text:
Bergen-Belsen International Summer School 2017: Call for Papers
Bergen-Belsen International Summer School 2017: Call for Papers
Memory in the Digital age: Comparative Memory Studies
31st of July – 6th of August 2017 in Bergen-Belsen Memorial, Lower Saxony, Germany
Bergen-Belsen is a unique place. Burdened by its war-time function as both a POW- and a concentration camp, it became a symbol of the culmination of human evil. In post-war years, the biggest displaced persons (DP) camp in Germany was established in an army base in close vicinity of the former concentration camp. The DP camp was dissolved in 1950 - the army base is still in use today, clearly noticeable through the sound of guns and grenades which can be heard while exploring the memorial.
Today Bergen-Belsen is a place of remembrance, a place of learning, a place where different stories can and should be told. It is however not the only European lieu de mémoire where contesting views, politicisation, polarisation and digitalisation propose a challenge to remembering the past and shaping the future.
During this year's Bergen-Belsen International Summer School we aim to gather international graduate and PhD students from different disciplines, but with a particular interest in topics in Holocaust-, Genocide- and Memory Studies. We want to facilitate an exchange of knowledge and a discussion of questions such as:
- What perspectives and experiences do visitors bring along and how does this influence their perception of a historical site?
- How and in what context could or should we compare mass atrocities?
Furthermore, the program will consist of professional lectures and activities related to getting to know the Bergen-Belsen Memorial.
We welcome papers from early career scholars and graduate students who are writing their dissertations on topics related to memory culture in Europe. We are interested in contributions dealing with (the remembrance of) the Holocaust, but we are also looking forward to receiving your views on memory culture related to other mass atrocities. Please send your papers together with a short bio featuring your academic background and research experience (no longer than 5000 characters) to: Tessa Bouwman (firstname.lastname@example.com) Deadline is January 20, 2017.
We will notify you of whether your abstract has been selected by mid-March. If so, you are expected to present your ideas in a plenary session during the Bergen-Belsen International Summer School. We highly encourage you to attend the other scheduled activities as well. We will reimburse board and room and travel expenses.
Falls Sie diese Nachricht kommentieren möchten, schicken Sie uns eine
email fsj(at)topographie.de


text:
Met Police said Marine Police Unit specialist officers recovered the body Tuesday night near Limehouse, about 2 miles away from London Bridge. Xavier - a French national - was in London for the weekend with his girlfriend. On Wednesday, Borough High Street was reopened for the first time since the attack. He said Zaghba was always tracked by Italian intelligence officers while in the country and that United Kingdom authorities were informed.
Military personnel have started a sea and air search with the help of naval ships and military aircrafts are preparing for rescue operations. More than a dozen children were believed to be among the passengers on the plane travelling from the southern city of Myeik to Yangon .
Yet some allies are now urging caution given the legal questions shadowing the White House. MARA LIASSON, BYLINE: Well, the goal would be to focus on a popular agenda item. As some diplomats push back, State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert cautions that they "are expected to use their judgment". " Pathetic excuse by London Mayor Sadiq Khan who had to think fast on his "no reason to be alarmed" statement".
Also, according to an ABC source, Comey will "stop short" of claiming that Trump interfered or tried to call off the FBI's investigation. Here are the five things to watch for Wednesday. Rosenstein has been intrinsically wrapped into the Comey firing story, with White House officials citing Rosenstein's memo as the key reason for Comey's ouster.
Published Tuesday, the Pentagon report estimated that China spent $180 billion a year ago on its military - the world's largest - a figure well over the country's official $140 billion defence budget. China sold armed Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) to several states in the Middle East and North Africa, including Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and the United Arab Emirates, the Pentagon said.
In her remarks, she announced a review of counterterrorism policy, harsher sentences for terrorism offences, and an effort to crack down on "safe spaces" online and in self-segregated Muslim communities that can harbour extremism. "That's why the Human Rights Act is able to act so effectively in protecting rights and freedoms but not preventing the state from doing things which genuinely are targeted and effective as a way of countering terrorism".
Recalling a Russian proverb, Putin told Stone that "those who are destined to be hanged are not going to drown". Russian President Vladimir Putin has courted controversy yet again with his remarks that are deemed sexist by many. Stone asked the Russian President to which Putin replied, "I don't think anyone would survive such a conflict", Putin replied.Putin then proves he has the pulse on Russia's military strategy and tactics.
Syria has condemned the "terrorist attacks" that targeted the Iranian parliament and the mausoleum of revolutionary leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. One of the attackers blew himself up in the 4th floor of the parliament office. The ILNA news agency said security forces were dismantling a bomb inside the Khomeini shrine and that firing was still going on around the site.
Danziger said Monday that the first property in Trump Hotels' new Scion chain is being built in Cleveland, Mississippi. Trump Hotels' SCION at West End is owned by Chawla Pointe LLC and will encompass approximately 100 rooms, suites and extended-stay accommodations; a 6,000-sq.
The boy, who was reportedly participating in the protests, was killed. He was brought to the district hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. At the time of writing this story, his corpse still lay inside the hospital. The party also asked security forces to exercise restraint to ensure safety of civilians during anti-militancy operations. The killing of three people in Budgam was followed by the killing of 15-year-old Amir Nazir on 10 March in Pulwama.
The last date for the filing of nominations will be June 28 .The scrutiny of nominations will be held on June 29 . Since the election is through a secret ballot, the parties can not issue a whip to their members to vote for a particular candidate, Chief Election Commissioner Nasim Zaidi told a press conference here.
There were mixed reports, with some local news agencies reporting there was a single shooter inside the Tehran parliamentary complex and others saying there were three men armed with rifles and a pistol. A security siren and gunfire are heard, as men yell in Arabic. A gardener was killed and several others were injured, while another woman was arrested carrying grenades.
Uniquely among US Democrats, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer on Thursday harshly criticized US President Donald Trump for failing, for now, to stick to his campaign promise of moving the American embassy in Israel to Jerusalem. A spokesman for Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said it's an "important positive step" and shows the United States is serious about promoting peace.
But, with "no intelligence to suggest that this attack was being planned.the investigation had been prioritised accordingly". In the wake of a deadly terror attack that took place on London Bridge Saturday night , more details about the victims have begun to emerge.
The Australian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull 's administration was committed to the Paris agreement . "America has unilaterally ceded global leadership on this issue, which for years even Republican presidents.
The citizens of Ireland have voted Leo Varadkar to be their new Prime Minister, garnering 60% of the votes , the BBC reported. Varadkar, the son of an immigrant Indian father and Irish mother, will be Ireland's first openly gay and ethnic minority prime minister, and the youngest at 38.
The summitt is mulling a treaty on terrorism. She said border management should be improved between the two countries to check cross border terrorism. "China and India are each other's important neighbouring countries and both are developing rapidly". But where such an expansion in, say, 2011 may have piqued interest in Brussels, Washington, and Jakarta, this week's expansion appears far closer to an anticlimactic conclusion than Beijing or Moscow - or Delhi or Islamabad - would have it.
Last year, a North Korean unmanned aerial vehicle breached the military demarcation line and flew over South Korea's territory. He told reporters that France hopes the council will move ahead on a strong resolution that demands better implementation of existing sanctions and tougher new sanctions against North Korea .
With neither the B.C. Liberals nor the NDP forming a majority after all votes were counted, it was left to the B.C. Greens, with just three seats, to support one of the other two parties to be the government. "The results of the election clearly demonstrated that voters wanted to put an end to the bitter, divisive and cynical politics of the past, and get on with productive governance", said BC Green Party leader Andrew Weaver in a statement.
Kushner's new position in the administration", the letter reads . Ms Haley is one of the few Trump administration officials who appears to not be involved in the Russian Federation probe and has said in the past to MSNBC that Mr Kushner is "a very calm, stable voice" in the White House .

subset: commoncrawl


text:
4 people charged following string of auto burglaries
4 people charged following string of auto burglaries
Jul. 25, 2017
D'IBERVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Authorities say four people have been charged in connection with several auto burglaries that took place over a five-hour period.
Jackson County Sheriff Mike Ezell said in a press release that there were 11 burglaries reported in D'Iberville and seven in Jackson County. The thefts occurred between 11:30 p.m. Sunday and 4 a.m. Monday. Ezell says investigators recovered $2,000 in cash, makeup, identification and credit cards.
The Sun Herald reports that authorities charged 28-year-old Christopher Kirkland, 24-year-old Antonio Leggins, a 16-year-old and a 17-year-old. They each face several counts of auto burglary.
It's unclear if the accused have lawyers.
Information from: The Sun Herald, http://www.sunherald.com


text:
My camera is broken, which means no documentation of our camping trip. :( Boo. Oh well I can still tell you all about it when I get back. I will also have to find a way to take a pic of the amazing chair I got at Goodwill.
It is a cheeper version of this 2,000 anthropologie chair. It has cleaner lines and no buttons but is the same color leather and wheels. Mine cost me $9, and will make an excellent desk chair in our master bedroom. I love finding an amazing steal when I wasn't even looking for it. Ok, gotta get back to packing. Camping here we come.


text:
Trump Budget Is 'Heavy Lift,' Even in G.O.P. Congress
The programs the budget targets include some Republicans have longed to cut, but also some that enjoy bipartisan support. And the plan does nothing to reduce the deficit.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has surprisingly ordered steps
towards normalising relations with Georgia and the lifting of
economic sanctions. Russia's foreign ministry announced the measures,
which include re-establishing postal links and lifting visa
restrictions, two days after Moscow angered Tbilisi by announcing
closer ties with two breakaway Georgian regions. Meanwhile, Putin
who is visiting Italian prime minister-elect Silvio Berlusconi in
Sardinia, said that Russian airline Aeroflot would renew its
interest in Italy's ailing flagship carrier, Alitalia, after a deal
with French-Dutch airline Air France-KLM foundered.
KELLY TAYLOR was tired of the limited choices of beers he found at bars: either insipid lightweights or staggering powerlifters.
"There was no middle road," he said. "We wanted to make beer where you could have a few and not have to go take a nap."
Heavy lift - Wikipedia
Powerlifting is a strength sport, consisting of three events: the squat, the bench press, and the deadlift. Powerlifting resembles the sport of Weightlifting as both disciplines involve lifting heavy weights in three attempts.
香港舉重健力總會Hong Kong Weightlifting & Powerlifting Association
verb [I]
1 (especially of a boat) to fill with water and sink:
The ferry foundered in a heavy storm, taking many of the passengers and crew with it.
2 to be unsuccessful:
Teaching computers to read and write has always foundered on the unpredictable human element in language.


