Family Recipe Friday - Another Enchilada Dish!
Today we honor those military who have fallen in duty, and those who served honorably.
There are quite a few other family members, cousins and in-laws, who have served honorably. Great uncles who served and died while in service. Way too many to list at one time! Today we honor each and every one of them!
And we say THANK YOU to those who serve today, putting their lives on the line daily for the freedoms we are sometimes unmindful of.
Today we'll take a look at one of my Paternal lines, the Wickline's.
PERKINS. He married Mary Elizabeth FAUDREE01 Dec 1935 Covington, Alleghany,Virginia.
FAUDREE and 21. Mary Margaret WICKLINE. He married Elizabeth Catherine CARNEFIX on 17 Dec 1878 in Monroe County, West Virginia.
11. Elizabeth Catherine CARNEFIX was born 08 Jul 1851 in Sweet Springs, Monroe County, WV. She died 22 Jul 1929 in Sweet Springs, Monroe County, WV. She was the daughter of 22. George W. CARNEFIX and 23. Mary Susan DAUGHERTY.
You'll find this recipe with several names, Jeff Davis Pie, Jefferson Davis Pie, The Confederate Pie, Chess Pie, The South Will Rise Again Pie, and the list could go on and on! You'll see by it's simple ingredients that it is literally a dessert that was put together by cooks who did not have ingredients for a dessert, and who simply threw together what they had available. This was probably necessitated by the Civil War, when ingredients would have been hard to come by!
I can remember my Grandma Bean making this, although she called Custard Pie, and my Grandma Dreher making this, and she called it Chess pie. My Mother-in-Law, Betty Rotge Custer, also made this, and she called the Jeff Davis Pie. Whatever you choose to call it, this recipe is tried and true! I have included this delicious recipe for whipped topping, which comes exclusively from http://sweetteaandcornbread.blogspot.com/2013/05/jefferson-davis-pie.html and to whom I am reminded of this delicious recipe from their recent post of it!
This is a special, easy recipe and can be thrown together in a jiffy!
Mix the sugars, flour, nutmeg and cinnamon.
Add eggs and stir well.
Add butter, lemon juice, salt and vanilla and mix well.
Please use the Kentucky Bourbon Whipped Cream recipe from the above web site for the absolute best tasting whipped cream ever!
In 2005, I spent nine months on the road with the Texican, my hubby, when he was a truck driver. We traveled in all 48 of the contiguous United States, and literally have thousands of photographs to prove it! We had an awesome time!
Born in Sweet Springs, Monroe County, West Virginia to Stephen Ledford FAUDREE and his wife Eliza Catherine CARNEFIX, Roy was one of 10 children born to the couple.
Married 19 Nov. 1929 to Nellie Bly HUFFMAN [1889-1963] the couple had 4 children.
Roy is buried in the Baker-Faudree Cemetery located on the old Faudree lands in Sweet Springs, Monroe County, West Virginia.
Roy was my grandmother, Mary Elizabeth Faudree Bean's, brother.
married a few years later to Jacob Elijah Wickline. Seldom have I seen mention of Jacob's first wife, however. Her name was Maria PILES [1820-1871].
The marriage is listed under section (2) 1842-1843, line 2.
They had at least 4 children, and were married 29 years before Maria's death.
No one can sing this old hymn quite like the beautiful and talented Lulu Roman!
PERKINS. He married Mary Elizabeth Faudree in Dec 1935 Covington, Allegheny, Virginia.
5. Mary Elizaberth FAUDREE was born 03 Jun 1897 in Sweet Springs, Monroe County, West Virginia. She died 01 Jan 1975 in Clifton Forge, Allegheny, Virginia. She was the daughter of Stephen Ledford FAUDREE and Elizabeth J. CARNIFIX.
72. John PERKINS was born about 1700. He married Mary UNKNOWN about 1740.
Ski lifts near Munich, Germany, 1980.
My great-grandparent. The couple are buried in the Baker-Faudree Cemetery in Sweet Springs, Monroe County, West Virginia.
My Grandmother's obituary, from 03 January 1975.
I have such wonderful memories of my Grandma Bean and her sister, Aunt Veda, singing this beloved old hymn!
Today we will take a look at my paternal grandmother's ancestry.
5. Mary Elizabeth FAUDREE was born 03 Jun 1897 in Sweet Springs, Monroe County, West Virginia. She died 01 Jan 1975 in Allegheny County, Virginia. She was the daughter of Stephen Ledford FAUDREE and Eliza CARNIFIX.
81. Mary Eliza UNKNOWN. He married Mabelia [Mahalia] HALL on 30 Jul 1824.
160. Thomas FAUDREE was born about 1754 in Goochland Co., VA. He married Mary ATKISSON about 1778.
161. Mary ATKISSON was born Abt. 1758 in Goochland Co., VA. She was the daughter of 322. Unknown ATKISSON and 323. Unknown.
I haven't been making this dinner long, but it is one we have returned to several times over the past few months, and will probably use it for the rest of our lives!
Simple and easy, you put this one on to cook, walk away and forget it until time to serve it! A complete meal in a single pot!
I use an 8.5 quart crockpot, because it's the largest I have, but you can certainly adjust the size to suit your family's needs.
Place your meat of choice in the bottom of the crock pot and pour the entire bottle of sauce over it.
Place a layer of aluminum foil over this [I use heavy duty foil].
Wash potatoes. Lightly oil and wrap individually in aluminum foil. Place these on the single layer of foil in the pot.
Place another layer of foil over the potatoes.
Wrap each ear of corn in foil and place on the last layer of foil.
Depending upon the setting of your slow cooker, you may have to adjust your heat controls.
I set my heat on High for 5 hours or Low for 8.
Remove each item from the slow cooker.
Slice the meat for serving.
My family loves this!!! And you spend maybe 5 minutes preparing it!
It was here that my twins, David Lee and Deborah Lynn were born on 02 Nov. 1980.
William Lee and Emma [Pettie] Henry were hubby's paternal grandparents. Unfortunately, his family was estranged and he never knew them. They are buried at Fairview Cemetery, Fulton, Fulton, Kentucky.
Emma Louise Pettie was born 16 June 1895 in Columbus, Hickman County, Kentucky to Timothy Martin Pettie and his wife Elizabeth Ann Williams. She was married to William Lee Henry.
Emma died 11 Aug 1985 in Fulton, Kentucky. Her son, Joseph Wright Henry was the hubby's father.
Randy has given us another great challenge this week!
1) What was your mother's mother's name?
2) What is your mother's mother's patrilineal line? That is, her father's father's father's ... back to the most distant male ancestor in that line?
3) Can you identify male sibling(s) of your mother's mother, and any living male descendants from those male sibling(s)? If so, you have a candidate to do a Y-DNA test on that patrilineal line. If not, you may have to find male siblings, and their descendants, of the next generation back, or even further.
4) Tell us about it in your own blog post, or in a comment on this post, or in a Facebook or Google Plus post."
My mother's mother was Irene Caroline Banet.
Irene's father was Francis Isidore Banet [also known as "Frank".
Of these many brothers, there are 4 sons among them that remain living. These sons would make DNA testing possible for the patrilineal line.
Thanks again Randy for a great evening's fun!
Johnnie Lee HENRY and Cynthia Ann BEANE were married in Covington, Alleghany Co., VA. They had no children.
William Lee HENRY and Emma Louise PETTIE married.
Balaam Baldwin PETTY and Amanda Rachel McKEE married.


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All the Love in the World may refer to:

Albums
All the Love in the World (Mac Davis album)

Songs
"All the Love in the World" (Dionne Warwick song), from the album Heartbreaker (1982)
"All the Love in the World" (The Corrs song), from the album In Blue (2001)
"All the Love in the World" (Nine Inch Nails song), from the album With Teeth (2005)
"All the Love in the World", a 1969 single by British psychedelic group Consortium written by Geoff Simpson
"All the Love in the World", a single released from the Korgis album Sticky George (1981)
"All the Love" (The Outfield song), also known as "All the Love in the World"

See also
"Not for All the Love in the World", a single by The Thrills from the album Let's Bottle Bohemia

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Это список дипломатических миссий в Казахстане. В настоящее время в столице Астане находится 60 посольств.

