Sarah @ Berry Barn Designs!
Congrats Sarah! Here is her beautiful little doll quilt.
You can check out her blog HERE for a tutorial and to download a free Forest Friends template to applique on a quilt of your own!
Sarah gets a $25 gift certificate from Fat Quarter Shop, a pattern from Swirly Girls Design and a thread sampler from Aurifil.
Oh how I wish I could give all you guys a prize! Everyone worked so hard and really pushed to get these quilts finished up. Each and every one is gorgeous…I swear! I'm not just saying that:) I love how creative everyone was and the colors and layouts were all so inspiring. Well done!
Sunnyside Triangle Quilt by The Sassy Quilter, measures 50 x 64.
Were you wondering why you never got to see my finished triangles from the Triangle Quilt Along???
Well, it got a little crazy sorting through all the final entries that I got a little behind! I also got a new camera and am trying to figure out how to get decent pics….so easy on my trusty iphone.
This quilt finishes at 50″ x 64″. I just loved working with these fun prints in Sunnyside by Kate Spain for Moda. I used a layer cake to cut mine and then added some solids to fill in the gaps.
I quilted along each side of the diagonal seams in a 50wt, 100% cotton Aurifil thread. The color is a light gray that blended perfectly with all these different colors.
For the backing I used a print from the same line.
I used a Zig Zag stitch for my machine binding technique just to spice things up a bit! I think it is fitting for the triangles.
Actually, the stitch I used is a little more than just a zig zag, this is called an Elastic Stitch on your machine. It takes three stitches in each direction….a little prettier I think.
Keep the seam line in the center of the stitch and you are bound to catch your binding edge on the back of your quilt! This method can be a little more forgiving if you have a hard time keeping it in the ditch.
Here is the backside of the binding.
These labels are by ikaprint and can be designed in a ton of different styles! They really make it simple to get my quilts labeled, especially since I tend to forget that step…..I know, bad quilter!
These adorable labels can be purchased from ikaprint HERE!
ikaprint let me create my own online store with them so the labels are at a discounted price, yay! So click on the link above and have a look around.
Now! Who out there missed the date to finish up there Triangle Quilt???
So keep at it guys and gals! It is not too late to be inspired and get those Triangle Masterpieces finished up! You can do it!
I am so excited to launch my first Quilt Along here at The Sassy Quilter!
Lots of you said you really wanted to make a triangle quilt, but just haven't yet…so, here is your chance:) I'm calling it the Triangle Quilt Along and I have rounded up some awesome sponsors and prizes!
It will be a five week process with weekly link ups to share your pics for a chance at prizes, with an awesome Grand Prize at the end with our Triangle Extravaganza!
I want to encourage everyone to join in because you are going to be surprised how easy this quilt is and it not too big so you will have no problem keeping up!!! Remember there are no blocks in a triangle quilt so once you cut them out….you just piece your rows and join them…Easy!
Here is a coloring sheet you can print to help you visualize your quilt.
Not until March 21st! So you have got plenty of time to get your thoughts and fabrics together.
Triangles = 1/3 yd cuts of 13 different fabrics. I used 10 prints and 3 solids. You can use as much or as little variety as you like. Just get larger cuts of the same fabric if you want less fabrics in your quilt. For example: You may get 2/3 yds of a particular fabric you want more of and then get only 12 different fabrics. I will warn you that you need exactly 1/3 yd of each, so if you want to be on the safe side you can get 1/2 yd and you will have some extra to add to your scrap bins! As long as your cuts of fabric are generous and give you room to square up the edge, you will be fine. If you want to use Fat Quarters, that would be two of each of the 13 fabrics, 26 in total!
Do I need a special ruler?
It will be super easy if you use a 60 degree equilateral triangle ruler! It will need to cut a 6″ triangle and that little blunt tip is a life saver. You can find one from Creative Grids HERE, but I will show you how to cut one with your regular rulers too.
Please ask if you have any questions about picking your fabrics!!! I can help with calculations if this is confusing to any beginners…or anyone else:) This is a throw size quilt, if you want to go smaller or larger…we can figure out that too!
Let's make this fun and get inspired by each other! I would LOVE your support:) Leave a comment letting me know if you are joining in!
The fabrics are Simply Style and Boho Girl. I also threw in some solids to break it up.
If you want to know more info on how I cut and pieced this Triangle Quilt, visit my previous posts HERE and HERE.
I loved this fun paisley for the backing. I like the back of a quilt to be extra sassy!
I quilted it using a 50wt. Aurifil thread in lime from the Simplify collection. I am so in love with these threads!!! I used a navy for the binding.
You can get this set at Cotton Bliss HERE!
HERE is the tutorial I used to machine bind this quilt.
P.S. Have you checked out Gotcha Covered Quilting?
Here is their Etsy shop with lots and lots of great fabrics to start off your new year and new projects!
The fabrics are Simply Style by V&Co. just the blue and green shades though. Can't wait to get this sandwiched and quilted. If you know me, it may take a while to get that done:) I like to save up a few and have a sandwiching party.
What to know about these triangles….wayyyy stretchy. I wish I had starched my fabric before I cut it instead of after cutting the triangle. A little over anxious to get started on this one. Better late than never!
I have already started my next project which was inspired by Kelly@MyQuiltInfatuation. She used a double slice quilt pattern and said it was quick and I was looking for just that. Here are the gorgeous fabrics I ordered from Moona Fabrics on Etsy. Piper by Dear Stella is the fabric line. Love, love , love these and they weren't easy to find(been out a while). Sue@Moona Fabrics was so quick to answer my questions and help me get the bundle I was looking for… and they arrived lickety-split! You guys should definitely go and check them out here. Lots of yummy fabrics over there and Sue is kind enough to offer us a coupon code for free shipping on domestic orders over $30! Expires 11/1/13 so you better snap it up quick!
Moona Fabrics has more of this line(Piper by Dear Stella), Lucky Girl by Jennifer Paganelli, Lottie Da by Heather Bailey, and many others . . .
so visit Sue at her online shop here!
Simply Triangles and a Giveaway!
In honor of something new, I hope you will check out this new online quilt shop, Cotton Bliss!
Cotton Bliss is a new online fabric shop specializing in today's designer quilting fabrics, notions and patterns. They have some great prices you guys and plan to add lots more as the shop grows!
Speaking of… If you don't see what you want, let Stefanie know and chances are she can get it for you. Top-notch service with discount prices are their specialty!
Today's giveaway is this lovely Simply Style charm pack!
♥Subscribe to the Cotton Bliss newsletter here and leave a comment on this post letting me know that you did so.
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♥For a bonus entry>>> post a link on their Facebook wall here to your favorite product on their site here and leave a comment on this post telling me your favorite too.
I just ordered up some of this delicious Scrumptious by Bonnie and Camille!
For an extra temptation, Stefanie will follow up your newsletter subscription with at 10% off coupon that will be emailed to you to use on your next order!!!


FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. – If you are wondering why there is a foundation being laid at the North Peace Museum, The Fort St. John North Peace Museum is going to have a new attraction for people to look at coming in September.
The Bartlett Allen second homestead house is sitting just north of Taylor currently and will be coming to the North Peace Museum.
Heather Sjoblom, the museum's curator, says they hope to move the house onto the foundation in September.
The house doesn't have the original flooring in it any longer, hence why a new foundation is being built so the building can be put in.
The building will go on top of the foundation and they will replace some of the logs that are missing from the bottom. There is some work that needs to be done to the house, such as the roof as it is missing many shingles. They will also be renovating the house from the inside, a process that could take a little while.
The building will be permanent, and they hope to have it open from May until September.


Small leaks. Drips. Puddles. Not exactly a problem for the fire service or even a costly plumber – but a hassle that needs fixing. When an absorbency specialist approached us, we helped them realise their ideas with personality and charm that made the mundane fun.


