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Tuesday, September 6, 2011

The Edwardian Era: The Wasp Waist

The Victorian era had a somewhat austere atmosphere under their queen who was for ever in heavy mourning gear, under shawls, pleats and petticoats. Edward VII brought with him a licence to lightness, and the fresh spirit of La Belle Epoque blew in from the continent. The Edwardian woman was dressed up, out and about and sure to be seen with her sinuous S-curved silhoette!

The mainstay of the Edwardian fashion form was the tailor made corset, also seen as a "health corset"! The waist was clinched in to the smallest possible size and the tummy totally flattened. All available flesh was pushed backward to form an ample posterior and upwards to show a heavy breast line. Read more about The Edwardian Silhoette here!

I made up this painting to continue my list of typical Edwardian fashion traits:

  • Edwardian ladies, although going around with low necklines at night, was dressed from their chins to their feet in the daytime, even wearing long gloves and never venturing out without hats and parasols.
  • The "wasp waist" ruled supreme! The process could start with ribbons tied tightly, then the corset would be pulled over and tightened with some help from a ladies' maid!
  • Heavy trimmings and lots of detail in the bodice helped to enlarge the top and minimize the waist even more. Even padding could be placed against the skin under the arms. In this dress the mock bolero has scallops, contrasting trim (often in velvet as was seen in my previous painting), a blouse effect and plenty of buttons ( a great craze of the times).
  • A flat tummy and neat pleats kept the flattened effect in place in the front of the skirt.
  • This was the time of Art Nouveau, with its flowing organic lines. I painted a type of screen to show the relation between Art Nouveau design and the Edwardian sillhoette. Both styles followed a design of balance and counter-balance and exaggerated curves.
  • Edwardian collars were high and stiffened with stays and bones, making the neck appear very slim and were playing the role that the pearl "dog collars" played at night.
  • The Arts and Crafts Revival put the emphasis on beautiful handmade furniture and objects. Likewise an enormous amount of labour was spent in the making of one ladies outfit with its matching jacket, parasol and hat, belts and shoes, with all the trimmings and insets, boning, ribbons and lace. Working girls with careers could never keep up the pace!
The S-shaped stance, so very pretty, was not very comfortable and one often sees photos of Edwardian ladies leaning onto thin parasol handles, walking sticks or any nearby pedestal! There is a lot more to learn about this fashion era! My collage shows the dress pattern which inspired my painting, ( From "Costume and Fashion") and some waist-thinning corsets from the same book and from Dover clip art. Read more about the wasp waist and waist-thinning corsets here

  1. Apart from your really wonderful French belle's you have painted, this is such an informative blog Marie.... love reading the history behind all the fashions!

  2. Thank you, Debbie. You have no idea how much I appreciate your comments! I read a large collection of books so that I can say everything in my own words and from my own perspective! Hugs, M

  3. Sometimes I feel like I was born in the Edwardian Era!! I remember wearing petticoats as a young girl and occasionally I wore a slip with a hoop!! Should I even be telling anyone this? Love your post as well as this beautiful painting of this Edwardian "Lady".

  4. Thank you Hilda, I love this topic and will soon show what Edwardian skirts were all about. I too remember the 1960's and the lovely petticoats. We would always sit in low armchairs, because then you could show off many layers of lace peeking out under the wide gingham skirts!


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Monday, November 28, 2016

9 months in prison for having attempted to escape from the police by plunging into the Seine – The Paris

Shas crossed into the freezing water of the Seine was led… in front of the tribunal de grande instance of Nanterre. This Monday, the man who had swum 1 km between Clichy-la-Garenne et l’ile-Saint-Denis, on the eve, in order to escape police has been sentenced to nine months ‘ imprisonment with warrant of committal. He was found in appearance immediate for driving without a license and refusal to obey orders. And his course under the water had not failed to bring a smile to the judges. Already, before the arrival of the accused on the bench, the president quipped : “the matter is distracting for a time.” “It is a sort of competitio n for the future olympic Games of 2024,” says she, before resuming his serious and detail the facts.

It was 3: 50 p.m. on that Sunday when the swimmer experienced it intersects with the route of the officers on the boulevard du General Leclerc in Clichy. At the wheel of his Peugeot 308 — or rather the one he borrowed from her mother without his permission — it was travelling at high speed. The police therefore decided to make a u-turn to follow him. A few meters away, the vehicle stops on the down-side. But went again at high speed at the approach of the car of the police officers towards the port of Gennevilliers. A little further, it diverts, through a parterre of flowers before you walk into a wall. He fled then running, always being chased by the police.

” Fortunately, neither the ridiculous nor the stupidity does kill, drowning in the other hand… “

It was at this time that this 35 year old man climbing a wall, the one a pound, and… plunged into the Seine. There, he swims, and then drift for a 1km on a branch. Before being caught on the Ile-Saint-Denis “hardened, but also smelling of alcohol and bloodshot eyes,” according to the president, by the police officers waiting with handcuffs. “Fortunately, neither the ridiculous nor the stupidity does kill, drowning in the other hand… “, blowing the president, who admits to having had ” a slight smile at the reading of the folder “.

” You are ready to jump in the Seine a, November 27 at 3: 50 am, all that to escape an identity check ? “asks the judge. “I was afraid,” replies the mother, contrite. “At 35 years of age it takes to the water because they are afraid ? “, she says. “My reaction was… “, replied the accused, bowed his head without finishing his sentence.

” And the next time, you won’t need to do anything ? The bridge of Gennevilliers ? “

During his hearing, the father of two children has told her that he was returning of an evening alcoholic with friends in a cabaret when he crossed the road police. “No one is ever forced to drive when there was no permit or that it is alcoholic, recovery the magistrate. The taxi, you don’t know ? “

But the accused is not in its infancy, with twelve convictions were recorded on his criminal record, including for refusal to obey orders or driving without a license. “You make it since the age of 14, driving without a license, taking the chair. What are you waiting for ? Kill someone ? “” I’m confused, I have evolved, I have changed my life. I need help, ” defends the accused. “And next time, you won’t need to do anything ? The bridge of Gennevilliers ? “, quips the magistrate, without letting go of the accused in the eye.

The prosecutor, who is said to be “shocked” by the story, then, has the required 15 months in prison. And the lawyer of the accused asked for mercy of the judges highlighting its ” sincere attitude “. “He was afraid to put to naught his efforts to integration “, argues the council. Before you embark on a watery metaphor. “This evening, it has plunged. And we will, if I can allow myself to continue on this semantics, he put his head completely under the water with these 15 months, ” he argues. Finally, the judges will opt for nine months.

