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WTF is up with the names in the first entry? Sounds like a bunch of hippie spawn to me.
And why is the first name completely blocked?
mcowles February 19th, 2010 at 8:18 am
Lamebook does that if/when the facebook user only has one name OR if the first name is so unique, that simply doing a search for it would bring back a single result.
With the names in question, I would guess that this would be true.
I wonder which scene it was.
LucyInTheSky February 19th, 2010 at 8:26 am
I'm rather curious as to what scene it was myself!
jordana82 February 19th, 2010 at 8:28 am
I also wanna know what scene it was!!
lamebookpro February 19th, 2010 at 8:34 am
@mcowles If that were true, how coem they didn't do it for cequoyah and ezrick?
GoddessDigi February 19th, 2010 at 8:35 am
@ Stine:
If I'm not mistaken..I think Ezrick is an Amish name. Cequoyah girl is most likely black and Kezia..not sure.
Ahaha, I'm having a girl in 2 weeks, but now I'm looking forward to having a boy, just for the lulz that will ensue if she ever catches him 'making a friend'. xD
Friends huh?
Father Sha February 19th, 2010 at 8:50 am
in this day and age filled with porn the lil' boy is frapping away on … friends ?
Maybe he really likes joey ?
it's an easter egg on the region 2 dvd boxset for season 6. 'the one with the gang bang'.
gingivitis February 19th, 2010 at 8:56 am
It will be that episode where Joey says something stupid, Chandler makes a joke, Rachel goes shopping and Monica does some cleaning. Meanwhile, Ross is embarrassing himself in front of a hot girl and Phoebe is being all quirky. You know the one.
I, for one, am proud of a young man that can use Jennifer Aniston's nippular fortitude to get off. Allow him this time of innocence, for soon enough, he will be searching out midget clown bukakke just to get a semi-chub.
So true, Soup. Ah to be 12 again, when the blurry misprinted black and white bra ads in the local newspaper could serve as masturbation material.
Father Sha February 19th, 2010 at 9:15 am
haha i was almost tempted to google the midget clown bukakke
Absurdrelief February 19th, 2010 at 9:20 am
LOL @gingivitis! Isn't that the one titled "the one where…"
Just like Gilligan's Island – you know, the episode when the Skipper gets mad at Gilligan, Mary Anne and Ginger compete for the Professors' attention, Lovey and Thurston are demanding to be catered to and the Professor is coming up with some new way to use coconuts or tree sap. You know, that one…
mcowles February 19th, 2010 at 9:33 am
I bet it's the one where Monica and Rachel are showing Chandler how to please a woman in bed. They draw him a diagram of different "erogenous" zones and then describe how to use them.
Monica: First a little 1, then a 2, then a 1,2,3… 1,2,4… 1,2,4,5… 1,6… 1,7… 2,7… 3,7… 7… 7… 7… 7!
By the end she's hoarse a little and just using her hands and mouthing "seven".
Rachel seems a bit flush and Chandler is awstruck.
I used to love that show, haha. Oh, and I'm such a loser. Anyone else remember that episode?
Oh,geez, Soup! Hahahhahahahha!
BackDoorSanta February 19th, 2010 at 9:37 am
I'll say it again. Aiden is the worst. name. ever.
Paul Smecker February 19th, 2010 at 9:38 am
I might just be wantin' a bagel with my coffee.
Anyone ever wank over the Flat Slags in Viz when they were 12? No, me neither.
mcowles February 19th, 2010 at 9:43 am
It's sad to say how correct Soup is.
I'm sure every guy here remembers the days of yore, when you would sneak a JC Penny's or H&M (for our European friends) catalog into the bedroom to … "shake the hand of Abraham".
Anyone still get turned on by tiny frontal views of mediocre lingerie and "body stockings"?
This is very fascinating. Go on gentleman, discuss.
mcowles February 19th, 2010 at 9:55 am
Whoa, I didn't see that I said almost the same thing as Sensible Madness… sorry about that, sir.
mcowles February 19th, 2010 at 9:59 am
Masturbation is much like sex in a marriage. After a many years of a marriage, sex can become stale and boring. You need things to spice it up as a normal movie night and missionary just doesn't cut it anymore. That's when the whips and chains and bananas and blood letting come into play.
Masturbation is similar. You start out with black and white bra ads (missionary position) and build up to playboy (doggy style) and soon you're watching transvestite porn while punching yourself over and over in the thigh (reverse cowgirl).
And since teenage boys "fondle the ferret" a LOT more often than married people have sex… the staleness occurs much more quickly, hence the need for midget bukakke, which, I think is loosely translated to a donkey punch in the married world.
slimjayz February 19th, 2010 at 10:08 am
Those days sucked mcowles… Had to still nudie mag from the store to get material… now the internet, pics to my cell, and even vids on my cell I have porn where ever I go… I just need to get a tv in the front of my vehicle so I can watch while stuck in the morning commute
slimjayz February 19th, 2010 at 10:08 am
*steal :doh:
Amazing. Thank you mcowles for that wonderful trip through masturbation progression.
Im sure it was a hot scene with Jennifer Aniston bare foot or something. Foot fetishes FTW!
LucyInTheSky February 19th, 2010 at 10:32 am
@16 mcowles – I remember that scene! So funny.
Sensible Madness and Slimjayz has brought back some childhood memories.. Boy! those were the days.
Sensible Madness and Slimjayz FTW!
Mercure February 19th, 2010 at 12:08 pm
So he was rewinding Friends… does that mean he had video? Is this a facebook post from 1994? I didn't realise kids wanked off to video anymore. Hasn't he heard that the internet has been invented and there is a whole treasure trove of smut on red tube.
Bookworm February 19th, 2010 at 12:45 pm
@Mercure You do realise that you can rewind dvds too, don't you? You can fast forward them too. Also, if he downloaded it or watched it on YouTube, you can rewind that, too.
ThinkingInPictures February 19th, 2010 at 1:18 pm
Bookworm, you can rewind DvDs and YouTube or whatever, but you generally don't hear it. With those old tapes, you definitely did… maybe that's what Mercure was getting at.
Though I'm guessing that what made Jared suspicious was hearing the same dialogue again and again, not so much a rewind noise.
wordpervert February 19th, 2010 at 1:30 pm
Hey, Larry David turns me on, so I can't really berate some dude for wacking off to Friends can I?
guttersnob February 19th, 2010 at 1:41 pm
Soup FTW!!!
@16 mcowles: I remember that too. So good.
I don't know which situation would be worse: having your brother walk in on you jerking off or your grandma. Because that last option happened to me. Twice.
_Supergirl_ February 19th, 2010 at 6:49 pm
Gahhh, why didn't they say what scene it was??! Damn, I want to know lol
_Supergirl_ February 19th, 2010 at 6:57 pm
mcowels: "Masturbation is similar. You start out with black and white bra ads (missionary position) and build up to playboy (doggy style) and soon you're watching transvestite porn while punching yourself over and over in the thigh (reverse cowgirl)." Ahh that seriously made me laugh out loud. Well done sir!
@Andrizzle – You'd think Grandma would have learned her lesson the first time…
Antjelly February 19th, 2010 at 8:38 pm
I'm the one who submitted this (I'm Angelica btw) The reason his entire name is blurred out is because his name is in Japanese writing.
A few minutes after this status, he later posted the correct status with the words 'think' capitalized.
Maybe it was the episode where Phoebe was giving Monica a massage and she was making sex noises?
Walter Sobchak February 20th, 2010 at 7:45 am
Ah yes, to be 7 again. No shaving. No deodorant. Women in bras in KMart catalogues, and no clean up required. But by the time you're 9, you're a stinking, hairy sex fiend. So is the life of every male.
thrushy buttcakes February 22nd, 2010 at 1:58 am
a slight case of Caught-ny Cocks?
PosterformerlyknownasTristan February 22nd, 2010 at 3:34 am
Redtube FTW!
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Written by Deirdra Harris Glover | Photography by Dane Sponberg
As a consultant for the Enterprise Innovation Institute (EI2) at Georgia Tech, Warren uses her background in public health and expertise in industrial hygiene to perform occupational health evaluations for Georgia businesses. Warren then brings this experience directly into Georgia Tech Professional Education's classrooms as an instructor at the OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) Training Institute.
The Occupational Safety and Health Consultation Program at EI2 provides free and confidential on site assessments to small and medium-sized Georgia businesses. The nationwide program is funded through the Department of Labor, and helps companies identify and reach their OSHA compliance goals without enforcement action.
Warren got her start in teaching back in 2005, when an opportunity arose to help lead OSHA 521 (Introduction to Industrial Hygiene) workshops. Warren proved to be a popular instructor, quickly transitioning from a workshop assistant to a lecturer and finally a course director for other OSHA Compliance classes. "It's happened over time and through building my own experience, taking our own OTI classes and learning from some premier instructors that these opportunities facilitate my own classroom discussions have arisen. I'm grateful they have, because I really enjoy being in the classroom with our participants," she said.
Warren finds that the classroom informs her consultancy and her research. A significant health hazard in the construction industry, especially in the southern U.S., is heat exposure and dehydration. The topic came up in many of Warren's OTI classes and it influenced the faculty's thoughts and research design.
