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Sunday, August 25, 2013

The details of Black and White Pillow Gifts

Wow. It was great to get away. I love my retreat peeps, but I appreciate not sharing an internet connection with more than Bubba's devices!

My pillow gifts were put in a black and white bag, but I never got a picture, sorry. As soon as I saw the Modern Medley Designer Series Paper in the Idea Book and Catalog, I knew I wanted to use this as my theme for pillow gifts. I also knew I wanted to use Mason Jars with the straw toppers. I found the toppers online and ordered them. I saw repeatedly folks using cupcake liners as fun toppers, so I tried using my largest Circle Framelit and it worked!

I added a belly band of the Burlap Ribbon from the Holiday Mini Catalog and a Very Vintage Designer Button.

I used almost the whole pack of Modern Medley Paper by mixing and matching patterns as I felt inspired. Check out these candy toppers:
I used the Scallop Circle Bigz Die and the 2 1/2" Circle Punch for my layers. The Very Vanilla Layer was embossed with the Pretty Print Textured Impressions Folder. I embossed the Just For You from Label Love in black and punched it with the Artisan Label Punch. I added some Linen Thread. The candy was all black and white for fun.

I also found some black and white and gold sticky notes, so made a custom holder for them:
I cut and scored paper that was 8 1/2 by 5 3/4. I then scored at 3 3/4", 4, 7 3/4" and 8 inches. I added a little edge piece that I cut with the Adorning Accents Framelits. I added a strip of Basic Black for a trim. On the front, I added a Chalk Talk Framelit with a saying from the Feels Good Stamp set, which I used my Heat and Stick to adhere Black Glitter onto. Pretty cool effect, I'd say.

The final part of my gift was a 3x3 card that I used as a bag tag. I made 9 of them with a mix and match method:
I used Very Vanilla as the base with a Basic Black Mat. The Modern Medley Designer Paper is a 2 3/4" square with a Blossom Punch flower and another Very Vintage Designer Button for the middle with some more linen thread.

Want to join us next time? We are planning our Spring Retreat!
Happy Creativity!

Saturday, August 24, 2013

Black and White Pillow Presents!

Yippeeee! I'm at the Lily Ink Pad Retreat at the Over the River and Through the Woods Retreat Center. I've been busy getting ready this week--getting ready for retreat, getting ready for school, getting ready for a stamp sale. I have stamped and planned to blog, but a storm ruined that idea. Now, I'm able to show you the cool stuff I gave my Retreat Attendees:

Cool, huh?

More details tomorrow.

Happy Stamping!

Saturday, August 17, 2013

Undefined: Carve Your Own Stamps

I missed Thursday, but I am here today, even if it is late. I've been having fun stamping around getting ready for the school year and taking classes. I just haven't taken pictures of everything. But, I have finally finished editing my latest Lily Ink Pad Video!

If you can't see it in this post, you can click here to see it via YouTube.

Cool, huh?

The Undefined Stamp Carving is so incredibly fun. I like to doodle new ideas when I'm distracted during my classes. Here are the things I stamped that night I carved my stamps:

I love my new stamps!

You can order your own kit by visiting my website and clicking on SHOP NOW!

Tuesday, August 13, 2013

Sweater Weather Quilt Card Video Tutorial

Ready for the video of the Sweater Weather Quilt Card?

Just a reminder, here's the card:
Stamps: Truly Grateful
Paper: Sweater Weather Designer Series Paper, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White, Crushed Curry
Ink: Chocolate Chip
Accessories: Hexagon Punch, Adhesive Sheets, Burlap Ribbon, Chalk talk Framelits, Stampin' Trimmer

Ok, here's the video.

You can also watch it on You Tube Directly via this link.

Monday, August 12, 2013

Stampin' Addicts Fall Blog Hop Recap- Definitely Sweater Weather

Surprising, it is almost sweater weather here in Wisconsin this weekend--high of low 70's and lows in 40's at night. It feels good.

Today, I am going to post the recipes of my cards and projects from the blog hop and show you how I made the pouch. Tomorrow, I'll post the video of my Sweater Weather Quilt Card.

Deer Card:
Stamps: Remembering Christmas, Delightful Dozen
Paper: Sweater Weather Designer Series Paper, Chocolate Chip, Soft Sky, Whisper White, Crumb Cake
Ink: Chocolate Chip
Accessories: Big Shot, Chalk Talk Framelits, Woodgrain Embossing Folder, 7/16" Natural Trim, Candy Dots

This is a pretty straightforward card. Stamp. Layer. Embossing background. Stamp Tag. Add Ribbon. Add candy dots.

Stylin' Snowfolk Card

Stamps: Stylin Snowfolk
Paper: Sweater Weather Designer Series Paper, Soft Sky, Whisper White, Crumb Cake
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Soft Sky, Silver Encore
Accessories: Paper Snips, Stampin' Trimmer, Candy Dots
Remember how it opened up? I copied the measurements from a swap I got from Sheila Jamisen, but flipped the card vertically. Here they are:
  • Base is 4 1/4 by 8 1/2, score at 5 1/2.
  • The inner flip part (Crumb Cake) is 3 x 8 inches, scored at 4 inches.
Finally, the Trick or Treat Pouch:

I simply used my Big Shot to cut two of the smallest Envelope Insert Framelits. I scored each 1/2" from the bottom of each. I folded these over and then adhered them. For the "handle," I used the new Bracket Label Punch to cut out two holes. The image was stamped in Tangerine Tango and then punched the same way. Easy and cute. My favorite.

Happy Creativity!

Friday, August 9, 2013

Stampin' Addicts Fall Holiday Blog Hop: Is it Sweater Weather Yet?

Welcome to the Sweater Weather stop for the Stampin' Addicts Fall Holiday Blog Hop.  You may have come from Kim's blog using the Thankful Tablescape Kit-weren't they AMAZING? Or, perhaps you're traveling backwards and came from Yapha's Harvest of Thanks post. Either way, you are lucky to be here at my post!

I enjoy summer. Don't take me wrong, but I love fall and winter. Bundling up, brisk winds, and moody skies get my heart a-singing. Stampin' Up! Must know this because they designed another fall Designer Series Paper set just for me. I'm so lucky.

Project #1

When I opened the Sweater Weather Designer Series Paper Pack, I ohhed and awwwwed and realized that this paper was not just for fall. My first card is for not fall, but my dad. (Shh! Mom, don't tell him). I might change that to a birthday sentiment so I can give it to him in February.  I used the Sweater Weather Designer Paper as a background here in two layers. The deer head is from the stamp set Remembering Christmas, also in the Holiday Catalog. I just had to use it for my dad, though.

Project #2:
A fall quilt. This paper made me want to curl up under a quilt and read all day, so I decided to make a quilt card:

More details will be on my blog about this card, including a how to video next week, but for now, know that I used the Hexagon punch for my arrows. See the little dealy-bop on the tag? I took a scrap of paper, fringed it, and folded it fro an accent. Easy and fun.

Projects #3 and #4: Seasonal Treats.

The Trick or Treat is from Tags 4 You and I used the Label Bracket Punch for the focal point, which coordinates perfectly with my Sweater Weather Belly Band on my envelope framelit treat holder. (again, come back next week to see how to make it).