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Q: Use jquery clear textbox value in a repeater control I got a problem when I am trying to clear the content of a textbox which is in the repeater control.
The repeater control has its data source and is bound in the code behind. The textbox shows the information from the data source. I am using ajax and button to delete the data behind the textbox and clear the content of it. Although the delete function works, the jquery codes that try to clear text is not working.
The jquery codes I am using is:
$(this).parent().prev(".answerText").val("");

I am targeting the right element. These codes works if the textbox does not have content originally. If I text something in this text box and click this button it will clear the content.
Is anyone has a clue on how to deal with this?
The data source is bind in onInit :
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The HTML code is:
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A: var $tr = $(this).closest('li');
$tr.find("input[id$=txtboxId]").val('');
You can find the closet element which is getting repeated and search for textbox with id and then change the value.

A: Depending on the current context of this, then this should work:
$(this).parent().find('.answerText').html();

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The Hawai'i Police Department is searching for a 14-year-old girl reported as missing from Hilo since October 10.
Puanani Leilani Vierra, is described as, 4-foot-11, about 90 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. Vierra visited the island of Oahu and was last seen in the Waianae area.


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IGOR IACHIMCIUC
Adjunct Associate Professor, School Of Music
Main Website http://www.igoriachimciuc.com
David P. Gardner Hall
UT 84112
Research/Scholarship Projects
Commission. Mountains, give me your body for woman choir. Cantemus Choir (Moldova), 09/2014
Commission. From old times fantasy for folk ensemble. Flueras ensemble, 09/2013
Commission. Ca la Breaza – dance for clarinet quartet. The Forward Four Clarinet Quartet , 07/2013
Commission. Rural Sketches for Marimba and Bass Ensemble . Chicago Bass Ensemble and Matthew Coley, 02/2013
Commission award. Utah Buddhist Festival, 09/2012
Commission award. Intermezzo Chamber Music Series, 09/2009
Honorable mention. Minnesota Symphony Orchestra composers competition, 10/2007
Honorable mention. International Fauxharmonic Digital Orchestra Composers Competition, 04/2006
Utah Arts Festival orchestral commission. Utah Arts Festival, 07/2005
Leroy Robertson Prize. University of Utah, 09/2004
The National Award of the Municipal Youth Prize in the Domain of Science, Technology, Literature and Arts for Descântece for mixed choir. National Award of the Municipal Youth Prize, 07/2003
Wayne Peterson Prize in Music Composition. Wayne Peterson Prize, 05/2003
First prize in composition . Silver Chrysanthemum National Composition Competition, 06/1996
First prize in cimbalom performance . "Barbu Lautaru" National competition, 03/1994
Union of Composers of Moldova (UCM), Promote and support of Moldavian composers, 09/2002 - present
CD release by Vegas Records - "Country Bridges". Collection of 12 Old Time Fiddle tunes arranged for violin and cimbalom. 05/01/2020. https://igoriamchimciucvaleriglava.bandcamp.com/
Leopard's Path released on CD Baby label . 08/01/2017. https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/igoriachimciuc2
Mountains, give me a body for woman choir: July 9 2017 at National Philharmonics of Moldova; Concert of CANTEMUS choir in L'Auditori de Barcelona sala Pau Casals (Spain) July 25th; 2017 Segizzi 56th International Choir Competition 1st prize in Category Romantic/Contemporary music. 07/25/2017. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yz1jNq7AOCk
Sonata for clarinet and piano; performed at Utah Arts Festival by Henry Caceres and Jed Moss. 06/24/2017.
Old Suite for cello solo; Premiered by Noriko Kishi at Urban Arts Gallery. 05/18/2017.
12 snapshots for cello and two percussion; Premiered by Noriko Kishi, and Eric Hopkins at Urban Arts Gallery. 05/16/2017.
Eight pieces for flute, clarinet, violin, and cello; Urban Arts Gallery, Salt Lake City. 10/15/2015.
2015 Intermezzo Chamber Music Series; Margins for taraf quartet. 07/20/2015.
2015 Utah Arts Festival; Suite for low instruments. 06/25/2015.
Two preludes for flute, viola and harp; Salty Crickets Composers Collective. 10/2014. http://utahculturalalliance.org/2014/09/24/utah-co...
CD release. Concertino band. Concert suite. 09/2014. http://www.ame-lyss.ch/cd%20concertino%2010%20YEAR...
CD release. Centaur Records, includes Fishing Day duo. 06/2014. http://news.nau.edu/unlikely-duo-hits-musical-high...
Through Flowers for marimba solo; Sonic Inertia Publications. 05/2014. https://squareup.com/market/sonic-inertia-publicat...
CD release. CD Baby. Dialogue album. Pieces for cimbalom and accordion duo. 09/2012. http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/igoriachimciuc
Descântece (Spells), a cycle for mixed choir (five movements); performed by Chamber Choir of Organ Hall of the Moldova . 11/10/2011.
Hills and Valleys, trio for violin, clarinet, and piano; performed at TTU School of Music. 11/04/2011.
Quartet in C for strings (four movements); presented at the master class with Kronos quartet at the University of Utah. 09/04/2011.
In John's Garden, cycle for the clarinet and piano; performed at 2011 Days of New Music International Festival in June 2011 by Alexander and Svetlana Danilov. 06/10/2011.
Concert Suite for solo cimbalom; included as obligatory piece at 9th International Dulcimer Festival in Valašské Meziříčí, Czech Republic (May 2011). 05/01/2011.
Malanca for brass quintet; performed at 2011 USM New Music Festival by the UCM Faculty Brass Quintet. 04/10/2011.
Descântece (Spells), a cycle for mixed choir (five movements); chosen as subject for the Master Thesis "Spells by Igor Iachimciuc – particularities of the composition and dramaturgy" by Natalia Chiciuc, Academy of Music, Theater, and Fine Arts, Chisinau, Moldova. 01/31/2011.

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Avatar Dominates the Box Office for the Fourth Weekend
by administrator · January 11, 2010
"Avatar" ruled the North American box office for a fourth weekend Sunday, days after it soared up the worldwide rankings to become the second-biggest movie of all time.
James Cameron's 3-D sci-fi epic earned $48.5 million across the United States and Canada during the three-day period beginning Friday, distributor 20th Century Fox said.
Its total rose to $429 million, making it the seventh-biggest movie of all time in North America, before accounting for inflation. The last movie to enjoy four consecutive weekends at No. 1 was the Batman movie, "The Dark Knight," in 2008.
Fox, a unit of News Corp [NWS 16.42 0.07 (+0.43%) ], has said it expects "Avatar" to challenge "The Dark Knight" ($533 million) for the No. 2 slot in the North American record books. Cameron's "Titanic" holds the title with $601 million.
International moviegoers have driven the new film's success. As of Wednesday, they had chipped in $761 million, taking the film's worldwide total to $1.14 billion. "Avatar" passed the $1.12 billion tally of "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" to become the second-highest worldwide release ever, trailing only "Titanic" with worldwide sales of $1.84 billion in 1997-1998. Fox will release updated international weekend sales data later Sunday.
"Avatar" is the tale of a disabled ex-Marine sent from Earth to infiltrate a race of 10-foot blue aliens and persuade them to let his employer mine their homeland for natural resources. It was reportedly the most expensive film ever made, with a budget of at least $300 million.
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Over the course of a year I created a complete comic book from scratch. That included writing it, managing a team of artists and designers, and pitching it to publishers at major pop culture expos. On October 9th it was published nationally by New York Times best selling Alterna Comics. To promote its release I created a number of ads and promo images, which included four teasers distributed by Alterna to build up suspense for its announcement, a visually appealing press release, and an animated banner that ran on several comics news sites.
The promotion went a long way to get the word out. I am very pleased with the response Deadless has received, and am especially grateful that its publication led me to my future in ad writing.
Promoting the new Alterna Comics digital series DEADLESS, I hope this proves that a copywriter doesn't necessarily need words to create an effective ad.


