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Hey guys! How have you all been.
Turns out I really hate writing, so I thought i would give video blogging a bit of a go as im pretty good at talking. I really need to get a mic as my voice is pretty quiet and i couldn't figure out how to turn the music down. so hopefully I will work out those kinks by next time.
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Congrats to Jessi Meyer! (Please excuse the quality of the above picture. It was taken and processed with my iPhone) And can I just say… WOW! When I asked people to post comments on my blog, I had no idea I would be getting comments that would kick my ego in high gear! Thanks everyone! I would like to continue this giveaway. Comment on any blog post I make during the week and every Friday morning I will use the random name picker website to pick a new winner. Now, I do love hearing good things about my work but feel free to leave any kind of (nice) comment. I just want to know you are stopping by. And feel free to leave suggestions on where you would like a gift card from. I'm all ears!
On a personal note, I'm living out of my car. Sounds fun doesn't it? When I image someone living out of their car I think of a free spirit, a songwriter with a guitar, long hair, bare feet and a location somewhere the sun shines. Certainly not Minnesota. But add rain inside your house, an active 19 month old toddler, a musician and a photographer (artists to the full extent of the definition), living out of your car isn't as glamorous as it sounds. Thankfully our insurance company hooked us up with one of those extended stay hotels but, man, do I miss being at home, sleeping in my own bed, and not living out of brown grocery store bags and having all my things in one place.
Tomorrow we are off to Madison, WI. (Ah, the life of a rock and roll star. Ha-ha!) My husband is playing a wedding reception for a dear friend. Junior gets to hang out with Grandpa and Grandma while Mom and Dad take a mini tour of I94, then we will stay in yet another hotel and come home…to another hotel. But I think I'll document our little tour and report back early next week with a cornucopia of tour shots. So stay tuned and start your comments now for the next drawing!
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And Jealousy a Human Face;
Terror the Human Form Divine,
And Secrecy the Human Dress.
The Human Dress is forged Iron,
The Human Form a fiery Forge,
The Human Face a Furnace seal'd,
The Human Heart its hungry Gorge.
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On-line art sword is among those animes that after viewing it, just can not help you, but to see it again. The first half of the first season was probably the best number of symptoms I saw in an animated series. The way the show caught my attention and sent myself into the world of Aincrad with the personas was truly amazing. The series was packed with action scenes, comical hilarious pain relief, and romance enough to can take your cardiovascular away.
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With this anime we put in the field of the near future in Japan. A brand new brand VRMMORPG (Massively Multiplayer Online Online Reality Role Playing Game) has just been launched; However, there are only 10, 000 copies posted! Our main character, Kazuto, is one of those few lucky ones. In fact, it is even more special. Kazuto was obviously a part of the small group of beta testers who actually tried the game before its release, so at the beginning of the anime, our beloved figure has already been addicted to this new world.
Soon after the release of the game, something happens to be terribly wrong. Logout button missing from the menu. After a forced teleport and announcement by the game master, it is clear that this is a "function" of Blade Art Online and "no error". Players are stuck inside the game, any attempt to free the world from outside can result in death. The only way out of the game is to erase it, or die trying.
The first man realizes that he must become as powerful as possible, and intends to obtain all of this. For almost all of the first half of the season, he could be an extreme solitary. Especially after having a conflict with other players following your defeat of the first boss, who lead other players to believe he is a cheater, or about the game, which is a "drummer. "
Our hero is going to make a name for himself. This individual is commonly referred to as a drummer, but also as the "Black Swordsman" who only the front line, in this picture is unheard of. Throughout the journey Kirito, as he is called hanging around, he meets friends and breaks his series alone eventually. Although it is well-established that this individual almost always likes to go alone, even later in the series. This individual continues to make many friends, especially with Klein, the character of the comic relief, and Asuna, his love interest.
Sequels / Arcos
Following your first season of SAO, they left ODS II, also known as Gun Gale online, and a few short bows. You can also get a few extra shorts here and there, but little or nothing too spectacular. The second season of ODS got actually retired to me; The story just does not have much weight. The field is Kirito is provided for another game (EOG) to review the mysterious fatalities that seem to be to happen around a character called "Death Gun". There is much surprise launched another supporting character who was beloved, but found much heat due to actuality often flirted with our son. Fans of Kirito x Asuna by, not amused. Especially when Asuna is presented as the "friend" Kirito.
Apart from that, the arcs that take place after ODS II are a lttle bit dry out. The only person to mention is Mother Sarta, the latest version. This kind of short bow restores your faith in the series, but our main personality, Kirito, makes subtle apparitions. This arc focuses on the development of Asuna, and his journey to join a tiny guild that wants to consider a supervisor alone. The emotional tool coaster as you continue with this arc is intense, just to advise you.
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In conclusion, this is a great animated series. End up being sure you00 give this a go, especially because it is available at both dub and under. The series has done an outstanding job picking English language voice actors; Kirito is somewhat difficult to adjust, but we get used to it. I feel this anime has a perfect combo of action, adventure, romance, friendship and comedy. I favor to have some more intimate action between Kirito and Asuna, but the psychological "I love you" whispers that Kirito Asuna retains a massive guild just have to do.
in the last i will give you game like SAO's Legend is a free Sword Art Online MMORPG based on the popular anime show, taking players through several adventures set in the world of Aincrad.
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Part of the allure of Lolita fashion to me, is creating a beautiful outfit while remaining within the very specific guidelines of the fashion.
My wonderful partner describes is to writing a sonnet: you can be as creative as you desire, but you have to meet the criteria. Just like not every poem is a sonnet, not every cute outfit is Lolita.
So a challenge was presented to the Sakacho's Lolita Haven group–create an outfit that meets all the guidelines of Lolita using one of the outfits off on the Blue Blood $1L shelves. While all the dresses are absolutely adorable, none of them can be worn alone as a full Lolita outfit.
There was quite a bit of variety to chose from. I went with the Wanda Dress.
This dress was actually very easy to work with because, like all Ghanima's stuff, it was well made and beautifully textured. I didn't care for the Rococo style skirt, however, so I ended up reshaping it to be more a-line and adding a lace trim. While this dress could have gone without a blouse, I love the the white contrast, especially since I went with black shoes, stockings, and accessories. I don't often see heart motifs on Gothic dresses, but I decided to run with it. I paired it with my SweetHeart necklace from Violet Volitare and my Heart bag from a G Field group gift. I really wanted the (fd) black platform cuties from The Arcade, but the gacha machine is still not cooperating with me. The chunky platforms from Dark Midday Designs were a more than adequate substitution. To achieve a more porcelain look, I went with the lighter version of my Pink Fuel Harley skin (aptly named Porcelain), though wearing a lot of make-up to whiten your skin is not encouraged in Lolita fashion. The Sweet Dolls Lo*momo hair finished off the outfit nicely. Overall, I am very happy with the results!
