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The basics of a good website have changed over the years.
When the Internet was an infant, it was enough to have basic text organized in some logical fashion. Then it became more possible to have photos, video and audio on websites.
For a while, the common advice about websites was to have them be dynamic. Sites needed to be ever changing or people wouldn't have a reason to visit them. The Internet was hip and fast moving and if a user came back to a site and found nothing new, they would see it as outdated.
But today, people rarely go to a specific website. Very few people bookmark a site, and those who do select very few sites to regularly visit. Social media has made the online experience even more frenetic.
So the advice about websites has changed somewhat. It's considered a good idea to keep sites more simple and static, so they're easy to use in such a crowded and fast-moving space.
Here are some other key points about building and maintaining a successful website.
Use an outside-in approach
Too many organizations appoint some form of web team, representing multiple departments, and the resulting website is an online flow chart. Each person advocates for prime position for their area of work. But that's planning from the inside out. It's better to plan from the view of key publics coming to the organization from the outside in. What might they be looking for? What are the most popular content searches on your site or in-bound links when people do a Google search? Create a site that makes those areas of content easy to find and describe it using words that outsiders might use, as opposed to the internal organizational jargon and descriptions.
Two-click navigation
As mentioned above, a site should make it easy for users to find the content they want. A navigation bar should clearly present the user-requested content categories. This bar should appear on every page, so that users don't have to back up when deep in a site —they can just go quickly to the next content area if they choose. Also, design the site so users can scroll their cursor over a word in the navigation bar to quickly see sub-menus of content, without having to click or go to the next page. The idea is that a user is never more than two clicks from the content they want.
Chunk and scroll
Web content can be seen as "chunks," which is when an area of content is all visible on one screen. Longer information requires users to "scroll" down and reveal more information. The general rule is to keep information in chunks early on a site when users are engaged in a general search. But once they find something specific and are interested, they're willing and actually may desire more information that requires them to scroll.
Search engine optimization
As I mentioned above, these days, web users don't go to a list of bookmarks or favorites and pick a website to read. The vast majority start with a search engine, often Google, and type in a word or phrase that describes their present interest. They key is to have your website be in the top results of that search. You do that by writing content for your site using words that an average person would enter into a search bar. Again, save the jargon for inside conversations. The entire site, including page titles, tagged information, URLs (i.e., the web addresses for specific pages) and the body text itself, needs to be written in a way that optimizes searches and has more people find your page. Google, the dominant search company, has a free SEO starter guide.
Depending on the content management system, or CMS, you use for your website, consider adding multimedia, including audio files, photos and videos. The content of these will vary depending on the type of organization you are and the needs of your key publics. But such rich content is not special anymore — it's expected.
Social connection
Websites should be connected to Twitter, Facebook and other social platforms an organization uses. Some academic research shows that many big brands do this poorly. Users would search a website in vain to find a link to the company's blog, Twitter, Facebook or other social presence. That's because CEOs want the website to be a brochure and not a conversation, in violation of common public relations practice and public expectation. But savvy brands, Starbucks being one of them, have obvious links to their social sites prominently on their website home page. They integrate the website's overt marketing purposes with the more conversational brand and reputation aspects of their social sites.
Websites should also make it easy for users to share content. Any article or piece of content should be easy for a user to share on their own personal social accounts, which becomes instant third-party endorsement for your organization. You can make this happen by adding share buttons and codes to your site easily with services like ShareThis. Meanwhile, be sure that you share links back to specific web content on the organization's social networks. Any time you add something new, Tweet it, post it to Facebook, LinkedIn, possibly Instagram and other sites as well.
While users search for content, and maybe see links to it on social platforms, they also may appreciate a more direct email alert whenever you post new content to your website. Investors like to receive earnings releases and other SEC document alerts this way. Other publics may appreciate getting a notice when a news release or other content is posted to the site. RSS, or really simple syndication, is a way to allow users to "subscribe" to your site or specific portions of it. If your site is created in WordPress or some other blogging platform, RSS may be an easy option to add. You can also user Google's FeedBurner, which requires a Google account, to create an RSS feed for your site. There are a number of tutorials online about RSS, including this one, that may help you.
