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25 March 2013

rescue saint clair.

An electrical fire broke out in the home of DC jewelry designer Cameron Archer last week, while she, her roommates, and her dog were sleeping. Everyone made it out of the house with their lives and their jammies - things could have been far worse, but they could have been way better.
We (Erik, Kate, Nilay, and myself, AKA the Panda Mag crew) worked with SAINT CLAIR Jewelry on a promo video last year, and we've counted Cameron as a friend both before and since. She's been gaining serious traction with her handmade (and gorgeous) collection of stone and metal necklaces since launching her Etsy shop in December, and we would absolutely hate for her to feel like this setback was, well, A SETBACK.
We spent yesterday with a small group of friends and family, crafting a run of limited-edition wooden necklaces, to RESCUE SAINT CLAIR. We're reaching out to you - the creative community of Washington, DC and beyond - to help Cameron get things back up and running.

Necklaces are $10 (+ $1.25 for shipping, regardless of location or amount ordered), with 100% of sales going towards helping Cameron keep focus on SAINT CLAIR. Each necklace is made from a slice of sourced wood, hand-sanded, drilled, and strung on a length of knotted, light-gold silk cord. We made a run of 100, all are which are one-of-a-kind. 30 are hand-painted with a unique design, with either magenta or mustard-colored acrylic paint; 70 we left natural, to feature the beautiful wood-grain and color.

As people with projects, side projects, and an absolute understanding of the time, energy, and financial commitment that it takes to maintain THOSE THINGS YOU DO when you just want to DO what you LOVE, we sincerely hope that you'll consider purchasing a RESCUE SAINT CLAIR necklace. And we sincerely hope you know how grateful we would be that you did.

#archerfoundation crew: Andrew Herndon, Ashley Fulwiler, Barbara Donaldson, Chris Peguese, Cortney Peguese, Erik Loften, Haley Harter, Kate Greene, Kate Woodsome, Mitchell West, Morgan Hungerford West, Philippe Chetrit, and babies Aurora and Mango.
any necklaces ordered this week will ship Monday, April 1.
RESCUE SAINT CLAIR design by Erik Loften.
photos featuring Kate Greene.
check the PANDA HEAD FB page for pics from FACTORY SAINT CLAIR.

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Dogs and Cars are no good for urban koalas.

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Urban koalas become particularly vulnerable to dogs and cars when moving on the ground between trees and during mating season, when males disperse over many miles. Wildlife rescue teams, like the one de Villiers works with, stay particularly busy during breeding season, when wildlife hospitals see triple the number of koalas. Unfortunately, injured koalas face bleak prospects. "The statistics are the same for dog attacks and cars," says de Villiers. "Around 80 percent die."

Only about 100,000 to 300,000 koalas remain in Queensland, a mere relic of their past millions. Southeast Queensland, which has always claimed the highest koala density, faces intense habitat destruction with the expansion of Brisbane, Australia's fastest-growing city. In 2004, the government designated koalas "vulnerable to extinction" in the Southeast Queensland Bioregion.

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lördag 18 januari 2014

Guilty (perfume) pleasures

Picture: My guilty perfumepleasure -
Jimmy Choo Flash
Photo: PR Jimmy Choo (c)
Sigrun at perfmeblog  "Riktig Parfym" is describing a sort of a guilty perfumepleasure in yesterdays post.
My guilty perfume pleasure is definitely Jimmy Choo Flash. In theory, or at least in the view of perfumesnobbery (which I'm not, I hope, but Mr Parfumista sometimes accuses me to be) I shouldn't like this almost insipid tubereuse/jasmine/orangeblossom with a flashy twist of strawberry (just as Sigruns Miss Dior Cherie - strange, the same berry AND Christine Nagel as creator :-) and catchy, bling-bling box. But somehow I'm attracted to this fragrance, which I find relaxing and comforting, quite contrary to the marketing of the fragrance which mediates images of a glamorous but hectic life in the limelight. But for me strangely, it makes me calming down a stressful day. A hidden gem among "mainstream".

Picture: The official image of Flash
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  1. I had to go look up Christine Nagel right away, who knows what I might be missing! And Flash Jimmy Choo I will most definitely try on the way home when I pass either PUB-gllerian or the big Åhlens near Sergels torg :)

  2. Try it, a fastidious (when it comes to perfume and style) friend of mine tried a spritz or two of Flash today and instantly liked its relaxing and "good for everyday wear" qualities.


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Cher Public

Intermission feature

Has the week really gone by so quickly? Yes, it is Sunday, and so La Cieca (not pictured) invites the cher public (left to right) to enjoy an intermission feature brimming with off-topic and general interest conversations.

  • Quanto Painy Fakor

    does anyone know the source of this video? TV? What program?

  • Porgy Amor

    Born on this day in 1917, the great Ella Fitzgerald, here singing Debussy (…sort of).

    • Baltsamic Vinaigrette

      I loves you, Porgy -- thanks for the link!

  • A. Poggia Turra

    Here, courtesy of Signor Grigolo’s own Twitter feed and the NYP’s Page Six, a tale of la Dolce Vita, Manhattan style:

  • WindyCityOperaman

    Born on this day in 1915 bass Italo Tajo

    Born on this day in 1918 dramatic soprano Astrid Varnay

    Happy 63rd birthday mezzo-soprano Cynthia Clarey

  • Krunoslav

    Note the spitting!!!

  • Buster

    Laura Aikin is Marilyn Monroe:

  • Buster

  • littoraldrift

    Can anyone identify the Zefiro torna in the second half? Singers sound anglophone, I’m guessing early days of HIP movement/baroque revival?

    • cosmodimontevergine

      Sounds like Alfred Deller -there was a Vanguard recording in the early 60s.

  • luvtennis

    Dear La Cieca:

    PLEASE, PLEASE consider the following you tube excerpts for inclusion in the Unnatural Acts of OPera section!!!!!

    I admit that on some level these excerpts are the equivalent of vocal pornography, but GOD IN HEAVEN, it is soooooooooo badass.

    Also, I would be interested in whether in any Parterrians can advise as to whether the singing is due to the presence of Callas in the audience. There has to be some reason for this incredibly divine self-indulgence.

    • OMG, that high C in “O patria mia” is orgasmic.

  • luvtennis

    Most of the performance is excerpted on youtube.

    I didn’t know Corelli could be so incredibly sensitive. He is actually a match for Vickers in that regard, at least in these performances.

  • zinka

    Another salute to the great Varnay at my podcast site:

  • Camille

    Just now returned from the repetition of HD Manon.

    What was the question again regarding the dropped earring which someone had?

    There was a promotional advertisement on “Wagner’s Dream” in which I am quite certain I spied none other than Our Very Own GUALTIER M. As one of the talking heads!!!
    Quelle thrille!

    I am in love with Piotr B.

    • Batty Masetto

      Camilly, did you see her earring head south in the Hôtel de Transylvanie?

      • Camille

        Yes! It landed not in the décolletage, however, but just dropped to her side, it seemed to me, and on the floor. Thereafter, of course, she had the good stage sense to remove the other and fling it, s though it had all been planned.
        Case closed. That’s the end of my Miss Marple report.

        I wish so much she would sing Manon Lescaut instead.

        • Batty Masetto

          Thank you for your assiduous report, Miss Camille Marple. I’m so disappointed it did not wind up on Anna’s balcon after all.

          • Camille

            Miss Camille Marple looks forward to solving her next case, as she always gets her man.

        • Rusalka

          Cammile, if everything goes according to plan, Netrebko will fulfil your wish. She should be Manon Lescaut in the Bavarian State Opera (2013-2014 season).

          • Camille

            Oh, thank you for letting me know Rusalky!

            I guess you got your man, too, but they never want you when you want them. Then it’s all over and time for the old Kiss of Death!!!! BEDA!

            What did you think of the recent Rusalka seen here on parterre from Belgium?

            Also a girl unlucky in love

  • zinka

    Two sudden changes for coming Walkure broadcast:

    Herman Dreckameyer and Zelda Senzavoce will appear instead of whats-their-names?

  • zinka

    I wonder if any sopranos today know what Zeani,at her Met debut, is all about……

  • zinka

    Wanna cry??Remember what she was all about….

  • Buster

    A perfect (birth)day to Eva-Maria Westbroek!

