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Moodboard Monday (II): Move Over Sandy, There's A New Pink Lady1
October 29, 2012 by Decorum DIYer
Ha! Two Moodboards this Monday AND two references in the post title: one for hurricane Sandy and one for "Grease"! (I am such a dork.)
Well, earlier today I shared with you my moodboard for a family friend's daughter, 'Z', wherein I created a beachy, bohemian-chic bedroom.
Before we get started, allow me to remind you of my self-imposed moodboard rules. Only the following items may be used in creating the moodboard:
- paint
- free items
- items found on my local Craigslist (remember to click the images to be directly linked to the Craigslist ads!)
- tons of imagination and diy craftiness!
'Z' 's younger sister, 'J', also has a new room. 'J' 's room has been painted an ever-so-lovely pink.
I approximated the color to be Behr's 'Pink Punch'.
Based upon 'J' 's color choice and overall sweet demeanor, I came up with this:
Much like 'Z' 's room, I started with pairing the bedding to the wall color. I found this sweet set:
Next, I found this adorable twin-sized bedroom set. I would have preferred a full-sized set, but 'J' 's room looks to be quite a bit smaller than 'Z' 's room. This french provincial set contains a dresser with mirror, desk with chair, nightstand, and two twin head boards.
The above french provincial set is a soft, buttery yellow with a faint, floral embellishment on the drawer fronts. (Sorry, this set is already gone, but this type of furniture is often available.) That said, I don't think it is necessary to paint this set, although one could, but I do think it would be interesting to paint only the two head boards a deep aqua and use both head boards together to create a daybed. Configuring the head boards in this manner would allow more space in 'J' 's room and give her more furniture arrangement options.
I would paint the head boards in Behr's 'Surfer'.
The head boards would look something like this:
As with 'Z' 's room, I'd like to see the current lighting fixture (which I assume to be a ceiling fan) replaced with this girly chandelier:
I assume that 'J' 's room has a ceiling fan, so if replacing it wasn't an option, I would actually suggest that the ceiling fan take a bolder revamp than 'Z' 's ceiling fan using a spray coat of the above mentioned 'Surfer' by Behr. It is bold, but I think it would help bring the room's colors together. I would paint the fan's blades in the room's trim color (ivory/white).
Moving from the ceiling to the floor….
Again, I found this rug AFTER the above was chosen. The Craigslist gods were smiling upon me this day. I realize that 'J' 's room is carpeted, but I like the idea of layering an area rug over carpeting to add to the room's cohesive look.
The above area rug may be the entire footprint of 'J' 's room, or quite possibly larger. If it is larger, I would suggest having the rug cut down to reduce its size and have it bound. I adore the asian vibe that this area rug has, but I don't think trimming the border and binding the edges to accommodate 'J' 's room would interfere with the function nor feel of the area rug.
Onto the window coverings. Given the smaller scale of 'J' 's room, it is inevitable that furniture, most likely the bed, will need to be positioned under the window. Given that possibility, I thought it best to keep the window coverings small-scale and minimal. Floor length drapes would work and look lovely, but furniture placement could hinder the functionality of drapes. That said, I would pair the aforementioned balloon valance with simple, white, faux wood blinds.
And now for accessories:
I would paint the above frames using a sample-sized container of Behr's 'Mulberry'.
This accent color could also be used to tie in any other accessories that 'J' may already have or obtain in future.
And, of course some more art work.
These are a little grandmotherly, but quite sweet and perfect for our color scheme.
I would leave the gold frames as-is, as they pick up on the gold accents on the french provincial furniture pieces.
Pinky Tween Grandma Chic Bedroom Budget Breakdown:
- one gallon of Behr's 'Pink Punch' – $35
- one quart of Behr's 'Surfer' – $15
- one sample size of Behr's 'Mulberry' – $5
- Shabby Chic twin bedding and window treatments $40
- twin-sized, french provincial bedroom set – $200
- crystal-like chandelier – $75 (Or in the alternative, paint the ceiling fan with accent paint. [no additional cost, as paint was accounted for in the above.])
- five chandelier lamp shades – $15
- 9′ x 12′ area rug – $200 (I have no idea how much it would cost to trim and bind, but I know it can be accomplished, should we add $75 for those anticipated costs?)
- 2″ inch, faux wood blinds – $15
- two task lamps – $20
- 3 frames (to be painted) – $10
- pair of rose prints – $8
Total Budget Breakdown: $713.00* (The budget would be much less, if we did not need to trim the area rug, nor replace the overhead lighting/ceiling fan. The budget would then be: $563.00)
* Since 'J' 's room is already painted, she does not need to factor in the $35 for one gallon of pink paint.
You may have noticed that this sweet room is almost the opposite color palette as her sister's, 'Z' 's, room. Below, the rooms are in succession, so that you may see the similarities. I think the related color schemes help the house as a whole flow better when one room relates to the next. Also, it will make it easier on 'Z' 's and 'J' 's parents, if many of the accessories can be swapped out from room to room.
There you have it, two fabulously decorated and furnished rooms using only paint and items found on my local Craigslist.
If you would like me to create a moodboard for you, just send me a message or reply to this post. Let me know what type of room, for whom, and a general color and/or theme. I'll see what I can do. Until next time, happy painting AND Craigslisting!
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He attended Central Michigan University while playing in his first band.
He has performed on SNL and The Colbert Report with fun.
He grew up in Frankfort, Michigan.
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Games Played on 08/23/11
Minor League Players of the Day: Dragons Starter, Kyle Lotzkar, went 6 shutout innings, allowing 6 hits and 2 walks while striking out 4.
Louisville 6 – Lehigh Valley 5
Jeremy Hermida hit his second homer (17) in two night, going 2-4; Chris Valaika had another good night, going 2-4 with 2 doubles, and Kris Negron had 2 hits again last night (2-4) with a homer.
Matt Maloney went to 6-1 with 6 innings of 4 run (3 earned), 10 hit pitching. He walked none and struck out 4.
No one had more than one hit for the Mudcats, the offensive star was probably Yasmani Grandal with a PH double driving in 2 runs.
Tim Gustafson threw 2 innings of one hit, scoreless relief.
High A
Rancho Cucamonga 2 – Bakersfield 0
Bad offensive night for the Blaze, only 4 hits, Carlos Mendez had a double.
Wasted a nice start by Tim Crabbe, who went 7 innings, allowing 2 runs on 8 hits, walked 1 and struck out 3. Doug Salinas threw a scoreless 8th, giving up one hit and striking out 2.
Low A
Billy Hamilton continued his hot streak again last night, going 2-5 with a double, Ronald Torreyes tied a club records with 2 triples, going 2-3 with a walk, Juan Duran went 2-4 with a double, and Redleg Nation Spotlight Player, Tucker Barnhart went 2-5.
Former #1 pick Kyle Lotzkar continued on the comeback trail from arm problems, throwing 6 shutout innings, lowering his ERA to 4.13, giving up 6 hits, 2 walks, and striking out 4.
He got good support from the bullpen, Blaine Howell a scoreless inning, giving up 2 hits, but striking out 2 and hitless innings from Pat Doyle and Chad Rogers.
NOTE: The Dragons are 40-19 in the second half of the season (on track to break club record for winning percentage) and are closing in on a playoff appearance (magic number is either 4 or 3).
Rookie Ball
Kyle Waldrop went 4-5, Spencer Dickinson went 3-4 with a double and a triple, Bryson Smith went 2-2 with a double and a walk, and Juan Perez went 2-5.
Porfirio Martinez threw 3 innings of relief, allowing 1 run on two hits and striking out 2. Erik Miller got the win (3-0) with a hitless 9th, striking out 2.
Rookie Reds only had 2 hits, dismal offensive day.
Abel De Los Santos threw 3 innings of 1 run relief, allowing 2 hits, while striking out 1. Christopher Joyce threw a hitless/scoreless inning in which he walked one.


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Haims: Hearing can impact your brian's cognitave functions (column)
When it comes to keeping the body in shape, the colloquial phrase, "use it or loss it" may often be heard. But does this concept apply to the brain as well? Emphatically, yes.
In effort to provide a higher level of care to our clients, I tend to read a considerable amount about some of the ailments that affect their lives. Recently, I started paying closer attention to the subject matter of age-related memory loss and how hearing aids can play a part in mitigating cognitive loss.
In an article I previously wrote about hearing loss and hearing aids, I shared a personal story of how my family and I had been affected by the loss of hearing endured by my father. Since, there has been a tremendous amount of research conducted in addition to leaps in technological advancements. I hope that anyone who is directly and/or indirectly affected by hearing loss will read further and seek out further research and education.
The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders conducts and supports research in the prevention of hearing loss. While they state that, "Approximately one in three people in the United States between the ages of 65 and 74 has hearing loss, and nearly half of those older than 75 have difficulty hearing," they do provide quite a bit of compelling research supporting the premise that the association between hearing loss and cognitive performance can be mitigated with the use of hearing aids.