Посольства в Астане

Миссии

Офисные отделения посольств

Консульства

Почётные консульства

См.также
 Список дипломатических миссий Казахстана
 Внешняя политика Казахстана
 Дипломатические отношения Казахстана
 Список послов в Казахстане

Примечания

Ссылки
 Сайт МИДа Казахстана

Дипломатические представительства по принимающим странам
Списки:Казахстан
Внешняя политика Казахстана


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Books for one room
My house needs a damp course, all the way round. The damp course man says there will be a lot of dust, and I need to move books etc upstairs. There isn't much etcetera but there are a lot of books, at least in proportion to the house which is two-up two-down with a lean-to kitchen and a bathroom under the stairs. The house is fine, more than fine; it's the books that are a problem. Damp course aside, there is no more space for new ones.
This has set me thinking about which books I'd keep, if I only had one room. Strangely that is much, much easier than deciding on a few books to throw out (which from now on I will need to do regularly).
Looking at two random shelves, both containing mid-20th century non-fiction, I'd keep:
The Endless Steppe by Esther Hautzig. Jewish girl gets deported from Vilnius to Siberia, in 1941. This was read aloud to us in English class when we were 10, same age as Esther at the start.
Age of Extremes by Eric Hobsbawm. Necessary history.
Homage to Catalonia by George Orwell. Orwell in the middle of events.
Bad Blood by Lorna Sage. About growing up in the Welsh borders, the curse of family: a great read.
Honour, Family, and Patronage: a Study of Institutions and Moral Values in a Greek Mountain Community by J K Campbell. This anthropological study from the 1950's was hugely illuminating when I was living in Athens in the 1990's, trying to understand contemporary Greek politics and society.
Poetry anthologies are on one long shelf, I've got around 70. I'd keep:
Staying Alive, Being Alive, and Being Human, edited by Neil Astley – the three big Bloodaxe anthologies of 20th and 21st century poetry, which contain large numbers of exceptional poems by a vast range of writers. The scope, whether poetic, geographical, cultural or emotional, is huge. The thematic grouping, which could have been a disaster, works really well. These three would make up for not having room for books of poetry in translation such as The Poetry of Survival, post-war poets of Central and Eastern Europe, edited by Daniel Weissbort.
The Making of a Sonnet – Norton anthology, edited by Edward Hirsch and Eavan Boland. Formal counterpoint to the largely free verse Bloodaxes, and with poems from Dante onwards.
The Reality Street Book of Sonnets, edited by Jeff Hilson. Innovative, inventive sonnets, 20th and 21st century.
Carcanet New Poetries V, edited by Michael Schmidt with Eleanor Crawforth, would be my contemporary British anthology because it's got a higher-than-usual proportion of strikingly good poems. Eclectic is another way to go: I'm enjoying a set of four micro-anthologies, blackbird, kingfisher, swift and kestrel, from Sidekick Books, each with half a dozen mostly contemporary poems on the bird in question, and small enough to nestle in the back pocket of my jeans. Sidekick also produce the full-size Birdbooks.
Legitimate Dangers, edited by Michael Dumanis and Cate Marvin and published by Sarabande, has to be my contemporary American choice. It contains work by over 80 poets born after 1960. This makes it forbiddingly heavy, but it's where I first read favourites such as Brenda Shaughnessy, Matthea Harvey and D A Powell. A reserve would be The Best of the Best American poetry, edited by Robert Pinsky, a 2013 selection from all the annual Best anthologies since 1988; plenty of famous names.
Somehow, I don't feel the need for anthologies of earlier poetry – maybe because it is in my head anyway. I don't mean that I know it off by heart, but that the voices of my favourites, of such as Horace, Shakespeare, Keats, Dickinson, are in my head.
20th / 21st century single poet collections are much, much harder. One way of looking at this is to consider which poets I most often pull off the shelf, to read in order to write. The ones I can think of, in no particular order, form a very small subset:
W S Graham, J H Prynne, Jorie Graham, Mark Doty, Denise Riley, D A Powell, Marie Howe, Jane Kenyon, Paul Celan, George Seferis, Sylvia Plath, Tomas Tranströmer.
Another way is to consider which new books spend a lot of time out, being read and then read again in a different mood or direction: current examples include Omnesia by W N Herbert, The Visitations by Kathryn Simmonds, and Loom by Sarah Gridley.
Neither of these methods works. If it came to one room, I'd ditch nearly all my contemporary novels, in order to keep as much poetry as possible. (I wouldn't get an ebook reader: electronic devices put me in work mode.) As it is, in three weeks' time I'm going to have to move some books out, temporarily. I don't want the upstairs floor to collapse, and there has to be room to sleep.
Poetry Pleases! 1 July 2014 at 12:57
Dear Fiona
I sympathize as I have a very similar problem. I already had around 4000 books when my father died (in 2003) and left me a further 3000. We probably have more books in our house than the rest of our Welsh village put together. I would have thought that an ebook reader would be a reasonable solution to your lack of space. Failing that, you could always sell your house in London and buy a farm in Wales!
Best wishes from Simon R. Gladdish
Fiona Moore 2 July 2014 at 22:32
That is a very tempting solution.
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Rams lose two top v-ball players to poor grades
In Sports February 11, 1998 Leave a Comment
By the Sports Team
Two of Ryerson's highly touted rookie recruits have been suspended from the women's volleyball team because of failing grades.
Alisha Myatt, Ryerson's most talented female volleyball player was scratched from the Rams lineup against Lakehead University last weekend because her academic appeal was denied. Myatt was considered a strong candidate for OUA rookie of the year honours.
Liv Langkruis was also suspended because of failing grades. Both players were first-year students in the Diploma Arts program (considered an equivalent to high school OAC courses).
Heading into last weekend's games Ryerson was only one game behind Lakehead for the final playoff spot. But without Myatt and Langkruis in the lineup, the Rams lost both of their games against Lakehead and their playoff hopes are over.


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A melkita bizánci katolikus egyház egy keleti katolikus, a római katolikus egyházzal teljes egységben lévő önálló (latin szóval sui iuris, azaz "saját jogú") részegyház. Az egyház a Közel-Keleten született, de napjainkban a melkita katolikus közösségek az egész világon megtalálhatók. Jelenleg világszerte mintegy 1,5 millió hívője van.
Az egyház az ortodox kereszténység bizánci liturgikus hagyományait és szokásait követi, az istentisztelet hagyományos nyelve az arab és a görög. Néhány teológus szerint az antiókhiai melkita egyház "a világ legrégebbi, folyamatosan létező keresztény közössége".

Nevének eredete

A melkita elnevezés az asszír melk vagyis király szóból származik. Eredetileg az antikhalkédóni vagy miafizita hívők által használt, azon közel-keleti keresztényeknek a pejoratív értelmű elnevezése volt, akik elfogadták a 451. évi khalkédóni zsinat határozatát és elismerték a bizánci császár fennhatóságát.

A bizánci jelző a bizánci örökségű vallási rítusra utal, az keleti ortodox egyházak által használt liturgiára.

A katolikus elnevezés a pápának, azaz Róma püspökének egyházfőként való elismerésére utal, mint a katolikus egyház legfőbb pásztora.

Az egyház neve arabul ar-Rūm al-Kathūlīk (), ami szó szerint azt jelenti hogy "római katolikus". Az arab Rūm szó azonban jelentheti a bizánci birodalmat is (az úgynevezett "második Róma"). Így aztán az arab kifejezés úgy is fordítható, hogy "görögkatolikus".

Történelme

A melkita katolikus egyház születésének ideje egyidős a kereszténység közel-keleti elterjedésének idejével. Ahogy a kereszténység mind szélesebb körökben vált ismertté Antiókhiában (a melkita katolikus pátriárchátus püspöki székhelyén) nevezték először a térségben az igét hirdető tanítványokat keresztényeknek. Az időszámításunk szerinti második századra a kereszténység teljesen elterjedt Antiókhiában és Szíriában. Az egyház növekedése nem állt meg a keresztényüldözések ideje alatt sem, és a negyedik században a kereszténység hivatalos államvallássá vált.

