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More and more we are seeing newspaper articles and online stories about the importance of time outdoors for children. Benefits to children include valuable opportunities for hands on learning, become engaged in the learning environment, are active and develop physical skills such as coordination, balance and agility. Children also develop the important cognitive, self discipline and self awareness skills which provides them with the necessary tools for them to thrive in everyday life. There are statistics showing our children are becoming disconnected with nature and obesity is on the rise. So it is no surprise that programs are being developed to get children outdoors.
|Outdoor Kindergarten class enjoyng story time outdoors.
One program that seems to be popping up in local newspapers here in BC, specifically on Vancouver Island, is Forest Kindergarten. School District 62 (Sooke) has started a pilot project for the 2012/2013 school year with a Forest Kindergarten. This program will provide young children with large amounts of time in natural outdoor settings. They will play, explore and experience natural setting and materials while being engaged outside in all types of weather. Children and educators investigate natural phenomenon and learn about the place in which they live. Sooke School District was not the first to initiate this program. Sangster Elementary School in the Victoria suburb of Colwood, started what they called nature kindergarten in Sept 2011. Children here spent half of their school day outside.
These two initiatives have sparked interest with many parents in the community where I live. In fact, in May of 2012, I heard rumours of a forest kindergarten program being considered at the school in my community. This was exciting news for me. I have seen first hand how time in nature has benefited my children and my daughter Liv would be beginning kindergarten in the fall of 2012 at the school rumored to take on this program.
When kindergarten orientation began in June of 2012, more information was presented and I was surprised to learn that the program was initiated by a parent. This parent had contacted the principal to see what it would take to start a Forest Kindergarten. The principal was open to the idea and approached the two kindergarten teachers in the school to get their thoughts. One of the kindergarten teachers loved the idea and was keen to be a part of an outdoor kindergarten program. That then led to the parent and the principal writing a proposal to the Nanaimo/Ladysmith School District (SD68) to implement a Forest Kindergarten at Woodbank Primary School.
The proposal was rejected. The Forest Kindergarten in Sooke has a price tag of $80,000 for two years, which is the salary for an Early Childhood Educator to assist the teacher. SD68 was not prepared to fund a forest kindergarten for the 2012/2013 school year. That did not stop the principal, parent, and kindergarten teacher. They came up with a modified version called Outdoor Kindergarten and presented it at the kindergarten orientation. The idea was to offer Outdoor Kindergarten to one class if parents were willing to volunteer time, commit to having their children outside in all weather, and drive students when applicable. The idea was supported and in Sept of 2012 Outdoor Kindergarten began at Woodbank Primary School.
So, what is Outdoor Kindergarten? It is kindergarten with outdoor field trips. Two mornings a week (8:30-11:00am) the amazing kindergarten teacher along with 4 dedicated parents take the classroom outside. We are just over a month in and so far the program is working wonderful! Outdoor Kindergarten does not need to be fancy and includes a large range of outdoor learning experiences in many environments. So far we have explored the forest on the school grounds, hiked thru the forest in Hemer Park, built a shelter out of cedar boughs and branches, searched for frogs, explored the open grassy field at Hemer Park, explored the beach searching for marine life at low tide and visited a farm where numerous apples, berries and grapes were plucked fresh and eaten. Each outing has a craft project, circle time where books are read or songs sung, snack time and free play. Watching the children play, explore and learn is amazing!
|Outdoor Kindergarten classmates teaming up to roll logs into the ocean
Our Outdoor Kindergarten would never have happened without the support and dedication of many people. I have been asked by many how this was started and how can they get one in their community. It was started with one parent's small idea and supported by the school, teacher, and parents. My only advice in starting one in your own community is to begin having a conversation with your school principal. If they support it chances are others will too. Now that more programs are starting up, more schools and school districts will be open to the idea. It never hurts to ask.


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Continuing with my Kansas Project... one of the most iconic buildings at K-State is Anderson Hall and so I spent some time trying to really convey the location and the aura of the building. What better way to do that than to utilize some nighttime drama? Love to hear what you all think about these! Feel free to leave a comment below or shoot me an email! Thanks so much!
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Personal Project: K-State's Anderson Hall
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i like the black and white one the most! i think it has the biggest impact.ReplyDelete
The photos of Anderson Hall are fabulous! I love the lights in the pictures. I think you did a great job!ReplyDelete
Thanks all! as K-State alums (or soon to be), any other iconic areas of campus that you can recommend?ReplyDelete
I'm a huge fan of nighttime photography. There is something so empowering about it! I love the b&w one the best too. When I first moved here, the first thing I shot was the football stadium at dusk. If I were you, I would just go around and shoot EVERYTHING...then weed out later, LOL.ReplyDelete
These are awesome! great shots!ReplyDelete
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Incurious series : P is for poke
Lucy Derickson
Repurposed pewter, egg beater, ear bud, brass, steel, wall
66''x12''x45'' including wall thickness
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I frequent antique shops, a place where hoards of devices and objects indefinitely call home. While discarded or cast off they fill a peculiar place in the world as they wait to be resold. When I find them on vendors' shelves, they beg to be touched. The sensations these objects evoke have become a new sensory experience which is both nostalgic and unfamiliar.
In the Incurious series the viewer is invited to interact with the objects and imagine the function these peculiar devices might have. Made from repurposed pewter serviceware, they reference and transform their original function. I envision my work in the domestic world, redefining their role in a vaguely familiar way. The interaction with these devices produces contemporary and nostalgic sensations, similar to my experience at antique shops.
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I'll be on the road starting this weekend through Wednesday, which means I won't have an opportunity to play much Magic. Since that's the case, I'll take the next week to re-play the decks from the past few weeks, including more work on Ratchet, the acquisition of cards to change Late For The Kill, further tests with Look Up, the exploration of a Eureka! moment I had for New World Disorder, and the cultivation of hydras in Golden Blunders.
I may not have much to talk about even next Thursday but hopefully there will be some Magic news to discuss, perhaps even the necessity to eat humble pie on my evaluation of Rakdos. Possibly G/W decks too because everyone seems to be all funny in the pants about Populate but...I still don't see it and the data from last week's States event convince me to change my mind. While I did see quite a few RBG and mono-Red decks I didn't see many people trying to push a mechanic.
What I know now, that I didn't when I wrote about Return to Ravnica, is that all of the guilds will have their mechanic extended in the third set. This could be the 'missing piece' to help boost those mechanics into a more heavyweight position and I look forward to it.


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This is going to be a very different kind of video from supreme sniper BODGE, as he's just back from an amazing game ON A BOAT IN THE THAMES IN LONDON! F'in read that again! ON A BOAT. IN THE THAMES RIVER. IN. LONDON!
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The reality of urban life includes having to purchase food from supermarkets and other outlets rather than farming your own. Chemical analysts play an important role in the process to ensure that this food is fresh and uncontaminated. For the same reason, they also test air, water and soil in our environment to protect people from toxins and pollution.
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Wherein I endeavour to share writerly advice lightened with humour, pictures and a dollop of 1930s-1940s history.
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Why Does Writing Always Seem to Lose?
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I'm starting to think that the "number of hours" rule is just too romantic a goal to set in this day and age. I think routine is good, but why must it be the same time, every day, for x number of hours?ReplyDelete
I've always done well with flexibility (it's why I prefer college teaching). But here's the thing: when the semester is well underway and I've got 60 4-page papers awaiting my feedback, there is no way in hell I'm going to get that much writing done.
But, if I'm serious about tipping the scales so that 60 students goes down to 20 someday, then I've got to prioritize my writing to the point of committing to something within reason -- say, 15 - 20 - 30 minutes, perhaps right after Jeopardy.
This is "do as I say and not as I do," by the way. We can all be a little better.
And one of the reasons I'm not or ever will be a mom is because I've never been willing to put myself last. (Second or third, from time to time, but not last.) And I've never been able to fathom why motherhood requires that one should. I mean that not as a judgement ('cause I have no clue), just a statement.