Creating the site
There is always the option of hiring a professional web design and development firm to create your website, if you have the budget. But you want to make sure you are able to access the content management system, so you can update and edit content without waiting for a service provider to do so and racking up a maintenance bill. Some free services make websites easy to do, such as Weebly or Wix.
Go mobile
Finally, you have to remember that an increasing number of users check websites on smartphones. That means content needs to be optimized for mobile. Some web platforms detect whether a user is on a computer or phone and automatically deliver the web or mobile version. But it's important to check and ensure that users are seeing your site in the way that's best for the device they're using.
The web. It can seem tangled. But following the principles and using the tools mentioned above should make your website a pleasure for you and the publics you want to reach.


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EXECUTIVE OUTLOOK Conference 2002 to Focus on Critical Industry Issues
Tuesday, July 30, 2002
Press release from the issuing companyJuly 30, 2002 -- The world of print is awash with productivity -enhancing technology and new digitally created products and services, despite the current economic conditions, escalating postal rates, and increased competition from electronic media. These factors are encouraging printers to reevaluate their businesses' priorities, and EXECUTIVE OUTLOOK Conference can help them do just that. "Printers are focusing on either becoming the lowest cost, fastest turnaround, digital-production-assisted print game in town, or they are diversifying into a wide-range of adjunct-to-print products and services ranging from digital asset management to digital photography and fulfillment services; some are focusing on personalization and one-to-one marketing through the use of variable imaging digital presses; and some are doing nothing, waiting for the lightning of better times to strike and revive a business headed for oblivion," reported Bill Lamparter, President of the PrintCom Consulting Group and Chairman of the annual EXECUTIVE OUTLOOK Conference, held in conjunction with GRAPH EXPO and CONVERTING EXPO 2002 at McCormick Place in Chicago, IL. This year's conference will take place October 5, 2002, and "will focus on the industry's critical issues, providing printing and converting executives with information about pitfalls to avoid, opportunities to be seized, and new technologies that can enhance production and create new products. EXECUTIVE OUTLOOK 2002 is designed to squarely face these issues, which print executives must grapple with every day," Lamparter said. Andrew Paparozzi, NAPL's Chief Economist, will kick off the all-day conference by discussing what's ahead for the economy, what it means for print, and why recovery, even when it hits full speed, isn't going to look very different from recession for printers who aren't prepared for changes in the graphic communications industry. William Ray, the hands-on, practically-minded President of Group InfoTech, Inc., will provide a prepress update and examine how the print (r)evolution currently gaining momentum will impact the typical printer. Donald E. Goldman, principal of ConsultWare, will demystify the sometimes-controversial process control and contractual proofing processes. And, Rich Littrell, President of Littrell and Associates, will review the increasing alternatives to computer-to-plate technology (CtP), discussing the pre-conditions for adopting CtP and providing a checklist of questions that printers should ask themselves and potential suppliers before making the change to CtP. Opportunities for printers and converters to diversify into products and services that are a logical ancillary to print production will be identified and discussed in several of the conference's sessions. Wide format digital printing, digital photography, mailing and fulfillment, digital asset management, and design services are among the print diversification offerings that will be reviewed. Also included on the program are sessions on the half-size sheetfed press, the DI press, the variable imaging digital press, and binding/finishing opportunities that can provide the printer and converter with a competitive opportunity. The program will conclude with the Must See 'ems and Worth-a-Look recognition presentations identifying the technology, equipment, software and services that a group of the industry's leading consultants and trade magazine editors have selected as the most compelling GRAPH EXPO and CONVERTING EXPO 2002 exhibits. At EXECUTIVE OUTLOOK, attendees can get the latest industry information and see current generation products and technology for minimal expense and time away from their businesses. In many cases, one piece of information alone will make the trip financially worthwhile. The Executive Outlook registration fee includes all of the handout materials, Saturday lunch followed by a prominent industry executive speaker, and admission to GRAPH EXPO and CONVERTING EXPO. EXECUTIVE OUTLOOK registration information and a detailed agenda can be found on the Graphic Arts Show Company web site, www.graphexpo.org
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I am going to hike the entire Buckeye Trail. Let's put a date on it-that turns a dream into a goal.
