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At the centre of the storm surrounding the collapse of MF Global is the flamboyant CEO of the company, Jon Corzine.
He was the head of Goldman Sachs, a former Democrat governor and senator of New Jersey, and is listed as one of the top fundraisers for President Barack Obama.
Now questions are mounting about his role in the events leading up to the collapse, forcing him to appear before congressional hearings, while the President's re-election campaign has announced that it would return more than $70,000 in contributions from him.
The first that most people knew of trouble at MF Global was a week before it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, when it revealed a staggering $191.6 million quarterly loss from trades in European government bond futures.
The news led to nervous clients asking for their money back. Usually, they would have their funds wired to them. Instead, cheques were issued which subsequently bounced.
This has culminated in an investigation by regulators and the congressional hearings into the disappearance of an estimated $1.2 billion in customer funds. The firm is accused of having illegally transferred the money first into its US futures accounts to shore up bad bets, and then across to UK accounts. Here the lax leverage rules made it possible to raise much more funding to try to turn around the previous placings.
Corzine has told congress that he has no knowledge of the whereabouts of the missing money. He also claims he "never gave any instructions to misuse customer money". Other executives have taken the Fifth Amendment, protecting them from saying anything that might subsequently incriminate them in criminal proceedings.
Financial forecaster Gerald Celente, director of the Trends Research Institute, was one of the more high-profile victims of the MF Global bankruptcy. In the aftermath of the collapse he took to the airwaves to give vent to his fury.
"They took my money out of my account, six figures, and they have it. I cannot get any answer, and I can't get my money," he raged. "And you watch this guy, Corzine. They spell it wrong you know; it's spelled, J-U-S-T-U-S - just us. He's having dinners for Obama at $35,000 a pop. He's cleaned out and ruined a lot of people. So maybe the name MF, I'm thinking the first word is 'mother' and we can put the other word in there, if you use your imagination, because that's what they're doing to everybody."
Janet Tavakoli of Chicago-based Tavakoli Structured Finance is one of the fiercest and most respected critics of the current state of the US futures markets. She told the Sunday Herald: "I've heard people say that there's a loophole that means that what MF Global did was okay. They are mistaken. Pointing to the fine print hidden away in a contract is not acceptable. There is a law of malice in the US.
"And in any event, if the claims that what they did was okay were accepted, it would only have the effect of further eroding trust in the futures markets."
Tavakoli believes that the lack of regulation over investing in the futures markets even in the US – never mind the UK – have made them unsafe for speculation.
"The US financial press has no understanding of the futures markets and they are failing to provide coverage and context of the issues. The problem now is that, without the rule of law, no-one should trust the futures markets," she says.
"It is suspected that the regulator of these markets, the Commodities Futures Trading Commission, decided to give Corzine a grace period to sort out the mess and in so doing put customer funds at risk.
"The deficit may well have been existent long before MF Global crashed."


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CHICAGO — Relatives of a suburban Chicago Uber driver who was fatally attacked while on the job has sued Walmart, where authorities say the driver's teenage attacker stole weapons just before the killing.
The family of Grant Nelson filed a wrongful death lawsuit Monday in Cook County against the retailer and two other companies overseeing its security.
Authorities have charged 16-year-old Eliza Wasni in Nelson's death, saying she stole a machete and knife from Walmart early on May 30 and then got into Nelson's car and brutally attacked him.
The lawsuit claims two Walmart employees or contractors stood near the door as Wasni exited. The lawsuit alleges they were negligent because they failed to stop the teen and ask her any questions.
In a statement, Walmart says its associates "acted properly."

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The Bride of Abydos
"Had we never loved so kindly,
Had we never loved so blindly,
Never met or never parted,
We had ne'er been broken-hearted."
--- Burns
Canto the First.
Know ye the land where the cypress and myrtle
Are emblems of deeds that are done in their clime?
Where the rage of the vulture, the love of the turtle,
Now melt into sorrow, now madden to crime !
Know ye the land of the cedar and vine,
Where the flowers ever blossom, the beams ever shine;
Where the light wings of Zephyr, oppress'd with perfume,
Wax faint o'er the gardens of Gúl in her bloom;
Where the citron and olive are fairest of fruit,
And the voice of the nightingale never is mute:
Where the tints of the earth, and the hues of the sky,
In colour though varied, in beauty may vie,
And the purple of ocean is deepest in dye;
Where the virgins are soft as the roses they twine,
And all, save the spirit of man, is divine?
'Tis the clime of the East; 't is the land of the Sun ---
Can he smile on such deeds as his children have done?
Oh ! wild as the accents of lovers farewell
Are the hearts which they bear, and the tales which they tell.
Begirt with many a gallant slave,
Apparell'd as becomes the brave,
Awaiting each his lord's behest
To guide his steps, or guard his rest,
Old Giaffir sate in his Divan:
Deep thought was in his aged eye;
And though the face of Mussulman
Not oft betrays to standers by
The mind within, well skill'd to hide
All but unconquerable pride,
His pensive cheek and pondering brow
Did more than he was wont avow.
"Let the chamber be clear'd." --- The train disappear'd. ---
"Now call me the chief of the Haram guard."
With Giaffir is none but his only son,
And the Nubian awaiting the sire's award.
"Haroun --- when all the crowd that wait
Are pass'd beyond the outer gate,
( Woe to the head whose eye beheld
My child Zuleika's face unveil'd ! )
Hence, lead my daughter from her tower;
Her fate is fix'd this very hour:
Yet not to her repeat my thought;
By me alone be duty taught ! "
"Pacha ! to hear is to obey."
No more must slave to despot say ---
Then to the tower had ta'en his way,
But here young Selim silence brake
First lowly rendering reverence meet;
And downcast look'd, and gently spake,
Still standing at the Pacha's feet:
For son of Moslem must expire,
Ere dare to sit before his sire !
"Father ! for fear that thou shouldst chide
My sister, or her sable guide,
Know -- for the fault, if fault there be,
Was mine, then fall thy frowns on me ---
So lovelily the morning shown,
That --- let the old and weary sleep ---
I could not; and to view alone
The fairest scenes of land and deep,
With none to listen and reply
To thoughts with which my heart beat high
Were irksome --- for whate'er my mood,
In sooth I love not solitude;
I on Zuleika's slumber broke,
And, as thou knowest that for me
Soon turns the Haram's grating key,
Before the guardian slaves awoke
We to the cypress groves had flown,
And made earth, main, and heaven our own !
There linger'd we, beguiled too long
With Mejnoun's tale, or Sadi's song;
Till I, who heard the deep tambour
Beat thy Divan's approaching hour,
To thee, and to my duty true,
Warn'd by the sound, to greet thee flew:
But there Zuleika wanders yet ---
Nay, Father, rage not --- nor forget
That none can pierce that secret bower
But those who watch the women's tower."
"Son of a slave" --- the Pacha said ---
"From unbelieving mother bred,
Vain were a father's hope to see
Aught that beseems a man in thee.
Thou, when thine arm should bend the bow,
And hurl the dart, and curb the steed,
Thou, Greek in soul if not in creed,
Must pore where babbling waters flow,
And watch unfolding roses blow.
Would that you orb, whose matin glow
Thy listless eyes so much admire,
Would lend thee something of his fire !
Thou, who wouldst see this battlement
By Christian cannon piecemeal rent;
Nay, tamely view old Stambol's wall
Before the dogs of Moscow fall,
Nor strike one stroke for life and death
Against the curs of Nazareth !
Go --- let thy less than woman's hand
Assume the distaff --- not the brand.
But, Haroun! --- to my daughter speed;
And hark --- of thine own head take heed ---
If thus Zuleika oft take wing ---
Thou see'st yon bow --- it hat a sting ! "
No sound from Selim's lip was heard,
At least that met old Giaffir's ear,
But every frown and every word
Pierced keener than a Christian's sword.
"Son of a slave! --- reproach'd with fear!