The snowman card isn't a fall project. I know. I know. need to get started on your Christmas Cards early, right? Plus, the Sweater Weather Paper is so versatile! I had to show you how to use it for Christmas!  Plus, this card has a secret:
"Warm wishes," from the Sweater Weather Paper!

Cool, huh? Well, there's many more cool projects on this blog hop to view and drool over! Click on over to Yapha's post featuring Harvest of Thanks or go backwards to Kim's Thankful Tablescape. Either way, hop your way through 11 blogs of great ideas!

Happy Creativity!

Wednesday, August 7, 2013

Updated Star Fold Card Tutorial

With the new Stampin' Up! Trimmer, I've realized some easier ways to make the Star Fold Card that I once had folks measuring tic marks and angles, and what not.  You can check the old tutorial out here.

First Up, here's this version:

and mid-opening:

and the inside;

Stamps: Festive Flurry
Paper: Winter Frost Speciality Designer Series Paper, Smokey Slate, Coastal Cabana, Whisper White
Ink: Versamark, Coastal Cabana
Accessories: Stampin' Trimmer, scoring blades,

Now, Start with a 7 1/2 Square. if you place your cardstock just right on the cutter like this, you can make this into a perfect equilateral triangle. I put the top corner at 2 3/4" with the oppsoite corner on the track below. Cut. You'll get a new shape that you can cut one more time to get the triangle base.

 This time, put the paper in so it looks like this. The corner touching the ruler is at 1".  The opposite bottom corner is on the track. Cut. Now, you should have an equilateral triangle.

Now, score so it looks like this:
3 3/4" is the middle point and the 1 1/4" is the parallel from the inner score line. I also found that you could place one long edge of the triangle at 3 3/4" and then score to get the inner line. Move the long edge to 5" and score to the outer score line. Turn your triangle 60 degrees and try again. One more time and your triangle will be scored.

It's so much easier with the trimmer than with my old way. Try it and tell me how it works!

Monday, August 5, 2013

BFF Swap--Black and White Wedding

I love the Modern Medley Designer Series Paper Pack. I immediately thought of a wedding and I created this card to swap with my Convention BFF's.

Stamps: Label Love
Paper: Very Vanilla, Basic Black, Modern Medley Designer Series Paper
Ink: Versamark, Basic Black Embossing Powder
Accessories: Artisan Label, Apothecary Accent Framelits, Lattice Bigz Die, Neutrals Button Dots, Button Bases, Pearls, Heat Tool, Black Embossing Powder

I just layerd label after label under my Mr. and Mrs. Image to add depth. I had no black ribbon (GASP), so I used a strip of Basic Black paper ion the back to add a bit of balance. The rest is pretty easy to figure out!

Happy Stamping!

Saturday, August 3, 2013

Happy August!

Just a quick post today as I am camping with Mattson Clan. Here is my August Calendar:

Just right click and save to your desktop if you want a digital calendar!

Happy Creativity!

Thursday, August 1, 2013

Holiday Catalog Live Today!

I love this catalog. (I know, I love them all, but this one has been very fun to preorder from)!

You can check it out online at my online store or email me with an address and I'll mail one to you!

Lily Ink Pad Top 5 products from this catalog:

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Festive Flurry Clear-Mount Stamp Set + Festive Flurry Framelits Dies = 15% savings for you!

4. Frosted Finishes Embellishments

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Gorgeous rhinestone-adorned embellishments for cards, packaging, and more. 12 pieces. 3/4".

3. Sweater Weather Designer Series Paper

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Warm colors and texture-rich designs will make you want to wrap up in your favorite sweater and scarf for a little seasonal crafting. 12 sheets: 2 ea. of 6 double-sided designs. 12" x 12". Acid free, lignin free.
Chocolate Chip, Crushed Curry, Sahara Sand, Soft Sky, Tangerine Tango, Very Vanilla, Whisper White.

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Enhance your space and express your creativity with our new Simply Created Build a Banner Kit. Includes canvas banners (with metal grommets) in fun shapes, trendy heavy-duty twine, alphabet and design masks, and a Stampin' Spritzer all allowing you to customize and create your own banner in both what it says and in its unique design and color. Refills of the canvas banner pieces are also available allowing you to create multiple banners for the seasons, special occasions, or everyday décor. Includes 18 5" x 7" blank canvas paper pennants, 6 ea. of 3 designs; 9' of jute twine; alphabet and image stencils; Stampin’ Spritzer.

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 More organization means less stress, and less stress means more fun! Keep track of it all with our Season of Style This and That Journal. Includes spreads to help you prepare for the holiday season, including cards, décor, gifts and packaging, and entertaining. Debossed chipboard cover. 6-3/8" x 8-1/16". 60 total printed sheets (30 coordinated spreads).

Watch my blog for upcoming classes and event to make these projects! Or, contact me to schedule a private class for you and a group of friends with YOU earning hostess benefits!

Happy Creativity!

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Market season is on its way!

by Kristen Beck on 03/05/13

Had a wonderful visit with fellow vendors for the Medford Saturday Market on Sunday March 3rd.  Saw some old friends and made some new ones.  It was pretty exciting to see the local news was covering the event.  Jill Kennedy will be running the Market and she had lots of information about the new location, which i might add is beautiful!  Opening day for Saturday Market in Medford is on May 11th and there will be a ribbon cutting ceremony and more coverage by the local news.  We will have our new market grocery bags to give away with a purchase of Honey!  Jacksonville's Sunday Market will begin on June 2nd, 2013 and it sounds like our new location is going to be on 3rd street in Jacksonville.  We will no longer have to deal with tree roots and uneven ground and the access is going to be easier for everyone.  I am so excited about market season this year, although it will be a busy Spring and Summer it's going to be wonderful see our friends and connecting with local farmers and artisans.  Just a reminder, SWARM SEASON is upon us and when you get a few warm days in a row, bees feel the need to relocate!  Keep an eye out for them and if you get one in your yard give us a call!  Bee kind to the bees and they will in return pollinate your food supply!  Have a great Day bee lovers!

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Smoking, Attentional Blindness and The Tensions of Change

          Part one in a series of articles about creativity and the process of change

by Jude Treder-Wolff, LCSW, RMT, CGP
The farm where I grew up outside a lovely, rural Wisconsin town could change your life in one poorly-timed, seemingly-minor decision. To wear loose-fitting gloves for feeding corn cobs into a crusher, for example, or close your eyes at the wrong second as pitchforks of hay are being thrown in your direction. Life on a working farm is peaceful, nature-centered, and rife with a hundred ways to die on any given day: Heavy equipment with fast-moving rotors and pistons and blade. Towering structures housing tons of grain and hay and free range rodents. Insecticides. Animals who know they are on death row. A person could be run over, buried, sliced, suffocated, burned, impaled, baled, poisoned, drowned, bitten, fall from a great height, at any moment on any given day. And nearly everybody smoked. In our tight-knit community, cigarettes were as much a part of the scene as bake sales, the county fair and Catechism class. There was the chain-smoking, rasping, parish priest who was likable and funny, the hacking, asthmatic police chief who rolled his own tobacco and the 4-H leader who could not sit through a meeting without a nicotine break. I fully qualified for this nicotine-using union in time for high school graduation.

