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At Psalm 140
In Tone 5
- Lead my soul forth from prison* that I may give thanks to Your name.
I am rich in all sorts of passions,
and I am clothed in a garment of hypocrisy,
as I revel in the intemperance of sin.
My lack of mercy is beyond measure,
and I disregard my spirit lying before the gates of repentance.
Starved of every good thing, I suffer from illness.
But You, O Lord, make me like Lazarus who was poor in sin,
so that I will not have to beg for a drop of water
for my tongue suffering from thirst in the eternal fire.
Make me dwell in the bosom of the patriarch Abraham, O Lover of humankind.
- The just shall gather around me* when You have been good to me.
I am rich in all sorts of passions,
and I am clothed in a garment of hypocrisy,
as I revel in the intemperance of sin.
My lack of mercy is beyond measure,
and I disregard my spirit lying before the gates of repentance.
Starved of every good thing, I suffer from illness.
But You, O Lord, make me like Lazarus who was poor in sin,
so that I will not have to beg for a drop of water
for my tongue suffering from thirst in the eternal fire.
Make me dwell in the bosom of the patriarch Abraham, O Lover of humankind.
- Out of the depths I cry to You, O Lord;* O Lord, hear my voice!
With your souls filled with unquenchable love, O holy martyrs,
you endured the most terrible sufferings without ever denying Christ;
and you laid low the impudence of the torturers.
You kept the faith unwavering and unharmed
and have gone to dwell in heaven.
Therefore, having the boldness to approach the Lord,
beg Him to grant us His great mercy.
- Let Yours ears be attentive* to the voice of my prayer.
As You walked in the flesh, O Jesus,
in the land beyond the Jordan,
You said to those who were with You:
Our friend Lazarus has died and has been placed in the tomb.
But I rejoice for you, my friends,
for you will learn that I know all things,
and that with God, I am one,
even though by nature I appear in human form.
Therefore, let us go and give life to Lazarus
so that Death may recognize this victory,
and the perfect consummation I shall bring about
by granting great mercy to the world.
- If You mark iniquities, Lord, who can stand?* But with You forgiveness is that You may be revered.
O faithful, let us imitate Martha and Mary,
and offer virtuous deeds as ambassadors before the Lord,
that when He comes, He may uplift our minds full of misery which now lie dead in the tomb.
Without life, they have no sense of what they are neglecting,
and they are unaware of the awesomeness of God.
Behold, O Lord, now give life to all and grant us Your great mercy,
as once You had pity on Your friend Lazarus,
and by Your awesome power, You raised him from the dead.
In Tone 6
- I have waited for You as You have commanded; my soul patiently relies on Your promise,* for it has trusted in the Lord.
Now Lazarus has been in the tomb for two days,
and he sees all generations of the dead.
He beholds such strange and awesome things
and a countless number held within the power of death.
His relatives weep bitterly before his tomb;
but Christ is on His way to give life to His friend,
that He may stir up the same joy in the hearts of all.
Blessed are You, O Saviour; have mercy on us.
In Tone 1
- From the morning watch until night* let Israel trust in the Lord.
O blessed, wise Basil,
you have brightened your sacred and divine garment with the crimson of your blood.
You have gone piously from earthly power to Power,
from earthly glory to Glory.
Now ask that our souls be granted peace
and great mercy.
- For with the Lord there is mercy, and with Him there is plentiful redemption;* and He shall redeem Israel from all its iniquities.
O blessed, wise Basil,
you have brightened your sacred and divine garment with the crimson of your blood.
You have gone piously from earthly power to Power,
from earthly glory to Glory.
Now ask that our souls be granted peace
and great mercy.
- Praise the Lord, all the nations;* proclaim His glory, all you people.
As a most righteous priest, you first offered the unbloody sacrifice to God.
With your own blood you then offered yourself, like first-fruits, as a pleasing sacrifice.
As a true martyr, you followed after Christ.
O honourable Teacher,
pray to Him for those who sing to you.
- Strong is the love of the Lord for us;* eternally will His truth endure.
You have brought to Christ, O Father, an army of martyrs
by your teaching and precepts.
Not only did you instruct with words, O wise Father,
but you showed them an example by offering yourself.
Pray with them that our souls be granted peace
and great mercy.
In Tone 8, Glory… Now…
Attend to the groaning of my broken heart, O bride of God.
Accept the lifting up of my hands.
Do not reject me, O Mary, spotless Virgin, full of love,
so that I may praise and magnify
Him, who in you magnified the human race.
Prokeimenon I, Tone 4
I walk in the presence of the Lord* in the land of the living.
verse: I love the Lord, for He has heard the cry of my appeal.
Reading I
Genesis 43:26-31 and 45:1-16
When Joseph came home, they brought the present in their hand to him in the house, and bowed down before him to the earth. Then he asked them about their well-being, and said, "Is your father well, the old man of whom you spoke? Is he still alive?" So they answered, "Your servant our father is in good health; he is still alive." Then he said, "Blessed be that man in God"; and they bowed their heads down and prostrated themselves. Then Joseph lifted his eyes and saw his brother Benjamin, his mother's son, and said, "Is this your younger brother you said you would bring to me?" So he said, "May God grant you mercy, my son." Now his heart yearned for his brother; so Joseph made haste and sought somewhere to weep. Then he went into his inner chamber and wept there. He then washed his face and came out; and he composed himself, and said, "Serve the bread." Now Joseph could not restrain himself before all those who stood by him, and he cried out, "Make everyone go out from me!" So no one stood with him while Joseph made himself known to his brothers. Then he wept aloud, and the Egyptians and the house of Pharaoh heard it. Joseph then said to his brothers, "I am Joseph; does my father still live?" But his brothers could not answer him, for they were stunned in his presence. But Joseph said to his brothers, "Come near to me." So they came near. Then he said, "I am Joseph your brother, whom you sold into Egypt. Now therefore, do not be grieved or angry with yourselves because you sold me here; for God sent me before you to save life. For this is the second year of famine in the land, and five years still remain in which there will be neither plowing nor harvesting. For God sent me before you to preserve you as a remnant on the earth, and to sustain you as a great remnant. So now, it was not you who sent me here, but God; and He made me a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house, and ruler throughout all the land of Egypt. "Hurry then and go up to my father, and say to him, 'Thus says your son Joseph, "God made me lord of all Egypt; come down to me, do not tarry. You shall dwell in the land of Goshen, and you shall be near to me, you and your children, your children's children, your sheep and oxen, and all you have. There I will provide for you, lest you and your household, and all you have, come to poverty; for five years of famine still remain.'" And behold, your eyes and the eyes of my brother Benjamin see it is my mouth that speaks to you. Therefore, you shall tell my father of all my glory in Egypt, and of all you have seen; and you shall hurry and bring my father down here." Then he fell on his brother Benjamin's neck and wept, and Benjamin wept on his neck. Moreover he kissed all his brothers and wept over them, and after this his brothers talked with him. Now the report of it was heard in Pharaoh's house, saying, "Joseph's brothers have come." So it pleased Pharaoh and his servants well.
Prokeimenon II, Tone 4
I will pay my vows to the Lord,* in the presence of all His people.
verse: I trusted, even when I said: I am sorely afflicted.