"A dream written down with a date becomes a goal."-Greg S. Reid
Let's go with October 2020.
All the Buckeye Trail Maps
I bought ALL the Buckeye Trail section maps. I was dithering around trying to figure out what sections I would next reasonably get to-and then thought, oh just go for it, get them all!
Section Hiker
A section hiker is just what it sounds like. I will hike the trail in little parts. These little miles will end up being big miles over the next few years. 1440 miles is many miles to cover. There are less than twenty thru hikers of the Buckeye Trail-meaning hikers who walked the entire distance in one push. I will be a section hiker.
Miles Completed
One rainy fall morning, I opened my maps and perused sections that I knew I had covered distance on.
What Counts
For my BT Section hike, I am counting all the BT miles I have covered on foot power. That would exclude car rides and bike rides*. This would include my former running career-hence why I have covered
100 100.5 miles of the Buckeye Trail already!
Mostof my miles completed from my 2009 Burning River 100 Race that I DNF'd- did not finish the race. I do remember seeing the blue blazes on many of the road miles in the Willoughby area.
Akron Section Completed
Akron Section-going over the map, I've completed it! Back in the day, I ran bunches on the Towpath Trail and in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park.
More Miles
I have covered about 12 miles in the Burr Oak State Park when I ran the inaugural Bobcat Trail Marathon. I have 4 miles on the Leesville Lake North and South where we have performed trail maintenance, and 7 miles on the Salt Fork section in Belle Valley. I picked up some more miles when we hiked on the last day of winter in the Seneca Lake area. There was a few miles when we worked over at Piedmont Lake also. I hiked the loop around Lake Glendenning in 2017
Surprising Find
The Buckeye Trail went by my former house. One road to our south, then on my old road, Jones Road, up Breyenton Road. I don't remember seeing a blue blaze on these roads. Isn't that funny? I have jogged down my road, to the end, so I am counting that 0.5 mile as closer to my completion of the BT.
*There has been an interesting proposal about recognition of completion of the Buckeye Trail. Randall Roberts, of the Crooked River Chapter, has a proposal where one could complete the Buckeye Trail by muscle power-whether that is on foot, bike, skating, skiing. The correct terminology would probably be "I completed a circuit Trip of the Buckeye Trail" vs a person who hiked, on foot as "I completed a circuit hike of the Buckeye Trail".
Where am I on this? Undecided. If I add my *biking* miles on the Ohio to Erie Towpath, I gain more miles. I could also bike a bunch of miles this winter on the southeast Ohio road sections of the Buckeye Trail.
How many miles have you logged on the Buckeye Trail?


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The Hidden Ones
Paperback, 246 Pages
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Something is desperately wrong on Darvas, a dying world locked in a perpetual ice age. Twenty years ago an archeological expedition vanished without a trace. Now, two decades later, sixteen year-old James Anson, grandson of the planet's discoverer, has returned to Darvas hoping to clear his family's reputation. Darvas, however, has other plans. Stranded on the frigid surface when an unexpected earthquake disables their shuttle, James and his shipmates fight to survive. While lost in a sandstorm, he stumbles across a portal, a shimmering pool of pure energy connecting the present Darvas with its remote past. Unfortunately, the newly-awakened portal threatens to destroy them all. As the situation worsens, James becomes aware that someone is trying contact him - His great-uncle's ghost!
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- June 7, 2007
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Firearms Proficiency for Church Security
safety is your responsibility – that's true at home, at the grocery store, taking your dog for a walk, and even at your place of worship. We've seen church security first-hand and we understand how difficult it is to create and maintain a functional church security team in both very small and extremely large churches or other worship locations.
Unfortunately, we've seen churches attacked in Charleston, SC, Richmond, CA, Moscow, ID, Fresno, CA, Knoxville, TN, Sutherland Springs, TX, Colorado Springs, CO, and so many other places around the country. Soft targets make easy targets. The challenge that church security teams have in front of them is real and it's significant. There is far more to having a successful security team than firearms training, but we're here to do our small part to make those teams effective.