Those gibes had cost another dear.
Son of a slave ! --- and who my sire?"
Thus held his thoughts their dark career;
And glances ev'n of more than ire
Flash forth, then faintly disappear.
Old Giaffir gazed upon his son
And started; for within his eye
He read how much his wrath had done;
He saw rebellion there begun:
"Come hither, boy --- what, no reply?
I mark thee --- and I know thee too;
But there be deeds thou dar'st not do:
But if thy beard had manlier length,
And if thy hand had skill and strength,
I'd joy to see thee break a lance,
Albeit against my own perchance."
As sneeringly these accents fell,
On Selim's eye he fiercely gazed:
That eye return'd him glance for glance,
And proudly to his sire's was raised,
Till Giaffir's quail'd and shrunk askance ---
And why -- he felt, but durst not tell.
"Much I misdoubt this wayward boy
Will one day work me more annoy:
I never loved him from his birth,
And --- but his arm is little worth,
And scarcely in the chase could cope
With timid fawn or antelope,
Far less would venture into strife
Where man contends for fame and life ---
I would not trust that look or tone:
No -- nor the blood so near my own.
That blood --- he hath not heard --- no more ---
I'll watch him closer than before.
He is an Arab to my sight,
Or Christian crouching in the fight ---
But hark ! --- I hear Zuleika's voice;
Like Houris' hymn it meets mine ear:
She is the offspring of my choice;
Oh! more than ev'n her mother dear,
With all to hope, and nought to fear ---
My Peri ! ever welcome here!
Sweet, as the desert fountain's wave
To lips just cool'd in time to save ---
Such to my longing sight art thou;
Nor can they waft to Mecca's shrine
More thanks for life, than I for thine,
Who blest thy birth and bless thee now."
Fair, as the first that fell of womankind,
When on that dread yet lovely serpent smiling,
Whose image then was stamp'd upon her mind ---
But once beguil'd --- and ever more beguiling;
Dazzling, as that, oh ! too transcendent vision
To Sorrow's phantom-peopled slumber given,
When heart meets heart again in dreams Elysian,
And paints the lost on Earth revived in Heaven;
Soft, as the memory of buried love;
Pure, as the prayer which Childhood wafts above,
Was she --- the daughter of that rude old Chief,
Who met the maid with tears --- but not of grief.
Who hath not proved how feebly words essay
To fix one spark of Beauty's heavenly ray?
Who doth not feel, until his failing sight
Faints into dimness with its own delight,
His changing cheek, his sinking heart confess
The might, the majesty of Loveliness?
Such was Zuleika, such around her shone
The nameless charms unmark'd by her alone ---
The light of love, the purity of grace,
The mind, the Music breathing from her face,
The heart whose softness harmonized the whole,
And oh ! that eye was in itself a Soul !
Her graceful arms in meekness bending
Across her gently-budding breast;
At one kind word those arms extending
To clasp the neck of him who blest
His child caressing and carest,
Zuleika came --- and Giaffir felt
His purpose half within him melt:
Not that against her fancied weal
His heart though stern could ever feel;
Affection chain'd her to that heart;
Ambition tore the links apart.
"Zuleika! child of gentleness !
How dear this very day must tell,
When I forget my own distress,
In losing what I love so well,
To bid thee with another dwell:
Another ! and a braver man
Was never seen in battle's van.
We Moslem reck not much of blood;
But yet the line of Carasman
Unchanged, unchangeable hath stood
First of the bold Timariot bands
That won and well can keep their lands.
Enough that he who comes to woo
Is kinsman of the Bey Oglou:
His years need scarce a thought employ;
I would not have thee wed a boy.
And thou shalt have a noble dower:
And his and my united power
Will laugh to scorn the death-firman,
Which others tremble but to scan,
And teach the messenger what fate
The bearer of such boon may wait.
And now thou know'st thy father's will:
All that thy sex hath need to know:
'Twas mine to teach obedience still ---
The way to love, thy lord may show."
In silence bow'd the virgin's head;
And if her eye was fill'd with tears
That stifled feeling dare not shed,
And changed her cheek from pale to red,
And red to pale, as through her ears
Those winged words like arrows sped,
What could such be but maiden fears?
So bright the tear in Beauty's eye,
Love half regrets to kiss it dry;
So sweet the blush of Bashfulness,
Even Pity scarce can wish it less !
Whate'er it was the sire forgot;
Or if remember'd, mark'd it not;
Thrice clapp'd his hands, and call'd his steed,
Resign'd his gem-adorn'd chibouque,
And mounting featly for the mead,
With Maugrabee and Mamaluke,
His way amid his Delis took,
To witness many an active deed
With sabre keen, or blunt jerreed.
The Kislar only and his Moors
Watch well the Haram's massy doors.
His head was leant upon his hand,
His eye look'd o'er the dark blue water
That swiftly glides and gently swells
Between the winding Dardanelles;
But yet he saw nor sea nor strand,
Nor even his Pacha's turban'd band
Mix in the game of mimic slaughter,
Careering cleave the folded felt,
With sabre stroke right sharply dealt;
Nor mark'd the javelin-darting crowd
Nor heard their Ollahs wild and loud ---
He thought but of old Giaffir's daughter !
No word from Selim's bosom broke;
One sigh Zuleika's thought bespoke;
Still gazed he through the lattice grate,
Pale, mute, and mournfully sedate.
To him Zuleika's eye was turn'd,
But little from his aspect learn'd:
Equal her grief, yet not the same;
Her heart confess'd a gentler flame:
But yet that heart, alarm'd or weak,
She knew not why, forbade to speak.
Yet speak she must --- but when essay?
"How strange he thus should turn away !
Not thus we e'er before have met;
Nor thus shall be our parting yet."
Thrice paced she slowly through the room,
And watch'd his eye --- it still was fix'd:
She snatch'd the urn wherein was mix'd
The Persian Atar-gul's perfume,
And sprinkled all its odours o'er
The pictured roof and marble floor;
The drops, that through his glittering vest
The playful girl's appeal address'd,
Unheeded o'er his bosom flew,
As if that breast were marble too.
"What, sullen yet? It must not be ---
Oh ! gentle Selim, this from thee ! "
She saw in curious order set
The fairest flowers of eastern land ---
"He loved them once; may touch them yet,
If offer'd by Zuleika's hand."
The childish thought was hardly breathed
Before the rose was pluck'd and wreathed;
The next fond moment saw her seat
Her fairy form at Selim's feet:
"This rose to calm my brother's cares
A message from the Bulbul bears;
It says to-night he will prolong
For Selim's ear his sweetest song;
And though his note is somewhat sad,
Hel'll try for once a strain more glad,
With some faint hope his alter'd lay
May sing these gloomy thoughts away.
"What ! not receive my foolish flower?
Nay then I am indeed unblest:
On me can thus thy forehead lower?
And know'st thou not who loves thee best?
Oh, Selim dear ! oh, more than dearest ! '
Say, is it me thou hat'st or fearest?
Come, lay thy head upon my breast,
And I will kiss thee into rest,
Since words of mine, and songs must fail,
Ev'n from my fabled nightingale.
I knew our sire at times was stern,
But this from thee had yet to learn:
Too well I know he loves thee not;
But is Zuleika's love forgot?
Ah! deem I right! the Pacha's plan ---
This kinsman Bey of Carasman
Perhaps may prove some foe of thine.
If so, I swear by Mecca's shrine, ---
If shrines that ne'er approach allow
To woman's step admit her vow, ---
Without thy free consent, command,
The Sultan should not have my hand!
Think'st thou that I could bear to part
With thee, and learn to halve my heart?
Ah ! were I sever'd from thy side,
Where were thy friend --- and who my guide?