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Friday, November 4, 2016

Why the evacuation of migrants from Stalingrad to Paris will not be the last – Release

A sad record for the thirtieth. At 6 o’clock this Friday morning, the authorities have started the evacuation of the encampment of migrants of Stalingrad, in the north-east of Paris. Between 3 000 and 3 500 people could benefit from this operation “shelter”, according to the official terminology, the highest figure since the first evacuation of this type, in June 2015, on the outskirts of the metro La Chapelle.

In nearly eighteen months, the face of the area near to the gare du Nord has been profoundly modified. Every day, we cross there the exiles of the world, trying to survive on a piece of sidewalk. Was Stalingrad, on the central median of avenue of Flanders, the situation is critical. They are many thousands, originating from Sudan, Afghanistan, Eritrea, seek shelter there, in a cloud of multicolored tents, sometimes also under a simple tarp and a piece of cardboard. There are emergency : winter is approaching and the cries of warning of local residents, fed up with the slum, open to the sky, are all the more pressing.

For the authorities also, the stakes are high. A week after the dismantling of the Calais “jungle”, it is to show that they remain in control of the situation. As the evacuation of the slums in the Pas-de-Calais has not resulted in deferral massif of migrants to the capital, and has not mobilized all the capacities of available accommodation.

Yet, according to our information, Jean-François Carenco, the prefect of the region Ile-de-France, has had to turn in all directions to achieve got hold of some 4 000 beds in order to relocate the migrants from Stalingrad. A sign that jobs are scarce, hotel rooms have been reserved, and gyms in the île de france should be requisitioned. A solution that has already proven, in the past, its inappropriate to provide a social support quality. During the preparatory meetings, Carenco, half-jokingly, has even raised the possibility of requisition of the Grand Palais.

“we need to make shelter in the emergency and ensure that people do not sleep in the street”, points out Aurélie El Hassak-Marzorati, assistant director-general of Emmaus Solidarity, which will participate in the operation at the side of the government. Just hoping that the option of a grammar takes as less time as possible. Still, this new decommissioning will probably not be the last in the capital. Several obstacles stand in the way indeed on the road to the government.

Because the flow of arrivals does not heaps

in recent weeks, between 80 and 100 people arrive daily in Paris. A figure higher than during the summer, when it revolved around a sixty per day. This means that the migrants manage to evade the police checks, in particular to the franco-Italian border, before returning to the capital, well served by public transport.

as the community links are important, since nearly a dozen years for the Afghan people. Migrants also know that they will find here the help of volunteers, and may even benefit, at the cost of long weeks in the streets, operations of housing (like the one this Friday), combined with a facilitated access to the asylum application.

Because Paris is now the main point of attraction in France

The shanty town of Calais, which was the next step for all those wishing to join the United Kingdom, no longer exists. And the large police presence in the north of France, deters probably a number of people to go there, for the time being. In the meantime, they wait, therefore, in the north of Paris, where some of the networks of traffickers also operate.

in addition, the dismantling of the “jungle” has also caused the departure of hundreds of people refractory to evacuation by coach to accommodation centres throughout the territory. Some of them are now living in the tents of the avenue de Flandre.

Because the rest of the system is a bottleneck

the evacuation of The camp of Stalingrad, which is expected to last all day Friday, has also for objective to allow the opening, probably next week, the humanitarian centre wanted by Anne Hidalgo. This one, located porte de la Chapelle (XVIIIe arrondissement, will house between 400 and 500 people. But for ensure that it is not attacked from its very first hours, it was “empty” Paris of the main camp.

In theory, the centre of the Paris city council had to fill a void : one of the first home for newcomers on the French soil. The beneficiaries are supposed to be kept five to ten days, before being referred to appropriate entities, including the CAD (centres for the reception and guidance) for those wishing to apply for asylum in France.

also read: in Paris, life in the margins

But the current flow of arrivals in the capital is so high that it might put the new structure in overheating. The ministry of the Interior continues to turn on to ensure “fluency” of the device, that is to say, to ensure that migrants move from one accommodation centre to another according to their administrative situation. A challenge. At the end of the year, France is expected to be less than 40 000 places in reception centres for asylum seekers (Cada), then they should be close to 100, 000 to apply for refugee status in 2016…

To Pierre Henry, director general of the association France Land of asylum, today, we must consider the establishment of a “ecosystem, virtuous on the whole of the territory in order to avoid the phenomena of concentration”. His idea : “Create transit centers in the major French cities, each with the same level of service, to allow for the registration of the records of migrants in a reasonable time.”

Sylvain Mouillard

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Sunday, June 8, 2008

A Big Lead, A Comeback and a Wild Finish

Despite the Pelicans clinching the division the night before, both teams played for keeps on Saturday Night.

The Indians jumped out in the first inning thanks to Nick Weglarz:

They then got a big inning from Niuman Romero, and was capped by a Beau Mills no-doubt visit to the deli:

The Indians relinquished the lead, only to tie things in the ninth:

That set things up with Luis Perdomo on the mound to try to hold things down in the 10th:

The heroics then came with the bases loaded in the bottom half:

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Saturday, November 15, 2008

Part of our recent trip included several visits with my 94 year old Aunt Toddy. She is my mother’s sister, and was recently moved to a nice facility for those with memory difficulties (dementia/ Alzheimer’s). A little background is appropriate. Toddy’s real name is Catharine, but her younger sister could not say Catharine, and somehow the name Toddy stuck. She was the third child of four with my mother the eldest, followed by a brother, Toddy, and the youngest sister. They were raised in a small Illinois farming community. The only brother was spoiled and in his own way became a living legend with, we think, ten marriages. My mother (gone nearly 11 years) and Toddy were very close, although 10 years apart, and they talked or visited each other frequently during their adult lives.

Aunt Toddy has lived a wonderful, happy life with her husband, a WWII veteran and was the World Sales Manager for a major international corporation (sadly he passed away in late 2000). Her loving spouse provided very well and was most generous. They traveled the world, and entertained or were entertained extensively. Aunt Toddy loved to cook, and have big parties in their home in Larchmont, N.Y. and later in retirement in their large Gulf-side condominium apartment in Florida.

About a year after dear Art’s passing, Aunt Toddy moved to a beautiful senior citizen facility operated by the Hyatt Corporation on Hilton Head Island. She could not remain alone in Florida and their only child, Tom, moved her to be near his home in South Carolina. Her son has provided for every need under trying medical conditions. On previous trips to the area we visited Toddy often in her apartment, however her physical health and mental condition deteriorated with advancing age. Toddy loved her Florida apartment and wanted to go back to the way, and times that used to be. Those happy carefree years were missed deeply, but could not be recaptured.

