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Monthly Archive: November 2010

Nov 22 2010

Howdy from the Heartland

Where it is an unsettling 69 degrees (21C) and very windy. We don’t have any of the right clothes for this kind of weather! The flight to Chicago was long with several bouts of turbulence, one of which was violent enough that the entire flight crew had to be buckled in for what felt like …

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Nov 21 2010

Getting ready to run the gauntlet…

…that is transatlantic air travel. Dr. Darling and I depart for our Thanksgiving “vacation” in the US in a few hours.  I put quotes around the word vacation because it’s hardly going to qualify as restful or relaxing. Due to assorted family commitments and the Swede’s desire to see some other parts of America besides …

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Nov 16 2010

Have Mercy, Mr. Shue!

It's been driving me crazy that Glee seems to be in hiatus here in Sweden (and as with all Swedish TV programming decisions…NOBODY UNDERSTANDS WHY), and images like this one from the December issue of Details magazine are not helping!!!

Nov 14 2010

Even Sweden’s garbage dumps are hyper-organized

While it’s not quite as bad as Germany, Sweden has some pretty strict rules for how garbage is to be disposed. In addition to encouraging aggressive recycling of paper, cardboard, hard plastic, metal and glass, there’s a ton of stuff that the guys on the municipal sanitation trucks will not take. (Pretty much anything bigger …

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Nov 12 2010

Overdue gratuitous Angelina shot

Just in time for the holidays, the lovely Angelina Jolie on the cover of the December issue of Vogue.   It's been 4 months since I last post a gratuitous image of the only woman I'd ever leave Dr. Darling for…what can I say? I've been busy! Is it just me, or is she getting …

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Nov 09 2010

New Rule: Don’t pretend the insanity is equally distributed in both parties

Hang tight until he gets to the part about the Stewart/Colbert Rally to Restore Sanity/Fear. Hammer, meet nail head.

Nov 07 2010

Best foot forward

The stunner at the center of this picture (a portfolio shot from a photography studio in my hometown) is my lovely and talented niece, Claire, who turned 15 the day after the midterm election. (Reflecting on the anniversary of her arrival in my life was DEFINITELY the highlight of that particular day.)  Claire was a …

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Meteo360 for iPad is on App Store

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Thursday, August 15, 2013

That road to Bethlehem

With apologies for my continued absence from the internet--Bethlehem's Baby is part of my excuse, now entering the final edits phase (and wonderfully illustrated in gorgeous color for the ebook version--huge thanks to my publisher for finding such great images!) Nazareth Neighbors is another part of my excuse. I'm still writing it, but I've finished Part I and edited and re-edited it. I think you'll like it, when it's finally done. I think I'll like it too.

Weeds in the garden are another excuse. The sun keeps shining and the weeds keep growing till I'm sure I get two new dandelions for every one I pull out. But, on the plus side, the flowers are growing too and my first ever dahlia has just bloomed!

Then there's weeds in the words (editing), weeds in the internet (re-downloading broken programs), weeds in the washing (well, dirt anyway; I'm sure if I left it long enough weeds would grow), and even the occasional slug (not a weed I know) slipping in through the family room door. Do spiders eat slugs?

But I'm here,, and so is the Virtual EBook Fair, so click on the image (and sign into Facebook) to find great excerpts from lots of great summer reads. Then listen to the video below: I've just posted the first YouTube version of one my Bethlehem Stories. Enjoy!

That Five Minute Bible Story (TM) Series from Cape Arago keeps growing, and Christmas is coming!

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Sunday, August 29, 2010

It's just around the corner...

It's hard to believe that August is coming to a close and the kids are almost back to school (HOORAY!). Before we know it Halloween will be here and there are some amazing Halloween collections in the store. I believe there are at least 5 different manufactuers represented with spooky lines in the store right now. I just whipped up a sample from My Mind's Eye of their 'Haunted' collection. The papers are all a distressed craft and black combo and most have one side flocked. SO cool!

The papers all coordinate perfectly and there are some neat elements including a sheet that makes it easy to remember everything from a trip to the pumpkin patch and how you decorated the house. The flocked papers and stickers add a lot of dimension and texture that doesn't really translate in a photo.

Keep your eye out for a class designed with these papers at Two Scrapbook Friends.

I know we shouldn't wish the summer away but I can't wait to get Halloween and Christmas photos to go with all the amazing papers in the store!!!

Sunday, August 22, 2010

My Mind's Eye and more

I spent yesterday at a 12 hour crop at Two Scrapbook Friends. I chose to continue working on samples of the new collections that are quickly filling up the store. Amanda was unpacking My Mind's Eye's Lost and Found line and I had to check it out. First thing I noticed was GLITTER, lots and lots of glitter, everywhere. Then I started noticing all of the amazing embellishments. Beautiful brads, buttons and trim.
Here are a some MME samples:

Portobello Road

*This layout was inspired by one from the MME website by Amber Packer

Market St.

Union Square

Madison Ave.

I changed the original tissue flower by adding crochet trim and a different center

More detail shots. Seriously gorgeous embellishments!

This layout was the first one I did of the day. It's called Cottage Christmas by Imaginesce

and when you start your day with a layout called "More Glitter" you are pretty much setting yourself up for this....

I saw myself in the mirror when I got home last night and couldn't believe how much I sparkled!

One more sample from We R Memory Keepers' Funfetti line, perfect for birthdays and other celebrations.

Another great day. Can't wait to see what comes in this week!!

Friday, August 13, 2010

let the samples begin...

Back to the store on Tuesday and Thursday and it was back to the FUN! The new products are starting to role in from CHA and they are going to keep me (and everyone at TSF) super busy.
So far Karen Foster and 3 Bugs in a Rug have arrived and here are a few of the samples I've created. To see them all check out the TSF gallery.
Three Bugs in a Rug-Fun collections of big die cuts and cute images. There are so many papers in each line the combinations are endless

Seriously! How cute are these penguins??

Karen Foster-Traditional themed papers and awesome embellishments and titles.

Vintage inspired Holiday

There are two school collections: one a bit younger and the other more mature

The stacked title stickers are spectacular!

(don't worry dog lovers, there's a 'my dog' as well!)

Sweet papers to document all of your baby's firsts.

A little sample of the new Echo Park line snuck in too!

There are so many new collections flowing into the store you're sure to find something perfect for all of your photos.

Saturday, August 7, 2010

one more day...

Well I almost made it through two full weeks without internet, some sort of record for me. Our friend arrived yesterday and knowing of my wee computer addiction, he offered to set up his laptop. WOOHOO!! I so needed a fix.
I whipped around facebook and then skipped over to Two Scrapbook Friends to check out the new releases, so AWESOME!

It's been a great vacation. Weather has been fabulous although I did get a sunburn today after 13 days of religious sunscreen application. Argh.

I've taken loads of pics,about 250 just of the chipmunks that are our new best friends.

As fun as it's been it will be good to get back to 'real' life. Oh and the boys are in camp next week which means a few quiet moments for me!
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Michelle Grabner Looks Back and Moves On

Sep. 5, 2012
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Michelle Grabner is a busy artist with an international reputation. The exhibition “Michelle Grabner: The Inova Survey” at Inova/Kenilworth, curated by Green Gallery director John Riepenhoff, is a moment of pause, glancing back over 20 years while moving into the next decades.