Go online to http://www.nidcd.nih.gov to learn about hearing loss and resources available to help.
Drs. Jonathan Peelle, Ph.D., and Art Wingfield, of Brandeis University, have published vast amounts of research detailing the association between one's ability to hear and areas of gray matter within the brain. Their research proposes that people with hearing loss expend greater effort to understand speech signals, thus contributing to making other aspects of comprehension more difficult.
The professors provide addition information on this subject in the article, "How Does Hearing Loss Affect the Brain." This article explains how the professors conducted MRI studies which suggests that, "listeners' hearing ability does not only impact their sensory processing of auditory information, but also impacts higher-level linguistic processes."
Therefore, it implies that decreased hearing ability has cascading consequences for the neural processes supporting both perception and cognition.
The brain is a miraculous organ and while it can be trained to improve cognitive functions and complex tasks, it does have limitations. Hearing aids help the brain by reducing the effort and cognitive resources it takes to understand speech. It is believed that as the brain loses the ability to be stimulated by auditory sounds, neurons in the brain die and thus promote cognitive decline.
As referenced in the article, "How Does Hearing Loss Affect the Brain," people who have been diagnosed with hearing loss and choose to not wear their hearing aids, via the Mini Mental State Examination, have shown to have greater mental decline than those who choose to wear hearing aids.
Although the direct relationship may be casual and cannot determine causation, contributing factors of depression and social isolation that result from hearing loss have proven to exacerbate cognitive decline.
Brain health also plays an important role in cognitive abilities. When it comes to your brain, if you don't use it, then you will lose it.
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• Embrace simple helping tools: Take advantage of calendars and planners, maps, shopping lists, file folders and address books to keep routine information accessible.
Don't underestimate the importance of using a hearing aid. While it may be nice to occasionally not hear those who nag you, you may be causing greater harm to yourself and your overall health.
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Max Arion is back at it — the guys are always lining up for his to use their bodies as his own personal sex toy. Max met this particular bottom boy on a hike, and neither one of them could control their urges. The bottom told Max to fuck his ass if he were breeding a pussy, so that's exactly what he does. But before the fucking begins, Max Arion shows the bottom exactly what kind of Raw Alpha Male he is and orders him to swallow his uncut cock first. The bottom can taste all of the sweat in his foreskin before bending over and taking it up his ass on a log in the great outdoors.
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Recently, I won a lovely and completely unexpected raffle prize: a free night at the Charles, a posh hotel in the heart of Harvard Square.
The raffle, which took place at a work lunch, included lots of fun prizes – movie tickets, gift cards to various restaurants. Since three of my colleagues had already won, I figured I was out. But the last name they called was mine. This weekend, the hubs and I used the voucher for a 24-hour staycation, which was, in a word, delightful.
We began with lunch at Grendel's Den, a Cambridge institution that makes the best French dip in town. Then we headed to Darwin's for (what else?) chai, and cookies.
After checking into our hotel room (elegant and comfortable, with a view of the courtyard), we wandered Harvard Square, popping in and out of shops and bookshops. It was chilly, but the sun was shining, and we happened upon a drumline performance – so fun.
The Square is my workaday neighborhood, of course, but I love to stroll it any time, and the hubs doesn't get over here too often. So it was fun to walk around together, and to enjoy sunset in the Yard.
Our voucher included dinner for two at Henrietta's Table, the hotel restaurant. I have no pictures of the food, but it was delectable. Spiced pumpkin bisque, a yummy breadbasket, then melt-in-your-mouth ribeye steaks and mashed potatoes. We were happily stuffed by the end.
After dinner, we took another brief walk through the Square (though the wind had kicked up), then came back for a quiet evening in the room.
The next morning included tea and croissants from the hotel's coffee kiosk, before we checked out and went for brunch at Alden & Harlow. I was a little sad that we couldn't stay longer – but it was lovely to get away, even for a night, and to be together. January was a tough month, but this was a beautiful way to end it.
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How to Rollerblade Downhill
After mastering the basics of inline skating, you will have to learn how to skate down hills, which are a normal occurrence in most areas and at times unavoidable. Skaters have been clocked going as fast as 75 miles per hour, according to the Inline Online website, so being prepared with the proper techniques and equipment is important. To practice, choose a hill that has plenty of grass along the side so that you have an opportunity to step off the hill should you feel like you are losing control.
Put on your helmet, knee pads, elbow pads and wrist guards.
Skate or walk up the hill until you are about a third of the way from the bottom of the hill. This will be your starting point while you get comfortable with the proper technique. Stand in the grass while practicing the proper stance for going downhill.
Place your hands on your knees while keeping your ankles at a 90-degree angle. By getting closer to the ground, you are lowering your center of gravity, which makes you more stable. Keep your feet shoulder-width apart at all times, which will also keep you more stable than having your feet close together.
Put your weight on your heels. You should have no weight on your toes. In fact, if you hit a bump or imperfection in the road, your toes should hit the tops of your boots while all your weight stays back on your heels.
Step onto the hill once you are prepared for your first run. Stay near the edge so that you can step out onto the grass if you absolutely need to stop.
Get into your correct stance as you place your second foot onto the hill so that you do not spend much time setting yourself while you are coasting downhill. You must commit to the hill once you are going down. Do not move from the downhill position until you reach the bottom of the hill, at which time you can resume skating until you slow yourself down. Repeat these steps until you are comfortable with this amount of hill.
Walk two-thirds of the way up the hill. Step off the grass and into position as you coast down the hill. If, at the top of the hill, you feel a need to slow yourself, you can push back onto your heel brake slightly, but once you have committed to the hill, stay in position until you reach the bottom.
Walk to the top of the hill once you have become comfortable going down two-thirds of the hill. Step onto the flat top of the hill and get into the downhill position. Push off the top of the hill with one foot and then place it back at shoulder width and stay set until you reach the bottom of the hill.
You do not have to accomplish a large hill in one day. Take your time so that you do not get hurt.
Hills that have debris can cause accidents.
- You do not have to accomplish a large hill in one day. Take your time so that you do not get hurt.
- Hills that have debris can cause accidents.


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Sodium lauryl sulfate may have irritant properties in the human face. - GreenMedInfo Summary
Sodium lauryl sulfate-induced irritation in the human face: regional and age-related differences.
Skin Pharmacol Physiol. 2006;19(3):177-80. Epub 2006 May 4. PMID: 16679819
Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, Calif., USA. [email protected]
The particular sensitivity of the human face to care products prompted us to study irritation induced by sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS) in its various regions. We examined regional and age-related differences, correlating basal transepidermal water loss (TEWL) and capacitance to SLS irritation. SLS (2% aq.) was applied under occlusion for 1 h to the forehead, cheek, nose, nasolabial and perioral areas, chin, neck and forearm to two groups of subjects--one with 10 subjects with an average age of 25.2 +/- 4.7 years and another with 10 subjects with an average age of 73.7 +/- 3.9 years. TEWL was measured before and 1 h and 23 h after patch removal. Baseline stratum corneum hydration was also measured. Irritation was assessed by the changes in TEWL (deltaTEWL = TEWL after patch removal - basal TEWL) after corrections to the control. In the younger group, all areas of the face and the neck reacted to SLS, whereas the forearm did not. In the older group, the nose, perioral area and forearm did not react. In both age groups, some significant differences between the regions of the face were detected. The younger group showed higher changes in TEWL than the older group in all the areas studied, but only in the chin and nasolabial area were the differences statistically significant. Significant correlations were found between basal TEWL and deltaTEWL in 5 of the 7 areas which reacted to SLS. Baseline TEWL is one parameter that correlates with the susceptibility of the face to this irritant.


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As Naeem Khawaja nears the end of his doctoral studies – he defends his dissertation in a few weeks – he wanted to share his experiences with research and writing software that he used during his doctoral journey. Naeem used Mindnode to create a visual tree of categories of software to help understand the bewildering array of choices facing graduate students. (Click on diagram below for large image)
He began by advocating students to stay current by creating Google Scholar alerts on the topic of interest. For even more current activities in a topic area find and follow the appropriate hashtag on Twitter. LinkedIn can also be used.
To find quick answers to questions about population, literacy rates, girls' education and other numerical data Naeem demonstrated the use of WolframAlpha – a data aggregating site that draws data from multiple sources to answer questions (this is the data base behind Siri as well). When asked about citations, Naeem showed that WolframAlpha provides list of sources of the data which the researcher can then explore. The app is a very fast and efficient way to check various kinds of descriptive data often used when describing one's research context.