636 -ban a jarmúki csata után az arabok elüldözték a bizánciakat Szíriából és bevezették az iszlám hitet. Bár a görög nyelv és kultúra megmaradt a köztudatban, különösen a jeruzsálemi melkiták között, a melkita hagyományok fokozatosan összeolvadtak az arab nyelvvel és kultúrával.

A melkita bizánci katolikus egyház pátriárkáinak listája

A melkita bizánci katolikus egyház pátriárkái Alexandria, Antiókhia és Jeruzsálem városok pátriárkái is egyben.

 VI. Cirill Tanas 		(1724–1759)
 IV. Atanáz Jawhar 		(1759–1760)
 II. Maxim Hakim 		(1760–1761)
 V. Teodóziusz  Dahan 		(1761–1788)
 IV. Atanáz Jawhar             (1765-1768, ellen-pátriárka)
 IV. Atanáz Jawhar 		(1788-1794, mint törvényes pátriárka)
 VII. Cirill Siaj 		(1794–1796)
 II. Agapiusz Matar 		(1796–1812)
 IV. Ignác Sarruf 		(1812)
 V. Atanáz Matar 		(1813–1814)
 IV. Macario Tawil 		(1814–1815)
 V. Ignác Qattan 		(1816–1833)
 III. Maxim Mazlum 		(1833–1855)
 I. Klemens Bahouth 		(1856–1864)
 II. Gergely Youssef-Sayur 	(1864–1897)
 IV. Péter Jaraijiry 		(1898–1902)
 VIII. Cirill Jaha 		(1902–1916)
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 I. Demeter Qadi 		(1919–1925)
 IX. Cirill Moghabghab 	(1925–1947)
 IV. Maxim Saïgh 		(1947–1967)
 V. Maxim Hakim 		(1967–2000)
 III. Gergely Laham 	        (2000–2017)
I. József (korábbi neve Jusszuf Abszi) (2017-

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Források

Görögkatolikus egyházak


Increased varitety of music and sound effects.
Many design adjustments in the level game play based on beta tester feedback.
Simultaneous release on multiple platforms.
Localization to be included at release.
Steam Big Picture Support as well as additional controller maps.
Many of you have received Steam codes through Kickstarter, beta participation, or as part of our marketing of the game. These codes will continue to receive our latest updates and will turn into full products when we release. Of course, we are still taking any feedback on the game in our forums at http://community.codexworlds.com/.
We thank you for your patience, and we promise to put the time to good use!


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Reader question: Do I have to swap my driving licence in France?
If you're living in France you may eventually need to swap your driving licence for a French one - but how long you have to make the swap and exactly how you do it depends on where your licence was issued. Here's the low-down.
You may need to take a driving test to get your hands on a French driving licence (Photo by Damien MEYER / AFP)
First things first, how long are you staying in France?
If you're just in France for a short period, such as for a holiday, you will usually be able to drive a vehicle using your usual driving licence.
You may also need an International Driving Permit – it's basically a translation of a domestic driving licence that allows the holder to drive a private motor vehicle in any country or jurisdiction that recognises the document.
Check with driving authorities in your home country to see if you need one to drive in France.
Drivers with European licences and UK and NI licence-holders are exempt from the International Driving Permit requirement.
French resident
So far, so simple. It starts to get a bit trickier if you plan to move to France for a longer period. Then, everything depends on the country in which your driving licence was issued (and not your nationality, in this case it's all about where the licence was issued).
READ ALSO Driving in France: Understanding the new French traffic laws
If you hold a licence from an EU / EEA country
These are relatively straightforward. Because of freedom of movement rules within the EU full driving licences from Member States are valid in France. EEA country licences have the same status.
Holders of an EU/EEA driver's licence are not required to exchange their foreign licence for a French one as long as they have not picked up any points on their licence through committing traffic offences such as speeding.
READ ALSO Driving in France: What is télépéage and how does it work?
If you move to France permanently, you may, however, change your licence for a French one, by following this procedure.
What if you're from the UK?
For a while, official advice left many in limbo and others stranded without a licence altogether.
But – Good News! – British and French authorities announced in June 2021 that a reciprocal agreement had been reached that allows people who live in France to drive on a UK or NI licence that was issued before January 1st, 2021 to continue using them.
It essentially created a phased system where people only need to exchange when their photocard or actual licence runs out, whichever comes first – although you apply to make the exchange once you get within six months of the expiry date.
If you commit certain traffic offences or if your licence is lost or stolen you may need to exchange earlier.
Anyone whose licence was issued after January 1st, 2021, will need to exchange it for a French one within one year of moving to France.
You can find full details on the rules and how to do the exchange HERE
Non-European licences
Anyone who holds a non-European driving licence may drive in France for a year after their legal residence in France is confirmed on their original licence. After that, if they stay in France any longer, they should apply for a French driving licence.
This is where things get a little tricky. If the state that issued the non-European licence has signed a bilateral agreement with France, the exchange is relatively straightforward. It involves applying to the French driving licence agency ANTS and providing them with all the necessary information.
READ ALSO Grace period for fines over France's new law on winter tyres
If, however, the driver passed their test in a country that does not have such an agreement in place, then they will have to take a French driving test before they can legally continue driving in France.
You can find the online portal to make the swap here.
US and Canadian licences
If you have an American or Canadian licence things are even more complicated, because it depends on the state that your licence was issued in.
The following US States have licence swap agreements with France.
Delaware*, Maryland*, Ohio*, Pennsylvania**, Virginia*, South Carolina, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Wisconsin*, Arkansas*, Oklahoma*, Texas*, Colorado*, Florida**, Connecticut**
* Swap for Permis B licences in France,
** Swap for Permis A and/or B licences in France
see below for what this means
Drivers with licences from States not listed above cannot simply swap their licence, instead they have to take a French driving test within a year of moving to France, or stop driving.
The following Canadian provinces have licence swap agreements with France:
Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Newfoundland et Labrador, Québec, Manitoba, Ontario, Alberta, British Columbia
Only New Brunswick offers a straight like-for-like swap. All the others swap full Canadian licences for French B permits. Drivers with licences issued from other provinces will have to pass a French driving test before they can hold a French driving licence.
Permis A, Permis B
The Permis A French licence is basically for motorbikes. Holders can ride two- or three-wheeled vehicles, with or without a sidecar.
The Permis B French driving licence allows holders to drive a vehicle with a maximum weight of 3.5 tonnes, which seats no more than nine people. This includes standard passenger cars, people carriers and minibuses.
READ ALSO What to do if you are hit by an uninsured driver in France?
First things first. Unlike numerous other nations, including the UK, having points on your licence in France is a good thing.
Full, 'clean' French licences have 12 points, with motorists losing points if they are guilty of motoring offences.
Anyone who has been driving for more than three years, and who exchanges a full, clean licence in France will, therefore, receive a French licence with 12 points.
READ ALSO COMPARE: Which countries in Europe have the strictest drink-drive limits?
Provisional French licences – issued to motorists who passed their tests within the past three years – are loaded with six points, rising to the full 12 after three years of 'clean' driving here.
DRIVINGREADER QUESTIONSLIVING IN FRANCE
Rob - 5 December 2022 at 08:53 CET
Please note, if you are a citizen of an EU country other than France itself, you need to exchange your licence within 18 months of settling in France. If you are a citizen of any country other than the UK, but hold a UK drivers licence, you need to provide evidence that you were resident in the UK at the time your licence was issued (this can be tricky if it was a very very very long time ago…so be warned).


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I feel like a chair that no one likes to sit on
The Lonely Chair
This poem is part of an anthology third-grade poems published in 2005.
Anthology books were sold for $2.00 with all proceeds donated the Heifer Project.
The illustration is also by the author.
the wolf doesn't like jumping whales who are living and having fun with water
The poem is shown in the original, hand-written version and typed version.
the Thailand Walking Stick was so thailandistic
Thank-you Letter - Luwis
A learning expedition about insects included the creation of a field guide to local insects; care of and safe experimentation with a variety of insects in the classroom; the creation of insect greeting cards; and work with a number of outside experts, including an entomologist who worked with the
sometimes my fingers look like little worms standing perfectly still
Hands Description - Khalil
A three year old student in a Pre-K class at Santa Fe School for the Arts and Sciences in Santa Fe, New Mexico dictated this description to his teacher.
It was my last goodbye to the moment that changed my life
A Moment in Time I'll Never Forget
This writing piece is a second draft of a personal narrative, with peer/teacher feedback. It tells the story of the author's experience being incarcerated in a juvenile detention center as an angry 14-year-old girl with a difficult home situation.
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The author gives a brief portrait of her life and motivation through unpacking the origin and meaning of her first, middle and last names.


