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Before I forget, in the mid 1960's in the Tujunga mountain range area it was known by the local populace, that this area was a landing base area for UFO's.
At the onset of my case, as it pertains to UFO's, I believe this mapped area has been since 1950's until the present time a government (word missing) and interactions with the local people, by abduction, and with military personnel.
Before a day time sighting in 1952 when I was at the age of 6 years old, my mother was helping a friend of hers move from our apartment to another town. I was helping my mother's friend pack boxes. The lady let me keep a penlight that I found in the apartment. I then took this penlight, a heavy duty penlight that her husband used for work, to her upper story bedroom and I pointed the penlight out the window, towards the "Hansen Dam." I began to noice that if I were to blink once, I would get a return blink from the Dam area! This went on blink for blink, until my mother saw me and told me to stop the blinking as I might make the airplane crash. Needless to say it was not a plane but my first encounter with a UFO. Even at the tender age of 6 years old, I wondered how an airplane could be on the rim of the dam itself!
The next day around midday while playing with my two brothers, and two cousins who also resided at the government housing project, I brought it to their attention, that there was a silver disk/craft, ie., UFO, hovering over a small hill on Foothill and Glenoaks Blvds. As we watched this UFO oscillate in a falling leaf motion, it started to follow a service drive midway in the housing project towards the children's playground area that was at the foot of the Hansen Dam itself.
This UFO/craft then flew very low to the ground and it then flew over the swings, and came to rest at the base of the dam.
As my case was investigated by the late Dr. J. Allen Hynek, of CUFOS, it came out that my brothers, cousins and other children from the housing project waved at the UFO as it was so low to the ground. I remember my cousins and my brothers waving at some alien beings that were in front of, for the lack of a better word, a big picture window. The alien beings waved back at us. The thing that I remember most is that the alien beings arms were longer than normal, that is to say past their knees!
As the UFO landed in a 45 degree angle at the base of the dam, it actually was in this angle, and one could see the entire craft.
What I remember is a smell like battery acid coming from the craft.
The children, which included my brothers and cousins, and other playmates, stood in front of this landed craft and just stared in wonderment. It came out in the investigation that the other children decided to return to the housing project and that I was left by myself!
I crawled the circumference of the UFO/craft. I don't remember any heat coming from the craft but what I do remember is that as I crawled around this craft when I got to the lowest point of the craft I saw an opening. As I looked inside this opening, from a distance, I saw the most beautiful lights blinking. One light in particular was a golden color and I felt drawn to the light which was overpowering!
I must report something that doesn't make sense, but as I crawled towards the lights my knees touched a grading like the ones you see on the news in the winter time in New York with hot steam coming out of the grading. In any event I fell downward.
I remember being taken to a room with lights that somehow seem to be alive? It was almost like the craft was breathing as the lights were blinking.
The next thing I remember was that I was walking back on the service road going in the direction of the housing projct.
My playmates who abandoned me at the craft site, were now deep into a game of hide and seek. As I made my way to the apartment I felt dazed. As I entered our apartment my mother was combing my sister's hair and to this day I can remember the color of her red dress, but I couldn't remember who my sister was!! I asked my mother who was the girl that my mother was combing her hair. My mother became agitated with me and said "don't you know your sister?" I remember asking my mother if my sister was chinese too as in ELONGATED EYES!! Needless to say I was disorientated but I feel that when I asked my mother if my sister was chinese, it was the only way a six year old child could try to describe something out of the ordinary, as in alien wrap around eyes. At this point my mother was fit to be tied and yelled at me to go to my room I did just that. Once inside my room I closed the door and sat in my favorite red sofa chair, the same color as my sister's dress, as if I needed that.
As I was seated in the center of the room in my sofa chair, like the Lazy Boy sofas of today, I felt myself floating in the room. Let me say it again, I was levitating in my room. I can still remember touching the curtain rods and I used my hands to walk across the ceiling. I remember touching the light switch, going back to the center of the room, where the overhead light was located, and then floating downward back to my red sofa! I guess I have been blessed for some reason, as in some cases. The alien beings can walk through wall, doors, etc. But I was spared the visual of looking at the beings in my room. This was to happen in short order.
This being said, may I take you back to my families apartment, where the levitation took place in my bedroom after leaving the UFO site. Being that my mother was alredy upset with me for not knowing who my own sister was, she was in no mood to hear what I had to say next about levitating in my bedroom. As I told my mother what happened she yelled out to me, "get out, you have to have a plane ticket today!" Sadly I found myself being sent outside once again to face another round of UFO activity.
As my playmates left the landing sight, near the playground which was located at the base of the dam, they regrouped to play a game of hide and seek back at the housing tract. As I was the last one to enter the game it was me who had to count backwards from a hundred and then find my playmates. I was sent to a telephone pole to start my count. I was showed an old tire, where I was to use as a staging area once I found the children.
What was to happen next I need to remind the readers that there was a span of maybe about an hour and a half at the most from the time the UFO landed and what was to transpire next.
As I started to count backwards from 100 and then search for the children when I got to around 75 I fell into a deep stupor and when I awoke I found myself on top of the apartments (3rd story roof). While there I was somehow able to hear the children whever they were located and hiding in this game of hide and seek. I would then somehow find myself standing in front of the children and I would proceed to take them back to the old car tire staging area. After dropping off the first group of children to seek the others, when without any warning I found myself once again on top of the third story roof, as bizarre as this may sound. This repeated itself over and over to the point that the other playmates began to demonstrate fear in their voice and wanted to know how this was happening?
By this time darkness fell over the governmental housing tract and the game broke up. It must have been late summer or early fall, as all the children seem to be outside enjoying the night air.
My parents left our apartment and went to the nearest Mom and Pop store to buy food for breakfast. My cousins and brothers were watching one of the adults throw a baseball high in the air and then catch the ball with his baseball glove. There had to be a full moon out as I could see the ball clearly in the night air. After about the third toss into the air I asked the man how high can you throw the ball? "To the moon kid, to the moon." I kept my eye on the baseball to see how high he could really throw the ball when all of a sudden the ball seemed to be coming back down in slow motion.
I noticed a bright light about the size of a basketball. I noticed this round light seemed to circle the complete housing tract two times when all of a sudden this round light showed its true size as it stopped straight in the air, and once again, we were to witness a UFO, only this time it was so large that it overlapped both apartment roof tops. By this I mean in the "Basilone Housing Tract" there was a row of apartments, then grass in the middle, then it would start another row of apartments. This UFO craft was so big that I noticed that it was touching two roof tops at the same time.
Remember what I said about the beautiful lights when the UFO made it's daytime appearance near the children's playground, well the lights were on the outside of the craft. If you have ever seen an emergency vehicle like a fire department truck at night and its emergency overhead lights, turn around and around, it was the same with the craft, only the lights were a beautiful golden color and magenta, green and yellow. These colored lights would rotate on the craft.
The men adults took over the situation as I remember the women screaming "is it an airplane?" "No," ansered the men folk, "is it a helicopter?", "no" answered the men. Once again, "get the children inside, get the children inside."
My parents were shopping at the store. My brothers and myself went with my cousins to their apartment. Once inside the apartment my older brother was cowering near the stove and crying. My two male cousins just stood in the kitchen in awe! And you guessed it, once again, I go to see the craft. I can remember my aunt had some kitchen curtains, the kind you can see through. I could still see the UFO lights through the curtains so I walked over to the kitchen window and pulled back the curtains and looked upwards to the bottom of the craft. All of a sudden it tilted downward as to almost look down inside the kitchen area. It then righted itself and flew upwards. It was gone in a second.