Moving on to the task of writing, Naeem started with Flowstate – a kind of speed writing app that helps with writer's block. He then proceed to illustrate Scrivener – a very flexible writing interface – and Scapple, software that lets you lay out pages on a screen as if they were on a table in front of you. He return to MindNode to show how a schematic flow diagram could be converted to a text outline.
He discussed R as a substitute for SPSS (particularly because of its high cost) and how it could best be used. Finally, there was a discussion of NVivo to help organize and categorize qualitative data, with the caveat the NVivo does not do analysis – a common error made by students.
The astonishing power and diversity of the available software left students (and faculty!) amazed by what was possible while also feeling the need for some help in deciding which applications they should invest their time in learning and how they could best apply them to their graduate studies.


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Haylie Duff is an American actress, singer, songwriter, television host, writer and fashion designer. She is best known for her role as Sandy Jameson in the television series 7th Heaven, Amy Sanders in Lizzie McGuire, Summer Wheatley in Napoleon Dynamite and Annie Nelson in the made for television films Love Takes Wing along with its sequel Love Finds a Home.
Birth Name
Haylie Katherine Duff
Actress, Singer-Songwriter, Film Producer, Author, Record Producer
Pop, Pop Rock, Dance Pop
Not Signed with Any
Personal Life
Birthday / Date of Birth
Hilary Duff was born on February 19, 1985, in Houston, Texas, United States.
She's currently 34 years old.
Los Angeles, California, United States
Sun Sign
She has German ancestry.
Her schooling information is not known. But, she has attended online courses of Harvard University.
Family Details
- Father – Robert Erhard "Bob" Duff (Owner of convenience stores chain)
- Mother – Susan Colleen (née Cobb) (Homemaker turned Film/ Music Producer)
- Siblings – Hilary Duff (Younger Sister) (Actress and Singer)
Marital Status
Boyfriend / Spouse
Haylie Duff has dated –
- Erik von Detten (2004-2005) – From 2004 to February 2005, actors Haylie and Erik von Detten were romantically linked to each other.
- Kevin Connolly (2006-2007) – From November 2006 to 2007, actors Kevin Connolly and Haylie Duff dated each other. Their relationship didn't last long and they split in early 2007. He is 11 years her senior.
- Nick Carter (2007) – In early 2007, singer Nick Carter and Duff were spotted at making out at Les Deux and hence sparked RUMORs of their dating.
- A.J. Discala (2007) – In February 2007, businessman A.J. Discala and Haylie were an item. They saw each other for a couple of weeks after Discala's divorce from Jamie Lynn Sigler. They didn't date any more than a month and separated in February 2007.
- Brody Jenner (2007) – Another summer fling between reality television star, Brody Jenner and Duff occurred nearing July 2007. The duo was seen partying and having lunch together. But, again this proved to be just another RUMOR.
- Charlie McDowell (2007) – From July to November 2007, she was dating film director Charlie McDowell.
- Nick Zano (2007-2011) – In December 2007, 6 ft 1 inch actor Nick Zano started seeing Haylie Duff. They started taking their relationship serious in early 2008. The couple dated for about 4 years until November 2011. During their time together, Nick and Duff's engagement rumors also appeared in media couple of times.
- Matt Rosenberg (2014-Present) – In April 2014, Duff announced her engagement to Matt Rosenberg after one and a half years of dating and gave birth to their daughter, Ryan Ava Erhard, on May 11, 2015. On January 5, 2018, Duff announced via her Instagram account that she and Rosenberg were expecting their second child. A month later, she revealed she was having another girl. She gave birth to their second daughter, Lulu Gray, on June 5, 2018.
Physical Statistics
- In feet – 5 feet 2½ inches
- In centimeters – 159 cm
- In meters – 1.59 m
- In Kilograms – 56 kg
- In Pounds – 124 lbs
Body Measurements
- Measurements – 36-28-35
- Bust – 36 inches
- Waist – 28 inches
- Hip – 35 inches
- Bra Size – 32B
Body Build
Eye Color
Dark Brown
Hair Color
Light Brown
Shoe Size
She wears a size 7 (US) shoe.
Dress Size
Her dress size is 8 (US).
Professional Statistics
Famous For
Portraying the role of Sandy Jameson in the family drama TV series 7th Heaven from 2005 to 2007. She was introduced in the season 10 premiere and played a lead role in 32 episodes during her time on the show.
Film Debut
In 1998, she appeared in the direct-to-video film Addams Family Reunion for her role as Gina Adams. It first premiered on Fox Family and is based on The Addams Family television series.
Television Debut
In 2000, she guest appeared in CBS's medical drama television series Chicago Hope for her role as Jenny in an episode titled "Boys Will Be Girls."
Album Debut
Haylie has worked with her younger sister Hilary on various singles. Most of the Haylie's songs have appeared in Disneymania discs. She has also provided background vocals for various tracks and has worked with several rappers.
Brand Endorsements
Together with her younger sister Hilary, Haylie has appeared in numerous commercials like on Barbie Fashion Fever, Ice Breakers, etc.
Awards & Nominations
|Nominated Work
|Young Artist Awards
|Best Performance in a TV Movie / Pilot / Mini-Series or Series – Supporting Young Actress
|Addams Family Reunion
|Teen Choice Awards
|Choice Movie Breakout Performance – Female
|Napoleon Dynamite
|Teen Choice Awards
|TV – Choice Breakout Star
|7th Heaven
|Stellae Awards
|Best Actress
|Taken by Grace
Hilary Duff Favorites
- Favorite TV Show – Full House (1987-1995)
- Favorite Kitchen Essentials – Salad Spinner, Lemon Squeezer, Garlic Press, Mandoline, Tiny Skillet
Hilary Duff Net worth
Hilary Duff has a net worth of $3 million dollars.
Social Media Profiles
- Facebook – Haylie Duff
- Instagram – haylieduff
- Twitter – Haylie Duff
Some Lesser Known Facts About Haylie Duff
- Haylie is two and a half years older than her sister Hilary.
- She knows ballet dancing and took interest in learning it from an early age.
- In 2006, Haylie appeared in Broadway musical "Hairspray."
- She and her sister Hilary Duff were placed at #2 in E!'s "Favorite Famous Sisters."
- She graced the Maxim magazine's January 2006 cover.
- Haylie has two dogs. One of which is a Pomeranian dog namely Bentley.
- In 2007, she was ranked at #89 in Maxim's Hot 100 list.
- In 2012 she started her own blog called "Real Girl's Kitchen", which was later picked up by the Cooking Channel and made into a show in 2014.
- In 2013, Duff released her first book called "The Real Girl's Kitchen".
- In 2017 Haylie started her own children's fashion line called Little Moon Society
- She has started her own cooking blog called Real Girl's Kitchen @ realgirlskitchen.com.


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What happen to you Nokia? Why are you releasing too many low-end mobile phone? The people are waiting a mobile phone from mid to high end with good CPU and camera. Tell to your engineers to wake-up, you are being left behind. Look what Samsung and HTC are doing?
This is exactly the kind of phone that Nokia needs for those who don't need a smartphone. S40 is a great OS for that.
coments about their politics are not necesary they know what they do. they are still number one :)
Nokia is Nokia king of mobile phones.
every day new galaxy new htc and bla bla
pp dont have 500 euro plus to spend on cellphone
AnonD-3234, 11 Oct 2011So cheap phones !! only affordable for middle class users and nokia plz stop making these kind... morethose cheap low quality phones are suitable for people like you this low cost Nokia phones are for those who want quality at affordable price
Good for Nokia.. They seem keen to grasp market from the chinese phone makers who have captured the lower end market in South Asia, finally nokia has worked out a plan atleast for the lower price market segment, there are enough manufacturers to worry about smartphones !
i am sure it will be highly welcomed in asia markets like india pakistan etc
So cheap phones !! only affordable for middle class users and nokia plz stop making these kind of phones there are already many of them like these which are cheaper than yours
how about a proper nokia 6700 classic, 6500 slide, 6600 fold replacement? Many want high end materials, many don't need nor want a smart phone.
nokia tries to grasp at least the cheap phones market :)))))))))))
looking good, i use a x1 and it's great. hope it's a great phone
C2-05 is a new 2220 wirh QVGA screen, and X2-05 a cheaper version of X2-00.
AnonD-25643, 11 Oct 2011That is right, nice second phone for playing music and don't care about losing or breaking it.... moresecond phone? not everyone can afford an expensive phone. no othe manufacturer caters so much to less wealthy customers as nokia
and they make 80% of mobile phone users. we all live in a good environment, have internet, food, but a lot of people dont. every other maker boast about smartphones
This make me miss good 'ol SE featurephones, with multitasking, smart dial, wide J2ME compability, impressive media player, fast file manager, capable camera and tougher than other featurephones... Now we come to the era of fragile smartphones that will shatter when freefalling :(
nokia plz stop
These are the kind of phones you bring in places you might forget or lose your precious high end phone.
