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Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Did Y'all Notice???

I have a new header!
Put it up a couple of days ago, but I wasn't sure if anyone had noticed...

My sweet little Dollartree birds!
Aren't they wonderful?

I just needed a change...something lighter, something brighter.
Something which says Spring.
Did I achieve that?

Oh, and I'm teaching myself to make mixed media tags, thanks to the inspiration of people such as

I spent the other day tea staining a TON of large shipping tags, baking them, and then stamping them. Tonight I began to add embellishments, and I'm hoping I'll have a finished product to unveil in a day or so.

And I would be remiss if I didn't remind y'all that my
Paris Flea Market Giveaway
is going strong now until March 31st...

I'm filling up a BIG hatbox full of flea market treasures, many coming straight from the fields of Warrenton during my week long stay there for Antique Week.

Do You Want...
Vintage Linens?
Flower Frogs?
Something Kitschy?
Vintage Bling?
Some Instant Ancestors?
Howzabout some skeleton keys?
Ya like crusty and rusty?
Or dainty and delicate?

Who knows WHAT I'll come back with!
Not me! Not yet...
 But I do know that it'll be good!
 ***Just be sure to sign up as a follower***
You're automatically entered if you're already a follower!
The big drawing will be on
- March 31st -
after I return from Warrenton

Grab my giveaway button, too! It's free!

 Have a wonderful Tuesday, my friends!

Barbara Jean said...

I adore your banner, and love those little birds.
Did not know if it was new as i have not been out and about as much as usual lately.

Love your blog!!

Appreciate your visits to mine. =)

barbara jean

The Little Red Shop said...

What cute little birdies with their little fat feet! : ) Your tag project sounds like loads of fun!

Happy Tuesday, Anne!

Julie M.

The French Bear said...

I love the new header, those birds are so cute!!! I am loving the vintage tags!!! sounds like you will be busy!!
Margaret B

Theresa @ 612Riverside said...

Grabbed your button for my sidebar! What a fantabulous giveaway... especially for those of us dreaming of Warrenton! Have fun with the tags, I've been doing a little of that myself lately, working on some new etsy stuff, having fun! Love the banner I cannot believe you got the birds at the dollar tree. Theresa

Olivia and Me said...

Anne.. great new header there.. almost looks like your getting ready to start 'tweeting' soon.

I'm snagging your banner for my site. Nice give-away my dear.

With love,

Theresa said...

I DID notice your sweet birds in your header and can't believe they came from Dollar Tree:) They are Spring sweeties! Oh honey, I can't wait to see the tags... I know they will be gorgeous! Have a blessed day Dear Anne! Hugs from Georgia!

A Cottage Muse said...

Hi Anne...I guess if I don't bake sweets I might as well start baking tags! Enjoy your day!

Joni said...

I wish I had known about blogging and these wonderful markets when I was in Dallas for 9 months a few years ago. It would have made my time so much more enjoyable. I got tired of hanging out at malls to waste time. I would have been in heaven. Who knows...I might have decided to stay.

Polly said...

So tell me about the baking part! I get the tea-staining, but what does the baking do? Just curious!

Aren't those little birdies the cutest? I love mine too! Ever so often, I find something wonderful at Dollar Tree! It's usually a new pen, because I have a thing for pens. But I went back three times to buy more of these little birds! They are such a treat for a buck!

Your giveaway sounds awesome! I love surprises! I bet you are getting excited for Warrenton!

Love ya!

Denise said...

i love your new header! I change mine all the time......I get bored! LOL!... I love your background too.....

Crystal said...

Your new header was the first thing I noticed. I haven't been around for awhile. I just love those little birds. My Dollar tree didn't have any that cure, maybe I will try a different store.
I am definitely going over to your giveaway. How generous of you to think of us while at Warrenton:)

Have a great week.

cityfarmer said...

I ALWAYS notice headers ... I change mine often, maybe too much because you're right, a lot of times they go un-noticed ... oh well ...
it's still a thrill do do ... like getting a new dress.

I'm off to the dollartree little chickadee ... lova ya

Zita - Mlle Magpie said...

I realy like your new blog banner, Anne - very springy!

becky said...

I have those same exxact birdies, arent they just so cute.I love anything with birds.

Im a follower and I am taking your button for my sidebar.

Happy rest of the week!~~Becky

Chickens in the Basement said...

Are you making these tags for price tags for your antique booth? They are really pretty but a lot of work! Love your birds!

Jane said...

Your banner is very cute. I can't believe those little birds came from the Dollar Tree!
Sounds like a fabulous giveaway...I'm already a follower.

Kelly Ballard said...

Love the little birds and the new banner. I can't believe they are from the Dollar Tree. Great find!

Second Hand Chicks

Brynwood Needleworks said...

Hi Anne!
I LOVE your new banner. You've achieved your goal of light, bright and SPRING! Your little birds are adorable.
Have a great day, my friend. We're going to spend today traveling back home from Wisconsin. (We're flying, so other than security, it won't be so bad.)

Linda said...

Oh I did notice and mentioned it the other day when I posted. I love those little dollar tree birdies and I have one of them myself. I love the new header! Love the tags....very interesting.

The Lone Dollier said...

You bake the shipping tags after staining them? I didn't know that. What temp?

I ended up with 2000 (that's right) #8 shipping tags. The company lost my order, it was reshipped and then the lost order that had been sent back to the warehouse was shipped! So now I have 2000 tags (some are for sale in my Etsy shop TarnishedRose) but I have a lot more I need to do something with!!!

Yes, I noticed your new header. Did you spray paint the little birds?

Julie said...

I LOVE your new header, Anne! I did notice it yesterday, but forgot to mention it--so sweet & springy!

Looking forward to seeing what you create with all your newly stained tags--I'm sure they'll be gorgeous!

Hope your day is just wonderful!

*The Beautiful Life* said...

Hey girl! The header is lovely!
Making tags, huh? That is SO fun!! We can't have too many tags -- ever -- in my opinion! :)

How exciting for you to be going on a flea shopping spree!! :)

I'm sure whatever you pick up will be great!!

Have a supa-dupa week!

AuroraSuzette said...

Love your new header! Aren't tags fun? I like anything collage-y. I tea stainted some of my last ones too, but as I'm using printed paper (left over from child's project) it doesn't show. I haven't added fabric yet, just beads, stickers, more paper, and stamping.

Dee@FrenchBleuVintage said...

The new header looks so nice & fresh. I was thinking its time for a change as well. It always seems to be such a huge undertaking to start. But the end result is great and it was never really that hard to do. Have a blast at the fleas ~ I hope you find something amazing. Now lets see those tags:)

Jamie said...

I noticed it yesterday, but go so excited about your fabulous giveaway that I forgot to mention it. I must go to Dollar Tree today! said...

Love your new header/banner! You change it up often, doncha? :)
I generally catch ya in my reader (no banners shown there)
You always have the best giveaways, and this one is no exception. Glad I'm a follower so I won't miss a chance to win! I am not particular as to what you pick up. I know it will be awesome!