We have put together a 12-hour curriculum for both new and established church security teams that we have broken out into three manageable 4-hour classes – each class builds on the last – and each is focused on those skills that overwhelm many in the security business. Depending on current skill level, each class can be tailored to fit your needs. Whether you have experienced shooters on your team or those who need to start at the very beginning, these classes will safely build the skills necessary for your team!
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Join the Committee
The UETF board is an 11-member committee of citizens. Membership is approved by the Mayor, with the advice and consent of City Council.
- Committee members must live in each of the nine City Council districts.
- The term for a member lasts three years.
- The UETF committee meets as needed, typically every two months.


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Vocational Training under the Kilimanjaro
Vocational training is the key to economic and social development in Africa. After attending a general school most young people in Tanzania move on to employment without training. The level of quality in almost all areas of economy and management is according. And, correspondingly, the possibilities to feed yourself and a family due to your job performance are bad. The problem is that great that you think you can solve it only structurally: with development programs and good advice. But you can start at almost any place to do something about it: for example, build and operate a vocational school.
The Vocational Training Centre St. Joseph VTC is located in Bomangombe, a rapidly growing town at the foot of Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania. Project partner and school operator in Tanzania is a small Catholic order of priests: ALCP/OSS. The students' selection is made without regard to religious or tribal affiliations. The students are trained according to the national curricula of VETA. The majority of the students stay in school, because experience has shown that students attending a school only during the day are involved that strongly in the domestic work (field work, water transport ...) after returning home in the evening that the subject matter can not be refinished and the connection to the proficiency level of internal students is rarely achieved.
The construction and development of the VTC has so far been funded solely by private donations because the workshops are not yet established enough in the market to contribute to the operational cost and the scholarship fund. It is the aim of the sponsors and operators to develop the capacity of the School as well as the professionalism of the workshops to an international level that the VTC can stand on its own feet – or at least almost. There are still needed substantial efforts. We ask for your help.
This website wants to inform you about the start and continuation of the project up to the current development of the school. It will also offer you experiences and impressions of the project work and the educational landscape of Tanzania. Select the themes and shortcuts from the menu.
Data & Facts
Courses and students (April 2016):
- Motor Vehicles Mechanics (2-3 year course) 88 students
- Secretarial (2-3 years) 22 students
- Auto-Electric (2-3 years) 15 students [NEW 2016]
- Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning (2-3 years) 15 students [NEW 2016]
- Computer courses (3-months-courses) up to 20 participants
- Driving courses (cars 1-2 months-courses) up to 30 participants


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Sunday, March 6, 2011
Redhead Review: Zentangle Basics
This stress-free type of doodling and drawing claims to be able to be both relaxing and focusing. One book refers to this art form as "yoga for the brain". All you need to create your own drawn tangles is a micropen, a pencil and something to draw on. The teacher I met suggested a nice cold-press watercolor paper as a base although she prefers the official zentangle squares.
Today, I will be reviewing 3 books on this art form - Zentangle Basics and Zentangle 2 by Certified Zentange Teacher (CZT) Suzanne McNeill as well as Totally Tangled by Sandy Steen Bartholomew (CZT).
My daughter recently took a class on Zentangle at our local community center and became hooked instantly. I took a second class with her and found it a very diverting activity, filled with fun and creativity. I also loved that there are no erasers allowed in Zentangle because there really are no mistakes. You don't need drawing talent just the will to create.
I bought her Suzanne McNeill's books to extend her Zentangle experience. Zentangle Basics is an easy-to-use book with a brief but informative introduction and simple to follow instructions. It contains 25 patterns (or tangles) to start the new Zentangler off with lots of options. Each tangle is shown step-by-step so that even non-rule followers and non-direction-readers like me can follow along. Personal interpretation is highly encouraged.
As well as showing individual tangles, Suzanne shows how they work together to create a finished piece of art.
