Mad Men: Now and Then and Back Again

<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><i>by guest contributor FlickChick</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_-7gbtwicmWjvHoN2SB6vrkFmAShw5sZ_c6bDyf-ckCqjo4m7Bx7JmNrWv70u62M28gH9w9lUAlToYRUcdMs_x01WZBGGvxrWJQt_NjxuvznUfnPl76Dja_1SFzb4oHBLmiGKv-d42Nf5/s1600/mad+men+clock.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_-7gbtwicmWjvHoN2SB6vrkFmAShw5sZ_c6bDyf-ckCqjo4m7Bx7JmNrWv70u62M28gH9w9lUAlToYRUcdMs_x01WZBGGvxrWJQt_NjxuvznUfnPl76Dja_1SFzb4oHBLmiGKv-d42Nf5/s400/mad+men+clock.jpg" width="382" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;">Watching <i>Mad Men</i> is a bit like time traveling with one foot dipped in the past and one firmly planted in the present. Viewing the actions of the "then", we can't help but measure them against the "now." The fact that things were like that in the past usually means things are not like that in the present. We judge if those things are better or worse now as the story of the Sterling Cooper (Draper Pryce) gang unfolds. </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br /><a name='more'></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><i>Mad Men</i> is famous for Matthew Weiner’s meticulous attention to detail. For those who did not live through the <i>Mad Men</i> times, the authenticity is akin to watching a well-researched Victorian drama. Yes, we know they dressed like that and spoke like that because we have seen the pictures and read the books. For those of us who actually lived through those times (though I was a mere child, I assure you), the details are like little jolts of electrodes to the brain.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><i>Mad Men</i> is a great "water cooler" show. While workers might not literally congregate around that proverbial watering hole for discussions any more (like they do at Sterling Cooper), one aspect of the morning-after dish on the show is always an "I had one of those!" or "my mother had one just like that!" Somebody we knew wore that dress, had that drinking glass or drove that car. Somewhere in the back of our mind we remember seeing that hat, those keys, that hairdo.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;">Do you remember:</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;">Silver-rimmed roly poly high-ball glasses?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh__OzaQSuK7OsGiyyIhY2u_ao3UQ4BsArrN9xingcNkuT2rXPBRz6Y0lkVKGdjufJ7aeKFBz4OHuo1ZNdqcz_xRGISymwGfl5ONj_20z7NJ3TTPeH5JfamOEpj49h8P-HFwmSRgqt7E1Ow/s1600/cocktail+tumblers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh__OzaQSuK7OsGiyyIhY2u_ao3UQ4BsArrN9xingcNkuT2rXPBRz6Y0lkVKGdjufJ7aeKFBz4OHuo1ZNdqcz_xRGISymwGfl5ONj_20z7NJ3TTPeH5JfamOEpj49h8P-HFwmSRgqt7E1Ow/s320/cocktail+tumblers.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><i>Mad Men</i> uses authentic Dorothy Thorpe (a popular 60s glass maker) tumblers when the gang throws back a quart or two.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;">Remote Controls that looked like they were in control?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQbPnXWyjtIM48TtpH4Oojx96FRZaNaXC6PtuCbQQmQpGf08AVNCM6V36K_ZWWm4ZB6kQ2f4hupEM6s6_W2c_zr4dmIAjvCeJuozgG9uP6wFiMgep65rE46uf5Ddb-0zV14zm7SAJgdkjA/s1600/zenith+remote+control.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQbPnXWyjtIM48TtpH4Oojx96FRZaNaXC6PtuCbQQmQpGf08AVNCM6V36K_ZWWm4ZB6kQ2f4hupEM6s6_W2c_zr4dmIAjvCeJuozgG9uP6wFiMgep65rE46uf5Ddb-0zV14zm7SAJgdkjA/s200/zenith+remote+control.jpg" width="143" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;">The Zenith Space Commander 400 at the Draper household was the first remote control for the home.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;">Typewriters?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5nv2t5ghATrQlbt_DwMC86EKynrDoAmOOmYhUXoWtDTOXPB5RPUAi75kXxC1und7bXIPtzen9-4xE62TXHjrKjb3r89DFxPdzcLIfJ5PbgnRsQvfPJMaL6lCFWL1IcczC99fRVKyuFgfd/s1600/typing.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5nv2t5ghATrQlbt_DwMC86EKynrDoAmOOmYhUXoWtDTOXPB5RPUAi75kXxC1und7bXIPtzen9-4xE62TXHjrKjb3r89DFxPdzcLIfJ5PbgnRsQvfPJMaL6lCFWL1IcczC99fRVKyuFgfd/s400/typing.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;">The steno pool gals at the firm proudly use their IBM golf ball typewriters. All typewriters used on the show are operational and all have identical covers.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;">One of my favorite little <i>Mad Men</i> vignettes shows the Draper family on an idyllic family picnic. Betty’s crinolines cover a blanket spread over a meadow-like space of grass. The children are there and so is Don. It is all so wholesome, so idyllic and all so American. When they are done, Ma and Pa Draper pack their picnic basket and the kids into the family station wagon and head home, their trash left behind to litter the beautiful landscape. And that’s really how it was until the word “litter bug” (no doubt dreamt up by a real life Mad Man) entered our consciousness. Before it became socially unacceptable to litter, respectable people scattered their garbage to the 4 winds thinking, perhaps, that elves or convicts came and cleaned it up.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid5sz65i0WCkZ66_kWkczhuIq6NkF-uL8Gm9X2JYfO7m4oby2_DZiY-CyXp26910TkTyYd9ZkNVNniOz2o-tw-zugXAvDULMe0i9PV3UcsrlLTJ0_OUv4Ive3wkg5N66Uc-Cg_dwz-j0C7/s1600/bird.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid5sz65i0WCkZ66_kWkczhuIq6NkF-uL8Gm9X2JYfO7m4oby2_DZiY-CyXp26910TkTyYd9ZkNVNniOz2o-tw-zugXAvDULMe0i9PV3UcsrlLTJ0_OUv4Ive3wkg5N66Uc-Cg_dwz-j0C7/s200/bird.jpg" width="86" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;">The episode that featured the dipping or dunking bird also brought back great memories. How fascinated we all were by this little novelty item that ever so gingerly stuck its beak in a cup of water and mimicked a drinking bird. How did it do that? Seeing the employees of Sterling Cooper so intrigued by this silly toy tugged at a thread of memory that is attached to the heart.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5kYj46f285o8Pwr7pzWLNbFcMi0TJl07Ot9f872vYb9PVnguaaxjp_fCVI8DT2y4Xb4-iknNr9wPqvR2G6ZzyZHuYs1BL2ILl8XyOSNq9MTh9rf-uCGAAGXEQKBNW-DTT-z5D5EfReejq/s1600/Robert+Morse.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="227" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5kYj46f285o8Pwr7pzWLNbFcMi0TJl07Ot9f872vYb9PVnguaaxjp_fCVI8DT2y4Xb4-iknNr9wPqvR2G6ZzyZHuYs1BL2ILl8XyOSNq9MTh9rf-uCGAAGXEQKBNW-DTT-z5D5EfReejq/s400/Robert+Morse.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;">And what a wow stroke of now and then to cast Robert Morse as the elder statesman of the firm. When first we – of a certain age – saw Mr. Morse, he was one of those eager young Madison Avenue men – namely J. Pierpont Finch of 1961’s Broadways Production of <i>How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying</i>. Climbing the ladder of success at the World Wide Wicket Company is not unlike getting ahead at Sterling Cooper. Then, in fact, is so “now,” that a revival of the show is currently running on Broadway (Nick Jonas as J. Pierpont Finch) and has been going strong since March 2011.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;">It’s fun to see your mother’s plaid kitchen wallpaper and your father’s car. It’s fun to remember favorite TV shows and the shared behavior of a safer time. And so we watch Don, Betty, Peggy, Roger, and the entire gang knowing full well that, as their story unfolds, they will never, ever feel that safe again. Unlike them, we know what happens. Peggy’s struggle as the lone creative woman of the firm is one that makes many women today bristle. But Peggy doesn’t bristle, she just plows forward, because she only has an unknown future to draw upon. She does not drive looking through a rearview mirror. To look back is to see Joan and all of the other <i>Best of Everything</i> girls who either marry the boss or just sleep with him.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;">Those who didn't live through those times may long for its glamour. Those who did probably have mixed feelings. From the vantage point of our living room, <i>Mad Men</i> disturbs and delights and never fails to cause us to measure our present against our past. </div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;">~</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div class="MsoNormal">Guest contributor FlickChick has a <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/FlickChick/155690437779073" style="color: #990000;">Facebook page</a> of the same name and her popular blog is<span style="color: #990000;"> </span><a href="http://flickchick1953.blogspot.com/" style="color: #990000;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">A Person in the Dark</i></a>.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">~</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://eves-reel-life.blogspot.com/p/from-around-blogosphere-more-on-mad-men.html"><span style="color: #990000;">Click here</span></a> for more on <i>Mad Men</i>...from around the blogosphere. </div></div></div>

