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We recently received an email through Mailbag which reads, "I have a Samsung Galaxy Note 2 light sensitivity problem. I face an issue while taking pictures in its camera, the over head light spreads a lot or it appears too bright. As a result the subject in my pictures sometimes appear to be bathed in a very bright light. I have attached an example of a picture taken with my Smartphone camera under fluorescent light."
How to Fix Galaxy Note 2 Light Sensitivity
The Galaxy Note 2 light sensitivity issue can be easily fixed by adjusting your camera configuration particularly its ISO. According to Sprint, ISO determines the sensitivity of your camera to the available light in its environment.
The Galaxy Note 2 has configuration for its ISO ranging from Auto or Manual, wherein the latter offers adjustments like 100, 200, 400 and 800. Basically, the lower is the ISO of your camera, the less sensitive it is too light. Thus, when it is to its maximum, natural or artificial lighting sometimes appear to be too bright which bathes the subject of your photo in it.
Although the camera of the device is capable of adjusting its ISO automatically with the Auto setting, it will not always ensure a balanced lighting. So, if your photo appears to be too bright due to the Galaxy Note 2 sensitivity, all you have to do is adjust it to a lower level.
More Ways of Improving Picture Quality and Lessening Galaxy Note 2 Light Sensitivity
There are many other options in the Galaxy Note 2 camera that will let you ensure a high quality photo. Among them is the HDR (High Dynamic Range) mode which is capable of increasing the detail of your captured images. You can also adjust its Scene Mode, Effects and Exposure value to adjust your camera's ability to take good images even in areas with very bright lighting conditions.
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For more questions about Android devices, email us at [email protected].
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Tuomo (Tuomo Prättälä) is a Finnish soul and jazz singer, pianist, songwriter and producer.
Tuomo has published three solo albums My Thing (2007), Reaches Out For You (2009) ja My Own Private Sunday (2010). In addition to his solo career Tuomo has contributed in several different bands as singer, producer or songwriter, for instance Quintessence, Q-Continuum, Ilmiliekki Quartet, Emma Salokoski Ensemble, Huba and MP4.
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Councilmembers to Propose Study on Minimum Wage & Business Incentives
2015-08-04 · By Editor
Citing the ongoing national conversation about minimum wage policies, and the recent adoption of a local minimum wage by both the City and County of Los Angeles, Vice Mayor Suja Lowenthal has authored a proposal, cosponsored by Councilmembers Lena Gonzalez, Dee Andrews, and Rex Richardson, that the Council initiate a study of the potential impact of local wage increases on Long Beach, and how the City might respond, as well possible incentives and or fee reductions to businesses and non-profits.
"Considering so many of our neighboring cities and jurisdictions have approved minimum wage increases, it is important for Long Beach to at least look at whether a minimum wage is appropriate here, and what incentives for businesses might be appropriate as well," said Vice Mayor Suja Lowenthal.
The agenda item for the August 11 Council Meeting would direct the City Manager to request the Los Angeles Economic Development Corporation (LAEDC) to study the potential impact of a minimum wage for Long Beach, and possible incentives for businesses and non-profit organizations. In addition, the legislation asks the City's Economic Development Commission to also provide input and feedback on possible minimum wage increases and or business incentives. The LAEDC completed and published a report to the LA County Board of Supervisors in June.
"It's important that we simply get all the facts and this report will help us do that," said Councilman Andrews. "We want to support our business community and our workforce, as well as, the families that are in dire need of a living wage."
"I am confident that we can have a constructive and informed conversation about the issue and find the best way to proceed for our City," Councilwoman Gonzalez said. "I am looking forward to the discussion about what is best for our entire economy."
Councilmember Richardson said, " Long Beach families deserve a seat at the table in the national conversation on poverty and wages. This study will give us an opportunity to begin a true discussion on the benefits and impacts that raising the wage would have on Long Beach."
Pasadena, Santa Monica, and West Hollywood are all exploring raising the city minimum wage. In addition to the City and County of Los Angeles, other cities that have recently adopted a minimum wage include San Diego, Chicago, New York, Washington, D.C., Seattle, and Oakland. The University of California also recently adopted a $15 minimum wage, to be implemented over the next three years.
The LAEDC's Institute for Applied Economics was commissioned by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors to conduct a study and make a report on the potential implications of a minimum wage policy for the County. That report was completed and presented to the Board of Supervisors in June.


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Merry Meet All,
Last night I was delighted to discover a small white bud where I planted my crocuses and snowdrops last fall. It is a sure sign of spring/ Ostara and is what I am going to talk about today. Vernal equinox begins on March 20th, which is tomorrow, in the Northern Hemisphere.
Ostara is the second spring festival. The hours of day and night are equal. An important symbol of Ostara is eggs. Eggs represent fertility and abundance so you can plant seeds as symbols of what you want to grow and reap for the coming year. The Goddess awakens from her deep slumber. The Crone changes to the Maiden. The God arises to stir forth new green life.
Set up an altar in your kitchen to honor Ostara. Listen to the birds' songs, celebrate the return of the light half of the year and look for new buds and growth. Spring is upon us!! The photos above are of my Ostara altar and the first flower bud of the season in my garden!!
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I have never allowed Nantu to watch too much TV. Most Indian movies we watch are probably okay for a kid to watch.. being musicals and family entertainers... but we don't like Nantu watching them. Most parents I know allow their kids to watch, and kids enjoy watching the bright colors and lovely songs.. Nantu watches song sequences too.. but nothing else. So much so, when we were in Tennessee Nantu declared that if he watched Adult TV (Daddy's TV Time its called!) he would get pulled up by mom for it! Oh well!!
I also don't let him watch cartoons which have anything remotely related to violence.. and unfortunately this includes spider man and tom and jerry.. My reasoning is that a 3 year old has still not grasped the comedy in hitting and shoving! (Oh yes I am crazy that way). Anyway, I realized yesterday that in my attempt to shield him from such violence... I am probably bringing him up to be too sensitive. We were listening to rhymes and for the first time Nantu heard the rhyme "Three Blind Mice".. He was very upset that the Farmer's wife cut off their tails... "But the mice need their tails mommy" he said... "This is a naughty song, I don't want to listen to this.. Please don't download this! Delete it!! ".. He even made sure before going to bed that I had deleted the song! I am of course a little taken aback that he reacted so strongly! I open this out to all you bloggers out there.. what do you think of this??
Planning Ahead!
The second part of my blog is about the tag Suma sent my way.. Oh yeah I finally got around to doing it!
I have always been bad at planning ahead.. but I do dream... Suma (Thinking Aloud) put me up to coming up with a list of things I wanted to do by the next decade... I have been thinking long enough.. but haven't been able to come up with anything profound!! So here is my wish list!!
2. Lose that tummy... Oh well, I hope it doesn't take 10 years to do that!!
3. Work - I need to figure out what I need to do in terms of working... I need to go back to work, but when and what I am still figuring out!
4. Where I belong ... I want to be back in India in 10 years.. or if I am here, let that be with a full heart with no wish to go back. I just want to belong where I live and vice versa
5. Travel - DH and I have loads of travel dreams... cruises, RV trips, Europe, Australia, backpacking and so on.. hope we do it all or at least most of it in the next 10 years!
6. Giving Back - I want to help the society in every way I can... not just monetarily but physically.. by being there.... maybe teach the less privileged or some such thing. I also want to have Nantu spend at least a day of every year with children of his age who are less privileged...
7. Living with Dad - 10 years is a long time.. as soon as is possible I want to have my dad stay with me... I cant stand the fact that he is miles away from us!!
8. Yoga and Temper control - I need to learn and start actively practicing yoga in my daily life. Also work on my temper... hopefully the yoga will help me tone down my short temper!!
9. Farming Dreams - Oh yes I am crazy.. I want to own a farm house and live in quasi wilderness.. if I will farm or grow livestock is very questionable.. but I want a house on a property which has a grove and a creek in it.. Oh well I do dare to dream!
10. A good friend - I want to be a good friend to Nantu and DH... The first step Patience... I am so short on this... I am going to work at acquiring some!
Alright!! That wasn't too hard!! Thanks Suma for making me do this... and what better time to plan than the New Year!
Tagging in turn -
2 B's Mommy
Wish You all a Happy and Prosperous 2008! Have a Blast!


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If someone you love is addicted to drugs or alcohol, you're probably wondering how you can get them help. You can't force someone into rehab, but you can encourage them to choose it for themselves. Approaching your loved one from a place of caring and respect is crucial.
Staging an Intervention for Your Addicted Loved One
If you're considering staging an intervention to help your loved one, seek the help of a professional interventionist. Interventionists are trained in mental health, addiction, and intervention planning to make sure your intervention is as successful as possible. Consider having the interventionist present at your intervention as a mediator to defuse any tension that may arise.
When in the planning process, make sure you share the individual's insurance information with the interventionist. Many insurance companies cover rehabilitation costs, and therefore you may need to select a treatment facility that accepts the individual's insurance.
Stage One: Plan Your Intervention
Plan your intervention to the last detail. Decide where it will take place, who will attend, and what consequences your loved one will face if they don't get help. Plan to stage the intervention when your loved one is sober.
Invite your loved one's closest friends and relatives, but not anyone they use drugs or drink with. Everyone should plan what they're going to say in advance. Part of your planning should include finding a rehab facility and having transportation ready in case you are successful.
Stage Two: Tell Your Loved One How Their Addiction Affects You
Everyone wants respect, even people struggling with addiction. Respect your loved one's privacy and hold your intervention away from prying eyes. Go to your loved one's home if you have to.
When you speak to your addicted loved one, don't be accusatory, critical or judgmental. You're trying to get through to them and win them over, not push them away. Each person at the intervention should explain how your loved one's addiction has affected them. Talk about the unhealthy behaviors you see and how you feel about them. Use "I" statements to avoid sounding judgmental. Say things like "I worry when you drive drunk" instead of "You scare me when you drive drunk."
Stage Three: Get Your Loved One to Rehab
If your intervention is successful and your loved one agrees to go to rehab, take them directly to the facility. Have your loved one's bags packed and waiting. Don't make any stops for any reason. A delay could give your loved one a chance to reconsider, especially if the delay is long enough to allow them to use again.
Stage Four: Support Your Loved One's Recovery
If your loved one agrees to get treatment, do everything you can to support their recovery, but respect the guidelines set forth by the treatment specialists. If your loved one drops out of treatment, don't do anything that shows support of that decision, like picking them up from the facility or giving them money.
By the same token, make sure you stick with the consequences you laid out if your loved one refuses treatment. If you promised, for example, to stop providing the addict with cash or a place to live, then you need to withdraw those things if your loved one refuses treatment. It might be hard, but it might also spur your loved one to change their mind about addiction treatment.