"We talk a lot about the need for acclimation to hot environments and acclimatization as an important strategy to protect people. It's a big deal when you've got people hiring from a temporary staffing provider, for example, or employees who've been out on leave or vacation. Those folks might not have been previously working in a hot, humid environment and then suddenly they're out in these elements, and expected to work hard. It puts them at significant risk, and quickly. It's something we have to address prior to the summer months," said Warren.
In 2015, she received funds from the Georgia Tech Research Institute to study heat illness prevention and hydration strategies on a large high profile construction site, creating valuable materials for the client, as well as research supporting OSHA's Heat Illness Prevention Campaign.
Health and safety aren't just concerns for employers and seasoned employees: Warren would prefer it if teenagers had training in safety and health hazards and control strategies before their first day at a job, an internship, or even as they transition to a career or technical school. The OTI partners with schools to reach youth, as they are at a much higher risk than other demographics for on-the-job injury in the first few days or their first year.
"The objective is to provide some knowledge to them on the front side so they understand what their rights are as an employee, what kinds of questions they should ask, and making sure they know they are protected by the law if they bring up a safety and health concern to their employer, she said. "When our team first started this type of outreach, my own personal realization was that I don't think anyone talked to me about OSHA until I was in graduate school, and that was seven jobs in! That's our goal with this curriculum and outreach: to heighten awareness with employers and youth."
As science and technology education enjoys a recent emphasis in funding and focus, more people are training in general public health and safety engineering fields. "Historically, industrial hygiene was considered to be a very technical field, and it was predominantly male dominated, but we're seeing a bit of a change in that for this new generation coming in," Warren said.
"Watching these individuals out there in the field navigating predominately male-dominated industries like construction management and business and research has been an essential part of my own career development. These women are strong voices for change and advocates for front-line employees, but they can also listen and respond to the business needs of a company, so ultimately, their work makes a tremendous difference. I hope I can be that kind of mentor for someone just starting out in this field, too."
While the field requires technical and academic rigor, Warren finds a deep love for the human aspect of the work. "At the end of the day for those of us in the Professional Education group at the OSHA Training Institute there is a common theme of wanting to help people do better, live better, and take care of each other, both as individuals and as businesses. All of our instructors follow different pathways and share different stories to achieve this goal but I love that that's the common thread weaving us all together. This shared passion, it brings people to our classes and while they might not expect it when they arrive, I know they sense it and are a part of it by the time they leave," she said. "That's safety: we all play a role in looking out for each other."

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Republicans including Sarah Palin have taken to attacking Barack Obama as a "professor." Palin recently told a group of Tea Party activists, "we need a commander in chief, not a professor of law standing at the lectern." According to Inside Higher Ed, this line of attack taps into a long history of anti-intellectualism, stereotypes about higher-education, and possibly racism in American politics.
The "professor" label "implies dry, hectoring, unemotional, self important, all of the negative stereotypes of somebody who is vainly certain of his own superior mental capacities but doesn't have a human connection," Geoffrey Nunberg told Inside Higher Ed. The article also quotes experts who believe the attack resonates because of the racist undertones of portraying Obama as "different" and "not one of us." The attacks may work in the short term–and among people pre-disposed to dislike Obama–but many believe the strategy won't work in the long run. Harvard Professor Charles Ogletree says, "Do you want to tell your children we don't want smart people in government?"
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Reactive Arthritis and the Spine
Reactive Arthritis and the Spine
by Dr. David Borenstein M.D. updated 08/21
Reactive arthritis is associated with an infectious agent causing an aseptic inflammation in joints and other organs. Classic disease is associated with three manifestations , urethritis (inflammation of the lower urinary tract) arthritis, and conjunctivitis. Reactive arthritis is the most common cause of arthritis in young men. The lower extremity joints and the lower spine are most commonly affected. About 1 % of nongonococcal urethritis patients develop reactive arthritis. The syndrome develops in up to 15% of gastrointestinal infections secondary to Shigella, Salmonella, Campylobacter, and Yersinia.
What are the Symptoms of Reactive Arthritis?
Reactive arthritis is associated with HLA-B27in 60%to 80%. The classic patient with reactive arthritis is a young man about 25 years old who develops conjunctivitis (pink eye with crusted lids) and urethritis (painful urination). Within two to three weeks, predominantly lower extremity arthritis appears. In some individuals, arthritis is the only manifestation of reactive arthritis. Back pain in the lumbosacral area is a frequent symptom in 30% of individuals. As opposed to ankylosing spondylitis, sacroiliac pain may be unilateral. Involvement of the upper portions of the spine occurs less commonly than sacroiliitis. Women tend to have more upper spine involvement than men. Attachments of tendons to bones (enthesis) can be inflamed near the heel involving the Achilles tendon or plantar fascia.
How is Reactive Arthritis Diagnosed?
Reactive arthritis refers to an inflammatory joint disease that follows an infection elsewhere in the body without microbial invasion of the joint space. The list of infectious agents include Salmonella, Shigella, Yersinia, Campylobacter, Chlamydia, Neisseria gonorrhoea3, streptococci,, and Giardia. Not all patients with venereal infections are symptomatic. Patients with reactive arthritis are distinguished from other spondyloarthropathies by the development of peripheral arthritis soon after urethritis or cervicitis, and/or conjunctivitis. Back pain is present in the sacroiliac area in about 30%. Radiographs may show unilateral or bilateral sacroiliitis. HLA-B27 is positive in 80% of reactive arthritis patients.
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Initial treatment involves addressing the underlying infection with antibiotics. Acute arthritis is initially treated with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. Corticosteroids are less effective in reactive arthritis than other inflammatory arthropathies. Disease of longer duration is treated with disease-modifying rheumatic drugs, or less frequently, tumor necrosis inhibitors. TNF inhibitors used in clinical trials include adalimumab, infliximab and etarnercept.
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I have at least six characters in my novel with names that start with the letter G. Now, in the grand scheme of things I suppose this shouldn't be a problem but most of these are the main characters. The perspective characters romantic interest was named with a G. Her mother AND step mother were named with a G. The step mothers twin was named with a G though I admit that actually makes sense since twins are often named with like letters. At that point I still didn't realize I had a problem. Nope, because then I even named the romantic interests MOTHER with a G name. Yes, you read that correctly.Let's count them shall we?
Ok, that's actually five, but I think there's another character somewhere in the middle of the book that I can't recall at the moment. I finally realized I had a problem when I was updaing character profiles in the writing software I use and then arranged them alphabetically. Half the characters in the story were in the G section. What gives self? What's with the love of G?
Part of the problem is that when you write a story set in a specific historical place and time you feel obligated to use names that fit in that place and time. So I would spend time looking for names that were appropriate for ancient Trace, and Ancient Gaul, Celts, or Teutonic peoples. This also leads you to baby name sites, and then on to a never ending Wikipedia loop of wondering if this is the right name.
Then there's just picking a random name for a character because you need a name RIGHT NOW. The first half of the novel I've just finished the first draft on, I started as a NanoWriMo year before last. When I got to the point of naming this romantic interest, I was in a book store. I picked a random book up off a shelf next to me and flipped open the book to a page and picked a name. Luckily it was a book on history and was actually a name that sort of fit.
The name was Gron. It is a terrible name. Horrible. Don't worry; I'm going to change it. It became a running joke between myself and a couple of friends. One friend even jokingly started calling my book "Gron's Woman." Though that is nothing even close to what the story is about. But the name is so bad, and so cliché it was hard not to joke about it. Another friend borrowed it for a time for another story, but dropped it in favor of something better. After awhile I started to like the name. Then hate it again.
Eventually I realized I had to change it even if I did like it because of my G problem. It needed to be something appropriate to the place and time, so I asked a friend from Iceland for a good name, and he gave me one. When in doubt, ask people for good suggestions. People are better than the internet.
Ultimately I will change about half of the G names for others. I will also learn to not give people such a hard time about finding names for characters on the fly. I used to be part of this gaming group, and half the fun was asking the GM the name for characters she'd never once thought of naming. The poor characters would end up with names like Mr. Paper or something along those lines. Well, now it's no so funny is it?
Today's blog has been brought to you today by the Letters G, B and the Number 5.
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100 Best Teen Novels?
Bookriot posted a great piece on the mild controversy surrounding NPR's "100 Best Teen Novels."
NPR narrowed their 235 candidates and opened the votes to more than 75,000 readers. "The results of the poll were fairly predictable (assuming for the moment you've heard of John Green), but the most interesting part of the process was the decision to disqualify some nominated novels for either being not mature enough (Laura Ingalls Wilder, for example) or too mature (A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, for example).
A panel of experts decided which nominated works didn't quality as 'teen novels,' and this seems to me antithetical to the spirit of the project. If you are going to ask the public at large what the best teen novels are, why impose limits on their responses?
Here's a quick rundown of some of the omitted titles: A Wrinkle in Time, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Ender's Game, Watership Down, My Side of the Mountain, Where the Red Fern Grows, and The Little House books."
It's a move that isn't setting well with most bloggers or readers and one that seems to questions readers' "sense of what qualifies as a teen novel" which should "supersede expert opinion. Opinion polls by their nature exist outside of expert opinion, often to the good."
See the full list here and check out some of NPR's selections in the following. What do you think, LitStackers? Do you agree or disagree with the list? We want to hear from you!