Years have not seen, Time shall not see,
The hour that tears my soul from thee:
Ev'n Azrael, from his deadly quiver
When flies that shaft, and fly it must,
That parts all else, shall doom for ever
Our hearts to undivided dust ! "
He lived, he breathed, he moved, he felt;
He raised the maid from where she knelt;
His trance was gone, his keen eye shone
With thoughts that long in darkness dwelt;
With thoughts that burn --- in rays that melt.
As the stream late conceal'd
By the fringe of its willows,
When it rushes reveal'd
In the light of its billows;
As the bolt burst on high
From the black cloud that bound it,
Flash'd the soul of that eye
Through the long lashes round it.
A war-horse at the trumpet's sound,
A lion roused by heedless hound,
A tyrant waked to sudden strife
By graze of ill-directed knife,
Starts not to more convulsive life
Than he, who heard that vow, display'd,
And all, before repress'd, betray'd:
"Now thou art mine, for ever mine,
With life to keep, and scarce with life resign;
Now thou art mine, that sacred oath,
Though sworn by one, hath bound us both.
Yes, fondly, wisely hast thou done;
That vow hath saved more heads than one:
But blench not thou --- thy simplest tress
Claims more from me than tenderness;
I would not wrong the slenderest hair
That clusters round thy forehead fair,
For all the treasures buried far
Within the caves of Istakar.
This morning clouds upon me lower'd,
Reproaches on my head were shower'd,
And Giaffir almost call'd me coward !
Now I have motive to be brave;
The son of his neglected slave,
Nay, start not, 't was the term he gave,
May show, though little apt to vaunt,
A heart his words nor deeds can daunt.
His son, indeed ! --- yet, thanks to thee,
Perchance I am, at least shall be;
But let our plighted secret vow
Be only known to us as now.
I know the wretch who dares demand
From Giaffir thy reluctant hand;
More ill-got wealth, a meaner soul
Holds not a Musselim's control:
Was he not bred in Egripo?
A viler race let Israel show !
But let that pass --- to none be told
Our oath; the rest shall time unfold.
To me and mine leave Osman Bey;
I've partisans for peril's day:
Think not I am what I appear;
I've arms, and friends, and vengeance near."
"Think not thou art what thou appearest!
My Selim, thou art sadly changed:
This morn I saw thee gentlest, dearest;
But now thou'rt from thyself estranged.
My love thou surely knew'st before,
It ne'er was less, nor can be more.
To see thee, hear thee, near thee stay,
And hate the night I know not why,
Save that we meet not but by day;
With thee to live, with thee to die,
I dare not to my hope deny:
Thy cheek, thine eyes, thy lips to kiss,
Like this --- and this --- no more than this;
For, Allah ! sure thy lips are flame:
What fever in thy veins is flushing?
My own have nearly caught the same,
At least I feel my cheek, too, blushing.
To soothe thy sickness, watch thy health,
Partake, but never waste thy wealth,
Or stand with smiles unmurmuring by,
And lighten half thy poverty;
Do all but close thy dying eye,
For that I could not live to try;
To these alone my thoughts aspire:
More can I do? Or thou require?
But, Selim, thou must answer why
We need so much of mystery?
The cause I cannot dream nor tell,
But be it, since thou say'st 'tis well;
Yet what thou mean'st by 'arms' and 'friends,'
Beyond my weaker sense extends.
I meant that Giaffir should have heard
The very vow I plighted thee;
His wrath would not revoke my word:
But surely he would leave me free.
Can this fond wish seem strange in me,
To be what I have ever been?
What other hath Zuleika seen
From simple childhood's earliest hour?
What other can she seek to see
Than thee, companion of her bower,
The partner of her infancy?
These cherish'd thoughts with life begun,
Say, why must I no more avow?
What change is wrought to make me shun
The truth; my pride, and thine till now?
To meet the gaze of stranger's eyes
Our law, our creed, our God denies;
Nor shall one wandering thought of mine
At such, our Prophet's will, repine:
No ! happier made by that decree,
He left me all in leaving thee.
Deep were my anguish, thus compell'd
To wed with one I ne'er beheld:
This wherefore should I not reveal?
Why wilt thou urge me to conceal?
I know the Pacha's haughty mood
To thee hath never boded good;
And he so often storms at nought,
Allah! forbid that e'er he ought !
And why I know not, but within
My heart concealment weighs like sin.
If thoen such secrecy be crime,
And such it feels while lurking here;
Oh, Selim! tell me yet in time,
Nor leave me thus to thoughts of fear.
Ah ! yonder see the Tchocadar,
My father leaves the mimic war;
I tremble now to mee his eye --
Say, Selim, canst thou tell me why?"
"Zuleika --- to thy tower's retreat
Betake thee --- Giaffir I can greet:
And now with him I fain must prate
Of firmans, impost, levies, state.
There's fearful news from Danube's banks,
Our Visier nobly thins his ranks,
For which the Giaour may give him thanks !
Our Sultan hath a shorter way
Such costly triumph to repay.
But, mark me, when the twilight drum
Hath warn'd the troops to food and sleep,
Unto thy cell will Selim come:
Then softly from the Haram creep
Where we may wander by the deep:
Our garden battlements are steep;
Nor these will rash intruder climb
To list our words, or stint our time;
And if he doth, I want not steel
Which some have felt, and more may feel.
Then shalt thou learn of Selim more
Than thou hast heard or thought before:
Trust me Zuleika --- fear not me!
Thou know'st I hold a Haram key."
"Fear thee, my Selim! ne'er till now
Did word like this --- " "Delay not thou;
I keep the key --- and Haroun's guard
Have some, and hope of more reward.
To-night, Zuleika, thou shalt hear
My tale, my purpose, and my fear:
I am not, love ! what I appear."
Continued: Canto
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- Keep a list, and don't let everyone on it. This is pretty easy, but keep a list of all current pagan podcasts out there. Monitor this list closely, and have preset standards for when someone's inclusion of said list will be revoked. Also, have standards for what is required to get on the list in the first place and for returning to the list after you have been removed. Not every Thorsson Bloodduck and Selena Thistleweed that put out a single podcast using the voice recorder app on their iPhone should be included. Have a number, 3 or 5 or 10 (or whatever) shows that must be put out within a certain timeframe. This shows not only consistency, but that this podcaster intends to stay. We've all seen the bright, shiny new podcast come out with 1 or 2 shows, and then disappear forever. (Only to have their show remain listed on iTunes for years afterwards.) If someone hasn't done a show in several months, take that podcast off the list. Stay on top of this! Check the feeds of the members on a monthly or bi-monthly basis. If someone has been removed, make them start over with 3, 5, 10 shows in a certain amount of time to show that they're back and here to stay. A list like this would be a valuable resource.
- Hold classes once every few months for newbie podkin. New podcasts come out all the time. Most of us, in our first show, apologize for not knowing anything about microphones or recording software or…really anything. Hold a class hosted by a veteran podcaster (this can be rotated between several folks) where the "students" are live with the "teacher" and can ask questions. Many times we post generic how-to's, but these don't answer all the questions, or they don't answer them in the way best understood by everyone. This can be hosted for free on a service like Skype. This will lead to better quality podcasts that can be enjoyed by all.
- Get members some deals. Most organizations have perks for its members. Many times these perks come in the way of discounts or freebies given by companies that want additional advertising. A few types of discounts podcasters might like: equipment, software, books, movies, swag (t-shirts, pens, buttons, etc.), coffee shop coupons (for meet-ups), and a whole host of other things. No, I'm not saying you need to call Best Buy and ask for discounts, but there are hundreds of small electronics businesses that are run online that are looking for free publicity. Contact them. Ask for a 15% discount for your members in exchange for mention on our collective podcasts. This will help get podcasters better microphones, recording software, items to review on their show, and thank you gifts for the fans. Make some calls. Someone will respond.
- Transcribe and Index shows. This would be time and labor intensive, and would probably require a fee of some kind that could be paid to the transcriber. But, something that I have learned is that many disabled individuals would love to "listen" to our podcasts, but there are no transcripts, and not everyone is both a blogger and podcaster. Transcriptions also make for much easier indexes, and much more helpful ones. Instead of fast-forwarding to a spot on a show, one could simply pull up the appropriate information and read it in text form. I'm sure many podcasters would not mind paying yearly dues if it were going to something worthy such as this.