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Dine Like a Mad Man - Book Giveaway...and a Sweepstakes

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQET0qe516pvDS8uQilDUT8HUqTkU7GuVBnUebNmzbplWJ5B-MTW7uuMcEFp4ASOneYWvVjWUPfgsJkjgIVBhDshCtZQK3LZsQVFpMTTN1fPSDVCDYt7-H3iUtgcomIrrMHgyIskR8N5t4/s1600/Aroundthe+World+Dinner.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQET0qe516pvDS8uQilDUT8HUqTkU7GuVBnUebNmzbplWJ5B-MTW7uuMcEFp4ASOneYWvVjWUPfgsJkjgIVBhDshCtZQK3LZsQVFpMTTN1fPSDVCDYt7-H3iUtgcomIrrMHgyIskR8N5t4/s1600/Aroundthe+World+Dinner.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Betty's "Around the World" dinner</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">W</span>ith many thanks to veteran cookbook author Judy Gelman and SmartPop/BenBella books, Eve's Reel Life will give away a copy of Gelman's new book (co-authored with Peter Zheutlin), </span><i style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The Unofficial Man Men Cookbook: Inside the Kitchens, Bars and Restaurants of </i><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><i>Mad Men</i>.</span><br /><br /><a name='more'></a><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicqrZDqw0t5Bva7-wVA75L-RqiHbSQy2-fMMhbcgeqS_0L1rMeJ1Ud2JZ8V2ePcN4KyjcmKnVxQlY7Cvy_HpgYkwDyQLD14DSVx1kzh9nI_3-5ym0jHD7zx7aNNdZr5p8rxPwImY6Io3bP/s1600/savoy+don+and+betty.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicqrZDqw0t5Bva7-wVA75L-RqiHbSQy2-fMMhbcgeqS_0L1rMeJ1Ud2JZ8V2ePcN4KyjcmKnVxQlY7Cvy_HpgYkwDyQLD14DSVx1kzh9nI_3-5ym0jHD7zx7aNNdZr5p8rxPwImY6Io3bP/s320/savoy+don+and+betty.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Don and Betty at the Savoy Plaza</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The book provides a fascinating mix of history and culture, tips on throwing a '60s-style cocktail party and a guide to the still-in-business Manhattan haunts featured in <i>Mad Men</i>. The heart and soul of any cookbook, of course, is its recipes, and <i>The Unofficial Mad Men Cookbook </i>offers more than 70 recipes for and commentary on the food and drink featured in the series. Included are Betty's Around the World Dinner: Gazpacho and Rumaki, Palm Springs Chile Rellenos, The Forum of the Twelve Caesars Golden Eggs of Crassus and Marinated Olives, Trudy's Rib Eye in the Pan, plus classic recipes of the era like California Dip, Waldorf Salad, Chicken Kiev, and Beef Wellington. On the drinks side, Don's Old Fashioned and Roger's Martini are featured along with Joan's Blue Hawaii and a host of other mid-century cocktail staples.</span><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF_X64OGjo94hRJQYGRWSbG-2Mq4oVvXkyi9l-62xns_8AHdKAvd-7Tlt4as3QkNkajv-DiZJgdnmlccMLy4R-ncH7EVvdWrCymL6k5HYik-QD1gBFKm1BXoFLvTb-TMyvLLm4OyosyE_s/s1600/waldorf+salad.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF_X64OGjo94hRJQYGRWSbG-2Mq4oVvXkyi9l-62xns_8AHdKAvd-7Tlt4as3QkNkajv-DiZJgdnmlccMLy4R-ncH7EVvdWrCymL6k5HYik-QD1gBFKm1BXoFLvTb-TMyvLLm4OyosyE_s/s200/waldorf+salad.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Waldorf Salad</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEZYHKI9wee2WHZgSp5S5dU7pNFyzKHlot9PzPJEJnAU4ToM6BRWv4GfXfJ2ER7QHElrWh3VgYVJhcj4lXG3BEMr1WjW79nFTEhOkNLx5cEPXxpEOBDcBO7tWU2AWceSCEtqMRvKCh8G_g/s1600/Chicken+Kiev+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEZYHKI9wee2WHZgSp5S5dU7pNFyzKHlot9PzPJEJnAU4ToM6BRWv4GfXfJ2ER7QHElrWh3VgYVJhcj4lXG3BEMr1WjW79nFTEhOkNLx5cEPXxpEOBDcBO7tWU2AWceSCEtqMRvKCh8G_g/s320/Chicken+Kiev+3.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chicken Kiev</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">For a chance to win <i>The Unofficial Mad Men Cookbook</i>, enter now by sending your name and mailing address to <a href="mailto:ladyevesidwich@gmail.com" style="color: #990000;">ladyevesidwich@gmail.com</a>. A random drawing will be held on Saturday, March 24, 2012. U.S. residents only, please! </span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"></span><br /><div style="color: #990000;"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">U<span style="font-size: small;">pdate...we have a winner, Terry Towles Canote aka/@mercurie on Twitter. Congratulations, Terry!</span></span></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge9-7iIRmYYvBlR7BRbG5u3qvt2brqD_Vt8tX2PSowo-Y5vPx3EW0XClaUYc038U_MVAtYz3weVCt3QwANo9QtdJz8nJZveUGOpXI555y1nOihM_w7IfO6zDRz-CtHkm8wWx3PfSUq5jH_/s1600/book-cover.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge9-7iIRmYYvBlR7BRbG5u3qvt2brqD_Vt8tX2PSowo-Y5vPx3EW0XClaUYc038U_MVAtYz3weVCt3QwANo9QtdJz8nJZveUGOpXI555y1nOihM_w7IfO6zDRz-CtHkm8wWx3PfSUq5jH_/s320/book-cover.png" width="224" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"></span>