On each visit over the years we noticed significant changes in Toddy’s condition. Those changes were not necessarily physical, but mental. Each visit brought less recognition, and more repetition. Just as I experienced with my own mother, there is discussion of events way back in her youth, but less definitive talk about the present or near past. Over time the discussion has drifted to some specific true facts that were interwoven into stories that were definitely not factual, but bits and pieces of various true details made into a totally new story.

Toddy’s new home is in a lovely facility specialized to meet her needs. She has a cozy room with private bath and a few pieces of favorite furniture, but it is much smaller and she realizes that. “Where is all my lovely furniture…who stole all my things?” she will ask.

On a recent visit, I left, and sat in my car with tears in my eyes thinking WHERE DID AUNT TODDY GO? While she is blessed to be in this wonderful facility, many in her condition cannot afford the superior professional care she is being given. I wonder what she is really thinking about during the hours she sits each day. Is she anguished with frustration, because she realizes that all the circuits are not working properly, or is she content in her own world? Then, too, I think about the huge responsibility placed upon my cousin, and the monumental decisions confronting him each day.

I look back fondly to wonderful memories of Aunt Toddy and Uncle Art. We had many fun filled days together from the time I was a young boy and they were dating and occasionally babysat for me. It breaks my heart to see her mentally deteriorating like this.

No one could be receiving better care, or living under better conditions than Aunt Toddy, but what happens to the hundreds of thousands of people in this world who are experiencing similar senior citizen mental health problems? The seriousness of this dementia/Alzheimer’s issue is only growing as the health care industry allows us to live longer, but there is too little attention given to this rapidly escalating world-wide dilemma.

Fortunately, Aunt Toddy’s estate and her only son can provide for her, but what is happening across the world to thousands of families facing similar problems? In many cases this responsibility will break up families and destroy them financially. Toddy is blessed to be where she is, but she does not understand or appreciate that. What happens to those of less means?

The government’s leadership regarding senior dementia issues must increase, despite our troubled economics. Entitlement programs flourish carrying little or no accountability, and yet this growing responsibility to our seniors is ignored. These are the people who made this country and world the magnificent place it is and they should not be overlooked or left to die on the vine. Government authorities continue to authorize pay-off earmarks and drain our treasury, while disregarding seniors crying for attention and who deserve our loving care. Is it because many are unable to vote?

There are Aunt Toddys all over the country today. She is just like all the other people suffering dementia issues. She was a vibrant, fun loving human being who is no longer really with us. We know where Aunt Toddy is and who she once was, but how do we know where we will end up? May God bless and protect these poor soles who are all children of a loving caring God.

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Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Searching for Where the News Can Be Found

Or a Personal Quest for Journalistic Quality

I've always been fascinated by history and current events (which is simply "live" history), seeking out knowledge wherever I could.  This dates to the stone age before the Web, back when we had to read newspapers, magazines, books, and watch Walter Cronkite on the CBS Evening News. Eventually, as cable finally made its way into our family life, there was the news addict's dream made real by CNN and then the quick fix provided by CNN Headline News.  Heady (or headliney) times, it couldn't get better than this!

Of course, it wasn't easy to get some of the quality newspapers as The New York Times and The Washington Post were only available at the library. But I did have a subscription to Newsweek for a couple of years that I treasured.  That fell by the wayside due to a lack of money brought on by disability, but in the early 1990's I purchased my first computer, a Packard Bell 486SX-25 with a 2400 baud modem in it.  After perusing bulletin boards on dial-up, I received one of those unavoidable America Online floppies in the mail.  I joined the service and began to find news in virtual print once again.

Watching Less, Reading More

In the meantime, various cable news networks had popped up and while available on satellite TV, I felt there had been a decay in quality slowly becoming evident.  By the mid-90s, format changes were making it all feel more tabloid like, more entertainment and personality driven.  Cable news hit its zenith during 1991 when covering Operation Desert Storm and never quite hit that level again.  I watched it less and less.

So I turned toward content I could find online, though it wasn't easy or convenient to find.  The Web came into being and I dipped my toe in the water via AOL's built in browser.  As internet service became available locally, I signed up to the very primitive connectivity in my rural area.  After giving up on it and returning to AOL, the service finally became reliable and I signed up again using OS/2 Warp's Web Explorer to crawl around the new web.  I remember that new place called Yahoo just starting up, then Netscape taking the web browser to a whole new level.  By that time the OS wars were over and I was stuck with Windows95. At last came a new piece of software that looked like it would fulfill all my dreams of news gathering in one place.

A News Junkie's Dream

That program was called Pointcast and it was wonderful!  I could set it up to download the news from all sorts of sources, including The New York Times and The Washington Post.  It all flowed into the program in the background when I was dialed into the Net and I could read it once disconnected.  That was needed, because even a 56k modem in 1996 took awhile to get any content off the copper wires.  It was bliss, news nirvana, and I couldn't stop extolling it to others I knew.

Of course, it didn't last.  The infrastructure wasn't there yet for so much data being downloaded at once, it was overloading servers in business environments which were the main users of Pointcast.  Missed opportunities and the rise of Yahoo killed the endeavor within a few years.  I mourned that software's passing almost as much as OS/2 Warp's.

Signs of the Times

Thankfully, the newspapers and news cable stations had discovered the value of the Internet by then.  It meant I had to read while online, but the content was still there.  However, I started to see the same symptoms of rot that I'd seen with news TV.  The New York Times in particular was becoming less a journalistic bastion of integrity than a source of polemics.   By 2003, the Jayson Blair scandal broke and I wasn't surprised, as my trips to their website had gone from multiple times a day to once daily. The rot had become visible. At that point, it was a slow road to infrequently visiting the once venerable institution.  These days, articles are written the same way as editorials and there really is no difference.

At least The Washington Post kept it's integrity, I told others. For the most part, it did until the 2004 election drove it over the edge.  While not going into the absolute free fall that has turned the Grey Lady into a very bad joke, it did become more openly partisan.  Of course it was always a left wing newspaper, but a very respectable one.  After John Kerry's loss in the Presidential race, the paper began to go down the same road as it's New York rival.

This was unpleasant to recognize, because I didn't feel like I had much in the way of alternatives.  Oh there was the rising blogosphere, but that wasn't developed enough at the time.  Talk radio never appealed, because it is primarily personality driven with a penchant for theatrics.  NPR is possibly the best antidote for insomnia, between its nonstop leftist slant and gray drones speaking in the academic cadences of those who've never really lived life.

