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September 14, 2017
Capital Gazette: "Our say: Endorsements in wards 1, 4: Tierney, Finlayson"
Elly Tierney earns the praise and formal endorsement for Ward 1 Alderman today!!! See the details in this September 14th article in the Gazette.
September 19, 2017
Capital Gazette: "A surprising primary sets the stage for Annapolis' general election"
Elly Tierney wins the Democratic primary for Ward 1 Alderman!!! See the details in this September 19th article in the Gazette.
September 20, 2017
Capital Gazette: "Annapolis primary sets general election ballots for all but Ward 4"
Elly Tierney describes how she won the primary and will maintain that same transparency and community awareness throughout her term if she's given the privilege to represent Ward 1 as their alderman, Her ability to connect with the community created record turnout. See the details in this September 20th article in the Gazette.
September 20, 2017
Capital Gazette: "Sexist trick"
Seems like the Republicans are already pulling out the dirty tricks thinking Elly Tierney was the weaker democratic contender in her party...so they endorsed her! Surprise...she's used to working with these kinds after her 30 years in commercial construction, She says "bring them on!". See the details in this September 20th article in the Gazette.
September 19, 2017
Capital Gazette: "Campaign contribution"
In a September 17th article in the Gazette that wrongly portrayed Elly as receiving more than half her campaign donations from Michael Blonder, she held the paper to task with this clarification that set the record straight, showing this single contribution accounted for about 5% of her total funding from all her friends in Ward 1 and beyond. And, as she notes, she looks forward to discussions for the best solutions for Ward 1 from anyone who wants to have open, honest and City centric dialog. Weather they're sons of developers, daughters of industry, neighbors be they democrats, republicans or independents. It's all about open conversation.
February 10, 2017
Capital Gazette: "Ward One Residents Association president files for office"
Elly Tierney sat with Chase Cook, Reporter for the Capital Gazette and formally announced her run for Ward 1 Alderman.
April 15, 2016
Capitol Gazette: "Elly Tierney: Let's learn from HPC bill withdrawal"
Elly Tierney today was cited in the Capital Gazette for her leadership role as president of the Ward 1 Resident's Association's position on lessons learned on lack of communication in important Ward 1 legislative issues.
November 17, 2015
Capitol Gazette "Guest column: Maritime proposal breaks faith"
Elly Tierney discussed transparency of an ongoing potential development and the need to bring this matter to a proper close to avoid further tax revenue losses yet maintain the long term city plan for City Dock.
August 7, 2015
Capitol Gazette "Guest column: "City process on rec center decision was flawed"
Elly Tierney discussed processes that lead to the less than perfect way the development of the old rec center and it's was managed by the city council.
July 24, 2017
Capital Gazette: "Why I'm Running"
Elly Tierney expands on her campaign in detail in this July 24th Opinion Page editorial in the Gazette.
August 31, 2017
Capital Gazette: "Ward 1 City Council candidates discuss parking, development during debate"
Elly Tierney debates the two other Ward 1 Candidates at the Metropolitan Kitchen and Lounge, sponsored by Inner West Street Business Association. See the details in this September 1st article in the Gazette.
October 21, 2017
Capital Gazette: "Campaign Manager Quits"
During a stressful period several years ago I had an unfortunate incident. I went thru the legal process and did everything I needed to do. The court granted me an expungement and the matter has been resolved. It was a life changing experience that I learned from and I know it makes me better to serve the residents of Ward One. Let's now all go forward to making Annapolis a better place.
October 27, 2017
Capital Gazette: "Why I'm running: Balance the key to a city's livability"
The Mayor's campaign signs want us to "preserve our quality of life". On an election year campaign sign it's safe to presume that's distilled into one word – LIVABILITY. But unlike other clichés, livability can actually be measured through subjective satisfaction surveys weighed against objective determinants. Translation: It is known through dialog between residents and their Alderman so that the response and parameters are known, good or bad. And after my door knocking on primary voters in Ward 1, that livability is not a one size fits all. Any politician who does not understand this is does not know their varied community. As a City we should protect our values, our institutions, history, maritime, Naval Academy, the Bay, historic preservation, green space, to name a few. But quality of life needs a deeper dive, and I am so optimistic that will happen with the next democratic administration.
We talk about 'quality of life' more and more but we are producing less and less of it for our residents. We have a history of bad choices made in its name. African Americans were tossed out of their neighborhoods with the idea of someone's else better quality of life. We have a responsibility to protect a beautiful historic district but at the cost of sub optimizing other communities. But both are deserving of character, convenience, safety and services, to name but a few.
There are not just two Annapolis' caused by economically imposed migration but maybe nine, or more, each one striving for their own sense of place. Jane Jacobs writes that what makes a City 'is the attractiveness of cities…built up from lots and lots of different bits and details, lots of different bits of money, lots of different notions, all coming out of their concerns, the affection, and the ideas of lots and lots of different people'. But first we have to listen. And if elected, that is my enormously understood responsibility. Quality of life in Truxton Heights to many means not having to walk in the street or look at abandoned vehicles or deal with adjacent development runoff. In Presidents Hill, it may mean protecting its sense of good old-fashioned community and fixing old infrastructure. In the historic conservation districts, it may mean the influx of weekend rentals and severe lack of residential parking spaces. In Murray Hill it may mean crime and protection of Spa Creek access. In Park Place it may mean continued transit access to downtown. In Acton's landing it may mean safety and lighting at nearby parks. In City Gate, again it may mean crime. And Spa Creek can't speak for itself but it's health and maintenance to name a few.
Bottom line: The aforementioned all cost money and we are just giving quality of life lip service if we don't create a balance between capital expenditures and maintenance costs. I've watched the City Council struggle with the unbalance between capital funds and running expenses. Spend bond money on repairs and postpone capital projects. Now we have major infrastructure expenditures that we can't pay for. But more importantly, we have not realized how important it is for a plan to repair and maintain what we have. And that's what makes a livable city - BALANCE. Balancing can create jobs and bring in revenue: parking enforcement, cleanup and repair crews, more code enforcement, etc. When requesting capital expenditures, we should account for the maintenance and other secondary costs. There is available grants and federal funding. We should not build what we cannot maintain lest we impoverish ourselves with ill-faded capital improvements projects. We must govern to build things and run them at the same time.
My commercial work experience has given me not only the management and estimating skills to address this but the preplanning that is necessary to insure all parameters have been addressed. It is my goal to strengthen the local tax base by improving our infrastructure while attaining the funds to maintain and put people to work. If elected I want to say that if asked to fix the sidewalk for your mother's wheelchair, that we can and know we have the funds to pay for it.
October 27, 2017
Capital Gazette: "Annapolis City Council candidate describes her life at the time of theft accusations"
The press coverage in the last week has been a surreal experience and one that I didn't plan well for in choosing to run for Alderman of Ward One. I had closed a chapter in my life and compartmentalized it to a fault. I did not disclose incidents that were painful memories in my past. Looking back that was a bad choice. I sought legal advice in disclosing an expunged record when I was asked to be Ward One Residents Association President and I never looked back.