All those seemingly obvious risks to life and limb – along with our health-defying social life dominated by beer, brats and boredom - were woven so completely into ordinary life that we did not think of them as threats. Our fear was directed elsewhere, mainly to avoiding eternity in hell due to sin and failure to comply with a full menu of religious rules and practices which kept us very busy and our mind off things like getting sucked into a hay-baler or trampled by a revenge-driven cow. The town abounded with churches then - they have since been homogenized into a few, supersized, structures, kind of Costcos-for-Christ -and with bars, at least one per block. As for lifestyle-related suffering, most of us simply did not see the connection between today’s head rush and tomorrow’s heart disease.

Smoking was fun in college, and permitted just about everywhere in those heady days of ash trays designed into nearly every public structure including hospital emergency rooms and airplanes, where their incongruity with health and safety was apparently lost on all of us. Smoking was enjoyed equally by my peers in the health care field and my parallel world of music and theater. Things have changed dramatically since then, in every way except the propensity of executives to lie before Congress (let us be grateful for Youtube) about the toxic nature of their company’s product once people begin to raise serious questions about it. After decades of advertising not only the coolness, the lifestyle-enhancing, the elegance but also the safety of cigarette-smoking, tobacco executives were called to account by the American public in the form of hearings involving such as things as sworn - as in oath-taking before God – testimony. In the fine tradition of anyone in the last gasp of a tightly-held and profitable illusion, the executives participated fully and respectfully in these hearings with bold and brave lies about the addictive nature of nicotine. The truth would have been as terminally damaging to their brand as their brand is to those who use it. But the tensions of change are so powerful and uncomfortable that its possible these were not so much lies as claims - desperate, false claims bolstered by desperate emotions as the paradigm within which these men attained their status shifts beneath their feet. As George Costanza, one of network television’s most extraordinarily gifted truth-twisters put it, “it’s not a lie if you believe it.”
A new truth is, at the start, impossible to believe if believing it changes everything.
Having quit smoking long before it was banned from so many bars and office buildings or within 50 feet of my ex-fiance, I gradually became everything I made fun of back then – a non-smoking, yoga-practicing meditator, inner-life-examiner, and holistic psychotherapist eating a largely organic, free-range, dairy-free, sugar-limited, often fun-and-flavor-free diet– changes due in many ways to friends with better ideas and great skin. Professional as well as personal influences led to my personal awakening and a gradual but sweeping shift in cultural beliefs and attitudes about smoking supported the change. After 25 smoke-free years, I continue to be astonished that the act of inhaling toxic waste deep into my lungs many times a day, an unnatural behavior that goes againstthe fundamental survival instincts for which we are hard-wired, once felt so completely, unquestioningly normal. And it is remarkable that the shift to a healthy nicotine-free life – what seems objectively and rationally right and good – involves so much discomfort and defensiveness.
    Our minds are fantastically equipped to filter out anything that might interfere with what we need to believe especially when it is linked to our reward circuitry. Simply being told what is and is not important directs our attention and influences perception. A striking example of this phenomenon was seen in a famous Harvard University study. Volunteers were told to watch a thirty-second film of six people playing basketball, and count the number of passes made by one of the teams. Three people on each team wore matching T-shirts. During the action in one version of the video, a woman holding an umbrella walked through the court, another featured a woman in a gorilla suit. While tallying the number of passes recorded, observers were asked whether they noticed either anything unusual on the video or any people other than the six players. Forty-six percent simply did not notice the woman in the gorilla suit, even though in one version of the film she stopped in the middle of the court, faced the camera and thumped her chest. Out of those nonnoticers, eighty-eight “did not believe that the event had happened until the videotape was replayed for them.”The counters who missed the gorilla were intently focused on their task and unaware of what their minds screened out as unimportant.
    This study points up the fact that when we are told to give attention to a thing, we tend to miss or ignore other things that are also happening right before our eyes. In this way we can normalize some of the obvious consequences of our dysfunctional systems, and overlook the more subtle ones as if they were speedbumps in a supermarket parking lot. Like people in love with the wrong person, we fix the facts to fit the feelings. New information that interferes with the established narrative is rejected on contact. We can be blind to very real threats, we can perceive threats where none exist. While denial has its value—especially in the face of psychological overload when it helps us manage by breaking things down into digestible portions—it can also be an impenetrable wall that blocks information from landing on our conscious awareness and limits our understanding of the world.

Jude Treder-Wolff, LCSW, RMT, CGP is a trainer/consultant and writer/performer. Her storytelling show Crazytown: my first psychopath will be performed at The Triad, 158 W. 72nd St, NY on May 18, 2014. To buy tickets click here

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LIG’s first salvo is Open Government

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Pranav Budhathoki in Kathmandu

So, after 3 months of groundwork in London; followed by 9 months of grit-work in Kathmandu; meeting and consulting with folks as far and wide as Berlin, Geneva and Kampala; and video conferences that spanned four continents, Local Interventions Group has finally been launched in London and Kathmandu.

London office will oversee our program development and international relations components and Kathmandu office will administer programmes on the ground. More like the grit work for us wretched lot in Kathmandu.

Fine, we hear ourselves say, for we have a big dollop of schadenfreude helping for ourselves when we know that whoever mans our London office has to tolerate that medieval Tube, dreary weather, skull-crushingly expensive inebriating liquids and industrial chicken tikka masalas every single day for the rest of his or her metaphysical life.

Our first policy salvo is Open Government. Why? Because we believe it is the world’s hottest silver bullet against Gulag-like governments of Nepal and Pakistan. It also democratises information, increases transparency, allows effective public oversight, and lowers the barriers for people to collaborate. Cut out the middleman and watch corruption fall to its knees!

Besides, strike while the iron is hot, or so goes the old adage. There has been extraordinary momentum at the global leadership level ever since US President Obama signed the Memorandum on Transparency and Open Government on his first day in office.

President Obama’s memo snowballed into what we have today; 8 governments (Brazil, Indonesia, Mexico, Norway, Philippines, South Africa, United Kingdom, and United States) endorsed an Open Government Declaration, announced their country action plans, welcomed the commitment of 38 governments to join and formally launched the Open Government Partnership on September 20, 2011.

Open Government Partnership is not a free-for-all brouhaha of the rich elites. It is a solemn leadership of US, UK and Brazil that has the potential to revolutionise the poorer parts of the world, by forcing their governments to be more accountable to their people.

UK plans to “earmark 5% of its donations to the budgets of developing countries to fund the strengthening of local accountability, making government openness a partial criterion when choosing nations to which it will provide aid”. That is £ 16.55 million extra over four years from April 2011 to March 2015 for Nepal, and £ 17.5 million extra every year for Pakistan. Count the number of schools and hospitals we could build with that.

We will only be consigning ourselves to a collective morgue of development failures if our countries fail to take advantage of this drive.

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Brainstorming salons with experts, loosely hinging on Horace’s definition of the aims of poetry; “aut delectare aut prodesse est” (either to please or to educate).

Local Intervention Group held an invitation only salon on crowdsourcing for elections on 1st of February 2013 at Summit Hotel in Kathmandu.

LIG is deploying the crowdsourcing technology Ushahidi to prevent election violence and violations in the run up to the election, and monitor them in real time during the election. This technology will track and monitor election violence and violations by gathering data and information from the public and geo-mapping them onto a Google map in real time. It will also be deployed to gather data and information on missed voters, election campaigns, code of conduct violations etc.

The purpose of the salon was to explore ways in which this game changer technology can be deployed in total sync with everyone who has ever worked in elections to make Nepal’s next election comparatively freer, fairer, and more transparent and accountable.

