get back to manufacturing a good portion of the world's commodities as we did in the 1950s and '60s, when we were at the top of the world in manufacturing AND education.
Think about this if you will. We hear and see every day of doctors, lawyers, techies and other skilled foreign workers being 'courted' by our large American corporations. How often do we hear of some large foreign corporation calling the U.S. for highly skilled American workers?
That's it for now folks. Thanks for listening.
Virgil Vaupel is The Courier's Hinsdale correspondent.


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With a wedding confection inspired by your porcelain pattern, you can have
your cake and eat off of it, too.
The whimsical spirit of these "Chirp" saucers, $12 each; mugs, $25 each; bowls, $30 each;
and platter, $191, all from Lenox is shared by the stunning watercolor birds on this cake designed by Kate Sullivan for LovinSullivanCakes, NYC, $1,000, serves 100.
Saturday, July 12, 2008
Lovebirds: Lenox Chirp dinnerware
With a wedding confection inspired by your porcelain pattern, you can have
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96 comments:
- At Home with Kim Vallee said...
The cake is beautiful. I got the Chirp dinnerware so I can fully appreciate the excellence of the interpretation. I feel the design becomes even more adorable on this cake. Kate Sullivan is a talented cake decorator.
- July 13, 2008 at 3:10 AM
- Neutral Dwelling said...
It is so pretty- it looks too yum to eat!
- July 14, 2008 at 10:51 PM
- perfect bound said...
I always love the little bird theme. It's always so unexpected and delightful.
- July 17, 2008 at 9:24 AM
so very pretty, the bird theme is absolutely lovely.
- July 18, 2008 at 5:20 AM
- Lena said...
Great idea! There are many inspirational designs one can find from fine china especially those with vintage artwork. My favorites ones, personally, come from Villeroy & Boch. As for the aviary motif of the cake here, I think it would just be perfect for a bridal shower with an Asian theme. You can see an example from this slideshow I found from the Wedding Bistro.
- July 23, 2008 at 1:17 PM
- Shannon said...
The cake is stunning. Almost too pretty to eat (almost!) I love the theme!
Shannon, the Virtual Bridesmaid
Viddia Wedding Community
- August 1, 2008 at 11:04 PM
- Washington Cube said...
So where have you been? I was afraid we'd see no more listings from you.
- August 3, 2008 at 7:10 PM
- the b-line said...
Oh, I love this cake! It's so beautifully ornate!
- August 7, 2008 at 10:27 PM
- Critsey Rowe said...
Gorgeous! It is almost too pretty to eat!
- August 10, 2008 at 8:06 AM
- Lauren said...
Love the blog, everything about it is delightful!
- August 18, 2008 at 9:14 PM
- a home far away said...
I just found your blog via the blog Katie did, and you have such a lovely blog!
I definitely need to look some more now:-
Have a great day!
//Gunilla in Singapore
- August 19, 2008 at 10:50 PM
- a home far away said...
Hi again, maybe you think it´s silly and worth nothing, but I have given you an award, I think your blog is worth it:-
Hugs Gunilla
- August 20, 2008 at 12:04 AM
- Ashley L. said...
absolutely adorable!
- August 20, 2008 at 4:16 PM
- amanda said...
I have the Chirp Dinnerware and needless to say I'm drooling over that cake! It's perfect! I wish you posted this before I got married :)
- August 25, 2008 at 5:49 PM
- girl meets glamour said...
I was so delighted to see this lovely cake on your site today!!
- August 26, 2008 at 6:06 PM
- flow said...
what a stunning cake ... i love how simple yet comples it is. just wonderful!
- September 8, 2008 at 5:36 PM
- Pretty Bride said...
So different and fun... love it...
- September 17, 2008 at 1:01 PM
hi dennis, is there an email address that we can reach you? thank you.
- October 2, 2008 at 10:43 PM
- JennieDee said...
I loved the designs on the cake, I enjoy reading your blog. Keep up the great work!
- October 30, 2008 at 11:32 AM
- iloveupstate.com said...
that cake!!!
- October 31, 2008 at 4:47 PM
- Julie said...
Please say you have not stopped blogging...not now - right before the holidays!!!
- November 5, 2008 at 4:51 PM
- Lynne said...
I love those birds - but I am a bit bird crazy.
- November 8, 2008 at 4:25 PM
- Renee Finberg said...
- November 8, 2008 at 7:13 PM
- Mrs. Mara said...
Love the cake!
- November 10, 2008 at 10:28 PM
- Bornay said...
Hi! I have discovered this today and I love this site, but it's still going on?? I see that the last post was in July? please go on 'cause we have a lot of ideas loocking your site.
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- November 22, 2008 at 10:12 AM
- Nhu-Chi said...
I really enjoy reading your blog! Please email me if you have any advertising options available.
Our company is KitBiz and we offer customized name change kits for new brides. It would be great if you could check us out - www.kitbiz.com.
- November 26, 2008 at 3:33 PM
I recently came accross your blog and have been reading along. I thought I would leave my first comment. I dont know what to say except that I have enjoyed reading. Nice blog. I will keep visiting this blog very often.
- December 12, 2008 at 12:06 AM
- Cooking Utensils said...
Lovely cake! I just stumbled upon your site.
Thanks for posting,
- January 2, 2009 at 5:41 AM
- lisa said...
This cake is amazing! Will have to show this to my brides.
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Grand Cayman
- January 2, 2009 at 12:26 PM
- Kayla said...
Lovely blog! I have my own blog http://youarecookingblog.com/. I would love to add you to my blog roll and hope you will do the same - let me know your thoughts. I'm also part of www.ShesConnected.com. You should check it out and add your profile, it's a great way to promote your business and blog.
I look forward to connecting with you and continuing to read your blog.
- January 15, 2009 at 12:43 PM
- Shannon said...
Great Cake!! I love your site, found you on twitter (happyhourbride).Inspirational!
- February 3, 2009 at 2:05 PM
- Kathy said...
I also just found your blog; its really inspirational and I particularly like the large sizes of the photos. Thanks!
- February 3, 2009 at 3:32 PM
- blushingjoy said...
Hi there. I chanced upon your blog while clicking away... loving all the wedding ideas! And the cake... omg, too amazing!
- February 15, 2009 at 8:28 AM
- Agnes said...
I just found your blog. Is there any way you might start posting again? I don't see anything else like it online so it was a blessing when I found it (and read most of it.)
- February 20, 2009 at 3:14 PM
- My Sweet & Saucy said...
Simply gorgeous! Kate is so talented!
- February 23, 2009 at 5:53 PM
- The Perfect Palette said...
Love this one :)
I've added you to my favorite wed-blogs :)
Chrissy-From the Perfect Palette
- March 2, 2009 at 1:33 PM
- The Perfect Palette said...
love those birds.
- March 4, 2009 at 2:18 PM
- Mademoiselle Frou-Frou said...
that is the most beautiful cake i have ever seen - what a talent to create that!
- April 6, 2009 at 8:20 PM
- April 22, 2009 at 1:45 AM
- Candace said...
