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It’s getting worse, not better . . . Posted on September 30, 2016 by kathyabascal I am not a fan of gene tampering and, to the greatest extent possible, avoid GM foods. At the end of my TQIDiet class this past spring, it seemed that this would soon be easier to do. Vermont had passed … Continue reading → Posted in chemicals, Food | Tagged canola, certified organic, Crispr-cas, gene editing, gene silencing, GMO, high oleic oils, labeling, nature, non-gmo verified, NOSB, regulation, su-canola, talens, ZNF | Leave a comment Is It Really About the Wheat or the Gluten? Posted on January 4, 2015 by kathyabascal There is a great buzz about wheat, gluten, and glyphosate (the active ingredient in the herbicide RoundUp) right now. And this buzz is creating lots of confusion and misconceptions. A study concluded that exposure to glyphosate is causing a wide … Continue reading → Posted in chemicals, Food | Tagged food sensitivity, gluten, glyphosate, GM foods, GMO, intestinal flora, mitochondria, shikamate pathway, sugar cane | 3 Comments Sugar is as toxic as wheat — it is not about the gluten Posted on November 16, 2014 by kathyabascal Right now a blog about a study linking the active ingredient in Roundup (glyphosate) and illness is circulating widely on the internet. It is great that this information is spreading. However, I think the author of the blog presents … Continue reading → Posted in chemicals, Food, Yikes | Tagged gluten roundup, glyphosate, GMO, herbicide residue, homeeconomist, samsel, Seneff, sugar beets, sugar cane, wheat, wine |

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A Denver area company that sells food service equipment online has selected underground space in Kansas City’s Hunt Midwest SubTropolis for its central order fulfillment and distribution location. has signed a 10-year lease for 475,200 square feet of warehouse and distribution space with an option to expand to 792,000 square feet over the next four years. The company, based in Greenwood Village, Colo., expects to create about 40 jobs in connection with its initial capital investment of $11 million in the Kansas City facility. The company hasn’t yet specified what kinds of jobs will be available when its underground operations open toward the end of this year. Founded in 2006, the privately owned company provides Internet-based shopping advice and product options for food service operators. Company officials said in a press release that the energy efficiency of the underground, its high-speed Internet connectivity, and its nearby surface transportation network attracted it to the site. The company will continue to maintain its offices and warehouse in the Denver area. Ora Reynolds, president of Hunt Midwest, said the underground’s newest tenant also responded to the proximity to UPS and FedEx shipment facilities. Hunt Midwest officials said the state of Missouri, the Missouri Partnership, the Kansas City Area Development Council, KCSmartPort, the Economic Development Corporation of Kansas City, the Clay County Economic Development Alliance, and KCP&L have been working to recruit distribution businesses to the Kansas City area.

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We board dogs, cats, birds and pocket pets! Your pet will be pampered while you are away if you board your pet with us! Our boarding facility is supervised, climate-controlled, clean and safe--your pet will love staying with us! Your pet will be loved and well cared for by our professional staff while boarding at Animal Hospital at the Crossing. Most of all, your pet will be under the watchful eye of our technical staff, and, should any medical issues arise, be treated by your veterinarian immediately. Our kennel is both air-conditioned and heated for your pet's comfort. All dogs staying with us must be current on Rabies, Distemper, and Bordetella vaccines. Cats must be current on their FVRCP and Rabies vaccines. Please make sure your pet is up to date on vaccines at least a week before they enter our boarding facility. If you are unable to update your pet’s vaccines at least a week prior to boarding, we may make special arrangements to board them isolated from other pets, space permitting. Our boarding facility drop-off and pick-up hours are the same as our regular hospital hours: Monday – Friday: 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Saturday: 8:00 a.m. - Noon For boarding over long weekends and holidays please make your reservations as early as possible as our space fills up quickly.

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Desperate Housewives thanks to Eva Longoria's should kill off Susan Meyer!Ugly Betty is a hypocritical mess ever since they "upgraded" Henry into a "hunk!" Talk about destroying the message of the show!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Author: Nicki Belczak Independence Day 2015 is just a weekend away—and we can’t think of a better place to celebrate America’s 239th birthday than on the water! There’s nothing quite like watching the skies explode in vibrant colors from the deck of your boat. So, cue the ooh’s and ahh’s as we review some of the best places in the U. S. to watch fireworks on the water. Continue reading → 3 Replies Posted on June 19, 2015 Fishing with my Dad – Father’s Day Memories Author: Guest Author This is a guest post by Ashley Rae. Some of my favorite times spent out on the water are those I’ve spent fishing with my Dad. I didn’t grow up with him teaching me to fish, but rather with a family friend who was very close to us. My brother and I were introduced to fishing at a young age, and since then it has been something I’ve loved to do. Over the years I have spent more and more time on the water, now making fishing not just my ideal way to spend time, but also the focus of my career. Continue reading → Leave a reply Posted on June 11, 2015 Five Things Jake Owen is Looking Forward to this Summer Author: Guest Author This is a guest post by Jake Owen. Hey guys, Jake Owen here! I’ll be out on the water with Discover Boating again all summer long. Keep scrolling to see the five things I’m looking forward to most this summer. Joining Kenny Chesney’s THE BIG REVIVAL TOUR Between hitting the road with Kenny Chesney on THE BIG REVIVAL TOUR and finishing up my fifth album—my newest single “Real Life” just dropped—I have a busy summer coming up. Can’t wait to hit the stage, see all my fans & have Discover Boating along for the ride. Relaxing on the boat with my family When I’m not on the road, my downtime is pretty chill and usually spent on the water. I’ll grab my boating essentials, and spend as much time as possible out on my boat. It helps me relax, especially while on tour, and is inspiration for my music. There’s something about boating that gives you a feeling of being free and letting go. Continue reading → 2 Replies Posted on June 5, 2015 Six Tips for Boating with Dogs Author: Michael Perulli Boating with dogs can be a lot of fun, especially when your best friend finds being on the water just as relaxing as you do. However, you should take just as much precaution to make sure you four-legged friends are as safe as your human friends while you’re underway. We’ve put together a list of six tips for boating with dogs below to ensure a safe cruise. 1. Dog life jacket Although almost all dogs love the water, the reality is that not all dogs can swim well. Your friends and family all have life jackets, so why should your dog be the exception? There are many great models of life jackets for dogs on the market and the most important feature is a lifting handle so you can easily and quickly pull your dog out of the water if you need to. To learn more about dog life jackets, check out this boating with pets article on Discover Boating. Continue reading →

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Two weeks have passed since a bipartisan proposal that would have required background checks on the commercial sales of all guns failed to pass in the U.S. Senate . The amendment to Senate Firearms Bill 649, co-sponsored by Pennsylvania’s own Republican senator, Patrick Toomey, and West Virginia Democrat, Sen. Joseph Manchin, won 54 “Yeas” and 46 “Nays” but failed to achieve the 60-vote “super-majority” the Senate has imposed upon itself. While the powerful gun lobby is crowing over its well-bought success, legislators who ignored the will of more than 80 percent of Americans and opposed the potentially life-saving proposal, are now paying the price at the polls. According to the latest series of surveys released by Public Policy Polling, the five senators from Alaska, Arizona, Nevada and Ohio who voted against the universal background checks for gun purchases have seen their approval ratings decline. Both Alaska senators, Republican Lisa Murkowski and Democrat Mark Begich, experienced declines of at least 8 points in their approval ratings in the wake of their opposition to the Manchin/Toomey amendment. Forty-six percent of Nevada voters who were polled last week said they were less likely to support Republican Sen. Dean Heller in light of his vote against the Manchin/Toomey amendment. Thirty-six percent of Ohio voters said because of his opposition to background checks for gun purchases, they were less likely to support Republican Sen. Rob Portman whose approval rating has plummeted 18 points in the last six months. Republican Sen. Jeff Flake of Arizona has earned the dubious distinction of being one of the most unpopular senators in the United States after only three months in office, earning an approval rating of only 32 percent following his opposition to the stricter gun law. He formerly served in the U.S. House of Representatives with Arizona Democrat Gabrielle Giffords, a gun owner who supports universal background checks. Giffords resigned her congressional seat after suffering severe brain trauma when Jared Lee Loughner opened fire with a 9mm Glock 19 in January 2011 while she was meeting with constituents outside a Tucson supermarket. He killed six people and injured 13, including Giffords. But it was the massacre of 20 first-graders and six adults by 20-year-old Adam Lanza with at least 150 rounds from an AR-15 style Bushmaster semi-automatic rifle at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. last Dec. 14 that moved Giffords and her husband, retired astronaut Mark Kelly, to campaign for tougher gun control laws. It was also the impetus for both Toomey and Democratic Pennsylvania Sen. Bob Casey Jr. to change their stances in favor of stricter gun control measures. Tuesday afternoon, during an editorial board meeting with representatives of several local Digital First Media newspapers, Toomey reiterated that he did not see expanded background checks for gun purchases as a violation of Second Amendment rights, but just plain common sense. He admitted that he was still trying to understand why 46 of his colleagues in the Senate opposed it other than, perhaps, they didn’t want to support any legislation advocated by President Obama. If politics is, indeed, the main reason senators voted against the amendment to expand gun background checks, it has clearly backfired for them, judging from their loss of popularity among voters. Conversely, the bipartisan compromise has served Toomey well. According to the latest Quinnipiac University poll, Toomey’s approval rating has reached a personal high of 48 percent with 54 percent of the voters polled thinking more favorably of Toomey because of his amendment for universal gun background checks. Only 12 percent disapproved of him for it. Toomey noted that he doesn’t put much credence in polls. “Frankly, I don’t know what that means. I don’t know how lasting that is likely to be. The one that counts is the one we do on Election Day,” said Toomey. Flake’s press secretary has also tried to diminish the importance of polls after the pitiful rating the Arizona senator earned following his vote against universal background checks. She maintains that if earlier polls were to be believed, her boss never would have been elected. It still doesn’t change the fact that, after flouting the will of the people, Jeff Flake is one of the least liked senators in office.

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The grief cycle: Shock, Denial, Anger And Guilt, Despair And Depression and Acceptance. I know in my head he's dead. I was there when it happened. I felt him cold. I was there when the doctor certified him. I was there when the undertakers came to take him. But in my heart I can't believe it. We spent so long working to avoid it, nursing him through one chest infection after the other, through one course of treatment after the other. He can't really be gone. We can't really have failed. He must be here somewhere. It is like waves on the shore. The realisation crashes in on you, then there is a period of numbed calm whilst the next wave draws itself up before breaking over you. Posted by Ctelblog at 23:45 Labels: ependymoma 3 comments: Erik said... You and the wife didn't fail. You both succeeded in making the boy feel loved and cared for every day of his life. Any child would be blessed to have parents like you. 11 October 2007 at 11:28 Steve said... You didn't fail, you and your wife did an excellent job, and the boy knew he was loved and cherished right to the end. No-one could have done better. SPR 11 October 2007 at 13:32 sarah's_mom said... I want to scream "YOU didn't fail" .... but as a parent of a mother of a baby with ependymoma, I do understand this thought process. I too am overwhelmed with the extreme dispair of "I can't fix this" for my baby and her baby. So totally sucks. Totally. Please, take solace in the smiles he shared with you ...the joy in the little things he showed you .... the moments. All of them. Will be thinking you and the wife with deepest sympathies as you get through this most difficult day.

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With a half inch wide band and strong texture, Bravo, in sterling silver, adds a powerful and dramatic accent to the hand. The wider band is very comfortable. This would look very dynamic with the Presence cuff. Claire takes great care to make her jewelry everyday wearable.Sizes: 5 - 12

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If you live, eat, and breathe metal, then School of Rock’s Metal Camp: Mayhem In The Mountains will be your ultimate, mind-frying summer camp experience! Metal maniacs ages 12 to 18 from around the world will rock out at this awesome seven day, six night summer shredfest, which will feature all metal, and nothing but metal.Every day, you’ll get expert music instruction on bass, drums, keys vocals, and – of course – GUITAR, that will crank up your skills and take your playing to outrageous new levels that you’ve never imagined.Your special guest professor for the week will be the one and only Metal Mike, most commonly known as the affable guitar shredder who records and tours the world with Judas Priest singer Rob Halford. Mike has also toured with Bay Area Thrashers, Testament and Sebastian Bach, the voice of Skid Row. Mike has been a castmember of Fuse TV’s weekly series “Talking Metal On Fuse” and additionally leads his own solo band. Mike and our superhero staff of face-melting master metal musicians will share secret tricks, tips, and ideas that are exclusively reserved for only the most devoted metal heads – like YOU!See Metal Mike In ActionYou’ll rehearse and jam with your bandmates every day, then you’ll cap off your week with a live, onstage concert featuring your band and Metal Mike, performing an awe-inspiring set of some of the world’s greatest fist-pumping, head-banging metal anthems!Metal Camp: Mayhem In The Mountains will be held on the grounds of Camp Lakota in the Catskill Mountains on Masten Lake, an amazing 200 acre site that features such activities as a zip line, skate park, motorized go carts, swimming, waterskiing, a climbing wall, nighttime bonfires on the beach, AND A TON MORE!Location: 56 Park Road - Wurtsboro, NY 12790 (approximately 90 minutes from the George Washington Bridge)Dates: Aug. 24 - Aug 30, 2014Price: $1,299 (50% initial deposit is refundable up until April 1st, with the balance due on July 1st)Price includes three awesome meals per day, bunks with running water, showers, storage, and all camp activities – not to mention sick shredding all week long.FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT METALCAMPOUR RIGHTEOUS STAFFMEALS + SAMPLE DAILY SCHEDULEFor information please contact our staff. If you’re ready to rock - fill out the form below to sign up now!

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Mikey shows you how to make a single stitch as part of the basics in crochet. Single stitch is marked on patterns as SC.

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Whether you want to unplug completely or be creatively engaged while commuting or watching TV, this adult coloring book offers 72 pages of beautiful and meditative mandalas. Coloring is not just an activity for kids—it is a calming and therapeutic outlet that helps you unwind, de-stress, and release your inner artist. Softcover with thick backer board so that you can color with the book on your lap 6.625 x 6.625 inches 144 pages, 72 illustrations, printed single-sided on high-quality paper that is suitable for pencils, markers, and watercolors

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Happy Zombie Originally uploaded by Ape Lad.Here's a little something I painted today. You can even attempt to buy it if you are so inclined.

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I had to work in Paris recently, it was stressful, but productive. I got the Eurostar back late Sunday night. On this train I met some Canadians and they ended up staying at my house for three days. It was lots of fun, a bit of a gamble on all of our parts I guess, but I'm trusting my judgement more these days.It led me to the question'what should I recommend to my new house guests to do in London'.I love London, but I don't know that London. I don't know, for example, what train station to get off to go to Buckingham Palace [Yeah ok I have now looked it up, but the point stands].I hypocritically always apply pressure to anyone I know who has been somewhere, or even done a geography GCSE, to give me advice on what I should do in when I go somewhere new.Considering I've lived within a 20 mile radius of London for 24 of my 27 years, I should probably be able to offer someone an opinion on what they should do in my city.Anyway. That's a long winded way of saying, I like London, here are the things to do that represent the London I like.1] 'I need to get me some falafel' - Hoxton Beach falafel - it's not really a thing to do, it's some food; but this little stand pops up every day on Goodge Place in Goodge Street as well as various other locations across East London. If they gave monkeys access to this falafel in some kind of experiment, they would probably eat it constantly until they died. You can take that as a compliment. Hoxton Beach - please use this in your publicity materials, I will do this in exchange for free cauliflower in my next wrap.2] 'I really want to eat a plate' - Ethiopian Food @ Queen of Sheba - Kentish Town - Probably Ethiopian food is better placed on a blog about things to do in Addis Ababa. BUT one of the things I love about London is the whole, 'all bits of the world have some space here', thing. This place is great, food comes on a pancake, and you share it, and you get to eat your plate because it's a pancake. Killer Whale in a Jar 3] 'I would like to adopt some platypi reproductive organs' - Grant Zoological Museum - They have a Killer Whale Foetus, and a collection of moles, in a jar. It's a beautiful little natural history museum, free entry, right in the heart of Euston. Slightly odd opening hours, but really worth a visit.4] 'I've literally never seen anyone not on heroin in a bandstand' - Bandstand Busking - YES I'M BIASED, as I occasionally direct films for them, but I only got involved by attending first as a fan. I love music, but can't hack big gigs, standing at the back whilst people talk. nightmare. This is music the way it's supposed to be played, plus it's free and all the bands are great. Fall in love with this London. 5] 'I am a non-believer, but I wanna have me some church time' - Gig at the Union Chapel - Probably my favourite venue in London. They needed to pay for repairs to the roof, so started holding events there and it's grown into a massive thing. They do loads of amazing charity work, so it's really a cause worth supporting. I've seen Bombay Bicycle Club, Alessi's Ark, Stewart Lee, and Peter Serafinowicz all perform there. They also do free gigs called Daylight Music most Saturday lunchtimes from 12-2pm, always really interesting. They serve good value food upstairs in the bar area, and tea and coffee on Saturdays. Erin K and Tash Party Time - 'excellent' 6] 'I'd like to watch the new Herzhog, or attend a masked ball like the one in Labyrinth, and then watch Labyrinth' - Prince CharlesCinema - I got a membership here for around £10, massive bargain, it's a way to see films reasonably priced in London's Leicester Square. You don't need to be a member to go there. They do loads of great events, I recently went to Schwing Along with Wayne's World. It was cool, people dressed up like their favourite character, really nice silly fun. They also do cool documentaries and non-mainstream stuff.7] 'I need to work off all the falafel I ate during point #1]' - Ride a bike around - best way to see London, if you wobble around on a Boris Bike like a drunk tourist then motorists usually give you a bit of room, so don't be too scared. If roads are not your friend then I'd advise cycling along Regent's Canal. You could do my 40 mile fun route if you are keen [as described in a previous post], otherwise cycle from Angel to East London, maybe stop for lunch at Broadway market that'd be nice! Kookaburras Broing Out 8] 'Most Londoners have a mattress in the road as their garden' -Have a potter round Hampstead Heath. I live in London and only have a poorly tended window ledge to call an outdoor space. When I need to get into some greenery, I head to the Heath. There is a beautiful thing called a Pagoda, I don't know what that means, but it's insane. Golder's Hill Park is a park within Hampstead Heath. I like it there too, there's a little zoo. I went there and my ex girlfriend adopted me a kookaburra. One day I went to visit it, it was smashing a baby chick to death against a pole. Elton John never sang about that.9] 'Gah I'm somereason in central London at night and I need another drink' - Player's piano bar, it's a bar where a guy sits and plays piano and everyone sings along, it's kind of weird and nuts, It's definitely not 'cool' but it's pretty fun.10] 'I want to dance with somebody, I want to feel the heat with somebody, yes I wanna dance with somebody, with somebody who probably didn't know me before and likes old stuff' - London Swing Dance Society does great classes and sessions where you can do a bit of a class, learn some moves, then dance with people, maybe in front of a wicked swing band! No excuses, beginners class will leave you with enough moves to have a go. Good way to meet nice people and I will often make visitors come and have a go.11] 'I want to be someone else for a bit' - Improv classes... I love a good improv session. Hoopla improv runs classes every Saturday, each has a different theme, but if you are interested in performance, writing, or just messing around it's a really good no pressure, fun place to do it.12] 'I need a pint, that's not awful, in Camden' - This is getting an easier dilemma to solve, my best tips are the Black Heart [lovely], near the World's End [not for me]. And the recently opened Brew Dog is a great shout for Independent craft beers.13] 'I want to see a play in a room the size of that board meeting where the new design of the USB drives were announced' - Pentameter's Theatre - I've seen three great plays out of three here, and the theatre only fits about 30, it's really ace, you could get a crepe from the little famous crepe place beforehand. You can grab a nice pint from the pub underneath and take it up to the play - Perfect.14] 'I want to do a laugh' - Some of my friends did a stand up comedy course, at the The Comedy School in Camden and they got all good at it, so I've been to a lot of stand up shows across London. Best FREE open mic night in my humble opinion is The Cavendish Arms in Stockwell, nice audience, good MCing and smart set up.15] 'I want to do a laugh and I don't mind paying' - always great acts, good mix of circuit pros, and exciting newbies! Hooting Broadway, in Tooting Broadway [see what they did there] [[See what I did there]].16] 'Well I like music, and I like films... but which do I like best?' - See Hear Club. Great, special nights at the Roof Gardens in Dalston, a band plays a show, and they you nestle down and watch a film picked by the band. A really great way to spend a summer's evening out East. Curated by @AnikainLondon #ff17] 'I LIKE OLD STUFF' Go and see something at Wilton's Music Hall - Europe's oldest working music hall, and an incredible venue, really magic, take a look at the listings and go and go and check it out, I've had some great nights here.18] 'I like having a reason to drink all day' Day at Lords. Beautiful venue, you can go and watch a nice game of cricket, have a drink and a chat. It can be a bit pricey, but it is a whole days entertainment. My tips are to use 'LateGate' where you can go after tea, for a few good hours cricket for around £10. Also if a test goes to a fifth day, you can sometime get cheaper tickets. Even if you don't like cricket, this is the place to grow to love it. Follow @HomeOfCricket for details on ticket price and whatnot.I have probably left some things I like out, please feel free to add your own, I love to hear about cool stuff going down.London's alright isn't it!@thomhoffmanx 1 Comment Posted in Culture and tagged with comedy, film, Hampstead, london, multimedia producer, music, Things to do in london, Thom Hoffman

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Is it not incredible how style evolves and trends change? What looked so dapper in the mid-19th century , looks so... you know... in the present day.