Dress: Wanda – black – Blue Blood – $1L
Blouse: Charlotte – white – G Field – $260L
Necklace: SweetHearts Lost – Violet Voltaire – $150L
Bag: Heart Bag – black – G Field – discontinued
Socks : Woolen Lace Stockings – black – Sassy Kitty Designs – $100L
Shoes: Chubbits Chunky Lolita Shoes – Dark Midday Designs– $165L
Hair & Headband: Ajuga – Blond – Sweet Dolls Lo*momo – $150L
Lashes: Ultra Long 3D Alpha Eyelashes – Mon Chéri – $0L
Eyes: Jaded Eyes – Dusk – large bright – Poetic Eyes – $100L
Hands: Mesh Hands – Casual – SLink – $450L
Nails: Requiem Nails [Slink Nails APPLIER] – Mad' – $99L
Skin: Harley (ultraltbrow) & Button Nose – Porcelain – Pink Fuel – $1500
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|All Artists: Nazareth
Title: Rampant
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Label: Phantom Sound & Vision
Release Date: 8/27/2001
Album Type: Extra tracks, Import
Genre: Metal
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Budget price remastered reissue from Eagle Records of their 1974 album with 4 bonus tracks 'Shanghai'd In Shanghai' (US single edit), 'Shapes Of Things' (single edit), 'Sunshine' (edited version) & 'Silver Dollar Forger' (... more »
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Budget price remastered reissue from Eagle Records of their 1974 album with 4 bonus tracks 'Shanghai'd In Shanghai' (US single edit), 'Shapes Of Things' (single edit), 'Sunshine' (edited version) & 'Silver Dollar Forger' (edited version). 2001.
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Kim Fletcher | Pattaya, Chonburi Thailand | 06/30/2006
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Nazareth were formed in 1968, when Manny Charlton joined what was left of a Dunfermline band called the Shadettes, a Scottish rock band that was having to play Top Twenty hits locally to survive and venture down to London occasionally to play their own material. Their world was to change when multi millionaire / rock `n' roll fan / all round good guy, Bill Fehilly took the band under his wing, providing them with enough financial backing to get them some decent equipment, a brand new transit van, and most importantly enough money for the band to eat regularly.
Stardom did not come over night though.
It was not until 1971 and hundreds of gigs all over the British Isles that they were picked up by a record company, the brand new Mooncrest label. The first album, Nazareth (1971), in an attempt to capture the band's live sound, was released with very little production, and therefore had a lot of rough edges. In fact, if truth be told it was all rough edges, and although garnering critical acclaim was a commercial disaster.
Realizing their mistake Nazareth went back into the studio and in 1972 released `Exercises', which this time was so over produced that it completely missed out on all of the excitement that was the live beast that Nazareth had become. So that when a new convert to the band went to go and buy a replica of the raucous Nazareth on stage what he got was more like something that would be played on the BBC's Radio 2 service.
It was obvious a re-think was necessary. Because of the previous two albums, record company Mooncrest pulled out of any financial backing, although agreeing to distribute any product the band could come up with. Bill Fehilly stepped in and agreed to finance some more studio time, but equally importantly Roger Glover, the famous bass player and arranger from Deep Purple, who was on sabbatical from his Purple days, was keen to produce the next album having witnessed the power of the mighty Nazareth when they toured as support to Deep Purple.
The results of this collaboration were instantly successful. The single that proceeded the album was `Broken Down Angel', which rushed up the British charts reaching Number 7. When the album `Razamanaz' (1972) was released it was an international hit, going top twenty nearly all over the world. A world tour was organized starting at a pub in Lancaster to 150 people, but after appearances on influential British chart programme `Top Of The Pops', by the time they finished the British leg of the tour they were playing to packed houses everywhere. More singles were released from the album and they rushed up the charts, too.
As soon as was humanly possible the boys were rushed back into the studio for a follow up album with Roger Glover still on production duties. `Loud `N' Proud' did not disappoint, with more hard rockin', including a hard rock version of Dylan's `The Ballad of Hollis Brown', and a cover of Joni Mitchell's `This Flight Tonight', which was released as a single which turned them into household names, especially in Canada. In 1973 they were Canada's biggest selling band (Joni Mitchell is Canadian, which helped). Loud `N' Proud reached Number 11 in the British charts.
Then in 1974 Nazareth went back into the studio again to record their fifth studio album, `Rampant' (1974), again with Roger Glover at the production controls. This time the boys decided to do a full out hard rock album, laying the template for all guitar driven rock bands for the future.
`Silver Dollar Forger' is a perfect Nazareth opener. Manny Charlton riffs at super speed into his guitar, leading the rest of the band to charge in after him, before the distinctive Scottish vocals of Dan McCafferty come in to tell his tale. The only way that Dan McCafferty could have possessed vocal chords like that would have been if he had gargled with sulphuric acid every night before he went on stage.
All successful bands have their trademark and with Nazareth it's McCafferty's vocals, a wonder to the ears. `Silver Dollar Forger' is an excellent capsule of all that is good about Nazareth; a classic rockin' song, a guitar solo that fair bristles with Scottish pride, dynamic lead vocals, superb harmony vocals, a sense of humour, a heavy bass line, and thunderous drumming. I can still picture them now on stage. Dan McCafferty, the perfect front man leading the crowd with his arms aloft, Manny Charlton stage right from the audience all concentration, his face gurning to every note wrung out of his axe, whilst bassist Pete Agnew was having the time of his life stomping up and down on the opposite side of the stage. Then up on the drum riser was Darrell Sweet, cheeks all puffed out as he propelled the band along to even greater heights, never missing a beat, but at every opportunity lobbing drumsticks out into the crowd for souvenirs.
The band carries on with the cheeky `Glad When Your Gone' - not exactly a love song! But certainly something to get everybody dancing in the aisles. The ballad `Loved and Lost' is not some lonesome tale of a broken heart after some relationship, more the sort of thing where fate has it in for you, and you get plenty of luck, all of it bad. You must know one of those days when even the dog bites you for no apparent reason. It also features a really gritty guitar solo from Manny Charlton.
On any Nazareth album you would always get a couple of road songs from the band's exploits on tour. `Rampant' is no different. The next two songs are perfect examples: `Shanghai'd in Shanghai' is a belting song with amusing lyrics about life on the road, name dropping all over the place, and when Dan McCafferty proudly announces that Nazareth will be second billing to The Rolling Stones, the rest of the band breaks into `Satisfaction' for thirty seconds. The other road song is `Jet Lag', which is a little self explanatory, but sung with the tongue firmly in the cheek, as Dan McCafferty explains:
`I got jet lag,
And livin' out an overnight bag, Times changes every day, They do things different, Back in the USA.