What an adorable cake!
Check us out some time at OneWed!
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- April 22, 2009 at 5:31 PM
- gelinlik-modellerim.dom said...
So where have you been? I was afraid we'd see no more listings from you
- May 14, 2009 at 3:35 PM
- gangsta bride said...
Wow this cake is so fantastic! I'm so happy to have stumbled on your blog!
- May 19, 2009 at 3:11 PM
- Katee Grace said...
this cake is STUNNING!!!!!! WOW!
I wouldn't even want to eat it it's so beautiful! :)
Those colors and details are fabulous!
- May 30, 2009 at 12:22 PM
- Rebecca@Harmony and Home said...
Wow! That cake is incredible! I'm in awe of such artists!
- June 3, 2009 at 6:26 PM
- Jodi Murphy said...
Wow, we use the china pattern on our new cooking and entertainment show called Nesting Newbies. It's a beautiful job reinterpreting it in cake! Love it.
- June 23, 2009 at 1:11 AM
- @Dk said...
Shannon, the Virtual Bridesmaid
Viddia Wedding Community thanx
gelinlik, gelinlik modelleri
- June 23, 2009 at 6:10 AM
- Katee Grace said...
THIS CAKE IS RIDICULOUSLY AMAZING!!!!!!!! OH MY! But how could you cut into this beautiful masterpiece!
- July 9, 2009 at 9:33 PM
- wedding chair covers said...
That is a beautiful cake. Love the birds.
- August 15, 2009 at 5:36 PM
- down pillow said...
That cake is too pretty to eat! But just for fantasy purposes... what flavor is it? lol
- August 19, 2009 at 9:20 AM
- Melanie said...
Hey there...is there a way I can contact you about your blog and mine?
Melanie Henson
- August 24, 2009 at 3:45 PM
- Geezees Geezees Custom Canvas Art said...
Love the cakes...you are very talented.
- September 13, 2009 at 9:26 PM
- wooden bed frame said...
The cake is lovely! I love the theme! This is perfect for an outdoor wedding!
- September 18, 2009 at 3:18 AM
- Huzaifa said...
interesting post...
- October 8, 2009 at 5:08 AM
- Gabriela Cardenal said...
- November 27, 2009 at 10:57 AM
- Bryan said...
Hats off man!!!How can anyone be such innovative??
- December 11, 2009 at 3:39 AM
- Catherine said...
What a beautiful cake!
- January 2, 2010 at 6:41 PM
- AlyciAmore said...
I love Kate Sullivan Cakes!
- January 5, 2010 at 12:59 AM
- Geezees Custom Canvas Art said...
It looks too pretty to eat!!
- January 6, 2010 at 10:04 PM
- Search Engine Optimization said...
It's so fantasy to eat.wow
- February 23, 2010 at 12:38 AM
- オテモヤン said...
- February 28, 2010 at 7:43 PM
- Amberdawn said...
Wow, that's so unique, I've never seen a wedding cake that looks like watercolors.
- April 1, 2010 at 10:30 PM
- Wedding Rings said...
Great fantasy cacke and good luck with your work.
- April 6, 2010 at 5:59 AM
- April said...
The cake is utterly and incredibly beautiful.I love the icing decor and the intricate design on it.
- April 10, 2010 at 11:23 AM
- Suzanne said...
who needs a cake top with a cake this beautiful!
- May 15, 2010 at 5:16 PM
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- May 28, 2010 at 12:47 AM
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- January 22, 2011 at 6:55 PM
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- February 14, 2011 at 7:16 PM
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- February 28, 2011 at 4:54 PM
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- May 11, 2011 at 5:10 AM
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- June 22, 2011 at 10:22 AM
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- October 20, 2011 at 7:06 AM
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- November 1, 2011 at 3:16 AM
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- November 17, 2011 at 5:31 PM
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- June 6, 2012 at 8:18 AM
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Three years after California voters approved a $9.95 billion bond to build the nation's first high-speed-rail system, a debate over its funding has turned into a legislative game of chicken, with billions of dollars on the line.
The California High-Speed Rail Authority, which is charged with building the new system, has asked the state Legislature to release $2.7 billion to pay for the first stretch of the rail line -- a 130-mile segment in the Central Valley.
But Republicans in the state Legislature introduced a bill this week to halt state funding for the controversial project, which has seen its estimated price tag swell from less than $40 billion in 2008 to $98.5 billion in the latest business plan. And while Democrats have been less fixed in their stance, they too have expressed hesitation about releasing billions of dollars in state funds. State Sen. Joe Simitian, D-Palo Alto, told the Weekly this week that he is not ready to support releasing bond funds for the project and is calling for the rail authority to slow down and give the project some more thought.
The rail authority has maintained it needs state funds to match the $3.5 billion it has received for the project in federal grants and has argued that the Legislature's failure to release the bond funds immediately would jeopardize the federal contribution. When a peer-review committee recommended earlier this month that legislators withhold state funds until the rail authority addresses what the committee considered flaws in its business plan, the authority issued a 10-page response to legislators blasting the group's conclusion.
"Any delay in proceeding with the Initial Construction Segment (the Central Valley section) at this time will result in the loss of the existing $3.5 billion in federal funding for a California high-speed rail system," Thomas Umberg, chair of the rail authority's board of directors, wrote in the letter.
The peer-review committee, Umberg wrote, "fails to assess the risks of not proceeding with the program at this juncture," including loss of federal funding, potential elimination of state funds and the impact of losing $950 million to connect regional rail systems with high-speed rail (funds that voters approved as part of the $9.95 billion bond).
"These risks are present and real and represent lost opportunity of enormous cost and lasting consequence," Umberg wrote.
But Assemblywoman Diane Harkey, R-Dana Point, doesn't believe Umberg. This week, she introduced a bill to halt state funding for high-speed rail. Harkey pointed to recent critical audits of high-speed rail from the Legislative Analyst's Office and the rail authority's peer-review group as evidence that the project is heading in the wrong direction and should be stopped. She also cited a recent Field Poll survey that showed more than half of state voters supporting a fresh vote on the San Francisco-to-Los Angeles rail line.
"This one project has the potential to double our state's debt and become a huge future drain on our state's budget, while our existing rail and roadway infrastructure is in dire need of repair," Harkey said in a statement. "California does not need a shiny new heavily subsidized toy with no confirmed ridership, when we have real shovel-ready infrastructure jobs in every community awaiting funding."
Simitian, who chairs a budget committee that focuses on the rail project, said he prefers a third option -- taking a year to rethink the project and address the myriad issues brought up in recent critical audits. These include uncertainty over future funding, planning for the next construction phase and whether the rail authority is complying with Proposition 1A, which requires that the first segment constructed be a "usable segment."
"I'm convinced that at this point, we're effectively presented with two choices -- neither one of which is particularly appealing from my perspective," Simitian told the Weekly. "On the one hand, we have a proposal to spend $6.2 billion on a project in Central Valley that I'm not yet ready to support. On the other hand, absent that, we're told that you'd be putting an end to the debate about high-speed rail and that's the end of that.