What was to transpire next was overtaxing to this youngster of ony six years old.
I want to bring to the attention of the readers, something I have a vague memory of, but have a sister who has a better recollection of what transpired. As I made mention when it was my turn to seek and I had the phenomenon of appearing on the apartment roof top, then appearing in front of the children. It was brought to my attention by my oldest sister that I was left on top of the apartment third story roof and not returned to the bottom of the apartments. There was no way to get me down as the third story stairwell door to the roof area had no knob but would open by key only. There was no maintenance crew available from the housing tract. The adults called the fire department and they brought me down by hook and ladder. For what it is worth I felt I should make mention of this.
After my parents returned from shopping my aunt and uncle tried to tell them what had transpired when the UFO overlapped the roof tops. My parents just could not comprehend what took place and they gathered up my brothers and sister and took us home to our own apartment. After we were put to bed in the safety of our apartment, the unthinkable happened.
It must have been about 3:00 a.m. when I felt a presence in our bedroom. Now this is very important, as we were not well off financially speaking. I shared a bed with my youngest brother and my older brother had his own bed. When I felt this presence the fear factor was more than I could bear. I tried to call out for help but I was totally paralyzed. I could only open and close my eyes. Then it happened, I began to levitate in the prone position, that is with my face looking upward. Am I going crazy I thought. Can a six year old go crazy? On no, I recognized the hallway. I'm going to hit the door leading outside the apartment. My God in heaven, I'm at the playground where the UFO first landed in the 45 degree angle to the Hansen Dam.
Either I never thought of it, or I have no memory of it, but I don't remember being cold in the outside air. What I do remember is this: If you ever have been in an emergency room, and you are being checked out by the medical team of doctors and they want to give you some privacy, there's a curtain they can pull in a circle. I remember this, and then waking up in my bedroom.
What I'm about to tell you next, again, I ask for your understanding. This happened about three times night after night. The last two times before I told my mother what was happening to me. I remember being put on a curved chair and being strapped down in front of a large picture window for lack of a better word. Then I could hear something like air breaks or hydraulic lifts and the chair would move in a different positin. I could see blackness outside of the picture window, then fast, fast, moving stars. Then coming to a complete stop. Then the sequence would repeat itself over and over until I was returned to my bed.
Now back to Mom. Keep in mind that she told me to get out when I told her about levitating in my bedroom. Well when I told her I was flying at night she said "OK if you fly tonight you're going to take your brother! "What?" I thought to myself, well my mother got a clean white bed sheet and tore it into strips. Then she tied my arm to my brothers arm and my leg to my brother's leg. My free arm she tied to the bed post and my free leg to the other side bed post.
It must have been about 5:30 a.m. I remember smelling hot coffee and the smell of bacon as my mother was making breakfast for my father. Then I saw the hallway light as my Mother opened the door to check in on my brother and myself.
The next thing I heard is my mother yelling "this is not funny! Why are you two doing this to me?" By this time I was wide awake. That's when I found myself tied underneath the bed. One leg tied to one bed post, one arm tied to the other bedpost. After my mother untied me, I remember giggling with my brother as I asked him did you do that and he is asking me the same thing.
At this time I should say I had an opporuntiy to speak to Travis Walton in September of 2003 about the air break type noise and the chair that would move in front of the big window during his time in a UFO. I met Mr. Walton in a meeting of abductees and non abductees in Los Angeles in a meeting of the minds, concerning UFOs. Mr. Walton was kind enough to give me a moment of his time. He said he is sorry he was ever abducted by a UFO as it has been very hard on himself and his family.


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I finished the right side of the front, where it goes up to a triangle to cover the bust. Following the pattern for the left side, the triangle ends up much bigger and wider than the right side. I'm not lopsided (well, not noticably), and I don't want my camisole to be!!!
I heard a rumor that this book (it's the Sarah Dallas one) is full of errors, and there is no errata anywhere. I'm thinking of scrapping the pattern instructions and just going with my own instincts to work up the left side so it will match. I've already tinked back twice. I think I did the right side correctly, because it looks right.
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25 Perfect Notes I Wish I Had Written Myself.
Before the rise of the internet, and e-mail, people would write notes to say what they needed to say. It wasn't such an easy time where you could just log onto Facebook and send a message real quick. You would actually have to take the time and write out a letter, buy some stamps, and put it in the mailbox. While this wasn't the most convenient form of communication, it sure was more thoughtful than just clicking send. The following people revived the old method of communication, and left notes for those they needed to speak to. I've got admit, they're pretty hilarious, too!
#1. An entire year, and no one could pick that up? Oh my.
#2. People are coffee fanatics, and some are really attached to their coffee mugs.
#3. I'm not really sure if they needed to waste this much paper.
#4. Finding out there's no tooth fairy is always a sad time in a child's life, but this time it might just be sadder for the parents.
#5. Well, that's one way to tell your neighbors they need to chill out a little bit.
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In my line of work, I often play a game. The game consists of remembering where I last saw something, like a screw, or a piece of pipe, or a bit of plastic. This screw sits somewhere in our factory, surrounded by thousands of other things. My people need this screw to solve an immediate problem, and I've seen it somewhere. Perhaps I last came across it while putting the pipe away. Perhaps I noticed it because I cleaned up that shelf. It may have been yesterday, or it may have been 5 years ago. But I know it's there – and now I have to find it.
Many times, being a behavioral scientist also means having to play this game. Connecting disparate pieces of information together in order to gain insights into a given culture is one of those things. Recently I played this game with the Saudi culture.
It started with this intriguing article, a Saudi editor sentenced to 7 years and 600 lashes. [1] Ouch. Whatever for? He dared set up a website inviting comments on religion. Reading between the lines, it appears he's one of those people who believes in educating women and allowing them to drive.
One of the hardest things to do as a behavioral scientist is to leave my preconceptions at the door. Wait, let me rephrase that. Preconceptions should be kept in a lockbox in the closet of the attic. No preconceptions or judgements should be allowed in our scientific realm, no matter how different they are from ours, and no matter how repulsive they may seem at first. If the Saudi courts want to flail this man for heresy, I will not judge. I observe.
I observe the judge tossed out the death sentence based on inadequate proof of apostasy. Seems our editor managed to convince the judge that he was pious enough, to the apparent regret of the mullah who brought the charges against him.
A few months ago my eye was caught by one of those flashy yahoo pictures – a bright car being towed on the streets of London. The bright Lamborghini was stopped for not having a front plate, towed for being uninsured. And the driver was a young princeling out of Qatar. Though not a Saud, he did inspire this article.
A quick search and viola! we have a list of other interesting Saudi related items. Maids in the USA being abused by their Saudi employers. And another Saudi who decided he'd rather keep millions on a jet deal, instead of paying a commission. [2,3]
Here's where the job of a behavioral scientist gets fun. We have here a set of disparities. On one hand the Saudi culture publicly promotes an austere and severe attitude towards a belief system, their religion. Their religion, like many others, has certain rules about the treatment of those less fortunate, or cheating others out of their share of a reward. So how can they publicly castigate one member while privately allowing profligate behavior on the part of others? Is this unique among cultures? Absolutely not. In fact, we should admit that this is a common feature!
What may not be common is the range of this disparity. On one hand a young man asks questions about his culture's faith, and faces death. On the other hand, some flaunt their wealth, oppress the less fortunate, and squander millions, yet go untouched. This is what we observe, and this is what we can conclude; great stress exists.