text:
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Ha Noi - Capital Of Vietnam
Ha Noi is a sacred land of Vietnam. In the 3rd century BC, Co Loa was chosen as the capital of the Au Lac Nation of Thuc An Duong Vuong. Ha Noi later became the core of the resistance movements against the Northern invasions. Located in the middle of the Red River Delta, the town has gradually expanded to become a very populations and rich residential center. At different periods, Ha Noi had been selected as the chief city of Vietnam under the Northern domination. In the autumn of Canh Tuat lunar years (1010), Ly Thai To, the founder of the Ly Dynasty, decided to transfer the capital of Dai Viet (大越, the Great Viet, the old name of Vietnam) from Hoa Lu to Dai La, and so he rebaptized it Thang Long (昇龍). The year 1010 then became an historical date for Ha Noi and for the whole country in general. For about a thousand years, the capital was called Thang Long, then changing to Dong Do (東都), Dong Kinh (東京, the same characters are used for Tokyo, Japan), and finally to Ha Noi (河内), in 1831. This sacred piece of land thereafter continued to be the theatre of many fateful events.
Throughout the thousand years of its eventful history, marked by destruction, wars and natural calamities, Ha Noi still preserves many ancient architectural works including the Old Quarter and over 600 pagodas and temples. Famous sites include the One Pillar Pagoda (built in 1049), the Temple of Literature (built in 1070), Ha Noi Citadel, Ha Noi Opera House, President Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum...
Ha Noi also characteristically contains 18 beautiful lakes such as Hoan Kiem Lake, West Lake, and Truc Bach Lake..., which are the lungs of the city, with their surrounding gardens and trees providing a vital source of energy.
Ha Noi is safe and accessible, friendly and easy to move around in. Extremely livable, fascinating and genuine are how most expatriates describe their Ha Noi living experiences.
The cultural life in Ha Noi is very interesting. Many of the well-known Vietnamese painters, musicians and writers have been trained in the best schools of Ha Noi. There are many housing options from gated communities to old French villas, from serviced apartments to Vietnamese houses. More and more, everything you'll need for living, household use, and school items are widely available. Supermarkets and shops stock many European and western products, art and school supplies are inexpensive and readily available. Satellite television, Internet access, and entertainment options abound. There are bowling alleys, arcades, many parks, and a water park. Fitness clubs, tennis courts, and swimming pools are convenient and music and sporting lessons are easy to arrange. Also, many cultural and arts events from symphony orchestra and ballet to the circus and water puppets bring a dynamism to city life.
Ha Noi economy is improving rapidly. In addition to the flourishing tourism, the city is confident that its other industries will continue to develop. Factories are sprouting like mushrooms around the city along with many local arts and crafts businesses. Commerce is expanding and new shops are opening everyday, such as bar and restaurants, decoration and souvenir stores and phone shops.
www.vietnamtourism.com, www.hanoi-iwc.com & www.wikipedia.org
19 comments:
Oh my! These are amazing pictures! I have some friends who are in Vietnam, though I am not sure what part. Ha Noi is beautiful!ReplyDelete
Oh,great :) luv HN ^^~ReplyDelete
evilsquirrel01, if you have free time, come to Vietnam ;)ReplyDelete
Ken, thank you for comment. :D Loving Vietnam is our duty I think ^^ReplyDelete
lol ha ha ^^~,i'm vietnameseReplyDelete
9 2 meet u.
I watched ur clip on youtube n i found ur blog link ^^~
Lovely article. I love the photos, too, especially the one with a red umbrella. :)ReplyDelete
My parents fled Vietnam in the 80's and I've had the chance to go back to visit. I hear amazing stories from families and friends vacationing there. The most repetitive remark I hear all the time is "wow, Vietnam is sooo different now!". Then I hear all the rave the food and the abundance of fresh fruits, seafood, desserts, and drinks. Now the amazing pictures you posted! Just makes me wanna pack and go!ReplyDelete
lancelonie, thanks for your loving. If you have free time and want a trip, go to Ha Noi, hope to see you there :)ReplyDelete
Rose Belle, thanks for your comments. Vietnam is now changing each day. We're still on our way to develop economy and there are really many things to do :) Vietnam is safe & friendly. Welcome to Vietname Rose ;)ReplyDelete
I've been working in Vietnam for more than two years now but I've never visited Hanoi yet. I wish I could have a chance to go there before I finished my work here in central vietnam (in Quang Ngai actually)next month. Hanoi looks so beautiful. Dep qua!!!ReplyDelete
Victorio, thanks for your comment. Hope you will come to Ha Noi soon ;)ReplyDelete
Nice pictures :). what's name street in picture with 2 girl bring red umbrella?ReplyDelete
Fish, thanks for your comment, I'm living in HCMC, so I don't really know much about streets in Ha Noi. However, the picture you mentioned was from a group of Ha Noi photographers who always hunt for the nice sceneries in Ha Noi.ReplyDelete
Ha Noi is such a beautiful city ! thanks for sharing.ReplyDelete
Tanaka San, thanks so much for visiting my blog :)ReplyDelete
Amazing pictures! I'd like to visit these places one day...ReplyDelete
And eat the delicious food in its natural habitat!!!
Vania Moreira, thanks so much for your comment ^^ Hope to see you in Ha Noi soon (:ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 1, 2010 at 3:11 AM
Anonymous, thanks a lot for visiting this post ;)ReplyDelete


text:
Leaders today - whether in corporations or associations, nonprofits, or nations - face massive, messy, multidimensional problems. No one person or group can possibly solve them; they require the broadest possible cooperation. But, says Harvard scholar Dean Williams, our leadership models are still essentially tribal: individuals with formal authority leading in the interest of their own group.
Regular price: $19.95
It's one single steamy July day at the West 4th Street Court in New York City, otherwise known as the Cage. Hotshot baller ESPN is wooing the scouts, Boo is struggling to guard the weird new guy named Waco, a Spike Lee wannabe has video rolling, and virgin Irene is sizing up six-foot-eight-and-a-half-inch-tall Chester. Nine of young-adult literature's top writers reveal how it all goes down in this searing novel in short stories that each ingeniously pick up where the last one ends.
Regular price: $16.09
We all look up at the moon and wonder. And maybe dream. For centuries, the moon filled our imaginations. Eleven professional writers took those dreams and set original stories on moons scattered all over the galaxy. Yet, as the dreams of centuries, every story holds a human touch. From a mythical man fulfilling a childhood wish to a fantastic addition to Kristine Kathryn Rusch's best-selling Retrieval Artist series, this volume of Fiction River allows you to travel to 11 different moons without leaving the comfort of home.
Regular price: $19.95


text:
While the story may not be of great interest, the images themselves are delightful and surprisingly well animated, and learning more about the man behind the film lends it more poignancy. Reynaud's praxinoscope presentations had been a huge hit in the 1890s, but the dawn of the cinematograph meant that the novelty of projected animation had all but worn off. Frustrated, Reynaud threw most of his picture bands in the Seine, leaving only small (but beautiful) fragments for future generations.
Friday, 23 October 2009
French animator and science teacher Émile Reynaud is often considered the inventor of animated film as we know it today, having patented the praxinoscope in 1877, and the Théâtre Optique in 1888. Originally released along with two other Reynaud animations, Pauvre Pierrot is the first ever animated film, and it is remarkable to see what has survived. The remaining fragment, lasting around four minutes, tells the story of Pierrot the Clown, an unfortunate character frequently seen in mime and commedia dell'arte, and allegedly dating back over 4,000 years. Pierrot comes to visit the mansion of Columbine, the object of his affection, in the hope of serenading her. Columbine is not particularly enthusiastic about his visit and spurns his advances. Having left dejectedly, Pierrot returns drunk, desperate to prove his love. Unbeknownst to him however, Columbine's lover Harlequin has been hiding in the garden and decides to pull a prank on him by tapping him surreptitiously with his sword. The scare tactic works and Pierrot absconds, leaving the couple to reunite.
Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)


text:
How Sports Affect Academics
Reflective Piece
Narator: This Reflective Piece consists of three persons who are John, Rodney and Paul. Narrator: Week before Cape results are out
John: So fellas, cape results coming out? Feel allyuh do good? Rodney: I hope so, I put in enough time and study because I was behind and I wanted to prove that I could do what nobody expected of me and excel. Paul: Hahaha, Rodney why you studied? You are still going to fail? Rodney: No, I stopped basketball to study and I made some good sacrifices. Paul: Stopped basketball? Make me stop football na? I'm going to do excellent in Cape and get a scholarship just for football. John: Well like you, Paul, I continue to play cricket but I was also focusing on my studies and putting in meh extra work. I balanced my academics with my extra-curricular activities. Rodney: Well, we will see which one of the three techniques worked the best. John: Yes we will see, but I pray to God I succeed.
Paul: Ok den, we will see how good I've done.
Narrator: Walking in school to collect their results
John: Ok fellas, now today is the big day.
Rodney: Yes it is, we will find out what our future is and what our next step in life is. Paul: Who wanna pray?
Rodney: Pray na Paul.
Paul: Please Lord, let us get the required grades needed to further our education in what we will like to do and be proud in Jesus name, Amen! Rodney: When you serious, you serious boy Paul but why you couldn't be serious like that for your school work as you were for football or for this prayer? Paul: I was! Allyuh was just getting fooled.
John: Let us just go quickly and get our grades please!
Narrator: After receiving the Cape Results
Rodney: Yesss! Da wa we talkin bout!
John: Dun kno, I do rel good dan.
Paul: Hmmm, I did ok, could have done better.
Rodney: John and Paul how allyuh do?
John: I did great, I got four distinctions and there's even a bigger surprise. Guess? Paul: Wa is da boy?
John: Ok, I...
Please join StudyMode to read the full document


