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A post went around earlier about the new Google logo's file size, and it completely derailed my day, but in a fun way so I figured I'd share.
First things first: I am not sure about the logo itself yet, though I'm leaning toward like. Twitter and Facebook have been hilarious on this, truly a love/hate situation. What I absolutely LOVE are the dots:
For more videos about the concepts behind the new logo and everything else, the post Evolving the Google Identity is a fascinating read.
What spurred further exploration, however, was this post at Top 5 Techs about the file size of the new logo being 305 bytes in SVG format. Now THAT I had to play with. Off to Illustrator!
Here's the first build, using circles, rectangles, a single polygon (triangle), and the bezier path for the descender on the lowercase "g." As you can see, this doesn't work at all on three of the letters:
- the capital "G" because the curve to the crossbar gets steeper, leaving the path of the circle
- the lowercase "g" because the bowl is not a perfect circle, it's flattened as it hits the descender
- the lowercase "e" because the curve on the top right leaves the path of a true circle as it gets to the crossbar
This is ugly as sin, and weighs in at 1,559 bytes standard SVG, 604 bytes compressed SVGZ using just four shape types. And yes, I went in with a text editor to remove all the garbage Illustrator adds to SVG files.
Time to clean it up a bit! I took four of the circles (outside circle on the capital "G," both circles on lowercase "g," and the outside circle on the "e") and made them ellipses to get closer to the actual logo. Not perfect, but much better. This file weighs in at 1,601 bytes standard SVG, 651 bytes compressed SVGZ. Not much of a hit for the extra code required for ellipses vs. circles!
And since I'd gone this far I figured it was time to go full Bezier paths for the three letters in question. The "o" are still built as a white circle drawn over a colored circle, I found that saved 549 bytes (!!) over making compound paths. The "l" is still a rectangle of course. I did a good job minimizing anchor points, but I must admit I'm not an expert with the Bezier pen. The "e" really needs more work, that's kind of an ugly hump, but this had already taken up too much time! Anyhow, now we're up to 1,789 bytes standard SVG, 885 bytes compressed SVGZ.
I don't see how anything reasonably accurate could be created in 305 bytes (if it's true and it's out there, I'd love to see the code), but even at 885 bytes for truly accurate logo using Bezier paths, phone users around the world can be thankful for the saved bandwidth.


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Through many years of practice, Dr. Skolnick has been the recipient of many awards including an honor for 25 Years Outstanding Compassion Honors; the Exemplary Performance Award and honored for Quality Care Performance amongst his peers. He has served on many hospital committees including the Medical Review Committee, Emergency Room Committee and the Health Sciences Library Committee.
Dr. Skolnick holds a bachelor's degree from the City University of New York (CUNY). He studied abroad, earning his medical degree from Heidelberg University in Heidelberg, Germany. He then completed residencies at the Hospital of Saint Raphael, Kings County Hospital Center and Montefiore Medical Center in New York. Dr. Skolnick is board certified by the American Board of Family Medicine.
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Severe Sanctions on Iran – is it too little and too late?
Iran has been working on its nuclear weapons program for years. The west has been trying to convince Iran to back off its nuclear intentions for years. Through diplomatic efforts and through increasingly severe sanctions, the west has been trying to make its point.
But defiant Iran is not getting the point and is refusing to stop its nuclear program. Now Washington and Europe are trying to up the stakes with the EU move to impose an oil embargo and sanctions on Iran's central bank.
With the new sanctions in place, no EU member state can sign a contract to import crude oil or refined petroleum from Iran. In addition, the EU has introduced a range of financial restrictions, including freezing assets held in Europe by the Iranian Central Bank.
Israel has been calling for such measures for more than 2 years. Even now with the new embargo it will take another 6 months for it to be fully enforced. Prime Minister Netanyahu said yesterday that by the time the embargo will be enforced Iran will possess a nuclear bomb.
Iran is likely to turn to other countries to cover up for the loss of sales of almost 600,000 barrels of oil per day to the EU, 24% of its total exports. In anticipation the US is now looking at Africa to help increase the pressure on Iran.
US diplomats and lobbyists are stepping up pressure to reduce African commercial ties to Iran as part of a growing global push to squeeze Tehran. The US is talking to its allies in Africa in Uganda, in South Africa, in Angola and more to join the embargo and cut ties with Iran.
Now, African countries that once were viewed as distant from the conflict with Iran are getting drawn into the sanctions effort.
President Obama said in regard to EU's sanctions that it "demonstrate once more the unity of the international community in addressing the serious threat presented by Iran's nuclear program".
The rise of Islam across the Arab world is a blessing and a curse for Iran. As an Islamic regime it welcomes the rise of Islam. In the quest for Islamic global domination Iran is putting aside the differences between its Shiite version of Islam and Egypt's Sunni's version. But on the other hand an Islamic regime in Egypt is a threat to Iran's leadership position in the region.
While the west is constantly offering a way out for Iran through talks and negotiation, Iran is not likely to choose that option. The question is will Iran take severe action as a result of these sanctions, one that could escalate the situation dramatically?
The radical Islamic regime in Iran armed with one nuclear weapon is a threat to the whole world. Iran has become a martyrdom-obsessed state run by religious fanatics bent on spreading Shiite Islam throughout the world.
The religious belief in Iran calls for chaos before the arrival of the hidden Imam, also known as the 12th Imam. Difficult as it may be for Western leaders to comprehend, Ahmedinejad believes he is on a messianic mission to create the apocalyptic chaos necessary to lay the foundations for the Coming of the 12th Imam or Mahdi and the establishment of a global Islamic caliphate. A nuclear weapon will serve this purpose.
This threat can be contained only if the world works together to do it. From the US to Europe and Africa, from Uganda to China, for these economic sanctions to work they must cripple the Iranian economy and bring the end of the fanatical Ayatollahs regime. Let's hope it's not too late.