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Materials & Applications and the Rochester Art Center in Minnesota hosted an outdoor construction event over a melty weekend in February.
Architects and artists invited to participate constructed temporary forms and structures of ice on the Rochester Art Center grounds. Unlike typical ice constructions that use blocks of ice to build more traditional structures, or use blocks of ice as a solid medium for carving sculpture, the constructions took advantage of two properties of water: its fluidity while in the liquid state, and its hardness in the solid or frozen state.
Some of the resultant constructions displayed structural physical phenomenon derived by hanging membranes to create parabolic free form shells. Because double curved shell models are now computer generated by architects and engineers who wish to explore the potential of thin shell structures, physical models of these structures are rarely built. However, there is a vast morphology to be explored by letting gravity work on a suspended membrane and applying a fluid medium like water that will set up quickly in sub-freezing temperatures to produce forms that express a purity of concept and simplicity of means.
In these experiments, the pieces created stayed until the heat of the sun melted them away, changing their contours and beauty as they went through the process.
Inspired by the work of Heinz Isler, the renowned Swiss engineer of thin shell concrete structures, who since 1955, has been experimenting with ice in his winter garden, M&A and the invitees hoped to further explore thin shell construction. Using a garden hose, a spray attachment, and rubber coveralls, Isler creates both beautiful sculptures and functional shelters in ice. He sets up simple supports in the snow, drapes them with a light mesh fabric, and sprays them with layers of fine mist until an icy shell forms. He explains that there is only one rule when playing with the transformation of water into ice; "one has to listen and obey what the water/ice wants to do!"
In the spirit of creative play we were joined by PADLAB of Los Angeles, Mark and Galatea Wojahn of Minneapolis, a very skilled team of architects from NBBJ, and several local participants to recreate some of Isler's experiments and to create some new forms at the Rochester Art Center in Minnesota. The images shown here reveal that some of the sculptures are examples of parabolic shells which when inverted had a structural integrity beyond our expectations.


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We're pleased to announce that we've partnered with the fine folks at Grand! You probably already know Grand as one of Boston's design destinations. In Somerville's Union Square, it's a well-curated collection of home accessories, clothing, and gifts. We've added our furniture to the mix, and next week we'll be supplying them with some fresh new clocks.
If you haven't been over to Grand, you'll have a great opportunity to do so tomorrow, when they'll celebrate Halloween with a Super Spooky Sip & Shop. From 2-6pm on Halloween, enjoy cocktails and 10% everything in the store. Make an early start of the holiday and get the most mileage out of your costume!
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Friday, October 30, 2009
Chroma Lab at Grand!
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It looks like you were meant to be there! Congrats!
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"Is this one of the good ones?" I wonder as the phone rings.
So many of them automatically default to boilerplate nonsense when asked even the simplest of questions. Police mouthpuppets tend to be the worst for that.
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COMM-EXEC INVESTIGATIONS, INC., Plaintiff,
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On September 18, 1997 Cutrona Insurance Agency, Inc. ("Cutrona") and Roger Kennell ("Kennell") filed what they label a "Petition for Removal of Civil Action"
to bring this action from its original forum, the Circuit Court of Cook County, to this District Court. Because federal subject matter jurisdiction is lacking over this lawsuit, this Court obeys the mandate of Section 1447(c) and sua sponte remands the action to the state court of origin.
It should be made plain at the outset that, with a limited exception, there are no procedural defects in the removal--that is, no defects of the type that must be raised by a plaintiff's timely motion to remand under the first sentence of Section 1447(c), and that hence may not be addressed by the district court in the absence of such a motion (see In re Continental Cas. Co., 29 F.3d 292, 294-95 (7th Cir. 1994)). Although this action has been pending in the state court for over six months, it has been less than 30 days since plaintiff Comm-Exec Investigations, Inc. ("Comm-Exec") filed its Amended Complaint ("AC") on which Cutrona and Kennell rely for removal. Hence if Cutrona and Kennell were right in their basic jurisdictional premise, the current removal would be timely under the second paragraph of Section 1446(b). And as the almost final ingredient that is required in procedural terms, both defendants have joined in the Notice.
That likely procedural sufficiency is not enough, however, for the removal is fatally defective in jurisdictional terms (cognizable at any time) because of the absence of a federal question.
As Notice P3 recognizes, the AC by its terms advances only state law claims. But Cutrona and Kennell assert that the ten-count AC nonetheless "relate[s] to [an] employee benefit plan" (29 U.S.C. § 1144(a)
) as defined by ERISA, so that Comm-Exec's claims are therefore preempted under ERISA § 1144(a)(see, e.g., Pilot Life Ins. Co. v. Dedeaux, 481 U.S. 41, 95 L. Ed. 2d 39, 107 S. Ct. 1549 (1987)). And if that were true, the existence of a federal question would support jurisdiction under Section 1331 so as to permit removal, despite the manner in which Comm-Exec has drafted the AC ( Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. v. Taylor, 481 U.S. 58, 95 L. Ed. 2d 55, 107 S. Ct. 1542 (1987)).
That position, however, does not fly. It is quite true that the multi-employer trust through which Cutrona and Kennell persuaded Comm-Exec to purchase its worker's compensation coverage, International Association of Entrepreneurs of America ("IAEA"), was "purportedly organized under...ERISA" (AC P5). As the AC explains, IAEA then ran into financial difficulties and proved to be unable to pay benefits due to Comm-Exec by reason of an injury to one of the latter's employees (AC P10-12). Comm-Exec's claimed ability to go after Cutrona and Kennell to recover its losses via this lawsuit rests primarily on the assertion that IAEA was always an unauthorized insurer within the Illinois Insurance Code's provisions (AC P16).
All ten counts in the AC ring various changes on a single theme: Cutrona and Kennell are assertedly liable to Comm-Exec because of IAEA's unauthorized status in Illinois, attributable to its having conducted business in this state without having obtained the required certificate of authority from the Illinois Director of Insurance. Those ten counts run in pairs, with the same theory of recovery being advanced successively against Cutrona and then Kennell. Thus:
1. Counts I and II claim damages under this provision of the Illinois Insurance Code, 215 ILCS 5/121-4:
If any such unauthorized insurer fails to pay any claim or loss within the provisions of such an insurance contract, any person who assisted or in any manner aided directly or indirectly in the procurement of the insurance contract shall be liable to the insured for the full amount of the claim or loss as provided in that insurance contract.
2. Counts III and IV charge professional negligence in the Cutrona-Kennell conduct of their insurance broker function, stemming from their placement of insurance with IAEA, an unauthorized carrier in precarious financial condition.
3. Counts V and VI charge Cutrona and Kennell with negligent misrepresentation in the same respects (nondisclosure of those problems and related misrepresentations).
4. Counts VII and VIII charge them with breaches of their contract to provide Comm-Exec with coverage--again breaches stemming from the identical IAEA problems.
5. Counts IX and X also sound in breach of contract, this time hinging on the same statutory provision on which Counts I and II rest.
That summary of the Comm-Exec claims demonstrates why the present attempted removal clearly fails as a jurisdictional matter. Importantly, the Illinois statutory provision that forms the direct gravamen of AC Counts I, II, IX and X, and that is an integral component of all six other counts, is really a paradigmatic example of a state law that regulates insurance and comes within the express ERISA provision (ERISA § 1144(b)(2)(A)) that preserves such regulatory state laws against the broad preemptive provision on which Cutrona and Kennell attempt to rely. Here is that statutory exclusion:
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I have just come over all Eddie Hobbs and checked my financial situation on Internet banking, only to discover that not only have I no money, I am actually minus money and overdrawn to the tune of €6.74.
Time for a very virtual spending spree, so...
Am in love with this River Island dress (£24.99 on the website.) Now, I'm a total sucker for a few auld leopard spots anyway, and I think the 3/4 sleeves and mix of prints and pink on this little number keep it looking nice and Spring-y.
And, most importantly, a million miles away from Bet Lynch territory.
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CAMDEN, N.J. (May 3, 2017) – Facing the last game of their four-year baseball careers at Rutgers University-Camden, the Scarlet Raptors received parting gifts from their departing senior veterans in a fitting sendoff to stellar careers.
Rutgers-Camden closed its season with a 7-2 non-conference victory over York College of Pennsylvania here Wednesday, aided by big contributions from a trio of seniors who have been mainstays in the lineup for four seasons and 95 victories.
Senior leftfielder Doug Carter Jr. (Union, NJ/Union) went 3-for-4 with three runs and was hit by a pitch for the 28th time him his career, lifting him into a tie for third place on the program's career list. Carter's big day closed his career with 116 hits at Rutgers-Camden and hiked his career average from an even .300, entering the day, to a final .304.
Senior Zach Ellin (Marlton, NJ/Cherokee) went 0-for-3, but walked twice, scored two runs and made another stellar play in right field. Ellin ended his fine career with 95 hits and finished 10th on the program's all-time list with 60 walks, one shy of ninth place.
Senior catcher Jon Theckston (Gloucester City, NJ/Gloucester Catholic), meanwhile, ended his record-setting career with a 1-for-4 day, collecting his 24th career double, two RBIs and delivering his 12th career sacrifice fly to set a new program record. He had been tied with two other players for the mark. Theckston, who finished second on the career charts for games (151), at bats (567), total chances (1,018) and putouts (864), also finished fifth in career hits (174), while his two RBIs moved him into a tie for fifth place on the career list with 94.
On a day that started with Theckston being named to the All-New Jersey Athletic Conference Second Team and sophomore ace Ian Scheidemann (Cherry Hill, NJ/Cherry Hill West) earning NJAC Honorable Mention, that battery teamed up to give the Raptors their final win of the year. Rutgers-Camden closes its season at 15-23, while York falls to 18-20 with three games remaining.
Scheidemann (5-2) scattered nine hits and one walk over seven innings, while allowing two earned runs, to pick up the victory. A transfer from Salisbury University, Scheidemann struck out two as he finished his first year at Rutgers-Camden with a 2.68 ERA in a team-leading 74 innings pitched. That total is the sixth-highest amount of innings on the program's single-season charts.
Closing out the game was another four-year senior, as Zach Welsher (Audubon, NJ/Audubon) pitched two scoreless innings, allowing three hits and striking out four. He finished his senior season with a 3.60 ERA in 55 innings, while fanning 57.
Rutgers-Camden took the lead for good in the first inning after Ellin drew a one-out walk and Carter singled him to third. Second baseman Chris Jones (Washington Township, NJ/Bishop Eustace Prep), who ended up leading the team in hitting (.346) and hits (56) in his sophomore year while also passing the 100-hit milestone for his career, plated a run with a ground out, which also saw Carter advance on an error. Theckston's double to right field scored Carter.
The Scarlet Raptors added two more runs in the third, with a walk to Ellin and singles by Carter and Jones loading the bases. Theckston delivered his record-breaking sacrifice fly to left field. One out later another senior, three-year Raptor letterman and first baseman Frank Cerami IV (Lumberton, NJ/Rancocas Valley), notched the final hit and RBI of his collegiate career. He plated Carter with a single.
York scored a run in the top of the fifth inning on a long solo home run to right by junior second baseman Zach Hossler (Jefferson, MD/Brunswick). Rutgers-Camden answered with three runs on four hits and an error. Carter and Jones opened the frames with singles. One out later, designated hitter Brandon Cornelius (Sicklerville, NJ/Timber Creek), who will be returning next season after getting a year of eligibility restored due to a season-ending injury last year, added a RBI single. Jones scored when Cerami reached on an infield error. The inning was capped by freshman third baseman Tyler Travis (Berlin, NJ/Eastern Regional), whose RBI single was one of his three hits in a fine 3-for-4 game that pushed his final rookie season batting average to .321.
York tacked on is final run in the seventh on three hits, including a RBI single by Hossler. Hossler and junior designated hitter Seth Brosius (Magnolia, DE/Caesar Rodney) both went 4-for-5 for York, with Hossler scoring one run and driving home two.
Carter and Travis both went 3-for-4 for the Raptors, while Jones went 2-for-4. Cerami collected 10 putouts in his final game and finished the season with a team-leading 257. He finished his Raptor career with 366 putouts, 11th on the career list.
Rookie shortstop Nolan Gerold (Merchantville, NJ/Camden Catholic) ended up leading the Raptors with 110 assists, tied for seventh on the program's single-season list. Jones wasn't far behind, finishing the year with 104 assists, tied for 10th on the season charts.


