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© Benoit Peverelli St. Moritz: The High Life © Benoit Peverelli
St. Moritz was Switzerland’s glitziest resort before glitzy was even a word. Now the most exclusive of European mountain towns is feeling the onslaught of globalization. Is that all bad? Luke Barr returns to his former homeland to find out.

At the top of Piz Nair, the weather seems different, imported from another planet maybe. The raw and menacing peaks—10,000 feet tall—loom over us like something out of an IMAX movie, close enough to touch. The air is thin and cold; wind whips snow across our faces. There’s no time to check the spectacular view, really—let’s get going. It’s the last run of the day and my friends and I are taking St. Moritz from top to bottom—this here being the top, the alpine resort town below us in the valley being the bottom. I point my skis down the exceedingly steep slope.

I haven’t done this in years, but fortunately I have attached to my feet a pair of high-tech parabolic skis invented, I believe, by J. K. Rowling and able to ski themselves down any mountain at top speed—at least, that’s how it feels. At first, I barely manage to stay upright, throwing my body into the turns and doing my best to avoid other skiers. But soon it’s clear: these skis can do no wrong. Easy does it, go with the flow. Now I’m zipping across the soft and powdery snow, the sun is shining, and if you were to set this scene to music the song would be "I Believe I Can Fly," by R. Kelly. I am skiing like a god (and exaggerating only a little).

Forty-five minutes later we arrive in St. Moritz and clomp through town with skis slung over our shoulders toward Badrutt’s Palace, the fanciest of many fancy resort hotels in a very fancy town. I grew up skiing in the Alps, often enough with these same friends, but I can’t say this is the sort of hotel we stayed in back then. As teenagers we all lived and went to school together near Zürich, and so this is, inevitably, one of those life-is-good, remember-the-crazy-old-days moments. As we walk past art galleries and luxury boutiques and many, many people in fur, it is also a moment to take in how much Switzerland has changed over the years. But more on that later.

The lobby of the Palace is the white-hot center of high-society socializing, the place to see and be seen—if you know who to look for, anyway. A black and white marble corridor extends the length of the space, from the grand dining room at one end to Mario’s bar at the other. Along the way are comfortable armchairs arranged before huge windows overlooking the frozen, snow-covered Lake St. Moritz and an epic panorama of mountains. Their tips are lit up with the last of the day’s sunshine; a blue evening haze cloaks the rest of the valley; everything seems to glow slightly. I pass by a man playing softly on a grand piano, an elderly couple dressed for a ball, Italian fashion types, an oversize Russian speaking assertively into a diminutive cell phone.

Freshly showered, I head to the bar and order scotch and soda from the white-jacketed barman. This is Mario, it turns out, a Jean-Paul Belmondo look-alike and St. Moritz fixture. He’s Italian, and he’s been tending bar here since 1963. He has stories to tell—about celebrities and princesses, scandals and rumors and late-night escapades. "The woman was not his wife," he is saying, "it was four in the morning, he was drunk, and the car was stuck in a snowbank. Who else was he going to call?"

We all laugh and have some more drinks. I’m sure he’s been telling these same charming, rakish stories for decades. And indeed, sitting in his small bar off the grand lobby of this opulent palace, it’s not hard to imagine that time has stood still somehow, that this right here is la dolce vita of the postwar-decadence years, a fantastical place of refined taste and winking sinfulness, civilized and seductive and rich.

But of course it’s all an illusion, however delightful. I won’t pretend to be an expert in the ways and means of jet-setting European aristocrats or the hermetically sealed world of unspeakable wealth and old-school decorum they inhabit. But when you’re in St. Moritz you can’t escape the feeling that their grip on the place is loosening, that the town is opening up and awash in new money—bewildering amounts of it. Villas and condos are going up all over; there are construction cranes wherever you look. The gaudy boutiques lining the streets are filled with fur-clad Russians. "The Monte Carloization of St. Moritz," as one insider puts it dolefully, is in full swing. And while the energy in the air is undeniably thrilling, what the future holds is less clear. The town’s clubby and self-mythologizing nature—the very thing attracting newly minted oligarchs hungry for the reassuring prestige of brand-name luxury—is threatened by all the growth.

Which is why everyone here is talking about the Russians. And not in a friendly way, necessarily. Everywhere I go, they are a main and always entertaining topic of conversation. Russians, Russians, Russians. And if it’s not the Russians it’s La Baracca, a new and trendy restaurant recommended to me time after time.

"The girls are wonderful, but the men—the men are frightful!" says David Webb-Carter, speaking of the Russians. He’s only kidding, of course. Or he’s laughing, anyway. Webb-Carter is the secretary of the Corviglia Club, a 130-member group founded in 1930 by European aristocrats and today the epitome of jet-set exclusivity. I’ve wandered out of Mario’s bar and just around the corner, where the club has a small office off the Palace lobby. Up on the mountain is its private lodge, where members eat lunch. Webb-Carter is himself British, affable, and a former Army officer. "I can’t discuss our members," he says apologetically, though he does mention "royal types" and "South Americans." No Russians? I inquire. "We are gender blind, nationality blind, race blind," he answers. I take that to mean "no."

Webb-Carter spots a friend in the lobby and waves him over. "Come say hello." Sven is blond and good-looking, in his early thirties and dressed casually but exceedingly tastefully in jeans and a buttery-soft sweater. He’s closely involved with the Cresta, another of St. Moritz’s exclusive private clubs, though nowhere near as exclusive as the Corviglia. The Cresta is devoted to its namesake high-speed, headfirst toboggan run nearby.

"Sven is quite the daredevil," says Webb-Carter, introducing Sven Ley, whose parents founded Escada, the German fashion brand. Ley amusingly describes the numerous spectacular Cresta-member crashes posted on YouTube. "Just type in cresta crash of the day and you’ll see," he says. But soon the conversation moves along to the usual St. Moritz topics: global warming wreaking havoc at lower altitudes this winter; the existence of local Russian prostitutes; La Baracca, popular with the Palace crowd as well as everyone else (I’d better make a reservation); and Dracula, the private nightclub founded by legendary playboy Gunther Sachs. "On a good night, it’s the best nightclub in the world," says Ley. He tells me that what he likes most about St. Moritz is the airport, which makes the town so convenient and accessible. "NetJets," he says, "has made a huge difference." The popularization of private jet travel is indeed a wonderful thing, I agree, nodding solemnly, as if I might be considering buying a share of a plane myself.

The next day, I drive out of St. Moritz and into the wide Engadine valley, which is dotted with beautiful small towns. We pass through the center of Pontresina. Thick-walled medieval buildings crowd the street, many with traditional frescoes and elaborately carved wooden doors and window shutters. Traffic slows to a crawl; in some spots the road narrows into one lane. Snow blankets the wide-open spaces of the valley floor and the many frozen lakes, making for ideal cross-country ski terrain.