Signal Degradation

What of cable news?  Infotainment at best, rarely any journalism present these days.  Sensationalism is the main content, with talk radio style theatrics thrown in. Not a surprise as many shows are hosted by talk radio hosts. Most cable news networks are far left, with MSNBC on the lunatic fringe side of the spectrum and CNN catering to the left base.  Fox News is still tabloid in style, which I despise.  At least they report the stories the other networks refuse to, since that is where the ratings and eyeballs are. I feel as if I am praising Fox with faint damning's. The other networks are more concerned with being an active component of the Democratic Party than in being journalists. That includes the tattered remnants of the once proud broadcast network news shows.

A New Media:  Meet the New Boss, Same as the Old Boss?

These days, the blogs are where to find information that the left wing media suppresses. Still, there is a huge amount of emotionalism to this new media and one has to sift them to get good information.  It reminds me very much of the yellow journalism days of the 1800's.  The idea of journalistic integrity is a late 20th Century idea and I often wonder if there ever has been such a thing.  But trying to obtain that illusion at least keeps things more grounded in reality and honesty.

Currently, society in the United States is fragmenting rather than uniting.  The rise of blogs is a good indication of that, with the constant wars fought between even those claiming to be on the same side.  Just search for LGF or LittleGreenFootballs along with the word 'banning' to see the kind of wars that get fought, as that blog goes further left.  Of course, that is an exaggerated example as that blog has turned into an intolerant, totalitarian cult-like place.  Once upon a time it was in my links on this blog, but hasn't been for some time now.

Looking Across the Pond

So where to find the news?  I suggest reading the full links from various blogs, getting the original articles in case things have been misinterpreted or spun. You have to work to find out the truth, don't expect anyone to deliver it to you on a platter. For traditional news that hasn't totally degraded, check out newspapers from the United Kingdom, such as The Telegraph and The Times. It was a link on Drudge that inspired me to write this post, as I discovered I was part of a trend.  Imagine that, me being trendy!

It appears that there are more than a few of us American news junkies reading the newspapers of Great Britain to get news about our own country we don't get in print here.  What a sad and alarming thing statement that is!  I don't think our newspapers are dying due to a lack of an audience, but due to becoming completely out of touch with the majority of Americans.

The Death of an Independent Media?

Now there is talk of the government bailing out the liberal newspapers, consolidating the leftist message by turning them into possessions of the government.  Because the majority of the federal government is made up by bureaucrats, it doesn't matter which party is in possession of the Oval Office.  Those faceless feds tend to be very liberal, which means the papers will be semi-official organs of big government no matter what.

Pravda anyone?

Sadly, that question won't mean a thing to many too young to remember the Soviet Union.  When a government controls the news, there can be no freedom.  It is up to us, the American people, to prevent this from happening.  Do we have enough people willing to fight for their freedom in this fragmented society?  It isn't enough to defend the Constitution, we must make sure that a vibrant and independent media exists, otherwise the First Amendment is just words.

Me, I'm wondering if I'll have to keep searching for honest journalism in the future.  The fact I'm looking to British newspapers for news isn't good.

Thursday, September 17, 2009

The Decline of Polite Culture and Other Items of Interest

I started this blog for the purpose of being something of a journal so that I could look back and see what was going on in my life.  Unfortunately, between being a private person and not having much of a life, I see most of my posting being about things outside of my control.  That is, politics and world events.

Ah well, it beats being a narcissist, I suppose.

In case anyone else is reading, a few things that caught my interest while being quite ill the past two weeks:

Victor Davis Hanson has a wonderful piece on the decline of polite behavior that is well worth reading through.

If you want good insights into the problems of the Middle East, few countries embody all the difficulties faced more than Lebanon.  That's where Michael Totten's work has been invaluable and his account of meeting Walid Jumblatt, the Druze leader is absolutely fascinating. Read the whole thing.

Drew Emmer at Wright County Republican has posted Gov. Mitch Daniels' (R-Indiana) op-ed on the coming reduction of tax revenues governors across the United States will be facing.  It is time for government to tighten their belts just like everyone else. There are a lot of people struggling financially right now, including me.

Facebook is not a secure or safe place to be, unfortunately not a lot of people know how to make it safer.  Several weeks ago, a young friend of mine had his laptop infected by a hostile ad on Facebook that took quite a bit of doing to kill.  Watch out for anything claiming to be an antivirus that spawns popups like crazy!

I Know Seminary Is Hard, But...

Also found this on Drudge today: a report on a Satan worshipping teen setting fire to a church in California.  It turns out the fire was set in the chapel of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Orangevale.  Being a Latter-day Saint myself, of course it caught my attention.  Since the fire was set shortly after 7 AM and the girl is fifteen, I knew she'd done it during Seminary.

One of the best things about my church is the religious education program that encompasses more than just 'Sunday school.' Since I converted late in life, I missed out on two of the better ones, Institute and Seminary.  Where Institute is for college & college aged members, Seminary focuses on that most precarious of times in one's life -- the teenage years.  In a modern world filled with all kinds of self destructive behaviors pushed by our culture, it is a refuge for kids trying to make the shaky transition from child to proto-adult.

Every school day morning, teens go to seminary early in the morning, before public school classes begin.  That requires a real commitment by the teen and by their parents, who have to get up just as early to run them to Seminary classes.  Besides teaching the Gospel, this requirement of hewing to a daily routine teaches perseverance and the ability to make and keep commitments. Yes it is hard to make that daily commitment and see it through.  That's no reason to set a pew on fire, however tempting that may be in the throes of teenage angst.

A quote by President Gordon B. Hinckley illustrate the simple blessings that can come from attending:

“We urge all for whom it is available to take advantage of it. We do not hesitate to promise that your knowledge of the gospel will be increased, your faith will be strengthened, and you will develop wonderful associations and friendships”
Sadly, it appears this young woman hasn't taken full advantage of what has been offered her, instead she has allowed herself to be led down a dark path.  When kids start worshipping Satan, there are major problems below the surface.  That's why I'm gratified to see how the local Church and authorities are handling this in a truly Christian way -- by requesting that she not be punished and that she be given the counseling she so obviously needs.

In dealing with such cases, we need to follow the example of the Savior on the cross who said of those who crucified him, "Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do." Luke 23:34

70 Years Ago in Poland and Obama's Appeasement Fetish

I was reading The Drudge Report today and ran across the following fact.