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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">You have probably heard the word ‘curator’ being bandied around? ‘Curating’ is one of the latest buzzwords and that is what Scoop.it does. (I haven’t yet investigated Paper.li but it could be similar). So, what happens is you join Scoop.it (<a href="http://www.scoopit.com/">http://www.scoopit.com</a>) and choose a topic you would like information about. </span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpd3YR5o1KcUutzS0KdO5KwaitdkwdETQXj2ywfhOdk0uf55AlUUMRiqURrkWukZnPeD8p5fNQdpErIm2-WL6DYYzwt8sX1v9SwRwEwtFjKDgEFlMuzh_tVSx2kifcf8Z7fY8MA6cudOA/s1600-h/what%252520is%252520scoopit%25255B3%25255D.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="what is scoopit" border="0" height="247" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEf663az7R1PKnB4fAI7UzGhe_f7m0vm_ZLH7OIfot9ZqUxjaLaU1uYr92XZimvwkfXdgv9xfLNAHQHPaXy4ME9EOZ5dhNH4AlmxErDYKO3frJq8rhNDDm4EulWry7qU9QnSlu4x1-LEY/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="what is scoopit" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"></span> <br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"></span>  <br /><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">Scoop.it then crawls the Internet searching for articles based on the keywords you have given to your search topic.  You then curate by choosing which articles you would like to use in your magazine, and Scoop.it forms it into an attractive easy-to-read online magazine. </span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span> </div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">What I LOVE about Scoop.it is that you can also follow topics that interest you. I follow 34 topics that interest me and Scoop.it keeps me informed in much the same way – a magazine type format for me to page through at leisure. Marvelous! When reading a Scoop.it all you do is click on a block and  it takes you to the original artecle. </span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span> </div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">So for example… this is how Scoop.it keeps me informed about the latest on my topics of choice. </span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span> </div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXzOhWAFxY-KxPQiV28GHdvxqU8uMUrb7W4Ygd_EC_KexjMaukD2LqADixVSBrSmhNHGq-FrBCLgyjTg-Ju-D-5A_w18I-xy8n7uYELfz6oFYiRozOHs1u2jCLv5lnPIqok2170AxXNmI/s1600-h/image%25255B3%25255D.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfDWveT2pqVpF1KVMbO6VMGqHjWYh3cRgiLIuVbXW4_USqDXNS0Kx0iOFeaMcUrcwAG-UBzrw0bCdPAnF_BDkcmMkOlPDGzET04f7PIL-oeW8oE1ZY3AWecbKaN_KhuRSfCT2S9aJuC5g/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="271" /> </a></div><div align="left" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">In case you would like to know all the steps on how to work with Scoop.it please view my Slideshare. </span></div><div id="__ss_11835738" style="width: 425px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="display: block; margin: 12px 0 4px;"><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/fionabeal/come-scoop-with-me-fiona-beal" title="Come 'Scoop' with me - Fiona Beal">Come 'Scoop' with me - Fiona Beal</a></b><object height="355" id="__sse11835738" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://static.slidesharecdn.com/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=comescoopwithme-fionabeal-120302112437-phpapp01&stripped_title=come-scoop-with-me-fiona-beal&userName=fionabeal" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="wmode" value="transparent" /><embed name="__sse11835738" src="http://static.slidesharecdn.com/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=comescoopwithme-fionabeal-120302112437-phpapp01&stripped_title=come-scoop-with-me-fiona-beal&userName=fionabeal" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object></div><div style="padding: 5px 0 12px;">View more <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/">presentations</a> from <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/fionabeal">fionabeal</a>.</div></div></div>