Police can use the real time data to intervene swiftly, politicians can use the system to get updates from their constituencies, election observers can file anonymous reports of election related violations, journalists can get stories from the ground, and most importantly public can have a platform (through a simple text message, or a free phone call) to get involved.

LIG is planning a command centre sort of operation in coordination with Election Commission and Nepal Police in Kathmandu with real-time data feeds from across the country.

Agency heads and key staff from the following organisations attended the salon. LIG is currently designing in detail a co-ordination outline with Election Commission, Nepal Police and select few agencies.

  • »Asia Foundation, DanidaHUGOU, Delegation of the European Union, DFID, International Foundation for Electoral Systems, International IDEA, National Democratic Institute, National Election Observation Committee, Swiss Embassy, UNDP, USAID
  • »Khimlal Devkota from UCPN Maoists, Dr Prakash Sharan Mahat from Nepali Congress, Pradip Gyawali from UML, and Jitendra Dev from Madhesi Janadhikar Forum (Democratic)
  • »Joint Secretary from Election Commission, DIGs from Nepal Police & Armed Police Force

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Indian rupee to get new symbol

The Indian rupee is all set to get its own unique symbol, joining the club of other international currencies, such as, dollar, pound sterling, euro and the yen as currencies with an identity that is recognisable worldwide.

If you can’t see the YouTube video above, view it here.

The Economic Times ran a survey asking for a selection from the options below.

Indian Rupee symbols

It’s likely the chosen symbol will show the Hindi alphabet “R” with two lines, and the Hindustan Times reported the new rupee symbol would come from a shortlist of the following five.

Indian Rupee shortlist

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20 responses

  1. What’s the difference between 2nd and 15th options?
    Please don’t let them use Arial!

    I would choose the 18th one.

  2. RTI Activist exposed violation of guidelines and biased selection process in “Indian Rupee Symbol” design competition.

    According to RTI Documents:

    1. Non-eligible candidate was shortlisted in top five finalists.
    2. One finalist was in contact with Finance Ministry and RBI prior to competition.
    3. Design concept or brief was not put in front of jury along with Indian Rupee symbol design.
    4. No marks or grades were allotted to selected (2644) candidates design entries, in the process of shortlisting top five finalist design entries.
    5. Jury had spends less than 20 seconds on each design entries to analyze it.
    6. Three jury member were absent in two days long meeting dated 29th Sept. and 30th Sept. 2009.
    7. One jury member from Ministry of Culture was absent on the day of final presentation.
    8. All seven jury member had never meet in this whole selection process in any given time.
    9. No records are available with Finance Ministry which could indicated, how many total design entries Finance Ministry had received?

  3. It has to be able to be handwritten as well. As much as I like 2 / 15
    they would be odd to reproduce in hand writing. as would #6 and 18

    4 seems to be the most reasonable

  4. Numbers 4, 5, 8, and 2/15 are all pretty much the same solution: Strokeless R with a slash through the tail. I think this is the best solution.

    obse: Every font is going to render them slightly differently; a Gotham dollar sign looks different from an Arial dollar sign, and both look very different from a Times dollar sign.

    SOKO: Agreed, it needs to be handrwitable; simple is what will win the day, or simple and distinct. I’ve seen plenty of lowercase “y” handwritten yen symbols, and they suffered no loss of clarity.

  5. 5 seems to be the easiest to handwrite and looks printable. 4 is also good but it will look kind of odd with some fonts (unless it looses some curves) The other ones guess they will give a funny time in writing.
    Just an opinion

  6. Frankly I didn’t like 2nd or 15th options either. We write number 2 in hindi like this. So it no where stands out as an R to be frank as most of the people who are india will recognise this as number 2 in hindi, marathi, gujarati and other similar languages.

  7. Of the shorter list, I like 1, 5, and 4- solely because the typeface is simple enough to be scrawled with a pen and still look like the typed version.

    That said, I think 1 is the most unattractive to the eye. 4 is my favorite.

  8. So many of these bear a resemblance to the Rx symbol. #2 and #15 are particularly questionable in that regard.

  9. Well at first glance, of the shortlisted options, 2, 4 and 5 are essentially the same character. In simplistic terms the right hand side of the letter R with a couple of bars. So from that point of view are the judges essentially choosing a font?

  10. Personally I like 6 the best, it has a very distinctive look and has an obvious ‘currency symbol’ feel to it. As for ease of handwriting, it’s probably less of a concern these days than in the past and 6 will probably be a cinch for native Hindi speakers/writers who, unlike westerners, deal with these kinds of characters all the time.

    Also like the one on the link posted by onefish, more western certainly but clean and strong.

  11. Whichever symbol is chosen the new mark must be adaptable to all fonts
    and quick & easy to write with a pen/pencil.
    In my opinion this only leaves four: 1,4,5 and 8

    If find the easiest symbols to quickly scribble with a pen and for them to maintain their design integrity are no’s 4 and 5.

    I would personally choose No 5.

  12. The need for human handwriting in a fast, familiar manner is undeniable. The direct submission of handrendered forms is naive, wishful thinking by those who should know better. Immediate, unfussy reproduction in both mass production and organic communication is paramount. The client’s immediate need was as much unspoken as it is defined herein. To be considered a player in the world stage (as the are) means they are entitled to their place among the ranks of currency shorthand; beside the Dollar, Pound and Euro. These strike me as Anglo-European aspiration and not Pan-Asian self-determination.

    Too manipulated – in every sense – I feel. But I’ve been wrong before. And will be again, no doubt.

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Generous Longhill students paid a surprise visit to the Royal Alexandra Children’s Hospital in Brighton recently to deliver a massive haul of chocolate Easter eggs to the Rockinghorse Appeal.  Staff were delighted to receive the huge consignment of 278 eggs, which they planned to give out to the children and their siblings who were in hospital over the Easter holidays.

Students from Longhill High School held a competition to see which House and which mentor group could collect the most eggs.  They really surpassed all expectations this year, with over 100 more eggs donated this year than last.  For the second year running it was King House mentor Mr Matthews whose Year 8 mentor group collected the most eggs, with more than 40!  “Once again our students have really been on-board with this idea.” said Mr Matthews.  “It’s an absolute pleasure to give something back to the Alex, which does such wonderful work for the children of our City.”


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  • 2 10oz cans Rotel
  • 1/4 of a large onion (chopped)
  • 1 clove Garlic, Minced
  • 1 whole Jalapeno, seeded and roughly chopped
  • 1/4 tsp Sugar
  • 1/4 tsp Salt
  • 1/4 tsp Ground Cumin
  • 1/2 cup Cilantro (I like a lot, Jeremy likes none)
  • 1/2 whole Lime (juiced)

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Suspected armed robber chased by victim, gets away

Friday, December 21, 2012

By T.S. Strickland

Police are investigating an armed robbery that took place in a Subway parking lot here Tuesday afternoon.

Blake Osborne, 31, of Eureka Springs, told police a man had stolen $120 from his car while he threw away trash in the store.

As he left the building, Osborne told police, he witnessed Samuel Alburtis, 23, reach into his vehicle and take the cash from beneath his wallet, which was sitting on the center console.

Osborne reportedly yelled at Alburtis, who then jumped into his own vehicle and waved an approximately eight-inch-long blade at him before speeding off.