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Oregon joins Washington's travel ban lawsuit, citing 'harm' to state, institutions
By PARIS ACHEN
SALEM — Oregon's Department of Justice has filed court papers seeking to join Washington's lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump's temporary travel ban on citizens from seven predominantly Muslim countries.
"The executive order has caused — and threatens to further cause — harm to Oregon and its residents, employers, agencies, educational institutions, health care system and economy. Moreover, the executive order forces Oregon to violate its own laws against discrimination, frustrating Oregon's sovereign interest in providing a welcoming home to people from all over the world," according to the justice department's motion.
State officials argued that the travel ban could cause a shortage of physicians and medical residents, drain international tuition dollars from universities and strip the state's technology industry of talent. Out of Oregon's $92 billion investment portfolio, about $19 million comes from technology companies, who have expressed alarm about the impact the ban will have on their highly-skilled workers who often come from overseas.
"That disruption also affects Oregon as a shareholder," State Treasurer Tobias Read wrote in a declaration to the court.
About 165 of Oregon State University's 3,529 international students are citizens of the countries affected by the travel ban. The ban affects 59 of Portland State University's more than 1,900 international students. International students contributed about 13 percent of PSU's net tuition and fees for 2015-16. "Their tuition revenue will be lost if they are unable to travel to Oregon," according to the lawsuit.
The ban would threaten the state's ability to attract and retain physicans to practice in rural and underserved areas through the J-1 visa program. Likewise, Oregon Health & Science University officials reported the ban affects six of their medical residents and the ability to replace them is unlikely.
"The loss of even one resident to a program carries a very high risk of an adverse impact on OHSU's ability to provide the patient care that the state of Oregon and Oregonians need," according to court documents.
Trump's executive order, signed Jan. 27, indefinitely bans Syrian refugees and temporarily blocks other refugees and citizens of seven majority-Muslim countries from entering the United States. The order came after Trump promised during his campaign a "total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States," according to court records.
Federal Judge James Robart in Seattle on Feb. 3 temporarily halted enforcement of the order nationwide after Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson argued that the order would harm his state's interests. The state's lawsuit also claims the order is unconstitutional because it discriminates on the basis of religion. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously upheld Robart's temporary restraining order. Trump suggested he would appeal the case to the U.S. Supreme Court.
White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer called the appeals court's decision "just a procedural ruling on the temporary restraining order."
"We look forward to a full hearing on the merits of this case, and we feel very confident that we're going to prevail," Spicer said during a Facebook Live interviews with Breitbart News.
A timeline for a decision on the state's request to join Washington's suit has not been set, said Kristina Edmunson, a spokeswoman for the department.
Since Washington sued the federal government, only Minnesota has officially signed onto the lawsuit, though other states have expressed interest.
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Manchester, UK, 26 November: Verve Cycling, the designer and manufacturer of the InfoCrank, has entered into a five-year relationship with British Cycling. The partnership is designed to give Great Britain Cycling Team athletes across all Olympic disciplines the opportunity to ride with accurate power measurement capabilities.
The Great Britain Cycling Team will use the data that is available from the InfoCrank to continue to give them the edge as they strive to remain the world's single most successful cycling team.
Verve Cycling will also work with British Cycling's cutting-edge coaching and sport science infrastructure to develop the InfoCrank product for those disciplines that do not yet have true power measurement.
Bryan Taylor, President of Verve Cycling, said:
"Taking a product from the laboratory to the road is a fantastic experience made even greater when successful British Cycling athletes choose to use our products. It's amazing to see the team push the InfoCrank to its limits to find it does precisely what it was designed to do on the track and through rain, snow and mud, in road races and time trials.
"The fact that British Cycling agrees with and supports our vision of taking truly accurate power measurement to all those cyclists who are aiming to improve and has given us the opportunity to work with world leading coaches and sports scientists through the next two Olympics cycles, is a dream come true for the engineering innovators at Verve."
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The Bel Aire Area Chamber of Commerce was formed in 2008 to promote local business interests and civic engagement with the greater community. A small, dedicated membership base has worked hard to build and strengthen the organization. The all volunteer Board of Directors is dedicated to the success of this organization and is committed to pursuing membership growth.
The Bel Aire Area Chamber of Commerce currently meets on the first Wednesday of every month. Meeting locations vary from month to month. Contact Tristin Terhune to receive our e-mail invitations to be notified of date, time and location of meeting.
A short business meeting takes place at the beginning and then industry leaders serve as guest speakers who address issues our members are currently facing. Anyone interested in the Chamber is welcome to attend a meeting.
The Bel Aire Area Chamber of Commerce has established general goals. In the coming years the Chamber will work to accomplish their goals and meet all other challenges as occur they occur.
The Chamber will continue to focus on retaining and expanding businesses as well as recruitment of new members. The Chamber will work with employers to develop strategies to bring more potential employees to the community.
The Chamber will seek new avenues to inform members and the public about business developments, programs and services, including the development of an online database of area businesses.
The vitality of the community depends upon the quality of leadership. The Chamber will continue to sponsor leadership events and training to develop and encourage leaders who will be willing and able to successfully guide community organizations and activities.
The Bel Aire Area Chamber of Commerce offers its members many benefits including publication in the business directory, sponsorship opportunities, networking opportunities, access to government officials, professional development, and recognition. For more information on what the Bel Aire Area Chamber of Commerce can offer your business visit our membership page.


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Christina Baum (geb. Sauser; * 21. März 1956 in Kleingrabe) ist eine rechtsextreme deutsche Politikerin (AfD) und seit 2021 Mitglied des Deutschen Bundestags.

Leben und Beruf
Nach dem Abitur 1974 an der Erweiterten Oberschule in Mühlhausen/Thüringen studierte Christina Baum bis 1976 Zahnmedizin an der Karl-Marx-Universität Leipzig und im Anschluss an der Medizinischen Akademie Erfurt. Sie schloss 1979 das Studium als Diplom-Stomatologin ab und begann eine Weiterbildung zur Fachzahnärztin für Allgemeine Stomatologie an der Poliklinik Mühlhausen, die sie 1984 beendete. Von 1983 bis 1989 arbeitete Baum als Betriebszahnärztin im VEB Obertrikotagen "Mülana".

Baum stellte 1985 einen Ausreiseantrag aus der DDR, der vier Jahre später bewilligt wurde. Nach ihrer Ausreise in die Bundesrepublik wurde sie 1990 an der Universität Würzburg mit der Arbeit Der Einfluss des Waschprozesses und der Dampfsterilisation auf den Verschleiss von OP-Textilien zum Dr. med. dent. promoviert. Sie führt seit 1992 gemeinsam mit ihrem Mann eine Zahnarztpraxis in Lauda-Königshofen.

Baum ist evangelisch, verheiratet und hat eine Tochter.

Partei
Baum ist seit 2013 Mitglied der Alternative für Deutschland und seitdem Vorsitzende des AfD-Kreisverbandes Main-Tauber. Von Juni 2013 bis März 2017 war sie außerdem stellvertretende Vorsitzende des AfD-Landesverbandes Baden-Württemberg.

Baum gilt als eine enge Vertraute von Björn Höcke und – als eine der Erstunterzeichnerinnen der sogenannten Erfurter Resolution – süddeutsche Stimme des rechtsextremistischen Flügels.

Abgeordnete
Baum gehörte von 2016 bis 2021 dem Landtag von Baden-Württemberg an. Baum entschied sich bei der Spaltung der AfD-Fraktion im Baden-Württembergischen Landtag nach der Causa Gedeon, in der AfD-Fraktion zu bleiben. Kurz darauf wurde sie von ihrer Fraktion für die AfD in den NSU-Untersuchungsausschuss des Landtages entsandt, wo sie sich durch mangelnde Mitarbeit erhebliche Kritik einbrachte.