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I'm guest posting over at <a href="http://www.savvydesignwest.com/2012/03/spray-painters-anonymous-little-black.html" target="_blank">Living Savvy</a> today, talking about some of my favorite spray painting projects. Tiffany is one of my all time favorites, so I'm pretty excited. Head over and <a href="http://www.savvydesignwest.com/2012/03/spray-painters-anonymous-little-black.html" target="_blank">check it out</a>!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge9paha45Updc3KdWMzDSq5dR9SP_1JcYYvkP3IuvhLUGaSkOMzr5AYMzjRsQrVtk0y7iNxshLNZSXe1M3aAmxXhwSQRAmkUlBwsbQvHaM0HNwGpnHw2O7KUldVtQ8sGf6lwc8BjWbftHm/s1600/SP+series+Header-1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge9paha45Updc3KdWMzDSq5dR9SP_1JcYYvkP3IuvhLUGaSkOMzr5AYMzjRsQrVtk0y7iNxshLNZSXe1M3aAmxXhwSQRAmkUlBwsbQvHaM0HNwGpnHw2O7KUldVtQ8sGf6lwc8BjWbftHm/s640/SP+series+Header-1.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br />Happy Weekend!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />

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<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgYrfk9LtfzoPQTFXelc8zoos0i9fqGgQrEOGTeNqepROkdrWsnZk88z5U6-yiRBfcVTt4FFVRUTfKMIwdUIalf77ukjjGD_yrHZyOdrtX1eo5SRjxbWXhaGeh4bLV0yjPiQpc2pKA_z9i/s1600/0428117.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="219" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgYrfk9LtfzoPQTFXelc8zoos0i9fqGgQrEOGTeNqepROkdrWsnZk88z5U6-yiRBfcVTt4FFVRUTfKMIwdUIalf77ukjjGD_yrHZyOdrtX1eo5SRjxbWXhaGeh4bLV0yjPiQpc2pKA_z9i/s320/0428117.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: blue; line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: blue; line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: blue; line-height: normal;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16pt;">ALTERNATIVE MEDIA on Argentine topics</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: red; line-height: normal;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16pt;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 1;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 24pt;">Argentina – Stretching Bonds with China</span></b></div><span style="font-size: large;">Argentina’s relationship with China is currently deepening due to larger interest by the Asiatic giant in soy and agro-food.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Both countries have just signed reciprocal agreements in order to increase economic exchange last week. A delegation of Chinese businessmen and officials were welcomed by the Secretary of Foreign Affairs and the President so as to reinforce the commitment and find different others industries to develop in conjunction.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">According to data released by the Pekin’s custom, Argentina exported 461,000 tons of soybeans to China in January 2012 – five times the amount in January 2011 –.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Both countries also signed a sanitary protocol which will allow the Argentina to export of maize products to the Asian nation.</span><br /><br /><br /><div style="color: red;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 16pt;"><span style="color: blue;">CORPORATE MAINSTREAM MEDIA on Argentine topics</span></span></b></div><div style="color: red;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 1;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 24pt;">Argentina spending more than it produces; “default situation” can’t be discarded</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 1;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">By Diana Mondino  </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Argentina currently consumes more than it produces and only with strong growth can it avoid another default situation since liabilities continue to increase, warns economist Diana Mondino.</span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"> “Argentina has already consumed its assets in energy, agriculture, pension funds, central bank and expenditure continues to expand” points out Mondino adding that government spending has ballooned in the last decade but particularly in the last two years, “well above the production and growth capacity of the economy”.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Social Security, Anses, already consumes almost a third of GDP, leaving aside law and order, education, health, which means the fiscal load must be particularly burdensome to meet those expenditures, 40% tax pressure, one of the highest in the world, except for Scandinavian countries.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">“And in spite of the taxing pressure the government had to appeal to some of the ‘jewels of the crown’, such as energy, agriculture, pension funds, Central bank reserves, and yes what we managed was a consumers’ boom”.</span><br /><h1> <span style="font-size: large;">Diana Mondino at S&P Argentina!!!</span></h1><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">In the first 18 months after Diana Mondino and Viviana Zocco had sold their credit rating firm to <b>Standard & Poor's (S&P)</b>, business had soared. The young entrepreneurs had not only received a decent sum for their company, they had also received considerable support to grow their business and their own talents. All of the analysts, including the two managing directors, were participating regularly in S&P's <b>highly regarded educational programs</b>.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"> </span></i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Comment:</span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: blue; line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">T</span></i><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">o be associated with Standard & Poor's means the author of above article promotes international financial and economic institution doctrines which in many cases have proven devastating for countries applying such measures. These international vulcher financial institutions are trying everything to force Argentina into adhering to their doctrines. </span></i></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: blue; line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Since Argentina has been defying these doctrines successfully, powerful international financial institutions use every possible means to combat Argentines’ resistance and thus use mainstream media and finance lackeys, reporting and distorting humbly what Corporate Media and the power elite tell them to do. </span></i></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: blue; line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">“Predicting” the possibility of Argentina defaulting once more is pure tactics and manipulative journalism, initiated by above mentioned institutions in order to create panic and cause economy turmoil.</span></i></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: blue; line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Just for the records, the so famed soya commodity prices are soaring once again and will continue to do so, not to mention the rest of Argentina's agriculture commodities......</span></i></span></b><br /><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 1;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"> </span></i></span></b><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:TrackMoves/> <w:TrackFormatting/> <w:PunctuationKerning/> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> 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mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;} </style><![endif--><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 24.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">Argentina expects higher crop output for 2012</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Via Agriculture News</span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Argentina is on track to produce about 21.3 million metric tons of corn and 46.2 million of soybean during the 2011-12 seasons, based on surveys conducted by <span style="font-size: x-small;">AGROCOM</span>.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Argentina is the world's third-largest soybean exporter and ranks No.2 in corn exports.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Exports of grains, soybeans and related products are a significant source of government tax revenue and a major contributor to Argentina's <b>trade surplus, which totaled $10.35 billion last year</b>.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Buenos Aires Cereals Exchange said that rains in recent weeks have helped the soy crop to recover from drought conditions in December and January that damaged corn fields.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Estimates for Argentina's 2011-12 crop production in million of metric tons. Sunseed area is measured in million hectares (HA). One hectare equals 2.47 acres.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">                     </span>Wheat<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">      </span>Soy<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">         </span>Corn<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">         </span>Sunseed </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">B.A. Cereals Exch<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">    </span>14.0<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">       </span>46.2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">        </span>21.3<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">         </span>3.5 </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Ag Ministry<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">          </span>13.4<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">       </span>43.5-45.0<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">   </span>20.5-22.0<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">    </span>3.7 </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">USDA<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">                 </span>14.5<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">       </span>48.0<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">        </span>22.0<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">         </span>3.2 </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Rosario Grain Exch<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">   </span>13.7<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">       </span>44.5<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">        </span>19.8<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">         </span>--</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Argentina's historical production in millions of metric tons, according to the USDA:</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Wheat<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">      </span>Soy<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">       </span>Corn<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">         </span>Sunseed </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2010-11<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">   </span>15.0<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">       </span>49<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">          </span>22.5<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">         </span>3.6 </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2009-10<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">    </span>9.6<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">       </span>54.5<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">        </span>22.5<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">         </span>2.3 </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2008-09<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">   </span>10.1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">       </span>32.0<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">        </span>15.0<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">         </span>2.9 </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2007-08<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">   </span>18.6<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">       </span>46.2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">        </span>22.0<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">         </span>4.65 </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2006-07<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">   </span>16.3<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">       </span>48.8<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">        </span>22.5<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">         </span>--</span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: blue; 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<div class="lettrine"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQFCEYukR4Oa-N_rgixXIlsXSP9srha7-lOxrk9-kofaiVkkN8EflqWQupvlp33v4eB48_XR0laIExKsGAIL4dbW8N_NVGGZ4wzFjGNsF9dFNaYBlz-MICnnIYwxqBu62IyTAHoI985S2O/s1600/arton172935-fa002.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQFCEYukR4Oa-N_rgixXIlsXSP9srha7-lOxrk9-kofaiVkkN8EflqWQupvlp33v4eB48_XR0laIExKsGAIL4dbW8N_NVGGZ4wzFjGNsF9dFNaYBlz-MICnnIYwxqBu62IyTAHoI985S2O/s400/arton172935-fa002.gif" width="400" /></a></div><h1 class="titre_serif_1 crayon article-titre-172935 noprint entry-title" style="margin-bottom: -10px; margin-top: -2px; text-align: center;"><br /></h1><div class="lettrine"><br /></div><div class="lettrine"><b>BRICS member-states are preparing a world banking revolution</b>. They are planning to nominate an alternative candidate for the post of the Chairman of the World Bank for the first time in history. BRICS also demands redistribution of quotas in the International Monetary Fund in the near future and intends to study India’s initiative on creating a South-South Bank.</div><div class="lettrine"><br /></div>Representatives of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa proposed a reform of the world financial system at their meeting in Mexico City which took place during the conference of G20 finance ministers and heads of central banks.<br /><br /> BRICS financiers are annoyed with the private rule that the head of the World Bank is always a representative of the US. They believe that candidates should be assessed based on their merits and not citizenship. BRICS member-states are convinced that it is essential to create competition for the US candidate, either from a BRICS country or from Europe. It has been decided to prepare a declaration on a coordinated position on this subject in the next two weeks. Candidates for the post of the head of the World Bank should be determined by the 23rd of March.<br /><br /> On the 29th of March BRICS leaders are expected to launch the mechanism of coordinating opinions on India’s proposal to create a South-South Bank. It is to become a support institution for countries with developing markets. BRICS member-states will be playing the main role in it, according to the quotas of votes. In this context they will have to assume serious financial responsibilities. The project looks promising but needs detailed studying, President of the Russian Financial Corporation Andrey Nechayev says.<br /><br /> "<i>There are a lot of unanswered questions at the moment. Who is going to provide capitals for this bank? Who will be able to get money from it? There may be a lot more of those who want to take a loan than those willing to give loans. The new institution meets the requirements of world development. BRICS member-states need investments and not only cash but new technologies, methods of corporate management and innovations. At present it is not quite clear how this bank, if it ever opens, will help to solve this problem</i>.”<br /><br /> In any case, India’s initiative on creating a South-South Bank is an attempt by BRICS member-states to offer their mite to the establishment of a new world financial system. They are planning to take a place in it according to their global weight. The rate of the Brazilian, Russian, Indian, Chinese and South African growing economies in world production exceeds 21% and these countries’ currency reserves exceed $4trln.<br /> The latter fact gives these countries grounds to dispute the financial tradition set by the west. BRICS member-states intend to upgrade their role in the IMF.<br /><br />They are ready to discuss the strengthening of the Fund’s resource base, in particular, for helping the EU to get out of the debt crisis. At the same time, they demand redistribution of the Fund’s quotas, which means both the realignment of world financial flows and the rearrangement of votes when the IMF makes decisions. At present, almost half of the votes belong to the EU and the US, while BRICS member-states have about 10%. In 2010 BRICS raised its quota a little but its potential is still underrated. The West will keep trying to hamper the IMF reform, so as to prevent countries with growing markets from strengthening their positions. Meanwhile, the need for replenishing the IMF resource base will apparently make the management of the Fund respond to the BRICS initiative.