Undeterred, Osborne got in his own car and pursued Alburtis through the Historic Loop, meanwhile calling police.

As he spoke with Carroll County dispatchers, Osborne said Alburtis was throwing glass and wood out his windows -- in an apparent attempt to flatten his tires.

Just before the two reached the two-lane bridge on Highway 23 South, Alburtis pulled off the road and left his vehicle. There, Osborne told police, he once again began waving the knife and goading Osborne to leave his own car.

Instead, Osborne backed off the road -- later telling police he feared being attacked.

Police Chief Earl Hyatt said Carroll County Sheriff's Deputy Jennifer Sibley -- who was off duty at the time -- had responded to the 911 call.

She reportedly arrived on the scene in time to witness the second encounter. According to the police report filed by Officer Brian Young, Sibley watched from across Highway 23 as Alburtis threatened and taunted Osborne. However, the reports indicates she did not leave her vehicle or intervene.

Alburtis saw Sibley, jumped back into his vehicle, and sped away down County Road 222.

Hyatt said the department was in the process of securing a warrant for Alburtis's arrest Wednesday afternoon.

Sheriff Bob Grudek had previously indicated that the robbery was a "drug deal gone bad." However, Hyatt said he had no evidence to suggest this.

"We are treating it as an armed robbery," he said. "We don't have any information to the contrary."

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WASHINGTON - The House on Thursday passed two hard-line immigration bills that would penalize illegal immigrants who commit crimes and local jurisdictions that refuse to work with federal authorities to deport them.

Both bills, Kate's Law and the No Sanctuary for Criminals Act, passed on largely party line votes amid heavy promotion from Republicans, starting with President Donald Trump.

"MAKE AMERICA SAFE AGAIN!" Trump tweeted as the House debated the bills Thursday, one of five tweets he pushed out to his 35 million followers highlighting the legislation.

Before the vote, Trump urged lawmakers to pass the bill during remarks at the Department of Energy, calling them "vital to public safety and national security."

Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly appeared on Capitol Hill ahead of the vote Thursday with House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., and other GOP leaders to promote the bills.

Kate's Law, named after a 32-year-old woman shot and killed in 2015 by an illegal immigrant who had been deported five times, steps up prison sentences for criminals who reenter the United States illegally after being convicted and deported.

The No Sanctuary for Criminals Act bars "sanctuary cities" that do not cooperate with federal immigration enforcement from receiving many federal grants and leaves them vulnerable to liability lawsuits from victims of crimes committed by illegal immigrants.

Kelly cast the bills as common-sense measures that would "uphold our nation's immigration laws and help make our communities more safe."

"President Trump has been clear that our borders are not open to illegal immigration, that we are a nation of laws, and we will no longer look the other way," he said. "Well, we will no longer look the other way in the interior, either."

Kelly said Immigrations and Customs Enforcement has deported nearly 66,000 people known to be or suspected of being in the country illegally - representing a spike under Trump administration policies. Nearly half of those, he said, were charged with crimes or "had gang affiliations."

On the House floor, the lead sponsor of the bills, Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., said the legislation would "provide better immigration enforcement and the peace of mind that no criminal will have sanctuary from our immigration laws."

"For years, the lack of immigration enforcement and spread of sanctuary policies have cost too many lives," he said, citing Obama administration policies that "encouraged or at the very least turned a blind eye to jurisdictions nationwide that implemented sanctuary policies."

The bills prompted sharp attacks by Democrats, who said the legislation would have a deleterious effect on public safety and would ramp up fear among law-abiding immigrants.

"The ultimate experts on community safety are communities themselves, and hundreds of them have determined that as community trust increases, crime decreases," said Rep, John Conyers, D-Mich., the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee.

Some highlighted a new study published by a University of California-Irvine criminologist that concluded that immigration levels do not have a meaningful effect on crime. The study, published this month in the Annual Review of Criminology, examined 51 studies published between 1994 and 2014.

Members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus rallied on Capitol Hill ahead of the vote and framed the bills as part of an anti-immigrant campaign led by Trump.

"These are Trump-inspired measures," said Rep. Julián Castro, D-Texas, who accused the president of using immigrants as a "scapegoat for about everything wrong in the United States."

Ahead of the bills' House passage, Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham, D-N.M., the chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, urged immigrants and allies to "immediately call their senators."

"We're in a better position there," she said.

The House bills face a major obstacle in the Senate, where Republicans have only 52 seats and need 60 votes to overcome a filibuster. A version of Kate's Law introduced last year by Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, failed on a 55-to-42 vote.

On Thursday afternoon, the House passed Kate's Law on a 257 to 167 vote and the sanctuary cities bill on a 228 to 195 vote.

In an unusually discordant moment, Kelly told reporters he was "offended when members of this institution exert pressure and often threaten me and my officers to ignore the laws they make, and I am sworn to uphold" - an apparent reference to congressional Democrats who have confronted Kelly in closed-door meetings and open hearings about the deportation surge.

Kelly left the news conference, held on the day before the Trump administration's revised travel ban was set to take effect, without taking questions.

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said it was "strange" that Kelly, a former Marine general, would level that accusation.

"Generals are used to a level of deference that members of Congress are not necessarily used to bestowing on cabinet officers," she said. "And so perhaps being asked questions and a follow-up question seems threatening to him, but that's the democratic way."


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This week and next voters will weigh in on three proposed debt exclusions that, if passed, would fund $17.7 million in repairs to three schools in North Middlesex Regional School District.

Elections will be held on Tuesday from noon to 7:30 p.m. in Ashby Elementary School. Townsend will hold elections the next week, July 18, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. in Memorial Hall.

Pepperell, the third town in the district, approved the ballot questions during an election last month.

All three towns must pass the debt exclusions for the project to move forward, according to the district.

If passed, the debt exclusions will fund a portion of repairs to Hawthorne Brook Middle School in Townsend, Varnum Brook Elementary School in Pepperell and Squannacook Early Childhood Center in Townsend. The remainder will be funded by insurance proceeds and grants from the Massachusetts School Building Authority through the Accelerated Repair Program.

North Middlesex Business Manager Nancy Haines wrote in an email that the school plans to finance the projects over a 25-year period.

If all three are approved, Ashby homeowners would pay $18.37 more annually per $100,000 of home valuation and Townsend residents would pay an additional $23.86.

The owner of a $100,000 house in Ashby would pay a maximum of $13.37 in taxes annually to fund the $4.1 million in repairs to the middle school.

The same homeowner would pay a smaller portion of the $9 million in repairs to Varnum Brook Elementary School, $1.15 annually, and the $4.

5 million in repairs to Squannacook Early Childhood Center, $3.85 annually.

The owner of a $100,000 house in Townsend would pay $14.73 annually for the middle school repairs, $8.25 annually for the early childhood center repairs and $0.88 annually for the elementary school repairs.

At a May town meeting in Ashby, residents raised concerns about paying for renovations for buildings outside the town.

According to an explanation posted by North Middlesex, the regional agreement requires capital costs to be paid by member towns depending on the number of students from each town enrolled in classes in the building.

"Due to district-wide specialized programs developed to service our students, there are students from all towns in all schools," the statement from the district read.

The project will address "real and immediate" repairs and replacements of roofs, windows, doors and boilers at the schools, according to the district. Many of these components are original to the buildings and haven't been replaced since the late 70s or 80s.