Auf ihr Wahlkreisbüro in Tauberbischofsheim wurden vier Farbbeutel-Anschläge verübt, bei denen erheblicher Sachschaden entstand. Eine der Beschädigungen hatte
Baum mit den Novemberpogromen 1938 gegen die jüdische Bevölkerung verglichen.

Sie erhielt bei der Landtagswahl 2016 im Wahlkreis Main-Tauber  17,2 Prozent der Stimmen und zog mit einem Zweitmandat in den Landtag ein. Bei der Landtagswahl 2021 trat Baum erneut als Kandidatin der AfD im Main-Tauber-Kreis an. Sie erhielt 10,7 Prozent der Stimmen und verpasste damit den Wiedereinzug in den Landtag.

Seit der Kommunalwahl 2019 gehört sie dem Kreistag des Main-Tauber-Kreises an.

Seit der Bundestagswahl 2021 sitzt Baum im 20. Deutschen Bundestag. Sie zog über die Landesliste Baden-Württemberg ein, nachdem sie ein Direktmandat im Wahlkreis Odenwald – Tauber verfehlt hatte. Sie ist Mitglied im Ausschuss für Gesundheit.

Positionen
Eines ihrer politischen Hauptanliegen ist die Meinungsfreiheit, die sie in Deutschland nach eigener Aussage durch eine "Meinungsdiktatur" bedroht sieht. Sie lud 2016 gegen die offizielle Linie des Landeschefs Meuthen den Thüringer AfD-Landeschef Björn Höcke zu einem Wahlkampfauftritt ein. Baum selbst war bereits im Herbst 2015 als Gastrednerin auf der von Höcke organisierten Erfurter AfD-Demonstration aufgetreten. Die Stuttgarter Zeitung zählt Baum zum "deutschnationalen Flügel" der Partei. Baum verwendet Begriffe wie "Umvolkung" oder "Bevölkerungsaustausch" und taucht in einem Gutachten des Verfassungsschutzes zur AfD mehrfach auf.

Nach Ansicht Baums bewirkt die Flüchtlingspolitik von Bündnis 90/Die Grünen einen schleichenden Genozid an der deutschen Bevölkerung. Zudem sei die Wahl von Muhterem Aras zur Landtagspräsidentin ein Angriff auf die AfD sowie ein ganz klares Zeichen, dass die "Islamisierung Deutschlands" in vollem Gang sei. Schwarzen Menschen, die Rassismus erfahren hatten, riet Baum, Deutschland zu verlassen: "Black people – go back to your home in Africa and live there without racism." Sie fordert ein Wahlrecht nach Abstammung.

Baum wirbt auf ihren Präsenzen in den sozialen Medien für Proteste gegen die Corona-Maßnahmen und nahm auch selbst an entsprechenden Kundgebungen teil.

Im Juli 2021 formulierte Baum auf Facebook einen Alleinvertretungsanspruch der AfD und sprach anderen Parteien und Volksvertretern ihre Legitimität ab, indem sie schrieb:

In ihrer ersten Bundestagsrede am 7. Dezember 2021 sprach Baum von Corona-Maßnahmen als "Terror", "Willkür" und "Knechtschaft des Volkes".  Die Impfpflicht bezeichnete sie als "Vergewaltigung von Teilen des Volkes durch den Impfzwang" und drohte den Abgeordneten der anderen Fraktionen mit Gewalt: "Durch die namentliche Abstimmung zu diesem Gesetz werden die Bürger zumindest genau wissen, wen sie zu gegebener Zeit zur Rechenschaft ziehen müssen." Im August desselben Jahres hatte sie bereits auf Facebook geschrieben: "Wir Menschen und Völker scheinen nur noch Versuchskaninchen von irgendwelchen Psychopathen zu sein, die uns für ihre E x p e r i m e n t e benutzen. […] Der Pharmalobby ist es tatsächlich gelungen, die Regierungen weltweit derart zu beeinflussen, dass diese an ihren Völkern ein bisher ebenfalls historisch einzigartiges Experiment einer neuartigen 'Gentherapie', beschönigend als Impfung bezeichnet, mit massivem Zwang durchzusetzen [sic!]." Dieses Zitat führte der baden-württembergische Verfassungsschutz als ein Beispiel für verschwörungsideologische Äußerungen an.

Bei einer Kundgebung im Rahmen sog. Corona-Proteste in Magdeburg am 8. Januar 2022 rief sie die Polizisten, die die Kundgebung begleiteten, indirekt dazu auf, sich auf die Seite der Demonstranten zu stellen: "Liebe Polizisten, Ihr werdet Euch eines Tages entscheiden müssen, auf welcher Seite Ihr steht. Ob Ihr die Hand gegen Euer eigenes Volk erhebt. Oder ob Ihr Euch auf unsere Seite stellt." Bei einer Kundgebung am 19. Februar desselben Jahres auf der Theresienwiese in Heilbronn rief sie die anwesenden Polizeibeamten zu Ungehorsam und Befehlsverweigerung auf.

Im Dezember 2022 nahm Baum in Wien an einer Podiumsdiskussion der von dem ehemaligen FPÖ-Chef und Ex-Vizekanzler Österreichs Heinz-Christian Strache gegründeten "Plattform für Frieden und Neutralität" teil, die sich unter Straches Moderation mit dem russischen Überfall auf die Ukraine befasste. Baum, die sich im Bundestag gegen den NATO-Beitritt Schwedens und Finnlands ausgesprochen hatte, gab zu verstehen, dass für sie nicht Putin für den Krieg verantwortlich sei. Sie zitierte den Preußenkönig Friedrich den Großen mit den Worten, Angreifer sei "derjenige, der seinen Gegner zwingt, zu den Waffen zu greifen". Schon vor dem Krieg habe sie gedacht, "hoffentlich behält Putin die Nerven", denn dieser sei "permanent provoziert" worden.

Sperre auf Facebook
2018 veröffentlichte Christina Baum auf Facebook das Foto eines 50-Euro-Scheins mit der Aufschrift "DEUTSCHE FRAU FIKEN, DANN TOT MACHEN". Den Schein soll nach eigenen Angaben eine Bekannte an einem Automaten der Sparkasse Bad Mergentheim erhalten haben. Ein Sprecher des Sparkassenverbands Baden-Württemberg äußerte, dass alle Scheine aufwendig auf aufgemalte Schriftzüge und Zeichen überprüft werden, bevor sie in die Geldautomaten kommen. Der entsprechende Schein wäre demnach im Normalfall aussortiert worden, ausschließen wollte er die Authentizität der Schilderung jedoch nicht. Baum wurde im Anschluss auf Facebook wegen Hetze für 30 Tage gesperrt.

Veröffentlichungen
 Der Einfluss des Waschprozesses und der Dampfsterilisation auf den Verschleiß von OP-Textilien. Würzburg 1989.