"I think that's a bad set of choices."
Simitian said he is working with his staff and with state analysts and attorneys to determine what exactly the state would get for the $6.2 billion, to ascertain that the project as described in the business plan complies with Proposition 1A, and to determine how flexible the federal-grant deadlines are. Until these questions are answered, Simitian said, he's not ready to support the rail authority's request.
"Sometimes, you have to go slow to go fast," Simitian said. "To date, I have not made a believer of the High Speed Rail Authority on that principle. They lurch from ad hoc decision to ad hoc decision.
"That's no way to make a $6.2 billion decision, let alone a $100 billion decision."


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That happens all the time, but unfortunately not on that day . I filmed the trees a little bit, so you see that tops of the trees are not moving. There could be more wind higher, but it certainly didn't feel like it. 1-2 knots more at best, but more likely not even that.TomW wrote:how about a wind meter on the kite, send wind speed wirelessly to display on ground.
my experience here in Sweden is we get these magical spring days when water is like 8-10 c, air is 16 c. wind at ground seems like 3-4ms. but it's clear once kite is up that wind is solid 5-6ms up at 20 -25 m. no white caps, super smooth water.
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Boarding enemy ships is definitely a must. I understand why you would want to import some of the gameplay features from Galaxies to SC mobile but that's a real tightrope...as it is now free mode already seems like Galaxies Lite. I imagine that upon completion of Prologue mode the game will switch over to free mode? Or provide the player with the classic choices of "Continue" and "New Game+"?
Bah, you guys know what you're doing. I'm going back to switching between Can of Bees: Galaxies and the SC beta. Test away.
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Drinking a daily glass of red wine not only tastes good to many people, but it's also good for the bacteria lining your large intestine. A new Spanish study suggests that sipping about 9 ounces of Merlot or a low-alcohol red wine changed the mix of good and bad bacteria typically found in the colon in ways that can benefit your health.
Bacteria may sound like a bad thing to have in your intestinal tract, but having a balanced mix of them actually helps to digest food, regulate immune function, and produce vitamin K (which plays a key role in helping the blood clot).
Since the study results showed that Merlot and low-alcohol red wine had similar positive effects on intestinal bacteria, researchers suspect it's not due to the alcohol but to the polyphenol compounds found in the wine.
Polyphenols are helpful plant-based compounds found in a variety of foods and beverages. Besides red grapes, many other fruits and vegetables are rich sources of polyphenols, as are coffee, tea, chocolate, and some nuts.
Previous research has looked at whether polyphenols in the diet can influence the balance of intestinal bacteria. This study sought to explore whether drinking red wine can have a similar prebiotic effect. Prebiotics are substances you eat that help promote the growth of good gut bacteria.
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In this small study, which appears in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, researchers followed 10 healthy middle-aged men. For the first 15 days of the study, the men had no wine or other alcohol. This was followed by three 20-day periods in which the men were given one of three beverages to drink each day: They received either 9 ounces of Merlot, 9 ounces of low-alcohol-content red wine, or about 3 ounces of gin.
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IYC 2011 in NankaiActivity by Xiaoxue Xu | added on Nov 14, 2011 | China
Sponsor(s): Chongqing Chemical Educational Research Society
In China, Chongqing Nankai High School held picture exhibition, exhibition of chemistry books and chemistry party in class to celebrate IYC2011.
In beautiful campus of Chongqing Nankai High School, an picture exhibition took place in 17 October 2011. The theme of exhibition was: chemistry, our life, our future. The school held this exhibition to celebrate IYC2011. The exhibition showed many photographs and pictures. The content included chemistry and our life, progress of chemistry in future, Chinese and global famous chemists, the events of Marie Curir, Mendeleev and periodical table, Nobel laureates in century. The day was School's day, Chongqing Nankai High School was established in 17 October 1936. Eleven teachers took part in this program. Their name are: Li Huaiqiang, Ja Longxian, Zen Qiang, Zan Ju, Chen Ru, Lu Yongzhong, Chen Yong, Xiao Liping, Zhu Zhipeng, Chen Chaoyang, Dai Chuanxiong.. The celebrating program includes another events, exhibition of chemistry books and chemistry party in class.
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For the first time ever, scholars in the fields of Black Studies and Religious Studies have come together to discuss the role of Africa in teaching and learning about African-American religious traditions in the United States.
The Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion, the Malcolm X Institute of Black Studies, and the Center of Inquiry for the Liberal Arts collaborated to recruit 15 scholars to come to campus for a Consultation on the Interdisciplinary Teaching of the Black Experience. Three of the distinguished scholars - Dr. Maulana Karenga, Dr. Dwight Hopkins, and Dr. Victor Anderson - participated in a panel discussion Thursday night in Korb Classroom on the "The Role of 'Africa' in African American Religious Historiographies."
"To my knowledge this is the first time in the history of the United States that African-American Religious Studies scholars and African-American Studies scholars have come together formally," said Dr. Dwight Hopkins, Associate Professor of Theology at the University of Chicago. "People will be reading about this for the next 10 to 15 years."
Dr. Hopkins used his allotted time to propose a teaching agenda and a typology and definition of African-American Religious Studies to a help stabilize the teaching. He suggested more specificity when referencing and analyzing African peoples, languages, and religious practices as well as African-African communities and religions traditions.
"The remnants of the retentions of African spirituality transcend a single individual and have multiple material expressions among the 40 million people of African descent in North America," Hopkins said. "In a word, African Religious Studies is interdisciplinary, grounded in a profound sense of African lineage, and geared toward contemporary human flourishing and social relations equalities, and the norm is helping people for helping society."
Dr. Victor Anderson stressed the topical limits of the current curriculum at Vanderbilt University's Divinity School, where he is Professor of Theology. For him it is important that scholars move outside the traditional realm of simply analyzing the black Christian church.
"The interdisciplinary teaching of the black experience is profoundly ethical. It's ethical because of what's at stake. It is a stake in what I call an ethics of openness, an ethics that take the ambivalences of my own multipositionality and uses them to diacritically interrogate my own commitment to giving the best and the wisest interpretation of black experience with the widest ranges of sources and insights into the religious lives of black people."
And, according to Dr. Karenga, it is by analyzing African text –oral, written, and practiced – that scholars can give greater meaning and provide a wider perspective in the dialogue about the role of African culture in teaching the black experience and in improving the human condition. He used the actions of Harriet Tubman to illustrate this point.
"When people talk about Harriet Tubman, it's almost like a folk story. It does not add to reflective [analysis]. She said when I stepped across the line to freedom…I became sad because all the people that I love were back on the plantation in the holocaust of slavery. And I decided that day that I would spend my life going to get them so they can share in this good. At that moment she redefined freedom as a benefit of individual escape to the collective preference…of the whole community."
