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Nibley City Recreation a fitness program called Nibley Fit, available to anyone interested in attending.  These group fitness classes include Yoga in the summer, and Yoga, HIIT, Boot Camp, and Zumba fitness routines in the Fall, Winter, & Spring.  The classes and are taught by highly qualified fitness instructors and are held in the community center at Nibley City Hall (455 W 3200 S Nibley, UT)

  • Class Schedule
    • Mon HIIT @ 9:30 am
    • Tue Yoga @ 6:00 am
    • Wed HIGH @ 6:00 am
    • Thur Zumba @ 9:30 am
    • Fri Yoga @ 9:30 am
    • Sat *Sampler Day @ 8 am
      • HIIT 1st Sat
      • Boot Camp 2nd Sat
      • Yoga 3rd Sat
      • Zumba 4th Sat
      • Yoga 5th Sat

See calendar below for current schedule details

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Classes available to participants 14 years old and up.

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Class Descriptions

HIGH: this NEW fitness routine is an interval training class that includes an easy to follow routine choreographed to music.  It combines a fun interval workout with an intensity level you set for maximum fitness results! This amazing new fitness format offers a high caloric burn through cardio peaks along with full-body toning!  Get addicted to being fit while having fun sculpting your body, building strength, and endurance.

HIIT: looking for a fun and effecient full body workout at your pace try HIIT,  also referred as TABATA after fitness scientist/researcher Dr. Izumi Tabata.  HIIT is short for: High Intensity Interval Training and includes alternating short periods of intense anaerobic exercise with less intense active recovery. Extensive research by Tabata and others have proven both the effectiveness and efficiency of interval training with reliable positive results for improving athletic capacity and conditioning in a shorter time frame.  Benefiting both aerobic and anaerobic systems HIIT workouts have endless possibilities and exciting variety to keep you interested and challenge you to go to the next level at a pace you personally set.

Yoga:  Ease the stress of your day by using dynamic breathing and strong flowing movements for greater strength, flexibility, and range of motion. Hatha yoga is a balanced combination of sustained poses with attention to basic alignment, mindfulness, and breathing to create a trans-formative and balancing effect of mind and body.  Our yoga class will continuously evolve as our skilled instructors explore the needs and interests of class participants.  They may also weave together wisdom teachings, poetry and music to inspire physical, energetic, mental, intuitive, and pure bliss states of consciousness. Some outdoor yoga classes will be available at the Nibley Park amphitheatre note class location on the Nibley Fit Calendar and Facebook posts.

Zumba:  Perfect For Everybody and every body! Each Zumba® class is designed to bring people together to sweat it on. Zumba focuses on taking the "work" out of workout, by mixing low-intensity and high-intensity moves for an interval-style, calorie-burning dance fitness party. Once the Latin and rhythms take over, you'll see why Zumba® Fitness classes are often called exercise in disguise! This is a total workout, combining all elements of fitness – cardio, muscle conditioning, balance and flexibility, boosted energy and a serious dose of awesome each time you leave class.

Classes available to participants 14 years old and up.

Nibley Fit Instructors: we provide highly qualified supportive instructors interested in offering you the best fitness experience

 Marianne Has had a love for fitness all of her life. Early on she developed a passion for competitive team sports and endurance races, competing in many marathons and triathlons. Through college classes she was introduced to group fitness, which instantly became her new passion. She graduated with a degree in Health Education and has been instructing HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training) for 4 years. Marianne has been certified as a Primary Group Instructor through AFAA. She has found that exercising not only strengthens the body, but also the mind and the spirit. She lives her life with the belief that being fit is about having fun while striving to be stronger than you were yesterday. Marianne’s passion for exercise has also let her gain new friendships through her community.

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 Her passion for Zumba began 5 years ago as a student in a class at the Logan Recreation Center. After just a few months she was hooked. Soon thereafter she began her pursuit to become an instructor and attended the basic training course down in Salt Lake City. Since April of 2012 she has worked as an independent instructor teaching Zumba classes with emphasis on strength and cardio. Debbie later attended training for Zumba kids and Zumba kids Jr. since her two daughters, ages 8 and 10 at the time, also loved to dance to the Latin inspired music. She has created and taught energetic and fun Zumba classes for kids ages 5-12 over the past 3 years. Living a healthy lifestyle filled with outdoor activities is something Debbie and her husband (Brian) of 21 years enjoy with their daughters regularly. She is excited to be working with the team at Nibley Fit to help build a strong fitness community and to offer Zumba classes that are fun, energetic and engaging for every level of fitness and across generations.

Reina Forsythe PhotoReina began a consistent yoga practice after an inspirational college yoga course 18 years ago. After 11 years of practice she certified as an instructor through InBody Yoga Academy, D’ana Baptiste’s 500 hr Certification Program and has been teaching ever since. Reina is registered with Yoga Alliance as an E-RYT which necessitates over 2000 hours of teaching experience. She has taught at numerous studios as well as corporate and private settings. Reina has further trained and certified in the areas of pre and postnatal yoga, biomechanics, alignment, restorative yoga, and meditation. Reina has studied with senior teachers such as Donna Farhi, Richard Miller, Charlotte Bell, Susan McLaughlin, Bryan Kest, Thich Nhat Hanh, Baron Baptiste, Matthew Cohen and in Kerala, India with Peter Francyk. Her experience working 5 years for the fire department where she certified as an EMT, BLS, CPR, and First Aid Instructor also compliments her knowledge of the body received through yoga training.  Reina transitioned from the reactive to the proactive side of health after witnessing firsthand the health benefits of a yogic lifestyle. Her extensive training and experience allow her to guide her class through a fulfilling yoga journey

Shauna Young PhotoFitness plays a major role in Shauna’s life! She has been working as a fitness professional since 1998 and is certified through ACE as a Group Fitness Instructor. Her passion for fitness started in High School where she took an aerobics class and quickly became the teacher's assistant for the next two years. After High School Shauna moved onto college at BYU Idaho where she continued teaching aerobics classes and majored in Physical Education. In college she became the Intramural Director where she developed a love of sports and team work!  Fitness for Shauna is a way of life! It has given her the freedom to move and has supplied her with a healthy physical and mental confidence! She is driven by by seeing how fitness can enhance the quality of life for any individual willing to put forth the effort. She currently teaches our Boot Camp class and has experience teaching Step and Power Tone fitness classes too.

Cammy Adair Photo 2Cammy discovered the multiple benefits of yoga in 2012 under the direction of a talented and mindful yoga teacher. With her B.S. degree in Exercise Science and Health Education from Utah State University, she realized the profound and far reaching effects yoga can have on a person’s health and wellness. It re-awakened the mind-body connection in her and has positively affected every aspect of her life, including injury rehabilitation and prevention.  She is the wife of a yoga enthusiast and has witnessed the solid therapeutic effects that have benefitted him, as well as countless others. Cammy has focused her time and energy raising her 6 children and recently decided to build on her background with a 200 hour YTT certification from Yoga Assets in SLC, UT under the direction of Denise Druce.  She is also registered with Yoga Alliance. Cammy is excited to share the benefits of yoga with the citizens of Nibley City!  Her goal is to create a warm, relaxed and fun environment in her vinyasa style yoga classes that challenge and relax the body and de-stress the mind. She loves to encourage people from all walks of life in their quest to take charge and improve their health.

SPRING Pricing: (April-June)

  • $3 Drop In (single class)
  • $15 Unlimited Monthly (up to 31 days)
  • $40 Unlimited Quarterly
Fall Qtr - Oct to Dec
Winter Qtr - Jan to March
Spring Qtr - April to June
Summer Qtr - July to Sept
Unlimited pass = any class any day for that pass period
Classes available to participants 14 years old and up.
All credit/debit card payments must be made @ Nibley City offices during business hours. If possible please pre-purchase your pass at city hall during business hours; instructors however, will be available to process cash or check payments just prior to class if needed.

Amazing Discount Offers with reverse punch passes

 (Available Fall, Winter, & Spring)

  • $5.00 pass discount:present 2 Drop In passes to earn this discount on the purchase of an Unlimited Monthly or Unlimited Quarterly pass
  • $10.00 pass discount: present an Unlimited Monthly Pass with 5 punches to earn this discount on an Unlimited Quarterly pass
  • $20.00 pass discount: present an Unlimited Quarterly Pass with 10 punches to earn this discount on an Unlimited Quarterly pass

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Mission Statement

The mission of Nibley City is to make life better for its citizens by fostering community cooperation so residents, businesses, and government work together to develop the City in harmony with its natural environment, historical surroundings, and in accordance with the values and vision of the community as set forth in the General Plan. The City will provide fiscally sound municipal services for a safe, attractive, creative, and viable community.


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I always thought @Debra_Anastasia was insane...now I KNOW it. #FireDownBelow

Check out the...er, unusual reviews for Debra Anastasia's Fire Down Below:

So, you know when someone says "Ew, gross. Smell this," And then, for some inexplicable reason you do? Well, I smelled it. And you can read my review at Goodreads.

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Debra has a smattering of books in a few genres. There are two in the Seraphim Series and three in the Poughkeepsie Brotherhood Series with a prequel, Poughkeepsie Begins in the near future. Fire Down Below is the first in the comedic Gynzaule Series. The second, Fire in the Hole, will be published in late 2015. The Revenger, a dark paranormal romance will debut this summer. And last, a novella called Late Night with Andres is special because 100% of the proceeds go to breast cancer research. (So go get it right now, please!) You can find her at DebraAnastasia.com and on Twitter @Debra_Anastasia. But be prepared...