Reading II
Proverbs 21:23-22:4
A troublemaker is called rash, arrogant, and boastful,
And he who bears malice is called lawless.
Desires kill a slothful man,
For his hands choose not to do anything.
The ungodly man desires evil all day long,
But the righteous man shows mercy and compassion unsparingly.
The sacrifices of the ungodly are an abomination to the Lord,
For they offer them lawlessly.
A false witness shall perish,
But an obedient man will speak guardedly.
An ungodly man resists shamelessly to the face,
But the upright man himself understands his ways.
There is no wisdom, there is no courage,
There is no counsel for the ungodly.
The horse is prepared for the day of war,
But help is from the Lord.
A good name is to be chosen more than much wealth,
And good grace more than silver and gold.
The rich man and the poor man meet with one another,
But the Lord made both.
An astute man, seeing an evil man severely punished, is himself instructed,
But those passing by without discernment suffer loss.
The fear of the Lord and riches and glory and life
Are the offspring of wisdom.


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Course Offers 'Big Picture' Perspective for Future Guard, Reserve Leaders
By Donna Miles
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, July 26, 2007 - Recognizing that their missions are global in scope and often have strategic implications, about 140 reservists and National Guardsmen from every service are wrapping up a course here that's widening their operational apertures.
The National Defense University here presents the Reserve Components National Security Course twice each year for senior reserve-component members moving on to joint command management and staff jobs in multinational, intergovernmental or joint national security settings, explained Army Col. Kashi Yatto, course director.
The current two-week class concludes tomorrow, with its graduates representing the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and Coast Guard reserves and the Army and Air National Guard. A small percentage of the group hails from other U.S. government agencies, as well as from Peru, Malta and Korea.
All have broad experience in the tactical and operational aspects of their missions. The vast majority have combat deployments under their belts.
Here, through a schedule chock-full of seminars, workshops and notional exercises, they're expanding their horizons to think strategically, said Col. Danny Bubp, a Marine Corps reservist who's serving as senior seminar leader.
"We're exposing the students to that next level" and preparing them to take on increasingly responsible positions within their organizations, he said.
Like Bubp, an Ohio state legislator, the students all bring civilian skills to their military jobs. They're teachers, farmers, doctors, lawyers and firemen, as well as reserve and Guard leaders. "We want to send them back to their communities with a broader perspective so they can take that knowledge with them when they're mobilized to be part of a staff," Bubp said.
Toward that end, the course takes a broad view of world affairs, helping students see the big picture and implications of military operations. "We're trying to produce more strategic leaders with a better grounding in what's going on in the world," Bubp said. "The smarter your people are, the better they are going to function, especially in a stressful environment."
Much of the course focuses on the importance of incorporating all aspects of national power, not just military power, into U.S. national strategy, Yatto said. Instructors here refer to it as the "DIME" principle -- diplomatic, informational, military and economic -- and say all play important and complementary roles.
"We're military, so the first option we think of is military," Yatto said. "But this course helps the students better appreciate the other entities, too."
Students at the course call it an eye-opening experience. "It gives you a whole different way of thinking about things," said Air Force Col. Chip Mattingly, a maintenance group commander for the Kansas Air National Guard. "I feel like a sponge here, and it's really giving me an appreciation of the bigger picture."
Mattingly said his military career, which hasn't yet exposed him to joint staff operations, has focused heavily on the "M" or "military" aspects of the DIME principle. "This course is great because it gives you an understanding that there are other ways to shape the world than boots on the ground -- and possibly more effectively," he said.
Navy Cmdr. Angela Brady, administrative officer for Florida's Volunteer Training Unit, said she sees great value in providing reservists and Guardsmen a strategic view of operations they could be called on to help lead.
"You definitely have to have a grasp of the big picture, and you don't always get that on the operational side," she said. "If everybody understands the overall objective, where you're headed and how they fit into it, you can get there a lot more effectively."
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There's a sandwich shop that just debuted last week and thus far, it has sold out everyday ahead of its scheduled close time of 5 PM. Dare I suggest, however, that it's worth getting there right at its 11AMÂ opening?
While I've often complained about the selection of lunch options near my office, I was happy to find on opening day that ink.sack was an easy to drive north – I got there in 7.5 minutes. It's a school-themed enclave with standing room only (if even that). Ink and Ink Sack sandwiches the dessert landmark, Sweet Lady Jane between them on the designer shopping-laden end of Melrose.
The menu features a manageable dozen items with just more than half being 6-inch sandwiches ($4-6 each) and the rest being crispy salt & vinegar potato chips, compressed fruit seasoned with chili and cookies. On a normal lunch, I can devour about two sandwiches with sides.
My favorites were the Jose Andres, or "The Spanish Godfather" (Serrano ham, chorizo, lomo, Manchego) and the Banh Mi (pork cheek, chicharrones, pickled vegetables). I also really liked the Maple Turkey Melt, complete with Camembert, mustarda and arugula. The bread is also solid and while good quality, doesn't overwhelm the small sandwich.
I've yet to try the two chicken varieties (with cold fried chicken and chicken liver mousse, each) but rest assured, for the amount of hype the Voltaggio name garners, the bottom line is that each sandwich is a reasonably priced dosage of delicious goodness. Just remember that they're so popular, Ink Sack has been forced to institute a 6-sandwich maximum per person.
Don't forget your fruits. (The veggies are in the sandwich.)
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(For Martin Luther King Day, I'm reposting this video, and what I wrote about it last year, partly because the war in Afghanistan, which made it seem apt then, has only escalated, and partly because I love seeing King looking so alive with all those multicolored flowers—is that what they are?—behind him.)
Martin Luther King, Jr.'s loneliest fight, in a sense, was against the Vietnam War. After he spoke out against the war in a speech at Riverside Church, in New York, in April, 1967, he was called a propagandist for Hanoi and told that he was putting his life's work at risk. Seven months after the Vietnam speech, and five months before he was murdered, King went on "The Mike Douglas Show," which had a daytime audience of six million. (Mickey Mantle appeared on the show, as did Muhammad Ali.) The other guest that day was the singer Tony Martin; the set decorations might be called standard groovy. In the clip above, King talks about his support for a unilateral withdrawal, and he and Douglas have this exchange:
Douglas: Don't you think that your remarks have created doubts about the Negro's loyalty to his country?
King: Well, some people may feel that. But I don't think our loyalty to the country should be measured by our ability to kill. I think our loyalty to the country should be measured by our ability to lead our nation to higher heights of democracy, and to the great dream of justice and humanity.
Douglas, in terms familiar from discussions of our own wars, then asks,
How about the heroic Negroes already in Vietnam? Don't your remarks belittle their accomplishments?
King says that they do not. (And, perhaps needless to say, they don't.) Then Tony Martin jumps in:
Don't you feel that perhaps the parents of the boys who are now currently in operation in Vietnam might not be in amity with your civil rights movement now, because of your views?… I just wonder if you're not disingratiating yourself.
"Disingratiating" is an interesting word. Had King's purpose ever been to ingratiate himself? If King had stopped at the borders of white comfort and, when it came to his northern supporters, of self-congratulation, we would likely be in another country today, and not a better one.