When I was a kid, cross-country always seemed like a tedious affair—pushing skis along in other people’s tracks, never leaving the parallel grooves. But here under a grand Alpine panorama, circling the Silvaplana Castle, the sport suddenly makes sense. The small stone structure, built in the 19th century on the edge of Lake Silvaplana, is now at the intersection of a number of ski routes. What’s as appealing as the view is the dynamism of "skating," a style of cross-country done on shorter skis, the movement of which resembles ice skating or rollerblading. It’s much faster than the classic sport, and skiers follow wide paths and slopes rather than a track.

Olivier Molly, a private instructor, explains all this to me. "More and more, people are switching over from downhill," he says, "especially as they get into their forties and fifties." Molly grew up here in the Engadine, and teaches tennis in the summertime. He’s a thoughtful guy, and when I ask him how St. Moritz has changed, he answers by reeling off some troubling developments: "The town is more and more built up, and yet apartments are empty most of the time," he says. "It’s a bad trend—the place is going to die out! Look at the stores—there’s only luxury shopping, and nothing else. No one even manages to stay open all year-round." (St. Moritz effectively shuts down in the spring and the fall—the hotels, the mountain railroads, the shops, everything closes.) The solution, Molly believes, is to tax the empty houses.

"Half of them are empty for 48 weeks a year. And they’re being heated!" says Hanspeter Danuser, head of St. Moritz Tourism since 1978, who came up with the tax idea. "We sold the cow instead of the milk," he says, when I visit him in his downtown office. A 2005 law limiting new residential construction has made prices skyrocket. The Shah of Iran’s villa (built in the 1960’s) just sold for about $34 million. Recent marquee developments include two from architect Norman Foster: Chesa Futura, a beautiful blob-like wooden apartment building completed in 2003, and Murezzan, his residential development in the center of town, with its chic restaurant, Post Haus.

Both of these projects (and especially Chesa Futura) are striking and elegant and cool, more proof that Foster is the great architect of our age (just an opinion, of course), but they are also emblematic of the changes here. The luxury real-estate market is booming at the expense of affordable, middle-of-the-market places like the now-closed Albana and Posthotel, which were four-star properties before being incorporated into the Murezzan development. Danuser’s idea is to force absentee owners to rent their residences out or pay a punitive tax. This would draw a broader spectrum of people to town, not just the extremely wealthy. "But," he says, "people are afraid of the new. And in Switzerland, property is holy." He laughs. "They call me an old radical, a communist Alp Marxist. But we need to solve the problem before the bureaucrats in Bern decide to do it for us." The proliferation of vacation houses is a political issue—and not just in the Swiss capital. Many wish to preserve the authentic character of the country’s small villages.

On my way out of Danuser’s office, one of his assistants asks how I’m enjoying St. Moritz. "Have you been to La Baracca?" he asks. "I’m going, I’m going!" I answer.

After all the talk of over-the-top, $20 million villas inhabited by the super-rich for a few weeks a year, I jump at the chance when a friend invites me to see one and meet its owner. Luca Bassani is the Italian founder of Wally, a company that makes superfast, high-tech megayachts, the sort of things James Bond would pilot and which cost even more than St. Moritz villas do. Bassani’s house in Suvretta, a hillside area in St. Moritz, is quietly spectacular, with lots of pale woodwork and lots of light. It’s built in the traditional Engadine style, with modern touches: floor-to-ceiling windows, bent-wood chairs, a squash court, a pool, and art photography on the walls. Bassani and his family spend weekends here all winter, and summers in Portofino.

He built the house in 2000, he tells me while showing me around, and plans to build another on an adjacent plot of land and then sell it. He met some potential Russian buyers who wanted both houses—this one and the yet-to-be-built property next door. Bassani doesn’t say what the offer was, but laughs at the memory of the astronomical sum. "They also asked if it would be possible to install bulletproof glass." He told the Russians he wasn’t selling.

But of course, they’re buying anyway, and they’re not all Russians. Lakshmi Mittal, the London-based Indian industrialist, recently built what is said to be the most expensive villa in town. He had to arrange for 24-hour security at the construction site to protect the house’s gold-plated radiators.

My thought is to leave the hotel in good hands when we die," says Hansjürg Badrutt, owner of the Palace, explaining why he and his wife recently announced they were bequeathing the hotel to its general manager, Hans Wiedemann. I’m sitting in the lobby with the two men, who, after only four years of working together, have a father-and-son-style relationship that seems warm and absolutely genuine. The Badrutts have no children, and the backstory to their unusual act of generosity is an estranged cousin’s sale of his shares in the hotel to an Italian real-estate speculator; leaving their large ownership majority to Wiedemann is an act of legacy preservation.

Hansjürg Badrutt’s grandfather Caspar opened the hotel in 1896; the family’s roots in St. Moritz go back even further, to the hotelier’s great-grandfather Johannes, who founded the nearby Kulm Hotel (now owned by the Niarchos family) and by all accounts originated the very idea of the Alpine winter resort. Hansjürg has run the hotel since the 1950’s (much of that time with his late older brother), and he reminisces with pleasure about notable guests—Alfred Hitchcock telling him the idea for a scene in Strangers on a Train, Erich Kästner writing best sellers in the lobby, all the legendary playboys. "In the 60’s," he says, "everyone wore a tuxedo to dinner. And if you didn’t, other guests would complain."

There is a great store of nostalgia for the old days—the days of tuxedos at dinner and season-long visits. "People used to come for a month," says Horst Edenhofer, former head of Cartier Switzerland. "Now they come for a week." Cartier opened one of its first shops in Switzerland in St. Moritz, and sponsors an annual winter polo event on the frozen lake. Edenhofer has an air of wry bemusement about him. "You have to be a little crazy to be in St. Moritz," he says knowingly. But is that still true? "The good old ’sporting spirit’ is not there anymore," says Max Keller, who was the Palace general manager from 1980 to 1991. "Today it’s about the love of money—these are the times we live in."

"Look, the world is always changing," Wiedemann says. "January used to be a slow month for us, but now it’s the best month of the year. Why? Because of the Russians." Early in the month Orthodox Christmas and new year draw a celebratory crowd. "At first," he says, "it was not so comfortable—we had men lighting cigars in the lobby with 100 franc bills." Recently, though, things have gotten better. "We need to be open!" he says emphatically. "The Russians are here, and the Indians are coming, and so are the Chinese—like it or not. We are a small country, and there’s a big wide world out there."

Not all local hoteliers are as international-minded: at Suvretta House, one of the top hotels in town, Russians were nowhere to be seen until just this year. (Not that the hotel had an official anti-Russian policy, but I hear from numerous people that the staff feared their long-standing, very conservative clientele would complain about garish outsiders.) I spend a number of days at Suvretta House: it’s the most traditional of the luxury hotels in St. Moritz—which is another way of saying it’s the most Swiss. The lobby is grand but low-key. The wide hallways are hung with oil paintings, dark and mysterious. The main restaurant requires black tie at dinnertime. There’s a swank, understated austerity about the place, and whatever its unseemly policy of guest profiling may have been, I must say that I love the hotel. My room has a large terrace where I watch the moon rising over the Alps.

