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This is the lone survivor. A sad rememberence to bad yarn and knitter inexperience. |
Then in 2011, I tried knitting up a plain vanilla sock. What was wrong? Well I was mostly winging it with no real clue as to what I was doing. And I ended up with this: |
A super baggy instep and an oddly pointed toe. This has since been frogged, and the yarn has been salvaged. I just can't bring myself to knit with it just yet, though. I was so excited for these socks. Again, this mistake is a testament to not listening to your inner voice. If your inner self is saying, "Something's not right," LISTEN TO HER! |
Finally, here's a not sock related fail. Right at the end of chemo I decided to crochet myself a sweater. Firstly, the yarn was all wrong for me. It was Knit Picks Shine Sport weight yarn. Which has cotton in it. I don't like the feel of cotton yarn. It felt so slippery and dried out my hands like crazy. Not good if you're experiencing neuropathy (numbness in the extremities) like I had in my finger tips. |
Not only did I not swatch, I also didn't measure myself. Nor did I really measure what I was doing. At the very least, I should have measured a sweater to figure out what size to make the different pieces. When I finally did finish the front and back, I washed it and it grew. And grew. And grew. I remember it was a Friday night, 10pm when I finally admitted defeat. The SGT looked and said, "So, who is that for? I think it's too big for you." |
Moral of my stories? Listen to your inner knitter when she says something's off. Always measure and make a gauge swatch.<eot>35 Mouthwatering Clean Eating Healthy Salmon Recipes for Dinners - The Fabulous Mommies |
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35 Mouthwatering Clean Eating Healthy Salmon Recipes for Dinners |
Besides being filled with healthy omega-3s, salmon is incredibly easy to cook and yet very tasty, which makes it a staple for the ketogenic diet. |
It's great to make sure you eat a ton of fats and protein and is a perfect zero carb food. |
I always like to try different recipes, because I think getting bored is the first step toward throwing the towel and stopping your diet, so I figured I should share them with you. |
Salmon is delicious, versatile and widely available. We cook wild salmon on a regular basis and I have compiled 35 Mouthwatering Clean Eating Healthy Salmon Recipes for Dinners. |
I recommend to spend a little bit more on wild salmon vs. farmed. It is more nutritious, contains less unhealthy saturated fat and is sustainable. To save about $10/lb on wild salmon, I buy fresh (more likely previously frozen) whole wild salmon and fillet it myself within 10 minutes. |
Credit : ifoodreal.com |
This cedar plank salmon recipe will blow every one of your family member's mind. If you ever cared about that, of course. Otherwise, it's just THE BEST way to cook salmon on a BBQ. And it's so easy too! |
It's super simple to make and is way healthier than its store-bought version. The best part is that you don't have to marinate the salmon in it – "Ain't nobody got time for that". Make cedar plank salmon on Friday night after work! |
Get this recipe on ifoodreal.com |
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Pan Seared Salmon with Lemon Garlic Cream Sauce – Quick, delicious, bright and creamy salmon dinner prepared in just one skillet and served with an incredible lemon garlic cream sauce! All you need is about 20 minutes and a handful of ingredients. |
Get this recipe on diethood.com |
Paleo + Whole30 Salmon Cakes with Lemon Dill Aioli |
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Paleo + Whole30 Salmon Cakes – healthy and delicious salmon cakes made from canned salmon, topped with a lemon dill aioli. Ready in 20 minutes! |
These paleo + whole30 salmon cakes are life changing. It's like a crab cake, but made with salmon. Promise you're going to love. |
Salmon cakes are usually made with bread crumbs. But I swapped it for almond flour and it was perfect. I added in tons of fresh herbs to bring brightness to the salmon cakes, and some of my homemade mayo to keep it juicy. |
In our household, we have been enjoying this Thai salmon recipe with sweet chili sauce for 14 years now. |
Credit : natashaskitchen.com |
This grilled maple salmon recipe is a KEEPER! One of my readers, Marina, shared the concept for this soy-maple glaze with us, saying "it is by far the best salmon recipe I've ever had."<eot>Committee recommends approval of 2015-16 room and board rates | Penn State University |
Committee recommends approval of 2015-16 room and board rates |
