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Thursday, 29 January 2009

Well I've had enough cleaning for one day if I see another yellow duster it'll be too soon, only got a couple of rooms done too - Grr!! Takes forever....
Anyway got a lovely surprise Carol told me to check out the Cuttlebug Blog and woah! my card was picked by Becky Fleck for last weeks Be Inspired Challenge so I win a copy of her fabby book...
I really must be on a winning streak - will HAVE to do the euro lottery tomorrow now!!

Thanks so much to everyone over at Cuttlebug Challenge and remember Cuttlebug Challenge are having a "LOVE BUG" weekend starting tomorrow at 7am EST so check it out... lots of great stuff going on over there....

Julie said...

I am a proud owner of Becky's book and it is FAB you will love it!!

Definitely do the lottery!! Although I don't think luck played a part this time... your card is beautiful xx

Pascale said...

Well done Dawn you ,so deserve it! The card was absolutely stunning! Hugs pascale :)

Kath said... are definitely on a won because your card was fabulous....nuttin to do with luck

bubblegum said...

Wow Dawn - huge huge congratulations my friend..another feather in your cap...well done. :)

Yes do the

metalicbutterfly said...

well done hun nothing to do with luck you are just sooooo goood!!!!!!!!

hugs Emma xxx

Dawny P said...

Mahoosive congrats to you Dawn - you so deserve this cos your work is just amazing xxx Hope the big clean went well. It's so ncie once it'salldone isn't it!! And sorry about this but I tagged ya. It isnt that bad tho xxxxx

weewiccababe said...

congrats on winning the cuttlebug challenge

Chris said...

Whoooohoooo way to go Dawn you deserve it... what a fabby prize :D

Hope you managed to finish the cleaning though cos you aren't allowed to sit down and read until all the dust is shoved under the bed...rofl

If you've done it all you can enjoy your prize and even have a cream cake and coffee to celebrate... no alcoholic beverages... don't want you drunk in charge of a keyboard :D
Chris xx

Macpurp said...

no wonder this card won! I is one my my favorites from lots of blogs!

lots of love teen xx

Cassie said...

Congratulations Dawn!

Sinikka said...

You are really one lucky girl, you have won so much lately.
Hope you will win on the lottery too.
Hugs Sinikka


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The Home Of Chelsea Morning: 41 West 16th Street

In a 1996 interview with the Los Angeles Times, Mitchell explained: "I wrote that in Philadelphia after some girls who worked in this club where I was playing found all this colored slag glass in an alley. We collected a lot of it and built these glass mobiles with copper wire and coat hangers. I took mine back to New York and put them in my window on West 16th Street in the Chelsea District. The sun would hit the mobile and send these moving colors all around the room. As a young girl, I found that to be a thing of beauty. There's even a reference to the mobile in the song. It was a very young and lovely time... before I had a record deal. I think it's a very sweet song, but I don't think of it as part of my best work. To me, most of those early songs seem like the work of an ingenue."

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The Library Retreat Experience: Explaining What You Mean By Meaning

When you put the words “library” and “retreat” together that can be an off-putting combination for many library workers. It conjures images of boring presentations, a good day wasted, and lots of talk and no action. Fortunately, the public services retreat held recently at MPOW was none of those. It had its share of high and low moments, but overall it was a productive day that mixed interactive exercises with brief presentations from academic librarians via Skype. I was amazed at how quickly the hours passed. Not only was it a great opportunity for co-workers from different departments to work collaboratively, but we had a much anticipated (by me) conversation about user experience. The retreat planning team did an amazing job, and for the most part the designated retreat outcomes were accomplished.

The day began with a simple icebreaker. With everyone in a circle the first person threw a beach ball to any other staff member – but not someone in their own unit. That gave each person a chance to share a few insights about their job, and the help he or she provides to other staff and community members. Our first learning activity gave everyone an opportunity to share past experiences (the retail/service type), both good and bad, and that lead to a conversation about understanding how our user community might perceive the experience they get at our library. That was followed by viewing the bulk of Seth Godin’s “Why Things are Broken” video, followed by a discussion of what’s broken in our library. We finished up our morning focus on customer service and UX with the “seven questions” exercise. At each table participants found a single question they needed to answer (and add the answer to a running list left by other groups). Questions included the following: “Choose a value from our mission/values/vision statement – how can that value contribute to a positive user experience in the library?” and “What’s the one thing you would fix/change about the library’s user experience?”

The afternoon segment focused on new models for service delivery, and it offered some great activities as well. One fun and challenging exercise called “Bad Ideas” required us to take a bad idea – based on something that doesn’t work well in our library (e.g., a problematic procedure for computer printing) and then come up with outrageous ideas for how to make the bad idea even worse. It was a creative way to actually brainstorm potential solutions. Then we heard from librarians at four different institutions that had restructured their service delivery model (e.g., eliminating and merging service desks, creating a “genius bar”, etc.) Skype is a fine technology for inviting a remote speaker to attend a retreat for a quick interview. We ended the day with a fun, creative activity called the Library Future – Library Science Fair. Each table was tasked with coming up with a vision for a future public service environment, and then using a variety of arts and crafts materials, everything from pipe cleaners to legos, to build a prototype that illustrated their ideas. Some great ideas emerged from that activity that greatly help our organization as we plan for an anticipated new building.

At one point, during our seven questions activity, each group discussed ideas for how to improve the library experience for the user community. I shared some thoughts about meaning and users. How could we deliver meaning to them as part of the library experience? A colleague asked a good question. What did I mean by meaning? After all, conveying thoughts about meaning is a challenge of sorts. Just saying “we need to give people more meaning” is a somewhat nebulous proposition. What does it mean to give someone more meaning? At first I was a bit flustered, and then I started to explain different attributes of experience that can define meaning such as accomplishment. So how could we communicate or brand a library experience designed around helping students and faculty succeed with academic accomplishments? That is one way in which our library could deliver an experience with meaning.

Had I had it at my disposal at the time, I would have pointed to this article titled “Experiences Make us Happier Than Possessions” that I recently discovered. It discusses research about meaning and how individuals derive and experience it. A study involving 154 students averaging age 25 asked about a recent purchase made to make themselves feel better or happy. They were asked to compare a tangible material object such as a car or clothes with an experiential intangible purchase, such as a movie or vacation. While both types of purchases will create good feelings initially, it was the experiential purchase that had the longer lasting impact:

Psychological research suggests that, in the long run, experiences make people happier than possessions. That’s in part because the initial joy of acquiring a new object, such as a new car, fades over time as people become accustomed to seeing it every day, experts said. Experiences, on the other hand, continue to provide happiness through memories long after the event occurred.

You can read the entire article to find out more about the specifics of the study and other things discovered about the difference between acquiring objects and experiences. From my perspective, the big difference is that people derive meaning from their experiences in a way they cannot from tangible possessions. So the next time I’m asked to explain what I mean by delivering meaning to the user community, a reference to this research may be helpful. Experiences, good and bad, are memorable. When we create better library experiences for our users we are, in a sense, giving them some happiness they’ll keep with them long after their physical or virtual library interaction comes to an end.

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Steven Bell is currently Associate University Librarian for Research and Instructional Services at Temple University, and was previously Director of the Library at Philadelphia University. Steven is the author of two regular columns published by Library Journal, From the Bell Tower and Leading From the Library. With John Shank he is co-founder of the Blended Librarians Online Learning Community. Bell and Shank are also authors of the book Academic Librarianship by Design. Bell's latest book is Crucible Moments: Inspiring Library Leadership. More information is found at his website.