  • WindyCityOperaman

    Born on this day in 1812 composer Friedrich von Flotow

    Happy 77th birthday composer Conrad Susa

    Happy 73rd birthday soprano Olivera Miljakovic

    Happy 42nd birthday soprano Eva-Maria Westbroek

  • Henry Holland

    Oper Frankfurt, one of the more adventurous houses, announced their 2012/13 plans.

    Premieres: 2012/2013

    Vanessa (Barber)
    Konigskinder (Humperdink)
    Pelleas et Melisande (Debussy)
    Maria Stuarda (Donizetti)
    Giulio Cesare in Egitto (Handel)
    The Gambler (Prokofiev)
    Idomeneo (Mozart)
    Landschat mit Entfertnten Verwandten (Goebbels)
    La Fanciulla del West (Puccini)
    Rienzi (Wagner)(concert)
    Teseo (Handel)
    Les vêpres siciliennes (Verdi)
    Rappresentazione di anima e di corpo (Cavalieri)

    La Boheme (Puccini)
    Adriana Lecouvreur (Cilea)
    Khovanschina (Mussorgsky)
    L’Etoile (Chabrier)
    Le Nozze di Figaro (Mozart)
    La Traviata (Verdi)
    Ring cycle (Wagner)
    Die Fledermaus (Strauss)
    Otello (Verdi)
    Lohengrin (Wagner)
    Don Carlo (Verdi)
    Un ballo in maschera (Verdi)
    Dido and Aeneas / Duke Bluebeard’s Castle (Purcell/Bartok)

  • Satisfied

    Anyone go to the Julliard DON G last night? I had a ticket but my boozy office lunch turned became a but too boozy. Really curious to hear about the performance.

    • messa di voce

      Nothing wrong with a too boozy butt.

  • parpignol

    Ghosts of Versailles at Manhattan School of Music is well worth seeing; very talented young performers, and quite an interesting opera which hasn’t been heard in New York in a while. . .

    • brooklynpunk

      I waited too long to get tickets…and the two remaining performances are completely sold out…

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Dan Hansen entered the 2011 National Cutting Horse Association World Finals with the non-professional title clinched.

During the World Finals opening performance, Hansen, who has homes in Weatherford and Nampa, Idaho, showed why he will leave Fort Worth with a gold buckle.

He and his horse, Woody Be Lucky, finished second with a score of 223.5 as the World Finals concluded its first of four performances Saturday night at W.R Watt Arena.

Justin White of Chapel Hill, who ranks No. 7 in the world race, won the first round with a 226 on Wild Hickory Bob.

After earning $4,846 in Round 1, Hansen leads the world title race with $116,222. Kelsey Conn, a Hempstead resident who tied for fifth in the first round with a 219 (for $2,180), is ranked No. 2 with $66,009.

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Updated February 24 at 10:28am

R.I.’s 1st recovery high school holds celebration

PROVIDENCE – The Anchor Learning Academy, Rhode Island’s first recovery high school, held its grand opening celebration on Oct. 24, featuring a roundtable discussion with two students, the school’s director and a number of state officials, including Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee.

The recovery high school, a two-year pilot program being managed by The Providence Center, currently has four students enrolled and another four-to-six students at various stages of the admission process.

Students are referred to Anchor Learning Academy by their home school districts, parents and treatment providers. Student costs are covered in part by the per pupil allotment from their sending school districts as well as from a $100,000 grant from The Rhode Island Foundation.

“Rhode Island has the highest rate of illicit drug use in the nation for adolescents 12 to 17 year-olds, and currently there are more than 430 children in residential treatment programs,” said Dale K. Klatzker, president and CEO of The Providence Center. “Anchor Learning Academy offers a means for these students to achieve their potential both academically and as a person in recovery.”

As part of the discussion, two current students shared their own stories, praising the recovery high school as a supportive environment that enabled them to catch up on their studies and maintain their sobriety.

“As an educator and a school administrator, I’ve seen students with substance abuse problems who want to change their lives, but are unable to succeed in their traditional schools,” said Paula Santos, director of Anchor Learning Academy. “I am grateful to be a part of this project and to be working with students, school districts, and families to offer a solution for these students.”

Sen. John Tassoni from Smithfield, one of the legislative sponsors of the recovery high school, said that he hoped that the school would be able to expand in the coming years. The only negative reaction he had heard, Tassoni continued, was from “patents who don’t want to admit that their children have a problem.”

Chafee called the recovery high school as “a great example of Rhode Island working together,” praising the collaborative effort that enabled to recovery high school to be created. Chafee acknowledged that the high numbers for drug use in Rhode Island were high, but the governor said it was a positive sign that people were acknowledging the problem and seeking recovery.

From a personal perspective, Chafee told the Providence Business News that as a parent, “all of us involved with teens know that these are transitional years when different things are going to happen.”

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Wednesday, April 04, 2007

Male answer to "At 17"

This is wild: Of course you know Janis Ian's "At 17" song, right? (I think from the moment I heard it until I got my first high-school kiss I lived in fear that I would be that girl in the song.)

Anyway, did you know that a singer named Charlie Kelman did a musical answer, the male version of Janis Ian's song? I sure didn't. I'd love to read the lyrics somewhere, but I'm not about to buy it on a 45.

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Sunday Journal on Monday – WOTY Check in

I have been a little MIA lately as I had an unexpected health issue that required emergency surgery.  I am sure I shall share more later once there has been a little more healing.  In the meantime, I hope to do some with my art.  This is the first day I have been able to do anything for any length of time (although it had to be done sitting).  I thought I would do a Sunday Journal (on Monday) and check in with my word of the year (WOTY).  I want to do this once a month to try and remind myself to keep on track.

A lot of people like to gesso their pages before starting in their art journals but I like that the original pages show through, most of the time anyway.  Adds depth and another layer.  For the base of the pages I used an October Afternoon Sprinkler from their Sidewalk collection over a stencil.  The colour is called “Miss Mary Mack”, love the colour and the name.

Sunday Journal

 I cut out a head and shoulders from watercolour paper (because it was close by) and some frames from the Amy Tangerine collection of scrapbooking paper at American Crafts.  I then pulled out an alphabet stencil and sprayed a bit of walnut ink on it so it didn’t look too sweet and pastelly (that’s a word right? In my dictionary next to it would read “an abundance of pastel colours”, haha).

Sunday Journal1

Here is the finished piece.

Sunday Journal2

I chose to use the quote “Growth means change and change involves risk, stepping from the known to the unknown”.  I pulled my container of alphabet stickers out and used different sets for each word.  I even wrote one in.  I wanted change to stand out so I used scrabble tiles for that one.

Sunday Journal4

For the representation of myself, I used a fluid acrylic for my hair in a brown and black colour, wrote change in again on the body and added a bird atop my head who is waiting to take flight…

Sunday Journal3

Which is what I am hoping to do this year :)  Wish me luck!

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  1. Suzanne McRae says:

    You are inspiring me with your artwork and message. That’s where I feel I am these days in the midst of unstoppable change, yet fear is there when I think of that little birdie beginning to fly.

    I hope that your recovery will be a speedy one and that you will also have all the time that you need to rest and get better.

  2. Brittany Leona says:

    Love the letters! All the different types of letters give so much texture to your work – love it!

  3. Rebecca Pitt says:

    What a start to 2013 for you! Hope you recover quickly because I just love watching your creativity flow

  4. Shauna Rae says:

    Oh dear I do hope you are okay. Also hoping you recover quickly and looking forward to hopefully crossing paths with you in 2013.

  5. Nancy says:

    I am always awed by your amazing talent and look forward to your journals – feel better soon. Cheers Nancy

  6. Shelly Penko says:

    What a beautiful spread and I love your quote. I love that you focused on the word CHANGE. I find myself sometimes stuck on the word risk! It’s interesting how the different types make me think of each word almost as a separate concept. Growth. Sort of the payoff word. Beautiful work and your blog is just gorgeous!

  7. Michelle says:

    Love this page Renee! The birdie waiting to fly is so fitting. You inspire me to get my art journal out again. Wishing you a quick recovery and loads of flights this year! <3

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Monday, June 21, 2010

Board No. 73: Daisy Blue

Sweet and happy -- that pretty much sums up this board. Mix a backyard garden, a short, ruffly wedding dress, and colored bowls full of daisies and billy balls and you've got the recipe for a perfect spring or summer soiree. My favorite element? The oversized satin bow on that bouquet!