Skiing makes you hungry, and there are many places in St. Moritz to have lunch on the slopes. One day, after an invigorating few hours (my dormant skills ever improving), I sit outside on a sheepskin-covered chair at El Paradiso and order their Älpler Magronen, a Swiss specialty of pasta with a beef ragù, topped with applesauce. Which sounds suspect but isn’t at all—it’s delicious. El Paradiso is new, a beautiful space overlooking the valley, designed by local architect Hans-Jörg Ruch.

Another day I stop at La Marmite, more than halfway up the mountain in the funicular station at Corviglia. This place is an institution: a slightly cartoonish rendering of a high-end gourmet restaurant, with a menu focusing on foie gras, truffles, lobster, venison, gravlax, and caviar. You get the idea. Needless to say, it’s a popular spot with the Russians. The waitresses wear ruffled lace aprons à la Heidi, and there’s a man singing Simon & Garfunkel songs in a dubious accent. It’s all just a little silly, but the food is remarkable—light and fresh, a relief after days of fondue and pasta. "I combine the best local products with exotic flavors," says Reto Mathis, chef and proprietor and all-around local dynamo, whose father founded the restaurant in 1967. Mathis has numerous restaurants and sidelines, including an annual gourmet food festival. He loves the Russians ("What you hear about their behavior—I find it unfair. They haven’t had a chance to prove themselves") and scorns the nearby Corviglia Club. ("So conservative—but good for my business. All the people who aren’t allowed in there come to me.")

It’s at Reto Mathis’s restaurant that I meet Reto Lamm (Reto is a common name in the Engadine), a snowboard champion turned entrepreneur. Like Mathis, he grew up here—in 1926 his great-grandfather founded Lamm Cashmere House, a shop in the center of town with the largest selection of cashmere sweaters I’ve ever seen, a place so traditional it’s almost trendy. Lamm dropped out of school at age 19 to go pro and, now 37, is one of the sport’s pioneers; these days, he organizes competitions, markets sportswear for Bogner, and makes movies. He coproduced the official Russian video that promoted Sochi’s winning 2014 Olympic bid.

"St. Moritz is becoming hip," he says, citing the Norman Foster architecture, the fact that snowboarders are coming—they never used to; La Baracca, of course; and yes, the Russians. "I think they’re great," he says. "They’re over-the-top. It’s no-holds-barred, money is no object—just bring me what you have, let’s party! The Russians are turning St. Moritz into a sexy ski town again!"

This is strange to say, but both of these men, these Retos, so quintessentially Swiss and rooted in Engadine tradition, also seem somehow American to me—their striving, their openness to new ideas and opportunities, their embrace of the Russians and all they represent. "You have to face the future," says Mathis, sounding a little like Donald Trump. "You have to do something, get out there, take the next step, take a chance."

At long last, I have dinner with friends at La Baracca. It’s on the outskirts of town, a nondescript shack in the middle of a parking lot. The lack of pretense or polish or "style" is clearly deliberate, and it’s refreshing in formal St. Moritz. Inside, the place is hopping. The crowd is a mix of locals and tourists, aristocrats and ski bums, and Russians, too. The place feels cosmopolitan, energetic, and casual—it feels "downtown." Max Schneider, the agreeable proprietor, squeezes past our crowded round table, the bartender makes mojitos at the bar for three young women, and a weather-beaten man starts playing a hand organ. A large bowl of salad arrives for the table, and we pass it around, family-style. Plate after plate of pasta comes after that, and it’s good, and the wine is even better.

This is the future, I think, the inevitable high-low combustion engine of change, connection, and fun. It’s not the Russian oligarchs who are transforming St. Moritz; it’s the new generation of entrepreneurs and restaurateurs who are doing the job, opening doors. Everyone is talking about La Baracca because it’s the kind of restaurant where strangers talk to each other.

And everyone is here.

Luke Barr is the news director of Travel + Leisure.

Getting There St. Moritz is a three-hour drive from Zürich, and 3½; hours away by train.

Where to Stay

Badrutt’s Palace Hotel. Doubles from $683.

Carlton Hotel. Doubles from $910.

Hotel Misani. Doubles from $150.

Hotel Saratz. Doubles from $275.

Kempinski Grand Hotel des Bains. Doubles from $533.

Kulm Hotel. Doubles from $500.

Suvretta House. Doubles from $589.

Where to Eat

Chesa Veglia. Dinner for two $160.

El Paradiso. Dinner for two $60.

Hanselmann. Dinner for two $52.

La Baracca. Dinner for two $75.

La Marmite, at Mathis Food Affairs Lunch for two $180.

Post Haus. Dinner for two $159.

Where to Shop

Eisenwaren R. Eichholzer & Co. Hardware, housewares, and gifts. 3 Via Veglia; 41-81/833-4950.

Lamm Cashmere House 15 Via Maistra; 41-81/833-3315;

Rebecca Ardessi Remarkable antique jewelry. 27 Via Serlas, Palace Galerie; 41-81/833-0006.

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‘Sexist’ Ryanair rapped by watchdog

Adverts promoting Ryanair’s cabin crew calendar have been banned as being likely to cause “widespread offence”.

The Advertising Standards Authority stepped in after receiving 17 complaints that the ads were sexist and objectified women.

The advertising appeared in the Guardian, Independent and Daily Telegraph. The airline said they promoted its cabin crew charity calendar and used images taken from it.

The ads said: “Red Hot Fares and Crew! One way from £9.99”. Ryanair said crew members had agreed to take part so the ads could not been seen to objectify women.

“Because similar images of women and men often featured in the same media, the ads could not be deemed offensive or unsuitable for public display,” the budget carrier said.

But the ASA, ruling that the adverts should not appear again, said: “We considered that the ads were likely to cause widespread offence when displayed in a national newspaper.”

The advertising watchdog found the women’s appearance, stance and gaze – together with the headline – would be seen as linking female cabin crew with sexually suggestive behaviour and breached the advertising code.

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Farm in northern Italy. Photo taken March 25, 2017.
Where are Kevin and Ruth right now? Sala Mandelli, Italy.

Where are they going next? Savona, Italy. Arrive March 27th.

Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Casco, Maine (day 2)

We relaxed for most of the day, until about 3:00pm when we left Whiskey behind to guard Sherman, and we took the little car into Portland, Maine.

Portland is the largest city in Maine, with a population of about 65,000, however the metro area is quite a bit larger. We had never been there before, plus we are baseball fans and the Red Sox Double A team, the Portland Sea Dogs have a home stand and we wanted to see a game.