The majority of works are two-dimensional paintings and photographs, but these are also stretched into the three-dimensional realm. Hanging sculptures comprised of paintings and other pieces enliven the space. Lateral Drop is the most ambitious, serving as an opening for the exhibition and as foreshadowing of what is to come. Four circular paintings are suspended in the air, arranged on a sharp, descending diagonal. It is like making polka dots in mid-air. Bleacher seats create lines of varying length, drawing out a horizontal staff or acting as exclamation points deconstructed and put to sleep. Geometric and sharp? Certainly. Playful and nervy? Most definitely.

This sets us up for the tonalities of Grabner's oeuvre in this retrospective. Geometry and abstract precision are strong, as is an undercurrent of nostalgia. The installation is overtly of Grabner's art career, but draws in moments and memories of childhood—not necessarily her own childhood, though references to her family linger under the surface. Peter / Toys-R-Us is one such piece, a black-and-white photograph of a boy and a shopping cart, standing among all sorts of wonders on the shelves. He seems on the verge of leaving all that childhood fun behind, but doesn't quite know it yet.

This photograph is by Grabner and longtime collaborator Brad Killam, as are a number of pieces in the exhibition. In addition to her work with Killam, artists who have influenced Grabner and pieces by her own students round out other areas of the show. It is a curatorial representation that embraces partnership and collaboration, and acknowledges influences. Grabner is not a hermitic artist, toiling away in isolation, but rather she embraces the quotidian complexities of her life outside of Chicago. Ordinary images become ample material to work with. Photographs of colonial-style houses, manicured and pristine examples of American suburban architecture, are lightly glossed with rainbow colors, a shot of surprise and color.

A number of Grabner's circular paintings are on view. These are large, round canvases, which become disks of elegant metallic lines or coalesce into braided circles. These latter works are decorated with small, modulated dots of white and gray on a dark background. Up close, you can imagine these points as far-off constellations in the universe. Standing back for a fuller view, they organize into braided rugs and the textiles of home.

Video also forms a significant part of the installation, with pieces that play up motifs of domesticity, or a fascination with repetition. In the Inova/Kenilworth screening room are a number of short films not to be missed. If you haven't grasped the sense of irony and play in Grabner's art yet, these will certainly help bring it out.

“Michelle Grabner: The Inova Survey” continues through Sept. 23 at Inova/Kenilworth, 2155 N. Prospect Ave.

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Friday, April 15, 2011

Cricut Card Fairy Army Birthday Blog Hop

We are celebrating our 3rd Birthday as Cricut Card Fairies. Who are we - we are volunteers who make card for folks who need a little pick me up, or who have lost someone in their life or for someone reaching a milestone. We have completed over 750 missions! Crystal is our leader and does a great job! I do it because I love making cards and bringing a little bit of cheer or thoughtfulness to the recipients!

You should have come from RachelM
Here is a list of the participants and we hope you enjoy the hop:

Sheryl - That's me!

Your next hop is Tami
Now with any Blog hop - I offer candy!!
I am giving away a set of stick pins that I made to a follower and commenter on this post.
I'll draw the winner Monday morning at 7:00PM EST. The winner must email me back or I'll pull another name. You'll be surprised how many people do not email when they win :(. Good luck!

Trickut said...

Love the rustic appeal to your card!

Rachelle said...

Awesome Card!
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Crystal aka Caitlynsmommy said...

No worries on the post, I figured that is what happened. Gorgeous card and stick pins! Thank for being a fairy!

Love That Bug said...

Super cute card. I love it

beejay said...

Love the image on your card, takes me to a peaceful place. I have been a follower of yours for a long time, great job as usual! So good to be on the CCFA team with you!

Lillian Child said...

Delightful card, Sheryl!!

Audrey Frelx said...

Another wonderful card, Sheryl!!!

Gina Thornton said...

I love that stamp set!!!!! Great card!!! Not too flashy. I like that!
Stick pins are beautiful!
Thanks for being a part of CCFA!
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Tambo said...

I love this card. My husband would really like it. We have a couple of these water pumps in our back yard. thanks, Tami
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Diana said...

I love the color combination you used on this card. Great job!

Thanks for the chance to win those pretty goodies!!

aka Doodles on the Cricut MB

Tara said...

Love the card - reminds me of a Holly Hobbie water pump craft I did many many many years ago :) Kudos! Thanks for being a Card Fairy!

Lisa said...

This is so pretty - it looks just like a water pump my parents have! I'm a new follower...if you get a chance, I'd love for you to stop by my blog and follow as well :)

Kaitlin said...

Very nice card!

KathyJo said...

beautiful card and gorgeous stick pins. I am just getting into the whole stick pin thing.

Cindy said...

Beautiful card - so simple but so pretty!
adamson79 (at) yahoo (dot) com

Just call me Vic said...

Thanks for sharing! I love your project!

SimplyMyCrafts said...

Love that stamp on your card...and the colors you chose work so well with it!
Thanks for your volunteer service in the fairly goup. Congrats on three years!

hello at simplymycrafts dot com

Ms Muffin said...

These are so so so cute! :-)


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Saturday, July 18, 2009

Throw the BALL - ScrapSketch

This sketch is from July Guest Designer sketch - Week 2 from ScrapSketch:
This was the fourth and the last challenge in the scrap event and it was a color challenge, according to a picture we saw.
The pictures were taken in the zimmer we were in Ztfat, on Shavu'ot.
The journaling says: In the zimmer's yard: Swinging on the swing, playing with the ball - it doesn't really matter if there's someone to catch it...
I used: Miss Elizabeth's Romance papers, DCWV patterned paper, Fiskars Threading Water border punch, Coluzzle circle, Studio G clear stamps, Scrappy Cat Flourishes clear stamps, Chatterbox alphabet stickers, ColorBox chalk ink.

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Monday, May 28, 2012

Picked Out THIS Many New Books

Went on a field trip to Market Block Books with Sue Rokos of MVLS and Terry Pavoldi from the Middleburgh Library to redeem the donations of Stanley Hadsell's very generous customers.  Beautiful store, and look at the length of the register slips!

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Made of: Namur Herringbone Upholstery.
Description: High style and deep comfort meet in the ultimate curl-up-and-relax sofa. Scatterback pillows, casually frayed button tufting, hand-stitched cushion channeling and a sculpted wood base.

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Description: The shades of colours in this piece of art are reminiscent of flower petals in between seasons. Featuring shades of blue, green, brown, red, and yellow, this work is set on stretched canvas and a solid wood frame. It is the perfect mix of contemporary and mid-century modern, for your living room, bedroom, or hallway.

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Tuesday, September 9, 2008

Watch out, Kris Aquino

Watch out, Kris Aquino
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KRIS Aquino is known to be “metikulosa” and perfectionist. But what is this in her show “Deal or No Deal” that she tends not to check her shots. I don’t know if she previews all her takes. But from the looks of it, she doesn’t. That is judging from the shots alone.

If she does, how come she allows the camera to shoot from her behind as it zooms in revealing her “balakang” in full view. Worse, her pantyline shows. No thanks to those tight-fitting gowns she wears in the show.

I observe that the local version applies the same camera shots as those of its US counterpart. Maybe, that’s part of the agreement. But the director of the former should not make Kris a laughing stock with all those shots. After all, Kris deserves the best shots.