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This flower reminds me of a song I have heard at the MA Center in San Ramon, California. It goes like this:
"Deep within the soul of everyone,
hidden in most everything under the sun,
is a place we call our home,
where differences don't belong…"
I periodically go through feelings of being an alien from another planet, of being a complete misfit. This song, this flower, reminds me of the truth of our interconnectedness. The truth of our real essence, love and peace.
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Apple Berry CrispPosted in : Recipes on by : Beckie Tags: Desserts & Sweets, special diets
Apple Berry Crisp
1 large apple
3/4 cup fresh or frozen unsweetened blueberries
4 packets Equal®
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 cup uncooked oats
1/4 cup flour
1 tablespoon brown sugar
1 tablespoon chopped pecans
1 1/2 tablespoons low-fat (not non-fat) margarine
Cooking spray
Preheat oven to 350°. Coat inside of 1-quart heat-proof baking dish with cooking spray.
Peel and slice apple into dish. Add fresh or frozen blueberries and toss lightly.
Combine cinnamon and sweeteners in mixing bowl. Sprinkle over fruit.
In same mixing bowl combine oats, flour, brown sugar, and pecans. Add margarine and mix with fork until crumbly. Sprinkle over fruit in baking dish.
Bake for 20 minutes or just until fruit juices bubble up on sides and in the middle of the dish.
Total time: 40 minutes
Preparation time: 20 minutes
Nutrition Facts
Servings per Recipe: 4
Please Note: Nutritional values listed may vary from final results depending on actual measurements and brands used to prepare the recipe.
Amount Per Serving
Calories 158 Calories from Fat 25
Total Fat 4 g
Cholesterol 0 mg
Sodium 30 mg
Carbohydrate 28 g
Dietary Fiber 4 g
Protein 3 g
Exchange 1 starch, 1 fruit, 1 fat
Carbohydrate Units 2
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Walrus Audio has released quite a few pedals this year. For Summer NAMM they announced the Monument Harmonic Tremolo and the Projector Overdrive. Earlier this month they announced the Contraband Fuzz. And earlier in the year they released the Luminary Quad Octave Generator and the Julia Analog Chorus/Vibrato. Colt walks us through all of the new 2016 pedals with demos of the pedals.
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Stephanie Said is a jewellery designer from Sydney, Australia. Her design focus is based on the fundamental principles of Shape, Space, Light, and Sound; which are deconstructed and re-composed into elegant sculptural forms. Hinges form the core of her work, allowing pieces to shift, fold and evolve, creating sound and reflecting light.
Stephanie completed a Bachelor of Fashion and Textile Design at the University of Technology in Sydney, 2004, which included a submajor in Jewellery Design at the Sydney College of Arts. Whilst spending 12 years working in the fashion industry for the likes of Akira Isogawa and Assin she continually nurtured her practice and is now entirely focused on her collections. She operates from her studio inside Gaffa Gallery, Sydney.


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At Performance Studios in Nashville, business was brisk in recent weeks for Darth Vader costumes and light sabers to get ready for the big day. The big day was Thursday – Star Wars Day. When May 4 rolls around on the calendar, fans of the movie series say "May…Read More
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Just in time for the 35th anniversary of the World's Fair in Knoxville, World's Fair Beer is once again on tap. The beer sold for six months in 1982 to celebrate the event that put Knoxville in the spotlight. The team relaunching the product includes Rick Kuhlman, the brains behind…Read More
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A recent class action lawsuit filed in Florida alleges that Takata, a large airbag manufacturer, failed to fix defects in its airbags. The suit alleges that the airbags can explode and cause serious injuries or death. The lawsuit also named Honda as a defendant, alleging that it knew about defects in the Takata airbags.
The lawsuit said that more than 14 million cars with defective airbags have been recalled due to the defects. The airbags have been blamed for several deaths when they exploded after traffic accidents. The explosions sent metal shrapnel flying inside the vehicle.
According to the lawsuit, Takata knew about the defects as early as 2001 but did not issue a recall. U.S. safety regulators did not become aware of the danger of the airbags until 2008. In addition, Honda knew about three airbag ruptures in 2007 but did not issue a recall. In 2008, Honda recalled only 4,000 Honda Accords and Civics. Finally, in 2009, Honda expanded the recall to 400,000 vehicles.
This year has been a record-breaking year for automobile recalls. In many of the recalls that have occurred this year, the car manufacturer knew about the problems with the vehicles for years, but chose to ignore the issues in order to save money and protect their reputations. If you have been injured by a defect with an automobile, you have the right to compensation for your damages, including personal injuries and damage to your vehicle.
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Brian Williams currently has his tail between his legs, and it's not because people are asking him about his daughter's recent ass-eating scene on Girls. This week, the longtime NBC news anchor has been dealing with a controversy related to Williams' oft-repeated claims that he was under enemy fire while in Iraq in 2003. The validity of Williams' story came into question recently, and now Williams is taking some time off of NBC Nightly News.
The NBC News nightly manager and anchor stepped down, albeit temporarily, in a statement to the press. In the note, he basically states he is taking some time off as he has become the news instead of reporting the news.
In the midst of a career spent covering and consuming news, it has become painfully apparent to me that I am presently too much a part of the news, due to my actions.
Williams goes on to state that while he is off of the air, NBC Nightly News, Today and Dateline NBC news anchorman Lester Holt will be filling in for Brian Williams during his leave of absence.
We've been hearing about the Brian Williams' story for quite some time, but this week, the outlet Stars and Stripes wrote reports claiming the tale Williams has been telling for some time is inaccurate. Williams has also stated on NBC and on David Letterman's Late Show that in 2003 he was on a Chinook helicopter when it was hit by ground fire. On Wednesday of this week, Williams apologized on the air for the story, noting that some of the details were not correct, including which helicopter he was actually on.
I want to apologize. I said I was traveling in an aircraft that was hit by RPG fire. I was instead in a following aircraft.
Brian Williams has told his story more than once over the years and during that time, the story has changed, but it's hard to say whether the story has changed in a lying sort of way or a fog of war sort of way. Some members of the military claim his helicopter was hit by small fire and the one in front of him was hit with an RPG, while others claim Williams never came under fire at all. Regardless of where the truth is, the majority of stories people tell tend to change a bit over the years. Sometimes people embellish to make stories more interesting and sometimes emotions make events seem a little crazier in retrospect. Unfortunately, Brian Williams is a man in the business of facts, and the facts haven't been very clear recently.
Williams is known for being a witty and culturally savvy news anchor, who occasionally raps on air and has even bolstered his popularity by appearing on 30 Rock. NBC has enough ratings troubles without losing one of the network's key news players. Here's hoping the brouhaha related to the helicopter controversy will die down over the next few days and Williams can move forward, reputation (mostly) intact.