text:
One of the most intriguing aspects of the current crises has been the behavior of the currency markets. One can blame the Fed for keeping interest rates low and encouraging misallocation of resources to US housing. But the way currencies have moved over the last few years, one can argue that currency markets have misallocated resources across nations.
How should a cross-currency rate be determined? In a world where there are no capital flows across borders, it should be based on interest rate and inflation differential between two countries. One can argue it is the rate at which the current account deficit between two countries goes to zero.
Put the capital flows in, and the whole picture changes. As we see now, investors rush in when something is hot. So, when a country is hot, investors will rush in and the currency of that country can appreciate meaningfully above what its "fair-value" is. This will entice even more investors, which will push the currency even more above its fair-value. A positive feedback loop develops, and a currency bubble takes shape. This is what happened in emerging markets in the last few years.
Like all bubble, however, it bursts. And then, investors rush out. But when they leave, they cause absolute mayhem and destruction, particularly in smaller countries. A huge negative feedback loop develops - some investors leave pushing the currency down, which causes even more investors to pull out, which suddenly becomes a stampede.
Lets take the case of India. In 2007, as investors suddenly warmed up to the decoupling theory, they rushed into India. Suddenly Rupee appreciated from Rs 45 to Rs 40, and people started talking of the coming golden days when Rupee will touch Rs 35 and Rs 30. Probably it was this thinking that encouraged some Indian companies to go on expensive overseas acquisition binge (take dollar loan today, and repay it 5 years later when Rupee would have appreciated 20%).
And now suddenly, India finds itself staring into the barrel. Rupee has depreciated suddenly to Rs 50. Overnight, the capital allocation decisions made in 2007 by India Inc turn into demons. Suddenly, the currency derivative bets made by importers and exporters have backfired and caused some of them to go bankrupt.
What does the current currency regime expect? That the CFO of a small local company will be smart enough to figure out how currencies are moving and hedge appropriately? Even the most educated financiers and businessmen are unable to look through the currency movements and are carried away by the momentum. The probability of a emerging market currency bust in a decade is almost 100%, if I were to extrapolate the history of last 20 years. Is a young person setting up an export unit in India really making the right career choice from a 10 year perspective, considering that the biggest variable that will affect him - the currency - is outside his control.
So what is the solution? I dont know. A fixed exchange regime doesn't work either, as we know from Bretton Woods. Different countries grow at different rates and have differing inflation and interest rates. Over time, the fixed exchange regime becomes inflexible and a black market in currency develops.
One solution could be that countries become part of larger currency blocs. Like the Euro. But this means that countries need to give up their sovereignity, which is something not a lot of countries would like to do. One currency means a broad consensus on fiscal and political philosophy.
If the outcome of this crises is that more countries come together and better global institutions are created, it would all be worthwhile. It could also go the other away - like it did in the 1930s. So lets hope for the best.
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Time to think of a new currency regime
1 comment:
- QUALITY STOCKS UNDER 5 DOLLARS said...
The gold standard kept governments from printing unlimited amounts of money.
Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)


text:
#NaNoWriMo : Story for the Day: The Missing Grimalkin
The Missing Grimalkin
|In honour of Mo-vember, my writing partners
Upon reaching the ports at Marridon, Edvin had not left the wharf when he discovered that he was a Grimalkin. The ancient family of knights and lords whose banners were seen waving from the high veranda of the Chambers were now become his livery. His documents had said it was so, but he had thought it his arrival should excited little more regard than that of a yeoman might, but upon reaching the steps leading into the capital, Edvin was stopped by a small, round man with a large moustache, black suit and tall hat. Edvin bowed and had been prepared to pass on but the round man claimed that he was sent to the docks to retrieve him. he had been the Steward of Lord Jamesin Grimalkin, his late master, and had been given direction to meet his master's long-absconded son at the pier before the Chambers on this very day and at this very hour. How the instructions could have been so exact from one passed nobody knew, but as the directions must be followed and the lord's lost son present, the master just have been aware of his son's whereabouts more than his son had been of his father's.
The Steward was obliging and therefore Edvin did not refute. He was pleased to belong to them, pleased that he should have been greeted with so cordial a welcome, pleased to be led to his new –or was it old- home, but his pleasure ceased when everyone around the docks and the adjacent trading district began to gape at him. They remarked the Grimalkin Steward, wearing his fine tailcoat, silver watch chains leaping from every pocket, silver-rimmed monocle, white spats, with the Grimalkin livery embroidered into his cuffs and lapels in the true Marridon style, and then they gawped at Edvin, their eyes growing wide at such a formidable prospect. His immense stature, broad chest, powerful arms and legs recommended his strength and prowess though he was shrouded in a long hooded frock. He wondered if anyone was able to see his gruesome features in the protective shadow of the hood and cowl. The manner in which the citizens of Marridon approached and accorded him inquiring looks forced him to raised his hand and hold the bottom of his hood tight in his hand to guard them from seeing beneath. Everyone else was so captivated by him, Edvin wondered at the Stewards apparent indifference to his dress. He seemed only to be satisfied that the documents were in order and had nothing further to say at present other than a complacent "This way, Milord."
Edvin tried not to seem bemused or amazed by the wonders Marridon had to offer, as he must have been there in his young life. Mechanical contrivances billowing clouds of steam was a wonder to anyone who had been absent from his home for thirty years, but he must learn to brook these inventions and check his astonishment: he would be confined to an estate and hopefully forced into a life of business and seclusion until the next advancement in his new life should be shown to him. He disregarded the unwelcome attention he was incurring by walking beside the small Steward and asking him as many questions as was possible without betraying his ignorance of Marridonian affairs. "Pardon me, sir," he said, endeavoring to hide his Galleisian lilt, "but where are we going?"
"To your father's estate by and by, Milord," said the Steward in a dulcet voice. "But first, you are to be presented in the Marridon Chambers. Your seat has been empty for some time, Milord. Your own excellent father knew that you should return to reclaim your rightful place as master of the Grimalkin line." He made a triumphant gesture and smiled. "Glad I am to see that my master, even in his days passed, was never wrong. The estate was signed over to you on his deathbed. Glad I am that you came as soon as you did."
Edvin felt awkward and ashamed. "When did my father die?"
"My master had been gone not these two months, Milord."
Edvin's heart sank in his chest. To be claiming the position and rank of a man so recently deceased and to do so while there might be others who could rightfully take his place was an unfathomable wrong. He stopped as they came to the Chambers entrance and felt unequal to presenting himself as the new reigning lord of the Grimalkin line. Though he had lost his own title and prosperity by the war in the south, he could not justify his reconciliation to such consequence by taking the same from another. The true Grimalkin son might yet be alive, and even if he were not living might have a close relative to which all their lands and heraldry might be bequeathed. It was a sorry office, one that Edvin should not like to perform. He could not be in the Chambers; he was no politician. He only knew how to defend and how to be gentle, and here being laid before him were prospects of business and bustle when he had been used to study and swordplay. He did not want this; he only wanted to fulfill his duties to the Duchess and receive his charge, and he therefore resolved to quit the Chambers and Grimalkin estate as soon as was possible.
The Steward misconstrued Edvin's pause of reflection for one of sudden grief. "There there, Milord," he said in a soft accent. "Take heart knowing that your father entrusted you with everything. From the moment that you went to fight in the wars of the south, he knew that you would learn everything you needed to know on the field for the Chambers."
The comment was meant to appease but it had only succeeded in making Edvin feel even more dejected and culpable. He was somewhat relieved that the Steward could not perceive his aggrieved countenance beneath the darkened auspices of his hood. It should only show himself to be anguished for one reason when he was truly vexed by another.
The round little Steward sidled his new master, look him carefully by the elbow, and pulling him along said, "I'm sorry to hurry you, Milord, but the Duchess herself is waiting. She's been rather anxious to see you."
The Duchess: there was a title to revive him. He shook his head to rouse him from his musings, paused to recollect, nodded to the Steward and followed him up the winding steps toward the Chambers entrance.


text:
Series And/Or Sequels . . . What's Your Take?
Late last week, I got a call from an old friend who works in a hair salon. She and some of her customers had been discussing my novel After The Dance and wanted to know when they could expect the sequel or part II. These ladies were serious as all get out and even had a list of things they wanted me to do in the next book (LOL).
Okay, a part of me fully understands and appreciates where they're coming from. The truth is, I deliberately left a few things hanging/unresolved at the end of After The Dance. Why? Well, primarily because tidy (everyone lives happily ever after) endings make me GAG, but also because a small part of me felt the need to leave open the possibility of doing something else with these characters.
For the record, I'm not a big fan of sequels or serials, when it comes to books or movies. It's been my experience that most of the time the follow-ups aren't anywhere near as enjoyable or entertaining as the first ones anyway. So I'm saying, besides the potential financial gain, what's the point? Yeah, I know for some folks, that's the only point (smile).
Anyway, my son reads a lot of stuff with dragons, wizards, fantasy and the like and lately, just about every book he drags into the house is part of some 6-book, 12-book or 20-book series. Dang! What's up with that? No, I didn't read the Nancy Drew series as a kid and not more than a couple of the Three Detective series. Okay, I did sorta kind get into the Henry Huggins and Beezus crew. But as an adult, I can barely stand the thought of reading about the same set of characters for more than one--possibly two books. In addition to boring the hell out of me, writing about the same jokers book after book after book would no doubt turn me into a raving lunatic.
So, while I listened to my friend and her customers' advice and laughed at some of their suggestions, I didn't make any promises. I do love the characters in After The Dance and I probably wouldn't mind writing about them again . . . at some point . . . in the future. But for now, I'm still weighing all of the pluses and minuses.
What do you think about sequels and/or serials in general? Do you love them? Hate them? Can take or leave them? If you've read After The Dance would you like to read about those same characters again? If so, which characters and what sort of things would you like to see me do with them?