"I think it's great," said Associate Professor of Religion Yvonne Chireau, one of the fifteen visiting scholars. "I think the people were very well chosen. They are different representations, different disciplines, different generations, and perspectives. The problem sometimes is that you just get this narrow single focuses so you can see that they don't all agree. There doesn't have to all be agreement. That's where we do that intellectual work to try to find the answers."
"I thought the panel was excellent because we had a broad and diverse view on the subject matter," Dr. Hopkins said. "It's also important to understand the historic nature of this event. For many of us who were around in the 50s and 60s this is the first time that we can think of in the movement in the streets and the movement in the academy that the subject matter of these two disciplines have been brought together."
In photos: Top left, Wabash coach Bob Johnson chats with Dr. Dwight Hopkins. At right center, MXI Director Tim Lake stands behind the panel of Hopkins, Anderson, Karenga. Lower left, Anderson making his remarks. On homepage, Hopkins, Dean of the College Gary Phillips and Karenga chat before the panel got underway.
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One Nobel. But why not more?
Joseph Hooton Taylor Jr. always credited the "extremely stimulating'' intellectual environment at UMass Amherst for providing the backdrop for his Nobel Prize-winning research.
Taylor and one of his doctoral students, Russell Hulse, shared the Nobel in physics for discovering, in 1974, a binary pulsar that they used to demonstrate the existence of gravitational radiation as first predicted by Albert Einstein.
UMass turned out to be a good place to do this work. It had a joint physics and astronomy department, says Hulse, now a professor and associate vice president of the University of Texas, Dallas.
"I was given the elbow room there to experiment and do it myself,'' he says. "That was a good introduction to doing research, because research involves making up a lot of things as you go along.''
By the time the Nobel was awarded, Taylor and Hulse had both moved on to Princeton, and their Nobel remains UMass Amherst's one and only (by way of comparison, it's a curiously low figure. University of Illinois has 26, University of Minnesota 21 and Amherst College, across town, has five).
"UMass is in a, shall we say, unique position among public universities by being in a state with many other strong institutions,'' says Hulse, who has served on an advisory council to the College of Natural Sciences there. "I was aware of that issue as a graduate student, but in subsequent years as a professional scientist, I've become more aware of how serious it is.''
Of the paucity of Nobels, he says, "One needs to be a little careful with using box scores like that as the sole judge of the quality of an institution, but, that said, it does have some significance, what sort of top prizes you get.''


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Authorities say it usually takes 30 unexcused absences to merit today's drastic action. According to police, other means of intervention had been tried with all of the parents who will be served today.
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If the DHS Is Serving Malware, Should It Be Our Internet Cop?
If you were looking for a company to take charge of the security on your own systems, would you trust one that was serving malware from its own Web site? Me neither.
But some U.S. senators want to put the Department of Homeland Security in charge of Internet security for the most important private computing infrastructure in the country. In a pure coincidence as I was writing this story, I stumbled on a page on the dhs.gov site with code injection in it.
I was clicking around on the site looking for graphics to use when suddenly Google Chrome said that the page was trying to serve me malware. This page I was looking at appears to be an old blog that the Department no longer uses. The home page links to http://blog.dhs.gov/, which doesn't exhibit any malicious behavior.
The malicious part of the Web page is an iframe inserted at the very end of the file that was obviously injected code and I'm guessing it has gone unnoticed because DHS no longer uses this blog. Incidentally, Kaspersky Internet Security calls the link "Trojan-Clicker.HTML.IFrame.agb".
Lucky for me, Roger Thompson of AVG, author of its Linkscanner tools, was online. I asked him for help in deciphering the messages. Internetcountercheck.com was a big deal in malware distribution in early 2009, but it hasn't showed up on the threat board at all lately. Google's analytics still classify the site as suspicious (the main reason I got the warning I got) and there still seem to be injections going on, but I think this is from old malware.
The current content at internetcountercheck.com appears innocuous. Roger guesses that the domain lapsed and someone else is currently parking it. It's registered to some guy in Prague. "Bottom line," says Roger, "is that at least one page at DHS is injected, and should not be, even though the attack site is currently toothless."
Not a "cyber emergency," to coin a phrase, but it speaks ill of the people in charge of security for the site. These are the same people who some want to police your ISP, your bank, and other vendors on whom you rely. Which brings us to the current controversy over new (how I hate this term) "cybersecurity" legislation.
For years there has been a clamoring in some public policy circles about threats to our networks and other electronic resources. These threats, nefarious and probably foreign, are rumored to be ready to take down our banks, our governments, and our power systems.
If you're in government and known as a homeland security hawk, you take such threats in deadly earnest. This has brought us a series of proposals for enabling government to "do something" about it. Senator Joseph Lieberman of Connecticut is the lead sponsor of the most recent, S. 3480—the "Protecting Cyberspace as a National Asset Act of 2010," which was just reported out of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.
No sane person would deny that there are security problems, serious ones, on the Internet, but that's not, for the most part, what the bill is about. Large parts of the bill deal with the security of government systems and networks, an area that certainly merits a lot of attention. But the more famous, and more controversial parts of the bill, have to do with efforts to involve the government in securing the private aspects of the Internet from one of the massive foreign attacks, what some call a "cyber 9/11."
Of course there is something to the idea, but probably less than cybercassandras would have us believe. Lieberman, the chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, says (in his own press release on the bill) "Catastrophic cyber attack is no longer a fantasy or a fiction...It is a clear and present danger." Co-sponsor Senator Susan Collins of Maine adds "[I]t is not a matter of 'if' such an attack is going to occur, but when."
I read as much as I could of the nearly 200 page bill. I will say that it's a step up from last year's attempts to federalize computer security. S.773 was a giant tub of bad ideas, only a few of which survive in S.3480.
Much of the initial press on the Lieberman bill state that it includes the "kill switch" feature of S.773, but Lieberman denies this and I don't see it in the bill. The "kill switch" would have allowed the President to order "critical infrastructure" to be disconnected from the Internet in event of an emergency. The definition of critical infrastructure in the initial bill wasn't all that precise, but it would have included major ISPs, banks, and other large private entities.
The Lieberman bill retains the concept of private assets as critical infrastructure that the government must protect, but takes a different approach to them. First, to define "critical infrastructure" the bill uses the definition from the Patriot Act:
...the term "critical infrastructure" means systems and assets, whether physical or virtual, so vital to the United States that the incapacity or destruction of such systems and assets would have a debilitating impact on security, national economic security, national public health or safety, or any combination of those matters.
I'm not sure if this definition has had to be exercised, at least in a controversial way, since the enactment of the Patriot Act, but it sounds pretty vague on its face. I would guess though that it's meant to include the same sorts of assets that were targeted by last year's bill.
I had read that there was some contention in the drafting process as to whether the authority established by this legislation should be in the Executive Office of the President or in a cabinet agency, specifically the Department of Homeland Security. They seem to have solved the problem by giving authority to both. This should make it easier to pass by co-opting both sets of stakeholders.
The Executive Office of the President will have an Office of Cyberspace Policy (OCP). The DHS will have a National Center for Cybersecurity and Communications (NCCC). But the OCP appears to be primarily responsible for government systems and the NCCC has the more controversial critical infrastructure role.