September 17, 1939, Joseph Stalin attacked Poland as part of a deal with Hitler to split the country.  How do you commemerate this day if you are President Barack Obama?  You sell out the Poles to the Russians again! Representatives from the administration are in Poland and the Czech Republic to tell them the missile defense shield is off, something Putin has been demanding for some time. For a newly elected president who was supposed to be so intelligent, so smooth, so diplomatic and knowledgeable, Obama and company have shown themselves to be utterly tone deaf in foreign dealings.

There is a chance this callous behavior isn't born of ignorance and stupidity, though.  News has come down that Russia will be assisting Venezuela in obtaining nuclear technology.  The same Chavez run socialist state that has given assistance to Iran, a state rushing headlong toward the atomic bomb. Meanwhile, recent diplomatic caving ins to Iranian and North Korean negotiating demands puts us in a very weak position regarding nuclear proliferation. The pattern of wooing enemies and alienating allies from Honduras to Poland suggests a desire to oppose everything America has stood for in the last century.  It appears to be a rejection of everything done to protect the United States in the last sixty years.

At one point, people thought Jimmy Carter was the worst comparison to Obama that could be made.  Right now, he's making Carter look good by comparison. We live in very dangerous times and weakness is the last thing we need to be showing right now.

Friday, September 11, 2009

Eight Years from 9/11

I remember when the numbers 911 came in for emergency calls and it took awhile to adjust to that, but in the end they became a standard part of the language.  Those numbers took on a whole new meaning eight years ago today. Instead of "nine-one-one" the first thing I think when I see the numbers in "Nine-Eleven."  It is a simple but profound change that affected many others, I suspect.

So I will remember the lives lost that fateful day and most likely will watch United 93 on DVD again.  It is difficult to because of the anger it provokes, but I vowed to never forget that day. Sadly, too many people have fallen prey to insane conspiracy theories or moral relativism regarding the events that cost over 3,000 people their lives.  The evils of Islamic fundamentalism still exist and we are slowly becoming complacent again. The consequences of that will not be good.

ACORN Has a Problem with Prostitution

Yes, ACORN, those community organizers who once had President Obama as a trainer, have a problem with prostitution.  What is bad about that, you think?  All of us should have a problem with prostitution, after all it is degrading and dehumanizing.  Well, ACORN's problem isn't that they oppose prostitution, it is that they more than condone it no matter what they publicly say.

Two young journalists in training decided to concoct the wildest scenario they could and approach an ACORN office in Maryland with it.  The premise was simple: a young would be politician and his girlfriend/prostitute are looking for federal help in finding housing for her to use as a brothel for underage El Salvadoran girls brought into the country illegally.

That should have been crazy sounding enough to get them tossed out, right?  Or get the police involved at the very least. Instead, the ACORN workers went out of their way to show them how to use this all for a tax shelter while giving practical advice on how to avoid the fictional pimp harassing the "prostitute." They didn't bat an eye at child prostitution and exploitation either, advising them to only declare three of the girls as dependants for tax deductions.

So what, you say?  Just a couple of bad eggs in one office don't show a problem in the organization.

Well... the two young investigators went to an office in Washington, D.C. next and check out what happened there.  Big Government has done a great thing exposing this story.

ACORN is a profoundly evil organization and needs to be shut down ASAP.  The fact they are getting billions of dollars from the stimulus is horrendous given their behavior and voter fraud cases going forth in the courts. Good grief, they are encouraging child prostitution!  I can't think of a more evil thing.

The two workers in the first video have been fired, but the big media is refusing to report on this outside of Fox News, talk radio, and conservative blogs.  There is something very, very wrong with our country right now, when such evil is being protected by the media.  I doubt we'll see much in the way of punishment for ACORN, they are joined at the hip with the Democratic Party and especially Obama.

Just disgusting.

Thursday, September 10, 2009

Sick Yet Again

It started with a sore throat on Monday, that lasted a couple of days before moving into the sinuses and now chest.  Oh for an immune system that worked right!

The brain no worky, so the only thing I have to post is what may be the prototype for the ultimate cat toy: levitating mice!

Tuesday, September 08, 2009

Is the US Dollar Dying?

One of my regular reads is the online edition of the Daily Telegraph published in the United Kingdom.  It was interesting to see what the most read stories were today and I think you will see a unifying theme in them:

1. Barack Obama accused of making 'Depression' mistakes
2. China alarmed by US money printing
3. UN wants new global currency to replace dollar

Then on the other side of the page was Gold hits $1,000

With the Obama administration printing more green to buy government bonds because the Chinese won't, you know something is wrong.  Then you hear that the Chinese are moving slowly over to gold in order to keep their investments from deprieciating radically and off in the distance alarm bells begin to ring.  Finally, there has been talk between Russia, China, and India about starting a new currency because the dollar isn't looking sound, but hey, that's just a bunch of wannabe's talking, right?  Except now the UN is talking the same proposal a few week later.  Yeah, there is something seriously wrong with the US dollar when the biggest holder of US debt is publicly complaining and planning to move to something else.

Is the dollar actually dying?  Time will tell, but one thing is certain -- it is very, very ill.

Monday, September 07, 2009

The Irony of Labor Day and Czars

One has to appreciate the irony of naming a holiday after work.  Yes, yes, I know that the holiday is a paean to the "worker" of Marxist theology, but it still is amusing.

Speaking of Marxists, Van Jones resigned from the position of Green Energy Czar this weekend.  If you are a reader of the New York Times or Washington Post, or an NPR listener, or broadcast networks viewer, you probably have no clue who he is or what happened. The media censorship on this has been profound, with only Fox News, talk radio, and bloggers (imaging that) covering his radical positions for the past few weeks.  In fact, the NY Times is still covering up what happened.

Essentially, Jones is a stated communist who has made racist statements against whites for years and when called out by Glenn Beck, had his organization start a boycott against Beck's television show. But what sunk him is he is a "truther," a person who believes the 9/11 attacks were either deliberately allowed by the Bush administration or were actually committed by the government.  Van Jones signed a petition indicating his belief in the first scenario.

Personally, I find his other beliefs far more appalling.  The following link is very NSFW (not safe for work or family viewing) but I feel he needs to be exposed.  This video Van Jones produced and appeared in shows what kind of people are being appointed as "czars" with no Senate approval by Obama. They are people who hate America and put on masks to gain power over the country.

Now another irony I find is that Obama and his fellow devotees of socialism are using the term 'czar' with great fanfare.  Lenin & Trotsky must be rolling over in their graves, that whole Russian Revolution thing must not be hip enough.  Instead, the modern Marxist in America is using the title of the dictator the Reds overthrew.  Doesn't get more ironic than that!

Oh the proletariat, what has happened to you?