"The grant funding money is guaranteed if we approve the projects now," a release from the district said. "If the communities reject the funding, the district does not know when the projects may get chosen for funding again."

The upgrades will be "energy efficient" and the district will see $200,000 in operational savings from downsizing, Haines wrote in an email.

If passed construction will start this winter at Squannacook and the summer of 2018 for the other two schools, she said.

Currently the district does not have a "mechanism to save for major projects" and the amount of town money the district can hold onto is capped at just over $2 million, necessitating a debt exclusion, according to the district.

The listed tax hikes represent the highest possible amount taxpayers will pay and these numbers could be less if the project comes in under budget.

In 2014, voters in the district's three towns approved a debt exclusion to fund the $89 million construction of a new high school.

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A message from Loyola University Maryland President Rev. Brian F. Linnane, S.J.

As we reflect on—and respond to—the killing of nine members of Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, S.C., earlier this week, I encourage us to come together as a community to find strength and support.

Today we mourn the loss of the victims’ lives while standing in solidarity with their families in grief and faith. I invite you to join me in prayer for and with the members of the AME church throughout the nation—particularly those in our own city of Baltimore.

Making sense of any tragic event is challenging. Acts of extreme violence are, indeed, a manifestation of the power of evil in our world. This tragedy—as with so many others—has brought to the forefront the essential conversation about how we can stop gun violence in our nation. These events also serve as a reminder to each of us—particularly at our Jesuit, Catholic university—to continue to combat racism, to work toward justice for all, and to do our part to promote peace. At a troubling time like this, we can find peace and strength in God and seek comfort from our loved ones. We can also approach each day with a renewed sense of purpose and a commitment to come together as a community to overcome hatred with understanding and love.

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1. Art deco is based on geometrical and mathematical shapes.

2. Art deco was originated in the 1920s which is why you could imagine earrings like these on a flapper dancing the night away.

3. Art deco originated in Paris by international expositions of modern industrial and decorative art.

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Dance With the Devil Lyrics

Artist: Immortal Technique
Album: Revolutionary, Vol. 1

[Verse 1]
I once knew a nigga whose real name was William
his primary concern, was making a million
being the illest hustler, that the world ever seen
he used to fuck moviestars and sniff coke in his dreams
a corrupted young mind, at the age of thirteen
nigga never had a father and his mom was a (fiend)
she put the pipe down, but forever yeah she was sober
her sons heart simultaneously grew colder
he started hanging out selling bags in the projects
checking the young chicks, looking for hit and run prospects
he was fascinated by material objects
but he understood money never bought respect
he build a reputation cause he could hustle and steal
but got locked once it didn't hesitate to squeal
so criminals he chilled with didn't think he was real
you see me and niggaz like this have never been equal
I dont project my (insurecurities) at other people
he feeded for props like addicts with pipes and needles
so he felt he had to prove to everyone he was evil
a (feeble) minded young man with infinite (potential)
the product of a ghetto breed capatalistic mental
coincidentally dropped out of school to sell weed
dancing with the devil, smoked until his eyes would bleed
but he was sick of selling trees and gave in to his greed

Everyone trying to be trife never face the consequences
you propably only did a month for minor offences
ask a nigga doing life if he had another chance
but then again there's always the wicked (that knew in advance)
dance forever with the devil on a (cold) cell block
but thats what happens when you rape, murder and sell rock
devils used to be gods, angels that fell from the top
there's no diversity because we're burning in the melting pot

[Verse 2]
So Billy started robbing niggaz, anything he could do
he'd get his respect back, in the eyes of his crew
starting fights over little shit, up on the block
stepped up to selling mothers and brothers the crack rock
working overtime for making money for the crack spot
hit the jackpot and wanted to move up to cocaine
for filling the scarface fantasy stuck in his brain
tired of the block niggaz treating him the same
he wanted to be major like the cut throats and the thugs
but when he tried to step to 'em, niggaz showed him no love
they told him any motherfucking coward can sell drugs
any bitch nigga with a gun, can bust slugs
any nigga with a red shirt can front like a blood
even Puffy smoked the motherfucker up in a club
but only a real thug can stab someone till they die
standing in front of them, starring straight into their eyes
Billy realized that these men were well guarded
and they wanted to test him, before business started
suggested raping a bitch to prove he was cold hearted
so now he had a choice between going back to his life
or making money with made men, up in the cife
his dreams about cars and ice, made him agree
a hardcore nigga is all he ever wanted to be
and so he met them friday night at a quarter to three

[Verse 3]
They drove around the projects slow while it was raining
smoking blunts, drinking and joking for entertainment
untill they saw a woman on the street walking alone
three in the morning, coming back from work, on her way home
and so they quietly got out the car and followed her
walking through the projects, the darkness swallowed her
they wrapped her shirt around her head and knocked her onto the floor
this is it kid now you got your chance to be raw
so Billy oaked her up and grapped the chick by the hair
and dragged her into a lobby that had nobody there
she struggled hard but they forced her to go up the stairs
they got to the roof and then held her down on the ground
screaming shut the fuck up and stop moving around
the shirt covered her face, but she screamed the (clawed)
so Billy stomped on the bitch, until he broken her jaw
the dirty bastards knew exactly what they were doing
they kicked her until they cracked her ribs and she stopped moving
blood leaking through the cloth, she cried silently
and then they all proceeded to rape her violently
Billy was (made) to go first, but each of them took a turn
ripping her up, and choking her until her throat burned
a broken jaw mumbled for god but they weren't concerned
when they were done and she was lying bloody, broken and (bruised)
one of them niggaz pulled out a brand new twenty-two
they told him that she was a witness of what she'd gone through
and if he killed her he was guaranteed a spot in the crew
he thought about it for a minute, she was practicly dead
and so he leaned over and put the gun right to her head

[Sample from "Survival of the Fittest" by Mobb Deep]
I'm falling and I can't turn back
I'm falling and I can't turn back

[Verse 4]
Right before he pulled the trigger, and ended her life
he thought about the cold pain with the platinum and ice
and he felt strong standing along with his new brothers
cocked the gat to her head, and pulled back the shirt cover
but what he saw made him start the (cringe and stutter)
cuz he was starring into the eyes of his own mother
she looked back at him and cried, cause he had forsaken her
she cried more painfully, than when they were raping her
his whole world stopped, he couldn't even contemplate
his corruption had succesfully changed his fate
and he remembered how his mom used to come home late
working hard for nothing, cause now what was he worth
he turned away from the woman that had once given him birth
and crying out to the sky cause he was lonely and scared
but only the devil responded, cause god wasn't there
and right then he knew what it was to be empty and cold
and so he jumped off the roof and died with no soul
they say death take you to a better place but I doubt it
after that they killed his mother, and never spoke about it
and listen cause the story that I'm telling is true
cuz I was there with Billy Jacobs and I raped his mom to
and now the devil follows me everywhere that I go
infact I'm sure he's standing among one of you at my shows
and every street cypher listening to little thugs flowe
he could be standing right next to you, and you wouldn't know
the devil grows inside the hearts of the selvish and wicked
white, brown, yellow and black colored is not restricted
you have a self destructive destiny when your inflicted
and you'll be one of gods children and fell from the top
there's no diversity because we're burning in the melting pot
so when the devil wants to dance with you, you better say never
because a dance with the devil might last you forever

by BARA from Uitenhage on 5/17/2008 12:48am
I am quit more happy about the last verse
by Spliff Dawg on 5/28/2008 5:41am
Technique's lyrics make a lot of sense.