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LEWISTON – Team USA is going to be sporting red, white and blue boat shoes made in Maine at the summer Olympics Games in Rio de Janeiro.
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Maine shoe manufacturing is a shadow of what it once was after brands like Dexter, Sebago, Cole Haan and G.H. Bass moved manufacturing elsewhere. But some Maine shoe companies have survived. Rancourt, with 65 employees, makes private label shoes for Ralph Lauren.
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Jarrel Wigger
Wigger Law Firm, Inc.
8086 Rivers Avenue, Suite A
North Charleston, SC 29406
www.wiggerlawfirm.com
Jarrel L. Wigger was born in Wiesbaden, West Germany, in 1963 while his dad was stationed overseas in the United States Air Force. He grew up in Anderson, South Carolina. He has a B.A. Degree from the Citadel, where he lettered 4 years in wrestling, had cadet rank, and was on the training cadre for two years. He earned his Juris Doctorate Degree at Wake Forest University. He was admitted to the South Carolina Bar in 1988; the United States Supreme Court in 1996; United States Court of Military Appeals, 1991; United States Federal District Court, 1992; and the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals in 2002. He is a member of the Board of Governors, Workers' Compensation Claimant's Attorneys Association, Nominating Committee, South Carolina Workers' Compensation Claimant's Attorneys' Association, American Association for Justice, South Carolina Trial Lawyers Association, Speakers Bureau (1995); Medical Legal Liaison Committee (1996). He was named to Who's Who in American Law and was Board Certified as a Civil Trial Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. He is also a member of the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum, a group formed to recognize attorneys with a case in excess of two million dollars. He has been designated as a "Super Lawyer" for a number of years. He served as a Navy Lieutenant in the Judge Advocate General's Corps from 1988 to 1992 and was in Desert Shield and the Panamanian action. He tried cases in Bahrain, Panama, Puerto Rico and Cuba. He has brought cases in almost all of South Carolina's counties and in 28 states. He has two children, a daughter, Amy and a son, Jordan. Community Involvement Jerry was a founding member of the Gavalas Kolanko Foundation - a non-profit that raises scholarship funds for handicapped students and has been on the Board of other various charities. He is also very involved in youth sports, having coached wrestling at Summerville High School and the S.C. state teams at the elementary, middle school and high school levels. He has coached multiple National Champions at Fargo, multiple All-Americans, and coached the SC Juniors (High School) to a 12th place finish in the country - South Carolina's highest ever national finish. He is a high school wrestling official and an M-1 certified referee for USA Wrestling and formerly, Vice Chair of SC USA Wrestling. He has refereed events all over the country. He is also a founding member of the Philo Foundation and helps maintain one of the finest safety libraries in the world. He Has Been Invited To Speak At: The South Carolina Trial Lawyers Convention in Hilton Head, South Carolina The New Jersey Trial Lawyers Convention in Atlantic City, New Jersey The Philo Invitational 21-Hour Seminar in Detroit, Michigan The Hi-Fi Seminar in Sierra Vista, Arizona The Workers' Compensation Claimant's Attorney Association in Asheville, North Carolina The Citadel Inn of Court The Citadel Leadership Forum and various seminars throughout South Carolina Areas of Practice Motor Vehicle Law Workers' Compensation Law Employment Law Products Liability Law Wrongful Death Social Security Disability Premise Liability Law Professional Negligence Corporations Wills and Trusts Certified Legal Specialties Civil Trial Specialist, National Board of Trial Advocacy Certified Instructor - NITA National Institute of Trial Advocacy Bar Admissions South Carolina, 1988 U.S. Supreme Court, 1996 U.S. Federal District Court, 1992 U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, 1991 U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 2002 Education Wake Forest University School of Law, Winston Salem, North Carolina, Juris Doctorate The Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, Bachelor of Arts, English Honors and Awards Super Lawyers Who's Who in American Law Navy Commendation Medal, Navy Achievement Medal, Humanitarian Service Medal, Southwest Asia Service Medal, Navy Unit Commendation, National Service Defense Medal, Expert Pistol Medal, Expert Rifle Medal Southeast Person of the Year - USA Wrestling Nominated for USA Wrestling Person of the Year Professional Associations and Memberships Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum, Member Workers' Compensation Claimant's Attorneys Association, Board of Governors Workers' Compensation Claimant's Attorneys Association Nominating Committee American Association for Justice, Member South Carolina Trial Lawyers Association, Member Speakers Bureau, 1995 - Present Medical Legal Liaison Committee, 1996 Past Employment Positions Judge Advocate General's Corps, Navy Lieutenant, 1988 - 1992 Drose Davidson & Bennett, 1992 - 1994 Davidson Bennett & Wigger, Managing Partner, 1995 - 2005 Wigger Law Firm, Managing Partner, 2005 to Present


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Samantha Stosur of Australia. Picture: AAP
Sam denies sceptics to take a big scalp
by Mike Colman
7th Jan 2020 8:33 AM
SAMANTHA Stosur's matches should come with a warning, like a ride at the Brisbane Ekka.
"Not for those with heart conditions or high blood-pressure."
Say what you will about Stosur, but she likes to keep the crowd guessing.
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Her 7-6 (5), 7-6 (4) win over Germany's former world No.1 Angelique Kerber in the first round of the Brisbane International at the Queensland Tennis Centre was the 2011 US Open winner at her exciting, frustrating, astonishing best.
Admitting in the lead up to the event that, at 35, this may be one of her last tilts at her hometown tournament, Stosur - ranked 98 in the world - flew out of the blocks against the 2018 Wimbledon champion.
She served to take the first game to love in just two minutes and then broke world No. 18 Kerber, 31, to race to a 2-0 lead.
"Come on Sammy," shouted her coach Rennae Stubbs as the large crowd packing the Centre's Stadium Court got behind the local girl.
Stosur celebrates winning a point.
For the past nine years Stosur has carried the hopes of Australian tennis fans on her well-muscled shoulders, and more often than not the weight has proved too great.
But now, with world No.1 and fellow Queenslander Ashleigh Barty doing the heavy lifting in the public expectation department, Stosur is in a position to fly under the radar.
And for all of two games it looked like she was going to do just that.
Which was when, as they have so often in the past, the wheels looked like falling off - a double fault handing the break straight back.
"Well," a collective thought went around the stands. "It was nice while it was lasted."
But Stosur denied the sceptics, not for the last time in the enthralling match, pushing further ahead and serving an ace to take it to 5-2.
A crestfallen Angelique Kerber.
Happy days, but with Stosur you can never feel too safe. When Kerber held serve to take it to 4-5 one woman could be heard speaking for many when she whispered, "Oh-ooh".
Serving for the set Stosur managed just one point before Kerber reeled off three straight games.
Again, at 5-6 Stosur wouldn't lie down, holding serve to take it to a tie-breaker in which she was soon trailing 1-5.
If anyone was crazy enough to place a bet on Stosur at that stage they could have made a nice profit. Turning back the clock she won six straight points to take the tie-breaker and the set.
Who would have thought? Apart from Stosur and her coach Stubbs, that is?
Stosur on her way to advancing past the first round in Brisbane for only the second time in six years.
In the past in such a situation - especially here in Brisbane - she might have tensed up and lost the match. Not this time. In fact, she claimed afterwards that she had even "forgotten" she was down 1-5.
So what did she put the Zen-like change of attitude down to? Was it the emergence of Barty stealing the spotlight? The fact that with the men's ATP Cup hogging the main arena she was playing on a back court?
Maybe all of the above.
"That's the way I want to be all the time on court," she said. "I put more pressure on myself than anyone else.
"I know what I'm capable of and what I can do but sometimes I just want it too badly. That's when you get hamstrung and don't play like you want to.
"Today I felt like I stayed relaxed and composed. I did all the things that I want to do all the time that don't always come off."
The second set was less dramatic, but just as gutsy from Stosur.
Again there were times when she looked about to crack, again she held on and forced a tie-break.
This time there was no breakaway by Kerber. The best lead she took was 3-2 before Stosur drew level and pulled away, winning 6-4 on the first of two match-points.
It was only the second time in six years that she has advanced past the first round in Brisbane.
Not that her home-town fans didn't have faith.
Well, maybe not all of them. As one woman could be heard exclaiming as Stosur pumped her fist in triumph.
"She won. Oh my gosh."
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Q: How to clone a jQuery Chosen select box with dynamically populated options? I'm facing issues while cloning an existing chosen element (not the options but the entire select box) and creating a dynamic id for them.
I'm able to clone the chosen element however, it has the same id generated as that of parent chosen and is not allowing to select an option in there.
When I click on the newly generated chosen box, the parent chosen that was cloned is showing the list of options to select instead of child chosen. Child chosen was made frozen and I'm unable to select the options in it.
Screenshot:

JS:
$("#addCostDetailsRowBtn").button().click(addCostRowFn);

var addCostRowFn = function () {
var rowLen = $(".costTemplateRow").length;
//alert(rowLen);
var $newRow = $("#costTemplateRow1").clone(true);
$newRow.find('select').each(function () {
    //alert($(this));
    //alert($(this).attr('id'));
    var item = $(this).attr('id');
    if('undefined'!=item) {
        var newItem = item.replace(/^(.*)(\d+)$/, function(match, p1, p2) {
            return p1+(parseInt(p2)+1);
        });
        $(this).attr('id', newItem);
        $(this).removeClass("chzn-done");

    }
});

$('#costsTable tr:last').before($newRow);
return false;
};

Can someone please help me get the issue resolved?
Thanks,
Jaya Krishna

A: It seems that the problem is that the clone is still sharing some data with the original object. From the Jquery docs http://api.jquery.com/clone/
Normally, any event handlers bound to the original element are not copied to the clone. The optional withDataAndEvents parameter allows us to change this behavior, and to instead make copies of all of the event handlers as well, bound to the new copy of the element. As of jQuery 1.4, all element data (attached by the .data() method) is also copied to the new copy.
However, objects and arrays within element data are not copied and will continue to be shared between the cloned element and the original element. To deep copy all data, copy each one manually:
var $elem = $('#elem').data( "arr": [ 1 ] ), // Original element with attached data
$clone = $elem.clone( true )
.data( "arr", $.extend( [], $elem.data("arr") ) ); // Deep copy to prevent data sharing

Hope this helps

A: ok then, here is what I did to clone a chosen control with dynamic populated options.  Maybe a better way, but without more info on jquery cache/cloning this at least works.
var $parent = $('#myThingParentNode');
var clonePropDdl = $parent.find('.chosenProperty').clone();
//get selected value of chosen venue control
var clonePropDdlVal = $venue.find('.chosenProperty').val();
//find the element to add the new Chosen control
var $newCloneElem = $('#newPropCloneElement');
//add the new clone
$newCloneElem.append(clonePropDdl);
//initialize the clone
$newCloneElem.chosen({ width: "150px" });
//delete the cloned chosen detritis!! This is what makes this work
**$newCloneElem.find('.chosen-container:eq(1)').remove();**
//set the selected value of the new clone to value of the clone source
$newCloneElem.val(lastVenueVal).trigger('chosen:updated');

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namespace visionaray
{
namespace mouse
{

enum button
{
    Left     = 0x1,
    Middle   = 0x2,
    Right    = 0x4,

    NoButton = 0x0
};

using buttons = button;

enum event_type
{
    ButtonClick = 0,
    ButtonDblClick,
    ButtonDown,
    ButtonMove,
    ButtonUp,
    Move
};

using pos = vector<2, int>;

//-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Bitwise operations on buttons
//

inline buttons operator&(buttons a, button b)
{
    return static_cast<buttons>( static_cast<int>(a) & static_cast<int>(b) );
}

inline buttons operator|(buttons a, button b)
{
    return static_cast<buttons>( static_cast<int>(a) | static_cast<int>(b) );
}

inline buttons operator^(buttons a, button b)
{
    return static_cast<buttons>( static_cast<int>(a) ^ static_cast<int>(b) );
}

inline buttons& operator&=(buttons& a, button b)
{
    a = a & b;
    return a;
}

inline buttons& operator|=(buttons& a, button b)
{
    a = a | b;
    return a;
}

inline buttons& operator^=(buttons& a, button b)
{
    a = a ^ b;
    return a;
}

} // mouse

class mouse_event
{
public:

    mouse_event(
            mouse::event_type type,
            mouse::pos const& pos,
            mouse::buttons buttons = mouse::NoButton
            )
        : type_(type)
        , pos_(pos)
        , buttons_(buttons)
        , modifiers_(keyboard::NoKey)
    {
    }

    mouse_event(
            mouse::event_type type,
            mouse::pos const& pos,
            mouse::buttons buttons,
            keyboard::key_modifiers modifiers
            )
        : type_(type)
        , pos_(pos)
        , buttons_(buttons)
        , modifiers_(modifiers)
    {
    }

    mouse::event_type get_type() const { return type_; }
    mouse::pos const& get_pos()  const { return pos_; }
    mouse::buttons get_buttons() const { return buttons_; }
    keyboard::key_modifiers get_modifiers() const { return modifiers_; }

private:

    mouse::event_type       type_;

    mouse::pos              pos_;

    //! Button state during the event
    mouse::buttons          buttons_;

    keyboard::key_modifiers modifiers_;

};

} // visionaray

#endif // VSNRAY_COMMON_INPUT_MOUSE_H

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Australian Government Ministers* with Mrs Anandi Venkatesh at the Jewel of India in Canberra on 24 February 2010. The Ministers were taking part in Vindaloo Against Violence, a private initiative which encouraged Australians to demonstrate their support for Australia's Indian community and opposition to racism. Over 17,000 people around Australia are said to have participated in Vindaloo Against Violence.
*Ministers Stephen Smith, Anthony Albanese, Jenny Macklin, Tanya Plibersek and Kate Ellis.


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Q: Using described_class when including a module under test I am writing some rspec's to test some modules correctly implement their behaviour.
The module looks like this:
module Under::Test
  def some_behaviour
  end
end

I can't do this in RSpec:
describe Under::Test do
  subject {Class.new{include described_class}.new}

At the point #described_class is called, it can no longer be resolved because self is an instance of Class, which doesn't have a #describe_class method. So I am forced to repeat myself:
subject {Class.new{include Under::Test}.new}

Or use it in the spec in a different way to how it's used by my clients:
subject {Object.new.extend described_class}

This has the same end effect, but something in me thinks that if I'm asking my clients to include Under::Test, then the tests should look as close to how it's used by them as possible.
I can use the closure property to fix this, but I wonder if it's no better. Does this have code smell?
describe Under::Test do
  subject {mudule = described_class;Class.new{include mudule}.new}

  it 'has some behaviour' do
    expect(subject.some_behaviour).to be
  end
end

Note, I also asked in r/ruby on reddit, someone there suggested:
subject {Class.new.include(described_class).new}

which might be how I go.

A: If your eventual aim is to include the current described_class module in a newly created Class, how about the following workaround?
RSpec.describe NewModule do
  let(:test_class) do
    Class.new.tap do |klass|
      klass.include(described_class)
    end
  end

  specify do
    expect(test_class.ancestors).to include described_class # passes
  end
end

And here's an example of including the module's methods in an object:
module NewModule
  def identity
    itself
  end
end

RSpec.describe NewModule do
  let(:one) do
    1.tap do |obj|
      obj.class.include(described_class)
    end
  end

  specify do
    expect(one.identity).to eq 1 # passes
  end
end

Note that the include method for a Class isn't private in Ruby v2+. If you're using an older version, you have to use klass_name.send(:include, described_class)

A: I think both of your solutions are just fine, I like a little bit more
Object.new.extend described_class

for its readability and conciseness. If you want to use Class.new approach I think it's ok to repeat module name, as Jared said, readability is more important here than dryness.