Everybody knows how Kris deals with her mom’s health condition. It’s so hard for a “bunso” like her to see her mom suffering. But, admirably, Kris knows how to separate her personal and professional life. When she is on camera, she is Kris Aquino the celebrity. And when she is off camera, she is Kris the loving daughter, doting mother and loving wife.

Meanwhile, it seems that Kris has been less conscious of her looks on camera. As cited above, she has become complacent. Has this anything to do with her personal problems? Just asking.

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Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Focal Copper Bead Bracelet

I am still trying to break out of my own mold and explore new design ideas. A few weeks ago I was picking up crimp beads at my local bead store and saw this HUGE copper bead. I bought it because I liked it, but knew that it would not be something I would normally use. That's my new attitude when I visit bead stores. If I like but feel I would not use it, I buy it. Just to see if I can find a way to use it. It took me a while, a few tries, but finally I am happy with the outcome.

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Hayes and Orrick Presented National Teaching Awards

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Brittany Hayes and Erin Orrick were recognized as among the top new teachers in the field by the Academy of Criminal Justice Science and SAGE.

Two faculty members in the Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology earned teaching awards from the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS), one of the largest professional organizations for academics in the field.

Assistant Professors Brittany Hayes and Erin Orrick from the College of Criminal Justice were presented the 2017 SAGE Junior Faculty Teaching Award “In recognition of significant promise as a teacher.” Created in 2008, the award recognizes new teaching professionals in the criminal justice and criminology disciplines. The award is funded by an annual donation from SAGE and royalties contributed by participating SAGE authors. Winners received a travel stipend to attend the ACJS Professional Development Teaching Workshop at this year’s conference in Kansas City.

To be eligible for the award, individuals had to receive a graduate degree within the last five years and teach classes in criminal justice or criminology full time.

Hayes joined the College in 2014, where she specializes in research on intimate partner abuse, particularly risk factors for intimate partner abuse in developing nations, and contextual factors that influence behaviors and attitudes. Hayes has published articles in such peer-reviewed journals as American Sociological Review, Social Science Research, Sociological Perspectives, Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency, Journal of Interpersonal Violence, Journal of Family Violence and Violence Against Women. Her dissertation was titled "The process of separation for victims of intimate partner violence: Evaluating risk of indirect and physical abuse relating to interpersonal events."

“As an Instructor, I continually seek out workshops on new and innovative teaching methods,” said Hayes after receiving the award. “I find learning from others with different experiences can only further improve my teaching. Participation in this workshop will connect me with other scholars, across the field, who can share insight on best practices.”

Orrick, who joined the College in 2013, specializes in the field of corrections, including contemporary issues, prisoner reentry and recidivism as well as criminal careers and criminal justice policy. She recently published articles in several leading journals, including Crime and Delinquency, the Journal of Criminal Justice, the Journal of Criminal Justice Education, and the Journal of Quantitative Criminology, among other peer-reviewed outlets.

“I was honored to receive the award, and look forward to being able to apply what I learn through participating in the workshop, back in the classroom,” said Orrick. “This award highlights the support ACJS and SAGE provide to develop junior faculty, and the importance of sharing best practices to improve classroom experiences for students.”

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Peeping In Manteo Lighthouse Window

It might be innate or it could be his news reporter or investigative background, but R F Timberlake has a larger portion of curiosity than most.  On a warm and beautiful afternoon he approached the Manteo Lighthouse whose boardwalk had already presented a "closed" sign.  That curiosity led our artist to peep inside and what he saw he now shares with you in this "peep."  SEE LARGER PRINT – CLICK HERE  (All watermarks are removed before canvases are printed & you can always get in touch with us about special sizes other than those shown.)


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Monday, 2 January 2012

So then. 2012. Happy New Year, and all that.

So what does the year ahead hold? Well, a total of 366 days, for a start, it being a leap year, and all. All those born on February 29th can legitimately celebrate their birthdays. Huzzah.

Personally, I've got a few family birthdays coming up. My Mum turns 60 in a couple of days, my little sister enters her twenties in four weeks, and my youngest brother has his birthday on Valentine's Day. Ah, bless. Oh, and it's my own birthday on January 19th. Make a note. I'm gonna be 33. Thirty fucking Three. How the hell did that happen?

I shall be celebrating my birthday by venturing down to Shepperton the day after, ready for the recording of the fifth episode of Red Dwarf X. Oh yes, I'm very excited.

Later in the year, we'll get new episodes of Doctor Who, plus the broadcast of that there Red Dwarf X on Dave in September. Bring it on. And we've already had the rather wonderful first episode of series 2 of Sherlock.

So, provided the world doesn't end, 2012 looks like being a good year.

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the sunday currently, volume 95.

good morning from the sunday currently's headquarters,
where coffee is poured & blog posts are written

Let's be real here, for a minute: I woke up with contacts in, makeup from yesterday still on, & teeth un-brushed. And no, it wasn't because I was out all night partying, or any other viable excuse such as that. I fell asleep on the couch last night around approximately 9:30 p.m. - which, by the way, is WAY before my bed time - while Justin watched movies. I don't even remember getting into bed. For some reason, I was completely conked out.

Maybe it was yesterday's 6 a.m. rise time [insert self-satisfied grin here]. Maybe it was the fact that I stayed busy yesterday [shopping]. Maybe it was the fact that I walked almost five miles for exercise.

I don't really know what it was, but I do know one thing: waking up with makeup on your face, contacts in your eyes, & unbrushed teeth is the ultimate example of not doing it right. In fact, it is awful. Bed time routine, I love you. Night time shower, I love you. Makeup wipes, I love you. Tooth brush, I love you. Let's get back together tonight, shall we?

We shall.

C U R R E N T L Y . . .