Romance Authors Don't Suck

On Saturday, I'll have been a published romance author for five years. Throughout those five years, I've often sensed the disdain that accompanies utterance of the term "romance" in the literary world. It's so far beneath all those other genres of real fiction, right? At my local library, the used book shelf sells old VHS tapes---that most people can't even play anymore---for a dollar, while used romance books sell for ten freaking cents.

Kinda gives a girl a complex. So I was ecstatic to get a bit of vindication this past weekend when I sat on a panel called Real Life/Real Love at the first annual Elgin Literary Festival. While one panelist wanted to make it very clear that she wrote (highly esteemed) literary fiction and not (blechy) romance, edgy YA romance superstar Simone Elkeles explained why romance is the hardest genre to write.

I'm paraphrasing here, but essentially what Simone said was that at the beginning of a romance novel, or often from just the blurb, readers know how the story ends: the H gets together with the h and they live HEA. Romance writers can't rely on simple curiosity to know how it all ends to keep readers reading. We have to work every page to keep the reader vested in the characters and caring about how they get together---enough to read all the way through even though they know exactly where the story will end. 'Tis no easy task.

For the record, I was a writer's conference newb, so this festival was my first event of the sort. I so much loved getting to meet other authors in real life! Here I am (left) with the super cool & sweet AJ Pine (fellow panelist & my book-signing table buddy) & the wonderfully open and approachable Simone Elkeles (right).

FYI, on Monday at the IWSG website, Alex J. Cavannaugh put together a great piece about the pros and cons of small publishers---with input from 12 authors you just might recognize...

Insecure Writers Support Group: February 2015 #IWSG

Has anyone out there not heard of IWSG yet? If so, learn all about it here. Thank you Alex J. Cavanaugh for bringing us all together!

I know everyone has their own writing process and that what works for one person may not work for another, but I've just realized another benefit to the plow-through-the-first-draft-no-looking-back approach, and I want to share it with you.  I write this way because I learned that if I don't, I'll never finish anything. I get too caught up in editing, so I simply can't let myself do it until version one of the story is all out of me. That's benefit #1.

As I work on the second draft of my current WIP, I've seen benefit #2 in action. Since I didn't spend time re-re-re-re-reading chapters to mold and polish along the way, I'm able to attack this draft almost like a first time reader. I think with all writers, the more times we read our own words, the more attached to them we become and the more right they sound to us no matter how very wrong they might be. Since I haven't read these words multiple times, I can slice and dice them more objectively. It's sort of freeing. Have any of you experienced this benefit? Have you tried the no looking back approach?

In case the graphic in my sidebar issn't obnoxious enough, I have some exciting news this week---my upcoming novel VIBRIZZIO is up for pre-order at Amazon!  Right now it's at a special pre-order price of 99c. I don't know how long that'll last, so if you're interested in a love story that's a little bit smart and a lotta bit naughty, you might want to snatch it up now. Scroll down to the bottom of this link for a free sample (i.e. the opening scene)

Four Somethings & a Sixpence #Romance #Giveaway @RumerHaven

I'm so excited to feature a brand new novella---just released today!---by Rumer Haven. Rumer has such a lovely way of painting stories with words, and this particular story features one of my favorite twists ever in a romance. It's a perfect short read for Valentine's season.

by Rumer Haven

Adult Contemporary Romance
Available February 3, 2015
from Battered Suitcase Press
(an imprint of Vagabondage Press)

SUMMARY: One wedding. Six participants. Be they sitting in the pews or standing at the altar, bearing witness in person or only in spirit, each of them knows something about the unsmiling bride. Go ahead—offer them a sixpence for their thoughts, and they'll make you these vows:
  • One would love to declare this woman his “awfully wedded wife.”
  • One fears what she already has and will have to hold—if not from this day forward, then soon.
  • One takes her to be richer, not poorer.
  • One is better for what she told him this morning, worse for betraying a friend to get to this point.
  • One worries whether today finds her in sickness or in health.
  • And only one already knows that not even in death will they part.
Whether they speak now or forever hold their peace, they all give the bride a little something she didn’t register for. With romance, resentment, faith, fear, mystery, and the mystical, Four Somethings & A Sixpence is a loaded yet light read just in time for Valentine's Day!

Add it to Goodreads

 RAFFLECOPTER: In celebration, Rumer is giving away 4 free ebooks of this 9,000-word novelette, and a lucky 5th winner will receive the ebook PLUS an authentic silver sixpence coin struck by the Royal Mint in London! RSVP at the Rafflecopter for your chance to win (runs from 2/3 - 2/14).

AUTHOR BIO: Rumer Haven is probably the most social recluse you could ever meet. When she’s not babbling her fool head off among friends and family, she’s pacified with a good story that she’s reading, writing, or revising—or binge-watching something on Netflix. A former teacher hailing from Chicago, she presently lives in London with her husband. She made her authorial debut in 2014 with the novel Seven for a Secret, where historical fiction meets contemporary rom-com. Rumer has always had a penchant for the past and paranormal, which inspires her writing to explore dimensions of time, love, and the soul.

Website * Goodreads * Amazon * Twitter: @RumerHaven * Facebook

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fredag 30 november 2012

GDT at wonderful Crafty Catz Challenge Blog

I won a Guest DT spot at Crafty Catz Challenge Blog a while ago and now it´s finally time for me to start to show you what I have made!

This weeks challenge is  RECYCLE / UPCYCLE.
So it's time for you rescue those bits of ribbon off chocolate boxes or maybe give a Christmas decoration a new lease of life. Whatever it is, make sure you tell us what it is you've rescued and given a new lease of life too.
I have used an old zip and some baking folie to make the flower on this card. This week we got sponsored by a wonderful company called Stamp Fairy and I have used one of their stamps. Isn´t she sweet? I love the little bird she is holding. Used ProMarkers and some Faber Castell to colour the stamp.

I would also like to enter following challenges with this card:

Delightful Challenges - Festival Floral
Pixie Dust Studio Challenge- Winter Holiday Creations
Crafts and Me - ribbon or trim

New challenge at Brown Sugar Challenge Blog

This week their theme is: CAS (Clean & Simple) - No Image Just a Sentiment. I made this card. I used black and red cardstock and paper from BoBunny.
I love this sentiment from Vilda Stamps. I embossed it with white embossing powder.

Pop over to Brown Sugar Challenge Blog and have a look at the other Dt-girls beautiful cards.

torsdag 29 november 2012

A Christmas tree

I made this card to Scrapbutikens blog and I also had it as a demo at our Scrap Event a few weeks ago. I saw someone making a similar  tree on you tube using a stamp from Hero Art. Sadly I can´t remember who you are - but a big thank you anyway!
I did not have that stamp so I used my Distress Stains and made my own tree.

I would also like to enter these challenges:

Little Red Wagon # 161 - trim your tree
Simon Says Stamp Challenge - Anything goes
Paper Star - #122 - Holiday Greenary

måndag 26 november 2012

Happy Birthday to you...

It was my youngest cousins birthday last week and I made this card to him. Have used a great digi stamp from Tickled Pink.

The paper is from Bella BLVD and I also added some great black and white washi tape.

I would like to enter following challenges:

I(heart)ProMarkers - challenge #144 - singing or dancing
The Corrosive Challenge #163 - Anything goes
Here Comes The Boys #41 - Birthday only
Joanna Sheen Challenge -Anything goes excluding Christmas
DYSU challeng #99 - numbers

Summer Bunny

This is a LO I made about our Summer Bunny. We rent him last summer and it was so much fun. Bree named him Tommy. Pop over to Scrapbutiken to see more of this LO.

lördag 24 november 2012

My first card at Brown Sugar Challenge blog

Jump over here and have a go at this week challenge. It´s super easy since it´s Anything goes...

I made this card:

I used an image from Stitchy Bear Stamps who sponsored us - Thanks!

torsdag 22 november 2012

Idag visar jag...

det här julkortet på Scrapbutikens blogg.

I made this card to Scrapbutikens blog. One more Christmas Card done!

onsdag 21 november 2012

I got some really exciting news....

A little while ago I got asked to join Brown Sugar Challenge design team! I am so thrilled! And it´s going to be so much fun. If you haven´t visit the Brown Sugar Challenge blog yet, please do! They have a lot of fun challenges to join. Please visit them here.

fredag 16 november 2012

Kenny K - challenge # 119

The theme this week at Kenny K  is Monochrome. I want to enter this card.

I have used some great papers from Bo Bunny to make this card.

söndag 11 november 2012

KennyK DT call and some other challenges

Well, I will have a go and try out for Kenny K´s Krafty Krew team. Unfortunately I lost my blog and had to start a new one. That means a lot of my Kenny K creations were lost in cyber space but I will put a few cards at the end of this post to give you a hint about the cards and my style. I mostly use Promarkers and Faber Catstell pens when I colour in.

It´s Fathers Day here in Sweden today, so what fits better than this Groovy Guy...

I have used some great papers from Glitz and I added some glitter on the stars and the guitar, some twine and buttons.

I also want to enter this card into following challenges:

Sweet Stampin´Challenges - Anything goes
Crafty Creations Challenges - No flowers
4 Crafty Chicks - Getting Sketchy
Brown Sugar Challenge - Bingo (I used: twine, glitter and buttons)

Here are some other cards to have a look at:

fredag 9 november 2012

Well it nearly felt like winter this morning. We had lot of frost outside.  It suite my card well today. I have made a blue Christmas Card using a digital stamp from Kenny K but I have only used a bit of her.