Who cares
nokia should stop making mobiles !
cool, like it
That is right, nice second phone for playing music and don't care about losing or breaking it.
But it is sad that it is now all that Nokia has become...
In a world filled with snatchers, thieves and robbers. You don't need a super hi-tech gadget with all those DUAL CORE CPU'S,BIG JUMBO SCREENS,FLASHY CAMERAS,WIRELESS INTEGRATION TO ALL YOUR SOCIAL NETWORK PROFILES AND SOME GAMING DEVICE. Sometimes all you need is a phone, that is cheap, easy to use, not clunky, and no not too flashy, that can easily make calls, texts or just listen to your local FM radio. and thankfully Nokia didn't forget this recipe.


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Jon Voight Opens up About Retiring — "I'll Just Keep Going!"
If one thing's for sure, it's Jon Voight isn't going anywhere!
The A-list star has been acting since the early 1960s — but he just revealed he doesn't plan on retiring anytime soon!
"When it's over it's over, but I'll just keep going until the end," Jon told Closer Weekly in an exclusive interview at the Global Good Foundation and InClusion ClubHouse Special Needs Prom in Hollywood on Friday, June 3.
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The 78-year-old is currently wrapping up the filming of the fifth season of his hit show Ray Donovan. He's also working on films Reagan, Riley's Peak, and Same Kind of Different as Me this year.
On top of his busy career in showbiz, Jon is occupied trying to maintain his strong relationship with his little girl, Angelina Jolie! After a tumultuous relationship, the two finally made amends in 2015 after he told her he was "sorry."
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At the time of Angie and Brad Pitt's split, Jon also expressed his concern. "I'm rooting for them. I don't want this thing to dissolve. I'm rooting for the kids," the proud dad said. "My heart is with everybody, and my daughter, certainly, and the children."
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Even in its 39th year, the San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival is still uncovering examples of the Bay Area's inexhaustible cultural bounty and displaying them with uncommon flair. That was clearly evident when the festival opened Saturday, July 8, at the War Memorial Opera House.
Every visit to the festival delivers revelations. Before Saturday I had never heard of San Francisco Awakko-ren. But the company's festival debut was "Awa Odori," a traditional Japanese ensemble celebrating ancestors, was wonderful in configuration and musicality. A serpentine promenade precedes a mixed dance — the men in printed skirts; the women in red kimonos and headdresses that resemble a Le Corbusier building.


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Spike in tourism numbers in Tasmania injects $1.5b into economy
The Tasmanian tourism industry is celebrating a 14 per cent jump in visitors.
More than a million tourists came to the state last year, up 130,000 on the previous year.
They injected more than $1.5 billion into economy, an increase of 13 per cent.
An unprecedented number of interstate visitors are travelling to the state; almost 400,000 visitors came from Victoria.
Tourism Tasmania's John Fitzgerald says the state is more accessible than ever.
"We would expect to see another good result come in the figures at the end of the first quarter."
Tourism Tasmania is continuing to pitch the state to visitors during the colder months.
"We're trying to keep the momentum going," Mr Fitzgerald said.
"We've just had a campaign in-market for our autumn and...we're hitting the market again for our winter activation.
"With all the events we have out in the marketplace this year, there are more reasons than ever before to visit Tasmania in the wintertime."
Warning not to rely on 'MONA effect'
The Tourism Industry Council says the sector now has to sustain the boom it has experienced over the past year.
Chief executive Luke Martin credits the increase on the popularity of Hobart's Museum of Old and New Art, but warns against relying on it to drive the sector.
"We do need to look at the other opportunities to develop new products and experiences right across the state and particularly in regional areas," he said.
"We've got to look at opportunities to, for example, inject new products into places like the west coast that should be an Australian tourism icon and drawcard."
The Government has set a target of attracting 1.5 million visitors over the next six years.
Mr Fitzgerald says that will require more infrastructure and development.
We're going to need more airline seats, we're going to need more experiences and we're going to need more hotel beds, particularly in Hobart because Hobart potentially could become a bit of a bottleneck," he said.
"There's a whole lot of things have got to occur, it's not just creating the demand.
"If we continue to grow at the way we're growing now, the demand will not be the problem."
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How to Build a Computer 6: Simple Transistor Circuits
The problem with simple transistor circuits is that any circuit with a transistor in it isn't all that simple. And frankly, I don't know how much you know about circuits; I'm guessing it ranges from "nothing at all" to "teach your grandmother to suck eggs why don't you." At the risk of boring the latter crowd we're going to give this a slow and superficial treatment. Let's start with a circuit that's just about as simple as I can make it. So simple it doesn't even have a transistor in it!
Nothing too difficult here. Flip the switch, the loop completes, and the LED gives off light. One thing to note, the diode symbol is pointing in the wrong direction. Back when ol' Ben Franklin was at the forefront of electricity research he proposed a convention to distinguish the two types of charge. He arbitrarily assigned one of them the term "positive", and one of them "negative". Much later we figured out that it's actually the electrons that do the work as they move around the circuit, and that they're associated with the negative charge. By then the way we draw circuit diagrams was pretty well ossified. As a result diodes and transistors point the way they would if current flowed from positive to negative.
Okay, batteries, resisters, these things aren't that complicated. Let's look at a circuit with transistors in it.
This is an amplifier. How does this thing work? First thing, pretend that everything on the left side of the circuit is gone. Suppose you cut out the transistors and just stuck a wire across. You'd have a circuit that consists of your battery, a speaker, and a single resistor. Which… really wouldn't do anything interesting. The fun stuff happens when you use the transistors to vary that signal.
Next thing to note there are no numbers on the drawing. Sorry 'bout that. The two vertical resistors on the left are much stronger than the horizontal one. That means that whatever signal is coming in from the plus sign on the left is going to dominate. Okay, but what about those transistors in the middle? It's something called a Darlington Amplifier; sequencing those two transistors allows you to control a much bigger current than one transistor alone.
Control? Yeah, that's the whole point of transistors. You put a weak signal source on that plus sign on the left, and you get a strong signal out of your power source on the right. A weak signal like what? The tiny signals I get by plunking my sweet electric guitar on the left get amplified into something that entertains the whole neighborhood! Bum-bah-Bah! Bum-bump bad-dah! Bum-bump bah-da bahm-bahm.
You could also hook up a piezolelectric sensor, to make tiny tiny currents out of sound waves and amplify my awful, awful singing. The less said about that the better. Okay, next circuit.
Those pairs of vertical lines? Those are capacitors. Capacitors will build up charge until they've reached their limit, then current will stop flowing. If you then remove the power source the capacitor discharges. You've built up power in it and it'll drive the circuit backwards for a bit. One interesting interaction between capacitors and resistors, it takes time to fill a capacitor. The bigger your resister, the more time it takes. If you're clever about it you can use that to make a timer.
What this circuit does, and it's hard to suss out just looking at the diagram, it'll alternately fill and discharge the capacitors. As long as you're filling the capacitor on the right the then the transistor on the left has current at the base. That's the middle wire which turns the switch on. The vanilla section of the ice cream sandwich if you recall. As long as that wire has power then the leftmost line of the circuit can run, and the red light is on.
Once that capacitor fills though, it starts running in the opposite direction. The left capacitor starts to fill, and that turns on the right transistor. The right transistor causes the blue LED to light up, and incidentally discharges the capacitor on the right. Once the capacitor on the left is full the transistor switches off again, the blue light winks off, the red LED turns on again, and you're back where your started.
What you have there is called an oscillator, because it shifts back and forth. Confusing, no? Here's an animation that might help you follow. If you hooked this circuit up you'd see the lights blinking back and forth. The rate that they blink depends on the size of the capacitors and resistors you use. Red and blue blinking lights. Reminds me of something. Almost as if someone phoned in a noise complaint…. Moving along.
This is a bit different. I'm not actually showing you full circuits, but rather sections of one. No resistors or LEDs or such to cloud what's going on. The line on the top is a five volt source. The dotted lines in and out indicate signals in and out. Let's take a closer look at the leftmost circuit.
If the signal comes in (line on the left) the transistor comes on. The five volt source gets shunted to ground, and nothing happens. If there's no signal coming from the left the transistor shuts down and you get signal out on the right. What you have is called a "NOT" gate. Let's say that the presence of a voltage is a "1" and the absence of voltage is a zero. You can use this circuit to express that NOT 1 = 0, or conversely that NOT 0 = 1.
Neat, huh? Let's look at the next two. The middle circuit is an OR gate; if either of the transistors are getting a 1 then the result is 1. If neither gets a signal then the signal out is zero. The one on the right is an AND gate; you need to give the top and the bottom transistors a 1 before you get a 1 out. These are three basic logic gates. There are more, but they build off the ones you already know. An example; what happens if you feed the output of an AND gate into a NOT gate? You get the opposite of an AND gate, or a NAND gate. These things are so useful that they get their own set of meta symbols. Expect to see more of these Logic Gates in future episodes. If you want to skip ahead the comic Tales of the Questor discussed the implications, only talking about enchanting swords.