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Athony (tony) Covino Jr

Here it is 2017 and mr. Covino still owes child support of $22,000 he has paid $62 in 5 months, he tells people still to this day that he is a good father but hasn’t seen his son but a handful of times never bought him a Christmas present never sends his son a card nothing. Yes he is still telling people that I will not let him see his son and that is the truth because his alcohol and drugs are priority to him being a father. He has been in contempt I can’t even count how many times any longer, Tony will come up with every excuse in the book not to pay child support for his son. Tony keeps bouncing from house to house so he can avoid paying child support he has not filed taxes since 2013 he has moved many many times I can’t keep track of him Tony will work under the table just to avoid paying any type of child support for his one and only child, Tony will date older women only because they will support him. He tells people in the court systems that he has cancer and he’s dying just to avoid paying child support which is not true he does not have cancer. So if you deadbeat scumbag or you’re dating him don’t fall for his b******* and lies that he takes care of his child. Sorry no picture of him we haven’t seen him in that long and also I really don’t want one. The sad part of this whole story is I had to tell my son that his father is dead because he kept crying and asking why his dad hated him so much and why he never saw him or talk to him or anything. Tony thinks that he’s hurting me by not paying his support or seeing his child but in reality the only person he is hurting is his child. Sorry this is the only picture I could find the rat in the cage is him and the cat is child support . Child support will catch up with him eventually.

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By The Power Of Grayskull !

"In today's story, Deadpan Flook discovered that some fans have decided to be awesome and create a beat-em-up based on Masters Of The Universe! Many actual companies have tried to create games based on He-Man before, but they have all failed to capture the feeling of the original show...Well now we all fail sometimes, but we should never be afraid to try again. And we should always keep believing in ourselves. As the old saying goes 'if at first you don't succeed, try try again.' Until later, bye."

You can get the playable demo here.......and read more about how it came to be here!

And to celebrate, let's listen to the He-Man single by Masters Of  The Universe!

  1. Never liked the cartoon, even as a youngster, but they DID have some good characters (and toys too!). That game looks alright, mind...

    1. I really liked the cartoon, despite knowing at the time it was a bit rubbish....kind of the same with the toys! I've yet to get the game working on this PC, so can't comment yet with regards to its greatness...just thought the idea was good and that I should let the world know of its existence! ;)


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Monday, July 13, 2009

Ramah, again.

Mom is going to pick you up at camp this weekend. This is the first time I am going to miss this treat. I just started a new job and I'm not ready to take off a Friday just yet. It is probably better this way. I'd only be bugging you to pose for pictures with your friends.

Sorry I took so many at the airport. I guess I wanted to have some recent ones to remember you by. Or maybe I want to document how long your hair gets.

You've done a pretty admirable job avoiding the cameras at camp as well.

Love you.

Save the World

Jack, this is a little old, but deserving of being on here. We had some "fits and starts" to getting your graduation speech ready. It wasn't until Big Michael came by for dinner one night when he gave you an idea that helped make this happen. He said, "just talk about what you want to talk about." So you ditched the whole, "I remember in kindergarten, blah, blah, blah" thing and wrote about saving the world.

Here it is.

A lot of my classmates are going to talk about this school, but I’m going to talk about something different, something bigger. I’m talking about tikun olam. Tikun olam means repairing the world.

There is argument on what this means, but I believe it’s a call to action in order to save the environment. You can help in your home by reducing, reusing, recycling, and rethinking. Rethinking means using a used think for a new purpose, like a milk carton flower pot, or something. Of course you could just get fluorescent bulbs. You can help in your community by telling others, picking up litter etc.

And you can help the whole world by going to rallies, sending letters to congressmen, and donating to charities. Of course, I’m not saying that you have to do this, but if you feel as strongly about our world as I do don’t be afraid to help out.

We were very proud to be your parents that day - and every day since. Oh, and you looked incredibly handsome in your suit.


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Wednesday, May 30, 2007

Gloomy days

I feel so tired. All the energy has flow to my paid job that slowly dragging my attention from other thing. Sometime i wonder what is the priority in life? huh... live to work or work to live? The only good thing that happen last week is another one of the few plants from my husband US seed has bloomed.I think this flower is the prettiest among those which has bloom.So far only 4 out of 6 has bloomed.Have a look on the picture. It is know by the scientific name coreopsis tinctoria. the common name is golden tickseed or some call it calliopsis.The flower last quiet long. It can still beautifully bloom for more than 2 weeks.Seed is produced from the dried flower.It is an annual plant and will flowering between june to september.

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I really love the color and shape...savy...:)

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October 27th, 2011 / / categories: What's Up /

Firebrick, Charmi’s pet cactus and Deep Oldies mascot, was found recently in the station hallway, doing the limbo with Gary Laatsch and pet penguin Buddy. Thank you, Brian Brooks, for providing proof!!!

Firebrick Doing The Limbo!!!

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Saturday, January 7, 2017

Going down the only roads we've ever known

History continued to repeat itself Thursday night, when the Flying Dutchmen authored perhaps the worst performance of the Joe Mihalich Era in a 62-54 loss to James Madison at the Arena. What this familiar defeat lacked in sudden misery — though if Dixon were a member of the Dukes, he probably would have hit a 10-pointer at the buzzer to account for the final score — it had in vague feelings of impending, nearing-the-precipice doom.

The loss Monday was the third true buzzer-beating defeat of the Defiantly Dutch Era. (A stunningly low number, no?) The first two — in 1995-96 and 2012-13 — yielded season-crushing collapses, though “cause and effect” can really only be argued with the first one.

Jay Wright’s second team had won four of its last five to improve to 7-7 overall and 4-4 in the North Atlantic Conference (that name will stick, I’m sure of it) when Northeastern handed the Flying Dutchmen (that name will stick, I’m sure of it) a 71-68 loss. That defeat began a nine-game losing streak for the Dutchmen and a season-ending stretch in which they lost 11 of the final 13 games I covered as a collegian.

Seventeen years later, the Dutchmen were going nowhere long before Frantz Massenat’s half-courter through a double team gave Drexel a 55-52 win. That expulsion-ravaged team was already 5-13 overall and had already endured an eight-game losing streak. But still, any flicker of hope the Dutchmen had at 2-3 entering the Drexel game disappeared as they went 2-12 the rest of the way.

A possible hangover from Monday was on my mind most of the day Thursday — and clearly on the minds of the Dutchmen, who lacked any confidence or urgency aside from reserves Justin Wright-Foreman, Jamall Robinson and Hunter Sabety. The Dutchmen were at a plus-6 when those three were on the court together and minus-14 the rest of the time.

The fog with which the Dutchmen played reminded me of the nadirs of Tom Pecora’s final two seasons at the helm. The loss Thursday was a particularly timely reminder of the first week of January 2009, when the Dutchmen trailed Drexel wire-to-wire in a 63-56 loss on Jan. 3 before going to Boston and getting throttled by Northeastern, 73-50, two days later.

Not a single Dutchmen scored in double figures in the latter game — the first and only time it happened in Pecora’s head coaching tenure. On Thursday — exactly eight years later — the Dutchmen were limited to one player in double figures (who else but Wright-Foreman) for the first time since Jan. 2, 2014, early in Mihalich’s first season.

Against Northeastern, Pecora opened most timeouts by huddling with his assistants, away from players, as if he had no idea what to tell them. That game ended with a spate of backups, including walk-on David Vallins, on the court.

On Thursday, Mihalich stalked to half court with his hands covering his face before a timeout in the second half. He spent much of the final 20 minutes walking up and down the bench, looking for answers that weren’t there. And while he didn’t dip into the walk-ons for the final moments Thursday, he did deviate from his script by subbing in Wright-Foreman, Robinson and Sabety far earlier in the second half than usual.

The Northeastern loss represented the start of the worst slump ever experienced by then-sophomore Charles Jenkins, whose 1-of-9 effort against the Huskies began a five-game stretch in which he was just 13-of-59 from the field. I have been thinking of the struggling Jenkins while watching Rokas Gustys — who made more free throws (two) than field goals (one) against James Madison — scuffle for touches over the last three games, during which he’s 5-of-13.