Kate said...

Hi Anne,
The header is beautiful, love love the birds!!! Your blod always looks so fresh so charming and most of all inviting. It always says to me come sit a spell.

Have a beautiful day sweet girl

Love Kate

Sophee-a Laroo Bijoux and Sheri too said...

of course I would love to win.....and gifts from Warrenton~OH YEAH!

The birdies are cute..have seen a few people sprucing them up in blog~land. I do not know if my dollar store carries them.

Can't wait to see your tags :)

Kim from The Sheep's Nest said...

Your new header is beautiful! I can't believe the dollar store had those adorable little birds, just goes to show you never know! hugs,Kim

Debra@Common Ground said...

Hey Girly, I'm grabbin' your button for my side bar! Hope you're having a great day!

Rosemary said...

Hi there,
Why yes I did notice your sweet little bird header. Great job!!
It's light and Springy!!
Have fun with the tags,

. said...

Hi Anne....I adore the little have me going to dollar stores with all your sweet finds.....please enter me for one of everything....:)

House and Garden Boutique said...

Your banner is definately singing Spring! The birds are so cute!

Nancy @ Live love laugh said...

How cute are your birdies?! I have to find a Dollar Tree...I think they are just coming to my area! I just grabbed your button and I already follow you...wish I could follow you on your trip!!!

someplace in thyme said...

Altho I loved your last header, I think this is precious. Spring is on it's way and the birds are just the right fit, Char

Laurie said...

Wow, Anne, I miss visitng your blog for a couple of posts and things go crazy! A giveaway, a new header - I love it all! The birds are "tweet"! I changed my header a little, too, a few days ago, lightening things up with the promise of spring. I put your Paris Flea Market button in a post (I already have your F&T button on my sidebar) and I hope lots of people come and see the fun you have going there at F&T. Happy Spring! (soon)

BellaRosa said...

Anne amor, I actually love the new header :) I think your lil birds are just adorable! I think I will make a lil trip to my Dollar Tree and get me some, they have some of the neatest things there :) I meant to ask you, where ever did you find that teeny tiny lil flower frog? I love it :) I have many sizes but nothing that small. Besos, Rose

ps..Can't wait to see your pretty new creations :)

red.neck chic said...

I LOVE your new banner! Spring spring - bring on the Spring!!! Those birds are tooooo cute!!!

;-) robelyn

Carole~Maynard Greenhouse said...

I'm with you I love changing things around. Your new header is the perfect thing for Spring.
Have fun at the show! wish I could be there!
xo...Carole said...

I love the banner, I did notice it, but I got carried away listing my 'I wants' for your give-away. You come here to Texas girl & I'll give you a private lesson! Lisa

~Lavender Dreamer~ said...

Your banner is beautiful...and your sweet little birds! Love them! ♥

Maggey and Jim said...

I must go to dollar tree, they are just the sweetest.. Everything looks so spring now.. Would love to win,,

Sylvia (at) Lily's Pad and Petals said...

I noticed you header immediately when you changed it and thought I had mentioned how nice it looked. Maybe I forgot to mention it but I do like it alot -
Have fun in Warrenton and can't wait to see what you bring back.

Dreamy Whites said...

I just posted about your lovely giveaway!
Have a wonderful Day!
Take Care,
p.s. I love your blog

Jamie Thompson said...

Love the little birdies! I wish our dollar tree sold such cute items...sadly they do not. But that's ok! Who wouldn't LOVE to win a big ol' box full of cool vintage finds???

summersundays-jw said...

I love your header -- the birds are great. Guess I'll have to find where the local Dollar Tree is. Also, if you come to see Debra, she'll have to let me know. I would sure love to get a hatbox of goodies so sign me up. Have fun at the show. Jan

Amanda said...

consider me entered because i'm a (proud) new follower. those birdies? dollar tree? seriously? LOVE them. love your blog. love following. ;)

Lisa said...

Just followed you, and I love your blog, I will be here often, and right now I must start on all of your posts. Have the best time in the fields of Warrenton. And please include me in this giveaway, thanks so much,

Barbara said...

I love the birds...very sweet and springy.
I'll be a follower, too. I love the vintage look to your blog. It's beautiful.

Lynn@ The Vintage Nest said...

I noticed your new banner as soon as I popped over here from Tracey's blog. And you know I just love the sweet little birds. I am working on a new banner too...something hopefully that will be fresh as spring time. Your give-away is fabulous dahlin!

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Monday, March 19, 2012

8 tips for beginners in the gym!!

If you've just started working out, here are some more tips that you should remember:
  1. Start Slow: Don't jump into it all too suddenly: increase workout intensity gradually and avoid hurting yourself.
  2. Do it Daily: Working out daily is the only way to stop yourself from slacking off. It may sound difficult, but it's actually easier than exercising 3 or 4 days a week. Just do it!
  3. Alternate: Just because you're working out daily doesn't mean you push yourself every day. Alternate with one day of strenuous exercising, and another easier day which will let your body recover and your muscles build up.
  4. Listen to Your Body: Working out can be difficult for a novice. Make sure you don't over-exert yourself, and always listen to your body. Feeling tired is good: feeling a sharp, jabbing pain means you need to stop at once.
  5. Ice Yourself: If you do manage to get hurt, use an icepack. Professionals swear by them.
  6. Buddy Up: If you can't afford a trainer or a great instructor, or you don’t think you’re ready for one yet, grab hold of a friend with similar goals. Push each other, and hold each other accountable for showing up and working out.
  7. Fast Music is Your Friend: One of the easiest ways to get through a grueling workout is to listen to fast, fun music. It may be corny advice, but fast music really does make it easier to slog away at whatever form of cardio you’re doing.
  8. Talk to Yourself: But do it silently, so that people don’t think you’re crazy.

    Shutting out negative thoughts, like, “Ugh, I’m so tired” or “I hate coming to the gym” helps, but replacing them with positive thoughts is better. Try to reframe your situation so that you actually enjoy what you’re doing. Tell yourself that yes, you’re tired, but that’s good, because it means you’re a lean, mean, calorie-burning machine. Self talk like “I love the gym”, “I love the post-workout high” and “I love doing these terrible crunches because I’m going to love my six-pack” might sound dumb in theory, but in practice, it really helps you to work out harder, more effectively, and more cheerfully.

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Friday, October 26, 2012

Thinner Thigh Circuit

This Thinner - thigh circuit created by fitness experts will help strengthen and tone your whole lower body—especially those thighs. Strengthen, define and slim your thighs in no time with these power circuits!

For best results, perform 15 reps of each move, back to back without rest, up to four days a week. And be sure to couple your lower-body workouts with cardio exercise and a healthy diet to stay slim and trim for good.

Want to boost your burn? Try adding a set of 5-10 pound dumbbells to some of the strength moves for more of a challenge.

Target your thighs from every angle with this move designed to hit your inner thighs, quads, hamstrings, and glutes.