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Wednesday, 20 February 2013
A little list.
- Bright pink nails
- 600 pages of Anna Karenina to read, but lots of love tales already! and complicated relationships. this book is beautiful.
- Sitting in pjs as the day starts waking up slowly and looking out my window at the red ball that has been in the tree for months, the children forgot to take it down.
- Little black bird sitting on the fence as i write this :)
- Found this gorgeous quote from EE Cummings:
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How about you and your day?
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brave woman reading anna karenina. i've started it but never quite finished. life is good here. i'm trying to decide what book to start next.ReplyDeleteReplies
what kind of book would you like to read? :)Delete
Ugh I have to work! Your day sounds much better - I love Anna Karenina :)ReplyDelete
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ah heather i have job applications to do.. not fun!! heheReplyDelete
Bright pink nails sounds awesome :)ReplyDelete
As a collector of quotes, I think I am going to add that one to my collection :)ReplyDelete
I like your quote and your list! Have a happy day, Eleanor! :)ReplyDelete
I absolutely adore that quote!ReplyDelete
Isn't That Charming.
I've always wanted to read that book!ReplyDelete
<3 katherine / of corgis & cocktails
long day of work ahead of me - and cheating and doing some blog reading while no one is looking *shhhhh*ReplyDelete
PS pass it along - giveaway going on at my blog :o)
If I can get a chapter done today, that would be an accomplishment. It's good to meet you, Eleanor! :)ReplyDelete
GREAT POST:)ReplyDelete
Your blog is so wonderful and Im following...I hope you follow me also:)
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Have a great day dear:)
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Very cute list, loved the quote! Thanks for your visit sweetyReplyDelete
Cute post, Eleanor! I started reading Anna Karenina a few years ago but never finished it. I think I should give it another try :)ReplyDelete
sounds absolutely lovely! Hope the best of your day was just as beautiful!ReplyDelete
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cute blog! i just read anna karenina and loved it :)ReplyDelete
I love that quote and that gorgeous pic. I tried reading Anna Karenina many years back but didn't manage to finish it. I think I should give the book another chance.ReplyDelete
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I've never read that book... Wanted to see the latest movie because I love JL!!! Haha!!! Lovely quote!ReplyDelete
That's a whole lot of reading. My day has mostly consisted of writing an essay. No fun.ReplyDelete
Great quote :)