BRICS prepares world banking revolution

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Clearing Out the Pantry

My appetite has started to come back now, and the eating choices haven't been great over the last several days.  <br /><br />Now that I'm pretty much back to having an actual desire to eat something, I must start cooking again and prepping my meals for the week.  I went on a small hiatus from the New Year's Resolution I made of not eating out through the week.  I had no desire to cook whatsoever, and therefore almost every meal consumed over the last 2 weeks has been of the restaurant variety, and usually not the healthiest of choices.  Did this really affect me?  Well obviously not, given that I weighed in just days ago at 227.1.  Still, that lifestyle simply is not sustainable for me – eventually I will go overboard and gain – neither of which I want to see happen.   It’s time to get my rear back in gear and on to making some better choices.  <br /><br />I have a lot of food in my pantry and freezer, and so my goal over the next few weeks is to use up what I’ve got with very minimal trips to the grocery store.  If I have to go to the grocery store, I’m going to challenge myself to spend no more than $25 per week. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7qSn6XxTZftIU80K2oVUhuBq_owX9lrIBIhbXJRV644qdyhl_McnKXLbqW7C9Ou7NxAzrvG6dXXIUPKj65uE9JK7dMxW0uiJpbS2yukWWKXowOR91CMV-32OtHyznwN4P3SfTp2owfbI/s1600/pantry.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7qSn6XxTZftIU80K2oVUhuBq_owX9lrIBIhbXJRV644qdyhl_McnKXLbqW7C9Ou7NxAzrvG6dXXIUPKj65uE9JK7dMxW0uiJpbS2yukWWKXowOR91CMV-32OtHyznwN4P3SfTp2owfbI/s400/pantry.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><br /><br />I love cooking and I tend to go overboard when I head to the store.  I almost always buy stuff that isn’t on my grocery list and this is how I end up with an extremely full pantry.    <br /><br />For the remainder of the week, here are a few things I plan to whip up to start dwindling down my stockpile:<br /><ol><li><a href="http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/patrick-and-gina-neely/green-beans-and-bacon-recipe/index.html%20" target="_blank">Green beans with bacon.</a>  I’ve got many cans of green beans and two packages of frozen turkey bacon that needs used up.  I think I’ll take the Neely’s recipe and modify it to be a little more WW friendly.  Should be easy peezy!  </li><li><a href="http://allrecipes.com/recipe/spinach-cheese-tortellini/" target="_blank">Spinach Cheese Tortellini.</a>  I’m thinking about doing a variation of this, but cutting back on the butter somehow.  I have some packages of frozen tortellini and this recipe has received great reviews! </li><li><a href="http://www.weightwatchers.com/food/rcp/RecipePage.aspx?recipeid=203061&tab=2" target="_blank">Kielbasa Baked Ziti.</a> This is directly from WW... at 11 PointsPlus.  Rather high but we'll see what happens.  </li><li><a href="http://www.skinnytaste.com/2011/07/easiest-pasta-and-broccoli-recipe.html" target="_blank">SkinnyTaste Easiest Pasta and Broccoli</a>.  I have tons of pasta waiting to be eaten.  Pasta is hard to consume when trying to limit your caloric intake, but everything in moderation, right? </li></ol><b style="color: #351c75;">Are you like me when it comes to grocery shopping? </b><br /><ol></ol>