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The Archives of the University of Illinois at Springfield and its predecessor institution, Sangamon State University, includes administrative records, reports, publications, student newspapers, theses and dissertations, faculty papers, photographs, audio-visual records, and digital records that document the history and progress of the institution. An Illinois Regional Archives Depository (IRAD), a collection of county and other local government records dating from the beginning of Illinois into the 20th century that have significant historical and genealogical value. Typical records include birth, marriage and death records, probate and court records, deed and land tax records, naturalization records, and County Commissioners/Board of Supervisors Minutes. Special Collections includes non-circulating library material such as rare, historic, valuable, and fragile books and periodicals; books signed or inscribed by their authors; monographs by UIS faculty; UIS publications; limited-run books pertaining to local history and culture; and reference items that enhance the research use of the UIS Archives’ collections. All Special Collections items are included in the main Brookens Library Catalog. The UIS Oral History Collection is a large collection of taped, transcribed and digitized audio interviews and textual memoirs collected from the 1950s to the present. These oral histories, mostly collected from a wide variety of persons in and around Illinois, are a vital record of life in the Midwest from the late 19th century to the present. Nearly all of the UIS Oral History Collection, both the audio interviews and transcripts, are available online at the Illinois Digital Archives (IDA). UIS Digital Collections include several sets of records, textual, graphic as well as audio-visual, which have been digitized and made available for online use. These collections are drawn from a variety of the UIS Archives/Special Collections holdings, including university documents and photographs, Commencement programs, student newspapers, official campus newsletters, and selections of documents and photographs from historical and manuscript collections. The Handy Colony Collection is a large and significant collection pertaining to the Illinois-born novelist James Jones , who wrote the 1951 best seller From Here to Eternity, which was also made into a blockbuster movie (Best Picture Academy Award, 1953). Jones and his mentor Lowney Handy established a writing colony in Marshall, Illinois that operated from 1950 until Handy's death in 1964. The collection has been drawn on for a number of scholarly books, articles, and documentaries.

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Online version of a Manifesto created to inform future employers about me existing. I explored patterns made from deconstructed typography to communicate my beliefs an interests to a new person. Will have the finish documents online tomorrow! So watch this space! Check out my new website that goes along with this project! 2 comments Saturday, 28 April 2012 Travel - Busy London This week we had to pop down the US Embassy to get our student work visa for the summers work placement in Maine, half week started okay in a little run down hotel behind Marble Arch in London. The hotel was not really anything to write home about but the building next door was something. Just love its Arabic inspired front, would of loved to go inside with its seemingly turreted top and yawning front arch way. After the most nervous experience at the US embassy we popped down to the V&A, which was fantastic! I am ashamed to say it was my first time going to this wonderful place. Such a great collection of everything! You must go as soon as possible. I am starting to collect a series of pictures of Frances Hawkins next to oversized items, do not really know why but I find it overal amusing! This was in the Natural History Museum where we saw the "Animals Inside Out" which was such a great exhibition, best thing I have seen in ages. Pity I was not allowed to take any pictures so check out the website. Another one of Frances Hawkins next to an over sized item. British museum was not as good as I had been hoping it would be, but the easter island head was still brilliant to see. I finished off the week at Frances Hawkins home with a group of friends going around Alnwick Castle and gardens which was a great end to a good weekend! 0 comments Wednesday, 25 April 2012 Work - Musical Extravaganza Poster created for some performing arts students at the University of Cumbria, they only gave me a couple of hours to do it, so I am quite pleased with the out come. There are quite a few things I would of changed and done differently next times, as this one felt like a stab in the dark. Hopefully the client likes it, but I am off to London for a Visa interview and museums/gallery viewings. 0 comments Monday, 23 April 2012 Work - Photography Books Books created for Frances Hawkins which feature all new photography in, I wanted to keep the books quite simple so we could reproduce them easily. 0 comments Saturday, 21 April 2012 Work in Progress - New website Part of my Manifesto project work (below) I am looking at updating my website. So here are a few stills from my new website, any input would be great. I am looking to put more of my energy and patterns into the site, as I am finding the existing website a bit boring/plain. (blank panels are work I havent photographed yet) Plus I have been building this in Adobe Muse which is really good, if you understand indesign you are away with this as it does all the html & css for you however I do miss that technical side to it though. New site will be up in a week or two. 0 comments Thursday, 19 April 2012 Work - Break Through Thrusdays! Been working my heart out on patterns at the moment for a personal Manifesto I am making (inspired by Bruce Mau Incomplete Manifesto for Growth) . Here are some of the points I have been doing today, this is a work in progress so any feedback would be amazing! So alot of work is still need on these bits but thought I would touch base. These with many more patterns will be displayed in a book and mailed out to companies and hopefully there will also be a moving image version aswell for my website. So had a pretty good day and a good talk by Hugh Leoidsson about getting your work out there. 0 comments Saturday, 14 April 2012 Work Placement - Alpha Ontrac: Over easter I spent two weeks at Alpha Ontrac: in shrewsbury on a work experience placement. On this placement I was creating work with other designers to pitch to clients. Here are some of the work and elements I was working on. I did a lot more work which has not been completed yet but will upload it when I have = ). Baxter This logo was pitched to a Haulage firm from Wolverhampton. The aim of this logo was to suggest movement and to introduce "AW" into the logo in a more abstract way. (Which is the coloured pattern above the text). Ludlow Cake Company Packaging Ideas These visuals are from the start of the journey to what the client needed. The product is a ready made cake mix which you could buy from any food store and we were exploring the identity and packaging of this. I was interested in making a baking pattern which could be used in different ways to create a range of products that could be clearly displayed on a shelf. Garmstock Charity Event Here is a quick poster I created for the owners of the Alpha Ontrac: for their charity event at their home. I personally do not like the poster I created however they were pleased with it. It was quite a difficult poster due to the amount of body copy within the poster.

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Shut up and buy Filed under: Music — Tom @ 2:12 pm I have no idea why, but for some stupid reason a quote from some movie I often have in my head is “It’s good to want things.” It’s a good quote, simple, effective, to the point – sometimes it’s best to just want and finally have it delivered than to just get, if you know what I mean. I just Googled the quote and found out the line came from the 1990 Winona Ryder film, Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael, a movie I have no recollection of ever having seen. Did anyone? Nevermind – that’s beside the point. I have irrationally wanted some of these Japanese mini-LP reissues of the Frank Zappa catalog for a several years now. There’s nothing unusual about them – no remixes or remastering, no extra tracks – except that they’re in the nice cardboard miniature replica LP sleeves that the Japanese music industry is so fond of. And they’re expensive. I’m not a huge Zappa fan – I love the man’s guitaring, but lyrically, I just . . . I don’t know . . . I don’t like ’em. I’ve given him many chances and always come back to simply keeping Lather in the collection for my vocal Zappa needs. But the instrumental Zappa is another thing. If there was a Zappa Itunes where one could purchase, say, lossless audio files from his catalog, I’d own all of his instrumental music. As such, I own a handful of his primarily instrumental albums and simply go without on the more vocal-based albums. You know how it goes . . . it’s good to want things. One of the sets I’ve eyed for a long time has been the three-disc Shut Up And Play Yer Guitar. Zappa has always had a penchant for assembling songs out of other things and these three albums are no different. He picks bits and pieces of guitar solos from live shows, arranges new backings, and voila, a brand new song. Most of the time, if you suggested a guitarist was taking his solos and created new songs under them, it would be a frighteningly dull prospect, but Zappa is not an everyday guitarist. Every solo was its own composition, different and distinct from every other. I can see why he has such a devoted collection-minded following – they actually have something worth tracking down in the bootlegs, unlike pretty much every other band out there who play only slight variations on their material from night to night. Well, today, I found a used copy of the Japanese mini-LP set of Play Yer Guitar albums. And it’s neat. I don’t know why. It just is. As my desire was irrational, my enjoyment of them in this form is just as irrational. Let me be, I am a man of simple, if sometimes expensive means. Advertisements Like this:Like Loading... Related Comments (1) 1 Comment » I was about 13 years old when I started listening to Frank, so naturally, I gravitated toward the smutty stuff at first. But as I get older (and develop a healthier appetite and understanding for jazz and modern classical music), I find his “serious” stuff infinitely entertaining and challenging, much more so than the other stuff. Interestingly enough, “Shut Up…” was one of the first (if not the first) Zappa album I ever heard. It’s an amazing collection of music (and better that the later guitar-oriented albums, which are still good). Frank was an incredibly underrated guitarist. But you already knew that. Comment by Chris — January 24, 2008 @ 4:34 pm | Reply RSS feed for comments on this post. TrackBack URI

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Fearing traitors amongst her court, the aging Queen Mary orders the execution of her cousin, Lady Jane Grey. Cursed with royal blood her young sisters Katherine and Mary must now face the Tudor court alone. Katherine, a beauty amongst the queen's maids, makes dangerous romantic liaisons. While fiercely clever Mary reluctantly becomes the Queen's confidante. And so Katherine and Mary find themselves in a maze of treachery, suspicion and danger - where royal blood could be their death warrant. . . Review The young Grey sisters witness the unsettled English court from within. Their royal blood makes them targets for bigger plots. I won this book in a Goodreads First Read competition a while back, and I do feel a little guilty that I've taken this long to review it. This is a very grey book about the Grey sisters. It opens with the execution of Lady Jane Grey - the Queen who succeeded Edward VI for all of 9 nines day before Mary I's supporters took the crown. I'm afraid to say that this scene was the only interesting one, and it all drags along from there. At only 60 pages in, I was bored of the constantly being told that Katherine was pretty; Mary was insightful; they both had to hide their religion. It's very dry and unimaginative how it is always done - with whatever third party is in the scene, commenting to said sister how lovely they were in their way. And the sister would treat us to yet another musing of, "why yes, I suppose that I am beautiful/insightful." Which kinda leads on to the fact that the book's narration is split between Katherine, Mary and Levina (a portrait painter of the time, and friend of the girls' mother). But there is no difference in voice - it wound me up: that a nine year old girl (no matter how mature and intelligent) should have the same thought and speech patterns as a 40 year old woman. As for the supporting characters... I love reading about the whole Tudor period. The politics, the danger, the intrigue, women that must balance their strength against the ambitions of men. This felt like a high school drama. Queen Mary is constantly displayed as weak, blinded by faith and an obsession with having a child. Instead of being well-schooled and controlled, Queen Elizabeth is the bitch who flaunts her power and wears her heart on her sleeve. I have no interest in reading these versions. I had been looking forward to the "dangerous romantic liaisons" and the "maze of treachery, suspicion and danger" the book promises. Instead, those bits were cut out, and we got what was left. With the exception of Lady Jane's beheading, we weren't present at any major event. Seriously, we hang about in the background, where they talk about what has happened. They talk about Queen Mary's death; they chat about Queen Elizabeth's coronation and the dress she wore. Even the minor plot points, like the engagement of Mary Grey's best friend Peggy; or the marriage of Katherine's best friend, Jane Dormer - we hear about them afterwards.

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Huge thanks to GDG Dublin, Coding Grace & Women Techmakers for organising last weekends Fungus workshop at Google HQ in Dublin!We had a great time running the workshop and it was inspiring to see everybody getting to grips with Unity & Fungus so quickly. Most people had never used Unity before! The teacher's pet award goes to Gavin Fitzgerald for adding a cool new mouse hover pointer feature to Fungus while doing the workshop ;)You can find more info and photos over on Coding Grace's blog, and you can still grab the assets from the workshop over on Paul Mc Grath's website.Looking forward to the next one! ← Fungus talk at Unite 2015 Final Girls covered on Boing Boing and → DownloadUnity Asset videosTraining courseForumAboutAbout UsPrivacy policyCode of Conduct

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Dani is a stripper and a Wyr witch, though she does not practice as much as she should. She lives in her policeman/vampire brother’s basement. He does not approve of her line of work, but she has some big credit card bills to pay off. Casedren is a prince in an alternate reality. The Jadeans and Humans were once adversaries, but now have a truce of sorts. Since the people of his race do not have female children, they find human mates. One night during a private dance, Dani decides to cross a line. She has sex with someone who paid for a dance. She does not even know his name. When he shows up the next day claiming to be a prince and wanting her as his bride, she is flabbergasted. Apparently he is the heir to the throne and needs a consort. She is more than half in love with the butterscotch haired man, but she is totally ignorant of his world and its customs and dangers. Love and lust will have to conquer all. This is an erotically charged tale with compelling characters and a fast moving and exciting plot. Ms. Quinn puts an interesting spin on the evil twin concept. The alternate world of Sedah is vividly described as are the people and creatures that live there. The love scenes are extremely hot and magically enhanced. Dani’s trip from stripper to queen is not an easy one, but her love for Casedren is the important thing. Warning: There is a dream sequence in which a violent rape occurs. The scene is brief and occurs in a dream, but can be very disturbing.

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Our Paper "MIMO-OFDM Channel Estimation of WBAN Channels" has been accepted in Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Hindawi Publishing Corporation. Comments are closed.

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The original patterns and recipes on this blog are not to be sold or published on the net elsewhere. If you have to share, please use a link. If you are inspired by any of them, please share here, we would be glad to see your creativity.

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Archie F. Swin04-22-2001, 01:12 PMsome of us feel good about the Chiefs' 2001 draft choices, some of us don't. Many of us will disagree with this years harvest. Over the next week we may find ourselves saying "I got all excited for that?" One thing we can agree upon, is that we have a great forum in which we can discuss our good feelings ,our bad feelings, our optimism and disappointment. We can say "Hell Yeah!", and "What the F**ck?" and know it won't fall on blind eyes. Many of us, especially myself, were questioning Da Planet's ability to stay in orbit during a very important offseason moment for Chiefs fans. Now, I'm grinning from ear to ear as I type this message on day two of the NFL Draft. Austin Chief, you da man! please accept my e-handshake :D for keepin dis boat afloat milkman04-22-2001, 01:17 PMWhat CRP said. Archie F. Swin04-23-2001, 10:24 AMI suppose this makes me the resident cheek smoocher, huh? Otter04-23-2001, 10:46 AMCRP you big brown-noser!!! :D Phobia04-23-2001, 10:56 AMGood job, Kyle! Archie F. Swin04-23-2001, 07:11 PMreboot mlyonsd04-23-2001, 08:01 PMDitto all the kudos. I don't get on here as much as I used to or would like. This is by far the most awesome FB website out there. To all those responsible, I tip my hat. Archie F. Swin04-23-2001, 08:25 PMmlyonsd, weren't you located in s. dakota a few months ago? mlyonsd04-23-2001, 08:32 PMCRP, I actually do live in SD. I live within 10 miles of the Iowa border and the closest town with a post office is Akron, IA. So I have an Iowa address but live in SD. Even my SD drivers license has an Iowa address. Someday when I'm stopped by the highway patrol I will probably pay for that. You can't imagine what a hassle it is. I haven't had a tax return clear the first time in 4 years. The one nice thing about SD is there is no state income tax. Makes it worthwhile in the long run. Storm04-23-2001, 08:38 PMhi mylonsd .. i live in similar area i live south of sioux falls about 10 miles ... anyway are you sick and tired of local sports station showing viks and broncs all the time like me ?? man when they played rodeo over chiefs i was mad! I agree that this is a good area to live ( i m sure Sioux city residents (i know of one on this board at least) would say different).. Oh well we can continue scoffing at the upstart vikings fans and continue rooting for our chiefs!! mlyonsd04-23-2001, 08:46 PMHowdy Storm, No doubt the Vikes and Donks get most of the press around here. Lucky for me I am close enough to SC to get the network feeds from there. They play most of the Chief games with the exception of a few Vikes. Pisses me off for sure. It sure didn't upset me too much when the Vikes got drilled by NY. As for the donks, well, they're the donks. You ever go to any Chief games? bishop_7404-23-2001, 08:54 PMAustin Chief has got a GRRRREEEEAAAAT A$$... and CRP's head is ALL THE WAY UP IT!!! But I agree, thanks.

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As part of Associate Professor of Biology Will Jaeckle’s lab group, Tana Smithsakol ’17 works on a new method of staining starfish larvae.