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Is there a difference between meditation and mindfulness? When we think of meditation we sometimes think of prayer or formal programs like yoga?
When we think of mindfulness what comes to mind? Just being without thoughts?
Or are they the same? Is it a combination of the two or is it much more?
The definition of meditation is: a practice or technique where an individual focuses their mind on an object or thought to clear their mind and calm their mind and body.
It is commonly used not only in religion but also as a means to reduce stress, anxiety, depression or pain. It brings forth peace, clarity of mind and well being.
Meditation can help us understand our own mind. We can transform our mind from negative to positive, from disturbed to peaceful, from unhappy to happy. Overcoming negative minds can cultivate constructive thoughts.
The definition of mindfulness is: the psychological process of bringing ones attention to experiences occurring in the present moment which can be developed through the practice of meditation or other training.
Mindfulness helps us be present in each moment with non-judgemental awareness.There are several ways such as a body scan, letting thoughts arise and pass or in daily life being aware of the taste, smell and texture of what we eat. or see.
The benefit helps the brain self regulate by increasing activity in the anterior cingulate cortex. A shift from using the right prefrontal cortex is claimed to be associated with a trend away from depression and anxiety towards happiness, relaxation and emotional balance. It is said to be an effective means to reduce rumination and worry.
So the answer to the question are they the same or much more could be answered by Mindfulness can be both. Both methods can be effective and beneficial.
Personally I practice a combination but primarily mindfulness. AS an example of how I do it. I start by taking in a deep breath, hold for a few seconds and then exhale slowly. Some programs count breaths like as, in for 5, hold for 5, out for 7 called the 5-5-7 breath. I don't dwell on the count I just do the length that works for me. I shift my mind to breathing in fresh air that is clean, calm and peaceful and breathing out all the stress or whatever comes to me at the time. After about 3 deep breaths I put my hands on my chest or abdomen and focus on my breathing. In and out normal breaths. I don't count then but you can if it helps you focus. As my thoughts begin to wander which is normal I gently tell my mind to put that thought on the shelf for later and return to the breathing. I don't belittle or judge myself for the wandering just gently tell myself to return the focus on the breath. In the beginning I could only stay with the breath for a few minutes but as I practiced more it has increased to as much as 15 minutes. I no longer time it as its just part of my quiet time and even a few minutes is beneficial. But longer is better.
In meditation many times they use a formal structure with specific positions or mantra. I don't use any of those but its fine if you do. Some people do better with the structure some get stressed trying to achieve a certain position, pose or phrase instead of receiving the benefit of the meditation itself and then decide it doesn't work for them or they can't do it. It would be better for them to not worry about that relax and go with the flow.
In my case this usually leads to my prayer or worship time. My faith is in God, but its a good time to be with your "Higher Power" as you see it as meditation enhances the experience.
Practicing daily or several times a day is beneficial and to me it brings a sense of peace and calmness. Mindfulness can be used in many places throughout the day. Just stop and focus on the moment. Try mindful eating. As you take a bite before you chew stop and focus on the flavor and texture. When you chew feel the sensation of your teeth on the food.
As you walk practice mindful walking. Focus on your feet as they touch the ground. what comes in contact first heels or toes? Feel the earths energy as it flows through your body.
Look around you and stop. Using all your senses to be in that moment.How does the air smell or feel? What do you hear? What do you see up close and in the distance? Does it have a taste? Practice being in the moment for a few minutes each day. We get so busy we fail to enjoy whats all around us.
There are special benefits to use this with children too but for that see Part 2 of my blog on mindfulness.
I have recently added diffusing essential oils to enhance my sessions as they can be used for so may things. If you are interested in purchasing some go to Youngliving. com. Use my number as referral or consultant number which is 15383920.
As a Life and Health coach I have used mindfulness and essential oils in my sessions with clients. To learn more about life or health coaching call or email me at 770-917-9847 or granat149@ aol.com and schedule a free discovery session.
I hope you will try some of the things I mentioned and find peace, clarity and calm in your life. Natalie Manfull


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21 Mar Can We Ever Be Really Healthy?
The concept of BEING healthy has been rattling in my mind lately. Are we ever REALLY healthy? I ask this because it seems there is a false notion health seekers have… that getting HEALTHY is a destination, a final state.
As if one can say, "Now, I'm finally healthy." Quite honestly, I do not believe this is how it works.
Healthy is a lifestyle, a process, a way of living – thinking, choosing, acting. It's not as if once you reach this proposed goal of Health, that's it, you're forever healthy.
For instance, even though people see me, and most view me as BEING healthy, it's not as if I reached some pinnacle health and now am always healthy. I'm invariably often having new things pop into my field, asking for my attention. It could be a runny nose, or a cramping calf muscle; a headache, toothache, backache. Honestly, it's never ending.
We live in an ever changing world. Life offers continuous opportunity of change, that's the one thing we can count on! We are consistently up against possible life stress… change of job, career, relationships, family affairs, or traveling. Every change is part of a multi-level health balance between our mind, body & spirit.
If you've ever watched, 'What the Bleep Do We Know' or read any of Bruce Lipton or Ken Wilber's books about quantum connections, then you already know that our bodies are intricately connected on so many levels to our body chemistry. It's proven that we can literally change our DNA with our thoughts!
What does this mean for our HEALTH? It means that the overused, but genuine concern for, the concept of BEING HEALTHY is not a STATE of being, it is a constant PRACTICE of living. Practice of living a healthy lifestyle, takes making continuous choices, adaptations, re-evaluation, and new action ALL THE TIME.
Healthy becomes a WAY of living, it becomes a WAY of thinking, a WAY of making decisions… ever changing. My wish for you is that you embrace your desire for Health fully, let it radiate from your soul, and become a life practice.


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Canucks and Beyond
Judgement Day… Draft Day… Same Thing in Vancouver
by Alanah McGinley on 06/17/08 at 12:42 AM ET
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An FYI from Mike Gillis: Roberto Luongo won't be traded this Friday. (Did anyone seriously think he would be??)
Anyway, a very good article from Iain MacIntyre at the Vancouver Sun, on the goings-on preparing for Draft day:
Gillis said he has been fielding offers for the 10th over-all pick, and expects many more will arrive before the first round Friday night. The final six rounds are Saturday. Gillis holds five picks, none in the third or fourth rounds due to deals the Canucks made in 2007 and 2005.
This is Gillis's first draft. This will be the first of many judgement days on his leadership.
Indeed. Read the whole thing here (or listen to the audio of MacIntyre's interview with Gillis).
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In addition to writing Canucks & Beyond and helping manage Kukla's Korner, Alanah was one of the founders and co-hosts of The Crazy Canucks Podcast. She has contributed pieces to FoxSports.com and the New York Times Slapshot blog, as well as other stray destinations in cyberspace.
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Cuboree 2020
When – 5th to 9th January 2020 - Sunday to Thursday
Where – Cataract Scout Park
Cost – $380 for cubs; $190 for leaders, older scouts, venturers, rovers, adult/parent helpers
Theme - What on Earth
Website – https://cuboree.nsw.scouts.com.au/ - new content being added all the time.
What is Cuboree - NSW Cuboree is a 5 day standing camp for Cub Scouts. It is an amazing event which brings together Cub Scouts from all across NSW! Cubs have a really fun time and get to make lots of new friends.
Eligibility – who can come -
- Cubs – must be 8 years old at start of camp, must not yet be 11 at start of camp
- Scouts – must be in scout section for 2 years, have Pioneer badge, hopefully have attended a Scout Leadership Course
- Venturers – must have Venturing Skills badge
- Rovers – must have Working with Children Check
- Leaders – of any section are welcome, there are jobs for everyone
- Parent/Adult helpers – must fill out an "A2 – Application for Adult Helper" – requires Working with Children Check and Police Clearance. See your Cub Leader or Group Leader regarding this, send in to Region Office ASAP – you cannot finish the application until it is processed and you have a scout member number.
Applications -
- Applications are filled out online – see the Cuboree website (link above) and click on the "Cuboree Applications"
Group Leaders -
- Check all applications for correct signatures – parent/applicant to sign the medical page; cub/scout/venturer to sign "Applicant" on permissions page; parent/applicant to sign permissions page; cub/scout/venturer leader to sign permissions page for youth, Group Leader to sign permissions page for all
- Any enquiries -
- Speak to your Cub Leader or Group Leader
- Contact Jan Mulheron, Region Commissioner Cub Scouts – email@example.com – 0407 247 560


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From the moment I saw this chart 30 years ago in the N.Y. Public Library, I thought--wow, how cool. Eventually I became with Douglas Richardson, James L. and Loretta-Marie Dimond, one of the researchers to prove the royal line for Rose (Stoughton) Otis. We have been working on this, on and off, for the last ten years or so. Rose is special to me because I descend from her twice, and one of the lines is through her daughter Martha (Otis) Pinkham. I can't remember when I first gave this line to Gary Boyd Roberts or Doug Richardson. It's in Gary's Royal Descents of 600 Immigrants (2006 and 2008). It's not in Richardson's Plantagenet Ancestry (PA, 2004), but was included in Magna Carta Ancestors (MCA, 2005). After breaking through on one part of the line which guaranteed a Lewkenor descent for the Stoughtons, we ran into an immediate problem in the next generation. The visitations noted a West descent (the Lords Le Warr) which would bring a royal line from Henry III. However, the chronology didn't work well. It was very strained, so I held off writing it up as an article. I came back to it at one point and after reading the very long will of Sir Thomas West (8th Lord La Warr) of 1526, he named "Edmund Lewkenor, my kinsman and servant." [PCC 2 Porche], I knew the Wests and Lewkenors were related, but how? And could it be proven?