Tryin' hard to make a phone call, "long distance over seas," "yes Ma'am I did say Scotland," "Could you spell that again please".'
`Light My Way' is a good heavyweight Nazareth song with effected vocals and a custom built arena chorus which slowly builds to a nice climax with some more excellent work from the band. `Sunshine' is the only acoustic song on the album, which shows that these hard men from Dunfermline do have hearts after all.
The one cover song on this album is a version of `The Yardbirds' classic `Shapes Of Things To Come', which was probably recorded by the band due to public demand as it was regularly used to close their live set. It is not so much a cover version, more of a complete destruction, and then re-building. Nazareth turned `Shapes' into one of their own songs (which over the years they had a habit of doing with other songs as well).
Whether in the recording studio or on the live stage, Nazareth obviously had so much fun playing this song, so that while you marvel at the dynamics of it all, you also cannot help but smile as the song rocks out your speakers. In fact, not wanting to stop, the band adds on their own instrumental verse called `Space Safari', allowing them to do a little early Seventies freak out to bring the album to a close.
After `Rampant' Roger Glover relinquished the producer chair, handing it back to Manny Charlton. Really, his job had been done and Roger had other things to do, such as join `Rainbow' and later re-form Deep Purple. The first thing Manny Charlton did for Nazareth from the production chair was deliver a version of Boudleaux Bryant's `Love Hurts', a song that Nazareth now have to play everywhere they go.
Yes, Nazareth are still going strong today. Twenty studio albums have been released plus umpteen compilations and live albums. Like any family they have had the odd divorce, and a tragic bereavement; these stories will be told another day. But still anything with the Nazareth badge on it is a seal of quality.
Mott the Dog."
Nazareth Plays Around With Their Sound- And Does Great
The Footpath Cowboy | Kingston, NY United States | 12/05/2004
(5 out of 5 stars)
"On RAMPANT, Nazareth played around with their sound, adding Southern rock influences a la Lynyrd Skynyrd, and recording a number of softer songs as well. The hardest rockers here are "Silver Dollar Forger" and "Shanghai'd In Shanghai", but many of the songs seem to experiment with new structures while betraying signs of road-weariness. Some people have claimed that this album was not as good as their first two, but their kids should be forced to pay for their sins through school volunteerism programs, because this is a wonderful experimentation with new sounds and styles."
Rampant - Plaid Oyster Cult on the Loose!
Peter Walenta | Long Island, New York USA | 07/22/2007
(4 out of 5 stars)
"So pressed for time was Nazareth, that "Rampant", their third record released in little more than a year was hardly in the record stores, when the band had to hit the road for their North American tour in June 1974. Pressure to produce actually helped Nazareth forge their unique brand of hard rock and 1974's "Rampant" helped set the stage for their break out success, "Hair of the Dog", a year later. And what of "Rampant"? All who listened to it, agreed that it rocked as hard as "Loud `N' Proud", but wait, something's different here. Nazareth experimented with weird sound effects including vocal box guitar, time changes and their song writing definitely showed improvement ("Silver Dollar Forger", "Loved and Lost" and "Light My Way"). They did a rocking, spaced out version of which some consider the definitive cover of The Yardbird's "Shapes of Things". The Southern boogie style trend of the time was nicely melded into "Shanghai'd in Shanghai" and "Jet Lag". The Bad Company power ballad style can be heard in "Loved and Lost". Roger glover's production is crisp and on "Rampant" he helped to unleash a sonic boom from a band that was nearing the top of its' game. When playing "Rampant" loud on headphones one can experience the tricks and effects done with stereo by many bands in the 70's. Big in Canada and the UK, but attaining only cult status in the United States, Nazareth still sounds as tight and as raucous now as they did back in the summer of 1974. This Castle Essential re-issue is the better than other re-issues of "Rampant" as the sound quality is terrific. The bonus tracks are nice additions for the cultist, and the liner notes are informative. A personal favorite, "Rampant" is an essential addition to any hard rock enthusiast's collection.


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14932 La Cuarta Street was constructed in 1942 and represents an exemplary example of Neoclassical architecture in the City of Whittier. Neoclassical architecture typically involves a full-height porch with the porch supported by columns. While the porch columns are rather narrow for the mass of the structure, slender, narrow, columns began to be used after 1925 and typically lacked capitals, as does the subject residence. Single and double hung, multi-pane windows with wood shutters are also associated with Neoclassical architecture, and is reflected in the subject residence.
Local designation date is September 14, 2004.
SOURCES: The information above has been obtained from the original local designation documents and edits from the Whittier Historic Neighborhood Association. It may also include ongoing current ownership input.


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Now that the State Government has signed off on it's support of the Remuneration Inquiry the real work begins. To ensure that you and all United Voice members get the best outcome from this process we have increased resources to our ambulance team, adding two new faces.
Having a strong and robust team will allow us to ensure United Voice members get the input they deserve into the Inquiry process. Please welcome Jason Stanbridge and David Brook.
Jason is a long standing United Voice member and a strong believer in the power of union. Before joining United Voice as an organiser Jason spent a number of years as a delegate in the Aged Care sector where with the support of United Voice he helped drive many important changes in his workplace that resulted in wins for him and his colleagues. "I have great respect for the members of QAS and I am excited about the opportunity to work with them to achieve the value and conditions they deserve," said Jason.
Like Jason, David has a long history of union activism. He spent a number of years as a delegate for the Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union (AMWU) before moving into an Organiser role where he stayed for 5 years before joining United Voice. "I look forward to working with QAS members and delegates to achieving more power in the workplace and gain the respect they deserve," said David.


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Do missing links weaken the theory of evolution?
Some people try to point to the missing links in the fossil record, especially regarding the evolution of the human species, as though this is a flaw in the theory itself. This is not a valid point, in my opinion, because of the overall rarity of fossils. The fossilization process only occurs only certain conditions, the result being that many species that quickly died out or lived in a small area would not be fossilized. Darwin himself commented on this supposed hole in his theory.
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Fossilization is an exceptionally rare occurrence, because most components of formerly-living things tend to decompose relatively quickly following death. In order for an organism to be fossilized, the remains normally need to be covered by sediment as soon as possible. However there are exceptions to this, such as if an organism becomes frozen, desiccated, or comes to rest in an anoxic (oxygen-free) environment. There are several different types of fossils and fossilization processes.