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Beaver Falls, PA - Geneva head men′s basketball coach Jeff Santarsiero couldn′t have written the script any better. The 12th year head coach watched his team defeat long-time rival Westminster College 67-62 on Wednesday night. With the win came victory number 200 for Santarsiero in his Geneva career. Meanwhile, Geneva improved to 10-7 on the season and won for the second time in a row for the first time since early December. Westminster scored seven of the first nine points and opened its biggest lead of the game just 3 ½ minutes into the contest. The Golden Tornadoes quickly responded by taking their first lead at 10-9 on a Justin Nardi three-point play at the 12:54 mark of the first half. Geneva led by as many as 11 points in the first half at 28-17, but the Titans continued to hang around and went to the locker room trailing by just seven points. The 3-14 Titans started the second half much like the first. They jumped on Geneva early and pulled within one point by scoring eight of the first nine points in half number two. Westminster took its only lead of the half when Ryne Murray nailed one of five three-point field goals with 14:41 to play to push the Titans up 39-38. Leading 46-45 with 10:04 to play, Geneva scored the next seven points to open up an eight-point advantage. Although Westminster would again get within a pair, the Golden Tornadoes would never relinquish the lead. An average foul shooting team throughout the season, Geneva won the game with its work at the charity stripe. The Golden Tornadoes finished the game 19-26 from the line, while Westminster was just 6-7. Greg McDivitt led Geneva with 20 points and nine rebounds, while Zac Northen added ten points and Mike Ross converted three huge second half three-pointers to finish with nine points. Murray led the Titans attack with 31 points, while Craig Hannon added 19 in a losing effort. Santarsiero became just the third coach in school history to reach the 200 victory plateau at Geneva. He moved to within just two victories of surpassing predecessor Jerry Slocum for second on Geneva′s all-time list behind Cliff Aultman. Geneva will return to Metheny Fieldhouse on February 2nd to host Bethany. This Saturday, the Golden Tornadoes travel to Grove City for a 3:00 pm tip with the Wolverines.

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This is one of my favorite contest pieces!! Must get hold of a copy of a recording. Trying to convience our MD to play it at oour next Contest!! Good luck locating a recording! 8) :lol: Sarahjo, Mar 31, 2003 #4 Aidan Active Member il put in a good word with uncle ron at the bar Aidan, Mar 31, 2003 #5 dyl Active Member Re: Oceans Sarahjo said: Good luck locating a recording!Click to expand... I'm not having much luck so far - Amazon are out of stock, World Of Brass haven't got it listed at all,and Desford haven't replied to my e-mails! dyl, Mar 31, 2003 #6 TheMusicMan tMP Founder Staff Member Hey Dyl, have you tried 4BR ? TheMusicMan, Mar 31, 2003 #7 PeterBale Moderator Staff Member 4barsrest don't have it, as it is an old Polyphonic cd and they mainly only have the latest YBS ones. I should suggest contacting Polyphonic themselves (Tel 020 8459 6194), or R. Smith &Co (Tel 01296 682220).

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Home Presentation news Galerie Studiolo hotel business Living Space work place furniture Presse Contact In the heart of Paris, between wholesalers of fabrics and written press, Studiolo Gallery opened its doors at 19 rue du Sentier, on March 30, 2017. Pass the entrance, the confidential and unexpected atmosphere of the place invites us to discover the felted and organic universe of the architect. The visit continues on the first floor, the cradle of the creation of the collection furniture; The studio Fabrice Ausset then binds with the universe of Studiolo. Finally, the luminous central part is reflected infinitely in the stainless steel of the Silverwing benches and the Deep Bark screen and prolongs our journey. The Studiolo Gallery is dedicated to presenting and interacting the pieces of furniture of the architect and designer Fabrice Ausset with the creations of international visual artists. The gallery is present at many international events in the art and design world, including the Milan weekly design, AD Interior & Collections and the Design @ Farnese in Rome. `

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In Dutch oven or large heavy skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat; cook onions, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes. Add red pepper, garlic and fennel seeds; reduce heat to medium and cook for 10 minutes or until onions are very soft and golden. Transfer to bowl. Cut sausage into 1-inch (2.5 cm) chunks; add to pan and brown well on all sides, about 8 minutes. Drain off fat. Stir in pasta sauce and vinegar. Return vegetable mixture to pan; reduce heat to medium-low and simmer for 15 minutes. Meanwhile, in large pot of boiling salted water, cook pasta for about 8 minutes or until tender but firm. Drain, reserving 1 cup (250 mL) of the cooking water. Return pasta to pot; add sauce and reserved cooking water. Combine mozzarella and Parmesan cheese; set 1 cup (250 mL) aside. Stir remaining cheese into pasta mixture. Pour into 13- x 9-inch (3 L) glass baking dish, pressing pasta to submerge. Sprinkle with reserved cheese and parsley. Bake, covered, in oven for 30 to 45 minutes; uncover and continue for another 15 minutes or until golden. (Make ahead: Let cool in refrigerator; cover and refrigerate for up to 1 day. Or overwrap with heavy-duty foil and freeze for up to 2 weeks; thaw in refrigerator for 48 hours.)

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Funeral services for Mrs. Walter Braun, 54, of Pella, will be conducted Friday at 2 PM at St Peters Lutheran church, Pella Opening. Mrs. Braun died of a cerebral hemorrhage at 9:30 Tuesday morning as she was reroute to the Shawano hospital. She was stricken about 2 hours before she died. She had been seriously ill about 3 years ago but recovered sufficiently to be up and around. She was born Nov. 23, 1897, in the town of Herman, as Esther Huebner. Her parents were Mr. & Mrs. August Huebner. On Sept. 25, 1917 she was married at Elias Lutheran church in the town of Herman to Walter Braun. They lived on a farm in Pella from the time of their marriage. Mrs. Braun was a member of St Peter's church and was a charter member of the Ladies aid society of the church. Surviving are her husband, two children, Wallace of Milwaukee and (Marie) Mrs. Gordon Tauferner of Tigerton and 6 grandchildren. Brothers and sisters surviving are Theodore of Shawano; Walter of Clintonville; Kermit of Milwaukee; (Rosetha) Mrs. Edmund Schmidt, (Gertrude) Mrs. Fred Blashke, (Hildegarde) Mrs. Hilbert Bartelt, all of Milwaukee, and (Irene) Mrs. August Watters. Also surviving are many other relatives and friends. Pallbearers will be Roland Kriewaldt, Daniel Schmidt, Carlton Erdman, Curt Erdman, Harold Watters and Franklin Kiekhofer. Burial will be in the church cemetery.

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Although many details of an eventual Exascale machine remain unknown, we can safely make a couple of assumptions. Exascale machines will be composed of multicore nodes and will experience frequent failures. The latter means that effective resilience support is imperative to make Exascale machines usable. The former opens up opportunities for exploring new alternatives to provide resilience support. This paper examines a new fault tolerance protocol for multicore systems. The paper contains three major parts. In the first part, we start by showing evidence that a node (and not a core) is the appropriate unit of failure. When a crash hits a machine, it usually renders unusable a whole node. Rarely, the crash brings down more than one node. The second part describes a message logging protocol that tolerates the failure of whole nodes and uses an efficient shared memory scheme to minimize overhead. We present results on various clusters and scale the approach to 1024 cores with a stencil computation. The overhead is always lower than 4\%. The third part performs an analysis of reliability to understand how robust the protocol is when failures affect several nodes. Using an analytical framework and the frequency of multiple-node failures, we find that our approach is able to survive more than 99% of the crashes.

http://charm.cs.uiuc.edu/papers/12-14

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the edible as the ephemeral Food Musings I am doomed. Seriously doomed. I think about food All The Time. I wake, debating my breakfast options. I anticipate dinner. I menu-plan what my family will eat days in advance. Today is Thursday and there are errands to be run in the city; get my husband’s car washed, pick up prescriptions, buy some new… Read More Edible Jewelry at Abrams Claghorn Gallery When I was little, my favorite candy in the world was the Candy Necklace. There was something about the colors and being given a piece of jewelry and the fact that I could eat it. They probably didn’t taste very good, but – heck – I was 3 or 4 years old; what did I… Read More Kader Attia at the Guggenheim I wish I were in New York right now. At the Guggenheim, specifically. For there is an exhibit entitled But a Storm Is Blowing from Paradise: Contemporary Art of the Middle East and North Africa. Within this exhibition that features photographs, sculptures, videos, and more, is an installation piece by Berlin-based Algerian artist Kader… Read More In the beginning…. In 1970, I turned six years old. I had two older sisters: Jayne – who was just starting high school – was 15, and Susan was 18, having just graduated high school, was looking forward to college. I was raised in a “crafty” family with sisters who made gum wrapper chains from Juicy Fruit wrappers… Read More

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Previously, we had talked about the oldest known song in the world, better known as the Hurrian Song to Nikkal, which was originally composed in the northern Syrian settlement of Ugarit almost 3,400-years ago. Well this time around we are witness to yet another Mesopotamian cultural achievement in the form of Epic of Gilgamesh – possibly the oldest known epic in the world and also the earliest surviving great work of literature. Now the literary history of the titular character Gilgamesh comes down to us from five Sumerian poems, though… Read More UFO The 10th Sumerian Tablet: The Anunnaki Built the Pyramids October 29, 2016January 21, 2017 admin Anunnaki, Pyramids, Sumerian Before proceeding, I suggest you to read this article first, because it demonstrates why the Egyptian pyramids could not have been built without advanced: technology, mathematics and astronomy. It also provides an amazing connection between the Giza Plateau (where the Great Pyramids of Egypt are located) and the Cydonia Complex of Mars (which is very important, as you will see). (Alternatively, you can skip the introduction and start reading from the second chapter, entitled “The Great Flood”). I. Brief introduction I have no doubt that most of my constant readers…

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The Hewlett-Packard Model 3400A is a true root-mean-square (rms) voltmeter, providing a meter indication proportional to the dc heating power of the input waveform. In addition to its meter indication, the Model 3400A provides a dc output proportional to meter deflection making it a usefil true rms detector for graphic recording and digitizing with a dc digital voltmeter. Versatility Versatility of the Model 3400A is enhanced by its wide 10-Hz to 10-MHz frequency response, high crest factor, 1-mV to 300-Volt full-scale sensitivity and 10-MΩ input impedance. Six-decade frequency coverage makes the 3400A extremely flexible for all of your audio and most rf measurements and permits the measurement of broadband noise and fast-rise pulse. A wide range of sensitivity (12 ranges) allows you to measure anything from "down in the grass" signal and noise, to transmitter and amplifier outputs (with 30-dB overload protection). Pulses or other non-sinusoids with crest factors (ratio of peak to rms) up to 10:1 can be measured full scale. Crest factor is inversely proportional to meter deflection, permitting up to 100:1 crest factor at 10% of full scale. The ability of the 3400A to accept waveforms with such large crest factors insures accurate noise and pulse measurements, without the need for correction factors. Permanent plots of measured data and higher resolution measurements can be obtained by connecting an X-Y plotter, strip chart recorder or digital voltmeter to the convenient rear-panel dc output. The dc output provides a linear 0 to 1-volt drive, proportional to meter deflection. True-rms current measurements can be made conveniently by using the HP Model 456A Current Probe with the Model 3400A.

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Some graphics cards may not have supported drivers availableSome cards may not have supported drivers released that meet the game’s minimum driver version. If you have the latest driver version available from your graphics card manufacturer but are still blocked from launching the game with an “AP301” error, you can attempt to bypass this block by holding “Page Up” while selecting the Quit button. Be advised that bypassing this pop-up may result in game instability and / or poor performance.Crashes can occur after repeated races on low memory machinesSome machines at the minimum memory specification (2 GB of video memory + 8 GB of system memory) may encounter a crash loading into events. This most often occurs after 5 to 7 consecutive races.In some hardware scenarios near / at minimum requirements, players may experience low memory warnings with default settings.There is currently no option to disable V-sync, which would allow tearing and smoother framerates on some systems. This feature is targeted for an update soon after launch.Laptops equipped with both an integrated GPU and a dedicated GPU may experience significant screen tearing / corruption when playing the game in full screen.The Anisotropic filtering option currently has no “off” setting.The MSAA custom setting currently has a lower limit of 2x, with no option to disable anti-aliasing. Anti-aliasing is disabled by default as part of the “Low” dynamic quality setting.Dynamic render quality may be set incorrectlySome machines may be placed in a dynamic render quality setting that isn’t optimal for their system capabilities. These settings will be profiled and optimized throughout the beta period.Fury X + 16 GB machines unable to select “Ultra”Machines equipped with an AMD Fury X that also have 16 GB of system memory will be unable to select “Ultra” dynamic render quality with 4K resolution. To work around this issue:1) Ensure the system display resolution is set to 4K (3840 x 2160 – requires 4k monitor / display adapter)2) Launch the game and go to fullscreen model (Alt-Enter)3) Go to Options->Video4) Set “Dynamic Render Quality” to “Ultra”5) Set “Force Resolution” to “Off”Racing wheels are not supportedRace wheels are not yet supported in Forza Motorsport 6: Apex. Adding wheel support will be a focus of the development team during the beta period.Some controllers may not function as intendedSome third party game controllers may not have full functionality in Forza Motorsport 6: Apex. Recommended controllers include the Xbox One Controller and Xbox 360 Controller.Multi-monitor scenarios are not supportedForza Motorsport 6: Apex currently only supports full screen in single screen scenarios at 16:9 and 16:10 aspect ratios.Car Bowling pins don’t count after rewind.In the Raptor Bowling event, any pins knocked over and subsequently reset by use of rewind will no longer count towards a player’s bowling score if knocked over again.Drivatar Badges flicker during raceDuring some tracks / races, Drivatar names and badges will flicker in and out of view.Intro video audio is out of syncThe audio that introduces the Ford GT on Rio is out of sync with the video it accompanies by up to a few seconds.Some badges may appear locked after unlockingAfter unlocking during post-race, some badges may appear locked when the user returns to the Badges Menu.Saved photos cannot be sharedThere is currently no way to share a photo once it has been saved. Photos can only be shared by selecting “Save and share” when they are first captured.Restarting races can cause the track to disappearWhen restarting races in some select locations, the track can fail to stream / load. Exiting and re-launching the race should resolve the issue.Closed Spotlight events still retain “New” tagWhen Spotlight events close that the player has never played, they retain the “New” tag and are counted in the available medals total for the Spotlight Series.Cars unlocked on car select don’t refresh.When unlocking a car from the car select screen, either via Forza HUB unlock or paid early unlock, the player must leave and re-enter the car select screen to see the car properly unlock.Photomode dropping resolutionEntering photomode can occasionally result in a drop in resolution.

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These were previously known as “interstitial stories”, but I grew tired of typing so many letters, so I wanted something a little snappier, and this new label is less than half as long. I have written previously about interstitial stories, here, here, here, here, and here; just look through the index for November. Today’s problem is narrow: just what shall be the calling protocol for anecdotes? We shall have an ArrayList of these structures, and every now and then the Engine should call for one of these. The Anecdote code will have to choose which of the many anecdotes to present; this will require the application of some logic. Here are the factors that I currently have under These are anecdotes that MUST have taken place previously in order for the anecdote under consideration to be executed.Disqualifiers: These are anecdotes that MUST NOT have taken place previously in order for the anecdote under consideration to be executed.Chris Conley suggested that we add tags to each anecdote, which can be used in the selection process. I think the tags should be boolean or integer values representing various conditions in the game. For example, there should be a tag representing how close the player is to losing, which favors certain anecdotes. Another tag could favor situations when the amount of lying that the player has done exceeds a threshold. Or one representing the overall level of lying going on in the game. We could also have a tag for each of the Actors, indicating that the Actor should be excluded from use in the anecdote. However, I don’t want to go too far down this path. We could easily end up with anecdotes that are so highly specialized that they never occur. We want the richest possible sequence of anecdotes; I’d like to have a thousand anecdotes in our database, randomly selected. That will give the player the best overall experience. We should use prerequisites, disqualifiers, and tags only in those special cases where they’re truly necessary.On second thought, I’d like to do some information hiding. I want the engine to be completely unaware of the internals of anecdotes. Its call to the anecdote engine should be nothing more than “Give me an anecdote with Actor X”. The anecdote engine then selects an anecdote based on its own internal considerations. This would leave the anecdote engine free to select an anecdote solely for its own reasons.We can revisit the question of more refined use of anecdotes later. For now, let’s KISS.

http://erasmatazz.com/library/design-diaries/design-diary-siboot/december-2014/anecdotes.html

Unless you've been living under a massive pile of ancient floppy disks, by now you're pretty well cognizant of the immense dangers in the proposed U.S. House of Representatives SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act - H.R. 3261) and its similarly evil twin --- PIPA -- over on the Senate side of Congress (Protect IP Act - S. 968). You're also probably at least in general terms familiar with the battle lines in this war for Internet freedom -- with the massive entertainment conglomerates leading the charge for passage, and essentially the entire free speech and Internet engineering/operations community opposed. But you may not have seen the detailed, official list of SOPA supporters -- and it makes for very interesting and highly recommended reading. Whenever a list like this appears, it's very tempting to rush into plans for attacks on the various proponents, hoping to change their minds about their support of such legislation. Such attacks can take various forms. Never to be countenanced are illicit maneuvers -- email floods, denial of service attacks, personal information disclosures, and the like. Not only are these usually illegal and unethical, but in the long run, serve mainly to create sympathy for the targeted organizations, and ultimately play into their dirty hands. The existence of a SOPA supporters list also immediately suggests the use of legal boycott techniques against the listed parties, and in this respect the calculus is considerably more subtle and complex. Generally speaking, boycotts have not proven to be a particularly effective mechanism for affecting pending legislation, and many targeted firms -- with an eye toward the perceived financial benefits of such legislation to their bottom lines -- can easily let boycotts roll off their backs. All too often these boycotts make the participants feel like they're accomplishing something useful, but the real world positive effects are minimal or nil. The situations where consumer boycotts hold the kind of leverage necessary to really affect these firms and other organizations in an effective manner are relatively rare. And it's also the case that there are usually more powerful ways to impact the politicians who support legislation like SOPA. Obviously most of us cannot match the big bucks donations that drive the corruption of many politicos in these regards, but they're still always concerned about the next election. While this may seem surprising in the Internet age, two of the most effective ways to affect lawmakers are through personal, physical letters -- and direct phone calls to their main offices. These sorts of communications, especially coming from their own constituents, are almost inevitably tabulated and closely studied, as politicians keep their fingers to the wind in hopes of predicting any coming electoral storms. Mass petitions and form letters (whether physical or online) have much less impact, as do email communications in general. Politicians have learned how easily all of these can be faked and gamed, and generally discount or ignore them. But personal, physical communications and phone calls still matter a great deal to Congress -- and those are areas where I feel a great deal of energy could be most usefully deployed against SOPA and PIPA. Having said that, I still would not assert that boycotts -- in this case of SOPA supporters -- are necessarily always useless, at least when targeted at firms who might actually feel the impact in a negative way affecting their bottom lines significantly. And in this context, it's hard to think of a more "deserving" candidate for a SOPA supporter "action" than the sleazeballs at the Go Daddy domain registry. Go Daddy is the poster child for much that is wrong with the domain-industrial complex. They've been in the forefront of pushing the .xxx TLD, which exists primarily to capture expensive defensive domain registrations from entities who have nothing to do with the adult entertainment industry, since by and large that industry, along with free speech advocates and anti-pornography campaigners -- all sides of the spectrum -- have condemned the .xxx concept. Go Daddy actively supports the "gold rush" mentality of the "domainers" pushing the extortionist generic Top Level Domains (gTLD) expansion nightmare, and is explicitly trying to profit through this nightmarish protection racket -- which will only serve to suck billions of dollars out of the weak world economy, to the enrichment of a relative few who have turned the Domain Name System (DNS) into their personal piggy bank. There are other reasons to abhor Go Daddy. Their array of seamy practices form -- to borrow from Jacob Marley in A Christmas Carol -- "a ponderous chain." Go Daddy's commercials have always been disgraceful, but that's perhaps the least of concerns given that they're not alone in that dimension. On the other hand, it's easy to despise Go Daddy's CEO, whose idea of fun is going to Africa, shooting an elephant in cold blood, then posting a bizarre and disgusting video of the results (and issuing takedown notices for any related copies that critics attempted to post). But if all of this wasn't enough to make anyone with their domains associated with Go Daddy rethink their decision, Go Daddy's strong and enthusiastic support of SOPA should really be the last straw. There do exist domain registrars who are ethical, oppose SOPA, and don't kill animals for fun. I won't make specific recommendations since I don't want to show favoritism toward one or another -- and I appreciate that moving domains can sometimes be a hassle. But if you have domains with Go Daddy -- one or a thousand of them -- I strongly urge you to transfer them to a more ethical, anti-SOPA home. If observers want to call that a boycott, so be it. The future of SOPA and PIPA are impossible to clearly predict. There are some signs that the wise protestations of the Internet engineering community in particular have finally started to make some inroads with SOPA-supporting politicians, who largely seem not to know the difference between free speech and waterboarding, much less the technical realities of keeping the wonders of the global Internet from being diverted into a technological and political hell. The current round of SOPA hearings in the House Judiciary Committee have now been delayed. However, the odds -- right now -- are that some sort of SOPA/PIPA legislation is still likely to be passed in both chambers of Congress, and even if somewhat watered down will still represent the censorship camel's nose under the Internet tent -- and in short order you can be sure that the entire camel will be trampling speech with abandon. Forces allied in favor of SOPA -- as illustrated by that list of infamy -- are formidable indeed. So those of use who wish to prevent the Internet from becoming a censorship machine rather than a beacon of free speech, must be prepared to deploy all legal means to battle SOPA. These especially include those direct communications with lawmakers as I noted above, but also can encompass carefully focused "mass consumer actions" as well, including (but not necessarily limited to) the Go Daddy case. Most of all, we do not have the luxury of wasted efforts and squandered time. If we blow this now, if we fail to stem the tide of what is essentially an attempt to undermine the basic principles that make the Internet great, it will likely be a long time -- if ever -- before an opportunity to undo the escalating damage will emerge.