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First: favor bag photo by Jessica Johnston Photography via Style Me Pretty; cake by Lovin' Sullivan; pom pom chair back photo by Scobey Photography via Southern Weddings

Second: bouquet photo by Our Labor of Love; gardenia corsage photo by Beaux Arts Photographie via Once Wed; daisy and billy ball centerpiece by Wedding Style Guide

Third: accessory photo by Martha Stewart Weddings via Snippet & Ink; bridals photo by Brooke Schwab via Southern Weddings

Fourth: pomander photo via Weddingbee; travel stationery suite by Martha Stewart Weddings

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Tuesday, November 17, 2015

final post

This will be my last post to this blog.
I have loved having a blog open to the public.  I have "met" friends I would never have met otherwise.  Keeping this blog public, I sacrificed details that are important to us, but that I didn't feel comfortable sharing with those I don't know.  If we know each other and you would know many of those things (names of schools, teachers, activities) because we are friends, I would be happy to invite you to my new blog.  Thank you so much for taking the time to ever stop by here.  A part of me will truly miss having a bit of our lives open to meet new friends.  I would love to see you on Instagram!  Find me @ carindavis

Wednesday, October 28, 2015

not looking for applause

"If your intentions are to impress people or to get the big applause at the end then you are taking, not giving." -Teitur
(found here)

To remember to share myself with the intent to give, letting go of what I will receive...that is true magic.  I have been a guitar student off and on (much more off that on unfortunately) for almost 20 years.  When I watched this TedTalk yesterday, my mind went, although this is true for almost any aspect of learning and interest, straight to guitar performances.  I only performed for my family, teachers and recitals.  I immediately felt a difference when other people were in the room (especially teachers and recitals).  My fingers fumbled, my voice weakened and quivered.  That was a large reason that I gave up learning with a teacher.  How limiting to allow a misguided motive change the direction of an opportunity to grow.

Yesterday in Ellie's guitar lesson I saw the same struggle in her, although to a lesser degree.  I decided that I would make a better effort to play with her as she practices.  We had our first session yesterday. I held her back in a few ways, but in more important ways, we kept each other with a focus of sharing and giving.  Our minds didn't go near any intention to impress.  There was joy in learning for me, and truly if I can focus on a motive to give in all aspects of my life- the work in practice will be so much sweeter.

Friday, October 9, 2015

she still asks me to do her hair

She still asks me to do her hair in the morning and frequently seeks my advice on what she should wear.  She grabs my hand when we walk and tells me a play by play everyday of her time at school.  She leaves a bit of chaos in any room she enters.  Something tells me when she is grown that I will miss that chaos as much as that daily play by play.

Monday, September 21, 2015

plant a tree

“The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.” – Chinese Proverb

When we were at Sundance for Labor Day, Papa pointed out several trees that were growing on the property in difficult places.  He grabbed pots so that we could replant them at home.  Danny planted them tonight and gave us a Family Home Evening lesson deciding who we want to be and what we want to do...and starting NOW.

Sunday, September 13, 2015

Ellie was asked to give a talk in church and she wasn't excited.  Not even a little bit excited.  Her topic was THE SACRAMENT.  They have had workshops in our congregation to improve talks and presentations.  One aspect in public speaking that has been emphasized is sharing relatable personal experiences.  That seemed a bit tough given her topic but she (really "we") pulled it together.

When I was 9 years old my Grandma Davis passed away.  She loved movies, dolls, going out to eat and giving gifts.  Christmas was her favorite time of year.  She died a week before Christmas.  I learned some lessons at this time that are special to me.

First; Life on earth is fragile and will not last forever

Second; Celebrating & reflecting on her life brings comfort to mine

Third; Feeling gratitude for all that she has done for me helps me to be a better person

If those things are true, and they are, for my Great Grandma, they are surely true for my Savior and the Savior of the world.

The Sacrament, like my grandma’s funeral, is a time of reflecting, remembering and recommitting.  At my Great Grandmas funeral, it was a reverent peaceful environment. I played guitar and sang with my sisters and cousins.  I spent our time there thinking of her and her life.  If we approach the sacrament in this same way, we will benefit from its blessings.

Elder Holland taught “…every ordinance of the gospel focuses in one way or another on the atonement of the Lord Jesus Christ, and surely that is why this particular ordinance with all its symbolism and imagery comes to us more readily and more repeatedly than any other in our life. It comes in what has been called “the most sacred, the most holy, of all the meetings of the Church.  Perhaps we do not always attach that kind of meaning to our weekly sacramental service.”

Then he asked:  How “sacred” and how “holy” [is our worship?]”

I know that I can make the sacrament more sacred and holy in my life.  I can take this ordinance more seriously, spend time reflecting & repenting.  I am promising to remember Him.  I can do better.

Elder Holland speaking of the night of the Last Supper and the Garden of Gethsemane shared this,

“One request Christ made of his disciples on that night of deep anguish and grief was that they stand by him, stay with him in his hour of sorrow and pain. “Could ye not watch with me one hour?” he asked longingly (Matt. 26:40). I think he asks that again of us, every Sabbath day when the emblems of his life are broken and blessed and passed.
'How great the wisdom and the love
That filled the courts on high
And sent the Savior from above
To suffer, bleed, and die!
Oh, it is wonderful, wonderful to me!'”

After church I congratulated her on talking clearly, looking up from her notes and speaking confidently.  "Mom, I was shaking so much I spilled the sacrament water all over me.  I felt so sick. I didn't stop shaking until it was over!"  Even though we wrote the talk together, she made it hers.  She is surely glad it is over.  Hopefully each time it will get easier and easier.

Thursday, August 20, 2015

sleeping beauty

It is 10:37 am and this sleeping beauty is still asleep.
It is going to get a bit ugly around here in a few days at 6:30 am.

Friday, June 19, 2015

ten little toes

My nephew Oliver.
Eleven days old.

Sunday, June 7, 2015

It was her birthday and we were talking about how many years until she was an adult. (That traumatic conversation was NOT my idea!) When I said "7 years" out loud I almost had an anxiety attack!  7 years...that is NOTHING!  We have lived in this home for 10 years...and that moves seems like yesterday.  I am not sure if it was the panic in my eyes (I was trying to disguise the horror) she quickly reminded me...that she is moving in the basement when she is 18 and has elaborate plans for a remodel!  Phew!  Happy 11 year old birthday!

Friday, May 22, 2015

a birthday in DC

A quick trip...celebrating two birthdays... (Danny and Alex)...seeing family...and friends who are just like family...ate amazing food (a small portion of which is pictured)...visited Dumbarton Gardens (LOVED!)...saw our favorite monuments...walked every inch of Georgetown...basically we LOVED every minute of it!

Monday, May 18, 2015

stand still

ISO 800, f 1.4, 1/100: 35mm

Miles above the earth, flying around 600 mph is where I recently found the insight and inspiration to BE STILL.  I was sitting in the middle seat on our flight home from Washington DC.  Danny and I had enjoyed the most wonderful time.  I was anxious to get home, hug our girls, check on Mozart and dig into the crazy schedule of the coming week.  My book was boring me so I turned to the monitor in front of my seat.  After a few games of Solitaire (and frankly not playing very well) I continued to browse the monitor.  I found TEDtalks, which almost always interest me.  I sat in my seat and listened to THIS talk.

"So, in an age of acceleration, nothing can be more exhilarating than going slow. And in an age of distraction, nothing is so luxurious as paying attention. And in an age of constant movement, nothing is so urgent as sitting still."  -Pico Iyer

I have recognized the value of stillness many many times...a heart of peace after attending the temple, a clear head after a yoga session, prayer, enjoying a quiet walk.  One of the stillness ideas that inspired him was an Internet Sabbath- a full day completely unplugging from electronic devices.  As I listened to him, I was re-energized in taking stillness seriously.  Lately I have felt distracted and busy, feeling like my wheels were spinning at maximum speed, yet I was staying still.  In seat 40F I made some quick decisions to put this into practice in my life and not just recognize it as a good idea.  Some ideas I want to experiment with---

Internet Sabbath- I will turn off electronic devices on Sunday, my family is already with me and it is the weekday I already enjoy recognizing as the Sabbath.

Device schedule-
wake up-until kids leave for school...leave devices alone and use cell phone on a need basis (no internet browsing)
3:00 p.m. (when the girls get home) and later just use my cell phone as needed (texting, communication, etc...)
9:00 p.m.  turn my devices (iPad and phone) in for the night.  If my phone rings or a text dings attend to it...but other than that leave it alone (aka don't waste an hour browsing Instagram, Facebook, Pintrest, etc...)