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When most couples their age would be thinking of retirement, Rabbi Yisroel and Rebbetzin Debby Miller were figuring out what their next station would be. So instead of collecting brochures for golden-ager communities inFlorida, they went to their local sporting goods store and stocked up on ski masks and hiking socks. They were off toCalgary, where they hoped to establish a warm spot for Torah in the freezing Canadian Rockies.
It's Friday morning. While the rabbi waits for his next appointment — a young newlywed couple who have a private learning session about foundations of Yiddishkeit — he sits down to review his drashah. This week's talk is entitled "The Pharaoh Fantasy." But he doesn't get too far before the phone rings. It's a family of Noachide Christians living 100 miles away who have come to embrace Torah and want to keep Shabbos properly; they were wondering if they can keep the lights on the whole time, or do they have to sit in the dark?
Meanwhile, his rebbetzin is in the kitchen, preparing for the Shabbos seudos. She's counting the chickens in her freezer, calculating if she can make them last through next week, when the meat order is due to arrive. Tomorrow, there will be more guests, so she takes out the extra folding table and spreads a white cloth over it.
It's a perfectly ordinary scene — one that can be found in tens of thousands of Jewish homes on any given Erev Shabbos. But this isn't BoroPark or Lakewood. It's Calgary, Alberta— a city nestled at the foothills of the Canadian Rocky Mountains, 1,800 miles away fromAmerica's East Coast centers of Torah.
Why would an accomplished pulpit rabbi and talmid chacham and his wife give up their well-deserved, comfortable retirement and instead throw their future into enhancing a kehillah two time zones away from their children, grandchildren, and familiar community? Rabbi Yisroel and Rebbetzin Debby Miller have answered that question with their very presence inCalgary.


This paper is the ITUC contribution to the UN Thematic Consultation on Inequality in the Post-2015 Development Agenda, carried out under the lead of UNICEF and UN Women in 2011.
Decent work, collective bargaining, access to a minimum living wage and universal system of social protection are the key elements of a development agenda that can deliver on equity, inclusive growth and shared prosperity. However income redistribution goes hand in hand with redistribution of power. Democracy, the people's participation in decision-making, respect for human rights and the rule of law must also be part of this agenda. Trade unions play a crucial role in the redistribution of both income and power and must therefore be at the forefront of policy debates related to social and economic inequality.


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Emotional 'The Voice UK' Singer Performs Soulful Version of 'Rolling In The Deep'
Maryelin Ramos
Joelle Moses decided to perform her own version of the very famous Adele song "Rolling in the Deep" when she auditioned for The Voice UK. Many people have tried to do their own version of this song and failed. Joelle on the other hand shocked judges with the soulful way she sang the famous song.
SEE ALSO: EDGY 21-YEAR-OLD HAS THE JUDGES IN AWE DURING SOULFUL AUDITION FOR THE VOICE UK
Jessie J Comforts an Emotional Joelle
21-year-old Joelle Moses is not new to the music industry. She announces before her audition that she's worked with many artists such as Rihanna and Toni Braxton doing background vocals for them. She tells the camera backstage that she has been trying to get into the industry for a while but it's been a tough road.
"It's a very tough industry and it's really hard to get noticed and be heard," she said.
The young singer automatically intrigues The Voice UK judges when she begins singing her own version of "Rolling in The Deep" by Adele. Her talent made the judges fall in love with her especially Will.i.am and Danny O'Donoghue who both turn their chairs for her almost at the same time. Jessie J and Sir Tom Jones later follow when Joelle begins to hit some really amazing high notes.
After getting all four singers to turn their chairs, Joelle gets emotional and cries tears of joy. Jessie J decides to go on the stage and comfort her.
"You did amazing!" she tells Joelle. Jessie also really wanted Joelle on her team and reminded her that she is the only singer on the panel and the only woman as a way to convince her.
Danny decides to go a different route and flirts with Joelle to get her on his team, sharing that he feels there could be good chemistry between them. She flirts back and says "I wouldn't mind chemistry between you and me Danny". Despite the judges all being good choices to work with her, in the end, she goes with Will.i.am as her coach leaving the other judges heartbroken.
How Music Saved Joelle's Life
SEE ALSO: WATCH 'THE VOICE UK' CONTESTANT PERFORM EMOTIONAL SONG AFTER HIS FATHER PASSES AWAY
Joelle Moses won the hearts of the judges and the audience with her audition and continued that throughout the show. During the battle rounds, she performed "I'm Every Woman" with Jenny Jones but wins against her. She then goes on to sing famous hits that show off her vocals. Such as "I'm Going Down" by Mary J Blige and "Stronger" by Kelly Clarkson. Unfortunately, Joelle gets eliminated in the Live Finals.
Following being eliminated Joelle continued to put music up on Youtube, but her singing career didn't really take off afterward as she hoped.
The singer did open up about how music saved her life after being sexually assaulted at a young age. When she was 13-years-old a group of boys at her school attacked her. When she filed a police report against them and they were expelled her classmates turned on her. Joelle encountered so much bullying she eventually had to transfer schools.
"Music is everything to me. I sing when I am happy, I sing when I am sad. I feel it's helped me overcome so much. I hope somebody can get strength from this situation because it really broke me as a person. I am a stronger person today. I had to find it in my heart to forgive them and move on." She Says.
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This was a beautiful, intimate backyard wedding with a Norseman Distillery and food truck reception. Briana and Andy were so laid back and so very good together. This DIY wedding was made especially wonderful by Briana and Andy's friends and family who happily worked together to make the day special. Cheers to Briana and Andy!


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The Bamboo Ecologic™ corporation approached us to develop their brand and print collateral, design their pitch deck, build their landing page and most importantly, attract investors to achieve some very worthy goals — saving the Amazon rainforest and providing high quality bamboo products.
We conducted a brand study for Bamboo Ecologic that focused on their value, their aesthetic and their unique presence as a company. What emerged was a distinctive logo, style guideline and color scheme that accurately portrays their organization. We followed this up with matching print collateral, a comprehensive pitch deck and a WordPress landing page.
Bamboo Ecologic™ now has the look and feel of a refined and relevant architectural company. Their branding, pitch deck and website have positioned them as potential leaders in their industry, and their latest round of investments are surpassing their goals by nearly 200%. Update: Bamboo Ecologic's website is no longer maintained by our team and does not reflect our design or technical standards.


Can I just say, there's nowhere more beautiful in the world than Positano. I'd been wanting to go to this gorgeous town ever since I saw it as a child, featured in the movie "Only You." After a hellish 24 hours, I really needed to see this place and get all those bad feelings out, and this place definitely did that. I just took the SITA bus from the Sorrento train station along the coast, about an hour, to Positano and then spent a few hours walking around, eating lunch and taking in the essence of the city I had been wanting to see for almost 20 years. I hope you enjoy my photographs from my time there.


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Poems of Shane Leslie. UK no dj.
By: LESLIE, Shane
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LESLIE, Shane. The Poems of Shane Leslie. L. : At The Cayme Press, 1928. Wear to edges, corners bumped, else vg. From the library of Sir James Dunn, with his bookplate. No 125 of 350 Signed Copies. 120.00
Songs and Satires. Signed Presentation copy to Charles G.D. Roberts
By: ROCHE, James Jeffrey ROBERTS, Charles George Douglas ROBERTS, Charles G.D.
Publisher: Ticknor and Company, Boston , 1887,:
ROCHE, James Jeffrey. Songs and Satires. Boston : Ticknor and Company, 1887. Pp [i]-viii,[9]-[103],(1), frontis + 1 plate. 8vo, illustrated blue cloth, gilt lettering to front board and spine, top edge gilt, others untrimmed.James Jeffrey Roche (1847, Mountmellick, Queen's County, Ireland – 1908, B erne, Switzerland) was an Irish-American poet, journalist and diplomat. Roche was taken to the United States as a young child, and grew up in Prince Edward Island. In 1883 he joined the staff of the Boston Pilot as an assistant editor under John Boyle O'Reilly, and later became editor of the newsp...
Lost Genealogies & Other Poems. First Edition, Signed
By: SMITH, Michael
Publisher: New Writers Press, Dublin, 1993,:
SMITH, Michael. Lost Genealogies & Other Poems. (Dublin) : New Writers Press, (1993). First Edition. Pp (10),11-84,(4). 8vo, illustrated card covers. "Michael Smith was born in 1942 in Dublin where he has always lived and worked. [...] This present collection, Lost Genealogies & Other Poems, consists mainly of impressions of Dublin, the city and its people, past andpresent. Impressions of other places and other times do not detract from the book's unity which is sustained by a pervasive mood and a distinctive style thathas developed over a period of twenty-five years." from rear cover....