Doug Richardson and Google Books (again), solved the problem. As is generally the case, the concept was correct, but the details were hazy. That is, when doing medieval genealogy, some of what is given in the pedigrees is true, but very likely garbled. There are two successive Roger Lewkenors, one a knight and the other an esquire (his son). The visitations and pedigrees got their wives confused. However, in a great find, Doug noted this article from The Journal of the British Archaeological Association from 1874 (Volume 30, p. 59-61). Suddenly there were good death and birth records for three generations of Lewkenors in Trotton and Tangmere. The accuracy of the dates can be considered impeccable because the children of Edmund and Joan (Tyrrell) Lewkenor are in the parish registers of Tangmere (personally checked by me) and the dates match spot on for each child. So, combined with wills, we can now sort out the generations and solve the timeline problems. I'll present a generation by generation break down with footnotes in a separate posting. The critical generations now look like this:
- Sir Thomas Lewkenor m. 1st Philippa Dalyngridge m. 2nd Elizabeth Echingham. By 1st wife:
- Sir Roger Lewkenor m. 1st Eleanor Camoys; m. 2nd Mary West, the daughter of Reynold West, the 6th Lord le Warr and Margaret Thorley; m. 3rd Katherine Chidiock. By 2nd wife:
- Roger Lewkenor, Esquire m. Anne (---)
- Edmund Lewkenor, Esquire m. Joan Tyrrell, who m. 2nd John Gunter, Esquire
- Elizabeth Lewkenor m. Thomas Stoughton, Esquire 1521-1578, the great-grandparents of Rose (Stoughton) Otis.


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Teofilo Otoni, Brazil 20th August 2013 – David Stanley Epstein of Brazil-based colored gemstone buying agency, Precious Resources, today announces the launch of an innovative sales tool aimed to help custom jewelers and designer-makers further differentiate themselves from the competition.
Consisting of an emailable video of between three and 15 minutes duration, the sales tool is designed to be shared with the friends and family of jewelers´ customers. The video will follow the order arriving at Precious Resources´ buying office in Brazil´s world famous Minas Gerais (meaning General Mines) state; including the search for the ideal rough gem material in Teofilo Otoni´s open air gem plaza or to the mine if necessary; through the cutting of the stone in Precious Resources´ ethical gem cutting workshop.
The finished gem is presented on a turntable with the size, weight, region – and when known – the mine. The jeweler´s and client´s names will feature prominently throughout; presenting the jeweler with a strong branding opportunity – and the customer a living testament to the occasion and the emotion behind the piece.
If desired the jeweler or goldsmith can add onto the video the production of the piece and its presentation to the customer.
"We´ve been buying in Brazil for over 30 years, so we´ve seen numerous changes in the needs of our diverse clients – and the expectations of their own customers.
As more and more jewelers seek to differentiate themselves from mass-marketers by offering custom design services on premises, we want to offer the opportunity to "romance their customers´ stones" as an additional differentiator that research suggests will help close more sales," said Epstein today.
Submitted - August 19th by David Epstein


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Jason Bay's leverage against the Mets is running out.
The number of teams believed to be interested in the free-agent left fielder — and willing to trump the Mets' four-year, roughly $65 million offer — dwindled further yesterday when the Mariners took volatile Milton Bradley off the Cubs' hands.
That could play right into the Mets' favor and prompt a resolution to "Bay Watch" in the next two or three days, according to one major league executive.
The Mariners had been pegged by many observers as the "mystery team" that Bay's agent, Joe Urbon, claimed had trumped the Mets' offer with a five-year proposal, but Seattle's addition of Bradley to its outfield seems to dash that.
Mets officials say they now wonder if there is a mystery team at all, prompting general manager Omar Minaya to decline — at least so far — to add the fifth year the 31-year-old Bay is seeking.
The Mets aren't ruling out giving Bay a fifth year, but they still want to be sure that they aren't bidding against themselves before doing so, a team source said.
It does appear that the Mets have little company in their pursuit of Bay, an All-Star and former NL Rookie of the Year who hit a career-high 36 homers for Boston last season, but also struck out a career-most 162 times.
The Red Sox already have made it clear they won't re-sign Bay after acquiring Mike Cameron this week. The Angels and Giants reportedly have shown mild interest, although Bay is thought to be opposed to playing in San Francisco for unspecified reasons.
The Mets, however, don't have the upper hand entirely in their ongoing negotiations. The Mets are under pressure to make a splashy acquisition, desperately need power and have a big hole in left field that they appear determined to fill with a prominent free agent.
The problem, though, is that Matt Holliday is the only other player who fits that billing this winter, and Holliday is seeking a long-term deal around $100 million — a figure considered far too rich for the Mets' liking.
By comparison, the Mets appear willing to go no higher than $75 million in total dollars to Bay.
On the other hand, the Mets' other current free-agent target — 35-year-old catcher Bengie Molina — appears to have no leverage at all in his stalled talks with Minaya. No other clubs have shown major interest in Molina, much less offered him roughly $10 million over two years as the Mets have, yet he continues to balk unless Minaya guarantees a third year.
According to a league source, the Mets might move on to Rod Barajas or another available veteran if the Molina talks don't resolve soon.
* The Mets officially announced the signings of right-hander Clint Everts to a major league deal and fellow righty Elmer Dessens to a minor league contract.
Everts is a former first-round pick of the Expos and reliever who comes to the Mets from the Nationals' system.


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John R. Houk
© May 13, 2015
"Someone is going to Hell: us or them? I say them! I say that because Islam is permanent war and I want peace. Peace cannot coexist with Islam.
Nobody has the political will to off 1.3 BILLION Muslims. Neither do they have the will to wage the ideological war. It's gonna be a tough sell." – Dajjal
The above Dajjal quote is how I derived the title for two combined comments made in light of the ISIS beheading of 15 Ethiopian Christians located in Libya: "Islamist genocide in Libya proof Christians must arm themselves: Gun law expert".
It has taken me awhile to cross post Dajjal's largely due to the eye for eye concept or worse excising all adherents to Islam that are committed to the belief in the immutability of the Quran and the measured reverence for the Hadith and Sira. Those writings considered holy by even the most nominal of Muslims explicitly call for violence against non-Muslims who at the very refuse to submit to the superiority of Islam. Add this to the fact that Islam teaches that Mohammed is the perfect man to imitate to be a righteous person. The problem imitating Mo is that he seemed to transform from a wise religious philosopher in his early days in Mecca into a lusting blood thirsty maniac after expulsion to Medina, willing to terminate anyone who refused his prophethood or mock his integrity as a holy man.
Purist Muslims (aka Radical Muslim terrorists) today committing atrocities today claim justification for their actions by claiming the example of Mo. Check out these five English translation of the so-called immutable Quran 33: 21:
Sahih International: There has certainly been for you in the Messenger of Allah an excellent pattern for anyone whose hope is in Allah and the Last Day and [who] remembers Allah often.
Pickthall: Verily in the messenger of Allah ye have a good example for him who looketh unto Allah and the Last Day, and remembereth Allah much.
Yusuf Ali: Ye have indeed in the Messenger of Allah a beautiful pattern (of conduct) for any one whose hope is in Allah and the Final Day, and who engages much in the Praise of Allah.
Shakir: Certainly you have in the Messenger of Allah an excellent exemplar for him who hopes in Allah and the latter day and remembers Allah much.
Muhammad Sarwar: The Messenger of God is certainly a good example for those of you who have hope in God and in the Day of Judgment and who remember God very often.
Keeping in mind the Quran is not written in numerical order by date, but rather by size – roughly longest to shortest. (See Also cache PDF) TAKE NOTE that Quran 33:21 was recorded from Medina.
Dajjal's point is that as long as Muslims are devoted to Islamic writings and Mohammed, they will continue rise up in violence even if they are utterly defeat in a war. It is encoded in the considered holy writings and the perfect man's example – Mohammed – to be violent in the HERE and NOW until Islam forces global submission. ERGO the only solution to preventing the constant rise of Muslims doing their duty is the eradication of all the adherents to all of Islam as if that religion of divine origin in a revelation to a chosen man.
Dajjal's thoughts also occurred among European Christian adherents who grew weary of the constant Muslim violence in medieval days. Hence the Crusades began (See Also HERE) with people capable of the same violence as Muslims. The sad truth about the Crusades is that atrocities were committed contrary to the Revelation of Jesus Christ. Another sad truth is that Muslims from the days of their prophet Mo right on to the present are committing atrocities IN ACCORDANCE to their Allah's revelation to Mo.