- If you charge dues, break them down. Since I brought up the topic of dues, I would just like to note that if you plan on charging dues, you need to break down - dollar for dollar - what the money will be used for. Everyone should vote on it, add to or take away from the fiduciary agenda, and then come up with a plan for said cash. This should be kept by an elected treasurer in a third-party account, so as not to cause any question as to what will happen with this money.
- Organize events or assist already existing events. Create gatherings, events, etc. with the podcasting community. Introduce the listeners and podcasters to one another. Organize food drives, clothing drives, etc. If an event like the one you want to plan already exists, partner with that event to help it grow and be even more successful. Be a tool of the pagan community, but never think that you are in charge of the pagan community. This helps to bridge the gap between the online world and the physical, and helps our community go from people talking about doing something, to actually doing it.
- Create and assign tasks. Something that I learned from working in the service industry is that nobody minds showing up to the party, but few folks are going to volunteer to help set up. (To mix some metaphors.) However, if you're hosting Thanksgiving dinner, in order to keep from cooking everything yourself, what do you do? You assign the mashed potatoes to Uncle Sal, the broccoli and cheese casserole to Aunt Mildred, the drinks to Cousin Dave, and the list goes on. To help get things done, you cannot idly sit by and play the quiet leader. This will eventually lead to frustration and resentment. Also, realize that the time may come when the task that needs to be assigned, or reassigned rather, is that of the leader. Remember, pagans do not like groups, and they are especially mistrusting of group leaders that want to "remain in power". Willingly pass the torch when the time comes with grace and dignity, knowing that you helped where you could. But, to assign tasks, you should also be doing the last point: organizing something. Come up with ideas, and then put them into place! This will help get all of the above things done, and you'll come up with new things, and, yes, those will get done, too.
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An Open Letter About Online Groups
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Very well said Fire Lyte. Sadly, the pagan community likes to point fingers rather than try and work out a mutual working arrangement. It is a shame when ego's get in the way of the message that is trying to be conveyed to the public (like me). The list you proposed for a future group is very well thought out. Podcasters are our pagan communities voice to not only pagans, but to the general public who may be curious, or looking for mud to sling in their own rights and the podcasters would do well to have a community within the podcasters that they can turn to for help and support.ReplyDelete
Well said, Costin and Fire Lyte.ReplyDelete
As usual, I missed the kerfuffle and the gossip surrounding it, so I have absolutely no idea what has happened regarding the PPP. As to this post, however - regardless of whatever prompted it - it is amazingly well said. Your list is incredible. Couldn't have put it better myself. I know that I certainly would have benefitted (and still would benefit) from support and education regarding podcasting and reaching/contributing the pagan community. My blog and podcast is nowhere near where I want them to be in terms of audio quality and information research. It can be incredibly disturbing to have things to contribute and no way of successfully getting it out there. I struggle greatly, and you are very right, it is a thankless job. For those of you who do far more than I have ever attempted with my contribution to the community, my pointy hat is off to you. Thank you FL for all that you have done to inform, entertain, and enlighten your listeners and readers. Never ever ever go away. Promise?ReplyDelete


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The contentious presidential primary to this point has been a power struggle among ideologies. Businessman Donald Trump represents the disaffected and the angry. Senator Ted Cruz represents the evangelical wing of the party, though the evangelicals are shown to be shifting slowly towards Trump. Senator Marco Rubio represents the hawkish Republicans, as well as those who are looking more of an inspirational vision than a plan.
Because of Trump obviously claiming the outsider mantle in the primary, his mainstream Republican support has been slim. Other candidates have had legislators and other prominent politicians have jumped behind other candidates.
Trump? Minimal, until now.
The mistake many are making in missing the real victory in the Governor Chris Christie endorsement for Trump. It is true that the New Jersey Governor did not have an enormous primary presence and was forced to drop out because he never caught on. But make no mistake, he's more mainstream than many others.
And he endorsed Donald Trump.
While a simple endorsement from Governor Christie may not open the floodgates of endorsements from mainstream Republicans, it signals a shift. It's ok to be a mainstream Republican and to hold a position of influence, and like Trump.
It also signals that Republicans are becoming aware of the inevitable: Donald Trump will be the nominee.
Super Tuesday is coming up in a few days. Trump is leading for Alabama's 50 delegates, Georgia's 76 delegates, Massachusetts' 42 delegates, Oklahoma's 43 delegates, Vermont's 16 delegates, and Virginia's 49 delegates.
TEGNA/SurveyUSA polling shows Trump closing the gap in Texas and at a tie.
Super Trumpsday is going to be huge and March 5th will be the next day featuring contests. Maine has 23 delegates up for grabs. While polling data is not available for Maine, the endorsement of popular Republican Governor Paul LePage is significant a week ahead of the caucus.
Will Governor LePage help lock down the vote for Trump?
Of all the states polled, there is only one state where Trump is not winning, which is Texas. Everything else is his.
The endorsements of these two Governors may not appear of any real significance at first glance, but a deeper look shows they are of deeper meaning. The Republican Party is beginning to prepare for the inevitable fact that Donald Trump will be the Republican presidential nominee.


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I live at Yellow Point, near Ladysmith, British Columbia, Canada.
I am founder of the BC Sustainable Energy Association, co-founder of the Victoria Car Share Cooperative, and author or co-author of nine books, including the award-winning Cancer: 101 Solutions to a Preventable Epidemic and The Climate Challenge: 101 Solutions to Global Warming. My latest book is Journey to the Future – A Better World is Possible, an ecotopian novel set in Vancouver in the Year 2032. See www.journeytothefuture.ca
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VMware stock has plunged by more than 30 percent after disappointing results from the EMC-controlled company.
The firm has been hit hard by the challenges from vendors such as Microsoft and Citrix who are expanding into the field of virtualisation that VMware has long dominated.
VMware revenue is still growing, increasing 80 percent in the fourth quarter of 2007 over the previous year, and EMC projects revenue to grow another 50 percent in 2008; but both of those numbers fell short of analyst expectations.
After a wildly successful IPO last August, VMware is "now likely to be a 'show me' stock," UBS analyst Heather Bellini wrote in a note to investors.
EMC CEO Joe Tucci called the price drop a "hell of a reaction," according to the Boston Globe, saying it's a young stock that can be expected to have some volatility.
VMware remains a major presence in the x86 server virtualisation market with more than 100,000 customers. But Microsoft is taking a run at VMware's market leadership, last week announcing the acquisition of start-up Calista Technologies and other strategies to improve its virtualisation offerings. IBM has announced PowerVM virtualisation for its own System i and System p servers.
Citrix is also attacking the market following its acquisition of XenSource.
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Nexpose Vulnerability Scanner Tutorial- Linux Backtrack
Nessus is one of the best vulnerability scanner and vulnerability management but if you are open source lover than you can choose OpenVAS (a vulnerability scanner), Nessus and openVAS are not only a player in vulnerability scanning and management there is another tool for vulnerability scanning called Nexpose. Although Nessus and OpenVAS are available on backtrack 5 and can be integrate with metasploit for the best result, but in some cases we need more results so it is possible to use maximum vulnerability scanning tool in the process of penetration testing and ethical hacking.
After different tutorial of Nessus and Metasploit in backtrack machine we have decided to share something about nexpose, however I have used Nessus for a year but now decided to test Nexpose because of Rapid7. Nexpose vs Nessus is totally another topic that we will discuss here but in my views Nexpose and nessus approximately provide the same result but it is good to use different tool.
What Is Nexp0se?
Rapid7 Nexpose, which received the highest rating of "Strong Positive" in Gartner's Marketscope for Vulnerability Assessment 2011, supports the entire vulnerability management lifecycle, including discovery, detection, verification, risk classification, impact analysis, reporting and mitigation.