Let me provide some framework. I was fortunate to have a wonderful career that became my life, my identity, my support network through a very difficult marriage which ended in divorce. To cope with this, I used alcohol to self-medicate, while still maintaining my career and being a Mother. However, the finality of a divorce does not end the conflicting and confusing emotional complications associated with it. There were several periods of legal and financial firestorms. I left my career on a high note; my Mom died and my sole occupation was awaiting closure on the Inn. Without any established support structure, I fell apart and during that time I made some bad decisions, not all of which I clearly remember but for which I am fully responsible.
I learned that alcohol is a short-term solution and not worth the pain and suffering. Alcohol is no longer a part of my life. I have settled into a wonderful marriage, and have sought to be a positive force in a community that I love. I am very thankful for recent support from people around me that has reinforced my desire to stay in the race. If anyone wants to sit down with me to discuss this further, I am available.
I hope the voters will judge me on my more recent actions, the ones that made you vote for me in the primary. The decision is now in the voter's hands.


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"Love Comes Slowly," a strange title for a write up on the SAA Acrylics I know, but in my case very true!
In the last month of 2016 the SAA provided me with sponsorship for their Acrylic paints, an honour that was greatly appreciated, but with some trepidation, because up until that point I had only had very little experience of the range, and I mean very little. In actual fact I wasn't too impressed, but as I have said my experience was very limited.
Well, in January/February of this year (2017) I finally placed my order for as big a selection of the colours that my sponsorship would allow.
Once all the colours finally arrived I got stuck in, and it wasn't a good start. Within 10 minutes of starting I had already ruined a good pair of trousers, and stained the studio floor as well as areas of the garden path. However, it did indicated the first great thing about the paints, they were indeed highly pigmented, which believe it or not, did surprise me. Anyway I cleaned up and started again.
Now, I am very used to using System 3 Acrylics and applying quite a bit of paint to a canvas to achieve results, but with the SAA Acrylics there was no such problem! Let me clarify! I tend to paint reasonably big and inevitably use a large amount of paint but with the SAA paints it became quite clear early on in the painting, that I was going to use very little paint indeed.
I couldn't believe the coverage the SAA Acrylics gave me, it was a revelation.
The first painting, I did struggle with a bit, and don't forget these were acrylics that I had never used properly before, and was still very unsure of what they could do? So I chose to paint a yacht from a photograph by Tim Wright, on a small 18"x 12" canvas. It was hard going as I had know idea how long the paint would stay workable on the canvas (I do not use additives of any kind, and nor do I water down any colours unless applying a glaze), and workability is extremely important to me when painting with the need to blend on a painting. It did take some time and some swearing but I did eventually work out how to use them in my style of painting.
"Stormy Seas" was the result
For a my first ever painting using the SAA Acrylics it was a little messy but I think I managed some kind of painting.
Now, having just received a batch of canvases, I had the need to move on with these Acrylics. I needed to know just how fine I could use the paints. Again, I was truly amazed with the results and the second painting was completed 2 days later, with a painting called "It's All Go!" based on an original photograph by Paul Wyeth.
I was now starting to really like these SAA Acrylics
Once I get started painting I have to keep going until I run out of canvas or paint.
The next test for the paint was to see how good a flesh tone I could achieve? Well it was a test of these Acrylics indeed. Very hard going and a great deal of trial and error but the result was "Head, shoulders, knees and toes" (My thanks to Badr Safadi for allowing me to use one of his original photographs)
This painting for me highlighted a problem, which I believe should be resolved. The range of colours available at present does in my humble opinion require one or two additions, the first being Naples Yellow and the second being Warm Grey! As to paint the flesh tones I had to use system 3 Naples yellow.
Well! Having to use a colour from someone else's range is no great sin, especially as I was now starting to really love using these SAA Acrylics which lead me on to painting "Margot" with the introduction now of Naples Yellow.
Finally before I conclude, I wanted to know how fast I could use the SAA Acrylics, especially essential if demonstrating, but I did need to use System 3 Warm Grey. "White Horses" was the result painted in 1 hour.
In conclusion and without any favouritism I have this to say about SAA Acrylics:
It took some doing but I am really impressed with the coverage and the pigmentation of the colours, the flow and workability.
I would and do recommend that all you Acrylic artists out there try the SAA Acrylic range as soon as you can, and I can guarantee that you will be hooked on them.
Terence R Rogers PA(SAA)

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Friends say the young man who fell 90 metres to his death from a Sydney cliff this morning, slipped from the ledge after climbing a fence to get a better view.
A group of young tourists came to the picturesque North Head Lookout to watch the sunrise but instead they saw their friend, 25-year-old Welshman Gareth Evans, plunge to his death.
"To me it's just a completely tragic accident," Police Sergeant Belinda Caddy said.
"We really feel for his friends that witnessed this, and for his family."
After the fall it is believed two of Evans' friends climbed down to the base on ladders used by fishermen but they found him unresponsive.


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A "Game of the Year" edition of Fallout: New Vegas, has been spotted in the PC section over at Amazon.co.uk, although very little else has been revealed about it.
The title is available for pre-order at £20.62, and if previous Game of the Year Editions are anything to go by, it will probably include all the DLC that would have been released at the time.
We'll keep you posted about an official announcement, and whether it'll be coming out on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 platforms. Until then, why not check out our review?
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A basement dive bar brings street cred to the sleazy end of Brunswick Street, with Picklebacks, Daiquiris and superior American eats
This pocket of the Valley has long been Brisbane's seediest, and happily, nothing much has changed. Greaser is a little bit underground both in location and attitude, occupying a century-old basement of the Elephant Hotel. To find it, turn your back on the yobbery of the mall, cross Wickham Street and hang a left at the laneway past the bottle shop. If you find yourself at the peep-show end of Brunswick Street, you've gone too far. Once in the laneway, head away from the light, into the shadowy, cavernous and wonderful world of Greaser.
Take in the framed black-and-white prints on the walls depicting hard-living heroes, find yourself a booth, tap your foot to an eclectic mix of fun tunes from decades past and settle in for the night. From the cocktail menu, start with a Pickleback: a shot of Jameson's in one glass, and dill-pickle brine chaser in the other ($10). Just when you thought it could get no better, there's a tiny pickle to nibble on afterwards – a cornichon, strictly speaking, but a member of the pickle family all the same.
The Red Snapper comes a close second. Greaser's version of a Bloody Mary is a tasty Tanqueray Gin-based jar of zingy, tomato-based goodness, plus the 'chef's secret ingredient' ($18). You guessed it: it's a dash of pickle brine. If pickles don't do it for you, there's the Downtown Daiquiri with Pampero Especial, homemade vanilla spice syrup, fresh lime juice and coconut foam, or the All Americano blend of sweet vermouths, Campari and lemonade (both $18).
There's also an interesting selection of local and imported beer, including Green Beacon Cross Knot Kolsch, and Hop Hog on tap, along with Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, Torpedo, Kellerweis and Autumn Tumbler, Anchor Steam and Founders All Day IPA ($9-$12).
By now you'll be ready for some grease. If you're thinking old-school American diner fare is getting a bit tired, think again. Greaser gets it right: so very right. Crunchy, down-home, southern-style buttermilk-fried chicken pieces are a must. Don't mess around with individual pieces – go the half or full bird ($16/$28). It comes with gravy and a smoked chipotle mayonnaise. Those pickles make another appearance on the cheeseburger ($12) and the hot dog comes with pickled jalapeño and cheese floss ($10).