Thursday, September 03, 2009

An Eggcellent Guide

There seems to be a strong streak of silly running through model builders, with an almost fanatical devotion to Monty Python quotes for example.  Another thing that makes modellers happy is books that feature an insane amount of detail about a given aircraft, tank, or ship.

This is what happens when the two meet.

Demented silliness at its best and a tribute to the sillier kits that Hasegawa puts out: the eggplane.

Captain Al

Continuing a series of posts about my late friend, Al Ulven.

As I've written before, Al loved to have fun and was pretty good at making his own if there wasn't any already in sight.  That skill served his desire for entertainment well, even as it occasionally exasperated others. Some of my more exasperated moments came as a direct result of Al fulfilling his retirement dream of owning his own boat.

I can remember him calling to say he had bought a boat which turned out to be a used Bayliner 2155 21" cruiser with trailer.  My father and I went to see Al's dream and Al gleefully showed off his first command -- Captain Al had been born. He even had a captains hat with the golden scramble eggs. It didn't phase Al that he didn't know much about boating or safety regulations. What mattered is that he had his ticket to fun in the sun on the Mississippi River.

It was love at first sight when Captain Al found his Bayliner and he adored the vessel over the years he owned it, though maintenance was far from his strong point.  It gradually faded from its initial glory, as he didn't have enough crew to regularly swab the decks and Al was slowing down a lot. We ended up assisting him on that and my dad did most of the maintenance work, especially during the spring and autumn when the Bayliner was either coming out of storage or going into storage.

While Al may have been slowing down physically, there was one thing he always liked:  moving at high speeds.  Fast cars entranced him, but were a little scary for him personally.  But the river looked open for miles upon miles and there he could race the wind.  At least until his deteriorating eyesite scared him one too many times.  More than once he had me get the Bayliner planing at high speed and enjoyed the ride, his face red from the wind and laughing gleefully the entire time.

On that image, I'm going to finish, for his various adventures on water require their own entries into the log.

Whoa! IRS to Run National Health Care?

The IRS will be the agency to determine who has acceptable health care under ObamaCare.

The IRS has been a loose cannon for a very long time, without any proper oversight.  Having them hunt down and punish people for having insufficient health insurance sounds great, doesn't it?  It would require a massive increase in personnel and power for this to be implemented.  Given their propensity to go after small fish and let the big ones off the hook when conducting audits, I doubt they would be any more fair dealing with health insurance regulation.

Does anybody rational think this is an intelligent idea?

The Creeping Cost of Bureaucracy or Baumel's Cost Disease

I'd never run into Baumel's Cost Disease before, but I find it most intriguing as it explains much of the runaway costs associated with healthcare, education, and government.  It also calls into question of how much we can cut from health care costs, especially when huge increases to the bureaucracy running it are proposed.  More paperwork means more labor, which means more money required, with any costs cut through other methods most likely negated.  Actually, I wouldn't be surprised if the increased costs of managing health care would dwarf all savings from streamlining other aspects.

The intimidating thing about Baumel's Cost Disease is that it applies to education and all forms of government.  The more rules and regulations piled on will increase expenses that will never go down.  Eventually, you get to a place where you can't afford any of it.  Sound familiar?

Hat tip to Instapundit for the link.

A Suprising Newspaper Promotion

You would never see this in the USA these days.  The Daily Telegraph is giving away a voucher to pick up a free 1/72 Revell Spitfire Mk. II kit in the Saturday editon and another in the Sunday Telegraph for a 1/72 Revell Hurricane Mk. 1!  This warms my heart as it should any scale model builder and I hope parents take advantage of this opportunity across the pond.  Those two fighters were the backbone of the Royal Air Force in WWII, so a great chance at a history lesson is there besides teaching the joys of model building.

If such a thing were done here, it likely would cause a bunch of gray haired gentlemen to fight over the newspapers, I'm sad to say. The loss of hobbies where boys use their hands has been one of the more distressing changes in our society, as more passive forms of entertainment have taken over. You don't see that many youngsters building kits, they would rather be playing video games or watching movies.

As soon as my room is repaired and everything moved back in, I'll be eagerly getting back to finishing some kits myself.

Wednesday, September 02, 2009

Getting Closer to Real Transformers

This is a portable shelter that sets itself up with a push of a button.  Interesting to see if they get the costs down, I can think of quite a few applications for it from disasters to military.  I particularly liked the idea of it as a classroom for disaster stricken areas.

A Truly Useless Idiot

Sometimes there will be a public figure that gathers a following with rhetoric and positions that sound reasonable, even if you don't agree with them.  Then at a later point, the mask will come off and they will be revealed as nutcases or evil manipulators of the truth.

I haven't decided which Pat Buchanan is or if he is both.  But it is clear that he has very strong fascist leanings with his continued attempts to rewrite the history of WWII and Adolph Hitler in particular. There are so many things wrong with his statements in this article that I barely know where to begin.

First off, Hitler did want war, trying to make him out to be a peacenik who was forced to invade Poland is utterly deranged.  The British escape at Dunkirk enraged him as a failure to crush his enemy, he didn't let the troops escape.  The only reasons he tried peace attempts with Britain was due to his plans to double cross Stalin and invade the Soviet Union -- Adolf didn't want a two front war because of the drain on materials and troops. His dream of succeeding where Napoleon failed drove his foolish attack on the Soviets.

Then there is the farcical question about the Luftwaffe only having twin engine bombers.  The Nazi scientists were working on and did have four engine bomber designs, but they were at a low priority.  Why?  Simple answer:  they planned on having captured airstrips to fly their bombers from thanks to the blitzkrieg attacks being so successful at taking land.  The twin engine bombers were perfectly suited to this, where the four engine bombers needed large airstrips, as the US Army Air Force found out in the Pacific and England. Hitler's plans were concentrated on continental Europe and I often wonder what horrors would have happened if he's only had the one front war he expected.

Buchanan is either an outright liar or insane to be pushing this garbage, though history shows that both conditions are not mutually exclusive.  What is apparant is that Buchanan is a neo-Nazi, not just a sympathizer, but the full blown fascist that haunted the 20th Century.

He should be accorded no respect and his viewpoints widely publicized so that people will know what he really is.


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Thursday, November 4, 2010

thankful for: things that keep me going

I didn't get a chance to post yesterday, so this will be a two-for-thursday post. Yesterday was kind of a rough day for me. First day coming off of night shift, and while I made it through the whole shift (3am is a crazy time to be awake), the next morning was rougher than I expected. I wasn't really planning on the whole sleep pattern thing, I just assumed I would sleep until my alarm! Oh, how I was wrong. My body, which I'm sure had good intentions, thought that I needed to wake up at 6 still....and 7, and 8:30, and 9, until finally I gave up at 10:30 and just got up. and then had to take a nap after my shower. and another one right before I left at 1. I made it (almost) all the way through my shift at work, but only through the miracle of caffeine. yesterday, I was very thankful for caffeine, in the multiple forms that I love it in...

beautiful coffee

and delicious diet pepsi.