The loss to Northeastern dropped the Dutchmen to 1-2 in the CAA — the same record the Dutchmen have through three games this season. Eight years ago today, the Dutchmen briefly stopped the skid with a 66-61 win over Delaware in which Jenkins shot 4-of-24 (!!!), though they lost the next two games (to VCU and Drexel) to fall to 2-4 in league play.

The Dutchmen began turning their season around Jan. 17 by upsetting previously unbeaten Northeastern at the Arena. They ended up winning nine of their final 12 CAA games and missed out on a top-four seed and a bye by a tiebreaker.

At this point, with the Dutchmen beginning a three-game road trip today at defensively dominant Charleston before heading to Elon and defending champion UNC Wilmington, they’d gladly take a 2-4 record heading into a two-game homestand that begins Jan. 19. The second game in a two-game homestand two weeks from now? Currently unbeaten Northeastern.

And if bottoming out for the Dutchmen doesn’t occur at 2-4? That would be reminiscent of 2010, when a team lacking any four-year seniors missed a chance to open CAA play at 2-0 when it led all game before falling to William & Mary, 48-47, on what I can only presume was a 55-footer at the buzzer by junior Daniel Dixon.

The Dutchmen were 2-2 after four games before a five-game losing streak in which they were outscored by a whopping 62 points and had the score run up on them by Jaime Larranaga. (Good times!!!!) That funk had everything: Lineup changes by Pecora, our guy Corny Vines getting tossed out of practice and even Pecora showing up to a press conference sans players and questioning their effort following the George Mason debacle.

“I’m not into feeling sorry for myself, I’m not into feeling sorry for them,” Pecora said. “They’ve got scholarships here. It’s $50,000 a year to come be a college basketball player. It’s a wonderful life. And you’re asked to play hard when you get on the floor, work hard in the classroom and behave like a gentleman when you’re off the court. It’s not that much to do. There’s guys who would give their left arm to do that.”

Mihalich was accompanied by Wright-Foreman on Thursday, when the head coach criticized or referenced the Dutchmen’s lack of toughness more than a dozen times. And as much as Mihalich likes a set lineup, he acknowledged he’d consider all options during what he expected to be a sleepless night.

“They’re bigger, stronger, tougher, more physical,” Mihalich said. “We’re just — we’re none of those things right now.”

An unrelenting schedule could put the Dutchmen in the type of seemingly unrecoverable hole they fell into seven years ago. But the 2009-10 Dutchmen, went 8-1 in the second half of the CAA schedule — a run sparked by resounding, point-differential-helping, got-Benny-Moss-fired 93-54 win over UNC Wilmington— to finish with a 10-8 record and came within a whisker of advancing to the CAA semifinals.

So if this all feels familiar, it should. But history suggests the Dutchmen will not be as bad as they looked Thursday, that Gustys is going to come out of his slump, that a team lacking a true four-year senior but loaded with players who are college basketball veterans is going to play much better at some point. It just may not happen as fast as we, or they, would prefer.

“I wish I could say ‘here’s what we’re going to do,’” Mihalich said Thursday night. “I don’t know. It takes some soul searching here. The guys in the room are going to have to do that too. The players are going to have to decide they don’t like this. I know how I feel/ My only prayer for the night: They feel the same as me, they’re as angry as I am, that they’re as frustrated as I am and want to do something about it. I know I want to do something about it.”

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Tuesday, February 14, 2012

23 February 2012: Cooperative Provision of Indivisible Public Goods

Pierre Dehez
University of Louvain

A community faces the obligation of providing an indivisible public good that each member is able to provide at a certain cost. The solution is to rely on the player who can do it at the lowest cost with due compensations from the other players. We model this problem as a cost sharing game. It turns out to be a kind of reverse airport game whose core has a regular structure. This is the main result of the paper. It enables an easy calculation of the nucleolus that defines compensations that are more appropriate than those derived from the Shapley value. Furthermore, they correspond to the solution derived from the auction procedures proposed by Kleindorfer and Sertel (1994).

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If you buy organic milk and produce, doesn’t it make sense to buy organic wine? Not for oenophiles who’ve turned sour grapes after tasting a glass that had oxidized or spoiled—usually due to a lack of added sulfite preservatives, which are prohibited by USDA organic regulations. “Fifteen years after the first organic wines came out, we are still trying to get that bad taste out of people’s mouths,” says Paolo Bonetti, president of Boulder, Colorado–based distributor Organic Vintners. Bonetti and others advocate a shift in USDA organic regulations allowing wines made from 100 percent organic grapes to be marketed as organic. Here’s what to know before buying.

  • USDA Certified Organic wines have improved vastly, according to Edward Field of Natural Merchants, a Grants Pass, Oregon–based distributor that introduced the first certified organic Spanish and Italian wines to the U.S. market this year.
  • If you’re not allergic to sulfites, you may be best off choosing wines labeled “made with organic grapes.” These don’t boast the USDA’s green and white seal but do provide the same vibrant, high-quality organic fruit in a more consistent and stable vintage, says Bonetti. (A European study showed wine made with conventional grapes contains pesticide residues.) From an environmental standpoint, organic cultivation methods are naturally better, of course.
  • Your wine may be anonymously organic. Napa Valley’s Hall winery owns six certified organic vineyards but doesn’t include the term on labels because market research shows today’s wine consumers aren’t paying a premium for organic wine. “The industry has done a very good job of confusing our customers,” says Mike Reynolds, Hall president. “You have different producers promoting different things.” (To learn more about a vineyard’s cultivation methods, check its website.)
  • Sustainability matters, too. In California and Oregon, nonprofit groups now certify vineyards and wineries that meet energy, water, and packaging criteria to reduce their carbon footprint. “There has been a lot of interest in sustainability in the wine industry going back ten years—before other agricultural sectors,” says Ann Thrupp, PhD, director of sustainability at Fetzer Vineyards in California.


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Monday, July 1, 2013

One BEST SELLER Leads to Another!

#12 Amazon Top Seller!
FAERIE has hit the top lists again! Yesterday Amazon featured FAERIE as a Kindle Daily Deal, with a one day reduced price of $.99. By midnight my lovely gal had reached her highest point ever on the Amazon rankings- #12. And here I had merely hoped she'd reach the Top 100! Currently she's the #1 Historical Romance, #1 Fantasy Romance and #1 Paranormal Romance. And not only that, I've been propelled into the Top 100 Authors list, currently at #38.

Don't blink. It could all go away just that fast.

Yet, Amazon is not through with me for this cycle of promo. Today FIRE DANCE began a feature in a different promo: for one month, FD will be featured among the 100 books under $3.99, now called the Kindle Monthly Deal. Already it has climbed significantly in ranking.

But how well will this promotion work in comparison with the one-day-only, shooting-star approach? And how much will this month's promo capitalize on past promo?

Last month, and back into May, both FIRE DANCE and LOKI'S DAUGHTERS were featured in other promotions. I think this is part of the current success of FAERIE. And this might explain why it's important for authors to find visibility not just for their books but for themselves.

Well, folks, I have to say that Amazon and Montlake really keep me hopping and my head spinning, and there's no doubt their promo is very effective. While as an indie author I do love the independence and control over my books and career, there are just some things I can't do, people I can't reach on my own. Some indie authors have done promo extremely well, while I've merely done it well. It's Amazon and Montlake that have capitalized on my endeavors and got my books in front of readers I could never have reached. And I love sales. So I also love offering my books to readers at a sale price.

Now back to the cave. LADY WICKED is in its last editing, and due for release, ASAP!

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Category Archives: Montreal Canadiens

Bobblehead Blues

They came in a couple of different sizes, with the one I have (below) being about five inches high while a rarer version stands more than six inches.