In the previous post in the series, we discussed the Waldorf doll's Stuffing, and once we chose our stuffing, we are ready to discuss our doll's skin fabric.
What does 'doll skin,' mean?
A doll's skin is the fabric that covers the doll, imitating skin. And since doll makers are creative people, Cloth dolls can be made from a variety of fabrics, such as cotton, felt, silk, wool, etc. Indeed, different doll makers use different doll skin fabrics, but traditionally, a Waldorf doll is made from knit fabric, also know as Tricot, or Cotton Interlock doll jersey, Round knitted into a tube. It is convenient because it stretches over the doll's head and body and can maintain their shape and keep them uniform.
Stuffing a doll may seem like an easy task, but I can assure you it is one of the most difficult, time consuming stages in doll making, not easily achieved and may take a long while to muster, but we will address it in another post.
Quality doll skin fabric means it will stretch enough, but not too much, because if the fabric is too stretchy, it will allow you to stuff more filling into the doll, and that will ultimately change the look of your doll. On the other hand, when the fabric doesn't stretch enough, you will end up with leaner dolls, which is perfect, if that is the look you are after, but not so perfect if that is not what you were trying to create.
Another point is that good quality fabric needs to be sturdy, yet soft and lovely to touch, and it should be able to keep its fresh look without pilling, stretching, or losing its shape. Again, it is a matter of preference. Some makers love their fabric to stretch easily, some prefer a less stretchy fabric. There is no rule of thumb. If you stuff your doll neatly, it will not change its shape even when using a more elastic fabric, provided it is, as mentioned, a good quality fabric.
Luckily, some manufacturers provide exactly that : a good quality doll skin fabric.
De Witte Engel from The Netherlands, manufactures Cotton Jersey specifically for Waldorf doll Making. Their doll making jersey is a sturdy, round-knitted jersey, which means it has the same 'knit' pattern on both sides of the fabric. (No 'wrong' side.) De Witte Engel offer a light weight fabric for the doll's head, and a medium weight fabric for the doll's body. The fabric is available in ten natural skin shades. The yarns used for knitting this doll jersey carry the Öko-Tex label. This means that it is safe to use in children's toys.
Laib Yala is a Swiss company that makes a heavy weight jersey. It has a right side, and a wrong side. They offer a lighter fabric for the head, and a heavier fabric for the body, but although the fabrics are supposed to coordinate, the colors are slightly different, and when I used it, I used the sturdier fabric for the entire doll, including the head, to avoid that issue. This fabric is considerably less stretchy than the DWE fabric, and is less likely to pill, which is a very important factor in making a doll for children.
Laib Yala offer 11 shades, including white and cream: pale pink, light peach, apricot, tan, medium brown, chocolate and dark brown. Personally, I find the Laib Yala color scheme more appealing than the DWE color scheme.
Natalie, from BearDanceCrafts and Woolhalla, has written a great comparative post, investigating the differences between DWE and Laib Yala fabrics. She made two similar dolls using these fabrics, so I do recommend you read it and see the photos before you choose your fabric.
I prefer the DWE for my dolls, despite the pilling tendency, because the Laib Yala fabric has a very distinct look- the rib is much more visible. I would have liked the DWE fabric to be a bit less stretchy though.
One other point to consider is that the DWE fabric is less forgiving when stuffing your doll. If your stuffing method is not very good, it will show. Finding a good stuffing technique is vital, and there are a lot of tutorials available on the internet, showing a variety of method. I promise to jot down a list of the prominent ones in one of the next chapters.
These are the two main brands, but there are other doll skin fabrics.
"A Child's Dream" offers a USA made cotton knit fabric in 5 colors.
"Weir Dolls" offers organic 100% cotton interlock knit fabric for doll skin, made in the USA, in 3 or four shades.
Debbie, from "Little Oke dolls" offers fabric from Westfalenstoffe.
All these shops offer the De Witte Engel and the Laib Yala fabrics as well.
If you are just starting out, I suggest you buy a variety of fabric and experiment with it. Just buy a small quantity of each, don't invest in buying bulk quantities, until you know what works best for you. You can also purchase swatch cards of each of these manufacturers, so that you get the full picture. Swatch cards do not cost much, and are a good investment, as you can use them for a very long time.
Most importantly: Experimenting is the fun part of doll making. Experiment with your patterns and experiment with your supplies. Don't be afraid to try new ideas and quirky materials. Be Creative!
Do what feels right to you and please, more than anything, remember to enjoy what you do.
When I made my first doll, I used a pair of thick glittery stockings, because that was what I had at home.. we've definitely come a long way away since then.
Do you have a favorite fabric you use? Funny stories about doll making? I'd love to hear your thoughts!


Rising from local to national campaigner - winning!
David is an innovative campaigner with a proven track record of winning support, driving campaigns and energising communities both locally and nationally.
From 1997, David and his team fought hard to increase the number of councillors in Lewisham from 3 to 17 by 2006.
In 2010, Liberal Democrats came second at the General Election from a poor third place in 1997.
David's policy in 1997 of keeping to an agreed strategy led to more votes, more support, more helpers and more new members.
David will set out and then lead a clear campaign for Hampstead and Kilburn, working with members, activists, councillors and supporters to win more local support and gain more council seats in 2014 and build towards victory in the General Election in 2015.
David is an experienced single-issue campaigner.
"Free Ian Stillman" national campaign. Ian was falsely imprisoned in India. Fair Trials International said it was "one of the worst miscarriages of justice ever". David successfully lobbied the Prime Minister, the Foreign Secretary and other MP's, achieving success within two years.
British Sign Language national marches in Westminster, pressuring the government to recognize BSL as a language in its own right. Success in three years.
Lobbied Ministers and senior MP's for 18 years to improve access for disabled candidates. The Coalition Government agreed to set up a new Fund.
Lobbied MP's and Peers for two years to put pressure on Access to Work to provide support to disabled councillors.
Led a local campaign for demolition of a water tower for 3 years until the developers bowed to pressure and got rid of the tower. Many local residents praised David's dedicated campaign.
Led a local campaign for 2 years to get the council to demolish the unsafe, derelict Sefton Arms pub in the middle of the community. The site will now be used for new housing.
David will work with local councillors and activists across the diverse constituency of Hampstead and Kilburn to raise public awareness of community issues and concerns.
His motto: "build organic, not a machine"
In Epsom & Ewell he dramatically increased the teams of helpers and deliverers in a strong Labour held ward, He fought hard to campaign and win a council seat. He won the seat in 2007 by 70 votes.
He set up a popular local Residents Association for 450 homes, organising community fun days and public meetings.
David set up Surrey Deaf Forum to bring local deaf residents together, empowering them to influence the key decision makers. The group grew from 12 to over 100 deaf residents.
You may say fighting and winning against Labour in urban areas of Southwark and Lewisham is not the same as fighting and winning against the Tories in rural Surrey.
David says "I speak from experience: I've done both"
To win, it's essential we show how Labour's action locally doesn't match their rhetoric nationally. We will show how Labour are failing the people of Hampstead and Kilburn.