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The story of how Fox Creek Golf Club came to be, is about family and dreams come true
Maurice LeBlanc and his three sons, Denis, Marcel and Michel were the instigators of this ambitious project which has consistently exceeded expectations and enhanced the urban landscape of Dieppe.
In 2000, the LeBlancs purchase their first parcel of land for the course. Development began in 2002 under the expert guidance of a local construction company.
The LeBlancs then connected with Graham Cooke, one of the premier golf course architects in the country.
For the LeBlancs, the inclusion of a residential element was an imperative aspect of the development stage.
In only 19 months, 110 residential lots were sold.This dream would soon become reality for the avid golfers.
Fox Creek Golf Club officially opened in the summer of 2005. It has become the premier golf destination in the area, a gem for the City of Dieppe, and a dream come true for the LeBlanc family.


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SPLIT CENTER – Set in the part of the old town, only 2 minutes from Diocletian palace. Beach Bačvice is 5 minutes away.
Free WiFi access is available. The property is 500 m from the Palace of Diocletian and 1.7 km from the Poljud Stadium.
The two bedroom air-conditioned apartment come with a well-equipped kitchen and a bathroom with shower.
You can reach the Bacvice Beach in 600 m and visit the Cathedral of St. Domnius in a 4-minute walk from the apartment. Split Airport is located 12 km from the property.
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While we are still anticipating the Relase of his Hit single EMMEDATELY ft Duncan Mighty ICE-K Relases a short Rap song to addresss Mance of the SARS (special anti Robbery squad) bothering a lot of Nigerians. The short Rap song which Ft Charles okocha hits the nail straight on the head with valid point that SARS operatives should oblige as a medium of correcting their activies and conduct in the Nigeria public.
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The ultimate car lover's trip – driving on some of the best roads in Europe including both Stelvio and Furka mountain passes, enjoying top 5* Hotels, Michelin Star dining–and an F1 celebrity guest as the lead driver.
On arriving in Monaco, guests will join a VIP superyacht party on the Friday night followed by VIP hospitality at the luxurious La Maree Restaurant within the Monaco F1 circuit. On Sunday evening guests head to the Amber Lounge for a VIP table in the official F1 after party.
The tour price is £9,880pp based on two sharing, with own vehicle. And there is a great selection of supercars available to hire starting from an additional £3,195 pp. www.exclusivegp.com


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NVIT's Human Resources Department consists of Leah Garcia-Gray, Human Resource Officer and Sheila Whittaker, Manager Human Resources & Facilities.
Leah and Sheila are available to assist you with questions about payroll, leave plans, benefits, job postings, interviews, evaluations, etc.
Those who are interested in employment and employment opportunities within NVIT should be aware of the following:
With an institutional mission dedicated to student success and excellence in Aboriginal education, NVIT employees honour an atmosphere embedded in Aboriginal culture and traditions while cultivating an environment founded on learner centred principles that promote student recruitment, engagement and achievement.
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The Krude Experience - 11/2/15
Happy Belated Halloween
Better late than never. Fuck it. I'm the asshole for writing about Halloween a few days after the actual holiday. But it was my mother who reminded me about a Halloween from Krude's youth that would certainly qualify as 'special'. She floated this memory to me on this past Halloween morning. Hence,the tardy nature of this Krude Experience blog. I should be writing a follow up blog about DeflateGate and the cheating Patriots. That's cuz Brady,Belichick,and Kraft are the biggest living ghouls on the planet right now (no offense to El Chapo or Dick Cheney).
Ok. Here goes. This is a true story.
Back in my early Krude days,my mother was the local Girl Scout leader. My sister was in her troop. Along with another girl,whose mother was friendly with mine. But it was this girls' stepdad that will make this story very interesting. Fast forward to Halloween 1979.
My mother was throwing a big Girl Scout Halloween party at our house that year. I was stoked to be going trick or treating as Ace Frehley from KISS. I didn't want to be anywhere near my house that night.My mother made the costume for me (it rocked,see pic). Note the silver and black shirt under my costume. Raiders baby,70's style. I digress. Back to the story:
So the stepdad of the girl who was in my mom's troop caught wind of the party that was happening at my house. He offered to dress up like a werewolf,hide in another room,and then scare the shit out the Girl Scouts at the party,at the most opportune time. My mom thought this was a great idea.
Just as I was about to go out that night,this stepdad arrived. I answered the door. The bearded dude that stood in front of me creeped me out,even without a costume on. He politely asked for my mom. I yelled for her to come to the door. Once she came and acknowledged him,l left to trick or treat. Off to the mean streets of Closter,NJ to grub candy (thank you Mean Street Posse). The party starts soon after. I still remember the mess I saw the next morning. And the leftover candy apples and popcorn balls. Yes!
So who was this mysterious stepdad you ask?
Bill Evans
Jazz pianist extrordinare
Just Google his name and read about this guy. Accolades a plenty. A true American Jazz legend on the piano.
I had no idea who he was then. He was just a creepy old dude to me. There is a pic of him from that night,but my mom doesn't want it made public.
Sadly,I would later learn that Bill Evans passed away less than a year after his Halloween werewolf scare a thon. I hope he had fun that night.
So here's to next year's Halloween night. Maybe I'll even dress up for the occasion. As Tommy Thayer. Not.
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This CONUS 1 truck was the world's first satellite newsgathering vehicle, a technological breakthrough that changed the way local television stations covered news. Hubbard Broadcasting and CONUS Communications developed the truck in 1984. Broadcaster Stanley S. Hubbard introduced the world to satellite television. His son, Stan E. Hubbard, envisioned the newsgathering truck that made satellite news transmission mobile. For the first time in broadcast history, local television stations could air live news reports from anywhere in the nation and were no longer dependent on their networks for covering and presenting national news stories.