I've had my share of just turn Dar al-Islam into a nuked sea of glass from September 11, 2001 right on through these days of ISIS and Boko Haram and lesser Islamic terrorism of notoriety. BUT after periods of cooling off I have to realize that blanket eradication of all Muslim devoted to their belief of the immutability of Islamic theopolitical Islamic doctrine is contrary to the Great Commission of Jesus Christ. Here are four Gospel (Good News) examples of it being God's will that all humanity are Saved in Christ if they only believe in the Risen Savior:
Matthew 28:18-20 (NKJV)
18 And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, "All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. 19 Go therefore[a] and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age." Amen.[b]
Mark 16:15-16 (NKJV)
15 And He said to them, "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature. 16 He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned.
Luke 24:46-49 (NKJV)
46 Then He said to them, "Thus it is written, and thus it was necessary for the Christ to suffer and to rise[a] from the dead the third day, 47 and that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in His name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. 48 And you are witnesses of these things. 49 Behold, I send the Promise of My Father upon you; but tarry in the city of Jerusalem[b]until you are endued with power from on high."
John 20:21-23; 30-31 (NKJV)
21 So Jesus said to them again, "Peace to you! As the Father has sent Me, I also send you." 22 And when He had said this, He breathed on them, and said to them, "Receive the Holy Spirit. 23 If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained."
30 And truly Jesus did many other signs in the presence of His disciples, which are not written in this book; 31 but these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in His name. (New King James Version)
That rules out the Muslim Solution a la Hitler's Jewish Solution.
So how in the world does Western Civilization eliminate Muslim lunacy without committing genocide? There is an idea that Dajjal also propagates, yet that idea might still be a bit distasteful to Americans who correctly take a stand with America's Constitutional Bill of Rights. In particular the First Amendment's proclamation as basic human right to Religious Freedom (See Also HERE), Free Press, a Free Press, Right to Assemble and to petition government with grievances without fear reprisals. Dajjal's idea is a full scale government assault on the reality of Islam with psychological warfare.
A psychological warfare assault on Islam goes against the grain of Religious Freedom and Free Speech among Americans. HOWEVER, beginning such an assault would be a great secular path that Biblical Christians can support that is not outright genocide.
For sure as soon as a psych-assault begins, Western Civilization will receive the traditional Muslim pushback that will include the cry, "die kafir" (infidel non-Muslim). If America remains sincere about exposing Islam with psych-warfare, the Muslim response will also lead to military action in turn. Such military action should lead to a WWII-style rules of engagement (ROE). Those ROE should lead to the utter defeat of any Muslim military capability followed by psychological warfare in a now occupied land. This means the inclusion of the suppression of the theopolitical nature of Islam even if it means arresting every mullah, imam, mufti and/or any religious title that refuses to denounce the Quran-Medina inspired theopolitical ideology including in the Hadith and Sira.
As a Christian I am no fan of the entirety of Islam. It is my opinion that the Quran is an antichrist promoting religious book. I haven't read enough the Quran to know if the antichrist surahs are in both the Mecca and Medina portions of the Quran. I am not going to take the time now to make that exploration. As an American I am willing to tolerate a transformed (as opposed to Islamic purist reform) Islam in which the peaceful allah-searching components of the Quran, Hadith and Sira become preeminent. As long as Islam demands a death to the kafir mentality, especially Americans and Jews, I support harsh suppression.
Well, that's my two-cents. Below are the sentiments of Dajjal – that I must remind you comes shortly after the mass beheading of Christians – which I do have a tough time agreeing with completely, but perhaps partially.
Destroy Islam for Western Culture's Survival
By Dajjal
Derived from Comment Dates:
April 20, 2015 at 7:15 PM and April 20, 2015 at 9:28 PM
Isdamnic genocide is not soluble by individual armed resistance. Where Allah's writ runs and Muslimes outnumber Christians; the mob will prevail.
Where Allah's writ does not run, the laws generally preclude individual ownership and carrying of firearms. Jews and Christians are sitting ducks in Europe; forbidden by law to defend themselves.
While some American States issue concealed carry permits, those incidents are rare here in the USA. Most of the plots have involved suicide bombings, in which cases a pistol would not be useful.
Collective action is required: our government, in alliance with other free nations, must eradicate Islam from the face of the earth.
When the impatient zealots of ISIS swarm Pakistan's nuclear arsenal, Iran gets their own or the Chechens take over Russia's arsenal, it will be too late and all hope will be lost.
Kinetics alone will not solve the problem. The war of ideas alone will not solve the problem. A combination is required.
Our government must wage psychological warfare by creating a docudrama based on the Sira. The docudrama must be backed up with shorter productions detailing individual incidents. Those must be distributed globally in multiple languages.
By exposing the Ummah to the awful truth about Moe the seeds of doubt will be planted to sprout into apostasy.
The hard line true believers who will not apostatize must be ushered into Hell. Off the Imam or Mullah, then bomb and strafe his funeral procession.
Wholesale slaughter is needed. Wherever ISIS and like groups are gathered, drop ordinance of sufficient magnitude to wipe them out without regard to collateral damage. Be proactive: do it to them before they do you in. We see videos with long armored columns which should have been strafed by A10s. Kill one fly and one hundred will come to his funeral.
Someone is going to Hell: us or them? I say them! I say that because Islam is permanent war and I want peace. Peace cannot coexist with Islam.
Nobody has the political will to off 1.3 BILLION Muslims. Neither do they have the will to wage the ideological war. It's gonna be a tough sell.
Islam is like a wasp hive: swat one and they all come after you. Offensive jihad is fard al-kifaya. When we retaliate, its fard al-ayn [Blog Editor: I didn't have clue what the heck these two fards meant. HERE is a simple explanation from OU of all places and HERE is an explanation a purist Islamic website.]; including Muslimas [Blog Editor: Muslim women – typically younger, hip and/or socially outgoing – Urban Dictionary, wiseGEEK and WhatIsIslamAbout.com], children and sheikhs.
Muslims cannot be defeated without destroying their iman. While they [i.e. the Muslim dedication to the concept of **Iman] believe in Allah, his imperatives, threat & promise, they will never cease attacking for long.
[** Blog Editor: "Iman" as a concept – Iman is generally outlined using the six articles of faith:
5. Belief in the Day of Judgment
6. Belief in Allah's predestination
Of these, the first five are mentioned together in the Qur'an[9] and by Muhammad, while including a corollary of belief in Allah – the good and evil of fate ordained by God – has referred to all six together in the following manner in the Hadith of Gabriel:
"Iman is that you believe in God and His Angels and His Books and His Messengers and the Hereafter and the good and evil fate [ordained by your God]."[10] (Iman (concept): The Six articles of Islamic faith; Wikipedia; page was last modified on 18 April 2015, at 16:38.)]
They think Allah is God and Moe was Al-Insan al-kamil [Blog Editor: "al-insan al-kamil" is the Islamic doctrine of the perfect man of which Mohammed is the highest example – HERE and HERE] Unless someone shows them that Allah is Satan and Moe was a murdering, lecherous pedophile and false prophet, we cannot win this war.
The Muslim Solution
John R. Houk
© May 13, 2015
Destroy Islam for Western Culture's Survival
Dajjal's post is edited. Some by spellcheck and some by common sense. Slang humorously created by Dajjal remains intact. Any text or links enclosed by brackets are by the Editor.
© Dajjal


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As your skiing and snowboarding experience grows, you will likely find yourself yearning for performance-based and customizable equipment. Purchasing a standard pair of K2 twin tips may have worked in your teenage years and early twenties, but as you grow into a more stable riding style, you are likely thinking about investing in equipment that works for you. However, it is necessary to reflect on why you want to go the customized route. Do you want skis that facilitate your turning style? Do you want a board that performs well in powder and on moguls? Or, like most of us out there, are you more interested in the design aspect of customization?
If you answered "yes" to those first two questions, congratulations—customization is the best option to further your riding practice. If you only answered "yes" to the last question, you may want to reconsider your purchase choices. Customized skis and boards are an expensive investment, often exceeding $1,000. If you want a customized visual design, those options are out there. Unless you want to have a say in your skis' weight, shape, material, and overall mechanical design, stick with cheaper, visual design-driven options.
Moreover, you should also consider mountain availability and travel potential when deciding to invest in custom-made gear. Maybe you have a season pass at your local mountain in New Hampshire, but you can easily pack equipment into your car to visit mountains in neighboring New England states. If this is most similar to your ski season behavior, a custom made ski or board is a perfect choice. However, if you prefer to spend your season touring—whether that means flying to a new mountain every weekend or taking a few weeks away from work to visit Colorado—ski rental is likely your easiest and most cost-effective option. Travelling with skis produces a special type of stress, and many resorts provide discounts on rental equipment when you purchase a lift ticket or accommodations. Why spend thousands of dollars on custom-made equipment if you can't use it every day of the season? I understand—owning equipment, especially equipment made for you and your riding style, is a source of pride for experienced skiers. However, renting skis—especially when travelling—should be viewed as a cost-effective and hassle-free option.
All of this is to say: you should be thinking long and hard about your ski style, preferences, and seasonal behavior before making the jump into custom made equipment. Having 30+ years of slope-side experience may not be enough to justify the purchase.


