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Justin Timberlake Stars in Queerphobic Super Bowl Ad

Last year we gathered hundreds of signatures in a petition against Mars Inc. for their blatently homophobic Snickers advertisement that aired during the Super Bowl. A few years before that we spearheaded a campaign to ban a homophobic prison themed 7UP Ad. This year we bring you Justin Timerlake's Pepsi commercial. When will advertisers stop putting men in dresses/wigs for a few cheap laughs?

Becoming a Black Man

Becoming a Black Man

By Daisy Hernández
from Colorlines Magazine

Louis Mitchell expected a lot of change when he began taking injections of hormones eight years ago to transition from a female body to a male one. He anticipated that he’d grow a beard, which he eventually did and enjoys now. He knew his voice would deepen and that his relationship with his partner, family and friends would change in subtle and, he hoped, good ways, all of which happened.

What he had not counted on was changing the way he drove.
Within months of starting male hormones, “I got pulled over 300 percent more than I had in the previous 23 years of driving, almost immediately. It was astounding,” says Mitchell, who is Black and transitioned while living in the San Francisco area and now resides in Springfield, Massachusetts.

Targeted for “driving while Black” was not new to Mitchell, who is 46 years old. For example, a few years before transitioning, he had been questioned by a cop for simply sitting in his own car late at night. But “he didn’t really sweat me too much once he came up to the car and divined that I was female,” Mitchell recalls.

Now in a Black male body, however, Mitchell has been pulled aside for small infractions. When he and his wife moved from California to the East Coast, Mitchell refused to let her drive on the cross-country trip. “She drives too fast,” he says, chuckling and adding, “I didn’t want to get pulled over. It took me a little bit longer [to drive cross country] ‘cause I had to drive like a Black man. I can’t be going 90 miles an hour down the highway. If I’m going 56, I need to be concerned.” As more people of color transition, Mitchell’s experience is becoming an increasingly common one.

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No Blood For Oil!

"Shell smashed all-time British company profit records today, posting 2007 earnings of $27.5billion (£13.9billion), and immediately ran into a storm with union leaders, who are demanding the Government hits the oil giant with a windfall tax." - Daily Mail

Below is a Current Tv segment about the consequences of the Oil Industry's oppressive and greedy tactics. If you have't seen Current Tv yet, I highly recomment checking out both their web site and channel. It is probably the only channel where you can find real journalism, and submit your own input on the issues facing the world today.

MassEquality Publishes 2008 Goals

Below are the goals MassEquality will be working on this year (from My first thought is that these goals seem worthy. I'd also like to see some real coalition and community building and anti-racism work on the list. Thoughts? Questions? Comments?
  1. Transgender Equality

    Transgender people in our communities should be able to work and live without fear of discrimination or harm.

    • Pass H1722, which would add gender identity and gender expression to existing non-discrimination laws affecting employment, housing, credit, public accommodations, public education and hate crimes.
  2. Equality for LGBT Youth

    Every young person, gay or straight, deserves to feel safe in their own school and have access to the resources they need to flourish and grow.

    • Increase funding for programs directed at LGBT youth, including the Massachusetts Commission on GLBT Youth and the Safe Schools Program.
    • Pass S.275, which would require school districts to set an anti-bullying policy.
  3. Equality for LGBT Seniors

    LGBT seniors deserve equal access to the benefits, protections, services and institutions available to any other senior.

    • Pass the MassHealth Equality Bill (H4107), which will grant married same-sex couples in MA the same access to Medicaid benefits as heterosexual couples.
    • Increase state funding for the LGBT Aging Project, which educates mainstream health and long-term care providers about the special challenges LGBT seniors face.
  4. Equality in HIV/AIDS Treatment and Prevention

    With the rate of HIV infections rising dramatically, particularly among young gay men and people of color, it's clear the fight against AIDS is far from over.

    • Increase funding for HIV/AIDS treatment and prevention programs.
  5. Equality for LGBT Victims of Domestic Violence

    Everyone deserves to be safe in their home, but the special difficulties faced by LGBT people are often not properly understood or addressed by traditional service organizations.

    • Increase state funding for organizations which focus specifically on preventing domestic violence and providing support for victims of domestic violence within the LGBT community.

The Police Need Our Help

     The Boston Police Department is requesting if anyone has ANY information or has heard anything about the night of Daniel A. Yakovleff’s murder to contact them immediately!!

     I have spoken with detectives in the homicide unit and they assured me that everything possible is being done and they are working around the clock on this case.

     You may have a piece of the puzzle that could help solve this horrific slaying.

     A statement from the police,

The Boston Police Homicide Unit is actively investigating the facts and circumstances surrounding the homicide of Dan Yakovleff. Homicide Detectives are seeking to speak with anyone who saw Mr. Yakovleff in the area of Tuttle Street or in the South End section of Boston in the late hours of Wednesday, January 16, 2008 through the time of his death. The detectives are particularly interested in learning who Mr. Yakovleff may have been with in the South End or on Tuttle Street. The detectives are also interested in the type of transportation Mr. Yakovleff may have used (car, bicycle, taxi, MBTA) that evening.

You may call the Homicide Unit directly at 617-343-4470. Those who wish to remain anonymous can call 1-800-494-TIPS (8477) or text the word “TIP” to CRIME (27463).

In Memory of Daniel A. Yakovleff

*If you saw Dan on the night of Wednesday January 16 please call the Boston Police at 617-343-4470.

Daniel A. Yakovleff, known as Dan, was a 20 year old gay man who styled hair at the popular Liquid Hair Salon in Boston's South End. He was well known and liked by the local community, particularly the young gay community who frequent local establishments such as Tremont 647 and the Eagle. Dan was last seen leaving the Eagle on Wednesday night, and was found stabbed in a Dorchester apartment early Thursday (Jan. 17) morning.

Dan was a positive person who always brought a smile to your face. He was very serious about pursuing his dreams of becoming a well established hair stylist, and already had a loyal following of customers. He was never shy about giving us free feedback or tips on our hair!

Family and friends are in shock and continue to struggle to figure out who would target Dan and why. Everyone who knew Dan would say he was one of the most non-violent, positive people you'd ever meet. His gay friends and acquaintances have expressed concern that police may not take the situation as seriously as they should, given the circumstances, and many of us are feeling that this is a difficult reminder of the risk we take when we go home with someone we do not know.

As rumors are cleared up and more details become public, we will report them to you here.

"A memorial service for Daniel Yakovleff is scheduled for 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Knowlton Memorial Hall on Route 44, next to Ashford Town Hall. The family has asked that donations in Daniel's name be made to Joshua's Trust Gifts and Contributions, P.O. Box 4, Mansfield Center, CT 06250.'

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Drop The Guns, Boys!

Out of OkapiStudio come these two outstanding ads for an anti-racism and anti-nationalism campaign with the caption, "Drop The Guns, Boys! Racism Is A Mass Destruction Weapon."

Read and see more.

Unite on Martin Luther King Day!

Monday, January 21
2PM Park Street

Fund Dr. King's Dream
Cut the Military Budget
Use $ for Jobs Education, Housing & Healthcare
End the evils of militarism, economic exploitation & racism
--as Dr. King asked

Black, Latin@, Asian, Arab, Native & White
Together we're powerful-It's time to unite

Stop Immigrant Bashing
Lou Dobbs doesn't speak for working people
Stop the raids & deportations
An injury to one is an injury to all
Justice for Katrina Survivors
Stop the War - The One Abroad & The One Here

  • Remember Sean Bell, Amadou Diallo & all victims of police brutality Stop Police Brutality!
  • Stop the war against Black youth. Stop police invasions of Black youth's homes
  • From Imus to Lou Dobbs to WTKK to WEEI, racists off the air!
  • New Orleans to Roxbury: Stop pushing people out of their homes
  • Troops out of Iraq, Recruiters out of our schools
MLK DAY M:ARCH AGAINST RACISM COALITION (partial list): Fight Imperialism, Stand Together (FIST); City Councilors Chuck Turner, Sam Yoon & Charles Yancey; Jean Mcguire, fmr Boston School Comm.*; Prof. Tony Van Der Meer, UMass Boston*; Frantz Mendes, Pres. USW 8751*; New England Human Rights Organization for Haiti; Voices of Liberation; Women's Fightback Network; Bishop Felipe Teixeira, OFSJC; Tony Hernandez, Organizer, IUPAT Painters Dist. 35*; Ahmad Kawash, Palestine American Congress*; Rev. Franklin Hobbes, Dir. Healing Out Land, Inc.*; Stonewall Warriors; RI Rosa Parks Human Rights Day Comm.; RI Poor Peoples Campaign; RI Peopls Assembly; Springfield Mobilization Against Poverty, Racism & War; International Action Center; Troops Out Now Coalition
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The MRSA Scare: Why Health Care is a Queer Issue

MRSA and VRE are strands of the staph bacteria resistant to most antibiotics and this bacteria seems to appear 13-times more often among gay men in San Francisco. The bacteria also seems to be spreading among gay communities in Boston, LA and New York. This disproportionate rate of bacterial infections coincides with a rising rates of STDs such as syphilis, gonorrhea, and HIV in major urban areas.