When they tell you that computers run on ones and zeros this is what they mean. Five volts and zero volts. The logic, the math, it all happens with these transistor circuits. Logically the next step in this series would be binary logic and building things like a basic adder, but I'm going to hold off on that for a time. We're going to go back to the wafer fabs and discuss how exactly you draw your circuits on silicon. Join us next week for "A Smattering of Patterning" or "All my Circuits are Plaid".
This is part six of my ongoing series on building a computer, the "it'll put hair on your chest" way. You may find previous parts here: 1 (silicon) 2 (crystallography) 3 (doping) 4 (diodes and transistors), 5 (fundamental chemistry) or all of them under the tag How to Build a Computer. This week's post has been brought to you by the Rhody Balzer Boxley Booze Fund. Remember, with other charities you pay for overhead, but the RBBBF makes no bones about it's guarantee: Every penny you donate goes straight to our booze fund.Published in Science & Technology


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Peterson: Baylor is halfway to 0-6, while Cyclones and Longhorns are halfway to Thursday
I can't resist.
Is anyone without ties to Baylor suddenly saddened that the school's scandalous football program is halfway to 0-6?
Seeing no raised hands, I'll proceed.
The Bears have already lost against Liberty, Texas-San Antonio and Duke. They're fixin' to drop a fourth game in a row on Saturday at home against third-ranked Oklahoma.
After 0-4, Baylor plays at Kansas State (loss) and at Oklahoma State (loss).
It'll be eight if it doesn't win at home against West Virginia and Texas on successive weekends.
See a trend?
By the time Iowa State plays in Waco, the Bears could be 1-9.
Who'd have thunk it, for a team that once thrived in running up the score against under-matched opponents (ahem, like 71-7 against Iowa State in 2013)?
Nothing against new coach Matt Rhule. He's doing his best to change the program's culture. But there's a lot of work to be done in all phases.
"We're trying to build a program, not a team," Rhule said at Big 12 Media Days. "We're building a culture, not an attitude. If you're coming to Baylor, you're going to do things right. We're building this program the right way — from the ground up."
Elsewhere, Iowa State and Texas aren't playing this weekend. They've been off since the Cyclones won at Akron and the Longhorns lost in double overtime at USC.
They're off on Saturday, because they're playing on ESPN at 7 p.m. next Thursday at Jack Trice Stadium.
West Virginia (2-1) at Kansas (1-2)
Time, TV: 11 a.m., ESPNU
Vegas line: West Virginia by 21½
Prediction: This is a good opportunity for West Virginia tailback Justin Crawford to separate himself a bit from the Big 12 pack — for now, anyway.
He's the early conference leader, with 326 rushing yards. That's five yards ahead of Iowa State's David Montgomery, who doesn't play on Saturday. Thus, the "for now," crack.
Kansas doesn't have much of a running game. Check that, Kansas has no rushing attack. The Jayhawks are 108th nationally, at just less than 110 yards a game, so the only way to generate even a smidge of an offense will be from quarterback Peyton Bender. He's one of four in the conference who has exceeded 1,000 passing yards after three games.
"I know they're disappointed in the outcomes of the last two games, but they were competitive games," West Virginia coach Dana Holgorsen said of Kansas' 18-point loss against Central Michigan and 12-point defeat against Ohio. "A couple breaks, and they could be sitting at 3-0."
Don't expect the Mountaineers to score 50-something points like the two previous weeks during wins against East Carolina and Delaware State. Still, Saturday should be something like West Virginia 42, Kansas 17.
Texas Tech (2-0) at Houston (2-0)
Time, TV: 11 a.m., ABC/ESPN2
Vegas line: Houston by 6½
Prediction: There might be 1,000 combined passing yards in this game; Tech's Nic Shimonek and the Cougars' Kyle Allen have that much ability.
Shimonek passed for 543 yards and six touchdowns in last Saturday's 52-45 shootout victory against a very iffy Arizona State secondary. Allen completed 31 of 33 passes for 309 yards in a 38-3 blasting against Rice — in a game that was 38-zip Houston within the first 26 minutes.
Shimonek, whose career started at Iowa, averages a Big 12-leading 463.5 yards after just two games. He's completed 63 of 80 passes for 927 yards. He's thrown nine touchdowns, and he's yet to be intercepted.
"He's on track," said Texas Tech coach Kliff Kingsbury, who knows a thing or two about quarterbacking. "I like where he's at. I like his mentality. He knows he's only got one year to show everybody how good he is, and he's trying to take full advantage of it." Houston 45, Texas Tech 42.
No. 15 TCU (3-0) at No. 7 Oklahoma State (3-0)
Time, TV: 2:30 p.m., ESPN
Vegas line: Oklahoma State by 13
Prediction: Someone asked Cowboys coach Mike Gundy what his very talented team is capable of this season, to which he replied:
"We have a good team. We have experienced players. We have a quarterback with a lot of experience under his belt. ..."
He went on to mention a solid defense, but really, his team goes as quarterback Mason Rudolph goes.
The senior's 1,135 passing yards is the fifth-best total in the nation. He's tied for second with 11 touchdown passes. He leads a team that averages 49 points a game.
"They haven't had to play over a half," TCU coach Gary Patterson said of his Saturday opponent that has outscored teams by an average of 36.7 points a game. "How do you stop it and how do you slow it down?
"They have great (receivers) on the outside. They have good guys on the inside. They throw the jump ball ... (with) a senior quarterback that makes good decisions and gets good protection."
That's why this game will be in the range of Oklahoma State 37, TCU 31.
No. 3 Oklahoma (3-0) at Baylor (0-3)
Time, TV: 5:30 p.m., FS1
Vegas line: Oklahoma by 27½
Prediction: Baylor scores the fewest points of anyone in the Big 12. The Bears have the worst offense, the worst defense, and they've had the most penalties (game-related, that is — not the other kind of penalty the school deserves, yet appears to have avoided).
Furthermore, the Bears are ahead of only Kansas State in passing yards — this from a school that once completed passes all over the field. And they're not changing quarterbacks. They're hanging with Zach Smith, who's 13-for-36 for 279 yards in three games. He's thrown three touchdowns, and four interceptions.
"We've had a lot of opportunities to catch balls, and we haven't," coach Matt Rhule said. "We can get significantly better."
That's unlikely on Saturday. Oklahoma 52, Baylor 10
Iowa State columnist Randy Peterson has been with the Register for parts of five decades. Randy writes opinion and analysis of Iowa State football and basketball. You can reach Randy at firstname.lastname@example.com or on Twitter at @RandyPete.


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Mr Clean presents Steroid Frauds, the 3rd track from his forthcoming debut album With A Vengeance. Steroid Frauds features production from Sydney producer Colourd Noyz.
A video clip was released alongside the new track which you can check out below. Steroid Frauds has been proceeded by the singles Hard Yak b/w Casket, also produced by Colourd Noyz and Faith In The Raw, featuring production from Australian heavy hitter Katalyst.
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I love listening to podcasts with interviews of artists, especially painters, who talk about their process and practice, their lives, studios, challenges and successes. In the list below I share with you the ones I've discovered and what I like about them. Let me know which ones you like and if you know of any I've missed, please leave a comment and I'll add it to the list.
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I found this wonderful old crock set out on the curb, adorned with a "Free" sign so I carried it home for my "Found Stuff" painting series. One handle had broken off but the owner had thoughtfully placed the pieces inside and I glued it back together. I love the way the flowers are reflected and shadowed on the crock. The painting is available here. Below are photos of the work in progress.
It takes two to paint. One to paint, the other to stand by with an axe to kill him before he spoils it. William Merrit Chase
My biggest painting goal is to stop what I call "unauthorized painting" — I finish part of a painting, like it and write my plan for that area: "Don't touch it!" Later I decide to just do a little "touching up" and the next thing I know I am wishing for a "REWIND" button as I try to wipe off the "unauthorized" paint. Where's the guy with the axe when I need him? I need to draw him, axe and all, and stick it on my easel!
If you'd like more details about each session's goals, my thoughts, missteps and corrections, click Autumn Sunflowers and Found Crock (PDF) to open the chart. As promised in my last post, here is a Session Template (click to DOWNLOAD Word file), for anyone who would like to use or modify it to track their own work. I'll also post it on my Resources Page.
I am happy to say that the excellent new book Urban Sketching: The Complete Guide to Techniques by Thomas Thorspecken, includes this "Urban Animals" page (above) featuring my sketches of cats. When the publisher contacted me to request the use of the images, I was delighted. I was even happier when they sent my complimentary copies of the book and I saw all the really useful information and wonderful sketches it contains.