text:
Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit. ~Eccl. 7:8
I like the first one best, but that's just my opinion:) a close second would be the last one:) I hope you win the contest:):)
Post a Comment


text:
Wednesday, September 14, 2016
Vendetti Field, Dudley, Mass.
DUDLEY, Mass. -- Senior Ryan Banker (Ashaway, R.I.) netted a goal and an assist to lead Nichols to a 5-3 non-league college men's soccer victory over Massachusetts Maritime Wednesday afternoon at Vendetti Field.
The host Bison (3-3) took control of the contest by scoring four goals in less than eight minutes midway through the first half, as tallies by sophomore Gregory Giglio (Deer Park, N.Y.) and freshman Chris Noga (Belchertown, Mass.) in a 1:42 span staked Nichols to a 2-0 edge before senior David Melanson's (Simsbury, Conn.) penalty kick conversion in the 27th minute extended that margin to 3-0. Freshman Zachary Lemire's (Lowell, Mass.) marker at the 30-minute mark capped the run that gave the hosts a four-goal cushion at the break, but the visiting Buccaneers (2-2) crept back to within a pair on goals by senior Thomas McCarthy (Tybee Island, Ga.) and sophomore William Taylor (Hanover, Mass.) in the opening 12:53 after intermission. Banker provided an insurance tally for the Bison with 6:46 to play, as McCarthy accounted for the final margin with a penalty kick conversion in the 85th minute of action for Massachusetts Maritime.
Junior Zach Pina (North Attleboro, Mass.), sophomore Cole Houghton (Gorham, Maine) and freshman Brian Czuba (Franklin, Mass.) joined Banker with assists in the win for Nichols, while junior Chris Beaulieu (Carver, Mass.) assisted on Taylor's tally for the Buccaneers. Sophomore Patrick Porpora (Westminster, Mass.) picked up his second win of the season without making a first half save in net for the Bison, who received a second half stop from freshman Zach Suhoza (Clearwater, Fla.), while sophomore Connor Murphy (Mashpee, Mass.) suffered the setback in net for the visitors in making four first half saves. Junior Mike Pruchnik (Rochester, Mass.) recorded six stops in the final 45 minutes of play for Massachusetts Maritime, as Nichols outshot the Buccaneers by a 22-14 margin overall and took three of the four corner kicks on the afternoon.
Massachusetts Maritime travels to Worcester, Mass. on Saturday afternoon to take on Worcester State in the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference opener for both teams beginning at 5:00 p.m., while Nichols heads to Wenham, Mass. on Saturday afternoon to square off with Gordon in a Commonwealth Coast Conference clash that begins at 4:00 p.m.


text:
Musings, leadership tidbits and quotes posted by a retired Navy Captain (really just a high performing 2nd Class Petty Officer) who hung up his uniform a bit too early. He still wears his Navy service on his sleeve. He needs to get over that. "ADVANCE WARNING - NO ORIGINAL THOUGHT!" A "self-appointed" lead EVANGELIST for the "cryptologic community". Keeping CRYPTOLOGY alive-one day and Sailor at a time. 2015 is 80th Anniversary of the Naval Security Group.
Tuesday, May 24, 2016
I make this choice every day
Why Mattering Matters
I choose to make the choice everyday to offer, thank, encourage, inspire, and let others know I notice and believe in them. It is often the most powerful thing I do all day.
1 comment:
This is a freaking awesome post Mike.
- May 29, 2016 at 6:34 PM
Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)


text:
I never knew Linda.
I may have seen her at Shekinah Fellowship back in the day.
I was told she has been diagnosed with a medical condition.
Of course all of us pray for her health to be restored to her.
Since I don't do facebook I only know what others tell me when something comes up in there.


text:
Thank You
To everyone who left such supportive words about my condition, it means so much. There are a group of people within the adult industry who almost enjoy misfortune on the part of the performers, and i didn't get too much backlash for coming forward with this. Not even too badly from xxxporntalk.
With that being said ,Redgoat (firstname.lastname@example.com) worry about your own problems and get a life, seriously.
I think it's time I bring this up.
I have been in Philadelphia in a program for my weight since the end of June. I became stressed out, depressed and sick. I had someone in my life who were telling me I was physically unattractive and not significant. They would go through the list of girls that were "better than me" I even heard that Samantha Ronson was better looking than me! I was diagnosed with anorexia nervosa. The experts that I speak to on a regular basis says this person was most likely a contributing factor in this, even though the tendencies may have been there longer. I am furious with this person and how they treated me. They say I have every right to be.
I was hospitalized 9 times this year due to electrolyte imbalances, blackouts, internal organ problems, and malnutrition. It is very difficult to enter a program, even with insurance. Most insurances will cover for drug and chemical dependency, but not eating disorders. Plus, it is not even legal for programs to recommend an insurance company that may cover. It took me 6 months for me to get excepted by one. By the time I was excepted, this person had left, saying, "I don't care what happens to you." I would never put someone else through that and be able to sleep at night. It felt like I had nothing left.
I entered this world renown program on June 28, 2010. I weighed 80 pounds, which dropped to 78 pounds within a few days. I was examined by internist who ruled that by body could no longer absorb food or the medications. I would have died. I was hospitalized for yet another month, on IVs, and later on a feeding tube. I would have to eat one food a day until my body could produce digestive emzymes starting with rice, then baby food, (the fruit ones were actually good) eventually I was able to eat most things and my weight went up.
As of today I am making arrangements to leave the program on September 17th. On Tuesday I will be looking into another program part-time in Las Vegas, which was one of the cities I was looking into moving to anyway. I just want to make sure I continue to do well. I have no idea how much I weigh and am not sure I want to know,( although I miss my Hello Kitty scale, heeheehee)
It is very dificult for me to go public with this, go easy on me.


text:
Saturday, February 27, 2010
Faces of Desperate Men
I have not enough money for the petrol, my slippers also "putus" at this time. What a mess!!
Who the hell unzipped my pants while I'm sleeping. We could talk it over for consensus, at least do it when I am awake larr.
Don't worry boss, go ahead and sleep. I am guarding your bag and belongings now.
I am so pale nowadays. Opps!! no wonder larr so cold. Why the girls keep staring at me?
Posted by Ibnu Din Assingkiri at 7:21 PM
Labels: Photo Story
8 comments:
is the last pic from lourve? =PReplyDelete
I took it on my last trip to world park china.
the angle is so arousing.
my cheap camera not bad kan?
pakcik lagi dasat dr saya!!
ada skill gak nih
ko perli pakcik ek?
pakcik motong getah jer
mana pandai sgt
tunggu arr juai sekerap byk2
upgrade camera sket pasni baru clear.
mau clear ka?ReplyDelete
tak yah upgrade camera,
pakai spotlight jerr..
hampeh..pkai spotlight
bw skali pi melancong huhu
pkai spotlight lg murah..kalo nk upgrade camera yg sharp mau rm2000++..xyah buang duit..baik beli hi-goat..baik utk keshtn..ReplyDelete
Aikk? promote high goat nmpk
wat bisness ke?
boleh tolong? hahaha
Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)


text:
Production members of an upcoming celebrity fashion survival program, "Fashion King Korea," considered recruiting actors Lee Min-ho and Kim Soo-hyun due to their popularity in China, though neither was cast.
The third season of the program, entitled "Fashion King - Box of Secrets," will see 240 fashion stylists and celebrities -- half from Korea, half from China -- competing in nine rounds of fashion challenges.
"The program requires participants to design and make distinctive clothing, which takes up a lot of time," said a staff member to a local media outlet earlier this month.
"Kim Soo-hyun and Lee Min-ho are popular in China ... but realistically speaking, both were too busy to be cast on the program," the staff member said.
The fashion survival program is being jointly produced by Korean broadcaster SBS and a Chinese online video platform, Youku Tudou.
The weekly program will see "top fashion designers and celebrities" from both countries collaborate on fashion projects over an intensive 10-week season.
"It will be exciting to see the contest between the two countries," said the staff member. "Since it is a fashion program being jointly produced (by Korea and China), we're paying close attention to high viewer ratings and responses. Consequently, we're focusing on making the series elaborate with strong and varied fashion designs."
Korean celebrities on the show include singers Kim Jong-kook, Seo In-young, actress Yoo In-na and K-pop singer Lee Jung-shin from boy group CNBLUE.
"Fashion King - Box of Secrets" begins airing Saturday at 10 p.m.
By Yoon Sarah (firstname.lastname@example.com)
source: KPopHerald