Tony Martin, who was fifteen years older than King, is still alive, at the age of ninety-seven. He was married to Cyd Charisse for sixty of those years. It is always jarring, even when you know the numbers, to think about just how young King was when he led those marches and made those speeches, and when he died.


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Well that didn't take too long. A day after Porsha Stewart (now Williams) went public with allegations that Kordell Stewart hit her and abused her during their marriage, Kordell is speaking out, calling Porsha a liar.
Kordell initially told Access Hollywood simply that Porsha's tales were false. As the story has spread, he was compelled to release a full statement to the media via his rep, slamming her for using him to try to stay relevant.
Kordell shared, "I married my wife because she was a Godly woman who had accepted her calling as a minister. The bright lights made Porsha lose her way. I no longer know the person she has become. I hope and pray she can turn her life around soon. I loved my wife, supported her and invested in her success."


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Planning on a new Planning Rule:
Yesterdays roundtable found me sitting at a table named Plans could foster sustainable NFS lands and their contribution to vibrant rural economies. I chose that table topic as the topic, Plans could address recreation and enjoyment of NFS lands was very full. I was encouraged by the presence of three PNW members presence at the recreation table. Actually since I am a member of the South East Oregon Resource Advisory Council representing Off Highway Vehicle Commercial I assumed I was right where I belonged.
I have spent the last week studying the information sent by the US National Forest Service as to the topic and agendas of the "roundtables". I had made an outline of their web site and addressed each issue as I gleaned through it. I had bounced my summation off of several knowledgeable peers. All seemed ready to go. I could almost feel prepared.
The opening of the events yesterday went just as I had expected. Except during the power point presentation the same one I had observed over my lap top at home one item one point seemed to pop out at me;
Time for change:
*previous rule making efforts have faced legal challenges.
This was music to my otherwise over taxed ears and brain.
I am sure Arlene and Randell our fearless Respective State Executives will give us a report and I do not want to blur their message. But I do want to reiterate; my message to the USFS, "Coming through the recent lengthy Travel Management Plans I am here today because litigation put a stop to any good thing the TMP had offered". "Litigation thrown in by members of teams of users who collaborated for months and years, sat at roundtables and gave their input sued against their own time spent because a few miles of class II trails were included in the TMP."
After the meeting Arlene asked me if I had influenced my table. She embarrassed me by her thoughtful question I told her I sometimes feel I am speaking and they are not listening. As I ran over the day's events attempting to sleep I remembered two ah ha moments, frozen in my memory bank of USFS faces as I shared my thoughts of litigation ruining years of mitigation by teams of "users". The faces of the gals were ah ha, smile, someone knows my pain. I took from their smiles they too are tired of working and having their time and efforts stolen by anti-access groups who will not bend and feel no remorse at throwing monies and legal actions at the public's right to access their own public lands.
Please access the blog set up by the USFS and tell them if you were forming a Plan to Rule the forest it would include, then address: YOUR IDEAS___________________.
more info:
Mona Drake
Deschutes County 4 Wheeler
(Trails Development Committee)
Harney County High Desert Wheeler
Region 6 PNW4WDA Secretary
BlueRibbon Coalition Board Memeber
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If you will re-read my comment, the first thing I did, was agree with Mona's comments, so back off with the slams. The rest of my comment was nothing but pure truth as to where the new planning rule is coming from, and the probable direction it will be headed.
And yes I do know that we have at least 4 members on BLM Rac's, as well as members on various other USFS RAC's and PAC's.
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POCATELLO, ID (April 8)The BlueRibbon Coalition (BRC) expressed its concerns following the Science Forums the Forest Service held in Washington, DC last week. Heralding science and collaboration as underpinning the making of the new Forest Planning Rule, the agency held the two days of Science Forums stating that information presented at the conference would lay the foundation for upcoming National and Regional Roundtables scheduled for April and May.
Applauding the Forest Service efforts in facilitating both the Science Forums and the subsequent National and Regional Roundtables, the Coalition supports the open collaborative effort to gather information prior to writing the first draft of the new Forest Planning Rule.
"This represents a welcome approach to national rule making. On behalf of our members' recreational interests on public lands, we welcome the opportunity to take part in the national, regional and local meetings," said BlueRibbon Coalition Executive Director, Greg Mumm. "I believe this approach is a critical step toward building understanding of, and support for, the development of a lasting, efficient, and effective Forest Planning Rule."
At the same time, after attending both the National Science Forums and participating in the first National Roundtable in Washington, DC, Mumm did have concerns that some segments of science may be missing from the analysis. "I came away from the Science Forums feeling it was top-heavy with biological/ecological science and lacking data from the social/economic science side of the issue."
Mumm concluded, "In the end, this Planning Rule will have a dramatic affect on a great many communities across this country and I would encourage the Forest Service to broaden the science they are looking to 'underpin' the making of it with. 'Science' is a method of inquiry-not a static body of knowledge. Human communities are an undeniable part of the natural environment and more than just narrow perspectives on 'hard' science need to be part of this equation."
The BlueRibbon Coalition is encouraging its members and the general public to be engaged in this important process. More information and a summary of other input the BlueRibbon Coalition has offered to the Forest Service on the rulemaking process can be found on their website at:
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Tri-Cities Peak Putters
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Oh, and those quests? They%26rsquo;re generated by the world too, and the Covenants%26rsquo; successes and failures feed back into them. A monstrous hero arises in the wasteland. There%26rsquo;s a quest to kill him. If no one does, he may gather a band of monsters to him. And then he leads to an uprising, leading to more baddies in the area. If left untouched for long enough, they%26rsquo;re going to storm the village. NPCs can be captured and kidnapped - generating more quests and... well, it%26rsquo;s Diablo meets STALKER - and that%26rsquo;s a STALKER that%26rsquo;s far more alive than GSC%26rsquo;s world ended up being. If you win, you can generate a whole new world for your tougher party to have a crack at.
Depths has three main problems. Firstly, some odd difficulty spikes, presumably coming from how unpredictable the world is. Secondly, being an action-RPG gold-collector, it%26rsquo;s a trifle repetitive. And finally, it would have been nice to have multiplayer. All these are eminently forgivable - especially the last, when the game manages more life than most humans can manage. If Hellgate left you with deep wounds of despair, this is the healing potion for you.
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Welcome to Hodgeman County! We are home to some of the best Hunting Opportunities in the United States and we're so glad you're coming here to hunt!
A number of years ago Casey Fitzgerald wanted to honor his Dad, an avid hunter and outdoorsman, and started the Haskell Pack, Jr Memorial Longest Tailfeather Contest. To begin with, it was just in Hodgeman County, but has now grown to include Ford County as well. The contest includes a lifetime Hunting License for the winner of the youth division and a Mossberg with a one-of-a-kind engraving for the adult division winner. The contest runs through Kansas Hunting Season -- Nov 9 -January 31st and culminates with a Banquet in the early spring. You can find the Official Contest Rules link at the bottom of this page...and the drop off locations are immediately below.
Nutrien Ag Solutions -- Jetmore, KS
Pawnee Valley Lodge -- Jetmore, KS
HorseThief Reservoir -- Jetmore, KS
Pride Ag -- Hanston, KS
Pride Ag Feed Mill -- Dodge City, KS
Tractor Supply Company -- Dodge City
Details for Rooster Roundup will be posted on Monday, November 5th.