The range of disparities allows us to measure the effective social stress going on inside this culture. We must assume, being astute observers, that only the smallest fraction of such public interest stories reach our ears. Therefore we can also assume that there are extreme examples we never see. We can also assume that because there are extremes, that there are many more minor incidents that our culture would consider odd, but they have come to consider normal. For instance, would you raise your eyebrows at seeing religious police? Would you be concerned if they approached you about your clothing? In Springfield, Illinois, yes. In Mecca, no.
Saudi culture is under great stress. This we can conclude. We are not alone in this conclusion. [4,5] Is that stress growing, or diminishing? And what will its impact be upon us? Only time will tell.
[1] Saudi activist receives 7-year sentence, 600 lashes for insulting Islam, By Ed Payne and Mohammed Jamjoom, CNN, updated 8:59 PM EDT, Wed July 31, 2013. Link: http://www.cnn.com/2013/07/31/world/meast/saudi-blogger-sentenced
[2] Saudi prince defects: 'Brutality, oppression as govt scared of Arab revolts' from RT. Published time: August 12, 2013 11:37, Edited time: August 13, 2013 08:00. Link: http://rt.com/news/saudi-arabia-opposition-prince-374/
[3] Maid in Saudi Arabia, from AlMonitor. By: Madawi Al-Rasheed for Al-Monitor Posted on July 17. Link: http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2013/07/humantrafficking-saudiarabia-al-rasheed.html
[4] Further information on the tensions within Saudi Arabia written by Dr. Rasheed: http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/authors/madawi-al-rasheed
[5] Saudi prince loses $10m court battle over Gaddafi jet sale, from the Guardian. By Owen Bowcott, legal affairs correspondent, Wednesday 31 July 2013 08.59 EDT. Link: http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2013/jul/31/saudi-prince-court-gaddafi-jet


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- TV Licensing goons have no more legal rights than anyone else visiting a property and must leave immediately if the occupier instructs them to.
- TV Licensing goons must show their ID on request. The occupier should be allowed the opportunity to inspect the card and verify the details by calling TV Licensing if necessary.
- TV Licensing goons must never threaten the occupier with either the police or a search warrant.
- The occupier is under no legal obligation to confirm their details or licence status to TV Licensing.
- The occupier is under no legal obligation to speak to TV Licensing goons visiting their property.
- It is perfectly legal, and positively encouraged, for the occupier to film any TV Licensing goons that visit their property. Whereas TV Licensing goons sometimes tell lies, the camera generally doesn't. The occupier is advised to keep the full, unedited footage of the visit in a safe place.
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Thursday, 25 December 2014
Don't Get Stuffed by TV Licensing This Christmas
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Thankyou, Admin, for your continued work on this blog which I would class as by far the most informative, detailed and factually level-headed of them all. Happy Christmas and New year to you and your family.
Looking forward to 2015 and debunking the FUD which the BBC will put out regarding license evasion decriminalisation and the parallel debates which will kick off as their charter gets set for renewal the following year.
Expecting increasingly desparate marketing campaigns by Capita and possibly a change of tactic to one trying to sell the benefits of the license rather than threatening people, as they realise the license fee model really is now into the last few years of its remaining life.
- 25 December 2014 at 15:33
All the best to you too! Your site was the first I found when I was about to snap with all the lovely threatograms we were receiving - the first and the best.
I am glad for your simple and consise explanations of the law, all backed up with appropriate links, and revelations as to the true nature of the BBC and TVL.
Keep up the good work and have a wonderful 2015!
- 25 December 2014 at 20:17
Happy Christmas. Great advice about filming golns at the doorstep to capture their miscreant tactics. I'm expecting a new camera for Christmas but sadly can't see them ever darkening my door again which is a shame as a goon visit would make the best Cristmas ever! Thanks for another year of brilliant blogs about this vile disorganization. Matt Williams
- 20 December 2015 at 12:04
- Admin said...
You really are too kind Matthew.
I wish you and yours the very best of the season and look forward to another bumper year of High Street Tours!
- 20 December 2015 at 12:58


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Grief that Grows
Numbers 20:1–13
The Waters of Meribah[1]
The Israelites, the whole congregation, came into the wilderness of Zin in the first month, and the people stayed in Kadesh. Miriam died there, and was buried there.
Now there was no water for the congregation; so they gathered together against Moses and against Aaron. The people quarreled with Moses and said, "Would that we had died when our kindred died before the Lord! Why have you brought the assembly of the Lord into this wilderness for us and our livestock to die here? Why have you brought us up out of Egypt, to bring us to this wretched place? It is no place for grain, or figs, or vines, or pomegranates; and there is no water to drink." Then Moses and Aaron went away from the assembly to the entrance of the tent of meeting; they fell on their faces, and the glory of the Lord appeared to them. The Lord spoke to Moses, saying: Take the staff, and assemble the congregation, you and your brother Aaron, and command the rock before their eyes to yield its water. Thus you shall bring water out of the rock for them; thus you shall provide drink for the congregation and their livestock.
So Moses took the staff from before the Lord, as he had commanded him. Moses and Aaron gathered the assembly together before the rock, and he said to them, "Listen, you rebels, shall we bring water for you out of this rock?" Then Moses lifted up his hand and struck the rock twice with his staff; water came out abundantly, and the congregation and their livestock drank. But the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, "Because you did not trust in me, to show my holiness before the eyes of the Israelites, therefore you shall not bring this assembly into the land that I have given them." These are the waters of Meribah, where the people of Israel quarreled with the Lord, and by which he showed his holiness.
Passage through Edom Refused
Moses sent messengers from Kadesh to the king of Edom, "Thus says your brother Israel: You know all the adversity that has befallen us: how our ancestors went down to Egypt, and we lived in Egypt a long time; and the Egyptians oppressed us and our ancestors; and when we cried to the Lord, he heard our voice, and sent an angel and brought us out of Egypt; and here we are in Kadesh, a town on the edge of your territory. Now let us pass through your land. We will not pass through field or vineyard, or drink water from any well; we will go along the King's Highway, not turning aside to the right hand or to the left until we have passed through your territory."
But Edom said to him, "You shall not pass through, or we will come out with the sword against you." The Israelites said to him, "We will stay on the highway; and if we drink of your water, we and our livestock, then we will pay for it. It is only a small matter; just let us pass through on foot." But he said, "You shall not pass through." And Edom came out against them with a large force, heavily armed. Thus Edom refused to give Israel passage through their territory; so Israel turned away from them.
The Death of Aaron
They set out from Kadesh, and the Israelites, the whole congregation, came to Mount Hor. Then the Lord said to Moses and Aaron at Mount Hor, on the border of the land of Edom, "Let Aaron be gathered to his people. For he shall not enter the land that I have given to the Israelites, because you rebelled against my command at the waters of Meribah. Take Aaron and his son Eleazar, and bring them up Mount Hor; strip Aaron of his vestments, and put them on his son Eleazar. But Aaron shall be gathered to his people, and shall die there." Moses did as the Lord had commanded; they went up Mount Hor in the sight of the whole congregation. Moses stripped Aaron of his vestments, and put them on his son Eleazar; and Aaron died there on the top of the mountain. Moses and Eleazar came down from the mountain. When all the congregation saw that Aaron had died, all the house of Israel mourned for Aaron thirty days.
Acts 13:32–41
And we bring you the good news that what God promised to our ancestors he has fulfilled for us, their children, by raising Jesus; as also it is written in the second psalm,
'You are my Son;
today I have begotten you.'