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Main CharacterIdentity: - Male Profession/status: - computer programmer Age: - 20's-30's
SettingEarth setting: - 20th century Takes place on Earth? - Yes
Writing StyleAccounts of torture and death? - no torture/death scientific jargon? (SF only) - none/very little science jargon needed How much dialogue? - significantly more descript than dialog
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Bihar SHS Various Post Recruitment Online Form 2020
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Bihar Govt. State Health Society SHS Bihar Health Swastha Vibhag Department Are Invited to Online Application Recruitment Form for the Post of Lab Technician, ANM and Other Various Post. Those Candidate Are Interested to Following Vacancy and Completed the All Eligibility Criteria Can Read the Notification Before Apply Online.
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When I'm traveling and painting, it takes about three days for me to adjust my palette to the location and seasonal light upon the landscape.
Though I've painted in Tyaskin, MD before, it's always been in spring or summer. The beauty of Baccharis in bloom against the autumn colors of pines, phragmites, meadow grasses and marsh is absolutely stunning.
Every direction I turn, I see the opportunity to explore the autumn light bouncing off of indigenous plants, delighting my eyes with new and unfamiliar patterns and shapes.
When time is short and the light is changing quickly, I skip setting up my easel. The trunk of my K-car works just fine.
I couldn't resist one last painting as the late afternoon glow was fading…..
Just as I'm beginning to mix my colors intuitively, my visit to Maryland draws to a close. Without doubt, I'll return next October. Not only is it exquisitely beautiful …… I can paint outside without covering myself in bug spray!
Color studies: en plein air oil paintings, 5″ x 5″ on gessoed wood panels.


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I have learned that success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has had to overcome while trying to succeed. Votes: 36
Success in life is founded upon attention to the small things rather than to the large things; to the every day things nearest to us rather than to the things that are remote and uncommon. Votes: 34
There are two ways of exerting one's strength: one is pushing down, the other is pulling up. Votes: 23
There is no power on earth that can neutralize the influence of a high, simple and useful life. Votes: 22
Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome. Votes: 21
We don't just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat them unconscious and rifle their pockets for new vocabulary. Votes: 14
Associate yourself with people of good quality, for it is better to be alone than in bad company. Votes: 11
At the bottom of education, at the bottom of politics, even at the bottom of religion, there must be for our race economic independence. Votes: 11
Few things can help an individual more than to place responsibility on him, and to let him know that you trust him. Votes: 11
Dignify and glorify common labor. It is at the bottom of life that we must begin, not at the top. Votes: 10
The wisest among my race understand that agitations of social equality is the extremist folly, and that progress in the enjoyment of all privileges that will come to us must be the result of severe and constant struggle rather than of artificial forcing. Votes: 8
You measure the size of the accomplishment by the obstacles you have to overcome to reach your goals. Votes: 7
We do not want the men of another color for our brothers-in-law, but we do want them for our brothers. Votes: 6
Character is power. Votes: 6
Living is the art of loving. Loving is the art of caring. Caring is the art of sharing. Sharing is the art of living. If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else. Votes: 6
Success always leaves footprints. Votes: 5
I early learned that it is a hard matter to convert an individual by abusing him, and that this is more often accomplished by giving credit for all the praiseworthy actions performed than by calling attention alone to all the evil done. Votes: 5
The highest test of the civilization of any race is in its willingness to extend a helping hand to the less fortunate. Votes: 5
Success always leaves footprints." Votes: 4
If no other consideration had convinced me of the value of the Christian life, the Christ like work which the Church of all denominations in America has done during the last 35 years for the elevation of the black man would have made me a Christian. Votes: 4
We shall prosper as we learn to do the common things of life in an uncommon way. Let down your buckets where you are. Votes: 3
Dignify and glorify common labor. It is at the bottom of life that we must begin, not at the top." Votes: 1
The time will come when the Negro in the South will be accorded all the political rights which his ability, character, and material possessions entitle him to. Votes: 0
There is a certain class of race problem-solvers who don't want the patient to get well, because as long as the disease holds out they have not only an easy means of making a living, but also an easy medium through which to make themselves prominent before the public. Votes: 0
No man, who continues to add something to the material, intellectual and moral well-being of the place in which he lives, is left long without proper reward. Votes: 0
The older I grow, the more I am convinced that there is no education which one can get from books and costly apparatus that is equal to that which can be gotten from contact with great men and women. Votes: 0
I knew that, in a large degree, we were trying an experiment--that of testing whether or not it was possible for Negroes to build up and control the affairs of a large education institution. I knew that if we failed it wold injure the whole race. Votes: 0
No race can prosper till it learns that there is as much dignity in tilling a field as in writing a poem. Votes: 0
It often requires more courage to suffer in silence than to rebel, more courage not to strike back than to retaliate, more courage to be silent than to speak. Votes: 0
No greater injury can be done to any youth than to let him feel that because he belongs to this or that race he will be advanced in life regardless of his own merits or efforts. Votes: 0
One man cannot hold another man down in the ditch without remaining down in the ditch with him. Votes: 0
The individual who can do something that the world wants done will, in the end, make his way regardless of his race. Votes: 0
The happiest people are those who do the most for others. The most miserable are those who do the least. Votes: 0
There is another class of coloured people who make a business of keeping the troubles, the wrongs, and the hardships of the Negro race before the public. Having learned that they are able to make a living out of their troubles, they have grown into the settled habit of advertising their wrongs â partly because they want sympathy and partly because it pays. Some of these people do not want the Negro to lose his grievances, because they do not want to lose their jobs. Votes: 0
Most leaders spend time trying to get others to think highly of them, when instead they should try to get their people to think more highly of themselves. It's wonderful when the people believe in their leader. It's more wonderful when the leader believes in their people! You can't hold a man down without staying down with him. Votes: 0
Of all forms of slavery there is none that is so harmful and degrading as that form of slavery which tempts one human being to hate another by reason of his race or color. One man cannot hold another man down in the ditch without remaining down in the ditch with him. Votes: 0
Political activity alone cannot make a man free. Back of the ballot, he must have property, industry, skill, economy, intelligence, and character. Votes: 0
Holding a grudge does not hurt the person against whom the grudge is held, it hurts the one who holds it. Votes: 0
Every person who has grown to any degree of usefulness, every person who has grown to distinction, almost without exception has been a person who has risen by overcoming obstacles, by removing difficulties, by resolving that when he met discouragement he would not give up. Votes: 0
I have begun everything with the idea that I could succeed, and I never had much patience with the multitudes of people who are always ready to explain why one cannot succeed. Votes: 0
I never liked the atmosphere of Washington . I early saw that it was impossible to build up a race of which the leaders were spending most of their time, thought and energy in trying to get into office, or in trying to stay there after they were in. Votes: 0
...those who are guilty of such sweeping criticisms [of the rich] do not know how many people would be made poor, and how much sufering would result, if wealthy people were to part all at once with any large proportion of their wealth in a way to disorganize and cripple great business enterprises. Votes: 0
You go to school, you study about the Germans and the French, but not about your own race. I hope the time will come when you study black history too. Votes: 0
In any country, regardless of what its laws say, wherever people act upon the idea that the disadvantage of one man is the good of another, there slavery exists. Wherever, in any country the whole people feel that the happiness of all is dependent upon the happiness of the weakest, there freedom exists. Votes: 0
There is no defense or security for any of us except in the highest intelligence and development of all. Votes: 0
Think about it: we went into slavery pagans; we came out Christians. We went into slavery pieces of property; we came out American citizens. We went into slavery with chains clanking about our wrists; we came out with the American ballot in our hands... Votes: 0
Decide to be your best. In the long run the world is going to want and have the best and that might as well be you. Votes: 0
Never get to the point where you will be ashamed to ask anybody for information. The ignorant man will always be ignorant if he fears that by asking another for information he will display ignorance. Better once display your ignorance of a certain subject than always know nothing of it. Votes: 0
In order to be successful in any undertaking, I think the main thing is for one to grow to the point where he completely forgets himself; that is, to lose himself in a great cause. In proportion as one loses himself in this way, in the same degree does he get the highest happiness out of his work. Votes: 0
Remember that everyone's life is measured by the power that individual has to make the world better-this is all life is. Votes: 0
Great men cultivate love and only little men cherish a spirit of hatred; assistance given to the weak makes the one who gives it strong; oppression of the unfortunate makes one weak. Votes: 0
The thing to do when one feels sure that he has said or done the right thing and is condemned, is to stand still and keep quiet. If he is right, time will show it. Votes: 0
Had (I) been a member of a more popular race, I should have been inclined to yield to the temptation of depending upon my ancestry and my colour to do that for me which I should do for myself. Years ago I resolved that because I had no ancestry myself I would leave a record of which my children would be proud, and which might encourage them to still higher effort Votes: 0
The longer I live and the more I study the question, the more I am convinced that it is not so much the problem of what you will do with Negro, as what the Negro will do with you and your 'civilization'. Votes: 0
You may fill your heads with knowledge or skillfully train your hands, but unless it is based upon high, upright character, upon a true heart, it will amount to nothing. You will be no better than the most ignorant. Votes: 0
In the long run, the world is going to have the best, and any difference in race, religion, or previous history will not keep the world from what it wants. Votes: 0