It took us about 45 minutes to drive into the city, and we found a parking spot near the baseball stadium. we went and bought our tickets and then walked about a mile and a half to downtown and the wharf area. It really is a commercial district with not much to see, but lots of restaurants. We found a little Indian restaurant called "Passage to India". It was reasonably priced and the food was good. Total including our meals, two beers, tax and tip came to $42.35. (And, when we put prices up here, it is in U.S. dollars. Essentially, it is the same as Canadian however we do get a slight exchange rate benefit when we get our credit card statement in Canadian dollars.)

Ruth's meal was steaming hot when it showed up and still sizzling.

Near downtown Portland, Maine

Then we walked about a mile and a half back to the baseball stadium and arrived there about 6:30 with lots of time to spare for the 7:00pm start. Our son is a big Red Sox fan, and wanted us to buy him a Portland Sea Dogs fitted cap, so we went to the store at the stadium and got him one, and I got one too.

Portland Sea Dogs

It was a good crowd of 5,000 people in a stadium that seats 7,500 and the weather was perfect. It was really the first baseball game we've seen this year and we've been having a bit of baseball withdrawl since our son is now done college and isn't playing anymore.

Today we're heading into the White Mountains of New Hampshire. No idea where we'll end up for the night.

  1. 'take me out to the ballgame'!...thanks for the info on the other Portland! the hat logo!!!

  2. Nice to visit a small city once in a while and the ball game too. The meal looks yummy, I love Indian food.

  3. I like AAA ball to ,the Yankee team is in Scranton. I go when i visit there. Try to Get to Mt Washington and ride the cog train to the top. bring a winter jacket with you.Be safe out there. Sam & Donna...

  4. See, you are having a good time in Maine. We love that State as well.

  5. buy me some peanuts & cracker jacks.... just continuing the song from Sue's comment. LOL
    Looks like you guys had great fun!
    Travel safe

  6. Minor league ball is the best. We have an A league team here and it is one of our favorite things to do in the summer. Next summer we will be traveling and hope to watch other minor league teams.

  7. Sue and Doug...They always play that song on the seventh inning stretch. Love it.

    George and Suzie...Love ballgames and love curry!

    Sam and Donna...We haven't been to a Scanton game but when Ottawa had a AAA team saw games where The Ottawa Lynx would play against Scanton. We did go to a Syracuse game once. Unfortunately we won't be going on the Cog Train, instead we want to hike up Mt. Washington, weather permitting.

    Kenny and Angela...Had a great time!

    Peter and Beatrix...We had a great time in Maine and would like to come back another time but not in high season, we really aren't enjoying all the crowds.

    Donna...We are thank you!

    Janie and John...I noticed that you are baseball fans. It is still one on the cheaper sports events to go to and because our son played baseball we really enjoy watching the games.

    Kevin, Ruth and Whiskey

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Microbe-Powered 'Fart' Machine Could Help Store Wind and Solar Energy (For Real!)

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It Smells in Here... Who Shocked the Microbes?
Using microbes to generate energy, or convert it from one form to another, has a long history. We've written about it many times... But this one is different. It could actually help store the energy produced by clean sources that have the downside of being intermittent, basically taking the electricity and turning it into more easily stored methane. Read on to find out how this 'fart machine' works.

From Discovery News:

It works like this: giving small jolts of electricity to single-celled microorganisms known as archea prompts them to remove C02 from the air and turn it into methane, released as tiny "farts." The methane, in turn, can be used to power fuel cells or to store the electrical energy chemically until its needed. [...]

Most archea are still a mystery to scientists, but methane-producing archea, known as methanogens, are well known. They team up with termites to digest wood pulp. With other microorganisms, they help decompose organic matter.

What Are the Alternatives?
These microbes are about 80% efficient when converting electricity into methane. The 20% loss might sound like a lot, but it isn't when you consider that right now we often don't have a choice. If you have a big wind farm, and the wind is blowing at night when there's very little demand for power, your choices are few. Maybe if you have hydro close-by you can pump water uphill. Maybe some day wind farms will generate hydrogen with any surplus electricity they generate... But right now, most of it is lost (especially in areas where the power grid isn't well interconnected with other regions/countries that might use the surplus power).

Making Intermittent Renewables More Attractive
So this new technique could actually make a pretty big different, both on the environmental side, but also on the economics of renewables. If intermittency becomes a smaller problem - it still sucks when the wind isn't blowing when you need it, but at least you can store the surplus and sell back the methane later - this could increase the rate of deployment of wind and solar.

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PORTLAND, OREGON September 12, 2013 Tripwire, Inc., a global provider of risk-based security and compliance management solutions, today announced Tripwire® Enterprise™ version 8.3 featuring a new, stand-alone Policy Manager™. Tripwire Policy Manager provides the detailed visibility into system configurations critical to minimizing security risks and ensuring compliance.

Ensuring IT infrastructure is always configured properly is a crucial component of   cybersecurity and is required by every major compliance regulation. The rapid rate of change across enterprise network devices, operating systems and applications makes it difficult to maintain continual visibility into system configurations and control their compliance status. Without this visibility, it is extremely difficult to detect early cybersecurity attack indicators and respond to them quickly. It’s also time consuming and costly to provide evidence of compliance to the increasing number of internal and external policies and regulations affecting enterprises.

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Price: $124.95

    The 6DOF Atomic is a stripped-down IMU, designed to give good performance at a low price. The unit can run as a hard-wired UART interface (0-3.3V, 115200bps), or optionally with an XBee  RF module, and is powered from a single LiPo (Lithium Polymer) battery. The processor is an Atmel ATMega168 running at 10MHz with 6 dedicated 10-bit ADC channels reading the sensors. Source code for the 6DOF Atomic is freely available and compiles with the free AVR GCC compiler.

    The 6-DOF Atomic uses these sensors:

    • 1 x Freescale MMA7260Q TM triple-axis accelerometer, settable to 1.5g, 2g, 4g or 6g sensitivity
    • 3 x ST Microelectronics LISY300AL TM single-axis, 300°/s gyros
    All sensor readings are available through any terminal program in either ASCII or binary format, or with the 6DOF Atomic IMU Mixer demo application (source code also available).

    • Input voltage: 3.4V to 10V DC
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Creative Arts Workshops in Trowse @CreateNorwich

Starting on 14th March 2017, Genevieve Rudd will be leading 3 new weekly creative arts workshops, for toddlers & parents, children and adults, at Create Norwich (next to Trowse Church) every Tuesday.

The first term will run until Tuesday 30th May inclusive. [Read more…]

Great little find – Lusa on Bracondale (excellent butchers too!)

Foreign markets are often a little gem, and Lusa just up the road in Bracondale is a fabulous find. Run by a lady called Fatima they have some great products and some really kind and friendly staff.

It’s all too easy to pass by, but when you discover some of it’s delights you’ll find yourself popping in regularly. For me, apart from great customer service I love their meat. Simon the butcher (image what a butcher looks like and you’ll know you’ve got the right person) does his utmost best to give you great advice, service and fresh meat. It’s the kind of service that makes you want to go back and try other things too! He loves his food too, so if you need any recipe ideas he’s always pleased to help.