https://lauren.vortex.com/archive/000921.html

(The Washington Post) NAKURU, Kenya – A week after Kenya’s warring political leaders signed a power-sharing agreement, Marian Wambui arrived at a camp for displaced people here, her house having been burned to the ground just two days earlier. As President Mwai Kibaki and opposition leader Raila Odinga celebrated in Nairobi, the mother of two was wondering where in the unfamiliar sprawl she might put the two plastic bags of belongings that were all she had left in the world. Wambui stood in the sun, facing the details of her new life: a registration tent and a light blue meal card. A long line led to workers adding fresh names to a list already 16,000 long — mostly people from Kibaki’s Kikuyu ethnic group who had been chased from their homes in this western Rift Valley region and were now living in rows of white tents in a dusty field. Read the full article at The Washington Post… Tags: graduated circle, kenya, refuge, rift valley This entry was posted on Thursday, March 13th, 2008 at 9:20 am and is filed under Charting, Design, Mapping, Print, Self promo.

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The hits just keep coming from the internal Microsoft emails that are being released as evidence in the anti-trust suit in Iowa. This one is a thread of comments in the wake of Mac OS X Tiger’s unveiling at WWDC 2004. Lenn Pryor, former Director of Platform Evangelism, wrote:

https://daringfireball.net/linked/2007/01/28/msft-tiger-envy

Comments TIFFIN, Iowa — At the outset of a crucial week in the presidential campaign, the Republican candidates are increasingly turning on one another as they try to overcome their own weaknesses and capitalize on the vulnerabilities of President Barack Obama. A sense of urgency is rising for contenders to make favorable impressions at a debate Thursday, the first time Jon M. Huntsman Jr. will join his rivals on stage. That will be followed by the Iowa Straw Poll on Saturday, a ritual that provides an early test of organizational strength that could accelerate or dampen the aspirations of some candidates. The full Republican field will descend upon Iowa this week to court voters and present their arguments to party activists, some of whom say they are eager to build the drumbeat of criticism about Obama into a candid discussion of which candidates could best defeat him. "The opportunity is right there for us," Tim Pawlenty, a former governor of Minnesota, told a Republicans here on Friday. "The main way we're going to goof this up, as Republicans, is to nominate the wrong candidate." As Pawlenty made his way across Iowa this weekend, he warned Republicans against supporting someone without executive experience. His audiences nodded in agreement. Yet the target of his criticism, Rep. Michele Bachmann of Minnesota, drew booming applause from far larger audiences when she pledged to confront the establishment, declaring, "Behind this dress is a titanium spine!" And looming over the race is the question of whether Gov. Rick Perry of Texas will join the field this month, as he has signaled to donors, activists and party officials. His entry could deliver a jolt to the race, but it remains an open question how long he could maintain the same level of curiosity and intrigue he now holds. "Everybody's waiting for some ideal candidate to get in," said Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, who fielded a call from Perry last month. He added, "I told him to come to Iowa now and start campaigning like you campaign for sheriff." As the candidates scramble to test their messages and gain attention, a majority of their arrows have been aimed at Mitt Romney, a former governor of Massachusetts. Huntsman, a former governor of Utah, assailed Romney's leadership on the debt ceiling debate. Rick Santorum, a former senator from Pennsylvania, questioned his convictions on conservative social issues. Even the former GOP vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, who has yet to rule out a run, suggested that he placed his finger to the wind instead of leading by example. Romney, who has maintained a disciplined silence, is preparing for rougher treatment in the debate Thursday than he received in his first one in June. His advisers say he is opening a new campaign phase by making more public appearances after several months of lying low. He is not overtly campaigning for the straw poll, but is waging a stealth campaign in Iowa to keep his options open until the field clarifies. Republicans sense a fresh opening surrounding Obama, after painful budget talks, sustained high unemployment and lowering the nation's credit rating. ("It happened on your watch, Mr. President," Bachmann said Saturday.) But that is offset for some by a lack of consensus over who would be the strongest — or least flawed — Republican nominee. Here in Tiffin, a handful of Republican candidates delivered speeches and mingled with 300 party activists at a picnic supper Friday. As Pawlenty, Santorum and Newt Gingrich, a former House speaker, worked the room, several people stood out in the crowd. They wore burnt orange shirts printed with white lettering: "Americans for Rick Perry." It was yet another sign that Perry was inching closer toward entering the race and would not be starting a campaign from scratch. The group, formed by friends who say they are operating independently, is urging people to attend the straw poll and support Perry as a write-in candidate, since his name will not be printed on the ballot. The political merits of the straw poll are limited, particularly for predicting results of the caucuses next year. But the results — fair or not, considering only a few thousand people will take part in Ames — are likely to accelerate or extinguish the ambitions of some candidates. Rep. Ron Paul of Texas, who has wide appeal among voters with a libertarian strain, is aggressively pursuing a strong finish at the straw poll. He has been working to expand on the deep support of his core followers and has encouraged them to send the party a message. Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky, his son, will arrive this week to help. The urgency in the voices of the candidates made clear how high the stakes are. As Pawlenty concluded question-and-answer sessions with voters on Friday, he asked for their support — not in the caucuses, but more immediately, at the straw poll. He urged Republicans to take seriously his admonition to elect someone who could go the distance, not a candidate with more limited appeal. "Before you fuel this rocket and launch it out of here," Pawlenty said, "make sure it can get all the way to the destination." Pawlenty has moved most of his campaign organization to Iowa from his national headquarters in Minneapolis. He has invested nearly all of his limited finances on television commercials and campaign material to identify supporters and persuade them to go to Ames, where a strong finish in the straw poll could move him beyond his summertime slump. The debate on Thursday evening, being televised by Fox News, also offers an opportunity for Pawlenty to avoid the missteps that he acknowledged making at the last debate when he backed away from challenging Romney on health care. That debate hurt his fundraising, his aides said, even as Bachmann's steady performance helped propel her candidacy. Bachmann is also aggressively working to win the straw poll, which will provide a key test on whether she is able to turn the enthusiasm surrounding her candidacy into actual support. Her crowds are routinely larger than those of her rivals, but her campaign stops are staged as events more often seen in the general election, where a high priority is placed on appearances 8 comments on this story For two days in a row, she was late arriving at campaign events in the warm afternoon sun and humidity. Her blue campaign bus was idling nearby, but as the crowd waited for her to arrive, an aide was busy arranging the crowd, saying into a loudspeaker, "We need to fill in the crowd and make it look nice and tight for our national media guys." She also sought to lower expectations, which have soared since she entered the race two months ago. "We're at a distinct disadvantage from an organizational perspective, but the response that we've had from Iowans has been overwhelming," Bachmann said. She also told the crowd that the White House was carefully watching her campaign, declaring, "They fear my candidacy more than any other." Like that? Read this.

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I could not care less the creators and cast of Moonlight are Black. I will believe we are getting somewhere in America when a married Black couple fighting to make it and intelligent, educated Black women working are the surprise Oscar winners of the night. An epic 3-hour movie like 2015's Boyhood, filmed over 12 years of watching real White actors grow older as a family by the year, was not good enough to be an American boy coming-of-age story to win Best Picture. So how does a 110-minute, low-budget movie that uses three separate Black actors to chart a Black male drug dealer coming-of-age sexually-repressed and abused in several scenes qualify? After Halle Berry and Mo'nique were traumatizing their Black child in Monster's Ball and Precious, I was satisfied that story of us was covered. This is now overkill. Even Moonlight's main actress said she was not enthused about yet another negative portrayal of Black women blasted out on film. My question is: Why is everyone else so excited? This is not an exploration of Black pain and sexuality as portrayed by 12 Years a Slave, intent on showing what Blacks were held captive within. Moonlight shows Black people who willingly make poor decisions that hurt themselves and other people for life. The fact there are astonishing directorial and cinematic glossings do not change this fact. There were two better Black-cast/themed films to be honored as a Best Picture of 2016. If Fences or Hidden Figures had made the headlines, I would gladly clap and celebrate The Academy and America for reversing its racism. But how many times are messed-up Black women and abused Black children elevated on screens around the world? How many times are whole Black families' and intelligent Black women's stories not good enough? How many times are the damaged, weakened and unconscious Blacks in America put on a pedestal as the best art? I understand the Moonlight director's and original playwright's personal life stories are important. I do not blame or fault them for barriers erected long before their film. I would have enjoyed seeing a film about their lives right now. August Wilson is an heroic American playwright, but still struggling to make it into classroom textbooks alongside Eugene O'Neil and Arthur Miller. His Fences is one of the most enduring, time-honored American stories ever told- for people of any race. No matter how poor and defeated they are, his characters make honest livings and fight for the American Dream the right way. Its family and characters, though flawed, are unified. Viola Davis, who won Best Supporting Actress for playing the wife and mother in Fences, has played a drug addict who neglected her son. Denzel Washington directed her in this role in The Antwoine Fisher Story. The son indicts her for leaving him in harm's way to figure out on his own how to make something of himself. But this film, which acknowledges a community's weaker members but spotlights the stronger ones who build it, received no Oscar nominations. Hidden Figures has actual star power, led by excellent veteran Oscar nominees and even a winner. The Black female characters in both movies carry themselves with strength and grace. They are smart and spiritual. They respect their bodies. They guard their children fiercely. They are respected pillars of their communities. In Fences, the Black son of a woman like this goes on to serve his country and return a mature, whole man. It is just the same old same old. Black Americans must be messed up, promiscuous, abused, violent, on drugs or selling them for mass celebration in Hollywood. They can creak by playing Mammies and slaves or tragic heroes of history, but never educated or empowered Black people regularly played by Nia Long, Morris Chestnut, Sanaa Lathan and so many more we never see at the Oscars. The pretend liberal population- rampant in Hollywood- loves to fast-track images of pathology, violence, hypersexuality, drugs and confusion with black and brown faces on screens around the world. Then they can stand up, pat themselves on the back and take credit that their benevolence and good mercy has helped the poor chirren who have such a tragic life to live. In reality, they avoid those communities and their people like the plague. I would not be clapping for Moonlight if I was LGBQ or T either. I loved the 2014 Cannes Palme d'Or winner Blue is the Warmest Color, though I could understand the actresses' complaints about extended love scenes the director forced on them. It would have been an entirely different film if the couple had been surrounded by beatings, drugs and mental abuse. Something tells me these are not circumstances a studio would fund to show White women and girls falling in love with each other or coming of age sexually. I would have applauded a film where a Black boy discovered himself and his sexuality without sanitized mentors who sell drugs, a scary mother who abuses him into funding her drugs and a life of crime waiting to supply drugs to other Black mothers like his own. 25 years from now, a new generation will still have no clue who August Wilson or Katharine Johnson are. However, they will have a "classic" Best Picture still popping up. It will use pretty arthouse shots and soaring classical music to show them Black women were crackheads who neglected and abused their sons to grow up into emotionally-damaged drug dealers. This has got to stop. I loved Moonlight as a movie to talk about after a Saturday night date- not something to memorialize for all time as a story of my people, our history and our artistry. Tagged in:

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Sound is a vibration that touches every part of our being. It is heard not only through our ears but through every cell in our body. Every minute of every day we are affected by the Sound of the World around us - too often in a chaotic, intrusive way - which can be draining and tiring. Imagine how sounds like a babbling brook and bird song or wind rushing through trees sounds...How does that make you feel? Much more relaxed! Every organism has its own vibration and unique resonance – it plays its own sound so you could think of our bodies as a unique symphony – and the orchestra is all our organs and cells creating the notes. Sometimes that symphony can play out of tune – if we have been under too much pressure or lacked the time to renew and replenish ourselves. Sound healing addresses this need. As our bodies and minds hear the vibration of the sound – they begin to unwind and relax deeply allowing the space for healing to take place. Gong Baths or Sound Journeys as I like to think of them – bathe you for about an hour in the most delicious and relaxing sounds from Ancient Tribal World Instruments for example Didgeridoos, Flutes, Drums and Shakers along with Singing Bowls and Voice, Chant and Mantra. As you rest deeply in your nest, allowing the sound waves to relax and rejuvenate you, taking you on an inner journey far away from the stresses and strains of everyday life – your body can find that space to totally let go and to heal where it needs. Sound is perfect for emotional and mental strain too – the body & brain recognising the high resonance and intent of these vibrational waves and raising (or entraining) its own resonance to match that higher level of vibration. The vibration of the gong for example can create a deep meditative state altering the brain waves from Beta ( waking state) to Delta (deep meditation state) – and this is where we access the deeper subconscious and where deep healing and relaxation can occur. Sound healing available for individuals as needed. Regular Gong Baths/Sound Journeys pre arranged dates usually for groups (but can be arranged for individuals on requested) Can be incorporated into a Sound or Yoga event or a talk. Please ask if you need help or advice. We encourage you to bring along cushions and pillows, sleeping bags and duvets – THIS is seriously relaxing!!