How to do it: Start standing with your feet together, arms down by your sides. Take a wide step to the side with your left foot (your right leg should stay extended), and bend your left knee, pushing your hips behind you. Keep your back flat, eyes looking straight ahead, and reach both arms on either side of your left foot, touching the ground with your fingertips [A].

Push off the left leg and shift your weight back into the right foot, reaching both arms up to the ceiling, while you bring your left leg across the front of your body and tap your left toes on the floor, just past your right leg [B]. That’s one rep. Complete 15 reps on each leg.

Quick Form Tip: Focus on squeezing your inner-thigh muscles and drawing your abs in tight on the crossover tap to help with balance and control.

This deep lunge and balance combo will help tighten the backs of your thighs in no time.

How to do it: Start standing with your feet together. Take a big step forward with your right leg. Reaching towards your right foot with both hands and hinging slightly forward from your hips, bend both knees into a low lunge (be sure to keep your right knee lined up over your right ankle at the bottom of your lunge. Don’t let your knee extend past your toes). Your left knee should be pointed straight down to the floor (like a sprinter about to start running) [A].

Next, press your weight into your right leg and push down through your right foot as you stand up out of the lunge, lifting your left leg off the floor and straight up behind your hip. Your upper body should maintain the hinged forward position as you stand, with your back straight, abs tight [B]. Balance for one count and then lower back down into the lunge. If it’s too hard to stand on one leg, try tapping your left foot lightly on the floor behind you as you stand up out of the lunge. Repeat 15 times and then switch to the other side.

Quick Form Tip: As you stand out of the lunge position, focus on one point on the floor in front of you. This will help you balance at the top of the move.

This move helps burn more calories while you work the power (fast-twitch) muscle fibers in your legs—a killer combo for trimmer thighs.

How to do it: Start standing with your right foot forward, left leg back and lower into a runner’s lunge, reaching your left arm towards your right foot and extending your right arm behind you [A]. Push off the floor with both feet, jumping straight up, scissoring legs midair, and land back into a runner’s lunge with your left leg forward, right arm reaching across. If an injury prevents you from jumping, try quickly alternating your legs with a rear tap instead of the jump. Do 15 switches (or alternating rear taps) total.

Quick Form Tip: Start slow to insure proper form on your landing (always keep your knees behind your toes on the front leg of your lunge). Progress into a faster speed when you’re ready to advance.

This multi-directional lunge helps build coordination and control while also toning and tightening your quads, glutes, hamstrings, and inner thighs.

How to do it: Start standing with feet together, both arms reaching overhead, palms facing forward [A]. Take a wide step with your right foot out to the corner of the room (at a 45-degree diagonal angle), bending your right knee and reaching arms and upper body forward over your right thigh (your back leg should be straight, with your heel lifted off the floor). See if you can touch the floor, on either side of your right foot, lightly with your fingertips [B]. Push off of the right foot to return to the starting position. Repeat 15 times on one leg, 15 times on the other. Modification option: Don’t go as low into the lunge, and aim to reach your hands to knee or shin level instead.

Quick Form Tip: As you stand back out of your lunge, focus on drawing your abs in tight, squeezing your inner thighs together, and maintaining good posture.

This ballet-inspired move is a great inner- and outer-thigh toner.

How to do it: Start standing with your hands on your hips, heels pressed together and toes rotated out to the sides (about 45 degrees) [A]. Step your left foot out (wider than hip-width apart), into a deep “plie”: bend both knees out over your toes, lowering your body straight down to the floor, keeping your back straight and abs in tight [B]. Next, as you rise up out of the plie, slide your left heel back in towards your right, straightening your legs and returning to start position. Repeat 15 times with the left, 15 times with the right.

Quick Form Tip: Make sure your knees stay lined up over your toes on the plie, don’t let them roll in.

This quick plyometric interval will get your heart pumping and tone your hips, thighs, and glutes.

How to do it: Start standing with your feet together, arms down by your sides. Step your right foot out to the side (about hip-width apart) and bend your knees, holding both arms in front of body, sitting back into a squat: press your hips behind you (as if reaching back for a chair) and keep your chest lifted and eyes forward [A]. Quickly push off the floor with both feet, jumping up and to the left [B]. Land with your left foot stepping out to the side and back into your squat position. Modification option: Instead of jumping, simply stay down in your squat position and step your feet quickly from side to side to raise your heart rate without the impact. Repeat 15 times total.

Quick Form Tip: Use your arms to get your momentum going and to help you push off the ground.

This kickboxing inspired move is a great way to shape and tone the outer hips and thighs.

How to do it: Start kneeling on all fours (on carpet or a mat) with your arms extended under your shoulders and knees bent under your hips. Lift your left knee off the floor, bending your left heel in closer to your body[A]. Next, lift left knee (keeping it bent) straight out to the side of your body, trying to bring it up to hip height [B].

From here, extend your leg straight out, pointing your toe, shin and shoelaces facing forward [C]. Bend knee back in and lower it down, almost to the floor (but not touching). Repeat 15 times on the left, 15 times on the right.

Quick Form Tip: Draw your abs in tight and try not to lean away from your legs as you lift it into your kick—press both arms strong into the floor, keeping hips square.

Tone the backs of your thighs, glutes, and your core with this targeted isolation exercise.

How to do it: Start kneeling and bend both elbows down to the floor below your shoulders, hands clasped. Extend your left leg up and behind your body, pointing your toes as the leg extends [A]. Next, bend your left knee and draw your left leg in, lightly tapping the back of your right knee with your left kneecap [B]. Extend left leg back out and repeat 15 times total, then switch legs and repeat (if you want to really feel the burn, try doing two sets of this exercise before moving onto the next move).

Quick Form Tip: Press both arms down into the floor to avoid collapsing into your chest, and keep your abs drawn in tight so that your lower back doesn’t sag.

This tough move can help improve flexibility in your hamstrings and hips while also toning your core, legs, and back.

How to do it: Start at the top of a push up position, or a full plank [A]. Keeping your abs drawn in tight, step your right foot in between your hands, bending your knee so that your right thigh is parallel to the floor, keeping your back leg extended [B]. Push your weight into your right foot as you slowly stand up out of the lunge, leaning slightly forward with your upper body, and tap your left foot on the floor behind you at the top [C].

Next, bend your right knee and lunge back down to the floor, placing hands flat on either side of your right foot. Step right leg back to plank position and then repeat with the left leg. Alternate legs for 15 reps total.

Quick Form Tip: If it’s too difficult to stand up with your hands on the ground, place your hands on top of your front thigh for more support. Do the same on the way back down.

This move shapes up the hamstrings and lifts that hard-to-reach spot where the glutes and hamstrings meet.

How to do it: Start lying face down on the floor, bend your elbows and stack your hands under your forehead. Extend both legs straight out behind you, pointing your toes and squeezing your heels together [A]. Press your shoulders down and lift both legs slightly off the floor. Keeping your feet touching, bend your knees (knees can open out to the sides slightly as they bend) and curl both heels in towards your body [B]. Without letting your knees touch the ground, slowly extend both legs back out straight. Repeat 15 times total (Try doing another set of 15 before finishing the workout if you can).