Due to the combined effect of taphonomic processes and simple mathematical chance, fossilization tends to favor organisms with hard body parts, those that were widespread, and those that lived for a long time. On the other hand, it is very unusual to find fossils of small, soft bodied, geographically restricted and geologically ephemeral organisms, because of their relative rarity and low likelihood of preservation.
Larger specimens (macrofossils) are more often observed, dug up and displayed, although microscopic remains (microfossils) are actually far more common in the fossil record.
Some casual observers have been perplexed by the rarity of transitional species within the fossil record. The conventional explanation for this rarity was given by Darwin, who stated that "the extreme imperfection of the geological record," combined with the short duration and narrow geographical range of transitional species, made it unlikely that many such fossils would be found. Simply put, the conditions under which fossilization takes place are quite rare; and it is highly unlikely that any given organism will leave behind a fossil.
We are lucky to have the fossil record we do, and there will always be "missing links" (were running out of places to look), but this IS NOT a flaw in the theory.
To build a circular economy, we need to put recycling in the bin
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It's remarkable how previously believed binary (or ternary) categories have seemed to evolve over time to impel people to rethink 'fixed' labels as more continuous. For a long time, sexuality and gender have been perceived as sets of mutually exclusive and non-overlapping categories. Initially, from heterosexuals and homosexuals to a wider, more comprehensive LGBTQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer) form. However, terminologies and the reasoning behind them change quite frequently. Recently, a large number of people have been identifying as pansexual. We need to review these concepts in the current perspective based on the environmental milieu.
Although there is no overarching definition for pansexuality, it is widely accepted as a "sexual attraction, romantic love and emotional attachment" to (an) individual(s) (Jones & Hill, 2008), which is not bound by gender and is, therefore, gender-blind. The literal meaning may sometimes wrongfully convey "sexual attraction to all or anything", but it excludes aberrations such as bestiality, pedophilia, and necrophilia (Cavendish, 2010). In a way, it is a customizable construct which permits the 'user' to design and decide what works for them without trying to fit into predetermined societal roles and labels. Similarly, gender-fluidity, another concept that is closely related to pansexuality and operates parallel to it, is an all-encompassing term which functions outside the normative categorization of the 'men and women' binary.
Social categorization is a vital process where people classify themselves and others into groups based on certain similarities and differences in order to reduce cognitive overload and systematize their surroundings. For example, Priya (a woman) is a doctor (profession) who specializes in the treatment of bones, muscles, joints, ligaments and tendons (type of specialization: orthopedist). Now, instead of retaining the entire sentence as it is, we have effectively narrowed it down into three categories of gender, profession and specialization/skills. In fact, this is not limited to just people and can be extended to events and objects, as well. When the brain is exposed to countless such information on a daily basis, social categorization helps in social identification (Ashforth & Mael, 1989) by assigning others into various group memberships.
However, distinguishing people and categorizing them into 'us' vs. 'them' can often result in prejudice and discrimination against certain groups. Intergroup conflict is often a product of evolutionary threat perception of others, heightened for different or foreign entities, where distinctiveness results in irrational negative reactions towards the out-group. (Schaller & Neuberg, 2008). With respect to sexuality and gender, hate crimes like the Orlando shooting, and the fact that same-sex marriage was not recognized until 2001, when Netherlands became the first country to legalize it, are just some of the facts that reflect the limitations of in-group/out-group categorization.
Additionally, social categorization and labelling often instigate formation of stereotypes and persistence of existing ones. Although stereotyping, like categorization, can be advantageous at times, it is definitely a dangerous heuristic and should be used with caution. For example, in the US presidential election campaigns, some have challenged Clinton's credibility to run for presidency based on factors like age and appearance, rather than her policies and stance on political issues. Unlike predetermined gender and sex roles, pansexuality and gender-fluidity recognize the limitations of being boxed into stereotypes and challenge the parochial attitudes and behaviours related to them.
While Freud initially coined the term with a deterministic notion that all human behaviour and interaction relies on sexual instincts, the contemporary interpretation of pansexuality isn't just a label-banishing avant-garde. It has been in existence in certain tribes in Kenya, New Guinea and Borneo, particularly in men, and is currently finding its way into mainstream through comic book characters like Deadpool and tv shows like Sense8 and How To Get Away With Murder, which feature their main lead(s) as pansexual. Conversely, sexual and gender multiplicity seems to complement the current wave of identitarian liberalism and adds another dimension to the growing body of identity expression channels.
It is truly a matter of preference— while some prefer the ease, comfort and dependence on certain labels which support identity formation and aid in kin selection and reproduction, for others, it may be too constricting and oppressive. What is imperative is the acknowledgement and acceptance of variance within these concepts.
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Sunday, March 14, 2010
Trauma sandwich
Mom left for longer than she has ever been gone since joining this forever.
LOTS of new people entering our lives over several days.
Annnnnnnnnnnnnnnd ... baby sister's birthday is this week.
In reality, that birthday thing is probably the BIGGEST part of our current behaviors. They are a guaranteed trigger. Throw in the fact that the Happy Janssens brought along a perfect new bestest friend for said sister and ... ka-boom. Not necessarily KA-BOOOM! But a ka-boom, nonetheless.
One of my kids is completely stuck. Old school, rockin' the retro behaviors, stuck. Will. not. talk. about. it. Constant stream of attention-seeking behaviors (tumping over things, hurting siblings through play, clogging/spilling/breaking, and last - but never the least - peeing where thoust shouldn't be peeing).
Read a great post by the Porter's, discussing how our kids cycle through the healing process: "The kids are always cycling in their progress, meaning they improve, then regress, then improve and regress and so on... "
Spot on.
I have many people talk with me with such worry - how it doesn't seem like the kids are getting better. They are. One child, with a history of trauma, has crossed into a new and completely age appropriate "normal." They are THERE. The trauma will always cause glitches, but it is rare that we have to have any major therapeutic interventions with that kid now. My other child ... not so much. BUT when you back up and look at the big picture of where they once were ... wow.
Not the same child they were two years ago. The dips in the cycle are significant. Yet, I can make you a list of things which are gone. I can make you another list of things which are now a part of the dips but not the everyday behavior.
This dip is kicking my tail. In this one we are back to a constant stream of behaviors. I walk away. I DO the right things. Yet, my mind is always there. I am always processing where they are and what is going on - even if they are just hanging out at a table!
And yet, even in this deep dip, things are better than in the past. This whole dipping thing reminds me of my first car. It was a '64 Lemans. Had no AC. Black vinyl seats. On cold days had to pop it in neutral and rev the engine at stoplights to keep it from dying. When I finally sold it for a newer car, the driver's side door would not open from the inside. I was totally Dukes-of-Hazzard'ing that puppy everywhere I went - in and out of the window. I would belly ache and complain.
