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Lauren Faust (play /ˈfst/) is the developer of My Little Pony Friendship is Magic. She is credited as the executive producer for the first season, and consulting producer for the second. During the first season, she used her DeviantArt page to reply to fans and address questions about the show. She later added a Frequently Asked Questions entry that collected these questions and answers.

Shortly after the final episode of the first season aired, Faust announced that she had left the show. Her involvement in season two concentrated on story conception and scripts; it diminished through the course of the season.[1] Faust had no involvement in season three,[2] though it uses at least one plan of hers that was not used in the first two seasons,[3] and she had no involvement in season four.[4] The My Little Pony Friendship is Magic official guidebook has a foreword by Faust.

Faust's professional credits extend from voice work in 1994 through art and writing and, by 2004, directing and development of shows such as The Powerpuff Girls and Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends. She is married to the creator of both shows, Craig McCracken. She has been involved in Bronies: The Extremely Unexpected Adult Fans of My Little Pony[5] and Fighting is Magic,[6] later renamed Them's Fightin' Herds in August 2015. She is also the creator of the original toyline "Milky Way and the Galaxy Girls".

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She is listed in the opening credits of every episode and, until the end of season three, the closing credits, and in the writing credits for Friendship is Magic, part 1 and part 2. Until sometime in October 2014, Hasbro Studios' website listed her as the show's author, with her name misspelled as "Laurent Faust".[7]

She was a co-producer, story editor and writer for the first season of Wander Over Yonder.[8] She developed the CGI film Medusa for Sony Pictures Animation and was set to direct the film,[9] but she left the project because of creative differences.[10] Faust currently serves as producer and character designer for a DC Super Hero Girls animated series to air on Cartoon Network in 2018.[11]

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External links

  1. Lauren Faust (2011-05-08). THANK YOU!!!. Retrieved on 2011 August 2.
  2. Lauren Faust (2012-05-02). Faust comments on her not having input for season three. Retrieved on 2013 September 21.
  3. Lauren Faust (2012-06-04). Faust comments on Twilight Sparkle self-levitating. Retrieved on 2012 November 11.
  4. Lauren Faust (2013-09-13). Faust tweets about her not working on seasons three and four. Retrieved on 2013 September 21.
  5. Lauren Faust (2013-01-20). BRONYCON Documentary is COMPLETE!. Retrieved on 2013 March 2.
  6. Lauren Faust (2013-03-02). Twitter / Fyre_flye: Hey Fighting Is Magic fans! .... Retrieved on 2013 March 2.
  7. My Little Pony / Our Shows Folder / Home - Hasbro Studios. Retrieved on 2012 August 22.
  8. Announcing Lauren Faust for Equestria LA (2012-10-10). Retrieved on 2013 August 29.
  9. Shaw, Lucas (2014-06-05). ‘My Litte Pony’ Creator to Direct ‘Medusa’ for Sony Pictures Animation (Exclusive). The Wrap. Retrieved on 2014 June 5.
  10. Amid Amidi (11/24/2015). Lauren Faust No Longer Directing ‘Medusa’ at Sony Pictures Animation. Retrieved on 2016 January 27.
  11. Alex Gilyadov (2017-05-23). DC Super Hero Girls Begins Production, Coming to Cartoon Network in 2018. IGN. Retrieved on 2017 May 23.


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CEO of Palo Alto claims that Sourcefire deal has led to confusion which is fueling growth for his business.

Network security vendor Palo Alto Network reported its first quarter fiscal 2014 earnings late Monday showing record revenue growth. Palo Alto CEO Mark McLaughlin also used his company's earning call as venue to take aim against rival Cisco Systems and its recent acquisition of SourceFire.

For the first quarter of fiscal 2014, Palo Alto reported revenue fo $128.2 million which is a 49 percent year-over-year gain. Looking forward, the company provided second quarter guidance for revenue to be in the range of $132 million to $136 million, which translates into a 37 percent to 41 percent year-over-year gain.

"Q1 was a strong start for our fiscal 2014," McLaughlin said. "Our results continue to prove that our next-generation enterprise security platform is quickly becoming the mainstream market choice for enterprises around the world."

McLaughlin noted that his company is growing its footprint among global enterprise and is now installed with over 65 percent of the Fortune 100. That growth is in part being fuelled by competitive wins against Check Point as well as Cisco.

Cisco acquired SourceFire in October for $2.7 billion, which has impacted Palo Alto.

"I think to the extent there's any impact at all, it's been positive for us and that's primarily because we handily beat Cisco when we face them," McLaughlin said.

He added that his firm has also beaten Sourcefire in head-to-head competitions as well. From Palo Alto's vantage point, the combination of Cisco and SourceFire doesn't change anything from a technical solution perspective.

"We've also seen confusion in the market from the Sourcefire customers about what that deal means," McLaughlin said. "We've been able to develop hundreds and hundreds of leads from dissatisfied or confused Sourcefire customers. So at least from our perspective, it's been a positive."

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Monica Goodling, another braindead DOJ lackey (it would be great to find someone at that department who at least had a pulse, wouldn't it? Reminds you of "Dawn of the Dead"), is testifying in front of the House Judiciary Committee as I write. David Margolis, a DOJ attorney, in transcripts released notes that as the controversy hit closer to home for the partisan crone, "She proceeded for the next, it seemed like forever, but it was probably only about 30 or 45 minutes, to bawl her eyes out and say, 'All I ever wanted to do was serve this president and this administration and this department."

And that, folks, tells the story of the whole problem with this administration. Monica, neocon stooge that she is, wanted to serve the president first, then the administration, by making the department as partisan as it could possibly be. I don't see "country" or "America's best interests" anywhere in there. I certainly don't see any concern for the American citizen.

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Ok, you can file this one under, "You seem smart. What is it about this that you don't get?"

In the LA Times on Friday, reprinted in the MST today, a supposed U.S. pardon attorney and obvious political tin ear named Margaret Colgate Love published this article which attempts to make the point that a pardon to Scooter Libby would not be such a big deal, and that, correctly used, the president could manage to extend some olive branches to the public along with Scooter's "get out of jail free" card. Reading the article, it sounds perfectly reasonable.

Well, I guess Margaret must've just fallen off the turnip truck, because she obviously has no inkling what this case means or represents beyond the bland recital of facts in her article. This is not Bill Clinton pardoning Mark Rich, or even Gerald Ford pardoning Richard Nixon. No, think more along the lines of George H.W. Bush pardoning Casper Weinberger and five other Iran-Contra figures. Except the Libby case is even worse, because, as egregious and political as those pardons were, there was nothing to indicate that Bush I himself broke any laws or ordered anyone to break any laws during Iran-Contra. The Valerie Plame case, in which the name of a covert operative was illegally leaked as part of a political hatchet job, leads directly back to Cheney, Rove, and ultimately the president himself. In other words, Bush II is guilty of complicity in the same crime that ultimately led to the conviction if Scooter Libby and at any other time in our history would have led to the resignations/prosecutions/convictions of the veep and the presidential "advisor."