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Cognate Images
The ranks of man image above is from a c.1400 Italian manuscript of Petrarch's De Remediis Utriusque Fortunae. The five images below are from a 1503 French manuscript of Remediis. They show the central allegory of the Tarot trump cycle, the ups and downs of Fortune's Wheel: SUCCESS (Love & Chariot), REVERSAL (Time or Asceticism & Fortune herself), and DOWNFALL (Traitor & Death). In Tarot as in Petrarch's Remedies these circumstances, which define the Fall of Princes storyline, are responded to with Virtue. The two End Times images are from a c.1400 Flemish Apocalypse and the c.1330 English Holkham Bible.
Caveat Lector
I'm a Tarot geek, fascinated by the factual history and characteristic medieval allegory of this remarkable artifact. The bad news is that I'm not an art historian. My only credentials are having read most of the salient books on the subject and having a strong preference for facts over fiction. The good news is that I am not an apologist for occult, paranormal, or other New Age nonsense, nor a sucker for pseudo-historical fantasy. That has made me a skeptic among the true believers who dominate the online Tarot community. These are some of my musings, to provide an occasional counterpoint to the pervasive New Age pseudo-history of Tarot.
The Most Celebrated Popess
Allegory is Allegory
A Popess for Pope Pius
Popess: The Exemplary Mode
The First Tarot Aficionado
There are so many Christian popess figures, and I have time to post only a few of each type. I am inclined to ignore the most famous popess, Pope Joan, as she is perhaps the least relevant to Tarot. Most of the known popess figures in art and literature are allegorical, like the popess in Tarot. This is in contrast to figures which represent a particular individual, whether historical, legendary, or mythological. However, as a supposed Pope of the Roman Catholic Church, Joan is another well-documented rebuttal to the view that a popess is inherently non-Christian. Just as importantly, she is the only popess likely to be familiar to most historians. Therefore, as part of my series of posts on the many and diverse female popes in art and literature, she must be included. Moreover, there is one example which merits special attention – we will save her for last.
Before getting to Joan, passing mention needs be made of another popess, Sister Manfreda (Maifreda da Pirovano). Like Pope Joan, Manfreda was not an allegorical figure. Although burned as a heretic in 1300, Sister Manfreda was also a Christian, a nun of the Humiliati order, claiming to represent the true Christian faith. There are no depictions of her sporting papal attributes, neither keys nor papal tiara. The most intriguing aspect of Manfreda concerns one particular Tarot deck, a lavish Milanese deck from about 1450. The Popess in the Visconti-Sforza deck is enthroned, wears the magnificent papal tiara and holds a great processional staff, while wearing very plain robes with a specially knotted cincture. Gertrude Moakley offered a thesis to explain these conflicting attributes: the Visconti-Sforza Popess was conflated with Manfreda, who was also related to Matteo Visconti, of the family by whom the deck was commissioned. This is not wholly convincing, but it is much better than any alternative yet proposed. There is little more to be said about Manfreda as female pope.
The legendary, i.e., fictional, Pope Joan, (Papesse Jeanne, L'Anti-Papesse, Päpstin Johanna, Johannes Septimus, Johannes VIII Femina ex Anglia, Papa Fœmina, etc.) was invented in the 13th century. The earliest versions placed her life in the 11th century, and the writers had not yet invented a name for her. Later writers named her, added other details, and moved her life farther back in time to the 9th century. This folklore was appealing on various levels, most obviously in terms of misogyny. Women are bad; here is another example. This would be reason enough for Boccaccio to adopt it as counterbalance to his (faint) praise of women. More generally, Pope Joan was a parable of pride and the virtue of knowing one's place. More subversively, the story was a rude thing to say about the hierarchy of the Church, that someone so wholly inappropriate as a woman could rise to the very highest level. For these and other reasons, the legend was widely accepted as fact, and her tale was included among the popular (and routinely illustrated) biographical encyclopedia of Boccaccio as well as in historical chronicles, including the famous Nuremberg Chronicles. This picture is from a copy of Jans Enikel's Weltchronik.
Pope Joan in the Weltchronik, c.1420.
In terms of the history of popess illustrations, Tarot's Popess is among the oldest. However, as the Enikel Weltchronik illustrates, some depictions of Pope Joan pre-date even Tarot. Our next example is from a 1403 French manuscript, a translation of De Claris mulieribus. The third dates from the first quarter of the 15th Century. It is from a Laurent de Premierfait translation of Boccaccio's De Casibus: Des Cas des nobles hommes et femmes.
Pope Joan, c.1403
Pope Joan, early 15th C.
Later editions of Boccaccio were printed, and some included woodcut illustrations. This example is from a German version of De mulieribus claris, from about 1474.
Pope Joan, c.1474.
Pope Joan continued to be illustrated through the centuries. In Friedrich Spanheim's 1694 Histoire de la Papesse Jeanne, the frontispiece has a very sexy version of Pope Joan, her barely-concealed breasts shocking the assembled clerics, enthroned and crowned with the triple tiara, holding a main de justice scepter. A 1758 edition of Histoire de la Papesse Jeanne has additional illustrations, including an artistic composite of images from Giacomo Filippo Foresti's 1497 version of De mulieribus claris and the Nuremberg Chronicle image of Joannes Septimus. (See Van Rinjberk's Mysterious Papesse for a discussion of these and other images.)
Pope Joan in Spanheim, 1694.
Our final Pope Joan is the only one with any significant iconological relation to Tarot. The lowest trumps in Tarot represent all Mankind, although the details of their individual interpretation are subject to debate. The prisoners in Petrarch's Triumph of Love are also taken to be universal, or very nearly so. In both works, these are the ultimate protagonists of the subsequent hierarchy of allegorical triumphs and eschatological dénouement. A Venetian artist who was illustrating Petrarch's Triumphs in 1488 added Pope Joan to the prisoners in Cupid's triumphal procession. Cupid even gave the popess pride of place, in the front of his retinue. This is doubly appropriate since she is not merely a victim of Love but also an exemplar of the sin of Pride.
Pope Joan in Petrarch's Triumph of Love, 1488.
September 12, 2012 postscript:
There is another aspect to Pope Joan's connection with Tarot. A couple years ago, Marco noted a direct parallel between Boccaccio's description of Joan's great crime, (being a female priest and administering the sacred rites), and a preacher's condemnation of Tarot's Popess in strikingly similar terms. This was in the so-called Steele Sermon, circa 1500. According to Boccaccio, Joan was able to maintain her role as a male cleric until she presumed to "deal with all the sacred mysteries and proffer them to others, something which the Christian religion does not allow to any woman".
Boccaccio's Tale of Pope Joan
Concerning Famous Women, trans. by Guido Aldo Guarino, 1963
The author of the Steele Sermon, who misunderstood much about the Tarot trump cycle, condemned the Popess for "that which the Christian faith denies" to women. The similarity with Boccaccio' famous account suggests that the anonymous preacher mistook Tarot's Popess for Pope Joan and condemned her for the same offense. If that is the case, then we have an early example of the inability or unwillingness to consider the trump cycle allegorically, and/or jumping to a false conclusion based on preconceptions. These traps remain dangerous five centuries later.
October 22, 2012 postscript:
There are a great many images of Pope Joan available, in books and online. Above I posted some of the earliest as well as the single one which is genuinely relevant to Tarot, along with a few others. There is another one which merits posting, however. It is from a 17th century book; the full title gives the gist of the thesis: A Present for a Papist, or, The Life and death of Pope Joan: plainly proving out of the printed copies and manuscripts of popish writers and others, that a woman called Joan was really Pope of Rome, and was there deliver'd of a bastard son in the open street, as she went in solemn procession. Written by Alexander Cooke, it was published in London in 1675. The frontispiece was essentially reproduced in the 1740 edition, shown below, except for being reversed L-R.
It is noteworthy because of the doggerel, which conflates the two "bad girls" in the pantheon of Popess figures, Pope Joan and the Whore of Babylon. Such conflation of a primary subject with a secondary one is a common feature of early Tarot cards.
Posted by Michael J. Hurst at 2:04 PM
Bertrand Friday, August 31, 2012
Hello Michael,
First thank you for another great and instructing post.
I remember seeing a conversation about the last picture you posted on tarot-history, but can't seem to find the thread - how can we identify undoubtedly this feminine pope figure to Pope Joan ? Or maybe there are doubts and Pope Joan is simply the most plausible identification in that case ?
Michael J. Hurst Friday, August 31, 2012
Hi, Bertrand,
Personally, I have no doubt whatsoever.
1. Pope Joan is a perfect illustration of a victim of Love.
2. The 1488 date and Venetian origin, as well as the depiction itself, preclude anti-Catholic satire, such as one might find in later German prints shown in previous posts.
3. Identification of the popess as some aspect of the Virgin, as shown in previous posts, is obviously absurd.
4. Identification of the popess as some allegory of the Church, including any of the many examples I have provided in previous posts, makes no sense.
Those are the only four categories of popess which I have found. One of the four is an obvious and perfect match with the meaning, the subject matter of the image. The other three are nonsensical in the context of a Triumph of Love.
There is another approach to the question. From earlier in 15th-century Italy and continuing for centuries, it was conventional to include some clearly identifiable figures as Cupid's captives. In the early Italian depictions, these would routinely include such persons as Aristotle, identifiable by virtue of being ridden by Phyllis, and Samson, identifiable by virtue of having his hair cut by Delilah. These are specific individuals.
As I noted at the very top of this post, Pope Joan is unique in being the only popess who is not an allegorical figure but rather a specific person. Even the Virgin, when she is shown with a papal tiara, is an allegorical figure, typologically identified with the Church.
In some later French cycles of Petrarchian Trionfi, triumphs of Chastity, Death, and so on would be shown triumphing over allegorical figures. However, the lowest triumph, Love, would usually still triumph over representative individuals. One particular tradition (Salomon, Greuter, Coornhert) showed Love triumphing over all ranks and conditions of man, symbolized by the sort of attributes which were typically found in Vanitas compositions. Coornhert is probably the clearest example:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Petrarch-dutch-coornhert-1-love.jpg
Unknown Saturday, September 01, 2012
Hi Bertrand, Michael -
I think a few other details make Pope Joan the certain identification here. First the figure is depicted with a wimple, which only women wear.
Second the book she is holding, which refers to Boccaccio's account, the most well-known version of Pope Joan's story - she rose because of her book-wisdom, and fell because of her lust.