Greaser definitely brings the tone of this 'hood up a notch or two, but we love that it's also at one with its seamy surrounds.
Greaser weaves it patrons through a back alley and fully-functioning commercial kitchen before the dingy basement bar is revealed in its rebellious glory. Walls are adorned with vintage photographs and the bluesy rock'n'roll vibe provides a sin-camouflaging backdrop for good
times ahead.
Greaser serves cheeseburgers to rival California's greatest while the marinated southern fried chicken is rumored to induce tears. Don't like pickles in your burger? Order a 'Pickleback' and try them with whisky and spicy brine instead. If dark spirits aren't your thing grab a 'Pony Boy Paloma' with tequila,
lime juice and grapefruit soda - all syrups, juices and foams are made in-house by experienced cocktail staff. The beer offering ain't no slouch with local and American craft beers on tap and in high rotation.
If the first challenge is finding the entrance, the second is resisting the fried chicken. But the third? Just try leaving the place.
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When you graduated medical school, retirement was likely the last thing on your mind. But if you have since moved on to private practice ownership, it's time to consider what will happen to your practice in the event of death, disability or retirement. Keep in mind, the unique nature of medical practice ownership necessitates pre-planning for both the expected and unexpected. "Succession planning is more complex in the medical field because only licensed practitioners are able to run these businesses," says Lauren Maxie, managing attorney with NC Planning in Raleigh, North Carolina. "Unless they have followed you into your field, you cannot have a spouse or child listed as your successor."
Succession Planning for Group Practices
Multi-physician practices are at a distinct advantage when it comes to succession planning. In these cases, the practice can create a buy/sell agreement between the different physicians within the group. "The buy/sell agreement is a legally binding document that says, 'If any of these events were to occur'—and this would include death, disability, retirement and any number of additional triggering events—'I am automatically bought out of this company by the other licensed practitioners in this practice,'" says Maxie.
The buy/sell agreement includes detailed provisions on valuation of the practice as well as payout terms. "Once the writing is on the wall regarding who is leaving and who is staying, it can be difficult to come to an agreement on value," says Maxie. "The doctor who is retiring often thinks the practice is worth significantly more than the guys who are staying, so you do need to include a provision on the terms that govern valuation. These provisions most often involve bringing in an appraiser to look over the company's financials."
A second provision dictates the payout terms. Jeff Cohen, Esq., a healthcare attorney based in Florida, explains that there are usually two ways to pay for a practice when selling to a physician associate or junior partner: on a pre-tax basis or on a post-tax basis.
In a pre-tax purchase, the employed or associate physicians who are becoming the owners of the medical practice have a portion of their salaries or bonuses applied to the purchase price. In a post-tax purchase, they get their income, pay taxes on it, then write the seller a check.
A second consideration is the time period over which the payout is made. "It is pretty rare that the payout would be over a one-year period because that causes too many problems for the business," says Larry Friedman, CPA, MT, director of tax services at Barnes Wendling CPAs in Cleveland. "Paying some sort of deferred compensation over time to the departing physician not only allows the business to continue, it also allows the practice to claim tax deductions for the buyout. Conversely, if the departing owner just sells his shares to the remaining physicians, he gets good capital gains tax results but it's a bad tax result for the business."
Sellers usually favor getting paid upfront with the buyer's after-tax dollars, but will often compromise and agree to accept at least a portion of the purchase price on a pre-tax basis. This is an important area of negotiation as your practice crafts an agreement.
Even with an approved buy/sell agreement in place, disagreements can occur. To ensure a smooth transition, Matthew J. Silla, ASA, CFA, principal of Barnes Wendling, who runs the company's business valuation department, recommends reviewing the agreement annually with all parties. "Make sure they understand what's in it and that everyone has some concept of what the business is worth," he says. "If there is a huge gap in understanding regarding the value, you may want to bring in an independent appraiser to perform a valuation."


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Hungarian and Jewish (from Hungary): from nemes 'possessing noble rights and privileges', hence a status name, sometimes denoting a servant of a nobleman, or possibly a nickname for an honorable or distinguished-looking person. As a Jewish name it is mainly of ornamental origin.
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NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Seniors Jordan McComb (Cumberland, R.I.) and Vanessa Pino (Methuen, Mass.) combined for nine goals and four assists Saturday morning as Lasell College rolled past Albertus Magnus College, 20-10, in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) women's lacrosse contest at Celentano Field.
The Lasers extended their winning streak to six games, improving to 13-3 overall and 8-2 in the GNAC, while Albertus Magnus fell to 5-11 overall and 2-8 in conference games. Both teams have one game remaining in the regular season.
McComb tallied six goals and one assist and Pino added three goals and three assists in the victory. Sophomore Kellie Matthews (Walpole, Mass.) contributed four goals and one assists, junior Chloe Shugrue (Worcester, Mass.) was good for three goals and an assist, and junior Kaeli Leddy (South Portland, Maine) posted a career-high four assists.
Freshman Madison Neilander (Wallingford, Conn.) led the Falcons with four goals and one assist, while junior Kaitlin D'Agostino (Hamden, Conn.) added three assists and junior Kaitlyn Ellsworth (Tolland, Conn.) tallied two goals and two assists. D'Agostino also grabbed a game-high eight draw controls and four ground balls.
Albertus Magnus scored the first goal of the game, but Lasell responded with the next eight in a row, including three by Matthews and two by McComb. The home team went on a little flurry with three of the next four goals, but Lasell answered with back-to-back goals and went on to lead 11-5 at halftime.
The teams traded two goals apiece in the opening minutes of the second half before Lasell rattled off five in a row to open up an 18-7 advantage midway through the half. The Falcons got no closer than nine goals the rest of the way.
Junior Morgan Choquet (Woonsocket, R.I.) earned the win in goal for Lasell, making four saves in the first half. Freshman Devin Zambruno (Plymouth, Mass.) came on for the second half and made seven saves on 12 shots.
Both teams wrap up the regular season with GNAC games at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, April 23, as Lasell visits Saint Joseph's College of Maine and Albertus Magnus hosts Anna Maria College.
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The Axe Factor. Should you make your teenage son live outside?
"I started to panic, I thought something had died in his room. There was no dead animal, I checked. EVERYWHERE. It was then that I realized, my son stinks." — Diane, Mom of a teenage boy.
Let's get this out of the way, if you have a teenage son everything will smell. EVERYTHING. If it doesn't smell like a mixture of sweat, dirt and something unknown, but possibly resembling a dead rodent, it smells like copious amounts of Axe Body Spray. Copious amounts. You didn't know how much a tiny can could hold until you made the fatal mistake of bringing it into your house. And now you are stuck. Your son loves it. It replaces his old blankie, and he believes that he is invincible now.
This is your life now. Funky laundry and Axe body spray.
You have a teenage boy.
We're here to help you survive it, with a few simple secrets from some house cleaners who are experts in getting rid of all kinds of smells (including teenage boy smell)
Open up the windows.
You've got to air that stuff out. Your filters are no match for the body spray. Opening up the windows for an hour every day is a literal breath of fresh air for your home. If it's really overwhelming be sure to cycle air with a fan blowing OUT not in, please don't blow the odor back into the home.
Febreeze is your friend.
Look — there is just no way around this. Go for the original scent, keep a spray bottle in your son's room. If you have Amazon prime, put that stuff on a subscription. Encourage him to give his room a parting spray before leaving.