As you can see by the ad, they could be ordered, but I think many kids also had their dads buy them at big league rinks. At least that’s what I did, at Maple Leaf Gardens all those years ago. A nice Habs one which I ended up breaking because, after all, I was a kid.

It was a bummer that I broke it and I made sure I got another one, although it took about 50 years.

And yes, they’re worth slightly more than a $1 now.

Tough Night For Roger

Roger Leger, who was in the running to replace Dick Irvin as coach of the Canadiens, a job Toe Blake was eventually given, also managed to get his bridgework stuck in his throat one night against Detroit in 1948 which caused the team to lose the game.

The Canadiens were winning by one goal late in the game and as the puck came back to Leger on the blueline from a faceoff, Ted Lindsay rammed his elbow into Leger’s mouth, forcing the guy’s bridgework down his throat. Leger left the puck sitting there as he choked and panicked and skated for the bench and a Detroit player grabbed the puck and tied the score.

Soon after, the Wings popped the winner.

Toe’s Place

I took this photo years ago:

You were served your cold quarts of beer by middle-aged men in white shirts, at plain tables with ashtrays and cigarette burns, with nice, big artwork of different Canadiens’ players lining the walls. A thick haze of smoke filled the air, and people huddled at tables, talking Habs and solving world problems.

Except for the pictures on the walls, it could’ve been just another plain and slightly rundown beer parlor in any town or city, filled mostly with men who took their drinking and hockey seriously.

But of course it wasn’t just any old tavern. It was Toe Blake Tavern on Ste Catherine St. in Montreal, where many went before the short walk to the Forum to see the big game.

Sometimes Toe himself would be there, although I never saw him. My buddy Ed Wolk did, though. And the pictures on the wall? Apparently they’re safe and sound at Toe’s son Bruce’s place.

Toe Blake Tavern opened in 1952 and closed in 1983.

Don’t Mess With Rocket

Hall of Famer Tom Johnson, who toiled on the blueline for the Canadiens from the late 1940s to the early 1960s, told the Montreal Gazette back in 1996 about the time a group of Habs shaved Rocket Richard’s chest during a train trip. “He was a strong guy and it took eight of us to hold him down,” Johnson said. “But he got his revenge while we were sleeping the next night. He took one shoe from each of us and threw it off the train. We arrived in Montreal and it was snowing – and here we were walking through the station with one shoe each.”

Doing the Magazine Shuffle

I used to work for BC Ferries and every so often a tractor-trailer driver, on his way on or off the ferry, would slow down and hand me his copy of Canadiens magazine.

This trucker and I kind of bonded back then, not only because we were both Habs fans, but also because for 20 years while living in Ottawa and Calgary, I too had driven semis for a living.

From one of the magazines my friend had handed me, certain Habs, including Carey Price, Max Pacioretty, and Tomas Plekanec, who were with the team in 2011 of course,  were asked who (girlfriends and wives excluded) would they want as their arm candy on a red carpet kind of evening.

It’s also kind of fun to see the other names.

So who would they want as their dates?

Jaroslav Spacek said Britney Spears.

Mike Cammalleri said either Eva Mendes or Shakira.

Max Pacioretty, Tom Pyatt, Carey Price, and PK Subban said Megan Fox.

Yannick Weber said Charlize Theron.

Tomas Plekanec said Jennifer Aniston.

David Desharnais said Halle Berry.

And Benoit Pouliot, Hal Gill, Alexandre Picard, and Alex Auld said Mom.

When I look at these, I’m on the same page with Weber (Charlize Theron), and Desharnais (Halle Berry). Although I like the mom choice too.

Below- my choices – Charlize and Halle. When I own the team they’ll be invited to my private box so I can teach them about bodychecking.

Muzz’s Thoughts

When Jacques Plante decided to wear a mask so he’d still have his nose, teeth, and eyesight like other people, hockey’s movers and shakers at the time weren’t thrilled with the idea.

Coach Toe Blake grudgingly went along with it as long as Plante continued to play well, which Plante did, but others voiced strong opposition to this new development.

For instance, Muzz Patrick, then general manager of the New York Rangers, spoke up:

“Our game has as greater percentage of woman fans than any team sport I know. I’m talking about real fans – ones who give you the scoring averages and the All-Star lineups. Those woman fans want to see men, not masks. They want to see the blonds, the redheads – and the bald spots. That’s why I’m against helmets and masks. They rob the player of their individuality.
We start out with goalies wearing masks. Every club has a defenceman or two who goes down to smother shots. Soon they’ll want masks. All the forwards will wear helmets. The team will become faceless, headless robots, all of whom look alike to the spectators. We can’t afford to take that fan appeal away from hockey.”

Below, Muzz Patrick posing for his Beehive photo during his playing days. He had a fine head of hair, kept nice because of no helmet of course.

Oh Well, Habs

On January 7, after the Canadiens had won two straight, the numbers came out in various places that said the team would need to go 26-11-3 for the remainder of the season to hit 95 points, which could possibly give them a playoff berth.

Since then, they’ve won two and lost six (2-4-2).

Bobby Hab

If there’s one thing that would cause smoke to billow from Bruin fans’ heads, it would be the idea of Bobby Orr in a Habs uniform. That would just suck.

So several years back I emailed my multi-talented stepson in St. Petersburg, Russia and asked him if he could put Bobby in Habs colours.

Here’s what he sent. And Bobby, dream all you want, but you can’t have number four. It’s taken.

Now That’s a Sweater

This little card is an ad for a dinner and auction sponsored by Classic Auctions in February of 2008 in support of the Jean Beliveau Foundation, which helps disabled children throughout the province of Quebec.

I have a bunch of old Canadiens sweaters from years gone by, mostly children sizes, and at one time I had about 15 of them. But I’m now down to 6. It’s sort of a childhood memory thing.

The one the boy in the picture is wearing is the type I’ve been looking for, for a long time.

For me, this is the Holy Grail of Habs kids sweaters. It’s from the days when Morenz, Joliat, Mantha, and Hainsworth took to the ice. It also predates the era of Roch Carrier’s “The Hockey Sweater” by about 20 years.

In the back recesses of my mind I seem to think that I found out who this kid was when I was working at Classic Auctions several years ago. I’m unclear, but I’ll keep thinking about it. At least until I can’t remember what I was trying to remember, which could be soon.

He could’ve been the mascot, or the coach’s son, or the stickboy. Whatever he was, he was a lucky kid.

Maybe that’s him in the middle of the 1926-27 Habs.


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Before we begin... I want to remind you that TUTORIAL TIPS AND TIDBITS goes live at 8:00 tonight.  Share your DYI'S, tips and any tidbit you want to show us and show off! See you then!

What's a girl to do when she wants a pair of euro shams to match the curtains she just made?

Make them herself... of course! And that is just what I did!

If you can sew a straight line, you can make pillow shams. And I'll show you how...

Making a patterned euro sham is just a little trickier than a solid one.  BUT you can do it... I did! And believe me I am not a seasoned seamstress!

Here are a couple of things you will need to think about when making a patterned euro sham.
Each pair of pillow shams uses 2 ~ 30 x 30 inch pieces of fabric and 4 ~ 17 x 30 inch pieces of fabric.
You will need to buy more fabric than that because you will want the pattern of your fabric to be centered on your sham and you will want them to match.

 You will also have to "match" the patterns on the back of the sham with the opening. There was quite a bit of fabric waste on my pillow shams as the repeat of the motif was 27 inches!

BUT, it is so worth it! I have a set of designer euro shams that match my curtains!

Let's get started...

StoneGable Euro Sham Tutorial

This makes ONE 28 inch square Euro Sham. Double the instructions to make 2 euro shams.

Cut 1 piece of fabric 30 x 30. Make sure to center the design in the middle of the material.