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Jakarta is the pride of Indonesia for its interesting things, because the back of the modernity of buildings and streets, Jakarta has a strange traditional beauty that rarely an area can have.
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Monas – National Monument
Monas is a famous symbol of Indonesia that you cannot ignore during your trip to Jakarta. The best time to visit this monument is at dusk, as the red sun goes gradually down from the top of the monument and disappears on the horizon. In addition to the monument, you can also find the National History Museum in the area around Monas. In this museum there are many precious documents about the history of Indonesia.
Old Town
Old Town or Old Batavia are the two oldest neighborhoods in Jakarta. Around the Old Town, there are several popular museums such as the Jakarta History Museum (Fatahillah Museum), the Museum of Fine Arts and Pottery … The Batavia area has a Puppet Museum – one of its kind. Performing art form of Asia. Here, you can rent a bike (costs around 3 USD) to explore Sunda Kelapa harbor.
Setu Babakan Village
This is a great place to learn about traditional life in Jakarta. The village is 66 hectares wide, called Perkampungan Budaya Betawi or Betawi Cultural Preservation Village. In Setu Babakan, you can admire a lot of Betawi culture such as lenong (traditional Betawi comedy), topeng dance, traditional Betawi wedding and of course Ondel-ondel. The people here still use Betawi language. The best time to visit here is in June and July. These months are the time to celebrate special Jakarta Independence Day celebrations.
Taman Mini Park
Taman Mini is one of the biggest parks in Indonesia. This is also a great tourist destination for visiting with children. The amusements here are associated with the ancient legends in Jakarta. The park offers a wide variety of recreational facilities such as the giant artificial pool, golf course, marina …. It is a popular destination for tourists to visit.
Al-Azhar Mosque
The Great Mosque of Al-Azhar was built between 1953 and 1958. The design of this mosque is the combination of the architecture of the Hija Mosque (Saudi Arabia) and the Qibtiyah Mosque (Egypt). Coming here, you will be able to admire the luxurious beauty and dignity of Al-Azhar Church. This is considered to be the center of the humanitarian activities of Muslims in Jakarta.
Ancol Dreamland
The most interesting entertainment area in Jakarta is Ancol Dreamland, which is likened to the Indonesian Disneyland. With a total area of about 300 hectares, Ancol Dreamland is extremely large, including: Dunia Fantasy Theme Park, Seaworld for aquatic plants and dolphins and seals; Pasar Seni is considered as an art center of Jakarta and especially Pasar Seni – the most famous art market in Jakarta is also located in Ancol.
Taman Safari Park
With an area of about 168 hectares, Safari Park is the only park in Jakarta where you can see the animals walking freely in the park. This is the home of over 40 different species of animals, including Sumatran tiger, Chinese bear and rhinoceros. Because the animals move freely in the park, visitors must travel by car Bowl or bus with instructions. In addition, the park also has a Baby Zoo, where you can watch and play with tigers, lions and other animals.
Istiqlal Mosque
Istiqlal Mosque is located on Jalan Pintu Air Road. The name "Istiqlal" means "freedom". This mosque was completed in 1978 and considered as the symbol of Indonesia as well as the largest mosque in Southeast Asia at that time. In addition, the Istiqlal mosque also provides facilities for social and cultural activities, including lectures, exhibitions, seminars, conferences, fairs and programs for women, Kids and kids.
Stroll Jalan Surabaya
Jalan Surabaya is the famous old town of Jakarta. Surabaya specializes in selling antique and antique imitation items for tourists to visit and shop. However, you should be careful when buying something here, as some shop owners often mix fake goods with real products to make a profit.
Green Park in the city center
Although there are many skyscrapers, Jakarta is referred to as the city of the park or the green city by the area covered by trees to nearly 70%. The two most famous parks are Lembang Park and Suropati Park. In the early morning or late afternoon, you can see locals jogging or walking around the park.
Jakarta is one of the most popular cities to travel in Indonesia. This city has many great destinations for you to explore, don't miss the chance to enjoy the beauty of Jakarta.