According to the study, it is unknown what sexual acts are causing the higher rates of infection. The study says:
It is not clear whether the behavior potentiating these infections among men who have men is anal abrading sexual practices or increased frequency of skin to skin contact; prevention messages may therefore need to suggest caution in each of these practices (p. 256).
In fact, the researchers are not even aware of whether or not these practices are the result of all sexual practices or specific "unsafe sexual risk behaviors." Even if we don't know all the details, we need to be proactive. Venues that promote sexual behavior need to be in contact with health specialists in order to inform patrons about how to protect themselves. Bathhouses and online hookup sites, in particular, should stay on top of developments.

Yet, the spectre of drug resistant bacteria has been looming for years and people, including parents in those oh-so-wholesome nuclear families, have been repeatedly warned about overuse of antibiotics. So those obnoxious right-wingers who claim that gay men are to blame for the spread of resistant bacteria also need to look behind their own precious white picket fences for the root of the problem.

Matt Barber of Concerned Women for America can shriek about the consequences of "the homosexual lifestyle" "spilling over into the population," all he wants. But, in reality, MRSA "spilled over into the population" as a result of bad heath care decisions. MRSA is not specifically transmitted through sex. Other contexts such as contact sports, hospitals and gyms are also high risk. According to one doctor, more attention to disinfection on hospital surfaces could significantly reduce the spread of MRSA. But, the doctor also says, "the expense of extra cleaning can be prohibitive, especially in view of the current preoccupation with hospital budgets..." So a substantial financial commitment to health care is imperative to stemming the tide of the bacteria--something with which Barber is completely unconcerned.

The spread of this resistant bacteria and the fact that gay men may be hit harder shows, once again, that health care is a "queer issue." Gay men's health, and the health of all queer people is not just about personal decisions like "putting on a condom every time." A variety of illnesses and problems plague our communities--and will continue to plague our communities. The sad news that Rev. Irene Monroe was recently diagnosed with breast cancer (a disease that has cut down many talented queer women) underscores this point.

Queer lives depend on a health care system that puts people before profit, so health care needs to become a priority, if not the priority, for queer activism. From the for-profit drug industry (which Mark could tell you more about) to the lack of adequate coverage, our system needs a complete overhaul. The era of quick "pill-fixes" has to end and give rise to more comprehensive, holistic approaches to health care.

Update: Jim Burroway at Box-Turtle Bulletin has an important analysis of the MRSA scare. Apparently, homophobia and sensationalism exaggerated the scope of MRSA's effect on MSMs. Nonetheless, this health scare still points to the need for a reevaluation of our health care system.

MTPC Under Fire For Accepting HRC Money

Bay Windows is reporting on the controversy that has erupted because MTPC took money from the war mongering, bad-on-trans-issues, bad-on-queer-youth issues, mostly-rich-white, HRC. As I said before, I trust that the activists of MTPC (who are amazing!) will make an honest effort not to allow this money to influence their work. Transgender American Veterans Association (TAVA) disagrees, and have "announced that it was severing ties with MTPC over their acceptance of the HRC grant. " MTPC desperately needed the funds for paid staff. I would be interested to know what, if any, stipulations accompany the funding.

Meanwhile: "National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE) will not work with HRC in the foreseeable future, until the current HRC leadership is completely purged ..." She elaborated, "Not only is Joe Solmonese not to be trusted but neither are the second rank of HRC staff or its Board of Directors or Board of Governors. All of them would have to resign or be fired before we could even contemplate anything like cooperation. In short, NCTE is neither forgiving nor forgetting what HRC and Barney Frank have done to all of us." - baywindows

HRC lost its first and only Trans board member this year over the ENDA issue.

For now, I will continue to speak out against HRC and in support of MTPC per usual.

Clinton Camp Sues To Supress Votes

Supporters of Hillary Clinton are suing to prevent voters from caucusing in Las Vegas casinos and Bill Clinton has voiced his support for it. The lawsuit was launched just two days after Obama was endorsed by the Culinary Workers Union comprised of many of the hotel workers who will not be able to vote unless they can do so near their jobs on the Las Vegas strip.

I'm no Obama believer, but solidarity with the workers!

Congrats to MTPC!

Congrats to the Mass Trans Political Coalition for securing financial support from HRC ($25,000) and others. Typically I would be concerned about the influence of receiving money from organizations such as HRC, but knowing the fabulously queer Gunner Scott heads MTPC gives me assurance that the blood of innocent Iraqis and neglected trans and queer homeless youth will be thoroughly rinsed from the checks before they are deposited.

MTPC still needs our help. Continue to donate and get involved at their facebook page here.

Laura Kiritsy New Bay Windows Editor

Bay Windows has announced that Susan Ryan-Vollmar has stepped down as editor and will be replaced by Laura Kiritsy.

Though in recent weeks her editorials took a turn for the better on trans issues, Ryan-Vollmar had long been a target of criticism from the community for her often centrist and conservative views. Ryan-Vollmar was on the wrong side of the One ENDA fight, and a vocal critic of for spearheading the Ask Tell Act Coalition during Boston Pride this year.

Hopefully Kiritsy will keep social justice principles at the forefront of her editorial control and involve the most marginalized of our communities as much as possible in the content of Bay Windows so that once again we can be proud of our community's paper.

Good luck Laura!

New bacteria infecting gay men in San Francisco and Boston

Updated (by Mark): Don't panic. Fenway Community Health has an informative web site about this alert and how to reduce your risk here.

This is frightening.

The New York Times is reporting that a new, highly drug-resistant strain of bacteria is spreading rapidly among gay communities in San Francisco and Boston.

According to researchers, this new strain of the "flesh-eating" MRSA bacteria "seemed to be spread most easily through anal intercourse but also through casual skin-to-skin contact and touching contaminated surfaces."

Read more.

Judge Rules: MSNBC Must Include Kucinich

LAS VEGAS — A Nevada judge said Monday that Democratic presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich must be included in Tuesday's candidates' debate in Nevada.

Senior Clark County District Court Judge Charles Thompson said if Kucinich is excluded, he'll issue an injunction stopping the televised debate.

The judge sided with a lawyer for the Ohio congressman, who says debate host MSNBC at first invited Kucinich to take part and then told him last week he couldn't. -

Kucinich Banned Again

Dennis Kucinich was congratulated and invited to the next Democratic debate on NBC, but a few days later he received a letter saying that NBC had "changed their criteria." This comes on the heels of his ban from the ABC/facebook debates although he met their criteria as well, and polls #1 on the facebook surveys.

Kucinich is also leading the fight for a recount in New Hampshire because as we've seen in the past, the electronic voting machines are showing different results than hand counted votes.

Regardless of your support for Kucinich the candidate, we must join him in fighting corporate control of our public airwaves and ensuring that every vote is counted.

Boston's First Transgender Legal Clinic Opens Soon

We invite you to join our stride towards justice

Beginning with our January 16th kick-off celebration of

Massachusetts Transgender Legal Advocates,

a new legal clinic serving transgender people in Massachusetts.

WHAT: Kick-off celebration for Massachusetts Transgender Legal Advocates with guest speaker Mara Kiesling, Executive Director of the National Center for Transgender Equality

WHEN: Wednesday, January 16, 2008, 6-8pm.

WHERE: JRI Health, 25 West Street, Boston. Take the Orange or Red line to Downtown Crossing stop or the Green Line Park Street stop.

Massachusetts Transgender Legal Advocates is a joint project between Cambridge Cares about AIDS, AIDS Action Committee, and the Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition.