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Shah-in-Shah, Shah Jahan, Emperor in India, loved his wife with a great love. And of all the wives of the Mogul Emperors surely this Lady Arjemand, Mumtaz-i-Mahal—-the Chosen of the Palace—was the most worthy of love. In the tresses of her silk-soft hair his heart was bound, and for none other had he so much as a passing thought since his soul had been submerged in her sweetness. Of her he said, using the words of the poet Faisi,—
"How shall I understand the magic of Love the Juggler? For he made thy beauty enter at that small gate the pupil of my eye, And now—and now my heart cannot contain it!"
But who should marvel? For those who have seen this Arjemand crowned with the crown the Padishah set upon her sweet low brows, with the lamps of great jewels lighting the dimples of her cheeks as they swung beside them, have most surely seen perfection. He who sat upon the Peacock Throne, where the outspread tail of massed gems is centred by that great ruby, "The Eye of the Peacock, the Tribute of the World," valued it not so much as one Jock of the dark and perfumed tresses that rolled to her feet. Less to him the twelve throne columns set close with pearls than the little pearls she showed in her sweet laughter. For if this lady was all beauty, so too she was all goodness; and from the Shah-in-Shah to the poorest, all hearts of the world knelt in adoration, before the Chosen of the Palace. She was, indeed, an extraordinary beauty, in that she had the soul of a child, and she alone remained unconscious of her power; and so she walked, crowned and clothed with humility.
Cold, haughty, and silent was the Shah-in-Shah before she blessed his arms—flattered, envied, but loved by none. But the gift this Lady brought with her was love; and this, shining like the sun upon ice, melted his coldness, and he became indeed the kingly centre of a kingly court May the Peace be upon her!
Now it was the dawn of a sorrowful day when the pains of the Lady Arjemand came strong and terrible, and she travailed in agony. The hakims (physicians) stroked their beards and reasoned one with another; the wise women surrounded her, and remedies many and great were tried; and still her anguish grew, and in the hall without sat the Shah-in-Shah upon his divan, in anguish of spirit yet greater. The sweat ran on his brows, the knotted veins were thick on his temples, and his eyes, sunk in their caves, showed as those of a maddened man. He crouched on his cushions and stared at the purdah that divided him from the Lady; and all day the people came and went about him, and there was silence from the voice he longed to hear; for she would not moan, lest the sound should slay the Emperor. Her women besought her, fearing that her strong silence would break her heart; but still she lay, her hands clenched in one another, enduring; and the Emperor endured without. The Day of the Smiting!
So, as the time of the evening prayer drew nigh, a child was born, and the Empress, having done with pain, began to sink slowly into that profound sleep that is the shadow cast by the Last. May Allah the Upholder have mercy on our weakness! And the women, white with fear and watching, looked upon her, and whispered one to another, "It is the end."
And the aged mother of Abdul Mirza, standing at her head, said, "She heeds not the cry of the child. She cannot stay." And the newly wed wife of Saif Khan, standing at her feet, said, "The voice of the beloved husband is as the Call of the Angel. Let the Padishah be summoned."
So, the evening prayer being over (but the Emperor had not prayed), the wisest of the hakims, Kazim Sharif, went before him and spoke:—
"Inhallah! May the will of the Issuer of Decrees in all things be done! Ascribe unto the Creator glory, bowing before his Throne."
And he remained silent; but the Padishah, haggard in his jewels, with his face hidden, answered thickly, "The truth! For Allah has forgotten his slave."
And Kazim Sharif, bowing at his feet and veiling his face with his hands, replied:
"The voice of the child cannot reach her, and the Lady of Delight departs. He who would speak with her must speak quickly."
Then the Emperor rose to his feet unsteadily, like a man drunk with the forbidden juice; and when Kazim Sharif would have supported him, he flung aside his hands, and he stumbled, a man wounded to death, as it were, to the marble chamber where she lay.
In that white chamber it was dusk, and they had lit the little cressets so that a very faint light fell upon her face. A slender fountain a little cooled the hot, still air with its thin music and its sprinkled diamonds, and outside, the summer lightnings were playing wide and blue on the river; but so still was it that the dragging footsteps of the Emperor raised the hair on the flesh of those who heard, So the women who should, veiled themselves, and the others remained like pillars of stone.
Now, when those steps were heard, a faint colour rose in the cheek of the Lady Arjemand; but she did not raise the heavy lashes, or move her hand. And he came up beside her, and the Shadow of God, who should kneel to none, knelt, and his head fell forward upon her breast; and in the hush the women glided out like ghosts, leaving the husband with the wife excepting only that her foster-nurse stood far off, with eyes averted.
So the minutes drifted by, falling audibly one by one into eternity, and at the long last she slowly opened her eyes and, as from the depths of a dream, beheld the Emperor; and in a voice faint as the fall of a rose-leaf she said the one word, "Beloved!"
And he from between his clenched teeth, answered, "Speak, wife."
So she, who in all things had loved and served him,—she, Light of all hearts, dispeller of all gloom,—gathered her dying breath for consolation, and raised one hand slowly; and it fell across his, and so remained.
Now, her beauty had been broken in the anguish like a rose in storm; but it returned to her, doubtless that the Padishah might take comfort in its memory; and she looked like a houri of Paradise who, kneeling beside the Zemzem Well, beholds the Waters of Peace. Not Fatmeh herself, the daughter of the Prophet of God, shone more sweetly. She repeated the word, "Beloved"; and after a pause she whispered on with lips that scarcely stirred, "King of the Age, this is the end."
But still he was like a dead man, nor lifted his face.
"Surely all things pass. And though I go, in your heart I abide, and nothing can sever us. Take comfort."
But there was no answer.
"Nothing but Love's own hand can slay Love. Therefore, remember me, and I shall live."
And he answered from the darkness of her bosom, "The whole world shall remember. But when shall I be united to thee? O Allah, how long wilt thou leave me to waste in this separation?"
And she: "Beloved, what is time? We sleep and the night is gone. Now put your arms about me, for I sink into rest. What words are needed between us? Love is enough."
So, making not the Profession of Faith,—and what need, since all her life was worship,—the Lady Arjemand turned into his arms like a child. And the night deepened.
Morning, with its arrows of golden light that struck the river to splendour! Morning, with its pure breath, its sunshine of joy, and the koels fluting in the Palace gardens! Morning, divine and new from the hand of the Maker! And in the innermost chamber of marble a white silence; and the Lady, the Mirror of Goodness, lying in the Compassion of Allah, and a broken man stretched on the ground beside her. For all flesh, from the camel-driver to the Shah-in-Shah, is as one in the Day of the Smiting.
For weeks the Emperor lay before the door of death; and had it opened to him, he had been blessed. So the months went by, and very slowly the strength returned to him; but his eyes were withered and the bones stood out in his cheeks. But he resumed his throne, and sat upon it kingly, black-bearded, eagle-eyed, terribly apart in his grief and his royalty; and so seated among his Usbegs, he declared his will.
"For this Lady (upon whom be peace), departed to the mercy of the Giver and Taker, shall a tomb-palace be made, the Like of which is not found in the four corners of the world. Send forth therefore for craftsmen like the builders of the Temple of Solomon the Wise; for I will build."
So, taking counsel, they sent in haste into Agra for Ustad Isa, the Master-Builder, a man of Shiraz; and he, being presented before the Padishah, received his instructions in these words:—
"I will that all the world shall remember the Flower of the World, that all hearts shall give thanks for her beauty, which was indeed the perfect Mirror of the Creator. And since it is abhorrent of Islam that any image be made in the likeness of anything that has life, make for me a palace-tomb, gracious as she was gracious, lovely as she was lovely. Not such as the tombs of the Kings and the Conquerors, but of a divine sweetness. Make me a garden on the banks of Jumna, and build it there, where, sitting in my Pavilion of Marble, I may see it rise."
And Ustad Isa, having heard, said, "Upon my head and eyes!" and went out from the Presence.
So, musing upon the words of the Padishah, he went to his house in Agra, and there pondered the matter long and deeply; and for a whole day and night he refused all food and secluded himself from the society of all men; for he said:—
"This is a weighty thing, for this Lady (upon whom be peace) must visibly dwell in her tomb-palace on the shore of the river; and how shall I, who have never seen her, imagine the grace that was in her, and restore it to the world? Oh, had I but the memory of her face! Could I but see it as the Shah-in-Shah sees it, remembering the past! Prophet of God, intercede for me, that I may look through his eyes, if but for a moment!"
That night he slept, wearied and weakened with fasting; and whether it were that the body guarded no longer the gates of the soul, I cannot say; for, when the body ails, the soul soars free above its weakness. But a strange marvel happened.
For, as it seemed to him, he awoke at the mid-noon of the night, and he was sitting, not in his own house, but upon the roof of the royal palace, looking down on the gliding Jumna, where the low moon slept in silver, and the light was alone upon the water; and there were no boats, but sleep and dream, hovering hand-in-hand, moved upon the air, and his heart was dilated in the great silence.
Yet he knew well that he waked in some supernatural sphere: for his eyes could see across the river as if the opposite shore lay at his feet; and he could distinguish every leaf on every tree, and the flowers moon-blanched and ghost-like. And there, in the blackest shade of the pippala boughs, he beheld a faint light like a pearl; and looking with unspeakable anxiety, he saw within the light, slowly growing, the figure of a lady exceedingly glorious in majesty and crowned with a rayed crown of mighty jewels of white and golden splendour. Her gold robe fell to her feet, and—very strange to tell—her feet touched not the ground, but hung a span's length above it, so that she floated in the air.
But the marvel of marvels was her face—not, indeed, for its beauty, though that transcended all, but for its singular and compassionate sweetness, wherewith she looked toward the Palace beyond the river as if it held the heart of her heart, while death and its river lay between.
And Ustad Isa said:—"O dream, if this sweetness be but a dream, let me never wake! Let me see forever this exquisite work of Allah the Maker, before whom all the craftsmen are as children! For my knowledge is as nothing, and I am ashamed in its presence."
And as he spoke, she turned those brimming eyes on him, and he saw her slowly absorbed into the glory of the moonlight; but as she faded into dream, he beheld, slowly rising, where her feet had hung in the blessed air, a palace of whiteness, warm as ivory, cold as chastity, domes and cupolas, slender minars, arches of marble fretted into sea-foam, screen within screen of purest marble, to hide the sleeping beauty of a great Queen—silence in the heart of it, and in every line a harmony beyond all music. Grace was about it—the grace of a Queen who prays and does not command; who, seated in her royalty yet inclines all hearts to love. And he saw that its grace was her grace, and its soul her soul, and that she gave it for the consolation of the Emperor.
And he fell on his face and worshipped the Master-Builder of the Universe, saying,—"Praise cannot express thy Perfection. Thine Essence confounds thought. Surely I am but the tool in the hand of the Builder."
And when he awoke, he was lying in his own secret chamber, but beside him was a drawing such as the craftsmen make of the work they have imagined in their hearts. And it was the Palace of the Tomb.
Henceforward, how should he waver? He was as a slave who obeys his master, and with haste he summoned to Agra his Army of Beauty.
Then were assembled all the master craftsmen of India and of the outer world. From Delhi, from Shiraz, even from Baghdad and Syria, they came. Muhammad Hanif, the wise mason, came from Kandahar, Muhammad Sayyid from Mooltan. Amanat Khan, and other great writers of the holy Koran, who should make the scripts of the Book upon fine marble. Inlayers from Kanauj, with fingers like those of the Spirits that bowed before Solomon the King, who should make beautiful the pure stone with inlay of jewels, as did their forefathers for the Rajah of Mewar; mighty dealers with agate, cornelian, and lapis lazuli. Came also, from Bokhara, Ata Muhammad and Shakri Muhammad, that they might carve the lilies of the field, very glorious, about that Flower of the World. Men of India, men of Persia, men of the outer lands, they came at the bidding of Ustad Isa, that the spirit of his vision might be made manifest.
And a great council was held among these servants of beauty, so they made a model in little of the glory that was to be, and laid it at the feet of the Shah-in-Shah; and he allowed it, though not as yet fully discerning their intent. And when it was approved, Ustad Isa called to him a man of Kashmir; and the very hand of the Creator was upon this man, for he could make gardens second only to the Gardens of Paradise, having been born by that Dal Lake where are those roses of the earth, the Shalimar and the Nishat Bagh; and to him said Ustad Isa,—
"Behold, Rain Lal Kashmiri, consider this design! Thus and thus shall a white palace, exquisite in perfection, arise on the banks of Jumna. Here, in little, in this model of sandalwood, see what shall be. Consider these domes, rounded as the Bosom of Beauty, recalling the mystic fruit of the lotus flower. Consider these four minars that stand about them like Spirits about the Throne. And remembering that all this shall stand upon a great dais of purest marble, and that the river shall be its mirror, repeating to everlasting its loveliness, make me a garden that shall be the throne room to this Queen."
And Ram Lal Kashmiri salaamed and said, "Obedience!" and went forth and pondered night and day, journeying even over the snows of the Pir Panjal to Kashmir, that he might bathe his eyes in beauty where she walks, naked and divine, upon the earth, and he it was who imagined the black marble and white that made the way of approach.
So grew the palace that should murmur, like a seashell, in the ear of the world the secret of love.
Veiled had that loveliness been in the shadow of the palace; but now the sun should rise upon it and turn its ivory to gold, should set upon it and flush its snow with rose. The moon should lie upon it like the pearls upon her bosom, the visible grace of her presence breathe about it, the music of her voice hover in the birds and trees of the garden. Times there were when Ustad Isa despaired lest even these mighty servants of beauty should miss perfection. Yet it grew and grew, rising like the growth of a flower.
So on a certain day it stood completed, and beneath the small tomb in the sanctuary, veiled with screens of wrought marble so fine that they might lift in the breeze,—the veils of a Queen,—slept the Lady Arjemand; and above her a narrow coffer of white marble, enriched in a great script with the Ninety-Nine Wondrous Names of God. And the Shah-in-Shah, now grey and worn, entered and, standing by her, cried in a loud voice,—"I ascribe to the Unity, the only Creator, the perfection of his handiwork made visible here by the hand of mortal man. For the beauty that was secret in my Palace is here revealed; and the Crowned Lady shall sit forever upon the banks of the Jumna River. It was love that commanded this Tomb."
And the golden echo carried his voice up into the high dome, and it died away in whispers of music.
But Ustad Isa standing far off in the throng (for what are craftsmen in the presence of the mighty?), said softly in his beard, "It was Love also that built, and therefore it shall endure."
Now it is told that, on a certain night in summer, when the moon is full, a man who lingers by the straight water, where the cypresses stand over their own image, may see a strange marvel—may see the Palace of the Taj dissolve like a pearl, and so rise in a mist into the moonlight; and in its place, on her dais of white marble, he shall see the Lady Arjemand, Mumtaz-i-Mahal, the Chosen of the Palace, stand there in the white perfection of beauty, smiling as one who hath attained unto the Peace. For she is its soul.
And kneeling before the dais, he shall see Ustad Isa, who made this body of her beauty; and his face is hidden in his hands.