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shirt turned tray

What's that saying? "Never blue and green without something in between"? (or something like that) Well unless that something in between in the creamy center of an Oreo, I disagree. I know, I'm just that crazy. Just call me the rule breaker.<br /><br />Take for instance this $4 tray from Michael's.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJZvmmzyT0CHhpS4jUhGQZUYWFxUMt0y1m6a6ZZ4yhAa-rrJz2ORemB4zI49a-cwk6SjtAa5pvogmjcVr74s9ovDg4N0rfYLSlXAfPfCyfDk4hbwmFA6yVkSxKUi1AxbsGZalsMG5Z6bqX/s1600/P2234575.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJZvmmzyT0CHhpS4jUhGQZUYWFxUMt0y1m6a6ZZ4yhAa-rrJz2ORemB4zI49a-cwk6SjtAa5pvogmjcVr74s9ovDg4N0rfYLSlXAfPfCyfDk4hbwmFA6yVkSxKUi1AxbsGZalsMG5Z6bqX/s640/P2234575.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Don't fall asleep on me. I know, pretty boring right?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy5IzO3UZECsmxEnZSdsO4j_chQi5_uxQONrn4TVHu7-d1awXEYdJ28REdXH2RCNMwq9uaJlK15E1xvACBihLk30tumwZStwH6gxI-uS4e8A8bNl0vM5MSxScz9b9OfWoxFw6gCZJJf2w7/s1600/P2234576.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy5IzO3UZECsmxEnZSdsO4j_chQi5_uxQONrn4TVHu7-d1awXEYdJ28REdXH2RCNMwq9uaJlK15E1xvACBihLk30tumwZStwH6gxI-uS4e8A8bNl0vM5MSxScz9b9OfWoxFw6gCZJJf2w7/s640/P2234576.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>I've been trying to think of a way to tie the <a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/2012/02/green-for-very-little-green.html" target="_blank">green I used on the mirror for the bedroom</a> to something else in the room. And also I haven't picked a color for the walls yet, so I'm stalling with a smaller project. This still totally counts as 'progress in the bedroom' though! (Get your mind out of the gutter)<br /><br />No problem, I'll spray the tray green. Easy, but still pretty boring.<br /><br />I thought about a stencil like this<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2m51aytqZxi6VaL322Bog-8IbidNmiDESMAEyTjd6TsO7_LIBAlGWEm8LTDOxivxUftHjsE5v_lLyehkSvMRKVdUt5S5Z9YhNNvrWQ8qdgKoTpKtT57kzEwlUk7kujIY3T2yc5JERkbDW/s1600/shop_stencils_detail.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="481" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2m51aytqZxi6VaL322Bog-8IbidNmiDESMAEyTjd6TsO7_LIBAlGWEm8LTDOxivxUftHjsE5v_lLyehkSvMRKVdUt5S5Z9YhNNvrWQ8qdgKoTpKtT57kzEwlUk7kujIY3T2yc5JERkbDW/s640/shop_stencils_detail.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">via <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/128634133076304214/" target="_blank">Pinterest</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br />or some sort of Greek Key inspiration, like I found in these bookcases.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgli1w_w_uranKzoW4hV-EsCDsPB1Y90om261ytQ10TeADUQG_rYVOFGaPuUp-VzfP8oS4d3Q0DGX95dEIZ6MUGfNYwABlZly0qdAf3pfJAHSgOAleXXN5pBAZic00-X5u-vMw6R3DTdhW9/s1600/2011-1-26+bokcases.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="582" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgli1w_w_uranKzoW4hV-EsCDsPB1Y90om261ytQ10TeADUQG_rYVOFGaPuUp-VzfP8oS4d3Q0DGX95dEIZ6MUGfNYwABlZly0qdAf3pfJAHSgOAleXXN5pBAZic00-X5u-vMw6R3DTdhW9/s640/2011-1-26+bokcases.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">via <a href="http://bibbidi-bobbidi-beautiful.blogspot.com/2011/01/more-nursery-progress.html" target="_blank">Bibbidi Bobbidi Beautiful</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br />But I wasn't convinced.<br /><br />Then while browsing <a href="http://www.jcrew.com/womens_category/shirtsandtops/blouses/PRDOVR~72387/72387.jsp" target="_blank">J. Crew, I found this honey</a>.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvTztjVg07ZRkSxta-Yhx0xEnMr26kBZoXiz-yXYlIqN7qC9rLF8JCTe2kuFuWM4W2L-31fVlirgSJAWo1oBC7juRhPxvXeQ9YHBVEMBdDHmXc1-5D8MsPH1e1iYFXCLlvfTZKNNx3E3jx/s1600/void(0).jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvTztjVg07ZRkSxta-Yhx0xEnMr26kBZoXiz-yXYlIqN7qC9rLF8JCTe2kuFuWM4W2L-31fVlirgSJAWo1oBC7juRhPxvXeQ9YHBVEMBdDHmXc1-5D8MsPH1e1iYFXCLlvfTZKNNx3E3jx/s640/void(0).jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Now, I'm not drinking. I am aware that is not a tray but rather an article of clothing. But the look is just right. As Uma Therman would say, "Disco."</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Off I went to Lowes for the thinest painters tape I could find - .75". I started with a piece down the middle and then worked my way out from there. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUaqXvY_txsd3M5O-imx5LcLyZ1irETbfLQH-HibI-Q9g3UB62su5vICPO0IjwxlaTbsidIGbRaO-AQ6gTMGAysrA6FX73kUX5F94EiSK_IggHDDtYHisHG-qCZ019ScDu109Chje2Slyl/s1600/P2264667.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUaqXvY_txsd3M5O-imx5LcLyZ1irETbfLQH-HibI-Q9g3UB62su5vICPO0IjwxlaTbsidIGbRaO-AQ6gTMGAysrA6FX73kUX5F94EiSK_IggHDDtYHisHG-qCZ019ScDu109Chje2Slyl/s640/P2264667.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />I used a piece of the same size tape for my spacer, so the lines would be as symmetrical as possible. I just moved the spacer piece of tape after each line was set, working my way out to the ends.