In other words, George Bush pardoning Scooter Libby would be somewhat akin, as noted by Randi Rhoades a few weeks earlier, to Tony Soprano pardoning Paulie Walnuts, although a more apt comparison would be Richard Nixon pardoning Haldeman, Erhlichman, Mitchell, and Dean. (new version: Gonzales, Condi Rice, Cheney, and Rove?) It would be immoral and obstructionist, and illegal when the president's role in this finally comes out.

But it won't, because to shut him up, King George will pardon him...and then, in true Soprano style, maybe whack him.

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China: Ghost brides are murdered to give dead bachelors a wife in the afterlife

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A ring of gangsters who traded in the bodies of women they murdered, selling them as brides to keep dead bachelors happy in the afterlife, has been arrested in China.

The arrests have exposed a trade that places a higher value on women when they are dead than when they are alive.

Yang Dongyan, 35, was arrested on January 4 in Sha’anxi province as he played cards with his children. In his prison cell, Mr Yang showed little remorse for committing two murders. He told the Legal Daily: “I just wanted to make money. It’s a quick way to make money. I was arrested too soon otherwise I had planned to do this business a few more times.”

Two accomplices, Liu Shengbao and Hui Haibao, were also arrested, as was Li Longsheng, a self-styled undertaker who traded the bodies to bereaved families.

The men preyed on the superstitions of ill-educated farmers eager to ensure that a dead son was happy in the afterlife. It is not uncommon in rural parts of China for a family to seek out the body of a woman who has died to be buried alongside their son after the performance of a marriage ceremony for the deceased pair.

Ancestor worship is a tradition that runs through many aspects of Chinese life. One of the main Chinese festivals is Tomb Sweeping Day, when families visit graves of their forebears to clean them and burn incense. The spirit is believed to live on in the afterlife and at funerals families burn offerings of paper money and models of houses, cars and other little luxuries that the dead may need.

Mr Yang chanced upon the trade in dead bodies when he paid 12,000 yuan (£800) for a mentally handicapped woman whose family hoped to marry her off for a price. The trade in women as wives is a common practice in rural China and a woman may be sold several times by intermediaries before meeting her eventual husband.

Mr Yang arranged for the woman to stay in a guesthouse in Yanchuan county where Mr Liu offered him £666 for her. Mr Yang refused, until Mr Liu told him that the woman would be worth much more dead than alive. The next morning the two men set out across the Yellow River to meet “Old Li” in Xixian County, Shanxi province. Old Li agreed to buy the woman’s body for £1,050 and to complete the deal late at night on the Yanshuiguan bridge.

The next day Mr Yang killed the woman and took her body by taxi to the bridge where Mr Li was waiting and handed over £1,000 for her. For his part in the deal, Mr Liu received £300 and Mr Yang came away with a loss of £200 after his expenses.

Back at the guesthouse, Mr Yang told an old acquaintance, Mr Hui, that he had found an easy way to make money. The two men agreed to go into the body business together. Last November they sought out a prostitute they knew in nearby Yan’an — the city where Chairman Mao began his Communist revolution — but she threw them out after they said that they could not afford to pay her £20. They returned the next morning and killed her.

On December 3 they completed a similar body handover with Mr Li on the bridge. This time they made only £530 because the buyer was unhappy with the quality of the body and, after costs, Mr Yang and his two friends each earned £100 on that deal.

Old Li had made a name for himself in Xixian county by selling clothes to outfit the dead and by handing out cards that offered to help families in need of a spirit marriage. They want young and good-looking dead brides for their sons and regard the family of the girl as “in-laws”. Police discovered that Mr Li paid between £530 and £660 for a body and sold it on for as much as £2,300.

Zhang Yanjun, chief of police in Yanchuan county, said: “It’s lucky that the case was cleared up in time or we don’t know how many women would have been killed by them. These people thought they had found a short cut to wealth.” Instead, they face the death penalty.

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Sweden: Two foreign men have been formally charged with raping a young woman

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Two 20-year-old men have been formally charged with raping a young woman on a street in Hudiksvall, 300 kilometres north of Stockholm. The pair are alleged to have forced the woman to the ground and held her arms before raping her.

The charge sheet was presented to the Hudiksvall District Court on Friday.

Prosecutor Michael Dahlberg alleges that the two men together and in agreement with each other used violence to force the young woman to have sex with them on the night of April 28th.

The two men are said to have restrained her arms and covered her mouth to prevent her fleeing or calling for help. The alleged rape took place in the open air on a street in central Hudiksvall.

The men were arrested on the day of the alleged rape, and have been in custody since then. They have admitted in police questioning to meeting the young woman at a party close to the scene of the crime. They deny raping her.

The prosecutor has called for both men, who are foreign citizens, to be deported from Sweden once they have served their punishment. Both the men have temporary work permits and had only been in Hudiksvall a short time when the alleged rape took place.

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Thursday, September 27, 2012

A new world record / What broke the bike? / Pet Bike

A healthy bike frame with bracing, made approximately to plans

Next Step for this bike is the seat.  The wooden bits and paint for the seat are laid out on the ground.

More of the new bike

Straws that broke the camel's back: a ramshackle group of videos.

And the camel's back.  Build your bikes to plan if you don't want this to happen

Tonight's work on the bike: Plastibond in the open frame ends.
There are a few ways to break a world record, and these are
a) be incredibly talented and willing to train and break a mainstream record and become famous or even more famous (ie your name is Usain Bolt) or
b) invent a new category of record, have a go at a "high achievement" in this field (longest underwater chess game, fastest over-90-average-age swim team then claim a record.  For most of us, "b)" is the only option, and it occurred to me the other day (when carrying about 30 VHS tapes back to the op shop on my recumbent bicycle) that I had some potential for  a "b)" record.  Unfortunately events overtook me and all thoughts of any sort of record were banished when I forgot to count the videos after my bike frame broke.

So why did the frame break?

Well there is the poetic but not true answer: 30 videos are really heavy and one of the following videos "Les Patterson has a stand-up", "The Big Lebowski", "Allegro Non Troppo", "American Flyers" or "Don's Party" was the straw that broke the camels back and caused the frame to bust.

Or something closer to the truth: After multiple cumulative insults, such as being plonked upon by an 85 kg bloke, going over bumps, being made from old bits of crap lying round the shed instead of the nice steel specified in the plans, the bike protested violently and was deciduous of one of its more vital pieces, a seatpost brace.  And losing such bits aint good, eventually you start to notice that things have fallen off and other things are bending when they shouldn't while you're riding.  But I made it home and still managed to drag off a fixie rider on the way.

So in the end, the frame breaking got me moving on making another bike (or Grandfather's axe / item whose various parts have been replaced over time such that nothing original remains) from the bits of the last one and a new frame from the shed.  There are a few photos of this 3/4 finished machine above.  Its quite liberating to have a near new bike and to be finishing another one.  With the new one I can muck around and try all sorts of new things like different crank lengths or fairings or replacing the rear triangle with really aerodynamic reinforced timber.   In the mould of the "Pet  Sounds" by the Beach Boys, I have a bike I can muck around with, a Pet Bike.