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Alamo Heights High School: Here's to Our Blue and Gold
In honor of the motto, "school's out for summer", let's take a trip down memory lane to one of the oldest school districts in San Antonio, Alamo Heights Independent School District, and G.W. Mitchell's construction project of Alamo Heights High School.
Alamo Heights ISD can trace their history back to 1909 where a two-room wooden frame building on Townsend Avenue was built as the first school. In 1912, a new school building of masonry was constructed on the site that is now Cambridge Elementary School. In 1923, just one year after a high school building was added to the growing campus, the Alamo Heights system became an independent school district of 300 students. While the hub of activity for Alamo Heights students centered at Cambridge, the district expanded into the neighboring community at the former cement plant near Jones-Maltsberger Road, called "Cementville."
In 1937, a 21-acre tract of land at Broadway and E. Castano was purchased with plans for a new high school to be erected on that land and in 1938, the present football stadium was built on the new grounds. To meet the growth demands of the school district following World War II, design for the new high school was made by Bartlett Cocke Associates and G.W. Mitchell Construction was hired to build the school for $836,587 (which would be valued today at over $12 million). Construction began in 1949 and a little over a year later, the building was completed and welcomed its first class of high school students in the fall of 1950.
Today, the original school building continues to serve as the academic home to over 1500 students and 115 faculty. The school's motto, "Here's to our Blue and Gold, Long May it Wave, Over our Dear Old School, Colors Never Fade", rings true to the workmanship and sustainability of Mitchell's construction of Alamo Heights High School over 63 years ago.


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One more hit…...Gujarat State Exclusive (Accredited Extension Center)
'Khushboo Gujarat Ki'
The above line was by a well-known Actor Amitabh Bachchan, The Brand Ambassador of Gujarat tourism.
VG 2015(Vibrant Gujarat)
Gujarat approach towards inclusive and sustainable development & becoming the "The Global Business Hub"
Land of Opportunities
A Strong Economy with SDP rising at an average growth rate of 10.1% to since 2005 to 2013, more than national average
Ranked 1st in India for "Economic freedom among states" Economic freedom of the states of India 2013
You are thinking about that the post is all about Gujarat Credential or about what?
After, hitting our business center (AEC) @ Nigeria, Denmark, Dubai & Singapore, it's now time for India, Marking our 1st Business Center (AEC) @ Gujarat.
So here, we are feeling very delighted to announce one more signing at State Level, another "Accredited Extension Center @ GUJARAT.
Here the Snapshot:-
CSSRL's another "AEC Gujarat"
Moving ahead with launching GUJARAT AEC by keeping the vision of ":Growth" & "Aim" to serve "Global IT Community" by generating Professional Competent Workforce of IT Security Professionals that can fill up highly demanding sectors in Information System Security Industry.
We wish that, "In the days to come, our AEC Gujarat will continue to progress with vision to make AEC Gujarat from one of the finest Global Partners of CSSRL's like other."
Also, welcomes "AEC GUJARAT" in CSSRL's family.
With having the Objective of "Working together, being partners, and partnering."
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From the White Guide Nordic 2018:
Nya Carnegiebryggeriet
- Address: Ljusslingan 17, 120 64 Stockholm
- Phone: +46 8 510 650 82
- Web: nyacarnegiebryggeriet.se
- Seats: 50
- Opening Hours: Tis-fre 11-00, lör 12-00.
- Directions: See Google Map underneath
Bright spots in the beer factory
You might not know it, but not so long ago, Luma used to make light bulbs here by the docks. Now, when you cross the threshold into the remodelled factory, a completely different production is underway. On the wall in the entrance to the sparsely decorated but warm and cosy restaurant venue, you can see how the process of brewing beer works. In this building they make a number of excellent beers, as well as some creative fare. The delicious small clams have been boiled in their own Keller Bier, a malty pale lager, which was a singularly good idea. There are long tables for groups of spirited colleagues out for happy hour, and small tables for two. A brilliant beef tartare is beautifully presented with dabs of porcini cream, rings of pickled onions and crispy-crackly malt. The fried red shrimp enters on a rustic wooden board with a round dollop of mayo, spiced with Mexican Tajín. The burger is rightly a favourite, made with chuck steak, brisket, and marrow, and served with perfect fries. But can you drink beer with dessert? In a place where the focus is on beer, apple strudel fits like a glove. They serve it with hazelnut ice cream and a glass of Primus Lux, the first beer that was produced here. The strong, dark ale fits splendidly with the apple. The ever-present service staff do everything to make you comfortable and give you a little beer knowledge along with something good to eat...
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Baile Neachdan is a charming self catering cottage situated at Ardbeg. It is a well appointed accommodation with uninterrupted views of the Mull of Kintyre. It is within walking distance of Ardbeg, Lagavulin and Laphroaig Distilleries. The pagodas of the distillery kilns are nestled in the lower right from the house with the Antrim coast beyond.
Port Ellen is 3 miles away where there is a Co-op grocery store, newsagent, post office, churches, GP surgery, bars, Cyber Cafe, Islay Hotel and ferry terminal.
There is parking at Baile Neachdan for 2 vehicles.
A bus service operates 4 times daily during school times, and twice daily in the holidays July/August.
Lovely house, bright, neat and very well equipped with everything we needed - Breathtaking views from the window, so it was always a joy to come back here within sight of Ardbeg Distillery which was a very special thrill for Dick as it is his favourite whisky. Every bay and walk was well worth visiting and doing the whole island is great.
We really enjoyed staying at Baile Neachdan - a real home from home - Well equipped and lovely decorated - with beautiful views to the sea and Kintyre and of course just nearby Ardbeg Distillery - Thanks for the warm welcome and the delicious scones - We will certainly come back as we really love Islay - not only because of the Whisky. Many thanks and best wishes.
We had the most wonderful time. The cottage , the weather and the people were wonderful. We will be back again and again. The cottage is in the greatest position and there is so much to see with the wildlife and flora and fauna. Words cannot express how great it was to be here and how much we want to be here again soon.
We spent a week in your nice cottage and had a wonderful time. Seals around the corner, and deer in the back garden. Great whisky tours nearby, and several nice walks. Too short to see it all, we'll be back.
We had a beautiful 2 weeks in this lovely cottage. It is quiet and peaceful without being remote, which suited us fine. Also we found it very well equipped and clean. The views toward Kintyre from the dining table is also a great feature. We will definately be back.
We had a marvellous weeks stay in your cottage. It is so comfortable and very well equipped. We loved the views from the window. The scones baked fresh for our arrival were amazing. Thank you for your care, it made us feel very welcome.
A lovely house with beautiful views and stunning surroundings ( including the seal colony a few minutes up the road!) was more than we could have possibly hoped for. We would have loved to stay longer, and hope we can come back for another visit soon.
For larger groups, there is a warm welcome at Tigh Gorm - a luxury spacious house, which will comfortably sleep eight adults in FOUR luxuriously sized bedrooms. This larger holiday let is perfectly situated in the beautiful south facing picturesque bay of Port Ellen village, overlooking the yacht marina.