Quick Form Tip: Be sure to keep your kneecaps lifted off the floor during the full movement, and imagine you are pressing your heels into something as you bend your knees in, to really squeeze the backs of your thighs.

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Camps Situation

The Tindouf area is located on the hammada, a vast desert plain of the Sahara Desert. Summer temperatures in this part of the hammada, historically known as “The Devil’s Garden”, are often above 50°C and frequent sand storms disrupt normal life. There is little or no vegetation, and firewood has to be gathered by car tens of kilometers away. Only a few of the camps have access to water, and the drinking sources are neither clean nor sufficient for the entire refugee population. Basic life cannot be sustained in this environment, and the camps are completely dependent on foreign aid.

Sahrawi refugees are among the longest warehoused refugee groups in the world. In a situation lasting over 30 years, more than 120,000 refugees wait in four remote refugee camps — El Aaiun, Awserd, Smara, and Dakhla — in the desolate Sahara desert in southwest Algeria.

The international community has all but forgotten these men, women, and children who fled their homes in the mid-’70s because of fighting between the Moroccan military and the Polisario Front, a rebel group who seeks independence for the Western Sahara.

The Sahrawi refugees living in five camps in Tindouf are almost totally dependent on humanitarian assistance, as opportunities for income generation are scarce.

The role of Sahrawi women (circa 65% population) was central already in pre-colonial and colonial life, but was strengthened further during the war years (1975–1991), when Sahrawi women ran most of the camps’ administration, while the men were fighting at the front. This together with literacy- and professional education classes produced major advances in the role of women in Sahrawi society.


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Wire Micro Jig assist rig
  |  First Published: June 2015

Micro jigging has become extremely popular in Southern Queensland during the last year or two. Anglers are honing jigging and retrieve techniques and using an array of jigs to catch a plethora of prime species in the bay and rivers.

Snapper, mulloway, threadfin, trevally, tailor and a heap of others are being deceived by the actions of these micro metals. For anglers targeting snapper and other species in Moreton Bay and surrounding waters, mackerel can often become a bit of a nuisance as they will regularly engulf a jig and bite you off, which can become a little expensive at times. Something had to be done to save my jigs and decrease my blood pressure.

Recently I started experimenting to produce a wire assist rig that wasn’t too intrusive to put on my micro jigs when the marauding mackerel move in. I figured one out that was easy to make, inexpensive and really made a difference to results at the end of the day.

Most micro jigs are purposely rigged with assist hooks instead of treble hooks (which many other lures sport) because the limp nature of the assist cord results in the hooks rarely fouling on the leader. Your jig will remain in play throughout the entirety of the jig and retrieve and present as it was intended to.

Assists rigged with wire are more rigid than those rigged with conventional assist cord, however, they still seem to be fairly good at avoiding tangling. However, as the main reason for using the wire assists is to avoid getting bitten off by mackerel and other toothy critters, the small inconvenience of a hook fouling the jig is far outweighed by the extra fish landed and the jigs retained.

Often a mackerel will just sever the assist cord attaching the hooks and therefore the jig is saved, however at times they will engulf the entire jig and sever the leader. For this reason it may also pay to add a short wire leader in front of the jig, however be aware that this may decrease the strike rate at times. If you are fishing areas where mackerel are unlikely then I would not use a wire assist. However it pays to have a few jigs rigged with wire in case you are in mackerel territory and begin suffering losses.

There are not a lot of good hooks on the market in Australia for this type of rigging, and even fewer reasonably priced ones. I commonly use Mustad Hoodlums, Gamakatsu SC15 or Shout Light Jigging and Ijika, finding these all work well.

Nylon-coated wire could be used however it is generally of lower stainless quality than uncoated wire. Uncoated Shogun, Superflex or Mason wire in breaking strains between 20lb and 40lb are my choice for this application. Additionally you will need a parrot-beak wire cutter (even side cutters will suffice for this thin multi-strand wire), some split rings (slightly higher breaking strain than the wire), split ring pliers or pincettes and possibly some heat shrink, krystal flash, Panic Baits or Needlefish skirts to finish the wire assist off. Once you have all this together then it is time to get started.

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Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Potty Training and Other Stuff

I have great news! Our daughter is potty trained. She is even wearing underwear at night! She has been successfully potty trained at 2 yrs and 5 months. Of course there are still accidents from time to time and I have to say there was a dozy last night.

She and her Daddy went to the beach earlier in the day and I packed underwear for her to change into after taking a shower but her Daddy could not find it so he put her skort on her and without undies so she was commando. She then fell asleep as soon as they got home with no undies. Mean while, I had no idea this was the case and he left for band practice.

When she woke up I fed her dinner and she began playing and we were having fun. Then she got a little strange and made her way into the kitchen and just stood in there. I went after her to ask what was wrong and I could see her eyes widen and she reached her arm out with her hand up warning me to stop...all of this was in slow motion (I swear) but it was too late. I took a step forward and squish. Yep, you guessed it, I stepped in a big pile of her pooh. Not just any pooh either it was very much like diarrhea. How on Earth could this have happened, I thought? (Later as I changed her I realized it was the lack of underwear that allowed everything to slip out.)

I was actually very disgusted and lost my composure. I hate to admit it but its true. I yelled a big, "Ahhhhh, that's disgusting" and repeated, "this is so gross and so disgusting" about 100 times. I told my daughter not to move while I cleaned everything up and looked at her quite frankly and asked why she did not use the potty (it is seriously not even a foot away from where the accident happened, we keep one in her play area just in case). Now, I know I should not have said that and I know I should not have reacted the way I did but remember I am pregnant, very tired, and stressed as I have to make a big dinner for about 15 of my closest friends coming over for Christmas Eve dinner tomorrow. Meanwhile my poor daughter started crying the second I yelled "that's disgusting".

I kept telling myself my behavior was OK. I kept saying this will not harm her in her adult life, she will not have to see a psychiatrist for this and then it happened...a few hours later she was using the potty and she said, "I had to use the potty earlier but had an accident, you got mad and yelled, I cried". In that very moment I felt like the pile she made earlier.

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Race Day

Well, it finally came, race day!

WB and I ran a Marathon together, we each did half. She started the race at 3:45 AM to beat the heat. Plus I told her that I wanted to be done at 8 AM. She said that when she got there they wanted her to wait until 4 AM but after some begging and pleading and claiming I would kill her they let her start early. I do not think I would have killed her, perhaps seriously injured.

My WB completed her portion of the marathon (half) at 2 hours, 10 min and 41 sec (which is a great time, go WB!) I then began my half and started out really strong. For the first 2.6 miles I was running 8:35 min miles. I progressively slowed down to a 9:28 min mile in my last 2.6 miles and that was the hardest to do of course. I was beat. I got 1 hour and 57 min total for the half marathon and 2 hours and 7 seconds for the extra .3 or so that I had to run. Therefore, I was 1 min behind my Alaska time which at first I was slightly disappointed but then I realized Alaska was about 20 degrees cooler so actually I probably ran a better race today. Overall we finished a marathon in 2 hours 10 min and 48 seconds. I say we ROCKED IT! Perhaps the best feeling was crossing the finish line and having my wonderful husband and daughter there cheering me on.