As to his raising him from the dead, no more to return to corruption, he has spoken in this way,
'I will give you the holy promises made to David.'
Therefore he has also said in another psalm,
'You will not let your Holy One experience corruption.'
For David, after he had served the purpose of God in his own generation, died, was laid beside his ancestors, and experienced corruption; but he whom God raised up experienced no corruption. Let it be known to you therefore, my brothers, that through this man forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you; by this Jesus everyone who believes is set free from all those sins from which you could not be freed by the law of Moses. Beware, therefore, that what the prophets said does not happen to you:
'Look, you scoffers!
Be amazed and perish,
for in your days I am doing a work,
a work that you will never believe, even if someone tells you.'
We behave badly when we are grieving. Moses had just buried his sister and the people couldn't find water. They started grumbling. Well, in all actuality, I suspect they had been grumbling for awhile. Moses just began to notice it more in his grief. Then the people picked up on his irritation with him and began to move from grumbling to quarreling with Moses and each other. I'm sure this was not all over one day without a nearby water source. It was that, in his own grief, they feared Moses would be unable to lead them any longer. They were ready to abandon ship and crawl back to Egypt.
They were throwing a fit. So Moses threw a fit. Instead of following God's instructions, as he had for so very long, he took matters into his own hands. He struck the rock with his grief and anger instead of speaking to it with his faith. He let doubt rule in his moment of grief, and it would haunt him the rest of his life.
Paul told another story though. He told of the grief experienced by the disciples at the death of Jesus and how their grief was transformed into joy at the resurrection. It did not eliminate their grief and suffering, but it transformed it. Raising Jesus from the dead redeemed all of their suffering by showing that even death does not have the last word.
Everyone suffers. Everyone grieves. For those in Christ, suffering is temporary and joy is everlasting. For those without Christ, joy in this world is temporary at best, but suffering and grief will be eternal. Don't let momentary grief – no matter how bad it is, take away your hope in the peace and joy that awaits us when God sends His Spirit to raise us from the depths we find ourselves in.
Where have you experienced your most profound grief?
How is God speaking to that grief today?
- Ex 17:1–7 ↩


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I love brushes! It's a fact. My favorite brand of brushes is M.A.C. What is it about M.A.C. that makes their brushes more appealing to me than any other brand? The fact that they consistently provide high quality brushes without smells, shedding (except for the #109, but there are steps to take to fix this), falling apart, and effortless performance. When I found out that there was a collection coming out with limited edition brushes, I knew I had to have them. Unfortunately I waited longer than intended to get them and I was only able to purchase 3 of the 4 brushes. Thankfully, M.A.C. restocked their collection and I was finally able to get the 4th brush last week. *side note, they also replenished the Bloggers' Obsession Collection as well so I was able to get Afrobella's All My Purple Life…whew!*
Here are the 4 limited edition brushes below.
So glad I got these when I did. I just checked the M.A.C. website and they're sold out of the #128 brush. There will be a relaunch of the limited edition #226 brush coming out with the Mac Me Over Collection later this month. I will be getting that one as well. I missed it the first time it was launched. It's similar to the #131 brush but designed for the eye not face.


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Spiral Balloons - 30" long
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Fayette County
A midsummer night's splash and dash
As the sky darkened and debris swirled around the CentrePointe lot at East Main Street and Limestone during The Fastest Kid in Town race Saturday evening, parents grabbed their children and headed for cover.
The children's race was interrupted, and the 5K Midsummer Night's Run was delayed about 10 minutes because of a thunderstorm that swept through downtown Lexington just before 7 p.m.
Joanna Beall had just congratulated her daughter, Madison, 4, with a high-five for completing her race, and the little girl was asking about trophies when the crowd was told to take cover. Madison was informed that no one would receive a trophy.
"I thought it was adorable," Beall said. "She was determined."
Parents quickly ran into the library and nearby parking garages as the rain began to fall.
The Midsummer Night's Run started about 8:40 p.m.
Officials with Central Baptist Hospital's annual event attempted to complete The Fastest Kid in Town event a few times but decided to cancel the race because of lighting and thunder, hospital spokeswoman Ruth Ann Childers said, adding it's the first time since she's been with the hospital that the event has been rained out.
However, 3,442 people still completed the 5K.
"People were undeterred by the weather," Childers said.
A weakened storm from the south calmed by about 7:45 p.m., according to the National Weather Service in Louisville, with light to moderate rain continuing until about 9:45 p.m.
There were new courses and locations for the community event this year because of ongoing improvements on sidewalks and roads in the downtown area. Childers said many people told her they preferred the new route.
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Two local locations will take part in one of Scotland's most popular outdoor festivals, with one of them joining for the first time this year.
Blossoming across the country until March 12, the Scottish Snowdrop Festival features more than 50 properties showing off spectacular swathes of snowdrops carpeting their grounds.
Venues taking part in the festival around the Highlands include Bruckhills Croft at Rothienorman and – for the first time – Fyvie Castle (NTS).
At Bruckhills Croft, there is a collection of 320 named snowdrops arranged in small groups throughout the garden, which is taking part in the Festival from February 18 to March 12.
The annual event, now in its 11th year, aims to encourage locals and tourists alike to enjoy the wonders of Scotland's gardens during the snowdrop flowering period and to highlight the diversity of the country's array of snowdrop collections.
For the first time this year, the festival is being organised by garden tourism organisation Discover Scottish Gardens, and supported by VisitScotland.
Nearly half the participants are opening their gardens to raise money for national charity organisation Scotland's Gardens.
For details of all the gardens and grounds taking part visit www.visitscotland.com/snowdrop.


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I just want to thank you for recommending Greg to help me with the application process. I couldn't be more pleased with his work. His advice on the essays has been straightforward and insightful. I took a couple of wrong turns with the personal statement. His responses to those first few drafts not only showed me which parts weren't working, but also guided me in a new direction that showcased my personality and experience, and gave a clear argument for my decision to go to law school. When I ran into roadblocks in the writing process, Greg's comments offered fresh inspiration. As a result, I finished the essays quickly and (relatively) painlessly. For someone who hasn't written an essay in years, this was a welcome surprise.
You told me when we spoke on the phone that Greg would have a good understanding of how to handle the academic probation and legal issues, and you were right. My first draft of the academic probation addendum was even more misguided than my first few personal statements. I would have sealed my fate many times over had I submitted that version to anyone. The final draft, which took only a day of revisions to put together, shows maturity and perspective. Hopefully it will inspire some admissions officers to look past that issue.
I have to admit that when I signed up for the "Second Stage", I worried I might regret spending that much money. The confidence and peace of mind though has been well worth the expense. Thanks again for your help (and Greg's), and best of luck with Ivey Consulting.
- JD applicant (waiting for results)


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Kaj Tanaka
Do not be afraid when you see Death's daughter walking home with your own daughter after school. If you look at your daughter's recent posts on Instagram, for example, you will see pictures of your daughter and Death's daughter together, smiling like cats: your daughter's perfect brown arm affectionately wrapped around Death's daughter's black shroud and shadowy visage.
Don't interfere in your daughter's affairs. Trust that you have taught her well enough. Don't go into her bedroom and sit down on her pink bedspread while she is on her computer. Don't say that the apple probably hasn't fallen far from the tree, vis-à-vis Death and his daughter. Don't forbid your daughter from seeing Death's daughter, whatever you do. She will respect you less for trying to control her. She is growing older, and you know that your daughter's hatred is not something you can handle.