Cut 1 piece of fabric 30 x 17 . If you are working with a pattern, make sure the pattern is where you want it on the pillow.

 Fold over the 30 inch center edge 1/2 inch and 1/2 inch again and sew to secure.

Cut another piece of fabric 30 x 17 matching the pattern on the fabric to the other 30 x 17 inch piece.

 Pin it to make sure it lines up properly.  Just to double check, I pin the pillow top together with the pillow back panels before going any further.

If everything lines up perfectly, sew the inside seam of this 30 x 17 inch piece.

Fold over 1/2 inch and 1/2 inch again. Sew to secure.

Now it's time to sew your pillow together.  Repin your pillow back center seams together matching the pattern, making sure your pillow back measures 30 x 30.

Lay the pinned pillow back RIGHT SIDE UP on a flat surface. Lay the pillow front WRONG SIDE UP on top of the pillow back. Pin together.

I am not a fan of what I call French Bulldog Corners (however I love real French Bulldogs!). Some homemade pillows have corners that spike up like the ears of a French Bulldog! They are a tale-tell sign of  a novice seamstress. And they are so easy to fix!

With just a few measurements and a couple of drawn lines you can have professional tapered corners!

Here's how...

1 ~2. This is to be done on all corners... measure and mark 3 inches on each side of a corner

3~4 Measure and mark 1 inch one each side of a corner

5. Draw a live between the 3 inch mark on one side to the 1 inch  mark of the other side.

6. Do the same with the remaining two marks.

Measure and mark all 4 corners.

7. This will be your sewing guide.

 Using a 1/2 inch seam allowance, sew up the outside edges of the euro sham. When you get to the corners follow the lines you marked.

8. Cut off excess and clip corners.

Look at these pretty corners!!! Easy!

I just found out that you can also purchase a little template that will make tapered corners on your pillows. Just thought you should know!

Press seams and iron the pillow sham.  With right sides out, sew a 1 inch seam around the outside of the euro sham. This will make the flange.

Iron the sham and stuff them with a Euro Pillow insert. I recommend POTTERY BARN PILLOW INSERTS. They are rather inexpensive and are wonderfully pouffy!

Here is a tiny glimpse at the Gable Room...  The curtains and the pillow shams add a splash of subtle color and warmth to this antique feminine room.

Come back on Saturday and I will tell you about the Gable Room Bed!

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Dharma Moon

The moon does not fight.
It attacks no one.
It does not worry.
It does not try to crush others.
It keeps to its course,
but by its very nature, it gently influences.
What other body could pull
an entire ocean from shore to shore?
The moon is faithful to its nature,
and its power is never diminished.

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Wednesday, May 29, 2013

woyww - early morning prep

Happy 4th anniversary to all the fun woyww's who take part.

My desk is full of ATC's all ready to be sent to far flung places via Australia Post and a little ATC parcel to mark the occasion.  My kindle is on the desk waiting for me to finish the tasks and on the right I have some mail to open from the UK.  I think there are some very organised woyww's.

My art workshop is on this weekend and if I paint anything half decent I will post a pic.  Have a lovely woyww courtesy of Julia.

  1. Those ATCs are looking bright and breezy! I am enjoying all the love and happiness on the desks this morning..thank yu for all the fab comments and support over the past years!
    Happy 4th WOYWW!
    Hugs, LLJ 9 xx

  2. You are looking very organised there, Sandra. Enjoy your paint workshop and we definitely want to see what you create. I love your artwork.
    Happy WOYWW and thanks so much for all your lovely comments every Wednesday I really appreciate all your support.
    Hugs Lisax

  3. It's all looking very organised and the ATC's look fab!! Happy 4th WOYWW Anniversary! Annette #2

  4. Those ATCs look amazing.
    Happy 4th brithday celebrations....long may it last.
    Annie x # 5

  5. Hi Sandra very organised space. I am looking forward to receiving one of those ATC's . I cannot seem to get your email to send you my address - probably me but could you email me and then I will send it to you. Anne x #84

  6. That's very organised busyness. Your ATCs are lovely. Happy WOYWW

  7. It’s amazing that the internet can bring together so many likeminded people and I’m grateful that WOYWW has also brought along so many new friends, thanks to Julia.

    Your desk is looking very organised this week and the ATC’s look amazing.

    If you Email me with your details I’ll get your ATC in the post to you.

    Enjoy your Wednesday snooping on this very special Day
    Happy Crafting!
    Sue @82

  8. Your desk is looking good today (not that it doesn't other days).
    Thanks for visiting me earlier and a Happy WOYWW 4th Birthday.
    Hugs, Neet xx 1

  9. Your desk is looking very organised (as usual). And the ATCs look good! I will tell you all about the linking "disaster" when I see you :)
    Can't wait to see what you do at the workshop!
    RosA (39)

  10. Lovely ATCs there Sandra!! Happy 4th WOYWW x Jo

  11. Hi Sandra. I'm so pleased Julia's blog brought us all together. Your desk looks great in celebration of the 4th anniversary celebrations. Jo x

  12. I love your ATCs, and your whole desk looks great.

    Happy anniversary,
    Love Rachel #48

  13. Happy, happy 4th. Neat looking desk, love the looks of it this morning and all the pictures behind on the wall and look at all those ATCs. Have a fun couple of days visiting everyone! Hugs. #48

  14. Some super ATCs ready for the off there. Thanks for visiting me today BJ#76

  15. Wonderful ATCs and great working space.
    Krisha #140

  16. Hi Sandra
    you have a great desk and some lovely ATC's there
    Wishing you and everyone a Very Happy WOYWW today
    Ria #49

  17. I will send an ATC in exchange, but am not home at the moment, so it will take a little while
    Dx thanks for the comment....

  18. Lovely ATCs there and post your picture anyway, let us be the judge...most of us are so hard on ourselves! Thanks for the visit and happy WOYWW4

  19. Love the desk shot- and the Peacock feather. I have one in my room too- lots of people say they are unlucky, but I love mine.Look forward to seeing what you create, Have a great week, Hugs Shaz #150 xx

  20. Great looking desk and I love all the ATC you have out to view. I enjoy coming by and see what in the make on your desk! Thanks for sharing. Happy WOYWW 4th Anniversary. Have a great week. Vickie #14

  21. What a gorgeous looking desk full of gorgeous craft work! Thanks for sharing. Have a very happy 4th WOYWW birthday. Caro x (#67)

  22. Those atc look good . Happy 4th anniversary woyww & thanks for dropping by earlier. Jill #3

  23. Those are some adorable ATCs. I'm quite impressed, because mine were, for the most part, all the same.

    Happy WOYWW4 from # 17.

  24. G'day Sandra De
    thanks for dropping by my blog for WOYWW. Happy 4th WOYWW to you. What a lovely art space you that a large printers tray on your wall top left? I'm looking forward to what you pain in your class...I'm new to painting as I assumed I couldn't paint so never tried till 2 yrs ago. I've only painyed three small canvas works since I started but I love the whole process. Your ATC's look awesome too as does all the art work on your wall. Yes I'd love an ATC Sandra but I haven't made any so if you run out that's OK. Here is my address: Mrs A Husband, PO BOX 1251, Humpty Doo 0836, Northern Territory Australia...if it arrives after I leave to visit Mum forgive me in advance if I don't contact you again till I return :o)
    Annette In Oz #46

  25. Happy 4th ...what an organized desk ...your ATC's look fantastic ....wish I could get a close up. I hope ypu have fun at your work shop.xx71

  26. What fantastic ATC's! Wishing you a very happy (and belated) 4th WOYWW. Pam#33

  27. You look very organised yourself there Sandra, the atc look lovely and colourful. There's nothing better than being on the water! Perhaps apart from being in my craft room that is, lol! Thanks for stopping in.