Having two dogs, one of the little bonuses Simon the butchers offers is free bones if you buy some meat (and free bones anyway if you are a regular!).

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An Evening With Keith Skipper in Trowse – Sat 29th April 730pm

Come along and enjoy an evening with one of Norfolk’s gems, Keith Skipper. For those of you who are new to the county (i.e. been here less than 10 years) Keith Skipper is a well-known broadcaster, writer and journalist, and the author of many best-selling books including Skipper’s Byways, Rustic Revels and Hev Yew Gotta Loight, Boy?

He’s hosting a fundraising evening for the church in Trowse so do come along, have a laugh, and support the community!

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Regular Live Music in Trowse

At the Old Church Hall  in Trowse, the CreateNorwich team are going to be hosting a monthly live music session. Last Saturday of each month. Pencil it in your diaries and as soon as details for the next gig are available I’ll post them here..

Dove and Boweevil Trowse Gig 25/2/17 -Photos

Thanks for a great night at the CreateNorwich Studio in the old church hall in Trowse. Great time, and Lauren Dove has an incredible voice. Thanks to Suzie Hannah and the Marisca Trio for support! Here’s some photos.  [Read more…]

Whitlingham Park Volunteers Needed!

Can you help? Would you like to be part of a volunteer team that helps keep Whitlingham Park looking its best?

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Local Advertising now available!

Lots of people over the years have asked if they could advertise on the site, and kept offering to pay for me to do it. Well, has been running now for about 10 years and I’ve finally given in!

I’ll be setting up a free page for local services to list them, and charge for a front-page add (and additional page if you want one).

If you are a local company, tradesman, charity or tradesman or have something you would like to offer – do get in touch

Magical Misty Photos

Every now and then there are some stunning photos to be had in the village. In this case, a trip down the river in a canoe on a cold, misty night as the sun was going down..

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History – WW2 Anti Aircraft Gun and Power Station

Every now and then I come across something about the history of Trowse and the surrounding area. In this instance I found a base for a WW2 anti aircraft gun opposite the May Gurney/Keir site, and some interesting photos of the powerstation that used to be just across the river. [Read more…]

Pictures of things you wont see for much longer!

Pylons in Trowse have been part of the landscape for a long time, yet hoorah, they are coming down after the next few months and the cables being buried. So, given the strange angular beauty in them I thought I would try and be creative with some photos of the pylons down Whitlingham Lane as they are now. Enjoy! [Read more…]

Trowse St Andrews Graveyard Map

For those of you looking into history of people who lived in Trowse, I’ve scanned in a survey done in the 1980s by the local Woman’s Institute. Here is the map and list of people who are buried in the graveyard. It’s rather large, so you may have to fiddle to display on the screen!

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White Horse Lane Application Approved

A very disappointing outcome today for the Village of Trowse.

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Trowse People who died in WW1 – Can you help?

Given that 2014 is the centenary of the beginning of the first world war, we are looking to find out more about those who gave their lives to serve this country. Can you help with any information about them? [Read more…]

County Hall – Trowse’s Blot on the Landscape?

I don’t think I’ve ever gone past County Hall and thought ‘What a wonderful building..’.  Many times I’ve thought the opposite. I would imagine there have been thousands of people who came into Norwich for the first time, seen County Hall and had an impending sense of gloom. Cover it up, knock it down, clad it with something that lifts people’s spirits as they are stuck in the traffic queue outside it every morning. Anyway, for the first time I looked at the Hall (at night) and thought to myself  “That’s better!”. Have a look at some photos.. [Read more…]

Little Trip Down Memory Lane – Trowse Photos

Whilst pondering on what makes Trowse a special place, I came across some old photos from about ten years ago.I quick whizz through made me realise the things that make the place so special are its people, sense of community, and how the whole design of Trowse facilitates a greater sense of community than any other place I know of in Norfolk.  It’s great to have the school at the heart of the village, along with the common and swings, closely followed by the pub and shop! [Read more…]

Trowse Villager Oct/Nov 2013

Here’s an electronic copy of the Oct/Nov Villager magazine. Download.

Roger Smith’s Monthly Update Sept 2013 (inc housing Trowse estate and HUGE solar farm proposal in Trowse)

Every month, Roger Smith, member of Norfolk County Council (NCC) publishes a newsletter for people in this area.  Here’s the newsletter for September 2013.

About Roger

Roger Smith  is the Member of Norfolk County Council (NCC) for Henstead Division covering Bixley, Bramerton, Caistor St Edmund, Framingham Earl, Framingham Pigot, Kirby Bedon, Poringland, Stoke Holy Cross, Surlingham, Trowse with Newton.  You can contact Roger directly (Telephone: 01508 538225   e-mail: [Read more…]

La Ronde Meeting in Manor Rooms, Sunday 15th 730pm & Monday 16th, White Horse, 6-8pm

Just confirming 7.30pm at The Manor Rooms for Sunday 15th. Those inclined may wish to arrive via the bar at The White Horse (because ahew it’s important to support local business). Please SPREAD THE WORD! [Read more…]

Colmans’ Mustnot & Keep Trowse Special Posters to Download!

A kind neighbour mentioned to be that an innovative allotment holder had put up a sign in on the allotments. If you would like a copy, here it is! Also a downloadable printable version for you to print off and pop in your window. Download Colman’s Must Not PDF!

Also, see the “Keep Trowse Special” Poster – download here.

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Scenes from Trowse – Ted Geeson

Ted is a local artist who I recently found on the common starting a painting of the Common and the surrounding buildings. If you do see him finishing it off, do say hello! He also has some wonderful cards of St Andrews – which he sells to raise money for the local church. [Read more…]


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Lifting The Lid On The Vaccination Debate: Why We Deserve To Hear Both Sides Of The Argument

As fury erupts over a measles outbreak in the States, we ask whether it's possible to keep our kids safe while addressing genuine parental concerns

baby-22194_1920There are few decisions in life as important- or controversial – as whether or not to vaccinate, especially for parents of a new baby. With so much conflicting information at our fingertips, separating fact from fiction is no simple task. The only possible way people can make a wise and informed decision on this crucial matter is to arm themselves with all the available information, but with mainstream media backing the status quo and attacking renegade scientists who dare to dissent, are we really hearing both sides of the argument?

As we reported recently, many pro-choice or anti-vaccination campaigners are being silenced and censored by Governments, under pressure from lobbyists in Big Pharma. A recent study showed that a lack of trust in the Government is a key reason for choosing not to vaccinate, and we doubt very much that a bizarre new scheme by McDonald’s in Texas- it plans to offer free shots with its burger meals- will restore faith among parents who are already suspicious of a political system whose strings are pulled by American corporations. With that in mind, politicians would be wise to allow mature adults the opportunity to hear both sides of the vaccination debate.