There are different version of Nexp0se are available like Nexp0se enterprise, Nexpose consultant and others. Nexp0se community is a free edition for home and small business.
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Download a copy of Nexpose that highly suite your operating system. Nexpose installation manual can also be find on the same link.
How to Install Nexp0se on Linux?
This tutorial is for Linux operating system, in this tutorial I will show you how to install Nexp0se in backtrack 5, however if you are using another Linux distribution like Ubuntu, Gnacktrack, Backbox, Blackbuntu and other you can follow the same tutorial to get Nexp0se on your computer.
Nexpose requires some dependencies on the terminal type.
[email protected]:~# wget http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/pool/main/g/gcc-3.3/libstdc++5_3.3.6-20_i386.deb[email protected]:~# dpkg -i libstdc++5_3.3.6-20_i386.deb
[email protected]:~/Downloads# sh NeXposeSetup-Linux32.bin
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Stray Animals
Minneapolis Animal Care & Control works to reduce the number of stray animals in our city. As per state law, all stray animals must be held by MACC for five days for owners to reclaim them.
If you see what you think is a lost or stray animal, determine if you think the animal is friendly. If you can safety approach the animal, look for a collar and identification tags. Many animals are returned home simply by residents calling the contact information on the pet's tags.
Does the animal have a pet license tag? If so, please call 311 and we can get in touch with the pet's owner and reunite the pet with the worried human. Some residents prefer to drop off the pet at Minneapolis Animal Care & Control. Our staff check for tags and microchips on all animals that enter the shelter, and work to reunite pets with their owners.
If you do not believe the pet is safe to approach or handle, you can call 311 and make a report. Please call 311
Looking for a Lost Pet?
If you do not see your animal on our website we recommend also checking the following places:
- Animal Humane Society
- Lost Dogs MN (Facebook Page) or Lost Cats MN (Facebook Page)
- Craig's List - Lost/Found page and/or Pets page
- Next Door (website)
What if the Pet's Owner is not found?
Stray animals that are not reclaimed are made available for adoption at the shelter or transferred to one of our partner rescue groups for re-homing if they are healthy and of good temperament.
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Allan Lichtman, an American University history professor, gained national attention last year when he predicted that Trump would win the presidency and then would be impeached.
His new book, that comes out this Tuesday, The Case for Impeachment, outlines eight possible reasons to impeach Trump.
Many of these have been discussed in previous posts on this blog here and here and here.
Lichtman's most novel argument is that Trump could be impeached for a "crime against humanity" based on his refusal to take action on climate change.
"I think the Russian connection would be the most likely source of impeachment," Lichtman said. "There sure is a lot of smoke. And my own suspicion is there's some kind of fire that's producing this smoke. Whether it's serious enough to warrant impeachment, we don't know yet."
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The next significant date in the current dispute between Kevin Pietersen and the ECB is looming on Saturday with the deadline for England to name their World Twenty20 squad.
Confidential negotiations are still ongoing and Pietersen's representatives have not given up on him being considered for the squad if the situation is resolved.
Pietersen was dropped for the third Test against South Africa after failing to provide assurances that the text messages he sent to South African players were not derogatory towards team-mates, including Andrew Strauss, as has been alleged.
The ECB delayed naming the squad for the third Test by five hours to allow Pietersen time to clarify what was in the text messages but no reply was forthcoming. Pietersen, who on Saturday evening released a YouTube video stating his commitment to all cricket for England, responded by saying he was "gutted" to be dropped and wanted to continue his international career.
As with the Test squad, the Twenty20 party was selected during a meeting at Edgbaston last week before Pietersen released his video announcing his commitment to all international cricket. Having previously retired from limited-overs cricket in June, Pietersen's name was not in the provisional 30-man list, although that in itself does not preclude selection for the tournament.
However, given the tension surrounding both parties, led by Pietersen's refusal to confirm the content of text messages, it would appear a long shot for there to be a chance of resolution before the squad deadline. And, having made such a play of team spirit and unity with the decision to drop Pietersen, the selectors and Andy Flower will not be about to make any swift about turns. (Cricinfo)
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The next significant date in the current dispute between Kevin Pietersen and the ECB is looming on Saturday with the deadline for England to name their World Twenty20 squad.


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By Kyle Barry
AFJ Director of Justice Programs
Apparently the looming July 4th recess isn't enough for Chuck Grassley to schedule a long-overdue judicial confirmation hearing. Instead, the Judiciary Committee Chairman appears to be guaranteeing at least three consecutive weeks without a confirmation hearing. Such needless delay, so clearly motivated by a partisan desire to obstruct the president's judicial nominees, is never acceptable. But there is a more specific reason for concern: two pending nominees—Mary Barzee Flores for the Southern District of Florida, and Julien Neals for the District of New Jersey—have already waited four months for a hearing, and both are nominated to critical "judicial emergencies" in their home states.
Indeed, Florida and New Jersey are two of the states hit especially hard by the great confirmation slowdown of 2015. The Senate has confirmed only four judges this year; as a result, vacancies nationwide have increased from 43 to 59, and judicial emergencies—the official designation for courts that need more judges to handle their current caseload—have more than doubled, from 12 to 27. New Jersey alone has four new vacancies in 2015 (tied with New York for the most in any state) and all of them are judicial emergencies. There are three pending New Jersey nominees waiting for a hearing, including two (Neals and John Vasquez) nominated before April.
In Florida, Flores has been pending since February to fill a judicial emergency that is more than a year old. Florida also got its second judicial emergency this month when a Middle District seat opened up, and a future Northern District vacancy has been announced for December. With the new vacancies this year, Florida and New Jersey have become two of just six states with multiple judicial emergencies. And yet, Sen. Grassley refuses to take one simple step to address this growing problem: quickly process pending nominees through committee so they can be confirmed.
Flores' nomination also reflects a troubling pattern of obstruction that has emerged under Republican leadership, one in which Republican senators publicly endorse a nominee from their home state, but then do virtually nothing to get them confirmed. We've seen this on the Senate floor where nominees recommended and ostensibly supported by powerful Republican senators like President pro tempore Orrin Hatch of Utah, and Majority Whip John Cornyn of Texas, were forced to wait months for what was ultimately a unanimous confirmation vote.
In the Judiciary Committee, this obstruction has taken a very specific form for nominees, like Flores, from states with one Republican and one Democratic senator. What's happening with Flores now is precisely what happened—and continues to happen—with Third Circuit nominee L. Felipe Restrepo.
President Obama nominated Restrepo last November based on the joint recommendation of Republican Pat Toomey and Democrat Bob Casey of Pennsylvania. Casey then quickly returned his "blue slip" to the Judiciary Committee, signaling that he endorsed the nomination and that Chairman Grassley could move forward with a hearing. But Toomey did not follow suit. While he continued to express public support for Restrepo, he withheld his blue slip for over six months, enabling Grassley to delay Restrepo's hearing under the pretext of completing a "thorough background investigation." Toomey and Grassley finally buckled under intense public pressure, and Restrepo had a hearing on June 10. But nothing has happened since, and now Toomey looks unwilling to demand that Grassley and the other committee Republicans vote Restrepo onto the Senate floor.
Similarly, Flores was recommended by Republican Senator Marco Rubio and Democratic Senator Bill Nelson, and Nelson returned his blue slip soon after her nomination. Yet four months later, and despite mounting calls to fill the judicial emergencies in Florida, Rubio has done nothing to ensure that his fellow-Republicans actually move Flores toward confirmation.
With all these hearing delays, Grassley has fallen behind even his own announced pace for processing nominees. Grassley has held himself to "the Leahy standard in 2007," when Senator Patrick Leahy was the committee chairman, and Democrats controlled the Senate under President George W. Bush. But at this point in 2007, Senator Leahy had convened five confirmation hearings for 17 judicial nominees, while only 13 nominees have had hearings this year. This is in addition to the enormous disparity on confirmations—four this year compared to 21 by the end of June in 2007.
