{"id":43,"date":"2011-09-26T18:27:49","date_gmt":"2011-09-26T18:27:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siriuspress.com\/studio\/?p=43"},"modified":"2011-10-24T11:40:09","modified_gmt":"2011-10-24T11:40:09","slug":"welcome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.siriuspress.com\/studio\/2011\/09\/welcome\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"quoteSirius\">\n<p class=\"quoteSirius\"><span class=\"quotes\">&ldquo;<\/span>He scatters seed, the bringer of bold ideas;<br \/>\nBeauty stirs the soul.<span class=\"quotes\">&rdquo;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #4c5d84; font-size: 12px; text-align: right;\"> <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/RichWeatherly43\"><strong>By Rich Weatherly<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n\u2014<a title=\"Inspiration from a Scottish Fantasy  by Anton Bruch\" href=\"http:\/\/ow.ly\/65jTs \" target=\"_blank\">Inspiration from a Scottish Fantasy by Anton 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