    Brenda 120

  28. For 4 years now i've been dropping by,
    To view some desks and see what I can spy,
    Will it be a card, some stash or ATC,
    whatever it is, thanks for sharing it,
    Happy Belated WOYWW 4th Anniversary

    Hugz Minxy #60

  29. Such pretty Atc's I've slowly been making my way through the list :) Happy late WOYWW4 hugs Nikki 145

  30. Your ATC's look fantastic...I think you are looking pretty organized yourself!!!

    Great room...Happy belated WOYWW4


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Sunday, May 15, 2005

Poppy Seed Doughnuts

Poppy Seed Doughnuts (Adapted from EatingWell )

For the baking pans

nonstick spray
2 tablespoons granulated sugar

For the batter

1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup whole-wheat pastry flour
2 tablespoons poppy seeds, toasted
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 large egg
1 1/4 cups granulated sugar
3/4 cup plain yogurt
1/3 cup buttermilk
3 tablespoons canola oil
2 teaspoons fresh grated lemon zest
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

To prepare the pans

Coat a 6-well doughnut pan and a 12-well doughnut pan with nonstick spray. In the 6-well pan, sprinkle 1/2 teaspoon sugar into each well, shaking out excess when all are done. Repeat with 12-well pan, using 1/4 teaspoon in each well. If you don't have a doughnut pan, you could also use 2 6-well mini bundt pans.

To prepare the batter

In a large bowl, whisk together flours, poppy seeds, baking powder, baking soda and salt.

In a medium bowl, whisk egg until frothy. Add sugar, yogurt, buttermilk, oil, zest and vanilla - whisk until well combined. Pour into the dry ingredients and stir together just until combined.

If using the 6-well pan, spoon about 2 tablespoons of batter into each prepared well, smoothing the surfaces with your finger dipped in water. If using the 12-well pan, you'll need about a tablespoon or so - fill it with enough batter to come up almost to the top. Place the pans into the oven and bake until the tops spring back when touched lightly, about 8 to 12 minutes - smaller pans should only take about 5 to 7. Loosen edges and turn the doughnuts out onto a wire rack to cool.

Makes about 12 large doughnuts or a couple dozen if using the smaller pan.

Just found the recipe? Click here to see where we talked about it!

  1. I got one of those pans as a wedding gift because I'd registered for it, and promptly wondered when on earth I would make donuts. This recipe looks fantastic! It may be the recipe we christen the pan with :)

  2. Lauren - I hope you like them!

  3. I'm definitely going to have to try this in my mini donut pan. I tried the recipe that came with the pan, and it was just terrible. The donuts were very dense and not very flavorful.

  4. Thanks so much for making these, Joe! I have a mini-donut pan I've never used. Will print out this recipe today!

  5. these look yummy. I ll try them since i ve got a donut pan which i rarely used. Thanks for recipe. :-)

  6. Amber - Let us know what you think!

    Deb - I love the mini-sized ones!

    Snooky - Hope you enjoy!


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From Artworking to Web Design jobs

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January 15, 2018

London-based boutique investment firm MJS Capital is searching for a brilliant, hungry junior designer to join our fast paced team on a temporary contract. As the junior graphic designer you will be tasked with designing, updating and maintaining brochures, forms and other marketing materials we offer our investors. There may also be opportunity to work on projects for luxury lifestyle brand Tempus.

The ideal candidate will be highly organised, eager to work on projects both big and small, and maintain a fantastic eye of detail throughout. It’s a demanding but rewarding position, in which you will build on your design skills and experience to maintain the company’s design standards – and to develop them where necessary.

Key responsibilities:

• Liaising with Creative Director on all projects

• Design and maintain brochures, forms and other marketing material (all subject to different versions and changes)

• Assisting on design projects for affiliate business and brands where necessary

You will:

• Be proficient with Adobe suite, predominantly InDesign

• Have excellent organisation skills

• Be comfortable liaising with the MJS team and keeping on top of multiple changes

• Have the ability to be flexible in your design style, from corporate to creative

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A crowd-pleaser and fool-proof recipe that you can prepare with your little ones. This is the kind of dessert that will make you close your eyes and savour every spoonful. Just don't ruin it all by counting the calories though!

  • 500g 'Pan Di Stelle' biscuits
  • 400g jar Nutella
  • 500ml whipping cream
  • 50g icing sugar
  • 150ml milk
  • 1 small cup of coffee (optional)
  • Cocoa
  • Stars sprinkles

Beat the whipping cream with the icing sugar until nice and firm.

Dip the biscuits in the milk and coffee and line the base of a spring-form pan. Try to make a uniform layer and use any broken biscuits to fill in the gaps.

Melt the Nutella bain-marie or for a few seconds in the microwave and pour over the biscuits. Spread the Nutella so as to obtain a thin layer coating all the biscuits.

Scoop 1/3 of the whipped cream on top of the Nutella and spread evenly to cover the whole surface.

Cover with a layer of biscuits dipped in milk and coffee and top with another layer of Nutella and whipped cream.

Cover with the last layer of biscuits dipped in milk and coffee, Nutella and end with a nice layer of whipped cream.

Dust with a layer of cocoa powder and stars sprinkles. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours before serving.

Remove from the spring-form pan before serving. Grab a spoon and enjoy ;)

Note: I did not use a spring-form pan as I needed to transport the dish to the beach for a BBQ ;)

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World renowned DJ Tane Miller returns to his hometown after leaving when he was eighteen and never looking back. When he runs into his beloved childhood friend Giselle, his life takes a turn he could never have anticipated. Giselle Reece has been in love with Tane ever since she can remember. After learning her lesson the hard way, she realizes that Tane isn’t the man she once thought he was. When he reenters her life, desperate to make amends, Giselle needs to decide whether she can let down her guard and forgive the man she once adored, or is it time to finally let go? Tane must now fight for what he wants, even though he isn’t sure he deserves it. The only question is, will it be enough? Or is it too late for him to redeem himself?

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This is the developer site for the UnityPark Suite product family. Here you will be guided through the use of each of the products from a basic level on to more advanced techniques. You can browse the contents of the manual, which includes product descriptions and overviews, in the menu to the right. Please feel free to visit our user forum to make suggestions or report any problems that you encounter. There you can also ask any questions that you don't feel that the manual or API reference has answers for. Downloads are available on the download page.

As a complement to the manual, you can browse the full API listings of the different products in the API reference section.

UnityPark Suite is a complete network and back end system for developing multiplayer and MMO games in Unity. No matter what you wish to create, for any platform that Unity supports, from a seamless MMO to a simple co-op game, and everything in between - UnityPark Suite is specially engineered to take you there the fastest.

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If you would like to purchase an indie license (to qualify as indie you must have a yearly turnover of less than €100,000) please go to the UnityPark Store and purchase one from there. For more information about licensing and licenses for games that do not qualify as indie please contact sales@muchdifferent.com.

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Every component is transparently integrated in the Unity Engine and carefully tuned to create a smooth workflow. Every component is designed to make development fast and fun, and at the same time live up to the most extreme performance demands.

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Summer Bridge  is a six-week residential summer living and learning atmosphere for students transitioning from high school to college. Admission is available to any incoming first-year student who has never before attended college. However, the program is especially designed to promote Eastern Kentucky University vision as the School of Opportunity & its philosophy of college access. Academic, social, and financial programming provide enrichment to college freshmen who have not yet reached ACT or SAT subject score benchmarks in English, math, or reading and/or students who have high school GPAs that do not qualify for full Fall-semester admission to the University. The program is managed by the EKU Office of Academic Readiness, under the Office of Academic Affairs:

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Saturday, November 2, 2013

For those who know me, know that flowy dresses with a feminine edge and a bright colour palette outside of my usual black generally do not make the cut with my wardrobe choices. However this Wish   Petal Dress gave me the perfect opportunity to style an outfit out of my comfort zone, and finally giving me a reason to style these lace bunny ears.