Finally, on that last point, the rabbit is a symbol of lust, and one is placed conspicuously at her feet.
Popes (males) were not proverbial whoremongers, yet, in 1488. Alexander VI and the Protestants had not yet entered the picture.
So the only wimple-wearing, book-bearing, lustful "Pope" that it could be, is Pope Joan.
Michael J. Hurst Saturday, September 01, 2012
Hi, Ross,
Indeed. The bunnies were conventional even then. And Boccaccio explained the role of lust for Pope Joan.
Boccaccio is a key, not merely because of that and his prominence. Among other things, I think that the comparison of quotes you did a couple years ago -- I need to look that stuff up -- the one from Boccaccio and the one from the Steele Sermon, make a good case for the connection between the Pope Joan and Tarot. Not that Pope Joan was the intended meaning, but simply that she was "the most celebrated popess" and the subject which came first to people's minds when they saw a popess.
I need to add a footnote with those quotes... later.
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Staffsites@webcemeteries.com2020-05-21T11:15:59-05:00
Jan ShawverFamily Services Representative
Jan's overwhelming passion is to serve our families at Highland Memory Gardens. She became our Family Services Representative on June 1, 2015, after having served as our Administrative Assistant and Office Teamwork Coordinator since 2008.
Jan spent the majority of her life living on the east side of Des Moines with her family. A graduate of East High School, she also attended Faith Baptist Bible College. In 2010 she moved to Ankeny where she continues her 40+ year history of teaching private instrumental music lessons.
When Jan is away from HMG she uses her musical abilities by participating in the musical ensemble at Community Baptist Church in Ankeny, She has served as an instrumentalist in churches for over 40 years. Joining with her sister, she also provides special music and "sing-alongs" for area retirement homes. In addition to music, Jan spends time with her family and loves to read.
Tosha EdmundsonOffice Administrative Coordinator
Tosha Edmundson joined Highland Memory Gardens Cemetery in the July of 2018, bringing years of professional office experience from a variety of industries. Tosha started her college career studying graphic design at DMACC in Ankeny and later earned two Bachelors degrees, one in marketing and the other in management, from Iowa State University.
Tosha was born and raised in northwest Iowa and moved to the Des Moines area after high school. She began her family in Ames, while attending Iowa State University and moved to Ankeny before her youngest child started school after accepting her first job after college. Tosha and her husband have remained in Ankeny while raising their three children.
Tosha spends her time away from the office with her family. She enjoys supporting her kids in all their activities and loves cheering on the Ankeny Christian Academy Eagles. Tosha and her mother work together on a hobby business involving refinishing, repurposing and creating home decor. Tosha and her husband are members of Saylorville Church, where they love serving the Lord together.
Tina BurriolaAdministrative Assistant
A woman with a bright smile and a bubbly personality is who you will find when you meet Tina, our newest Administrative Assistant, who joined HMG in February, 2020. Tina's voice is often the first you hear when calling our office and she is eager to be of assistance to all who call or stop by.
Prior to joining the HMG team, Tina most recently worked with special needs children in the SE Polk School District. Having lived most of her life in the Des Moines area, Tina and her husband are the parents of five children and are active at Capital City Church. When not working, Tina enjoys attending her children's sporting events, baking and taking walks.
Avonda RowBookkeeper
Avonda joined Highland Memory Gardens in June, 2015 as our bookkeeper. She brings with her a welcoming personality, sense of humor and a smile for everyone she meets.
Avonda was born in Texas, where much of her family still resides. A "Navy brat", she spent her early years moving between Texas and California. Ind 1993, she settled in Ankeny, Iowa, and raised four Ankeny Hawks; two currently living in Colorado and two serving in the National Guard in Louisiana and Wisconsin. She also loves to spoil her three grandchildren.
Avonda is a member of the Ankeny First United Methodist Church, where she uses her creativity on the church's puppet team, Visual Scriptures, performing within the church, as well as around the state of Iowa and surrounding states. She finds fulfillment sharing God's Word in a way that surprises the audience, brings smiles to faces and warmth to hearts of all ages.
Luke BerryGrounds Superintendent
Luke joined the HMG staff in the fall of 2015 and was appointed Grounds Superintendent on July 1, 2016. He has proven to be a gifted leader who continues the cemetery's tradition of compassionate, friendly service to all who enter our Gardens.
Having returned to Iowa after living in Indiana, Luke loves working outdoors and being surrounded by nature in our beautiful gardens.
When away from HMG, Luke enjoys spending time with his wife and three sons. Together they enjoy searching for antiques and other vintage items, watching black-and-white movies and reading old books. Luke also enjoys photography and learning about cars.
Jerry SheeksGroundskeeper
Jerry Sheeks began his long career with us when he was just 13 years old and came to work with his father. As our Grounds Superintendent, Jerry has been with Highland Memory Gardens over 55 years. Though Jerry handed the reigns of Grounds Superintendent to his successor, Luke Berry, on July 1, 2016, happily he has chosen to stay on as a part-time seasonal grounds employee, primarily mowing, snow-plowing and an occasional special project. We are thankful for Jerry's faithfulness to HMG and are happy that retirement doesn't necessarily mean saying goodbye.
Jerry shares his philosophy of taking pride in his work, treating everyone, living and deceased, with respect and dignity and always being ready to lend a helping hand with all the employees and volunteers at the cemetery.
Family is very important to Jerry and making Highland Memory Gardens the beautiful place that it is has been a Sheeks family tradition for many years, since many of his family have also dedicated a portion of their lives to these Gardens.
When not at HMG you can find Jerry attending his grandkids' sporting events, completing home improvement projects or enjoying NASCAR events.
Adam J. DavenportGroundskeeper
In November of 2011, HMG welcomed Adam to our full-time staff. Adam started as a seasonal employee in 2007 and continued working with us while pursuing his degree in Computer Science at DMACC and then Grandview University. His degree emphasis was Software Development and Computer Information Systems with a minor in Spanish.
While family members and friends wanted Adam to pursue his programming talents, he finds the work here very rewarding and maintains that he is much happier working outside with his hands than in a cubicle.
Adam takes part in a variety of activities during his spare time such as sampling new flavors of loose-leaf tea, staying up-to-date on all the latest tech news and gadgets, and computer programming. As an Eagle Scout, he also enjoys camping and observing wildlife in their natural habitat.
Gary StorckGroundskeeper
After working in the automobile collision repair business for many years, Gary joined the HMG staff in April 2020 as a part of the grounds crew. He enjoys working with the friendly people at HMG and being outside on the beautiful grounds.
Gary was born and raised in Des Moines. He is a graduate of North High School, Grand View College and Iowa State University.
When not working, Gary enjoys camping, bicycling, motorcycling, and tending to his yard and gardens.
Jonathan BerryLandscape Specialist
Highland Memory Gardens welcomed Jonathan to our full-time staff in May of 2016.
Jonathan applies his sense of eagerness and hard work in landscaping, planting, and tree trimming as he works alongside our volunteer Master Gardener, Ivan Wikner. He is working diligently to keep each of the gardens looking fresh and clean. In addition to his landscaping duties, Jonathan assists our grounds crew as needed.
When not working, Jonathan enjoys kayaking, camping and airsoft. He is also involved in various ministries in his church.
Robert Canady General Manager
Plans for a career in the death-care industry became a reality when, in 1999, Bob became General Manager of Highland Memory Gardens Cemetery.
Born and raised in Des Moines, Bob was inspired by a neighbor, a local funeral director, to consider a career in funeral service and death care. He was later offered an internship at a funeral home where Bob worked for several years assisting families. Anticipating a career as a funeral director, the illness of his father caused him to alter his plans in order to operate the family business for a time.
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Can the presence and production of Trent Richardson help the Colts defense?
Posted by Kevin Bowen on October 18, 2013 – 9:30 am
At no point on Sunday night will Peyton Manning and Trent Richardson be two of the 22 players on the field at the same time.
Yet the question arose on Thursday on how Richardson's production Sunday night could impact Manning's presence?
The Colts don't have to look too far to see what a ball-control offense can do to an opponent.
On Monday, the Chargers held the ball for nearly two-thirds of the game with four separate double-digit play drives.
A ball-controlled offensive attack on Sunday night means for longer Colts possessions, and in-turn keeps Manning and the high-octane Broncos offense sidelined.
"It's going to be a very, very big part," Richardson said on Thursday. "Got to get good field position and we got to control the line of scrimmage, be able to make up a lot of ground holding our defense off the field, keeping us on the field. We can make it a lot easier day on the defense, so we got to make sure we come together and make sure that we know these guys inside and out."
Richardson, like nearly three-fourths of the Colts locker room, has never called Manning a teammate.
In just a month in Indianapolis, Richardson is starting to learn the type of impact that Manning has had on the state capitol.
"I was riding the other day and I saw the Peyton Manning hospital or something like that and it was crazy, I never seen nothing like that. He has done a lot for this city," Richardson said of Manning.
Eyes across the U.S. will be fixated on Lucas Oil Stadium this Sunday and Richardson loves that feeling.
Richardson captured two National Titles during his collegiate days at Alabama and it's atmospheres like the one he will see on Sunday night that has the new Colts running back eager for prime time.
"Everybody is watching, you got to relish the moment, man," Richardson says. "Big games, big play-makers make big plays, man. I expect to make big runs, make big blocks, make big catches, break tackles, helping our offensive linemen make sure that the quarterback's protected, whatever it is. I'm out there and I'm trying to give 120 percent, trying to do whatever I can."
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Colts Daily Headlines: October 18th Edition
The Colts will conclude their practice schedule for Denver later this morning. Today's news looks at Robert Mathis facing his former teammate and Pep Hamilton's game plan this week.
Take a look below at the top pieces from Friday, October 18th.
Colts LB Robert Mathis finally gets to hit Peyton Manning
By: Stephen Holder, Indy Star
This time there will be no one in a Colts shirt that will reprimand Robert Mathis for hitting Peyton Manning on Sunday night.