Odor absorbers.
You probably need 2. You'll want ones that don't add to the toxic fumes, instead go for natural absorbing. You'll also want to change these out at least once a month. If your son is an athlete, you might want to go to a bulk store and buy as many as can fit in your cart.
Don't over perfume.
Wax melts, spray, candles, these are all things that will cause a toxic smelling concoction in the air. No amount of it will overpower the body spray. Give up on your Yankee Candle.
Deep Clean:
Have the carpets, curtains and the comforter cleaned quarterly. Smell sticks to things, it seeps into the fibers of the carpet, comforter, and curtains. Or just strip out your son's room, replace everything with linoleum and spray it down with a hose at the end of the day.
Make cleaning sheets and blankets a regular thing.
Teach your son how to do his own linens.
Trust us on this.
And it's worth all the water.
Install an outdoor shower.
We're not kidding. Especially if your son plays a sport. Potent teen boy + sweat = disaster. Have a bin for clothes and a robe readily available.
We've pinned our favorite outdoor shower ideas to help you get started.
The good news? Your son is only a teen for a few years. You will get through this. We are here to help. Our service providers are armed with whatever you need to help you eliminate the odor, so you can let your son continue to live inside the house, not in a tent outside.
Need a hand? Our house cleaners are smell-destroyers!
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Authorities say a man and a woman forced themselves into a home in unincorporated Milwaukie on Thursday, assaulted and robbed the homeowner and stole his truck.
Clackamas County Sheriff's Sgt. Dan Kraus said the home invasion occurred around 10:15 p.m. on the 3900 block of Southeast Aldercrest Rd., just south of Milwaukie.
The homeowner opened his front door when a woman came to the home asking for help, Kraus said. Once the door was open, the woman brandished a gun and a male accomplice helped force the pair inside. Two shots were fired during a struggle with the homeowner, who was also armed, Kraus said.
After assaulting the man, the pair stole items from the home and then drove off in the homeowner's grey Dodge crew cab pickup. The homeowner called 911 and was soon treated by rescue personnel.


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Having become the proud owner of a lovely set of leather sofas last weekend, I searched online for leather furniture care and found a great website called Liquid Leather owned by Gliptone Ltd who are the largest supplier of leather care, leather cleaner, and leather repair materials in the UK.
It's not just products for leather furniture they sell, it's a full range including car seats, handbags and shoes too. They supply major furniture manufacturers like World of Leather and have developed a range of care products for their various leather suites.
Two of their main brands are Liquid Leather and Scuffmaster. Liquid leather is the first UK water based system used for restoring old leather, and Suffmaster is a water based self sealing leather dye with thousands of colours available.
Their website is not just a sales platform though, it's packed full of useful tips on how to care for your leather, and as they've been in the business since 1972 they really are the leather care and restoration experts. Classic Car Mart recommended the Scuffmaster as "you'll be amazed at what a difference Gliptone's Scuffmaster kit can make".
With such good reviews and a well established business who work with some of the biggest names in furniture, I can't wait for my items to arrive so that I can keep the leather sofas in top condition.


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This weeks theme for the joint frozenreflex blog was 'Lost'. The last post I did was in the recently burned down Boyd Hall and I thought that would be a great location to shoot in to get a great photo to suit the theme. As were only allowed to post one shot on that blog I shall keep it exclusively there, so click here to see it. Here are the best of the rest.
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This can also be defined as a new way, which can be used in order to design, deliver and even manage the present training or learning programs, as placed under the Learning Management Systems, for you. The services are not just good, but can be defined as the best option for both novices and pros or experts. With the help of learning management consulting services, you can design, organize and even manage the present learning paths. This already comes handy with various benefits, to work in the favor of learners and other management clients.
The services are known for offering widespread services of learning the present eco-systems. Some of the options, which can fall within the Learning Solutions Dubai in this segment, are virtual classrooms, classroom trainings, video lectures and even conferences. On the other hand, you might even come in terms with the learner interface and with the dashboard, which can again help in tracking complete info and with the related history of the class or training sessions. These are some of the basics, which you are likely to come across, while dealing with this segment.
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Want to decorate your home with DIY crafts? Mason jars crafts are easy, and you can complete them in a few hours. Here are 20 excellent and creative ideas.
If you asked us what are the most popular crafts in home decor, we'd say that without a doubt it's decorative mason jars. First, they are very easy to make. Secondly, the variations and uses for them are endless. You can easily make unique decor over an hour and be proud of it. So here are our favorite DIY mason jar crafts that you can do too.
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What Do You Put in Decorative Mason Jars?
In a nutshell, here are some things you can put in mason jars to decorate:
- Candles
- String lights
- Seashells
- Small accessories
- Soap
- Live or dried flowers
- Tissues
- Colored pens and pencils
- Herbs
- Kitchen utensils
- Pebbles
- Tiki torches
- Light bulbs
- Colored Sand
And we can continue the list; the inspiration is endless. Next are 20 of our favorite mason car craft tutorials.
Jar Candles
One of the best things you can do from a mason jar is your very own DIY mason jar candle. These things are quite impressive and even make a nice gift to someone.
Mason Jar Prism Light
This is quite a creative project that plays with light. All you need is a mason jar (of course) and a bunch of glass crystals or other glass details that you can glue to the surface of a jar. Add a candle inside and enjoy the lights.
Fishnet Wrapped Jar
This one works best with a tinted glass jar, and you get a nautical themed vase or a storage container. There's quite some room for creativity in choosing materials and knotting but you can experiment for the result you'll love.
Distressed Chalkboard Jars
There are many ways how you can paint a mason jar, but this chalkboard paint distressed look makes really awesome vases or storage containers for small things.
Soap Dispensers
Yes, mason jars can make pretty great soap dispensers too, and they make a nice bathroom decor statement to go with it.
Painted Distressed Decorative Jars
That chic rustic look of a distressed mason jar is really the thing. So here's another way how to do it.
Bathroom Storage
Mason jars make the perfect storage for bathroom accessories, and if you design them in the style of your choice, you can make a beautiful decor statement too.
Tissue Holder
Even simple things like tissue holders look so much better when they are made from hand decorated mason jars. Be creative even in the least expected places.
Mason Jar Pen Holder
Among other things, mason jars make great holders for pens, pencils, and markers. So here are some you can make for your office desk or your kids.
Mini Aquarium
Create a decorative aquarium for a beach themed vignette or just another colorful item to put on display. It's as easy as putting things in a jar.
Labeled Mason Jars
Even if you use mason jars for their originally intended purpose such as storing spices, making fancy custom labels for them adds decor value as well.
Herb Garden
You can grow fresh herbs in mason jars and bundling them up in a pretty basket makes a beautiful and very useful mini herb garden for your kitchen.
Utensil Organizer
Make this lovely 4 compartment organizer for kitchen utensils. It will add a rustic accent to your decor, not to mention it is really convenient.
Unique Chandelier
Want a unique accent in your kitchen decor? Build this whimsical DIY mason jar chandelier. The project is a little bit more involved but it's all worth it if you like this style.
Tiki Torches
You may enjoy these easy to make tiki torches in you backyard. It takes no more than 5 minutes to make them, given you have the required supplies.
Make a pretty nightlight from a mini mason jar. It will give you that gentle glow at night and you can choose your own shade of color by painting it.