So I would like to enter this card to this weeks Kenny K challenge - Sparkly Snowflakes

 I have used last years Christmas paper from Maja Design. I like this blue colour, nice isn´t it? I have also tried to play with the snowflakes a bit. Glued a few together with glossy accent and then put a bling stone in the middle.

Also used two lovely laces that I put together, they nearly look like one, don´t they?

I also want to enter this card to the following challenges:
For Fun Challenges - Buurr its hot in here ( I chose the cold side)
Christmas Challenges (with sketches) challenge # 49
Nutcrafters - challenge #30  - ribbon and twine (hope lace is ok?)
Crafty Catz Challenge blog - Anything goes

torsdag 8 november 2012

Today ...

I am blogging at Scrapbutikens blog today. I am hosting a Christmas Card challenge. We are now up to challenge #6 and the theme is - only white, this is what I made:

lördag 3 november 2012

Kenny K challenge #117

This weeks challenge at Kenny K is Anything but a card.

I have made a layout about my mum who is a mad cat collector. She has over 5000 cats. It´s cats everywhere. But it´s kind of cool and I love to look out for special cats to add to her collection. I have used on of Kenny K´s digital stamps to make my own background paper. Think it turned out pretty sweet. Kept it as clean as I could so that you really see all the cats.

fredag 2 november 2012

Bo Bunny - challenge

I found this great challenge at BoBunny. This time you had to chose one of two pictures to get inspiration from, you also had to use a tag and at least two photos. I picked this photo:

And this is what I made, a layout about a market that we always try to visit each fall.

Hope you liked it! Have a great weekend.


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fredag 28 juni 2013

New challenge at Brown Sugar Challenge blog

It´s Friday and time for a new challenge over at...
Grab Our Badge

This weeks theme is a good one, it´s Boy/Man. Perfect to make a Birthday card, Baby card or maybe just a I gone fishing card? A lot of options with this one....
And we got some great sponsors too!

QKR Stampede is happy to award the winner her choice of 5 digital stamps.

Now pop over and play along with us, we love to see what you create...

Have a great weekend!

Say it with flowers....

Yes, that´s the theme at the new challenge at Crafty Catz this week.
You can interpret that any which way, as long as there are Flowers involved it's fine
and don't forget we now have a three card limit, all good...

Our brilliant sponsors this week are Crimson Cloud
With a fab  prize of 3packs of Die-Cuts..
And The Stamp Fairy
Who so kindly provided our images.
 Prize is $10 to spend in shop

I used one of the sponsored images and made this Baby card

 The paper is EP, I used twine and a lot of flowers. I found a  little pram at the bottom of my draw, must of had that since I started making cards in 2006. But now it´s used!!!
Also used a heart pin, some rhinestones and I have coloured the cute bear with my ProMarkers and Faber Castel pencils.

I would also like to enter this card into following challenges:
 Art Impressions Stamp - Floral Frenzy (use five or more flowers)
DRS Designs - Letter "B" ( I did blue, bear, baby boy and bloom)
My Heart Pieces - Use a digital stamp

 Please pop over to Crafty Catz and see my team mates and some guest designers from StampFairy gorgeous creations!

Cupcake Challenge

Well it´s my last time as a Guest Designer at 4 Crafty Chicks. It´s  a bit sad, it has been so much fun! But I sure will be back and play along with there fun challenges. This weeks challenge is: Cupcake. Yummy, yummy....

I made this card, it´s very simple but I liked the papers so much so I didn´t want to take the focus of it. I used a paper from Landstoken that I got from my local scrap shop called Scrapbutiken. I love the ribbon that sort of look like a mesh too.  The sticker is an old one from my stash.

Now pop over to 4 Crafty Chicks I can promise you that they wont disappoint you, they done some awesome inspiration projects for you with cupcakes!

I would also like to enter this card into following challenges:
Crafting by Desnigs - Anything Goes

måndag 24 juni 2013

Hey, Hey it´s finally Monday!

I love Mondays since that means it´s time to start a new challenge over at my favourite challenge blog with the cutest stamps ever.... Yes over at Digi Darla´s!

We saw some great ways to use a doily or two last week. Thank you for all your inspiration. This week feels a bit sad since we have to say Good Bye to one of our talented designers, Audrey. We will miss you!

I have used two stamps to make a scene to this weeks challenge, which is

I loved making this card. I used a lot of scraps bit of papers from my stash box and then a bit of chalk to colour in the edges. To the stamps I used my ProMarkers and some Faber Castell pencils. Think it turned out great. This is exactly how I want to spend my Summer Holiday, at the beach, playing with my children. And who doesn´t like the windmills?  Hope you pop over to Digi Darla and play along with us this week. There is also a lot of inspiration from my team mates.

I would like to enter this card into following challenges:
Loves Rubberstamps Challenge #57- Summer theme
I heart ProMarkers #173 - Anything Goes
Scrappy Frogs Challenge - Summer Vaccations
The Corrosive Challenge - Summertime
One Crazy Stamper Challenge - June - Summer Fun
Cute Cards Thursday - In the Summer Time

fredag 21 juni 2013

OMG generation name competion

1 Lorizza
2 Ruby
3 Dorthy
4 Ashley
5 Bree

Summer fun

Yes a new challenge is up at Brown Sugar Challenge. The theme this week is Summer! It´s just perfect for me who live in Sweden. Today we will celebrate Mid-summer. It´s usually a great day filled with dancing, good food (like pickled haring, yes I love it), strawberries and cream, cakes, BBQ at night, dancing and play.

We got a great sponsor this week, Bugaboo

I made this card to the challenge:

This is the perfect summer thing to do, isn´t it? relaxing in the shade somewhere... I love this image from Bugaboo. I coloured it with my ProMarkers. Also used summer papers with little bees from EP.

I would like to enter this card into following challenges:
Cute Card Thursday -  In the summer time
DRS Designs - The great outdoors
Fab´n´Funky - Animals
I heart Promarkers - Anything Goes

Please, pop over to Brown Sugar and check out my talented team mates wonderful summer creations.

New challenge at Crafty Catz

We loved all the pink creations that you made last week. This weeks theme at Crafty Catz is Pick and Mix.

In other words you choose what you want to do
Just for Fun !!

We are sponsored by two wonderful sponsors Marianne Design and Yours and Mine Papercraft.

 Check out the Crafty Catz challenge blog to see what you can win from these two sponsors.

I made a simple card this week. I tried to keep it as CAS as I could. I used only grey and pink. Used some stickles on the image.  A flower, some rhinestones and a heart as deco and vola.... I have embossed some stars (or snowflakes) with silver powder. If you click on the picture they will turn up better.

I coloured with my ProMarkers and Faber Castell pencils.

I would like to enter this card into following challenges:
Sassy Studio Designs #182 - CAS
The Hobby House - Anything Goes

torsdag 20 juni 2013

Sentiments Only!

 has got a new challenge for you today! It´s a great challenge too. They want you to use a sentiment only on you card - no stamps this week.  There are a lot of great sentiments, they can be funny, heartwarming or comforting. Show us a sentiment that inspire you...

I used a pre-made sentiment from a EP paper and made this card...

Have a great Thursday and come and play with us at 4 Crafty Chicks....

I would also like to add this card to following challenges:
Cupcake Craft Challenge #247 - Let´s get Sentimental

måndag 17 juni 2013

Use a doily

Hello Digi Darla fans.....

Hope you all had a good day. I am sorry that I am a bit late posting this time. Had a long day at work and then I had to go to the hospital with my youngest. Nothing serious but enough to get us a bit worried. Now we are all well and safe at home again.

This week we want to see you using a doily on your card. It can be a pre-made or one you cut out yourself with a die. Anyway we want to see you adding them to your card. Please pop over to Digi Darla Challenge blog and check out the wonderful creations from my team mates.

I used two wonderful digi stamps from Digi Darla to this challenge. One called DigiDarlas Youre So Tweet sent and one called DigiDarlas One Parrot Said To The Other  they both work so well together, dont´t you think?

This is what I made

 Really happy with my colouring this time. Used my ProMarkers and Faber Castell pencils as usual. Also put a bit of green and pink stickles on the birds.

 Bought a lot of pearls on a sheet from my local scrap shop, Scrapbutiken. Used them around the oval diecut. Put my doily in behind the image. This button dressed up with some wonderful material is also from Scrapbutiken. Think it really made the card pop.

Now, pleas come and play with us. You got a big chance to win some great digi stamps from Digi Darla and if you use some on your card your chance will be even bigger!

I would also like to enter this card into following challenges:
Eureka Stamps #44 - Anything Goes
Tammy´s Scrapin Corner - Anything with wings
Crafty Calender - Anything with wings

lördag 15 juni 2013

Men, men, men...

Sitting here singing the main song to 2 and a half men.... Why? You might think... Well we started a new challenge over at Scribbles Design today and it has something to do with it....

Buy Scribbles Designs here...

Scribbles Designs Challenge #6
Manly Men, Masculine & Dads...

Men... they come in all shapes & sizes
and can be a integral part of our lives...

So our Scribbles Designs Challenge to you is to
make a card or project celebrating
Manly Men, Masculine & Dads...
(Do you understand my singing now?)
If you want to buy a image from Scribble Design, please click here

Here is what I made for the challenge:

 I think the rich autumn colours are quite manly. Also I used this cutest little penguin called  Eugene in Suspenders and the sentiment is called Limited Edition sentiment.