Afterward we celebrated at my WB's house. Her Hubby made us some breakfast and we proceeded to feel the affects of the race. Any way, my WB's Hubby looked at me and asked if I was OK. I just felt so darn sleepy. He in turn told me that he thought that maybe I was pregnant b/c I had passed out on their couch a couple night earlier at a very late 8:30 PM.

I decided to entertain his guess by taking a test and noting to myself that there was no way b/c I had already taken two that came out negative. One two weeks ago and another a week ago. What the heck? Any way, I took the test and it came back "pregnant"!!! I was happy as my Hubby and I had been trying for all of a week or two:)

After finding out the results of the PT I thought that I actually ran a really good race. At six weeks pregnant I would say that is a pretty impressive time. Plus what a way to celebrate the race...I am sure not many people have received trophies quite like that.

Tuesday, December 8, 2009

Santa Clause is Coming to Kwaj

On Saturday we had our annual Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony on Kwajalein. It's nice; they have performances, have food (that I can't eat since dicovering my gluten intolerane - eczema, gas, bloating, heart burn, blisters, and no energy keep me from wanting to try to consume it), music, and my favorite...late night shopping. Oh, yeah and they light the tree down town for the first time.

I would say the high light of the evening was biking down to the airport and watching my little Princess and all the other kids wait for Santa to arrive. She is starting to grasp the idea of Santa this year so things are getting really fun for us. He arrives on a small airplane and all the kids cheer as they see the plane land. My little girl even joined in on the fun (sitting high on her Daddy's shoulders) clapping, cheering, and smiling away. It was so sweet to see. The best was when she said to her little friend (also on her Daddy's shoulders), "look, Santa, he's over there! Santa is here". I loved it!

The next day was even more exciting because she got to see Santa and tell him what she wants for Christmas. Last year we put her on his lap and she just screamed and cried. This year she willingly went on his lap and even told Santa she wanted a doll house. It was great. I have been telling her since September that if she is a good girl Santa will bring her a doll house. Since then she has been VERY excited about Santa.

I have it on good authority that she made the nice list this year and therefore, will be getting her dollhouse.

Thursday, December 3, 2009

Sneaky, Sneaky

This morning as I was getting ready for work, my lovely daughter snuck into my bedroom and shut the door. When I called to her and asked what she was doing, there was no response, no opening of the door, just silence. I naturally figured she was playing "Come Get Me" (her version of tag meets hide 'n seek).

When I went to open my bedroom door and "get her" she was blocking the entrance with her body. When I asked her to let me in she looked at me out of the corner of her eye (giving me a full profile shot of her face) and there it was, red lip gloss all over her lips, nose, and chin. When I demanded she let me in MY room again she backed away slowly and broke into hysterical crying.

Instinctively she must of thought she was doing something wrong and thus when I caught her became upset at the prospect of being in trouble. I tried to consul her and comfort her, but she just kept sobbing. Even after I informed her that the lip gloss she was playing with was HERS!!!!! I had to hold in my laughter because there was never even the need to be sneaky, HA!

I am sure that is just the first of many sneaky episodes I will encounter from my little Princess:)

Once a week my Hubby and I typically go to a Yoga class that is taught here by one of my friends on island. I quite like it and its a good and different kind of workout from what I normally do. Not to mention its some good quality time with the Hubby.

Last night we went to class as usual only to find out the room that is normally used for the class was double booked. With our instructor being as creative as she is and the class being adventurous enough we decided to have the class outside at sunset. Picture it, a sky filled with brilliant shades of purples, pinks, oranges, and reds, waves crashing (our main view), and the wind and salt air from the ocean blowing by us. It was so lovely. I felt like I was in the middle of a Yoga show (the kind that play at 5 AM). The setting was so wonderful. Needless to say I really enjoyed myself and felt so relaxed afterward. Not to mention that there was a beautiful full moon rise towards the end of class.

Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Team L&B

My day started out like most. I got up at 4:30 AM to go running and met my Workout Buddy (WB) at her house. We ran a 5.5 mile tempo run today. It was a good run. We ran a slow 1 mile warm-up, 3.5 miles at a good pace, and then a slow 1 mile cool down. My Garmin showed us running our fastest pace at a 6:51 min mile (I am sure that only lasted a second). Our overall average was a 9:34 so not too shabby. I think our average pace on the actual tempo portion was more like an 8:24. We were both happy and happy to be done.

The funny thing was, we showed up ready to run this morning with matching tops and running skirts...even matching headbands (I promise this was not planned). However, we naturally thought this was the perfect team uniform so we decided that we will wear the same outfits on race day. We then decided that a team name would be good as well so team L&B it is (we may be a little EXTREME).

Any way, make your signs and show your support for team L&B (we will be the ones in matching white tops and blue skirts).

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

First Post

Today has been like most days for me; got up at 4:30 AM and met my workout buddy at the gym by 5 AM (a good thing about living on an island that is a mile and a half wide and 3 miles commute...any where). We did some lifting for about 30 min and then went on a slow easy two mile run. We did sprints yesterday so today's run was much more relaxing. We are currently training for the Paupers Marathon on 14DEC, we each will be running half.

When I got back I got ready for work and then got my daughter ready for school (Day Care). I had her use the potty. I am in the process of potty training her right now and am quite pleased that she no longer wets at night. We have the first potty of the day down pat, now for the other 5 or 6. She brushes her teeth, washes her sleepy's out, we get her dressed and do her hair. Lately, I have been putting Aloe Gel in her hair (100% Aloe) as she wants her hair to look like Mommy's. We both have naturally curly hair. At 7:30 AM we were out the door and I dropped her off at school at 7:32 AM (seriously a small island). I got to work at about 7:40 AM (not exaggerating) . Incidentally, this island is so small that no one uses cars except for as work vehicles. We all ride bikes. I cart my daughter along via my burly. I like it, I have not had a speeding ticket or car accident since 2002.

At lunch I went to school to pick up my daughter to spend some quality time with her. I used to pick her up every day but then my Hubby got the H1N1 and I kept her at school every day that week to make it so her chances of getting it were less. It worked! Neither one of us got Husband was pretty lonely though. Any way, she liked eating at school with her friends so I compromised with her and pick her up for lunch on Wednesdays and Fridays, this way we both are happy. After lunch I dropped her back off to school and got back to work for 4 more hours.

Its the end of the day now and I am on my way out to pick her up. I have tap class tonight in about 30 min for an hour. Its a fun and light workout. It keeps me moving and I like that.

Tonight my daughter and I will be asleep by 9 PM while my husband is having fun at band practice.

Its a good life.