Morning routine-
wake up, do morning pages (I love these and learned this practice from The Artist's Way and I have let it go lately), prayer and scriptures (study by topic with paper scriptures and journal instead of iPad)

We are going to watch this talk as a family tonight.  What everybody needs as far as creating stillness in their lives is COMPLETELY different.  I look forward to learning what Danny and the girls feel like they can do to apply this for them.

This morning my scripture study was STILLNESS.  I found Exodus 14:3.  The Lord turned the hearts of the Egyptians against the people of Israel so that they would know that HE is the Lord.  The children of Israel flee with Moses into the wilderness.  They feel trapped, the Egyptians have "marched after them."  The children of Israel lamented to Moses- they would rather live in servitude to the Egyptian than me killed by them!  Moses gave them the reminder I found on the plane last night-

"Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the Lord...The Lord shall fight for you and ye shall hold your peace."

I may not walk across the Red Sea on dry ground BUT I will be led, protected and guided if I like Moses-

fear not
stand STILL
SEE the divinity of the Lord

update:  Danny loved the talk but the other girls weren't sure if they understood it.  They did come up with an idea after we discussed the talk...
Danny- spend more quiet time while driving, find time to step away from his phone
Ellie- create alone time every day
Kate- spend time in the backyard every day
Sophie- spend time reading


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Faith-Based Grants for Starting a New Church

by Ashley Leonard

While under construction, a new church may need extra funds to get everything started. Faith-based grant programs are aware of the trials and tribulations new churches go through on a daily basis. Grant programs will give churches money based on their needs and the start-up costs. With a little work and the necessary paperwork, you can find a faith-based grant that helps you with your new church.

Foursquare Foundation

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What You Don’t Know About Retirement Income Can Hurt You!

In the past, retirement planning was focused on reaching “the number” or what the value of our “nest egg” needed to be. For years, clients and advisers focused solely on their “account value” to gauge whether or not they’re were going to ever retire. We were told that this “number” was different for every person. Well, the reality is that today, that “number” should no longer the sole focus for investors hoping and praying to retire. Rather the focus should be on “how much” will that number provide in income! Recreating a paycheck in retirement or funding the day to day needs for retirees has become more important that the journey to a specific “number.” And this has everything to do with the realities that taxes, healthcare costs, low interest rates, volatile markets and tending to the needs of older parents and your own children have created havoc for any plans that we had to reach the retirement of our dreams.

These realities bring into question many of the foundations that we created our retirement plans on – such things as 401(k)s, IRAs and Medicare. These plans were made before we knew about the benefits of Roth IRAs or the realities of means testing raising Medicare costs are demanding that retirement planning be focused on retirement income, not just the value of your “nest egg”! This trend towards retirement income, or what is also known as “distribution” is the reason that we’ve gathered these authors together to provide you with a book that outlines these new realities.

This book was written by financial advisers, professionals and experts who have recognized that the rules of retirement have changed and they’re advising their clients accordingly. They have their ear to the current realities and demands of the financial marketplace, and are implementing strategies that are focused on helping their clients to navigate these new realities. The authors of this book are not advisers and experts who are remaining in their comfort zone and advising clients on the same tired old investment approaches. They are professionals who understand the current realities of the industry and willing to venture out of their own “comfort zone” to find investment options that are most appropriate for their clients.

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Abarth 500X performance crossover shows potential – report

October 13, 2014

Fiat may soon expand its performance range with a new Abarth 500X, based on the just-revealed Fiat 500X crossover. This could be the first all-wheel drive Abarth.

Abarth 500X render

Speaking in a CarAdvice report, Fiat design boss Roberto Giolito said the 500X is a good body for Abarth. He said “it’s absolutely perfect in terms of drivability, control”. The company could provide enhancements to improve handling and overall performance.

At the moment Abarth only offers a few performance versions of the 500, such as the 595, and others based on the hatch and the 500C convertible. A move into the increasingly popular SUV/crossover sector does seem like a natural progression for the performance arm.

Giolito said that if the company decides to go in this direction, the model would feature various visual differences compared with the regular 500X. He said the model has more of a potential to be changed.

As seen in these speculative renders by X-Tomi Design, an Abarth 500X could be made to look like an energetic little rally car. We could expect widened wheel arches, a bespoke bodykit and wheels, special wheels, and some spoilers front and rear.

Under the bonnet, the regular 500X will be available with a range turbo engines, including a flagship 1.4 turbo producing 127kW. Considering the most powerful Abarth on the market at the moment produces 132kW (except for the track-focused Biposto with 140kW), you can being to imagine what Abarth could do here. We’ll keep you updated with any confirmations that we hear.

Brett is the editor and founder of PerformanceDrive. He's obsessed with driving, having played with Matchbox cars until he was tall enough to drive a real one. After initially working as a mechanic, Brett earned a degree in journalism and entered media as an editorial assistant at Top Gear Australia magazine. He then worked at CarAdvice.com.au. His dream is to live next door to the Nurburgring in Germany.


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Hi guys, I'm trying to write some code that extracts all words beginning with an "@" and place them into an array, i've done this and it works fine:

push @text,map(/(?<!\w)@\w+/g, @words);

but i need to to weed out replicas, i can do this easily with extra lines of code but i need to keep the code as small as possible, i know perl is very good at this so i was wondering if i could do this in a kinda obtimized 1 liner?

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I am not sure what you mean by 'weed out replicas'. When a word is replicated in the original, do you want to remove all copies of it or all but one. Assuming the later, use the uniq function in the module List::MoreUtils.

use List::MoreUtils qw (uniq);

@text = uniq grep {/^@/} @words;

This solution assumes one word perl element of @words. Your code suggests that this is not true. Use your code. Filter your results with uniq on a separate line.
Good Luck,

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Dear TSA, I Don’t Want to Drink My Own Breast Milk

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photo copyOpen bottles, confiscated food, toddler pat downs. The TSA can make travel so much harder for parents. One mom was forced to pump her breasts in a public restroom to prove her empty containers were for milk. Another mom missed her flight because she was held for 90 minutes as her milk was screened. Our Editorial Director Sarika Chawla has her own frustrations as well. And it all started with drinking breast milk.

The first time I traveled with my child, I had to drink my own breast milk.

It was a rude awakening to just how confusing airport security can be when traveling with a child. But I was determined to game the system. I did a lot of research to understand all the rules of getting baby-related liquids through security.

Mothers can be asked to taste-test breast milk in foreign airports such as Heathrow. In the U.S., there were a couple of notable cases when traveling mothers were asked to do the same, but that practice has since been abolished.

On paper, the TSA rules on bringing liquids for kids seem straightforward:

• Separate these items from the liquids, gels, and aerosols in your quart-size and zip-top bag.
• Let Officers at the security checkpoint know you have these items.
• Present these items for additional inspection once reaching the X-ray.
• You are encouraged to travel with only as much formula, breast milk, or juice in your carry-on needed to reach your destination.

But the application of these rules never seems to be consistent. On my most recent trip, flying from Pittsburgh International Airport, I declared all baby-related liquids and put them in a separate bin. The agent held up one of the four sealed pouches of baby food in the bin.

“These are over 3 ounces,” he said.

“Yes, it’s baby food. That’s why I separated them,” I replied.

He waved me over for additional screening. “You’re going to have to open these.”

“Is this like the time I had to drink my breast milk?” I asked.

“No, ma’am, You don’t have to taste these.”

I opened one pouch, which he swabbed and declared safe. “You have to open the rest,” he said.

I declined, explaining that once opened, the pouches of pureed food would have to be refrigerated and consumed within 24 hours–not possible on our cross-country flight.

He spoke with his supervisor, returned and said that if we didn’t want to open the food, all three of us would have to undergo an enhanced screening: me, my husband and our son.

grumpily opened the food and then complained to the supervisor who said, “I understand your frustration but these are the rules” and handed me a photocopied customer service form..

After leaving the area, my husband turned to me and asked the million-dollar question:

“How would patting us down tell them what’s in the baby food?”

We came up with many more questions on the flight home:

  • What if I had been carrying more than four pouches of food?
  • What if our son was younger and that was his only source of nutrition?
  • What if my husband hadn’t been with me to watch our son while I dealt with the TSA?
  • How thorough is a toddler pat-down procedure? (There was something explosive in his diaper, but it had nothing to do with national security.)