 I thought that fitted perfect for a 60 Birthday card, maybe for a Grandfather?

I hope you pop over and have a look at my talented team mates creations. They are so awesome! and I also hope you play along with us. We love to see what you come up with and make a visit.

Have a great weekend!

 I would also like to enter this card into following challenges:
Ladybug Craft, June Challenge  - For the men in your life
Peachy Keen Stamp - Father/Grandfather
Digistamps4Joy - For the men in our lives
Inky Impressions - Father´s Day/for a Guy

fredag 14 juni 2013

Let´s go PINK!

It´s Friday and a new challenge has started over at Crafty Catz! Our sweet Carol has choose the theme PINK. And we want to see lots of it!!!

We are also on the look out for a Guest Designer. So if you want to be a Crafty Catz boy or girl just add GDT after your name when you link your creation to this weeks challenge.

This weeks sponsor is one of my favorites

and you too can win 2 images of your choice from our sponsor
Saturated Canary

We all got some great images to play along with and this is what I made:

 Used some very pretty pink papers from EP.  Framed the image with some black cardstock to make it stick out a bit more. Some sweet pink flowers, brads and foam hearts as deco.

Used some metallic folie to make the butterflies wings glimmer. You can see better if you click on the picture. I have coloured the cute girl with my Faber Castell pencils.

Also found an old frog in one of my drawers. Think I had him since I started to scrap in 2006. And now I got use of him!!! Coloured the frog with my pencils too to make him the right colour. A brad in the shape of a crown fitted on his head. Maybe the frog is her Fairy Tale´s Prince Charming? Who knows? Make you think about a story starting Once upon a Time... doesn´t it?

Please pop over to Crafty Catz and play along with this weeks them - Let´s go pink! We love to come and visit you!
 I would also like to enter this card into following challenges:
Charisma Cardz #23 - digis only
Cute Cards Thurseday#273 - Once Upon a Time
In the pink #22 - Pink with flowers
Deep Ocean Challenge #53 - For a girl
Crafty Boots - pink Butterflies

New Brown Sugar Challenge!!!

You can find a new challenge at Brown Sugar, starting today!
The theme is Graduation! Perfect, don´t you think?

We got a lovely sponsor this week:

Eureka Stamps  is happy to award one winner her choice of 5 digital stamps.
So pop over and play along with us in this weeks Graduation theme!

torsdag 13 juni 2013

Guest DT card for 4 Crafty Chicks

Well times fly when your having fun... it´s Thursday again and a new fun challenge is up at 4 Crafty Chicks. I think they got one you can incorporate into a card with no problem. If you can fold paper, you can play along with this one: Paper Pleating.

I used two wonderful stamps from Scribbles Design for this card. If you like these images you can find them here and here. They are called Flower Pot and Garden Spade. I have coloured them with my ProMarkers and Faber Castell pencils.

 I punched out some butterflies and added them on top of each other to get a 3-d feel.

I have used paper pleating on the bit in the middle of the red stripe with with dots. Here is a shot from the side so you can see how I folded my paper.

I used some papers from JilliBean Soup.

Please pop over to 4 Crafty Chicks and play along with us, don´t forget to give the DT girls some love, they done some stunning cards this week.

I would also like to enter this card into following challenges:

Bearly Mine Challenge #90 - Anything Goes
Vickies Anything Goes Challenge - Anything Goes
Card and Scrap - Use flowers

måndag 10 juni 2013

DT card for Digi Darla

Well peps, it´s time for a new challenge over at Digi Darla. But first we would like to say a big Thank You to all who took part in our last Make it Masculine Challenge.

This week we got a fun, fun, fun challenge called

 That means we want to see Fancy folds or shaped cards. No square ones!

I have used a pretty little stamp called DD Happy Spring Bear. I coloured her with my ProMarkers and Faber Castell pencils. You can find her here!

 I made my card look like an old water can. Then I decorated it with some big flowers too.

 This is what the card looks like when you open it up!

  Please read these Challenge Reminders:
*Once you've created your NEW (no backlinking please) creation, please leave a direct link in the InLinkz below
*We reserve the right to remove any links not linked properly or that we feel doesn't meet our challenge criteria
*Challenge closes on Saturday, June 15th at 9pm EST
*One lucky winner will win 5 images from Digi Darla just for joining us
*Use a Digi Darla image and be entered a second time for 3 more images
*Please add DD with your link if you use a DDD image so we don't miss you
*Have fun!!!

I would also like to add my card into following challenges:
Love to Create Challenge #69 - Vintage or shabby ( Hope this is vintage enough)
Paper Playtime #12 - Anything Goes
Victorine Stamps - In the garden with animals
The Kraftyhands - No Squares Allowed

söndag 9 juni 2013

I won again!

Jippi, I won again with my card at Di Design Challenge. I truly love here images and are there fore so happy and honored over this! They got a great new challenge running now. If you have not played along before. Please hop over and do so!

fredag 7 juni 2013

New challenge at Brown Sugar...

Yes it´s also time for a new challenge at Brown Sugar. This week we want you to use Fabric or felt on your card.

I am very proud to say that one of my favourite stamp designers Digi Darla is sponsoring us this week. Digi Darla will give the winner five digis of her/his choice. Great!

Now this is what I made:
 Used felt - yellow flowers, aren´t they pretty?

The stamp is

I would like to enter this card into following challenge:

Papertake Weekly Challenge - Anything Goes
CYDI #37 - Yellow
Created with love #44 - Anything Goes

My DT card for CRAFTY CATZ

Hope you all having a wonderful Friday! The summer finally arrived here in Sweden and I been outside getting as much sunshine as I could. I am soon of to a picnic in the park, the kids will enjoy the playground and I will enjoy the coffee. Yes!

Well it´s Friday and that means that the Crafty Catz has got a brand new challenge for you! Thank you for entering my challenge Storybooks or Nursery Rhymes last week. You all did great! This weeks theme is hosted by our wonderful Kim and she has picked lace and buttons!

So pop over here and play along with us. Don´t forget to leave some love to my team mates they done stunning cards this week.

We are sponsored this week by Mei Flower Craft who are offering our lucky winner either £20 of goodies or a £20 voucher.

I made this card that I got very pleased with:

 Used a thicker green lace and a big bright red button. I also got to use my newest dies. The tree and owl. Isn´t it great? Made a little scene with some patterned paper I had left in my stash. I have also used a punch to do the little leaves.

I have coloured the pretty image from Di Digital Stamps with ProMarkers and Faber Castell pencils.

I would also like to enter following challenges:
DiDisignsChallenge - Winged things
Lady Anne´s Challenge #9 - Anything Goes
Bearly Mine Challenge#89 - Dies and Punches
Craft-room - Use your scraps
Loves Rubberstamps Challenge #55 - Anything Goes
Paperminutes #272 - mushrooms

torsdag 6 juni 2013

I am a Guest Designer at 4 Crafty Chicks!

I´m so honored and thrilled to announce that I am a Guest Designer at 4 Crafty Chicks for the month of June. I love their challenges and have played along as often as I could.

A new challenge started at their blog today. It´s a great theme too - Flowers!!! That´s just perfect right?

I made this card:

 Summer colours and I used both flowers, a flower die cut and a patterned paper with flower.

Used the wonderful DigiDarlas Shamrock Fairy and you can buy her here!

Now hurry on and pop over to 4 Crafty Chicks and play along with us!

I would also like to enter this card into following challenges:
Crafting With Dragonflies - One for the girls
Inky Impressions - Birthday or Anniversary
Inkspirational #23 - Colour challenge
Cardanscrap #56 - Use flowers


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Sunday, 12 June 2011

Jacques and Fred

Jacques Austerlitz, the subject of W.G. Sebald's Austerlitz, which I am reading now, only discovers his true name when the headmaster of his Welsh boarding school takes him aside and tells him (he had been brought up under a Welsh name). He is mystified and intrigued, and struck by the rarity of his newly discovered surname - one he shares, as he notes, with Fred Astaire, the great dancer, who was born Frederick Austerlitz.
Fred Astaire - especially when dancing with Ginger Rogers - is (and I admit to a sizeable blind spot in the area marked Dance) almost the only dancer I can watch with that rush of aesthetic pleasure, the tingle at the nape of the neck, the amazed gasp that signify the presence of great art. Why him? I think it's the sheer effortless elegance; he is the least muscular of dancers. He doesn't throw himself into a dance - he stroll into it. This, I think, is because he is always dancing - whether he's 'dancing' or just moving around, walking, running, lighting a cigarette, lifting a glass, patting his hair, anything. Every part of his body is engaged in a kind of continual dance - every part except that extraordinary, outsize, lantern-jawed head that hangs above the action, quite detached - embodying (as I see it) the detachment of the true artist, the cool still centre.
Similarly, I think Astaire was a very great singer - not a very good one in a technical sense (he has little 'voice'), but he slips into song as easily and beautifully as he slips into dance. Again his style is entirely unforced and unshowy, he does enough and no more, his phrasing is perfect, and as a result he is devastatingly effective at putting a song across - which is why he was so popular with songwriters. Watch him in action with Ginger Rogers here, and marvel. This sequence never fails to take my breath away - and what an ending! The look on Ginger's face... Something much more than a dance has happened here.

  1. What a neat segue from literature to dance, Nige!
    Yes - such lightness and subtlety and exquisite detail in his dance. I've been watching with delight too.

  2. Ah good - and yes, those little hand details - amazing. And the little turn he does just for the fun of it when she isn't even looking...