Field Guide to San Francisco
Then I got an email from an art director from the San Francisco office of the national advertising agency, Ogilvy. They were moving and she was designing a "Field Guide" to the new SF neighborhood for their employees. When searching for sketches of the area she found mine, and as she looked through my blog she found sketches to illustrate most of the pages in the guide.
(This would be a good time to point out to fellow art bloggers how important it is to tag or attach categories to your images and your posts. WordPress makes it easy; the feature is a little hidden in Blogger but it really helps to find posts or images with specific content.)
In the end, they licensed 18 of my sketches for use in the printed field guide. Above are a few of the pages, brilliantly composed by the art director.
What I'm working on now
I am honored to be working on a commissioned large watercolor painting for a couple who live in Europe now, but were married in a lovely building in a Bay Area park. The wife wants to give her husband the painting for their anniversary. I visited the venue and took photos and we agreed on a composition. The painting is underway and so far is going well, but because it is large and has many details, it is keeping me very busy (and happy) in the studio.
(I'm leaving out any identifying details about the locations to make sure there's no way her husband will find out. I know that seems unlikely, but when working on a previous commissioned painting of a house for a surprise anniversary present for the husband, their daughter found the work-in-progress painting I'd posted of her parents' house when she Googled "Oakland Federal Building," landed on my sketch of the building, scrolled down and the next post was her home. She was so surprised to see it she called her parents!)
I like to spend New Years Day reflecting on the past year and looking ahead to the new one. While last year's review post was full of artistic accomplishments, 2013 was a mixed year. It started off about art and ended with diversions, digressions and Dog. And in the middle I spent the summer studying Flemish oil painting technique with Alex Zonis, resulting in the painting above. (I took photos of each step along the way in this painting and will post about the process very soon.)
January 2013: Urban Sketchers show and painting dogs
The year began well. I completed this commissioned dog portrait (one of five I did in December/January) and my Urban Sketchers group had an exhibit of our sketchbooks and hosted a sketchcrawl for the community.
February and March 2013: Sketching and Painting
I continued having fun sketching and completed several oil paintings (a decent portrait and some mostly unsuccessful sunflowers).
April 2013: Spring sprung; creativity flowed
April was a creative month, with several oil paintings completed including my favorite above. I started sketching in an 8 x 11 Moleskine (see bus sketch below) and attended a sketchcrawl, several museum shows, and the Codex Book Fair.
May 2013: Every Day in May
May was the best month of the year because of the Every Day Matters "Every Day in May" project. I had so much fun doing daily sketching!
A UK publisher asked to include a couple of the May sketches in a 2014 book on sketching.
June 2013: Started Flemish painting class and more dog portraits
After completing another commissioned dog portrait I began studying the Flemish oil painting method with Alex Zonis over Skype. The result was the Apricot painting at the top of this post, with more than 10 layers of paint, and three months work. I will post about the process soon.
July 2013: Hosted First West Coast Sketchcrawl
My Urban Sketchers group worked hard for much of July to prepare for hosting the first 3-day West Coast Urban Sketchcrawl in San Francisco and Oakland which was a great success with nearly 75 people each day. Meanwhile, I continued working on the apricot painting.
August 2013: Show at the Collector Gallery
August was a month of many successes: after a lot of prep work for the show at the Collector gallery, I sold 5 paintings and a print (4 at the show, 2 from my website, 3 of which went to France and Switzerland). I continued working on the Flemish method apricot oil painting with Alex; still the only oil painting in progress in the studio.
September 2013: New York Art Adventure!
I bound a new sketchbook and shopped for things I needed for my trip to New York City after deciding my funky, frumpy Berkeley visage wouldn't cut it in NY. FINALLY finished the Flemish method oil painting of apricots!
The NYC trip was fantastic! I had a blast, visiting with New York artist friends, going to museums and sketching the city. I didn't want to come home!
October 2013: A sketchcrawl and the flu
I did very little sketching or painting in October as I was sick nearly the entire month from a bug I caught traveling that lasted three weeks and finally required antibiotics. I did manage to get to a sketchcrawl at Jack London Square.
November: Thanksgiving and surgery
I recovered from the October illness just in time to have a planned surgery on Halloween to correct a long-standing problem. The supposed 2-3 week recovery time took nearly 5 weeks. I was very grateful to be well enough to attend Thanksgiving dinner, my first real outing all month. I did very little sketching and no painting in November, due to limited mobility and energy.
December: It's all about the DOG
I've wanted a dog for years and finally, just as I recovered from surgery I found my perfect pup. I've had 5-month old Millie for one month and she is so much fun. We've been walking 3 to 7 miles in nature every day. She's a 20 pound Formosa Mountain Dog, who was rescued with her litter in Taiwan and shipped here by a rescue group for adoption. When I met her it was love at first sight.
I've done very little artwork or blog posting while working out a routine with the dog and my two cats in December, recovering from surgery in November and October's flu bug. Now it's a new year and I'm finding my way back to painting and sketching again (and hopefully more regular blogging)!
Looking ahead in 2014
My goal for 2014 is to continue to explore and focus on how (and what) I most enjoy drawing and painting, and then work more consistently with that approach and subject matter. I also want to focus on being more present and connected to nature, the seasons, weather, and the calendar, and reflecting that connection in my art.
This post is a happy update on recent successes, sales and celebrations. First, the opening of the (ongoing) show at Collector Gallery was such a wonderful celebration of art and friendship. So many people came to the opening of the group show and I felt so honored by all those who came to support me. This week two of my paintings there sold to a couple from France who were flying home with them the next day: Tea and Lemon and Tea and Butter (below, and as licensed on a book cover—two sales of the same painting!).
That makes my third international sale in the past couple months. The painting Romanian Winter Hayride (below) painted from a Google Streetview picture sold to a gentleman in Italy who bought it for his home in Switzerland.
And continuing the international theme, a British publisher asked to include some of my sketches in their soon-to-be-published book on urban sketching! Then a Canadian couple bought a print of the sketch View From Dolores Park, saying that park has special meaning for them. And yesterday, Cafe Le Bateau Ivre's web designer asked to use the two café sketches I did there (below) on their new website. (OK, they're in Berkeley and only their name is international, but still…)


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Democrats name budget leader for Oregon House speaker
Rep. Dan Rayfield of Corvallis, co-leader of the Legislature's joint budget committee for the past three years, is the choice of majority Democrats to succeed Tina Kotek of Portland as speaker of the Oregon House.
Rayfield won a secret vote Sunday of the 37 House Democrats. He defeated Rep. Janelle Bynum of Clackamas, who made a second bid for the House's top position. As is customary, no vote tally was announced.
Rep. Julie Fahey of Eugene is the new majority leader.
Bynum had challenged Kotek for speaker after the 2020 election. She pursued the job even after Kotek won a majority of Democrats, but not the 31 votes required to secure the position, in a post-election meeting. She dropped her bid that year after Kotek took steps to boost the political clout of the record nine members of color in the House — all Democrats — including a spot for Bynum on the House leadership team.
Bynum is Black.
Shortly before Kotek's announcement Jan. 6 that she would resign early, Bynum said that Kotek and outgoing Majority Leader Barbara Smith Warner of Portland broke a pledge that they would support Bynum's new bid for speaker.
"I talked with her about a month ago," Bynum said, according to a report on Oregon Public Broadcasting. "The feeling I walked away with was she was not willing to honor that in the spirit in which it was agreed upon."
Kotek and Smith Warner said there was a deal, but it was not what Bynum said it was.
Whether they could have delivered on it, if there was a deal, is unclear. The other Democrats were not bound by any agreement made by the two departing leaders. Internal politics within the caucus, including future committee assignments for members, likely played a role.
Bynum offered a softer tone in a statement after the meeting Sunday:
"While I had hoped for a different outcome on this eve of the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday, I congratulate Rep. Rayfield for his successful ascension and commit to doing all that I can to ensure his tenure is successful," she wrote. "I issue this challenge to the Democratic Party: Commit to mentoring, stepping aside and creating pathways for leadership development. These are the ways qualified Oregonians of color will enter into these halls of power. We are capable of so much more than the opportunities that are open to us. There is no shortage of greatness in our diversity. I will keep working toward this end and hope that my courage inspires others to step up. I hope that my courage inspires others to make space."
Bynum, 46, is a third-term member who led the House Judiciary Committee during the 2021 session, when the panel crafted a package of bills affecting policing practices and built on work done during a 2020 special session.
The new leaders
Rayfield, 42, is a lawyer who is in his fourth term from District 16 in Corvallis and Philomath. He has been House co-leader of the Legislature's joint budget committee since 2019. He is a graduate of Tigard High School. He earned a bachelor's degree in 2003 from Western Oregon University and his law degree in 2006 from Willamette University.