For more information about the kick-off event or the legal clinic, please contact: 617.450.1353 or

Log Cabin Republican$ Love Big Pharma

The Log Cabin Republicans, who last year had less active members in Massachusetts than QueerToday, are funded by the elite men who run the country's largest pharmaceutical companies. When you visit their web site you'll see the logos of Pfizer and Astra Zeneca flash on your screen (as well as the HRC logo! SHAME ON THEM). Make no mistake about it. The Log Cabins have a vested interest in allowing big companies to take advantage of the queer community and keeping republicans in power who will continue to launch war and prevent good health care from becoming a reality.

As most of you know these companies break the law every day in their efforts to keep demand and price high for their products. They launch fraudulent lawsuits against generic drug manufacturers to keep lower cost drugs off the market. They lie to the FDA to obtain and retain their patent rights. They launch misleading advertisements on television and in print. They have over 100,000 sales people in the United States to promote their brand name prescriptions to doctors and medical journals. They donate insane amounts of money to candidates for congress and president. Hillary Clinton has taken the most pharmaceutical industry money so far this year. Donald Rumsfeld continues to make millions from Big Pharma.

The Log Cabin Republicans must be stopped, but more importantly the way drug companies take advantage of us must be publicized and fought against with all our strength.

Earlier this year we reported on how an AIDS Drug company collected the personal information of attendees to Latino Pride in Boston. Said company is currently being sued, as are most of the other drug companies out there. Unfortunately these companies are bribing the LGBT media and some of our finest non-profit organizations with their money and influence.

The good news is that you can help hold drug companies accountable by suing them! Using the courts to hold these companies accountable helps to level the playing field between the big corporations and consumers.

Please take a moment to visit the web site of my employer, Prescription Access Litigation, and fill out our Tell Us Your Story form so that you can be apart of this important work.

Happy 2008!

Happy New Year to all of our activists, readers, and supporters. QueerToday is here to stay, so bookmark us and subscribe to us. Want to be even better connected to our group? Join us on facebook!

QueerToday mentioned in InNewsWeekly Year in Review...
"The Bay State this year marked the 20th Anniversary of the founding of the first Gay-Straight Alliance in the commonwealth at Brookline High School in 1987. Since then, 3,577 GSAs have registered with the Boston-based Gay Straight Education Network, at least one from every state, Washington D.C. and Puerto Rico. Massachusetts ranks third in the nation with 242 GSAs. The Impendent Commission on Gay and Lesbian Youth, formed in 2006 after Gov. Romney's attempted pre-pride disbanding of the Governor's Commission on Gay and Lesbian Youth, began working in January.

Still, the issue of GLBT Youth remained very much in the news, in large part because of the controversy generated by anti-gay-rights group Mass Resistance. In November, the Queer Today blog reported the group co-founder Amy
Contrda's 17-year-old daughter Claudia was a lesbian. The younger Contrada had held a star role in the Action-Boxborough high school's controversial production of "The Laramie Project." MassResistance later said that as a result of all of this, Claudia Contrada's parents were forced to withdraw her from school....

...But the Boston Pride Committee disagreed. Gays in the military, the importance of gays in the military living out lives, the importance of service in general, was demonstrated in its theme: "Ask. Tell. Proud to Serve Our Community, Our Country, Our World." The theme was not without its detractors, however. In May, a coalition was announced to protests the theme, which, members wrote in an email "feeds into the nationalistic pro-war culture [of] corporate America that still controls U.S. foreign policy and impacts our lives here in Boston, draining resources that we so desperately need." Still, despite a double flag-raising (one, the regular rainbow-colored flag; the other, a pink flag, raised by those opposing the Pride theme), Pride Week came, saw more people in attendance than in previous years, and passed...
2007 was another amazing year for QueerToday. We succeeded in drawing attention to the most pressing issues facing the LGBTQIP... community today. We sparked outrage about the theme chosen for Boston Pride which turned into a broad coalition of human rights and social justice groups, the Ask Tell Act Coalition. The coalition went on to make a huge splash at pride, forming the largest contingent and encouraging hundreds of people to wear pink. This year we attended and promoted several anti-war protests, fought for One ENDA, spoke out against Shirly Q. Liqour, created a petition against MARS Inc. for their homophobic advertising, attended and supported Immigrant Rights Marches & Rallies, stood up loud and clear for Trans rights and the Mass Trans Political Coalition, and of course we provided timely insight and commentary on the latest issues facing the queer community and the world.

In 2008 we will continue to push for issues surrounding queer youth and gender identity/expression to be at the forefront of of
everyone's attention through our unique style of blogging, protesting, and campaigning.

Interested in blogging for
QueerToday in 2008? Contact us!

Kucinch: The Airwaves Belong To The People

In his weekly update, Kucinich reminds us that the airwaves belong to the people and the media companies only licence them. Remember when Chavez was accused of shutting down a television station? He was really just discontinuing their licence with the government because they were involved in an illegal coup against him. The issue of media ownership must be brought to the forefront.

disclaimer: Of the capitalists in the race for president, I support Dennis Kucinich in an effort to draw attention to social justice issues.


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Thursday, 26 November 2009

Plodding along...

It's slow going here in Wigan, but I have managed to complete the second block for the Joseph's Coat quilt along I'm taking part in. I'm a bit behind the pace, but I have simultaneously been looking after my sister who's been in hospital and teaching first year undergraduate palaeontology. I am so looking forward to my Christmas break - just me and Mr Quiltification and time to knit and sew and tat...

Wednesday, 11 November 2009

Roses are red...

Roses are red... or pink or yellow or almost any colour you can think of. I love roses, though I am not overly successful at keeping them alive. This one is red and pink and yellow - a little like the Joseph's Coat variety of rose. The pattern is "Wild Rose" from Mary Konior's A Pattern Book of Tatting and it is tatted, appropriately enough, using Yarnplayer's size 20 "Roses" colourway. It should last longer than the ones in my garden.

With that, I have completed 25 motifs in the 25 motif challenge but I'm not ready to hang up my shuttles just yet.

Tuesday, 10 November 2009

Joseph's Coat Quilt Along

This weekend I had the chance to start on my first block for the Joseph's Coat Quilt Along that Kellie at Don't Look Now is leading. I've not yet sewn down all my pieces but I enjoyed choosing my fabrics and arranging the pieces so much that I wanted to share my progress so far. I'm not sure I'll be keeping up with the keenest students, but I will plod along at my own pace enjoying the process as well as the result.

Monday, 2 November 2009

Green fingers

Phew! That was quite a busy weekend. Saturday saw me exploring a nearby garden centre with a two-pronged mission. First, to find a suitable shrub for my next door neighbour in remembrance of her husband who died earlier this year - I bought her a camellia with pink double blooms. And second, to buy some plants for new window boxes at the back of our house. With the nights drawing in now, I ended up planting these in the dark with just the light through the windows casting an eerie glow over me (it was Halloween!). So when I woke up on Sunday morning and saw them though the window, I was very pleased with how they turned out.

On Sunday, Mr Q and I drove to Chester to an Art Deco collectors' fair. It was my birthday treat. Mr Q had overcome his ambivalence to chrome and geometry and was planning to give me some birthday money to spend on whatever Art Deco delights I wanted. Imagine his delight when all I wanted were some buttons! Not just any buttons, you understand, but fabulous vintage buttons that I plan to use as bag closures. Still, far cheaper than he had been anticipating. All in all, we were a bit disappointed with the fair - there were only about 20 to 25 stalls mainly selling decorative items and ceramics. I am a big fan of late 19th and early 20th century design, but I think I'd have enjoyed a bit more diversity than what was on show.

On the plus side, it gave us a chance to have a look around Chester city centre. I spent a little time and a little cash in Liberty Bell - a cute gift and quilting shop. And Mr Q bought this beautiful necklace for my birthday. I hope it's washable as I may never take it off!
Other than that, we performed our usual medley of chores and "homework", and I managed to get a few more cushion covers sewn for my etsy shop. And finally, I drafted the pattern for the Quiltalong at Don't Look Now that I am taking part in.


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Friday, February 28, 2014

Low Volume quilt progress...

Remember this that I started at Quilt Bliss?

I am getting more work done on it!

I am getting closer. I am totally trying to channel Rita of Red Pepper Quilts. How am I doing?

I went to sew with a group set up by Marion, of  My Quilt Diet. It was a fun day meeting lots of new ladies.

Hopefully I can complete the top soon. I am sort of loving it.

Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Granny Squares Quilt finish....FINALLY!