text:
We are excited to present our first invitational video exhibition, Still Moving, which examines the use of photographic images in the creation of video art. Works by Jan Kaesbach, Kasumi, Jonna Kina, Guillaume Martial, Kevin O. Mooney, and Tim Tate will be featured. The show opens July 8 and runs through September 2, 2016.
Tag: Illinois
Future Forward presented by Toyota and Creators Project (Chicago, Illinois)
The Future Forward event series presented by the all-new Prius will take place in three cities: in New York on June 4th, in Chicago on June 18th, and in LA on June 25. We will be posting full-length behind-the-scenes video profiles leading up to the kickoff event in New York City.
STEAM Carnival 2016 Tour
We're packing up our brightest lasers, our boldest robots, most bada** games, and heading across the country on the 2016 STEAM Carnival Tour!
Featuring 3 days of never-before-seen tech, immersive entertainment, circus-inspired hijinks, high flying performances, art and more, STEAM Carnival is the inventor's playground.
Seattle, Washington
April 1-3, 2016
Charlotte, North Carolina
April 15-17, 2016
Chicago, Illinois
April 29-May 1, 2016
Dallas, Texas
May 13-15, 2016
all.go.rhythm at UIMA (Chicago, Illinois)
"All.go.rhythm" is a show of plotter drawings, digital prints, textiles, watercolors, installation and performance works by artists who work with algorithms. Algorithms are recipes for carrying out a logical or mathematical task. We associate them with computers, but the word is ancient and the concept more ancient still. Weaving, music, tiling patterns and architecture all make use of algorithms. Through computing and networking, algorithms shape contemporary culture and technology. Artists who create their own computer programs, which includes everyone in all.go.rhythm, have become especially aware of the power of algorithms.
Computational algorithms play a critical role in the art practices of the four artists in all.go.rhythm, hence the title, which also suggests that algorithms may be found everywhere. Colette Bangert, Roman Verostko, and Jean-Pierre Hébert are highly regarded pioneers of what was once referred to as "computer art," and now is called "new media art." With the collaboration of her husband Charles Jeffries Bangert, Colette Bangert produced some of the earliest digital art in the form of plotter drawings. In 1995, Jean-Pierre Hébert and Roman Verostko together founded the Algorists, a group of artists working with algorithms. Curator Paul Hertz, an artist who curated last year's glitChicago show at UIMA, has developed free software for artists.
VISION QUEST 2015: contemporary moving image & media arts festival (Chicago, Illinois)
Based in Chicago and presented by dinca.org, Vision Quest is a three-day festival celebrating the most innovative contemporary moving image and media art culture from artists worldwide, with salient interest in supporting artworks made using unconventional processes and emerging technologies. Vision Quest is presented in a multimodal and multimedia format, where audiovisual performances are cross-pollinated with time-based media screenings and digitally exhibited commissioned artworks (DECA) to present a showcase of the most essential contemporary media culture.
"Electric Waste Orchestra: Learning and Teaching Music, Electronics, Programming, and Repurposing" (Champaign, Illinois)
Part of the 2015 Hatch Art Festival- a creative re-use art festival
7:30 p.m. Lecture-Demo by Colten Jackson
"Electric Waste Orchestra: Learning and Teaching Music, Electronics, Programming, and Repurposing"
The technology to turn e-waste into musical instruments is free, open source and waiting to be fully explored. At this talk, you'll learn how the computer junk piling up in IT departments everywhere can be transformed into novel input devices, allowing kids and adults alike to create physical instruments to control electronic music.
Free and open to the public
The Digital Muddy Expanded Media Festival 2015 at Southern Illinois University (Carbondale, Illinois)
With a desire to engage the expanding modalities of film and media, the Big Muddy Film Festival announces a call for digital media submissions for the 2015 Digital Muddy program to coincide with the Big Muddy Film Festival in Carbondale, Illinois. Selected works will represent a fresh ongoing curation of various trends and practices that engage the illusive notion of the expanding digital narrative. All new and traditional genres will be considered.
Particular attention will be paid to new media, net art, interactive, website based projects, webisodes, digital imaging, user generated imagery, participatory, experimental, social engagement, etc. and sound, film, video, animation that in many ways eludes or refutes its placement inside the black box theater.
This inaugural showcase will be juried by digital artist and curator Nia Burks. The selected work will be showcased online via the Digital Muddy 2015 website, a segment of the Big Muddy Film Festival site.


text:
The term "military" or "defence" can be used in a person sense in respect of a single soldier and what methods the person soldier takes to defend himself corresponding to; wearing protective gear, utilizing armaments or setting up safety reminiscent of a digging a trench or a foxhole.
Defence is essentially a term used when describing a navy unit's defensive tactics when working against an opposing forces offensive, perhaps by seeking to circumnavigate the enemy position, delay an enemy attack or to wage a struggle of attrition whereby the enemy will lose numbers eventually permitting the defensive force to form a defensive position or carry out an offensive maneuver.
As anyone who pays attention to Military News In military operations planning, a defensive strategy is the coverage of preventing an attack, or minimizing the damage of an attack, by the forces assuming defense in strategic depth for preventing an enemy from conquering territory. Within the scope of a national protection policy, defense is used to include most navy issues.
The Vietcong employed each regular military models and guerrilla units so as to battle an offensive and defensive strategy. By the use of smaller cellular guerrilla forces the Vietcong waged a conflict on the assets of the American troopers, which included destroying provides and provide routes. They also used the Individuals resources when producing booby traps, including discarded gadgets akin to tin cans in addition to unexploded bombs which they would acquire and use for mines. These
Finally the efforts of the smaller cellular defensive guerrillas induced such an effect that the principle army was able to overrun the American forces with a massive assault know as the Tet Offensive. Nowhere is this instance more outlined than within the Cold Battle stand offs of the mid to late twentieth century. One specific example of this is the Cuban Missile Disaster which involved the US and the Soviet Union in 1962. The Soviet and Cuban authorities had positioned nuclear weapons on Cuba as seen by American reconnaissance planes and, with the tension between the two nations already palpable, a standoff ensued with the 'very actual' threat of a nuclear conflict occurring. Fortunately diplomatic proceedings ensured that the crisis was settled comparatively amicably with the dismantling of the weaponry and a no-invasion agreement in place from the American authorities. And thank goodness, CBRN was not an issue at the time.
The role of military defence has been gradually shifted away from its primary role of providing security to enhancing commercial interest. With industrial growth and advancement of science and technology, the defence production led to a market oriented producer- purchaser relation between the developed and developing countries.The poor nation afflicted with conflicts became a super market for defence deals. For the powerful, military prowess which was earlier synonymous with political power has become a trademark of economic power. They had access to all types of weaponry including UAV technology which allowed them to flex their power.
The world community is now wiser and is conscious of the larger threat of survival posed by using up resources. They campaign for pooled resources through collective efforts to save mankind and the world from further depletion. Resources are scarce and even scarcer with rising population particularly in poor countries which are already afflicted with hunger, illiteracy and joblessness. For these countries, the preparation for an impending war, which may never occur, is a sheer wastage of precious resource in terms of man, money and material.
The political compulsions may tempt the authority to take pride in the strength of the defence force. The military men take great pride in themselves as the defenders of the country. With due respect and regard to the defence services, I have a considered opinion to express. I think military might is an outdated notion of exalting the national self esteem. Recent history of military powers have evidenced the fatality of this approach. The pride of the nation is in the human asset and any nation that failed to nurture its most precious asset will lose its national pride even if it owns the most sophisticated war weapons to erase the entire human race.
Big defence budgets in the developed world may entail an economic investment return out of defence production and sale exports. But how long can this go on? For poor countries, big defence budget produces a negative return, and hits the belly of the poor as his pie is taken away with every military purchase.In the new age, the defence security trade mark will diminish as more focus is now on economic security and sustainability of the future. The creative and innovative thinking to meet the future challenges will be a supreme consideration while war weapons will be valueless in the approaching apocalypse. More on this topic at Eisenhower. For instance, they might become Natural Disaster response companies, or design a Planetary Defense system to stop an incoming asteroid. It's still defense in many regards. Maybe they would go out and stop Cyclones, Hurricanes, and typhoons.
Still, it's almost a pipe dream to talk about anyway, especially in the present period because let's face it wars are not going away anytime soon. So we could easily be 100 or 200 years from now before humans stop having wars. And right now we have a bigger problem anyway and that is international terrorism and the prospects of a rogue nation state giving nuclear weapons to terrorists. We definitely need a defense system to track, and stop such terrorist events, especially on soft targets.
Further, I don't see nations with nukes as so bad, more I am worried about lunatic dictators, or terrorists having them. I'd rather the world didn't have nuclear weapons at all, but since so many nations do, and more will soon follow, I very much doubt any nation will get rid of them, because they will want to be able to protect themselves, against the last nation that refuses to get rid of them. Now then, my acquaintance states the obvious;
In my personal library I have almost a whole row of books on the topic of nuclear proliferation, the Cold War, and many reports put forth during the Cold War by the Rand Corporation. I believe it is scary stuff, and it's quite unfortunate, but it is what it is and we must deal with it without blinders. Please consider all this and think on it. If you have any comments, questions, or concerns you may e-mail me. I will not accept e-mails from anti-nuclear power activists.


text:
Want more from Genius Kitchen?
Watch on your Apple TV, Roku, or Fire TV and your iOS, Fire, or Android device.Learn More
"This is so simple to make and is delicious with your roast Turkey or Chicken. You may vary the recipe with different flavors or herbs the steps remain the same. This was originally from a Campbell recipe."
Orange Rosemary Turkey Gravy
1 recipe photo
READY IN:15mins
Ingredients Nutrition
- 1⁄2 cup dripping, from the pan
- 1 1⁄2 cups chicken broth
- 1⁄4 cup flour
- 1⁄4 cup fresh orange juice
- 2 teaspoons fresh parsley, chopped
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons chopped fresh rosemary or 3⁄4 dried rosemary
- 1⁄2 teaspoon orange zest
- Remove Turkey (roast, chicken) from the roasting pan, skim off the fat leaving only apprx 1/2 cup of drippings.
- Combine broth& flour.
- Easy way of doing this is place the flour in a sealer add broth, put on& tighten the lid, shake vigorously until completed combined- no lumps.
- Add broth/flour mixture to roaster drippings, stir well.
- Stir in the orange juice, rosemary, parsley& orange zest.
- Have roaster on a stove element and cook stirring until it boils and thickens.
get the genius kitchen app.
Watch on your iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Android, Roku, or Fire TV.Learn More