Here's a simple piece of Zentangle which uses several of the tangles or versions thereof in Zentangle Basics including W2, Chevron, Tagh, Cross Stitch, Tufts and King's Crown:
In Zentangle 2, Suzanne uses her clear and easy to follow writing style to give inspiration with 25 more tangles. For this volume, Suzanne expands on the uses of Zentangle that she had mentioned in her first book. She demonstrates how you can use Zentangle to add flair to scrapbook pages, art journals, titles, and cards. Once again, she shows step-by-step instructions using a method of showing the current step in red that I like very much.
Here's a quick piece I made using patterns from Zentangle 2Beelight, Up and Across, Black Box, and Pillows:
Sandy Steen Bartholomew's book Totally Tangled similarly gives fabulous instructions and wonderful examples of zentangle art. Sandy gets quickly into the actual art and Totally Tangled is filled with great tips and ideas to get you creating. She packs tons of fabulous patterns and ideas into this streamlined volume.
Here's a piece I made using some of the tangles in Sandy's book including Jacki, Laydee, Chugh, Inbloom, Flyte, Awdry as well as tangles inspired by some of the illustrations shown:
So which book do I like best? I puzzled about that for quite some time and decided I loved them all. Like Zentangle, all the books were stress-free and filled with great instructions and examples. Each was put together in such a way that I was inspired without being intimidated.
Want to share your Zentangle fun online? Here's a few guidelines. You can share your completed work but please do not share step-by-step instructions of a tangle that you did not personally create. Just as you would not share a collage image or repackage it and sell it, you cannot republish or recreate the steps of a tangle without permission from the creator. For more information, check out this great article on TanglePatterns.com.
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Gorgeous zentangles Shar and these are actually how my stamp designs came about as I took part in an atc swap with a zentangle theme and was inspired to do more.ReplyDelete
I may just do some more doodling now!
Lovely work Shar. This is something I have been doing for years, but didn't know it had a name!ReplyDelete
Thank you for this Shar, I discovered the ideas of Zentangling a couple of years ago and have played around with 'official' patterns and a few of my own doodles. Think this year tangling is going to become very popular its such a creative and relaxing thing to do. XOXO ZoeReplyDelete
Beautiful zentangles, Shar! This is something I've been curious about but haven't tried my hand at yet. Perhaps it is time to give it a go. Thanks for the inspiration! :)ReplyDelete
What a fascinating look into the black and white side of art--through new eyes. A very informative review, and lots of exploring afterward. have pens, will zentangle! Thank you so much again!ReplyDelete
wow - great article and you have got me wanting to get going on making some - just need to get me the pensReplyDelete
This looks fun! Kind of like doodling!ReplyDelete
I found Zentangle last year, I think it's pretty cool, especially because of the no eraser thing :-)ReplyDelete
Great reviews and wonderful tangles.
Nudged by the knowledge that a tangle discussion was coming up here at Gingersnap Creations, I signed up for and made my first zentangles at a local workshop yesterday. It amazes me how many tangles there are! Freehand pattern drawing is a new concept for me, but I enjoyed giving this a try.ReplyDelete
i'm so grateful for this review! this zentangle business is something that seems very intriguing to me. thanks for sharing what you've learned. xoReplyDelete
Love your Zentangles! Great review, and the online resources are excellent. I will definitely be trying this!ReplyDelete
THANK YOU! This has been scary to me for some reason and you just made it not so. I think I was feeling the need to create my own pattern. Like using them was 'cheating' or something. Now, I am just going to relax and well....relax!ReplyDelete


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Thursday, June 26, 2008
For most of the clients at the DI, hanging in, hanging out, hanging on, is all they can do.
Direction is a place called confusion. Purpose an upside down world of despair. They don't know what they're going to do to fix the mess their lives are in, but wait. Wait for someone to ask, 'Hey buddy, Gotta fix?' And someone answers. Someone always does when you're livin' on the dark side of the street.
"You gotta find a new direction. Get a job." society tells them. Frigthened, they run away. Can't they see? This is the only direction they've ever known. Their lives have led them to this. How can they find a 'new' direction when they don't know how to change the direction they've always gone. Down. Down to the street. To street level. To outside looking in. To never havin', always takin'.