  3. Talking of 'rush of aesthetic pleasure', I'm looking forward to reading Carlos Acosta's autobiography, No Way Home.

  4. The lovely flow of his dancing-- every "step" connected naturally with the next. He swept her up in it, made her a better dancer. But then he always made his partners look good. He was generous and egoless that way. It was always about dancing not himself. That the stuff that separates the good from the great.

    @Nige --" just for the fun of it"
    Astaire had such subtle humour; then at the end he dusts off his hands. Like he's saying, well, there's that done and dusted. You can't possibly leave NOW.

    Thank you for those exhilarating few minutes. It made my day!

  5. Glad you enjoyed it Barbara - I find it never palls. And yr observations are v true too...
    Thanks Susan - perhaps Acosta is the one who will finally show me the point of ballet, which has so far eluded me..

  6. Nige -- think of ballet as moving line drawings done with human bodies.

    Mikhail Baryshnikov's dance idol?
    Fred Astaire.


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Wednesday, July 15, 2009

"God Makes Me Grow"

During one of our many bedtime chats I gave Ethan a great big hug and made him promise me he wouldn't grow up. Ethan's wise response? "But, God makes me grow mommy!" *SIGH*
Here's what God is up to:

Ethan at 8 months
Eva at 3 months

Ethan 3 1/2 years

Thank you God for blessing me with healthy children and "making them grow."

Monday, July 13, 2009

Melt this mama's heart

Here's a story you mother's of boys will appreciate! While in Omaha, we spent some time in the Old Market District. It has some quaint local shops and is really a lot of fun (especially if you are a foodie at heart like we are). Anyway, back to the original story.

Brent and Ethan wandered into a cute little floral shop. After looking around a bit and watching the florist put together a bouquet of Gerber Daisies, Ethan shouted, "Mommy needs one!" The florist thought this was so cute that she gave Ethan one of daisies to give to me. Ethan was so excited and when he gave me the flower he even serenaded me to the tune of "Happy Birthday." Or more like, "Had a Burfday." I still can't get over how incredibly sweet and thoughtful he is...I'm still enjoying my beautiful *hot pink* daisy sitting on the dining room table.

This will mostly be an entry of pictures. We took a short trip to Omaha with the kids and Brent's parents. We had a blast! We stayed in a two bedroom suite, went to the zoo and did some swimming. The kids did fantastic the entire time (thank goodness!).

Here are some of the highlights:

The kiddos in the car on the way to Omaha...such great little travelers!

We did the zoo!

Got up close and personal (like a foot away) from a Lion Mained Tamarind that was on the loose!

Rode the train...

And the Carousel...

Pretended to be a spider...

An afternoon of swimming with daddy...

Ate yummy ice cream here...

All that play led to THIS...
And what about Eva you ask?

She spent most of her vacation like this...

And this...
Overall we had a wonderful time! We are eager to do it again!

Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Not for the squeamish!

I think this may be a story only a mother of boys could appreciate...or rather stomach.
I was in the car with Ethan this morning when suddenly he exclaimed, "Mommy, I did it! I did it! I did it!"

I figured he must have accomplished something pretty amazing so, I said excitedly, "What did you do buddy?!"

Oh, how I wish I hadn't asked.

Ethan said, "My boogers were stuck in my nose, but I got them out with my finger!!! They're gone now mommy!"

Oh, yuck! I was, and still am, left speechless.


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Hat Creek Dateline: 1882/11/14

Last updated: April 23, 2013

The Lusk Herald
August 5, 1992

Russ Thorp purchases Raw Hide Buttes Ranch from Atkins
by Ed Cook, Contributing Writer

Russell Thorp has recently purchased the Raw Hide Buttes Ranch from Charlotte H. Atkins. Thorp is reported to have paid $3,500 for the ranch and he is starting extensive improvements. In addition to his other mining interest, Thorp has also become the owner of the Old George lode, and is pushing work on it as fast as possible.

With all of the nearby mining activity, the Raw Hide Buttes Ranch is a very busy stop on the Cheyenne to Black Hills Stage Line. The purchase included a fine blacksmith shop where horses are shod at $2 each; a well stocked grocery and dry good store; stage station, telegraph office, post office and road ranch accommodations.

Thorp is making plans to bring a force of carpenters to his new holdings and have them make extensive changes in the store and the residence. As quickly as possible he plans to move his wife and five-year-old son, Russell Jr., from Fort Laramie to their new home. Mrs. Thorp being of pioneer stock, will be a capable helpmate in the operation of the stage station and road ranch.

Signs of civilization moving into the area were evident last week as elections were again conducted. There was not much competition on the ballot for local officers in the Hat Creek precinct. John Groher was unopposed for justice of the peace, he received 19 votes and replaces J.R Keyes. W.A Crabe was also unopposed in his bid for constable. He too received 19 votes and will replace L.J. Brown.

A new precinct was established north of here this year on the 999 Ranch. The new precinct is called Lance Creek because the ranch is located where Lance Creek runs into the Cheyenne River. Cowboys from that vicinity elected J.G. Stortz as the justice of the peace. He was unopposed and received 22 votes. In the race for constable of Lance Creek, I.C. Griffith polled 19 votes to John Kendrick's three.

At Rawhide Buttes, Charlotte H. Atkins (who has just sold her ranch to Russell Thorp) lost her bid for re-election as the justice of the peace to Martin Iago, 14-41 votes. In the race for constable at Rawhide Buttes, incumbent E. Mayes with only 10 votes also lost to William Guinn who received 24 votes.

Laramie County officials elected include Commissioners Thomas Swan, T. Dyer and g.W. Hoyt; Sheriff Seth B. Sharpless; County Clerk John K. Jeffrey; County Attorney C.J. Baird; County Surveyor W.W. Jeffery; Probate Judge and County Treasurer Isaac Bergman; Superintendent of Schools W. Richardson; County Coroner John T. Chaffin.

Laramie County delegates elected to Territorial council (Senate) were F.E. Warren, A. T. Babbit, Phil Dater, W. C. Irvine; delegates to Territorial House of Representatives J.H. Ford, A. Jackson, H.E. Teschemacher, John F. Coad, F.W. Schwartze, N.N. Craig, D. Miller and Thomas J. Cayhill.

A total of 10,515 votes were cast in Wyoming Territory, M.E. Post was elected as our delegate to Congress. All other territorial officials are still federal appointees.

(Information sources: "Wyoming Blue Book," by Trenholm; "The Cheyenne and Black Hills Stage and Express Routes," by Agnes Wright Spring.)

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9799692b348 Nivedhanam: Eggless Oats Chocolate Biscottis:

Sunday, November 10, 2013

Eggless Oats Chocolate Biscottis:

For this month's HBC, the choice was to do Biscotti.. I have baked Biscotti twice before and loved it both times.Eggless Pistachio Tutti Frutti and Orange Biscotti and Pistachio Cardamom Biscotti are the other two... This one is little different with chocolate in it and has a great deep dark chocolate flavor.. A great thing about biscotti is its crunch and its shelf life.. Love this with coffee or juice as an evening snack.. So yummy!!

All purpose flour - 1 1/4cup
Oats - 1/2cup
Cocoa powder - 1 table spoons
Melted chocolate - 1/4 cup
Chocolate chips - 1/4 cup
Powdered Sugar - 3/4cup
Baking powder - 1 tea spoon
Baking soda - 1/2 tea spoon
Unsalted Butter - 1/2 cup (room temperature)
Vanilla extract - 1 tea spoon
Salt - 1/8 tea spoon

Sieve all purpose flour, baking powder, cocoa powder and baking soda and set aside
Grind oats to a powder and add oats powder and salt to the dry ingredients
In another bowl, beat the butter and sugar well until light and fluffy
Add vanilla extract and melted chocolate and beat it well
Preheat the oven to 180 degrees C
Line a baking tray with parchment paper and set aside
Slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix well
Add the chocolate chips and fold it in
Make 2 logs of the dough and arrange it on the baking tray
Bake the logs in the preheated oven for 20 - 25 minutes
Remove from the oven and allow it to cool for 10 minutes
With a sharp knife cut 1 inch thick strips of the dough and arrange it on the parchment paper lined baking tray

Make them stand on their side and bake it at 180 degrees C for 5 - 7 minutes
Remove from the oven and flip the biscotti and bake again for another 5 minutes
Allow it to cool completely on a cooling rack
Enjoy with coffee or as is!!
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  1. They came out simply awesome..Well done Sowmya.

  2. Those seems to have come out very well..

  3. I see biscottis coming around and i want to try some def this time.lovely crunchy biscottis

  4. Perfectly done Sowmya ! Looks so crispy and yum!

  5. wow well made biscottis and very perfectly made :)

  6. Browsing through all these mouth watering biscottis is tempting me to bake some too..lovely treats!

  7. Looks wonderful! i am making these today :)

  8. very yummy and perfect dear... love it... I too made the same...

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Illegal Pete's - Stir It Up

Denver area fast casual mexican restaurant Illegal Pete's enlisted Image Brew and Nix Bros, along with comedy group The Grawlix, to write and produce their very first commercial, highlighting the locally-owned and operated chain's casual, non-corporate atmosphere and delicious food. This spot was written by comedian Ben Roy.

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All You Haters (Suck My Balls)
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Denver Art Museum
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Tuesday, July 01, 2008

My iPhone dreams are shattered

Just like the majority of students, I'm poor, but I have dreams.