text:
First Video Of Brain Forming Thoughts Captured By Japanese Researchers [VIDEO]
Ever wanted to know what the brain looks like when it develops a thought? Wonder no more.
For the very first time, Japanese researchers have recorded brain activity as thoughts are being formed, publishing their findings via Current Biology and uploading a video of their discovery to YouTube on Thursday night. The seven-second video clip is embedded at the bottom of the page.
"Our work is the first to show brain activities in real time in an intact animal during that animal's natural behavior," Koichi Kawakami, a co-author on the study, said in a press release. "We can make the invisible visible; that's what is most important."
The video shows the brain of a baby zebrafish lighting up in its response to seeing food appear in its eyesight.
"The zebrafish is a suitable model animal for fluorescence imaging studies to visualize neuronal activity, because its body is transparent through the embryonic and larval stages," the study said.
To pull off this incredible video, researchers embedded a double-transgenic larva in agarose -- a porous gel used to measure microorganism motility and mobility -- and presented a spot on an LCD display directly in front of the zebrafish's right eye. When the fish spotted the food, researchers detected calcium signals on the left tectum -- located in the roof of the midbrain, or mesencephalon -- which disappeared when the spot was removed from view; in the video, you can see regions of the brain light up and then dim when the prey appears and disappears from view.
For comparison, researchers analyzed a swimming paramecium and analyzed its tectal activity during perception of a natural object, comparing it to the tectal response of its free-swimming larval fish. Scientists were able to correlate that these same dynamic brain activities correlated between the paramecium and the fish, particularly regarding prey-capture behavior.
Most people don't care what zebrafish are thinking, but this new report shows a great deal of promise: Perhaps some day soon, we can utilize similar techniques to gain better insight into how the brain works in other animals, particularly humans and other mammals.
"In the future, we can interpret an animal's behavior, including learning and memory, fear, joy or anger based on the activity of particular combinations of neurons," Kawakami said. "This has the potential to shorten the long processes for the development of new psychiatric medications."
Watch the seven-second video of the zebrafish's brain spotting its prey below:


text:
Tuesday, June 20, 2017
The Subway Preacher
I see them nearly everyday. Often there are strings of them from different denominations of Christianity in one spot near the 7 on 42nd Street.
On 5th Ave near Bryant Park, there are a group of Chinese marchers yelling something unintelligible about Jesus.
In Forest Hills, on the corner of Queens Blvd and Continental, there are two Jews who have asked me if I was Jewish (I have honestly never been asked this, usually it's "are you Puerto Rican?" In Spanish). The younger man handed me a card explaining some such Jewish thing while what I can only describe as the gaudiest of Israeli/Hebrew discotech music blared on a speaker.
I wanted to say something fresh, something degrading. Like, something about their missing foreskins. Something like, did you know my people wouldn't let your people participate in the Olympic games because your glans were showing?!😂. It's asinine and anti-Semitic.
Sometimes I want to tell the African ones that they need to stop worshiping a Caucasian Jew.
"Go back to your roots!" I want to yell.
"The white man brainwashed your brothers when they enslaved them!"
There are just so many good lines.
And this got me thinking. What if, as a social experiment someone preached about African tribal Gods?
I thought it would make a very good short story at least. So I may file it in the recesses of my mind and write it later.
People would get angry. People love Jesus.
But would it make them stop and think? Like really, truly soul searching contemplation.
I mean, I am one of those people who went back to my Gods. The Greek pantheon who have lived on in "myths", but one could call the books of the Bible the exact same shit. It's all allegory.
None of it is meant to be taken literally.
So how do these otherwise educated African immigrants start spewing this bullshit in the grimy tunnels of the New York City subway system? Why come and save our souls? Doesn't Christianity teach you to save those who are less fortunate? Many peoples on the continent are on the brink of starvation. Why preach to rich, obese Americans? The poor New Yorkers who ride the subway aren't going to suddenly convert and save your kids! It's our kids that need food, and Nike sneakers and the new thousand dollar iPad.
What makes them believe so fiercely in some dead Jewish man? They spent years studying mathematics and literature and countless other topics, yet their minds seem so closed when all that knowledge should have expanded their thinking.
One day, there could be a man telling you that you're wrong. That the God you worship snuck into your life forcefully, and that you as a depressed, downtrodden, neglected American need to meet the real Gods of your ancestors. They have been forgotten for too long, and look what it got you? Misery! The cultures of the past were rich, thriving and learned. They all had one thing in common, their collapse after the white man came in preaching his "Savior".
His Jesus of Nazareth. This Christ who had been resurrected.
Alithos Anesti!
Praise sent out in my mother tongue, an ancient language left mostly unaltered for thousands of years.
What is your vernacular?
Would you stand in a crowded hub and preach your true Gods?
Blessed Be!
Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)


text:
Monday, October 02, 2006
Fly away home
I started these socks this summer some time, using Opal Ladybird colorway, and then tucked them in one of my sock yarn drawers (yes, I have several) and forgot about them. As typical of me, I knit one sock and then started on something else, so all I had to do was knit one sock and I had a pair!
I cast on at Nina's swim meet Tuesday, worked on them during Sophia's Wednesday ice skating lesson, and then on Friday, while waiting for a friend to arrive at the airport, then finished Saturday morning during her writing workshop.
Yarns: Opal Rainforest, Ladybug colorway
Needles: Inox dpns, US size 2/3.75mm
Technique: cuff down, heel flap, kitchenered toes using Lucy Neatby's toe chimney
Gauge: about 8 sts/in; 60 sts
Looks like I forgot to include pictures of Nina's afghan last time. Here are the 19 afghan squares, with space for the 20th, laid out (without the green squares having been blocked yet)
No comments:
Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)


text:
Recent Photographs: all photographs © 1969-2018 by Carl Weese
I think I see a project for me down here in Florida, the area is overrun with colorful abandoned buildings.
Yes, I got quite a few on my trip down there back in October, and there are plenty more to search out.
Post a Comment


text:
The mosquito bug, Helopeltis sp, despite looking like a mosquito with a weird pin-like protrusion from the centre of the thorax, is a genus of Mirid bugs. They are considered pests of crops such as cocoa, tea, cashew and cotton.
|Helopeltis sp (nymph)
|Helopeltis sp (adult)
|Helopeltis sp (adult)
Based on personal encounters, the nymph and adult appear to be found at higher land of the tropical rain forest. Occurrence of bugs: Menora Tunnel, Maxwell Hill, and Cameron Highlands, 2013.


text:
LEARN: My New "Video Interview Techniques" Course is Now LIVE on Lynda.com!
Documentary and Corporate Video peeps check out my latest course on lynda.com "Video Interview Techniques". This is a full 2 hour course on all the technical, practical and logistical aspects of shooting and conducting interviews on camera. In this course I share with you many tips that I personally learned the hard way over 20 years in the industry. From getting good eye lines, to staging group interviews, to making people look good – it's ALL in there.
And best of all, once you become a lynda.com member for the low low price of only $25/month, you not only get access to my 2-hour "Video Interview Techniques" course, but also to my 3-hour "Fundamentals of Video: Cameras and Shooting" course along with about 93,000 other tutorials covering just about every major video or audio software program, plus there are also tons of courses on business, freelancing, web design, photography, DSLR's… on and on. You can take ALL the courses you want – all for the same $25/month and you can cancel anytime.
Last time I checked that was way cheaper than any film school, class or workshop and all from the convenience of your computer or iPad at home, work or wherever and whenever is convenient for YOU. If you're self-teaching or just looking to expand your filmmaking skill set, there simply is no better, cheaper or more comprehensive source of suplemental film education.
But I really don't have to sell it. (I just like to.) Click the on the hi-lighted membership-free modules on the pages for each course above, and I think you'll find the course quality sells itself. Peep the preview below for an overview of each course.
Video Interview Techniques: Welcome Movie
Fundamentals of Cameras And Shooting: Camera Overview Module
And just because you read all the way through to the bottom of the post, I'm gonna break you off with a FREE 7-day lynda.com trial below. BAM! (See, it pays to be thorough.)
Get 7 days of free unlimited access to lynda.com.


text:
In this guest post, professional script reader Alex Bloom offers an insider's perspective on what people will be looking for when they take your screenplay under consideration. Want to know how to make sure your spec survives the first cut? Read on to find out.
Story Development
A picture might be worth a thousand words, but uninteresting dialogue can sink your story. Watch this latest video from Project Volare to learn how to make your words count.
Celtx & Project Volare are partnering to bring aspiring creatives a fast, free, six-week crash course in filmmaking – along with valuable prizes from industry leading sponsors (including us!). Want to get involved? Read this to learn more!
Hollywood veteran Brian Levant is using Celtx to introduce first-time screenwriters to the high-intensity world of the television writer's room. In this interview, we discuss how technology has both changed and failed to change the pre-production workflow, as well what you need to concentrate on when trying to write scripts for the first time.
Happy Halloween from Celtx! To help ring in the spookiest time of the year, we've pulled some insights from five of our favorite horror screenplays. Want to write something scary? Start with seeing it done right.
School is back in session. In today's lesson, we'll cover the five fundamental steps you need to take to bring a film or video into production, and how Celtx will help you along the way. Be sure to act soon – we're offering discounts on all annual subscription plans until the end of September.
What better way to review your interactive narratives than to play through them? With our latest Gem update, you can turn your scripts into text adventures – in real time.
Video game storytelling is fundamentally disruptive to traditional notions of narrative structure. Read this to learn more about what's different and what stays the same in the realm of game writing, and how Celtx can give you the tools you need to make the process manageable.
How do you elevate a brand film into the realm of pop culture? PR Week's Chris Daniels gives us the best practices from the minds behind BMW's action-short phenomenon.
What are the most popular character names? Where do most scenes take place? We've harnessed the power of Script Insights to get the answer. As it turns out, storytellers have a lot in common.


text:
My own bailout request
Frankly, this whole mess is so mind-numbingly confusing to anyone without a deep background in high finance that even a theoretically well-education person like me is left thinking, "So what's the real problem here? How did this happen? And why the hell do all us ordinary folk have to pay for it?" I still have no answers to these questions, and the legislation will move forward tomorrow. A great big thanks to all you legislative types for reaching out to your constituents. [Oh wait! MY congressperson can't vote! Of course...]
Meanwhile, in trying to wrap my head around the problems associated with this whole mess, these pieces (here and here) have been helpful on this particular morning. If I could remember where I found a well-formed argument about why the bailout is wholly unnecessary in its current incarnation, I'd link to that too. You'll note that I'm basically linking to conservatives here. This is because I agree with these guys on this point. We (the average schmuck) are spending a boatload of Chinese held dollars to bailout idiots who made bad decisions. And we get nothing.