HERSHEY, Pa. -- As is typically done at the March meeting of the Penn State Board of Trustees, a presentation on room and board rates for the upcoming academic year was presented today (March 19), with a modest 3.89 increase recommended for 2015-16 by the Committee on Finance, Business and Capital Planning. |
If approved by the full board, the average room and board rate -- which includes a standard double room and the most common meal plan -- will be $5,075 a semester, a 3.89 percent increase over 2014-15. The full board will vote on the proposal on Friday (March 20). |
The proposed increase addresses a projected rise in food and utility expenses, as well as necessary payroll and property expense increases, said Gail Hurley, associate vice president for Auxiliary and Business Services. |
Housing and Food Services is a self-supporting enterprise. Money paid by students and guests for food and lodging are the only funds used for all operating expenses, building loans and interest payments, as well as costs for major maintenance and facility renewal. No state or tuition funds are used for construction, maintenance of facilities or the operations of the housing and dining program. |
Food costs in the coming year are expected to increase by 2.9 percent. Initiatives to contract directly with suppliers and other cost-control efforts helped to keep the increase lower than Consumer Price Index forecasts for next year, Hurley said. The aggregate increase for utilities is projected at 4.2 percent. And the overall property expense, comprised of debt service and deferred maintenance for facility renewal and new construction, is expected to increase by 3.9 percent. |
The largest increase is in payroll and payroll-related expenses, which can be attributed to inflationary adjustments for staff and technical service employees, and an increase in the fringe benefit rate -- primarily due to an increase in required contributions to the state retirement system. Those costs are estimated to increase by $2.3 million, or 4.7 percent. |
Other expense increases for 2015-16 are expected in maintenance, supplies and Residence Life operations. Overall expenses for Housing, Food Services and Residence Life are projected to increase by about $7.8 million. |
Hurley said there is an ongoing need for upgrading on-campus living facilities to remain attractive to potential and returning students, especially with the growth of off-campus apartments. Current construction and renovations are part of a 10-year, long-term facilities plan, which Hurley presented to the Board of Trustees in March 2013 that includes renovations to University Park's East and Pollock halls that encompass 23 buildings -- 14 in East and nine in Pollock. |
"This year's request marks year three in our long-term plan and will allow us to continue our forward progress in renewing our facilities and adding beds as needed at University Park and the campuses," Hurley said. "Not long ago, we asked students what they liked best about the renovations. Not surprisingly, they said the private bathrooms, updated sorority suite space, AV (audio-visual)-equipped study, meeting and social space, Wi-Fi and air conditioning." |
One of the biggest changes at the University Park campus this year was the installation of networks for in-room wireless capability, the installation of surveillance cameras at entrances and in public areas, and the changeover and updating of the door card-access system. |
At Commonwealth Campuses, wireless installations should be finished by the end of May, and card access upgrades and video surveillance projects will be completed by the beginning of the Fall 2015 semester. |
The newly renovated Hibbs and Stephens halls in Pollock were completed in January with a mid-year move-in. "The change to the façade of the buildings was so amazing that we had to convince some alums that we hadn't demolished the old buildings and built new," Hurley said. |
To offset the loss of space during the renovations of East and Pollock and to eventually increase the bed capacity at the end of the renovations, a total of 600 new beds are planned in the next phase of the renovations in two residence buildings located in North and East halls. |
Plans also are underway to renovate University Park's Findlay Dining Commons in East Halls -- last updated in 1992 -- and 14 existing buildings in East Halls, which account for about 4,000 bed spaces. |
Hurley said that 50 years have passed since East Halls was constructed, and more than 200,000 students have lived within those walls in that time. |