Section 248 ("CYBER VULNERABILITIES TO COVERED CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE.") is where it really got interesting for me. The upshot of it is that the NCCC will create security regulations for critical infrastructure. In section 249 ("NATIONAL CYBER EMERGENCIES") the President is given authority to declare "a national cyber emergency" specifying which covered critical infrastructure is affected. The NCCC decides, after working with the operators of the infrastructure, what measures they could take. It could be a matter of mitigating vulnerabilities; Senator Lieberman has said that the NCCC might "...order a private sector operator not to accept traffic from a particular source." The bill orders the NCCC to order the least-burdensome measures necessary.
Failure to comply could subject the entity to civil penalties (section 250(c)(1)), but there is no private right of action. Who is liable? "...any entity that owns or operates covered critical infrastructure, including any owner, operator, officer, employee, agent, landlord, custodian, or other person acting for or on behalf of that entity with respect to the covered critical infrastructure..." Wow, that's pretty broad.
Section 249 gives protections to covered entities from civil litigation arising from good-faith compliance efforts in a declared emergency. It also limits the liability of those entities largely to direct economic damages from the effects of vulnerability exploits when the entity was in compliance with a declared emergency related to that vulnerability.
At the heart of these proposals is the notion that, in an emergency, the Department of Homeland Security will know how to secure private networks and sites better than the private companies that own them. Why would we assume this would be the case, especially when half the bill addresses serious shortcomings in the security of government systems, shortcomings which many previous laws have failed to fix?
There's a big difference between the government sharing intelligence with operators of critical infrastructure and ordering them to make specific configurations. It's not like the owners of the critical infrastructure are uninterested in their security. In fact, these companies have been clamoring for such actionable intelligence for years, and they get it from private intelligence firms like VeriSign's iDefense. Such companies are more likely to be able to share useful information with their customers than the government, frequently constrained by secrecy rules, will with their subjects.
It's a shame because there are some reasonable motives behind the bill. Certainly something should be done to improve security in the government sector itself, and the government should be concerned with defending critical infrastructure. I've never bought into the "cyber 9/11" scare; I can't imagine anyone who has the know-how, the means and an interest in doing it. But it's worth thinking about. The main problem in this bill, an all-too-common one in Congress, is the assumption that government can step in and make things better. It's far from that simple.
Originally posted to the PCMag.com security blog, Security Watch.


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BlogTrafficExchange needed a new button or icon design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 70 designs submitted by 29 freelance designers.
Take the logo at http://www.blogtrafficexchange.com and turn it into an icon that is distinctive and clear at icon sizes.
Take the logo at http://www.blogtrafficexchange.com and turn it into an icon that is clear and distinctive at icon sizes and against various color backgrounds.
Icon will be displayed on many pages and against many different backgrounds all of the web.
Maybe try a design using just the letter B and the letter X in an arrangement that suggests growth.
The design should be playful and light. Blog Exchange needs to appeal to bloggers who for the most part are creative writer types who love and enjoy the web. Corporate type logos will turn them off and a logo that's too astuere or abstract will get lost. Think GoDaddy or the Pixar lamp http://www.jimhillmedia.com/mb/imag…o-web2.jpg or the AOL logo http://www.ipipi.com/images/webmail…l_logo.png
Use the blue on my existing logo. The logo has to work at a size of 16x16 as well as 36x36 both in color and monochromatic on a dark background and white background.
- 36x36 pixel jpg or gif
- 24x24 pixel jpg or gif
- favicon of the same icon
- just a shrunken version of the logo.


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Dani1 necesitaba un nuevo diseño de camiseta y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 104 diseños de 29 diseñadores freelance.
Jeff's Gourmet Kosher Sausage Factory
We are a restaurant in business for 10 years. We have a very plain tshirt with nothing more than the logo on the back. We are looking for something funky that incorporates the original logo. You can play with it in any way you want. CREATIVITY is what we're looking for :)
High School Age. They want something funky! cool. give them something to talk about. It can be busy with lines down the side from the armpit down. think about ed hardy in terms of brightness and design but not the skull and bones
I'd like for the website to be written on the bottom back of the shirt. I want the original logo to be somewhere on the shirt but you can play with it as long as it is recognizable. Think about what highschool kids would like to wear and buy and that all the kids in school will talk about. I'm looking for creativity it colors and design. NO GRAFITTI please. the crowd is not hip hop. I don't think I want drawings of hamburgers,corn beef/pastrami sandwiches but if you think they look really cool and unique then I will consider it.
Check us out at http://www.facebook.com/jeffsgourmet to see the food we offer.
Here are some examples of what I like
http://www.threadless.com/product/2…tyle,shirt --> i dont like the animals but I like the flow of the design
http://www.threadless.com/product/2…tyle,shirt --> i'm open to patterns on the whole shirt
http://www.threadless.com/product/2…tyle,shirt ---> simple and cool design
I would like a line/design or something to go down from the armpit towards the bottom of the shirt


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Alto Adige is a prime source for excellent white wines from both native and international grapes. Because this region was part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire until 1917, you will find many Germanic grape varieties here, such as Riesling and Gewurztraminer. Alto Adige's Sauvignons and Pinot Grigios can be world-class, but its Chardonnays, as elsewhere in Italy, are generally less distinctive. Friuli-Venezia-Giulia produces very good Sauvignons, Pinot Grigios, and Pinot Biancos, as well as some delightful--and sometimes more serious--whites from native grapes like Ribolla, Malvasia, and Tocai.
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Royals Minor League report: April 6
Omaha Storm Chasers (2-2)
Omaha 6, Nashville 5
WP: Danny Duffy (1-0)
SV: Michael Mariot (1)
HR: None
Omaha Storm Chasers (2-2)
Omaha 6, Nashville 5
WP: Danny Duffy (1-0)
SV: Michael Mariot (1)
HR: None
Danny Duffy scattered five hits, a walk and two runs over 6.0 innings as Omaha finished with a 2-2 record vs. Nashville. Leadoff man Brett Eibner was 2-for-3 with a walk and two runs. Christian Colon doubled home two in the fifth and scored on a double by Johnny Giavotella. Carlos Peguero was 0-for-4 in his Omaha debut.
NW Arkansas Naturals (2-2)
Midland 2, NW Arkansas 1
LP: Scott Alexander (0-1)
HR: None
Northwest Arkansas lost the series opener as Midland's Dusty Coleman hit a two-run homer in the eighth. The Naturals took an early lead on Justin Trapp's single in the second, which scored Jared Schlehuber. Sugar Ray Marimon tossed 6.0 scoreless innings, holding the RockHounds to three hits.
Wilmington Blue Rocks (2-2)
Winston-Salem 7, Wilmington 1
LP: Daniel Stumpf (0-1)
HR: None
Wilmington settled for a 2-2 mark at Winston-Salem. Zane Evans continued his hot hitting, finishing 4-for-5 with two doubles and an RBI. A fourth-round pick out of Georgia Tech in 2013, Evans batted .556 (10-for-18) with six doubles and five RBI in the opening series. He had at least one double and one RBI in each game.