My latest dream was to get an iPhone.

Why I want iPhone? Because it has many features not found in other commonly available/commonly known phones. It's more like a fashion statement than a machine of need. That makes it hot for any student.

The only thing that was preventing me from buying it was a prohibitive price tag of $400. It's now been taken off, and it's down to $200, though it continues to be advertised as $199 by the respective companies in hopes that many will not feel the pinch by seeing the number start with 1 rather than 2.

But I do feel the pinch, and I have decided not to buy an iPhone despite waiting for it for a long time. Here's why:

I worked out the total yearly cost of ownership of iPhone:

Item One-time cost 1-year cost

iPhone handset 199 199
Tax 16.4175 16.4175
Minimum monthly rental 69.99 839.88
"Activation" fee 36 36
SMS 5 60

Total cost of ownership of an iPhone is $1151.30.

I'd rather invest that money in books, food, rent, and paying other bills.

I'm sorry Apple and AT&T but you have disappointed me by first showing me a glimpse of reduced cost, but eventually not doing it at all.

No iPhone for me.

Edit: I'm deviating from my usual policy of including pictures in posts, because I don't want to see an iPhone pic now.


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Democratic Lawmaker Says Sandy Should Be A Wake-Up Call

Assemblywoman L. Grace Spencer

Assemblywoman L. Grace Spencer

TRENTON – As the state continues to recover from Hurricane Sandy, Assembly Environment Chairwoman L. Grace Spencer on Tuesday cited the storm’s devastating effects as a stern wake-up call for Gov. Christie to rethink his opposition to environmental legislation that would help lessen New Jersey’s vulnerability to increasingly extreme weather conditions.

As a coastal state, New Jersey bears the most severe impacts of storms such as Hurricane Sandy. In recent reports, scientists have agreed that such storms will occur more frequently and possibly be more ravaging down the line. Hurricane Sandy, called a hybrid storm due to it unusual size and power, is reported as the ninth such devastating storm to hit the Northeast coast in the last five years.

“There are no quick fixes when it comes to the environment and protecting it. However, we can no longer afford to ignore the dramatic changes in weather and its possible causes,” said Spencer (D-Essex). “While we work to restore our communities, we also can begin making changes that will improve the environment and make a difference by addressing regulations that allow us to reduce climate change pollution and promote clean energy.”

Christie removed New Jersey from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, which was enacted to further the fight against global warming by creating an emissions auction and trading mechanism to reduce the level of greenhouse gas emissions, namely carbon dioxide. Christie also vetoed legislation requiring the state to participate in the program.

Climate science is an issue slowly evolving as more studies are performed to assess environmental changes and their influence on intense storms and weather events. According U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recent reports, over the last several decades, evidence of human influence on climate change has become increasingly clear and compelling. Warming of the climate system is well-documented–evident from increases in global average air and ocean temperatures, widespread melting of snow and ice, and rising sea levels.

“We have seen firsthand the potential impact of future storms in Super Storm Sandy, and its merciless destruction along New Jersey’s shores and cities across the state,” said Spencer. “Climate change, the human implications and its environmental impact are very real issues. Unaddressed, these issues can become a real persistent threat to our way of life, our children’s future.”

“As we rebuild and restore our communities in the aftermath of the storm, we must also begin affecting long-term action that will help protect New Jersey’s future.”

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Tuesday, August 4, 2009

I just love it when someone takes the time to write me a nice letter letting me know what they have done (or in this case, SHOW me, what they have done) with something that was purchased from one of my Etsy shops. It puts a big fat smile on my face all day!

I often express interest in this kind of feedback in the invoice and thank you letter that I send along with each package. Sometimes it may be fabric or a cool belt, but I was really interested in these vintage embroidery hoops that I listed in my Etsy store a few months back. I had never seen any like them and I let the buyer know that I would love to see what she made with them. I could not have prepared myself for such beauty!

She sent this to me this morning...This is the gorgeous work of Elise Morris, she uses Japanese Kozo paper and silk stretched over the hoops with pencil and acrylic. Aren't they just amazing?

If you are in the Palo Alto, CA area , you can go see more of Elise's work in her solo show at Nocturne Gallery in September. If you are not in California then you can visit her web page at

Here are a few more images for you...
Thank you Elise!

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Apr 26, 2012 at 4:50 PM

I´m trying  to create a network in NodeXL. I study scientific colaboration and I intent to anlyze co-autorship in some areas.

I tried to fill this way:

Vertex 1   Vertex 2

John        Paul

John        Jack

Paul         Eric

Tom        Marie

Kate        Sun

When I fill the vertex and try show graph, the follow in message appear:

"Cell A6 contain a vertex name but cell B6 is empty. You can include an empty row, which will be ignored, but you can´t include a hal-empty row.

You can fix the problem by entering a vertex name in B9or deleting the name in A6."

I tried to repeat the vertex "A6" (Juliet    Juliet) but it produced an autoloop.

How can I fix it without produce an autoloop?

Apr 26, 2012 at 5:39 PM
Edited Apr 27, 2012 at 3:44 PM

You need to add an "isolated vertex" to the graph.  Below my signature is the text from the "Graphs with Isolated Vertices" topic in the NodeXL help file, which you can find at NodeXL, Help, Help in the Excel ribbon if you need further details.

-- Tony

Some graphs have isolated vertices, or isolates, which are vertices that are not connected to any edges. If your graph has isolates, you have to take special action to get them to appear in the Graph Pane. By default, a vertex is shown in the Graph Pane only if it is connected to at least one edge.

To add an isolated vertex to the graph:

1. Select the Vertices worksheet.

2. Enter the name of the vertex in the first empty cell in the Vertex column.

3. Set the Visibility cell for the new vertex row to Show. If you don't see a Visibility column on the Vertices worksheet, show the Visual Properties column group.

(There is a reason why NodeXL works this way. If every vertex listed in the Vertices worksheet appeared in the Graph Pane, even those not connected to edges, then you would not be able to delete an edge from the Edges worksheet without checking whether the edge's vertices were now isolated, and then removing the isolates from the Vertices worksheet if necessary. That would be quite burdensome.)

Apr 26, 2012 at 7:32 PM

I´m gonna try this way!


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How to turn a dress into a skirt

I've been looking for a long jean skirt for some time now, but no one seems to carry them anymore. I visited numerous thrift stores as well hoping to find some but could not. A couple of years ago I found this great tutorial on how to turn a jumper into a skirt but now I can't seem to remember the blog addy. If you know of it, let me know. All I remember is that the jumper picture was upside down! lol

Anyways, I did manage to find a nice looking jean dress that I thought would make a nice skirt. And I was right!

Once I found the motivation to cut up the dress, the whole thing took me less than 20 minutes!

First, I cut the dress right where the bottom half started and laid it on the bed inside out.

Then I folded it up and if I had any pins that would have been great, but I did not. Lucky for me, it pretty much stayed where I folded it. I folded it up all the way around which is probably what helped it. (the seam, I mean)

Normally when I've bought elastic in the past, I buy the narrow kind and it always manages to get all twisted inside the casing, so this time I bought the wider style. It was  $.97 at Walmart and said on the package (non-roll) The elastic is slightly bit narrower than the part that is folded up.

Then right before I sewed along the cut edge, I folded it under about 1/8 inch. If you're careful, when you're sewing it, it will catch the frayed part and will be sewed over it. I didn't. and I had to sew it twice. I didn't figure I'd take the first part out since my shirt always covers the top anyway. I didn't sew it completely closed, obviously so the elastic has someplace to go.

Then, I put a safety pin on both ends of my elastic pieces. The package of elastic was almost the size of my waist but I just stretched the elastic where I wanted it. (I don't like things too tight) and made a mark where I would cut later. Then, I just slid the elastic through the opening and the reason I put a safety pin on the other side was so that I wouldn't lose the other half. I went all the way around it and when it came out the other end, I just sewed it back and forth on the machine. (At this point, I was so excited to get it done this quick, that I forgot about taking pictures. LOL)

After the elastic was sewn in place, (and by the way, the non-roll elastic was totally worth it! The skirt has a nice gathered look to it as well. Then, I just sewed up the hole.

And that's all! A finished skirt.

It was so easy!

Update! I found the blog I was referring to at the beginning of this post!! I had the page saved as a pdf and found it recently. Yay!

here it is.

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yup. even sparetire is now tanking heroic twilight dungeons.

i have most of the boa/heirloom items for my future panda(ren)s on firetree and barthilas.

most of the toons profs are maxed or past 500/525

so what am i doing from now until mop is live?