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inv. 43
Brig "Antelope" in Boston Harbor
Oil on canvas
24 1/4 x 36 in. (61.6 x 91.4 cm)
Inscribed verso: Painted by F H Lane. / July 1863

The brig "Antelope" was built at East Boston in 1843 by Samuel Hall for the firm of Russell and Co. Robert Bennett Forbes was then a partner in that firm and oversaw the brig’s design and construction. Under the command of Philip Dumaresq, her first captain, the resulting vessel proved to be exceptionally fast. At that time, Dumaresq was regarded as Boston’s most able shipmaster.

Built for the opium trade, "Antelope" left Boston in 1843 and spent her entire career smuggling opium into China. She never returned to her home port. Dismasted in a typhoon in 1848, she was rerigged as a bark but was never as fast as before. She was wrecked on a reef near Wusong, China, in 1852. (1)

The date on Lane’s painting (1863) postdates "Antelope's" departure from Boston by twenty years and her loss by eleven years, suggesting that the painting was commissioned by a relative (perhaps Francis Dumaresq) as a memorial to the vessel and to Captain Dumaresq (d. 1861). The brig’s longtime absence from Boston makes it unlikely that Lane had the opportunity to make sketches, let alone a painting, during her existence. His likeliest source was a painting showing "Antelope" posed with its sails trimmed in just the same way, and in the same location in Boston Harbor. The crude depiction of the Boston skyline in that painting adds to the probability that it is of Chinese origin. (2)

Lane’s version has made clearer this image’s narrative content. "Antelope" is depicted as having just arrived in port (an imagined return from China is presumed). She is hove to off East Boston, with foresails aback and her yawl boat in tow astern, ready to bring the captain ashore to report to the Custom House with ship’s papers and cargo manifest. While conjecture has placed Lane in the yawl boat in right foreground, the facial features—most notably the sideburns—bear a closer resemblance to Captain Dumaresq, reinforcing the argument that this painting is a memorial to both the vessel and her first master. (3)

The Boston skyline is typical of Lane’s depictions of this port, whether from Governor’s Island or, in this case, East Boston. This painting’s panoramic view is bounded by Charlestown and the Navy Yard on the right, and Boston Neck and Fort Point Channel on the left. It is also time specific to the mid-1840s, with towers, steeples, and other prominent structures of later dates omitted.

– Erik Ronnberg

1. Robert Bennett Forbes, Personal Reminiscences (Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1892), 21, appendix: “List of Vessels."

2. State Street Trust Company, Old Shipping Days in Boston (Boston: State Street Trust, 1913), 12; and State Street Trust Company, Other Merchants and Sea Captains of Old Boston (Boston: State Street Trust, 1919), 21–25.

3. Ibid., 22.

Supplementary Images

Probable Chinese original painting on which Lane based his work. Reproduced in Old Shipping Days ... [more]in Boston (Boston: State Street Trust Company, 1918). Caption reads: "Antelope," one of Russell and Co.'s most celebrated clippers, sailed by Captain Philip Dumaresq." The Boston skyline is a rough approximation.

Provenance (Information known to date; research ongoing.)

the Artist, Gloucester, Mass.
Francis Dumaresq, Boston
Henry de Ford, Brookline, Mass.
Adelaide de Ford, Brookline, Mass. (by descent)
Vose Galleries, Boston
Charles D. Childs, Boston, 1945
Maxim Karolik, Newport, R.I., 1945
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1948

Exhibition History

Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Virginia, America 100 Years Ago, May 12–September 24, 1961.

Published References

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. M. and M. Karolik Collection of American Paintings, 1815 to 1865. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press; published for the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1949.
McLanathan, Richard. Fitz Hugh Lane (Museum of Fine Arts Picture Book Number Eight). Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, 1956; 1972 second ed., p. 7. ⇒ includes text
Wilmderding, John. "The Lithographs of Fitz Hugh Lane." Old-Time New England LIV, no. 2 (October–December 1963)., p. 34.
The American Neptune, Pictorial Supplement VII: A Selection of Marine Paintings by Fitz Hugh Lane, 1804–1865. Salem, MA: The American Neptune, 1965., plate XXIX, no. 114. ⇒ includes text
McLanathan, Richard. The American Tradition in the Arts. New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, 1968.
American Paintings in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, 1969.
Wilmerding, John. Fitz Hugh Lane. New York: Praeger, 1971.
Hoffman, Katherine. "The Art of Fitz Hugh Lane." Essex Institute Historical Collections 119 (1983)., p. 33.
Wilmerding, John. Fitz Henry Lane. Gloucester, MA: Cape Ann Historical Association, 2005. Reprint of Fitz Hugh Lane, by John Wilmerding. New York: Praeger, 1971. Includes new information regarding the artist's name.
Citation: "Brig "Antelope" in Boston Harbor, 1863 (inv. 43)." Fitz Henry Lane Online. Cape Ann Museum. http://fitzhenrylaneonline.org/catalog/entry.php?id=43 (accessed March 19, 2018).
Record last updated July 14, 2016. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.
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118 Brooklyn St
Elyria, OH 44035

Beds: 2
Baths: 1
Sq. Ft.: 1,276
Listing #3979201
Charming and affordable Heights bungalow that is just right for someone who loves original features such as cupboards, doors and nooks and crannies,nicely finished wood floors and just that cozy feeling. This adorable bungalow features a Walk out basement that leads to large covered private patio. Glass block windows and newer furnace and A/C and updated electric. Extra room on 1st floor with lots of light and newer carpeting,could be a 3rd bedroom, office or nice sitting room. big part fenced yard and new gas and sewer lines, paved street. It has been updated with newer insulation, newer furnace, and air conditioning and features a waterproofed basement. First floor has 9 foot ceilings and spacious living area. The full length front porch is perfect for a swing and to view the river.New roof will be completed within a few weeks. This is right down the street from the hospital parks and around the corner from Walmart. It include convenient access to 480. This is a private home on a quiet street near the river.
Property Features
Location Information
County: Lorain
MLS Area: Elyria (Elyria Township, Carlisle Township)
Latitude: 41.357246
Longitude: -82.101326
Subdivision: Henry Wursts Add 04
Directions: Off east River
Interior Features
Total Rooms: 6
Number of Fireplaces: 0
Heating: Forced Air
Heating Fuel: Gas
Cooling: Central Air
Basement Description: Full
Has Basement: yes
Features: Patio, Porch
Exterior Features
Style: Bungalow
Stories: 1.50
Exterior: Wood
Roof: Asphalt/Fiberglass
Possession: Negotiable
Water & Sewer: Public Water, Public Sewer
Garage Features: None
Garage Spaces: 0
Driveway: Unpaved
House Faces: North
Lot Size in Acres: 0.16
Dimensions: 50x142
School District: Elyria CSD
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Property Type: SFR
Property SubType: Residential
Year Built: 1918
APN: 06-25-086-101-002
Status: Active
Is Short Sale: No

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bond investing

Bond Investing – The Beginners Guide to Bonds!

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Bonds can be great investments in certain situations. Here’s a quick crash-course on bonds and bond investing:

What Are Bonds?

Bonds are debt securities issued by governments, corporations, federal agencies, and more. Basically, they are borrowing your money for a predetermined interest rate and period of time. The interest payments are made over the life of the bond (typically interest is paid every 6 months), but the principal is paid back at the end of the term.