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From 1:00 pm until 3:00 today, I'll be on the Northern Alliance Radio Network with another installment of The Closer.
Beginning at 1:15, I will welcome to the studio Dan "Doc" Severson, who is vying for the GOP endorsement to oppose Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar. Doc has a very intriguing background, having served 22 years in the Navy as a Top Gun fighter pilot in addition to four terms in the MN House of Representatives.
In the second hour, I'll discuss Michele Bachmann's announcement to seek a fourth term in Congress, the latest on the recall effort of Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker and the President Obama-Governor Jan Brewer kerfuffle.
So please give us a call at (651) 289-4488 if you'd like to weigh in on any of the topics I plan on addressing.
You can listen live in the Twin Cities at AM 1280 on your radio dial. In and out of the Minneapolis-St Paul area, you can listen to the program on the Internet by clicking this link.
And if you're so inclined, follow along on Twitter at #narn or "Like" our Facebook page.
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The challenge at Unstampabelles is to create a thank you card with a twist.
The twist is to feature something you see outside your window.
My neighbour has the most wonderful rose bushes. When I open the curtains I glance at them and admire their beauty.
With that in mind, I made this card. The background paper has a metallic look to it.
Scrapbooking Achievements
- 123 DT member August 2014-June 2017
- A2Z Scraplets Guest DT february 2014
- Archiscraps challenge site owner
- Artastic Guest Design Team member November 2013
- Child's play Design Team January-June 2013
- Counterfeit Kit Design Team July 2013--now.
- Feeling Sketchy Design Team 2013
- From Screen to scrap Design Team 2010
- Guest designer Lollipop ladies Nov-Dec 2012
- Lollipop Ladies Design Team 2013
- Made pages for Southern Cross Children's camp
- Memory Maze Design Team 2013
- Organised swaps on Purplescraps
- Published in Scrapbook Creations Nos 77,18,4,11(project)
- Published on Scrapbook news and Reviews
- Published Scrapbooking Memories Vol 4 no 10;vol 5 no 6:
- Scrap that song Design Team 2012
- scrapmatts design team 2011-2012
- Scrapping Everyday Miracles Design Team 2016-
- Selected for 52 card pick-up
- Sketches with a twist DEsign team July-December 2013.
- stampandscrap design team 2009
- Stick it down DT 2017 Jan-
- Supported Bonny Babies by scrapbooking a memory box
- Taught scrapbook lesson @ Scrapbooking'n'craft retreat
- Taught scrapbooking @ Patches on Beaconsfield
- Taught scrapbooking for "Art Stamps"
- Use Your stuff DT June 2019-
- Winner at Paper Issues December 2018
- Winner on Soul Scrappers sketch challenge Dec 2018
Friday, 16 January 2015
Unstampabelles Thank you with a twist.
Posted by Julene Matthews at 10:05
4 comments:
- Susan Hogan said...
Lovely card Julene. Love the simplicity of it. Hope the move went well.
- Friday, January 16, 2015
- Dale Tiernan said...
Roses, my favourite, and many others feel the same I'm sure and would love to receive this card.
- Friday, January 16, 2015
- Wynn Walton said...
This is a stunner Julene. I love roses they are by far my favourite flower. Thank you for joining us at Unstampabelles. Wynn DT
- Friday, January 16, 2015
- CG said...
What a gorgeous card. I really like the background paper with the rose. Thank you for joining us at UnstampaBelles! Best, CG
- Sunday, January 25, 2015
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Our first Clean Sweep Event for 2016 was held on Saturday, January 29th. If you are not sure what this means, the ODSC helps the city of North Myrtle Beach after all SOS events by cleaning the streets and the beach. We go five blocks down Ocean Drive and work our way from Bi-Lo back to the Pavilion. After Spring Safari and Fall Migration, we also do the beach for 5 blocks. Many thanks to H Lee for letting us set up at the Pavilion.
Thirty of the ODSC members braved the cold and cleaned up the streets of downtown North Myrtle Beach. Many thanks to our chairpersons: Bill Bacon, Joan Bacon, Tim Webb and Paula Webb. They kept us organized and fed us biscuits, doughnuts, coffee and juice. After we picked up 28 bags of trash, everyone was invited for adult libations at Bill and Joan's.
Thank all the members who were able to participate in this event. Hope everyone will be able to participate in the Spring!
Welcome to February and for the Panthers fans…keep pounding and for the OD Shag Club members…Keep Dancing! We will have several opportunities to keep dancing this month. The first opportunity will be to join Sonny and Tina Tomberlin at our SASS event (Share a Shag Step) at Fat Harold's in the backroom on Tuesday, February 9th. We are still working on beginner lessons for ODSC members. I will keep you posted.
On Saturday, February 20th, the Donnie Schultz and Team World Famous Oyster Roast will take place at the OD Arcade at 6:00 p.m. You don't want to miss this. If you are not a big fan of oysters, there will be a delicious Chicken Bog and of course, lots of socializing with all your ODSC friends. Our DJ will be Bill Anderson. Linda Morrison will be taking membership applications and selling SOS cards. Our Ways and Means Team, Cathy and Connie, have some great new apparel for sale!
Looking back to January, I have two big announcements! Paul Harrison was named one of the five ACSC ICON winners for 2015. An Icon Winner is someone who has made significant contribution to his or her Shag Club and to the Shag Community. I believe we can all say with a resounding "YES", Paul Harrison is someone who has made significant contributions to the ODSC.
The second announcement is 2016 is the last year that Wendy Schultz will be the parade chairman for the ODSC. You ask, why is that? Well, They received a promotion! Wendy and Donnie Schultz will be the SOS Parade Chairmen for the SOS Parade starting in 2017! Isn't that exciting! It is a great honor for them and a great honor for the ODSC to have such wonderful and experienced people in our club that the SOS Board felt they would be the perfect Chairman going forward!
If you missed the brunch, you missed a great time! The Junior National Shag Dance Team entertained us and they were fantastic! They travel to competitions all over the USA to preserve and promote shag dancing. Check out their Facebook page or website! It was wonderful to see how they represent us all over the USA!
Well enough for now, I hope to see you at SASS and at the Oyster Roast!


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Generation squeeze (Z) – Age Analysis of household earnings
Posted by Québec de Droite in Intergénération on samedi 2 mai 2015
Understanding the rise in median full-time earnings for women and the deterioration for young men is helpful when interpreting how increases in female labour force participation have influenced median household incomes since 1976.
For instance, women age 25-44 increased their participation from 54 per cent in 1976 to 83 per cent in 2013 – a large increase of 29 percentage points – while men's participation remained relatively stable above 92 per cent (Statistics Canada 2014b).
This dramatic shift in the allocation of young women's time coincides with just a
· $5,900 (nine per cent) increase in total income for households of two or more adults in the 25-34 age group;
· and $9,500 (12 per cent) for households in the 35-44 age group.
· The devotion of more female time to the labour market has paid larger dividends for households over age 44.
· Women age 45-64 years increased their labour force participation from over the same period
The most dramatic increase in total household income has occurred for those age 65 and older. Their incomes are up $17,380 compared to 1976. In this age group, it remains the case that very few people work.
While the re-allocation of young women's time to the labour force did not generate as impressive gains for younger households as it has done for older households, Table 2 shows today's younger group does enjoy better income starting points than other recent cohorts. Those starting out in the early 1980s and especially the late 1990s started with lower household incomes than do today's young households. Indeed, Table 2 shows all parts of the working age population report gains in median household income since 2000.
Generation squeeze (Z)
- Generation squeeze (Z)
- Generation squeeze (Z) - Individual income
- Generation squeeze (Z) – Age Analysis of household earnings
- Generation squeeze (Z) – Cost of living : Housing
- Generation squeeze (Z) - Revenue and Spending, by Age
- Generation squeeze (Z) - Discussion
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Month: April 2016
Scout: Feminism
Feminism seemed to be what everyone was talking about, especially at our school. My team leader and I wrote a spread about feminism and other facts. It was a controversial topic, but we tried to make it as informative as possible.
Scout: Politics
Not a huge fan of politics, our team was ironically assigned a spread about the 2016 presidential campaign. We had to write about both the Democratic side, and Republican side.
Scout: More Than Just a Number
In our second edition for the Scout, we had another spread to add to our list. It was about an issue that we personally could relate to, and it was something we were excited to do. We wrote the introduction to a spread about whether or not test scores defined who you are, as a person.
Scout: Is Cable Dead?
The first page my team was assigned for our school magazine, the Scout, was a page about cable. We had to write a story about whether we thought people still used cable and if it was relevant in today's society. We all worked on it together, as a team, so it was a good way to start off the year.