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In the Reaper’s graveyard, there were 5 heroes, who were fighting a witch. This witch isn’t an ordinary witch, she’s a demon witch! The demon witch is known as Lilith. Lilith’s origins are unknown but it’s been rumored that she was a creation of the Demon King Argost before he was killed. Lilith is battling the 5 heroes known as Dagger, Ninjato, Neco, Laentina, and Fang. Dagger is the last dragon and descendant of the Great Dragon King (Dragonov), Ninjato is the Egyptian prince, Neco is a student of Mage’s Death Necromancy, Laentina is princess of the vampires, and Fang is the strongest of all werewolves. The team represents unity of all the species on Hollow Earth. The heroes were fighting Lilith because she tried to take an ancient artifact known as the Demonicalibur. The Demonicalibur was the sword Argost had wield in battle. Argost’s defeat lied at the hands of Dragonov, who hid the Demonicalibur deep in Reaper’s Grave. “You fools deny the inevitable,” Lilith said. Lilith then says “I will get the Demonicalibur and unleash havoc on this world.” “Not on our watch ma’am,” Dagger replied. “You always had evil intentions since the beginning,” Ninjato said. “We all know you’re a creation of the Demon King. If you’re planning on releasing him then you got another thing coming, witch!” Ninjato said as he swings his Egyptian key sword at Lilith and shouts, “Egyptian Force – Inferno!” His sword shot large amounts of fire as it were a solar flare. Lilith tried blocking the attack with her force field but Neco casted Defense Break, which stopped Lilith from using her force field, causing Lilith to get hit by the flame. Fang then comes in and shouts “Lycan Strike,” which shoots an energy blast of his claws toward Lilith. Laentina and Dagger dash in and did Gatling Vortex, which causes both of them to circle around Lilith like a tornado and hit her with their claws repeatedly. Lilith was injured badly from their attacks. Half of her face was torn off, her dark pink flesh with dark indigo blood linking out of her head, and her whole body was burnt. Lilith already knew that she needed to retreat, so she did Banshee Screech, which caused the heroes to hear such loud sounds. When the heroes were stunned by the Banshee Screech, Lilith opened a portal and escaped. “Well Thrash is going to be angry at us,” Ninjato said. “Won’t matter since Lilith didn’t get the Demonicalibur,” Fang commented. “Our mission was to bring Lilith to custody too, so it does matter Fang,” Laentina commented. “You guys, calm down. We didn’t complete our mission as a team and that’s that,” Dagger commented, “We’ll just have to keep training so we won’t fail next time, alright?” Dagger commented. “Alright,” everyone else said. “It’s about time we get going and tell Thrash and the council about the bad news,” Neco said. Neco creates a purple barrier that soon forms into a bubble around everyone. The purple bubble raises them off the ground and then flies out of the old broken graveyard in a blink of an eye. The purple bubble then flies past a vast region of forests full of ghosts and up to the point where they can see the black ice and black clouds of Hollow Sanctuary. The purple bubble lowers down to the ground until they reach the center of the city where the black Mansion is. As the heroes arrived at Hollow Sanctuary, Thrash and the council were already waiting them. “We have important matters to discuss heroes,” Thrash said. “Not really. We already stopped Lilith from taking the Demonicalibur,” Fang replied. “Yeah she won’t be coming back for a long time,” Ninjato commented. “Did y’all even check to see if the Demonicalibur was gone,” Thrash asked. “There was no need to check it. We saw Lilith retreat through a portal when we had overpower her,” Dagger replied. “All of you are so naïve. The darkness of the orb grew even greater since your absence,” Thrash said. “Wait, are you saying that…...” said Laentina. “That the Demon King is going to return,” Ninjato added. “Yes the Demon King Argost is going to return due to your foolishness. He will most likely return tonight, when Lilith releases him,” Thrash said. “General, send word out to all of the nations of Hollow Earth that Argost’s return is inevitable. Tell them to be on guard and to ready their forces,” Thrash said. The General replied “Yes sir!” The General then goes to the magic chamber down the hall and uses the blue shiny orbs to communicate with the other kingdoms. “As the General is doing that, we will be readying up our forces,” Thrash said. Dagger asked, “How are we going to find Lilith?” “You will find her at Dead Man’s Forest,” Thrash replied. Ninjato asked with suspicion, “How do you know about that Thrash?” “There is an old legend that Dead Man’s Forest use to be the Demon King’s fortress,” Thrash replied. The whole team looked at Thrash in disbelief. Fang commented, “You do realize that information would’ve been helpful on our mission, right?” “Yeah we could’ve stopped her before we came here,” Neco said. “This is why you shouldn’t be the leader of Hollow Federation,” Laentina commented. “I have my reasons for not sharing information with anyone,” Thrash said. “Now is not the time to go against each other,” Dagger commented. “We will deal this later after we deal with Lilith and “Argost,”” Dagger added. While the Hollow Federation was preparing for war, Lilith was still healing. Her face grew back but her body was still slightly burnt. Lilith then opens her blue barrier. The item in the blue barrier turned out to be the Demonicalibur. It turns out Lilith’s Banshee Scream was an illusion to fool the heroes as she would take the Demonicalibur before going through her portal. “Those fools thought they won, but they’re wrong,” Lilith said. “It’s time to bring you back master.” Lilith starts casting indigo smoke and starts chanting “Demon King Argost is your name, bringing hell is your game, stealing souls is makes you bold, eternal torment is your goal!” The Demonicalibur raises up off the ground and unleashes a hellish fire. As it releases the hellish fire, it shakes the entire planet. Hollow Sanctuary felt its shake and half of their army were destroyed as a side effect. Hollow’s Sanctuary’s allies, Vampire Kingdom and Pyramid Kingdom, also felt its shake destroying most of their armies as well. Ninjato asked, “The Demonicalibur can’t be that powerful right?” “I’m afraid so Ninjato,” Dagger said. “This is not good most of armies are getting destroyed,” Thrash said. Thrash asked “What’s the status report General?” “Most of our allies’ forces have been destroyed, killing most of us, also it seems that they had turn to ghouls or zombies,” the General responded. “That’s a lot of zombies’ right there,” Neco said. “A lot of ghouls too,” Laentina added. “So people killed by the Demon King himself or his sword becomes ghouls or zombies, this explains why his whole army is like that,” Thrash said. “Heroes go right now, we’ll be defending the Sanctuary here right now,” Thrash said. “Alright then, let’s go team,” Dagger said. Neco’s pink bubble surrounds the heroes, flies up and dashes out of Hollow Sanctuary. “This power is so magnificent,” Lilith commented. The sword turns the sky dark purple and shoots red lightning across the world. A skeleton starts rising out of the ground. The head represented that of a bull but the rest of the skeleton represented that of a human. The fingers and nails represented that of a black panther. Lilith becomes startled by the growl the beast makes. The beast asked “Who dares to disturb me?” “Master it’s me Lilith, your humble servant,” Lilith responds. The beast starts forming purple hooded robe around him. The beast grabs Lilith’s face and smashes her head to the ground, “You left me to die and now I will take your soul!” “But master I had no choice but to,” Lilith responded. “Dragonov was too powerful for you and I, not to mention his army was their too,” she said. “If I didn’t surrender, I would’ve been killed and you wouldn’t had return at all master,” she said. The beast tightens his grip on Lilith’s head and growls “You will be punished later for this but now I will need your assistance against Hollow Earth’s forces.” The beast then let’s go of Lilith and reveals his true identity “I am the Demon King Argost!” Arogst asked, “What became of the Dragon King Dragonov?” “It’s been a thousand years after your battle with him, he is long dead and so are the other dragon’s but there is only 1 dragon left and he is a descendant of Dragonov, known as Dagger,” Lilith said. “I shall kill his descendant for revenge,” Argost said. “Master do not underestimate him, he has a team and some unknown power I’ve been sensing from him,” Argost grabs Lilith by the throat and says, “You dare speak to me like that!” Lilith hardly spoke, “Master it feels like Dagger has the presence of the Demon King in him.” Argost lets go of her and says “There’s no doubt about it, Dagger is the reincarnation of Dragonov himself.” Lilith asked, “What do we do now without an army, sir?” Argost laughs and replies, “The people killed by my sword are the army, they become ghouls and zombies, also if those ghouls or zombies even touch a single creature they too would become my army.” “Also if they are destroyed they will spawn a new body right away or even form back,” Argost said. Argost pulls his sword toward his hand and changes it into a staff with 3 spikes, each having a skull on it. “Nice upgrade, sir,” Lilith commented as she shocked by the transformation. Neco asked, “What will we do when we face the Demon King guys?” “Ladies you will be fighting Lilith and us guys will fight Argost himself,” Ninjato replied. “Well Dagger I wanted you to know that I,” Laentina said. Dagger grabs her hand and says “I I love you too Laetina but now is not the time to get emotional.” “About time you two admitted it, you guys were taking forever,” Fang said. Laentina replies, “Oh shut up Fang.” Everyone then laughs. “Ninjato and Fang we’ll have to try to find the Demon King’s weakness if we want to beat him,” Dagger said. “You gals will have to beat Lilith quickly in order to help us, since y’all already know her weakness,” Dagger said. “Will do,” everyone else said. Meanwhile, back at Hollow Sanctuary, Thrash and the defense were fading. “For an army of ghouls and zombies you guys sure are tough,” Thrash said. Thrash puts his hand out and shouts out “Hindu Barrier!” A large yellowish barrier forms around the mansion and protects the last of Hollow Sanctuary’s forces. The General asked, “Are you sure this will hold them off?” “It will hold them off long enough for us to ready the rest of our defenses, let’s go,” Thrash replied. “I sense Dragonov’s presence,” Argost said. “That purple ball is them, the heroes,” Lilith. “Things just got more interesting,” Argost said as he laughed. The purple ball then crashed in front of them sending Lilith back towards the trees. Argost wasn’t affected at all by the purple bubble’s pressure. “Your reign ends right here Demon loser,” Fang said. “You will be defeated once again Argost,” the heroes said. Argost chuckles and says, “Come you fools and prepare to meet your doom,” Ninjato pulls out his sword as he dashes toward Argost and before he could strike a white ghostly figure blocks his attack and pushes him back towards his team. Ninato asked, “What the heck was that?” “My ghost you fool,” Lilith said. “You better think twice before you want to strike my master,” she said. “Meet my army of ghost fools,” she said. “For Anubis’s descendant you sure are weak, boy,” Argost said. “Change of plans you guys, y’all will face Lilith and her army of ghost while I face Argost himself,” Dagger said. “Got it,” everyone else said. The heroes charge at their enemies. Argost charges away from his army and dashes into the woods luring Dagger while Ninjato, Laentina, Neco, and Fang fight Lilith and her ghost army. The heroes all do their signature attacks. Ninjato does Egyptian Force – Cryostone, turning some of the ghost into stones made of ice, Fang does Ultimate Growl, a giant yell that shoots an omnidirectional energy blast from his mouth that blows some of the ghost away, Laentina does Life Absorption, absorbing some of the ghost, and Neco’s attack, Necro Lightning (a barrage of black lightning), clashes with Lilith’s attack Demonic Hellfire (a barrage of purple fire), shaking the whole battlefield. Meanwhile Dagger is fighting Argost all alone. Dagger used Dragon Spike (similar to spiking a volleyball) and Argost wasn’t affected at all. Dagger then used his strongest attack, Ultimate Fire Ball (a ball of white fire in the form of a sun), and Argost stood unfazed by his attack whatsoever. Argost then punches Dagger in the stomach sending him past 30 trees, which interrupts the battle between the heroes and Lilith. Everyone on the battlefield stood still and was startled by the Demon King’s power. “I am disappointed with all you,” Argost said. “I’m resurrected to fight such complete trash who can’t even take a punch!” “It’s about time I end all of you embarrassments,” Argost said. Argost does Soul Stealer (absorbing souls) on the battlefield, trying to absorb everyone on the battlefield. Everyone on the battlefield is struggling to break out of Argost’s Soul Stealer. Lilith’s ghost army was absorbed and Lilith herself were about to be absorbed. Lilith asked, “Master, why are you doing this to me?” “You seem to have forgot about your punishment now did you, mwahahahahaha,” Argost laughed. As Lilith is about to be absorbed, she grabs Laentina, shocking the rest of the heroes. Both ladies ended up being absorbed. Dagger screams, “Laentina no!” “It’s time for my true transformation,” Argost said as he was transforming. Argost’s transformation shook the whole planet and crumbled some it into pieces. “This power is incredible,” Ninjato stated. Argost now stands with his new shiny platinum armor. He now stands with 2 swords, a spiky helmet and a cape. “Now you guys will know what true power is,” Argost said with a deeper growl voice. Dagger now angry that Laentina was absorbed, starts undergoing a transformation. His skin becomes black as the night sky and his eyes turn blue were as the Caribbean seas. “We meet again Demon King,” the Dragon King said. Argost commented “I knew you were the reincarnation of Dragonov, why hold back all that time?” “I wasn’t,” the Dragon King responded. Argost commented “Well Dragonov, you aren’t powerful enough to beat me so what will you do?” “You guys get near me right now,” the Dragon King said. The heroes get near the Dragon King and suddenly a blue tornado appears. The blue tornado sends shockwaves throughout the planet. The tectonic plates broke as a side effect. “Yes, show me your true power Dragonov,” The blue tornado disappears and shows knight. The knight has dark blue shiny army and a dragon’s head for his helmet. The Knight says, “Your time is up Argost, you cause no more pain and suffering to the people on this planet!” Argost thinks to himself, “That voice is the fusion of all them, it sounds familiar.” Argost says, “Wait you can’t be the….” “Dragon Master Knight,” they both said. Dragon Master Knight pulls out his sword and charges toward Argost. Both combatants exchange sword slices with each other. Each strike shakes the planet and gets stronger every time. After fighting for a while, Argost started to get annoyed as he wasn’t able to land a single strike on Dragon Master Knight. “What’s the matter Argost I thought you wanted a challenge,” Dragon Master Knight said. “I’ll show you fool,” Argost replied. Argost fly in space in 3 seconds and prepared his for ultimate attack. Dragon Master Knight also prepares for his ultimate attack. Argost yells, “Demonic Strike!” Dragon Master Knight then yells “Dragon’s Fury!” Both send a giant sword slash toward each other. Argost attack failed as Dragon’s Fury absorbed his attack and went towards him. Argost then gets covered by the sword slash and screams “NO!” As Argost disappears, so does his army around the world. The kingdoms shout victorious. Dragon Master Knight then does Life Shroud (bringing someone back to life) bringing back Laentina. Dragon Master Knight splits back into the 4 heroes. Daggers hold her and ask “Laentina are you alright?” Laentina wakes up and smiles. “Wow you guys saved my life,” Laentina said. Dagger says “I don’t want to lose you again.” Laentina then kisses him and the others smiled and clapped in joy. A week later after the war, Thrash walks into a dark alley in Hollow Sanctuary and meets an unknown figure. “You did a very good job, lady,” Thrash said. The lady speaks “My clone is very good at carrying out my task.” “Now it’s time for phase two, friend,” Thrash said. The unknown woman walks out of the dark ally and smiles. That lady turned out to be Lilith! Retrieved from

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Tuesday, October 15, 2013 Tuesday Newsday: THQ sues EA, and gamers sign up for Movember again<p>THQ just won't stay down; now it wants the lucrative UFC licence back.</p><p>THQ returns from the grave to sue EA over the UFC licence</p><p>I remember the moment that THQ died in my heart, months before it was formally declared bankrupt. It was at E3 in June last year, when EA unveiled that they had acquired the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) mixed martial arts licence.</p><p>THQ was in dire financial straits, but one of its few properties that consistently made a profit was its series of three UFC Undisputed games. Discovering they had lost this licence was the moment that I knew THQ was not going to recover - they were doomed.</p><p><a reading...</a></p>

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Two weeks ago we posted this piece about the power of story in our lives, how the brain makes decisions based on our emotional response to variables, rationalizing the numbers afterwards. As individuals, we love stories and good storytelling. How can we represent our business, nonprofit, or community group via storytelling? But is this different from organizational storytelling? Yes. And no. When a story is shared, the audience feels the story. Our whole brain is activated, and meaning is extracted. The meaning of the story comes from the personal connection the audience feels when their listening to the story. And when a story is well told, their able to feel not just connected to the story, but to the storyteller. –Jennifer Aaken, in The Persuasion and Power of Story Yes: we’re completely different as individual entities, despite what the Citizens United ruling has done for litigious purposes. You can’t have a relationship with a company in the same way we do with people. No: BUT organizations: businesses, nonprofits, and community groups are made up of people. In fact, these exist because someone had a passion, desire, or reason to offer a product or service to others. That is the context for you to tell your story. 5 Ways to Tell Your Story 1. Why do you get up in the morning and do this? People often get involved in a business or service effort because it strikes a cord in their very being. For instance, I got involved in social media for organizations because of my previous work experience and education. Having worked with college students for 11 years, connecting with them on Facebook became a necessary part of my job. When I transitioned out of that career to do a masters in Inter Cultural Studies at Fuller Theological Seminary, I became more passionate about how social mediums shifted the power of interaction back towards individuals. We could now talk to each other, learn from each other, and organize around causes towards more beautiful things! The public square was again becoming the town square, where the market was set up, people gathered for business and connection, and understood that life was happening in the community of relationships. As I’ve talked with some clients, money is the primary reason. I understand that; it’s also part of my choosing this profession once I left school. (There’s not a great deal of money in the institutional church, much less for my “unusual” skills/interests/passions.) However, what lies behind or alongside of your need to have an income? One past client is a robotics engineer, and loves to create accessible robots for children. He’s now moved on to smartphone apps, where his unique background and passion have allowed him to discover and exploit the physics of smartphones in ways I never could have imagined for interactive apps. Why do you get up in the morning and do this? 2.Telling their story is telling your story. We’ve already mentioned that it’s people that make up organizations. One of the first things I do when I’m investigating an organization is look for their people on their site. First, it’s significant if they have their staff/team listed, who is listed, and how. Remember, social media create a transparent window to view you with. If you don’t list your staff, what does that say about your org? Why are they invisible, because your org. culture keeps staff unseen? Is it a security or privacy reason? If they are, is it everyone? And how? We can tell if you’re a hierarchical or egalitarian organization, if you care about your own staff and their stories or not. Ok, sidebar over. [steps off soapbox] That being said, include your staff names/pictures in your effort. Interview them. Share members’ work accomplishments and successes, your new hires, and sad goodbyes (for those not leaving under unsatisfactory terms). I have a friend who recently left the coffee industry as one of the nations leading barsitas to do social media with an international firm. I’d be sharing the story about how he makes coffee for his colleagues and staff! Telling the stories of your staff may be about an individual, but it is organizational storytelling nonetheless. 3. What are the stories behind your products or service? This may be closely related number 1, but it deserves a bit of attention. One client I advised is involved in birth mom and adoption services. Although she is an employee in a larger organization, she’s started a nonprofit because of her passion to care for this population of folks. Specifically, she wants to create a shared living space for birth moms after they’ve given birth. She’s noted a gap in the care for these daring, beautiful, women, and recognized a service to fill the gap. Why is your service or product needed? 4. Craft your product stories. (New Carrie video.) Telling your organizational story could be specific to a product, or the broad range of your services or products. This piece is brilliantly done on multiple levels; it was a story for those who encountered it in real life, and it’s a story for us as viewers. 5. Pick the right place to tell your story. This is a strategy, or tactic’s piece. Every social medium has demographics of users in a macro sense, and with you in a micro sense. In other words, Twitter in the U.S. is most used by young, urban, African Americans. However, you may decide to use it as customer service, which may dictate your micro user base as white, professional, women aged between 40-55. You also wouldn’t write a 500 word update about the new cancer research center Facebook, you’d post it on your blog. (Though you’d probably share the story on Facebook, yes?) 6. You don’t have to tell all your story in every post. This is connected to number 5. Share pieces of your story on each platform, crafting which piece of your story goes where, and keeping in mind who you are, your clients are, and the mediums you use to engage with them. I struggle sometimes with the need to tell the whole story, in every post. But the beauty of social media is that organizational storytelling is part of the conversation. Conversations are just that: an ongoing dialogue where we discuss, share, and interact over a given period of time.

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Nothing gets by this one. She's right on anything that might fall to the floor!!Turned this pile of kale into a wonderful healthy phase 1 soup!Another winner! Italian Sausage and Bean Soup with ChardI didn't have chard, I had kale, so I used that, but this is a great recipe, quick and filling. Today was Day 5 of Phase 1, still no cheating. I have discovered that I miss the texture of a crunch cracker. You just don't get that in veggies. Or meat. If your meat is crunchy like crackers, you may be doing it wrong....! Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to FacebookShare to Pinterest Labels: Food 6 comments: Sunray Gardens6:10 AMThat soup does look good and of course that is just like a Yorkie to wait for an accident to happen with food. :) Cute photo.Cher Sunray GardensReplyDeleteZoey2:52 what a cutie she is. Maybe I need one of those so I won't have to wash the floors so often. :)That soup looks good. I just got home from work and I am from a wildflower3:08 PMYes, I do have a cooking buddy..in the form of a cat named Harley, who every time he hears the kitchen drawer open and can opener , he is at my feet, like lightening thinking all things canned must be "TUNA"! Harley, also love spaghetti night..he loves him some sauce...not even joking...:)The soup looks PMOh my, that soup does look delicious!! Kale is something I've never tasted before, believe it or not. I wish I had a cute helper in the kitchen like that:-) xoxoReplyDeleteLesa8:53 PMWow, just stopped by your blog for the first time. It's gorgeous! I'm going to backtrack for a long time, I'm sure. Love your Yorkie pic. I've had two of those darling dogs and they are indeed precious, and amazingly daring too. My Sweetie faced down a pygmy rattle snake...nothing intimidated her except heights. And your soup looks great. We love soups around here, but I almost always forget to take pictures until the bowls are empty. Thanks so much for stopping by and joining my group. You're much appreciated already! Have a gorgeous weekend!ReplyDeleteRose8:06 AMYes, I have two cooking buddies! Sophie especially likes it when grandson (who's 4) comes to visit: she sits right next to him while he's eating, and I never have to worry about crumbs on the floor:)The soup looks delicious!ReplyDeleteAdd commentLoad more...

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The most common treatment for ADHD, in both children and adults, is stimulant medication, such as Ritalin, Concerta and Adderall. While there are other types of medications, stimulants are often the first line of treatment. Even so, many people have questions and concerns about taking these medications. Here are some answers. 2 of 7 Medication is not a cure for ADHD Medications can help decrease your symptoms and help you better manage the symptoms you have. For example, you may find you don’t get distracted as easily or you may find it easier to follow through on daily tasks. But medications for ADHD only last as long as they are in your system, usually between 4 and 12 hours, depending on the specific medication you are taking. Once the medication wears off, your symptoms will return. 3 of 7 Each person reacts differently Some people may find Ritalin works well while others find that Adderall is the best medication for them. You can’t decide that you want to try a medication because your friend found it helped them focus. Unfortunately, finding the best medication, and the best dosage, can be a matter of trial and error and it can sometimes take several months to find what is best for you. 4 of 7 Stimulant medications can have side effects Many people take stimulant medications without experiencing any, or only mild, side effects. Some of the common side effects include feeling restless, difficulty sleeping, loss of appetite, headaches, irritability, racing heartbeat. It is important to keep track of any side effects you, or your child, may experience, and talk to your doctor if your side effects are interfering with your daily life. 5 of 7 Medication should be combined with other treatments Most doctors will recommend a multi-modal approach to treating ADHD. This means that non-medication treatments, such as therapy or behavioral interventions are included in your treatment plan. For example, behavioral strategies such as charts, to-do lists or reminder systems can help manage symptoms. Many people find that using medications help to follow through with different strategies and techniques that can be used throughout their lives. 6 of 7 Medication is not right for everyone Most individuals with ADHD are helped by medications. Around 75 to 80 percent of those with ADHD report reduced symptoms when taking medication. But that means 20 to 25 percent may not fare as well. For some, side effects are severe making it impossible to take medication. Others may find that stimulant medications interfere with treatment for other health conditions. Even so, the majority of people find symptom relief from medications. 7 of 7 When starting meds, see your doctor frequently Take time to research the medications, learn about the side effects and talk with your doctor about the benefits and the risks of using these medications.