From time to time we list Additional Information for our Hunting Friends here!


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There's much debate about whether cell phones are linked to increased risk of cancer, particularly brain cancer. My position has always been: Since we still don't know with certainty, it's better to be safe than sorry by keeping cell phone handsets away from your body whenever possible.
I came across some new research announced last week from Tel Aviv University that suggests heavy cell phone usage may alter the content of the user's saliva; specifically, the saliva content of "heavy" cell phone users (those who spoke on their cell phones for at least eight hours a month) showed more oxidative stress compared to non cell phone users. Oxidative stress has been known to cause damage at the cellular level and is considered a risk for cancer. The researchers tested users' saliva because a cell phone is placed near the salivary gland during use.
Of course, more research is needed before establishing the claim that cell phones cause oxidative stress, which in turn causes cancer. I should also note that the study had a very small sample size of 20 cell phone users.
Still, it's great to hear of these studies because they contribute to a growing record of research investigating the effects of cell phone use. Other studies that come to mind include one that found cell phone usage increased brain glucose metabolism in the areas of the brain close to the phone's antenna (see "The Link Between Cell Phone Use and Brain Activity"), as well as the massive multinational Interphone study on cell phones and brain cancer risk, which was largely inconclusive and, in my opinion, had several shortcomings.
In the meantime, I will continue to tell all my patients to keep their cell phones away from their ears and heads whenever possible and, instead, to use wired earphones (not a wireless Bluetooth piece) or the phone's speaker function. I urge you to, too.
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Hope you enjoy my little spring bouquet as much as I enjoyed making it!
Monday, January 11, 2016
Watercolored Anemones
Hope you enjoy my little spring bouquet as much as I enjoyed making it!
13 comments:
- Deepti said...
So beautiful and elegant :) fabulous layering !
- January 11, 2016 at 4:24 PM
- Marybeth said...
Absoultly gorgeous. Lin! Oh no I think I need this set of flowers now! I love the colors and your framing!
- January 11, 2016 at 5:17 PM
- Betty Keefe said...
love it Lin - think i'll get my set out too and have a play with it tomorrow.
- January 11, 2016 at 6:46 PM
- Cat Craig said...
So pretty Lin, love that heart on the joy
- January 11, 2016 at 7:49 PM
- Maxine D said...
This is gorgeous Lin - love the colours on the flowers, and the contrast of the striped background. The sequins are the perfect touch
- January 11, 2016 at 8:32 PM
- Lisa said...
This is beautiful and I like the stripes in the background!!
- January 11, 2016 at 10:47 PM
- Barb said...
Lin, I ADORE this card! You chose the perfect ink colors and it's stamped beautifully! ♥
- January 12, 2016 at 12:12 AM
- Dawn Turley said...
simply gorgeous.
- January 12, 2016 at 3:39 AM
- linda cencelewski said...
Beautiful! Did you fussy cut the leaves?
- January 12, 2016 at 8:59 AM
- Lin said...
Thank you, Linda; yes, I fussy-cut everything. I have a tiny pair of scissors that are as old as the hills, but still do the job!
- January 12, 2016 at 9:03 AM
- CherylQuilts said...
Oh, Lin, this card is beautiful, and what a gorgeous bouquet you made! It was well worth the fussy cutting (which I happen to enjoy...hehe). And I love the diagonal striped DP. Stunning card, sweet friend! Hugs!
- January 12, 2016 at 11:58 AM
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Financial advisor and radio host David Adams is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional and CPA in Nashville, Tennessee. As President of David Adams Wealth Group, LLC, an Independent Practice offering securities through Raymond James Financial Services, Inc., David is dedicated to helping his clients live well and retire, too. For more than 15 years, David has been committed to the financial well-being of his clients, and now more than ever, David is dedicated to changing an industry he feels is broken. His passion for the business centers around helping people restore vital balance and financial strength through life's many transitions- selling a business, loss of a loved one, marriage, divorce, retirement, etc.
In 2016, David Adams launched his Retire While You Work radio show, a weekly show on Nashville Newsradio 1510 WLAC and iHeart Radio, offering financial advice and answering listener's financial questions. David also launched the companion website, RetireWhileYouWork.com, and e-book to share his philosophy of changing retirement in America and offer additional resources to his listeners and readers.
David was recognized in 2016 and 2017 as one of the Top 40 under 40 independent financial advisors in the U.S. by WealthManagement.com and REP magazine.* David also appeared on the cover of Investment New and was featured in an article titled "Advisor to the Stars" for the work he does with musicians and songwriters in Nashville.
For 2018-2019 and each of the six years prior, David was recognized by Raymond James as part of the Chairman's Council for the top 1-2% advisors in the country**. David was also written up in Music Row magazine for helping some of Nashville's finest songwriters manage the financial ups and downs of the music industry. In addition, to all of his professional achievements in 2016, David was chosen by Nashville Lifestyles as one of their top 25 most beautiful people.
David serves as a frequent resource for many local, regional, and national news outlets such as the Nashville Business Journal, Investment News, Money, etc. as their "go to" professional on all investment-related matters.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio Dominican's women's basketball teams are set to head on the road for a pair of Great Midwest Athletic Conference contests against Findlay and Hillsdale.
The contest with Findlay is set for Thursday at 5:30 p.m. while the matchup with Hillsdale is set for Saturday at 1 p.m.
ODU comes into the week with a 7-6 record and a 4-3 conference record after a 96-72 win over Ohio Valley last Saturday. In that contest, ODU was led by freshman Kennedy Schlabach (Millersburg, Ohio) who scored a career-high 22 points including six threes. Sophomore Angela Troyer (Sugarcreek, Ohio) notched 20 points and nine rebounds while junior Alexa Fisher (Powell, Ohio) had 19 points and five assists.
Also in that contest, the Panthers set a season-high for points in a quarter with 34 and points in a half with 60.
Fisher is pacing the Panthers offense that is averaging 67.8 points per game with 14.4 per game of her own while Troyer is just behind at 14.3 per game.
Findlay is coming into the week with a 10-3 overall record and a 6-2 in the conference after a pair of conference wins against Davis and Elkins and Alderson Broaddus last week.
The Oilers average 71.8 points per game led by Anna Hintz averaging 18.8 points per game and 8.8 rebounds while Elissa Ellerbrock is averaging 10.2 points per game. The Findlay defense is giving up 59.9 points per game this season while allowing the opponent to shoot just 38.3%.
Hillsdale comes into the week with an even 7-7 record while being 5-3 in the conference. They host Ohio Valley on Thursday before the Panthers come to town.
The Chargers are coming off a split week where they defeated Alderson Broaddus but dropped a contest to Davis & Elkins on Saturday.
Hillsdale averages 70.1 points per game on 41% shooting with four players averaging more than 10 points led by Allie Dewire averaging 13.0 points per game.
Makenna Ott is averaging 12.2 points per game while Brittany Gray is just behind at 12.1 and Lauren Daffenberg averages 10.1 points off the bench.
The Charger defense is allowing their opponents to score 68.4 points per contest on 41.3% shooting.