Condiment Jars
Create these easy to use condiment jars and add chalkboard labels to mark them easily. They make the perfect condiment dispensers.
Vanity Lights
Want a whimsical decor accent that goes with a rustic style very well in your bathroom? Make this mason jar vanity light.
Ombre Decorative Jars
We have a few different ways to paint mason jars on this list, and here's another cool way to do it. An array of mason jars painted in ombre colors will make a stunning centerpiece or a vignette.
Hanging Mason Jar Herb Garden
These hanging herb jars make a brilliant way to have a fresh herb garden in your kitchen while saving space. An empty side of a cabinet or a wall is all it takes.
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Ford 5.0 in TR-7??
Posted by: Roarr
Date: May 25, 2008 06:39PM
Hi all; I don't see any mail about guys putting the sb Ford in a TR-7. Does this mean that it wold be a real pain to do so? Seems that here in Californa where we have to test to the latest date of either the motor or car that it would be the logical installation other than a Rover. True, it would distroy the ballance of the car but this could be somewhat minimized with suspension work and would make a great user!
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Re: Ford 5.0 in TR-7??
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Date: May 25, 2008 10:26PM
I wondered about that too. I think a lot of the reason for the Rover swap is that TR8 parts are already made for it, so it should be a pretty straight forward swap. What is the difference in the weight of the small fords?
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Re: Ford 5.0 in TR-7??
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Date: May 25, 2008 11:34PM
From memory... with (aftermarket) aluminum heads and intake manifold installed, the small block Fords usually weigh about 80-pounds more than a stock Rover. There are of course a few places where either motor could be significantly lightened. The difference between a lightweight (aluminum) and an OEM flywheel is probably in the ballpark of 20 pounds. A T5 tranny is significantly lighter than a Rover LT77 or a heavy duty Tremec, and a LOT lighter than a T56 6-speed. Gear reduction starters and small frame alternators are also example places weight can be trimmed. The Ford engine may or may not require a few slightly heavier "accessories" (e.g. a somewhat bigger radiator or a bigger-bore exhaust system.)
Yes, the big advantage of the Rover swap is that you can simply order TR8 headers and motor mounts and be extremely confident that you're not going to have to design your own new one-of-a-kind steering system. Another area to really look hard into is oil pan clearance at the front of the motor (where the Ford engine usually has a deeper section than a Buick/Rover V8.) Some of the aftermarket distributors for Ford seem to stick up pretty tall (in front of the carb) too. The Ford engine may not be difficult to install, but you won't really know until you try. The big advantage of the Ford swap is you'll have some sort of bragging rights for being there first (and also it's not cheap to take a Rover motor to 5.0 liters displacement!)
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Re: Ford 5.0 in TR-7??
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Date: May 26, 2008 04:23PM
Thanks for your thoughts all! I guess I'll have to get the tape out and take a check, My thought is that 5.0's are everywhere as are parts. If I blow a distributor up or such in East Armpit, I'll have a problem, with a 5.0, I'll go to Kragans/Chuckers/Sherbas etc and be on my way. The throttle body setup should be easy to transplant also.
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What year is your Tr7? In California you can install an engine the same year as your car if your car is 1976 or newer. If the engine is from a different manufacturer than your car, or if the engine is from a later model than your car, you need to have it inspected by a referee and get a sticker on the door post. The sticker will have a bar code that the smog tech will scan which will tell the tech that your car has been updated and approved by the referee. You want to go to the referee with stock exhaust headers on the engine and all of the smog equipment that the engine would have had before you swapped it out. I know a guy who swapped a Chevy LTI fuel injected small block into a Jag XJS and he had to go to the referee 3 times and ended up buying 6 catalytic converters before he got the ones that the referee would approve.
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Rodgers, the Pac-12 Player of the Year with five victories this year, is a finalist for the second time in his collegiate career, having previously received an invitation to Colonial Country Club as a freshman in 2012. The native of Avon, Ind., is the world's top-ranked amateur golfer according to both the World Amateur Golf Ranking as well as the Scratch Players World Amateur Ranking. Wilson, a first-team All-Pac-12 choice who hails from Rowayton, Conn., is ranked second in the Golfstat rankings and fifth by Golfweek/Sagarin. He corralled his first two career college wins this year, opening the season with a victory at the Illini Invitational at Olympia Fields and then taking medalist honors at the Western Intercollegiate this spring.
To find the latest information on The Ben Hogan Award, its candidates and its previous winners, visit the official web site www.TheBenHoganAward.org and follow @BenHoganAward on Twitter.
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Airsoft rifle at Australian school leads to police presence
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Authorities were called to a community college in Mandurah, Australia, Tuesday afternoon when staff learned a 15-year-old student brought an airsoft rifle to the school.
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"The rifle is not capable of being licensed and fires plastic ball pellets," said Sgt. Steve Thompson with the Mandurah police.
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by: Leah A. Brndjar, Esq., Goldberg Segalla, Princeton, New Jersey
The world of international shipping and customs is often extraordinarily complex – and that is without any bankruptcy issues to consider. But, in understanding the generalized players, rules and expectations for international shipping, those who become involved with the industry when a bankruptcy occurs will be able to navigate the field efficiently and effectively.
This article will provide some nuts and bolts of what to expect should the bankruptcy and international shipping worlds intersect.
Background & Terms:
In the United States, the two most common forms of international shipping for goods being shipped into or out of the United States are by air and sea. Significantly smaller amounts of goods come through our borders by rail or land. In all cases, though, for importing and exporting, the goods must pass through a customs-clearance process. The clearance process is governed by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency.
Each of these modes of transportation has its own set of protocols and procedures. As one might expect, ocean freight moves through sea ports; air freight moves through airports; and rail and truck carriers have multiple ports of entry into and out of the United States. Understanding the basic details of a particular shipment (or set of shipments) is critical to understanding what steps may need to be taken if any of the players are involved in a bankruptcy proceeding.
The shipping industry is very terms-of-art intensive. The experts in the field (and the documents associated with it) speak a language that may be difficult for the average layperson to understand. A general glossary of some of the most frequently used terms may serve as useful for newcomers:
The Players:
As evidenced from the glossary, one of the most complex things to understand in international shipping is that there are often many different entities involved in just one shipment. The smaller a player is in the market of importing or exporting, the more likely it is that there will be several entities involved in facilitating even just one shipment. The bigger the player – like the Walmart's or Amazons of the world – the fewer parties will be involved, because the size of their market share allows for a fairly centralized and often internalized process for their international shipping needs.
Understanding the basic roles of each type of entity is important if any one of them becomes involved in a bankruptcy of any sort. As an example, let's track an exemplar shipment of goods from China to the United States. Company A is a Chinese company that is the exporter in China. Company A may or may not be the manufacturer or the original warehouse location of the goods when they start off, but for our purposes assume that Company A delivers the goods to the sea port. A Freight Forwarder is hired, Company B, to facilitate the movement from Company A to the end user. Company B helps Company A arrange delivery to the Chinese sea port.
At the sea port in China, the goods are put onto Sea Carrier C's boat. While on the water for the three-week voyage, the shipment paperwork is being prepared for customs clearance. While awaiting arrival at the sea port in the United States, Company B hires Company D to handle customs clearance. Company D is a licensed broker, and is obligated to pay duties on behalf of Company F, the end user. Company D pays duties and taxes on behalf of Company F, the end user. Once customs has been cleared, Company E picks up the freight from the American port and delivers it to Company F.