R E A D I N G  a total of four books right now: all the ones that I've mentioned in weeks past, as well as a new one, which is Winter's Tale, by Mark Helprin. Um, hey self: could you please-&-thank-you actually finish a book? We are set to move to Greenville [eee!] on July 28, & that means books are going to have to be returned to the library here in Wilmington. I mean, you do the math. Things are either going to get read or they're going to return to the library un-read. And we just cannot have that.
W R I T I N G  Morning Pages is my own, personal, free therapy. I've taken to calling them Daily Pages in my journal, though, because they are not always written in the morning. And I am fine with that. As long as they are written, that's all that matters. If you love writing, but sometimes struggle with journaling, I highly suggest the Morning Pages technique.
L I S T E N I N G  to the whir of the fan, to the click of the keyboard, to the intermittent whoosh of cars going by outside my window, to me sipping & slurping my coffee [which I only do when alone - to do so in company would be rude, of course]. After yesterday's 6 a.m. rise time, I pushed my alarm back to 8 a.m. for this morning. Even still, I was the first one out of bed, & since rising, I have managed to shuffle to the coffee pot, read my daily Bible passages, & begin writing this post, all while Justin is still fast asleep in bed. Upon the completion of this post, I'll go wake him up & request an outing downtown, perhaps with Dixie Grill on the agenda.
T H I N K I N G  that my main objectives this week are to write blog posts, work out, & pack up our house. Yes, the time has already come to start packing up our house. I need to write a blog post about our move. Also, about how I got into Occupational Therapy school back in March. Also, about how sentimental I've grown in the last few weeks, thinking of our leaving Wilmington. There is a lot to write. And that's not even the tip of the iceberg. There is so much I want to share, & there is so much I feel like I need to share. And those two objective are almost completely lining up, which, to me, is the perfect recipe for happiness in blogging. I'm almost there. And I'll keep trying until they are perfectly aligned.
S M E L L I N G  like Sunflowers, by Elizabeth Arden, for the past couple of days. I couldn't really think of a more perfect Summer perfume. And, as I've mentioned in past posts, this was my signature scent from seventh grade & on through high school. Of course, Burberry Brit swooped in & stole the show in college, but that has, in recent years, become to me a definitive Autumn/Winter scent. I did, however, stop to sniff it in Dillard's yesterday, & I can't wait until the days turn colder & shorter & I can bring it out of hiding.
W I S H I N G  for balance this week. The battle inside my head has been real lately: Lauren, you need to do this. Lauren, no, actually, you need to do that more. Lauren, why aren't you waking up at the crack of dawn? Lauren, let yourself rest - you're about to start grad school & then you won't have the chance to really rest. Lauren, why haven't you started packing up the house yet? Lauren, why aren't you reading your books? Lauren... It's time to find a balance within all of these thoughts. And, you know, when I was typing it all out just now, I was beginning to think that an expertly-crafted, perfectly-prioritized to-do list would probably be the answer to this chaos. I'll work on that this afternoon & get back to you. Is it weird that I'm kind of excited about this busy week ahead? Because I am.
H O P I N G  Justin has a wonderful last week of work at his current place of employment. That's right, folks, Justin is about to be finished with his second job since graduating from PA school! I am so proud of everything he has learned, of the skills he has developed, & his professional accomplishments. We are attending a farewell dinner in our honor on Tuesday evening at one of our very favorite Wilmington restaurants, which I am exceedingly excited about! Here's to celebrating the past, while also looking forward into the hope & excitement & progress that the future holds! [I told you I was feeling sentimental].
W E A R I N G  polka-dotted shoes in the near future, because yesterday, Justin bought me the CUTEST shoes from a boutique at the Mayfaire Town Center. One pair are cream-colored canvas oxfords with red polka dots, & the others are flat, navy sandals with white polka-dots & a bow. They make me happy, & I can't wait to wear both of them.
L O V I N G  my BRAND NEW FILOFAX! Y'all, I can barely contain my excitement. Back when I was applying to Occupational Therapy schools in December, Justin told me that if I got in, he would buy me a Filofax, which is something I've been pining after for quite some time now. I am so excited to share with you that I am now the proud owner of a Raspberry A5 Finsbury! An unboxing & first look post will be up on Tuesday! I am happy to say that I was able to purchase it from a local Wilmington business, Occasions...Just Write, downtown at The Cotton Exchange. Though I'm bubbling with excitement to start using my Filofax, I will be waiting until January 2015 to officially begin using it. Until then, I will continue using my 2014 Organization Suite, which I'm happy to announce that I will be posting about next Tuesday [finally]. In the interim, I will also be ordering new calendar inserts for my Filofax, as well as working on the organizational system thereof. Can you tell I'm excited? Because I'm excited.
W A N T I N G  another cup of coffee. Luckily, I brewed up a big pot this morning. What am I brewing right now, you ask? Well, at the moment, it is the Allegro Organic Breakfast Blend. I have to say, it is not my ultimate favorite, but it is getting the job done. Once I've finished this bag, I think I'll be returning to the less-refined, though exceedingly more delicious Folgers Gourmet Selections Creme Brulee
N E E D I N G  to do quite a lot of things this week, as you may have gathered from "wishing." I may share my packing organization/to-do lists, if that is something any of you would be interested in. This week's Tuesday post, as I mentioned, will be an unboxing & first look at my Filofax, & I had planned for next week's Tuesday post to feature my 2014 Organizational Suite. I could probably find a spot to fit in my packing post, though. We will see.
F E E L I N G  empowered, content, & caffeinated. And that's a good feeling, I'll tell you. Especially since the last however-many weeks, I've answered this question with "tired." I'm not doing that this week, because it's time to focus on the positive & get moving!
C L I C K I N G  this video on how to tie a bow tie. That's right, folks, Justin has broken in the realm of bow ties, as we have begun supplementing his wardrobe for his upcoming job. The dress in his new office is more formal, so we have been scooping up some new shirts & ties. I'm so excited that he's branching out into bow ties - they are my favorite!

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I do hope that you will pardon my diversion from my Summer Posting Schedule in the last week. After blogging every day in June, I needed some time to regain my footing & acclimate myself to a new blogging rhythm. Look for a post every weekday in this coming week.

Well, I guess now it's time to go wake Justin up & hopefully head somewhere for a delicious breakfast. I hope you all have a wonderful Sunday, & an equally wonderful start to the coming week!

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siddathornton said…
I would love to conk out like that, last night I did not end up falling asleep till 3:30 AM!!
siddathornton said…
I am incredibly jealous of your Filofax! Such a gorgeous color!
siddathornton said…
Polka dot shoes!!? I'm jealous! Have a great week.
siddathornton said…
Happy Sunday! I'm trying to see if I can make it all day with no coffee. Holding out, but not doing so good without it =) Feel like I could use a nap!
siddathornton said…
Ooohh, sleeping in contacts is the weirdest/grossest feeling!! I hope that your eyes are feeling better now. :) I love the routine that you have been creating for yourself. It sounds so nourishing!
siddathornton said…
So jealous of your filofax I've wanted one forever!
siddathornton said…
Go you with continuing to wake up early every day! That's awesome! I totally know how you feel with waking up with make-up on and teeth unbrushed and all of that too... it's never feels good to wake up that way. I haven't done that too much lately because I've actually been waking up after a few hours if I've fallen asleep before going through my nighttime routine and I always drag my groggy self off the couch to stumble through it. My pup is always curled up in my bed and I can hear her snoring through the entire thing, which always makes it seem worse. :)

I hope Justin has a wonderful last week of work! And I think I'm going to try out daily pages this week. It might help make me a little less anxious on the first week in my new job.
siddathornton said…
Woah. Sounds like there's a lot going on! But getting that cup(s) of coffee will definitely help kick start the day right, I believe.

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Saturday, March 24, 2012

Link of Interest: Tweets on White Media and Magical POC

My friend yeloson tweeted a series of observations about white media and how POC are portrayed in them, to the point that these portrayals are accepted as truth and become part of basic psychology. This is part of how racism works, repeating the same interpretation over and over again until it becomes just plain "logical" to take them into consideration. And this has consequences in our activism as well.

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Friday, August 30, 2013

week fourteen: painting living room trim

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A couple of weeks ago I finally got around to painting the trim in our living room. It seems like such a little thing, and it really only took me about 20 minutes to paint all of the trim in the entire room, but freshly painted trim makes a room feel so much newer, brighter and cleaner. Before I painted all of the trim, I replaced that little piece of trim that had been removed during the kitchen remodel (yes...that was 3 years ago...). I don't even know whether anyone else ever noticed that it was missing, and I'm sure that no one will notice that it's fixed, but it makes a really big difference to me!

 I am ready to get cracking on getting the rest of the house painted--walls, trim and all! I can't wait to share our next project with you--we painted the back of the front door black, and I am loving what a difference it makes in our home!