Friday, September 21, 2012

New Bike, New Name, New Flag

New and old Flags and Bike Names

This post is a reprise of an older ones, like this one which has a picture of a bike flag in it and relates to the naming of a bike.  So now I have a new bike whose story starts here.  And while idling away the hours riding it, a name for it started bubbling up through my subconscious.

Last few Names for Bicycles and (TaDaaaaa!) New name.

X15: Named after the Orange Coloured Paint it was painted with. Find it here.

Monarch: Based on the name of a random set of stickers I bought from Abbotsford cycles which started a very young tradition of naming my bikes with words beginning with "Mo", as in "Modular".

Moutarde: Begins with "Mo" and means mustard in French.  Mustard is both something that can be "hot /fast" as (in chilli) and shopped for. It is also a colour, quite close to the colour of the painted wood on my bike.  And any name in French can also be acquainted with "pretentious moron" in Australia.  So I'm going out on a limb here with this name, doing a balancing act, but anyway, long live the Moutarde!

Almost the only purpose for the flag is to promote this website so more people can find about the bike, my book etc. so its possible "" should be a bit more prominent on the flag.

All for now!

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Thursday, September 6, 2012

Finishing off the bike & training

At Heyfield, 174k in to the "Gippsland Gambol 300k"

Moon setting during "recovery ride" the next morning near Sale

Installing a Schlumpf drive.  This is the tool for putting a chamfer in the bottom bracket

A newly installed "about as techo as I get" Speedo

And about 8 3/4 hours later with an extra 200k on the clock.

Over the last few weeks I have been finishing off my recumbent bike by painting the steel bits, fitting a speedo, fitting a drink bottle holder, adding an extra bit to the boot lid, repainting some of the wooden seat assembly, removing the padding under my bum and installing a schlumpf mountain drive.   The bike looks good and goes well which is necessary!
In order to have a ghost of a a chance of finishing the GSR 1000 ride which is 1000 k over 3 days and 3 hours I have been training harder than I ever have.  For these distances, 200 k is just a warm up and 300k a training ride.  More on this later, but here are a few happy snaps!


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The Company had its beginnings in Cuba. Jose S Molins began making cigars and hand-rolling cigarettes in Havana in 1874. After having spent time in America, he moved to London. In 1911 his two sons, Harold and Walter, devised a machine that could make almost any kind of packet from cigarette packs to large cartons for tea. The Molins Machine Company was founded in 1912. In 1924 the first cigarette maker, the Mark 1 (Mk 1), was patented and by 1928 was running at 1,000 cigarettes per minute. Also in 1928 the Thrissell Engineering Company (later to become Masson Scott Thrissell) was acquired. In 1931 the Company opened a site in Richmond, Virginia, in the heart of the US tobacco industry.

During the Second World War, the Company focused on armaments, following which Molins was awarded the Medal of Freedom by the President of the United States. The business boomed in the post-war years, and in 1950 the Saunderton site, near High Wycombe, was opened.

The 1950s saw the introduction of the hinge-lid pack, which was originally invented and patented by Walter's son, Desmond Molins, in 1937. The hinge-lid pack was a major step forward from the previous soft packs, which allowed cigarettes to be damaged, and was used by Philip Morris in 1954 to relaunch the Marlboro brand; it was instantly successful and Marlboro sales increased 50 fold. Molins started to expand overseas with the first agent for the Far East in Hong Kong, establishing a factory in Behala near Calcutta and in 1960, a factory in Sao Paolo, Brazil.

The 1970s was a period of diversification. The Company acquired the Langston Corporation in 1974, a manufacturer of corrugated board machinery. By combining Langston with Masson Scott Thrissel, the Molins Group became a major supplier of corrugating and paper converting machinery. This business was subsequently divested in 1998.

In July 1976, the Company was listed on the London Stock Exchange. The 1980s, however, was a difficult time for the Group. No longer a private company and with a high sales and achievement record, Molins proved to be an attractive proposition for speculative "corporate raiders". This period saw many senior management changes and a series of battles to fight off predatory take-over bids. The Company emerged stronger and more focused. The mid-1990s saw a period of acquisition, spurred on by the excellent profitability of the Tobacco Machinery division. The Company began a strategy of developing a packaging machinery business by organic growth and by acquisition. In November 1994, Sandiacre Packaging Machinery Ltd, a leading manufacturer of vertical form fill and seal equipment based in Nottingham, was purchased. The business of Rose Forgrove, which was acquired in 2001, was integrated into Sandiacre's Nottingham facility. Sandiacre Rose Forgrove was subsequently sold in 2006.

Molins Technologies (previously named Molins ITCM), an R&D centre originally established in Coventry in 1985 to aid the existing businesses develop new products, began to create its own products with the introduction of the pyramid tea bag machinery, which was followed by the rapid introduction of a number of tea bag machines for Unilever. In October 1996 family firms H.J. Langen of Toronto, Canada and its sister company Langenpac N.V. of the Netherlands were acquired by Molins. For half a century Langen has supplied machinery for cartoning, case packing and palletising, now including robotic top load applications, for a diverse range of consumer products, pioneering packaging solutions for a variety of household brand names.
The late 1990s saw the Group significantly reorganise its tobacco machinery business, following a major reduction in demand for original equipment. The division re-established a strong emphasis on the servicing and support of its customer base. As part of its drive towards being a more efficient organisation, a business in Plzen, Czech Republic, was purchased in 2000 to manufacture and assemble tobacco machinery parts and machines.

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Affordable Care Act and Breastfeeding

My latest collaboration with Breastfeeding Mama Talk! Kristy (the owner of BFMama Talk) and I had discussed possibly doing a Women’s March-themed breastfeeding comic, after I attended the Women’s March on DC in January. But I wasn’t really sure what to say about breastfeeding and all of the other issues brought up at the march. I settled on the repeal of the ACA. Personally, I hope our lawmakers decide to replace the ACA instead of repealing it. I know there are a lot of problems with it as it currently exists, but there are a lot of good things too. For example, it makes many provisions for breastfeeding mothers. I was able to get a free breast pump because of it. Those things are usually a few hundred bucks. And not gonna lie, the tubing got a little funky, so I wouldn’t mind having a new one covered whenever I get knocked up again.

Anyway, I probably won’t get political very often. I realize statistically, a little shy of half of you are probably Trump supporters, and exactly none of you come here for my thoughts on politics. So I promise that for at least next week, we’ll be back to your regularly scheduled toddler jokes.

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Chelsea Carr has been cartooning for over ten years. Currently, she works as the editorial cartoonist for Harford County’s The Aegis and The Record. She has also had her work included in MAD Magazine, b, and Baltimore’s City Paper. Chelsea holds a B.F.A. from the Maryland Institute, College of Art (2005) and an M.A.T. from Johns Hopkins University (2011.) In addition to cartooning and being a first-time mother, she has worked as an elementary school art teacher.

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Saturday, September 24, 2011

Dinosaur Friends

For days (two weeks to be exact) I have been hearing from Jack nothing but excitement about his upcoming soccer game.  On Monday, he started counting how many “sleeps” were left until his very first game.  Every morning he would wake up and say, “5 more sleeps” or “2 more sleeps”.  He was overcome with excitement.