With this example, no fewer than six companies have 'touched' the goods – either physically or technologically. At any point during the shipment, if any one of those companies makes any missteps, the goods can be whisked away by the carrier, or the government, for storage and/or penalties. If any of the involved parties' files bankruptcy, it will most certainly delay the goods from proper processing, and fees will be incurred that likely will be attributable to the defaulting party.
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If any bankruptcy issue comes into play with a company that is involved in international shipping, understanding what role that company plays is the first question to ask. Next, determining whether any shipments are in process is a time-sensitive and critical issue to evaluate. Any delays at any phase could cause significant penalties. If any duties, taxes or penalties are due to the United States Government at the time that an entity files bankruptcy, the United States may have a priority claim.
Since international shipping is already a complex process, it is important to balance any expectations one might have in the event of a bankruptcy. Resolving issues can be time consuming and challenging. Having a generalized understanding of the different parties and stages should help facilitate the process.
Leah A. Brndjar worked in the international shipping industry for several years before become an attorney, serving in both operational and management capacities for an international logistics firm. A 2010 graduate of Seton Hall University, Leah trained as a bankruptcy attorney in the early years of her legal career, and has since transitioned to a civil defense litigator. This insider experience, combined with her legal training, provides clients with creative solutions to the ever-changing field of play as an associate in the firm of Goldberg Segalla, practicing in their office in Princeton, NJ.
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This architecturally designed home embodies a muted palette of marble, white painted casement windows, internal Spotted Gum timber features and burnished concrete flooring. It has been designed with an intentional connection to views of the golf course. The thoroughness and accuracy in the attention to detail has been achieved with hand-built Spotted Gum bench seating that forms part of the cooking and dining area, hand-built open shelving in the kitchen and laundry and a large entrance pivot door with a custom Spotted Gum handle.
Dayne Lawrie Constructions


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What is the recipe for an "It" bag? It should be an easy question for the woman who, in 1997, cooked up the Baguette. Despite this, Silvia Venturini Fendi still laughs when asked about the magic ingredients in a bag that has been sold more than a million times and made in over 1,000 iterations. "Oh my God, I have no idea! If I knew that I could make one every year."
For all her protestations, as the brand's creative director of accessories for more than two decades – she went on to create the Peekaboo in 2008 and then charmed a new generation with quirky, customisable Bag Bugs – Venturini Fendi knows more than most about what makes a bag take hold. "These things come when it's the right bag at the right time," she says, perching on a gold velvet sofa in the Palazzo Fendi in Rome. "The idea for the Baguette came in an organic way. It was when everything was so functional and this was a bag with a personality."
This spring the Baguette is back. Did it ever really go away? The slender, unstructured, logo-clasped design, widely acknowledged to have put the "It" in what was previously just called a "hit", has remained firmly in the style consciousness. But this feels like an apt moment for a full-on relaunch: fashion is in the grip of a highly styled, archly idiosyncratic phase and the character-driven Baguette will fit right in. Fendi is not alone in reprising its greatest hits; Versace, Prada and Dior are all reissuing iconic pieces that appeal to older fans and new ones too. "We like change, but there's also a bit of nostalgia," says Venturini Fendi. "It's nice to see things come back, but in a different way."
The Baguette has certainly moved with the times. For a start, it now comes in multiple sizes and with detachable straps so that it can be worn as a cross-body bag, as well as over the shoulder. There are plush, monogrammed, butter-soft leather varieties in delicious colours such as lemon, purple, turquoise (embossed leather Baguette, £2,190) and bubblegum pink; others (denim Baguette, £1,690) come in denim with colourful stitched edges – and then there are the embroidered and embellished versions (embroidered jacquard and Swarovski crystal Baguette, £4,590, embroidered jacquard Baguette, £2,190, and embroidered jacquard Baguette, £4,590) with bejewelled clasps, elaborate beading and colourful tassels that recall the rich decoration of their forerunners. There are are also techniques on show – such as beautiful matelassé leather (for the aforementioned monogrammed designs) with a quilted appearance – that would not have been possible 20 years ago. Although, as the designer is quick to point out, the Baguette has always been experimental.
When she started on the original design in 1996, the fashion landscape was much less colourful: still in the grip of 1990s minimalism, Prada's black nylon backpack ruled. Venturini Fendi had taken over as head of accessories just a couple of years before and although she was charged with designing a practical bag, she also noted how mobile phones were already becoming more compact. "I thought about a small bag to wear with a short strap in an ergonomic way so that you can still use your hands."
But the bag's inspiration had deeper roots. "My grandmother had a collection of beautiful beaded bags from the 1920s and '30s – I always had them in my mind," the designer recalls. Growing up, she was always drawn to the room of evening bags in the family's Rome store: "Instead of playing with dolls I used to come to the atelier; there was a grey velvet room that had little vitrines with all the evening bags in them – in satin, in crocodile, and then the most beautiful decoration… flowers, exotic designs. I played with them for hours."
When she came up with her first designs for the Baguette, however, the in-house reaction was muted. Small and simple, it was practical in that it could be tucked under the arm – hence it was named after the French loaf, carried the same way – but compared to that Prada backpack, it seemed a frippery. Yet its creator was confident. The Baguette was soft and unstructured in the same way that Fendi furs were famed for their lightness. And crucially, the bags, in denim, cashmere, leather or fur, were also the perfect blank canvas for surface decoration. They could be adorned with kaleidoscopic hand embroideries and beading, intricate stones and extravagant appliqués, just like the vintage bags that had inspired her… except these were for daytime too.
There followed one-of-a-kind pieces made with artists such as Damien Hirst, Francesco Vezzoli and Jeff Koons, and ultra-precious Baguettes in silk brocades and velvets made with the Fondazione Arte della Seta Lisio, where the exquisite fabrics were created by hand on 17th‑century looms. "They can make just 4cm of the material each day – can you imagine?" the designer exclaims.
The rarefied materials and decoration were a production nightmare. Mirrors, beading, silk thread, crystals, silk satin all came from different suppliers and, combined with the small teams of artisans at Fendi, led to growing waiting lists. It was, she says, the ultimate anti‑mass-production bag. Far from putting customers off, it had the opposite effect: "We thought, 'As long as we love it, we will do it' – and people were with us on this. They would wait months to have it."
Within a year of launching, the bag became a fashion phenomenon and fundamentally changed the handbag scene. It was, the designer points out, the first bag that had its own name. Before it, memorable bags like the Hermès Kelly or Birkin took on the name of the elegant women who carried them, but the Baguette would kick off an era of bags that had the starring role – their own personality: Chloé's Paddington and Mulberry's Bayswater followed in its wake and would be huge commercial hits for those brands.
Venturini Fendi says the Baguette's success really hit home for her when the boutique called the studio to let her know that Madonna had arrived in the Rome store to buy some. But classicists were equally enamoured, with a broad church of admirers from Charlotte Casiraghi to Catherine Zeta-Jones. Joan Burstein, the eternally chic co-founder of Browns, is such a fan that she built a collection she has described as being "soft, practical and always in style". Her favourite Baguette, in simple grey cashmere, is a perfect example of how they can be understated too. Many of Burstein's Baguettes were stolen in a burglary – a plot twist that echoes the Sex and the City storyline that made the Baguette a pop-culture sensation.