The Pro-Vaccination Argument

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On the one hand, there is no denying that childhood diseases in the developed world have largely been eradicated in the last century, and there is no reason to believe that vaccination isn’t the reason for this achievement by modern science. Few would disagree with this point in principle. But the sheer number of vaccinations we are expected to administer to our children is a topic of hot debate, as are the ingredients of these shots and the potential risks caused by them.

By the age of two, the average American toddler will have received around 24 vaccinations, increasing to 29 by the age of six. Depending on location and additional booster shots, this number could increase to as many as 36 vaccinations before a child has reached five years old. Things are more or less the same across the developed world: Britain, Australia, Canada and most European countries insist on an incredible number of vaccinations at a stage when the immune system is not fully developed. Are all of these shots really necessary? Why are more vaccines being added to the list year on year? Why have so many parents taken the federal government to court, blaming their child’s autism on vaccines?

Evidence or Coincidence?

And it’s not just Autism. Vaccination has also been linked to SIDS (commonly known as cot death) ADHD and Alzheimer’s, among other medical conditions. ADHD-type symptoms have also been expressed by pets who have been vaccinated, as detailed in this fascinating presentation by a leading veterinary doctor. Whether we accept these links as coincidence or a valid reason not to take the risk is a decision for each individual, but the starting point for all difficult choices must involve freedom of information. Unfortunately, many countries and states do not wish for parents to have access to studies which demonstrate that vaccines can (and do) cause death, brain damage, or the illnesses they were supposed to protect against.

Mob Rule, Nanny State?

Meanwhile, the backlash against the anti-vaccination movement continues to grow, with a Time magazine op-ed calling for non-vaccinated children to be ‘named and shamed’. Those in favor of shots repeat time and time again that the only reason non-vaccinated children don’t get sick is because they are protected by those who are. The argument goes that if we all stopped vaccinating tomorrow, there would be an outbreak of various epidemics, something which writer and father Joe Matthews got so angry about he demanded to know the names and addresses of non-vaccinated kids in his neighborhood, in much the same way he might treat a local pedophile. Meanwhile, airlines are considering to deny passengers who haven’t been vaccinated, and some doctors want to refuse treatment to patients who haven’t had their shots. One woman was so enraged by her son contracting measles that she went on a crazy viral (excuse the pun) Facebook rant at those who choose not to.

Toxic Chemicals

On the opposite side of the fence are the voices of dissenting scientists, whose claims are just as convincing but inevitably less publicized. They include cardiologist Jack Wolfson, who wrote a damning article on vaccination which we reported on recently here. One of Wolfson’s points was to express how crazy it is how we don’t actually know what is in these shots. He cleared that up for us: “aluminum, mercury, formaldehyde, aborted fetal tissue, animal proteins, polysorbate 80, antibiotics, and other chemicals”. Wait, what? Aborted fetal tissue? Could this be true? We sincerely hope not. Again, the internet is awash with differing opinions, but one thing is for sure: we could start by asking tough questions ourselves.

As Wolfson pointed out angrily in his op-ed, “Be angry with yourself for not opening your eyes to the snow job and brainwashing which have taken over your mind. You NEVER asked the doctor any questions. You NEVER asked what is in the vaccines. You NEVER learned about these benign infections. Let’s face it, you don’t really give a crap what your children eat. You don’t care about chemicals in their life. You don’t care if they sit around all day watching the TV or playing video games.”

vaccines-are-not-toxicDr Bernadine Healy is another maverick medic who urges us not to dismiss the links between vaccination and serious medical disorders, especially the growing body of evidence that shots can cause autism. Is it simply a coincidence that America’s Autism rate in 2011 was 1 in every 91 person, but other countries that administer fewer vaccines in childhood can boast of a significantly lower rate, such as Cuba (11 shots before age five, with an Autism rate of 1 in 60,000)? On a similar topic, MIT Doctor Stephanie Seneff gave a very convincing presentation of evidence relating to Monsanto‘s glyphosate in a video we published earlier this year, with a shocking prediction that half of all American children will be autistic by 2050 due to these toxic chemicals.

One thing is certain: the shocking number of toxic chemicals in vaccinations (the afore-mentioned aluminum, thimersol (mercury-based), formaldehyde and other chemicals which Dr Wolfson wrote about) surely can’t be doing our children any good. So is there a middle ground here?

It seems sensible, in light of all the above, that we keep essential vaccinations to a minimum, give parents all the necessary information about their ingredients and the potential risks caused by them, limit vaccinations for those who are more vulnerable, stagger shots rather than pumping a cocktail of various toxins into our children all at once, allow parents to listen to differing opinions from experts, and make sure the system is transparent enough to address genuine claims rather than simply throw money at suffering families in the hope they will keep quiet about their adverse experiences.

Knowledge is power. As parents, we deserve that much for the sake of our children.

This is an opinion piece by staff journalist Sophie McAdam, a mother who chose to vaccinate her child 11 years ago and now wishes she was armed with all the available information about the issues raised in this article. Please feel free to leave your own opinions in the comments section below, or contact me directly with any personal stories here

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Bungie has announced Destiny is going offline for six hours today for maintenance.

Due to scheduled maintenance you won’t be able to play Destiny this evening. Well, unless you want to start playing at 10pm anyway.

The maintenance period is expected to last six hours, with the game going offline from 4PM UK time (8AM PDT/11AM EDT).

That means you should see Destiny servers become available again around 10PM UK time (2PM PDT/5PM EDT).

If you’re signed into Destiny before the maintenance period begins, you’ll receive an in-game notice about the imminent downtime.

“Once maintenance is concluded, all services and Destiny login functionality will be restored,” explained Bungie in a blogpost.

The developer also adding that Bungie.net sign-in and the Destiny companion app “may be restricted” during the scheduled maintenance period.

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Once the Destiny servers come back to us, you’ll be able to jump back in and attempthte 10 Moments of Triumph for that exclusive reward.

You’ve only got until September 9 to complete the necessary objectives anyway, if you’ve not already done so.

Bungie also recently released a teaser trailer for the raid arriving with The Taken King on September 15, known as King’s Fall.

The raid will launch on September 18, three days after the upcoming EP lands.

The Taken King will also make sweeping changes to Destiny gameplay overall, and will affect players regardless of whether they purchase the Taken King.

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Tuesday, February 25

Alterend Notes 2

Sorry for my late post...  something came up and I wasn't able to visit my planet yesterday.  This is going to be a quick post too, as I have to do some house chores.

Anyway, on Saturday I blogged about my altered note set freebie I got from One Kings Lane.  Here's the other half of the bunch.

Starting with the folder that came with, I made a sampler of the embossing on the 4 cards inside.  Then for closure, I just used a black ribbon.  The orange bow was made with the Unity bow maker.