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Dear reader, notice that Jethro is an approximated name for this prophet. In the translation of the chapter of Moses you will find that the author of the book pointing out that Moses did not marry the daughter of Yiþrun or Yiþri, who was a faithful man or the chief of Midian, and apparently this name is just Jethro, the name that was mentioned in Torah. But since muslims believe that Moses married one of Shu`ayb's daughter, and since in Torah it is mentioned that Moses married the daughter of a man called Jethro, I decided to let Jethro as a representative name for Shu`ayb since it is more of Latin sense, but be careful not to mix things together, Jethro is still not meant to be the same person that Torah pointed out as for muslims do!
Shu`ayb (Jethro) The Prophet (PUH)
He is Shu`ayb (Jethro) ben Nowayt ben Ra`u'eel (Reuel) ben Murrah ben `Anqâ' ben Midian ben Abraham (PUH) [notice: unfortunately I couldn't find the ancestry of Jethro in Torah to check with the name listed above in Arabic, but for Nowayt it is close to the name Nahath mentioned in Torah as one of Reuel sons, but Reuel is a son for Esau and do not follow the chain mentioned here, but Nahath and Nowayt have some similarities as you can see], and his tongue was Arabic and was sent from the people of Midian as it is mentioned in Muruj Al-Ðahab, and `Atâ' [seems a person's name] said: He is Shu`ayb ben Nowayt ben Midian ben Abraham (PUH) and he was called the Speaker of Prophets for his billiant ways in debate with his people and his talent in proving his point against his people and disapprove their clues, and his people here is meant to be the people of Al-Aykah (the dwellers in the wood), and some say that he was sent twice, once to Midian and once to Al-Aykah (and it is a place near Midian with lot of waters and trees). It is mentioned that he was the first one to measure the balance with his hands so they were measruing with honesty but then they cheated in their measures so then they were taken by a great shake and left dead in their dwelling place, it is mentioned also that he sent some messangers from his side to the people, and one of his messangers was Shu'ayb ben Sâlih, he sent him to his (Shu`ayb ben Sâlih's) people but they killed him and threw him in a well, and it is possible that he was sent to the lands of Shem as it is shown by history and traces, and one of his messengers was Hassân ben Sinân Al-Awzaâ`ee, he was the messanger of Jethro to the lands of Africa so he went to them calling for faith in God and work to fullful His commandments, but they called him a liar and kept him a prisoner in a hole until he died, and another one was Al-Hâriþ ben Shu`yb Al-Ghassâni, and he was Jethro's messanger to Midian but they called him a liar and killed him as well. Jethro used to cry a lot, and as attributed to Anas ben Mâlik that he reported from the prophet (PUH) that he said: Jethro cried for God's love until he became blind, and then his sightness was brought back to him by God, then he cried again until he became blind and God brought his sightness again, and so on until the fourth time when God inspired to him: O Jethro, until what time you shall be crying? If it was for your fear of hell, then know that I protected you against it, and if it was for your love for paradise, then know that I made it for you, so then he said: O my Lord and Master, You know that I did not cry for the fear of Your hell nor for the love of Your paradise, but Your love is knotted in my heart and I can't keep patience to see You, then God inspired to him: if it was like that then I will send to you my speaker Moses ben Amram (PUH) to serve you, and this story could have many interpretations, maybe the most probable of all is that he meant "I will keep crying until I see you after my death."
What we understand from all of this is that Jethro was alone and had no one to believe in him and in his Lord and in the right path, except of hypocrites, so he was hated by everyone, and had no one to love except of God, like for someone that has only one child and loving him so much and afraid to lose him so he keeps on being sad. What is said by the prophet Jethro to God is exactly in the same meaning of what the prince of believers, `Ali ben Abi-Tâlib (PUH) said: I did not worship You for my fear of Your hell, nor for my love to Your paradise, but I found that You are the One that to be worshipped and so I did.
The chapters the mentioned the story of Jethro (Shu`ayb) are: Al-A`râf, Hud, Al-Shu`arâ', Al-`Ankabut, and others. God said: And unto Midian (We sent) their brother, Shu'eyb. He said: O my people! Serve Allah. Ye have no other Allah save Him. Lo! a clear proof hath come unto you from your Lord; so give full measure and full weight and wrong not mankind in their goods, and work not confusion in the earth after the fair ordering thereof. That will be better for you, if ye are believers.Lurk not on every road to threaten (wayfarers), and to turn away from Allah's path him who believeth in Him, and to seek to make it crooked. And remember, when ye were but few, how He did multiply you. And see the nature of the consequence for the corrupters!(Al-A`râf:85-86), and there are lot of others holy phrases and the contents are almost the same.
Midian was the name of his village and there lived his tribe and the father of the tribe was Midian the son of the Abraham (PUH) and so the village and the tribe were named after him, for this God did say "And unto Midian (We sent) their brother, Shu'eyb," meaning that We sent their brother Shu`ayb (Jethro) to Midian, and he was sent also to Al-Aykah (the wood dwellers) and they were also part of his people, and we've mentioned before that Al-Aykah is near by Midian and it is a place of lot of waters and trees, and so he came to them with what was revealed on his grandfather Abraham (PUH) from the Exalted One, he came to them with the fair laws of His religion with whatever it contains of regulations and worshipping and what is prohibited and what is allowed and what would bring them happiness in life and the after-life, so he ordered them to be fair in their measurements while weighing to give the right amount by themselves so they don't cheat in their dealings with others, and not to do mischiefs on earth after being fixed by others before them, by prophets and messangers and their viceroys with the faithful men, and not to follow the lusts and doing sins and not to allow what God forbade and forbid what God allowed just to follow the lusts. They used to sit on the roads and try to keep the people away from reaching him for they were afraid that they will leave the worshipping of the idols, and they used to mock at his way (of guiding) and warn and threaten everyone that believes in him and wanted to make the path of God to be crooked, and they did their best to ignore the calls of Jethro (PUH) and they used to say to him: O Shu'eyb! We understand not much of that thou tellest(Hud:91), and also they humbled him by saying: and lo! we do behold thee weak among us(Hud:91), and then they threatened him by saying: But for thy family, we should have stoned thee, for thou art not strong against us(Hud:91), but inspite of all of this he kept on calling for the faith of God until he embarrased his people by proving the falsehood of their beliefs and proved to them the righteousness of his path, for he was calling to what they hate of the faith and to be straight in their dealings and fair, so when they got annoyed by his clues against their religion, their tyrants gathered together and threatened him to banish him out of the village with his followers if they did not get back to their religion, but he answered them by saying: Even though we hate it? We should have invented a lie against Allah if we returned to your religion after Allah hath rescued us from it(Al-A`râf:88-89), but that would be if God wanted to keep us away from His closeness. God forbids to make the one who called for Him and who called to His path astray. So, their only way was to warn their people not to be tricked and join his religion telling them that they will be losers if they did so. The most important thing that they were denying about his religion is that he ordered not to worship what their fathers used to worship and not to do whatever they like in their money and in their measurements and dealings with others.
They mocked at his prayer that orders him with these commands as they claim and they said to him as to mock at him "thou art the mild, the guide to right behaviour." After all he kept on being patience and come to them from time to time and proving their falsehood until God ordered for them to be destroyed, and the earthquake seized them, and they were all destroyed as if they did not live there and Jethro with his followers were saved. Then God sent him to the people of Al-Aykah and it was close to Midian and there lived some God worshippers, and some said that it was in the deserts of Midian and Jethro was a foreigner for them and they used to do as the people of Midian used to do, so when he commanded them not to do so they said to him: Thou art but one of the bewitched; Thou art but a mortal like us, and lo! we deem thee of the liars(Al-Shu`arâ':185-186), for they thought that God do not send a human to human beings to guide them and they did not know that God makes His message where He desires.
They asked him for miracles and asked him to make pieces of the sky fall upon them to prove that he's truthful, and they did not ask him for guidance to the true path, and so they were taken by the punishment of the day of gloom, when God revealed upon them an extreme heat for seven days until their waters were boiled. Then God drove a cloud to them and they gathered under the shadow of that cloud to avoid the heat and then the cloud rained them with fire so all were burnt and died and God said about that day: Lo! it was the retribution of an awful day(Al-Shu`arâ':189). Some said that they were destroyed by an earthquake and some said that God revealed an extreme heat on them that took their breathes away, so then they went inside their homes but it got into their homes as well and no shadow nor water could avoid them that. Then God sent to them a nice breeze and they called each other to follow that breeze and when they were all out and gathered under the cloud, God made it rain fire on them and the earth shaked under their feet and they were burnt like locusts and turned to ashes, and this is the day of gloom. Some said that God sent to them one shout and they all turned to be dead.
It is mentioned that Jethro was sent to two tribes, one of them was destroyed by the earthquake and the other by the day of gloom, and there should be no contradictions between the tales since all tales point out to one thing in general which is their destruction by God for their rebellious nature against God and His prophet [2 lines come then but I did not get what the author meant!].
It is mentioned that after the destruction of his people, Jethro went back to his original place and the dwelling place of his tribe and that is Midian with his faithful followers and he lived there, and there he met Moses ben Amram (PUT), and it seems that it was a fertile land and their people used to live in luxury and they were traders and their land was a destination for many others, and its location might be in Palestine and whatever is mentioned about its location saying that it is between Hijâz and the lands of Shem does not oppose that idea (of being in Palestine), and we've mentioned before the speech of Al-Sâdiq (PUH) when he said that God sent only five prophets from Arabs and they were: Hud, Sâlih, Ishmael, Jethro and Muhammad (PUT), and in a speech for Al-Bâqir (PUH) he said: God inspired unto Jethro that He will punish one hundred thousand of his people, forty thousand of their tyrants and sixty thousand of their good ones, so he (Jethro) asked: and why the good people O Lord? Then God inspired unto him: for their easiness with the tyrants and they did not be angry along with My wrath, and as attributed to Ibn `Abbas he said that Jethro lived for two hundred and forty and two years, and some of its relative stories would come in advance in the chapter that discusses the conditions of Moses ben Amram, may peace be upon him and upon our prophet (PUT).
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Take 5.5
Pause the game for the first time.
Complete all of the in-game tutorials.
Defeat an enemy using melee combat.
Eat FIST!25
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Meet Quentin.100 Secret
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Bank with Online Account Access and Online Bill Payment and Quicken 2012
To begin using either the Online Account Access or the Online Bill Payment service with Quicken 2012, you have to sign up. If you want to use Online Account Access, you sign up with your bank. Just visit your bank's website or call your local branch and ask someone whether the bank supports Online Account Access with Quicken.
(If your bank doesn't support Online Account Access, you can still sign up with Intuit for Online Bill Payment — choose Tools→Quicken Bill Pay→Learn About Quicken Bill Pay for details.) Then do whatever the folks at the bank tell you to do to sign up.
You'll probably have to fill out an application, agree to pay some extra fees, and then wait a few days for a customer identification number and a PIN, or personal identification number.
After the bank does its preparation and sends you its welcome letter, you can set up Quicken for Online Account Access. To set up Quicken to use Online Account Access or Online Bill Payment services, display the account for which you want to activate online services. You can do this, for example, by following these steps:
Click the account's hyperlink on the Accounts bar.
Tell Quicken you want to set up online banking or bill payment.
Click the Account Actions button and choose the Set Up Online command. Quicken may display an Account Setup dialog box that asks which version of your bank's online banking service you're already set up to use. If you see this question, select the online banking service that corresponds with what you've set up. Then click Next.
Identify yourself.
When Quicken displays the Quicken Account Setup dialog box that asks for your login information, supply your customer identification number and PIN.
Your bank or the Quicken folks may, as part of the application process, send you a letter asking for more information, a canceled check, or a signature. (If they do, of course, be sure to respond.)
Using Online Account Access and Online Bill Payment is extremely easy. You pay bills in pretty much the usual manner. You make account transfers in the same manner. And then you reconcile transactions with a mouse click.