Fendi was the first luxury house to take a chance and lend pieces to stylist Patricia Field for the first season of the show in 1998, and she repaid their faith in her by making the bag one of its stars. In one episode, Sarah Jessica Parker's Carrie Bradshaw was mugged for her treasured purple accessory (another two episodes would have storylines on the bag). When the mugger told her to give him "the bag", she set him right, squeaking back: "It's a Baguette!"
For the Fendis, who had long collaborated with directors including Visconti, Fellini and Zeffirelli, taking a chance on a new television series was a calculated risk – and they liked the plot based around a group of women who were crazy about fashion. "It was very similar to us," Venturini Fendi reflects. "We are a company of women and we thought it was a very good story. What we didn't expect was the success."
The bag's popularity fundamentally changed the business too. In 1999, following the Baguette's stellar performance, LVMH bought a quarter of the house, before paying $225m to double its stake and take control of the brand two years later, when annual sales were around €289m. By 2017, annual sales were estimated to be around €1.2bn with double-digit growth.
For Rachel Koffsky, handbag and accessories specialist at Christie's London, the longevity of the Baguette is all about the versatility of Venturini Fendi's original design: "She created a prototype for a handbag that could be modified in seemingly infinite ways. No embellishment was too fantastical; creativity reigned supreme. The It bag life cycle is generally about two years, but the Baguette has outlasted this lifespan 10 times by constantly evolving to suit the trends of the season or the style of a client. If you haven't seen a Baguette perfect for you yet, you probably just haven't seen enough."
Predictably, the Baguette has also become a collector's item, fetching high prices at auction. Koffsky's favourite past lots at Christie's include one in monogrammed silk that belonged to Elizabeth Taylor, and a canary-yellow calfskin Baguette with multicoloured beaded flowers and fringing. The most avid collector Venturini Fendi has met had over 500 of them.
Arguably, though, it is craft that has made the Baguette into a museum-worthy handbag. At Fendi, these age-old skills have always been at the heart of the operation. "Before, there was a separation between artisan and designer. But for me to work directly with artisans is so inspiring, because they have ideas, which helps us do new things," Venturini Fendi enthuses.
The night before we meet, the company has thrown a party for some of its longest-serving employees, but it's the young artisans rising up that will also ensure its future. To that end, the company has specialist schools (the bag school is based in Florence), where students come at 18 or in their early 20s after a university degree and the best then go on to work for the company. For Venturini Fendi this nurturing of talent is fundamental in terms of future-proofing the company – that, and never resting on her laurels. "You should never say, 'Oh, look what I've achieved'. The moment you think you've arrived is the moment you can go home."


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I know it's been a long time since I've posted, but that's just how things have been going around here. I was gone for 5 days over the St. Patrick's Day weekend, and I still haven't recovered. Like, I'm still living out of my suitcase so to speak. Really it's my duffle bag.
All that said, I've been doing quite a bit of crafting. Even some dyeing!
I dyed this with 9 different flavors/colors of Kool Aid: Cherry, Black Cherry, Strawberry, Grape, Orange, Lemonade, Lemon Lime, Ice Blue Lemonade, and Berry Blue.
Basically, what I did was soak the hell out of the yarn. Patons Classic Merino, if you wondered. I wanted the yarn to absorb as much colors as possible and not have any white blips, so I made sure it was really saturated with water. Then, I squeezed it out a little bit before I laid it out. That way when I painted the dye on it would be sucked up by the yarn. I
arranged it in the biggest pan I could find, which happened to be a metal roasting pan. I proceeded to paint it in rainbow order, mostly to avoid weird color muddiness. (i.e. red touches orange on one side and purple on the other.) I made my dye really concentrated (less than a cup of water to each packet) and just kind went crazy painting. I only painted enough on so that the yarn would absorb it; I didn't want a lot pooling in the bottom and thus mixing with other colors. I ended up with quite a few places where one color dripped onto another while I was painting and things like that. But they really give it character. (Expect some pictures of those spot when I photograph this yarn knit up.)
Once I was content with my painting job, I covered it with aluminum foil, stuck a meat thermometer in, and popped it in the oven at about 180°F. I left the oven on for about 20 minutes and then turned it off and left the yarn in there overnight to cool.
(eta: I used the knitty.com tutorials as references for this. There are a few good ones about dyeing with food color there.)
I'm super happy with this yarn. If I re-create it, I will add more blue. The darker color, Berry Blue which is consequently in the lighter package, came out great. I love it! I also would make at least part of the yellow darker, maybe by adding food coloring. But I like intense yellows. I've already got something knit up with most of this, and I'm trying to figure out what to do with the rest. I'm not normally into such bright colors, but hell, I did it myself!
I'm working on quite a few other things, including some secret gift knitting. And I am definitely open to suggestions about cute baby patterns. Everybody and their mommy-to-be is having a kid, it seems!
27 March 2008
What you might call a dyeing tutorial.
3 comments:
- AnonymousApril 02, 2008 12:13 PM
fantastic dye job! Your yarn is one beautiful rainbow of colors. I knit the seed stitch baby jacket by Elinor Brown for Kailey and get many complements on it. And it was a quick knit too.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 07, 2008 5:18 PM
lovely yarn!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 20, 2008 5:59 PM
I LOVE how saturated your colors came out. Your dyeing jobs are my inspiration. I hope mine come out just as beautiful. How many ounces/skeins did you dye at one sitting?ReplyDelete
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Newly released text messages from Subway pitchman Jared Fogle show the convicted pedophile specifically asked for 14-year-old Asian girls because that's "what I crave," a report said Monday.
In legal documents opposing Fogle's attempt to have his 15.6-year sentence tossed, the US attorney revealed the messages Fogle sent to a woman who apparently procured minors for him, TMZ reported.
"Is your Asian friend available?" Fogle wrote in one message. "I'll pay you big for a 14 or 15-year-old." He also said he was willing to pay $400 if the child is 16 or younger.
"Do you have any access to any young girls? Like 15 or 16?" the text read. "Cause it's what I crave."