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I was looking for something to mark the Sinatra centenary, and hit on this video of his performance with Jobim in 1967. I decided to use it because it's off the beaten track, both in terms of musical style and in his interaction with another singer. Despite my being a reformed nicotine addict, I love it that he drags on a cigarette when he's not singing.
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Art Fusion @ Gibson Street Gala
Going to be exhibiting and helping out with Art Fusion at the Gibson Street Gala, part of the West End Festival. It's going to be on 17th June but we're going to have a preview show on the 9th June at Hillhead High School's Summer Fete.
There's going to be lots going on. On the 9th, Offshore Cafe will see the opening night of the month long Art Fusion showcase in the downstairs gallery space. On the Gala day, there will be an Open Air Gallery along the railings of Westbank Quadrant as well as lots of workshops including screen printing, umbrella painting, puppet making, play-writing and more! A raffle and a silent auction too.
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A website, which features prominent Unite banding, has produced a series of online animations designed to teach schoolchildren "strategies for public protest".
The website, called "Smells Like Team Spirit" is aimed at teachers connected to the union, which has strong links to Ed Miliband.
The animations are accompanied by a set of instructions for teachers with activities and discussion points which include teaching children how to "explore the use of protest logos".
The plot of the videos revolves around a group of teenagers protesting against fictional business Panton Inc's plans to "take over" the town of Tethergo – an anagram for "together" - and the company's "big plans to privatise the entire area".
Nigel Adams, the Conservative MP for Selby and Ainsty said: "This propaganda is almost North Korean. It might be acceptable in the schools of Pyongyang but not in Britain.
"These cack-handed attempts to pedal trade union ideology in schools would be funny if it wasn't so dangerous."
He added: "Whilst Ed Miliband hides in his bunker Unite have taken over the Labour Party. We can't let them take over our children's minds as well."
A Unite spokesman said: "This series of short films helps young people understand that they can be part of something called society, where we all have a stake in supporting one another."
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Navy SEALs are going Hollywood
While Kathryn Bigelow and Mark Boal's movie about the mission to take out Osama bin Laden has snapped up distribution rights, according to Vulture Relativity Media is placing its spotlight on a different player in the story: the Navy SEALs.
But the studio isn't just working on a film that will focus on Navy SEALs - they're also planning to cast some.
Called "Act of Valor," the story will follow a team of Navy SEALs as they attempt to rescue a kidnapped CIA agent and eliminate terrorists along the way. The script is also expected to contain recounts of battles the SEALs starring in the film have actually fought.
"300's" Kurt Johnstad is on board to write the script with Mike McCoy and Scott Waugh directing the film, which is slated to arrive in 2012.
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First, the Vancouver 2010 Olympics, then the London 2012 Olympics chose Nortel technology.
One ... and then two golds.
Then General Motors Place in Vancouver, the home of the Vancouver Canucks hockey team, decided to go with Nortel to deliver a UC experience to their fans.
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Donkaster Elektronische Freundschaft's Sea, Sun Synth and Sand release
Enjoy our entirely for free compilation of electro tunes connected with summer. Sometimes in a decidedly vague way. Big thanks to everyone who kindly produced a track for us to share with you.
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New release roundup 7th July 2014 – Tokyo Witch Hunt/Factory Acts
Last friday saw the release of their debut on the Analogue Trash label. We've been waiting quite a while to hear this after first being impressed by their music and performance at Hardware way back in 2012. We loved them so much we had to have them perform for us at DEF3 (December 2013) and threw our hard earned monies at them as soon as the EP was available on pre-order. There was already the delightful Senseless and Fantasy available on their bandcamp page but obviously this wasn't enough, fortunately this EP is here to satiate our Thirst for more (And there it is the joke we were all dreading – Ed). (more…)
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International Marathon
The Bhutan International Marathon is held in February each year. Hundreds of participants from over 200 countries have taken part in the one-day event, running either the full or half marathon.
The 21km half marathon begins from Khabisa to Punakha dzong and the 42km full marathon starts from Tashithang in Gasa.
For the winners of the half marathon it takes less than two hours to cover the distance, and for the full marathon it takes less than three hours.
The race usually begins in the morning at 8am and the route covers an altitude ranging from over 4,000 feet to over 6,700 feet above sea level.
The age range of the participants so far varies from as young as 11 years old to those in their 70s. The participants are usually a mix of first-timers to professional long-distance runners and marathoners.
Following the Mochhu river through the Punakha valley, both marathons end at the medieval fortress, Punakha dzong, the setting of the Royal Wedding.
But before you get there, the marathon provides a run through and across enchanting countryside and villages and the rain forest. The winter yet to retreat the air is crisp and cool. It is the best time to run. Summer heat, especially in Punakha can be intense.
The full marathon route is mostly through rural communities with half of it being dirt road and the other half pavement. The terrain is mostly flat.
The half marathon route has about 40 percent hard pack dirt and the rest is pavement. The terrain is similar with mostly flat to rolling surface.
One of the highlights of the run, is a 300 feet long suspension bridge across the Phochhu.
The fund raised from the event is donated to Bhutan's Youth and Olympic Sports program. The event is organised by the Bhutan Olympic Committee.
About a decade back, the full marathon was from Paro to Thimphu and the half marathon from Khasadrapchu to Changlimithang.


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This is Elisa Medhus, M.D. Welcome to my channel. After my son, Erik Medhus, took his own life, he began to visit friends, family and the readers of my blog, http://www.channelingerik.com. Eventually, he began to share what he had learned from the Other Side. This channel will include either videos or audio only recordings of his insight and wisdom. All of them explore the true nature of death, the afterlife, reality, the soul and the human experience — as told by Erik himself, translated by world renowned mediums as well as an occasional guest medium. The material found in this channel are the first of its kind to provide answers, directly from Heaven. Please like this video if you enjoyed it, and join his blog at www.channelingerik.com. Listen carefully for Erik's voice as, though we never hear it live, he sometimes leaves them on the recording. Please let me know if you hear one because I never listen to the video after I record it. Please like this video if you enjoyed it, and join his blog at http://www.channelingerik.com.
Here is the link for two excerpts for Erik's new book: My Life After Death: A Memoir from Heaven
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The journey on which you're about to embark will take you through stories that are deeply personal and involves a relationship between a mother and her son.
As a physician raised by two atheists, I had no personal belief system about life after death. In a word, I was a confirmed skeptic. As my journey progressed, my mind opened. It is my sincerest hope that yours will open as well and that you will have a greater understanding of your own life and what's to come ahead.
Although Erik sometimes paints a rosy picture of the afterlife, time and time again he stresses that suicide is not the answer to one's problems. If you struggle, please understand that the information in my blog and my book is no substitute for professional help.
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Bolster the jockey – being rational in a hard world
Posted by David Winter in Career success, Decision making, Understanding clients on 16 January 2012
Several months ago, a series of discussions on the LinkedIn Group Careers Debate caused me to re-examine my counselling beliefs and methods, particularly as they apply to helping individuals struggling with career indecision. For the most part, I use a direct and sometimes confrontational approach in assisting individuals such as the panicked college junior who can't seem to settle on a major, the millennial who describes being miserably "stuck" in a job that she hates or the chronically unemployed 50 something professional who is resistant to change. While no single methodology can guarantee success in counselling indecisive individuals there is one that seems to fit well with my direct approach.