It. Us. Them.
They don't know if there's a place they can go where despair will let them off the hook of desperation. They don't know. And so they hang in, hang out, hang on.
One Sunday in May, 150 youth (16 to 28) from a faith-based organization came in to volunteer for the day. They sorted clothes, washed walls, cleaned up garbage, took a tour of the facility. They made a difference and still they wanted to know, what more can we do to end homelessness?
Now that's a complex question with many diverse answers. The simple answer is: we can't end a social ill without healing the causes of the illness.
The complex answer is: Depends upon for whom.
Is it the guy who has been chronically homeless for most of his adult life and who, at 55, collects bottles in order to earn enough money to buy a bottle of schlock that will last him, maybe a couple of hours, maybe the night? He used to have a place. One room. Hot plate. B&W TV. He was content living his life the way he wanted. But that place was sold. Turned into a multi-story glass and metal office tower. He had no place to go. And so, he comes here, to the shelter whenever he wants to get in from the cold or needs a meal.
Is it the woman who has turned to selling her body to support the addiction that's destroying her beauty, just as 'the trade' has destroyed her spirit? She had a home once too. It had a family in it. Husband. Two kids. The husband was good for nothing. Well, almost nothing. He threw a mean left hook. She only ever wanted the best for her kids. She couldn't give it to them. She didn't know how. Got rid of the husband. No big loss. Lost the kids. It almost destroyed her. And now, she's living on the abyss of despair, on a suicide mission with her life on the line. Maybe one day, she says, but not today. I'm not ready.
Is it that young guy with the mohawk? Nineteen years old. He went into foster care at 2. Ran away at 16 from the seventh foster home he'd lived in. He's survived the streets on his own by sheer wits. He uses marijuana. It's self-medication he says. Nobody can help me. I gotta take care of me. Despair is his watchword. Desperation his condition. We think he might deal in order to survive, but we've never caught him with drugs in the building. He volunteers. Helps out. Hangs on. We could bar him, but where would that leave him? No place to stay. Desperate. Who knows what he'd do.
Or what about that guy, over there. The one in the wheelchair. We put his name in for a new program designed to house the 'difficult to house'. They turned him down. 'He has a history of violence,' they said. Violence? He also has a history of mental illness. He cannot help himself. Look at him. He's 65. Feeble. Confined to a wheelchair. He's dying. He needs help and he needs a level of care we can't provide. 'They' never interviewed him. Never met with him. They read his file and turned him down. How do you end the homelessness he's living when the only agency with the capacity to do so won't accept him because a paper file says he doesn't fit their mandate?
Is it that woman? The tall one, died red hair, slim, open sores on her face. She's 66. A lifetime of abuse. Her last husband died and she was evicted. She had a place just awhile ago. Isolated. Lonely. Scared. She started drinking again. It got bad. Real bad. And now she's back. She hates it here but she hated it more when she was alone. She's got mental health issues. To live on her own she needs a multiple of supports. We don't have the resources to supply them and she too doesn't fit the mandate of any other agency in town.
We talk about ten year plans and our commitment to 'end homelessness'. We talk about the cost, the financial burden and the strain 'the homeless' place upon our society. But we don't talk about the people. The unique individuals whose lives have been decimated by abuse, divorce, family violence, addictions, mental health disorders and a host of other problems that deliver them into homelessness.
We talk about ending homelessness but we don't talk about ending the financial drive that underlies the tearing down of existing low-income housing stock, or the gentrification of our inner cities that is pushing the very people we say we want to help out to the edges of our communities.
Outside looking in. It is the plight of those who lack the economic, political and physical will to fight for themselves. Whose resources have been drained and whose energy has been expended fighting for that next fix, that next trick, that next inch of ground where they can make a stand if only for a moment, to catch their breath, sell a trick, buy a toke, hold on.