Lexington Legends (2-2)
Lexington 5, West Virginia 2
WP: Luis Santos (1-0)
SV: Jose Miguel Rodriguez (1)
HR: Frank Schwindel (1)
Lexington earned a 2-2 split. The Legends turned the first triple play in team history, a 1-6-3-2 version in the second inning (Luis Santos to Humberto Arteaga to Samir Duenez to Frank Schwindel). KC's 18th-round pick in 2013, Schwindel was 2-for-4 with a solo home run and two RBI.


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As a young boy, Paul Christiano loved the world of girls — the way they danced, how their spindly bodies tumbled in gymnastics.
In adolescence, as other boys ogled classmates, he was troubled to find himself fantasizing about 7- to 11-year-olds.
His desires remained stuck in time as he neared adulthood. Despite a stable home life in suburban Chicago, he was tortured by urges he knew could land him in prison.
"For having these feelings, I was destined to become a monster," he said. "I was terrified."
In 1999, Christiano was caught buying child pornography. Now 36, he said he has never molested a child, but after five years of state-ordered therapy, the attraction remains.
"These people felt they could snuff out the desire, or shame me into denying it existed," he said. "But it's as intrinsic as the next person's heterosexuality."


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Deb Erickson needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 75 designs submitted by 5 freelance designers.
http://www.deberickson.com Book title is - Get Out of the Rut, and on with your life.
I am a motivational speaker getting ready to launch a new project. I do an empowerment program that helps people break free of the fears, bad habits, negitive attitudes, and emotional blocks that keep them stuck. I close my events with a board break event to give people an experience of breaking through the beliefs that sabatage their success. I wrote a book called Get Out of the Rut and On with Your Life that has been very successful. Now I want to identify myself as an expert - Rutbuster!!! A fun play on words to discribe the impact I can have in my clients life. I free people from the Ruts that limit their life experience. I am looking for a fun logo that creates a feeling of breaking through...
I am looking to launch a national radio campaign to market my book and this special event. I work best with professional women, ages 35-65. These are women who already do very well in their professional life but want to take their lives to the next level.
I am looking for a project logo. The words are
The RutBusting Challange - The word busting could be a unique font.
I would love to have an image of a woman breaking through-or out of something restictive.
Lots of light colors - Lots of "energy" - a feeling of movement.
Please do NOT use the "gostbusting" logo sytle.
My business logo is attached, I like my "dude" in the logo. Perhaps that figure could be used, or one like it, as the one breaking through.
Colors can be gold, and blue that will go along with colors of business logo and the book cover.
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Events for October 27, 2017
Events Search and Views Navigation
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Friday at the Fire – Wildflower
Friday at the Fire is a weekly live music gathering at Freedom Crossing in front of the fireplace on the Promenade area. DJ RamZ warms up the crowd beginning at 7pm while surrounding restaurants offer Friday specials on drinks and dining. Wildflower begins at 8pm and performs through 10pm. Event is free! Presented by Western Tech and GEICO Military.Find out more »


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devji79 needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 169 designs submitted by 45 freelance designers.
EU-AD. A marketing company in Kosovo (both classified and billboard)
We are currently developing an online marketing website for Kosovo similar to Gumtree. The company will provide both online classified adverts and large billboard advertising in all major Kosovan cities.
We need to convey that we are an easy-to-use service with a wide reach that is affordable but also highly professional.
Our target audience is the population of Kosovo that is looking for advertising (from small personal adverts to large corporate ones). The website will be available in both Albanian and English. There are plans to expand to more of Europe and Worldwide in the future but we are currently keeping the target audience fairly focused.
Similar websites include http://www.gumtree.com, http://www.hallolondon.co.uk/ and http://www.merrjep.com.
The main requirement is that the logo needs to be clear and easily recognisable.
As there will be both Albanian and English speaking, please do not use any text other than the company 'EU-AD' although this text is not a necessity.
Can we please try some lower-case lettering like the British Airways or Microsoft logo?
The website is being developed with a grey / pearl white colour scheme in mind and so the winning logo would need to fit in well with these colours but does not need to contain these colours.
I previous requested designs based around the EU flag, however, we would like to try a few simple designs without the stars? A simply play on the lettering could be good.
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Tuesday, June 06, 2006
kiri done
There is a lovely lady called Hilary who has been a friend of my parents for years. She taught me to read a sewing pattern back when I was a little girl. She has been especially lovely to my family the last few weeks so I made her a lace shawl to say thank you.
Pattern: Polly's famous Kiri
Yarn: Jaeger Java from my mother (see post on it below)
Needles: 3.75 Addi turbo, with a 6.5mm pink glittery plastic Pony to cast off.
I knew it was going to get larger as it went on, and taking 20 minutes to purl back on the final few rows wasn't the most fun way to spend a saturday night. But the lace pattern's one of those very addictive ones - not so easy you go to sleep, but simple enough to hold in your head without looking back at the chart. The ruffle-like cast off is very clever, as is the whole construction. I like the ladder that runs down the middle, it makes for a very flattering line.
16 comments:
- Annarella said...
You've done a beautiful job, I'm sure it'll be loved to death. I love how rich and elegant the colour is.
- Tuesday, June 06, 2006
- gleek said...
i'm a big fan of kiri! i've seen her made in a couple of different yarns and each time she's just as beautiful. i really REALLY love yours! especially that ruffle. gorgeous!
- Tuesday, June 06, 2006
- purl pirate said...
That's beautiful. I've been pondering lace shawls for the grandmother-in-law, and have yet to find one I like more than Kiri.
- Tuesday, June 06, 2006
- Lolly said...
That is simply gorgeous. I have thought about making this shawl many times, but I am not very confident in my lace skills. Do you consider it a good first project?
Truly beautiful work :)
- Tuesday, June 06, 2006
- Sandra said...
GORGEOUS! the color of that yarn is amazing.
- Wednesday, June 07, 2006
- Specs said...
That's a wonderful color!
I've been wanting to make something in a rich merlot-burgundy-red, and I didn't think a shawl would work (too dark of a color, wouldn't show up well against the black that 75% of my female relatives wear %75 of the time). But yours looks beautiful! I might have to reconsider.
- Wednesday, June 07, 2006
that's so lovely.
I have those pink needles too :)
- Wednesday, June 07, 2006
- Specs said...
I'm going to be that annoying commenter and comment twice here :)
I finished checking the written-out Rosalind pattern, and I posted it (with adjustments) on my blog: http://spectacled.blogspot.com
Let me know if you would rather post it here, or have me email you a copy, etc. (although I can't find your email address. It's late. I apologise.)
- Thursday, June 08, 2006
- Iris said...
Thank you for your comment on my blog - and well done with Kiri, it looks beautiful!
Also - I love the Victorian chest of drawers in the background... ;-)
- Thursday, June 08, 2006
- Jennifer said...