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There are two things parents hope to give their children: roots and wings. But it's often hard to know if the decisions we're making are the right ones, especially when the world is changing so quickly. Good Life Family is a resource for parents with kids tweens to twenties. Good Life Family will help navigate the challenges of raising good kids — kids who will find their own paths to happiness. Extensive and insightful content will address the daily joys and struggles of finding a balance between kids and parents while keeping ourselves sane in the process.
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I'm Running 10 Minutes Behind…
People who are organized never cease to amaze me. They never double book a meeting, always write a thank you note, plan their spring break trip at Thanksgiving, and they KNOW where their car keys are. Organized people are never late. They have mastered time management. How do they do it? Is it a genetic gift or a learned behavior?
My brain simply does not operate with that type of efficiency. Don't get me wrong. I get more done than the average bear, but it's not a neatly contained operation. It's more of an "it's on fire" mentality, getting to that only after I've finished this and not a minute sooner. I've tried to change. I really have! I set alarms. I make a list. (Where did I leave that list?) I make files and even mark them "Scalding", "Hot" and "Warm", but I have found that once I file something, my brain thinks it's done. This is not new. It's been a lifelong issue. I have always been on the creative, high-energy side of things. I say yes. A lot. I overschedule. A lot. And I always (ok, almost always) deliver on my word.
Fortunately, I surround myself with left-brained people and pay homage to their efficiency. I especially appreciate those left-brainers who don't judge the chronically tardy. We are good people! We just try to do too much. Squeeze. One. More. Thing. In. In spite of all my commitments, I am unwilling to give up family time. It's just going too fast to miss out on. Sure I am making dinner at 8:00 p.m. (ok, 8:30), but we are together.
One of the reasons I am excited about this issue of GLF is because I want to be better at planning ahead and being more organized. So, as you read this issue packed with ideas and advice for how to welcome whatever comes next, please don't feel stressed if you fall short of your goals. Sometimes the best laid plans are those paved with love and not a Franklin organizer.
In an upcoming issue, we will focus on sleep deprivation. Now that's something I can really sink my teeth into.