You can see the four cards inside, each having a different embossing design (Spellbinders).  I also left the white die cut blank (EK Success), so it can be personalized, or you can just write a one word greeting - like THANKS, or HI, etc.

And since the base I used is dark grey/black, I attached a white die cut (Spellbinders)  inside for whatever message that needs to be written.

This card set is postal as we speak.  I hope the recipient likes it.

'Til next blog!

Saturday, February 22

Altered Notes

My last post was about a casette tape stamp by Yellow Owl Workshop.  I made a card set with it, which you can see by clicking here.  Anyway, I bought this stamp from One Kings Lane.  It was my first time to order from OKL, and I was very satisfied with this purchase.  There was actually a surprise that came with my goodies:

The note card set came with this message:

It is true.  Technology is kinda one of the factors that is making us lose that "personal" touch.  Even though it makes keeping in touch so much easier, cheaper and faster, wherever we are in the world.  I am guilty myself, as it seems greeting somebody "Happy Birthday" on Facebook seems to be enough.  The only time I send cards is during Christmas and New Year.  The irony is, I am a card maker.  But it is also a fact that it does cost money to send cards and letters by snail mail, especially internationally.

That note inspired me to make more cards out of the note set that came with my OKL order.  The set came with 8 envelopes and 4 embossed note cards.  I decided to make 2 card sets out of those - one with the "folder", and the other with the craft box they came with.

Here is the first set:

I used the same layout and elements on the four cards, except the embossing is 4 different designs (Spellbinders).  They are depicted on the box.

To match the box, I used kraft cardstock for my card base.

Materials used:
Cardstock/dp:  Recollections, Georgia Pacific
Tools:  Spellbinders (dies and embossing folders), EK Success punch
Adhesive:  Scotch, Glossy Inkssentials

I'll show you the next set on Monday.  For now, enjoy the rest of the weekend.  'Til next blog!

Tuesday, February 18

So I was enticed by a $15 coupon of first purchase at One Kings Lane, thanks to Mish, my crafty friend from NY.  Browsing through their website, I made sure I got this stamp by Yellow Owl Workshop:

The kit came with an ink pad and a red pencil.  Remember how we used a pencil to rewind a casette tape?  I really like the concept of this kit.

I have been into anything "casette tapes" lately.  It's a big staple of my youth.  In fact, there's this top I bought last summer and I wore it in one of our band gigs.

I was excited to play with my new stamp.  I really like the size - 2.5 x 3.5 inches.  I ended up with a mini card set using the exact same box it came with.  I was relieved to find envelopes that would fit the box.  And since they are small manila/kraft envelopes, I decided to use kraft cardstock as base for my cards as well.

I ended up with 24 cards with matching envelopes, and they all fit perfectly in the box.  For more variety, I stamped with 6 different colors from the ColorBox Petal Point dye ink set in Provence.

And since the stamp kit came with a pencil, which I really don't need,  I added the pencil to my card set.  I made sort of like a holder for the pencil, which also gave a 3D effect on the cover of the box.

The polka-dot kraft paper?  That's actually Unity Stamp packaging.  I embossed it with matching QuicKutz polka dots embossing folder.

I sure enjoyed making this card set.  And I love the latest addition to my stamp collection.

'Til next blog!

Monday, February 17

Post Valentine Post

I love my title today!!!

Anyway, I shared with you my Valentine project last week (click here to see).  I mentioned there that I helped a friend make Valentine treats for her twins to give to their classmates.  Well, I have shared only one project.  The other treat is a Valentine Treasure Chest filled with yummy Kisses and Hugs.

It's designed by the late Katie Renz for Clearly iStamp (click here to see).  What I really love here is the material used for the lid.  It's actually from a book of wall paper samples.  My friend bought it from Home Depot for $1 per book.  That's something to look out for next time.

The hearts were made with Creative Memories heart punch.  We didn't have time to add key holes... hee hee!  For closure, we used magnet strips from Xyron.  But that didn't work.  We ended up using Velcro, just like what the tutorial recommended.    What made this chest special is the message inside which says "This treasure is for you, Valentine".  It was thought of by one of the twins.  And for more personalization, he wrote his name on punched pieces of paper.

During times when you are busy with real life stuff, I'm really thankful there are tutorials like this by crafters available online.  It cuts time from the thinking and planning process.  Thanks to them, we are able to make Valentine treat bags for a whole class, multiply that by two.

'Til next blog!

Friday, February 14

Snappy Valentine

Hope your Valentine celebration was extra sweet.

For the past couple of days, I was helping my friend make Valentine treat bags for her twins to give to their classmates.  I was actually glad, because with my new work, I thought I won't be able to make Valentine goodies anymore.

So she got this alligator template from Skip to My Lou, as her daughter is into alligators lately, and NOT crocodiles.  It's designed to where you can put treats inside.  It can fit 3 peppermint patties comfortably.  We made 22 of these alligators, and when I got home, I just had to make a couple more for my crafting pleasure.

I curled the sentiment a bit to emphasize the tongue.  Then for the nostrils, I adhered two green pearl accents.

I had to add texture, so I embossed designer paper that would look alligator-ish and adhered it to the body.  This embossing folder is by Cuttlebug - from their Asian set.  The design gave my alligator some scales.

I also embossed a separate piece for the tummy side, where I adhered the legs with brads so they can actually move/wiggle.  This embossing folder by Tim Holtz is perfect for the look I want to achieve.

I really enjoyed making these alligators.  And I think the template is well designed, fitting so well on a 8.5 x 11 cardstock.  You can download it by clicking here.

'Til next blog!

Wednesday, February 12

Altered Eclipse 2

For my second altered Eclipse tin, I used an adhesive backed denim sheet I bought from the 100 Yen store in Japan.  I wanted this one really simple, making it look plain in front.

On the lid and on the back, I added some accents and a strip of washi paper.

Now,  I wonder where I hid the rest of my tins....

'Til next blog!

Tuesday, February 11

Altered Eclipse

I have been a Sams Club junkie for a long time.  And one of the things I like to buy there are the Altoids and Eclipse mints because of their tins.  Yeah, I like to repurpose them.  I have had several projects with the Altoid tins (regular and mini), but not with the Eclipse ones.  Well, I had the chance to play with them several weeks ago.

I wanted it to be a quick and easy project, so I used adhesive backed fabric from my stash.

For the one on the left, I used fabric tape remnants.  To break the pattern, I added a strip of washi tape.  The flip cover has embossing on it, so I covered both sides with fabric as well.

Back side.

Back side opened.

I'll show the other tin in detail tomorrow.  'Til then!

Monday, February 10

How's your Monday so far?  I can't believe we're almost halfway to the second month of the year, and then it's Valentine's Day already.  I guess it's true what they say - time flies faster as you get older.  Somehow, I still think I'm in my younger years.  I have to remind myself that I am getting older.

Anyway, here's the last card of from my Joann's and Meijer loot.  This one's very simple, but I'm really liking the effect of Smooch Spritz.  I should use it more often.  There are a lot of things in my planet that need to be used more often.  And believe me, I'm trying to start :)

'Til next blog!