The American people know better than to countenance this sort of form-over-substance support for judicial nominees we've seen from Republican leadership and home-state Republican senators. Americans need judges to decide cases and administer justice, not vague assurances that someday—"this year," maybe—they'll have enough judges in their district. This week, the people of New Jersey and Florida could have been a step closer to getting the judges they so desperately need, but, instead, their wait for justice is only further delayed.


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These are killer RGB LEDs. The three LED cores are very close to one another, so the color mixing is great, with no weird color ghosting around shadows. It is definitely bright enough for indirect lighting projects.

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Nice new products! Will the five packs of white LilyPad LEDs (like those for colored LilyPad LEDs) be coming out any time soon? Thanks.
It's great to see that you have 5-packs of colored LEDs at a lower price... any word on when a similar white LED 5-pack will be available? I can't wait to start on my project using dozens of white LEDs! Thanks!
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What if Jose Rizal is techie?
Ever wonder what Jose Rizal would do if he had an internet connection or a cellphone during his time? He might be a blogger or a tech savvy kind of a writer, here's my take thru comic strip form.
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Braided pigtails are a mainstay among the playground set, but with the right adjustments they can be a go-to style for adults, as well. Rather than aiming for the tight, perfect plaited pigtails that Melissa Gilbert regularly sported on "Little House on the Prairie," styling loose, imperfect braids will give your hair the bohemian chic vibe favored by laid-back ladies and fashion designers alike. Follow the steps below to begin weaving the loose braids that you can wear just about anywhere.
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Brush your hair to remove any tangles. Part the hair down the middle and divide it into two equal sections.
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Hold one section of hair on the side of your head so that it covers your ear. Pull a few wisps of hair out along your hairline, if desired.
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Divide the section into three equal subsections. Hold one subsection in your right hand and hold the other two subsections in your left hand. Use your left middle finger to keep the two subsections in your left hand separate.
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Begin the braid at roughly the same level as your earlobe or a couple inches lower to keep it from looking too uptight.
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Cross the right subsection over the middle subsection, which is in your left hand. Pick up these two sections you just crossed with your right hand. Each time you cross two subsections, you will subsequently pick up both subsection with the crossing hand.
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Cross the leftmost subsection over the middle. Pick up the left and middle subsections with your left hand.
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Repeat the alternating crossing motions until the braid reaches the length you desire. Secure it with an elastic ponytail holder.
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Pull at the unbraided hair above the plait very gently to give the braid a looser look and add a little volume.
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Rub random segments in the braid gently between your thumb and forefinger to loosen the plait itself. There shouldn't be hair falling out of the braid. You should simply make the plait look slightly irregular.
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Technology takes a back seat to useability as a rare vote of sympathy is given to technophobes.
Can't get your head around a mobile phone? If not, then Vodafone has come up with an idea to help you: Vodafone Simply.
This is a range of new cut down handsets (no camera, video, etc) and basic navigation with universal layouts: a home button takes you back to the main screen, a contacts button accesses numbers, there's a dedicated ring volume button, one button message retrieval and a single switch for keylocks. They also come with oversized keys and a large screen with chunky icons indicating signal strength, battery life and even a user's own number.
Now while the techosnob in me wants to scream and shout and deride such concepts as dumbing-down, the realist sees the practicalities. My mum has trouble with mobile phones: text messaging, MMS, cameras and video are all a mystery to her. 50 per cent of over 55s, according to Vodafone, are likely to sympathise with this (otherwise) wonderful woman.
The traditional terror-inducing manual should be tame as a pussy cat now as well, with the German giant saying it is limited to just 20 pages and contains large diagrams and "plain English". If you're out and about when a moment of techno-terror strikes, on screen hints and tips are promised to help users out of any further difficulties.
Vodafone Simply may be sprinting in the opposite directly of Orange TV (announced just last week), but there may be just as many of us struggling to understand the technology that is already here, as those that want to take the next step…
Vodafone Simply handsets are available now, costing £80 on prepay and are free on a monthly price plan.
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Think of your favorite book, the latest copy of the newspaper, a text message on your phone, or even a tweet you've read online. What do these all have in common? They're displayed to you in a collective group of stylistically similar characters, aka fonts. Font choice is an important decision in your marketing materials design process. Fonts create emotion, draw attention, and express elements of your brand personality. When it comes to your marketing, think of fonts as your business's handwriting.
Fonts, like handwriting, come in all shapes and sizes; some are darker or lighter, more curved or straight, and some more legible than others. Three basic differentiators of fonts include weight, style, and width.
Font Weight
Font weight indicates the thickness of design fonts. The number of choices varies from font to font, but typically options include normal/regular, bold, bolder, and lighter, while some fonts can contain up to 15 variations!
When deciding on the best font weight for your marketing materials, consider using different weights in your text to bring attention to specific words or phrases. The human eye is often drawn to things that break from pattern. For example, look at the following sentence:
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
Did any of the words 'jump' out at you? In this sentence, your attention is drawn to the bolded word "jumps."
The example sentence is written in the same font, yet the use of different weights can make the font appear differently and draws more attention to different words in the sentence.
Font Style
Font style indicates variations of design fonts. The three most common are roman style, oblique style, and italic style.
In Roman style fonts, letters and characters stand straight upright without a slant. In oblique style fonts, letters and characters are slanted to the right-hand side. Italic style fonts, like oblique fonts, contain slanted letters and characters; however, certain characters contain stylistic, changes from the Roman style, such as the letters 'a' and 'g.' For example, take a look at the difference between the Roman and Italic styles of Times New Roman:
- Roman: The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
- Italic: The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
At first glance, you might not notice, but the lower case 'a' changes between the two styles. This demonstrates the main difference between oblique and italic fonts: Oblique fonts contain no stylistic changes, while in certain fonts, italics may change the appearance of certain characters and letters. Now compare the Roman and Oblique styles of the font, Andale Mono:
- Roman: The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
- Oblique: The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
If you look closely, you can see that both fonts are stylistically the same. The only difference is that the oblique font is slanted.
In almost all cases, your text will be written in roman style design fonts. Italic style fonts aren't used as much stylistically, but rather, they are used grammatically for titles of stand-alone artistic works, such as The New York Times or The Beatles' album, Abbey Road.
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Font Width
Font width indicates the width of individual characters and letters. Options range from narrow—condensed and extra condensed or compressed fonts—to wide, known as extended fonts.
The width of your font can be used stylistically and visually in several ways. Take a look at the variations of the font Skia in the picture above.
Aside from bolded and light, the differences between the font variations are very noticeable. Let's consider the legibility of each font width. All of the variations of Skia shown are at the same font size, yet it is clear to see that the condensed versions are much more tightly placed than the extended.
When trying out condensed or extended fonts, consider the font size. Smaller font sizes can make condensed fonts harder to read for certain design fonts. On the other hand, larger font sizes combined with extended fonts can also make text less legible and harder to read. The increase in width and font size also take up a larger space on the page.
When choosing the best font for your marketing materials, finding a balance of aesthetic and your brand is key. What's the best practice in finding the right font? Play around and experiment. Test out different font weights, styles, and widths to find the most legible and visually appealing combinations that will grab your customers' attention and stay true to your brand.


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The baskets of severed hands, set down at the feet of the European post commanders, became the symbol of the Congo Free State.
The collection of hands became an end in itself.
Force Publique soldiers brought them to the stations in place of rubber; they even went out to harvest them instead of rubber...
They became a sort of currency.
They came to be used to make up for shortfalls in rubber quotas, to replace... the people who were demanded for the forced labour gangs; and the Force Publique soldiers were paid their bonuses on the basis of how many hands they collected.