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Then And Only Then Lyrics

Artist: Loretta Lynn
Album: Blue Kentucky Girl

In your haste you left and said you'd be returnin'
In my sorrow I forgot to ask you when
In my lonely room I sit and count the hours
Every minute hopin' I'll look up and you'll come walkin' in

For then and only then will I stop cryin'
And this aching breaking heart of mine will mend
Not until I feel your arms around me
Will I be happy and I live for then and only then
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All that's left inside my heart is just your echo
And the tiny thread of hope to which I cling
But if I keep holding on maybe some day
You'll remember where you left me and come back for me again

For then and only then...

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Dayton Family – Killer G's lyrics

Yeah, the dayton family in this bitch for the 9-6 fool
Know what I'm sayin dts
And I ain't talkin about downtown security bitch
Dayton avenue be true nigga

I'm out for murder motherfuckers get prepared to go
And when I toot I gotta shoot and leave hoes cold in snow
My whole objective in this game is kill and show no pain
Get a fool for his chains
And raise more throws and blows than dana dane
I'm always strappin on the jackin for your chains I'm droolin
And checkin socks for the fat knots who the fuck you think you foolin
Runnin from the sirens, stop the violence I ain't heard that shit
Come in the hood, park at the club and find your ride on bricks
Down where I dwell, them boys ain't? ?? So Motherfuck your crew
Bring weed I smoke and sell more coke than coca-cola do
I'm built to last, up in that ass my crew makes all the noise
How you lookin like emmitt smith, runnin back to get your boys
Its do or die and bitch believe me I'm not tryin to go
Many men have tried and failed, but those that failed can come no more
I pledge allegiance to the flag, but there ain't no stars or stripes
Just thugs, a bunch of drugs and the big thick bitches with crack pipes
A vigilante gettin panties by some jaked up flake
To much to count, I stack amount ain't nothin about me fake
Nobody move nobody die so bitch don't move in inch
And I'm puttin slugs in any bitch that I even think might of flinched
Its time to bail, my since of smell is what cocaine intices
Bail with joe? Staley? Tried to ban me cause of high yea yo prices
And on that note, I quote I'm deep and I'll stick yo mama up
He got ten g's and an eigth in the safe, niggas you know what's up
?? Fools arousin for them thousands and that yea yo stash
Drunk off that whiskey fuck john? Cisk? , I'm fittin to rob his ass
When shit gets tight, like barry white I practice what I preach
Little shorties wanna be down like brandy when they hear me speak
The b double o-t-l-e-g-t-h-e-are-a-p

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D-o-to the p-e-d-a-y-t-o-n-a-v-e a killa
(g, d-a-y-t-o-n killa)
F-l-i-n-t don't wanna see another killer g
(g's, these are motherfuckin killas)

He's a killa off dayton avenue, he's quick to point that glock at you
I catch you and I dead you, I got you if I shot at you
Runnin for your life again, a victim of a homicide
I'm down for pumpin your chest, open your chest real fuckin wide
You fuckin with a murderer, caddie coup burglar
Sweep you off your dana's, when you see me i'l be serving a
Ziggy zag, 44 mag fuckin public enemy
Shakin and bakin and takin yo shit
Beatin your pussy and wreckin yo shit
Sendin you bitches up on yo way, that's the way face the ray
Diggen them as they body lay, pickin them with this oozie spray
Gats and glocks, moeny and rocks you best to believe I gets the loot
Fuckin you in your booty hole, punk cause you's a rudy poo
I empty this clip, so don't you slip, fuck around and trip
Three killas in the hood, got yo goods, pilled yo cap and dip
Gotta? ? On my way on this set is like initiation
My posse pack more pumps than a motherfuckin gas station
Better watch that yea that you've been boomon in this dry town
Kickin down yo door bitch and you bitches best to lie down
A skitzofranic that's makin you panic when I pull this gage
I do more licks and throw more kicks, than johnny cage
I'm fuckin what you been talkin, you've been walkin
Stalkin like a hawk and
Trigger be triggin when I click it cause my pain ain't stickin
Its do or die we multiply on the for reala
But ask yo motherfuckin mother he's a motherfuckin killa

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Reba Mcentire – Now And Then lyrics

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I see you now, I think of then
And dwell upon the happiness of way back when
Cause since you said goodbye
The feelings just won't die
And I still long to hold you now and then

A million years have come and gone
And I was sure by now I'd make it on my own
But seeing you today
Took my breath away
And I still long to hold you now and then

Suddenly I felt myself wondering
If you might wanna try it again
And though I wanted so much to hold you
You smiled and shook my hand

So i'll exist on dreams again
On days when we were lovers and not just friends
And even if I find another love in time
I still long to hold you now and then

Oh, I still long to hold you now and then

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I live in Argentina and this year the government has decided not to use daylight saving so last weekend there was no change in time as was expected in the digital world.

As a result I have had to switch off the automatic clock (which jumped and hour ahead) and reset it manually.

The problem I am having is with my iPod 60Gb (pre-Classic - G5 I think). With the Time Zone set to Buenos Aires, Daylight Saving off and time set correctly everything is fine. But when I connect to my MacBook it changes the setting to Daylight Saving on and all my appointments (on the iPod only) one hour later!

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    I will give two cookies to whoever can inform me of a way to run my Roller Coaster Tycoon 2 disc (for PC) on my MacBookPro. Not only would I be eternally grateful, the one to answer my request would have not one but two delicious cookies....baked with love.

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    Install Windows on your MBP and you can run the Roller Coaster and many other games. See this LINK.

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    Well, yeah...I assumed that would work. But I would looking for an application that would boot my disc...Just something a tad bit less expensive

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    ah. I didn't see the link you posted originally. Thanks. Looks like there's no other alternative other than getting windows after all...

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Steve Coogan: British comedy’s secret weapon

He inspired Ricky Gervais, now he’s waiting for his close-up

British comedy’s secret weapon

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Question: What British comedian became famous for pioneering a TV comedy role as a pompous ass who mistreats his colleagues and inflates his petty status with delusions of grandeur? Obvious. That would be Ricky Gervais, star and co-creator of The Office, the original U.K. version. But ask a Brit and the answer might just as easily be Steve Coogan. Long before Gervais scored his breakthrough, Coogan blazed remarkably similar terrain in the 1990s with a string of popular BBC radio and TV sitcoms—as Alan Partridge, a fictional radio and TV host. The parallels are so striking, it seems impossible Gervais didn’t fall under the influence of Coogan’s comic genius. But while the success of The Office, and its U.S. remake, catapulted Gervais to stardom, Coogan remains largely unknown beyond the U.K, where he is a household name. Gervais, 52, went on to cement his celebrity as an abrasive host at the Golden Globe Awards, as Coogan, 47, continued to milk his Partridge role as a fake abrasive host for a knowing but insular audience of Brits.

Yet Coogan is the more versatile actor, adept at spinning his showbiz neuroses into comic gold—most explicitly in Michael Winterbottom’s cult hit The Trip (2010). In this priceless mockumentary, Coogan and his pal Rob Brydon play themselves, as fiercely competitive comics who do duelling impressions of Michael Caine and Sean Connery while touring English gastro-pubs. “It’s a caricature of myself,” says Coogan, on the phone from Manchester. “Those things that are unattractive—insecurity, pretentiousness, moralizing—all I do is turn the volume up to 11.”