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Sunday, 29 August 2010

Rain rain rain

All the rain we should have had in the spring seems to have fallen in the last fortnight. Still, life goes on, which is just as well really. More than enough to eat, still sweet peas and carnations for fragrance, and I'm in danger from falling fruit with all the plums. Thinking ahead I've been sowing chicory, spring cabbage and kale. And this afternoon it even stopped raining.

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Sunday, April 26, 2009

I found these videos on you tube today while I was home from church with sick kids. I love them. Watch this one and then go find the rest they are wonderful. (Mormon messages)
Part of it is chopped off, I can't get it to shrink to the right size so go to you tube for all of them ful size.

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dani said...

thanks for this! i loved his message i want to read it again, but the video is neat too!

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Wednesday, February 01, 2006

common descent and Dembski is a fool...again

I've been meaning to post something here about how my least favorite person in the whole entire world had moth balled his weblog. Yes. Billy Dembski announced on Dec. 26th, just 6 short days after the Dover ruling I might add, that he was done with his incredibly stupid blog, Uncommon Descent. I was really happy. But then, just a couple days later, he announced that some of his most prolific commentators on the blog were taking over as administrators. Fine I thought. They have to be even worse for ID than Dembski. And I was right. That DaveScot fellow is a real fucking loser. The shit really hit the fan a couple days ago when he decreed that nobody can criticize common descent anymore on the blog (note hilarious irony of blog title).

Well, that was a pretty huge mistake for ol' DaveScot. See this post here for a full story.

Anyway, Dembski has been back in the blog saddle now for some time (his hiatus very short lived, unfortunately). So yesterday he posted his official stance on common descent...and manages to get up to his old tricks again: misrepresenting good scientists. Also, I think it is absolutely fucking hilarious that the advert on that post's page is for the AAAS. HA!

While little Billy Dembski states that ID doesn't require any particular pattern of descent, he also writes that to ignore common descent altogether would also be to ignore the growing criticism of this entrenched Darwinian concept. He wants to do all he can to show that "Darwinism" is in general being challenged these days and that ID is just another challenge. However, as we know, this is not the case. Gould, Margulis and Woese would, I imagine, be quite upset by their appropriation by ID. While they may be challenging "Darwinian orthodoxy", firstly, it's unclear what Darwinian orthodoxy even is, and secondly, it is far from clear how their work is at all similar to Dembski's...aside from the fact that they disagree with some bit of orthodox Darwinism, whatever that may be.

So the latest misappropriation is this: "Likewise, Carl Woese, a leader in molecular phylogenetics, argues that the data support multiple, independent origins of organisms."

Indeed, that is what Woese proposes, in the most ambiguous and vague language ever. Woese proposes that towards the "roots" of the tree of life, things get a little messy. There was lots of horizantal gene transfer and probably multiple origins of different fundamental cellular mechanisms, but each of the three "foundational lineages" (Bacteria, Archaea and Eukarya) reached a "Darwinian threshold" where they became, in a sense, canalized, and unable to participate in the promiscuity of HGT. The lineages after these thresholds are the actual root of the universal tree of life and evolution after these thresholds proceeds in a fairly "regular" way. So, while there was a very complicated origin of the three fundamental lineages involving lots of HGT and the incorporation of many "genes" from now extinct other lineages that had evolved independently of the three major lineages, this "anti-Darwinism" is relegated to the very earliest stages of life.

I want to note three things:

(1) I'm not sure how much all of this is actually anti-Darwinian. Darwin claims in the last sentence or two of the Origin that there was one or a few original forms. And while he thought that the correct universal tree of life would someday be elucidated, it's not clear that a tree of life with a single root is necessary for Darwinism.

(2) I certainly don't buy into Woese's whole deal. He has some awfully strange ideas about processes: "Yet the forms in essence are the process." Problematic. But still, I certainly agree that there is a lot to be learned about the very earliest stages of life.

(3) I want to emphasize, if it wasn't already clear from the above, that this new understanding of the root of the tree of life doesn't really have much impact on the evolution of Eukarya in general, at least the Eukarya that ID cares about, namely , humans. Certainly all mammals share a common ancestor, as do all vertebrates and probably all animals. The question of whether or not all Eukarya have a common ancestor is probably less clear. The protists are a really fascinating (polyphyletic) group and need a lot more study before any claims are made. Also, this stuff may have interesting consequences for reconceptualizing what sexual reproduction actually is and what it actually does to lineages, i.e. how it can maintain lineages and how it breaks them apart in some sense.

That is all. I must now read Wright's really long 1930 paper for pop gen tomorrow. AWESOME.

Oh yeah, and here's a good overview of Woese's views. I took that quote above from this paper: PNAS 2002 99(13): 8742–8747

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Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Survival of the Fittest

Bill saw him first, this tiny possum at the side of the road on the nature strip. I was in the drivers seat about to take the car out of the driveway, when Bill pointed it out. The possum was trying it seemed to scale the long shiny telephone pole, one of those broad silver poles painted black at the base. The possum could not get any grip on the pole and kept slipping back onto the grass. Slowly in full beam of the headlights it skipped across our driveway, in search of a tree, we imagined. I looked towards the tree on the other edge of our nature strip beyond our driveway imagining that at any minute the possum would appear on his ascent to the safety of the tall branches. It could not possibly go out onto the road, I thought. It would have more sense than that. The traffic on Riversdale Road in front of our house stood at a standstill waiting for the lights to change. Friday night, early darkness, headlights flashing like a million bright eyes. The possum stepped out onto the road and stopped between the line of stationary cars. The cars in front took off and the driver immediately behind the possum seemed to hesitate. The driver must have seen it, I thought and waited for him to get out and shoo the possum away. But whether the driver had seen it or not a second later the car took off. I put my hands over my face. I imagined the possum underneath the belly of the car safe from the wheels. But when I took my hands away I saw car after car drive over the top of the possum. It was dead in minutes. It did not stand a chance.
By the time we returned home from collecting our Friday night takeaway dinner, the possum was a mashed up mess, by morning it was spread so thin across the road it was longer recognisable as a possum.

Possums are pests around here, but I could not feel the satisfaction of one less possum in this instance, one less critter to eat the buds off the roses before first flowering. This little chap was dead in first flowering, dead too soon. Thinking about it now fills me with the sense of trauma I felt that night half watching, half hoping it would all go away. Five days later it's hard to get that death out of my mind.

Sunday, April 19, 2009

The Rhythm of Life

Despondency sets in all too easily. It’s predictable, have a holiday and I start to feel ill, to worry about my health. It always happens. The number of times I decide there’s something seriously wrong with me during a holiday is legion. Then reluctantly I get back to work and it’s all over. I’m myself again. Perhaps I was made to work.

There is something about the business of putting my thoughts down on the page that exposes a level of vulnerability that’s frightening. It’s one thing to speak your thoughts to another, even to a group of others. Generally words that fly out on the wind blow away, unless someone’s taking notes, but even then they have far less power than when they are written and circulated for others to read.

I never know how what I write will be received. Any writer never knows how their work will be viewed. It can be wonderfully well received by the majority or it can be despised. It can be read in a manner completely different from what the writer may have intended. The writer’s intentions matter not these days.