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg9CenszKJJHrRz0DhEIDaSm8gfXmrPrBWyc0hKWMcAtDZzKmonm_tg7heg-PS2xg-cPRv5uANgzVcfOy_S3e2HNzq681DwLwvvMfvny7KTb8bzFWTYctN_xSJJ7JXAKV8_HQRyej3OYMa/s1600/P2264666.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg9CenszKJJHrRz0DhEIDaSm8gfXmrPrBWyc0hKWMcAtDZzKmonm_tg7heg-PS2xg-cPRv5uANgzVcfOy_S3e2HNzq681DwLwvvMfvny7KTb8bzFWTYctN_xSJJ7JXAKV8_HQRyej3OYMa/s640/P2264666.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sorry for the Miami Vice lighting in this picture</td></tr></tbody></table><br />One taped tray and I'm ready for paint. I love it already.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCH4w0qFkH9tLti6PyxBElMf6h4UEGxuT4Nffrr3-tNm28XlXAczWP5FO2GWWzq3uTPH2hYSbuJT1xC6V5Dpia-S6osnlRof8Wgxe9s62Cu0_JlKvO3qmc9AXfIsLLYqgPQ9sWlN4wANqf/s1600/P2264668.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCH4w0qFkH9tLti6PyxBElMf6h4UEGxuT4Nffrr3-tNm28XlXAczWP5FO2GWWzq3uTPH2hYSbuJT1xC6V5Dpia-S6osnlRof8Wgxe9s62Cu0_JlKvO3qmc9AXfIsLLYqgPQ9sWlN4wANqf/s640/P2264668.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />I knew touch ups would be needed, especially on the edges, so I was pretty liberal with the paint...as you can tell.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggYvB8mxwOi9-sJ2VEBPFe2EUK-U4d1BW_sAzs9e8fsEXaacOlYY-KE2IRtZMKOyHPXLrW2svN0lirXKwREiiaSZ2483h0m7Vbu5ogNTcp8INyPIHJugZg8WOQbUJbAk0wXWGlzdYXXnOH/s1600/P2264825.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggYvB8mxwOi9-sJ2VEBPFe2EUK-U4d1BW_sAzs9e8fsEXaacOlYY-KE2IRtZMKOyHPXLrW2svN0lirXKwREiiaSZ2483h0m7Vbu5ogNTcp8INyPIHJugZg8WOQbUJbAk0wXWGlzdYXXnOH/s640/P2264825.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />I used Navy Blue craft paint, as I couldn't think of a safe way to use Navy Blue spray paint with out a LOT more taping. It did take several coats to get even coverage but it dried super fast so my impatient self was satisfied.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhh6BlKCrWDUgKYTsmUcm5m9oNFSYCBq7rJ7Gi07YRx5TIg41b8tsq0ytzXHbrXs607NvtBqQhqf_H_cLZPvZA7gea5wKiTvp3F3UKdSRIKSkA3AsXCyme249zuIJR0Cx_kf6BzBQ9kRGQ/s1600/P2264829.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhh6BlKCrWDUgKYTsmUcm5m9oNFSYCBq7rJ7Gi07YRx5TIg41b8tsq0ytzXHbrXs607NvtBqQhqf_H_cLZPvZA7gea5wKiTvp3F3UKdSRIKSkA3AsXCyme249zuIJR0Cx_kf6BzBQ9kRGQ/s640/P2264829.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My best Vanna White impression</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After letting that final coat dry for a few hours, I pulled the tape for the reveal.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZEOGaRV8h74FBVYJlEcWqFkKksc8H4GWPKIvwh4NS9s8vTLmS9ezWTeHM0s8SSBhwoeREuCneBDR88HpUxboZuD1k6MsYZugHrhM7ov6zSCrJq88ZaPDQL_ihEDGVv5bluDruA2pvH-qg/s1600/P2294906.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZEOGaRV8h74FBVYJlEcWqFkKksc8H4GWPKIvwh4NS9s8vTLmS9ezWTeHM0s8SSBhwoeREuCneBDR88HpUxboZuD1k6MsYZugHrhM7ov6zSCrJq88ZaPDQL_ihEDGVv5bluDruA2pvH-qg/s640/P2294906.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Jackpot. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuFJnp0wpaA3Jx51CQuDqR_j2AUhflicNsYFol0mmXtaZqx-EKNHdKp-6JQy3yp1jVz7aUjhdEHerz4fm0NAXklrZK8jBHQMmqCHTSNXSvEZ445UFrTar6ikap39UoIa0tqT3ZvwzA8xXH/s1600/P2284865.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuFJnp0wpaA3Jx51CQuDqR_j2AUhflicNsYFol0mmXtaZqx-EKNHdKp-6JQy3yp1jVz7aUjhdEHerz4fm0NAXklrZK8jBHQMmqCHTSNXSvEZ445UFrTar6ikap39UoIa0tqT3ZvwzA8xXH/s640/P2284865.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I like that the stripes are only inside, like a little surprise. As they say on <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M547l7Mpe6E" target="_blank">Happy Endings</a> - so cute!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8eyhyM9qW10nAcF_-mM5Aik0E_AH63RU5fCrWmq3gE_pcaveSrjP_vIgVb7mns7lWZ4KPhCMAWK234iq6xhE79XYT31fXulD2TUf2XCnlaizbEZfrMvjSKnu2ZUpL47R0-09jEJp9C3wr/s1600/P2284861.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8eyhyM9qW10nAcF_-mM5Aik0E_AH63RU5fCrWmq3gE_pcaveSrjP_vIgVb7mns7lWZ4KPhCMAWK234iq6xhE79XYT31fXulD2TUf2XCnlaizbEZfrMvjSKnu2ZUpL47R0-09jEJp9C3wr/s320/P2284861.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There are some small touch ups to attend to, but I knew that would be the case. I'll also <span style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">spray the whole thing with a coat (OK, two coats) of high gloss lacquer to protect it from the years of abuse and use it is in for.</span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOHI-hcOG5hjGpVEKNgTjXq7WsRAupL8voNY2T7jYfKs4EarQ9EgfPNIsMSngzCqkqpSq__S1EIWlDzh95sLIJx_61tlMohPCBCiRdWObIqPof8-X_2kwHAN0aO6Z4OSAuRq4kW8LfK6Oh/s1600/P2294913.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOHI-hcOG5hjGpVEKNgTjXq7WsRAupL8voNY2T7jYfKs4EarQ9EgfPNIsMSngzCqkqpSq__S1EIWlDzh95sLIJx_61tlMohPCBCiRdWObIqPof8-X_2kwHAN0aO6Z4OSAuRq4kW8LfK6Oh/s640/P2294913.JPG" width="640" /></a></div></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is going to serve me well as a make-up tray and general organizing type thing for my dresser. And its keeping my momentum going. This weekend, paint color for the walls will be picked! Promise.<br /><br />Have you spray painted anything lately? Have any touch up paint advice? How do you organize your jewelry?</div>