When his big day arrived today he HAD to have on his soccer uniform first thing in the morning even though his game wasn’t until 1 pm.  He has been wearing his slides every day, waiting for the moment he could actually slip off his cleats and wear them after the game.  He had the whole thing down and was ready to go.

I should mention, when Nicholas was little, he had the same shy attitude as Jack does, but he was able to go out on the soccer field and tear it up like it was his job.  He would push, shove, fall on the ground and score more than his fair share of goals.  Naturally, I knew Jack would do the same thing, after all they’re brothers—it’s in their blood.

The whole team lined up nicely and awaited the first whistle.  The anticipation was high as were my expectations.

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The whistle blows.  Aaaaaaaaaaaand this happens.

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Jack just stood there.  It was as though the world was going on around him and he had no idea what to do.  So naturally, I screamed his name and told him to go get the ball.  All the other moms and dads are screaming around him for their children and he stood there like he had no interest and hadn’t the foggiest idea what to do.

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Pretty soon his coach noticed his deer in the headlights look and she tried to help him, but bad turned to worse aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand… there was crying in soccer.

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Jack was subbed out and we had a conversation.  I let him know his behavior wasn’t appropriate and he was there to play soccer with his team.  The tears just kept flowing.  I told him in no uncertain terms that there is no crying in sports, but the waterworks continued.

I asked him 100 times to tell me why he was so upset and let him know I’d help him in any way I could.  He just kept saying he “wanted me”.  I assured him I was right there and he could see me the whole time.

I encouraged him to try again, but with each substitution of the fierce #7 came more standing still as the ball moved past him.  Heck, half the time he wasn’t even looking at the ball.  I felt so out of control.  Nothing I was doing or saying was getting through to Jack.  I have NEVER, not in eight years, not been able to get through to one of my children.  Frankly, my children do what I say.  PERIOD.

I threatened and I bribed, but NOTHING worked.  Even so, I wasn’t  going to let him get away with crying and getting his way.  I made him go back out on the field [much to the dismay of the other Dinosaur Friends (their team name) I’m sure].  I think he just wanted to say, “WTF, why are you making me do this?”  I mean that’s what his face says right?

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Soon enough the game was over and the Dinosaur Friends lost the game.

I had a long talk with Jack after the game, both with his coach and without.  I tried to help him remember the excitement he had for the game all week.  I played up the fun and tried to help him through his fear.  Maybe now that he knows what to expect he’ll do better.  And by better I mean he’ll actually move his feet on the field.  I’m not asking for much here.

He did let me know later in the day that next week, “I’m gonna hustle”.   And if not, well then all I can say is there’s a reason dinosaurs are extinct (and Jack is one of them).

JulietteHarmon said...

Oh, he is soooo sweet! I'm sorry the game wasn't what he wanted it to be. Tears.. :( I wouldn't have been able to deal!! :(

tracey smith said...

I swear that Jack and Owen are the same kid sometimes. Owen cried at his game last week (when he got knocked down) and I said the same thing- there is no crying at soccer! Owen still talks up his games and is so excited to play, but "dances" around the ball and in one game he never even touched it! I used to get all worked up and get upset and frustrated, but I realized it isn't worth it. Now I just encourage him to get in there and if he does, he does, and if he doesn't, he doesn't. He always leaves a game with a smile on his face and that is all I need to see. Hopefully Jack will have more fun next week and he and Owen will excel at another sport in the future- preferably one where they won't cry!

Meganshaffer said...

Similar problem with my daughter, but she refused to even go on the field after bumping heads with another girl. The coaches were phenomenal, and helped a lot, but ultimately we made her stand with her teammates the whole time. Even if she wouldn't play, we wanted her to know she made a commitment and she was letting her teammates down. BTW, she would be excited all week, right up until walking on the field.

robringer said...

AWWW jack...hope you prove mommy wrong next week! hustle boy!

G. said...

Poor Poor Bear - I hope he does well next week - you know how he is ................... xoxo G.

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Boris Epshteyn, the combative former White House spokesperson, has joined the conservative local news operator Sinclair Broadcasting Group.

Sinclair announced Monday that it had named Epshteyn "chief political analyst." In that role he will be appearing across the 173 television stations Sinclair owns, operates or provides services for across the country.

"Over a year ago, we made a commitment to provide additional political content that goes beyond the podium to provide a true point of difference with additional context," Scott Livingston, Sinclair's vice president of news, said in a statement. "We understand the frustration with government and traditional institutions. Mr. Epshteyn brings a unique perspective to the political conversation and will play a pivotal role in our mission to dissect the stories in the headlines and to better inform and empower our viewers."

In 2016, Sinclair struck a deal with Trump's presidential campaign to offer better coverage in exchange for more access to the candidate, according to a report from Politico. As part of the deal, Sinclair agreed to broadcast their Trump interviews without commentary. Livingston defended the decision at the time, saying that other outlets had made similar deals with other candidates in the past and that the company's promise "was to give all candidates an opportunity to voice their position and share their position with our viewers."

Epshteyn served as a spokesperson on Trump's campaign and then as an official in his White House press office, where he was tasked with booking surrogates for media appearances. Epshteyn, who frequently appeared on cable news himself, was also known for contentious exchanges with network producers.

Politico detailed one incident earlier this year when Epshteyn got into a fight with a Fox News booker after he was interviewed about Trump's ban on travelers and immigrants from seven Muslim-majority nations. "Am I someone you want to make angry?" Epshteyn told the booker, according to the report.

Epshteyn quietly left the White House in March. The White House did not offer an explanation for his departure.

In a statement Monday, Epshteyn said, "I am honored and grateful to be joining the distinguished and extremely talented team at Sinclair Broadcast Group. I greatly admire Sinclair's mission to provide thoughtful impactful reporting throughout the country. I look forward to contributing my voice to the ongoing dialogue with the American people."

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Saturday, October 29, 2011

Enter our costume photo contest!!

The rules for this contest are simple! Upload a picture @ of the person in the costume or if I took a picture of you in the costume just tag yourself. Once the photos have been upload, (the time to upload them is between 10-29-2011 to 11-1-2011) I'll arrange them into an album called " Costume Contest Photos" Then just have your friends and family "LIKE" the page, find the album, and "LIKE" the picture. The picture with the most votes wins a FREE Family or Children Photo Shoot in the Rankin, Madison or Hinds County. The voting will remain until 11-06-2011. The winner will be picked on 11-07-2011!!!


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Thursday, October 21, 2010

Moon Map

This high-resolution map by James W. Head, Maria Zuber and collaborators based on data from the NASA Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter covers craters down to 20 km in size.  Note the beautiful video!  Passed on by Amanda.  Published in Science.

From their abstract they conclude, “The characteristics of pre- and postmare crater populations support the hypothesis that there were two populations of impactors in early solar system history and that the transition occurred near the time of the Orientale Basin event.”


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GREAT FALLS – On Wednesday, Nov. 2, Great Falls College MSU will host Suicide Prevention Day events, to raise awareness about risk factors and to educate people on how best to help those at risk.

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These events will run from 11:30am to 7:30pm in Heritage Hall at Great Falls College MSU, located at 2100 16th Ave. S in Great Falls, MT.