Hello again, Heather here. I think I am the last person on the planet to finish a granny squares quilt. I loved them when they first came on the scene. I just had a hard time finishing. I wanted tons of variety, and I was being really selective about prints. I LOVE how it turned out. So much!

Sweet Logan from Chocolate Dipped Quilts quilted this for me. I am MORE than happy with how it turned out. I love the orange peel design she die throughout all the sashing. She made all the white really pop, and somehow the contrast is even stronger than before the quilting.

I love this quilt, and it was nice meeting Logan from Chocolate Dipped Quilts twice. She was really sweet to me, a perfect stranger, and I cried to her on the side of the freeway when we first met to swap the quilt. My Dad was in the hospital, and I was just so scared. She asked if I was off to do some Christmas shopping, when actually I was off to the hospital. I was so caught off guard I just cried to her. She gave me a really sweet hug, and words of advice. Just love this quilting community.

This photo was after the first wash and drying. When all the quilting really shows. LOVE

PS this quilt is for me. Not my children. It looks like a baby quilt, but it is mine. I love pinks, yellows and blues, and super love pastels.

A close up of the granny block. She did a large flowerish design. Really neat.

Also, I did the snuggly soft rosette minky on the back. So soft and warm. I love it so.

One of my favorite finishes to date.

Hope you like this quilt as much as I do. Thanks again Chocolate Dipped Quilts, I love this quilt, and it was nice meeting you twice. Logan was really sweet to me, a perfect stranger, and I cried to her on the side of the freeway when we first met to swap the quilt. My Dad was in the hospital, and I was just so scared. She asked if I was off to do some Christmas shopping, when actually I was off to the hospital. I was so caught off guard I just cried to her. She gave me a really sweet hug, and words of advice. Just love this quilting community.

Tuesday, February 25, 2014

Fabric Tuesday 14. Link up!

 Hi all, Heather here. Here is a bit of what I have been up to. If you follow me on Instagram, @quiltstory you have seen these. If you don't do Instagram, start. Fun and addicting. A way to see your favorite friends and bloggers everyday lives. Photos you wouldn't necessarily break out the nice camera for. Here you go.

these last couple weeks I have been painting. Did these chevron's on my daughters wall, with my daughter. It was way too many hours of work, but we love how it is turning out. We have a few more projects planned for the room, but this was the hardest one. I also got watercolors for Christmas. I have painted with arycrilics before, but never watercolors. I have been painting in the evenings, in bed! I have been wanting to craft lately, but have been to tired (depressed about my Dad) to even sew. I have found the drawing and painting to be a perfect project for me.  The painting on the left is of Megan's Lucy, her first birthday party. Megan was happy. The one on the right is of Megan's friend's brand new baby.

Megan and I are both working on a Quilt with some of our Dads shirts and other fabrics. (I should say Megan is working, I am collecting fabric for mine) I also am rebinding a mug rug I made for my Dad a couple Christmas's ago, I will keep it with some other items of his.  And that last photo is a little pile of cute fabrics I just got today from Five Monkey Fabrics. Love them! So pretty.

Instagram user names:
Heather @quiltstory
Megan @quiltstorymeg

Some projects from you guys last week. Love looking through all the posts. Thanks for submitting each week.

Happy Cottage Quilter made this awesome quilt top. So cheery!

Candy Wheels (a charity quilt) from Love Love Sew. Sweet.

quilted selvage pillow by A Bright Corner
Andy from A bright Corner, is always up so some great projects.Finally met her in real life too. Love her.

Great quilt and quilting from Mountain Quiltworks. Amazingness!

Beautiful Embroidery from Growing Stitches. I really love embroidery. Need to get working on one...

From Nero's Post and Patch. Yet another amazing quilt!

Friday, February 21, 2014

Car problems and shopping!

Happy Friday friends!!! I hope your week has treated you well and that you were able to fit in some creative time :)  I did get some sewing in this week but my husbands car breaking down in the middle of the freeway sure put a damper on things. Getting the kids out of bed at 8pm and driving downtown to get him, getting everyone back in bed at 10 pm only to wake them all at 6 am to get him to work!  We came to DC to make memories so we've certainly been doing that :) But his car is fixed and we can move on...

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Tuesday, February 18, 2014

Fabric Tuesday #173

Hello friends :)  Hope you've had a happy and productive week so far.  I was super productive this weekend and then Monday hit.  And I was the least productive I'd been in weeks.  At least I made up for it earlier right?  I've been working on more Union Jack pouches, one for another niece and one for me.  Also been working on Union Jack blocks for my own memory quilt of my dad.  I like working on it if I don't think too much :(  I have three finished blocks maybe I can share this week!

For those of you who follow me on Instagram (@quiltstorymeg) you may have seen that my very dear friend just had her third baby who quickly became seriously ill from a virus.  They were told to say goodbye to their newborn daughter :(  BUT sweet baby Kate is STILL fighting a week later. She's amazing and there have been a lot of miracles.  I made sweet Kate a quilt and name blanket. I finished up a name blanket for her sister last night. I'll share them all this week too :)  Follow my on Instagram to stay up on her story, her mom is so faithful and inspiring.

So what have you been up to???  Here are some great projects from last week, can't wait to see this weeks!

Layer Cake Sampler quilt

Noodlehead zips 2 pm

16 Patch Cushion

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Thursday, February 13, 2014

Happy Valentines Day! and a quilt bliss project...

Hi friends. Hope everyone is having a great Valentine's Day.  I intend to. This amazing mini quilt was made for me by Sarah, a sweet girl I met at Quilt Bliss (@honeyguide on Instagram). Sarah had my name in the Friendship Swap and made me this darling heart mini. LOVE.

For the swap, we listed a bit about our preferences, and she got me so well!I think this is just perfection!

Love all the low volume background too.  I will leave this up all year!

Remember this bundle?

I made these blocks using this fun and simple tutorial from Missouri Star. So easy. Looks like way more work than it was. The only reason I didn't finish was because I ran out of my solid. So now I have to match my solid and finish them off. Wonder how much time that will take?

This is more of what it will look like put together. Cuteness?

I have more to share from quilt bliss next week, my low volume quilt. I am loving it so far...

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Dienstag, 31. Mai 2011

The "I'm back"-Post

Hey there guys,
I'm sorry I didn't blog for so long now, but I really needed a break. First my Internet didn't work when I came back from Romania, then I was away one week with my theatre-group, then the last school-days with speeches and everything else became so frantically busy that I didn't got the time to post. Plus since 1 and a half week my grandparents are here. They are really going on my nerves now... As old ones do sometimes. I'm so exhausted. They really are a pain in my neck. I like them much, but they are always talking so loudly when I wanna write something or when I just wanna rest because I had stress at the theatre, we also had Matinée on Sunday, rehearsals before, and it was a great drama that I had cut my hair off. But now, after all this, I've got my
University-entrance Diploma!!!
That's so fucking yeah. I can't believe even now that all the work is finally done.
On saturday I also had my ball. Which was very last minute. That week I sewed my skirt, but had rehearsal on Saturday and had to go to a restaurant with my Greek-course on Friday, so I had no time to sew my petticoat and headpiece. So it was very stressful getting ready in time, because I only had 3 hours to get all that styling gel (they call it "glue" here) out of my hair, to sew, to dress, to glue my fake-nails...
at least, I was there in time. Hurray! And got my diploma.
If you wanna see it, that was my outfit:
The sun was shining in my face, that's why I've got my eyes almost shut -.-'
And these were the things I've sewn:
Fascinator... or something like that

the skirt

the petticoat, that ate some needles

 For now, that's it. Now that I'm free and my grannies are driving to my aunt on Saturday, I guess I'll have the time to post again more ;) There's definitely enough to blog about now :D


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21 May 2012

Healesville Sanctuary

David's kinder was closed for a staff development day, so we invited Grandma & Grandpa to come with us to Healesville Sanctuary. We had such a great day there. Here are some of the highlights...

How cute are these zebra finches, all snuggling each other!
 Feeding the black cockatoo. David loved it but didn't want it on his arm!
 And was even less sure about the emu! (Fair enough!)
 The wombats were very active. Here they're fighting over some carrot.
 And the Tasmanian Devil was awake!
 This is David's photo of Grandma while we were waiting for the show in the flight arena.
 The resident wedge-tailed eagle nervously scanning the sky for the wild wedge-tailed eagle that swooped at this point in the show!
 After the show David was very keen to go and chat to the presenter...
 ...who was equally keen to chat with David!

sam becca zach and martha said...