The advantage of bond investing over stocks is that the gains are predetermined. You don’t know how much a stock will be worth when your child heads to college in 10 years, but you do know what income you will receive from a 10-year bond between now and then, in theory.

What Are The Risks?

Even though the gains are pre-determined, that does not mean the payments are guaranteed.

Bonds are assigned risk levels based on the likelihood of the bond issuer to fulfill its obligation to the bond holder. Of course, with less risk there is less income to the bond holder. So an established, secure, profitable company could issue low-risk bonds.

High risk bonds, also known as junk bonds, pay higher interest rates and usually sell at a discount on the secondary market. A bond is determined to be high risk if the company issuing the bond is likely to default on the bond payments.

How Does Bond Investing Work?

The main components of analyzing a bond are Risk, Price, and Maturity. We’ve already touched on risk. The price is the actual price you would pay for the bond. For example, a $5,000 bond may not sell for $5,000. If you bought a bond in the primary market, that is, from the bond issuer, the price typically matches the value of the bond. But in the secondary market, bond prices fluctuate based on the interest rate and the health of the company. So, if a company was doing well when the bond was issued, the interest rate is probably quite low, since the risk would be low. But if that company begins to struggle, someone with that bond might want to sell it.

The interest payments are fixed, so the price would change to accommodate the new level of risk. That $5,000 bond might sell for $4,300. If you paid $4,300, you would get whatever interest payments are left and also get $5,000 back at the end. Sounds like a great deal….if the company stays afloat.

Likewise, the opposite situation can occur. A struggling company might issue a bond with high interest payments. If that company does well, that $5,000 bond might sell on the secondary market for $5,500. The maturity of the bond is simply the amount of time until the principal is paid back and the interest payments stop. The longer the maturity, the greater the possibility the company might have issues. There you have the short-course on bonds….what they are, their risks, and how they work. While you don’t have enough information to match wits with George Soros (that takes experience as well), you do have enough basic knowledge to begin to understand bond investing.

Bonds themselves aren’t complicated; it’s trying to predict the future of the bond issuer that’s a challenge. When you first start investing in bonds, you may want to get your feet wet with some stable, low risk varieties to make some profits you can work with and build your confidence.

I hope you have enjoyed reading this article on bond investing, why not take a minute and join my mailing list so I can keep you updated on future posts as well as helpful financial news which you can benefit from…I look forward to having you as a part of our community.


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Tuesday, March 08, 2016

Signs of Spring!

The last couple of days have been quite a bit warmer than normal. Spring is in the air... I can smell it. I know that we'll probably be getting more snow, but at least it won't be staying long.

The roads are ice free, but still sandy. The driveway is all that separates me from a much wanted motorcycle ride.

The roof is almost clear.

There's still a considerable amount of snow on the ground.

It's currently 58°F outside, and the rest of the week is supposed to be almost the same!

I better get out in the garage and start warming up the bikes!


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Good Design
is Smart Design.

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We help people create the foundation for a beautiful home, a beautiful life, and a beautiful planet.

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Thursday, December 13, 2012

Stephan Karpischek defended his thesis on mobile barcode scanning and quality of product master data

Stephan Karpischek is, after Irena Pletikosa, the second the PhD student this week and my fifth in total successfully defending his thesis. Congratulations, Dr. Stephan Karpischek!
As his co-referee Sanjay Sarma from MIT could not attend in person, Stephan defended his thesis in a sophisticated conference room at ETH where we had high-quality connection to MIT. The quality of video and sound was amazing and prove that some travels can be indeed eliminated by these technologies.
Stephan outlined four contributions of his thesis: the implementation of the open-source mobile barcode scanning app [1], the proof of incorrect master data yielding lower usage of mobile apps [2], the introduction of a
method to measure correctness of product names and its application to public master data sources [3]. Additionally, Stephan also did
some remarkable analysis of user behavior of mobile bargaining [4] and developed one of the most renown Swiss apps [5] , Swisspeaks. However, both results did not really fit any more in his thesis "Mobile Barcode Scanning Applications for Consumers" (will be available in a couple of months here).
 In the Q and A section of his defense Stephan prove that roughly 2% of today's master data available in online data pools amazon, google, etc. are wrong, dillute the brand image and could yield financial losses. This result provides a fact-based justification of the GS1's emerging Trusted Source service [6] which aims at providing brand-owner approved master-data. He also gave a perspective of a future master-data monitoring service that brand-owners could use to measure their appearance and abuse of their barcodes by other parties on the network...
Stephan, it has been a great pleasure to working with you and I really enjoyed the inspiring discussion with you. I wish you good luck in your new job!

[1] S. Karpischek, F. Michahelles, E. Fleisch, my2cents – enabling research on consumer-product interaction. Journal of Personal and Ubiquitous Computing. Springer, 2011, [doi:10.1007/s00779-011-0426-9].
[2] S. Karpischek, F. Michahelles, my2cents - Digitizing consumer opinions and comments about retail products, Internet of Things 2010 Conference (IoT2010), 29 November - 1 December 2010, Tokyo, Japan.
[3] S. Karpischek, F. Michahelles, E. Fleisch, The Not So Unique Global Trade Identification Number - Product master data quality in publicly available sources (Extended Abstract). 14th International Conference on Electronic Commerce (ICEC'12), 7 - 8 August 2012, Singapore.
[4] S. Karpischek, D. Santani, F. Michahelles, Usage Analysis of a Mobile Bargain Finder Application. 13th International Conference on Electronic Commerce and Web Technologies (EC-Web 2012), 3 - 7 September 2012, Vienna, Austria.
[5] S. Karpischek, C. Marforio, M. Godenzi, S. Heuel, F. Michahelles, SwissPeaks - Mobile augmented reality to identify mountains, Let's Go Out: Research in Outdoor Mixed and Augmented Reality.  Workshop at the International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality 2009 (ISMAR 2009), 19 October 2009, Orlando, Florida, USA.
[6] GS1 Trusted Source of Data, Project Report, GS1, July 2012 [pdf]

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Edie Jams said...

really mobile internet are the revolution of technology because we resolve any kind of problem and more we had been connecting people such a easy way thanks for share this post with us.

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Friday, March 14, 2008

UNESCO Cultural Heritage Laws Database

UNESCO’s new database of cultural heritage laws facilitates identification and retrieval of information about the national laws of its Member States that deal with cultural heritage -- whether movable, immovable, intangible, underwater or natural. The resource aims to protect cultural heritage as a whole by combating looting, theft, illegal export and import and illicit trafficking of cultural property as well as the degradation and all other forms of deterioration of the heritage. To further strengthen protection of cultural heritage, UNESCO is also stepping up its campaign for the ratification and implementation of conventions relating to protection of the cultural heritage, such as the 1972 World Heritage Convention, the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (which entered into force on 20 April 2006) and the 2005 Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions (which entered into force on 18 March 2007).