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There are 87 reviews on Amazon averaging 4+ stars. Here is a sampling of the reviews.
Excellent Read, June 9, 2014
This review is from: The Nano Experiment (Kindle Edition)
I really enjoyed this book. I cannot wait to share it with my book club. I could see this book being made into a movie. It was very suspenseful and exciting twists and turns to the plot. Many of the action scenes were vividly written where you can imagine being there. I am very satisfied with this novel.
********************"The author's inclusion of the concept of nanomedicine in the plot is articulate and intriguing...His characters are nicely done…Readers who like the thrillers and mysteries with a medical theme should find The Nano Experiment interesting and entertaining, as well as faster-paced than most books in this sub-genre." Von Pittman for The Genreview
"This is an intricate plot that clearly draws the battle lines and spells out the dire costs on all sides if they fail. The resolution is realistic, with even the winner paying a heavy price for struggling. The core of the story is a scientific morality play. Harlan Ellison would be proud of this plot." Maryland Writer's Association********************
"In The Nano Experiment Brawer writes a very unusual plot that is engrossing and intriguing. Eileen Robinson is a very resourceful character dealing with each and every adversity thrown her way. Brawer establishes Eileen as a realistic personality with resilience as well as a soft side. After I finished reading The Nano Experiment, I had to sit and contemplate the reality of it. Brawer writes spirited prose with authentic dialogue. The Nano Experiment is a stunning thriller!" http://www.conniesreviews.blogspot.com********************The Nano Experiment is thought provoking by forcing further thoughts about capital punishment and racial profiling. The characters are uncomfortably realistic and the action is fast-paced. I look forward to future novels by this author." Reviews by Teri. http://reviewsbyteri.blogspot.com/********************"A fascinating subject and a great read. I read and have read: Margolin, Coben, Fairstein, Baldacci etc. so, I am a good critic, and I rate your latest book (The Nano Experiment) a real winner." Lynda Davis, an avid reader.********************"A fast paced read with twisting action and complex characters." This book will appeal to young adults because it does start with great action involving a main character that has all kinds of problems as a teenager allowing the reader to associate with her life. The language used is appropriate with sex scenes being minimal and discreetly described. Adults will be attracted to the fast paced read and twisting action with complex characters full of a variety of personalities that everyone can associate with. D. Deen********************I have to say that The Nano Experiment is a book that grabs you from the first page and never lets you go…I enjoyed how we did get to see Eileen grow as a character…If you are looking for a fast-paced, medical thriller, go out and pick up a copy of The Nano Experiment by Richard Brawer.Julie for Girls Just Reading - http://girlsjustreading.blogspot.com/********************The Nano Experiment is a really great read! With plenty of excitement it still moves smoothly through the pages. With excellent characters who fit into the story flawlessly, they handle each and every twist and turn with ease. You will spend the entire book wondering if everything will work out okay--keep reading to find out. You won't be sorry. Richard Brawer has a knack for drama and tells a damn good story. --N. Jones, Book Suite Reviews********************
5.0 out of 5 stars Compellingly different!, October 24, 2013
Anita Pirkle - See all my reviews
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You'll know as soon as you start to read that you've found something unusual here - at first I thought I was reading a completely different book than the one described! The heroine is definitely a unique character, guilt-ridden yet strong and pragmatic. Life deals her a series of traumatic events that culminate in a race against time to save the only thing she has left - her two children. The events just kept on surprising me - in a very good way!
thriller reader (San Diego, CA) - See all my reviews
I really liked this book. The plot is intricate but at the same time easy to follow. The suspense keeps ratcheting up with each page. The lead character--Eileen--is well done as is her love interest, Mark, and the creepy pursuer, Colonel Springer. What I found interesting was the way nanomedicine was sprinkled in there. I had no idea that was happening. Great beach read! Looking forward to the film!
5.0 out of 5 stars Hang onto your hat for a hell of a ride..., August 15, 2013
By Joseph "Joe Perrone Jr." (United States) - See all my reviews(REAL NAME)
Writing a novel successfully from varying points of view is difficult enough (especially when the central character is not only that of a person of a different ethnicity but also one's opposing gender), yet that is exactly what author Richard Brawer has so successfully done in the Nano Experiment.This fast-paced thriller tackles both the world of high-powered drug companies and the politically-charged issue of the death penalty with equal panache, combining the two into a riveting story. I assure you that you won't be disappointed. I look forward to reading more from this author. Excellent job, Mr. Brawer.
4.0 out of 5 stars Tiny, tinier, tinest, October 18, 2013
Larry Winebrenner (Miami Gardens, FL, USA) - See all my reviews
What an interesting and mind-boggling story. It is an easy, fun, edge-of-the-seat read.
5.0 out of 5 stars excellent, October 13, 2013
Jacqueline. Samper - See all my reviews
The truth and to be honestThis book was excellent!I recommend that whom ever gets it in their eyes to get it and read it.Congratulations to the author!
4.0 out of 5 stars the Nano Experience, October 12, 2013
Grandma "Martha" (Florida) - See all my reviews
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It was quite different from anything I have ever read. I had to finish it quickly to know the ending. I highly recommend The Nano Experiment.
5.0 out of 5 stars Nanobots, October 14, 2013
Tom Ekman - See all my reviews
Great story and the "bots" are closer to real than most would believe.Could not stop reading this story for 2 days.
4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting!, October 22, 2013
Andrea Nicole García Reyes - See all my reviews
At first, I didn't have much hope of enjoying the book, but after the first 20 pages I really got caught up with the story line. I personally loved the nano technology stuff in the book. It thoroughly interested me, for I'm majoring in chemical engineering, and those topics always pick my interest. The serial-killer content was also quite entertaining. I could see a lot of the general attributes a serial killer has in his or her personality; choosing same weapon or killing routine, rationalizing the killings, being haunted with trauma because of childhood abuse or neglect. Loved the book. Great job.
Jade - See all my reviews
The reader has to wonder what happens to Eileen, the young African-American protagonist after she gets herself into an irreparable bind from the beginning, yet the plot thickens, and only gets better. Great read--I couldn't put it down.
5.0 out of 5 stars Like Steven King?, October 22, 2013
Judie from Jersey - See all my reviews
I totally enjoyed this, it was well written and I had a hard time putting it down. I would recommend this to anyone who is a Steven King fan.
4.0 out of 5 stars this is one fast book, October 23, 2013
Trish Talley - See all my reviews
A good book for murder/mystery fans, action lovers and fans of redemption. Lots of interesting characters. Eileen and Mark could have been more developed, the only reason for the 4 stars. Well written, clear, concise and nearly believable. A good adventure.
5.0 out of 5 stars Your life belongs to them..., November 3, 2013
Douglas Kron (Cleveland, Ohio) - See all my reviews
Fast paced enjoyable reading based on future technology or it might just be a bit too close to today.
5.0 out of 5 stars Make this book a movie, November 3, 2013
By Terry Lee smith - See all my reviews
This book should be a movie! It has medical believable progress and the mystery of illegal going ons of big business. It is a real possibility, that bad things do happen, even in the name of progress. Some one turn this book over to a director, to make a good money making movie.
5.0 out of 5 stars Enthralling, November 6, 2013
By KC - See all my reviews
Amazon Verified Purchase
This book was so enthralling, I could not put it down for more than a few minutes at a time. I was almost tempted to read the ending but waited until I had finished the book. It was great.
5.0 out of 5 stars A really enjoyable adventure!, November 12, 2013
By Stephen M. Collins (Foothill Ranch, California United States) -
Right from the first page you'll be pulled into the story. And as you are, you will be turning each page happily wondering where you're headed and what is going to happen and how the heck are you... oops! I mean "they" are gonna get out of this one and that, as each twist and turn heightens in anticipated action and excitement to the very end. The unique storyline as it flows, makes it that much more enjoyable. The author is extremely skilled in giving you a clear picture and understanding of all character's makeup in short order, through their actions and quip dialog. Recommend you ignore any and all low rating posts produced by pompous pontificators, who find it their pitiful duty to vilify authors who have imaginative talent and ability to be good storytellers. Oh well... (yawn). So what's it come down to? I love a good story! Especially one produced by an author who has the ability to pull you into its weave. I do hope I haven't overstated it... Man! How I love a good storyteller!
5.0 out of 5 stars Hope you value sleep less than where this book will take you!, November 14, 2013
By Eric Harvey
A storyline that will have you wondering at dawn just where the last 8 hrs went with just 2 more chapters to go.Time to call in late & suffer the consequences as a result of Richard Brawers ability to suck you into the point of not being able to set it aside until the explosive ending! Double thumbs-up for a fanatic read.


text: Cue the gold comeback? Where is gold headed? That's the million-dollar question on the minds of gold bugs here in Canada and around the world. Trading near five-year lows, advisors contemplate whether to move clients back into the precious metal. Dundee Economics Chief Economist Dr. Martin Murenbeeld believes the worst is likely over for gold and that advisors might consider dollar-averaging back into the gold sector, but not aggressively by any means. "Gold is going through a bottoming phase," Dr. Murenbeeld told WP. "The probability of gold prices going much lower is below 25%. There are some forecasting $1,000 gold, or even lower, but we put the probabilities of this into the 15%-20% range at best." Buy, buy, buy? Well, not exactly, says Dr. Murenbeeld. 'We're not looking for gold prices to start moving up quickly. Our October forecast update for 2016 had the baseline for gold in the $1180 range, meaning gold could be back over $1200 in the event a geopolitical crisis added to our baseline," said Dr. Murenbeeld. "We're biased to gold doing a little better than it has recently." Predicting where gold prices are headed in the short-term is a mug's game but long-term the likelihood of prices moving higher is in the cards given global economic conditions. "You've got QE around the world, and you've got the U.S. economy not fully firing on all cylinders. The US economy needs a lower dollar. And then there are very high global debt levels," said Dr. Murenbeeld. "There are two ways to resolve high debt levels. One is to accept a massive depression and write everything down, in which case gold goes to $800 or lower. Or you inflate your way out of the debt problem by boosting nominal growth sufficiently to service all the debt." Nobody wants a depression, and boosters of the precious metal certainly don't want $800 gold, so it makes sense to focus on the latter scenario of inflating our way to growth — and what that will do for gold prices. "The debt problem will be with us for the next five to 10 years at least. It follows every major country wants higher inflation and higher nominal growth. The debt problem will be particularly severe for all countries with significant aging populations. This problem is a very big factor in our gold price outlook over the next four or five years," said Dr. Murenbeeld. "I believe that over the next four or five years gold will take out its previous high. On the PM fix basis that was $1,895." SHARE