To those of my race who depend on bettering their condition in a foreign land or who underestimate the importance of cultivating friendly relations with the Southern white man, who is their next-door neighbor, I would say 'Cast down your bucket where you are.' Votes: 0
Men may make laws to hinder and fetter the ballot, but men cannot make laws that will bind or retard the growth of manhood. Votes: 0
I believe that any man's life will be filled with constant and unexpected encouragement, if he makes up his mind to do his level best each day, and as nearly as possible reaching the high-water mark of pure and useful living. Votes: 0
The world cares very little about what a man or woman knows; it is what the man or woman is able to do that counts. Votes: 0
It is important and right that all privileges of the law be ours, but it is vastly more important that we be prepared for the exercise of those privileges. Votes: 0
No white American ever thinks that any other race is wholly civilized until he wears the white manâs clothes, eats the white manâs food, speaks the white manâs language, and professes the white manâs religion. Votes: 0
We must not only become reliable, progressive, skillful and intelligent, but we must keep the idea constantly before our youths that all forms of labor, whether with the hand or head, are honorable. Votes: 0
If you truly want to measure the success of a man, you do not measure it by a position he has achieved, but by the obstacles he has overcome. Votes: 0
In all things social we can be as seperate as the fingers, yet one as the hand in all things essential to mutual progress. Votes: 0
I pity from the bottom of my heart any nation or body of people that is so unfortunate as to get entangled in the net of slavery. Votes: 0
In my contact with people, I find that, as a rule, it is only the little, narrow people who live for themselves, who never read good books, who do not travel, who never open up their souls in a way to permit them to come into contact with other souls â with the great outside world. Votes: 0
By habits of thrift and economy, by way of the industrial school and college, we are coming up. We are crawling up, working up, yea, bursting up-often through oppression, unjust discrimination and prejudice-but through them all we are coming up, and with proper habits, intelligence, and property, there is no power on earth than can permanently stay our progress. Votes: 0
If I have done anything in life worth attention, I feel sure that I inherited the disposition from my mother. Votes: 0
Leaders have devoted themselves to politics, little knowing, it seems that political independence disappears without economic independence that economic independence is the foundation of political independence. Votes: 0
Whenever your life touches mine, you make me stronger of weaker... there is no escape... people drag others or lift others up. Votes: 0
The longer I live and the more experience I have of the world, the more I am convinced that, after all, the one thing that is most worth living for-and dying for, if need be-is the opportunity of making someone else more happy. Votes: 0
Many strikes and similar disturbances might be avoided if the employers would cultivate the habit of getting nearer to their employees, of consulting and advising with them, and letting them feel that the interests of the two are the same. Votes: 0
A life is not worth much of which it cannot be said, when it comes to its close, that it was helpful to humanity. Votes: 0
Let us keep before us the fact that, almost without exception, every race or nation that has ever got upon its feet has done so through struggle and trial and persecution; and that out of this very resistance to wrong, out of the struggle against odds, they have gained strength, self-confidence, and experience which they could not have gained in any other way. Votes: 0
The man who has learned to do something better than anyone else, has learned to do a common thing in an uncommon manner, is the man who has a power and influence that no adverse circumstances can take from him. Votes: 0
I pity from the bottom of my heart any individual who is so unfortunate as to get into the habit of holding race prejudice, for nothing else makes one so blind and narrow. Votes: 0
I think I have learned, in some degree at least, to disregard the old maxim ""Do not get others to do what you can do yourself."" My motto on the other hand is; ""Do not do that which others can do as well. Votes: 0
Those who have accomplished the greatest results are those...who never grow excited or lose self-control, but are always calm, self-possessed, patient and polite. Votes: 0
Don't ever let them pull you down so low as to hate them. (also cited as: I will permit no man to narrow and degrade my soul by making me hate him.) Votes: 0
The Negro is not the man farthest down. The condition of the coloured farmer in the most backward parts of the Southern States of America, even where he has the least education and the least encouragement, is incomparably better than the condition and opportunities of the agricultural population in Sicily. Votes: 0
Educated men and women, especially those who are in college, very often get the idea that religion is fit only for the common people. No young man or woman can make a greater error than this... Votes: 0
I believe that my race will succeed in proportion as it learns to do a common thing in an uncommon manner; learns to do a thing so thoroughly that no one can improve upon what it has done; learns to make its services of indispensable value. Votes: 0
The actual sight of a first-class house that a Negro has built is ten times more potent than pages of discussion about a house that he ought to build, or perhaps could build. Votes: 0
Too often the educational value of doing well what is done, however little, is overlooked. One thing well done prepares the mind to do the next thing better. Not how much, but how well, should be the motto. One problem thoroughly understood is of more value than a score poorly mastered. Votes: 0
The circumstances that surround a man's life are not important. How that man responds to those circumstances IS IMPORTANT. His response is the ultimate determining factor between success and failure. Votes: 0
It means a great deal, I think, to start off on a foundation which one has made for oneself. Votes: 0
No race that has anything to contribute to the markets of the world is long in any degree ostracized. Votes: 0
From some things that I have said one may get the idea that some of the slaves did not want freedom. This is not true. I have never seen one who did not want to be free, or one who would return to slavery. Votes: 0
The negro has within him immense power for self-uplifting, but for years it will be necessary to guide and stimulate him. Votes: 0
I believe that one always does himself and his audience an injustice when he speaks merely for the sake of speaking. I do not believe that one should speak unless, deep down in his heart, he feels convinced that he has a message to deliver. Votes: 0
Mere connection with what is known as a superior race will not permanently carry an individual forward unless the individual has worth. Votes: 0
I learned the lesson that great men cultivate love, and that only little men cherish a spirit of hatred. I resolved then that I would permit no man, no matter what his color, to narrow and degrade my soul by making me hate him. Votes: 0


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By Carl Lee
Morning: The day started with a concern for the big swells forecasted. Should I take some motion sickness pills? I decided to wait and see as I got out to the harbor because I do not like the feeling from these pills. When I got there, it did not matter the harbor alongside Long Beach's Shoreline Village was as flat as lake. This began what was a beautiful, successful day of sand dab fishing of the So. Californian coast.
This was only my second time out for sand dabs. My last trip was aboard the Sea Angler out of 22nd St. Landing in San Pedro. This time I went aboard the Pierpoint out of Pierpoint Landing. These are the only two landings that target these fish. Soon more landings may join the fun with the scheduled closing of rock cod fishing in the first few months of 2001. From either of these landings the sand dab fishing grounds will take about an hour.
The ocean was so flat on this trip that the one-hour ride felt like I had traveled over land. In contrast to the Sea Angler trip, this Pierpoint trip was on a weekday with fewer people. The other weekend trip was packed with 47 people and many did not believe that a heavier sinker will keep the line taut on its decent down despite the skipper announcing it to everyone to use heavy sinkers. As expected many tangles happened throughout the day. These tangles were wicked with several anglers involved and were mostly snipped. The problems of that trip were further compounded with thick schools of mackerel hitting the gangnions and causing even further tangles. My advice is to fish on the weekdays if you can. Otherwise, expect some heavier crowds and tangles on the weekends
The ocean was flat even as we started to leave in the late afternoon.
The Pierpoint trip had all the conditions for success. Smaller crowds, everyone using heavier sinkers and best of all there were no currents or mackerel encountered. There were some swells through out the day but it is currents that can cause tangles and not swells. Swells are just water displacements on the surface of the ocean usually caused by storms. Currents are movements of water throughout the depths and can cause several lines to gather at one place and tangle.
On the Pierpoint the fear of mackerels diminished when none showed up and the sand dabs started biting. I got three on my first cast and was quite pleased. I dip my cut squid in Baitmate fish scent in the blue color. I found out from the last trip that this scent attracts bigger sand dabs. My classmate, David got the idea when he bought a bottle at Big 5's after Thanksgiving Sale. I did not give it much thought but was willing to try it because I remembered Anise fish scent attracted Johnny Bass over at Santa Barbara Island. More large sand dabs seem to be caught when this scent is used. Some sussequent casts resulted in empty hooks - all the bait gone. I was a bit shocked. So I asked David who had fewer empty hooks on how he had hooked his bait. He double hooked the squid and thereafter, I confirmed that double hooking (re-hooking the squid again pushing the hook through the squid once) increased the hook up percentages. Single hooking the squid may save time but these little fishes can snake a single hooked squid piece right off. I got no more empty gangnions after double hooking the squid pieces.
On a drop, my line was bombarded by the sand dab bites. Then the line got heavier and heavier until the flurry of bites stopped and only tiny twitches of the line remained. So I decided to reel up guessing that my hooks either had a fish or no bait. The gangnion came up with seven dabs (my most is eight). This is the biggest if not the only thrill of fishing sand dabs - to see how many dabs you can catch per cast. Some of you may think I broke the no more than three hook regulation but there are no regulations concerning sand dabs whatsoever, according to Captain at 22nd St. Landing. One can use as many hooks as one can handle.
Afternoon: All through out the day it went pretty much like this with several sand dabs filling up the gunny sack each hour and I ended up with 54 of them which was better than 21 previously [on a later trip I even did better with 67 ].
More sand dabs than these four on a gangnion happens often. Despite what this picture shows the angler actually had 9 sand dabs on. The rest could not fit into the camera's scope.
from 190 to over 290 feet. So try to get the most out of every cast, else you will be very tired at the end of the day with very little fish to show for. Much time is wasted in between actual fishing: you lose time by reeling up, by removing fish caught, by re-baiting hooks, and by casting back down to the bottom.