At fifth grade graduation, Death asks if the seat next to you is taken, as if he doesn't know you are here alone. No, you say, please sit. He gathers his black robe around his bony knees. When he sits, it is the sound of falling snow. You wonder if you should say something to him. I think our daughters are good friends, you finally say. Death goes on for a long time about how artistic his own daughter is. You say that you'd rather see your daughter play basketball, and then the program begins and here is your beautiful daughter walking across the stage. You feel as if—maybe because of the lights—she seems like an adult already. Death turns to you. Ten years, he says. It's exactly what you are thinking.
As you are getting up to leave, you feel you must ask if there is a Mrs. Death—or, you know, someone. Death shakes his head. So, you say, you must understand the difficulties of being a single parent? You are unable to mask the bitterness in your voice. Death nods but he doesn't reply. You both just stand there. Finally Death says that having a daughter is the best thing that has ever happened to him. Don't you agree? He says. You agree. Of course you agree, but that isn't the point.
You end up crossing paths with old Death a bit more often than you would like. You see him at parent-teacher conferences, you see him running the apple bobbing station at the school carnival. He chaperones for field trips. He runs the after school chess team. It is frustrating that, for all of the souls he must deliver from this life to the next, he seems to have a lot more free time than you do. Your daughter notices this too and she uses it against you. She says that Death must have a better job than you do. He certainly has more time for his daughter. Your daughter prefers to spend her afternoons doing her homework at Death's house because it is a huge mansion with secret rooms and a hot tub, and Death is always at home making delicious snacks and telling funny jokes like some kind of perfect sitcom dad. You cover up your daughter's complaints by buying her the things she wants. To pay for those things, you take on more hours at work. The things shut your daughter up for a while, but they don't make anything easier in the long term.
When your daughter and Death's daughter turn thirteen (their birthdays are only a few days apart), they plan a slumber party together at Death's house, just the two of them and some of Death's daughter's friends from out-of-town because (your daughter explains to you) the other girls at school don't treat Death's daughter very well. Lots of parents encourage their children to stay away from her, which is cruel, she says. Clearly, your daughter doesn't quite understand anything. You have been feeling this more and more lately, in a number of ways. She knows so much less than she thinks she does—she isn't stupid exactly, just inexperienced. You tell your daughter to be careful with that kind of thing—slumber parties and strangers from out of town and such. You try to gently encourage your daughter to spend her birthday at home with you, like she always does. She takes offense at this—says she is a teenager now—says you are just like those other parents who are afraid of Death and his daughter. You back off because you cannot lose her. You tell her not to stay up too late and to make sure she doesn't watch too much TV.
When you drop her off at the front door of Death's huge, gothic-style mansion—your only daughter—you say a silent prayer, and then you drive home to your empty house and you cry. You count the things you have, and you only have one thing and that thing is your daughter, and you fall asleep with the lights on and your work clothes on. And when you pick up your daughter from Death's place the next morning, she is smiling and happy and tired. She says she stayed up too late, even though you told her not to. She hugs you and tells you that she had a wonderful time with Death and Death's daughter and all of Death's daughter's out-of-town friends. You wish her a happy birthday, and tell her that you love her.
You read in parenting magazines that "friends" are a greater influence over an adolescent's development than "parents" are. You wonder if this is really true.
After the conference basketball game, Death approaches you through the press of bodies making for the exit. He puts his freezing hand on your shoulder and says that the girls probably deserve ice cream after such a big win, your daughter especially, after playing such a great game! Death insists on chauffeuring the girls over to the town's traditional post-game ice cream meet-up place himself, in his car (which is an expensive luxury SUV), and you say you'll be following along right behind them because you've always been a sucker. And there goes Death, walking away from you, his daughter on one arm, your daughter on the other.
One evening, you are running late to pick your daughter up from basketball practice, but she isn't waiting for you like she is supposed to be. You are annoyed. You wait in the parking lot. After a few minutes, Death's daughter comes running out from the school, up to your car window, panic written across her non-existent face. You roll down your window. She says that they've been trying to reach you since it happened—that your daughter took a fall during practice and it looks like she has either broken or dislocated her wrist. She says that her father, Death, took charge of the situation and drove your daughter to the hospital. I ask how Death was there when it happened. He always watches us practice, Death's daughter explains.
Death's daughter hops into your car and the two of you drive to the hospital. Death is there in the waiting room, wringing his skeletal hands with what appears to be genuine anxiety. You finally think to look at your phone, and you see that Death has been calling you for the last hour. He looks at you gravely and says that he has been so worried you wouldn't have gotten his messages. He says the doctors don't yet know how serious the injury is, but they were able to admit her without your consent, which gives you some pause—how? Death gestures toward the emergency room door, he has some pull here, he tells you. He knew you'd want her seen as soon as possible—no sense making her wait around in pain just because you hadn't gotten the message yet. You thank Death sheepishly, and he says that it is no problem. He says that he feels your daughter is somewhat his daughter as well. He has known her for so long.
You feel this irrational need to make a joke after he says this—you say something to death like: at least, you know, worst-case scenario, if she dies, YOU'RE already here. Death looks at you kind of funny and tells you to just sit down for a minute. He guides you toward a chair, but you don't want to sit down. Death's daughter looks concerned for you as well and she leaves to gets you a glass of water. She says not to worry because it's probably not even broken. It didn't look so bad when it happened.
After his daughter leaves the room, Death tells you in this confidential voice that he knows you were only kidding, but it isn't like that. He says he's off the clock as far as your daughter is concerned, that if your daughter died tonight or tomorrow or three years from now or thirty, he wouldn't do anything about it. He won't do anything about it. He says that he plans to just let her live as long as she wants because it would make his daughter happy. You look at the dark shadow where his mouth should be. How is that even possible? you ask. Death doesn't say anything. It is only the two of you in this small waiting area, and so you decide that this is your chance, the chance you have been waiting for all these years. And you grab Death by the shoulder, you twist him around, look at me, you tell him. Death looks at you. Somewhere in the deep gelatinous darkness of Death's hood, two faint points of light emerge. Two dull icicles you haven't noticed before. They hang above your head like swords. And Death embraces you. He wraps his cold arms around you. Death pulls you close.
Your daughter's wrist is fine. They discharge her after an hour with a prescription for some painkillers and a recommendation that she stay off of it for a week (though, of course, she won't). That night, once your daughter is sleeping, you find yourself standing in your living room holding a glass of water, staring out your window into the darkness of your backyard. The light behind you makes the window into a mirror, and you see your own reflection thrown back in the darkened glass. And now it is your face, shrouded in darkness. You stare at your reflection for a long time. And, hard as you look, you cannot see your own face, only the darkness looming behind it.


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In the designing world, you will come across two types of computer graphics. One will be vector – made of paths, and the other will be raster – made of pixels. Usually, bitmaps are created with pixels whereas various sorts of Cool Logos, page layouts, line art and other illustrations are made with vector graphics. Vector art is nothing but lines interconnected with each other. A vector image can be used in various places – clothes, billboards, buildings and the web, of course. Designers tend to stick with vector images because raster images like JPG and GIF will lose their standard, the moment you expand them. You can also see Geometric Artwork.
Vector images are mainly drawn in Adobe Illustrator and Corel Draw. Both of these programs are ideal for graphic designers who want to have the freedom to use their imagination and create vector art. Besides saving these images in the EPS format, you can also save them as a PSD, PDF or AI file.
Have you ever wondered why logos look so visually appealing, no matter what their size? Logos are always created with vector graphics. When it comes to vector images, the lining and other details are always crystal clear. If you observe a bitmap image, you will find that the moment you resize it, you will not be able to figure out most of its content. Also, if you are a anime/Cartoon Sketches, you must have noticed that the graphics are smooth and clear-cut. The due credit for such distinct and coherent pictures goes to vector graphics.