"It is within the rooms and hallways of these buildings that the personal, social and career paths of scientists, engineers, teachers, architects, musicians and countless others were explored and defined," she said. "It is now time to reshape those 1960s buildings to re-energize the space, to provide the living accommodations that will continue to attract and retain future generations of students and to positively impact their experiences and memories." |
Housing rate changes specific to various campus living units can be found at http://www.hfs.psu.edu/rates online.<eot>FILE - In this Feb. 11, 2010 file photo, television personality Elisabeth Hasselbeck arrives at The Heart Truth's Red Dress Collection 2010 fashion show in New York. Hasselbeck is leaving the desk at "The View" for the couch on Fox News Channel's "Fox & Friends." The news network said Tuesday, July 9, 2013, that Hasselbeck, who has been on Barbara Walters' syndicated daytime show for a decade, will join co-anchors Steve Doocy and Brian Kilmeade on Fox's morning show in September. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, File) | View photo - Yahoo TV |
July 9, 2013 5:54 PM |
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G.I. Joe: Classified – Duke |
by generalsjoes | May 29, 2020 | G.I. Joe Classified 6" Line, review-no-frontpage | 0 comments |
Remember a few years ago, in the aftermath of G.I. Joe: Retaliation when the Joe fandom wondered if the time had really come for Hasbro to move away from Duke as a focal character of the G.I. Joe mythology? |
Never really happened. One look at G.I. Joe: Classified certainly indicates that Duke is still the man in charge, and he's also the cream of the crop for figures in the inaugural wave of this new scale. |
I think it's safe to say that Hasbro was trying to accomplish several different things with G.I. Joe: Classified. |
They're taking inspiration and influence from the Real American Hero mythology |
They're adding a few modern touches to try and bring G.I. Joe forward into the future |
They're steering clear from the hyper-real military weaponry in an attempt to appeal to mass retail |
With each of the first few figures in this line, they've had mixed results combining all of these goals. With Duke they've managed them all to near perfection. |
Duke really does encompass the best of what this line can be at a six inch scale, and manages to take a character that we've all gotten inundated with over the years and make him a very cool, highly desirable six inch figure that brings some great things to the table. |
Design-wise, Duke is just about perfect. He clearly takes inspiration from his first appearance in 1983 with the tan button-up shirt and green pants, but this figure adds some great darker colors on the shirt in the way of stitched padding throughout the sleeves and shoulders as well as silver elbow pads. |
The green is darker than the original inspiration and looks a bit richer in tone and I really love the "cloth" texture of his pants. His head sculpt is terrific, with a ton of character, and the scar above his right eye looks really great. |
There's a surprising amount of variation in the colors as well. His pants are a different color than his bandolier and his bandolier matches the pouches on his belt and holster, all of which ties several of these different hues together into one really nicely cohesive package. |
Duke's got kneepads and a holster for his pistol, with a hole on the rear of his belt to hold his binoculars. He is crammed full of character, is immediately recognizable, yet brings a lot of modernization to the design. |
I know a lot of people have had issues with some of the brighter gold colors, not to mention the heavier armor sprinkled throughout these figures, especially in the case of Roadblock (and in some cases Scarlett). I think the armor is done really well for Duke, the gold on his lower legs toned down, while his elbow and kneepads are sculpted very close to the body and don't detract from the overall design. |
Personally, I'm fine with adding some of these pseudo-sci-fi elements, G.I. Joe has always had them, and Duke is as close to perfect as it gets with these combined aesthetics. |
Like Snake Eyes, Duke is absolutely loaded with functional articulation which enables a plethora of great poses. The multi-jointed neck, the butterfly shoulders, ab crunch, ball joint waist, drop down hips, double joints at the knees and elbows, not to mention the rocker ankles– Duke can get in pretty much any pose you come up with and I couldn't be happier. |