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After completing bursary in English, Art History, Photography, Painting, and Design Ursula was aware of her creative bend but did not a strong leaning towards one discipline. She planned to attend Wellington Polytechnic and study Graphic Design but a turn of events meant she left her home town of Wellington to live and work in London for two years. It was while working for an advertising co. there that Ursula met some truly inspiring people (illustrators, musicians, and models) and became interested in a career within the fashion industry. After travelling for several months Ursula returned home at the end of 1999 and quickly moved up to Auckland.
Ursula found the description of the Whitecliffe Fashion Design major inspiring and the low tutor to student ratio appealing. She knew she wanted to study fashion and whilst Ursula knew the technical skills were important to gain, she also knew her artistic side was what needed to be developed to genuinely have a creative career. At Whitecliffe Ursula developed her keen sense of personal design.
When asked what she achieved at Whitecliffe Ursula replied 'So much'. Whitecliffe was enabling. It taught me techniques for making art, gave me real contacts in the fashion industry and confidence to make the most of those contacts, and most of all it taught me how much I am capable of. Now that I have been working for four years many people I meet don't know how creative I am, but my friends and family who know what I achieved at Whitecliffe or even saw it for themselves at our end of year shows constantly remind me how talented I am. They will hold me accountable to actually getting on with it and doing my own thing one day, and they are all so encouraging. This is something that continually buoys me and I have my years of study at the college to thank for getting ideas out of my head and into the open.
Ursula is currently working at Trelise Cooper as Production Co-ordinator for the 'Cooper' range.


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DMPQ: How thermal power plants are detrimental to the environment?
Thermal power plants are the major source of energy in India. Nearly 65% of energy production comes from thermal plants. The energy is generated through coal heating process and then running turbine. But the energy generation is not a eco friendly exercise. Thermal power plant affect the environment in following way: Air Pollution: Particulate … Read more


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Immediate possession. 2 bedroom home. Enjoy a spacious kitchen with a large island with a flush eating ledge, a silgranit sink, quartz counter tops, pot & pan drawers & a tile backsplash. The master bedroom has a 4 pce. ensuite and a large walk-in closet. This corner unit has fantastic natural light & a covered deck with aluminum railing. Enjoy insuite laundry with storage. The building has a security system, 2 elevators & visitor parking. Enjoy a roof top patio, a community garden & a dog park. Maintenance fees are $291 including 1 titled underground parking stall. Storage units available for purchase. The complex has vinyl siding with stone accents. Professionally landscaped. Handy to major grocery, banks, schools, transit, a recreation facility etc. The price includes net GST with all rebates assigned to the builder. Property taxes are to be determined.
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It was round the clock baby coverage yesterday as a new royal baby was born. It seems we just can't get enough of this ongoing soap opera, with everyone speculating what the name of the new princess will be, whether Alice or Charlotte or some other name evoking the royal lineage like Victoria. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, better known as William and Kate, have decided to keep their adoring public in suspense.
What I find most amusing is that Americans are over 200 years removed from our secession from the British empire, yet still hinge on royal events the same way member countries of the Commonwealth do. Obviously, we still have a latent desire for this long lost royalty, especially when we see such fetching princesses as Diana and Kate, who have stolen much of the glamour from the royal family, even the royal Corgies.
Since it doesn't seem Queen Elizabeth II is going to pass away any time soon, there is talk she might step down to let Charles enjoy the royal throne. He has to be one of the longest Princes in waiting at age 66. However, much of the public would prefer to see him step aside for William and Kate, who garner the lion's share of royal publicity.
We've had our "royal families" in the past. When John F. and Jacqueline Kennedy and their young family were in the White House, it was seen as Camelot, but tragically this moment was all too brief. The Obamas similarly brought a young great looking family into the White House but haven't enjoyed that same royal stature. I guess you need a pedigree like the Kennedies, whose wealth was enormous. So much so that JFK donated his presidential salary to charity.
Despite Republican complaints that the Obamas are scrooges when it comes to charity, tax reports show that they donate about 15 per cent of their annual income to charity, or approximately $250,000. In presidential salary terms that is about 60 per cent.
But, royalty isn't something earned. It is something bestowed, even during times of chaos when Victoria ascended to the thrown in 1837. She was the daughter of Prince Edward, the fourth son of King George III, who had lost America, and wasn't given much chance of gaining the throne. However, all three sons died ahead of Edward, and he had previously died as well, leaving her as the sole legitimate heir to the throne.
|Queen Victoria, Prince Albert and the royal brood
This began a 63-year reign known as the Victorian Era, in which the United States grew rapidly and by the end of the 19th century was virtually on par economically with Great Britain. A great accumulation of wealth took place during this time with Newport, Rhode Island, a veritable who's who of America's industrial elite. The glitter of the mansions along the coastline were designed to rival the royal estates in the United Kingdom. This became the location of Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby, in which virtually anyone could amass a fortune, build a fabulous mansion and consider himself royalty. However, best not to take someone else's wife or you may end up face down in your swimming pool.
The Kennedies sprung up during this era. Papa Joe made his initial money as a bootlegger, before starting a political dynasty in Massachusetts that lasted well over a century. The ascension of John F. Kennedy to the White House gave the family a royal bearing unlike any other political dynasty in America, and tragically made them targets as well.
We hear a lot of talk of political dynasties today. The Bush political dynasty is probably the closest thing the Republican party has to the Kennedy dynasty, dating back to the 1950s when Prescott Bush parlayed his banking career into a Senate seat in Congress. But, there has never been much excitement in the Bushes.
This is different from a husband and wife power couple like the Clintons, which we have seen several times before politically. For instance, Woodrow Wilson's second wife, Edith, wielded considerable power in the White House, especially toward the end of her husband's second term when he was too infirmed to be in control of his administration. But, none of these executive spouses chose to run for the oval office herself, which is what makes Hillary Clinton unique and a target as well.
The US could have chosen to stay within the empire and be a commonwealth nation like Canada, but we just couldn't accept paying taxes without due representation in the British parliament. The Stamp Act was the last straw as far as many colonialists were concerned. It seems Americans feel the same way about Washington these days, determined to keep their money at the state level where they feel they have better representation, or at least representation closer to their political bent.
But, that doesn't stop us from fawning over the royal family the same way the Brits do, seeming to wish we had one of our own. You could turn the channel anywhere you wanted yesterday, and you would have still seen coverage of Kate's long anticipated delivery and her coming out with the new princess in her arms with charming Prince William at her side.