I reached out the TSA with my questions, who forwarded more guidelines:

“Our Security Officers may test liquid exemptions (exempt items more than 3 ounces) items for explosives. Officers may also ask you to open the container during the screening process.” The guidelines also state, “If an individual refuses a particular screening technique, it is standard operating procedures that a more comprehensive screening of the person(s) and property will be conducted.”

Fine. But what they couldn’t answer was this: Are TSA agents given authority to make decisions and judgment calls based on the situation? If so, why did the agent and his supervisor both shrug and tell me, “Sorry, it’s not our decision. These are the rules.”

If TSA agents are expected to follow the law to the letter, why, in in 2 years of traveling with a child, had I never been asked to do this before?

“TSA will always incorporate random and unpredictable security measures throughout the airport,” responded Ross Feinstein, press secretary for the TSA.

Really? Because it’s that lack of consistency that makes the TSA experience so frustrating.

Melissa C. from Simi Valley, California, had similar questions. She, too, was surprised when she was asked to open her pouches of baby food at Burbank International Airport. When she refused, the she was told that “someone” would have to get an enhanced security screening.

“That was the oddest thing, the fact that I didn’t have to be searched but my husband did,” she says. “They went through all of his stuff and searched him in a special area. I didn’t have to do any of those things.”

Now here’s a secret about traveling moms: We have only one goal and that is to get from point A to point B without our kid freaking the eff out.

I know how to get from home to airport in 20 minutes flat; which items should be checked versus carry-on, below the seat versus the overhead bin; I even know how to simultaneously put on shoes, repack a laptop, and carry a toddler after getting through security.

What I don’t know is when I’m going to be singled out or held up by a TSA agent.

Tawanna Browne Smith, founder of, recalls the time she declared a bottle of breast milk at security.

“They opened the bottle and tested the milk,” she says. “I didn’t see them change those gloves. When your child is that young, you’re extra careful about germs, and I didn’t want to give that milk to my child.”

She points out her sterile containers of breast milk had never been tested before, and haven’t been since. “It’s not consistent, so you’re dealing with individual agents. I don’t know what type of sensitivity training they go through,” she says.

Apparently, the TSA has a long way to go on that front, based on the experience of Charlene DeLoach, a Boston-based blogger who writes about parenting on her blog Charlene Chronicles.

While 7 months pregnant, the mother of two flew from Boston to Miami. Both times, she opted out of the full-body scanner upon her OB’s advice, and asked for an enhanced pat down.

At Logan International Airport, she was told by to step aside and wait for a female agent. A friend collected her belongings, including a laptop, which had already gone through the belt. And so she waited…and waited…and waited.

“After 5 minutes I was asked if someone was coming. The agent just glanced away. After 10 minutes, I asked again. I was told they’re busy. After 15 minutes, I asked for a chair. He said no, he couldn’t provide that”

Seeing her distress, other passengers tried to intervene on her behalf. “The agent wouldn’t respond to anyone. Finally, after 20 minutes, I started yelling that I’m 7 months pregnant, I’m going to miss my flight, and I’ll call the media if I have to. Then someone came over to pat me down.”

On the way back, DeLoach again opted out of the full-body scan. “The agent said to me, ‘I don’t understand why you need a pat down. The machine is perfectly safe.” There, she was left waiting for a full 30 minutes before an agent was available to search her.

“At least this time, they gave me a chair,” she says.

At first glance, the situations seem innocuous enough. After all, who doesn’t have to deal with long waits and hassles at the airport?

And yet, DeLoach was so shaken by the experience that she’s still loathe to even talk it. “I can’t even begin to tell you the complete lack of empathy, the complete disregard,” she says. “Standing there pregnant, crying because I was panicking that I would miss my flight, it was the total embarrassment. If their goal was to make me feel utterly berated, then they succeeded.”

Here’s the message to the TSA and anyone else involved in the travel process. We’re not asking for special treatment because we’re parents or parents-to-be. But we do want make it clear that traveling with an infant or small child is a stomach-knotting process—we are constantly anticipating the next challenges and warding off meltdowns from where there is no return. Knowing how to plan, prepare and respond to any situation in the travel process means we’ve won half the battle.

All we’re asking for is a consistent policy put in writing that we know we can rely on and follow. It also wouldn’t hurt for compassion, respect and common sense from the people who are tasked with protecting us and our children.

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Hi Pet Talk! Most of you remember me, but some folks don't hear from me anymore via PT. I've been updating through Facebook and I only occasionally post in PT (although I check frequently). I don't think I've posted about my new "puppy" since I adopted him nearly one year ago. Both my dogs and my kitty Miss Mindy are doing wonderful, but I had a tragic loss in my fur family. My heart kitty Minion (AKA MiniMin) passed away recently. I'm pretty sure he had a stroke. I explained his sudden symptoms to our vet and made the decision to end his suffering. A few days after parting with my sweet boy, I was in PetSmart looking for some grooming tools for my labradoodle and they had the local Humane Society doing an adoption event there. Long story short, we adopted a kitten . She's lovely. She was the only girl from a litter of 4, and they were orphaned at 10 days old, so she and her brothers were bottle-fed until they were ready to be weaned. She's a total floppy, insta-purr, biscuit making lap cat and she's everything I love in kitties. My daughter named her Periwinkle.

Ollie Fuzzypants, the labradoodle, is doing wonderful. He's a big bucket of fuzz and a true clown. He's a lot of fun, but he's pretty much a fetch junkie and if you tell him to "go take his slimy ball somewhere else", he will carry it to the nearest living creature and drop it in front of them; be it a sleeping 4 year old or a puzzled lounging cat. He's a riot. I find tennis balls in my kids beds daily. He drops them in hopes they will be thrown, and then eventually forgets about them.

Boone is doing perfect, but I'm sad at how fast time flies. He just turned 7 years old. Wasn't I just holding him as a fat, fluffy puppy just a few days ago? Life really does go by fast. My kids (who I still remember having hiccups in my belly)are also growing up too fast. MY daughter, Quinn, is 6 and just graduated kindergarten. Vincent is 4 and will be going to Pre-K.

Things are going well. We took the new kitten Periwinkle to be spayed today, but they said she was sick, sold us some antibiotic, and told us to bring her next week instead. That's a bit frustrating because she's not sick, oh well. Regardless, next Tuesday (July 2nd), we're dropping her off and could use some good thoughts that her surgery and recovery goes well. Thanks

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Tuesday, November 29, 2016

Detectives Arrest Suspect in September Homicide in Temple Hills

John Hazelwood

The Homicide Unit arrested a suspect in connection with a homicide in Temple Hills in September. The suspect is 26-year-old John Hazelwood of the 3500 block of Brothers Place in Southeast DC. He’s charged with the fatal shooting of 52-year-old George Barnes of Southern Avenue in Temple Hills.

On September 8th at about 11:00 am, officers were called to the 2500 block of Southern Avenue for a shooting. The officers found Barnes suffering from a gunshot wound. He was taken to the hospital where he died several hours later.

The preliminary investigation reveals the suspect shot the victim just inside the victim’s apartment building and then fled the area. During the course of the investigation, Hazelwood was developed as the suspect. Detectives are working to determine a motive.

Hazelwood is charged with first and second degree murder, assault and weapons charges. He’s in custody of the Department of Corrections on a no-bond status.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Homicide Unit at 301-772-4925. Callers wishing to remain anonymous may call Crime Solvers at 1-866-411-TIPS (8477), text “PGPD plus your message” to CRIMES (274637) on your cell phone or go to www.pgcrimesolvers.com and submit a tip online.

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Prosecutors: Pics Sought To Drive Teen To SuicideProsecutors are seeking jail time for a New Jersey man accused of using a teen's lewd photos to cyberbully him and of joining an "electronic mob" that tried to drive him to suicide.

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Australian syndication!

It’s just been confirmed…the Australian syndicate Auspac Media has agreed to add Best In Show to their comic feature portfolio!

Best In Show on Auspac Media

At this point, it’s on their website and will be promoted accordingly. The hope is to entice the Australian newspapers to buy the feature so that I can get a long term contract.

I’m building up some momentum here, folks. Stay tuned to see how it all turns out!

Little Peej and Spencer has arrived!