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Anime Movie Genres
October 5, 2014 by moviemanZ 0 comments
If individuals are to make a list of things they owe to Japanese movie makers, anime will undoubtedly be on top of it. Anime delivers home entertainment that captivates audiences of any ages. Anime is an unique narrative style that the Japanese have actually perfected considering that its debut in 1969.
Anime, likewise referred to as Japanimation amongst western audiences, is a well-known type of entertainment in Japan. It portrays characters in an animated tv show. Some anime have been turned into feature length films. The films are typically adapted from well-known manga or Japanese comics series. It is a type of art comprised of categories and subgenres relying on the target audience.
The primary categories of anime are shounen, shoujo, seinen, and josei. Shounen or "for children" is anime geared towards more youthful males. Shounen anime consist of DragonBall Z and Naruto. Shoujo or "for women" are created for more youthful females. Popular shoujo anime consist of Sailor Moon and Fushigi Yuugi. Seinen anime or "for older males" involve secret and criminal activity in its plot while josei or "for older females" concentrates on charming relationships.
Categories and subgenres are likewise found in anime movies. These categories and subgenres are mainly the very same as those in western animated films. They include sports, romance, school life, funny, mecha (robotics), and ecchi or hentai (erotic). An anime can concentrate on sports such as tennis (Prince of Tennis), basketball (Slam Dunk), and auto racing (Initial D). School life and romance is depicted in Hana Yori Dango and Gokusen.
Mecha anime can be considered as a subgenre of shounen anime. Nevertheless, it has actually ended up being so popular that it can likewise be considered a separate genre. Mecha anime motion pictures and TELEVISION shows involve gigantic robots operated by human pilots. These robots are controlled like a fit of armor as seen in Gundam and Evangelion.
Ecchi or hentai, on the other hand, is animated pornography. Ecchi is stemmed from the Japanese pronunciation of the letter H, which in fact stands for the word hentai. However, ecchi has likewise been made use of to refer to anime films with a lot of "fan service." Ecchi anime teems with sexual innuendos that range from implied sexual humor and suggestive body movement.
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Q: Web service API email send with attachement I'd like to send an attachment (let's say an on-the-fly generated HTML document) with an HTML email I'm sending via the Web Service API.
I don't see anything called out in the docs for this, just how to do so with AMPScript via FTP/HTTP/Portfolio.
Is this possible?


The city of Vista is along the 78 freeway in between Escondido and Oceanside to the west. Vista has recently been ranked as the 7th-best place of residence for families based on employment and business opportunities, cost and standard of living, educational systems, and climate. There are a slew of educational institutions serving the area, as well as over 800 business that have offices at Vista Business Park.
Young residents of Vista are met with 18 elementary, 6 middle, and 6 high schools in the area, most of which are a part of the Vista Unified School District. Rancho Buena Vista High School is the largest and best known high school in the area. For higher education, residents have the opportunity to study at a branch campus of Biola University. Vista is a city that supports the arts, as well, operating 2 city funded theaters, which are frequented and well-enjoyed by city residents. The Moonight Ampitheatre, an open-air theater that mostly puts on musicals, and the Avo Playhouse, a recently rebuilt venue with stunning architecture, are two notable theaters in the area.
One of Vista's attractions that brings tourists and visitors to the area is the Wave Waterpark, which often offers a package bundle with tickets to the Wave and other nearby attractions including Legoland, Wild Rivers, and Sea Life Aquarium. The Wave's business is thriving on hot summer days, as families and young people head to the park to retreat from the summer heat. Those who enjoy the outdoors enjoy parks in Vista including Cedar Lane Park, Civic Center Park, Wildwood Park, Townsite Park, Brengle Terrace Park and Guajome County Park, which offer not only the regular opportunities, but also organized sports, community facilities, and other exciting recreation.
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We all know the golden rule: Never show up to a party empty-handed. Of course, there's always the standard bottle of wine or a scented candle, but if you're on the hunt for something unique, there are plenty of creative ways to express your gratitude. And, keep in mind, host and hostess gifts don't need to be expensive or elaborate. In fact, some of the most thoughtful gift ideas are under $25. And, as long as the gift is personal and allows you to reciprocate your host's hospitality, it will be well-received. Here are some of our favorite hostess gifts to give this holiday season.
Get the wine enthusiast on your list the gift of style and convenience. The Oster cordless electric wine bottle opener makes it easy to start the night off on a sophisticated note. In just a matter of seconds, with the simple push-button operation, you can open up to 30 bottles of wine on a single charge. So, naturally, if that exact scenario ever presented itself, at least you know your wine opener can handle the job. Who knew you could make wine more fun?
It's the gift that keeps on giving! Capture all of the unforgettable moments of the night and create tangible memories with the help of a Polaroid camera. Best of all, everyone can join in and take turns snapping photos of the festivities. Plus, once the photos develop (in 3-4 minutes), guests can view them in their hand rather than on a phone as we're all accustomed to. Overall, a mini Polaroid camera is a wonderful gift that's both nostalgic and so simple to use. Just make sure to bring extra film with you!
Everyone loves a good party game, and that includes everything from classic board games to current card games and more. Bring the fun and get the whole party involved in a competitive game of Twister, Jenga, Operation, or Monopoly (if you have the endurance). Or, perhaps you wish to gift the host with a newer game, like Cards Against Humanity, Hot Seat, or What Do You Meme. Either way, hilarity will ensue.
At the end of the day, what could be a better hostess gift than Garry's desserts? Our bakery has pastry options that are made in-house by our very own Pastry Chef, Natalie Boden. Of course, brownie trays and mini cheesecakes are a crowd favorite at any party!
We can also custom prepare a round cake/pie or sheet cake of your choosing. Not to mention, we have seasonal dessert options as well, including Strawberry Shortcake, Key Lime Pie, and Apple Autumn Cheesecake. All in all, here at Garry's Grill, we strive to provide you with your sweet tooth's desires. So, if there is another dessert you are interested in ordering, do not hesitate to contact our Pastry Chef.


Former Simpsons writer and showrunner/Mission Hill Co-Creator Bill Oakley has been busy the past year going to fast food restaurants, trying different orders and giving you the answers you sorely need.
Fast Food was better in the early 90's. Now it's just stale and repetitive.
Yeah these are fun 59 second reviews.


Wishing I lived in UT so we could meet - every post I read makes me like you more :) This style of posting photos with text is lovely, and you'll have to forgive me when I copy the idea!
life in the married lane - my little blog full of inspiration!
Wow, Marta. It's beautiful already!
So cute Min! I love B's bedding!!!
Oh my... I can't wait to see more of you new house as you make it your home Marta!
Marta, I'm so happy for you and your family! I love love LOVE the sagey green outside of your house, as well as the gorgeous paint colors you chose for indoors. How fun to decorate your first home! I can't wait for that time in my own life.
SO lovely! And SO happy for you!
I'm home and I can't wait to visit!
Where to start?! The scenery inside AND outside is just stunning! Those gray colors are perfect. I don't know you, but I'm very excited for you and your family! Congrats.
I am so excited for you guys. We're still apartment dwellers. Can't wait to get our own place too. Congratulations!
this is so great :) i remember when we bought our first house last year - we still have so much to fix but we wanted to live in it for a year and then see how we wanted to change it..
so excited for you and i already love how it looks like!
ohhhhhhh marta. the floors?! those moody hues! i could not love it any more. i am just going crazy for you! and i love that i can picture you in your nest now. it's such a perfect fit.
thanks for the peek, mart! all looks lovely. between the bright fall colors of park city, to your your gleaming hardwoods, to the soft neutrals on the wall... it's all coming together. and most importantly, the love of friends & family is so evident in these photos.
wow! I'm so happy for you! We've been in our new house 3 months now and I still haven't emptied all the boxes. I'm with you: they can wait! Your house looks great. Can't wait to see more!
Everything looks so nice! Love your patio and of course Benji's room is adorable. Love the gray. Congrats on your new pad!
We are in the very early stages of pondering house hunting and I am getting so excited dreaming about possible paints and shelves and all of the things that you can do when it is a home of your own, instead of a rental.
I can't wait to see what paint you choose for your studio.
The house looks adorable Marta! Can't wait to see more. Happy Birthday!!!
there was a groupon (or a similar deal) for a resort in park city, utah today; so tempting. it's gorgeous.
I'm green... NO AQUA! with envy! I can't wait to buy a house. Keep your fingers crossed! Ten years renting and I think 2012 is the year!!!


What do Tony Soprano and Archie Bunker have in common? Alan Sepinwall, longtime TV writer and critic, knows that the 1970s comedic bigot and 2000s Jersey mob boss are not as different as we may think. Both broke new ground in TV and made viewers sit up and take notice, although in very different ways. In his newly revised book, The Revolution Was Televised: How The Sopranos, Mad Men, Breaking Bad, Lost and Other Groundbreaking Dramas Changed TV Forever (Touchstone, revised edition December, 2015), Sepinwall takes readers on a spin through 12 television shows that changed the medium forever.
You've seen the shows – now go behind the curtain with Sepinwall and podcast host Gael Fashingbauer Cooper as they remember the characters and plots that ushered in this new golden age of television.