Saturday, February 8

You Rock

Happy Saturday!  Time for more play in my planet.  However, that's after I finish "real" household chores.  Laundry is in progress, and I'm about to start vacuuming the carpets and tidying up the kitchen.

But before that, let me share with you Card No. 5 from my Joann's and Meijer loot.

This is not the first time I used this embossing folder, and everytime I use it, I love it more and more!

Have a great weekend... 'til next blog!

Friday, February 7

In case you missed it, you can see the previous three cards by clicking on the following:
This fourth card is one of my faves.  I love how the bleeding of the coloring actually went well with the overall theme of the card.

TGIF... 'til next blog!

Thursday, February 6

Today's card is the third of a series made with my Joann's and Meijer loot.  This stamp is originally a dollar at Joann's but I got it on clearance with additional discount, so I ended up paying only 35 cents.  The first card is called ME, which you can see by clicking here.  And the second card is DANG, which you can see here.

What I love about this card is the no planning involved.  I kept with the rugged look of the embossed background, and added tearing on the silver washi tape.  It gave the look of a card made in a rush because you suddenly remembered somebody's birthday.

'Til next blog!

Wednesday, February 5

Happy Wednesday!

Here's the second card from my Joann's and Meijer's haul.  I love how the silver accents go well with the washi tape I used.

You can see card no. 1 by clicking here, and my Joann's and Meijer loot by clicking here.

'Til next blog!

Yesterday, I blogged about my latest haul from Joann's and Meijer.  Well, I accompanied those stamps with Spellbinders Labels 17, Tim Holtz embossing folders, Copic markers, Core'dinations cardstock and Smooch Spritz to create six A2 cards.

Let me share with you the first card of the bunch:

'Til next blog!

Monday, February 3

Latest Loot

Each time I go to any store or go shopping online, I make sure to check out the clearance or specials section.  You just don't know what you'll see, and what you'll get.  Often times, I get lucky.  And because of that, I rarely buy anything in its MSRP anymore.  I know somewhere, somehow, I can get it cheaper.

On my last visit to Joann's, I saw these Studio G dollar stamps for only 50 cents each.

I had a 30% discount off total purchase coupon, so I ended up paying only 35 cents for each of these stamps.  Way cool huh?

Then at Meijer, I saw these washi tapes in their clearance section.

And if I remember it right, everything in that rack had an additional 70% off.  I only paid just a little over a dollar for all 5 rolls.  Now how can you say no to that?

I already had plans on making a card set with my latest haul.  And last weekend, I was able to make six cards, one for each stamp.  I colored each image with Copics, and cut with the same Spellbinders die.

I'll show each card in detail in the coming days.  For now, have a great week, crafty reader!  'Til next blog...

Saturday, February 1

Happy New Year!

Hello crafty friends!  How's your 2014 so far?  Mine's been super crazy with a lot of ups and downs - new job (yey!) and my grandma passing away (sob!).  I intentionally didn't post for the whole month of January as I wanted to finish cataloging my stamps.  Yes.  I finally did it.  I have bought so many stamps the past couple of years, but I haven't taken them out of their packaging.  So I told myself I won't post anything until I put them in the right place.  The fun part is seeing all these beautiful stamps that have been in my possession, and now I can't wait to play with them.  The frustrating part is that during the process, I found stamps that I already have and ended up buying again.  Because they were not catalogued.  But those doubles are good reason for some blog candies in the future... yeah!  It's been a while since I gave out blog candy.

Anyway, for my first post this year, I want to share with you an altered project.  I have been keeping a lot of these candy/gum containers, well, because I wanted to alter them.  This one is a Black Black mint container I bought from Japan.

I peeled off the label, and it gave me a really nice small container, perfect for altering.

I wanted to stick to the black and white color scheme of the container, so I took out a bunch of washi tapes from my stash.

The washi tape adhered really well to the plastic container, and I super love the final product!

The bottom is glitter cardstock punched with Creative Memories circle punch.  It was a perfect size.

Closer look.

I added bling under the cap, making this container extra special.

I have to say that this one is definitely a keeper.  'Til next blog!

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The Washington State Department of Transportation is reporting that a semi-tractor trailer truck went over the roadway and dumped its load of frozen fish into the Duwamish River, near the intersection of SR-99 and SR-509 in Tukwila Wednesday evening, Dec. 7.

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Kudos to CASTLE for supporting Edjurist, a blog covering school law. The interpretation of law, which is often via paranoid hearsay and self-interested marketing, has a huge effect on how we implement IT in schools. In particular, it is the ultimate conversation-ender: "We can't do that because it is illegal."

These two posts on e-discovery are essential:

As I mentioned above, the e-discovery amendments for the first time introduced into the FRCP explicit provisions regulating the disclosure and production of electronically stored information. Since then, a misconception has developed among some public education practitioners that institutions using such information must therefore now archive all electronic information in case it is later needed in discovery, despite their prior practices and despite the lack of any anticipated litigation concerning the information in question. No such independent duty was created by any of the e-discovery amendments adopted in 2006, and no such duty exists anywhere else in the FRCP (although state education laws or administrative codes may require otherwise). As I will explain further in a future post, under the FRCP, an institution may be required to halt the routine destruction of electronically stored information once litigation has begun, but outside that limited circumstance, the e-discovery amendments do not require the archiving of any electronic information not previously stored.

There is nothing about e-discovery that requires schools to archive all electronic communication coming in and out of a school -- a common argument for blocking virtually all websites that allow user posting.

Another excellent post is Revisioning The Justification For School Employee Legal Education, which starts to make the case that education for democracy requires, in turn, education of educational lawyers about education for democracy.

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Tom, thanks for spreading the word about The EdJurist. Justin is a brand new professor at U. Kentucky. He's off to a great start in terms of recognizing the power of the Social Web for information dissemination and conversation. Now all I have to do is figure out how to get more educational leaders reading him!


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I Love Lucy

Season 1 Episode 15

Lucy Plays Cupid

Full Episode: Lucy Plays Cupid

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Miss Lewis, the Ricardo's elderly neighbor, requests Lucy's assistance in getting the attention of Mr. Ritter, the elderly grocery man whom she is sweet on. Lucy readily agrees to give Mr. Ritter a dinner invitation for Miss Lewis. The first complication arises when Lucy shares the news with Ricky, who spanks Lucy for interfering and makes her promise to give the note back to Miss Lewis. But, when Lucy proceeds to give Mr. Ritter the note anyway, he misunderstands and thinks the invitation is from Lucy herself. This leads to an unsuccessful plan by Lucy to discourage Mr. Ritter and Ricky's telling Mr. Ritter that he can have her. In spite of all these unintended mishaps, Mr. Ritter and Miss Lewis do in fact wind up together, never to be seen on any future episode.moreless
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