I’m excited to announce that the first print run of Little Peej and Spencer: The Amazing Time Traveling Toy Rescue has arrived! For those of you that have pre-ordered a copy you can expect them in the mail within the next week or so. For those that are local, I’ll make arrangements to hand your copy off in person. Thank you for helping me make this happen!

Make sure to check the ‘Appearances’ page…I’ve been lining up comicon appearances as well as a book signing at Hot Comics in New Hope.


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A tiny patch of forest near my house with gorgeous old oak trees that produce some of the prettiest and subtle fall colors I know of...

Baederwood. 2009

Baederwood. digital triptych. 2009

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Goodwill, Warminster, Pa. 2009

Five images from my Hard Times series will be on display at the Painted Bride Art Center, beginning November 4th, as part of the First Person Festival. The photographs will be on display through the end of December.

First Person Festival Details

These Hard Times (photo series)
pink spring. May 2009

orange fall. October 2009

One of my favorite concepts is returning to the same places at specific intervals in time. These images were taken almost exactly six months apart, representing the seasonal debris from the same tree. Pink flower petals in May, and Orange leaves in October.
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This one goes into my file labeled "Photos to use if I ever give a slideshow lecture called What Makes a Great Picture".

This image has nothing to do with technical skills or image quality and everything to do with gut feeling and emotion. I'm certain this was taken with a relatively ordinary point and shoot digital camera, and this is a pure spur of the moment snapshot. There are things in it that slightly bother me compositionally, such as the white paper obstruction in the lower right corner, but this is an amazing photograph never the less.

What makes it great? This is one of those images you could look at on the wall for an hour studying all of it's nuances and meanings. It's a photograph that immediately triggers questions. What is going on here?

On first glance I assumed the child in red was a boy, and it took me quite a while to realize by her hair that she was in fact a girl. In contrast, the other child has her back to the camera and yet is without question a girl. The child in red has most likely just turned around and diverted her eyes in a moment of camera-shyness, but it comes off as an expression of sadness or shame. She is tied up...hands behind her back...her gold crown, the Wild Things.

More questions... more implied meaning... we keep staring and wondering.

Picturing the Depression

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Obama Family, by Annie Leibovitz 2009

President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, and their daughters, Sasha and Malia, sit for a family portrait in the Green Room of the White House, Sept. 1, 2009. (Official White House Photo)

Photo by Annie Leibovitz/Released by White House Photo Office

With the release today of this official White House portrait of the Obamas, I thought it would be appropriate to re-post something from last year that I posted during the height of the election. I have no idea if any of these were made as the official family portraits, but it's a nice grouping.

Calls for work... Philadelphia area photographers.

Here are four high quality juried events for local photographers, in order of submission deadlines.

Works On Paper: Arcadia University
This exhibition is open to all artists residing within a 40-mile radius of the University. All techniques executed on paper may be submitted, included drawing, painting, printmaking, collage, photographic and digital techniques, handmade paper, three-dimensional and non-traditional formats. Each artist may submit up to three works.
Deadline: October 29th
Entry Form

ONWARD '10 : Project Basho
Project Basho is pleased to announce ONWARD ‘10, an annual juried photography competition exclusively featuring the work of new and emerging photographers with unique vision and talent. The theme for ONWARD is open, and any photographic medium from historical processes, traditional silver prints, chromogenic prints to digital prints can be submitted for consideration. Debbie Fleming Caffery, noted documentary photographer and Guggenheim Fellow, will judge this year’s competition
Deadline: November 13th
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In Depth: Mainline Art Center
As part of Philagrafika 2010, an international festival to be held in the region, this exhibition presents thought-provoking and excellent examples of contemporary hand-pulled prints, photography and digital images by professional artists. Main Line Art Center has invited three notable jurors, Cindi Ettinger, Master Printmaker, Toni Rosati, artist and teacher and Peter Barberie, Curator of Photographs, Alfred Stieglitz Center, Philadelphia Museum of Art, to select artists from the region who are pushing the boundaries of printmaking and photography.
Deadline: November 21st
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Abington Art Center: Annual Juried Show
Abington Art Center celebrates the talent of our neighbors and friends with an Annual Juried Show in December and January. Over 50 works of art by local and regional artists are featured. A number of awards provide recognition to the artists for Best in Show, Ceramics, Jewelry, Works on Paper and more. Each year the show is juried by a different art professional — a gallery owner, curator, art writer, etc..
Deadline: December 4th
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from Plastic Life by Vincent Bousserez

I follow lot's of highly creative blogs, and my favorites are linked on the right hand column of this page under Mandatory Reading, but the one that I rush to every day is John Foster's Accidental Mysteries. This online arts magazine is, as described by Foster...

...and that pretty much describes it, it's about everything and anything that Foster finds interesting, and John Foster has a magic touch for finding things of interest.

Today's post about photographer Vincent Bousserez's amazing macro work with little plastic people includes this wonderful commentary about growing up "Artistic".

When I was kid in grade school, I would often be singled out for day dreaming, when all I was doing was thinking about, say, the pencil trough on my desk as... a long trench for an imaginary army. “Wha-a-a-at? Oh-h yes, Miss Ammons, oh... I’m sorry, read the next paragraph? O.K. Let’s seee-e?” I was clueless, and busted. It happened all the time. Am I going to blame it on ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder)? Nope. I blame it on the fact that I was born, like many others, with a different way of seeing the world.

Doctor: “Mrs. Foster, we’ve completed the tests on your son. Why don’t you have a seat.”

Mom: “Well-ll, is he O.K? Why the look? Wha-a-at?”

Doctor: “I’m so sorry, Mrs. Foster. Johnny was born............ artistic.”

Mom: “Oh-h my Gawrd! Can he be cured?”

Doctor: “Well, Mrs. Foster— though rare, a few of these children often grow out of this affliction and lead successful but frustrated lives. We think the best course of action is simply to leave Johnny in the public school system. There, some of these kids like your son—we call them “artistic children”— will learn to conform, to understand math, and eventually perhaps— find a job in industry, or sales. Now, I have to be honest and tell you that some never do come out of this. Our research has shown that a large percentage of these children actually enjoy being artistic—they enjoy being different! I know, I know, don’t cry... there, there Mrs. Foster. We could try electric shock!”

accidental mysteries by John Foster

plastic life by Vincent Bousserez

The First Person Festival of Memoir and Documentary Art is the biggest event of the year, and the only festival in the world dedicated to memoir and documentary art! They promise to feed your soul and your stomach, entertain and engage your spirit, and take you beyond the borders of your own life experience - with artists as your guide.

For the past two years I have attended at least one of the events during this festival, and I always ended up wishing I could attend everything on the schedule. This is without question the best arts event in Philadelphia.

This year's festival includes a preview dinner with Ruth Reichl,and a folk music concert, Songs for any Depression with Sarah Lee Guthrie, (granddaughter of Woody Guthrie and daughter of Arlo Guthrie) along with Philly based folk duo Kim and Reggie Harris, presenting songs that inspired and empowered common folk through the hardest of times.

Other festival highlights include Salon du Festival, the exhibit Shelter, workshops, book signings, and several Films, including the Philly premiere of William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe

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Unseen: A Photographers Salon

"Unseen is an introduction to some of New York’s most promising, hard working, and creative minds in the photography field whose bold ideas, themes, and techniques work to transcend the history of photographic art.

Adam Krause, a third generation Holocaust survivor, creates portraits of Neo Nazis. Nicola Kast, A German, explores and deconstructs German History. Cara Phillips Singular Beauty is a haunting social critique on modern surgical rooms while Phil Toledano’s portraits of plastic surgery patients is a classic aftermath of the surreal. Portrait work by Chad States, Natasha Gornik, Eric McNatt, Richard Renaldi, Bon Duke, and Ryan Pfluger examine the notions of self and the other. Leah Oates and Megan Cump visit serene, painterly landscapes while Nadine Rovner sends us back to retro the seventies through feel and color. Elizabeth Fleming examines the simplicity of the moment in a child’s world, Clayton Cotterell documents his brother now serving in the US military, and Alex Leme searches random urban settings.

As an Art Collector, I address the challenge that most art lovers constantly face… the search of new art and the issues of acquiring work for small spaces. By using the salon style for this show I demonstrate different themes and techniques, presented in a very traditional manner, that work within a confined space. Space should not limit your desire for collecting…the sky is the limit!"