Fast forward to our newly used van, which is GREAT and has AC in the front AND in the back. One little overhead light pops out of its casing and I'm all whining and moaning. Seriously? It's because I had a new normal. That first old car would get water in the FLOOR BOARD when it rained. Yup. Had to ask people to lift up their feet in the passenger's seat when you put on the brakes, because all of the water would come sloshing forward.
Not kidding.
And now I huff over a little popped out light.
You get really used to those crests in healing ... tastes of a new normal. It's nice. It feels like you could take on the WORLD. Then, along comes a dip and even though it's not the worst by any means, you have forgotten. You cry. You moan. It FEELS just as bad or worse. IT'S HARD.
So, I'm stepping back to see the big picture. I'm still VERY frustrated. I'm VERY tired emotionally. I just don't want to do another dip. Hate the dips.
We'll get through it. We always do. I'll see you guys on the other side.
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17 comments:
- Hannah_Rae said...
- March 14, 2010 10:49 PM
- Stephanie said...
Hey Christine....I can't remember if you blogged about this before...but, is it the BIRTHDAY itself that triggers Mar, I mean not just any party day but a birthday in particular, or is it just "someone's the focus of the day" whether it's Mar or someone else in the family, is that the trigger for her? Like if it was a graduation or something like that? or is there something with her and birthdays? Just curious....
- March 14, 2010 11:07 PM
- Givans Family said...
I TOTALLY get it! And I saw a serious difference in Mar...no matter what anyone else says. Last year, it seemed like she was ALWAYS in trouble...and it goes soooo much deeper than the behavior...I saw a difference in the way she walked, talked, gestured...EVERYTHING! Keep it up momma, you're doing just fine.
- March 15, 2010 1:56 AM
- Mama Drama Times Two said...
Love the way you explained the whole dip/new normal by using an analogy with your old/new car.
Please know that we recognize that your wisdom and insightful experiences come at a very real price - sending you hugs as you navigate the next round of dips.
- March 15, 2010 2:00 AM
- Diana said...
We're stuck in a dip around here, too, so I totally get it. We do forget and it does stink every time they dip. Thanks for reminding me that it is only a dip and my kid really will come out of it.
- March 15, 2010 6:17 AM
- Kerrie said...
The dips are really, really hard for me. I think it's because I see the REAL Princess for about five seconds, and then she leaves again for like three months. It sucks.
- March 15, 2010 6:30 AM
- J. said...
dip, dip, dip, we are dipping too, march break, need I say more.
- March 15, 2010 8:24 AM
- Recovering Noah said...
Yep, we're in a dip, too. The Angry Pee-er has risen! She's very upset b/c Eli was sick for several days and got lots of attention and (gasp!) was invited to a birthday for (gasp!) HIS friend. And now we have lots and lots of wet beds and wet clothes. Good times.
Hope you have a better week this week. Crossing my fingers for ya.
- March 15, 2010 8:26 AM
- Christine said...
Stephanie, it is the attention factor.
I personally, think it comes not just from "I WANT ALL THE ATTENTION!" but when everyone is focused on someone else, then it is much easier for those on the outskirts to be hurt quietly or taken advantage of. If everyone is looking at you, you feel safe. When the eyes turn elsewhere, you could slip between the cracks and you are no longer safe.
- March 15, 2010 8:31 AM
- BT said...
Yup, we get used to that "new normal," and then any dip -- even a little one -- is a bit of a shock to the system.
We're dipping right now too -- just had a serious humdinger of a weekend -- and I think it's because of spring break. ugh.
Keep doing the right things.
- March 15, 2010 9:57 AM
- Lisa said...
Love the analogy and just to let you know I had the s.a.m.e. car. Floods, racing the motor, blah, blah, blah.
The dips are so not fun but boy when they come out of it there sure is a blinding rainbow. Hoping the rainbow gets there soon.
- March 15, 2010 10:04 AM
- Dianne said...
Yup, we're in a dip here too. Thanks for all your insight.
- March 15, 2010 11:38 AM
- Dia por Dia said...
We have dipped so low recently that 2 of mine were sent to bed at 3pm last FOR THE NIGHT! Great way of explaining that and yes, I totally get what you are saying about how we get used to the "new normal" and sometimes it feels like it's even worse when they regress from there but it is all about perspective for me (and I seem to lose that often :-()
- March 15, 2010 7:17 PM
- johnsonweider said...
My, but this post was really timely for us too! The dips just take you by surprise, even when you've known deep down that things just couldn't be this good without paybacks coming soon... It's so sad, isn't it? I KNOW we're making progress, but feels like 1 step forward and 3/4 step back. The cycle sucks!
- March 16, 2010 8:09 AM
- Heather and Brad said...
I feel for you! It is ALWAYS hard for my kids when I leave and it is guaranteed that they will act out, especially after I get back. You're in my thoughts (at least we share the same pain?). You are such an inspiration to so many people!
- March 16, 2010 11:03 PM
- Debs said...
Hi I've just discovered you and what a difference you have already made to us.
Love your short films, you bring such humour to our lives in the way you present solutions and ideas to these relentless everyday difficulties.
We are 5 years down the line with our little girlie and it is very up and down but you have given me hope understanding and support which I feel sadly has been lacking in our journey so far. Thanks
- March 23, 2010 3:38 PM
- Courtney said...
This was a great post, thanks so much for the timely perspective check. If I look at where my boys were just 6 months ago, I was praying for things that have now come to fruition. And yet I forget to be thankful for those things because I am overwhelmed by the present.
So thanks for the reminder.
- March 25, 2010 9:51 PM


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PALMYRA ? The Fluvanna School Board unanimously selected Local Choice for employee health insurance.
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Horry atop AAA Carolinas' lists of state's most dangerous counties
Horry County is the state's most dangerous county for motorcycle collisions and injurious motorcycle crashes, according to AAA Carolinas' annual analysis, based on 2012 crash data. Horry ranked second in both of those categories in 2011 and third in 2010.
Horry – along with Charleston, Greenville and Richland counties – also is among the top five in AAA Carolinas' list of South Carolina's most dangerous counties for collisions for the third consecutive year.
Charleston County has ranked as the most dangerous county in the state for the past three years and appeared in the top three for the past eight years. With 12,031 traffic crashes in 2012, Charleston County averages 342.4 crashes per 100 million vehicle miles traveled - 55 percent higher than the state average of 221.3. Collisions in Charleston County account for 11 percent of all collisions in South Carolina, even though it only has 7 percent of all the state's vehicle miles traveled.
Greenville County, which has ranked second in the state for collisions for three years straight, averaged 334.5 crashes per 100 million vehicle miles traveled, Richland County averaged 285.7, and Horry County averaged 268.7.