shirt turned tray

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FOOD FOR THOUGHT

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/></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">An <span class="yshortcuts"><span id="lw_1330327894_0">economics professor</span></span>at a local college made a statement that he had never failed a single student before, but had recently failed an entire class. That class had insisted that Obama's socialism worked and that no one would be poor and no<span class="yiv2107756022textexposedshow"> one would be rich, a great equalizer. </span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><br /><span class="yiv2107756022textexposedshow">The professor then said, "OK, we will have an experiment in this class on Obama's plan". All grades will be averaged and everyone will receive the same grade so no one will fail and no one will receive an A.... (Substituting grades for dollars - something closer to home and more readily understood by all).</span><br /><br /><span class="yiv2107756022textexposedshow"></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="yiv2107756022textexposedshow"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">After the first test, the grades were averaged and everyone got a B. The students who studied hard were upset and the students who studied little were happy. As the second test rolled around, the students who studied little had studied even less and the ones who studied hard decided they wanted a free ride too so they studied little.</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><span class="yiv2107756022textexposedshow">The second test average was a D! No one was happy. When the 3rd test rolled around, the average was an F. As the tests proceeded, the scores never increased as bickering, blame and name-calling all resulted in hard feelings and no one would study for the benefit of anyone else. To their great surprise, ALL FAILED and the professor told them that socialism would also ultimately fail because when the reward is great, the effort to succeed is great, but when government takes all the reward away, no one will try or want to succeed. It could not be any simpler than that. </span></span><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="yiv2107756022textexposedshow" style="color: purple;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%;">These are possibly the 5 best sentences you'll ever read and all applicable to this experiment:</span></b></span><span class="yiv2107756022textexposedshow"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%;"></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><br /></span><span class="yiv2107756022textexposedshow"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%;">1. You cannot legislate the poor into prosperity by legislating the wealthy out of prosperity.</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%;"><br /><span class="yiv2107756022textexposedshow">2. What one person receives without working for, another person must work for without receiving.</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%;"><br /><span class="yiv2107756022textexposedshow">3. The government cannot give to anybody anything that the government does not first take from somebody else.</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%;"><br /><span class="yiv2107756022textexposedshow">4. You cannot multiply wealth by dividing it!</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%;"><br /><span class="yiv2107756022textexposedshow">5. When half of the people get the idea that they do not have to work because the other half is going to take care of them, and when the other half gets the idea that it does no good to work because somebody else is going to get what they work for, that is the beginning of the end of any nation.</span></span></span></div>

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

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