That Greek fellow, Harry Nicolaides, in Thailand, who wrote a sentence or two in his novel that was interpreted as insulting to the King of that country had no idea, I suspect, that it could lead him into such trouble. There will be many who would say that he should have seen it coming. But how could he? And of course the fact remains that it has led an unknown writer, allegedly with not much talent, into the minds of many. Is this what he had wanted? What of the price he paid? – imprisonment for a time with the threat of further imprisonment. I think perhaps it is almost too high a price. He will, I imagine, be forever traumatised and wary of what he writes. Salman Rushdie comes to mind – the fatwa on his head for speaking ill of Islam.

It is a dangerous business. Yet it is addictive. The more we write, the more most of us want to be heard. Annette Kuhn talks about this wish in her book on family secrets when she writes about the film 'Mandy' - ‘The little girl wants to be heard’. Sue Woolf, the Australian writer, talks about it too – her position as the only girl in a family of boys and her later recognition that as a writer she has her chance to be heard, whereas in her family of origin she most often felt silenced.

Some people thrive in the shadows, preferring to remain invisible. Some people are shy about their work, but others have this deep need to get recognition. Where does it come from? Not enough recognition at birth, in childhood, too great a sensitivity to the good opinion of others, too much uncertainty about one’s own value unless someone tells you repeatedly. Perhaps it is the lot of women, more so than men.

Research has shown that in the classroom, boys command more air time than girls. This is not to criticize the boys. Their ways of learning, their needs are different from girls. And at the moment, I suspect there is a crisis of masculinity going on in the western world where the men generally, though perhaps not at the top of the tree, are disadvantaged. A crisis that comes as a consequence of the relentless pace of change culturally, feminism has ushered in a new era.

Women are seen to be the equal of men. Men are no longer simply required to be so-called breadwinners. More is required and women find themselves busy bread winning as well. All of this is a simplistic interpretation of the reasons behind what I suspect is a fundamental change to our past history of the patriarchal.

I’m sure that my children do not feel the pressure of the patriarchal quite as strongly as I do. Though the other day when one of my girls said that they would be able to get a dog only if their father approved, then it became clear to me that his veto is more powerful than mine. Or maybe that applies in instances where both their parents are in two minds on something. We still do not have a dog. And as Ella’s return to school draws nearer I breathe a sigh as I suspect we may get through this crisis without bending to the pressure.

We may yet get way without getting a dog. As Bill has said, one of the cats, Anoushka would almost certainly ‘leave home’ were we to come home with a dog. It's far worse than coming home with a new baby because a cat cannot be made to reason. A cat will feel completely displaced, or so my anthropomorphic reasoning tells me. Our cats need to have their space respected. In years to come I would love a dog. Certainly when the cats are gone, though of course this might take years. The three girls argue a dog would be good for their father. I think this may be true. But not now, not yet, not when there is already so little time to attend to the needs of those already here, cats, children and parents, grandchild now as well.

Roll on school and a continuation of the pattern of busy days. Holidays are dangerous. I get sick during holidays and my children dream up unrealistic schemes that can sometimes snowball into impossible demands for which there is no room during the normal school and academic year. Roll on the rhythm.

Thursday, April 16, 2009

What a difference a collapse makes.

You can tell I'm on holidays this week. I have more time for postings than usual.

I did not feel well yesterday. It's funny how often I feel unwell during holidays, as if the time to stop allows my body to start talking to me again, telling me to slow down perhaps or at least to pay attention.

I was standing at the check out in the supermarket when my eyes went strange. It was as if my vision, particularly in my left eye had begun to break up, as if a line had been drawn through my sight and the point of the line began to shake. My vision across that line then became fluid and blurry. I blinked several times to right it. My mind was still intact. I could complete the transaction and leave the supermarket as if normal and I imagined my vision would come good once outside, but it continued though less severe, until I reached my car.

When I came home, I looked up Google for a diagnosis, as you do, by which time my vision had resumed normalcy and I decided that I might have been hypoglycemic. I need to eat more in the middle of the day perhaps.

I ate a banana then and although I felt physically better, my mind kept troubling me with thoughts of dire disease, diabetes and the like. I will check this out today when I visit the doctor for my annual flu injection.

Millie tells me that I am not my usual self. That I am worse tempered than usual. That I get angry with the girls in ways I never did before. I explained to her that I have reached the stage where I no longer enjoy the challenge of housework, and that it begins to get on top of me. Age, I say. It must be my age. I’ve had enough of being a mother in the domestic sense.

Last night the three girls, especially Millie and Ella tidied the kitchen and put all the washing away. Rosie tidied her room. What an achievement. I don’t think it’s happened like this before.

Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Anyone for Dog?

Our daughters, those three who still live at home, want a dog, demand a dog, desire a dog in that order and we their parents are under pressure to oblige, though so far we have managed to resist. It began the day a couple of walkers chased a stray dog that had wandered away from his home around the corner into our backyard.

The girls then took care of this dog, a silky terrier whose name turns out to be Matty. They calmed his trembling form and took him inside, fed him cat food and generally nursed and petted him until we were able to take him down to the vet to attend to his wounds if any, and to locate his owners. I hoped he would have a microchip in his ear and that a simple x-ray would locate his identity. As it turned out the minute we walked into the vet’s, the receptionist told us that she believed she had already located Matty’s owner who had rung earlier that morning to report her missing dog and to inquire whether anyone had brought one in.

So we drove Matty home and talked to his heavily pregnant owner, Lucille who was so pleased to have her dog returned that she gave my daughter, the one who came with me to the vet, a large box of chocolates.

My daughters, at least the two youngest, were disappointed they could not keep Matty and even though Lucille had said they could borrow him at any time, even for a sleep over, the girls decided they must have their own terrier, or Jack Russell, or Beagle whatever. It had to be a small dog to match our small back yard. It had to be a non-yappy dog. And they will take care of it.

I write in the present tense, the story is not over yet. We neither have the dog nor have we finally totally and adamantly said ‘no’ to a dog. We, my husband and I, are waiting till the school holidays are over by which time interest might drop off.

If we had a dog I would probably soon love it. But I would also worry about it. It would add to my store of concerns. Our cats, I am sure, would not love a new dog, under any circumstances and much as my daughters would no doubt love the dog from the onset, I fear that their interest would last only as long as they were at home. The two older ones will leave home soon and the youngest will no doubt become preoccupied during her final two years at school. I shall be left to care for the dog, just as I cared for the multiple rabbits and guinea pigs and such like from the past.

Cats need little by way of care. They tend to fend for themselves but even they require regular attention, feeding, trips to the vet, protection from stray cats etc.

I do not want a dog, but keep posted. It may well be that in very little time, we will have one whether we, my husband and I, want it or not. Such is the power of persuasion, two power point presentations later and the persuasive force of at least two adolescent daughters with a little help from someone’s boyfriend, and lo and behold you have a siege of parents that is likely to end in adolescent victory.

Saturday, April 11, 2009

I feel cheated when I cannot complete a freefall (a time spent writing freely writing whatever it is that comes into my head, a technique I learned from the wonderful Barbara Turner Vesselago – go on, Google her – I should provide the link here I know but I do not have the time) on holidays and weekends.

So for this day and tomorrow I shall suffer the frustration of missing out on my favorite morning activity. It is like early morning music practice, the glide of my hands over the keys. I cannot correct errors as I go and as a consequence the sequence of my thoughts are almost as first produced, the thoughts that spring to mind as I sit here contemplating what next to write.