I had so much fun, styling this number for the Wish style challenge that I think that being a "girly girl" and twirling around fields of grass, isn't that bad after all. Maybe a more colourful palette may just be a well needed change and just in time for summer!

Petal Dress: Wish Clothing // Lace Ears: Alannah Hill // Montana Hat: Lack of Colours // Earrings: Chanel // Ring: Camilla and Marc Triple Barrel Ring // Shoes: Tony Bianco Casanova Heels

A special thanks to Wish Clothing for including me in this style challenge and giving me a opportunity to discover a new side of my own style.

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Turbulent weather messes up plans

We are not having the best of weather this weekend! There was heavy rain in the small hours of Sunday morning and although it brightened up (temporarily) at breakfast time there was a quick return to the wet stuff allied to a very strong wind. All of this knocked my carefully laid plan for today sideways. I had arranged a walk for our local history group in the Minions area of Bodmin Moor led by Dave, a professional archaeologist and topographical historian, who I reckon understands the landscape of the area as well as anyone out there. But weather is absolutely critical at this location and what we have experienced today has certainly vindicated the decision to call off the walk first thing this morning. Now I used to be pretty lucky when organising outdoor events but seem to be jinxed regarding this particular walk - this is the third year of asking and each time it has been diabolical on the day! Previous to that, in 2006 it must have been, Dave led a walk in the same locality on what proved to be a perfect summer day weatherwise and this second walk was intended to complement the earlier one but I'm wondering if we will ever make it!

Just in case anyone might think I'm moaning I have to say that nobody is losing money on this postponement except perhaps 'The Hurlers Halt' at Minions where we would have enjoyed a cream tea. Contrast my situation say with those organising a village fete for good causes. If they have a washout then that can play havoc with their finances. So for me and fellow potential walkers a little frustration today but nothing worse.

Yesterday was again very breezy with some showers but luckily between 12.30 and 2.30 it was dry. Why those times so important? Well the 'Rubber Band' (formerly known as 'The Calstock Rubber Band' were in attendance at Morwellham Quay, the latter hosting a food and craft festival over the weekend. I would normally go there anyway to enjoy the music but out of the blue a few days before Rosie had popped the question "Would I like to play the tea chest double bass with the band?". Well "yes" and "thank you very much" after I had recovered from the shock. This 'instrument' is normally played by Mike but his job often precludes him from playing on a Saturday afternoon. Yours truly duly turned up with a red 'L' plate dangling around his neck and I have to say that I enjoyed the experience and am grateful for the rest of the band for accepting me!! I wouldn't for a moment judge my small contribution as being immaculate but I guess I had the advantage of being quite familiar with that part of their extensive repertoire that they played yesterday and this helped to settle my beginner's nerves! Although under a roof we were open to the elements on three sides and with the wind whistling through there was much use of clothes pegs to retain music to stands.

So a two hour slot for us in the festivities with a short refreshment break in the middle. But, and here is a problem I've noticed before, the time allocated to us meant that the first half was played to a very small audience and that it wasn't until we got into the second session that the numbers of listeners started to grow. The Rubber Band are really noted (unintentional pun) for their very lively bouncy music and it is always great to see audiences react to this. A good time had by all I reckon.

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Thursday, February 16, 2012

Dividend Increase: KO

One of my dividend-growth stocks, Coca-Cola (KO), increased its quarterly dividend by 8.5% today, raising the payment from $0.47 to $0.51 per share. This puts the company on track for its 50th consecutive year of dividend growth, which is a fantastic streak. Given that I own 30 shares of KO, my quarterly dividend increases from $14.10 to $15.30, which will add an extra $4.80 to my annual dividend income. This dividend increase also boosts my yield on cost over the 3% mark to 3.10%.

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Friday, August 12, 2011

Tough love, warm love and their imposters

One of the positive trends I've noticed in modern society is the increasing focus on doing a good job of parenting. The old 'children are to be seen, not heard' days seem to be well behind us which is a good thing. My husband and I have chosen not to have children but almost all of our friends chose differently. So I get to observe the many different attitudes and approaches that people take and I've paid attention to the same in people I meet through business, sport and other endeavours.

An issue that has arisen for me as I've done this, is whether there is any place for 'tough love'. I want to be very clear what I mean by that because I think it can be understood in different ways. What I mean is letting people we care about deal with difficulty as a source of learning. I don't mean the following non-loving routines - let's call these tough love imposters:
  • being tough with people as the norm, or because we are too uncomfortable with being softer or kinder
  • being tough with people because 'that's the way we were treated and so why should anyone else (e.g. the next generation) have it easy?'
  • the 'sink or swim' strategy where we give the learner no assistance with the learning process, they are just left to either make it or not, and if they don't, well, they're left to deal with the consequences because 'that's life!'
My own upbringing contained a mixture of things including tough love as I've defined it and I think it has had some very positive effects. It taught me reponsibility, the valuing of and an appreciation for money and the freedom it offers, and a strong belief in cause and effect which is a foundational belief that underpins an achievement orientation (not achievement to please others but enjoyment of achievement) and the dharma itself.

However my upbringing also included the tough love imposters. These taught me to believe that when the chips are down no-one will want to help me (so I felt unsupported and un-cared for), to have a scarcity mindset that included the belief that I didn't deserve and would never have enough, and it caused me to be a very slow learner on some of life's important lessons because I often felt under threat and so was in ego-protection mode.

One of the things about tough love is that it doesn't have to be done coldly or impersonally. Indeed if we communicate about why we are doing it, we stay connected with them during the challenge, we offer ourselves as a sounding board, coach or advisor, and let the person know we believe they are up to the challenge, it can be a confidence building experience and a true form of love. If we think of love as the genuine care for one's wellbeing, this helps prepare the person for the challenges of life ahead, so it is indeed love. The net result is an increase in confidence and competence - what a gift!

I started this post talking about parents I've observed. One of the concerns I've had as I've done this observing is that many parents seem to be pushing the pendulum down the other end of the chamber where they do everything for their kids, pay for everything, let them live at home until they are in their 30s and get in and 'help' by solving their kids' problems. I imagine that seeing your kids suffer must be difficult; painful. Yet I can't help but think that this kind of behaviour is not love - it's not caring for their wellbeing because it is fostering an inability to deal with life themselves and a set of beliefs and expectations that are destined for a collision with the world outside the home.

At a business conference a few months ago I was talking to a fellow who would have been in his 50s. He has three 'children' all in their 20s. All of them live at home. None of them have driver's licences or cars of their own because their parents drive them where they want to go, none of them have jobs (one was studying a second degree, another was an 'artist', another was unemployed), and two of them had been on overseas holidays - paid for by Mum and Dad. If Mum and Dad were hit by a bus, these adults would be lost. They would need to learn how to take care of themselves in an awful hurry, under great stress, with little confidence in their own competence and having probably learnt some unhelpful expectations from life which would make that learning more difficult.

While this example might be an extreme, I see smaller examples of it everywhere. From letting children interrupt adult conversations at whim to allowing them to have everything their hearts desire, to giving a teenager money without ever having to earn it, to always letting kids win games, to removing or chasing away a child's conflicts to prevent them from being upset. I'm not suggesting for a minute that we don't try and help; I'm suggesting that the way of helping that is truly loving is to let them feel the heat and help them learn to deal with it, rather than shielding them from the heat so that when they do eventually venture into the big wide world, they are not shocked and overwhelmed.

At some point, almost all of us have to learn that we need to take responsibility for our lives if we also want freedom. We have to learn that self esteem is largely earned, we have to learn to be competent, that acting aggressively and avoiding conflicts have negative effects that usually come back to bight us, and that we are not the centre of the universe. There are many other things too, but parents who are unwilling to let their children suffer are shielding them from these important lessons - which means they will learn them later in life, when they are surrounded by a world that is much less likely to take care with how it teaches them. Or they won't learn them and they will suffer even more.