Tempting as it might have been, Robert Mathis always knew the price for hitting Peyton Manning during any of the thousands of practice sessions in which they faced off was much too high.
"If you come within two yards of him, you might get cut," Mathis joked Thursday. "That's just the truth."
The Indianapolis Colts outside linebacker has registered an astounding 101 sacks in an illustrious 11-season career. But he has never laid a finger on Manning, who is superior to any of the dozens of quarterbacks Mathis has taken down. Mathis finally gets the chance Sunday night when the Denver Broncos visit Lucas Oil Stadium in an AFC showdown pitting Manning against his former team.
Quarterbacks are considered off limits in practice in the NFL, and any player who makes contact with one will learn a difficult lesson. Coaches have been known to throw players out of practice for such a violation. That's all the more true when that player is Manning, the personification of a franchise quarterback.
Just ask Mathis, who once nearly made what might have been a career-altering mistake.
"I came pretty close (to hitting Manning) my rookie year," Mathis sheepishly admitted. "I got an earful from more than just the coaches. You learn from it."
Colts' Hamilton hoping to grind out long drives against Broncos
By: Tom James, The Terre Haute Tribune
Even though Pep Hamilton won't be game planning against Peyton Manning this week, what he does from a play calling standpoint could dictate the impact for the 16-year veteran.
As for Hamilton's gameplan, it's relatively simple. Play keep away. Limit the number of opportunities that Denver's offense is on the field. Don't get into a play-for-play, point-for-point scenario. Control the tempo.
"It's important for us to control the line of scrimmage and establish a running game. I feel like that's the formula that works for us," Hamilton said Thursday.
"We had a few games where we won the time-of-possession battle and as we all know in this room, we didn't do that this past Monday night [in a 19-9 loss at San Diego]. We feel like it's important that we control the line of scrimmage."
But while the plan is pretty basic, executing it will be the tough part.
"Quite naturally, the game and the score of the game will dictate what we're able to do offensively. So the flow of the game, it'll kind of take care of itself," the Colts' assistant coach said. "It's our goal as an offense to, at the end of the game, have at least one more point than the opponent and have a chance to win the game, of course."
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12 Nights | BALTIC REVELRY
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Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark. This "friendly old girl of a town" is big enough to be a metropolis with shopping, culture and nightlife par excellence, yet still small enough to be intimate, safe and easy to navigate. Overlooking the Øresund strait with Sweden just minutes away, it is a cultural and geographic link between mainland Europe and Scandinavia. This is where old fairy tales blend with flashy new architecture and world-class design; where warm jazz mixes with cold electronica from Copenhagen's basements. You'll feel you've seen it all in a day, but could keep on discovering more for months. Copenhagen is considered a very liveable place because of its cleanliness. It's considered as one of the very environmentally friendly cities because its harbour can be swum in and about a third of the city's people use bicycles as their means of transportation. In their downtown area, the places to visit and to be entertained at are the Tivoli gardens and the Town Hall Square. If you want the very cultural and scenic areas the places to see are the Marble church, the Rosenborg castle, and the Christiansborg.
Saint Petersburg is a city and a federal subject (a federal city) of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea. In Russian literature, informal documents and discourse, the word "Saint" is usually omitted, leaving "Petersburg". The city is often described as the most Westernized city of Russia, as well as its cultural capital. It is the northernmost city in the world with a population of over one million. The Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments constitute a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The city is home to The Hermitage, one of the largest art museums in the world. A large number of foreign consulates, international corporations, banks, and businesses have offices in Saint Petersburg. Talking of churches, Church of the Savior on the Blood is said to be the most beautiful church in St. Petersburg. Built of beautiful mosaic and stonework, the church gives you an indication of how ancient Russia looked like. The church is built at an equally historic spot. This is where Tsar Alexander II was assassinated in the year 1881.
Southampton is the largest city in the county of Hampshire on the south coast of England, and is situated 120 kilometres (75 mi) south-west of London and 30 kilometres (19 mi) north-west of Portsmouth. Southampton is a major port and the closest city to the New Forest. It lies at the northernmost point of Southampton Water at the confluence of the River Test and River Itchen, with the River Hamble joining to the south of the urban area. The local authority is Southampton City Council, which is a unitary authority. Just over a quarter of the jobs available in the city are in the health and education sector. A further 19 per cent are property and other business and the third largest sector is wholesale and retail, which accounts for 16.2 percent. Between 1995 and 2004, the number of jobs in Southampton has increased by 18.5 per cent. Southampton has always been a port, and the docks have long been a major employer in the city. In particular, it is a port for cruise ships; its heyday was the first half of the 20th century, and in particular the inter-war years, when it handled almost half the passenger traffic of the UK. Today it remains home to luxury cruise ships, as well as being the largest freight port on the Channel coast and fourth largest UK port by tonnage, with several container terminals. Unlike some other ports, such as Liverpool, London, and Bristol, where industry and docks have largely moved out of the city centres leaving room for redevelopment, Southampton retains much of its inner-city industry.
Riga is the capital and largest city of Latvia, a major industrial, commercial, cultural and financial centre of the Baltics, and an important seaport, situated on the mouth of the Daugava. With 706,413 inhabitants (2010) it is the largest city of the Baltic states. Riga's territory covers 18.60 square miles and lies between 1 and 10 metres (3.3 and 33 ft) above sea level, on a flat and sandy plain. Riga's historical centre has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and the city is particularly notable for its extensive Jugendstil (German Art Nouveau) architecture, which UNESCO considers to be unparalleled anywhere in the world.
Stockholm - Sweden's capital and largest city, and the most populous city in the Nordic region. Without a doubt, Stockholm is one of the most beautiful cities in Europe. The city is made up of 14 islands connected by some 50 bridges on Lake Mälaren, which flows into the brackish Baltic Sea, and passes the Stockholm archipelago with some 24,000 islands and islets. The city is a cosmopolitan place with both classical and modern architecture, and a captivating Old Town, Gamla Stan. Today, the area is an atmospheric mixture of buildings surrounded on all sides by a latticework of medieval lanes and alleyways.
Tallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia. It occupies an area of 159.2 km2 (61.5 sq mi) with a population of 412,144. It is situated on the northern coast of the country, on the banks of the Gulf of Finland, 80 km (50 mi) south of Helsinki, east of Stockholm and west of Saint Petersburg. Tallinn's Old Town is in the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Tallinn is ranked as a global city and has been listed among the top 10 digital cities in the world. Tallinn is a European Capital of Culture for 2011, along with Turku, Finland.
Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. Finland's major political, educational, financial, cultural, and research center as well as one of northern Europe's major cities, Helsinki was ranked the most liveable city in the world, in 2011. Approximately 75% of foreign companies operating in Finland have settled in the Helsinki region. The nearby municipality of Vantaa is the location of Helsinki Airport, with frequent service to various destinations in Europe and Asia. Today, Helsinki pulls off the trick of being something of an international metropolis while still retaining a small-town feel. The best time to visit is in summer, when Finns peel off their overcoats and flock to outdoor bars and cafes to enjoy the sunshine.
Justvik
Kristiansand, historically Christiansand, is a city and municipality in Norway. It is the fifth largest city in Norway and the municipality is the sixth largest in Norway. Tourism is important in Kristiansand, and the summer season is the most popular for tourists. Kristiansand Zoo and Amusement park is the largest zoo in Norway. It receives over 900,000 visitors every year. Markens Street is the main pedestrian street in downtown Kristiansand. Bystranda is a city beach located in Kvadraturen; in addition, Hamresanden beach is the longest beach in Kristiansand. Hamresanden Camping is a popular family camp during the summer season. The city hosts a free concert in downtown Kristiansand once every week in the summer. Outside the city is the industry park Sørlandsparken, which has Sørlandssenteret, the largest mall in Norway.
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From Kampong Saom
Kampong Saom, Ho Chi Minh City, Bangkok, Ha Long Bay, Koh Samui Airport, Huế, Singapore, Hong Kong
From Copenhagen
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From Vancouver
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VINEYARDS & VIGNETTES
From Bilbao
Bilbao, Southampton, Lisbon, Bordeaux, Porto, Le Verdon-sur-Mer, Ferrol
WINE, ART & ARISTOCRATS
From Southampton
Southampton, Lisbon, Bordeaux, Porto, Barcelona, Guernsey, Cadiz, Saint-Jean-de-Luz, A Coruña, Gijon
ATLANTIC ADVENTURES
From Buenos Aires F.D.
Buenos Aires F.D., Natal, Montevideo, Lomé, Fortaleza, Cape Town, Recife, Banjul, Rio de Janeiro, Dakar, Rio Grande, Punta del Este, Santos, Abidjan, Paraty, Ilha Grande, Búzios, Walvis Bay, Porto Belo, Takoradi, Mindelo
CARIBBEAN FLAIR
Netherlands, Guadeloupe, Oranjestad, St. George's, St John's, Sandals Regency St Lucia, Miami
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Forced to grow-Sindiwe Magona
The author tells her story, which has had a lot of strife in her native land. She is a black woman in South Africa, during the unrest, and aparthid. The story does tell how she helped the black movement in South Africa. The story also tells of a woman who leaves the raising of her children to her mother and her neighbors. She works, which is what many women do all over the world, however, she also leaves her children in the poverty and descrimination to take several trips out of her country, eventually getting a Master's degee in the US. We don't hear the story of the children, who are left in a black neighborhood, without electricity or indoor plumbing. We do not hear of the conditions they live in. We do hear of her going to school, of going to developed countries to continue her education, while her children are left behind, with no schooling, as the schools were not able to keep going during the unrest. Yes, she did work for what she got, but while she was being flown around the world to conferences, most of the people of her country were living on much less per year than her air fare.