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Millions of car drivers all over the world enjoy relaxed driving by setting the adaptive cruise control on empty roads and not having to concentrate on the tiresome process of maintaining the car's speed.
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Very happy to share the humbling news that at this years Mildura Independent Country Music Festival 'The Drover's Wife' bagged us all – the COVETED Southern Stars Independent Heritage Track Award, Independent Male Vocal Award, Independent ALBUM of the YEAR Award and the mind blowing – Independent Artist of the Year Award… I didn't know where to look or what to say but 20 years of rabbiting on in front of a classroom meant that was I think I covered all my bases…?
However I would like to thank YOU! Yes YOU reading this who has taken time out of your busy mad-arse day to see what I am up to and that support and interest is what drives me on, so sincerely THANKS!! 🙂
Lots and lots of big fat juicy music stuff coming up like:
*MY ALL TIME FAVOURITE GIGS – Hosting 'Songwriters in the Round' out at Rooty Hill RSL (every second Thursday) and Club Central Menai (The first three Wednesdays in November).
* Some fun shows with Ms Amber Lawrence in Canberra Casino and Lizottes Dee Why
* Don't know if I mentioned 'The Drovers Wife' is up for Best Country Album at the Jagermeister AIR Independent Music Awards being held in Melbourne next week … fun! And my single How Well Have You Loved? from my Prodigal Son CD went on to win Honourable Mention in the Unsigned Only International Songwriting Competition in the Folk/Singer Songwriter section. BOOM!!
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As the summer Buyers Market drew to a close on Monday, August 3, there was a great deal of optimism from artists and retailers alike. Though gallery owners and craft buyers were still cautious, they reported that sales were picking up in their stores. Time to place their orders!
Exhibitors were not only making their costs, many were exceeding their own expectations. Pam Corwin of Paper Scissors Rock reported that it was her "best summer show ever" and picked up 13 new accounts! Several of the artists we've spoken to since have continued to get orders over the phone.
Read the good news for yourself on Twitter. Just search #bmac.
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Cylon is another interesting grid-based tangle pattern from West Virginia tangler Beth Snoderly. You can find all the cool tangles and strings Beth's contributed to the community, simply use her name in the search box at the top right of any page.
Beth writes she was watching TV "while playing with this tangle and a commercial gave me an idea. I went with it and came up with Cylon."
I always enjoy tangles with rice shapes in them as there's usually a defined beginning and ending point for each parenthesis stroke, no guesstimating the size needed. Structure! Add some auras and a stroke in the middle of the rice shape, you have Cylon. It's also a tangle that needs no shading for its impact when you add solid fills to it.
Beth illustrates the step-by-step instructions for drawing Cylon below and she shows it in a monotangle with a couple of suggested variations. There's plenty of room to play with this one.
Check out the tag beths for more of Beth's tangles on TanglePatterns.com.
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Olivia Palermo has never been one to shy away from color—take her Kelly green Valentino coat dress, marsala Nina Ricci ensemble, and graphic multicolor Matthew Williamson coat, for example. And on Thursday night, the style star rocked another bold hue that can sometimes be hard to pull off--and looked good in it.
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Ladies and Gentlemen
yes, I've spent over 5 hours on tumblr a day for three years now
I'm that cool.
Okay now that we've established that I've been the coolest girl on the internet since 2009 (not) hahah, I'd like to reflect a little bit about how this measly ole social networking site has actually changed my life.
To begin I have to share my first post ever, its just actually too cute.
I'm sorry, I think I was cute.So this is my first Tumblr blog and to be honest I'm pretty damn excited. So I'm basically average in all aspects of life. I love the color purple but not The Color Purple. I love the Catcher in the Rye but not Rye bread. I like playing with words but remeber words can hurt you, so I play nicely. I'm currently going to some training camp thing which ought to be interesting…..probably not. Anywho today my day will be so much better now that I have found the love of my sixteen year old life and his name is Tumblr. I dont know how i've exsisted this long without such a glorious husband.So I have a holga camera, I like to take pictures, follow me friendshttp://www.flickr.com/photos/sasssquatch/ anyway i'm taking pictures for my independent project at school which is a silly idea to get us to do something other than school. I like holligans and going on shenangins with said Holligans. I love big words I try to use them in every day life, my current favorite word is Saturnine meaning totally emo and gloomy AMAZING.I love china town adventures and I love photo safaris. I love clothing more than anything. I love shopping at goodwill for excellent shopping finds! I'm sadly not really an animal person which no one seems to understand. I love big straw hats they seriously make my life.Oh and I always overexaggerate, its too fun not too, i also lie occasionally but only to make life more fun, I will never be able to lie as well as my sister she is a boss at lying.So you're probably asking yourself why should I read this girls tumblr?WHY THE HELL NOT is the response i have for youthanks lovelys,Sasssquatch
Slightly pretentious but cute.
This blog started as a way to spend my time. A way to vent my feelings, it was like a diary, and at that time NO ONE had even heard about it. Us tumblarity tumblr users realized early on that we were part of a Fight Club-esque league where the number one rule was you don't speak of tumblr.
I can date my first GPOY ever, August 25th, do you guys realize that this is history right here. I've probably taken over a million GPOY's and that was the first, and sadly one of my least favorite pictures of me. Upon reading the caption I was reminded that this was the face a crotchy substitute teacher brought upon my face when discussing Catcher in the Rye, he apparently didnt know what "spoiler alert" is. But it just makes me laugh going through my first few posts, I don't think my writing was half bad but I had such a skewed outlook on the world, I had no idea about anything but felt like I had all the answers. I continued taking out GPOY's and sorting out my feelings on this website .
I'd spend all of my high school classes on tumblr because it was still obscure and not blocked off the schools server.
I began to make tumblr friends from all over the world that are still my friends to this date and some even better than irl friends.
I think I just had so much angst and tumblr was my only vice. I needed it when I couldn't talk to anyone else, or when I couldn't articulate my feelings into proper confrontation. I put my foot in my mouth A LOT on tumblr and it was the source of A LOT of conflict in these past three years, but I wouldn't take it back or even blame the website, if anything I learned to grow up from this website.
Tumblr intrinsically is nothing more than an electronic cork-board in a teen-girl bedroom, we display the photos we wish to see and expel the dreams we wish to achieve. And while we get caught up in this teen-girl bedroom, fantasizing about Skins, or whatever fandom of your choice while lying flat on our backs and staring at the ceiling on our fluffy white comforter while we twiddle the phone chord between our two fingers we are left wondering, is this...okay? Is this reality or merely a representation of what we wish our reality was? And to that statement I must simply say, tumblr is what you make it. Tumblr has provided me with a wonderful support group and beautiful things to look at and dream about while in the safety of my comforter, and while that might not be living the dream, I'm only 19, I still have dreaming to do, and I must say whether it be 2009 or 2012, I'm still a big dreamer and I thank tumblr for that.
I put "obtaining over 1,000 tumblr followers" as an achievement in my senior year book. And while that may not mean a lot to the average folk, us pussycats know that its kind of a big deal.
So if you are reading this from my tumblr THANK YOU. I want to thank each and everyone of you for these wonderful years and I look forward to the next three and six and ten and however long I have tumblr because I can guarantee that the only way I won't have tumblr is if I have no fingers or spill another beer on my computer.
We've grown up together pussycats, and its cool to think that tumblr has grown up with us.
I mean lets all admit we are so happy that we're all beyond this...
I certainly do not miss those tumbots.
Have a tumblry day
and PLEASE keep it sassy


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Two Stops Anniversary Tee - Mens
In celebration of the one year anniversary of Two Stops Apparel, I've dusted off one of the initial logo concepts. Inspired by the designs of various 120 film backing papers, the rings indicate upcoming frames, as well as whats to come in the line of apparel and accessories.