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Ranking fifth this year was Pickens County, averaging 268.1 crashes per 100 million vehicle miles traveled. Although it didn't appear in the top five for 2011, Pickens ranked fourth for collisions in 2010.
"Consistently high rankings for being one of the most dangerous counties in the state should be a wake-up call for better traffic enforcement or road design," said David E. Parsons, president and CEO of AAA Carolinas.
AAA Carolinas' annual Dangerous Counties analysis, inaugurated in 1995, is one of several ways to look at S.C. traffic crash data and is done to remind motorists of the need for safe and defensive driving, especially in counties with above-average traffic crashes, injuries and deaths.
AAA Carolinas bases its annual ranking of the most dangerous counties on the likelihood of a certain type of crash – fatal, injurious, motorcycle, tractor-trailer, total – based on vehicle miles traveled.
Nationally, rural roads account for two-thirds of fatal crashes.
"In addition to more curves, insufficient road markings and limited police presence, rural roads are prone to more single-vehicle accidents, particularly those involving alcohol," Parsons said.
Ranked most dangerous for fatal crashes, Williamsburg County in eastern South Carolina had 3.58 fatal crashes per 100 million vehicle miles traveled – more than twice the state average of 1.65.
The most dangerous county for motorcycle collisions and injurious motorcycle crashes was Horry County, followed by Marlboro, Greenville, Oconee and Pickens counties as having the best chance of being in a motorcycle collision.
Those ranked as the best chance of being in an injurious crash after Horry were Marlboro, Pickens, Greenville and Greenwood.
For fatal motorcycle crashes, Oconee, Williamsburg, Clarendon, Lancaster and Edgefield ranked in the top five. All were new for 2012 except Lancaster, which ranked as number two for fatal motorcycle crashes in 2011.
These five counties accounted for 13 percent of fatal motorcycle crashes in South Carolina while only carrying 5 percent of the total vehicle miles traveled.
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The county with the best chance of not being in a collision was Jasper, which has appeared in the top four for the past five years. Jasper had just 90.8 crashes per 100 million vehicle miles traveled, compared to the state average of 221.3.
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The deadliest county with the highest total number of fatal crashes was Greenville with 67, up nearly 22 percent from 55 in 2011, while Horry had 51, Spartanburg 48, Anderson 45 and Lexington 45.
The total number of traffic fatalities in South Carolina increased 4 percent from 828 in 2011 to 863 in 2012. Although vehicle miles traveled were up slightly – just 0.3 percent compared with 2011 – the relative number of crashes was up significantly, from 209 crashes per 100 million vehicle miles traveled in 2011 to 221.3 in 2012.
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Bad news bumming you out? Turn off the TV, go out and make some good news
Every day there is cruelty somewhere in the world. Some days – as after the Texas church shooting – our hearts simply break. But the world also is full of kindness and care.
Our estimation of life is a matter of perspective. Optimism and pessimism depend on where we look. But what matters most is what you do. If you are sick of the bad news, turn off the television and go out and make some good news.
An old truism holds that the pessimist see the glass as half-empty while the optimist sees it as half-full. But active and engaged people don't bother to measure the contents of their cups. They savor what they've got, drink it down, then go looking for a refill.
One name for this approach is meliorism. Meliorists want to make things better – to ameliorate them. Meliorists are pragmatists. They don't ignore the evils of life. But they see setbacks as challenges to be overcome, rather than disasters that doom us to defeat.
There always are obstacles and work to be done. Pragmatists discover joy in that work. There is meaning and purpose in the process of planning, building and improving things.
This pragmatic philosophy is typically American. It is the guiding idea of American philosophers such as William James and John Dewey.
Dewey said, "Meliorism is the belief that the specific conditions which exist at one moment, be they comparatively bad or comparatively good, in any event may be bettered." James explained, "Be not afraid of life. Believe that life is worth living, and your belief will help create the fact."
This idea can also be found in the philosophical musings of Eleanor Roosevelt. She explained, "The purpose of life is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for new and richer experience. You can do that only if you have curiosity, and an unquenchable spirit of adventure."
This adventurous ethos makes sense in the context of our immigrant and pioneer heritage. People come to America to build and create, explore and grow. Pioneers and immigrants don't rest at home, criticizing and complaining. They work and build. And if they don't like things here, they move on to greener pastures.
Related to this is something we might call zest, gusto, or joie de vivre. The basic love of life fills active people with energy and enthusiasm. They awake in the morning eager to learn, explore and create.
Lack of energy breeds cynicism. The cynic fails to enjoy life. And so he judges and mocks those who do. But vivacious people don't have time for cynicism. They are too busy living. And they improve life by embracing it with dynamism and imagination.
Pessimists will complain that energetic engagement with the world demands too much effort. Some pessimists see the need for work as a sign of an imperfect world. But this is lazy and short-sighted. Life requires labor. If you don't work, you don't eat. There is no way around this basic fact.
Pessimists are disappointed the world is not perfect. But a perfect world would be boring. It is the challenges in life that get the juices flowing. It is work that gives life meaning.
Optimism also involve intellectual laziness. The optimist's rose-colored glasses screen out tragedy and loss. They look the other way, deliberately ignoring suffering and pain. But this is a recipe for disaster. If we ignore the evils of life, we will fail to take precautions to prevent them.
Loss and pain cannot be ignored. This world includes genuine evils. But sweat and tears provide the salt that helps us savor the sweet times. And kindness and care can make the world a better place.
A good life is never simply given to us. It is built on prudent planning, creative problem solving and hard work.
Optimists ignore the need for prudence, hoping things will turn out fine. Pessimists roll their eyes, disappointed that life requires effort. The rest of us – the majority of hard-working, pragmatic people – roll up our sleeves, wipe away the sweat and tears, and get back to work.
Andrew Fiala is a professor of philosophy and director of The Ethics Center at Fresno State: @PhilosophyFiala


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Samuel Foote(1720-1777) wit
Dear Son,
I am in prison for debt; come and assist your loving mother.-E. Foote
Dear Mother,
So am I; which prevents his loving duty being paid to his loving mother.-Your affectionate son.
Samuel Foote
P.S_ I have sent my attorney to assist you; in the mean time let us hope for better days.
Living too well on oysters wine and roses is as bad as having to gnaw at the bones since dog of my Lord Hi-n-Mighty has got marrow.
But at what cost is to bay at the moon of one percenters while worms are frisky and waiting to be had, and the apple is within reach?
John Ruskin (1819-1900)
John Ruskin once received a request for donation to pay off the mortgage of the Duke Street Chapel and I have given here below an excerpt of his reply. It would seem he was addressing our present world; and for those who want buy now and pay later it may even be an eye opener!