The choice of Rayfield becomes official Feb. 1, when the Legislature opens its 35-day session for 2022. The speaker is voted on by the full House, but the choice of the majority party prevails. Speaker pro tem Paul Holvey of Eugene, who was not a candidate, will oversee the House until then.
Together, the House speaker and the Senate president control the lawmaking process by their authority to appoint members and leaders of committees — where the Oregon Legislature does its detailed work on legislation — and to assign bills to them. The presiding officers also are paid double the $33,000 annual salary earned by a regular member.
Rayfield will be the first since Democrat Vera Katz in 1985 to ascend to the speakership without having been caucus leader first. Katz also had been House co-chair of the budget panel.
Rayfield's stint as speaker will run through Jan. 9, 2023, when lawmakers elected on Nov. 8, 2022, will take office. The party can renominate him — if he is re-elected to his seat and Democrats maintain a majority — or choose someone else.
Fahey, 43, is a business consultant in her third term from District 14, which covers part of Lane County. She led the House Committee on Housing in the 2021 session, when bills to avert mass evictions and support emergency rental assistance were crafted, as well as a housing aid package totaling $765 million.
Her position is not subject to approval by the full House.
Others on the Democratic leadership team are Rep. Rob Nosse of Portland, majority whip; Rep. Andrea Valderrama of Portland, deputy majority whip, and Rep. Karin Power of Milwaukie, assistant majority leader.
What they said
Rayfield said in a statement after the caucus meeting, "I recognize this comes with tremendous responsibility at a pivotal moment for families across our state. I ran to be speaker to help guide the House as we collectively work to build a recovery that reaches all Oregonians. Our economy has picked up steam in recent months and I have tremendous optimism about our state's future. But after years of living in a global pandemic, I know many are still hurting.
"The omicron variant is contributing to workforce shortages and challenges for our students, educators and families. But I know there is a brighter future ahead and I am committed to working with both parties and both chambers to lead the entire state forward."
Fahey said this in a statement after the meeting:
"I thank Rep. Smith Warner for her courageous leadership, and I'm honored to have my colleagues' trust to lead this incredible caucus. As the pandemic continues to impact schools, small businesses, health care workers and working families, I stand committed to the bold, structural changes we need to meet this moment, build resiliency and ensure an equitable recovery."
Kotek also issued a statement after the vote.
"Our state is facing enormous challenges that legislators are ready to tackle in the upcoming session,' she said. "The Oregon House of Representatives will be well-served through this transition as the Legislature continues to do the people's work."
Smith Warner, following the vote, wrote, "It has been an honor and a privilege to lead the Oregon House Democrats through the challenges of the last few years. I am proud that we led with science and good faith in our pandemic response, centered the needs of those most impacted, both economically and health-wise, and acknowledged and addressed the continued racial justice imbalances in our state."
Rayfield is the first since 1985 not to have been the caucus leader before ascending to the speakership. Vera Katz had been House co-leader of the Legislature's joint budget committee before she became speaker. Then-Speaker Grattan Kerans of Eugene had left the House in a losing bid for state treasurer in 1984; then-Majority Leader Barbara Roberts of Portland was elected secretary of state that year.
When the House was split 30-30 after the 2010 election, for the first time in Oregon history, Democrats initially put forth then-Speaker Dave Hunt of Gladstone and Republicans had their leader, Bruce Hanna of Roseburg, as potential co-speakers. Democrats then substituted Rep. Arnie Roblan of Coos Bay, who eventually became co-speaker with Hanna in the 2011-13 cycle. Hunt led the Democratic caucus, which replaced him with Kotek on the day the 2011 session adjourned. Kotek advanced to the speakership after Democrats gained four seats in the 2012 election.
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Dave: I'm not a model railroader but Magic Water is great for creating displays of souvenirs. For example shown are display boxes and paper weights with some of the common but attractive granite stones my wife and I picked up along the Lake Superior shoreline on our recent trip to Michigan's Upper Peninsula. In the boxes there is a thin layer of Lake Superior beach sand underneath the stones for effect.
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Deloitte: Holiday Spending on Experiences Drives Gains, but Supply Chain and Inflation Challenges May Dampen Seasonal Cheer for Some has been saved
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Deloitte: Holiday Spending on Experiences Drives Gains, but Supply Chain and Inflation Challenges May Dampen Seasonal Cheer for Some
Waning pandemic anxiety fuels uptick in socializing outside the home, but nearly all holiday gains are coming from high-income groups
New York, Oct. 20, 2021
Key takeaways
- Amid waning pandemic anxiety and stabilizing consumer sentiment, holiday spending will average $1,463 per household, up 5% from 2020, with higher-income shoppers driving nearly all gains.
- Digital channel trends are here to stay, but some pre-pandemic behaviors are returning, such as experiences (including socializing, travel and entertaining), which increased 15% from 2020.
- Optimism among retail executives is strong, as 7 in 10 expect consumers to spend more year over year. However, 6 in 10 retail executives are worried about receiving their holiday orders in time.
- Three out of 4 consumers (75%) are concerned about stockouts, motivating consumers to begin their shopping earlier this year.
- Consumers are more worried about inflation than retailers. Seven in 10 consumers (68%) expect higher prices this season. While only 5 in 10 retail executives surveyed expect higher prices, lower income shoppers expect to spend less based on inflation expectations.
Why this matters
As COVID-19 is set to impact yet another holiday season, a return to some pre-pandemic spending levels is expected to bring holiday cheer. For 36 years, Deloitte has been examining consumer behavior and sentiment ahead of retail's crucial holiday shopping season. To gain additional perspective on the changing landscape, supply chain challenges and inflation, Deloitte also added a retail executive survey. This year's report, "2021 Deloitte Holiday Retail Survey," examines what retailers can expect from shoppers as they tackle their holiday shopping. The report is based on a survey of 4,315 consumers conducted online Sept. 7-14, as well as a survey of 30 retail executives across retail categories, 90% of which have annual revenues of $1 billion or more, conducted Sept. 3-16.
A merry and bright holiday season, for some
2021 holiday spending intentions are approaching 2019 levels, signaling a return to our next normal. However, there is a tale of two holiday seasons, with higher-income households planning to spend five times that of lower-income households. Indeed, the majority of this season's gains will be driven by higher-income shoppers who expect to spend 15% more than last year (averaging $2,624 per household). Meanwhile, lower-income groups plan to spend 22% less (averaging $536 per household).
Moreover, the percentage of overall consumers who do not plan to spend at all this season is 11.5%, more than doubling from 2020 (4.9%). Two-thirds of this non-spender group (65%) are from lower-income households compared to 12% from higher-income households.
- Overall spending will increase across categories with 45% of households planning to spend the same or more on the holidays.
- Spending on experiences, which includes entertaining at home and socializing away from home, is expected to increase 15% year-over-year, to $536 per household, accounting for more than one-third of holiday spending.
- Spending on gifts is forecast to be $501 per household, an increase of 3% since 2020, while non-gifts purchases will total $426 per household.
- Retailers are placing orders with confidence that consumers will be spending, as 33% of retail executives stated that holiday order volumes grew by double digits year-over-year.
- As consumers start to return to experiences, 42% plan to take a trip this holiday season, mostly by car.
Returning to the next normal
As pandemic anxieties decrease, the number of consumers who are anxious about shopping in-store during the holiday season due to COVID-19 fell to 40% versus 51% last year. As a result, a next normal is emerging -while in-store shopping is regaining some lost ground, online shopping is further solidified as a holiday shopping mainstay.
- Consumer spending at nearly all retail subsectors has recovered and is at or above pre-pandemic levels.
- The share of in-store spending is expected to rise to 33% in 2021 (up from 28% in 2020), although this is still below the 36% seen in 2019.
- Despite some recovery to in-store spending, digital continues to see healthy gains, with online spending expected to rise to $924, up from $892 in 2020.
- Retail executives are optimistic about online sales, with 40% expecting double-digit channel growth.
- Convenience preferences from the pandemic are sticking as consumers continue to look for simplified shopping citing online (55%) and mass merchants (51%) as top channels, while digital trends including standard delivery (73%), same-day or next-day delivery (47%), BOPIS (buy online, pick up in store) (33%) and curbside pickup (21%) are maintaining popularity.
- Further, an increased reliance on social media to research products continues, as 28% plan to leverage social media for their holiday shopping, including to browse products (56%), read reviews or recommendations (53%), and discover promotions (50%). In addition, 52% of consumers leverage influencer-generated content for inspiration while looking for gifts to buy.
Key quote
"Retailers will see strong growth this holiday season, even as supply chain issues, inflation and highly bifurcated spending continue to impact our industry. Consumers have adapted to life during the pandemic and even though they are venturing out again, digital engagement shows no sign of slowing. Retailers who remain resilient by offering promotions early, appealing to in-store and online shoppers, and planning their inventories well in advance, are likely to experience not just a robust holiday season, but will be well positioned for continued sales into the new year."