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Web 2.0 Expo Conference
This was a panel discussion with representatives from three of the browser companies (Chris Wilson – Windows Internet Explorer, Brendan Eich – Mozilla Firefox, Ojan Vafai – Google Chrome). The moderators were Dion Almaer and Ben Galbraith of Ajaxian
I'm not sure exactly what I heard during this session. They talked about what is going to be the upcoming HTML 5 spec. More mentions of canvas, background threads, cross-domain messaging, builtin widgets for menus and toolbars.
One thing that was frightening was that the date of 2022 has been set as the date when the spec will be ratified and there will be at least 2 browsers supporting the complete spec.
On the topic of the canvas element, Chris was very tight lipped about IE's plans to support it. It seems like because Microsoft has so much invested in Silverlight they don't intend on supporting canvas at all. Yeah, I know. "here we go again".
The topic of Scalable Vector Graphics came up, or more explicitly: "How dead is SVG?"
Quite frankly I'm not sure that I heard a definitive answer to that question.
What about debugging tools?
- Mozilla: firebug
- IE: IE8 beta 2 has built-in debugging tools
- Google Chrome: V8 Javascript debugger, webkit debugger
Why hasn't everyone adopted Flash for RIAs?
- Bad search engine optimization
- Single vendor
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Study Evaluating The Efficacy And Safety Of Bapineuzumab In Alzheimer Disease Patients
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|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00667810
Recruitment Status : Terminated (The study was terminated on August 6, 2012, because 2 large Phase 3 studies showed no clinical benefit. This decision was not based on any new safety concerns.)
First Posted : April 28, 2008
Results First Posted : January 8, 2016
Last Update Posted : January 8, 2016
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|Study Type
|Study Design
|Allocation: Randomized; Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment; Masking: Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor); Primary Purpose: Treatment
Alzheimer Disease
Drug: bapineuzumab
Drug: placebo
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|Recruitment Details
|The study was terminated on 06 August 2012 due to lack of clinical efficacy observed in completed studies ELN115727-301 (ApoE4 non-carriers) and ELN115727-302. A total of 329 participants had completed the study up to and including Week 78 before the decision was taken to terminate the study.
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|The study originally included bapineuzumab 2.0 mg/kg dose level, which was discontinued on 02 April 2009 based on input from independent safety monitoring committee. It was estimated at the time that about 10 participants received 2.0mg/kg. These participants are not included in the efficacy analyses.
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Vandenberghe R, Rinne JO, Boada M, Katayama S, Scheltens P, Vellas B, Tuchman M, Gass A, Fiebach JB, Hill D, Lobello K, Li D, McRae T, Lucas P, Evans I, Booth K, Luscan G, Wyman BT, Hua L, Yang L, Brashear HR, Black RS; Bapineuzumab 3000 and 3001 Clinical Study Investigators. Bapineuzumab for mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease in two global, randomized, phase 3 trials. Alzheimers Res Ther. 2016 May 12;8(1):18. doi: 10.1186/s13195-016-0189-7.
Lacey L, Bobula J, Rüdell K, Alvir J, Leibman C. Quality of Life and Utility Measurement in a Large Clinical Trial Sample of Patients with Mild to Moderate Alzheimer's Disease: Determinants and Level of Changes Observed. Value Health. 2015 Jul;18(5):638-45. doi: 10.1016/j.jval.2015.03.1787. Epub 2015 Apr 10.
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Mount Tabor - Greek Orthodox Monastery
On top of Mount Tabor is a Greek Orthodox Monastery- St. Elias.
Matthew 17 1-2: "...there appeared unto them Moses and Elias talking with him"
Home > Sites > Yizreel Valley> Mount Tabor > Greek Orthodox Monastery
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* Nature
On the north-east side of the top of Mount tabor is a Greek-Orthodox monastery, St. Elias, named after Elijah the prophet.
For more information on Mount Tabor and its sites, see the overview page.
The following aerial view shows the points of interest around the monastery, which is located on the north-east side of the top of the hill. You can point on the red dots in order to navigate to the selected point.
The monastery was built in 1911, over the ruins of earlier churches.
The Monastery is closed to the public.
|At the top the Tabor the road splits to the Franciscan Monastery and to the Greek Monastery. The north fork of this access road leads to the Greek complex.
The photo below shows the access road and the tower of the Greek Monastery in the center background. On the left (north) side of the road is a stone fence, while on its right side are bushes , trees and traces of ruins.
Click on the photos to view in higher resolution...
The north side of the access road is a steep descend down to the valley, which is covered with olive trees and grass.
Along the south side of the access road stretches a wall which is based partly on Crusader stones (large, nicely cut). On top of them are later period stones (smaller, coarse cut). These larger stones were dismantled from the churches and Crusaders structures, and were reused to build a massive fortress in 1212-1213 by the Sultans of the Ayoubi state as a defense against the Crusaders.
In some parts along the road are deeper sections of the defense moat, such as seen below.
After arriving to a wide parking lot, the bell tower is seen above the gated entrance.
A closer view of the entrance door is seen below. The symbol on the gate and above the door is "TΦ" (Tau + Phi) meaning 'taphos' or 'Sepulchre' - the Holy Sepulcher. This is the symbol of the Greek Orthodox church.
The date below the symbol shows the year of the construction - 1911.
| The sign above the
door reads the "Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem
- Abbey of the Savior's Mount of metamorphosis".
Note that "metamorphosis" is transfiguration in Greek.
The photo below shows a view of the Church at St. Elias, as seen from the Franciscan Monastery.
The monastery is closed to the public, but we hope that we can visit it in the future.
The following YouTube video shows a flight over the monastery:
Along the walls and fields, among other plants and flowers, grow a sort of nasty "nettle" plants. The local type is called Sirpad (Roman Nettle - "urtica pilulifera"), which grow small green balls that cause severe stinging and rash. It is named after the Romans since their troops used it for medical purposes and propagated it throughout the empire, planting it near their camps.
Each of the dozens of balls that grow on such plant has hidden sharp poisonous needles. It is advised to wear long pants and closed shoes while walking off the hiking trails, and avoid being pricked by these stinging balls and leaves.
The sirpad (Roman nettle) can be found in the several Biblical texts:
(a) Isaiah: In the Hebrew text it appears as "sirpad", and in the KJV version it appears as "brier" which means a thorn. Isaiah 55: 13: "Instead of the thorn shall come up the fir tree, and instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle tree".
(b) Job: In the Hebrew text it is called "charul" and in KJV it is "nettle".
Job 30, 7:
"Among the bushes they brayed; under the nettles they were gathered
According to Matthew 17:1-13 (and Mk 9:2, Lk 9:28), Jesus is transfigured before Peter, James, and John on the "mountain". There are several candidates, such as Hermon (the tallest in Israel) and Tabor. Both are also referred as high mountains, see Psalms above ("Tabor and Hermon shall rejoice in thy name"). Tabor is closer to the center of Jesus activities, and also it is referred as "the mountain" in other texts. According to old traditions, Tabor is the holy mountain, and is called "the mount of Transfiguration" .
"And after six days Jesus taketh
Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into an
high mountain apart, And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the
sun, and his raiment was white as the light.
And, behold, there appeared unto them Moses and Elias talking with him. Then answered Peter, and said unto Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here: if thou wilt, let us make here three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias. While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him. And when the disciples heard it, they fell on their face, and were sore afraid. And Jesus came and touched them, and said, Arise, and be not afraid.
And when they had lifted up their eyes, they saw no man, save Jesus only. And as they came down from the mountain, Jesus charged them, saying, Tell the vision to no man, until the Son of man be risen again from the dead.
And his disciples asked him, saying, Why then say the scribes that Elias must first come? And Jesus answered and said unto them, Elias truly shall first come, and restore all things. But I say unto you, That Elias is come already, and they knew him not, but have done unto him whatsoever they listed. Likewise shall also the Son of man suffer of them.
Then the disciples understood that he spake unto them of John the Baptist".
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I have not felt particularly poetic during the last month and my poetry-writing shrank to nothing, my photography also disappeared from the horizon, after the November 9 opening of the exhibition "Positively Local" at the Modest Fly Gallery in Tujunga, where I had just one photograph on display - of a golden leaf.
Thankgiving Tanka
half-split blood orange
rests on wet apricot leaves
and blue fescue –
my fall garden waits
for the sun's gold smile
stacks of books
in every corner –
wrapped in a blanket
of words
I cherish my cosmos
rich flavors of pumpkin spices
almonds and nutmeg
fill the kitchen –
affectionwarms my heart
(c) 2013 by Maja Trochimczyk
The turning of leaves in the fall is very high on my list of things I'm most thankful for. In golden, intense California light after the rain the leaves are more beautiful than ever. Sublime and with such intricate, gorgeous detail... but I lost my iPhone, broke my camera, so now I can only look and remember.
Through October I worked on my music history project, "Jewish Composers of Polish Music in 1943" - a paper invited for the international conference entitled "The Musical Worlds of Polish Jews 1920 1960" and held at the Arizona State University. It was an amazing gathering of minds, with a keynote address by Prof. Antony Polonsky of Brandeis University, live music by the ART Ensemble of the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto, and many fascinating lectures by scholars from Poland, U.K., Australia, Canada and the U.S.
In my project this time I decided to count the names, this time: from 173 composers listed in 1939, 101 were still alive abroad (most of them have emigrated before the war) and 12 in Poland. Looking through the outlines of the composers' lives - destroyed and twisted by absolute evil, tossed around the world by winds of history... It is not an easy topic. We want to hear about the winners, the survivors, the heroes: we do not want this senseless, absurd, pointless death. I was not even born then, so what I can do? The only thing - remember: Koffler and Gold who died, Tansman, Palester, Kassern, Laks who survived... And be thankful for their gift of music.
Here is a suite in Polish style by Alexandre Tansman for solo guitar:
And here's Artur Gold's perennially popular tango "Jesienne Roze" from a historical 1932 recording by Adam Aston - also a Jewish-Polish musician, who survived with the Anders' Army that gathered the refugees and exiles, including war orphans and those released from Soviet camps and left via Iran and Palestine to fight in Africa and Italy. Aston lived, Gold died in Treblinka in 1942 or 1943, after conducting the death camp orchestra and composing the Treblinka Song.
A popular version, recorded by Irena Santor in the 1960s:
American Thanksgiving is a strange holiday about eating turkeys with sweet yams and cranberry sauce, topped off by pumpkin pie, with whipped cream. If you put marshmallows onto yams, you'll be drowning in sugar... white death in installments... The encounters of Indians and Pilgrims in the New World that we are remembering in this holiday, were far from idyllic sharing of the harvest and ended with a wholesale cultural genocide of the First Nations replaced by Anglo-Saxon invaders, followed by hungry waves of immigrants from impoverished areas of Europe, Asia, Africa... There's blood and death in all this sugar.
So, here's a sweet poem about thanksgiving and blood:
The Day of Peaches
Maja Trochimczyk
In England, I'd get a ticket for that bite
into the succulent flesh
of O'Henry peach - eating while driving
The peach shines butter yellow to orchid orange,
blood red - a blazing rainbow dissipates
into tart sweetness on my tongue
Who picked it? One of the young marines
with shaved heads that ran through the orchard
before being shipped off to war?
The man at the fruit stand said
he managed a machine shop for the marines
and ran five miles with them each morning
He silently packs my peaches, one for the road
I have a bite - warm juice spills on my chin
I think of the Great War, other wars
The marines' blood spilling on cold sand
of the beach, staining the sidewalk -
I sigh in Thanksgiving
(C) 2013 by Maja Trochimczyk
The fall harvest celebration has ancient, agrarian roots and its variants may be found in different cultures around the world. In pre-Slavic Poland we had - later Christianized - "Dozynki" (The Gleaning or Last Harvest), at the end of the summer harvest, in late August or early September. The harvesting in the fields started about a month earlier, with the offering the first cut of rye, wheat, or barley to the pagan deities of the fields. Long stems were cut by hand with a sickle and woven into a doll, securely placed on a high fence, overlooking the fields for good luck and the blessings of sunny weather, without summer storms. An offering of water, milk or wine was spilled on the ground in front of the doll, before the start of the harvest. The doll was taken back home after the completion of the harvest... but I do not remember what happened to it later. I remember seeing it up on the fence and being sternly admonished not to touch it by my officially Eastern Orthodox, and actually ancient Pagan grandmother who made it, still faithful to an ancient pagan custom in the 1960s...
In feudal times, the harvest festival ended with bringing in the gifts to the manor, and with a feast for everyone, celebrating the successful gathering of grain to feed the village and the nobility through the next year. A beautiful depiction of this festival starts Tchaikovsky's opera Eugene Oniegin.
Dozynki is now an official state holiday both in Poland and in Czech Republic, returning to their ancient roots, and making sure we do not forget about our reliance on agriculture and working together with nature to nourish us in a sustainable, healthy way...
|Alfred Wierusz-Kowalski -Dozynki (1910)
Instead of writing my own poem for Dozynki, let me share an American classic:
A Carol of Harvest for 1867
by Walt Whitman
(published in 1867, reprinted in the 1872 edition
of Leaves of Grass as "The Return of the Heroes")
A song of the grass and fields!
A song of the soil, and the good green grass!
A song no more of the city streets;
A song of the soil of the fields.
A song with the smell of sun-dried hay, where the nimble pitchers handle the pitch-fork;
A song tasting of new wheat, and of fresh-husk'd maize.
For the lands, and for these passionate days, and for myself,
Now I awhile return to thee, O soil of Autumn fields,
Reclining on thy breast, giving myself to thee,
Answering the pulses of thy sane and equable heart,
Tuning a verse for thee.
O Earth, that hast no voice, confide to me a voice!
O harvest of my lands! O boundless Summer growths!
O lavish, brown, parturient earth! O infinite, teeming womb!
O theatre of time, and day, and night!
A verse, to seek to see, to narrate thee.
For still upon this stage,
I acted God's calm, annual drama;
Gorgeous processions, songs of birds,
Sunrise, that fullest feeds and freshens most the soul,
The heaving sea, the waves upon the shore, the musical, strong waves,
The woods, the stalwart trees, the slender, tapering trees,
The flowers, the grass, the lilliput, countless armies of the grass,
The heat, the showers, the measureless pasturages,
The scenery of the snows, the wind's free orchestra,
The stretching, light-hung roof of clouds, the clear cerulean, and the bulging, silvery fringes,
The high dilating stars, the placid, beckoning stars,
The shows of all the varied soils, and all the growths and products,
The moving flocks and herds, the plains and emerald meadows,
These for all ages', races' witnessing.
Fecund America! To-day,
Thou art all over set in births and joys!
Thou groan'st with riches! thy wealth clothes thee as with a swathing garment!
Thou laughest loud with ache of great possessions!
A myriad-twining life, like interlacing vines, binds all thy vast demesne!
As some huge ship, freighted to water's edge, thou ridest into port!
As rain falls from the heaven, and vapors rise from the earth, so have the precious values fallen upon thee, and risen out of thee!
Thou envy of the globe! thou miracle!
Thou, bathed, choked, swimming in plenty!
Thou lucky Mistress of the tranquil barns!
Thou Prairie Dame that sittest in the middle, and lookest out upon thy world, and lookest East, and lookest West!
Dispensatress, that by a word givest a thousand miles—that giv'st a million farms, and missest nothing!
Thou All-Acceptress—thou Hospitable—(thou only art hospitable, as God is hospitable.)
When last I sang, sad was my voice;
Sad were the shows around me, with deafening noises of hatred, and smoke of conflict;
In the midst of the armies, the Heroes, I stood,
Or pass'd with slow step through the wounded and dying.
But now I sing not War,
Nor the measur'd march of soldiers, nor the tents of camps,
Nor the regiments hastily coming up, deploying in line of battle.
No more the dead and wounded;
No more the sad, unnatural shows of War.
Ask'd room those flush'd immortal ranks? the first forth-stepping armies?
Ask room, alas, the ghastly ranks—the armies dread that follow'd.
Pass—pass, ye proud brigades!
So handsome, dress'd in blue—with your tramping, sinewy legs;
With your shoulders young and strong—with your knapsacks and your muskets;
(How elate I stood and watch'd you, where, starting off, you march'd!)
Pass;—then rattle, drums, again!
Scream, you steamers on the river, out of whistles loud and shrill, your salutes!
For an army heaves in sight—O another gathering army!
Swarming, trailing on the rear—O you dread, accruing army!
O you regiments so piteous, with your mortal diarrhoea! with your fever!
O my land's maimed darlings! with the plenteous bloody bandage and the crutch!
Lo! your pallid army follow'd!
But on these days of brightness,
On the far-stretching beauteous landscape, the roads and lanes, the high-piled farm-wagons, and the fruits and barns,
Shall the dead intrude?
Yet the dead mar not—they also fit well in Nature;
They fit very well in the landscape, under the trees and grass,
And along the edge of the sky, in the horizon's far margin.
Nor do I forget you, departed;
Nor in Winter or Summer, my lost ones;
But most, in the open air, as now, when my soul is rapt and at peace—like pleasing phantoms,
Your dear memories, rising, glide silently by me.
I saw the return of the Heroes;
(Yet the heroes never surpass'd, shall never return;
Them, that day, I saw not.)
I saw the great corps,
I saw them approaching, defiling by, with divisions,
Each, at its head, in the midst of his staff, the General.
I saw the processions of armies,
Streaming northward, their work done, they paused awhile in clusters of mighty camps.
No holiday soldiers!—youthful, yet veterans;
Worn, swart, handsome, strong, of the stock of homestead and workshop,
Harden'd of many a long campaign and sweaty march,
Inured on many a hard-fought, bloody field.
A pause—the armies wait;
A million flush'd, embattled conquerors wait;
The world, too, waits—then, soft as breaking night, and sure as dawn,
They melt—they disappear.
Exult, indeed, O lands! victorious lands!
Not there your victory, on those red, shuddering fields;
But here and hence your victory.
Melt, melt away, ye armies! disperse, ye blue-clad soldiers!
Resolve ye back again—give up, for good, your deadly arms;
Other the arms, the fields henceforth for you, or South or North, or East or West,
With saner wars—sweet wars—life-giving wars.
Loud, O my throat, and clear, O soul!
The season of thanks, and the voice of the carol of full-yielding;
The chant of joy and power for boundless fertility.
All till'd and untill'd fields expand before me;
I see the true arenas of my race and land—or first, or last,
Man's innocent and strong arenas.
I see the Heroes at other toils;
I see, well-wielded in their hands, the better weapons.
I see where America, Mother of All,
Well-pleased, with full-spanning eye, gazes forth, dwells long,
And counts the varied gathering of the products.
Busy the far, the sunlit panorama;
The western fields appear, with endless, prodigal surface;
(The steam-ploughs and horse-ploughs did their work well, and the rotary spader did its work well.)
Lo! prairie, orchard, and the yellow grain of the North,
Cotton and rice of the South, and Louisiana cane;
Open, unseeded fallows, rich fields of clover and timothy,
Kine and horses feeding, and droves of sheep and swine,
And many a stately river flowing, and many a jocund brook,
And healthy uplands with their herby-perfumed breezes,
And the good green grass—that delicate miracle, the ever-recurring grass.
Toil on, Heroes! harvest the products!
Not alone on those warlike fields, the Mother of All,
With dilated form and lambent eyes, watch'd you.
Toil on, Heroes! toil well! Handle the weapons well!
The Mother of All—yet here, as ever, she watches you.
Well-pleased, America, thou beholdest,
Over the fields of the West, those crawling monsters,
The human-divine inventions, the labor-saving implements:
Beholdest, moving in every direction, imbued as with life, the revolving hay-rakes,
The steam-power reaping-machines, and the horse-power machines,
The engines, thrashers of grain, and cleaners of grain, well separating the straw,
The power-hoes for corn-fields—the nimble work of the patent pitch-fork;
Beholdest the newer saw-mill, the cotton-gin, and the rice-cleanser.
Beneath thy look, O Maternal,
With these, and else, and with their own strong hands, the Heroes harvest.
All gather, and all harvest;
(Yet but for thee, O Powerful! not a scythe might swing, as now, in security;
Not a maize-stalk dangle, as now, its silken tassels in peace.)
Under Thee only they harvest—even but a wisp of hay, under thy great face, only;
Harvest the wheat of Ohio, Illinois, Wisconsin—every barbed spear, under thee;
Harvest the maize of Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee—each ear in its light-green sheath,
Gather the hay to its myriad mows, in the odorous, tranquil barns,
Oats to their bins—the white potato, the buckwheat of Michigan, to theirs;
Gather the cotton in Mississippi or Alabama—dig and hoard the golden, the sweet potato of Georgia and the Carolinas,
Clip the wool of California or Pennsylvania,
Cut the flax in the Middle States, or hemp, or tobacco in the Borders,
Pick the pea and the bean, or pull apples from the trees, or bunches of grapes from the vines,
Or aught that ripens in all These States, or North or South,
Under the beaming sun, and under Thee.