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6 Feb
The Royal Academy of Music recently announced that John Adams will join their staff as a visiting Professor of Composition:
John Adams, one of the world's leading composers, has joined the Royal Academy of Music faculty as a Visiting Professor. His commitment cements a relationship that began in 2012, when he conducted concerts at New York's Lincoln Center and the BBC Proms in London, in which Academy students performed alongside Juilliard School players.
In 2015, the Academy devoted a day to Adams' music, during which he was given an Honorary Doctorate, and after which he tweeted, 'Thrilled to be honored by @RoyalAcadMusic of Music with such pizzazz performances by hugely talented players.' Most recently, he worked young composers of the Junior Academy and conducted the Junior Academy Symphony Orchestra. As part of his new role, he returns to the Academy in April 2017 to work with Opera Course students, and later in the year with instrumentalists and composers.
John Adams wrote of the new connection: 'I'm proud and delighted to spend time with the very talented students of the Royal Academy of Music. I'll be able to spend time with the young composers, singers and instrumentalists in a relationship that is as fruitful for me as it hopefully will be for the students.'
Principal Professor Jonathan Freeman-Attwood said: 'John's involvement with the Royal Academy of Music has always been generous and delightful. We've had some memorable times, most recently a day at the end of 2015 celebrating his music and performing Grand Pianola Music under his direction. I'm thrilled that his association with the Academy is strengthened further through this appointment.'
James Jolly, editor-in-chief of Gramophone magazine wrote on the occasion of Adams' doctorate: 'Adams has given his time selflessly to young musicians, as teacher, mentor and collaborator, as students at the Academy well know. The buzzing energy that marked out the Academy–Juilliard collaboration in 2012 was extraordinary and went hand in hand with the open-hearted joy those students felt at having forged such an inspirational new musical friendship with their conductor, and profound gratitude for John Adams' artistic generosity.'
The new appointment also builds on the Academy's international roster of Visiting Professors, which includes some of the world's finest musicians. Recent additions include pianists Bengt Forsberg and Pascal Rogé, cellist Steven Isserlis and conductors Christian Thielemann, Mark Elder and Oliver Knussen. The role allows students a regular connection with such musicians, who are able both to inspire and mentor them during the time they spend at the Academy.
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My boyfriend is upset. At first, I was a little flattered...I thought, wow, he's a little jealous. To me, a little jealousy is always good in a relationship. It lets the two people involved realize that there is still some passion. Without jealousy, there is no passion. But, sometimes it can go too far...
When he first asked if there were a lot of boys in my Krav Maga class, I of course told him the truth. I could sense he was uneasy, and I immediately let him know that he was the only one for me. Later that evening, when the class was brought up again, he asked if there were any good-looking guys in the class... and this is where it turned ugly. I told him that I thought that they looked like normal guys. Ugh.
So, needless to say, I am not going the 1pm class today. Partly because I think we need to talk about this before I go back..my relationship is and always will be #1, and partly because I can't even lift my arms to scratch my head due to the extensive workout from yesterday.
Sigh. I think I will try to make biscotti today...
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Since the U.S. Drought Monitor was created nearly two decades ago, it has provided weekly data sets on the prevalence of drought within the United States. According to a new report, drought conditions in the U.S. have substantially improved, as the rate of drought in the country has fallen to about 6.1% within the lower 48 states. That is the lowest it has been in about 17 years!
As GoodNewNetwork points out, the previous record-low from the federal organization was reported in July 2010, with 7.7% drought. The highest amount of drought recorded was in September of 2012, with a drought percentage of 65.5%.
What this news means is that California's debilitating years-long drought has essentially come to an end. Only 40% of the state was drought-stricken in January, compared to 8% in April of 2017. Undoubtedly, this is an effect of Northern California receiving an abundance of rainfall in snow this year. Though southern California is still technically in a drought, the conditions are expected to be less harsh due to the relieving weather conditions.
A state of drought emergency was declared by California Governor Jerry Brown in 2014. Now that the nationwide drought is at a record-low, the politician is expected to elaborate on the state's condition in the near future.
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Living far away from city radio stations that spoon feed me music and work days that involve hours and hours driving through vast land has inspired me to start seeking out music to narrate the landscape fleeting past. My digging has led me closer to the leading edge of new, trendy music, making me wonder if it is the music itself I am drawn to, or the fact that it is being presented by radio stations and music geeks as the next cool thing.
Now, that thought is causing me to develop an interactive and critical opinion of the music I am sifting through. Do I agree with the music geek's opinions? Does it resonate with me personally? What types of instruments and sounds am I drawn to? After considering these questions only momentarily, it is clear that music appeals to each person in a unique way, leading me to develop a fine sense of the music I like, not necessarily what is the next cool thing. I do agree with many of the latest cool bands, let's call them the Mumford expansion, but am discovering I am especially drawn to deep, hopeful, soulful music, as I can best describe using only my burgeoning music language.


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WASHINGTON — There is a 50-50 chance that the United States and Soviet Union will agree to sharply reduce their arsenals of long-range nuclear weapons before President Reagan's term ends 16 months from now, the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee and Reagan's national security adviser agreed Sunday.
But this estimate, reached separately by Sen. Sam Nunn (D-Ga.) and White House aide Frank C. Carlucci, drew a more cautious "maybe" when Secretary of State George P. Shultz was asked about the chances of reaching a strategic arms agreement before Reagan leaves office on Jan. 20, 1989.
The three officials appeared on television interview programs Sunday, three days after U.S. and Soviet negotiators reached an agreement in principle to eliminate intermediate-range nuclear weapons and agreed to forge ahead with talks aimed at slashing in half the larger and more dangerous arsenals of strategic, long-range missiles.
Ratification Issue
"I think there's a 50-50 chance they will get an agreement, at least in principle," before Reagan's second term ends, Nunn said when asked on NBC's "Meet the Press" to assess the prospects of a strategic arms reduction treaty. He added, however, that "getting it ratified (by the Senate) during that same time frame is an entirely different question."


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Warning: this poem is incredibly sad. I'm having a hard time writing it, because I have so many emotions about this issue, and because I am bound by confidentiality and cannot write the story.
My job is hard sometimes. As I say here, there is always one that stays with you. No matter what type of "helper" you talk to (psychologist, doctor, social worker, nurse...), they will have their one case that stays with them. There are many that stay with you, of course, but there's always that one, above the rest.
My one was an itty bitty - a two year old - that I saw three years ago. I have never worked as hard as I did on this child's case. It is as complicated and terrible as you can imagine and, in spite of all of my very best efforts, what I did was not enough. Nothing could have been enough. There was not really an enough.
I got a phone call this week, re-opening and revisiting this case. I don't know all of the details, but it's not good. Three years later, this baby is still suffering - and there still is not an enough that can be done for her.
There will be one
There are many you cannot save.
My heart is full of faces that disappeared:
faces whose stories will never have an ending,
hands that mine will never reach.
Most faces fade with time -
are replaced with new eyes,
new hearts, new hands,
the door is revolving:
new hearts in,
some hearts out,
with your heart pushing it around.
But there is always one.
The one whose face never fades
who haunts your dreams
whose eyes and hands come to you
as you innumerate your failures
there is always one
that stands above the rest:
the one that will not leave,
no matter the miles you run,
the happy hours you drink through
the yoga classes that remind you to breathe,
there will be one
who will always stay.
There will be one that will make you talk
to a god you don't believe in.
There will be one
whose name will make your heart skip a beat,
there will be one
whose name you scan for in newspaper headlines,
in obituaries,
you will hold your breath
at Amber alerts
at radio stories,
waiting for her name.
There will be one that,
three years later
when you get the call,
the subpoena,
the voicemails from authorities,
you will be unsurprised
and devastated anyway.
There will always be one:
she was two years old
with white blonde hair,
big blue eyes,
fancy dresses.
She said 'bless you' when I sneezed.
She loved Oreo cookies.
I watched her dry her mother's tears.


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(AP) -- Ending court oversight of Microsoft's business practices in November would not allow enough time to consider the antitrust implications of the new Windows Vista operating system, a group of states said in a filing Thursday.
U.S. District Court Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly, who oversees Microsoft Corp.'s adherence to the terms of a 2002 antitrust settlement, asked the software maker, the Justice Department and a group of states led by California submit reports by Thursday on the effectiveness of the consent decree.
The oversight aimed to make it possible for Microsoft's middleware competitors - who build software that links the operating system with everyday programs - to compete fairly, even if Microsoft's operating system monopoly persisted.
"Microsoft has not directly contravened these provisions," said the states' report, which was submitted by the office of California Attorney General Jerry Brown.
Antitrust concerns about Microsoft began surfacing with news of a Federal Trade Commission investigation in 1991, and in 1994 the software maker agreed to modify its contracts with PC makers to ease restrictions, which ended renewed U.S. and European antitrust investigations.
Another round of investigations led to a federal lawsuit that ended with a court declaration that Microsoft was using its operating system monopoly to squash middleware competition, and led to a settlement and the consent decree in 2002.
The California group said the January launch of Microsoft's latest operating system, Windows Vista, changes the game.
"As a practical matter, termination of the Final Judgment means ... plaintiffs will not be able fully to assess the impact in the marketplace of Microsoft's recent introduction of Vista," the group wrote.
Florida and Utah, two of eight states plus the District of Columbia that make up the California group, didn't sign on to the report.
"Florida made the decision not to join the filing at this time because we do not completely share the Group's position that the consent decree was totally ineffective," said Sandi Copes, a spokeswoman for the state attorney general, in a statement. "We do agree, however, that we have not seen as much competition introduced as we expected."
The Utah attorney general's office declined to comment until it could confirm the papers have been received by the court.
In its report, the Justice Department said it appeared the consent decree was working. Web browsers like Mozilla's FireFox and Apple Inc.'s Safari present "renewed competition," as do the increasing popularity of programs available through a Web browser.
"The final judgments have been successful in protecting the development and distribution of middleware products and in preventing Microsoft from continuing the type of exclusionary behavior that led to the original lawsuit," Thomas O. Barnett, assistant attorney general in charge of the Justice Department's antitrust division, said in a statement.
The Justice Department said in its report that while Microsoft's operating system market share hasn't dropped because of the consent decree, "it would misapprehend the purpose of the Final Judgments to rely on these facts to argue that the Final Judgments have been ineffective. Microsoft was never found to have acquired or increased its monopoly market share unlawfully."
In its own report, Microsoft directly countered California's claims, saying, "The Final Judgments were never designed to reduce Microsoft's share in any putative market."
But the California group said the consent decree has not led to any more competition. The report cites Microsoft's continued dominance in the operating system market and the fact that few, if any, PC makers have sold computers with non-Microsoft Web browsers set as the default, among other examples.
One of the casualties of Microsoft's practices was Netscape. Its Web browser led the field until Microsoft started bundling its own Internet Explorer with Windows and restricting how PC makers installed competing products. It was eventually bought by AOL.
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
States ask for extension of Microsoft Antitrust oversight extension
(AP) -- Ending court oversight of Microsoft's business practices in November would not allow enough time to consider the antitrust implications of the new Windows Vista operating system, a group of states said in a filing Thursday.