Stunning. Love the color and drape!
- Friday, June 09, 2006
- Kathy said...
Wow, Kira is so lovely. That is some gift. She must be as wonderful as you say. Amazing.
- Saturday, June 10, 2006
- Kathy said...
Wow, Kira is so lovely. That is some gift. She must be as wonderful as you say. Amazing.
- Saturday, June 10, 2006
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Hot Harley Nights Raises $165K for Make A Wish
THANK YOU to everyone that participated in the 18th annual Hot Harley Nights last month here in Sioux Falls!
Thanks to your auction bids, registration for casino runs & bike shows, buying raffle tickets for a 2013 Harley Davidson from J&L Harley, and coming down in huge numbers to downtown Sioux Falls, we wrote a check for $165,691.32 to Make A Wish of South Dakota on Wednesday (August 7)
The motorcycle parade included over 4500 bikes and was enjoyed by thousands of spectators leading to an estimated crowd of 35,000 people in downtown Sioux Falls who enjoyed great weather, food and frosty beverages, and music from the Jukebox Zeroes.
In the 18 years of this event, nearly 2-million dollars has been raised for Make A Wish of South Dakota which grants "Wish Trips" to seriously ill children across the state. Make A Wish told us that they are on pace for another record number of Wish requests again this year and that Hot Harley Nights is far and away the largest fund raiser for the charity, drawing calls to their office from across the country, wondering how they pull it off.
Thanks to the generosity of J&L Harley Davidson in Sioux Falls and all the fantastic sponsors and fans of the event, it's a signature event for our city. Thank you again!
Mark your calendars for the 19th annual Hot Harley Nights, July 11-13, 2014.


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A young boy's brutal murder is witnessed in a vision by Susan Moore. Riddled with guilt for not having saved the boy, she soon feels her life spiraling out of control. In a small Texas town, Sheriff Steven Ames is desperate to catch a murder before tragedy strikes again. Together, Ames and Moore hope to stop the killer. But Susan must come to grips with the limitations of her psychic abilities while Ames has to battle his own feelings of inadequac...


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Whether pumping at work, pumping at home for the occasional night out, or pumping to protect milk production while managing breastfeeding challenges, many mothers these days use a breast pump at some point during their nursing relationship. Regardless of the reason, it's important to have good information, so below are tips to help you ensure that things go smoothly.
1. Remember that what you are able to pump is NOT an indicator of how much milk you have.
Many moms worry when they are pumping that their milk production is low because they feel like they are not pumping enough. It is very important to remember that the amount you are able to pump is NOT an indicator of how much milk you have. We respond very differently to a pump than we do to our babies. When you are nursing your baby and can see, hear and smell her, and feel her skin against yours, the hormones released help you relax and trigger your milk to let down. The cold hard plastic of a breast pump doesn't produce the same kind of hormonal response. Some women just don't let down well for a pump despite the fact that they have more than enough milk to feed their baby.
2. Make sure you have the right type of pump for your needs.
The type of pump you need depends on what you are going to be using it for. If you're just pumping for occasional feedings while you have a night out or go to an appointment, then most women do well with either hand expression, a manual pump, or a single electric pump. If you are pumping at work, then a double electric pump is a good investment. If you are pumping in the first couple of weeks after birth due to breastfeeding challenges, a hospital grade pump is needed. They are the only pumps designed to establish milk production in the early weeks when a baby is not nursing, or not nursing effectively. Hospital grade pumps are usually available as a rental from hospitals, International Board Certified Lactation Consultants (IBCLCs), medical supply stores etc.
3. Hands on for best results!
If you are having challenges with breastfeeding in the first few days after birth and you need to supplement your baby, hand expressing your milk and spoon feeding it is usually the best approach. Colostrum is thick and small in volume which is perfect for a new baby who has a tiny tummy and is still learning to coordinate sucking, swallowing and breathing. Colostrum tends to get lost in the pump parts, and many women find that pumping is not very effective during the early days. Hand expression is a skill that all women should know. If you're a pumping mom, you never know when you may be in a situation where you need to pump but are unable to for some reason, and your hands are always with you!
Once milk volume increases (usually around day 3), using your hands while you pump can increase the amount you are able to get. In one study, moms who were using hands-on pumping increased their average daily volumes by 48%! Watch this video to see how.
Along with using your hands to increase pumping output, you can also use the settings on your pump to help. If the pump you are using has separate controls for speed (cycles) and suction (vacuum), then start out your pumping session with the cycles higher, and vacuum lower, and then after a few minutes, switch by decreasing the cycles, and increasing the vacuum. To give a visual, start with the cycles at 2:00 and the vacuum at 10:00, and then switch (this is a general guideline, adjust to your own comfort if the vacuum is too high). This mimics the pattern of a baby nursing. Initially, a baby sucks quickly, but with not a lot of vacuum to trigger mom's milk to let down. Once her milk lets down, the baby's sucking changes so that the vacuum is higher, but the sucks are longer (fewer cycles). You can repeat this later in the pumping session as milk flow slows down, to try to trigger another let down. If you are using a pump that has a let down feature, it changes the cycles and vacuum at the beginning of the session automatically, and you can press the let down button anytime during the pumping session.
4. Pumping should be comfortable.
Just like breastfeeding, pumping should not hurt. If it does, then something is wrong. When using a pump, it's very important to make sure that your flanges (the part that fits over your breast) are the correct size. If they are too small, pumping will likely be uncomfortable, and flanges that are either too small or too big can decrease the amount of milk you are able to pump. Sometimes, the size of flange that you need may change over time due to your nipples expanding during pumping. If pumping has been comfortable but is suddenly painful for you, check to make sure that your flanges still fit properly.
It's also very important to understand that more vacuum does NOT mean more milk. It can however mean more pain! Turn the vacuum up only to where it is comfortable for you.
5. Frequency matters more than duration.
A very common question from moms who are pumping is "How long should I pump for?". For most women, 15-20 minutes is enough (total if double pumping, and per breast if pumping one side at a time). Frequency of pumping is more important than duration. If you're trying to increase the amount that you pump, pumping more frequently will help more than pumping longer. Even if you're only able to pump for 5 minutes or so, adding in those extra pumping sessions whenever you can fit them in, can help to increase your milk production.
6. Make sure your pumped milk is being fed appropriately.
For parents who are working, I often hear concerns that they are not able to pump enough to keep up with the amount of milk their child is drinking while with their care provider. Before panicking about your milk production, it's important to first look at whether or not your care provider is perhaps overfeeding your baby. Traditional bottle feeding methods can result in unintended overfeeding which can make it seem like your baby needs more milk than they actually do. Make sure that your care provider knows how to feed your baby in a biologically appropriate manner by sharing information about baby-led bottle feeding.
7. Troubleshooting!
When things aren't going well with pumping, most moms are very quick to assume that something is wrong with their milk production, or that they are doing something wrong. Before jumping to that conclusion however, consider that it might not be you at all! If pumping doesn't seem to be working well, or if you are suddenly getting less milk after establishing a good pumping routine, check your pump first. Make sure that everything is put together properly, and check for any damaged pieces. Valves and membranes can wear out, and break or tear which affects the suction your pump is able to produce. If you're not sure where to find replacement parts then check with the manufacturer or a local pump supplier, IBCLC etc.