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Joshua from New South Wales, Wiki, Biography, Bio| Won The Kosrae Nautilus Resort
Joshua from New South Wales, Wiki, Biography, Bio| Won The Kosrae Nautilus Resort: A man from New South Wales named Joshua won the The Kosrae Nautilus Resort in a contest organized by Australian owners, Doug and Sally Beitz. He has won the raffle of a lifetime, taking home an entire Pacific island resort for the price of a $49 ticket. Get here more information about New South Wales Man Joshua Wiki and Biography, and more news.
Joshua from New South Wales, Wiki, Biography, Bio| Won The Kosrae Nautilus Resort
News from CNN:
In the draw Tuesday, it was revealed that the winning ticket of the 16-room resort was number 44,980. Before the draw took place, Doug had some very simple advice for lucky winner Joshua.
The pair set the business up over two decades ago, after opting to chuck in their 9-to-5 lifestyles and relocate their young family to the tropical island of Kosrae in Micronesia. With their children now grown and having kids of their own, the pair decided it was time to return to the Australian mainland so they could spend more time with their expanding family.
"We feel like a new chapter in our lives is beginning, and we're ready to pass the baton to someone else," said co-owner Doug Beitz. "We've had our time in the sun and enjoyed a career most people would never even dare dream about, but our current goal now is to become professional grandparents."
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