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I loved it so far. I like the character mercy, and i hope her brothers survive, it would be really sad other wise. Her stepmama really sounded pitiful and i am so sad that she did not make it but i did not have a real connection with her. Ahh i hope her brothers don't die, well all of them any ways. :(
At first i thought the Indians were so cruel and hateful, but now my view on them is lightening, but i still think it was a horrible thing that they are doing. They hate the white man so they should act like them and by this they are just as bad, that's what i think. I didn't know that she was only 11 i must have missed that, but i guess it was in a different time and kids had to grow a lot faster and they got married younger. (That and usually they died younger) Well i can't wait to enjoy the rest of the book,
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I really liked it. I think it is amazing how much the Europeans misunderstood the Indians. They thought they were savages, just because they were different, and fought for their land, and their family. I have a feeling that they are not going to be prejudice threw the whole book, which I am happy about. All in all I liked it, though, I thought she was going to be a little older than she was. Since she is only 11, I think it will be interesting. I normally like stories with characters more my age, but, I like this also. She showed real courage, and I really admire her for it. I also can't believe how selfish some of the other girls were. Well I hope you liked it. Cant wait to read chapters 3 and 4 tomorrow!


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El Toro High School, with the second-longest current winning streak in the Southern Section, remained the top-ranked team in the Orange County Sportswriters' Assn. prep football poll.
The Chargers have won 17 games in a row. Muir, of Pasadena, has a 27-game winning streak. Sixth-ranked Bolsa Grande has the third-longest streak in the section (12).
El Dorado makes its debut in the poll at No. 8 following a 10-6 upset of Valencia, which knocked the Tigers out of the top 10.
In the featured game this week, fourth-ranked Mission Viejo hosts 10th-ranked Santa Ana at 7:30 p.m. Friday in a rematch of the 1985 Southern Conference title game.


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While looking for a spare hard drive at the Mong Kok Computer Centre, we couldn't resist and decided to visit Asia's biggest Lego store located at Langham Place in Mong Kok, Hong Kong.
The doors have just opened to Asia's biggest Lego store. The 4,000 sq ft space in Langham Place (8 Argyle St, Mong Kok) is a veritable Lego wonderland for big kids and little kids alike, and features the latest products that, for the first time, will be released in Hong Kong on the same day they're released internationally. The store features a 'Pick-A-Brick' wall which includes over 100 different buckets and pieces, making this possibly Hong Kong's first Lego smorgasbord.
As well as the range, there are also numerous Lego displays that have been designed by certified Lego master – because this, apparently, is very much a thing – Hung Chi Kin, and his team of experts with a true Hong Kong edge. A highlight is the nearly 10 sq ft mosaic depicting Victoria Harbour and the Star Ferry, which makes use of over 100,000 Lego pieces and is officially the largest Lego fixture in Hong Kong. In the centre of the shop there's possibly an even more impressive display, in the form of a Mong Kok street scene. This has been crafted using over 700,000 Lego pieces, and takes in Argyle and Sai Yeung Choi Streets as well as the bustle of Nathan Road. It's taken over two months to create, and the streets around Langham Place are set to be added in future.
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Acai, passionfruit and melon green tea by Lipton. This is my new obsession. That, and dehydrated banana chips. The soon-to-be-mother-in-law let me borrow her dehydrator, and while this thing looks like it's older than I am, it works amazingly! Just take a look at these beautiful, healthy, homemade banana chips:
So so much better than anything you could buy in the store. They are crispy and sweet and best of all not fried (which I just learned the ones you buy in the "health food" section are! No, really it's true!!) I cut up almost 3 pounds of bananas (I got them on sale from Aldi for .20 cents a lb!! major steal!!) The chips were about 1/4 inch, some smaller because I'm inconsistent, and they all fit in the 5 rack dehydrator. Since this thing doesn't have a setting, I had to leave it on until they were crisp enough for me. Which was a long time. They spent about 9 hours in the dehydrator, then I turned it off for the night to let them cool. When I woke up the next morning they were still not as crisp as I liked so i flipped them all over and turned the machine on for another 3 hours. By this point they were the perfect consistency and so sweet! I didn't soak the pre-dried fruit in any kind of preserve like lemon juice because honestly I don't care about the color and it's extra stuff that I really don't want added to my chips. In the end I liked the color, they look "caramel-ish". These things are so good, and 1/3 of a cup is the perfect snack. Since bananas are a high calorie fruit you really gotta watch yourself eating these but the way I see it, a bowl of these is a whole lot better for you than a bowl of potato chips or popcorn!


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Today at 1:30 pm I have a game for the Sparta soccer tournament, this game is the first game of the whole season so It's super exciting. But I just hope we do well, but today I have one game then tomorrow I have 2 games and if we win all 3 games we can go to the finals which are on Saturday. So I hope we make it to the finals!


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And they're off!! The Woolies road trip team are zooming round the country with a giant truck carrying the world's largest ever pass the parcel! The parcel weighs 440.9lbs and it contains thousands of pounds worth of presents!
Here are Katie and Suzy decked out in their red Woolies' jumpsuits with Woolies' Dan Rubel, marketing director and the giant parcel, setting off from Woolies' HQ in Speke. You wouldn't know they'd been up since 4am preparing to visit radio breakfast shows with Stan and Ollie Snow, the playful snowmen from the Woolies' tv ads. Next stop after Alder Hey children's hospial and Liverpool city centre is Aberaeron, Wales!
Friday, 26 November 2010
Thursday, 11 November 2010
Golden Goose PR launches Woolies' World Record Breaking Pass the Parcel Christmas Adventure
When you were a kid, how much did you love a good game of pass the parcel?
We did! So we suggested that our client Woolworths.co.uk should create the world's largest ever pass the parcel for this year's Christmas campaign.
We've teamed up with creative solutions agency Anthem who are making our enormous gift, stuffing it with the top toys of Christmas (all available on Woolworths.co.uk, naturally!) and wrapping it in reams of festive paper.
If you're reading this and you want to be part of Woolies' Record Breaking Pass the Parcel Christmas Adventure then visit Woolworths.co.uk/passtheparcel before the 15th of November and tell Stan and Ollie Snow, Woolies' loveable snowmen, why the giant parcel should visit your home town.
10 towns and cities will be visited in total, with families in every location invited to peel off one giant layer of the record breaking gift and take away goodies ranging from Jet Pack Buzz Lightyears and Zhu Zhu hamsters to Pumpaloons and Fur Real pets.
Stan and Ollie and our road team of Woolies Christmas helpers will be setting off on their trip on Thursday the 25th of November.
Watch this space to hear how this exciting Christmas story will (quite
literally) unfold!
Friday, 5 November 2010
Networking with the Rottweiler!
This week Golden Goose PR supported client Access Self Storage at its biggest networking event to date, the Access Twickenham Business Expo. Apprentice star Claire Young (also known by her nickname 'The Roitweiler') joined series 5 contestant Kimberley Davis and former England rugby player Gareth Chilcott to offer her advice and expertise to around 300 representatives of local businesses in attendance. Our verdict? A fantastic way for growing businesses to showcase their services, swap advice and form strong relationships with potential customers and fellow entrepreneurs. All in addition to a great lunch and some very amusing behind the scenes tales from one of TV's most popular TV programmes!
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السبت 28-2 2015 -المملكه المتحده
On Saturday 28 February activists in London danced dabke to Covent Garden where they shut down 4 shops complicit in the sale of Israeli goods. Activists from the group 'London Palestine Action' entered the shops, closing them down and chanting "if you sell Israeli goods we'll shut you down".
Sabon, one of the shops targeted by the activists, is Israeli owned and its factory is on the site of 3 Palestinian villages, ethnically cleansed by the occupying Zionists in 1948. Activists also shut down Sakare, Obey Your Body and Neal's Yard Remedies, who all use ingredients (Dead Sea minerals) in their cosmetics, stolen from Palestinian land.
The action is the culmination of advocacy that took place across the UK and the world as part of the annual Israeli Apartheid Week. Since the 2005 call from Palestinian civil society for boycott, divestment and sanctions, the UK has been particularly active, shutting down arms factories during the recent Israeli massacre in Gaza and pushing for divestment by all the main education institutions and Trade Unions. Activists in London vowed to step up their actions against any companies or institutions in the UK complicit or profiteering from the oppression of the Palestinian people.
SFP sends their heartfelt thanks to the activists in London and around the world for their continued support of Palestine. We encourage people everywhere to join the struggle and take action to implement the Palestinians call for boycott, divestment and sanctions. Please click here for more details.