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Vol. 26 No. 1 - Norman Lewis (1909-1979) - Art and Legacy
Norman Lewis (1909-1979) - Art and Legacy
This issue of the IRAAA is dedicated to Norman Lewis (1909-1979), and coincides with the exhibition Procession: The Art of Norman Lewis on view at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA (November 13, 2015 – April 3, 2016, followed by showings at the Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, TX and the Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL). Guest Editors, Andrianna Campbell and Jacqueline Francis, scripted a series of seven questions as jumping off points for rumination, but gave respondents (including artists, art historians, curators and Lewis' family and friends) free rein to address any issues they chose. The questions included the topics of Lewis' legacy; the present status of abstract painting; the drive behind abstraction in the past and now; the importance of politics in relationship to Lewis' work; the linkage of Lewis' work to "black art"; analogous explorations of trauma viewed in his art and in the post- 2001 era; and responses of the importance of a single work of art by Lewis.
This issue features articles written by, David Bindman, Henry Louis Gates Jr., Charles Gaines, Gwendolyn Dubois Shaw, Christina Lewis Halpern, Dore Ashton, Steven Nelson, Anthony Barboza, Darby English, David Carbone, Katy Siegel, Cella Irvine, Jack Whitten, Claude Lawrence, Robert Longo, Miani Johnson, H. Martin Weingartner, Odili Donald Odita, Anthony Smith Jr., Mark Bradford, LeRonn P. Brooks, Ph.D., Joyce Wellman, Susan Stedman, Ruth Fine, Lowery Stokes Sims, Ph.D., Courtney J. Martin and Rashid Johnson.


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FLOCKING FLAINGOS! What the FLOCK?
This is actually a local fundraiser that's all in good fun. Someone pays to have the flamingos placed in your yard for about 2 or 3 days and if you want you can pay to continue it on to the next guy. I wonder if my brother likes flamingos?


text: Introduction: Anxiety is one of the most common psychological problems after myocardial infarction. The purpose of the present study is to investigate the effect of simultaneous aromatherapy and Quran recitation on anxiety levels of patients with myocardial infarction hospitalized in CCU in Kashan Shahid Beheshti hospital in 2013. Methods: This clinical trial was conducted on 70 patients with myocardial infarction having been randomly divided into two experimental group (35 participants) and control group (35 participants). Experimental group participants simultaneously received lavender aroma and Quran recitation four times each day for two days. Control group participants received no intervention. The participants' anxiety level was measured at the beginning ad at the end of each intervention cycle. The data were collected by Spielberger anxiety questionnaire and were then analyzed by SPSS statistical software (version 16) and through using chi-square test, independent t-test, repeated measurements and analysis of covariance. Results: There was no meaningful difference in the anxiety mean score of experimental group (43.74± 13.34) and control group (41.31± 12.89) at the beginning of the study. There was a statistical meaningful difference regarding the anxiety rate after intervention in every four cycle (first cycle: experimental 33.23± 8.91, control 40.89± 13.21, second cycle: experimental 30.84± 8.42, control 40,63± 13,56, third cycle: experimental 29.32± 7.45, control 39.51± 13.96 and forth cycle: experimental 27.45± 7.47, control 38.77± 13.95) (P<0.05). Conclusion: Simultaneous aromatherapy and Quran recitation reduces the anxiety level of patients suffering from myocardial infarction hence, it can be used as a useful technique in reducing anxiety.


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Eight Forty-Eight
QR codes may be gaining in popularity
If you happen to notice a black and white square in the corner of an ad, you might want to get out your phone. These pixilated squares are called 'quick response,' or QR codes for short. They are barcodes that can be scanned with smart phones.
Former WBEZ Pritzker Journalism Fellow Icoi Johnson set out to learn why some might want to do such a thing.
So I'm standing outside of 739 S. Clark Street and looking up at a very giant QR Code that is posted on the side of a building. It has a message that says 'scan me.' Now once we scan this message, we're supposed to find maybe a coupon or some kind of advertising deal.
ambi: Samuel starts talking
That's Samuel Vega, my co-worker. He loaned me his iPhone to show me how it works.
VEGA: Just simply point it at the barcode and it will just get it automatically.
And there it is. So it says do you want to open this webpage and we're going to say yes. And let's see where it's taking us. Blackies! It's a coupon for Blackies. Which is pretty cool because Blackies is actually right at the next corner.
Quick response codes aren't new. They were invented by a Japanese company called Denso Wave in 1994. Since then they have become quite popular in Japan, where you can even find them on some gravestones.
But they are just starting to catch on here. In Chicago, they have been spotted on the Magnificent Mile, CTA L stations, and in TV ads. The codes grant access to websites, videos, and coupons. A QR code can gather data about consumer shopping habits.
Ted Novak is a partner with scanfordeals.com, a Chicago start-up that is responsible for that large QR code on Clark Street.
Novak explains to me how codes benefit marketers.
NOVAK: For the first time ever they're able to track physical advertising to the same degree in terms of phone stats, demographic information, geographic information, how many hits, traffic, all these things that traditionally were only possible with analytic tools on the internet.
That's a lot of personal information streaming on a phone, especially since QR codes can be made using free software.
And if the codes can be made by anyone, can they be tampered with too?
NOVAK: I would say a QR code is about as secure as going to any website out there and having the ability to change it. As you know unless it's a website that you know all the passwords for, typically that's not possible.
The codes aren't just for companies looking to advertise. They can be used in many different ways.
The codes can be linked to Facebook, personal blogs, or just about anything with a web address.
Publicist Paul Samuelson used the codes to solve a printing delay when he worked for publisher Sourcebooks in Naperville.
They were having trouble choosing a cover for the book The Liar Society, by authors Lisa and Laura Roecker.
That's when Samuelson got an idea.
SAMUELSON: So what I suggested was just printing a blank cover and putting a QR code on it and then putting a few of the different cover options on a site, and then setting it up so people could vote on which cover they liked best.
Samuelson sent those advance copies to some readers. They voted and decided the new cover before the book was even published.
But as the codes become more popular with marketers, will they gain favor with consumers as well?
CHINTAGUNTA: Chances are if this is associated with some kind of promotional offer, like a discount, then it's more likely that customers will feel inclined to scan it.
Pradeep Chintagunta is a professor of Marketing at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.
CHINTAGUNTA: If they eventually find out that all the get to see is some videos, some pictures, then I think it could be a problem.
He says interest in the codes would be high in the beginning, but cautions that the codes could risk ending up like other unpopular advertising methods.
CHINTAGUNTA: The exact same thing happened with banner ads for example. In the beginning when people saw banner ads on the internet, they were very curious. They would click on them. Now of course you see a banner ad and you want to get as far away from it as you can.
The future of quick response codes in U.S. cities like Chicago is uncertain, but don't be surprised if they start popping up more frequently.
In other places, they are already being used in scavenger hunts, on belt buckles, and even as tattoos.