“The goal of Suicide Prevention Day is to promote awareness of suicide risk factors and to better equip students, staff, faculty and community members to respond to those at risk,” said Elfie Neber, psychology faculty at Great Falls College MSU.

12:30pm: There will be a public showing of the movie “The Bridge,” a documentary about the Golden Gate Bridge, where more people have chosen to end their lives than any other place in the world.

2:30pm–4:30pm: Karl Rosston, suicide prevention coordinator for Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, will present Question-Persuade-Refer Suicide Prevention Training.

6:00pm: There will be a panel discussion on the effects of suicide. The panel include Mike Woods, who survived a suicide attempt; Peg and Brad Nimmick, Kathy Meier and several others whose loved ones have died by suicide. Jackie Fitzgerald, director of Voices of Hope, will moderate the panel.

11:30am–2:30pm: Throughout the day various community organizations will have resource tables and representatives outside Heritage Hall. There will also be informational posters about suicide created by Great Falls College MSU psychology students displayed around campus.

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Sunday, October 12, 2014

Tristan Football

This year our grandson Tristan played 7th grade football.  We went to all but 2 of his games.  Tristan and his sister Alyse belong to Donnie and they go to school at Huntley Project.  This is Tristan's first year playing football for school.  At Huntley Project it is a combined 7th & 8th grade team, not enough kids to field a team for each grade.  Tristan wore #50, which was the same number as Donnie when he played.

Their mother works in the Courthouse so she keeps me posted on their activities.

It was fun, but very busy.  Looks like we are going to be very busy with the grandkid's activities.  We have 3 in Hardin and then the 2 in Huntley.

I took a ton of photos of his games and copied them onto USB drives, one for Donnie and one for Sasha (mother).  I took over 900 for the season.  Love digital.  I also got to play with my new zoom lens that I bought in August.  I bought a lens that is 18mm-200mm, just wish it was a bit bigger. Glad that I was able to crop the images on my camera to bring them in closer.  Might be my next purchase for all the activities we will be going on.

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Tuesday, July 5, 2011

How You Can Save Our Country

The aroma of something burning lingers...
Delicious BBQ food is now left overs...
And American Flags get rolled up…

This is what happens the day after Independence Day.  Americans don't have an official holiday now till Labor Day.  Which means, unless you go to a ball game, most Americans won't be saluting a flag or cheering America the rest of the year.

At a time while soldiers are fighting for our freedom, morale is low and unemployment is high; people would rather imitate 'The Jersey shore' than face those truths.

But one store, sort of celebrates, July 4th everyday.  It's simply titled, "Made In America Store".

While our brave soldiers fight for the red, white and blue.  I'd like to think these people help the red, white and blue collar worker.

As you've probably guessed from the name already, everything they sell is 100% made in the United States.

The idea behind the store is simple, yet it carries such a strong message.

In college I worked at a retail clothing store.  I remember one weekend we checked all the clothing to see where it came from.  Even the shirts that said USA on them were made overseas.  That, is a sad truth.

Ever ship anything overseas before?  If you said, "no", well you're probable wrong.  Every time we buy something that was made overseas, we're basically shipping our money there.

Buying American made items keeps our currency, and jobs, alive here at home.

Forget surveys (which are usually done outside a supermarket), and forget popular belief.  I truly think if the idea of buying American was more readily available, instead of the scavenger hunt it is currently, than people will literally buy into the idea.

Buffalo is a long drive from Manhattan, but I truly hope more and more stores like this become available.  If it was, I’d sign up for a membership rewards card right away!

On that note, I’d like to add something I’ve mentioned in all my patriotic blogs.  That something: TEAM AMERICA, FUCK YEAH!!!

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Common Core Standards: An Opportunity for Montessori to Shine

Common Core Standards: An Opportunity for Montessori to Shine

The Common Core State Standards (CCSS) is a controversial topic, widely-debated in nearly every circle in the field of Education. Perhaps nowhere is the concept of an outside, mandated set of standards met with more cynicism and philosophical aversion than in the Montessori community. This reaction is understandable, as the Montessori approach to education encompasses rich traditions based on scientific study regarding how children develop and learn. Montessori differs significantly from traditional approaches to education and Montessorians are justifiably protective of a curriculum that is elegant, complex, and research-based. In Montessori: The Science behind the Genius, Dr. Angeline Stoll Lillard states,

…no other single educational curriculum comes close to the Montessori curriculum in terms of its levels of depth, breadth, and interrelationship across time and topic.

At the root of the anxiety many Montessorians feel in regards to the Common Core, is a fear that an educational approach continuously confirmed by modern science, may be forcibly diluted to more closely resemble traditional failed methodologies. However, by applying a mindful, analytical approach to studying the correlation between Montessori and the Common Core, it becomes apparent that this apprehension may not be necessary. To the surprise of Montessorians everywhere, the Common Core may actually represent an unexpected opportunity for Montessori.

Let’s start with two general facts about the Common Core:
1. The Common Core State Standards define baseline expectations for each grade level in English Language Arts and Mathematics, for publicly-funded schools.
2. Forty-five states, the District of Columbia, four territories, and the Department of Defense Education Activity have adopted the Common Core State Standards. Alaska, Minnesota, Nebraska, Texas, and Virginia are the only states that have yet to adopt the Common Core. Click here to view the current map.

Now that we have established in a very broad sense what CCSS “is” and who it presently “affects”, we can begin a meaningful analysis.

The many factions involved in the education reform debate in the United States over the years have frequently become bogged down in heated disagreements over “What” and “When” to teach. For better or worse, the Common Core has defined a set of common learning goals for specific grade levels, effectively removing those topics from the table. Proponents of education reform can now move past “What” and “When” to teach and advance to “How” we should effectively teach students the multitude of skills they will need to be successful in the 21st century.

For serious education reformers, the “How” question necessitates a closer examination of existing educational pedagogies. In this shifting landscape, the Common Core has created an opportunity for Montessori to truly shine and influence the education reform decisions that will impact our children for decades to come.  Therefore, regardless of individual affiliations and nuanced classroom methods, the “How” question should unite and galvanize Montessori advocates from every corner of the country and around the globe.

An intensive study of the Common Core, combined with a deep understanding of the Montessori philosophy, yields intriguing insights that even the biggest Common Core skeptic cannot ignore. Indeed, it appears that in developing research-based learning goals for Language and Mathematics aimed at achieving meaningful understanding of core concepts, the developers of the CCSS have caught on to aspects of what Dr. Maria Montessori discovered all those years ago! The crucial importance of the passage to abstraction for a solid foundation of understanding, combined with a spiral approach to topics in which concepts are revisited in increasingly greater depth, are vital components of a successful educational methodology.

What follows are selected excerpts from the Common Core website towards this point:

For over a decade, research studies of mathematics education in high-performing countries have pointed to the conclusion that the mathematics curriculum in the United States must become substantially more focused and coherent in order to improve mathematics achievement in this country. To deliver on the promise of common standards, the standards must address the problem of a curriculum that is “a mile wide and an inch deep.” These Standards are a substantial answer to that challenge.