text:
Jackie Robinson story plays Holland stage before hitting the road
- Written by REUBEN MEES
Well before the major motion picture 42, a local acting troupe was performing the historically significant tale of Major League Baseball's first black player.
Performers with Mad River Theater Works present Everybody's Hero: The Jackie Robinson Story during a 2014 run of the one-act play originally written by Jeff Hooper in 2005 with music by Bob Lucas. (PHOTO | MAD RIVER THEATER WORKS)
Everybody's Hero: The Jackie Robinson Story, a Mad River Theater Works original written by former director Jeff Hooper in 2005, will return to the stage beginning with a show this Friday at the Holland Theatre. The production also includes an original score by Zanesfield musician Bob Lucas.
"I'm thrilled to have another chance to get this play singing because it tells an important story," director Charlie Hewson of Los Angeles, who also directed the play's most recent run in 2014, said.
The story is the historic tale of Jackie Robinson and the trials he faced as he became the first black man to play professional baseball in America in the 1940s.
"This is probably my favorite role I've ever done. He is such an important person in America's history," lead actor Steven Rice said. "And I grew up in New York City right next to Jackie Robinson Park; so I've always known who he was.
Read complete story Wednesday's Examiner.
CLICK HERE to subscribe today!


text:
Like America's other Main Streets, the one in my hometown of Charlottesville, VA, has long wandered in and out of relevance. In 1819 it helped connect downtown with the University of Virginia, which was founded that year by the city's native son, Thomas Jefferson. In the years following several neighborhoods formed in between, and Main Street became a bustling retail corridor. But the city destroyed much of its surroundings in the 1960s for "urban renewal", and this, along with suburban flight, has made renewing it back a longtime challenge.
One pioneering move came when its downtown portion was converted into a pedestrian mall, which is now nationally renowned, with a red brick layering that echoes another of Jefferson's masterpieces—Monticello—just up the mountain. UVA, meanwhile, has experienced an enrollment boom, padding its reputation as one of the "Public Ivies". But there are still problems with Main Street, and they lie mostly in this area between, which is called "West Main" Continue reading


text:
We did the usual Friday night run up to the cabin we rented. The drive seemed long as we drove though rain, then sleet, and then snow. We moved our gear from the truck to the cabin and settled in for the night. Everyone else that we knew were coming up for the weekend would be pulling in later or the next day.
Saturday we woke, had a hearty breakfast, and hoped we see my buddy Ben from the club soon. He arrived just as we had fished getting dressed and rigging our fly rods for the day. The plan...to go to a spot where the parking lot wasn't packed.
Ben and Jen hopped in the truck and on our first parking lot of choice, there was amazingly only one other vehicle there. Rare for this spot, especially since it was 10:30am. Guess this is where we were going fishing! We made the slippery trek down the trail and could see that the river had definitely changed over the past couple of days. It was up, it was faster, and it was no longer clear.
We knew a particular spot that I was fond of and it could accommodate three of us fishing it at the same time. We got into position, Ben at the head of the pool, Jen in the middle, and me at the tail. I tried to make my first cast and caught a tree, just as three old timers across the stream came by. So I pretended to ignore my situation while we chatted with them for a bit. They said they this spot to hold few but big steelhead. I smiled, and kept what I knew of this spot to myself.
They headed down the trail and Jen made a noise. She said she missed a fish. I thought, "whatever" it was only her first cast, and went about undoing my mess from the tree. Jen again made a noise and claimed to missed it again. I broke off my line as it was a hopeless feet to try to save my rig, and again Jen said she missed a fish. Ben and I advised she change how she set the hook and do a strip set instead of a rod set. I went back to tying on a new fly and this time, Jen got excited and when I looked up she had a steelhead on. In less then five casts she was fighting a steelhead. I tossed my rod onto shore and worked my way up to her. Ben also started to move down to assist as well.
We gave some direction as to what she should do and how to handle the fish and she was executing well. And then the point came that I got excited, I saw the steelhead come by and realized my net was not big enough to land this one. After two attempts, I hollered up to Ben that he needed to come down with his net. Ben was able to get down by me pretty quickly and I stepped back out of their way, all this time Ben and I giving advice and shouting instructions to Jen. It made several runs downstream and to the opposite bank and then found a spot just feet in front of us but past the deep edge where we couldn't wade over too. It parked itself there. Now time usually seems skewed when I get into these situations, but we were at a point where this battle was getting close to being abut 5 minutes long, and the three of us were looking at each other and looking at where the line was going into the muddy water and wondering what to do. I then thought, the time is now or its going to be refreshed and take another run and we will lose it. I advised to Jen that she angle and tilt her rod towards the bank and apply a little more pressure. It worked, and the steelhead began to move. After about a eight or nine attempts now, Ben netted the fish, and it was NICE. Jen was sooooo excited and I started taking pictures in case it escaped the net, or fell out of someone's hands. We did measure it before we took it out of the net for the grip and grin pictures and it measured 28.5" from kipe to tail. We had great fortune of a great fight, Jen handling herself well for her first encounter with fighting a steelhead, and not screwing up in the unhooking and picture taking.
Jen was able to tell her story later to Mike and Phil over supper and we were all celebrating in her success. Then we continued celebrating back at the cabin for bit a longer and sharing in other fishing stories. I'm so proud of her!


text:
In Choose odd pair of words type of questions, certain pairs of words are given out of which the words in all the pairs except one, bear a certain common relationship. The candidate is required to decipher this relationship and chose the pair in which the words are differently related, as the answer.
Choose or find odd pair of words
(Death : Disease) , (Milk : Butter) , (Grape : Wine) , (Water : Oxygen)
A. Death : Disease
B. Milk : Butter
C. Grape : Wine
D. Water : Oxygen
Answer: A . Death : DiseaseTweet
Justification: In all other pairs, second is a product obtained from the first.


text:
"The Odyssey: A Rock Musical" opened last night at the Dougherty on Barton Springs Rd. I went this evening, and thoroughly enjoyed it.
This early in the run, there were one or two glitches, and some of the dialogue seems a bit stilted. The sound system is not the best and the drums are just a tad bit too loud. That's about all I could find not to like. Of course, I'd like to tweak the costumes a little, but that's just me...
The songs are lovely, especially a ballad called, "You Have Your Father's Spirit," which I found really moving. It is sung twice, once to Telemachus and once to Odysseus. I would love to have heard it again.
I think "rock" musical might be something of a misnomer, as most of the songs are ballads. I guess if you put a set of drums behind any tune, it becomes "rock," but such distinctions really don't matter.
The story is well told, and it's a great story. The staging is clever, the lighting, wonderful. I'd go and see it again, if I could!
Richard Dodwell, as Odysseus, is truly amazing, and Andrea Nelson as Penelope rocks the house. Craig Kanne was in danger of stealing the show, with his assortment of off-beat characters. The entire cast is very good.
Freddy Carnes has put together a hell of a show.
I forgot to order a soundtrack, but I want one.
There's a website: www.odessyrockmusical.com. Go. Get tickets. Watch clips. Hear songs. Get tickets and see the show. It is only a two week run, and closes on Sept 4, so don't dilly-dally. You'll be sorry if you miss it, because people will be talking about this one for quite a while.
(pssst...it's worth the price of admission to see the normally natty Richard Dodwell looking all unkempt and unshaven!)


text:
I slept at my parents' in the suburbs, so I woke up well-rested from an amazing, soft, king size bed. I made some breakfast for my mom and I and then we headed to her workout club, Fitness Loft, for some pilates and weights.
Afterward, we got a much-needed manipedi and then headed to her classroom. She is a kindergarden teacher (the cutest one, at that!), so she needed some help to set up her classroom.
After a bit, my brother picked me up while she kept working, and I went home to take a shower and get ready for the evening's festivities. We had a fun night planned, and we were meeting the rest of my family downtown for it!
Our first order of business was to find a rooftop bar where we could have drinks and appetizers before dinner. We arrived at IO Urban Roofscape (the rooftop bar of The Godfrey Hotel in River North) just before 5, and ordered drinks and apps.
|a girl and her martini
|Salmon Flatbread
I am told it was good, but I did not even touch it because it looked too much
like baby octopuses and I can't really bring myself to eat 'baby' anything.
Eventually, we headed to our dinner location. We walked just a block or two to Zed 451.
They only serve dinner inside (you'll see why). We had about 45 minutes to blow before our ressy, so we headed upstairs to check it out.
We had cocktails on the rooftop, which was much lower than IO's and therefore had a very different, more "beer garden" feel. I had a blackberry basil tequila drink which was amazing.
When our time came, we went inside for dinner. When we made the reservation, we didn't realize that this was a brazillian steakhouse- style dinner. That means it's all-you-can-eat salad bar and all-you-can-eat meat. We were totally surprised, but more than willing to take on the challenge.
And by we, I mean I.
We helped ourselves to a limitless "harvest table," which consisted of a variety of salads, appetizers, cheeses, and charcuterie. It is always a battle knowing your plate is bottomless, because you want to save room for the good stuff.
Eventually, they came around with the meats and we had a field day. Between a full stomach and the wine we shared at the table, we were all pretty ready to fall asleep that night.
- Have you been to a brazillian-style steakhouse? How did you react? The first time I went, back when I didn't eat as much meat, my body freaked out. Like, I felt totally sick. This time, however, I had no problems at all (thanks to my paleo diet?) and made out like a bandit with no negative side effects!
- If you've been to Chi - what's your favorite rooftop in Chicago? Seriously. I need to know!