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If you have visited the site recently you would not have seen much action as the last couple of months have been a very busy time and also the best days of my life.
Firstly I changed jobs leaving Dell.com to work at home running a web site for David Childerley myGenie.tv
I've teamed up with David to run all the technical stuff behind the scenes on his site.
We have made good progress organising the layout of his site but there's still lots to do and while I'm doing the technical stuff, David and his wife Michelle are busy filiming.
We have just complete the first of about 10 DVD's we plan to produce over the next few months and you can see the completed DVD on the site and also some clips of the DVD on YouTube.
David Childerley started video blogging about EFT using webcam and now his videos are in the top 50 most viewed videos on UK YouTube!!
What an mile stone!!! Especially when it started with a webcam!!
Secondly, I got HITCHED!! Yes tied the knot after 6 years! The last 3 weeks have been the best days of my life!! I'll post more about that another day.
Well I'm back in the office today after 3 weeks off and catching up on emails.
If you have emailed me and not had a reply yet I will get back to you soon.
Happy blogging!!


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A rugged one-mile trail up the Ghost Mountain ridge leads to Yaquitepec (elev. 3215 feet), the ruins of an adobe home built by poet/author/artist Marshal South and his wife Tanya on top of waterless Ghost Mountain. Soon after the start of the Great Depression, the Souths began their 17-year homestead adventure that ended in 1947. They raised and homeschooled three children on the isolated desert mountaintop. South wrote his popular monthly columns about their experiment in primitive living for Desert Magazine for nine years. He chronicled how his family survived and thrived under the most primitive conditions. Water had to be hauled up to the adobe to supplement what was caught in catch basins when it occasionally rained. The catch basins are still there next to the adobe ruins. The old homestead is now part of Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.
The steep schistose trail up Ghost Mountain is much the same as that used by the Souths to haul up water and supplies. It is well-marked, beginning at an interpretive sign found at the trailhead. Mojave yuccas, creosote, ocotillo, juniper, jojoba, cholla, beavertail cactus, and agave line the many switchbacks heading in a general southwest direction. As elevation increases with a widening view of Blair Valley and its playa, the yuccas gradually disappear as the trail wraps completely around the ridge turning to the northeast. A short climb over a boulder trail leads to the ruins and a spectacular view of the valley below and the Laguna Mountains to the west. A short walk southeast past the ruins of an adobe kiln, used by the Souths in pottery making, reveals the undulating Vallecito Badlands to the east. South described the view of the "old Vanished Sea" from his mountaintop as "rolling blue in its old bed" when the light is right at morning and night. Just below the ridge is Vallecito County Park and the old adobe Butterfield Vallecito stage station.
All cultural and natural features on Ghost Mountain are protected by the state park and cannot be collected. Old agave roasting pits used by both the Souths and the earlier Indians who once called this area home are visible along the trail and near the adobe ruins. Look for old Indian grinding morteros and slicks on the granitic rocks near the ruins. Some pottery shards may be visible. Also note the one Mojave yucca in front of the house that was originally carried up the trail by the Souths and transplanted on the mountaintop.
The Souths built Yaquitepec in this isolated area because they wanted solitude and the freedom to live their chosen lifestyle, unencumbered by clothing or civilization. South explained that in the desert silence, "we can spread freely the net of our minds to gather those priceless, fundamental stirrings of the infinite which are most easily come by when one is close to nature."
A visit to the old South homestead is best during the desert season from November through April. A walking stick is helpful on the steep trail, as are good hiking boots. It can be windy on top, and there is no water on the trail. Ghost Mountain's uplift is controlled by the Elsinore Fault Zone. Hwy S2 basically follows the trace of this fault through this area.
— San Diego Outdoors with the Canyoneers
Distance from downtown San Diego: Allow 2 hours' driving time.
(Anza-Borrego Desert State Park) From Julian, drive east to junction of Hwy 78 and S2. Turn south on S2.
Drive 6 miles to the signed entrance of Blair Valley. Drive 2.7 miles around the east side of Blair Valley to the Marshal South trailhead. No facilities.
Hiking length: 2 miles round trip • Difficulty: Moderate; Elevation change up to 500 feet
*Canyoneers are San Diego Natural History Museum volunteers trained to lead interpretive nature walks that teach appreciation for the great outdoors.
For a schedule of free public hikes: http://www.sdnhm.org/canyoneers/index.html
More from SDReader
- More stories by The Canyoneers
- Lost meaning in Smugglers Canyon — April 4, 2018
- The old ranches of Borrego — Dec. 20, 2017
- At the World's End: Ghost Mountain, Anza-Borrego — Aug. 16, 2012
- Poke around Anza-Borrego's Blair Valley for evidence of historic and prehistoric human habitation. — Sept. 26, 2002
- Best of 2000: Best Ghost — Dec. 28, 2000


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Monday, 25 January 2016
My list of every sacred word I can think of for my upcoming Sacred and Profane weekly draw. Think they're all here.
Heartlake City, from Lego Friends
There's a theory that you get more powerful artistic ideas when you combine the sacred with the profane.
Like the home to Olivia, Andrea, Emma, Mia and Stephanie... the Lego Friends.
Heartlake City
Heart (sacred) lake (sacred) City (profane)
In a couple of weeks I'll start the weekly draw to combine different sacreds and profanes, but first I need the sacreds on cards to pull from the hat. (It won't be a hat. At the moment, in my head it's two Jiffy bags... but just thought I could get something better. Like a helmet for the profanes. And er, something nice for the sacreds. A sea grass basket. Or a leaf bowl.)
Anyway, here is every sacred I came up with last year.
Except my action camera cuts itself out after 25 minutes.
It's a Ricoh feature, that I only realised after 40 minutes.
Most of them are on here, so you get the jist.
My list of every sacred word for the Sacred and Profane weekly draw
Did I miss any? It'd be great to be left any in comments here
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My complete list of sacred and profane words is here
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