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The results of VUcommodores.com's annual baseball poll have been tabulated.
I'm pleased to announce that fan favorite Andrew Giobbi headlined the list of award winners, although, the senior from Portland, Maine wasn't too thrilled about his selection.
Find out why in the video below (with a special cameo by fellow catcher Drew Fann).


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I immediately knew what I wanted to do with them and that was Put giant pictures in them! They had this awesome crackle on one side of them from being so weathered, but it was falling off left and right and starting to look bad, so MY hubby finished taking it off for me.
This is one I made for my sister-in-law for there new home!
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We, the people of Seattle, had the pleasure of hosting a collection of Pablo Picasso works usually housed at the Musée National Picasso in Paris. The exhibit at the SAM ran October 8, 2010, through January 17, 2011. I regretted not visiting prior to closing weekend. My partner in crime and I had to talk our way in without our printed e-mails, past the massive lines, past security and past the second checkpoint to arrive daunted to the collection of 150 pieces and move through the galleries as if maneuvering on a giant Twister mat.
"Art is a lie that makes us realize the truth."
The show began with early works including La mort de Casagemas (The Death of Casagemas), inspired by the suicide of a close friend, Carles Casagemas. His early style betrays the influence of Vincent Van Gogh on the young Picasso. Casagemas's death had such a profound effect on the artist, it set him onto his Blue Period (1901-04) where he painted in melancholy hues of cool greys and muted blues. Pieces from the Rose Period saw a shift into rose, pink and orange tones. His favorite subjects remained those on the edge of society, clowns, performers and acrobats.
"It took me 4 years to paint like Raphael, but a lifetime to paint like a child."
Following the Rose Period, Picasso turned a corner, influenced by African art, as evidenced in his piece Three Figures Under a Tree.
"God is really only another artist. He invented the giraffe, the elephant and the cat. He has no real style, He just goes on trying other things."
The Cubist years transitioned into realism and figurative works. And, then, the art influenced by the women, his children and the wars. One of the points repeatedly stated was that Picasso never worked in a straight line from one style or period to the next. He liked to be ambiguous in his art and symbolism. The beauty of this collection is that it contains a remarkable array of media – paintings, etchings, collages (some made of wood and metal), pencil drawings, colored pencil drawings, sculptures and even photographs. You are struck by his prolific nature and dedication. It's neat to view the collection as it flows and morphs from one period into the next.
"Every act of creation is first of all an act of destruction."
Perhaps my favorite piece, Portrait of Dora Maar, speaks with the bold colors, the rigidness of the figure and the red pointy nails. A photographer, she endured nine years with Picasso before he moved on to his next mistress.
"Art is never chaste."
I could write much more but it sounds like I'm rubbing it in, especially since the show has closed. If you're willing to travel, there's hope. After Seattle (the first US stop), the exhibit moves to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (Richmond, Virginia) from February 19 – May 15. After that it will be on display June 11 – September 18 at the de Young Museum of San Francisco. If you don't make the US stops, there's always the Musée National Picasso in Paris, where the art pieces will end up again when the museum reopens after renovations in 2012 (which is why the pieces were on travelling exhibit). À bientôt!
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A man like me is simply hard to reach
I preach words that creep deep into your psyche
Can you mesmerize me with your exquisite beauty?
I'm elevated by design look deep in between my lines
to find what resides otherwise out of sight, out of mind
Light my heart like a candle and i'll remain throughout the night
I might just be there at your side by surprise but once you
look me into the eyes, i'll be there in your dreams until daylight
A man like me can't be touched by any hand physically
simply call upon me consciously like I was really a Genie
I'll carry your soul like a chariot high with time, you are sublime
Is it a crime to use what's mine to mesmerize your mind?
I use this lyrical art to mark the page with my steel bleeding
poetry; I feel what most won't even reveal because i'm real
never to be killed because my atoms are made more eternal
A man like me isn't easy to meet because I creep stealth fully
with my image beneath the surface for I am deeply in tune with poetry
I provoke thoughts that Bill Nye couldn't teach with ease
Simply bring your exquisite beauty to the stage and i'll unlock
what will cover you from the rain, feel no pain, I am rain man.
watch as I expand on the canvas of life like a spider
casting it's web through the night mesmerizing all by surprise
A man like me is hard to find because the clues most use
won't suffice when searching for the truth in my life
Can you bring color to my eyes and take me to new heights?
Alive, Alive, It is almost as if I've died long ago now
I bring stories never told to your very soul provoking growth
I won't be replicated for I am formed by materials that predated
anything this world has excavated from any ancient site
I tell you this again to cement this in the depth of your mind
A man like me is simply hard to design because i'm made
from poetic lines not found in the fabric of space time
research my birth and you'll find evidence of my hearse
Resurrected by a curse to rehearse my first breath on this Earth
A man like me isn't unique but the tools I use are simply Mesmerizing...
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We've witnessed it over and over again. People can release lifelong blocks with just one question because The Alchemists will dive deep to the root of what's underneath your question. It's a profound process to experience and to witness, as everyone in the audience gains deeper answers and insights from each person's exchange with The Alchemists.
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STATE OF NEW JERSEY, PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT,v.ROLANDO BETANCOURT, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT.
On appeal from Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division, Hudson County, Indictment No. 06-08-1277.
Per curiam.
Submitted October 6, 2009
Before Judges Parrillo and Ashrafi.
Defendant Rolando Betancourt appeals his conviction by a jury on charges of kidnapping and aggravated assault of his wife, and his sentence of forty years' imprisonment on the kidnapping charge. We reverse his conviction for kidnapping. We affirm on aggravated assault.
Only two witnesses testified at trial, a Bayonne police officer and defendant's wife. She testified that on the morning of May 9, 2006, she asked defendant to do laundry. He said no and then spoke to his brother on the telephone about going out. She questioned him about refusing to do laundry and instead going out. She did not want to argue; so she started to leave their apartment. Defendant pulled her away from the door by her hair, told her she was not going anywhere, and threw her into their bedroom. He then pinned her onto the bed, sitting on top of her with his knees holding down her arms, and he hit her about twenty times with a closed fist. After the beating, she tried to get up but blacked out for a while.
When she regained some of her senses and tried again to get up, he told her not to get off the bed. She tried to get up anyway, and he jumped back on top of her and punched her in the nose, causing it to bleed. He then told her repeatedly to get in the corner of the room. She got up and kicked him, attempting to push him into a closet with her foot. He, in turn, prevented her from leaving the room by blocking the door.
Defendant then walked back toward the closet. She took the opportunity to get out of the room, got to a telephone, and called defendant's stepmother pleading for help. He pulled the telephone wire out of the jack and told her she would not leave their apartment alive because he was going to kill her. Defendant then went to put on his shoes. She plugged the phone in and dialed 911. After one ring, defendant pulled the wire out again, and again threatened that she would not walk out of there alive.
When defendant stepped away once again, she grabbed a towel and her purse and ran out of the apartment. An off-duty police officer helped her and directed an ambulance and the police to her a few blocks away from her apartment.
The Bayonne police officer testified that he was directed to an intersection where he saw the victim holding a towel to her bleeding nose. She was crying and had blood on her shirt. She had a bruise to her nose and one of her ears was swollen. She also had discoloration under her eyes. Ambulance personnel were attending to her injuries. He talked to her briefly at the scene and later took a statement from her after she was released from the hospital.
Investigating back in the apartment, the officer saw blood on the pillows, the bed, and a sheet found outside the building that matched the bedding in the apartment. Photographs were taken of the scene.
Meanwhile, the victim was treated in the emergency room of a hospital and released the same day. X-rays and a CAT scan revealed no broken bones or other internal injuries. She was told to rest and take aspirin. Photographs of her injured face were taken at the hospital and two days later at the police station and were admitted in evidence at trial. Also, the emergency room records were admitted in evidence by stipulation.
Defendant was arrested on the day of the incident. In July 2006, a Hudson County grand jury indicted defendant on four counts. Count one charged second-degree aggravated assault in that defendant "purposely did and attempted to cause serious bodily injury" to his wife, in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:12-1b(1). Count two charged third-degree aggravated assault in that defendant "purposely did attempt to cause significant bodily injury" to her, in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:12-1b(7). Count three charged first-degree kidnapping in that defendant "unlawfully did confine [his wife] for a substantial period with the purpose to inflict bodily injury on or to terrorize" her, in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:13-1b. Count four charged third-degree terroristic threats in that defendant "did threaten to kill" his wife, in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:12-3b.