Mens tees are printed on incredibly soft and comfortable Bella + Canvas 100% Cotton 3600 tee's
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When I was studying for the bar exam, I used to play the song"Maniac" from "Flashdance" over and over to pump me up to study. I was terrified and it seemed my fear might paralyze me. These last few weeks, to help me get psyched to go down into my girl cave studio and spend hours and hours editing the last sequences of the documentary, I made a special list of songs to play. The first song is "It's A Long Way To The Top," by Lucinda Williams (originally ACDC) . It's kinda like my "Rocky" theme. http://lucindawilliams.com/records.php
If you want to imagine something really ridiculous it's a sixty year old woman dancing in the kitchen to heavy metal. Lucinda has an incredible, rough voice that sounds like she's been through the Hank Williams school of hard knocks. She sounds like I feel-- like someone waking up with a hangover. Somehow it shakes me loose and gets me downstairs to face the lions waiting to devour me.
When I finally slip into an editing groove it is like having my consciousness taken over by a zombie. I sit for hours staring into a screen working on the same segment over and over until I've got it the way I want. Often I don't get up for hours at a time which is really bad for you. I've been spending several nights working until 4 am. The submission date for the Denver Film Festival is June 30th so I'm laying the pedal to the metal these days and living the life of a crazed mole... there have been days I have not gone outside and woken to the news the next day we had a terrible wind storm. What wind storm?
Now that I'm nearing the end I finally understand a little better what I should have been doing all along. Word to the wise: Never leave your music and photo releases until the end. And remember all those admonitions by your editing instructor to "organize, organize, organize?" It's so true but I didn't know how to organize all those gigabites of video clips, project files, photos, etc. scattered over five different hard drives and backups until this week. Slow learner, fast finisher.
The goal now is to get it done as well as I can. I realize my visionary product of perfection is just an illusion to block me from going forward. It's my first big feature product (even it it's a short?) I think it's going to end up under 40 minutes. Andrea and Sam are helping me with my press packet and poster. I will be posting new segments, especially trailers.
Thanks to all my friends and relatives who have supported me the last four years of this project, especially my husband, Steve. I couldn't have done it without you, sweetie (I've always wanted to be able to say that to someone). The next time you hear from me, it will be about the results of the Denver Festival selection committee (August). Even if I don't get in, I will probably arrange a showing somewhere, even if it's just in my livingroom. Again, thanks everybody! I will now exit to the next song on my list of butt kicking music, "Rough Road" by Mean Mary. http://meanmary.com/store.html
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Various road blocks have since intervened to prolong the post-production process, most notably the one called LIFE. I am experiencing the difficulty of keeping going when it seems like you may never finnish. It's been a long hard haul to get to the final draft polishing the narrative script. There has been a lot of historical research put into this project and several return visits to Rock Springs. Tyler and I are on our second rough cut. The animation is done and available under VIDEOS for viewing. Please let me know what you think.
I've also got a film student helping me with the Releases which is great to keep the psychological motivation going. Unfortunately, the WYOMING FILM FESTIVAL will not be held this year. I will be forging ahead to get the documentary ready for other festivals. Will let you know more as things move ahead. Thanks All, June
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Sorry to all my members who came to watch the new video cut and couldn't get on. I had set the youtube video for private parties only. It's now corrected and you shouldn't have problems. Best, June
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Anyone who has the opportunity, should find this a facinating documentary. Congratulations to Jeff Adachi!
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Well, we all have a life and have to make money-- the dilemma of the artiste, blah, blah, blah...
I'm not going to make any excuses. But I am back on track with some new energy. I have hired Tyler Merkel, a skillful and talented young editor who is on his way up the proverbial ladder of hell and thus needing to upgrade his portfolio. Young Merkel has agreed, aye, even enthusiastically agreed, to come on board for mostly a credit and a great discount in his usual fees. Thank you Tyler!
I am learning that the process of making a documentary is like traveling up the various circles of hell. At the very bottom, hiding under the rocks in the pools of fire, are the evil grantmakers and producers who mock the poor documentary filmmaker and forever dangle impossible to reach funds before the delusional hopeful. Flailing in the boiling pools are the lost souls, the documentary filmmakers who have given up and lost their way. The wailing of lost dreams and sunken hopes makes one want to cut off their ears. Then there is the ladder of hell where those true of heart try to steadfastly climb the impossibly long ladder out of hell. The heat from the flames below make their hands sticky and their feet slip. Tempting treats like rootbeer sodas, trips to the beach, long walks with one's lover in slow motion constantly appear to induce the documentary filmmaker to loosen her grip and in her delusion plunge to the depths below. Sometimes they observe themselves in false mirrors and see only the ugliness of insecurity, failure and worst of all, the truth that their work is boring and pointless. This last has caused many to lose their grip.
I have once again escaped the pool of fire and despair and am climbing the ladder again. Wish me luck, folks, and in the meantime take a look at the draft version of the Okamoto Interview. in the videos section.
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It is 4:23 am and i am just finishing up the second edit of the Tanaka Interview. It feels like I have too much stuff and I really need to focus! focus! focus! I went to a Boulder Digital Arts class on color correction with FCP and saw "Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs," in IMAX 3-D, all to distract myself from my editing misery.
It's lonely at the bottom...
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Well, back in Rock Springs for more shots and research, mostly research. First priority is to find some photos of actual Japanese miners from Sweetwater County-- preferably Rock Springs. Spent most of day at library and history museum. People are very friendly and helpful. No pictures of Japanese miners found. Tomorrow will go through more photos at museum and Sweetwater museum. had lunch in the cutest old diner here in Rock Springs. Found great uncle Yamasaki on the Miner's monument in Rock Springs old park. He died in "Megeath Mine" which is 14 miles outside of Rock Springs. Got a shot of the mine and will try to film it tomorrow. The Reliance Tipple (about 7 miles away) is still standing and plan some footage of that as well. Exhausted. Plan to go to Laramie and the Univ. of Wyoming library on Friday. Seems like the Tanaka's are not home...
(1)This is where I had lunch today. It felt like i was on a set for "Happy Days."
(2) This is the Megaeth Mine today where my Great Uncle was killed
(1) Rock Springs miner's monument. (2) H. Yamasaki is listed on back of monument.
Reliance Tipple
Reliance mine shaft (closed).
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My grandmother, Umeko Yamazaki Inuzuka (80)
In order to be certain this Yamasaki was THE Yamasaki and not just a convenient Yamasaki timewise, I went back to transcripts of my interview with my grandmother in 1983. I found some really interesting facts I had forgotten. First she did give me his first name. She pronounce it as "Hiyakuske." The death certificate says "Hikusuke." That looks more like a match. But the clincher was, according to the 1983 transcript, she told me he died on his birthday: January 28th. I looked back at the death certificate and there it was-- January 28, 1920!!!! Bingo!
He was 29. I also found some other interesting facts and a lot of places in the tape where grandma talks for quite sometime and I don't think my mom translated all of it. I will try to get a friend of mine to listen and help me translate more fully.
Also, I thought my grandmother wanted me take something of her back to her brother, so I had taken her ojuzu (buddhist prayer beads) but she actually wanted me to bring something of her brother back to her resting place. So, I will be going to Rock Springs again next week to do some library work, pick up Sam, and take more footage. I'll try to bring something back and take it to her the next time I go to Los Angeles.
I've almost got a clip from the Tak Tanaka interview which I hope to post soon. This site isn't great for video so I may have to do a utube link...??
|Posted on July 4, 2009 at 6:57 AM
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Right now I'm obsessing about my great uncle's first name. I was going through some old notes of conversations with my grandmother and found an old stained envelope where I took notes once when talking to her and it says her brother's name was "Yakusuke." This is my representation of her pronunciation. On the Rock Springs death certificate it says "Hikusuke." They are close but there is still a question in my mind. I am going to try to hunt down the passenger lists from entry to San Francisco between 1897 to 1905. If anyone is bothering to read this, I'd like your opinion. My great grandfather's name is too stained to read but it obviously starts with an S and ends in ___hi.
|Posted on July 2, 2009 at 11:04 PM
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