These are brilliant Pip! I so rarely come onto the blogs these days it's nice to have a meander through yours. Love you both x sam

sam becca zach and martha said...

lovely [ics. love the crapman one - hilarous! becca x


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Wednesday, April 20, 2016

Personal Update, 20.4.2016

Beloved  friends,

at the moment I am  posting rarely. This is due to health issues, which are not easy to deal with and require a lot of attention to heal.
This goes very deep, and as it is widely known, it is always easier to heal others than oneself.

The new powerful incoming energies, in conjunction with extremely heavy Saturn transits to all my  major planets are forcing me to face what I have not been able to face before, because it is so deep.

I consider this as a blessing and an opportunity. And it is good to know too, that the whole process is closely related to my mission here, meaning also: I am not a victim.

And so are you, in case you are also going through a major challenge.

Much love  and many blessings to you all!

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Novelties are Fun

Hello all. Been quiet on the website – that doesn’t mean Fugu is not working underwater. Three things:

First, we still need collaborations, specifically for the In Wonderland daily show. The opportunity has been given and at least one person turned it down – how can that be? Secondly, I’ve added a new show that is currently on testing. Unnamed yet, will feature 50s and 60s exotic lounge music, tasty right?

And third there’s a new way to end the broadcast. That’s right, Fugu has an anthem! You can listen to it every day before the last show, at 10pm GMT.

I’m preparing other tasty stuff for the hungry people out there, first the press pack that will consist of stickers and cool stuff like that, to be given and posted in the wild world. It’s a jungle!

And, more importantly, there will be a Fugu launch party soon! There are no details for now, but it will, of course, BE A BLAST.

Stay tuned – listening is easy. Keep coming as I’ll update some stuff on the website. Fugu!


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Tuesday, October 19, 2004

So 9-5 isn't Your Cup of Tea?

So you have pondered over it a bit at sehree and a little more during the iftar tea. Working 9-5 just doesn't suit your temperament and you would rather be your own boss. You heard of it, read about it and now dying to try it. The Internet entrepreneur-ship makes sense to you. You are certain that you've got what it takes to succeed in the digital economy. Good!

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If the 9-5 work schedule isn't helping, then Internet just might have the solution. Don't be afraid. Give it a try!

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Why aren't there more female political activists?

The March open meeting will look at gender imbalance in political organising and what can or has been done to address this.

This will take place at 7.30pm on Monday, March 3rd.
St Nicholas of Myra Hall (creche room), Carmen Hall, Francis St, Dublin 2

Everybody is welcome, bring your experiences and ideas.

Map to St Nicholas of Myra Hall (creche room)

Guerrilla Girls in Dublin

Anonymous Feminist Theatre Troupe Guerrilla Girls On Tour to hold
Press Conference and Photo Call: Friday, February 22nd, 11.15-12.15

Performances on Monday, February 25th, Trinity Player's Theatre at 6.30pm and 9.00pm

The Guerrilla Girls on Tour are "Changing the World, One Sexist City
at a Time" as their tagline goes, and Dublin is next on the list. The
American feminist theatre group, who all use the names of dead female
artists and wear gorilla masks during appearances, have adapted their
live performance Feminists Are Funny to address the past and present
of women in the Irish theatre. The Guerrilla Girls will hold a press
conference at 11.15 on Friday, February 22nd in the Elizabethan Room
of House Six, off Trinity's Front Square. A question and answer
session will be followed by a photo call in Front Square.
On the current state of feminism in Ireland, Guerrilla Girl on Tour
Coco Chanel comments: "I feel the abortion laws in Ireland are archaic
and was shocked to find that in Ireland divorce has only recently been
allowed by law. Is the God we worship in the United States more slack
than the God you worship in Ireland? I feel that the lack of
separation of church and state in Ireland has only hindered the
woman's movement and it is not God's fault".

For additional information please see attachment, or contact ggot@tcsc.tcd.ie.

Friends of RAG!

We're gathering nice photos of our RAG fans - thought this would be a good one to share! This photo shows Kate Bornstein and Barbara Carrellas who we met last weekend at the Lesbian Lives conference in UCD.

Demo at "WRC". Close The Rogue Agency!

Demo at "WRC". Close The Rogue Agency!

Following several successful pickets at the rogue crisis pregnancy agency, an action will be held on Saturday 16 February at 1pm. The rogue agency is at 50 Upper Dorset Street.

The agency, called "Women's Resource Centre" and also using the name "British Alternatives Pregnancy Services", is advertised as a pregnancy counselling agency. It subjects women in crisis pregnancies to psychological manipulation, misleading and deliberately lying about pregnancy and abortion services to prevent women from travelling for abortion services. The lies they tell clients are designed to force women to feel guilt and shame for even considering abortion as an option.

Full Story: Rogue Anti-Choice Agency, Dorset St. - A History of Lies and Deceptionhttp://www.indymedia.ie/article/81414

Related Link: http://choiceireland.blogspot.com

RAG distro at Lesbian Lives 15th/16th Feb

This Friday and Saturday, 15th and 16th of Febraury, the interesting RAG distro will be at the Lesbian Lives conference in UCD. Our distro has zines, books and other bits and pieces on feminism, anarchism, diy, health and more. Come along and check us out (well our distro, not actually us...!!).

Lots more information and programme available at

Saturday night social event for the conference on Saturday 16th Feb

Lesbian Lives Party
in association with
Affinity @ Oslo Bar, Connolly Station.

Door Open 10pm until late, late bar,
DJ Paris
€10 entry

RAG open meeting - Monday February 4th

RAG Open Meeting

Monday 4th February, 7.30pm
St Nicholas of Myra Hall (Creche room), Carmans Hall, off Francis Street (turn at O'Sullivans Antiques), Dublin 8.

"We Don’t Need No Education!?" Well, not one like that maybe...

Facilitated group discussion on critical and radical approaches to education
Everyone welcome

The Rag, Issues 1 to 6

The Rag, Issues 1 to 6


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kebmo Posted - 03/18/2017 : 2:35:30 PM
here is some additional backstory. sheri's late husband kyle was in advertising. he was a wiz on a mac.
i made a deal with him. i told him that if he agreed to do all of our promo stuff for the band i'm in, i would build his wife a model of their home. he died a month later. i felt that i needed to build the model to honor our deal, so that is what i did. it is now finished and i'm waiting for her to get back from florida (sometime today) so i can bring it over there and give it to her.
here are four pics of the finished product:

all in all i have to say i'm pretty pleased with the way it turned out. as an aside, the guy that did the plaque was so taken by the story and pics of the model that he gave it to us for $10.00. offered $20.00 and he said no. the base is made from a plank of aspen and stained red mahogany (at the owner's request), then a couple coats of a matte verathane.
now i can focus on the backwoods water tower....
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Nebraska Train Lover Posted - 03/25/2017 : 4:38:49 PM
That is fine craftmanship. I am not surprised that your client loved it.
kebmo Posted - 03/25/2017 : 1:50:05 PM
thanks everyone for your kind comments. i'm relieved it's finished.
robert goslin Posted - 03/21/2017 : 04:17:02 AM
Kevin, that is a stunning model, and beautifully presented. Really high quality work. And a fiiting tribute to friends, who obviously mean a lot to you.
I sure she will treasure it always.

Well done mate.
sgtbob Posted - 03/20/2017 : 07:50:46 AM

kebmo Posted - 03/19/2017 : 5:41:18 PM
i just delivered it to its new home. i've been talking about kyle quite a bit during this thread, so i'd like to introduce kyle and sheri:

and here are a few reaction shots:

she was completely blown away by it. rally made my day...
Guff Posted - 03/19/2017 : 12:20:44 PM
First class work from a first class friend. Sheri will love it!
mecrr Posted - 03/19/2017 : 11:42:30 AM
Great job and a wonderful tribute
Philip Posted - 03/19/2017 : 11:14:56 AM

Tabooma County Rwy Posted - 03/19/2017 : 10:52:54 AM
Beautiful job!