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Take This Medication To Cure Ur Sick serve taunt
Life is shitehouse. I'm forcing myself to type here. Even the automatic spellchecker feels like someone imposing his or her will on me. Nah, its not so bad, but the aforementioned bummers and the comedown from my Strawberry Fair foolery have left me slightly behind and to one side of who I normally am, or something. I wasn't really in the right state of mind to wander around through crowds making a spectacle of myself. I put off announcing it for ages and right up until the last minute I wasn't sure if I was going to do it. I just felt obligated to the box, and to the idea. The thing was, with Sam so busy for that whole week, I was in full-on parental responsibility mode right up until 3PM on the Saturday itself, and because of all the negative vibes round here I felt like a stressed-out refugee monkey with a dickey heart. My fucked-up back was bad enough to make lifting and even bending and twisting fraught with danger, and I was terrified that it would go completely and that my childcare role would be in peril, Sam would go berserk and I would have to miss the Fair completely, including the box performance. By Saturday my hands were shaking slightly all the time, but luckily my back had held out and seemed to be on the mend. It felt like day 4 does after you've really done it, for those of you that have. Me and Syd did the Fair from midday to three, but he was just overwhelmed by it and we spent the last 45 minutes on a tearstained quest for popcorn, which had been promised but could not be found. Every time we went into Sam's kitchen for respite it was tenser in there than the time before too. By about 2:45 we were late for the mother in law and had to race off the common, stopping only to buy a Thomas The Tank Engine balloon for £4 that kept bouncing on my face and obscuring my view on the long, rushed, sweaty march back to our co-op rendezvous with Sam's Mum. I had to get back to the Fair by 4PM to introduce The Broken Family Band, and my mind was desperately grasping for light-hearted things to say. Got a lift back to the right part of town and was congratulating myself for the swiftness of the operation and then the moment I set foot on the grass I realized that I'd left my bloody fucking microphone at home. Fuckfuckfuck etc. Then I caught sight of Tubby Mules at the desk on the main stage, so I bustled over through the noise to ask if he had a spare mic with a jack lead on site (super-unlikely this, as stage mics are almost certainly XLR). Amazingly the answer was maybe, although we had to go to the acoustic stage to fetch the possibility-of-a-mic, which we did with aching slowness. Finally, after some sniffing around in bags and boxes, and faffing around with electrical tape, whilst a bearlike Australian did a relaxed performance onstage, The Mules pressed the maybe-mic into my hand with a further caveat: it might not work. I ran to the crew tent and grabbed a can of Stella and my box and tested the mic. It didn't work. Then I borrowed a bicycle and made it move extremely fast in the direction of home. When I got there I did the same thing in reverse, but this time I had a microphone with me. I got back and did the BFB intro thing with some style, but my heart wasn't in it. Then I grabbed another can of Stella and went for the box. I wasn't nervous, I was mad.
Now, the Sharp GF777 may be the Holy Grail of boombox collectors, and it may be on the back of the first RunDMC album, and it may be worth anywhere up to £800 on Ebay (I've been offered fairly ludicrous money three times by different people – the last was £500 cash), but it doesn't produce a nice high-definition sound. However, it is the size of a large suitcase and it is loud enough to turn heads even at a festival where a large PA system is playing nearby. And it has a mic input with a weirdly crap reverb effect. So, there's no doubt in my mind that even Chris De Burgh or, y'know, whoever could have got themselves noticed doing what I did, and yet for me, as a performer or whatever, doing what I did was thee supreme heaviest thing I have ever done and will probably ever do as a so-called artist because it was so fucking full on. About two minutes into my wanderings I'd drawn a crowd of five teenage boys in Burberry baseball caps and casual sportswear, plus a couple in their early fifties who looked liked they might have voted Green at a push, so I sat down and tried to work it, 'cos I knew it would work. Sure enough I had them and increasing numbers of others looking all happy to be confused in a short song or two, and then I picked up the box and moved on in the manner of one who doesn't give a fuck, even if he did. And so it went on. Highlights:
Walking down the main thoroughfares. Sudden feeling for all concerned that they are living on video. Faces appearing and then peeling away from me, all startled like. Sometimes I'd be walking abreast of people who were trying to pretend I wasn't there, so I did the same, which freaked them right out. It was also great to just plonk the box down and stop traffic.
The bit on the four-way stop area fairly near the Fort St. George where me and some alcoholic derelicts had some spirited mutual vibesing.
Muscling in on some good-natured drunken agro that some beer-boys were giving a couple of cops, and realizing I'd just turned up the chaos level because they all started shouting and falling over. Mad Andy tried to film this but the tape had ended.
Getting interviewed for Addenbrookes Radio and getting to use my "this is a protest against the war in Iraq, the environmental degradation of the planet and my continuing lack of profile in the music business" gag.
The bit where I lay down on the grass next to a queue for the ladies and did "You Give Me No Attention"
The bit where I got involved in a sound-duel with the guy on the comedy information stall with his old-skool PA. He won, but I tried.
The bit where I was doing "Cocaine Jihad" next to some sunglasses sellers and I was doing all that "Hey there Strawberry fair, wave your hands in the air, wave 'em like you just don't care, I wanna see your armpit hair!"
Having the same guy keep popping up with a blissful grin on his face. Like a proper disciple!
Selling only one CD all day to a guy that I couldn't understand at all.
Having John and Charlie from Newmarket or thereabouts, Um fans since the Planet Beet Alldayer in Bury, come up and request "One Day I'm Going To Buy This Town", which just happened to be the next song on the tape. John took a great picture of Charlie and me too.
The bit where it was getting dark and things had quietened down enough for me to be heard, and I did a few songs with the box on its back, and a nice little crowd formed.
The last bit I did where Sam and I wandered around and I got to show here what I'd been up to all day.
Right, I'm going to serialize this because it's getting too long. In the next entry I'll tell you about the negative bits of the experience, and maybe do some gonzo philosophizing about the whole thing.


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This morning at weigh in, I gained .7 lbs from yesterday. :( I stayed on the diet, too, with some flexibility in choices. I didn't exercise my usual 60 minutes, but only 35 last night. Do I have to exercise an hour a day to lose weight? Wow.
Since starting and sticking to the Rice Diet, I do feel a little more invincible, like I can tackle harder tasks and do them with more confidence. I also feel a little more self-conscious about my feelings/emotions. I'm used to eating to sooth or celebrate, and I'm not doing that anymore.


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In response to the tremendous need for caring and clinically trained counselors, Central Seminary in Shawnee, Kansas, is now offering a new Master of Arts in Counseling. This degree equips students to serve both faith communities and general populations as licensed professional counselors.
Provost and Dean of the Seminary Dr. Robert E. Johnson said this about the new degree offering at Central:
This degree offering will advance the seminary's mission to serve humanity by training students to assist in the healing of individuals and families suffering from issues of mental health. A type of service-ministry education, the training will unite recognized clinical skills with spiritual insights and values.
The program is designed to prepare persons from a wide range of spiritual and social identities for vocations as clinically skilled licensed counselors. All of Central's counseling faculty are scholar-practitioners and will ably help those in the program to learn current research and practices.
The degree can be completed in as little as two years. The course offerings are available in person on Central's Shawnee campus, as well as through video conferencing technology. One may apply for the program by visiting cbts.edu and clicking on "Apply Now" or contact Lyle Kraft for more information.
Dr. Larry Cornine, the administrator of the MA in Counseling program, is looking forward to its launch:
I am excited to join in Central's mission. The work of preparing students to be kind and compassionate counselors who can heal others is vital for our communities. Our counseling program will teach women and men to translate theory into practice, to be ethically and spiritually aware professionals, and to promote mental health among diverse populations. Students will develop their clinical skills, prepare for the state licensure process, and learn to build and manage counseling practices. Our counseling faculty will be dedicated scholars and practitioners. The launch of this new program is something to celebrate!
Central's clinically-based counseling program is concerned with all aspects of personal wholeness, which includes spiritual wellness as well as mental-emotional health. While there are many schools that offer training for counselors, there can be no better place to integrate this kind of wholeness than with a school like Central that has been serving God and humanity since 1901.
Visit the Master of Arts in Counseling webpage for more information. The program has been approved through both of Central's accrediting bodies: the Association of Theological Schools and the Higher Learning Commission. The first classes began in January, but the next term begins May 6. The deadline to apply is April 15.
Watch the program's introduction video below