But the thoughts that spring into my mind must surely be different from the thoughts that spring to mind in ordinary states of quietude, when I am mulling over events and feelings.

When I write I receive my thoughts slowly, to allow enough time for my fingers to keep up and somehow therefore I think I must censor them. I must censor these thoughts in so far as I want them to fit into a logical pattern of sentences and meaning. When I daydream I suspect I do not bother with such neat constructions, I just let my thoughts take me where ever they want to go. And because I know the thoughts will not enter the light of day, unless I’m rehearsing a speech or something I want to share with someone else, then I know they will remain safe with me. I need not polish them too heartily. But when I write I check myself, however lightly. Like now, behind these written thoughts there are others unwritten, like the order to myself to get rid of those adverbs, ‘lightly’ and ‘heartily’. There’s no room for adverbs here. While in daily thought and when speaking there’s plenty of room for adverbs. I do not try to abolish them.

This line of thought is drying up, my cup of coffee is nearly drained and I have so many jobs to do that soon I will stop this freefall, get dressed and go into the crowds at the Camberwell market to buy the odd Easter egg for an Easter egg hunt tomorrow, to buy wine for tonight’s dinner to celebrate my brother’s birthday tomorrow and to buy ingredients for the dessert we are to provide. My daughters will make it, a type of crème brulee, chosen to accommodate my sister in law’s celiacs, a condition that means she cannot tolerate gluten. Therefore no cakes, unless they’re flour free.

I wish I could stay at home and send the others on without me. I wish I could be like one of my writing companions who takes herself off for days on end to write. An independent means, a husband who supports her, children grown, she has the space I lack. So I must make do with the little scraps of time I can find between my commitment to my work, to my children to my husband, house and home and play away on this clickety clack computer in the morning spaces in between.

Sunday, April 05, 2009

It’s a ritual of mine, this weekend freefall, first thing in the morning before even checking my emails. The temptation 'to check my public', as my husband calls it, is so great, always looking for a piece of good news, a distraction, a friendly message, anything to shift me away from the hard work of writing, at least from beginning to write, for it’s the beginnings of writing that hurt the most. That terrible time when the white screen yawns before me empty of ideas and words and the thought comes again and again, I have nothing to say, nothing worthwhile to write. Anything I write will be useless, or worse it will be meaningless, colourless, it will lack any relevance to any person living on this planet, including me.

How easy it is to get into a diatribe against my writer self. And how boring, but at least it’s a start.


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The drought that has gripped San Juan County for the past few years retained a hold during the month of May with precipitation levels significantly below normal levels.

May and June are traditionally the driest months of the year in San Juan County and May followed form.

Monticello Public Works Director Nathan Langston said the city used more water than it brought in during the past week. From May 27 to June 3, 4.35 million gallons of water flowed into the city system and city residents used 5.87 million gallons. It is the first week of the year that the city has used more water than it brought in.

The switch from building water reserves to using reserves generally happens later in June or in July.

Monticello city officials are asking that residents cut water use by 25 percent in order to secure adequate reserves for next year. While community water use for the year has dropped by more than seven million gallons below historical levels, it does not reach the goal of a 25 percent reduction.

As of June 3, the current year-to-date water use is 44.16 million gallons, which is a 17 percent reduction from the historical levels.

City officials have stated that if a request for voluntary cuts does not work, they may need to implement more stringent watering restrictions.

Area reservoirs are at levels generally more suited to the end of the irrigation season rather than late spring. Loyds Lake currently holds just 30 percent of its capacity.

With just more than 1,000 acre-feet of water, Loyds Lake may reach its conservation pool (which is functionally empty) of 500 acre-feet.

Recapture Reservoir is already at its conservation pool. The White Mesa Uranium Mill is at the tail end of using the 500 acre-feet of water that it purchased from the City of Blanding. Operations are likely to be cut back at the mill as the available water is depleted.

In Blanding, there are no restrictions, but City officials are anxious to avoid wasting water. The city is preparing three deep wells to draw water from the Navajo Aquifer, which is 2,000 feet below the city. The plan is to draw approximately 500 acre-feet of water from the wells to keep a two-year supply of water for the city.
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2019 FIS Freestyle, Snowboarding and Freeski World Championships

Posted By: Ryan Mayfield, March 21, 2017

With the conclusion of the 2017 FIS World Championships in Sierra Nevada, Spain, the United States is taking center stage as the host nation for the bi-annual event. Utah ski destinations Deer Valley Resort, Park City Mountain and Solitude Mountain Resort will host skiing and snowboarding events during the 2019 FIS Freestyle, Snowboarding and Freeski World Championships, scheduled for Feb. 1-10, 2019.

Since the 2002 Olympic Winter Games, Utah has established itself as one of the World’s premier centers for winter action sports, hosting two previous World Championships as well as multiple FIS World Cups and Toyota U.S. Grand Prix. The 2019 World Championships will feature over 25 different medal events across eight sports, making it the largest winter sports event Utah has hosted since the Games. The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA), in partnership with the Utah Sports Commission, Park City Municipal Corporation and the host resorts, are working to maximize the impact of the event both domestically and globally.

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2017 Solitude Grand Prix Course Preview

Posted By: Ryan Mayfield, January 6, 2017

In preparation for the 2019 World Championships, Solitude Mountain Resort will host a U.S. Grand Prix/FIS Snowboard World Cup and FIS Skicross NorAm Cup January 19 - 22, 2017.

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Getting Started tells you what types of data you can find on SkyServer, what data each of the tools will return, and how you can best use the tools to study the sky.

Famous Places presents a gallery of beautiful images, various large galaxies, and some of the most distant quasars ever discovered.

Get Images lets you download of individual images and spectra at various zoom levels. Go here if you want to save a nice picture for a screen background.

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Monday, October 21, 2013

Milkmaid Brunch

"Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life." - Steve Jobs

Quick outfit post for brunch with friends. I am wearing printed denim shorts with plain white tee. Added a pink blazer and threw on a pair of cape toe pumps to match my blazer. Also carrying my nude clutch to complete my outfit. This time I put a little extra effort on styling my hair, hence, the milkmaid braid.
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Top : White Tee(Loft)
          Blazer(Necessary Clothing)
Bottom : Topshop
Shoes : Target
Bag : Christopher Kon
Accessories : Bracelet(BCBG)
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Sunday, February 23, 2014

Dancing in the snow?

"What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us." - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Let me start this post by saying how I am so over with all the snow storms here in NYC. Please God no more. Lord knows how many times I have slipped on the sidewalks. That being said, lets get back to my outfit. I have on a denim shorts with black tights, basic red tee and a cozy coat with faux fur collar to keep me warm. Added on a pair of black booties and a tiny red bag to complete my ensemble.

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Top : Tee(H&M)
Bottom : Shorts(F21)
             Tights(Chinese Laundry)
Shoes : Steve Madden
Bag : Nine West

Friday, February 14, 2014

Red is LOVE

"Love is much like a wild rose, beautiful and calm, but willing to draw blood in its defense." - Mark Overby

Here we are again. It's February, the month of LOVE. And nothing could define Love better than the color red right? For me, red is Love and my outfit today has a hint of red. I have on a cute little red skort and simple black cardigan. Threw on a pair of heels to complete my outfit because let's be honest, every outfit looks good and polished with a pair of killer heels.Hope you guys like it and remember never to give up on LOVE.