Al Carter
Frank Palmer Posted - 03/19/2017 : 10:11:26 AM
A fine tribute.
kebmo Posted - 03/19/2017 : 09:55:19 AM
well, i have to say that i'm somewhat overwhelmed by your comments. thank you to everyone.
i wasn't able to meet up with her yesterday because she didn't get back from florida until quite late.
i'll be going over there today at 2 to give it to her. every sunday she goes to church and then after church she visits the cemetery. every sunday. a little more back story: sheri and kyle met at a crows feet gig (my band). a year later we played their wedding. sheri is a two-time cancer survivor, as is her daughter. following our 40th h.s. reunion, we all became as tight as thieves, and religiously get together to hang out. sometimes its a crows feet gig, and sometimes its at someone's home. they really are a great bunch of people. case in point: after kyle's death we presented her with a year's worth of landscape service. (and we renew it every year) anyway, i will get some pics today of her reaction to the model, and the model itself in situ and post them here.
BurleyJim Posted - 03/19/2017 : 09:29:13 AM

Terrific job on the model, the backstory although sad in one respect, adds to the spirit of this hobby. As Mike said, very classy!

Roostr Posted - 03/19/2017 : 08:31:24 AM
very nice job done on the house
brownbr Posted - 03/19/2017 : 05:52:46 AM
Turned out great.
Pennman Posted - 03/18/2017 : 10:49:20 PM

Perfect model and presentation. You really did a nice job on this. Way to go.

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Ultrasonic Dog Training Whistle

I have been wanting to train Kai and Sissy for a while now but haven't been in a position to do so.  When I had the opportunity to review CLD Brands Ultrasonic Dog Training Whistle I thought this is what I needed.

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It's also very compact and easily fits into your pocket when you aren't using it.

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I recommend this training whistle if you are wanting to train your furry loved one.  Just keep inmind that it takes a lot of love and patience, it won't happen over night.

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News And Updates

To all of Rami's followers,

We've noticed that some of you are trying to get updated with news about Rami Feller and about his company RCS (Rampal Cellular Stockmarket).

Just recently, Rami Feller released two new songs to the web preformed by him, and he invite you to join him on a journey to the roots of Judaism:

Rami Feller on Bandcamp

In Addition Rami Feller was interviewed on Worldwide Business by Kathy Ireland about the beginning of RCS, recent changes and the benefits that RCS is giving to the costumers.

Since sometimes we forget to update all of our profiles we encourage you to visit us on our different profiles around the web and get informed with any update about Rami Feller and RCS

Here are our official profiles:

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We hope you will continue to interact and communicate with us, and we are always happy to hear what our costumers and followers have to say.


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Monday, April 17, 2006

Another new blog!?!?!

What am I? Crazy??

I just started yet another new blog. This one is called "Monday's Cutest"
I devised a contest for the cutest... something. This weeks is Cutest Baby. If you'd like to enter, go to that site and read you some instructions!!!!

- Angi

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Friday, February 13, 2009

Free Form Friday

I was able to do something I haven't been able to do in a very long time. I was able to take off from work for a little while and visit my daughters at school just in time for their Valentine's Day party.

Now, my youngest had already asked that I come, even though I didn't find that out until about 11AM this morning. So I asked, and was told it was fine. Later on, when Mommy asked her if she was surprised that I was there, she told mommy "No, I knew he was coming." How is that for faith?

Here is a photo of my youngest at the party:

Now my oldest was very surprised, and very embarrassed. It was like "Oh NO! Not my daddy!" And to top it off, I had to go and give her a quick hug and kiss on the top of her head in front of her friends! (Bad Daddy! Bad Bad Daddy!) I think she was glad to see me. I think.
I will have to say that fourth grade has changed quite a bit since I was in that grade.

I wasn't able to get a picture of my oldest, as the party had already ended when I got there and they were in clean up mode.

But it was a fun time and I was grateful to be a small part of it.

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#books 30 Pieces of Silver, Brood of the Witch-Queen

I still haven't been reading as much lately. I'm actually behind on a couple books I was supposed to read for reviewing. So only three books right now.

30 Pieces of Silver by Carolyn McCray was part of the Indie Book Collective's Bestseller for a Day promotion. I have some really really mixed feelings on the book. None of them are about the religious aspects. It was all the writing that caused this conflict. I liked the concept, and I loved the slow reveal of the history. I didn't like the forced feeling of the fast-paced adventure, and the typos killed me. The entire book struck me as a Dan Brown knock-off, with less polish. But the big reveal was good, and I liked the way the characters dealt with it. Mixed and torn is the only way to describe my recommendation; try it, but know you might not like it either.

Brood of the Witch-Queen by Sax Rohmer is an old book. Something like a hundred years old. And it was very enjoyable, in a slightly archaic way. Not that the language was too much, or anything, but that the difference between good and evil was very clear cut. Good will always triumph, and all that. But even with the moral simplification, the adventure was still fun, and the magic pretty cool. It was a refreshing read, and worth the time.

What a Demon Wants by Kathy Love was quick to get through, and while mostly fun, the ending was too short and disappointing. Big parts of the conflict and plot depended on the main characters misunderstanding each other and making assumptions and not talking to each other. The sex wasn't even hot enough to recommend it for erotic reasons. I found the whole thing rather meh.

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Thirty Three

33 years ago today Justin Taylor Cathcart was born. Who knew I would be the one that would be so blessed to call him my husband and the father of my children. He is truly an amazing man that I respect and call my best friend. He goes above and beyond, has such a giving heart and is the one who always makes me laugh. Today I celebrate him and think about how blessed I am to spend my life with him. I love you babe!

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Catalytic combustion's ability to release the potential energy of high energy density fuels could transform the portable electronic device market by removing the reliance on batteries. Catalytic combustion is a generally well understood combustion technique, but the effects of specific experimental conditions (catalyst loading, flow rates and substrates) on catalyst performance are not as well known. Systhesized catalytic Pt nonoparticles (dp ~ 11.6 nm) were dispersed on a cordierite substrate and were characterized using TEM, XRD and SEM. Experimental results were obtained in a miniature-scale continuous flow reactor. Subsequent studies report the effect catalyst loading and reactor flow parameters have on operational temperatures and methanol conversion rates. Repeat tests were performed to assess the stability of the catalyst and the extent of deactivation, if any, that occurred due to restructuring and sintering of the particles. SEM characterization studies performed on the post-reaction catalysts following repeat tests at reasonably high operating temperatures (~ 500 oC corresponding to ~ 0.3Tm for bulk platinum) showed evidence of sintering, yet the associated loss of surface area had minimal effect on the overall catalyst activity, as determined from bulk temperature measurements. Gas chromatography measurements show methanol conversion rates up to 70%. A potential application of this work is for improving catalytic devices including microscale reactors.


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Mia: The Easter Egg Chase

Robin Farley
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Reviewed by Paola Belloso (age 6) for Reader Views (7/14)

“Mia: The Easter Egg Chase” by Robin Farley is about a cat who was all excited because tomorrow was Easter.  Mia is getting ready by coloring her eggs with Mr. Cat and she can’t wait to see Sophie, her little cousin that loves to dance. Mrs. Cat placed all the eggs on a basket so that the Easter Bunny could hide them. Mia was curious to know who will find the chocolate bunny. When all the family arrived she showed Sophie her special egg and soon the big egg hunt started.  All the kittens were outside looking for the special eggs. Every time little Sophie saw an egg and ran to it, cousin Benny was faster than her and grabbed it before she could. Sophie kept looking and looking but she was not fast enough. Mia was filling her basket and she spotted the chocolate bunny, but also saw that little Sophie was sad with an empty basket. So she gave up on the chocolate bunny and helped Sophie so that they could find eggs together. The egg hunt ended and cousin Benny found the chocolate bunny. Sophie was very happy that Mia had helped her. At the end everybody was happy because they all got a chocolate bunny.

I liked “Mia: The Easter Egg Chase” by Robin Farley and loved how Mia helped little Sophie and shared her eggs with her. That was very nice of her on such a special day.

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Saturday, November 5, 2016

Review ~ HIS BEST MISTAKE by Diane Alberts

His Best Mistake (Shillings Agency, #6)
by: Diane Alberts
Series: Shillings Agency
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: October 3, 2016
Publisher: Entangled Brazen

One night with a stranger…

Security expert Mark Matthews has loved, and lost, and has no intention of ever loving again—especially not a woman who thrives on her life being in danger. Now, hot, meaningless sex with strangers he had no intention of ever seeing again? That’s a whole other story. And it’s all life as a single father allows him to enjoy. But when he meets a woman who refuses to tell him her real name, the game is on, because she’s everything he swore to stay away from. Daisy O’Rourke has bad idea written all over her, but he’s in too deep to walk away now…

I’ve read almost all the books in the Shillings Agency series and I can honestly say His Best Mistake has a very different feel to it.