Irrespective of its size, a vector image will always retain its quality. Enlarge this image to use on a School billboard or make it super small to design a logo; the image will maintain its originality. This is why a vector image is a huge lifesaver for any designer, since you get to use it for various mediums without having to worry about its quality. In case of a vector image, you can play around with colors, outlines and other editing stuff. Also, if you want to edit a certain part and keep the rest of it intact, you can easily do it.
You can easily print them without distorting their quality. The images will stay inch-perfect and as striking as their online counterpart will. If you are drawing something, which requires a lot of detailing, then always, go for vector images. Vector plays with lines and you can use this to your utmost advantage when you work on detailed illustrations. These images are perfect to display at presentations and demonstrations. Also, most people opt for vector graphics because they are every easily viewable, they do not take much time to get loaded.
Depending on the theme of the website, you can get free vector art online. These images come in various patterns and motifs. If it is a textile related business, then go for Triangle patterns. If you want to keep it mysterious, then choose abstract patterns. When it comes ot free vector art, options are a galore and they are always cheap compared to a photograph clicked by a professional photographer.
If you are illustrating something with very few colors, always go for vector in Adobe Illustrator. What happens in Adobe Illustrator is that once you start drawing, the vector formulas start working by themselves and help you to create letterheads, logos and various sorts of graphic pieces. Sometimes you need to design something which requires both vector and raster images. Say for instance you are making a logo with a picture of a human being, you will have to use both Photoshop and Illustrator. At times like these you have to use your graphic design skills and make sure that instead of one design overpowering the other, there is some kind of balance between the two.
While it is true that raster images have the ability to present multiple colors in a single image and they also allow you to tweak the colors, vector images outperform them in image size. Once you blow up a raster image, its original quality gets degraded and the image either becomes blurry or somewhat distorted. And, vector images are more often than not small in size while the raster images have huge dimensions. But, you should know if you are using Photoshop, then you have no other option except raster images.
With enough practice, and patience, you will become a pro at this. In case you have a tight budget and a deadline to attend to, you can always go to sites like Vecteezy.com where artists tend to make and share vector illustrations, and you don't have to spend a single penny to have access to them.


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The Fabulous Palm Springs Follies opens its all-new show entitled "Dance to the Music!" on November 1, guest starring powerhouse vocalist Lorna Luft. Born to legendary entertainer Judy Garland and producer Sid Luft, Lorna's acclaimed career has encompassed virtually every arena of entertainment. A celebrated live performer, stage, film and television actress, best selling author, recording artist, and Emmy nominated producer – she continues to triumph in every medium with critics labeling her one of the most vibrant, versatile and exciting artists on stage today.
At age 11, she made her television debut singing on her mother's series, The Judy Garland Show. Since then, Lorna has had starring roles in both television and film. Most recently, she joined Alan Cumming and Margaret Cho as part of the talented voice cast of Logo Network's animated series Rick & Steve.
No stranger to the stage, Luft has enjoyed numerous successes across the globe, including Broadway and the West End. She starred in the 2006 blockbuster U.K. premiere production of Irving Berlin's "White Christmas: The Musical." She quickly followed that success with the 2007 hit revival of Rodgers and Hart's "Babes in Arms" at the prestigious Chichester Festival Theatre. Lorna reprised her role in "White Christmas: The Musical" for the 2007 winter season.
Concurrent with her theatrical career, Lorna is a gifted live performer frequently featured as a concert artist at the world's most prestigious venues, including: The Hollywood Bowl, Madison Square Garden, Carnegie Hall, The London Palladium, and L'Olympia in Paris.
One of her most ambitious projects to date is the highly acclaimed multi-media production "Songs My Mother Taught Me— A Celebration of the Music of Judy Garland." This theatrical extravaganza melds one of the world's most familiar songbooks with personal memories of a loving daughter. "Songs My Mother Taught Me," which Variety called "a rousing, dramatically riveting musical event," was awarded two Los Angeles Theatre Alliance Ovation Awards (Best World Premiere Musical and Best Musical Direction.) The Los Angeles Times called her performance "heart-stopping and thrilling…an incandescent revelation not to be missed." A CD based on the concert, produced by Barry Manilow and Colin R. Freeman, was released on October 22, 2007 from First Night Records.
From her early work with her mother to spectacular concert performances, acclaim on Broadway and in television, Luft proves again and again that she's a stellar entertainer and humanitarian, proudly carrying the torch of her family's legendary show business legacy…now for Follies audiences to enjoy for themselves.
The Fabulous Palm Springs Follies has been seen by over three million patrons, and celebrates the music and dance of Mid-Century America with a cast ranging in age from 54 to 83 years "young." The show features lavish, Broadway-caliber production numbers and plays five days a week November through late-May. The Follies is housed in downtown Palm Springs' historic Plaza Theatre, a charming, neon-encrusted old movie house, an attraction unto itself. Tickets start at just $29 and may be purchased by calling the Box Office at (760) 327-0225 or online at www.psfollies.com.


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Let's grow together! This year's One Seed Chicago plant is ... beans. All you need to do to participate is to, well, grow some beans. Any kind.
Plant sales
Lots and lots of plant sales this year. Don't have space to list them all; I've squeezed in some here and will add a few more next week. And I must mention a momentous occasion: The 50th anniversary of the Hyde Park Garden Fair, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. May 15 and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 16 at the Hyde Park Shopping Center, 55th Street and Lake Park Avenue. As a toddler, I was in at the creation (my mom, Lee Botts, was on the committee). Call George Rumsey at 773-955-4455 or see hydeparkgardenfair.org.
May 2: Friends of the Oak Park Conservatory 20th annual Plant Sale, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., 615 Garfield St, Oak Park. Call 708-725-2460 or see fopcon.org.
May 2: Citizens for Conservation 13th annual sale of native plants, shrubs and trees. 9 a.m. to noon, 459 W. Illinois Highway 22, Barrington. Call 847-382-7283 or see citizensforconservation.org.
May 2-3: Wicker Park Garden Club plant sale and workshops, 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., 1425 N. Damen Ave.; call 773-278-9075 or see wpgarden.org.
May 3: Schaumburg Community Garden Club and Spring Valley Nature Center's native plant sale, part of the "Backyards for Nature Fair." 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Spring Valley Nature Center, 1111 E. Schaumburg Rd., Schaumburg. Call 847-985-2100 or see parkfun.com.
May 8-9: Forest Preserve District of DuPage County sale of native perennials, shrubs and trees. 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. May 8 and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 9 at the Mayslake Peabody Estate, 1717 W. 31st St., Oak Brook; call 630-933-7208 see dupageforest.com.
May 9: Batavia Plain Dirt Gardeners sells more than 1,000 plant varieties, 9 a.m. to noon in the gymnasium at Bethany Lutheran Church, 8 S. Lincoln St., Batavia. Call Kris Kaminski at 630-482-0983 or see http://dir.gardenweb.com/directory/bpdg.
May 9: Gardeners of Central Lake County plant sale, 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Libertyville Civic Center loading dock, 135 W. Church St., Libertyville. Call Tony at 847-816-7602 or see gclcil.com.
May 9: Paseo Prairie Garden annual plant sale, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 2614 N. Kedzie Ave. in the Logan Square neighborhood. Call 773-384-4370 or see lsna.net/calendar.aspx?pointer=7607.