These Standards endeavor to follow such a design, not only by stressing conceptual understanding of key ideas, but also by continually returning to organizing principles such as place value or the laws of arithmetic to structure those ideas.

In addition, the “sequence of topics and performances” that is outlined in a body of mathematics standards must also respect what is known about how students learn. As Confrey (2007) points out, developing “sequenced obstacles and challenges for students…absent the insights about meaning that derive from careful study of learning, would be unfortunate and unwise.” In recognition of this, the development of these Standards began with research-based learning progressions detailing what is known today about how students’ mathematical knowledge, skill, and understanding develop over time.

The standards stress not only procedural skill but also conceptual understanding, to make sure students are learning and absorbing the critical information they need to succeed at higher levels – rather than the current practices by which many students learn enough to get by on the next test, but forget it shortly thereafter, only to review again the following year.

Sound familiar? The concept of providing a child with a deep understanding of concepts through experiences with concrete materials in place of superficial knowledge and rote memorization is a key tenet of the Montessori Method, and is achieved with beautifully designed materials found in Montessori classrooms around the world.

Mapping a highly detailed and sophisticated alignment of the measurable learning objectives defined within the Montessori Scope & Sequence was both an exhaustive and delightful process. Time and time again, the Montessori approach not only met but oftentimes greatly exceeded the standards set forth by the Common Core. Below are multiple examples from the Mathematics alignments that highlight the complementary nature of the Common Core and the Montessori Mathematics materials. Indeed, there are situations in which it nearly seems as though the standard was written with the Montessori approach in mind!

Compose and decompose numbers from 11 to 19 into ten ones and some further ones, e.g., by using objects or drawings, and record each composition or decomposition by a drawing or equation (such as 18 = 10 + 8); understand that these numbers are composed of ten ones and one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, or nine ones. (K.NBT.A.1)

There are 19 defined measurable objectives in the Scope & Sequence that align with this standard. These measurable objectives are associated with materials such as the Ten Bead Bars and the Short Bead Stair, the Tens Board and the Golden Beads, the Addition Strip Board, the Addition Snake Game, and more.

Understand the relationship between numbers and quantities; connect counting to cardinality. (K.CC.B.4)

There are 25 defined measurable objectives in the Scope & Sequence that align to this standard! These measurable objectives are associated with materials such as the Red and Blue Number Rods, Spindle Box, Cards and Counters, Golden Beads, the Short Bead Stair, the Teen Board, the Tens Board, the Hundred Board and the Hundred Chain. These traditional Montessori Math materials were designed to provide concrete experiences for students to connect counting with actual amounts.

Describe measurable attributes of objects, such as length or weight. Describe several measurable attributes of a single object. (K.MD.A.1).

There are 17 defined measurable objectives in the Scope & Sequence that align with this standard, 11 of which are related to Sensorial materials such as the Pink Tower, the Brown Stairs, Thermic Tablets, Baric Tablets, and more.

The stated goals behind the Common Core’s English Language Arts Standards are also very much in line with the goals of a Montessori classroom.

Here is an excerpt from the Common Core website regarding the English Language Arts Standards:

As a natural outgrowth of meeting the charge to define college and career readiness, the Standards also lay out a vision of what it means to be a literate person in the twenty-first century. Indeed, the skills and understandings students are expected to demonstrate have wide applicability outside the classroom or workplace. Students who meet the Standards readily undertake the close, attentive reading that is at the heart of understanding and enjoying complex works of literature. They habitually perform the critical reading necessary to pick carefully through the staggering amount of information available today in print and digitally. They actively seek the wide, deep, and thoughtful engagement with high-quality literary and informational texts that builds knowledge, enlarges experience, and broadens worldviews. They reflexively demonstrate the cogent reasoning and use of evidence that is essential to both private deliberation and responsible citizenship in a democratic republic. In short, students who meet the Standards develop the skills in reading, writing, speaking, and listening that are the foundation for any creative and purposeful expression in language.

A primary goal of Montessori classrooms is to provide students with a combination of guidance and a prepared environment in which to develop the necessary skills in reading, writing, speaking, and listening that facilitate effective communication and expression. Montessori students have always been encouraged to be independent and critical thinkers; to analyze, question, and contribute their own thoughts on a topic. Montessori students from a very young age are encouraged to “actively seek the wide, deep, and thoughtful engagement with high-quality literary and informational texts that builds knowledge, enlarges experience, and broadens worldviews.”

The Common Core gets very specific in providing goals for building the necessary skill sets for reading, writing, and speaking effectively from kindergarten through high school. And yet, as with Mathematics, time and time again, the standards are met or exceeded by the Montessori Scope & Sequence.

Here are a few examples:
Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions (e.g., listening to others and taking turns speaking about the topics and texts under discussion). (SL.K.1a)

This standard has eight measurable learning objectives from the Scope & Sequence aligned; four of these learning objectives are from the Practical Life curriculum. Two Grace & Courtesy sub-categories (General Language & Actions and Group Etiquette) address practical life skills related to communicating effectively and politely with others.

Distinguish shades of meaning among verbs describing the same general action (e.g., walk, march, strut, prance) by acting out the meanings. (L.K.5d)

The fact that the link between movement and understanding has always been reflected in the Montessori curriculum is highlighted as this standard has nearly a dozen measurable learning objectives from the Scope & Sequence aligned including Activity Word and Command Card activities.

Use verbs to convey a sense of past, present, and future (e.g., Yesterday I walked home; Today I walk home; Tomorrow I will walk home). (L.1.1e)

This Grade 1 standard has five measurable objectives from the Scope and Sequence aligned including activities such as the “Three Fundamental Tenses” from the History curriculum that is commonly presented at the Primary level.

While the cynicism among Montessorians who have yet to thoroughly research the Common Core is fully understandable, ignoring or fearing this new reality is not going to make it go away. In fact, anything less than a pragmatic and collaborative approach to this issue from the Montessori community, runs the risk of missing out on a very unique, time-sensitive window of opportunity. A comprehensive Montessori Scope & Sequence that includes very specific measurable learning objectives aligned to the Common Core State Standards, can provide the missing piece of the puzzle that education reformers have been desperately seeking. The Common Core, for better or worse, has defined “What” and “When” to teach. The Montessori Method is the answer to the final question of “How” to teach.


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Aston Martin Montreal

Aston Martin Montreal

By increasing performance, craftsmanship and luxury, Vanquish S embodies the very essence of Aston Martin.

Available in Coupe or Volante.

Building on the heritage and success of our flagship Grand Tourer comes the Aston Martin Vanquish S – bringing improved engine power, enhanced dynamics and all new styling to create a car of unprecedented ability. Vanquish S is the ultimate Super GT.

Equipped with an uprated 6.0 V12 engine producing 603 PS (UK & EU only - 588 PS ROW), Vanquish S has a top speed of 201mph, and achieves 0-62mph (0-100km/h) in just 3.5 seconds.

Add to this an 8-speed Touchtronic III Transmission, Quad-exhaust tailpipes, and revised inlet manifolds for increased engine airflow, our ultimate supercar offers supreme performance feel and a truly unforgettable driving experience.