What I Wore

Top : Old Navy
Bottom : Skort(F21)
Shoes : Dollhouse
Shades : Burberry

Saturday, February 1, 2014

Second Try

"Love does not begin and end the way we seem to think it does. Love is a battle, love is a war; love is a growing up." - James A. Baldwin

So, I am wearing this purple skirt after more than a year and I still can't figure it out. Styling this skirt is a nightmare. It is too big, too poofy and it makes me look fat. Well, this is my second and final try. Even though I am not happy with the outfit I still wanted to do this post because I am definitely donating the skirt this time. I paired the skirt with a purple skirt and a black vest. Added black tights and black booties to complete the ensemble. Here's the purple skirt one last time.

What I Wore

Top : Shirt(Forever21)
Skirt : Necessary Clothing
Shoes : Prada


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In May 1928, the Italian airship the Italia embarked on an ambitious and dangerous expedition to the North Pole. A celebratory radio communiqué from the international crew announced their arrival at their destination, but soon all communications ceased. Excitement turned to uncertainty, and a world-wide search effort was launched to recover the crew of the Italia, whose fate was unknown.

Ben Towle, a nominee for a Talent Deserving of Wider Recognition Eisner Award in 2004, captures the tense mood during the weeks of search in his graphic novel Midnight Sun, to be released in December 2007 from SLG Publishing. Midnight Sun follows H.R., a down-on-his luck American reporter. He's dispatched to cover the story of the lost Italia at the top of the Earth, where the Arctic summer means there is almost perpetual daylight.

“The tone of this series may take readers familiar with my last work by surprise,” said Towle, referring to his graphic novella Farewell, Georgia, which attracted the attention of the Eisner Awards judges. “But it’s a story that’s close to my heart—one that I’ve been developing and editing and re-editing since before I’d even conceived of any of my prior projects. It’s historical fiction, I suppose," Towle added, “but heavy on the fiction.”

The Italia was a real airship and its disappearance and the subsequent search for its crew grabbed headlines worldwide, but since then it has become a little-known footnote in the history of aviation. “My first pass at the story was basically a melodrama chronicling the real-life story of the Italia, but I realized that what I really wanted to do was use the events of the crash and the personal dynamics of the stranded crewmembers to examine more universal themes like the interaction between fate and conscious choice, leadership and democracy, and love and obligation,” Towle said.

As Midnight Sun's story unfolds, a pre-Depression-era newspaper reporter discovers the facts surrounding the airship’s mysterious disappearance while the crew of the Italia contend with the perils of Mother Nature…and human nature. Underscoring their struggles is Towle's artwork, depicting both gray city scenes and stark Arctic landscapes.

Midnight Sun is a 136-page graphic novel that will retail for $14.95. It is available for pre-order from comic book stores with the Diamond code OCT073222, as well as at SLG's website, www.slgcomic.com, where a free PDF of the first chapter is also available for download.

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Thursday, April 30, 2009

PNC - "Tonight" (VIDEO)

Props to Gary John and the Fish N Clips team.

James said...

I like that - for some reason I missed a bunch of your posts a couple of months ago - is there any chance of getting the links reupped for the following (all were on zshare before)?

PNC & P-Money - Gutter Black freestyle

Wind Parade sampled tracks

PNC - Ambitionz Of A Writer (2Pac Beats freestyle)

PNC - Miss You (premix)

westwoodnz said...

ooooooh i see what you did there! ballin'

Casey Radley said...

Loved dancing on it, congrats, it looks awesome!

So guttered bwt gay ass C4 yesterday... was recording it and watching... then they wouldn't play it... so guttered man. :)

Anyway, well done and congrats, looks awesome!


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1 Student Proposition Update May Leng Kwok Student Development Manager

2 Insights gathering Students and centres Interviews with centres prior to centres conference Follow up focus groups and sessions at conference Benchmarking with other professional bodies and institutes Student research conducted by Rekindle Research Student focus groups in England, Ireland and Scotland © CIPD 2012

3 Key findings – centres and students © CIPD 2012 6-8 weeks for certification is too long Renewal period doesn’t work No membership outcome makes it hard to sell Provide CIPD accredited certificate on completion You’re not relevant to international students Don’t understand upgrading or why it’s important Resources good but difficult to find No immediate value, no urgency to join You’re too expensive Clarify the relationship between the qualification and membership We don’t know who you are and what you do Improve the attractiveness of HR as a profession Make more effort to engage with us

4 Proposed student journey AttractEngageDevelop Position HR as an attractive and rewarding career option. Promote CIPD qualifications. Support CIPD centres to attract students on to their programmes. Provide students with study support during their programme. Contribute to their study experience by providing an engaging community they can interact and grow in. Provide ongoing support towards their development and enable them to progress in their careers. Provide clear guidance and support to helping them achieve professional membership. Grow our pipeline Grow our membership Retain our members © CIPD 2012

5 Clearer messaging and signposting on website Clearer web content to: o Explain the qualifications, content, USP and who it’s for o Explain the relationship between the qualification and membership Revamp of the Student Resource area to: o Easier to find study support materials o More dynamic and engaging content o Careers and CPD section Raise the awareness of HR Sponsor HR World on Plotr Attending jobs and careers events Careers a qualification in HR can take you Information on specialisms in HR Case studies of practitioners Attract

6 © CIPD 2012 Changes to the routes to Associate membership From January 31 st 2014 the Associate grade will be achieved by completing a relevant CIPD qualification or an assessment of HR experience via Experience Assessment Students currently studying towards an eligible qualification and completing before the end of January 2014 will initially remain a student member and will be upgraded automatically on January 31 st 2014 to Associate grade Students completing an eligible qualification from January 31 st 2014 will be awarded Associate Membership automatically once results are confirmed CIPD will contact students by December 1 st 2013 with specific details on how this change affects them Detailed Frequently Asked Questions will be available after all workshops Attract

7 © CIPD 2012 Attract CIPD qualifications eligible for automatic award of Associate membership on completion* CIPD qualifications not eligible for automatic award of Associate membership on completion* Advanced Diploma in HRD Advanced Diploma in HRM Advanced Certificate in HR PDS – Diploma PDS - Certificate Award in HR Intermediate Diploma in HRM Intermediate Diploma in HRD Intermediate Certificate in HRM Intermediate Certificate in HRD Award in HR Foundation Diploma in HRP Foundation Diploma in LDP Foundation Certificate in HRP Foundation Certificate in LDP Certificate in Personnel Practice Certificate in Training Practice Award in HRE Award in LDE CERLAP CRS CBAAPS * And equivalent qualifications approved by CIPD

8 Be part of something big © CIPD 2012 Networking events Sharing best practice forums / webinars Conferences / Events Practitioner talks Social Media (LinkedIn) PM jobs board Apprenticeships Mentoring Scheme Business Ready skills Careers workshops CPD activities Prominent Student Area Virtual workshops Webinars Mini Hacks Professional Development Global Network Link to Employers Study Support Accelerate your learning and career prospects Meeting the right people at the right time Find what you need when you need it Every step is clear

9 Discussion groups We would like to get your thoughts on the proposition we are proposing:  Attraction – attracting people into HR, ideas, thoughts  Engagement – how else can we be engaging with students during studies, ideas, thoughts  Develop – what could we do to develop students post studies ideas, thoughts © CIPD 2012

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