  1. been playing around with the new set of talents for various classes. but havent finished speccing all my toons. i guess i will only spec when i play them.
  2. running inscription northrend daily to get the latest glyphs discovered on firetree, khazgoroth and barthilas scribes.
  3. playing less wow. even less diablo 3 and watching more korean dramas.

bart toons update

my DK sparetire is now 79 and the other 2 are L82 and doing vashjr quests. dunno if i should keep at it or go deepholm already.

other than DMF, my other toons are inactive, except for Xense, played by my buddy. i levelled arch on this toon from 100 to 200+ during the maintenance last tues, when firetree was one of the few realms not under maintenance. cos the prof actually rewards companions and mounts, my buddy took over and levelled to 300+ and will probably hit Associate Prof. one of these days, besides playing Zefhyr with my Spiritcat mage.

gone barthilas!

made a new friend with a L25 guild on Bart. so i create a brand new toon, no BoA gear, no bags, no gold, zilch. just the usual L25 guild buffs. and mass rez for dungeon runs.

as a result, it’s a farming toon, and with the help of AH, accumulated enuf gold to get glyphs and mounts and flying training. currently saving for the 4k fast flying. have 3k gold now. shouldnt be too long now.

toon just made it into Northrend and after a few LFD, just hit L70. been delayed cos of Diablo 3. hence, no more MoP gaming for me, cos D3 and this toon is keeping me busy.

so busy, i’ve neglected my last non-capped toon, my rogue on Khaz, Vampi. still stuck on L84. i guess i will go back and get her to cap at least, before MoP

darkmoon faire – level ur profs

for me, dmf is for levelling profs. i dont care about the other stuff

every active toon i have that have profs to level are all on the darkmoon island for this week.

alts updates

all christmas presents taken!

khazgoroth toons are all L70+

firetree horde toons are now in outlands L60 and have flying mounts

firetree toons more or less done with the 3 new H dungeons: magel, xense, spiritcat, pickwick, davina, cavelion, dethnyte

do i want to get other toons up to item 360+ level? hmm, dunno. DMF first!

levelling post patch 4.3

i play mostly alliance, so i always do it this way:

1-5 or higher: race starter zones, until i can get over to stormwind (mage port, guild summon, ride a boat).
then it’s elwynn, westfall, red ridge, duskwood in that sequence. when to move over to the next zone? when the quests go green. always do yellow quests but not higher level quests (too much effort sometimes). after that, the zones are a bit more random. so i go wherever the hero call board recommends, but sticking to the Eastern kingdoms. no fun crossing continent by boat.

first off, i prefer to level with BoA gear that gives xp, and run on rested xp, and to do LFG, questing/farming only to kill time while queuing. cos LFG got group xp bonus. esp if you level a tank or healer and cant do as much dmg until you get dual spec. and i prefer to DS only on hitting level cap (why, so that your 2 sets of action bars are properly configured). so my tank and healer toons usually do very little questing. which is ok for me since i have other alts that provide them the latest and greatest gear (ok, just better than average). if you dont have gear providers, quest more. the gear they reward you is for your level (if you do yellow and not green quests)

why LFG so much?
for getting city rep. buy all the 6 tabards (stormwind, ironforge, gnomeregan, darnassus, exodar, gilneas). and wear a tabard for the LFG runs. the order in which you level the rep depends on your race and where you buy your mount/riding skills. if you buy mount from vendor not of your race, you need exalted rep. the better your rep, the cheaper the mount/training. besides, getting all 6 citiy reps to exalted gives you the ambassador title!

until i have a mount at L20 (and the upgrade to 100% speed at L40), i would base my hearth at the center of my quest zone so that i wont have to run on foot too far. once i have a mount, questing and travel is just so much easier. as a result, i keep the hearth in stormwind. just easier to drop stuff off in the bank or mail stuff, repair gear, train class and profs and do dailies for cooking and fishing

on getting to L68, take the portal to blasted lands and run into outlands. when u queue LFG, you will still get azeroth dungeons until you are L69. still, xp is xp.

- hellfire (58-60)
dont forget to train flying at L60. the faster you can fly, the less ground mobs you aggro. but now you gotta beware of horde city guards that can shoot you down from a flying mount.
- zangarmarsh (61-64)
used to do the sporeggar quests for rep and underbog quests, but now with patch 4.3, quests are inside the instance. if nothing else, do it for cenarion expedition rep.
- nagrand (65-67)
nesingwary quests, and doing rep quests with kurenai and consortium (free crappy gems on getting to Friendly)

cos with LFG and maybe include farming, you wont have too much time to do questing. i usually find myself L65 after the coilfang reservoir dungeon runs (SP and UB). after that, i seem to drop a lot into the CoT dungeon, old hillsbrad (ewww. timed dungeon run, slow thrall mount). i prefer getting the auch dungeons cos if you got a good group, its a fast run

if you havent got all your alliance main city rep to exalted yet, you wont complete it while doing LFG in outlands dungeons. regardless what you wear, the outland rep given depends on which dungeon you are doing. eg. hellfire dungeons give honor hold rep.

on getting to L68, take the boat from stormwind to borean tundra. until L69, you will still get outlands dungeons when u queue for LFG

on arriving at valiance keep, get your cold weather flying trained
- BT (68-70)
with patch 4.3 dont need to do coldarra quest chains anymore for the Nexus quests, but you can still do it cos its nice and compact
- HF (70-72)
fly all the way over to howling fjord and do the chain quests on scalawag point – it gives u 2 nifty blue trinkets.
after that you have a few options – dragonblight or grizzly hills, but in general, i find that i am already L75 after getting the 2 blue trinkets.
- ZD (73-76)
why not my fave farming zone, SB? cos i dont wanna start on the rep quests, which then makes one part or another of the factions enemies. then farming in that zone becomes a hassle or else is out of bounds. however, if i am levelling a non-farming toon, then SB questing is preferred (cos bored of ZD and also faction rep has nice pets – however, i dont do enuf faction daily quests to get the pets, lol.)
- Storm Peaks (77-78)
gotta do the chain for sons of hodir rep (super pain in the ass) which starts at K3

if you have mains or buy from AH, you can start to be equipped from L77 in cata gear. this makes u awesome in northrend (and top dps in LFG).

- Icecrown (79)
gotta do the chain for ebon blade. actually, no. just to kill time while you level to 80 and get out of northrend!

on getting to L80, say bye bye to old xpacs and into the new!

CATA 80-85
quest or LFG?

  • LFG nets you justice points, which can buy iLvl 378 gear when you hit level cap
  • quests (esp when you complete the end of chain) nets you level appropriate blue gear. and along the way, you get to swap out your old green (or even wrath epics) gear with new green gear! they also give you cata faction rep, which you can buy blue and epic (iLvl 359) gear from the respective factions! also, factions give head and shoulder enchants

do a combo: quest for rep you need for your enchants. and run LFG to accumulate JPs to buy your latest and greatest gear.

- Vashjr or Mt Hyjal (80-81)

- Deepholm (82)

this is compulsory for therazane rep. you may end up skipping Uldum to complete this rep.

- Uldum (83)

- TH (84)

this is compulsory for the new vendors that are opened up only after you have completed the set of starter quests

cooking progress is slow. patch 4.3 is awesome!

cooking L350 onwards

it’s all about northrend cooking. however, on firetree and jubeithos, all my toons are already into cata cooking. which means doing cooking dailies to get the chef awards needed to buy recipes to go from 450 up to 500. so only toons on khaz are doing northrend cooking. and i havent really started on that yet. no rush since the toons are currently 70+

regarding cata cooking, the first part is to get toons who are past northrend cooking (approx 425) to hit 450. that means cooking toughened flesh. the easiest way i’ve found is to go mt hyjal, and kill stags for meat. i usually bring a skinner toon so i get skins for LW too! once they get to 450, it’s coffee time! that should level to 460. then either the monstrous claw recipe or blood shrimp recipe will get them to 475. from 475 to 500, the easiest is blood shrimp again. cos the rest of the cooking recipes require fishing (not exactly my fave form of time wasting)

so in order to collect a whole ton of blood shrimp, i have decided to complete vashjr quests on all my L85 alts. it has 2 benefits – faction and guild reps.

patch 4.3

patch 4.3 is like wrath’s icc phase. now ppl get get L378 loot from the new COT dungeons, bypassing the need to accumulate gear the hard way thru H LFG runs. of course, the catch 22 situation is, in order to be able to queue for these higher level dungeons, the gear level requirement is also upped. so long as your item level is at least 353, you can queue for it. so anyone just fresh capped from questing won’t be able to get in, cos that is just 346. you will need to buy some JP gear (assuming you ran some random LFGs while levelling and accumulated some JPs) or craft or buy off AH.

the other cool thing is the random raid finder. i havent used it myself, since i dont care to raid. and i am busy with the secondary profs of my alts. trying to get them prepped for the next xpac in 2012.

one benefit for me is that now is a lot easier to level fishing! yup, the effort has been halved. in one hour, i can get a toon from 50+ fishing, up to 175. of course, as it goes up the scale, the fishing will take longer, but still, shorter than before patch 4.3 came out. still, fishing to me is like the 2nd last thing on earth/wow to do. the last thing is arch. i’m still waiting for wow to shorten that pain first /rofl

 correction on arch

Archaeology leveling speed was also increased, now granting 5-9 fragments per dig. The number of fragments required to solve an artifact has also been decreased slightly. The Archy addon that we previously reviewed has been updated for 4.3 as well!

pilgrim cooking completed

all active alts are now L350 for cooking and above, which means northrend cooking is next for those who just completed the pilgrim cooking levels. what i really like is the turkey cooking counts for 2 levels each time. so less turkeys get killed in elwynn forest.

now to seriously start to look at levelling cooking and first aid for the majority of my L85s to get ready for the next xpac. cos cooking need to do daily quests for the awards needed to buy higher level recipes.

food festival

time to get my cooking noob alts to level up! that means khaz and the 2 worgen toons on firetree.

in the meanwhile, other than wagyu, the rest are heading for northrend, and only staying in outlands to finish up profs.

wagyu will be ready to head into outlands in a couple of levels.

hmm, wrong. in fact, firetree worgens have levelled cooking apart from pilgrim festival. so i only had to do the festival cooking for just 3 alts from khaz:

  • the 2 dks – sealism and darkruby
  • the new mage – wagyuburglar

i was actually hoping the festival would have upgraded to 450 (in line with 2nd last xpac – ie wrath) but since it is still stuck at 280 – cooking turkey which can level u up to 350 max, the rest will still have to be northrend cooking onwards.

khaz alts progressing well

faultless, darkruby, sealism, sealtle are all 65+ now

wagyuburglar is 45+

and their professions are moving along too.

hopefully, all can benefit from the pilgrim festival cooking quests in a week’s time.

i only have 2 other non capped toons on firetree: both werewolfe and wormage are now L83. soon i will have 2 L85 worgens!

hallow’s end – one week later

i like the new changes to the festival. saves the crazy things people used to do, like logging on to toons every hour to try trick and treat.

anyway, not like the food buffs were that great. now that they are just decorative, it’s less stress.

however, it’s still not easy trying to get daily boss fight loot – ie. the helm and sword. i got the helm twice on one plate wearer (better than zero) but the sword has gone to castors so far.

rings-wise, progress is ok but not fantastic. locks are still gonna need on the spirit ring. actually, my lock is doing that too! L365 is just too good to resist. even if one of the stats arent that useful for locks (spirit – for mana passive regen).

all who can get the creepy crate pet has it. and most have completed the sinister calling achievement.

out of my L84 toons, i left with just 4. the rest have hit level cap, in time, i guess, for the next xpac. after this festival, i will be mostly getting the rest of their secondary skills up – FA and cooking. i am still hoping the cooking festival will be upgraded too, so FA is more problematic. i need to use my tailoring alts to go kill cata humanoids for a higher cloth drop rate. so far, rhoanin@jubeithos is doing a good job in deepholm. cos frost mage can aoe mobs down fast.

the last 4 L84s are:

firetree: moodykat and darksunder

jubeithos: incorrigible and gsauce

but i have already started work on them (after the daily hallow runs) – firetree toons are already in TH and jubei ones are just about to pop in.


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Thursday, September 20, 2012

Color Study

After work training...saw Laurel Austin give a talk at work yesterday and made me feel incredibly lazy...gotta get unlazy :) -Craig

Saturday, September 1, 2012

Oceanside Harbor

Well, I have learned my lesson about trying to get solid blacks for any length of time with the Prismacolor markers. Copics are the best bet but pricey for a larger sketch. Not my most elegant attempt with this stuff. Salvaged this drawing with a Sharpie and a brush armed with some Dr. Martins Pro White. I think harbors are my new favorite place to draw. Having a blast drawing the boats and what not. Big thanks to my buddies Corey and Big T. for coming out to draw as well. More soon! -Craig

New Sketchbook

I have started a second sketchbook. Up til recently I haven't been confident enough to keep one for tonal studies and environments. Now that I am more comfortable with this stuff I am running this sketchbook alongside one that is all line. Both have their challenges and I am trying to keep things more organized these days. Hopefully will have more soon. -Craig


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Wednesday, May 3, 2017

Wordless Wednesday - Not This Pug!

The weather sure is warming up this week. Today is supposed to be 92 degrees and it has been 9+ all week. Then we are supposed to go on a cooling trend which might include some rain. Weird, huh?

A not so nice side effect of this sunny warm weather is the melting snow in the mountains. Unlike snow melting under the milder temps of Spring (like this is SUPPOSED TO BE), this is melting fast and creating flooding along the rivers it feeds into. We had so much flooding during the winter rains and now this. It really is too much of a good thing. Like the time (the other day) when I had too much juicy sweet wally melon and burped all evening. I was so uncomfortable and bloated. But would I do it again? In a heartbeat! Well, that is kinda like our wet winter equals flooding scenario. Not gonna complain, though. Our reservoirs are so full it is delightful. We drove by one on Saturday on the way to the beach and both Mommy and Auntie B said it had not looked that full since they were in college. That was a LIFETIME (or four, in my case) ago!

Mommy hurt her foot last week and the warm weather is not helping it at all. It is swelling to an enormous size! She has to elevate and ice it a lot. I help by sitting on the chair next to her foot and snoozing. White noise is how I like to call it. Distracts Mommy from the cold cold ice on her foot.

Don't forget to BLOG HOP today. Oh, speaking of blogs, my Cousin J just started a blog to support her new business. The crux of this business is better mommying. So if you are curious or a mom or both, check it out at Thoughtful Mama Blog. Please subscribe, too. Mommy will be helping with some of the articles and she hopes it will be a very informative site.

Two French Bulldogs said...

This weather is getting nutty again. It's humid then foggy, yuk
Lily & Edward

stellaroselong said...

White noise.bahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhaaaaaaaaaaaaa....stella rose

Idaho PugRanch said...

we have been on flood watch here too

Pug Slope said...

Hiya Noodles! Please send some of that warmth to's been cold and grey here. Your story about watermelon made me crack up...I've done something very similar...and of course would do it all over again! :D Hope your Mom's foot gets better soon!


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Wednesday, 14 May 2008

Kobolds, Kobolds, KOBOLDS!

Nothing brings a smile to my face like minis that look like the various monsters and NPCs and so forth to be found in the realms of Advanced Dungeons & Dragons.  Ages ago, when Reaper was a smaller company with a modest, perhaps 200 or 300 product catalogue they purchased the Dungeon Dwellers line of miniatures - a line that included some early "unofficial" AD&D monster miniatures from Heritage.

The kobolds of that line were pretty close - or as close as we were going to see in 1978 - to what David C. Sutherland et al drew for the "monster books".  They were good but not great.  However, they were the only kobolds going at the time (without going in for Wizards of the Coast's abortive Chainmail miniatures game), so in deciding to build my army of Annoying Sub-One Hit Dice Monsters collection (ditching my Warhammer Fantasy Battles goblins and orcs in the process) I elected to start purchasing them.

Then, in 2006, Ben Sienes of Reaper sculpted a set of two "kobold bands" - I fell in love with them (and just in time, as the Dungeon Dwellers line has since been discontinued by Reaper!).  These look and feel like good old kobolds to terrorize low-level adventurers with, or stock up your fantasy army on the cheap.

A Kobold Gang - #3064

Kobold Warriors - #2470

Of course, what great army is without it's lieutenants and medics?  Reaper followed up with a two-pack (also by Sienes - he has the touch for the little dog-lizard humanoids!) containing a "kobold champion" and sorceror (fie - "lieutenant and shaman" for this old-schooler).

Kobold Champion and Sorcerer - #3024

The icing on the cake was "Skar Mangebelly", a kingly kobold sculpted by Bobby Jackson:

Skar Mangebelly - #3295

We love Reaper's kobold line, so much so that this author purchased ten or so packs of standard warriors, bolstered by a few lieutenants and shaman, and topped it off with a king to lead them.  Still, painting nearly seventy kobold miniatures is no mean feat and it'll take us a while to get all of these snarling little evildoers looking menacing enough for play!

The pros: The usual excellent sculpting and casting Reaper has become famous for.  Inexpensive, many different poses, great detail.

The cons: Small bases virtually requires rebasing on all models, tiny details on minis means extra care for painting perfectionists.

Note: Reaper seems to be poised to include Kobolds in their "Legendary Encounters" line of plastic pre-painted minis, so if you're in love with the sculpts but not with the idea of painting a horde of half-sized cannon fodder monsters, you may want to wait for the next wave of pre-painted minis from Reaper before buying.

Due to camera issues at the Delvers' Dungeon, the images included in this review were found on Miniature Giant.

Reaper Miniatures Online

Price: $2.99 - 9.99 USD per pack.

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Better Protections Needed for Railroad Track Maintenance Workers

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Recognizing that railroad maintenance workers require more protection from on-the-job accidents that cause serious injuries and deaths, federal regulators on September 24, 2014, issued a report calling for better supervisory practices and greater coordination of national rules regarding unacceptable workplace risks.

Eleven U.S. rail maintenance workers died in preventable on-the-job accidents during 2013.

Having spent nearly 30 years as a Carolina personal injury and wrongful death attorney representing rail employees who got hurt or killed while working in rail yards, on rights-of-way and train bridges, I welcome these long-overdue actions being led by the National Transportation Safety Board. The most significant recommendations from the agency are to make workplace rules from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration standard for all rail maintenance workers and to ensure that pre-work safety briefings provide all the information employees need to avoid dangers to life and limb.

NTSB officials realized working conditions for individuals who maintain tracks and roadways were becoming less and less safe. Fatal preventable accidents ranging from train collisions to crushings, falls and electrocutions rose to 11 during 2013 after standing at just 5 in 2006. Importantly, the agency also strongly stated that on-the-job dangers differ for people who work outside trains, writing:

Railroad and rail transit roadway workers are subject to on-the-job risks and hazards markedly different from those faced by other railroad employees. The jobs of railroad engineers and conductors include risks primarily related to moving trains — derailments, collisions with other trains; the jobs of roadway workers involve hazards that include moving rolling stock and other equipment and vehicles, as well as falls, electrocution, and natural hazards.

No timeline for coordinating the existing less-comprehensive regulations enforced by offices like the Federal Railroad Administration with OSHA rules has been set. The sooner regulators act, however, the better working conditions for rail maintenance employees will become.

Keeping tracks, rail beds and rights-of-way in proper repair can never be done without some risk. All physical labor and construction work puts people at danger, and trains are simply too large and powerful to ever be rendered completely safe. But anyone maintaining tracks for Amtrak, CSX, the DC Metro, Norfolk Southern or any other rail company deserve to operate within a regulatory system and in workplaces designed to keep them as healthy and safe as humanly possible.