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November 3, 2016 - 6 months 22 days ago EditOverview Salvius Farm is a farm with a mill located in South Western Skyrim. You can find it by traveling East of Markarth. The owners are Rogatus Salvius and Vigdis Salvius. You may sell potatoes to Vigdis Top Wiki Contributors

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Labrador, Australia (PressExposure) June 01, 2008 -- Almost every publication about tubal ligation stresses that it is a Permanent method of birth control. The public, and even most doctors, believe this to be true. Although tubal sterilization is intended to be permanent, the procedure can be reversed by an experienced microsurgeon in over 95% cases. Doctors say that tubal ligation is a permanent method birth control because it cannot be discontinued easily such as stopping the use of birth control pills or patch, removing an IUD, or barrier contraceptives. In the past, reversing a tubal ligation procedure involved complicated in-hospital surgery with its attendant high cost (up to $35,000. An outpatient tubal reversal procedure has been developed that results in surgery that is easy to undergo and avoids the expense of hospital charges. This has reduced the cost of tubal ligation reversal to less than $6000. This is approximately half the cost of a single treatment cycle with in vitro fertilization (averaging $12,000 in the US). There are some methods of female sterilization that are not reversible. These include complete removal of the fallopian tubes (total salpingectomy) and extremely destructive methods of partial salpingectomy that do not leave two segments to repair. An example of the latter is when only a short portion of the tube is attached to the uterus and the remaining segment contains only fimbrial tissue with no tubal muscle or opening. In this case, the fimbrial tissue alone cannot be rejoined successfully to the uterine segment of tube. Fortunately, these are unusual occurrence. In cases where there is a sufficient length of tube attached to the uterus, it can be opened and be able function normally even without the fimbrial end. This is called ampullary salpingostomy. This technique is useful in reversing a fimbriectomy (removal of the fimbrial or ovarian end of the fallopian tube). Reviewing the operative report from a tubal ligation procedure usually will indicate how destructive the procedure was. Pathology reports, when available, also can provide additional information beyond what is contained in the operative report. When there are questions about whether or not tubal repair is possible in a specific case, diagnostic laparoscopy can be performed to examine what remains of the fallopian tubes. If there are sufficient segments to repair, tubal reversal can be done during the same operation while the patient is under anesthesia. There are many different ways to block the fallopian tubes for tubal sterilization: ligation and resection (tying and cutting), tubal clips or rings, and electrocoagulation (burning). No matter how the procedure is done, the end result is closure or occlusion of the fallopian tube. This prevents sperm from reaching an egg. The easiest method of tubal ligation to reverse is the "clip" procedure. The Hulka Clip was developed in the 1970s by Dr. Jaroslav Hulka, a professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The tubal ring also is an excellent method for reversing. The clip and ring procedures tend to damage the least amount of the fallopian tube and leave behind long segments to repair. The overall pregnancy rate is 65% at one year following reversal of tubal clip procedures and increases for younger women to 87% for women less than 30 years of age. The pregnancy rate after tubal reversal surgery continues to rise with the passage of time because once the tubes are open pregnancy can occur any month. Many women who have undergone tubal ligation reversal have added several babies to their families. Tubal ligation and resection (removal) of a portion of the fallopian tube is the most frequent method of blocking the tubes. This involves tying a segment of tube and removing it. There are many variations of this technique. The tubal ligation procedure described by Dr. Ralph Pomeroy a century ago is still the most commonly used today. Experience shows that 98% of these procedures are now reversible and approximately two-thirds of women with a Pomeroy tubal ligation become pregnant following tubal ligation reversal. With a specialized procedure such as tubal ligation reversal, the surgeon's experience is the most important factor in predicting success from the operation. Depending on the patient's type of tubal ligation and condition of the remaining tube after ligation, the techniques of tubal reparative surgery vary among patients. Having an experienced tubal reversal specialist perform the operation is essential, particularly if a woman has a difficult situation due to short or missing tubal segments, fimbriectomy, or has inherent disease of the tubes. About Ben Walsh

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For years, Sosh has been on a mission to unlock the magic of cities. We completely reimagined how people discover and experience memorable moments with their loved ones. And we empowered incredible local artisans and merchants. Millions of guest experiences later, we're proud to announce that Sosh will be joining Postmates. Together, our teams will continue to make city life even better. So sadly, this is goodbye. We started Sosh to enable people to have wonderful, memorable experiences. Building Sosh for you turned out to be just that kind of experience for us. It's one we'll never forget. RISHI MANDALCEO, SOSH Share your favorite Sosh memory Nothing would make us happier than to hear about your favorite Sosh memories. Tell us about new places you discovered, memorable experiences you had, or people you met because of Sosh. Share with Sosh Thanks for sharing! Sosh over the past couple of years 0 USERS 0 EXPERIENCES 0 BOOKMARKS 2010 2015 Thank you to our partners 0 PARTNERS 0 IN LOCAL COMMERCE 2010 2015 The best of the best. We wouldn’t be Sosh if we didn’t leave you with a few of our favorite things to do in your city.
Consider this our final “Best of” list.Life is too short to be bored. So get out there! SF NYC CHI SEA DC Natural Wonder: Alamere Falls Alamere Falls (Bolinas) Basque Tapas from the Central Kitchen & Bon Vivants Teams Aatxe (Castro) Hidden Gem: Sun & Art on the Roof SF Art Institute (Russian Hill) "The event was small, intimate, and the food/beer pairings were excellent. I had a great time and really enjoyed engaging with the brewery in such a unique setting." Maven "We really enjoyed the fresh air, and it felt wonderful to take a bit of time just to relax and get our creativity on. We both left with original artworks and memories of a really fun and special experience. This sort of thing is exactly why I live in the city!" Beyond Canvas "Wednesday morning was incredible to say the least. I had such a blast I can hardly put it into words. There really could be no better way to jump start your morning. There is zero wake up on the wrong side of the bed syndrome when you are able to dance your way through sleepy eyes." Morning Gloryville "Probably the best meal experience of my life along with some of the tastiest food I've had. I'm still daydreaming about some of the courses I had. Chef Shawn is as personable and likable as they get. I couldn't have asked for a more unique, adventurous meal." Canvas Underground "I never heard of Artis Coffee until you promoted this event. The people were extremely knowledgeable in coffee roasting and tasting and brought a flair to the art and process of making coffee. I will go back again to enjoy coffee there. A discovery to add to my list of cafes to go to." Artis Coffee Pop Bottles All Night: A Champagne Boutique Bar San Francisco Champagne Society (SOMA) Roller Disco in a Century-Old Church Church of 8 Wheels (Lower Haight) Gypsy Jazz & Swing Dancing Amnesia (The Mission) New & Classic Movies Screened with Cocktails & Grub Nitehawk Cinema (Williamsburg) Small Plates, Fine Wine & Boundary-Pushing Cooking Estela (Nolita) Escape the City: Art in the Hills of the Hudson Valley Storm King Art Center (New Windsor) "Peter Hoffman is the host every guest aspires to be! The dinner was a perfect balance of foods of the season along with an homage to the farmers who grow, raise, and catch the raw ingredients. BTW: not only is Peter a pioneer in the farm-to-table movement in NYC but he is also a literary phenom. Who would have thought he'd read us a poem by Galway Kinnell that mentioned an obscure apple?" Back Forty "The event was fabulous; the food and intimate setting was a nice change of pace from going to another restaurant. The chef was sweet and very approachable, which made the experience even more fun. She tried to make it social which was a nice touch, because it was a very social gathering and sort of felt like we were all friends even though we've never met the other dinner guests." 29 Private Kitchen "The owners, chefs, and staff were all lovely people and the food was fantastic. My boyfriend grew up in Milan and is a big pizza snob. After living in NYC for four years, he said Louis and Chan's pizza was the best pizza he has enjoyed in New York City to date." Louie and Chan "Mark and his team at the Winslow do an outstanding job. Chris Murillo, the owner of Queens Courage Gin, has a great spirit and did an excellent presentation." The Winslow "It's amazing to know these farmers are so close to the city and eager to get everyone in the area just as excited about their food. The lunch was absolutely delicious and the cherry picking was an adorable and fun activity." Fishkill Farms Hidden Hotel Cocktail Bar Evening Bar (Tribeca) Not Your Average Ice Cream Parlor Morgenstern's (Lower East Side) Strong Cocktails, Laid-Back Vibes & Live Music The Wayland (Alphabet City) A Live Skewering of Current Events & Pop Culture The Green Mill (Uptown) Fried Chicken & Boozy Slushies on the Back Deck Parson's Chicken & Fish (Logan Square) Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind The Neo-Futurists (Andersonville) "Interesting sakes and the people who brought the sakes were knowledgeable. The food was good, the venue was good, the price was super reasonable. We had a good time. If only the weather had been a bit warmer — springtime in Chicago." Mott St "The mfk. dinner and brandy pairing was excellent. The brandy drinks were awesome, the food delicious and the people as nice as can be! Bravo!" mfk. "What an awesome event! Everyone I was with had a blast. We enjoyed trying new restaurants (some we'd never known existed!) and trying new dishes at some favorite restaurants. We all agreed that this must be an annual tradition for us." Lincoln Park Chamber of Commerce "Fun and interactive. Definitely would go again to see what new indie games are out there. It's rewarding having the creator of the games play alongside you as well!" Bit Bash "We had a great time running the DMK Sorta Marathon. Most of all, it was for a great cause. I though that the donation that Henry's gave of hosting the event was very generous. We definitely look forward to joining the event again next year. Thank you for the opportunity." DMK Burger Bar "I had a very fun and entertaining experience this past Sunday. Tyler made it easy to just get in and start doing some of the dirty work. The few of us that attended tried to talk him into doing a full blown bootcamp where we can bring in our own artwork and have his guidance on how to make it come to life." Idiot Pull Picturesque Hike to a Waterfall Waterfall Glen Forest Preserve (Willowbrook) Tiki & Rum: Cocktails of the South Pacific Three Dots and a Dash (River North) A Gruesome Museum of Surgical Wonders International Museum of Surgical Science (Gold Coast) 21 Miles of Serendipity Chuckanut Drive (Bellingham) 1,000 Bottles of Beer on the Wall Chuck's Hop Shop (Greenwood) Stargazing with Astronomy Enthusiasts Volunteer Park (Capitol Hill) "We had a wonderful time at the Salare Sneak Peek event. It was exactly what we were hoping for, an opportunity to check out the place before it opened, which gave us a great understanding of the food and atmosphere. All of the tables were designed to be communal tables, so we were able to meet and interact with several other people." Salare "Last night's event was one of the best times I've had in a really long time. Every detail was perfect, and I am eager to attend any/every event possible. Totally worth the price. I cannot wait to eat my pickles!" Heirlooms & Wooden Spoons "I loved the letterpress class. It's one thing to create posters on a computer and a whole other experience to get to be hands-on with the blocks and build a poster by hand. Much more satisfying." Constellation & Co. "Tuesday Tease was super unique and such a great way to spend the evening! From the humor to the dancers, it was tasteful, fun, and tantalizing. Thank you so much." LUCID "Absolutely Amazing! From top to bottom, this night exceeded my expectations, and was a night to remember." PlaceInvaders Seattle The Oyster Happy Hour The Walrus & The Carpenter (Ballard) A Hidden Stairway in Queen Anne Hill Comstock Grand Dame Stairway (Queen Anne) A Hidden Jazz Club Home to Legends Dimitriou's Jazz Alley (Belltown) Fiery Thai Food in An Aqua-Colored Basement Little Serow (Dupont Circle) Scenic Trail Within City Limits Glover Archbold Trail (Glover Park) Beer Garden with Sassy Decor & Serious Snacks Dacha Beer Garden (Shaw) "George was truly awesome. A complete people person. There was PLENTY of wine and food, and it was just super cool that everyone got to pretty much be within arms length of the cutting board. He stayed later than expected just answering a ton of questions, talking about Top Chef and their new restaurants, his life, etc. It was worth every single penny spent and more." G Sandwich "The set up provided a lot of opportunity to chat with other guests, especially with the communal seating at dinner, which added to the fun. I've lived in DC for five years, and this was one of the best events I've been to in the city." Silo "It was really excellent, and perhaps what made it most memorable was that it was in a neighborhood restaurant within walking distance. Really made us appreciate the neighborhood more."

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i really didnt understand that and i have been stupefied by smoking too much, but was that a come at me or wat... seph, Feb 25, 2006 #21 test Charles Kwelity Joined: Jul 23, 2003 Messages: 1,032 Headless is incredibly BAD at text. Charles, Feb 26, 2006 #22 test TyrantTMABM registered to shit on u Joined: Dec 20, 2005 Messages: 320 this battle was too fuckin long lol. headless used the same concepts in too many of his lines, and some of them werent even that great. spit that had a much better verse cuz 1. it didnt say the same shit over and over again and 2. much better punches v/Spit That TyrantTMABM, Feb 26, 2006 #23 test Venamis Moderator Joined: Nov 2, 2003 Messages: 13,476 Vote - Spit That You come a lot more consistant than Headless. I was feeling that heads or tail punch you dropped. I think that you had a lot more creative and original concepts that you flipped. Headless had some nice shit also, but I wasn't feeling it because it seemed like his verse fell off in certain spots. I think that he could of dropped a little bit better if he was going to pull a move and drop that many lines. This was a nice battle though, I was feeling the heat both of you brought, just not as much of Headless as I felt for Spit That. I guess that's what Headless gets for posting so early in the week, Spit that had more time to come more consistant in his verse and drop some more fresher shit. Good battle guys.

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Everyone has a story: the tale that regales the circumstances and events that make us who we are. In Clay, the one-man show currently running at the Kirk Douglass Theater in Culver City, the story is of the rise and evolution of a young hip-hop artist. We met Clay in his make or break moment, just before his first big live performance. His mentor, Sir John, sees the blood on his face, but nevertheless coaxed the young man towards the stage, only to have the boy freeze; he can’t. When Sir John’s invigorating introduction fails to bring Clay out, the hip-hop MC invited the audience to go “back in time… open your eyes wide…”, to see what happened to Clay that has lead to this moment. Clifford overwhlemed at age seventeen Where we are lead, is to Clay’s childhood, when everyone, including his soon to be divorced parents, called him Clifford. At ten years old, the biggest problem Clifford faced was holding his water during the child custody proceedings, of which he had little understanding in the first place. His dad, Jeffrey, helps Clifford out with his decision about whom Clifford should go live with full time. But once Clifford picks his Dad as instructed, he really doesn’t see his Mom as much as his Dad promised he would. Depressed and filled with self-loathing, Clifford’s Mom does not last very longer alone, and his Dad does not waste any time remarrying upon her demise. Sir John preaches his lifestory Hip-hop finds Clifford at age seventeen when wonders south of Flatbush Avenue and stumbles upon an open mic night, MC’ed by bookstore proprietor, Sir John. The groove and lyrics are infectious and Clifford approaches Sir John afterwards, hoping that the Rapper will teach him. Hood cloaked Sir John agrees to teach Clifford for a parse fifty bucks a lesson. He instructs the boy on beat-boxing, of which Clifford seems to have a talent for once that muscle in him is awakened. "Running towards you fears..." The next lesson is free-styling, during which Clifford tries to “flow” through his ideas of what hip-hop is about: such as how big his penis is, drinkin’ forties, doin’ bitches (much to the horror of Sir John). The mentor has Clifford start over, rapping about what he knows. The good news is Clifford starts to freestyle about making love to this girl; the bad news is the girl turns out to be his stepmom, Jackie. Sir John stops charging Clifford for the lesson once he sees how similar they are, and once he sees that the boy is a natural hip-hop talent. He wants Clifford as his protégé. But Clifford resists since it would mean the end of his relationship with Jackie and leaving home. However, both circumstances come to past without any help from Sir John, and Clifford is faced with the moment when he must run “towards his fears”, or be destroyed by them. Matt Sax is Clay The energy and pace of this one man show was truly impressive. Matt Sax has written and performed a striking piece filled with music, humor and emotion; all of which he gives for a solid 85 minutes, with only one very brief break to speak of. He circled the black raked quadrilateral stage, raised high against the black graffitied backdrop, taking the audience through time and place effortlessly. His vocal and physical characterizations are so strong that his only props: a mic, its stand, a chair, and the hood of his sweatshirt, are ample tools to bring these very different characters to life. Matt Sax as Clifford's Mom I love how Sir John breaks down for Clifford what exactly hip-hop is. In his first lessons, Clifford emulates the popular misconceptions that most people have about Hip-hop. The mentor instructs Clifford not to use the words bitch or hoe unless he is rapping “about a kennel or gardening”, because hip-hop is first and foremost about the truth and one’s individual experience. Perhaps the most hilarious segment was the seduction of poor Clifford, where we see him basically get molested by a microphone. Clifford as Hip-Hop artist Clay That Matt Sax created the characters and story and music are impressive enough. But I was most impressed that he sustained them all and made me believe. Moreover, the message that hip-hop gives voice to things and people who have had no means of expression in the past. For all those whom the “public eye avoids by design”, they now have a forum and means of expression through this ever evolving poetry. “Will you have to be tough or will you simply give up”, is the challenged issued by Sir John to Clifford, and I suspect by the writer to his audience as well. Clay is currently running through October 14, 2007 at the Kirk Douglas Theater, 9820 Washingon Blvd. in Culver City.