I don't know what I would do without these guys on days when I don't get enough sleep....which brings me to what I'm thankful for today.

Leaving work just two hours early last night made a world of difference in how I feel today. I slept almost until my alarm (I only woke up twice before--improvement!) I feel much more rested, and ready for work...that is, after I have my coffee.

and that is what i'm thankful for.

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Friday, 15 May 2015

The Face shop Lovely me:ex blush in Coral Cushion : the cutest pastel blush in my stash!! Review & Swatch

If you guys know me well, you must know I am a sucker for cute packaging be it lipsticks or blush or perfume, if its cute, I have to have it! When I laid my eyes upon this blush, my heart skipped a beat and I knew that instant I need this in my life ASAP! Well lucky me, I got it as a gift from my brother who happens to be my biggest support in makeup hoarding :-D This is enough for the background story lets jump to the review and pictures 'cause I can't wait.

A cute powder blush that gives a cute & lovely doll like impression
-Very easy to use for beginners
-Pastel Shades
- 5 new shades that make you look younger and cute
- Must-have item  - New and trendy container & powder puff
-Pressed porous powder prevents clumping from sweat and sebum

Apply powder on the puff and gently pat onto the apple of your cheek

This blush is available in 5 colors :
Coral Cushion
Rose Cushion
Pink Cushion
Peach Cushion
Plum Cushion

My Experience :

Lately Korean cosmetics have taken the world by a storm because of their super cute packaging and diverse range of colors.Lovely Me:Ex is also a  Korean cosmetics brand that is known worldwide.  For Koreans this turns out to be a drug store brand that is affordable and widely available at The Face Shop counters all over Korea.
This blush comes in the cutest cardboard packaging with pretty colors. The lid is tug open type but it secures nicely. Once opened, there is this cute white puff with a matching ribbon on the top. Let's take a moment to gulp in the beauty of this baby shall we.
THE FACE SHOP Lovely me:ex blush in CORAL CUSHION
THE FACE SHOP Lovely me:ex blush in CORAL CUSHION

THE FACE SHOP Lovely me:ex blush in CORAL CUSHION

THE FACE SHOP Lovely me:ex blush in CORAL CUSHION

Now for the product its self,the blush I got is Coral cushion. It is a pastel blush which  is completely matte. Though I think I see a few shimmer particles in the pan but I guess its just because when applied on face it is completely matte. The product is a bit hard to pick up, I use my RT copy Angled Blush brush (Review Here) to apply this but it comes off chalky and needs layering to get some color to your cheeks. I haven't used the white powder puff provided with it just for the sake of not getting it dirty (its so pretty to look at & I can't imagine making it stained). One of the reasons that its hard to get color is that these cosmetics are made for Korean community, who naturally are fair and need minimal amount of makeup to show on them. For us Asians, our skin tones tend to be darker then them,so we need proper layering. But if you like subtle flush your cheeks, this is the thing for you. I personally like this blush because it gives proper control of how much you apply and can never go over board with this. Once applied, this gives a very fresh & healthy color to the cheeks that can be mistaken for natural color (tried & tested ;-))

THE FACE SHOP Lovely me:ex blush in CORAL CUSHION- Swatch

Thumbs up for :

  • Cute packaging
  • Affordable
  • 5 colors to choose from
  • Comes with a cute little puff
  • Gives fresh color to cheeks
  • Can't go over board with this

Thumbs down for:

  • Packaging not travel friendly
  • If you like prominent blush, this might not be for you
  • Hard to pick up and needs layering to show up on face
  • Tends to be chalky with fall out in pan
  • Completely matte & pastel colors are not your thing

Price & Availability :

Lovely me:ex cushion blushers are available for at The Face Shop counters all over Korea. For international customers, it is available on  AmazonEbay (PRICES MAY VARY)
In Pakistan, you can order via facebook pages which take orders for websites mention before.
Visit THE FACE SHOP Facebook page Here to get all the news and updates
P.s mine was a gift from my brother who happens to live in korea

My rating:

I give it a 4/5 because it makes the cutest addition to my vanity and I am a natural blush person. I am planning to get other colors as well.

Stay Blessed
Sherry K.

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Monday, 11 May 2015

All that's happening is HALAL!! A walk through Massarat Misbah Makeup Launch & Bloggers Meet &Greet session-Lahore

 All my news feed has gone HALAL, and why shouldn't it be for Pakistan's well know name of makeup Industry, Massarat Misbah has finally launched her own makeup line named as 'MASARRAT MISBAH MAKEUP'.
Sometime back it was first launched in Karachi and I swear I have never envied as much as I envied Karachi bloggers at that time!  But soon it was here in Lahore and I was invited to the exclusive launch event and bloggers meet & greet event. So today's post is all about that amazing evening and of course the amazing MM Makeup.

Introduction to Massarat Misbah & The journey to MM Makeup:

Masarrat Misbah, an entrepreneur, a philanthropist and one of the pioneers of the hair and beauty industry of Pakistan with the Depilex Group which hosts Pakistan’s largest chain of salons, Depilex Beauty Clinic and Institute, today announces the launch of her makeup line Masarrat Misbah Makeup - MM Makeup. MM Makeup is the first Halal Certified Makeup brand to launch in Pakistan, not using any haram animal substances or intoxicants in the entire product range. “MM Makeup has become a reality after two years of research, primarily focused on a color range best adapted for the Asian skin tone, climate and complexion, with an emphasis on textures, colors, pigments and most importantly formulations.” explains Masarrat Misbah.

When asked about why she chose to create her own line of makeup, she responded, “It’s time that the beauty of a Pakistani woman be acknowledged for what it truly is and for her to know that when she applies my makeup, it was made especially for her

Misbah’s journey started more than three decades ago when her passion for beauty and grooming led her to establishing Depilex, which has today grown to become a beauty empire. She is the force behind the country’s leading hair and beauty brands; the Depilex Beauty Clinic, Depilex Institute, The Lounge by Depilex Men, Depilex Live, Depilex Health Center, Santé the Salon, Depilex Smile Again Foundation and most recently the Depilex College of Cosmetology, under the ever growing umbrella of the Depilex Group of Companies.