In graduate school, one of my first classes was a course in which we examined various theories and procedures used in counselling. Two theories particularly resonated with me: Albert Ellis's Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy (REBT) and William Glasser's Reality Therapy (now called Choice Theory) in that order. Over the years, there were a few others but as the saying goes, you never forget your first.
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New year, new identity?
Posted by David Winter in Career success, Relationships, Roles, Stories on 5 January 2012
It's a new year — the end of one chapter and the beginning of another — a time to change.
The more dramatic the change, the more likely it is to lead to a transformation of your identity. Some changes involve integrating into new environments, building new relationships and developing new behaviours. You may have to leave behind some of the things that currently help you to define yourself and incorporate new things. This can be especially true if, like many of my recent clients, the change is something that has been forced upon you and is quite dramatic — such as redundancy.
Such a change may bring about a transformation of identity. A lot of clients undergoing this kind of process struggle with how to describe themselves. 'I used to be a… What am I now?'
What makes for a successful identity transformation — whether it is voluntary or imposed upon you?
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WASHINGTON — One month before Jeb Bush was sworn in as governor of Florida, he was already musing about bold plans to reduce the size of the state government.
"One of our goals should be to have fewer government employees each year we are serving," Mr. Bush wrote to two aides in an email in December 1998. "We need a baseline from which to start. Labor has huge potential to be reduced, possibly in half."
The Saturday after he was inaugurated, Mr. Bush forwarded that message to another aide and asked, "Can you make this happen?"
Mr. Bush — who announced this month that he was "actively exploring" a presidential bid — left office in 2007 after two terms. In those eight years, the state government in Tallahassee had been transformed by his hard-charging and driven style.
And while he did not slash the number of state employees by half, he did privatize thousands of public jobs. The email forecasting that move is one of hundreds of thousands from two accounts — one a government address, the other personal — sent during his time in office and obtained by The New York Times through a public records request.
The messages illustrate, hour by hour, the business of governing what was then the country's fourth most populous state. Often, Mr. Bush is simply an electronic traffic cop: replying, forwarding and copying a barrage of pleas for jobs and appointments, visits and routine complaints by Florida residents.
But they also showcase Mr. Bush's aggressive, and personal, approach in carrying out a conservative agenda in a state that, like others in the South, had been dominated by Democrats for generations.
He was the first Republican governor in Florida since Reconstruction to enjoy a Republican-controlled Legislature, and Mr. Bush used his party's newfound strength to cut taxes, carry out sweeping changes in education policy, eliminate Civil Service protections for state employees and outsource some functions of state government.
He was fixated on "big, hairy, audacious goals" — "BHAGs," as he liked to say — and could be blunt on what they were and how they could be achieved.
In an email to a friend who was close to a teachers' union leader about his effort to institute higher-education standards, Mr. Bush instructed his friend to tell the union leader "that a reformed system will be a better one for dedicated teachers."
"I believe they know this, but they also know that it won't be so good for the bottom third of teachers that U.T.D. spends most of its resources defending," Mr. Bush said in March 1999, referring to the union, the United Teachers of Dade.
Mr. Bush sought this month to get ahead of the anticipated public records requests, and perhaps score some political points, by announcing in an interview with a Miami television station that he would voluntarily post about 250,000 emails on his own website.
"Part of serving or running, both of them, is transparency, to be totally transparent," Mr. Bush said.
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But Florida's public information laws are among the most open in the country, and Mr. Bush knew the messages would be open to public scrutiny whether he posted them on the website or not. The emails he releases are likely to include only those publicly accessible under state law, meaning that messages regarding legal and personnel matters will not be available.
Mr. Bush seemed to have been mindful of that eventuality while he was in office and was careful with his language. But he did occasionally offer insight into the way he views the world. Responding to a constituent in October 2000 who wrote him about a motorcycle helmet law, Mr. Bush offered a glimpse of his conservative philosophy in explaining why he opposed the measure, saying he did not want to "overextend governments role in our daily lives."
"Think about how many times we could use government to decide what is and is not healthy or good for us — I am not sure that is the state we want to live in," he wrote.
He was less of a hard-liner, though, when a gay Floridian hoping to win a job in Mr. Bush's administration gently asked if his sexual orientation would present a problem.
"On the other stuff, don't ask, don't tell is fine with me," Mr. Bush responded, appropriating the terminology President Bill Clinton used regarding gays in the military. "What you do in your private life is your business. If it crosses over into the public policy realm, then that is another matter. If you are comfortable with that, then we can proceed."
Mr. Bush's willingness to engage his correspondents even extended to what may be considered hate mail. When one of them accused him of acting like a Nazi, the governor responded: "Chill out, John. Do you really believe my rhetoric is fascist and Nazi like? Take a deep breathe and relax."
Mr. Bush's love of email has long been well known among political professionals. He is famously accessible to friends, donors, constituents and reporters via email, and during his time as governor was quick to adopt what was then the cutting edge of wireless technology: the BlackBerry.
The device became so central to his image as a details-obsessed executive engrossed in a range of policy minutiae, a BlackBerry, sitting in its charging station, is in the background of his official state portrait.
The BlackBerry allowed him to be in touch whenever he was traveling and to set the parameters of those electronic conversations.
His awareness of what should and should not be included in the emails is on display during the 2000 presidential election and the contentious Florida recount that followed. Mr. Bush fielded hundreds of emails about the election, but there appear to be no messages to his brother George W. Bush or his father from those public accounts.
With the recount underway, though, Mr. Bush did express his anger at what he saw as Democratic attempts to stop his brother from carrying Florida and winning the election.
"I am sickened by the 'second campaign' now being waged," he wrote to a constituent in Port St. Lucie, Fla. "It degrades our great state and more importantly, does threaten our democracy."
For all the incoming messages he received, Mr. Bush still expressed occasional wonder about the personal interaction.
After receiving a message from a self-described "51-year-old white male" who worked for the State Department of Corrections and who said he had been discriminated against "many times," the governor forwarded the note to aides with a note of his own.
"The age of direct communication has allowed people to give their opinion to whomever they like," he said, "and by God, they do it."


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Martin's Sword
Boar, the Fighter, forges a new sword for Martin to replace the one Tsarmina broke.
Bane's Sword
Bane has a curved sword. After Bane's death, Brogg takes over his sword. However, he never really has a chance to use it.
Map to Salamandastron
Bella, Martin, Gonff, and Dinny find the map to Salamandastron under the kitchen table that was built by Boar the Fighter's father.
Ashleg's Cloak
Ashleg wears a velvet cloak covered in feathers. When Ashleg disappears and Tsarmina begins to distrust Bane, she dresses him in Ashleg's cloak so that the eagle will attack him.
Bows and Arrows
The squirrels of Mossflower fight with bows and arrows.
Javelins and Spears
The otters of Mossflower fight with javelins and spears.
Stone Dragon Head
There is a stone dragon head on Salamandastron that Boar sometimes places in the window and puts fire in the mouth to...
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[THE YEAR is sometime in between Now and Every Movie That Takes Place In The Future. The President of the United States steps to the podium to make a staggering announcement.]