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Two more Le Mans line-ups announced
Thursday April 21st, 2022 Thursday April 21st, 2022 Jens Jensen
The seats for the 2022 edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans are slowly filling up.
CD Sport #27 will enter their first 24 Hours of Le Mans. The French team has bought the Ligier JS P217, which Eurointernational drove in the 2020 event.
They earned their place on the 24 hours grid, thanks to the LMP3 title in the Asian Le Mans Series in February 2022, and it will be a mix of three drivers from that effort. Christopher Cresp was the initial announcement, along with their name on the entry list, when it was revealed a month ago. He will be joined by Steven Palette and Michael Jensen.
The team has opted to run in the LMP2 Pro/Am category, due to the ranking of their drivers.
AF Corse Ferrari #61
Graphics: Adrien Paviot
AF Corse Ferrari #61 also sorted their three drivers. Louis Prette has chosen to team up with Vincent Abril once again, just like they did at the 2019 edition of the race. They will be joined by Conrad Grunewald as the third driver in GTE Am. The three already raced together in the 2022 Asian Le Mans Series, but this will be the first Le Mans for American racer Grunewald.
Abril also participated in the 2020 edition of the race, where he raced for MR Racing, in Car Guy colours, alongside Takeshi Kimura and Mikkel Jensen.
The 2022 edition of the 24 hours race will be run on 11-12 June.
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Six changes for Spa
Sunday January 29th, 2023 Jens Jensen
The team for the 2023 edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans in the Garage...
Saturday January 21st, 2023 Jens Jensen
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Wednesday January 18th, 2023 Jens Jensen
JOTA has presented the three drivers, who will run in their brand-new Hypercar programme in the...


I am deeply, madly in love with this moment, with this place, with the people in it and the hope they create.
I know this is my true home. I know, because a simple sunbreak, standing on MLK Blvd, makes my heart swell with joy and love for a place, for a name on a map. A name that is more than the sum of its letters, much like the place is more than the sum of its residents.
Portland. A place full of possibilities.
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that liquid sunshine… that beautiful sense of pride for this place. It's one of the reasons I stayed here. I love Portland too.
The randomness of Portland spring is fun.