And why? Because the parent doesn't want to suffer the pain of seeing the child suffer. While that's understandable and worthy of compassion, it's not love, it's aversion to pain. In a way it's saying 'let's avoid both of us suffering now, so that you can do it alone when I'm gone'. Another motivation I've seen is from parents who seem to need the approval of their children. So they try to make them feel good (never saying no, never insisting that they do things they don't want to do) in order to be liked and to avoid dealing with the pain of their own insecurity. Either way, it doesn't seem to me that it's all that loving as it's not directed at the wellbeing of the child - their momentary happiness perhaps, but not their wellbeing past this moment. It's passing up an opportunity to support them through a lesson and leaving them to learn it themselves in what will likely be a much more difficult and less loving circumstance. Perhaps we could call these 'warm love imposters' (I've often heard of such things referred to as the 'near enemy' - e.g. it looks/sounds a bit like the real thing but is in fact something inimical to it).

So I guess I'm making the case for the importance of tough love amidst plenty of warm love, and to be wary of tough love imposters and warm love imposters which are two different means of avoiding some fear by dressing it up as love. The Buddha's first noble truth is that there is dukkah (suffering, angst, stress, unease etc.) and the imperative is to get to know it. Tough love can actually help us prepare our kids for this truth and its implications. The imposters are forms of clinging and aversion that cause more dukkah (second noble truth). Some possible questions to help ascertain if it's an imposter:

For warm love imposters:
  • is this course of action preventing them from learning something important about cause and effect?
  • if I said no to what they are asking of me, how would I feel? Why? Have I got some fear around saying no or refusing to rescue them?
  • if I let them take the painful option, could I be with them during the experience to help them learn? If not, why not?
  • if this person/child was angry at me for a period of time, could I handle that? If not, why not?
  • is it important for me to be seen to be helping/rescuing my child? If so, who is it that I think is watching/ noticing? And why do I want them to see?
For tough love imposters:
  • is there any room for this person to possibly doubt that I am supporting them through this difficulty, or that I support and care about them generally? If so, what can I do to reassure them?
  • do I give this person plenty of genuine warm love too? If not, how do I feel when I imagine doing that?
  • do they really need this lesson (e.g. do I already give it in many other ways) and could I let them off the hook sometimes (to teach them that life isn't ALWAYS hard)?
  • how can I deliver the message in a way that communicates my care for them?
  • What can I do along the way to show that I care for them?
  • How can I help them learn from this? (Remember, if they feel too unsafe, they are unlikely to learn well.)
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Gaia Herbs, Diet Slim, DailyWellness Herbal Tea, Caffeine-Free, 20 Tea Bags, 1.41 oz (40 g)

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  • Non-Stimulating
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Teas Which Honor Nature’s Purity, Integrity, & Potency

Gaia Herbs teas are all-natural herbal medicines, with each cup delivering a delicious taste experience as well as soothing support. We protect the potency and taste of our teas with foil-lined, flavor-seal pouches and protect our planet with tea bags tied without the use of staples or glues.

Teas are the most traditional way of taking herbal support. For decades, Gaia Herbs has been an industry leader, delivering herbal solutions for adults and children through capsules, liquid extracts, and syrups. For optimal support, combine this tea with Diet Slim vegetarian Liquid Phyto-Caps.

Longevity and vitality come naturally when your body is in a state of harmony. Gaia Herbs’ DailyWellness products promote optimal wellness by giving you the daily support you need.

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Maintaining a healthy weight can be a challenge, yet with regular exercise and a healthy diet, result can be achieved. Diet Slim Herbal Tea is a unique combination of herbs like Orthosiphon and Dandelion that support healthy weight management, based on traditional herbal use, by encouraging optimal fluid balance in the body. Licorice, Fennel and Spearmint give a soothing pleasant taste to the tea.

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Diet Slim Herbal Tea is produced in Tuscany, Italy by Aboca, the herbal supplement leader in more than 25,000 European pharmacies and health food stores since 1978. Gaia herbs’ partnership with Aboca is born from a mutual belief in sustainable product development, dedication to quality, and a deep respect for science and nature working in harmony.

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Adults pour one cup of freshly boiled water over tea bag and steep, covered, for 10 minutes. Drink daily, preferably in the morning.

If you have medical condition or take medications please consult with your doctor before using this product. Licorice should not be taken if you have kidney or liver disease, hypertension, edema or excessive potassium depletion. Not for use during pregnancy or lactation.

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Serving Size: 1 tea bag
Servings Per Container: 20 tea bags
Amount Per Serving % Daily Value
Calories 5
Orthosiphon leaf + (Orthosiphon spp.) 460 mg
Licorice root + (Glycyrrhiza glabra) 400 mg
Fennel fruit + (Foeniculum vulgare) 340 mg
Dandelion root + (Taraxacum officinale) 290 mg
Organic Spearmint leaf ♦ (Mentha spicata) 240 mg
Goldenrod aerial parts + (Solidago virgaurea) 200 mg
Dandelion root freeze dried extract + (Taraxacum officinale) 40 mg
Orthosiphon leaf freeze dried extract + (Orthosiphon spp.) 30 mg
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Sunday, September 9, 2012

Fall In To Fitness: Happy Hydration

Persistence can change failure into extraordinary achievement.-- Matt Biondi

We had a health fair at work this past week and I ended up spending most of the day at my booth (on heart health, awkwardly next to the chiropractors who I'm hoping didn't hear me refer to their 'weight loss enzyme/detox system' as crap, they also gave out free massages and for the record I do go to my chiropractor on a monthly basis).  I was pretty interested in a few things: 1.  Everyone one of my desk jockey coworkers was tired of being fat 2.  Everyone gave positive comments about the dietitians' booth. 3. Before I was volunteered to be the weigh-in go to person for our 'Biggest Loser' competition, we managed to have 3 different celebrations requiring cake and a lot of Mexican food (which resulted in my Saturday spend enjoying food poisoning).

I've also been completely unmotivated to blog in my spare time which is terrible but when you spend your days in front of a computer, one really doesn't need to waste additional time on Facebook just to see who's thinner (or who got fat), more successful, or who posts their entire life via Instagram (in not-so-smart phones we trust).

Back to my delightful food poisoning that has wrecked my weekend running plans and O.A.R./Sheryl Crow concert I was going to attend in Kent last night...as I was alternating between Pedialyte and fruit punch Gatorade, I began to wonder if any of this stuff was really helping me.  As much as I support Abbott products, Pedialyte is pretty terrible to gag down.  I basically spend the day in and out of consciousness and sleep with a terrible headache from caffeine deprivation debating if I walked into an Urgent Care if they would just give me what I want...an IV bag of electrolytes or as my nursing folk would say, 'a banana bag'.

The British Medical Journal recently published an article about sports drinks which is really worth a read.

"Disease mongering is a well documented phenomenon in healthcare, and Noakes suggests that industry has followed a similar pattern with dehydration and exercise.  'When industry wanted to sell more product it had to develop a new disease that would encourage people to overdrink,' he said adding: 'Here’s a disease that you will get if you run. Here’s a product that is going to save your life. That’s exactly what they did. They said dehydration is a dreaded disease of exercise.'"


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Do you know who the young girl is in the above yearbook photo? She was born in Mississippi but moved to Tennessee when she was in her teens. That's when she formed the band she now leads.

But the band looks a  lot different now than it did in 2005, when it released its debut album. Most of the of the other original members left the group, and she's carried on with a new batch of musicians.

Her band hasn't released an album since 2009, but its fourth album is due during the first quarter of 2013. But she's kept busy, recording a solo song for a soundtrack album and a duet with a rapper that was a huge, huge hit a couple of years ago.

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