- Rod Sides, vice chairman, Deloitte LLP, and U.S. retail, wholesale and distribution leader
Supply chain challenges put a drag on holiday sales momentum
Ongoing global supply chain challenges are already having an impact on the holiday season. Both retail executives and consumers are concerned about supply chain issues impacting availability of products. Three-quarters (75%) of shoppers expect stockouts, most commonly within the electronics and accessories (49%), as well as toys and hobbies (35%) categories. With the average shopping period expected to begin earlier this year, the average shopping duration is expected to extend to more than six weeks.
- Almost 4 in 10 (39%) consumers will likely start their shopping earlier this year to ensure timely delivery (49%) and avoid stockouts (47%).
- Nearly half of consumers (48%) are at least somewhat concerned about shipping delays during this holiday season.
- Retail executives are also concerned about the supply chain impact as 43% already expect their ordered holiday inventory to be delayed, and 64% are concerned about receiving inventory in time for the holidays. This is despite 43% of retailers placing their holiday orders earlier than in 2019, even as early as March.
- Overall, consumers will hold delivery companies most responsible for delays (33%), compared to weather conditions (27%), and the retailers themselves (21%).
- As a result, the holiday shopping season has pulled forward with 68% of shoppers planning to shop before Thanksgiving (versus 61% in 2020), and 43% starting before the end of October (versus 38% in 2020). The earlier start to the season is extending the duration of the shopping season to more than six (6.4) weeks, as compared to 5.9 weeks in 2020.
- However, Black Friday events, many of which were cancelled last year, are expected to rebound this year with 31% of holiday shoppers planning to spend on Black Friday (versus 24% in 2020) and another 34% planning to spend on Cyber Monday (versus 29% in 2020).
Fewer promotions expected as inflation drives holiday prices up
When determining where to conduct their holiday shopping, getting a great deal continues to be the top priority for holiday shoppers. However, getting a good deal may be harder this year due to the potential for higher prices and fewer promotions.
- More than two-thirds of consumers (68%) and more than half of retail executives (53%) expect product prices to increase this holiday season.
- Among holiday shoppers who plan to spend less this holiday season, half (50%) said this was due to higher food prices. Conversely, among those who plan to spend more, 39% said this was on account of the generally higher cost of goods.
- In hopes of getting a good deal, more than one-third of consumers (37%) agree that there are better buys earlier in the season. In a bid to woo early shoppers, 36% of retail executives expect to begin their holiday promotions early.
Key quote
"Despite improving consumer sentiment and spending growth, the pandemic continues to influence how the holiday season will play out. Due to ongoing supply chain challenges, consumers will not only need to check their holiday lists twice, but early. We believe those retailers that embrace the next normal and meet these shifting consumer demands will experience holiday cheer in the coming months."
- Stephen Rogers, executive director, Deloitte Insights Consumer Industry Center, Deloitte LLP
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Thank you for all your good wishes on my last post! It's been a whirlwind around here, full of classes and rearranging furniture and counting down the last few weeks before school. And I'm suddenly realizing that we only have 7 (7!) weeks left before the baby's due date. So while we've been accumulating books… Continue reading Sad Detectives
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Afternoon Adventure: Newport, RI
I love Newport. It's one of my favorite things about living in Rhode Island: drive 45 minutes and you're in the middle of a gorgeous port city, filled with historic houses and fun restaurants and bracing sea air. When my sister visits in the spring or summer, we often try to fit in a trip to… Continue reading Afternoon Adventure: Newport, RI
Afternoon Adventure: Highclere Castle
AKA: That time we went to Downton Abbey. We saw all sorts of wonderful things on our honeymoon. The Churchill War Rooms, the Tower of London, Stonehenge, the Sherlock Holmes Museum, a play with Sîan Phillips...and yet, now that we're back, every time someone asks us what we saw, the first thing out of my… Continue reading Afternoon Adventure: Highclere Castle
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Dining at Downton: Irish stew
I am known to get emotionally involved with fictional characters. When they fall in love, I swoon around the house. When they suffer heartbreak, I moan along with them. When they struggle to figure out what they really think about an important issue, my mind gets muddled and filled with conflicted emotions. When they die,… Continue reading Dining at Downton: Irish stew


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WTO members should start text-based talks on patent waiver proposal: India
June 01, 2021, Updated on : Tue Jun 01 2021 10:50:24 GMT+0000
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The World Trade Organisation (WTO) members must infuse some certainty during this crisis by agreeing to initiate text-based talks on the proposed patent waiver proposal to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic, India has said.
According to India's statement delivered at a TRIPS informal meeting held on May 31, the country has requested to find ways and means to commence text-based negotiations, even if few members continue with their repeated attempts to delay the process.
A proposal was submitted by 62 co-sponsors -- including India, South Africa, and Indonesia -- seeking patent waivers to manufacture COVID-19-related medical products.
In October 2020, India and South Africa had submitted the first proposal, suggesting a waiver on the implementation of certain provisions of the TRIPS Agreement in relation to the prevention, containment or treatment of COVID-19.
The agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights or TRIPS came into effect in January 1995. It is a multilateral agreement on intellectual property (IP) rights such as copyright, industrial designs, patents and protection of undisclosed information or trade secrets.
"The virus has not given us a timeout to go on endlessly discussing the need for or benefit of a waiver. We must rather infuse some certainty in these uncertain times by agreeing to start text-based negotiations on the waiver proposal," India said in the statement.
Not allowing text-based negotiations will do "more harm" to WTO's credibility and this collective failure will be remembered by posterity, according to the statement.
Several rounds of discussions on this proposal have taken place over the past months. The co-sponsors of the proposal have provided comprehensive responses, including written responses to many of the concerns and questions raised by the members.
"There is no dearth of arguments, rationale and data provided to exhibit both the waiver's significance and its urgency," it added.
The TRIPS waiver is a necessary, proportionate and temporary legal measure for removing IP barriers and paving the way for more companies to produce COVID-19 vaccines, therapeutics or diagnostics by providing them with the freedom to operate without the fear of infringement of IP rights or the threat of litigation.
"We as co-sponsors of the waiver proposal recognise that IPs are not the only barrier to augmenting manufacturing and addressing supply-side constraints. However, we do believe that IPs are the biggest barrier in addressing supply-side constraints, and thus need to be addressed on priority. The waiver is not sufficient, but rather a necessary element of a multi-pronged strategy," the statement said.
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The world is positively awash in survival knives these days, and some of them, I'm sad to say, appear to have been cooked up by people who never got farther outdoors than the parking lot at industrial arts school. The SK-5 does not come under this heading. It's designed by a fellow named Paul Scheiter, and while I'm not familiar with his credentials, he knows his s**t.
This is a knife that is not too big while being big enough, made of 154-CM steel, has a terrific and more or less indestructible canvas micarta handle held in place by three stainless-steel bolts, and an excellent MOLLE-compatible sheath that's made of coyote-colored Cordura nylon. The blade is 5″ long, spear-pointed, and tempered to Rc58-60. Mine came just short of razor-edged, and once I put a shaving edge on it (30 seconds on the Crock Stick) it held that edge like Grim Death.
A more useful, simple, and well-designed all-around knife you will not find. If I were taking one to the Sand Box, I might want to have the blade bead-blasted to kill the shine, but aside from that, it's perfect.
Mr. Scheiter did not find it necessary to add a blade that will core out a prostate. The sheath will not serve as a tourniquet or allow you to carry your cel phone. If I ever meet Paul Scheiter I would like to shake his hand.
The list price for the SK-5s is $195, which is perfectly fair for a knife of this quality, but I've seen them on the Internet for just over $100. At that price, it's a colossal bargain.
See the SK-5 in_ Field & Stream_'s Best of the Best Hunting Gear of 2011._


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Senator Wayne Langerholc, Jr. (R-35) has been appointed by Senate President Pro Tempore Joe Scarnati (R-25) to serve on the Pennsylvania Commission on Sentencing.
"I appreciate the confidence placed in me by Senate President Pro Tempore Joe Scarnati to serve on this vital commission. I will use my post to continue my work addressing issues relating to the criminal justice system, including the opioid epidemic, keeping our Commonwealth safe, and being a voice for victims of crime," Langerholc said. "Given my experience as a Cambria County Assistant District Attorney, I know how important sentencing guidelines are to delivering justice for victims."
The commission is charged with creating and maintaining a consistent and rational statewide sentencing policy through the adoption of guidelines that promote fairer and more uniform sentencing throughout the Commonwealth.
The commission also collects data and information to systematically monitor and report on conformity to guidelines, advises and consults on policy and practices, and undertakes research and evaluation to determine the effectiveness of guidelines.
Langerholc's appointment will run through February 4 of 2021.
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