In HOORC’s Library, you can find Heritage resources law : protecting the archaeological and cultural environment by Sherry Hutt, Caroline M. Blanco and Ole Varmer, and Safeguarding of intangible heritage by HOORC researcher Dr. S.O. Keitumetse.

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Time Series Tool Like Google Finance

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Chronoscope is a work-in-progress time series visualization tool that lets you explore data similar to that of Google Finance. It’s written in Java, unlike Finance, which uses Flash/Javascript, and uses the Google Web Toolkit as the hook. After a quick look-see, it’s certainly still in alpha, and I’m not quite sure when beta will be available to the public. The browsing is pretty nifty though. I wonder how hard it’d be to do it Flash?

Reviving the Statistical Atlas of the United States with New Data

Due to budget cuts, there is no plan for an updated atlas. So I recreated the original 1870 Atlas using today’s publicly available data.

Top Brewery Road Trip, Routed Algorithmically

There are a lot of great craft breweries in the United States, but there is only so much time. This is the computed best way to get to the top rated breweries and how to maximize the beer tasting experience. Every journey begins with a single sip.

The Changing American Diet

See what we ate on an average day, for the past several decades.

10 Best Data Visualization Projects of 2017

It was a rough year, which brought about a lot of good work. Here are my favorite data visualization projects of the year.


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Arnold Suing Big Oil — You’ll Never Guess What For…

With an idea so crazy that not even Al Gore would do it, Arnold Schwarzennegger hopped in his private jet and flew down to SXSW in Austin to make a major, virtue-signaling announcement. This past Sunday, the former Governor went on Politico’s Off Message podcast to reveal his lawsuit plans for the oil industry.

Here’s more from Politico itself:

“This is no different from the smoking issue. The tobacco industry knew for years and years and years and decades, that smoking would kill people, would harm people and create cancer, and were hiding that fact from the people and denied it.

Then eventually they were taken to court and had to pay hundreds of millions of dollars because of that,” Schwarzenegger said. “The oil companies knew from 1959 on, they did their own study that there would be global warming happening because of fossil fuels, and on top of it that it would be risky for people’s lives, that it would kill.”

Schwarzenegger said he’s still working on a timeline for filing, but the news comes as he prepares to help host a major environmental conference in May in Vienna.

“We’re going to go after them, and we’re going to be in there like an Alabama tick. Because to me it’s absolutely irresponsible to know that your product is killing people and not have a warning label on it, like tobacco,” he said. “Every gas station on it, every car should have a warning label on it, every product that has fossil fuels should have a warning label on it.”

He argues that at the very least, this would raise awareness about fossil fuels and encourage people to look to alternative fuels and clean cars.

He added, “I don’t think there’s any difference: If you walk into a room and you know you’re going to kill someone, it’s first degree murder; I think it’s the same thing with the oil companies.”

First off… “like an Alabama tick”??? Well, we know he’s obviously been talking to James Carville, but the incredible lack of self awareness this guy has is staggering!

The book The Politically Incorrect Guide to Climate Change in a chapter called, “Hypocrisy on Parade” documented just a few of the Guvanator’s climate sins:

Former GOP California governor and global warming activist Arnold Schwarzenegger came under fire for his near-daily private jet commute from his Brentwood home to the governor’s mansion in Sacramento.

“The governor’s Gulf-stream jet does nearly as much damage to the environment in one hour as a small car does in a year,” the Los AngelesTimes reported in 2008. But not to worry, because “Schwarzenegger is well aware of this and makes amends by purchasing pollution credits for the carbon dioxide his jet releases.”

It’s time for this guy to just shut up and go away for good. Sadly, it looks like he’ll “be baaack.”

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Match Report

Saturday 24th January 2009

Bridon Ropes A
4 - 1
Third XI
Adam Steward

By Paul Parsons

Bridon Ropes deserved the win, however we must be disappointed not to have given them more of a game. We came out confidently in the first 10 minutes, with passes arrowed to the flanks, and crisp challenges from the midfield quagmire. Geof Ray made a welcome return from injury and Bluewater boredom, with a fine display in goal. With 10 minutes on the clock he sent a missile down the right for Adam Steward to neatly control, turn and sprint past his marker to fire a shot narrowly past the inside post. From this resulting chance Bridon upped the tempo with strong challenges and good running off the ball. From an innocuous throw in Bridon caused confusion in our box and it was flicked on to the far post and in from one of our defenders. A carbon copy goal within the next 10 minutes, a great save from Geoff one on one, and another goal after excellent running from the Bridon forwards brought us in at the break 3-0 down.

At half time we talked about getting a goal back early on, and to leave the pitch at the end of the game feeling we had given the final 45minutes our best shot. The first 20 minutes was all us. We created pressure, and from 3 resulting corners, the Bridon keeper made two excellent saves and an incredible double save from Josh Travers. We kept at them and deserved a goal of quality when Piers Moss, Ben Tomkins and Adam linked well down the right with good skill and pace which Adam finished neatly. Unfortunately Bridon responded again and for the third time in the game got a flick on from a throw which again sailed over and in at the far post.

The final 15 minutes saw Bridon tire and again we had chances to score with Piers having the best of those, but also we did not pull the trigger enough and try our luck on the difficult surface. We looked rusty after our enforced 8 week break and the forwards, midfield and defence looked like separate units today, something we need to change sooner rather than later. The league is still in our hands and we know we can play better.


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Thursday, July 31, 2008

Beer Braised Short Ribs

Ah, Beer Braised Short Ribs. Don't those four words just conjure up images of deep, rich, reduced beer, tenderizing tough fatty chuck short ribs. Add a mermaid to serve that to me and you've got my Beer Heaven. At Lacroix, they braise shortribs in Guinness and veal stock, and that was my inspiration for trying my own, beer braised short ribs.

I picked up some bone-in chuck short ribs from whole foods and went to work immediately. I first trimmed them of excess fat, then seared those suckers off in a flaming hot cast-iron pan.

I then removed them from the pan, and added some carrots and celery, caramelizing those veggies before deglazing with red wine. I let the wine reduce to oblivion, and believe me, in that hot pan, the wine evaporated quicker than my guilt of forgoing my summer reading.I then returned the short ribs to the pan and added equal parts Heineken and Beef Stock to cover about 3/4 the ribs. All this went into a 350 degree oven for about 2.5 hours.The rib-tastic result? Incredible. Beer Heaven worthy? Undoubtedly. The ribs were literally falling off the bone, and incredibly tender and flavorful. I'm really into braising now. Look for more dishes of the like in the future.

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More Work Travel: New Hampshire!

Work is sending me to New Hampshire for a couple of days. All I really know about the state is that their motto is "Live free or Die" and the have no state sales tax. I will be in the border town (with Maine) of Portsmouth. It doesn't look like the most exciting place but it is only for one night.

I will be fly on a miles ticket so that means no earning for me. Being a sort of last minute trip this is to be expected. I will be on the road from Mar 22-23. It will be a nice change from the office!

I wish I could do trips like this every week! It would certainly make work more interesting...


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