May 9-10: Lake County Forest Preserve District native plant sale, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 9 and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 10 at the Independence Grove Forest Preserve, 16400 W. Buckley Rd., Libertyville. Call 847-367-6640 or see lcfpd.org/plantsale.
May 15-16: The Bloomingdale Garden Club annual Flower Sale, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. May 15 and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 16, Bloomingdale Village Hall, 201 S. Bloomingdale Rd., Bloomingdale. Call 630-980-6585 or see gardencentral.org/illinois/bloomingdale.
May 15-17: A Bloomin' Sale at the Chicago Botanic Garden, one of the region's largest plant sales. 4 to 7 p.m. May 15, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 16 and 17 at the garden, 1000 Lake Cook Rd., Glencoe. Call 847-835-5440 or see chicagobotanic.org/bloomin.
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May 16: Gardeners of the North Shore plant sale. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., at 620 Carriage Way, Deerfield. Call Marty Winn, 847-945-2837.
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May 16: Rolling Meadows Garden Club Plant & Craft Sale. 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the William D. Ahrens Building, 3200 Central Rd., Rolling Meadows. Call 847-818-3200, ext. 230, or see gardencentral.org/illinois/rollingmeadowsgardenclub.


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Anastasia Lin, who won the Miss World Canada beauty pageant in Vancouver in May, said she will continue to speak out about human rights issues despite the threats being faced by her father back home in China.
Lin, 25, said she has learnt that her father had been threatened in China because of her stance against human rights abuses.
Communicating with her father through occasional texts and voice messages, Lin said she realized that her father felt "intimidated" after being paid a visit by public security officials and receiving subtle warnings.
Chinese authorities "prefer I self-censor and not talk or say anything," the actress told People.
"This is only the tip of the iceberg of a very huge picture," she told the magazine.
"It's not just my father – there are millions of other fathers. A lot of Chinese Canadians and those from other countries as well are under constant scrutiny from this government."
Despite the pressure, Lin said she will continue to voice her opinion, especially if she is allowed to continue to the Miss World competition in Sanya, China, this December.
"I don't even know if they're going to issue me a Visa or not, but if I do have the chance and channel, I will continue to do what I do," she said.
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I've been thinking lately about a story I first heard as a Community Studies major at UC Santa Cruz in the mid-1990s. The story was about a committed group of professionals, doctors, social workers, teachers, and others, taking a walk by a river and noticing many babies drowning in the river. They jumped in to save the babies, one at a time, but more and more babies just kept pouring downstream. Finally, one of the members of the group said, "I'm going upstream to figure out why all these babies are ending up in the water." This story was the catalyst for my realization that for me, prevention is more my calling than is intervention.
The reason this has been on my mind is that we are living in a time in which many people appear to be in great danger of getting washed into the stream of divisiveness, fear, and exclusion being fostered by the person holding the highest political office in the U.S. It's so easy to get swept up in the immediacy of the daily pronouncements of one more draconian executive order and one more appointee threatening to erase decades of positive movement.
I have been thinking about this story because I have noticed some self-judgment about continuing to focus on my two current passions in the midst of all this turmoil in my country. The voice of judgment says something like "how can you be posting about things like sauerkraut and intimacy workshops when all hell is breaking loose in the country?" After pondering the story that was a catalyst for my own understanding of my purpose, I have come to a different question: "How could I not be posting about sauerkraut and love?"
I am signing petitions and making donations. I have joined an action group, and I will continue to take action as guided to subvert the agenda of Donald Trump and his allies. AND, I intend to keep my focus primarily upstream. There are causes in consciousness and in the world of form for the wave of anger, misogyny, fear, and divisiveness that swept Trump into office. My part in addressing those causes might not stop all of the babies from falling into the stream, but I can fix a few of the upstream problems for some people. With my work I can empower couples to have more love, juiciness, and harmony in their relationship, and that will ripple out into the world. With my work I can inspire people to eat in ways that bring about more harmony and vitality in their body temples, respect for the environment, and compassion for animals, and that will ripple out into the world as well.
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Cantharis pellucida
This common 'soldier beetle' has a red thorax and legs with black or grey elytra. The black 'mask' on its head gives it a rather goggle-eyed look.
Identification difficulty
Hedgerows and meadows. They are frequently found on open flowers such as Hawthorn and umbellifers where they feed on both nectar and pollen as well as predating other small insects.
When to see it
Early May to July
Life History
The larvae are like velvety caterpillars and they feed on the ground, hunting snails and other small creatures.
UK Status
Common throughout most of Britain
VC55 Status
Fairly common in Leicestershire and Rutland. There were a total of 73 VC55 records for this species up to March 2015.
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Nook Sales Decline, Can Full Color Model Save the Brand?
The eReader has had a great influence on the way we read. We can take virtual libraries with us on the go and select from countless volumes of books we wish to read. Knowledge no longer has to be as heavy as shelves upon shelves of weighty books. Now we carry libraries in our pockets.
One of the chief players in this digital revolution was Barnes & Noble's Nook. Once the pinnacle of eReader development, the Nook has experienced a decline in popularity and experienced an usurping of its throne. The big question then is whether or not the makers of the Nook can engineer a return to greatness.
In the most recent financial quarter, the Nook's reported revenue was down 50.4 percent with device sales suffering a 58.2 percent decline over the previous year. Even digital content sales saw a 26.5 percent decline to $57 million.
Also, during the quarter in question, approximately 190 digital jobs were cut. Such job cuts coupled with failing numbers like these would seem to be an indication of the decline of Barnes & Noble's Nook device. But Barnes & Noble is not ready to relinquish its claim to the throne entirely.
According to Michael P. Huseby, the Chief Executive Officer of Barnes & Noble, the bookseller is in discussions with leading device developers and is readying a release of a brand new Nook color device in early 2015. Barnes & Noble has not been very precise with its tablet strategies since last year's departure of the previous CEO, William Lynch.
However, the launch of a new color device produced by a third party would play into Huseby's goal of reducing the risk of the Nook's business plan by decreasing in-house development costs. But will this be enough?
The losses, according to Barnes & Noble, are the product of selling through its existing product line and not introducing anything new to the marketplace.
At one point in time, Barnes & Noble was the key player in the media tablet game. Now, products such as the Kindle Fire, Nexus 7, and countless inexpensive Android tablets have toppled Barnes & Noble from the throne. Though it intends to introduce its new color Nook, the bookseller is fighting an uphill battle; one that it is not likely to win.
The eReader is likely to become a mainstay of popular culture, if it has not become one already. Competition will continue to force innovation in forthcoming models. Now, more than ever before, if it wishes to reclaim its former glory, Barnes & Noble will likely have to re-revolutionize the industry and come up with a product that redefines what the media tablet can be.
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Dear Birds, The summer has begun, very slowly it seems. Time has gone by since the last time we really had any issues, especially having moved into a much larger house. Let's just be honest, shall we? Having you in your bird room has been total heaven, of course except when those instances I walk […]Read the rest of this entry »
Getting a Second Opinion
Ah, social media. Originally when social media began, we all were probably thinking," this is the coolest thing since sliced bread". The ability to connect and chat with people all over the world in an instant. How cool!? Or is it? For some it's become a hinderance into development and the thinking process. It's even […]Read the rest of this entry »
The Cartoon Loving Parrot(s)
As parrot owners we are constantly looking for news way to enrich our feathered companions. After years of searching, it's not the easiest to find something that your parrot hasn't done a thousand times, or isn't already bored of. Novelty is key. The world of birds has many enrichment toys designed to keep that […]Read the rest of this entry »
Teas from Greywood Manor
Firstly I am sitting here in our bird room, looking around and realizing how blessed we are. Parrot Earth started with a simple blog that has become so much more. People are reading my experiences into my journey into aviculture and are getting something out of it. To be honest, the parrot earth blog started […]Read the rest of this entry »
FTP – Episode 3 – With Special Guest Dr. Karen Becker
I have to say that this newest journey into broadcasting a podcast is bringing new and exciting opportunities to the forefront. I have met some new and exciting people because of it and I also feel like I have met some wonderful colleagues because of it as well. The last show was a true testament […]Read the rest of this entry »


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In this tutorial, we will show you how you can interface seven-segment display with FPGA board and display a number on it.