Ruben Natal-San Miguel
Art Collector and UNSEEN curator

Randall Scott Gallery

Randall Scott Gallery
111 Front Street, No. 204, 202.332.0806
October 22 - November 21, 2009
Opening: Thursday, October 22, 6 - 8:30 PM
these hard times continue...

I discount what I read and hear with a well earned pessimism.
As a photographer, I trust only my eyes.
Irving Penn (1917-2009)

"He was a purist who mistrusted perfect beauty, which brought an engaging tension to his fashion photographs as well as his still lifes and portraits."

from Penn's obituary in the Los Angeles Times by Mary Rourke

...and one of my favorite photographs

...sat in the parking lot for a few moments listening to the Phillies game. Hot Dog ... a Water Ice...and the wild October wind blowing clouds past a pink mountain. The only thing missing is Harry Kalas...baseball on the radio just isn't the same without that voice.

like listening to a Red Sox game....


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A view from the "Kimberley" formation on Mars taken by NASA's Curiosity rover. The strata in the foreground dip towards the base of Mount Sharp, indicating flow of water toward a basin that existed before the larger bulk of the mountain formed.

The colors are adjusted so that rocks look approximately as they would if they were on Earth, to help geologists interpret the rocks. This "white balancing" to adjust for the lighting on Mars overly compensates for the absence of blue on Mars, making the sky appear light blue and sometimes giving dark, black rocks a blue cast.

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Lil Wayne Just Keeps Getting Sued

Photo by Ryan Dombal

Lil Wayne's landmark album Tha Carter III turns three years old this month, but the LP keeps on generating lawsuits. As Fact points out, Wayne's been sued three times in the past week, two of them because of Carter III production fees and royalties.As MTV reports, the Dallas production duo Play-N-Skillz are seeking one million dollars over unpaid royalties on the T-Pain collaboration "Got Money", which they produced. Producer David Kirkwood is also seeking $1.5 million over unpaid royalties on the album.

Bridgeport Music has also filed a copyright claim against Cash Money Records, claiming that the label illegally used a sample from Funkadelic's "You and Your Folks, Me and My Folks" for "Army Gunz", a track from Like Father, Like Son, Wayne's 2006 collaborative album with Birdman. (Meanwhile, Birdman reportedly bet $2 million on the Miami Heat in the NBA Finals, which means he lost. Hard.)

Tha Carter III has already been at the center of multiple lawsuits. Producers Darius "Deezle" Harrison and Shondrae "Bangladesh" Crawford-- the latter of whom was responsible for the "A Milli" beat-- have both sued over unpaid royalties. And the publishing company that owns the rights to the Rolling Stones' "Play With Fire" sued because of Wayne's interpolation on the Carter III track "Playing With Fire".

Below, check out the "Got Money" video. Play-N-Skillz must've been especially annoyed when they saw Wayne and Mack Maine throwing all that money from the back of the armored car.


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City, Pirates, MLB Set To Celebrate Roberto Clemente DayMajor League Baseball will celebrate Roberto Clemente Day on Wednesday.
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Catching depth bolstered as Bucs sign Shoppach

PITTSBURGH -- Pirates general manager Neal Huntington has been actively seeking a veteran backup catcher since Michael McKenry was lost for the season with a knee injury, and he found his man Monday: The Bucs signed Kelly Shoppach, the 33-year-old backstop who has been through four organizations in the last two years but still has power at the plate and an arm behind it.

Shoppach was assigned to Triple-A Indianapolis, but the plan clearly is to add him to the Major League roster no later than when it expands on Sept. 1.

Shoppach has not played since his July 31 release by the Nationals, after 10 games with their Triple-A affiliate. Once he gets back into playing shape, he may get the call even before Sept. 1. Other than injury exceptions, players must be on the active roster on Aug. 31 for postseason eligibility, and the Pirates may prefer Shoppach to rookie Tony Sanchez behind Russell Martin if they enter the playoffs.

Shoppach hit .196 in 35 games with Seattle prior to his release by the Mariners on June 20. Signed by the Nationals, he hit .219 for their Syracuse farm team; that line included going 5-for-12 against left-handed pitching.

In 2012, Shoppach saw action with both the Red Sox and the Mets. Originally a second-round Boston pick in the 2001 First-Year Player Draft, Shoppach has a lifetime caught-stealing percentage of 30, and he has gone 11-for-29 (.379) with two home runs as a pinch-hitter.

Pirates call up power-hitting Lambo

PITTSBURGH -- As Andrew Lambo's home run total escalated the past few weeks, the Pirates repeatedly said they were waiting for a sign the outfield prospect was ready to make the move to the Majors.

They got the sign on Monday, so Lambo is about to make the leap.

Lambo, whose 31 homers in 117 games are tied for the most in all of Minor League baseball, had his contract selected and will be in St. Louis for Tuesday's start of a three-game series against the Cardinals. He will be making his Major League debut, after 669 games and 2,451 at-bats in the Minors.

Outfielder Alex Presley, hitting .264 in 29 games, was optioned to Triple-A Indianapolis to make room for Lambo on both the 40-man and 25-man rosters.

The arrival of the 25-year-old Lambo will answer the hopes of fans, who have been beating the drums for him for weeks.

Will it also answer Pittsburgh's need for more offense? Time will tell, but it's worth noting that Lambo cannot supply the most needed element of right-handed power. As another left-handed hitter, he joins the southpaw brigade of Pedro Alvarez and Garrett Jones.

Lambo has split the 2013 season evenly between Double-A Altoona and Indianapolis, combining for 97 RBIs and a .284 average in addition to the 31 homers in 117 games.

The production marks a rush back into the Bucs' plans by Lambo, who went on the team's 40-man roster upon his 2010 acquisition from the Dodgers in the deal that also landed James McDonald, then played himself out of that status.

In 2011 and '12, Lambo hit a combined 16 homers in 164 games.

A fourth-round selection of Los Angeles in the 2007 First-Year Player Draft, the 6-foot-3, 210-pound Lambo has limited experience at first base but has spent most of his playing time as a corner outfielder.

Tom Singer is a reporter for MLB.com and writes an MLBlog Change for a Nickel. He can also be found on Twitter @Tom_Singer. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Read Stuff, You Should

Happy Birthday to Stockard Channing, 69. For what it's worth: I believe that's two days in a row with someone who has played Barbara Gordon.

And for the good stuff:

1. No list of items today; just SOTU pieces by Ezra Klein; by Jamelle Bouie; by Greg Sargent; by Philip Klein; by Andrew Sprung; and by Ann Friedman.

  1. Dr. Bernstein, don't you think that 5 links to leftist cheerleaders for Obama and only 1 to a (mildly) critical post by Philip Klein is a bit unbalanced? Perhaps that is why I am one of the very few who respond consistently to your Sunday questions for conservatives? It is not difficult to find intelligent commentators who are critical of Obama's speech from the right; why don't you link to them?

  2. I find this column by Teixeira, who's usually very smart, quite perplexing:

    Essentially the SOTU did everything Teixiera is criticizing Obama for purportedly not doing. He wants Obama to appeal more to the material interests of the entire working class, especially whites. Sure, okay. But isn't that the major novel aspect of Obama's SOTU? His major new initiatives (as in not already receiving prominent discussion, like immigration and gun control) were: 1) infastructure spending and employment, 2) a minimum wage increase, and 3) public support for childcare. All three are bread-and-butter matters geared at helping the working class, i.e. lower-middle class and below citizens, and reversing inequality trends that have hurt the working class. One could have even more directly targeted policies, but the SOTU did show that Obama is tacking the liberal-Democratic ship toward economic issues, not only in the direction of 'special interest'/identity matters. Teixeira seemed to hear a different speech.

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Plant Guide > Mushrooms > Genus Hypholoma

Genus Hypholoma

This genus has brown spores, and no volva at the base of the stem. The veil remains as a fringe attached to the margin of the pileus, but is not always apparent in old specimens; no portion remains as a ring on the stem.

The gills are attached or grown fast to the stem at their inner extremity. In this respect, and also in having the stern destitute of a collar, the genus differs from the genus Agaricus.

Hypholoma Incertum
Hypholoma Perplexum
Hypholoma Sublateritium


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Following a number of highly anticipated movies switching their release dates, new reports have shown that the reboot of ‘The Mummy’ starring Tom Cruise will sadly come three month later.