Fishing for sand dabs is not an adrenaline thing. It's not like you have to get your fly-lined sardine right on that boil before they're gone. It's sort of like going to a Starbucks' CoffeeHouse, sitting down with you friend(s) over a cup of coffee and see what comes up in the conversations. It's also like putting your fishing line into a well full of small tasty fishes and just bringing them up when it's time. Simply put it's fishing you do with a drink in one hand, sort of speak.
Fishing Tips: Here's what I learned from these trips[by no means am I implying I have the final word on sand dab fishing, I welcome others' suggestions; remember I am new to this fishing myself]:
When to reel in the fish - there are two cues to watch out for:
1) The sand dabs bite in flurries or waves. When all flurries or waves cease except for an occasional small twitch of the line it means each hook is either hooked with a sand dab on or its bait is gone. This is a good time to reel in. Do not reel in at whim because the fishing depths range
Typical size sanddab.
Bottom side
2) Cue number two has to do with the weight of the gangnion. As you are hit with several bites and you have been setting the hook, the weight of the line should be getting heavier and heavier. A heavy load means you have fish on. Try to record in your kinetic sense the weight of the load when you had 9 dabs on vs. 1-3 dabs. The weight of the load should give you an idea on how much fish you have on and how soon you are to reeling them up.
Use the two cues combined and you will get an idea or a feel for when to reel up in order to get the most out of every cast.
The thinking for sand dab gear is generally the lighter the better due to the frequent, repetitive reeling involved. I see people using all kinds of reels; Shimano TLD's, Penn Jigmasters, large Calcuttas, Tiagras, Sealine 50H's, Penn 3/0's, large spinning reels, etc. The reel size generally ranged from a Penn Long Beach to Penn 6/0 Senators. I prefer using anything that will not break your knuckles after a day of fishing. My first trip's Jigmaster ringed my knuckles. It's not really the size of the reel because these fish even with 10 on do not weigh more than 5 lbs. What matters is the reel handle size: the smaller reel handles will painfully tweak the knuckles. I had no problems using a Daiwa 910 Rockcod Special Sealine reel with it's special handle. A Penn 4/0 with a 6/0 handle is good enough. A sensitive-tipped rod is recommended since these fish are small biters.
A Daiwa 910 Rockcod Special Sealine Reel fitted on a Calstar Codstick. Notice the big handle.
Other Notes:
Gangnion Styles:
The type of gangnion really did not matter: anglers using beads did just as well as any other types, including anglers using shrimp flies. It's not so important the style but how close you have the hooks together. I suggest you place your hooks very close to one another at no more, no less than 3 inches apart. This closeness allows you to pack more hooks onto one gangnion. The gangnion can only go a certain length before they become too long to handle and a tangling nuisance. Remember there are no regulations regarding how many hooks you can use to fish for sand dabs. The anglers using several hooks caught more than others did with fewer hooks. The shorter the gangnion and the more the hooks, the better. The loops for the hooks are just dropper loops. If you do not know how to tie a dropper loop, then ask the deckhands - it's one of the easiest loops to tie. These loops will then hold the hooks, which are just looped on and not knot tied.
Hooks and Weights:
Sinkers should be no less than 1 lb. I always used 2 lb sinkers and had no problems with my line sliding to the sides on the drop. The hooks can be of any type. People using live bait hooks did just as good.
A sand dab rig. Place your hooks about 2.5 to 3 inches apart. Place one or two beads in between hooks. Some days these beads seem to make a difference. The jury is undecided.
You dont have to knot tie any hooks just loop them as you see here. The loop is just a dropper loop on a 30-50 lb mono-filament.
I did notice three things that brought in bigger dabs: Baitmate scent in the saltwater version(blue colored), plastics such as AA's Curly Tails, and squid head/ tentacles part. These three whether all used together brought in larger dabs.
You private boaters may find it more convenient and economical to go on the sport boats if fishing alone. The price is only $30-35, including bait. Your own boat's fuel plus launching and bait fees will cost more and you have to drive.
One last note, although it's not the prime focus of this section but I cannot stress enough after witnessing it much too often. Please, watch your language when children are present. On my third trip, I saw an old guy next to me just yell out heinous profanities right when there was a little 4-6 year old girl walking by him. She was very frightened with a bewilderd look on her face when the old guy blurted out just because a guy next him[not me] slightly had his line tangled with his just by a hook. I was looking at her pass by when the old guy blurted out his hideous way of communicating his displeasure with what happened. People go fishing to get away from people with attitudes like that old guy in their jobs, etc. and to find some relaxing activity to do. Let's keep it a fun family outting.
The differences between the sportfishing boats:
Sea Angler $35 slated to fish sand dabs everyday after Jan. 1, 2001. (310) 832-8304, 22nd St. Landing. Usually bigger crowds on this boat and is a larger boat. Service is good. Free parking.
Pierpoint $30 Wed., Fri. & Sat. only 7am-4pm. (562) 983-9300: Service is good, boat is the smaller of the two. The crowds lately have been smaller on this boat. It's home at Pierpoint Landing is closer to Orange County cities, however, both landings are freeway close from LA county cities. Free parking.
Pierpoint Landing in Long Beach
Night: The sand dab's excellent table fare is the biggest prize for fishing these fish, not it's repetitive, lack of adrenaline fishing. After you have tried one of these tasty little fishes, you will want more than one like my friends did. The dab's flavor is somewhere with halibut and rockfish.
I get my fish cleaned on the boat. The price is a bargain compared to other species. The Sea Angler charges a dime for cleaning each sand dab; the Pierpoint's rate is $5 for every 30 sand dabs. Either boat is quite a bargain. Be sure to tip the deckhands after fish cleaning since they worked hard all the way home for pennies a fish.
Sacks full of sand dabs lining up for cleaning.
A regular bucket almost filled to the top after a day of solid sand dab fishing. This is an average catch meaning there are catches larger and smaller than this. The starry eye was caught elsewhere at the end when the captain of the Pierpoint tried for salmon groupers. These side trips will not occur when the rock cod closure is mandated. Also, only three hooks are allowed for these rockfish, however, one hook is more effective when fishing for these shallow water salmon groupers. I got one salmon grouper using three hooks but those using one got more. I tried for the other rockfish and got the starry eye- the largest rockfish of the day.
Cooking: Each of my friends cooked them differently but all claim to have eaten very delicious fish. Restaurants consider sand dabs as a delicacy. I agree with all the positive ratings and I rate their taste somewhere up there with halibut and rock cod. The best way I found for cooking sand dabs is the simplest: pan fry them hard with garlic, soy sauce, a pinch of salt & of MSG until their edges are crispy. When pan fried hard to crispy edges the smaller bones of the fish become crispy and brittle, breaking up when chewed and the flavor of the fish is brought out fully. Do not eat the large bones they are still inedible and dangerous. With any fish regardless of how bony one should always consume with caution.
Concluding Notes Although sand dabs are not endangered and have no regulatory limits placed on them, I like to see more studies done to find out facts like when they mate, what's their average size when they first spawn. This way, we may prevent them from being a modern day catastrophe like many other species that were over caught. Right now fishing for sand dab is like fishing in the old days, many caught and no limits on size or on quantity. Let's keep this fish from becoming another modern day tragedy. In the mean time, enjoy this fishing because the good old days are here.


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How was everyone's (in Canada) Thanksgiving weekend? We had fun seeing our family and, of course, being thankful for them. And even filling our faces with turkey. I can always appreciate turkey. Mmm.
Moving on. Today I thought I'd share with you all my new Halloween kitchen towels. My 'Ribbon Trimmed Halloween Dish Towels' to be exact. Such an easy way to add to your tea towels. Let me show you how I made them.
I picked up some el cheapo dish towels at the dollar store and I had some Halloween ribbon in my stash already. So this project cost me next to nothing.
For the black one, I went with my thinner skull and bat ribbon. Measure out the width of your towel with your ribbon adding about an inch on either side.
Cut two pieces like that.
Pin your ribbon along the bottom of your towel like so.
For the ends, just wrap it around the back of the towel and pin.
Sew along the edges of the ribbon, including the sides.
As for this one, it had a weird decoration in the front, it made my options slim.
I measured out the wide ribbon, but it still didn't cover the entire area.
So I used a thin ribbon for the top. Measure them both out and cut.
First pin the wide one on.
Then sew around the sides and bottom ONLY, leaving the top untouched.
Once that's done, you can then pin on the thin ribbon having it overlap the edge of the top of your wide ribbon.
Sew along the edges again. Overlapping the ribbon makes it look a little neater, at least I thought so.
Here's the back. I actually used white thread for the bobbin and black for my spool. Just so I wouldn't have black thread on the back. But it really doesn't matter too much.
There you have it.
Quick and festive Halloween towels.
These would be great for a Halloween hostess gift, don't you think?
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Ribbon Trimmed Halloween Dish TowelsBy Vixenmade @vixenMade
How was everyone's (in Canada) Thanksgiving weekend? We had fun seeing our family and, of course, being thankful for them. And even filling our faces with turkey. I can always appreciate turkey. Mmm.
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