Trial began with jury selection on Wednesday, March 14, 2007. Opening statements were on the morning of Thursday, March 15. After the two witnesses called by the State testified and exhibits were admitted in evidence, the State rested. Defense counsel moved for a judgment of acquittal on the kidnapping charge under Rule 3:18-1, arguing that the victim never testified about the time period during which she was confined in the apartment, and so, the State had insufficient evidence that her confinement was for a substantial period as required by the kidnapping statute, N.J.S.A. 2C:13-1b. The trial court denied the motion, stating that "reasonable people can differ as to what substantial is in a situation when you're being locked in a room beaten severely for five or ten minutes." The defense called no witnesses, and the attorneys made their closing arguments on the afternoon of Thursday, March 15.
The jury deliberated on Friday, March 16, and reached a verdict shortly before the courthouse was closed at 3:00 p.m. because of snow. The jury found defendant guilty of count two, third-degree aggravated assault, and count three, first-degree kidnapping. It acquitted defendant of count one, second-degree aggravated assault, and count four, third-degree terroristic threats.
On May 25, 2007, the court granted the State's motion to sentence defendant to a discretionary extended term pursuant to N.J.S.A. 2C:44-3. It then sentenced defendant to forty years' imprisonment on the first-degree kidnapping charge, with eighty-five percent of the sentence to be served before eligibility for parole under the No Early Release Act, N.J.S.A. 2C:43-7.2. On the third-degree charge of aggravated assault, the court sentenced defendant to a concurrent term of five years' imprisonment with two and a half years to be served before eligibility for parole.
On appeal, defendant makes the following arguments:
POINT II THE TRIAL COURT ERRED IN FAILING TO CHARGE THE LESSER INCLUDED OFFENSES OF CRIMINAL RESTRAINT AND FALSE IMPRISONMENT (Not Raised Below).
POINT III THE TRIAL COURT'S RESPONSE TO THE JURY'S QUESTION CONCERNING THE EXISTENCE OF A RESTRAINING ORDER WAS INACCURATE, UNDULY PREJUDICIAL, AND DEPRIVED DEFENDANT OF A FAIR TRIAL (Not Raised Below).
POINT IV THE COURT'S INSTRUCTIONS TO THE JURY ABOUT THE COURT HOUSE WEATHER RELATED CLOSING AT 3:00 P.M., AND ITS SUGGESTION THAT THEY RETURN A VERDICT WITHIN TWO TO THREE HOURS, WERE UNDULY COERCIVE AND DENIED DEFENDANT A FAIR TRIAL AND DUE PROCESS OF LAW (Not Raised Below).
POINT V THE TRIAL COURT'S FAILURE TO RECHARGE THE JURY ON THE ELEMENTS OF KIDNAPPING OR TO DEFINITIVELY ASCERTAIN THAT THE JURY DID NOT WISH A RECHARGE ON THAT COUNT DEPRIVED DEFENDANT OF DUE PROCESS AND A FAIR TRIAL (Not Raised Below).
POINT VI THE PROSECUTOR'S ELICITATION OF VICTIM IMPACT TESTIMONY AND HIS ARGUMENT IN SUMMATION CONSTITUTED PROSECUTORIAL MISCONDUCT WHICH DENIED DEFENDANT DUE PROCESS AND A FAIR TRIAL (Not Raised Below).
Although sufficiency of evidence on the kidnapping charge is a close question, we conclude that the trial court did not err in denying defendant's motion for a judgment of acquittal. But we also conclude that the trial court erred in failing to give the jury the option of finding defendant not guilty of kidnapping by considering the lesser-included offense of criminal restraint. Consequently, we reverse defendant's conviction for kidnapping and remand that count for a new trial. Our conclusion renders moot defendant's Points V and VII.*fn1
With respect to defendant's other arguments, we conclude that the alleged errors, to the extent shown, are moot as to his conviction for kidnapping and were "not capable of producing an unjust result" in relation to defendant's conviction on aggravated assault. R. 2:10-2. Therefore, we affirm defendant's conviction and sentence on count two, third-degree aggravated assault.
In reviewing a trial court's denial of a motion for judgment of acquittal, "the relevant question is 'whether, after viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution, any rational trier of fact could have found the essential elements of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt.'" State v. Josephs, 174 N.J. 44, 81 (2002) (quoting Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U.S. 307, 319, 99 S.Ct. 2881, 2789, 61 L.Ed. 2d 560, 573 (1979)); see State v. Reyes, 50 N.J. 454, 458-59 (1967). The State's evidence should be viewed in its entirety and given "'the benefit of all its favorable testimony and all of the favorable inferences' to be drawn from that testimony." State v. Spivey, 179 N.J. 229, 236 (2004) (quoting State v. Moffa, 42 N.J. 258, 263 (1964)).
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The news this week was the landing of the last space shuttle. This is a great day for all of us who found that the manned space program was a near total waste of money and resources, and in some truly unfortunate cases, lives.
Now The Dismal Political Economist did think that the great conservative Governor of Texas, who decries wasteful Federal spending would welcome the end of the program. It turns out that is not correct, and he was wrong again. Here is some of what Mr. Perry is saying.
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Thursday, December 29, 2011
A New Year
I am not a fan of all the new year hype about new year/new you but then again, I never have been. To a certain extent the premise kind of scares me what with the pressure of new exercise routines, new and better eating habits I am told need to adopt from the nutritional experts splashed all over the media and all those resolutions that need to be made to transform my less than sunny outlook on life and turn me into a more positive and self-actualized person. Rubbish. The real new year for me happens about nine months later with the start of school. I have always loved that fresh start from I was a little girl--new teachers, school supplies, clothes (okay, uniforms but they were still new), opportunities to make new friends and to challenge myself by learning new skills. So you can keep your noisemakers, confetti and lighted ball dropping in Times Square amid the throngs of drunken revelers. I will save my celebration for the end of summer and the new year of academic exploration that follows.
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The things I use for my favorite past time.
I've always found it fascinating to discover how different people go about doing the exact same things. A meal can be something yanked from a paper sack and casually wolfed out of hand while driving to work; it can just as well be something intensely formal with multiple courses, damask tablecloths, too many forks, and a great deal ceremony. There are many, many ways to accomplish the same task.
In the past year of looking through rpg blogs, it's been interesting to see how other people play these games and what they use to do so. As an added bonus, I've gleaned a number of useful tricks, tools, and insights to make my games better. Hopefully you've found my ramblings equitably worthwhile.
In that vein, what follows is a simple list of the things I use to run/play rpgs and a look at how/why I use them.
5 x 8 Index Cards - I love my index cards. The 5 x 8 size is perfect for encouraging brevity while still giving me plenty of room to bloviate via pen if the mood strikes. Important NPCs and Locations typically get their own Card. I try to always keep a list of common names appropriate to the setting on a handy card when I run a game. Sans that list I tend to accidentally give NPCs names that all start with the same letter (weird, huh?). I've got a straight through printer so I can print custom character sheets and other things onto index cards as I please.
Index Card Notebook - I've taken to carrying a small notebook composed of several index cards folded and stapled together. It's really been quite invaluable; whenever an idea strikes, I have only to draw the notebook from my back pocket and lock the idea into permanency via ink. This impromptu recording device is actually sturdy enough to withstand the pressures and heat of my ass. Additionally it divides itself into two sections while leaving one both lined and unlined pages. Hende!
Half-Sized Binder - My half-sized binder binder fits neatly into my gaming file box (see below) and has color coded pockets to organise my many index cards. Plus I stock it with half-sized graph paper that can easily be glued to the back of a Location index card. Yay! Organization!
(In theory I am quite organized. In reality I'm just a bit sloppier than this list may imply).
Graph Paper Notebook - Whenever I've got a map that's just too big for 1/2 sized graph paper, full sized (8 x11) graph paper comes to the rescue. The much abused tome of dungeons, maps, blank pages, and half-assed session notes has served me ably for many a year.
Google Docs, One Note, and/or Custom Printouts - I use a fairly random combination of MS One Note and Google Docs to create the bulleted lists from which I actually run my games. These session controllers, for lack of a better term, are essentially lists of things that will happen and things that might happen in the general arena in which the campaign takes place. I also use some publishing software to create custom player handouts and forms to help me run larger, more complicated fights.
Fancy, Custom, Poorly Repaired Super-Clipboard -
"What's the trouble with clipboards?... "
"What's the trouble with clipboards?... "
"Not Enough Clips!"
"Well that problem has been solved for the low, low price of DIY..."
Basically, I took a regular clipboard and glued some plastic clips* onto it: one on the opposite side of the normal clip and two on either side of the bottom. Four places to clip some shit to this board! Two NPC Cards on the front with the session controller held behind them and two Location Cards on the back with world map behind those? Yeah Super-Clipboard can do that! or whatever combination of up to six or so elements is the most useful.
I also promptly broke the clipboard shortly after I made it so there's a fair bit of duck-tape involved too.
*I used some inexpensive little clips designed to hold pictures up on cubicle walls.
Dice Boxes - True to form in the punk-rock, DIY spirit, my wife and I both have customised our dice boxes. Mine is cigar-box sized with a sliding lid. A little india ink, some copper spray paint, and a crude stencil were all it took to make me happy. My wife's far more bad-ass (and glittery) coffin-shaped "bonebox" took a bit more doing. I elected to forgo the felt and wrap my dice in a jacquard-patterned handkerchief (like jewels hidden in a boot).
File Box - Finally, it's a simple explanation. I use a slimline file box with some hanging folders to hold character sheets, handouts, session controllers (as if the GM can control a session), and gaming books (or my kindle) leaving enough room left to cram in all the rest of the crap I mentioned above.
End of List
I hope that this has been helpful, illuminating, or at least entertaining.
Until my next esoteric rambling, may you roll max crits in times of need and find not d4s with your feet!