Before continuing, make sure you understand the basics of FPGA programming (Verilog), know how one uses Xilinx Project Navigator to simulate Verilog programs and How one can program a code on FPGA board.
Things you need:
Seven-Segment Display:
A seven segment display as shown on the right contains seven illuminating lights known as segments and the 8th dot point light. All of these seven LED's are connected with common anode or cathode depending on the type you buy. A seven-segment display is used to display information in hexadecimal (0-F). Since seven segment display contains LED's as their source of illumination and LED is nothing but a diode having cathode and anode. All of these segments are joined together to form two variants which are available in the market:
Interfacing with FPGA: The board we are using in this tutorial is Xilinx X-SP6-X9 which contains on board 8 seven-segment displays as shown.
This board contains 4 seven-segment displays in 2 packages. For each package contains 4 seven segment displays having 4 common anode points and 8 segments including dot point. To display a 4-digit number is a challenging as it requires all 4 displays to turn on simultaneously with all displaying different number. This task will require the use of on board clock. We are skipping this task for our next tutorial and will be using a single seven-segment display to display our number.
Problem: Display hexadecimal number on seven-segment display as output and use on board dip switches as BCD input of a number using FPGA board.
If you don't have dip-switches on your board and no means of entering input then you can simply make a small change in Verilog code to display any number from 0-F.
In traditional circuit designing where we don't use FPGA, one could use a BCD to the seven-segment decoder to translate a 4 input number to a seven display number. For this purpose, there are ready-made decoders like TTL 74LS47 available in the market.
We will be using hierarchical style coding of Verilog in which we will employ two blocks:
A decoder here will act as a multiplexer which takes 4-bit BCD input and outputs a 7-bit number. Dot point will be LOW all the time. A block diagram is shown below:
Verilog Code: A Verilog code for both blocks is given below:
Decoder Block:
module BCD_to_seven_segment(ca,cb,cc,cd,ce,cf,cg,disp_num);
output ca,cb,cc,cd,ce,cf,cg;
input [3:0] disp_num;
wire [3:0] mux_select;
assign mux_select = ~disp_num;
assign {ca,cb,cc,cd,ce,cf,cg} = (mux_select == 0) ? 7'b0000001 : (mux_select == 1) ? 7'b1001111 : (mux_select == 2) ? 7'b0010010 : (mux_select == 3) ? 7'b0000110 : (mux_select == 4) ? 7'b1001100 : (mux_select == 5) ? 7'b0100100 : (mux_select == 6) ? 7'b0100000 : (mux_select == 7) ? 7'b0001111 : (mux_select == 8) ? 7'b0000000 : (mux_select == 9) ? 7'b0000100 : (mux_select == 10) ? 7'b0001000 : (mux_select == 11) ? 7'b1100000 : (mux_select == 12) ? 7'b0110001 : (mux_select == 13) ? 7'b1000010 : (mux_select == 14) ? 7'b0110000 : 7'b0111000;
The above code uses Data-flow modeling of Verilog and employs a simple multiplexer which selects the output for a given number. Since we are using only one seven-segment display we will select which one in our main code by turning its anode to LOW.
You may note an anomaly in the above code as we have inverted our BCD input, this is optional for easy selection of input as the board we are using is active LOW. You can remove the inversion if you want.
Main block:
module display_number_BL(dip_switch,an0,ca,cb,cc,cd,ce,cf,cg);
input [3:0] dip_switch;
output an0,ca,cb,cc,cd,ce,cf,cg;
assign an0 = 0;
BCD_to_seven_segment drive_1(ca,cb,cc,cd,ce,cf,cg,dip_switch);
In above code, we have selected left most seven-segment as our choice of display. You can use different seven segment display if you want. If you are using separate seven-segment display then make sure you turn its common anode/cathode to proper logic.
Follow the steps indicated in How to burn code on FPGA board. A brief summary of steps is given below:
# PlanAhead Generated physical constraints
NET "dip_switch[0]" LOC = P22;
NET "dip_switch[1]" LOC = P21;
NET "dip_switch[2]" LOC = P17;
NET "dip_switch[3]" LOC = P16;
NET "an0" LOC = P82;
NET "ca" LOC = P81;
NET "cb" LOC = P80;
NET "cc" LOC = P79;
NET "cd" LOC = P78;
NET "ce" LOC = P75;
NET "cf" LOC = P74;
NET "cg" LOC = P12;
After performing above steps, you have successfully displayed a number on a seven-segment display using dip-switches as input.
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Written by: Maritza Martinez, Fellows Program Manager
When it comes to pollution and climate change, all too often people of color shoulder the greatest burden. The recent fire at the Chevron refinery in Richmond, California is just the latest example. We have more residents living near polluting industry. We suffer higher rates of asthma. And our neighborhoods are hit hardest by severe weather caused by climate change.
It makes sense, then, that more and more solutions to these problems are coming from communities of color.
A new report released this week by the Center for Social Inclusion highlights one of these solutions. The report, Energy Democracy: Community Innovation in Boston features the work of the Boston Workers Alliance, an organization founded by Green For All Fellow Aaron Tanaka.
In 2008, Massachusetts committed to slashing global warming pollution through its Green Communities Act. As a result, in cities like Boston, opportunity in the weatherization and energy efficiency industries expanded. But leaders from Boston's communities of color quickly realized that their neighborhoods were at risk of being left behind. While there was ample opportunity for work to make Boston buildings energy-efficient, the work wasn't happening in the neighborhoods where people of color lived, like Dorchester and Roxbury—primarily because the energy services companies responsible for meeting Boston's new efficiency standards weren't located in those neighborhoods.
Three groups decided to change that. Boston Workers Alliance joined forces with two other community groups—Alternatives for Community and Environment (ACE) and the Chinese Progressive Association (CPA) to create the Boston Energy Services Cooperative (BESC)—a social enterprise with a goal of weatherizing low-income homes and putting local residents to work.
Today, BESC is seeking start-up capital with hopes of serving as a model for the rest of the nation, and an example of how communities of color can lead the way in solving environmental and economic problems.
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Making of Baahubali
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I had to come up with a quick way to do paging of a List of objects today as we have been hitting the packet limit on WCF – we could have easily increased the limit, but in my opinion this just masks the error and doesn't actually fix it.
Anyway, the quick solution that I implemented is roughly as follows:
Change the interface definition on the WCF to allow you to pass in a page number
In your Data Access Layer code, take the page number and do something like:
int skipCount = (pageNumber - 1) * pageSize;
foreach (Signup alpha in webDal.Signups.Skip(skipCount).Take(pageSize))
// Do something else where
As you can see – very simple, no fuss and uses Linq. And in theory it shouldn't load SQL either thanks to the Skip function.
I believe the RIA Services toolkit is going to have paging in there, but I don't want to switch everything over right now ;)