Hello America. I, your president, would like to announce a few radical changes that the entire government just agreed upon to help take our country from "Current Doing Fine Place" to "COOL FUTURISTIC BETTERWORLD." The following changes will be implemented immediately:
1. We are replacing the ENTIRE government -- House, Senate, myself, you name it -- with three sagely dudes in white robes with long white beards.
We will call them "The Three Clerics" or just "The Three," and they will convey all government decisions to us through telepathy while floating in a giant chamber in the "Temple of Elders" (the middle guy will float a little higher than the other two).
I realize this is a radical, abrupt departure from our current system of Constitutional checks and balances, but I assure you, I've looked towards the future, and three vaguely-magical dudes proclaiming cryptic wisdom is definitely the way to go. Also they'll have orbs.
2. All major cities will be renamed something cool and futuristic.
I know most cities have had their names for 300+ years and changing them now may cause confusion, but I really think this will move us into the new Mega-Century (and we're gonna start calling centuries that).
3. One giant, shady corporation will now be in charge of all manufacturing, technology, and missiles and shit.
Instead of letting businesses compete, we're going to merge every business in every field of manufacturing into one giant, ULTRA-shady company that will simultaneously control and abuse the shit out of all technology and military weaponry, until we finally turn control of everything over to a glowing robot brain attached to tubes that immediately becomes self-aware and is evil and incinerates every scientist.
I still haven't decided if it'll be called CoTech or Tech-Co, or something more menacing like, VIPER-Tech...Co? Gotta get Tech and Co in there.
They'll be headquartered in a MASSIVE silver building in the heart of Californiaopolis, where they'll manufacture technology that looks exactly like the technology of today but like SLIGHTLY futureier. Like, an iPod, but it's got like blue flames up the side and you can see through it. SWEET.
4. To satisfy our ever-growing appetite for televised violence, people will get murdered in Sports now.
You know how over the last couple decades, we've become increasingly aware of the dangers of contact sports with respect to head trauma and long-term brain injuries? And as a result we've taken steps to study this phenomenon further and take whatever basic precautions we can to ensure our athletes are better protected?
Nah. Fuck that. BRING ON THE MURDER SPORTS!
Now in place of the popular and incredibly-profitable sports we've watched for over a century, sports are gonna be these crazed gladiatorial events where athletes constantly end each other's lives fighting over a glowing trapezoid or something. OR, wrongly-convicted felons have to run from mercenary Kill-Bots for money. Those are the two sports now.
Who's gonna want to play a sport where people constantly die, you ask? I don't know, it'll be the future. People will want to in the future, I imagine. They'll LOVE that shit then.
5. All clothing is now silver and futurey.
I double-checked the Constitution to make sure this wasn't outside the scope of my power, and after skimming it a couple times while kinda half-watching New Girl I've determined that I can Federally-enforce a National Dress Code.
OUT: Jeans, shirts, pants, dresses, jackets, etc. You name it, it's done.
IN: Metallic silver one-piece jumpsuits with an angle on it somewhere.
It's about time we start dressing like it's the second of these ten centuries in the Willennium.
6. Hairstyles remain exactly the same as they are now.
Self explanatory.
7. No more new music.
70 years from now, everyone will still be listening to music from this era or earlier. UNLESS they're aliens and they're listening to theremin noises, because aliens love that.
8. Food Replicators, Teleporters, and Seashell-Related Bathroom Technology: Let's get ON it, people.
Also flying cars.
9. OH! Also, let's make dates & times long and weird.
Instead of our current system of date-keeping, "Years, Months, Days / Hours, Minutes, Seconds" (henceforth known as "The BRONZE TURD Datekeeping System"), all dates and times will now either be long, indecipherable decimals, or include the letter X in them. X is the coolest letter (this will become clear as we move further into the future), so why not have Xs in years? Seriously, I'm asking. You can't think of anything, right? BLAM. BRING ON THE X-YEARS!!!
Any objections? No, right? Cool. Thank you for your time.


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Innovation Forum • Will the Biotech Bubble Burst?
A panel comprised of a biotech executives from Acceleron Pharma (Steven Ertel, Chief Business Officer), Back Bay Life Science Advisers (Jonathan Gertler, MD, Managing Partner and CEO), Verastem (Dan Paterson, Chief Business Officer) and a venture capitalist from Third Rock Ventures (Kiran Reddy, MD, Assc. Partner) convened at District Hall, the Seaport's new innovation meeting spot, a short walk from WA. The panel opened with a discussion on the trajectory of genomic sequencing – with breakthroughs [by the Broad Institute and others] leading to an initial investment bubble. The crash that followed led to a reassessment on the time needed to bring potential therapies from bench to bedside.
The executives agreed that biotechs have finally figured out how to effectively use the sequencing of the genome. In the initial bubble in the early 2000's, biotechs anticipated harvesting innovations in genomics research, but were not quickly able to do so. There is now a shift, for instance, in oncology drug development toward personalized medicine and away from a single-minded focus developing the next blockbuster drug. Better understanding at the genetic and molecular levels now allows small biotechs to make targeted drug discovery bets at a relatively small scale with more likelihood of success. The investments from venture capitalists and others have more likely returns, with more of these smaller scale therapies likely to come to market.
While Kendall Square is the heart of the biotech industry, the panel spoke of the rich ecosystem that the Boston area as a whole has to provide in support of drug development. Early stage biotechs in Kendall Square rely on the intellectual and financial capital available there to begin research and development; when the therapies become promising, Kendall and elsewhere in the Boston area have the capacity to support their growth. The panel referenced Vertex – now located across the street from District Hall – as a prominent example; Vertex established itself as a start-up in Kendall Square, grew rapidly, and moved out with the recent completion of its massive office and research campus in the Seaport District.
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I wonder does she remember the blunder on that dunder day
When she was just a kid at play on that summery May?
She, a bike rider, brother pedaling beside her, parents far behind their gravel wake
While I funned on foot forward, traveling toward her, through a 'scape of tree and lake.
You flopped off cycle onto Anglo dirt, brother-abandoned to get some help for your hurt,
As stranger from the land of Yankee Doodle I came, backpack-bouncing to a yelp and desert.
I spun a tale about my intervention to attach reason to your scrape and plight:
"I come from a faraway place of a mitten shape to grasp and seize your fright."
Using water and bandages to clean and cover your cuts as you sat stunned, alone,
I presently ponder do you consider me asunder from your past as a person, or mere scenery that day of sun and stone?
Fascinating a recall of something so small has wisdom of an owl and the weight of a hippopotamus,
Making me wish so many times I could read you on this page—a name signed, not anonymous.
A poet hikes and hunts in a sea of memories, rarely to recapture even one safe and grown.
Many get missed or tangled in nets of haste and zeal, rendering them dead words and bone.
So much older now, my pack's in my head and off my shoulders, carrying this swimming swirl I pray you hear:
"Sweet girl, nothing's better to a bard than a thought that's twice caught from the ocean with poetry, not spear."
— Schop


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Latest Print- Cliff Land , a spiritual landscape
I try to create a fictional landscape in the deep forest, a place where all mysterious part of nature occurs. You will be experience sensational and spiritual feeling as if go through a deep meditation. It's like being at the edge of a cliff, extremely horrified but also frees you up to the unknown possibilities.