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Thursday, 3 September 2015
Good morning, thank you for popping in to see what I have posted today. It's "Oldie Friday" once again. Where has the week gone to?
Today I am showing some gift bags I made last June, I think these were for teachers gifts.
I just love using my XCut die, it quick and easy to put together, and you can decorate them or just leave them plain. If i mind right these contained mini products. They hold a few.
Thank you for all the lovely comments that were left on my engagement card, I was going to show the second one I made, but remembered it was Friday, so I will keep that card for another post.
Hazel xxx
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Hello HazelReplyDelete
Love these bags will have to look out for this die hope u keeping well xx
Hi Hazel and thanks for joining me in sharing an oldie today. I love your boxes, great for gifts and beautifully decorated.ReplyDelete
Have a super weekend, hugs Erika. x
Good afternoon Hazel,ReplyDelete
Yep!! one of the best ever Dies to make stunning bags.
Patricia x
hi Hazel, fabulous bags and lovely embellishments, great oldies, Kate xReplyDelete
Evening Hazel, great gift bags. Suitable for any occasion. Janice xxx http://createdbyjan.blogspot.comReplyDelete
Hi Hazel,ReplyDelete
I remember these gorgeous gift bags from your first showing.
They are very lovely ,and I bet the teachers were so pleased with them.
This sounds like a very handy die to own.
Have a lovely weekend.
Lots of crafty love. Jenny L.
Fabulous bags & so beautifully decorated.ReplyDelete
Hi HazelReplyDelete
This die has served you and Patricia well making these delightful gift bags.
Your engagement card was lovely but Blogger won't let me comment on it!
Have a great weekend.
Ang x
Remember these gorgeous gift bags Hazel, lovely decoration and colours.ReplyDelete
Will have to dust mine of and get using it.
Hugs Pam x
Beautiful I neeeeed that die!ReplyDelete
HI Hazel wow these gift bag's are beautiful, which die is it please.ReplyDelete
I still can't load my cards onto my blog since I up graded to windows 10
well I can get them in the window but when I press select all nothing happens any idea's please thank you.
Hug's Lynda xx
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These bags are beautiful! I too love using that die! It's so quick and easy and hardly any waste either!
Always good for the canny Scots!
Love Myra xxx
Hazel I was looking for this die at Sandown Park. Think after the Sue W dies I have purchased today I should be looking ...... Slowly!!!!ReplyDelete
Your bags are gorgeous ... WHEN I get this die - I will be working towards !!!!
LOL xxx
Hello Hazel,ReplyDelete
I am so pleased you made me get this die ha ha!!!! I have had loads of use with it.
Maureen xxx
Such lovely gifts, Hazel, the detailing makes them special!ReplyDelete
Love and hugs
Hi Hazel,ReplyDelete
Your bags are very nice and so useful. I bet the teachers loved them.
Enjoy the week.
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KHINv.UNITED STATES
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the District of New Jersey; William Clark, Judge.
Author: Thompson
Before BUFFINGTON, WOOLLEY, and THOMPSON, Circuit Judges.
THOMPSON, Circuit Judge.
The appellant, Julius Khin, individually and trading as Khin Furniture Company, was adjudicated a bankrupt on September 9, 1927. On January 23, 1929, an indictment was returned against him in the District Court for the District of New Jersey charging him with perjury. The indictment contained five counts. The jury returned a verdict of guilty upon counts II and V, and not guilty upon the other counts. In count II the charge is based upon testimony given before the referee in an examination pursuant to the provisions of section 21a (section 44(a), title 11, USCA), and in count V in an examination under section 7 (9) (section 25(9), title 11, USCA), of the Bankruptcy Act. Sentence of imprisonment was imposed and from that judgment this appeal was taken.
In determining whether there was error in the judgment upon the verdict, we do not deem it necessary to consider any of the assignments except the third, which is directed to the question whether the verdict of the jury is contrary to the law and the evidence.
In count II it is charged that the appellant deposed and swore as follows:
"In answer to the question, 'Didn't you (meaning the said Julius Khin) on September 7th (meaning September 7th, 1927) draw $3000.00?'
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"And in answer to the question, 'And you paid it (meaning the said note) two days before the receiver (meaning the receiver in bankruptcy of the said Julius Khin individually and trading as Khin Furniture Company) was appointed?'
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