Mark Matthews and Daisy O’Rourke are no strangers to loss.  Each have lost the loves of their lives in horrible ways.  Each have closed off their hearts to the possibility of love again. Both feel the price of opening themselves up comes with too great of a cost.  But if they are willing to take a chance, they will have a bigger payoff than they ever imagined.

I loved the opening scene of His Best Mistake.  Picture it, a guy walks into a bar, sees a girl and approaches her, not knowing that she’s his future.  “I came over to talk to you because, to be honest, you looked a little sad.  And I hate seeing women sad.” Mark.  Mark.  Mark.  Those two lines had me falling hard.  Coupled with the fact that he’s a single father to a three-year-old little girl and I was a goner.  This chance encounter between Mark and Daisy is the set up to a romance and relationship neither wants, but at times will find themselves fighting hard for.

With the opening sentence, you get a sense this story is going to be heart wrenching.  Diane Albers has managed to take Daisy, Mark, and readers on an emotional journey, but at the same time has managed to add a little bit of humor.  In classic Diane fashion, these two heat up the sheets.  If you’re looking for a story that’s going to take you on an emotional ride and leave you satisfied this is the story for you.

**I received a copy from the publisher and voluntarily reviewed.**

Rating: 5

Purchase His Best Mistake from:

The Shillings Agency Series:
(Clicking on the book covers will take you to Amazon.)

Temporarily Yours ~ Review
Stealing His Heart ~ Review
Seducing the Princess ~ Review
Taking What’s His ~ Review

You can read an excerpt of His Best Mistake here.

You can read my interview with Diane here.

Diane Alberts is a USA TODAY bestselling Contemporary Romance author with Entangled Publishing. Under the name Jen McLaughlin, she also writes New York Times, USA TODAY, and Wall Street Journal bestselling books with Penguin Random House. She was mentioned in Forbes alongside E. L. James as one of the breakout independent authors to dominate the bestselling lists. Diane is represented by Louise Fury at The Bent Agency.

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Facebook Timeline: Make Your Header Count!

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Does Your Header Help You or Hurt You?

Like it or not, Facebook fan pages now use a Timeline-style layout and header. Personally, I like it and early results are showing greater engagement from Timeline enabled business pages. The new header and design allow more room to creatively express your brand and personality for visitors and also helps to push back against some of the scammier types of things that were going on in the old design. So make sure your design is helping you rather than hurting you!

Most businesses are likely to just take the same header they use on their website, adjust the size, and slap it on their facebook timeline. You could also look at a DIY option like this tool. Either one isn’t a terrible first step as a placeholder while you come up with something that has a little more “awesome” in it. The key ingredients for “awesome” are a sense of humor and creativity. Three creative examples:

Incorporates Profile Pic

Using the profile pic as a part of a larger image

In this example, the profile picture is  just a piece of the larger header graphic. It stands out because it is different and it immediately implies that this is a creative person.

Profile pic in context image

Using a standard profile pic in a new context

This example shows a standard profile picture and simply uses the header to create an interesting and unusual perspective of what (or where) the profile picture is.

Using a custom profile pic and header as text.

Using a custom profile pic and header as text.

A whole new direction. Yes, the header is still tying into the profile pic but now there is an artsy way of communicating a very specific question or thought to the person viewing the profile.

How powerful is doing something like this?

Consider your impression of these people based just on these header examples. To me, they all seem likely to be creative, forward-thinking, and probably leaders in their fields. Is that true? I actually don’t know… all I know is that the impact of this relatively small piece of their online persona has a big impact. The same will be true with your clients and prospects who visit your page.

And now a warning…

Facebook Does NOT Want the Header to be Promotional

The following is taken directly from Facebook’s Page Guidelines:

  • All covers are public. This means that anyone who visits your Page will be able to see your cover. Covers can’t be deceptive, misleading, or infringe on anyone else’s copyright. You may not encourage people to upload your cover to their personal timelines.
  • Covers may not include:
  • i.    price or purchase information, such as “40% off” or “Download it on socialmusic.com”;
  • ii.    contact information such as a website address, email, mailing address, or information that should go in your Page’s “About” section;
  • iii.    references to Facebook features or actions, such as “Like” or “Share” or an arrow pointing from the cover photo to any of these features; or
  • iv.    calls to action, such as “Get it now” or “Tell your friends.”
That sounds pretty restrictive! Marketers everywhere immediately see some of their best ideas go up in smoke as they read those. I believe Facebook has the right attitude though. While YOU might do something tasteful, would the rest of the marketers out there? How long until your prospects stopped wanting to go to any fanpage because flashing “GET MY FREE REPORT NOW!!!!!” messages on other pages had irritated them beyond hope? Let’s be glad Facebook is protecting their system this way and take advantage of the opportunities created.

Real Estate Marketing Approach?

Focus on showing your:
  • Creativity
  • Professionalism
  • Interesting-ness
  • Awesome listing shot
Just like the examples, you can create the impression that you are different, more creative, and more awesome by putting extra effort into your header. Do it!

Some Quick Tips and Information

  • Online engagement studies indicate that using your face as your profile pic gets the best response rates on wall posts and comments so if you need to use a company logo or a slice of a larger image for your design make sure it is truly exceptional to be worth it!
  • To get the latest dimensions of all the image locations for your timeline check out the Timeline Dimensions Page. Portent promises to update it as changes occur so it should always have the latest measurements. The basics right now though are:
  • Cover Photo size (the big picture) 851px wide by 315px tall (A minimum size of 720px wide but facebook will stretch it on you so try to get the right size instead.)
  • Profile Cutout: 133px wide by 74px tall and it sits in 24 pixels from the left edge of the cover photo.

The vast majority of real estate agents and brokers aren’t going to put much effort into their header. An afternoon thinking up something great and then paying a designer on fiverr.com to make it a reality will pay off. Fortunately (or unfortunately) I predict the bar will be set pretty low by most agents out there! Let me know what you come up with!

Please Help Me Out!

I’d like to create a list of outstanding real estate Facebook pages as inspiration and motivation. Do you know of some good ones? If so, please let me know about it so I can add it to my list of pages to check out. I’m also curious about how effective it is to use a really great listing shot slice as the header to draw attention to a specific property so if you try it and get some interesting results good or bad please let me know!

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January 11, 2011

Mourinho wins the FIFA Best Coach of the year award

The “Special One” is now recognized as the best, and says it’s well deserved.

Former Inter Milan coach Jose Mourinho, who is now at Real Madrid, said he was the natural choice for soccer’s inaugural prize for world coach of the year yesterday because his team “won absolutely everything” in 2010.

The Portuguese coach, who added the Champions League to a league and cup double with Inter Milan last season, was selected ahead of Spain’s World Cup-winning coach Vicente del Bosque and Barcelona’s Pep Guardiola following a poll of national team managers, captains and selected journalists.

“I feel myself the best of 2010 because in 2010 my team won absolutely everything,” Mourinho said in an interview after receiving the award at a ceremony in Zurich.

Mourinho, 47, who has described himself as the “Special One,” rose to prominence in 2004 after helping underdog Porto win the Champions League. He’s since won two English Premier League

championships with Chelsea before moving to Inter, where he claimed another league double and capped a two-year spell by leading it to its first European Cup since 1965. He joined Real in May, and he’s continued a run of 145 home matches since losing that stretches back to 2002.

“I’ve had 10 consecutive great years,” he said. “In 2010, I did with Inter the treble, which is for a club coach the maximum you can achieve,” he said. “But Pep is top, Del Bosque is top and you cannot forget as a top coach we have in the world of football Sir Alex (Ferguson of Manchester United) and (Chelsea’s Carlo) Ancelotti, so many other top coaches that one day this award has to go to them.”

Disputes With Managers

Mourinho isn’t universally liked. During his time with Inter he had disputes with managers, soccer officials and the media. Yet, he’s managed to earn the devotion of some of the best players.

Wesley Sneijder, the Dutch midfielder whose play provided the platform for Inter’s success, brought tears to Mourinho’s eyes yesterday when he praised the coach after being named in FIFA’s team of 2010.

“It was a pleasure to work with Jose Mourinho and I want to tell him this on stage -- I think he’s the best coach in the world,” Sneijder said.