Brentwood, 19 May,1886,
I am scornfully amused at your appeal to me, of all people in the world the precisely least like to give you a farthing! My first word to all men and boys to hear me is"Don't get into debt. Starve and go to heaven-but don't borrow. Try first begging_ I don't mind if it's really needful_stealing!. But don't buy things you can't pay for!"….
Isn't it surprising how what we hold up as a virtue and a proof of a solid character is chipped away so slowly that none notices the enervation of personal values? In his essay 'Unto This Last' Ruskin wrote 'There is no wealth but life.'
Dulled senses of a person who has chased a mirage at the cost of his or her personal values,-character, take the place as a slave driver. No pity or no worthwhile example but the constant goading the person to acquire branded items that he or she doesn't really need. The victim scarcely notices what is branded right through the flesh to the spirit.
Moral: Virtues of one Age are the vices of another. Capitalism invented mass consumerism and made the bible for the lost and the damned. One only needs to see the mess we are all in.


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If Time Doesn't Exist For Photons, How Does Anything Happen To It?/
The concept of photons running with stopped clocks is something that is pulled straight out of relativity; the faster you're moving, the slower your onboard clocks are moving, and the closer to the speed of light you're operating, the more sluggish they get. Once you reach the speed of light, your clock runs infinitely slow - for practical purposes, we can say that time doesn't flow for the photon. As with all things relativity, this isn't an absolute statement- light still has a finite speed, and we can observe light taking fixed amounts of time to traverse large distances.
When light goes zipping around our Universe, it is physically moving through space at a speed of 186,000 miles every second. But if you could affix a clock to it, an observer that's not moving at the speed of light would not see the clock moving forwards the way their own clocks do. A hypothetical person moving at the speed of light wouldn't notice anything weird with their clock, but what they might notice is that the Universe is full of things to smash into.
No matter how fast you're going, if there's something in front of you, and you can't dodge it, you will hit it. This is as true for humans as it is for light, and light is even less capable of dodging an oncoming object than we humans are. Light always travels in locally straight lines - the only way to bend light is to make a curve in the shape of space. A photon will then follow that curve, but there's no onboard navigation.
Photons are effectively stuck playing the world's most obnoxious game of bumper cars, continually bouncing from impact to impact. From our non-speedy perspective, the clocks on photons do not tick forward between impacts, so if the photon has the good fortune to get re-emitted by whatever it ran into, it will, from our viewpoint, instantaneously smash directly into something else without its onboard clock ticking onwards at all.
The photon may not get re-emitted by whatever it ran into, (this is one way to get rid of a photon). The energy of whatever it hit will increase, so the energy isn't lost. However, if it hits something particularly cold, the object won't be radiating much, and the photon's energy will be a convenient donation. More commonly, after some amount of time, a new photon will be produced, at a different energy level, carrying energy away from whatever the photon punched itself into earlier. That new photon has an equally short apparent flight until it smashes into something else.
It's not the most glamorous of paths through the Universe, but a continual ricocheting from solid matter to solid matter is how photons in our Universe go about it.
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Love can Build a Bridge by Francine Pucillo
I'd gladly walk across the desert
With no shoes upon my feet
To share with you the last bite of bread I had to eat
Id swim out to save you in your sea of broken dreams
When all your hopes are sinking
Let me show you what love means
Love can build a bridge
Between your heart and mine
Love can build a bridge
Don't you think it's time?
Don't you think it's time?
I would whisper love so loudly
Every heart could understand
That love and only love
Can join the tribes of man
I would give my hearts desire
So that you might see
The first step is to realise
That it all begins with you and me
Love can build a bridge
When we stand together
It's our finest hour
We can do anything, anything
Anything, anything
Keep believin' in the power
Love can build a bridge
Dedicated to Master S.
"People are lonely because they build walls instead of bridges."
"We are told never to cross a bridge until we come to it, but this world is owned by men who have 'crossed bridges' in their imagination far ahead of the crowd."
"The wise man bridges the gap by laying out the path by means of which he can get from where he is to where he wants to go."
John Pierpont Morgan quotes
Similar Quotes.
"When one burns one's bridges, what a very nice fire it makes."
Dylan Thomas quotes (Welsh Poet, short-story Writer and Playwright, 1914-1953)
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I'll be honest, I half-expected to be fired from my job as a reporter at a newspaper but I didn't expect to come home to find my boyfriend in bed with his best friend!
During my very public meltdown at a coffee shop, I didn't expect to bump into the biggest Hollywood star on the planet or have my picture all over the tabloids. I definitely didn't expect him to tell everyone I was his girlfriend!
Now, I'm in this strange world of Hollywood glitz and glamour all because Ryan Vexler needs to clean up his public image and for some reason, he thinks I'm just the person to do that. What he doesn't know is that I'm actually a giant train wreck and I'm embarrassed to say that I'm starting to fall for the egotistical bastard.
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thanks, bj
Sunday, December 9, 2007
20 comments:
- Cottage Contessa said...
Beautiful BJ! I hope your Sunday is peaceful and restful too. Lovely sign! I'm off to bed now as it's 10.50pm Sunday night here now. Good night sweetie!
Amanda (aka Cottage Contessa)
- December 9, 2007 at 6:47 AM
- Rosie's Whimsy said...
Love the sign. I think you like signs as much as i do :-). Have a Blessed Sunday.....Rosie
- December 9, 2007 at 6:49 AM
- Amelia said...
Another week...another day to praise the Lord.
- December 9, 2007 at 7:09 AM
- bj said...
TO T*MMY AT GENTLE RETREAT....I can't get in to your blog and miss you a lot. I hope you see this and let me come in!
hugs, bj
- December 9, 2007 at 7:35 AM
- Nan said...
Have a blessed Sunday.
- December 9, 2007 at 7:50 AM
- Marcela said...
Hello my sweet friend
Have a wonderful and blessed Sunday!!!
- December 9, 2007 at 7:55 AM
- FarmHouse Style said...
Peace to you as well, sweet BJ.
- December 9, 2007 at 8:40 AM
- Karen H. said...
Good Morning BJ,
I hope you have a Peaceful and Restful Sunday as well. I don't have time to do a post today as we will be leaving to go out of town in a little while. I do have a few pictures to share tomorrow. Thanks for coming by yesterday and leaving me encouraging words. I am NOT going to quit blogging. I enjoy it too much. Well, take care my friend and have a great Sunday. May God Bless You and Yours.
Karen H.
- December 9, 2007 at 10:20 AM
- Anita said...
Very pretty...
I plan on spending this freezing day(wind chill is 2!) inside... not one foot outside my house today!
Simmering spices, Christmas lights, and cozy quilts... That's my Sunday this week...