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Dr. Dr. Bill's Page Dr. Dr. Bill's Page Home Optics Math Music Dr. Dr. Bill playing Brahms in 2006 I earned a Ph.D. in physics from Michigan State University in 1969 and an O.D. (Doctor of Optometry) from Indiana University in 1975. After teaching optometry at University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada, for five years, I came to University of Missouri-St. Louis in 1980 to become one of the founding faculty members of the University of Missouri-St. Louis College of Optometry. In 2008 I retired from my university position. Dr. Dr. Bill playing Joplin in 1975 I designed and taught the College's original optics curriculum and I've served as a clinic instructor in its Center for Eye Care. A couple of times I taught calculus in the UMSL math department just for fun. In spring, 2014, I taught statics in the pre-engineering department of St. Charles Community College. I've published a book, book chapters, papers, etc., on a lot of different stuff including quantum field theory, computing, optometric optics, optometric education, clinical photography, and music. I enjoy playing music on keyboards, recorders, and baroque guitar. For a decade I was organist for a parish in St. Charles and I still play supply organ for churches in the greater St. Louis area. I perform from time to time with The Kingsbury Ensemble; The St. Louis Civic Orchestra; Klezundheit! klezmer big band; and Di Kamer Kapelye, a small klezmer group. I'm on the board of The Kingsbury Ensemble. I write program notes for the St. Louis Civic Orchestra.Over the years I've compiled stuff I thought was useful or fun. You can have a look at it by clicking on a topic in the banner at the top of the page. Dr. Dr. Bill Long, 2014

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Enter one of the following codes at the title screen to change Quote's costume. The "Press The A Button To Begin" message will flash to confirm correct code entry. Blue: Hold B and press 1, 2, 1, 2, 1 three times, Up. Christmas: Hold B and press 1, 2, 1, 2, 1 three times, 2 two times, Left. Halloween: Hold B and press 1, 2, 1, 2, 1 three times, 2 two times, Plus two times, Minus two times, Right. Red: Hold B and press 1, 2, 1, 2 two times. Yellow: Hold B and press 1, 2, 1, 2, 1, Down. Interchange Quote and Curly: Hold B and press 1, 2, 1, 2, Down. Sound test Note: This requires the European or updated version of the game. Highlight the "Music" option at the "Options" menu. Press 1 to go forward, then 2 to go back. While the music is playing you can switch between "Old" and "New" to hear the music from the original version or THE New version. Boss Attack mode Complete the Sanctuary in Story mode. Curly Story mode Defeat Curly in Story mode. Sanctuary Time Attack mode Complete the Sanctuary in Story mode. Alternate endings Complete the indicated task to unlock the corresponding ending. Bad: Leave with Kazuma after your second time through the Egg Corridor. Normal: Complete the escape sequence without going through the Sacred Grounds. Good: Complete the Sacred Grounds area. Make the rocket that allows access to the last cave, but do not talk to Momorin to get the booster back. Use the rocket and keep the Mimiga Mask. The Spur When you defeat Curly in the Sand Zone, do not trade your Polar Star for the Machine Gun. You can eventually trade it later for the Spur, the strongest weapon in the game. Bubbler weapon Obtain the Jellyfish Juice, then use it on the fireplace in the Assembly Hall in Mimiga Village to the Bubbler. You can hold [Down] when it is equipped and form a total of one hundred bubbles that deflect blockable enemy attacks and cause a lot of damage because of all the sharp stars it releases. It is also useful when facing a lot of enemies, such as the hordes of birds that fly over to you and follow in the Sand Zone. Also try it when in the Labyrinth and an enemy traps you by jumping up and trying to attack. You can remain in any location and charge up the Bubbler; it will release the stars and hit the enemies for you. In the Sand Zone, use it as a shield and launch the stars. You can even use it to get the Arms Barrier. When fighting Monster X and he releases the heat-seeking fish-like missile projectiles, the Bubbler protects you and eliminates them in a single hit. You can also use it against Balfrog to block all his missile attacks. Chaco's lipstick Talk to Chaco about the Jellyfish Juice, then rest in her bed. You will wake up with Chaco in the bed and her lipstick in your inventory. Curly's underwear Collect the Map item while going through the Mimiga Village. Use the Map in the back room after defeating Curly in the Sand Zone to find a secret passage. Use the Map to reach the end of the passage, then use the "Look" command on the ledge on the left to get Curly's underwear.

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Usually we like to bare it all. But seeing as it's #NationalUnderwearDay... 😏 — Trident Gum (@tridentgum) August 5, 2015 Did you catch that National Underwear Day was yesterday? Well, lots of brands picked up on it and crafted some delightfully punny tweets all about skivvies. There were some mentionable brands who didn't partake in celebrating unmentionables including Jockey, Spanx, Calvin Klein and Under Armour. Party poopers. See more tweets here.

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-ABOUT ME-My name is Kimberly, but most people knows me by either 'Kimchee' or 'Kimcheeboo', but for short you can just call me Kim. I am a 20 years old girl in New York City. I have a life with a job as a personal assistant, and soon to be going off to college ;___;I think you could say I'm an ex-exchange whore or whatever you call it. Been on Gaiaonline since Dec 2003, and I wish I can kick myself for giving away a lots of angelic sashes back then and not get a devil's tail for myself =.=;; I usually find myself lurking around, rather than posting now a days. Oh yea, did I mention I ADORE arts? <3I'm currently addicted to Asians' boy bands, such as: Shinhwa, KAT-TUN, NewS, Fahrenhait, and THE LAYOUT-_Version: 0.2_Color: Pink and White_Featuring: Shin Hyesung_Tools: Photoshop CS2 NotepadYou may use some of the codes, BUT you may not copy nor take the any of my images. If I find you taking my images, you're going straight into my blacklist ShinhwaChangJo forum_Codes: Mad love to Chisa and Jakobo, with their tutorial at least I understanded it a little Journal [view journal] +++Kimchee's Little Thoughts+++ Where Kimchee put her randomness thoughts and rants in here and "maybe" explode too O.O;; (06/27/2006 08:55 am) Quilt and Etc. (01/05/2005 02:30 pm) Belated X-Mas Prezzy PickUp - Gomen nei Dx (01/04/2005 01:07 am) January 04, 2OO5 (12/24/2004 01:31 am) December 24, 2OO4 (12/20/2004 05:48 pm) December 2O, 2OO4 Multimedia Comments [view comments] Viewing 10 of 20 comments. Report | 12/13/2011 9:37 am Zealous Reign Hiiiii kimcheeeeeeee where ever your life has taken you i am sure its filled with nothing but awesomeness, Happy B-day heart Report | 08/16/2011 7:21 pm Lord Ryu Jr heart For an old friend. Report | 10/20/2010 8:17 am Sherezade heyy whats upp biggrin Report | 04/05/2010 6:48 am Ikran Diedrick Nice Avi ^^ Report | 04/03/2010 10:41 am Geometry Squid RANDOM COMMENT! Happy Easter! Report | 12/13/2009 1:43 am Zealous Reign Hiyas Kimmy! who knows when you'll see this but i wish you a happy b-day! heart Report | 11/21/2009 5:12 pm Baby Ryu Long time no see Kim. My account was hacked and so I quit for awhile. Finally back for a bit and saw your name and wanted to say hi and see how you were. Hope things are well out there in NYC. Take care and its nice to see you. Report | 09/22/2009 6:44 pm

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Ilse Jacobsen sneaker. High top sneaker in grabbing material mix. The rough upper velvet is both romantic and cool. Mixed with the synthetic leather with embossed lizard and the mesh collar gives an elegant yet sporty look. Lacing for closure.

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their own mindset. Some of them have planned to include the whole town into their holiday festivities. "Black Xmas: The Final Bargain" is the second annual Christmas short story by Zombie Rust and Robin Sandiford, available as a free eBook download. A clean (no-text) version of the cover illustration is already up on Redbubble and Society6, available as prints and on some products. RELATED POSTS

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In December 2010, I realized that I was pretty damn ill and went to a doctor. I found out that I had liver damage and diabetes. I was given the standard advice to lose weight, eat better, workout more and that would magically cure what ailed me. The only problem was that I already had been working out (3x a week with a trainer), eating well (1200 calories/day low fat, high fiber, etc.) and trying my best. So obviously the standard advice didn't work for me! After months of struggling, I discovered low-carb. What it has done is: given me back my energy; I no longer feel sick every day helped me lose weight easily (60lbs so far), through diet alone gotten me off all diabetes medication lowered my blood pressure fixed my GERD (heartburn) and chronic headaches normalized my blood sugar (all my blood tests are now in the non-diabetic range, my A1c is usually 5.3) healed my liver I know it sounds like an infomercial, but I was deathly sick so I had a lot of room to improve! If you are interested in the diets I tried and my success with each, check out the gory details.

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Posted on July 13, 2012 by Mark Heath 3 I posted a while ago about limited atonement, and included a reference to 1 Tim 4:10, which I think is a helpful verse that can defuse some of the contentiousness about this point. As I have been studying the Pastorals in more detail over the past few months, I have been on the lookout for more verses about the scope of salvation. The first passage of note is 1 Tim 2:1-7, with the recurring word “all” (πάντων) standing out. Paul starts off by asking us to pray for all people (1 Tim 2:1). It becomes clear that praying for their salvation is in view since God desires all people to be saved (1 Tim 2:4). 1 Tim 2:6 then goes on to say that Jesus gave himself as a ransom for all. These verses certainly fit nicely in the Arminian framework, and have to be qualified somewhat by Calvinists. 1 Tim 2:7 does however state that it is this universality of salvation that has resulted in Paul becoming a preacher to the Gentiles. In other words, the force of the all in this passage may be that Paul wants to say that God’s heart is for all nations, not just the Jews, and that Jesus is the Saviour for all nations, not just the Jews. This is why in 2 Tim 4:17, Paul says he wants all the Gentiles to hear the gospel. Then we have 1 Tim 4:10. Here, God is the “Saviour of all people”, but especially the Saviour of “those who believe”. I take this to mean that he is the only Saviour available to people, but only actually saves those who believe. The final verse of note is in Titus 2:11, which speaks of the “appearing of grace” (referring to Jesus’ incarnation). The coming of Jesus brought salvation for all people, which unless we are universalists, means that it provided a way of salvation available to all people. In summary, the Pastoral epistles regularly speak of the offer and availability of salvation in universal terms, and if we want to be biblical Christians, we should do the same. Jesus is the only Saviour available to the people of this world, and his sacrifice was sufficient to atone for the sins of the world. As a Calvinist I am happy to affirm this. The sticking point remains at why some avail themselves of this salvation, and others do not. Is it rooted in the eternal choice of God, or in human free will? Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 1 Timothy, 2 Timothy, Arminianism, Calvinism, salvation, Titus | 3 Replies

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Kenta Cho is the sole member of [ABA Games]? the maker of very well regarded indie shoot 'em ups. You may have seen them passed around the office: rRootage, [Tumiki Fighters]?, [Torus Troopers]?.

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March 28, 2011 By Sarah Trist Leave a Comment If you haven’t heard of QuiBids it is a pretty cool place to check out. Basically you sign up, buy bids and if you were the last one to bid then you get the product that you bid on. It’s pretty simple but the prices that things are going for on there is insane. I have a feel I will be visiting QuiBids more now that I know about it. QuiBids just sent out a press release stating that the site is going to be upping the monthly win limit. Before you were only allowed to win 8 times but now you are going to be able to win 12 times a month. Jeff Geurts, who is QuiBids’ CFO, says “We believe our customers will see more value to the site by raising the monthly win limits.” He added “We’ve had a lot of customer feedback to raise the limits, so we’re giving our customers exactly what they want.” There are about 15,000 plus auctions each day and this is the largest auction site of its kind. The limits are set in place to make sure that a few people do not take all of the goodies each month. The daily limit is 3 wins per user. QuiBids loves to make things fun for its users. Filed Under: Latest News, World News Tagged With: QuiBids: Upping The Monthly Win Limit Speak Your Mind Cancel reply

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On Monday, October 20th, Warrant Officer Patrice Vincent was killed in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu because he was a Canadian soldier. On Wednesday, October 22nd, Corporal Nathan Cirillo was killed at the National War Memorial in Ottawa, because he was a Canadian soldier. These two brave men died for our country just as surely as if they were in a battle overseas. They died because they were symbols of our freedom.

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No Comments Baby Gear Guide Brand Gossip Nursery There are many brands of diapers in the market but only a few can really be trusted. Parents, especially the new ones, would find it difficult choosing the right one for their baby, and sometimes they end up picking the one with the cheapest price but not necessarily of good quality. There are diapers out there that does not absorb a baby’s urine thus makes him feel uncomfortable. What’s worse is when the baby gets rashes and cries out in pain. This can add to sleeplessness and the exhaustion of taking care of an infant, especially a newborn. here is some of the best diapers for infants. And don’t forget a quality diaper bag for holding all those clean and dirty diapers on the go. Earth’s Baby Store has a great page on the best diaper bags for moms. Mamy poko diaper pants are very comfortable for the baby. Mamy poko diapers are in the pant style and comfortable for an active baby. Mamy is one of the producers of the baby products. These mamy poko pant diapers are in different sizes according to the baby age. The mamy poko pants India are the most needed diapers for the babies. It provides the high quality diapers and made in style of the pants which provides the dry and comfortable wear for the active babies. You can all the other brands of diapers at online and the price of the mamy poko pants India cab reach by the customers. The other brands of the baby diapers are bella diapers, bumgenius diapers, bum chum, Huggies, zogo, baby munkin, pampers, Wipro, cumfy dry teddy, evy baby etc are the few of branded diapers that are available in the online. Bella baby diapers are the happy diapers for the children and very comfortable for the active babies. These bella diapers are in different varieties like happy diapers, happy milk and honey wet wipes, happy silk and cotton wet wipes and XL pack of the happy diapers etc. To make cloth diapering easy for everyday people the bum genius cloth diapers are designed. Now the bumgenius cloth diapers are available in the online with the affordable prices. The bumgenius diapers are very soft diapers and come with the 2 inserts for newborn babies and one size for the older babies. You can buy the bumgenius products through online. Baby diapers are made of cloth and the disposal material. The baby diapers can be available in different brands such as the diapers are in various sizes like large, medium and XL packs with certain number of pcs. When you are using diapers then you need to change the diaper according to the timings. Change diaper for a baby when it becomes wet or else it may cause skin infection or the skin becomes red called the diaper rash. The diaper rash cream is available for a baby at online. One can read about the baby diaper ash and the diaper rash creams and ointments for the baby. You can get the treatment for the diaper rash. To prevent this diaper rash stop using the diaper or else diaper a baby after the skin becomes dry.

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Homework will be set on a weekly basis, please read on to find out more about the content and expectations for this homework. Reading Please can reading books be brought into school every day even if they don’t need changing. Please can they be signed by an adult when they are ready to be changed. If you can leave a comment about how your child has got on with the book that would be very much appreciated. Children can change their books as and when required as long as they are signed-off by an adult. The children need to return their books to the green book box in order for them to be signed-off by Mr. Chudley or Mrs. Williams. Target Words Target word books are green and are sent home on a Thursday and need to be brought back into school by Tuesday. Target words are printed out, stuck in and then tested in these books in order for parents to see how their child is doing. When handed in books will need to placed in the Green Tray labelled 'Spellings'. The children will get 7 target words to learn and an additional 5 challenge words where appropriate. This will incorporate reading, spelling and letter formation. The children can write the words as many times as needed in the book. The children can also place them into a sentence and if they do so they will receive a team point. Homework Homework will be given out on a Thursday and needs to be handed in on a Tuesday (earlier if complete) into the green box. Homework will include Maths and English (reading) - which will be given out alternatively each week - and topic work will be set every half term. Maths Logs are used to help promote practical maths, an example of activities will be provided. Please leave a comment as to how your child has got on with the task as this is extremely helpful. Times tables are to be learnt regularly. One times table will be set at a time and this should be learnt until secure at which point another will be set. Reading Journals – The children can choose which activity to complete. They can use a book they are reading at home or their school reading book. Homework Folders – These are green and may have an English, Maths or Topic activity in. PE kits need to be left in school throughout each half term and will be sent home at the end. Please ensure all clothes have your child’s name in them. Jumpers and fleeces in particular are left at the end of the day and it is easy to hand them back to the child if they have their name in. If you have any letters for the office they go in the green basket labelled with Mr. Chudley’s name on. We have a class Twitter page Mr Chudley @EBCEAcademyY3 where information about what we have learnt during the day is shared. Please explore the school website – This contains lots of useful information about the school and our class page.