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คอร์ดเพลง Forever Chris Brown

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	Hey Hey Oh...
	Hey Hey Oh...
	It's you and me moving
	At the speed of light into eternity yer,
	Tonight is the night to join me in the middle of ecstasy.
	Feel the melody in the rhythm of the music around you, around you
	I'm gonna take you there, I'm gonna take you there
	So don't be scared
	I'm right here baby
	We can go anywhere, go anywhere
	But first it's your chance,
	Take my hand come with me
	It's like I've waited my whole life for this one night
	It's gonna be me you and the dance floor
	'cause we've only got one night
	Double your pleasure
	Double your fun and dance
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	Feels like we're on another level
	Feels like our loves intertwined,
	We can be two rebels breaking the rules
	me and you, you and I
	All you got to do is watch me
	Look what I can do with my feet
	Baby feel the beat inside,
	I'm driving you can take the front seat
	Just need you to trust me
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	It's like!
	It's a long way down,
	We're so high off the ground,
	Sending for an angel to bring me your heart
	Girl, where did you come from?
	Got me so undone,
	Gazing in your eyes got me singing what a beautiful lady
	No "if"s, "and"s or "maybe"s
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	you love me and I won't let you fall girl
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	Forever (ever, ever, ever)
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Yearly Archives: 2004

Jerry Orbach dies

Long-time Law and Order star, Jerry Orbach, has died from prostate cancer at 69. I love that show, and the character was just so dang witty and sarcastic. He’ll be missed. /me pours a beer on the curb

Peyton Manning’s statistics

You know I love statistics/numbers/trivia. Last night in the gym, the UConn football game was on, and it’s got me in the mood for Superbowl XXXIX. Clicking around, reading about some football stuff, led me to a fantastic list of Peyton Manning’s amazing season. He broke the record for most touchdown passes in a season; [...]

2004 MN4

The Torino Impact Hazard Scale was created in 1995 to categorize near-Earth object impact hazards. Until last week, no object had been scored higher than a 1 (out of 10). The asteroid 2004 MN4 has been given a 4. NASA is reporting that there is a 1 in 37 (2.7 percent) chance that the 390-meter [...]

Walking Manhattan

Walking every block of Manhattan. Somehow, I’m always captivated by obsessive projects like this. Check out his web page, too.

Dear spammers: I had been perfectly satisfied with allowing you to plop your online gambling and pharmeceutical links in my blog from time to time. Every couple of weeks, I’d take a look at the comments interface in Moveable Type and delete anything that didn’t look like a legit comment. Then you had to go [...]


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PC028: The Tanuki-Kettle

By Eugie Foster
Read by Tina Connolly
Introduction by M. K. Hobson
First appeared in Cricket Magazine.

As she opened the door, Hisa was surprised to see an iron kettle sitting on her step. It had a large, round belly and four stumpy legs. The spout was wide and curved like a fox’s mouth with two round, black eyes above it. And most curious, a pair of pointed triangles jutted from the top, exactly like a pair of ears.

“What an unusual teakettle.” Hisa looked, but there was no one about.

She set aside her broken pot and brought the new, iron one inside. She poured sweet, cool water into it. Where her old kettle took eight dippers of water, this new one required a full twelve to fill.

Hisa stoked the fire high and lifted the kettle to the hook.

“Mistress, I thank you for the drink, but please don’t put me on the fire.”

Hisa spun around, sloshing water on the floor. “Who said that?”

“It was I, mistress. The teakettle.”

Hisa stared at the iron pot in her hands. “Teakettles do not talk.”

“I’m only pretending to be a teakettle.”

Rated G. Contains objects and animals that refuse to remain in their platonic categories.

Please visit the thread on this story in our forums.

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    Hyperion said,

    October 8, 2008 @ 6:01 am

    What a delightful and inventive story! Not one but two Japanese Feudal “Meet-Cutes,” and for the first time I have ever written those words, that’s a compliment.

    (Big Ups to Tina Connolly as well. The source material is always what it is, but a great reading can add so much.)

    You know, post-post-modern semi-perv that I (and I suspect many others) am, I always get a slight bump in the pulse when I see an “R” or “X” rating. After all, there is nothing like magical story boobies, with the possibility of untold carnage as well.

    That said, Eugie Foster drums home that you don’t need the S&M (or Murderous Grim) to have a great story. You just need a great story.

    Lastly, on a CastlePod level, I believe “The Tanuki-Kettle” is the third (fourth, if you count India) solidly “Eastern” story presented here. Since great stories can come from anywhere, this clearly points to Rachel Swirsky possessing a good eye (ear?) for quality work.

    Keep ’em coming!

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    epilonious said,

    October 8, 2008 @ 10:28 am

    I really enjoyed this story. I listened to it twice and I was grinning the whole time. It helped me deal with a much-earlier-than-usual morning commute.

    Like a good cup of tea, the savory bitterness of life and mischief within the story was cut well with the sweetness of good humor, well-applied faith, and just the right amount of thoughtfulness. Mischief was guided carefully to lessons, and sweetness was never allowed to grow to the point of dyspepsia.

    Massive thanks to Eugie Foster for sharing this story with us. And Props to Tina Connolly, for I shall never be able to think of a Tanuki speaking any other way.

    I also adored M. K. Hobsons introduction.

    Just the trifecta of good storytelling.

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    Blaine Boy said,

    October 9, 2008 @ 1:20 am

    Where can we all get a Tanuki? I don’t care if it has huge testicles (awkward as that sounds) if it can perform magical, mischievous deeds I want one. I couldn’t help but smile. I loved this story absolutely loved it. Normally, I would be brimming with cynicism about how lame and cliche this story is, but it was just so well done I could never be able to bring myself to something negative about it. It was unbelievably good. Bonus points to epilonious for his awesome metaphors though. I just want to listen to it over and over again (and that is something I never do with a story. I have never re-read a story for pleasure. I always think that it will take away from it because of over-analyzation.) Amazing choice guys.

    Yours ever and truly faithfully,
    the Blaine Boy

  4. 4

    Rachel said,

    October 9, 2008 @ 1:35 pm

    “It seemed like it was story written for children, or young adults”

    Well, it was published in Cricket. 😉

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    Hoyajon said,

    October 11, 2008 @ 7:30 am

    What a great story! I listened to it with my 12 year old son while we drove home from his baseball game. At the end of the drive, we were both smiling.

    On another note, one of the great values of the whole Escape series is the ability to share great literature with my kids. My daughter was inspired when I played “Come Lady Death” with her. Please keep putting up works I can play in the car when the kids are in the cabin.

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    Audita Sum said,

    October 12, 2008 @ 9:04 am

    I’m growing weary of these cutesy stories.

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    Ronnie said,

    October 12, 2008 @ 9:56 pm

    Wow! Coincidence. I just today picked up a children’s book version of the Tanuki as teapot story from the library today, then came home and saw this.

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    Alice said,

    October 12, 2008 @ 11:22 pm

    I sometimes wonder if I freak out my roommates by listening to these out loud. For this story they actually asked me to turn it up! Whether it was the excellent narration or the sweet and whimsical quality of the story I’m not sure, but we all agree it was a win!

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    Old Man Parker said,

    October 19, 2008 @ 1:19 am

    What the..?
    I should have hated this story. It was way too cute. I was trying to hate it. Really. Then, suddenly, I was all warm and emotional and wanting to drink some nice tea, and beaming over the happy ending.

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    LaShawn said,

    October 21, 2008 @ 1:10 pm

    Being a fellow tea-drinker, I find this story sweet, light and delicate with an amusing aftertaste. Thanks for posting such a delicious story!

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    More links for your enjoyment (or I’m actually doing some writing for once so I’ll just cut and paste here…) « The Cafe in the Woods said,

    November 18, 2008 @ 5:16 pm

    […] For some more culture goodness, this time Japanese-flavored, check out the story that comes after: The Tanuki-Kettle. A very sweet tale […]

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    EugieFoster.com Fiction said,

    October 5, 2010 @ 10:57 am

    […] The Tanuki-Kettle [Listen] […]

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    EugieFoster.com Audio Podcasts said,

    October 24, 2010 @ 9:57 am

    […] Tanuki-Kettle” (reprint) in PodCastle, October 2008. FREE FICTION! engaging and charming, and not without incidental unexpected twists […]

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    EugieFoster.com Read/Listen & Buy said,

    April 13, 2011 @ 10:04 am

    […] “The Tanuki-Kettle” (in Returning My Sister’s Face, produced by PodCastle, Oct. 2008). […]

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