Hope your's is wonderful!
- December 9, 2007 at 10:23 AM
- PEA said...
Wishing you the very same thing, dear BJ:-) Love the sign!! xox
- December 9, 2007 at 1:28 PM
- Lib said...
Hi B.J.
I love,Love,Love your decs. so feastive :o)
I Love H.B. also. I buy alot of my suppies there.
I'm not a big shopper but I could shop until I drop in there. lol
Blessins', Lib
- December 9, 2007 at 2:04 PM
Hey BJ! Church was cancelled this morning due to ice coming in. They got it worse to the north of us. Not sure what will come later. It has been a quiet day.
- December 9, 2007 at 2:09 PM
- sha said...
I hope you have a blessed day as well my friend. Have I told you how happy I am that you got Al and I started blogging? Our sis in Alaska will be joining us as well with a blog. What fun. Stay warm, it is suppose to get really nasty tonight into tomorrow all day.
- December 9, 2007 at 2:15 PM
- Baba's Blog .. Babies Are Special said...
Hi BJ, thanks for visiting my place today and wishing me happy birthday.Have a good night's sleep and will visit you later. Baba
- December 9, 2007 at 3:04 PM
Thanks dear...I hope yours is filled with much joy.
- December 9, 2007 at 3:55 PM
- Jackie said...
May you have a peaceful and uplifting Sunday BJ.
God Bless.
- December 9, 2007 at 4:49 PM
Morning BJ, just gorgeous! We love signs too. Have a lovely week :) Jenn and Jacqui
- December 9, 2007 at 4:49 PM
Have a blessed Sunday!
Christy :-) <><
- December 9, 2007 at 8:29 PM
- ginger at enchanting cottage said...
Thank-you BJ, how sweet of you to put just a small note but with a whole lot of thought!
- December 9, 2007 at 10:49 PM
- BittersweetPunkin said...
Oh I love that sign!!
- December 10, 2007 at 1:41 AM


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Muirfield has been restored to the list of The Open venues after its members voted to admit women into their ranks on a second vote.
The East Lothian course was immediately removed from the rota after a first vote narrowly failed to achieve the two-thirds majority required last May.
However, Henry Fairweather, the captain of the Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers, which owns and runs Muirfield, announced on Tuesday that the rule change had been passed by 498 votes to 123 after a second ballot, with 80.2 per cent of members in favor.
That decision was swiftly followed by one from the R&A, which means Muirfield, which last hosted The Open in 2013 -- when Phil Mickelson won the tournament -- will again be eligible to stage the sport's oldest major championship.
Speaking outside the clubhouse, Fairweather said: "This is a significant decision for a club which was founded in 1744 and retains many of the values and aspirations of its founding members.
"We look forward to welcoming women as members who will enjoy, and benefit from, the great traditions and friendly spirit of this remarkable club."
Reigning Masters champion Danny Willett of England said of the vote, "I think it shows change in what is ordinarily an incredibly old golf club and there might be some of the old things that still go on there but you know, to pass women is a big thing for that golf club. I think that's great.
"I think it shows how times have changed. It shows how golf's changed."
The HCEG added in a statement: "The current waiting list for membership at Muirfield suggests that new candidates for membership, women and men, can expect to wait two to three years, or longer, to become a member of the club."
R&A chief executive Martin Slumbers welcomed the decision in a statement that read: "Muirfield has a long and important history of hosting The Open and with today's announcement that will continue.
"It is extremely important for us in staging one of the world's great sporting events that women can become members at all of our host clubs.
"Muirfield is a truly outstanding Open venue and we very much look forward to taking the Championship back there in the future."
The earliest Muirfield could stage The Open is 2022.


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Re: Mumbai University Admission for MCOM Part 2
Mumbai University is inviting application for the admission in MCOM Part 2.
Important Dates:
Extended Last date of online admission: 12th OCT. 2012
Eligibility for Admission:
M.Com. Part I students can take admission to M.Com. Part II course irrespective of pass or fail in M.Com part I examination. But, they will not be allowed to write M.Com part II examination unless they pass M.Com part I examination held in the month of Oct/Nov. of the same academic year and submission of passing mark sheet of M.Com Part I.
Basic idea of Admission Fees for the M. Com Part - II Course:-
(a) Rs. 4,300/- For General Category (Including Convocation Fees).
(b) Fees for the Reserved Category: Rs.370/-(Rs. 120/- Admission fees + Rs. 250/- Convocation fees) (only those who apply for Scholarship/Freeship Scheme)
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Hi Freinds,
I have enrolled for online examinaiton M Com II. Please share if you know 1) when the roll nos will be alloted. 2) do we need to fill separate examination form. 3) will the list of students will appear on site.
Re: Mumbai University Admission for MCOM Part 2
in 2011-12 i give the exam of m.com part 1 bt at that time i was failed on 1 sub and get addimisiin again m.com part 1 and i passed the exam which is held on oct.bt that time m not get addimistion to m.com 2 nd year so is that possible to give exam on 2013


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I'm looking into designing an architecture for a moodle based education site, it will serve several thousand users at first but needs to be able to grow to support hundreds of thousands to millions of users across several countries.
I was thinking of a load balancer to distribute requests to several web servers. The web servers can be split by some serving static and some serving dynamic content. Then it is to write to a mysql master node and read from slave nodes.
What kind of load balancer will work well with moodle, should I get a hardware load balancer solution from one of the vendors, or build one myself with open source solution like LVS or reverse proxy?
I was planning to use apache server to serve the web pages at first then as loads become higher, split into lighttpd webserver for static content and apache application server for dynamic content. Stuff like gzip compressing, squid cache, memcache will also be deployed if required.
For the web server hardware, should I use one-u single socket server or a blade solution? Which one will end up being cheaper to run and expand? Supermicro have an interesting product with twin servers in 1u chassis and 4 servers in 2U chassis with infiniband. Has anyone here tried these server before?
For the storage, should I use a SAN or storage server like Sun unified storage 7000 will be sufficient. For a mysql cluster setup should I have two different storage systems, on to use for master node writing access and another for slave to read? Or should all the nodes have separate storage?
Since this website will likely be more heavy on read operations, what consideration should be made for the mysql cluster and storage setup?
For the management part I am planning to use dsh, ganglia, nagios, splunk, kickstart.
For backup I am planning for an LTO tape autoloader. This site will be primarily used for the Asia region, so there will be several hours of low traffic at night. What is the best way to back up up a mysql cluster? Can I temporarily disable write and take out the master to perform the backup?
Please advise if you have experience with setting up this kind of scalable web site, most of my experience has been in working with large unix boxes, or smaller standalone unix/linux boxes. So this kind of scale out implementation is a first time for me.