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A new aerodynamic focused design features carbon fibre 2x2 twill front splitter and rear diffuser, improving high speed stability and accentuating exterior styling.

Inside the cabin, Vanquish S delights with interior features such as Filograph quilt design options, Bang & Olufsen audio and the AMi III Infotainment system with all new satellite navigation.

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  • Primary Carpet Colours
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  • Warm Charcoal Seatbelts
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  • Black Round Leather Steering Wheel
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  • Sports Seats
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  • Curtain side head airbags
  • Dual stage driver and passenger front airbags
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  • Laminated windscreen with clear noise-insulation layer
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  • Heated rear screen
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  • Hard Disk Drive (HDD) satellite navigation 1,2
  • 6.5” LCD Screen
  • DAB radio 1
  • AM/FM radio 1
  • USB connector with Waveform Audio Format (WAF), Windows Media Player
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  • 20” Forged 10-Spoke Wheel with Silver Finish and Diamond Turned
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  • Carbon Fibre Roof Panel
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  • Protective Tape
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Friday, 1 April 2016

Health week.

Many countries have a Mental Health Week, and last year I was involved by sharing my story on a website and being interviewed on a local radio's breakfast show. These weeks are helpful in raising awareness, providing information and reducing stigma.

Of course, if you live with a mental illness you have had it for 52 weeks of the year not just for one week, as with any illness that has its own day or week for promoting understanding.

I feel that dividing health into physical and mental creates a division that leads to shame and unfair allocation of resources. Research has shown that mental illness leads to or can be caused by physical illness and physical illness can lead to mental illness, so much overlapping.

I think having a health week or month, when the focus is on our overall health like the old saying a healthy mind in a healthy body.

When depression anxiety and other mental health issues are isolated, it can lead to people feeling they do not belong.

Imagine if depression and other illnesses weren't separated into a mental health issue. Research would look at all areas of illness, people would not feel they were different because their illness affected their brain and thought process and not their heart or liver. Everyone would benefit as people would be treated as a whole and not fragmented into body parts. Researchers would share their knowledge.

What do you think? Maybe you disagree and you think this idea would not be helpful. Maybe you agree, maybe you have another idea. Please share any thoughts as I think this is an important discussion and I would be so interested to read all your comments.

A Moodscope member.

Thoughts on the above? Please feel free to post a comment on our blog on the Moodscope web site:


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The Great Canadian Oil Change

Company Overview

Great Canadian Oil Change is a franchised drive-thru oil change facility (in only 10 minutes) that has developed its' reputation on the basis of:

Price Leadership & Quality Leadership

great canadian oil change price leadership

The franchises are known for their thorough and constant high quality service, using only new vehicle warranty approved products. Visiting any facility is a consistently friendly, polite and competent experience. Again, price leadership does not mean that service is compromised.

great canadian oil change recycles oil

The franchise concept has over the years come to include all fluids that require maintenance in your vehicle. We look after radiator anti-freeze, (flush and change), transmission (flush and change) differential and transfer case fluids, brake fluid, power steering fluid and washer fluids. Other products and services available are wiper blades, headlights, air, fuel and cabin filters, serpentine belts as well as a complete line of oil additives. Oil products are sold from our new vehicle warranty approved basic Valvoline line of high performance and synthetic oils, with a complementary offering of other brands of oil. All used oil and filters are recycled, by licensed recycling companies

Company History

In 1978 Trevor Weflen opened the first Great Canadian Oil Change in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. The location is still one of the top sales leaders in the group. Our first franchise was opened in 1990. Currently there are fifty-one franchises in place including one in the Bahamas. More locations are about to open in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Ontario.

It's Our Duty to Your Car!

since 1978

Welcome to Moose Jaw

Oil Change in 10 Minutes or Less!


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Thursday, February 26, 2009

I've updated my blog with pictures of Dec., Jan., and Feb.

Saturday, February 21, 2009

Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Elemental Water - complete

Elemental Water is finally done! All I have left is Elemental Earth and the whole series will be done and ready for Bead Dreams! Check out the full panel here.

December BJP is done!

Greetings fellow beaders!

At long last my December piece is completed. You can see and read all about it on my blog:

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Thought I might give up, but...

I'm restarting with something small - beaded buttons!
I hope Cindy who "warmed-up" with them and the participant from last year who did them won't think I'm a "copycat". I've wanted to play with beaded buttons for some time. Thanks to Ellen ( for suggesting this.

Sunday, February 15, 2009

The Phantom blogger...

Hey everybody. I feel like a phantom blogger. I'm working on my journal pages, I just haven't put them up... I think I've been intimidated by the blogging part. I've been keeping up with reading your entries but haven't done any myself, since the introduction one. So here it goes. My pieces are 4 inches by 6 inches. I'm using various techniques, weaving beads on a loom, weaving tapestry on a loom, bead embroidery with a paper backing, needle-felting and quilting.
I finished the bead embroidery part of September's page in August (I was a bit excited) but got stuck on weaving the background. So I went ahead and did Oct and Nov and Dec, but felt like I shouldn't put them up, until I finished the rest of Sept. September's is now finished and I'm working on January, so I'm still a bit behind, but coming along! Not to mention out of order.

Click here to go to the Copperloom blog - to see pictures....I need to work on better photos - but these give you an idea.

Friday, February 13, 2009

To Lois B

Oh dear, Lois... we will miss you so much. I understand if it lifts your load to opt out of a monthly commitment like this... But, rats... Your work has always pleased me very much. Glad you're planning to stay in touch via the blogs. Take good care... Robin A.

PS... For unknown reasons, there wasn't an option to leave a comment on your post... That's why I'm writing this way rather than leave a comment to your post.

Oh, Well...

There is just too much life in my life, so, reluctantly, I'm bowing out of BJP for this year. I'll be following your progress, but there just aren't enough hours in my days to keep up. You are all amazing artists and it has been a privilege to come on this journey with you. Perhaps I'll have it together in time for next year.

-- Lois B

EDIT -- I don't know why comments were disabled. I think I've fixed that now.

Hearts & flowers

My February journal entry  beading went very quickly. I love hearts, so in addition to the glass heart beads I had, I was able to create two hearts on the fabric: one was already a heart shape in the material which I outlined, and one I created by using pearls and again I outlined it with 15s. Hope you like this month's journal entry. Go to February 2009 and click on the photo to see an enlarged one and the description.

Thinking Ahead... and a Poll

I have put a poll up on the sidebar of my blog and would love to get your input. I am thinking ahead about what I might do with my 2008-2009 BJP pieces when I finally get them finished (embroidered cuff bracelets, like this one) and want some opinions about how to do it. The link I provided is to my blog entry where you can leave comments.

Thanks in advance!

Monday, February 9, 2009

Not all hearts are red

I finished my February page this afternoon and is up on my blog for all to see. I hope you enjoy it.

Sunday, February 8, 2009

January Finished

I've just written about my january page...A Long and Winding can see the whole piece here on my blog.

Elemental Water update

Scanned it this time, so you can see it in much better detail:

Saturday, February 7, 2009

I had a good start this month and have the following to show for it: Ms. February

Double Infinity - Febrruary's done!