Print using one Lino Block and one Philippine Mahogany (Luan) with hand applied textures
Image/Paper is 14"x10″ – Printed with water base Black mix Blue Ink on 250 gsm Lenox 100 cotton paper.
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Macchu Picchu & Huayna Picchu Part 1
My high altitude sickness temporary went away shortly after I had arrived Angus Calientes.
After a short night, we headed on to the scarcest archeology site of this trip – Machu Picchu. The original name of the city is still unknown so it borrows from the name of mountain called by the native. "Machu Picchu" means new mountain. Looking out from the bus on the whiny road seeing those figured rock filled with moss reminds me of the animation film – Avatar. It's an emotional sensational experience, I've been waiting this moment to cure my ill mental poisoned by my materialize life.
Rock over here layout in a different way than those in Cusco, it's less dressed and w/ more practical purpose. They served as a retaining wall to sculpt the endless layers of terrace. By using granite versus the limestone you see elsewhere in Peru makes it the least porous structure that support a highly functioned irrigation system which prevent the city from erosion after hundreds of years.
The Sun Temple
The exquisite sun temple layout in a way demonstrate the believe of ancient Inca. The temple wall build on top of a rock out of landscape. The sun on winter solstice hit right through the stone opening facing east and on the rock surrounded by the stone wall. The landscape rock is carved out right under neath the sun temple and as the home for Pachamama (Mother earth).
Pachamama (Mother earth)
w/ a short stay around ruin… we start our long journey to get on Huayna Picchu…
New York Skyline – An abstract image represents a city I live.
The wood block grain can sometimes be fairly frustrated when you try to be as precise as possible. With a little of mis-forced on your knife, the fine edge chipped away fairly quickly. But working image in an abstract form can turn this toward your advantage. I kind of like the pattern on Mahogany and you can work with those line as vertical or speedy elements as in your image.
Anyway, the bottom line is: You just carve on to these blocks and forget the finicky detail you have on your paper, its kind of fun this way to play w/ your block.
This is a hand block print. Using Philippine Mahogany (Luan) with hand applied textures.
Image/Paper is 8×11″ – Printed with water base ink and gouache on 100% cotton paper, 250 gsm.
Moon Rabbit and Bay Tree
Ollanytaytombo – Alien Giant with old chief
The big giant "god" figure is the most astonishing image in the guide-book long before my trip. Quite frankly, I was sort of disappointed when I saw the real figure since I thought it can be carved out of a mountain.
However, these giant steps to the Sun Temple at its top marked me an unforgettable memory. It's 2,792 m (9,160 ft), and jumping and shouting is a sure not to do when you still not adjust well to high altitude. (However, when I had arrived Amantani of Lake Titicaca later climbing somewhat at 3800m, I feel very near to collapse)
I like the view from top of mountain seeing Valley River intertwined and change its curve in front the sculpted mountain, I suppose it should be fairly dramatic when the river flooded.
The so call "Inca" chief face right at the silhouette profile of mountain capture the 1st light at winter solstice at is eye, sound mysterious but poetic, isn't it?
Afterward…it's the time for the train ride…Machu Picchu —WE ARE COMING!!!
Bazaar.. I had been bugging to buy a book for 50 sole here and not be able to cut it down to 40. I gave up, but regret afterward since nowhere else again during my trip I can get this book. After all I knew, this book had been only sold in Cusco(weird). If you would buy in Amazon now, it's 100 USD. Should got a stack when I had chance~
Pisac Ruin
All I know about this place before my visit is a fact that there is a great bargain market below the mountain. However, the terrace over here is quite dramatic and apparently they are still using it as today (to see terrace on this altitude is very abnormal as well). The valley river- Urubamba is completed draught since we visit here at the end of dry season. Because of its strategic location; this is a spot known for its military / agriculture / religious. I don't feel having much connection to this landscape and due to the sky is overcast w/ dull and flat light with the chill wind around me, I just feel simply a sorrow and memorable glory of the Inca past.
Zoo, Farm and the Factory
Or a Textile manufacturing
Today we descend to Sacred Valley, it actually feel a lot better physiologically since I'll be in lower elevation. The very first stop is a place called Awanacancha, where we see a variety of camelids (llamas, alpacas, vicunas). This is a place dedicate to traditional textile art. The part I enjoy the most is the dying process of the wool, all the dye are natural. In my photo, the red ink is actually from an egg of insect that parasite on a cactus plant.
Food and Night
Jack's café right next to my lodging place is really good!! However, it's almost like you go to a very good brunch place here in New York.
As we want to try some real Peruvian food as taking advice from our afternoon tour guide. This little adventure proofed to be a huge mistake two days after.
It cost me money (70 sole = 23 dollars, very expensive in Peru) and time (I eventually get sick in Cusco and can't leave hotel for a full day)!!
I had a guinea pig for dinner …..Wrong decision…
Plaza de Armas night scene is quite pretty, and I got the chance to test my tripod. So my conclusion is – an empty restaurant get to try your tripod is never ever a good sign!!


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At Yellowstone National Park, officials are used to issuing warnings to the public each time a visitor is injured by a bison. The animals hurt more tourists than any other animal at the park.
But this time, it was a newborn bison calf that suffered.
On Monday, officials said that the calf had been euthanized a week after visitors picked the animal up and put it in the back of an S.U.V. The calf was killed because it was later rejected by its herd and appeared to have been habituated to humans, Morgan Warthin of the National Park Service wrote in a statement.
"The bison calf was later euthanized because it was abandoned and causing a dangerous situation by continually approaching people and cars along the roadway," Ms. Warthin wrote.
On Sunday, Karen Richardson, a resident of Victor, Idaho, told NBC Montana that two tourists had taken the calf to a ranger station because they thought the animal was cold. Ms. Richardson, who was nearby, took a photo of the animal as it stood in the back of a vehicle. The tourists were later cited for transporting the calf, officials said.
Officials at Yellowstone have used blunt language and signs to warn visitors to steer clear of the animals, often called American buffalo, the nickname given to them by early explorers and settlers, though they are distinct from the species of Africa and Asia.
Visitors to the park are given a bright yellow flier that depicts a person getting gored by a bison. But the charms of the bison have proved hard to resist. Last July, a woman was tossed by a bison after trying to take a selfie with one. She was one of five people to be injured by bison last summer. In the statement on Monday, park officials cited two viral videos in which visitors had approached bison.
Last week, President Obama signed a law that made the bison, the largest mammal in North America, the first official mammal of the United States.Population numbers for the animals have dwindled over the years, but officials at Yellowstone estimate that the bison population there fluctuates from 2,300 to 5,000 animals, depending on breeding patterns.
This year, in an effort to contain the population and the spread of the animal disease brucellosis that Yellowstone's bison can transport during their annual migration, park officials attempted to cull 900 bison from the herd, according to the Associated Press.
Park officials took to Facebook on Monday answer questions from the public about why the calf had been euthanized. Even if the calf could have been rehabilitated somehow, they wrote that the animal would have required months of quarantine to test for brucellosis, and Yellowstone does not have the facilities needed to monitor the calf.
"Nor is it the mission of the National Park Service to rescue animals," officials added, "Our goal is to maintain the ecological processes of Yellowstone."