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Burlesque blogging? Seriously? That is my assignment as I guest blog for the great Bad Mother. And yet...Seriously?These days the closest you want to get this pregnant woman to a stripper pole is an episode of the Sopranos. Nudity around these parts constitutes the 18 minutes it takes for me to get my underwear up over my hips after a shower. And the dirtiest thoughts on my mind? How best to, er...put toilet paper to its God-intended use, considering the unfortunate relationship of my belly size to arm length.None of which bode well for a good raunchy/dirty/titillating (heh) post, as requested.Now if HBM had caught me in the second trimester, I was dreaming of orgasmic romps with the likes of Jon Stewart, Bill Clinton, and Danny Bonaduce. There could have been some blog fodder in there for sure. But nope. These late third trimester days there is little sleeping, which means little dreaming-- of the sexual kind or otherwise.But just because I'm not dreaming about sex doesn't mean that people are not dreaming about sex with me.Yes, I'm talking about Craig's List, that 21st century mainstay of Whoo, everything goes!(And HBM, advance apologies for your google searches for the rest of eternity.)A quick poke (heh) around the CL personals yielded the following very nice sentiment:I hope to find a pregnant woman who is in need of a casual lover. Your age, race, size, and marital status are unimportant to me, I just want to relish in the beauty of your form, and make love to the goddess that is a woman creating life.And then there was this:I think pregnant women are incredibly sexy. If you're up eating pickles and ice cream while hubby is sound asleep, send me a note. Totally discreet. Then they started getting weird: ISO Milky or Preggo Woman for a Good Boobs MassageOr oddly specific: asian couple looking to play with girl or possibly couple.she is 5 montth pregnant and very horny.party favor friendly(t).so hurry and lets have funVaguely appealing:Full-grown man, 42, is looking for a naughty pregnant girl for some fun. I'm good with massage too, in case your feet are a bit sore. Um:There's something about clothes that are too small on a woman I really, really like. A little muffin top spilling out over jeans is hot. A bra over flowing with cleavage puts me over the edge. If you have recently gained weight, are pregnant, or for some reason are just filling out, I would really like to talk to you. I want you to try to fit into your old clothes for me .Eek, getting scared:Are your breasts filled with milk? I love breast milk and would like to meet a lactating or pregnant woman for daytime feedingsAnd my favorite: ALL I WANT IS TO SEX A PREGNANT WOMAN TONIGHT.Which, I mean...well, how can you resist?So breeders present and future, take comfort. You may feel like your boobs are reaching new lows, your scale is hitting new highs, and your stretch marks are getting stretch marks. You may lose your thongs in your ass for days on end. You may be marring your face with streaky tears daily as you look up hemorrhoid treatments and excessive flatulence on the internet. You may be sprouting hairs in places that make you entirely certain of the man-ape connection.But know that in the beautiful utopia called Craig's List, none of this matters. For there, you are a hot, sexy, glowing, wanton, wanted goddess of loooooove.Sniff. Sort of warms the heart.Or maybe that's just the acid reflux.----When Liz isn't here messing up her friend Catherine's perv-to-real reader ratio, she's over at her own place, Mom-101. Stop on by for a rollickin' good time. With your clothes on, please. posted by Mom101 @ Thursday, April 19, 2007 38 Comments: mothergoosemouse said... Heartwarming, heartburning...potayto, potahto.That last ad has me singing Color Me Badd's "I Wanna Sex You Up". Tick tock, ya don't stop. 11:51 PM slouching mom said... The one who's seeking a woman wearing clothes too small, who has a muffin top?He's gonna get a lot of takers. 12:12 AM theflyingmum said... I just met a woman who met her husband on "Craig's List." Glad I didn't ask her what his ad said. Or hers, for that matter... 12:16 AM Izzy said... Wish I known about all these interested parties when I was pregnant. Kidding. KIDDING!!!! 12:56 AM flutter said... That is so craigslist. Everything that is screwy with the world, in an entertaingly wrong format. 1:21 AM carrie said... That's just bizarre.Good thing I had no clue there were pervs out there like that when I was pregnant. I would've never stepped out my front door.Not sayin' you should either. :) Carrie 3:17 AM BOSSY said... The Goddess that is Woman Creating Life? Whoever wrote that never watched Pregnant Bossy applying her PantyHose. 7:22 AM Motherhood Uncensored said... Dude. I'm going to craigslist to find my lovah.WOOOOOOOHOOOO! 7:38 AM moodswingingmommy said... Pity I just weaned my daughter...Oh wait, there's always the muffin-top fetishist. There's hope for me yet! 7:42 AM kgirl said... But wait, none of those mention pregnant women who are nauseous, grumpy or constipated. Guess I'm out of luck. 8:07 AM Lisa b said... Well Done Liz!I had no idea this type of stuff was on Craig's List. I can really feel the acid reflux. 8:38 AM something blue said... That leaves me a bit uneasy and nauseated. But there were days when I was pregnant that I’m sure I wouldn’t have cared who was massaging my swollen feet. 8:47 AM phoenix said... LOL i love your blog! Come visit mine sometime if you wanna :) 9:04 AM Mom101 said... Kristen/Motherhood Uncensored, I thought of you through all of this. If you want me to send you any of these desirable gentleman's profiles, let me know. I'll hook you up 9:13 AM gingajoy said... Gaaaghagagaggahhhaaa hahaha.The "oddly specific" one is dead creepy--especially as there is a couple involved. 9:47 AM Elizabeth said... The "party favor" friendly one bothers me, since I suspect that means some kind of drugs will be taken. And seriously, daytime breastmilk feedings?? GAH! 12:05 PM Beck said... While heavily pregnant with my first child, I was hit on in the grocery store line-up by some reaaaallly creeeeeepy guy who said that he had a "pregnant lady fetish." Um, no thank you. 12:12 PM Mary Tsao said... Oh.My. 12:57 PM Mimi said... I think I just threw up a bit... The one with the couple and the breast milk thing... GROSS!The breast milk thing reminds me of one of the Little Britian sketches... gag! 2:25 PM wendy boucher said... When I read a post like this one, I wonder why on Earth I ever take breaks from blogging to get real world stuff done. So glad to be back and laughing out loud. 2:28 PM RookieMom Whitney said... That was a huge boost to my ego: I am not a huge round waddling baby vessel, but rather a much desired commodity on Craig's List!Mom-101, I'm a little disappointed at your divorcing yourself from the sexy topic, because I was just so impressed last week to learn that you and Nate have 20 minutes of "adult time" every morning. I now fear you are like the rest of us. 4:20 PM nomotherearth said... Impressed that they're not biased against preggo ladies...but, yuck! 4:23 PM Fairly Odd Mother said... Oh dear. Well, whenever I get down in the dumps and unloved, at least I can know that there is Craig's List to turn to! Even though I'm not pregnant, there must be a market for tired moms of many kids whose boobs have deflated from years of nursing and who now have tummies of jello. 4:33 PM Kyla said... Oh wow. And also? 5:09 PM creative-type dad said... I'm speechless. 5:36 PM Damselfly said... Um. I really don't know what to say. But actually, this clarifies a few, er, interesting looks I got while pregnant.... 5:44 PM Christina said... I suppose it's nice to know someone finds us sexy while pregnant. Of course, if I was insane and actually interested in any of those ads, I still wouldn't answer because my interest in sex is currently ranking somewhere between cleaning the litter boxes and removing a splinter. 6:35 PM TSM-terrifically superiorily mediocre said... I always found the most practical use for breastmilk (aside from actually feeding the baby, that is) was to shoot it at the Mr. when he wouldn't rub my feet or get me some ice cream. He would mumble something about me not being pregnant anymore and he shouldn't have to...*squirt* EWWWW! 7:53 PM HomeFireBlue said... OMG. And I've been wasting all these pregnancies reading BLOGS! *hoists her milky breasts and logs onto Craig's List*-Blue 10:16 PM Tracey said... Whoa. Crazy, crazy world... and what pregnant mom would really want to get together with some random guys/girls during that time? STD's PEOPLE!!! Can we please not expose the babies to strange semen???? 10:20 PM the new girl said... Dude.There really IS a lid for every pot.Who knew?? 10:41 PM Suburban Hostage said... I just had one of those throw-up burps. Ew. 8:06 AM Bon said... laughing, oh laughing.what was muffin-top man's address? i got a little something for him. 8:55 AM Deliciously Naughty said... If that freaks your mind, then this article about BDSM might really expand your pray that I'm that sexually active when pregnant. 10:33 AM anne nahm said... Wow! Can I love this and still want to take a shower because so unclean after reading? And because I know you are looking for even more know - for when you have that snuggly baby and the hospital nurse gives you a pad larger than your shoe. Enjoy! 1:57 AM L said... I love your blog and am going to put this site on my roll right now! 10:38 PM Kelly said... I comforted myself a little bit pre-pregnancy with some of the personal ads looking for hirsute women. "Someone's gotta love me," I thought.(Tee hee...great post!)

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A hand-cut collage animation showing how to hail a cab in New York City. The animation was created in 2012, before the dawn of Uber...

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'Bluefin tuna stocks in the eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean have dropped 60 per cent from 1997 to 2007, and the current Mediterranean fishing quota is 13,500 metric tons a year. Some conservationists want quotas slashed at the international meeting, while others want fishing suspended entirely, saying that illegal fishing is rampant in the Mediterranean. The conservation group WWF says the species is on the brink of extinction.' 'In March, Japan and other Asian nations blocked efforts at the United Nations to declare the fish an endangered species. Japan consumes about 80 per cent of the world's Atlantic bluefin tuna.' I have officially decided to boycott all tuna products, in hope that this wonderful fish will still be around in years to come -no doubt a lot of other marine life too, since I'm sure the food chain in our waterways will be severely effected with the disappearance of tuna.

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France says it is willing to change some of its laws in response to European Commission complaints that followed the government's expulsions of Roma to countries in Eastern Europe.France has been locked in a standoff with the EU's head office over its expulsions of some of Europe's poorest minorities, and the commission gave France until midnight on October 15 to fully implement the EU's directive on freedom of movement across the 27-nation bloc or face legal from agency reports

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August 30, 2015 @ 4:04 pm · Filed under Uncategorized TweetSharing a couple of encounters from the past week, one with a Hubway van and another with a Uber driver. Hubway: Please educate your drivers. It’s their job to regularly pull over to park and balance the stations, they really really need to know to that when they do this without paying more attention they can injure cyclists/your clients. Here’s a video you can use as visual aid to have a chat with your whole staff and then also talk privately with the offender. You’re welcome. The Uber driver encounter was almost humorous in retrospect. You might not be able to hear that I was trying my damnest to keep my voice steady and clam, but you can tell very easily hear that I was super impatient and interrupted his ridiculous excuse-making more than once. Note to Uber management: If you do nothing else with driver education, TELL THEM THAT THEIR PASSENGERS CANNOT GIVE THEM PERMISSION TO BREAK THE LAW. Know that when this sort of stuff happens, your business’ reputation is on the line and I most certainly think about whether to give you my business in the future. Just as irresponsible bus driver’s actions impact the reputation of MBTA, your brand will not be remembered fondly after too many instances like these. Just one more thing, because I’ve known my share of careless management: Don’t fire people, ok? That’s unfair. If your drivers don’t know the proper way to share the road, that is YOUR responsibility as a company. So take it, and do something.

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Posted: Sunday, September 16, 2001 The hijackings and crashes were crimes, very serious crimes. The procedure for dealing with crimes is to bring the responsible persons to trial, and punish those convicted through the judicial system. War is armed conflict between nations. There are no trials, just military force. In this case, at least as far as is reported, no other nation is responsible for these crimes. They are acts of individuals, or groups, that are not nations. Yet many politicians persist in talk of war. Not just in simile or metaphor, like the "war on poverty" or "war on drugs" but actual military force, bypassing the judicial process. Photos If it turns out that another nation refuses to follow established procedures for extraditing individuals in their country who are indicted for crimes in other countries, then perhaps war would be appropriate. But we should not bypass the judicial process and resort to military force in the first place. Resorting to war is dangerous. First, the government is given extraordinary powers in times of war to curtail civil liberties, to engage in searches and seizures in the name of national security, to alter spending priorities and so on. Once our freedoms and our established procedures are given up, they will be difficult or impossible to regain. Second, it will wreak havoc on world order, a sure recipe for unending war and strife, if countries begin to invade and attack individuals and groups in other countries whom it suspects of committing crimes. It makes more sense for nations to behave in a judicial, and judicious, fashion, capturing and punishing actual criminals, not turning to war as a first resort.

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Hal Shane, Tommy Tune, and Michael Fatica in a one-night-only performance of “Steps In Time,” at Town Hall. (Photo: Stephen Sorokoff). The "One and Only" Tommy Tune brings his one and only bio-show to New York's Town Hall ... Musical Theater Lives Large in Beverly Hills ... Dixie Chick Natalie Maines Muses on Current Chick, Taylor Swift. Wednesday, June 5, 2013 by Liz Smith “EVERYTHING old is new again!" is definitely the cliche of the moment, left over from the era of Peter Allen's appealing songs in the late '80's and early '90s. And speaking of Peter, it was fun to see photos of Hugh Jackman recently — as he is now in his "Wolverine" physique — and remember that only a few years ago, he was playing a gilt-clad Peter Allen onstage, causing people to speculate that he is secretly gay. Hugh Jackman as Peter Allen. (Jackman is a simply multi-talented sexually attractive actor!) So, if you read what's going on, that certain nostalgia for danceable rock music, well — recalling the glories of the past goes way back to World War II and includes all the decades in between. These eras are being revisited with a vengeance, probably as a predictable contrast to the questions and fears of today's times. TheNew York Times recently wrote that Daft Punk’s homage of a golden age is the danceable hit of the coming summer. The brand new thing going on is the way it's all being delivered to us on the Internet and post Internet and tiny gadgets and machines that replay infinitum at any and all times. HAD QUITE a night out last week when Tommy Tune did a brand new version of his B’way biography in-song-&-dance called “Steps In Time,” at Town Hall. This was a one-night-only chance to see the still handsome nine-times-Tony-winner and it was standing room only as Tommy tapped out leaving Texas for his first NYC chorus job. (He landed that after his first audition: “Every Texas father’s dream for his son!” Tommy quips.) The show was dedicated to the late great Charles “Honi” Coles, tapper par excellence from Harlem to Hollywood — a man who died onstage from a stroke with his tap shoes on and without the audience knowing. Tommy Tune on stage at Town Hall (Photos: Stephen Sorokoff) and Tommy with his new best friend who is as tall as he is, Elizabeth Peabody (Photo: Iris love). IN fact, a lot of this song & dance memory revolves around Tommy’s big musical hit of the early '80s. This was “My One and Only,” the George Gershwin-inspired creation was dreamed up anew by a lot of very talented creatures — Tommy himself, his leading lady Twiggy, Tony Walton, Peter Stone, Wally Harper, “Honi,” Coles and many leading ladies from Lucie Arnaz to Stephanie Zimbalist to Sandy Duncan. Sunday night at Sardi’s there was a gathering of luminaries from the various “My One and Only” productions, gathered together for a 30th year reunion. Tommy’ s Houston family was there as well as the man who had pulled it all together and to whom Tommy gives total credit , director Mike Nichols. Tommy with leading ladies and biggest fans: Lucie Arnaz, Donna McKechnie, and Liz Smith (Photos: Stephen Sorokoff). Twiggy and Lucie Arnaz backstage at Town Hall (Photo: Stephen Sorokoff). AT TOMMY’s Town Hall event, Twiggy herself was in the audience and we gave her a standing ovation after Tommy had sung several romantic numbers indicating his love for this British charmer, both onstage and off. Tommy, resplendent in red and black, can still dance rings around the younger competition. And his vocalizing has taken on compelling force. He gives credit to his new-found bassist Marc Schmied and his pianist of 37 years — Michael Biagi. But his dancers, Hal Shane and Michael Fatica are great, as well as all the musical backup, Robert Hirshhorn and John Meyers. Why wouldn’t Town Hall give New Yorkers a chance to experience history in musical theater? I don’t understand this one-night-only crap. OKAY — So “Glee” does not just exist on TV anymore. In real life, musical theater and young people co-exist, often brilliantly. Case in point is the recent El Rodeo School production of “Bye Bye Birdie,” directed by Fred Pinto. (The school is in Beverly Hills.) Fred Pinto. The show consisted of super-talented 7th and 8th graders. Those who saw the show — not just the doting parents — thought it seemed more like a sharp off-Broadway production, rather than an “amateur” group of kids. The set design, staging and choreography were all first rate. Last year, Pinto — who has Broadway credits — put on “Hairspray” for the El Rodeo, and that is still talked about. (He has produced touring company productions of “42nd Street” and “West Side Story.”) “BBB” had some star wattage. Owen Lloyd, the son of “Modern Family” creator, Christopher Lloyd, was one of the stars. Other talented youngsters included Jade Garland as Kim McAfee (the “Ann-Margret” role in the movie version) and Gabby Balzs as Rosie. Remember these names. I’ll take credit for having first noticed them in print. The remarkable Angelina Jolie attended El Rodeo. Along with the Kardashians. (Well, you can’t win ‘em all.) Musical Theater is alive and thriving at El Rodeo in Beverly Hills. FOR REAL movie fans — Criterion’s restored high-def version of the great 1936 offering “Things to Come.” This film was based on the H.G. Wells novel that predicts a coming generation of turmoil, war, disease, dictatorship and finally, the paradise of Utopia. Wells was prescient in many areas, but we’ve yet to achieve Utopia. Maybe next time. ENDQUOTE: “Let’s see what they do to her; how she is in about ten years.” That’s former Dixie Chick, Natalie Maines, pondering the future of today’s country/crossover darling Taylor Swift. Hmmm. As long as Taylor sticks to writing songs about her exes, and refrains from any political stance, she’ll probably be okay. The Dixie Chicks were all but ruined when Maines declared onstage in 2003, “We’re ashamed that the president of the United States (George W. Bush) is from Texas.” As Rolling Stone writer Brian Hiatt observes, “To some it was as if she’d French-kissed Saddam Hussein.” The Chicks split, eventually, after a hard-fought comeback, and they might re-unite. All the women remain friends. Contact Liz Smith here.

http://www.newyorksocialdiary.com/guest-diary/2013/liz-smith-the-one-and-only-tommy-tune

Many of you probably noticed that last week was pretty spotty in terms of getting strips up. I'm afraid (and also delighted) that I'm starting to get art projects to work on outside of the realm of comic strips. As a result, the next couple of months may see fewer strips. I apologize for this, but it is a situation that I've been hoping to find myself in. I also apologize for not updating that strip viewer in a while. I've had time at home to get online to check my email and that's about it. I'll try to get it updated soon. Ok, that's all the housekeeping business I have right now. On to the strip! Enjoy!

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For the second week in a row the Butchers had victories in all three grades placing them in a prime position to challenge for the 2014 Club Championship with 2 competition rounds remaining. Yesterday saw a small crowd brave the icy conditions against a very unpredictable Dapto First Grade side who have troubled Thirroul in each round this season. Dapto started off with more enthusiasm and dominated the ruck early which saw them race out to a 4 nil lead through some uncharacteristic defensive lapses by the Butchers. Thirroul responded with some slick passing leading to tries to Brent Grose and two tries to Reece Jaeger, who takes his season points scoring tally to over 100 points. Thirroul scored the set after the kick off to the second half through Damian Blanche , Pat Franks scored from close range and a Sam Coster try came from a towering Mitch Wynn bomb. Dapto never gave up the fight and Thirroul were guilty of not putting solid sets together after after scoring points. Thirroul showed in patches they will be one of the teams to beat to take out this years title but took their foot off the gas and kept Dapto in the game, Dapto scoring two late tries to reduce the lead to 32- 24 before Thirroul scored a late try to Jay Gallagher to seal the win. Thirrouls best were Brent Grose who scored a slick try and had a hand in several others throwing quality passes to his outside men, Sam Coster was outstanding with a huge defensive effort and some smart work out of hooker while Nathan Fien again showed his expertise with some deft passing, a booming 40-20 and some aggressive defence. Most pleasing for the coach though would have been the form of both wingers, Mitch Bate and Mitchell Cox. Cox on debut didnt put a foot wrong and was very involved while Bate made his return to first grade after early season injury and was non stop, charging the ball forward when required. The Reserve grade side continued their run with a hard fought 22-12 over Berkeley on Friday night at Berkeley. The reggies should play for first spot in the final round hwne they face Wests and with players returning from injury and rep duties, the boys are a big chance of a first spot finish. In freezing conditions at Berkeley, Luke Gallagher was outstanding with Cam Nicholson and Jarrad Whitty also standing out. Under 19’s overcame the loss of Captain and competiton points score leader Jake Seargant Wilson to overcome Dapto in a gripping 36 -24 win with Jack Eager scoring an excellent try on the bell. The boys started the season slowly but are now not far form cementing a spot in the semi finals and will be a tough side to beat. Jarrad Whitty backed up from friday night with an outstanding display while Michael Flegate and Max Bailey had solid games.

http://www.thirroulbutchers.com/match-report-round-13-vs-dapto/

It's been a while since I've finished anything to do with flash, and the first thing I decided to make was a new sprite tutorial.

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Born in Salvador-Bahia (Brazil) in 1964. The desire to pursue an university career in theoretical physics took me to Rio de Janeiro in 1982 for undergraduate studies, then to Louvain-la-Neuve (Belgium) in 1988 for a Ph.D., which I obtained in 1993. By then I had decided that life as a normal human being suited me better, and switched to a job in IT in 1995. Three companies later, I realised that "normal human beings" actually did not apply to the crowd I was in ... in The Big Bang Theory sort of way. Life in Belgium was sweet and Belgian citizenship followed, yet over the years and many visits I built up a small but invaluable circle of friends in London (Britain) and in 2006 decided to settle permanently here. Another love affair, this time with Patna (Bihar), developed as a result of a four-month half-sabbatical travelling all over India in 2001-2002, and has been kept going with regular visits since then.

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DANCEWORKS Santa Barbara 2015 Adam Barruch Dance "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street" videos & photos by David Bazemore DANCEworks 2015: Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street - Adam Barruch Dance is the DANCEworks company-in-residence at Santa Barbara’s Lobero Theatre, working on a Dance Theater interpretation based on highlights of Stephen Sondheim’s masterpiece. In this exploration of the classic work, movement will be utilized to accentuate Sondheim’s brilliant score. Mentored by acclaimed Canadian artist, Margie Gillis, Adam Barruch is working with a company of six performers on the process of discovering the corporeal language that will eventually become an evening length Dance Theatre production of the acclaimed musical. Using Barruch’s gestural language, audiences will be taken deeper into the psychological realms of these complex and emotionally charged characters. Stay tuned for more!

http://www.db2.davidbazemore.com/New_2015/DANCEworks2015.html

Mirrycle's Incredibell Honka Hoota is an air horn that's the size of a bell! Just a gentle push on the air dome and heads will start to turn.

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03/05/13 Annemarie O'Sullivan has a passion for all things woven, knotted and netted. I was asked to create some naturalistic product photography for the Willow weaving artist who specialises in basket making. It's always a pleasure to work with handcrafted products. Organic shapes respond really well to subtle lighting and I'm really happy with the outcome.

http://www.willierobb.com/newsbrightonproductphotographer_annemarieosullivan2013.php

The following images show typical wear patterns shown on aircraft tyres. Click on the image to view the description of the problem.

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