Cristiano Ronaldo, the 2008 world player of the year, who plays under Mourinho at Real, congratulated the coach on social networking site Twitter.

“Congratulations to Mourinho awarded FIFA best coach of the year,” Ronaldo wrote. “He really deserves it and it’s a pleasure to work with him every day.” ‘

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Valuing Fogo de Chao Suddenly Becomes Foggy Proposition

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Fogo de Chao (FOGO) , one of the few restaurant names I find somewhat intriguing these days, had been on a very nice roll since October. Indeed, FOGO shares were up 50% from October to late April before getting a 20% haircut last week.

It wasn't because of operating performance that the shares tumbled, as Fogo de Chao reported first-quarter results last Monday that were responsible for just a very small portion (-1.5%) of last week's damage. FOGO 's earnings were in line with consensus estimates (18 cents a share) and it beat expectations on revenue ($76.4 million versus $75.3 million), while same-store sales were just modestly positive (up 0.3%). The market all but shrugged.

The thing that really sunk the stock was the Tuesday announcement by stockholder Thomas Lee Partners, which owns nearly 79% of the company, that it would sell a block of 4.5 million FOGO shares, or about one-sixth of the shares outstanding. That news sent FOGO shares down about 7% on the day. While this is technically a secondary offering, FOGO will not get any proceeds from the sale.

However, the damage was not yet complete, as the offering had not yet been priced. That pricing occurred after the market closed on Thursday, and the $14 offering price, which is 6% below Thursday's closing price, brought with it more damage, sending shares down another 8%.

The decline here is not surprising under the circumstances. Take a stock trading at $17, with normal average volume below 50,000 shares a day, dump 4.5 million shares on the market out of a large institutional stake, and watch what happens next.

It will be interesting to see how the situation unfolds from here. The potentially good news is that this offering may provide more liquidity in the stock. In addition, there is no dilution; the shares being sold are existing shares

The stock needs to adjust from here. The market believed Fogo de Chao to be worth $17 a share prior to the secondary, which valued it at $14. That disparity has cast a shadow on the stock, real or imagined, which the markets will work out in the daily tug of war between price and value.

This stock is still relatively cheap versus other restaurant names, at about 14x next year's consensus estimates. The thing that may be holding its valuation down, apart from the stock offering, is its exposure to economically struggling Brazil, which is where 10 of the company's 47 stores are located.

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Sexual Assault was a hot topic at the top of today's Philips Phile; the question was if men face the same threat of sexual assault as women do. Jim argued that, for the most part, men are not victims of sexual harassment/assault. Jana argued that many men face this situation all the time.

Many listeners weighed in via the Real Mobile Texting Service (Powered by Goldsmith Jeweler - a Jeweler you can trust 77031) and the phone lines and several listeners sent me this statistic from Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network.

The stats basically state that men face sexual assault all of the time - 10% of all sexual assault victims are male. The organization defined sexual assault as several different crimes which are listed here

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Possessed takes Pinkerton to head up production

Gail Pinkerton, most recently with Optomen Television, has joined the ITV Studios entertainment label behind such series as Cash Trapped and the upcoming Spotless.
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ITV Studios-owned entertainment prodco Possessed has appointed Gail Pinkerton as its head of production.

Pinkerton was most recently with Optomen Television in the UK, where she oversaw such shows as Hotel GB; Mary, Queen of Shops; and assorted Gordon Ramsay programs for Channel 4 including Kitchen Nightmares and Cookalong Live.

Pinkerton will report to Possessed MD Glenn Hugill. The prodco’s slate includes such entertainment series as Pick Me, Cash Trapped and ITV’s upcoming game show Spotless.

“It is a measure of the extraordinary growth in the company that we should already need a head of production with Gail’s unrivaled experience and reputation,” said Hugill in a statement, while also hinting at a “big announcement coming up.”

In other ITV news, the broadcaster has announced a new quiz show for its daytime line-up, Tower of Ten, which will be hosted by actor and presenter Warwick Davis. The 20 x 60-minute quiz show, to be produced by Endemol Shine UK prodco Initial, will play off of the current fascination with “top 10″ lists and have teams of contestants attempt to move “up the money ladder” by correctly answering a “top 10″-oriented question.

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What’s the most important thing for service users seeking recovery? Service users were asked this at an event I was at recently. The answers were surprisingly consistent. Were service users looking for warm empathetic professionals? Important but not the most important thing. Was it doctors and nurses getting the dose of ORT right? Not on the […]

Best addiction and recovery blogs

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We’re just past the six month mark on Recovery Review with 40,000 visitors to the site. Here are the five most-read blogs on the site – the five best addiction and recovery blogs. Gold standard addiction treatment This article highlighted the fact that doctors with addictions get a very different standard of treatment from their patients […]

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Mobile Phone Technology and Recovery The recovery-oriented techniques we learn online do of course need to be put into practice as this is where we see real behaviour change. And it’s great to see the shift towards health-focussed apps. Over recent years there has been an acknowledgment that many who are digitally excluded from regularly […]

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Technology and Substance Misuse Prevention For many who experience drug or alcohol related difficulties the first port of call will often be Google or another search engine to find a diagnosis or a directory of services. Access to the internet has transformed the ways in which we live our lives, particularly in terms of our […]

What is recovery?

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A stumbling block to moving forward with recovery in the UK and elsewhere is lack of agreement about what recovery actually is. Highly specific definitions (e.g. recovery = abstinence) can lead to exclusion and fierce disagreement while non-specific definitions are too woolly to measure in services which are being asked to deliver measurable outcomes. Professionals and recovering people […]

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Here are few addiction and recovery quotes that have caught my eye recently. Some wise words and poignant reflections that are worth savouring. I used to think a drug addict was someone who lived on the far edges of society. Wild-eyed, shaven-headed and living in a filthy squat. That was until I became one… ~Cathryn […]

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In addiction treatment, study after study has shown a link between attending mutual aid and better outcomes for substance user disorders. These better outcomes include abstinence and there is consistent evidence of health cost savings. In Scotland we are fortunate to have around 1000 mutual aid meetings running weekly in our cities, towns and villages. […]

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Which teachers were the best when you were at school? Likely the ones who believed in you, connected with you, who had a vision for where you could go and who enthusiastically helped you get there. The same characteristics are likely to define the best clinicians too. In a study, published a few days ago, […]

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Bill White takes a comprehensive look at stigma and how it is best tackled in addicted and recovering people in a blog post. He touches on the argument that stigma can be a good thing (acting as a deterrent to others to try drugs) and finds it wanting. He looks at the evidence that stigma […]


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Mobile Phone Technology and Recovery The recovery-oriented techniques we learn online do of course need to be put into practice as this is where we see real behaviour change. And it’s great to see the shift towards health-focussed apps. Over recent years there has been an acknowledgment that many who are digitally excluded from regularly […]

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Good to see some research from Aberdeen focusing on mental health in patients on methadone and other opiate replacement therapy. Academics in Primary Care conducted a systematic review looking at twenty-two studies where mental health had been assessed at baseline and again at follow up. What did they find? “Mental health significantly improved for all groups receiving […]

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NHS North Lanarkshire asked 90 of their patients to give their viewpoints on what they thought of Suboxone vs. methadone for opioid replacement therapy (ORT). They found that ‘in comparison to methadone, patients receiving buprenorphine–naloxone were highly positive about their treatment experiences and its advantages over methadone, including the “clear-headed response”, improved well-being and concentration, possibility of […]

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Does the GMC treat addicted doctors fairly?

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The General Medical Council, regulator of the UK’s doctors, has been getting a bit of a drubbing recently in terms of how it treats doctors who are not well. A hard-hitting Civitas report held the organisation to account over its own performance. The report was about regulation generally, but it touches on issues relevant to […]

“You’re all going to hate the word ‘recovery'”

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One of the problems with an aspirational and non-prescriptive definition of recovery is that it is hard to measure. The definitions most commonly featured in the literature share some elements including wellbeing or health, abstinence and citizenship. Clearly if you can’t define it precisely, then it’s hard to commission services to deliver on it. In […]

From opioid pills to heroin injecting

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SMMGP reviews research relevant to primary care in its July bulletin. Dr Euan Lawson covers a paper called  “Every ‘Never’ I Ever Said Came True”: Transitions from opioid pills to heroin injecting.  The paper studies those moving from prescription pill opioids (e.g. oxycodone) to heroin: People who had progressed to heroin from prescription opioids typically reported […]