For the unveiling of the MM Makeup E-store, Masarrat Misbah said, “With the launch of we are introducing MM Makeup across Pakistan, we are providing round-the-clock access to everyone from the convenience of their own homes – keeping in mind the ‘women of today’ for whom MM Makeup has been developed for.”

Lahore Launch details and a photo walk through :

After Karachi, MM Makeup had an official launch in Lahore as well. Venue was none other than Santé the Salon, which is a part of Depilex Group. Everything was elegantly arranged and the ambiance was totally spot on.  A very kind lady was there to receive everyone and get their introductions. Massarat Misbah is was there, with her all elegance and grace welcoming each and every person and being a generous host!  To be honest, I was sold at the moment I talked to her. We all were directed to makeup counters to swatch everything  to heart's content ( and then there was me who swatched everything and forgot to take photos *Face palm *). After the swatching and bombarding the ladies at the counter with a gazillion questions I  was guided to a makeup station to get my foundation matched and have a complete makeover. All the Lahore beauty bloggers were there and it was amazing meeting the gorgeous ladies behind those awesome blogs we all love!

Here is a photo walk through the event.

The Minds behind MM Makeup- Massarat Misbah , Nighat Misbah & Redah Misbah (L-R)

The Stunning Massarat Misbah with her Makeup Line

MM Makeup Eye Varnishes

MM Makeup Lip Varnishes

MM Makeup Silk Foundations

The Complete Range of MM Makeup in all its Glory
The Two Gorgeous Ladies at the Makeup Counter who catered to my endless questions
Redah Misbah & Samra Muslim

Lahore Bloggers with the Gorgeous Massarat Misbah

and then there was food too :D

Yummy Red Velvet Cupcakes

The Refreshment Corner

In the end we were all given these classy goodie bags and a press release of the event.

MM Makeup Goodie Bag & Press Release of the event

Contents of the Goodie Bag

The reviews are under process. Will be publishing them in the coming week InshAllah.
Till then don't forget to follow Massarat Misbah Makeup  on all social media platforms to stay updated.

Note: MM Makeup is available at Depilex Karachi & Santé the Salon, Lahore.  It has been made available at with cash on delivery service all over Pakistan. It will be available in all leading stores all over Pakistan by June, 2015.

Have you tried anything from the amazing MM Makeup line yet ? Do let me know your views about this in the comments below.

Stay Blessed
Sherry K

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Tuesday, 5 May 2015

April Favorites!!

Its been a while since I haven't blogged and it really feels like I have been missing something major in my life!  But getting back to the routine, I have some amazing posts for you guys all lined up!
Today, as the tradition continues, I bring you the monthly favorites post. With no further delay lets jump to the products I have been loving lately particularly in the month of April!

1.Essence Get Big Lashes Volume Boost Mascara :

I got it as a gift and I am glad I got it!  I never gave much thought about  essence mascaras but after this I am definitely going to try more of them. The formula is not overly dry or wate

2.The Face shop Lovely me:ex Coral Cushion Blusher:

This little baby is in my stash for some time sitting there idle because its just too pretty to use. Finally I started using it and love the natural flush it gives to my cheeks.

3. Maybelline Fit Me Concealer (fair 15) :

If you have been following me over Instagram and Facebook, you would know that in every Makeup look, I use this concealer to brighten up my under eye area. Since I don't have dark circles, so I don't know exactly about the coverage but for brightening its just perfect.

4. Christine Cosmetics Compact Powder :

This compact is just perfect. It really sets my concealer and doesn't let it crease.  In summers  when I get pretty much oily skin, this baby lets me go oil controlled for 3-4 hours after which the t zone gets a bit oily. For me, it definitely is a Local Gem.ry its just the right consistency and doesn't clump even on layering.

5.. Garnier Gentle Soothing Face wash :

This has been my staple since a very very long time (about 3-4 years to be honest).  My skin is like super super sensitive, you put a product on it, it doesn't like it and boom it explodes with anger into many pimples.  Yup that's me. So I am better off with plain water. But still I need a face wash to get that extra oil off. After trying many, finally my skin settled for Garnier Soothing Face Wash. Its  amazing doesn't dry my skin and leaves it supple.

That's it for the month of April guys. I guess i haven't reviewed any of the above. A few of them are in pipeline. Would love to know if you want to see any review in particular.
Stay Blessed
Sherry K.

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The Power of Positive Thinking

Emma Kinsella gives us her experience on How to Stay Positive…

  • I have a healthy lifestyle
  • I practice positive thinking
  • There are lots of elements that make up a healthy lifestyle
  • Keeping active and learning new things are important
  • Socialising is a major part of a healthy lifestyle

I attend Sunbeam House Services every day.  I have a lot of friends that I care for.  It is important to have a good relationship with friends.  In the training centre, I do Art, Pottery, Computers, Horticulture, Woodwork, Literacy and Numeracy, Music, Drama, Hiking, Cooking, Sewing, Sports and Chair Yoga.  I also go on trips and holidays.

I work in a nursing home in the community and I play music for the residents.

It makes me happy when I help other people to feel better.

It is important to keep active and I do exercises every day.  I’m looking forward to trying out Zumba Dancing after Easter.  I like to keep a balanced lifestyle by going to bed early so that I have energy for work.

I practise positive thinking every day.

I focus on the good thoughts and to get rid of the bad thoughts, I type, talk, play music and do art to let them go. I also use a stress ball.

My tips for a healthy lifestyle are:

  1. Believe that friends are near, even if you can’t see them.
  2. Express your troubles by talking, writing and doing art.
  3. Do exercises every day such as going for a walk. On your walk, spot things that make you happy, for example, the sound of birdsong or the sound of the sea, or the smell of flowers and herbs.

Author Bio

Emma Kinsella is a new student in Sunbeam House Services.  Emma is a thirty year old woman who is visually impaired and multitalented.  Emma’s favourite hobbies are Art, Typing and Music.  Emma’s favourite bands are Stiltskin, Guns N’ Roses and Talking Heads.

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10th Mountain Daily Roundup

Defense bill includes $92M for Fort Drum
The federal budget for the next fiscal year includes money for several projects for Fort Drum that were included by former rep John McHugh

US soldiers pay the price for extended tours of duty in Afghanistan
Article looking at length of tours for soldiers in combat zone and their time at home between deployments.

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Friday, February 13, 2015

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Mercedes Benz 200D v 1.2

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Version 1.2:
– New Sound at start driving and out
– New horn installed
– Increased weight
– Differential and engine settings from Dodge RAM 2500 Heavy Duty
– Indicator fitted (red 06er code)
– Added new store image and Mercedes Benz branding
– Washable
– Color choice

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