Especially for G.I. Joe, articulation is key. It's always been a hallmark of the Joes, ever since the 12″ figure's debut in the 1960's. With few exceptions, Hasbro has made sure to maintain state of the art articulation all the way through, and the G.I. Joe: Classified line has that in spades. |
A sore spot throughout many of the G.I. Joe: Classified figures, the accessory compliment is another thing that Duke does right. While it's very clear that his weapons are not traditional military, they still have that sort of aesthetic, which is a big bonus over other figures in this first wave. |
One look at the neon blue elements of the rifle tells you that it doesn't fire bullets, but it's still a very cool looking weapon, which should be all that matters. |
He's got his trusty backpack with embedded shovel, pistol with holster, and binoculars, a really awesome call back to the vintage figure, who came with all of these same accessories. He looks fntastic all geared up and has a place to store everything (as long as he holds his rifle in his hands), which is very cool indeed. |
Great job covering all bases with this one. |
More unique art that separates Duke from the rest, but looks really good on its own. You have to wonder if at some point they'll shoot for more unification across the different figures, but for now, I'm really enjoying the more artistic look by leveraging different style artists for the different figures. Gives them a bit of a more "high end" collector feel. |
It's been a long time since I was really fired up about a Duke figure, but this version of the character is a highlight in the first wave of G.I. Joe: Classified figures. Just getting my hands on this guy has made me long to see some other stalwart characters like Major Bludd, Zartan, or Flint. After all, if this is even close to what Hasbro is capable of, we could be in for a lot of fun over the next couple of years (and hopefully longer!) |
Duke really hits this scale right out of the park. Hasbro manages to take a pretty dated look and crank it to modernization thanks to some added textures, pads, and yes shin armor (that looks much better than it does on Roadblock!) The end result is a Duke that looks like a modern day sci-fi soldier while still looking immediately familiar to us old school fans. He's got all the right colors, fantastic articulation and his accessories are a nearly perfect bridge between fantasy and military realism. |
– Nice modern update with some vintage flair |
– Incredibly effective articulation |
– Just the right modernization in all the right places |
– Perfect way to do sci-fi oriented weapons without going overboard |
– Would love this look in the 4″ scale |
– Gold shin pads do impact ankle articulation just a little |
<iframe frameborder="0" width="500" height="500" src="http://www.generalsjoesreborn.com/?wp_review_id=200185"></iframe><eot>Weather is still very much in flux here, though at least we are making progress towards warm. In the last 3 days we’ll have seen a day time high of 76 and then a plummet to a rainy barely 60 with several nights well into the 30s. |
On the bright side, at least its not as bad as Impish who saw 55 degree temps Tuesday followed by a 23 degree drop and the full Monte of winter precipitation with 25 to 35 mph winds on top of it today. I expect he’ll be taking yet another snow day off while claiming ‘telecommuting’ to DL/LL Enterprises. Telecommuting is actually Impish speak for being in his recliner with a lap top open and his eyes closed. |
You guys get started on today’s issue Friday is giving me the sign my next interview for Impish’s replacement on call substitute is waiting for me I’ll catch up in time to relate something interesting that occurred while attempting to put the issue together in my Parting Shot. |
Cute but impractical- you lose about 1/3 of the mugs capacity to the cookies & it doesn’t appear to hold nearly enough chocolate chip cookies. |
Irish Railway |
The following is an actual exchange of correspondence between a customer |
and the Irish Railway Company – IarnrodEireann. |
Gentlemen, |
I have been riding your trains daily for the last two years, |
and the service on your line seems to be getting worse every day. |
I am tired of standing in the aisle all the time on a 14-mile trip. |
I think the transportation system is worse than that enjoyed by people 2,000 years ago. |
Yours truly, |
Patrick Finnegan |
Dear Mr. Finnegan, |
We received your letter with reference to the shortcomings of our service |
and believe you are somewhat confused in your history. |
The only mode of transportation 2,000 years ago was by foot. |
Sincerely, |
IarnrodEireann |
Gentlemen, |
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