Winterbottom, who has made five movies with Coogan, says, “He’s always played a version of himself, or at least the public persona of Steve Coogan.” It’s a self-conscious tangle of vanity, insecurity and spite—akin to Gervais’s persona, but nuanced. “The difference between the real Steve and the fictional Steve is he’s aware of all that and bravely willing to make fun of it,” adds the director, who’s on the line from Italy, where he and Coogan have just shot a sequel to The Trip. “I’m sure Ricky Gervais did borrow from Steve, but there’s a whole generation of British comedians who all borrowed from each other.”

In Winterbottom’s latest movie, The Look of Love, Coogan stars as swinging-’60s porn king Paul Raymond, who’s like a sad flipside of Partridge, a hustler warped by success instead of failure. He floats through a haze of sex and cocaine, which carries a whiff of the actor’s own playboy past: Coogan’s ex-lover Courtney Love blamed him for drawing actor Owen Wilson into a spiral of hard living that led to Wilson’s 2007 suicide attempt.

Coogan has flirted with Hollywood, from small roles in blockbuster movies to a turn as Larry David’s therapist on Curb Your Enthusiasm. But he looks back on L.A. as a bad trip: “I did films that I would never go and see, frankly—Night at the Museum and Tropic Thunder. When I came to L.A. an agent said, ‘If you want to be famous, do the same thing over and over again, so people know exactly who you are.’ I don’t want to be that person.” But he admits he’s done that in Britain with his signature role (“Alan Partridge is my bête noire”), which finally comes to the big screen next month in Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa. It’s telling that the movie has no North American distributor. While waiting for America to discover him, Coogan has watched Hollywood absorb some of his concepts, and at least one of his cohorts—Alan Partridge writer and producer Armando Iannucci created HBO’s Veep, another satirical series about a desperate ego.

But Coogan is not wedded to comedy: “Michael Winterbottom liberated me from the security blanket of laughter,” he says. And this fall he co-stars with Judi Dench in Stephen Frears’s Philomena, as former BBC journalist Martin Sixsmith, who helps a woman find an adult son she gave up for adoption. Coogan co-wrote and co-produced the drama, which Oscar-mad mogul Harvey Weinstein snapped up in Cannes for $6.5 million. “It’s a serious, cathartic piece of work that is completely personal for me,” says Coogan. With any luck, by sidestepping comedy, he could make his belated breakthrough with a feat that has eluded Gervais: maturity.

Steve Coogan: British comedy’s secret weapon

  1. 24 Hour Party People. See it. Coogan rocks it.

  2. This kind of article long overdue here. That Coogan is virtually unknown in North America is a travesty. He has a lot of comedic/dramatic chops and Alan Partridge is an icon. Hoping this new film becomes a cult item. Check out “Mid Morning Matters” on the Global BBC iPlayer and download “Welcome to the Places of My Life” from a torrent site. While you’re at it, “Knowing Me, Knowing You” will give you the introduction you need.

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The most important job you’ll ever have is parenting. To parent well, you need to know what your kids are thinking. If their thinking is crooked, their character will be too. Let’s see how to straighten crooked thinking by viewing its power to create character.

Thinking Creates Character:
1. Thinking sways feelings.
2. Feelings sway behavior.
3. Thinking, feelings, and behavior create character

My toastmaster friend, Mike, presented a contest talk entitled “The Invisible Box.” With his arms extended, he drew an imaginary box about 7’ high and 3’ wide. Next he stepped inside and shut its invisible door. Mike said that too many people live inside their invisible boxes. How does this apply to your kids?

1. The invisible box is the place where they nurse their hurts and grudges.
2. The invisible box is the place where their negative attitudes fester.
3. The invisible box is the place where they make multiple excuses and hide.

Could this already be happening in your child’s mind? Certainly! What can you do? Listen for words like:

• Nobody likes me.
• I can’t do it.
• It’s too hard.

Suppose your child tried to make the select soccer team. Your child’s best friends made the team but the coach didn’t choose your child. Now your child shuts down, won’t go out to play, and steps into the invisible box. What can you do?

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Kristin Burnham, CIO
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On Wednesday, Facebook announced three new features: group chat, which lets you message with multiple people in one window; an updated chat interface that takes into account your browser size; and its most anticipated feature, video calling. All three will be rolling out to users over the next several weeks.

Facebook’s video calling, which is powered by Skype, is surprisingly easy to install and use—exactly what CEO Mark Zuckerberg said was the goal in designing and integrating the new feature.

All users will have access to video calling soon, but if you want to get started now, visit www.facebook.com/videocalling to download the client. Video calling works best with Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Internet Explorer and Safari, according to Facebook. Note that video calling for Linux is not currently supported, and mobile integrations are not yet available.

Once the integration is complete, you can find the video chat feature in two places. For one, scroll to the bottom of your Facebook page where you’ll find the Chat bar.

Much like you would to start a chat session with a friend, you click on a name to open a new chat window. To initiate the video call, click the video icon next to your friend’s name. A box will pop up on your friend’s screen and they’ll hear a ringing tone, alerting them of an incoming video chat request. The video chat will start once they accept the invitation.

You can also invite a friend to a video call by clicking a ‘Call’ button that will appear on your friends’ profiles once they have access to the feature, between the Message and Poke buttons.

If your friend is unavailable, you can leave a video message in which the time and date of your missed call will be listed in your ongoing message history with your friend. To end a video call, just ex out of the video window.

As with any new Facebook feature, privacy and security questions always arise. Here are a few things you need to know:

  • While the date of each call you make and receive appears within your ongoing conversation history in Facebook Messages, the calls themselves are not recorded or saved.
  • Just like with Chat, only your confirmed Facebook friends can call you on Facebook. You can always ignore any call you receive.
  • If you don’t want to make yourself available to video calls, you need to change your chat settings. Do this by clicking the settings icon in the right corner of the chat list, then click ‘Available to Chat’ to remove the check mark. Note that while this will make you unavailable to video chat it will also disable your regular chat feature.
  • You are able to block a particular friend or group of friends from calling or chatting with you. To do this, click the settings icon in the right corner of the chat list, then select ‘Edit Availability…’ Check the box next to the friend list you’d like to appear unavailable to and click ‘Close.’ You will no longer appear online to these friends.

5 people were compelled to have their say. We encourage you to do the same..

  1. Kiannbelle Arevalo says:

    I have no Icon in my chatbox…everytime that I visit www.facebook.com/videocalling its always…”Video calling will be available soon,Please check Back Later” Im using Vista as OS and Google chrome as Internet Launcher…….

  2. Rebecca Williams says:

    Want to know what about the Deaf people who are addicted to FB chat….how will they hear the video calling???

    u need to work this out for the Deaf people…do yr research!!

  3. Rebecca Williams says:

    What about the Deaf people who are addicted to FB chat…they cannot hear the video calling….Do yr research please!!

  4. juriza amodia says:

    i still don’t have the icon ..is there any wrong of my computer? or what? i do need that videocalling for my skype is not working good now…

  5. davidmacmillan says:

    @Rebecca Williams deaf people can sign on the video, my parents are deaf and they love to use skype.. also it pops up in your facebook window to let you know.

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