When a decrease in pumping output is related to mom rather than the pump, it usually has more to do with having trouble letting down for the pump rather than an actual decrease in production (although if the situation is prolonged, it can eventually lead to a decrease in milk production due to decreased milk removal). This goes back to number 1, and the fact that hormonally, we just don't respond the same to a pump as we do to our baby. Many moms find that having a picture or video of their baby to look at while pumping helps with triggering letdown. You can also try smelling something that your baby has worn. If you're feeling anxious about the fact that you're not getting enough milk, try covering the bottles with a blanket and focusing on something else, because stress can inhibit let down. Along with this, if you are pumping at work, know your rights, and find support.
8. Simplify the process.
Pumping is hard work! If you're pumping regularly, you can simplify things by NOT washing everything between each pumping session. According to the guidelines for milk storage, milk is good at room temperature for up to 6-8 hrs, which means that after you pump, you can leave everything set up and ready to go for next time without washing, as long as your next pumping session will be within 6 hrs or so (pour the milk into another container and store in the fridge after pumping to avoid the risk of it being spilled). Some moms put everything in the fridge between feedings which would give more leeway between feedings. When it is time to wash your pump parts, rinse them with with cold water first as hot water can cause the milk to stick to the pump parts, making them harder to clean. Many moms find that sanitizing wipes while at work, and a steam sterilizer or sterilizing bags at home can simplify the process of cleaning.
Go hands free! When I posted on Twitter and Facebook asking people for their tricks and tips to make pumping easier, the number one response was "hands free pumping". Whether you buy a hands free bra, or make one of your own out of an old nursing bra, having your hands free while pumping can make the whole process easier and more enjoyable.
Do you have any other tips or tricks for pumping? Tell us your pumping stories!


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Sacred Heart topples Yale 85-82 in OT
HARTFORD -- At halftime, the Sacred Heart Pioneers seemed headed to their first loss, trailing by 16 points.
With 15 minutes left in regulation and down 24 points, it seemed all but certain.
The Pioneers might not have known it was a milestone night for Dave Bike, but they made sure their head coach's 1,000th game with the program turned into a memorable one.
Shane Gibson scored 24 of his 29 points in the second half and overtime as the Pioneers stormed back to stun Yale 85-82 in the Connecticut 6 on Saturday night at the University of Hartford's Chase Arena.
"This game was different," said Bike, who collected his largest comeback win at the NCAA Division I level with the 24-point recovery. "The way it was going, for a long time, I'm not sure it was supposed to end this way.
"But fortunately, we kept playing. ¦ This was a hell of a way to start the season."
The Pioneers (1-0) barely showed up offensively in the first half, fumbling their way to a 44-28 deficit with 11 turnovers and just five points from Gibson. It turned darker early in the second half as Yale (0-1) extended that lead to 61-37 with 14:54 to play.
"He's a talented scorer, he was the fourth leading scorer in the country," said Yale's Austin Morgan (28 points) of Gibson.
"The coaches had a game plan. In the first half, we executed it, the second half we didn't."
And then, the Pioneers woke up.
An 11-0 run gave them life, closing Yale's lead to 61-48 with 11:14 to go. A 12-0 run made it a ballgame again, with the Pioneers trailing 71-66 at 3:34. And Gibson's layup with 8 seconds left deadlocked the teams at 76 and forced an extra session.
The Pioneers quickly fell behind 81-76 in OT, but their resiliency shined through again.
Phil Gaetano hit a foul shot, Gibson made a jumper, and Louis Montes turned an offensive rebound into a basket. Down 82-81 with 1:27 left, Justin Swidowski (17 points) made two free throws with 55 seconds left to give SHU the lead, and Steve Glowiak sealed it with two more free throws with 19 seconds left.
Game. Set. Match.
"Great energy and comeback by Sacred Heart to come back from a 20-point (actually 16) halftime deficit," Yale coach James Jones said afterwards.
The celebrating in the Yale locker room at halftime might have helped ignite the SHU comeback. With the locker rooms side by side, the Pioneers could hear how happy it was next door.
"We heard them at halftime yelling and cheering," said Montes, who had 11 points and 10 rebounds. "We felt disrespected."
The Pioneers were also tried of watching Morgan and the Bulldogs beat them up on offense. Morgan had 12 points at the half and would score 13 of the Bulldogs' final 15 points in regulation, but the SHU defense didn't let anyone else hurt them.
"We tried to limit their second shot opportunities by getting the first rebound, and we put on the press also," Gibson said. "They were getting a lot of comfortable looks (in the first half) and a lot of shots, so we tried to speed it up."
Justin Sears finished with 19 points for Yale and Stratford graduate Brandon Sherrod added six.
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Glance at SHU's game
PLAYER OF THE GAME: Sacred Heart senior Shane Gibson scored 24 of his game-high 29 points in the second half and OT.
KEYS TO WIN: Trailing 61-37 with 14:54 left, the Pioneers stormed back with 11-0 and 12-0 runs to make it a game again.
UP NEXT: Monday, at Rugers, 7:30 p.m.


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I was born in Jackson, TN, but grew up Milan, TN and Mayfield, KY. Ever since I can remember, I've loved the stage. I started singing in public at the age of six at the First Baptist Church in Milan. When I got my first solo, my Mom said, "I didn't even know she liked to sing!" Ha! I've been blessed to perform on many stages in my life and have even opened for Jake Owen, Eric Church, Gary Allan, Justin Moore, Kellie Pickler, Rodney Atkins, Montgomery Gentry and more. One of the coolest things I've been able to do is to sing (in Latin!) at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, France. Such a beautiful place and an unforgettable experience. I am a proud graduate of Western Kentucky University (Go Tops!) and a lifelong member of Kappa Delta sorority. As most of you know, I'm s HUGE sports fan! I even worked with the WKU men's basketball team for 3 ½ years while at Western. Being that I grew up in Tennessee, I'm a Vols fan and a Titans girl! After living in Owensboro for only two weeks, I met Chad. (I knew no one, so I wasn't picky, ha!) We, obviously became instant friends and he convinced me to work here at WBKR. I started here on The Morning Show with Chad and Moon, but after my sweet and sassy Carsyn was born, early mornings just weren't going to cut it! I love the Midday Show and talking with y'all day after day. As you know, my Carsyn is my world and I appreciate y'all letting my go on and on about her! I LOVE country music... from Waylon to the Randy Rogers Band, my baby-daddy Luke and the Florida Georgia Line! Being a part of our community thru WBKR is my favorite part of my job! Y'all are the best listeners ever!
Jaclyn Graves
*Updated* Another Body Found in Ohio River at Little Hurricane
Daviess County (Ky) Sheriff's Office has confirmed that another body was found in the Ohio River on Thursday morning.