text:
Saturday, July 31, 2010
Blog Party: Meet Patty, My Virtual Sister
Patty is Co-Founder of LavenderPower.org. As their site proclaims, "Lavender Power is about the synergy between phenomenal women working together to end the abuse of violence and sex and to heal and help others heal." One of the things that I love about Lavender Power is the Sisterhood. It's a place for me to find women like myself. Women who are survivors. Women who are working hard to make a difference with the tools that they've been given. Patty is my Lavender Sister, and she's a true inspiration to thousands of women wordwide. I love Patty because she is supportive and network oriented. She's all about the connection, the love, the bond, the reaching out. Patty is well-known for her educational and inspirational quotes about healing from abuse and the steps to recognize, react and respond to abuse. You can read a list of Patty's famous quotes here. Patty wants to share her WHY with us:
Growing up means different things to each of us perhaps. For some of us, there are more fond memories than bad,for some of us, like myself the other is true. For me, growing up included being the "Shameful, guilty, worthless little girl" always trying to please another to be accepted and being an easy target. My vulnerability and low self-esteem and the need to feel loved, made me a delightful target for an evil molester. Looking back, I have learned to consider the tough times as part of what has made me who I am. And I have credited God for letting me go through even the most difficult times, because I know who I am, and I have seen what others have become.
Character is said to be built, and there is good reason for that. Character does not come easy or cheap. It is nurtured over time, and often involves many tough times and hard lessons. When I was young, I use to ask, "Why?" And with regard to life today, I still ask "WHY?" But the tough times still come and there is still plenty of character needing built within me.
Knowing that doesn't make dealing with everything a piece of cake, but it sure makes it easier to remember that God is still God, good can come from bad, and I can, in the midst of a storm, still experience His peace. God leads me on journey today that will turn all my Bad into something good. As this good is for others not just myself and that is God's Will, to do good for others. I stand tall today being held in God's Arms as I take my ugly past and try to make a beautiful safer future for others.
ROMANS 12:21 "Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good."
Blessed Safe Hugs
Patty Rase Hopson
No comments:
Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)


text:
Panaji: An independent MLA on Monday alleged in the Goa Assembly that the contract to host this year`s carnival was given by way of a favour.
MLA Rohan Khaunte said that he had enough documents to back his claim.
Vinsan Graphics, a Goa-based firm, was given the contract to host Goa Carnival and Food and Cultural Festival this year by the BJP-led government.
According to Khaunte, this agency had been favoured many times in the past. "I want to know why other agencies were sidelined for the contract," he asked.
But Tourism Minister Dilip Parulekar said the tendering process was transparent. "The tender was open for everyone," he said, and dared the MLA to place documents on the floor of the house.
Khaunte said he would get the relevant documents.
In a written reply, Minister stated that Rs 3.48 crore were spent on the Carnival and Food Festival, held in February this year.


text:
Tutorial: Felt Flower Fridge Magnets
It's still February, but spring is upon us down here in the Houston area, and I'm in full blown garden and flower mode! I'm also all about magnets since we have very few of them here at the house, and most are really ugly. So I decided to combine the two and make some felt flower fridge magnets. I found a few flower templates online, and got to work!
Tutorial: How to Work "the Twitter"
I must confess, after originally writing this post for my Lilly Bunns blog I haven't gotten much better about using twitter. I'm getting better, though. Hopefully this little guide will help you out too!
Recipe: Yummy Turkey Meatloaf
I LOVE this meatloaf! It's the closest I've ever come to a "real" meatloaf. The texture is great, and there's all
sorts of yummy goodness inside. The ground turkey takes just a little of the fats away, and whole wheat bread and oats make for a great addition of complex carbs!
Tutorial: Pattern Weights
There's nothing I hate more than pinning a pattern and cutting out the fabric when I'm doing a project. I absolutely love my rotary cutter and mat. It saves me so much precious time! If you have yet to take the rotary leap, I highly recommend you jump in as soon as you can! I promise, you'll never look back! It's also great for those with bad hands!


text:
Spending some time today trying to prep models for priming.
One of the things I'm not happy about is the scale of the chain that comes with the Battlefront Sherman Flails. So I've been looking about online to try and find something more suitable.
And I keep running accross something that bugs me about our hobby. Why the hell do retailers selling gaming equipment, supplies and even models think that they will sell stuff when their website has no bloody pictures of the stuff they are selling?
This hobby is at least 75% visual - from the buying of mini's to knowing what your putting on them. Why would anyone think a modeller would buy something when they have no idea what it looks like!
Sunday, 9 June 2013
Small rant!
2 comments:
Try ebay, fine chain, thin chain.ReplyDelete
I remember the chain link on the flail is an oddity. I remember David had some very fine chain lying around for 15mm nap artillery.
Thanks Paul, I managed to get some from a naval modelling site - they had an image of the various sizes side by side labelled with which was which. Took me a lot of looking though!ReplyDelete
Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)


text:
I have heard the arguments and generally agree – nearly every business should have a blog.
I ask because I'm in a bit of a spot. I have started with a new company, charged with marketing and PR. I would like to implement some "social media" tools like blogging and podcasting, etc. My difficulty is selling the concept to management.
Here's my difficulty. The company is an insurance company. I'm struggling to find an angle that will keep people interested enough in insurance that we can blog, offer RSS, e-newsletters, etc. I understand the danger of and aversion to blogging for the sake of blogging. Content must rule, which is where I'm stuck.
What if you can't find strong content or find an angle that will be so compelling to people that they ask for more information. Sure the fun stuff like tech goodies and non-profits with causes are good. But who wants to read about insurance? Who THINKS about insurance if they're not paying their bill of filing a claim?
So, that said…is blogging REALLY for everyone? Are there limits to the companies that should blog or will be successful blogging?
powered by performancing firefox


text:
So, lefty watchdog group MediaMatters got hold of an advance copy of Glenn Beck's new novel (a Ludlum-esque conspiracy thriller with the Ludlum-esque title "The Overton Window").
And while Lewis Black of "The Daily Show" still has the all-time epic takedown of Beck's schtick, the Media Matters folks are having some serious fun with the book's ludicrous plot devices, internal contradictions and general looniness of it all — make sure you check out the "Don't tease the panther" bit.
(pic via zzzlist)


text:
I chose to use the Avonlea paper for the card, as it has subtle colors and has almost a shabby chic look to it. And I played with 3 of the new cuts from the cartridge.
Don't you just love the yummy teal and green colors? They are new colors introduced in the Avonlea kit, but CTMH is offering new "seasonal" colors, in which you can only get the colors in this paper kit...you can't buy extra cardstock, ink, markers, etc. So you've gotta buy Avonlea to get these colors!
Here's a close-up of the intricate cuts on the doilies. I added some bronze glitz glitter gel for some sparkle. Some distressing in Desert Sand ink and the color-ready seam-binding ribbon finished off the look.
To make this card...
- Cut a 6x12" card base from kraft cardstock and score/fold it in half for a 6x6 card.
- Cut 3 coordinating strips of Avonlea paper each at 1-3/4" x 5-3/4".
- With Artiste, cut Accent 4 from page 37 of the handbook to stamp your sentiment onto. (I don't remember what sizes the Cricut cuts are since I was just playing around.)
- With Artiste, cut Accent 1 (big doily) and Accent 3 (small doily) from page 31 of the handbook.
- Stamp sentiment in desert sand ink (I used the Card Chatter - Sympathy stamp set).
- Ink edges of all paper/cuts in desert sand ink with a sponge dauber.
- Adhere sentiment piece onto small doily. Add foam squares to top and bottom of small doily and adhere to big doily (so ribbon can run under the center of the shape).
- Adhere/assemble the rest of the card. Run the ribbon under the small doily and tie around the base of the card.
- Add bronze glitz glitter gel.
More About ArtisteThese Cricut shapes are just the tip of the iceberg of what the Cricut Artiste Collection has to offer. There are even more doilies...themed for holidays and anytime, plus matching borders, a font, banners, keys, fun shapes, tags, gears, dressforms/sewing shapes, paisley, silhouettes, Eiffel tower, chandelier, travel shapes, buttons, playing cards, wings, shields, carousel/carnival shapes, card bases, Christmas ornaments, flowers, leaves, hearts, puzzles, bows, butterflies, wedding shapes, baby shapes, frames, movie night shapes, love-themed shapes, birds, mustache, stars, robot, planet, rocket, cupcakes, tiaras, pinwheels, hot air balloon, cloud, sun, balloon, Halloween shapes (lots), owls, snowflakes, Christmas shapes, and lots of 3D items like boxes, purses, bags, cupcake liners.... I could go on and on! There are 700 all-new cuts!!
The Artiste collection is available to the public on August 1 for just $99, and I'm taking pre-orders! If you would like to pre-order the Artiste collection, I'll give you FREE shipping + a FREE Idea book! I'll place your Artiste order first thing on Aug 1 so you don't have to worry about remembering, and I will send your Idea Book NOW!
Here are more details about what you get in the collection... Pre-order here >


text:
I've missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed.
~Michael Jordan
Did you see this story? South Korean woman passes driver's exam on 950th try
Now, that's the epitome of perseverance.
If you've been unable to lose weight or maintain a weight loss in the past, don't give up. For many people, it takes more than one try before they can kick drugs, cigarettes or alcohol. Researchers are studying whether the same may be true for weight loss success.
The National Weight Control Registry, which was created in 1994, continues to track over 5,000 individuals who have lost significant amounts of weight and kept it off for long periods of time. One important finding from the study is that 91% of the participants had previous weight loss failures.
If you have made mistakes, there is always another chance for you. You may have a fresh start any moment you choose, for this thing we call "failure" is not the falling down, but the staying down.
~Mary Pickford
So don't consider it a failure. Think of it as priming the pump. Each attempt helps you discover what strategies work for you, how your body reacts to certain nutrition plans, what triggers you may have. All that will help bring you closer to having things "click" and succeeding. Don't give up.
Quit? You know, once I was thinking about quitting when I was diagnosed with brain, lung and testicular cancer, all at the same time. But with the love and support of my friends and family, I got back on the bike and I won the Tour de France five times in a row. But I'm sure you have a good reason to quit.
~Lance Armstrong in Dodgeball