Okay - i must say i'm beginning to like the 4x4 size again! Not too sure what i wanted to do, so i let the beads decide! I'm really happy with the end piece - it is really a play on the softness of the heart. No harsh day-glo pinks here, they all meld into each other and shine. Also - I tried a new approach for adding my back suede piece - i tacked it directly to the cotton batting and found it was much easier to attach. However, i made it on the slightly small side so the piece takes on a bit of a curve which is okay since i kindof like it! See it here or here!

I admit I finished it a while ago

I was whipping out my journal pages so fast, I was beginning to feel as if I were posting too much. So I thought I would wait until February to actually POST my February Bead Journal Page. I haven't begun my March page, but I will be traveling to Europe in a few days and have my project ready for the plane. My 'sneak peek' is actually a photo of most of my bead journal project pages next to each other - you'll have to click Here to see what the final February page looks like.

-That Celticat Chick

Friday, February 6, 2009

January bjp pin

You may see my January pin on my blog.

Speedie is done!

I got my February doll done & wanted to share with you. This is another one of my "Dumpster Dolls" & a recycled McDonald's Happy Meal stuffed toy. I haven't got a name for these. I really am not very good at naming my pieces, so help would be greatly appreciated. My newest piece is here on my blog.

Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Let it snow, let it snow. It's close to a record snowfall for us this winter, so snowflakes were a natural choice for January. I made the large snowflake with clear and white glass...very simple. I made 2, not sure which one I would use. The other I wire wrapped into a simple necklace for a friend's birthday, but forgot to take a photo.

I lost another friend to breast cancer in January, so it is no wonder that I'm ready to be done with winter. Angie left 3 sons, 1 still in high school, and many, many friends. She was a dedicated special ed teacher and inspiration to us all.

The complete photo can be seen on my website. February means a little more daylight. And the first week of March the red winged blackbirds come back to our pond, so there is hope.

Tuesday, February 3, 2009

January Journal Completed

Robin - Thank you so much for finding the error for me. I had corrected it before posting, or so I thought. Anyway, here's a new entry about my January Journal entry, which I did finish in January, even though it's being posted in February.

The Chinese New Year was the perfect theme for my January Journal, as I love all things Asian. I create Chinese brush paintings, mainly of flowers, and would like to learn Calligraphy. A good friend of mine, Angela Chang, painted the piece I used as my cabochon for this piece. It's the Chinese symbol LU, for prosperity for the new year. The colors I used are explained in the description of the piece shown on my web site. To access my site, click here on January Bead Journal.

I have brooches I've made which also include Angela's calligraphy. You can see them at Calligraphy Jewelry.

Once on my site, click on the photo of the piece about which you would like to read. You'll get a larger picture and the description of each. In order to see the rest of my jewelry, click at the top on Gallery, which will take you back to the main page showing all the main albums, and then click on Handcrafted Beaded Jewelry.

I'm not sure how to get rid of my previous January blog, but I'll experiment and see what happens. Otherwise, you'll have two blog entries to read but only one will connect to my site. Hope you enjoy the visit.

Monday, February 2, 2009

January Journal Completed

Hi again -

I finished my January journaling in January - way to go! But the 29th. I'm really happy with it. The Chinese New Year was in January, which was perfect for me, as I love all things Asian. I love to create Chinese brush paintings, mainly flowers, and Calligraphy is something I'd like to learn but don't do now. However, I have a good friend who does, Angela Chang, and she did the piece I used as my cabochon. To see my January piece click January Journal Entry
I just realized that I hadn't written that if you go to my site to see my pieces, you need to click on the journal piece you want to see for a description of it. {Robin wrote a lovely note for my December piece and asked what the stone was. I just read the blog today, so I'm a bit late responding. If I had let you all know how to see it before now, you could have read a description of each to get an idea of what I was about. (I used a Ruby Zoacite for the Christmas part and a Drusy for the Chanukah one.)}

Hope you like my January entry. I'll try to check the blog more often. I'm still a novice, as I didn't know how to make sure that Robin saw an answer to her question.

Sunday, February 1, 2009

Round and round... Elemental Water update

Latest progress photo here.  There is hope that I'll get the last 2 panels done by the April 9 deadline.

Starting February on the 1st!! Double Infinity

Well I sifted through my bead collection today and think i've found those i want to work with! My focal point is a red tatted heart i bought on e-bay. Perhaps i might add beads to that too....It will be interesting to see what the finished product looks like - check back to find out!


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A Video on Montreal

I found this video tonight featuring Jay, the Montreal lead. These are the people we would be working with and the place we would be living in if we do end up in Montreal. Take a look!
Jay and Kathy Pinney ministering in Montreal with ReachGlobal from Jay Pinney on Vimeo.

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Articles tagged with: Root System

“Lacka Rootis” – Plant Problems

on Thursday, 18 April 2013.

Most plant problems can be attributed to an inferior or lacking root system.

Whether we are looking at trees or turf, most plant problems can be attributed to the soil which is not allowing sufficient root development to support the top health of the plant. Most insect and disease problems are the result of environmental stress. If we can improve the growing conditions in their environment they are less susceptible to insects and disease. That is what we do at Mortensen Tree Service; we evaluate the soil to get at the root of the problem.


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SPV limited company refinances flat above commercial premises

We were contacted by a husband and wife who were looking to refinance one of their rental properties through their SPV limited company. Both of the clients are experienced investors owning 3 buy to let properties in their personal names and 3 investment properties through their limited company.

They were looking to expand their portfolio, so wanted to refinance one of their rental properties to raise capital. The property they were looking to raise finance against is a 2 bed flat above a café in North London.

Most mainstream buy to let lenders won’t accept SPV limited companies or flats above commercial premises, which made placing the deal more of a challenge. Because of this we decided to approach a peer to peer lender who takes a more common sense approach to lending and assesses the application as a whole.

After taking the clients experience and background income into consideration they decided they were more than happy to lend on the property and offered a competitive rate. Here are the details of the deal:

Property value: £400,000

Loan amount: £280,000

Loan to value: 70%

Rate: 4.75% loan term tracker

Term: 5 years interest only

Monthly mortgage payment: £1,108

Monthly rental income: £1,842

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Wednesday, 15 April 2009

BBC NEWS | Technology | Pirate Bay confident of trial win

BBC NEWS | Technology | Pirate Bay confident of trial win

One of the founders of file-sharing website
The Pirate Bay has said he anticipates victory in the court battle over
alleged copyright theft.

Peter Sunde said: "We are quite confident we are going to win."

Mr Sunde said the site would continue operating even if he and his three co-defendants were found guilty on Friday.

The Pirate Bay is the world's most high profile file-sharing website. In
February 2009, it reported 22 million simultaneous users.

Frederik Neij, Gottfrid Svartholm Warg, Carl Lundstrom and Peter Sunde founded The Pirate Bay in 2003.

No copyright content is hosted on The Pirate Bay's web servers; instead the site hosts "torrent" links to TV, film and music files held on its users computers.

The file-sharing program BitTorrent, which is a legal piece of file-sharing software, uses the torrent links to manage the transfer of files online between those who have parts of the data and those who need parts of the data.

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