They're choosing this life, we say. Well, maybe once upon a time they made a choice that brought them down to street level. Too long looking at the dirt, the choice to get back up is too far gone on the road to desperation. Up is too far away. Up is an unknown direction. And so they fall down. Further and further from where they wanted to be, long ago when they had the choice to go somewhere else other than where they're at. Hanging in, hanging out, hanging onto a table at a homeless shelter where they feel a part of a community that cares about the fact they're alive, living a life nobody wants.
Homelessness sucks. Homelessness saps you of energy. It tears away the fabric of your life, exposing your underbelly to the grit and grime of an existence no one would wish upon even their worst enemy.
Homelessness kills. Spirit. Health. Will.
End it? Yes please. Pass me the needle. Give me the hit that will end the futility of all of this.
But please, save me your diatribe about how I gotta get out of this place. This place is the only place that has ever held me long enough to give me a chance to figure out where I'm at.
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Great post, Louise. I loved your examples of a few different people's situations, and I think I know a couple of these people, even through the details you changed. There are no blanket, catch-all solutions, and perhaps listening may be the best tool we have.
You also reminded me of one of my favorite quotes, by Jeanne Duprau:
"Acceptance is hard. To accept my pain means holding it in my arms, like a package handed to me, my proper burden to be carried. The package may be heavy as lead, or burning hot, or stuck through with razors, but I must concede that it is my package, simply because it has arrived in my life. It is not a mistake. It has not been sent by accident to the wrong person. I may not welcome it, but accepting it means I carry it without protest for as long as necessary - and then I lay it down."
- M.L. Gallagher said...
Thanks! I love the quote and will incorporate it into my work too -- it says so much.


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Korean Weekend Box Office (2011.03.18~2011.03.20)
With low admissions and a bombardment of foreign films, this weeks list sees only three Korean films hang in there. Still at number one is the loud and proud "World Invasion". With all its special effects and stunning presentation the American hit manages to secure 253,942 admissions in a relatively quiet week for moviegoers.
As expected the massive Oscar winner "The King's Speech" has jumped to number two. Barley missing out of the top stop with 205,612 tickets sold this week. The film stars Colin Firth who has recently been included in Park Chan-wook's current project "Stoker", along side Nicole Kidman. The American dark fantasy "Red Riding Hood" is at number three. Produced by Leonardo DiCaprio and directed by Catherin Hardwicke, the film is loosely based on the classic fairy tale but also draws on Freudian interpretations of classic fairy tales. "Late Blossom" is the highest of the Korean films in the charts this week. It has just broken the million admissions mark and is being quite stubborn at the moment.
Darren Aronofsky's "Black Swan" is also still rousing curiosity amongst the Korean public with just 109,158 tickets sold for this week and a more impressive 1,442,335 total. The only other Korean film in the top ten this week is "Shotgun Love". This comedy stars Im Chang-jung and Kim Gyu-ri and is directed and written by Jung Woo-chul ("JEON WOO CHI : The Taoist Wizard" and "Cello"). Another American film makes its way to the number seven spot. "Morning Glory" has some big names in Rachel McAdams, Harrison Ford, Diane Keaton, Patrick Wilson and Jeff Goldblum. This comedy-drama has had 86,831 tickets sold thus far.
"Beastly" is based on the Alex Flinn's 2007 novel of the same name. The handsome Kyle has a dark side and after an incident with one of his classmates he gets cursed, making him less attractive. At number nine is the interesting war drama "The Way Back". The film is set during World War II when a group of prisoners escape from a Siberian Gulag camp. The film stars Jim Sturgess, Colin Farrel, Ed Harris, and Saoirse Ronan in a story based in the book "The Long Walk" by Slawomir Rawicz. "Rango" attracted a mere 42,803 people this week and is looking shaky and in last place.
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doom 3 will be coming to the xbox, according to an article by gamespot. john carmack apparently confirmed that the first-person shooter will hit the xbox with equally impressive graphics as its pc predecessor. carmack made the statement during his keynote address at quakecon, saying that the xbox is the only console platform that id is "completely committed" to releasing doom iii on. work on the xbox title won't start until the pc game is complete, so be prepared for a wait.
user comments 55 comment(s)
|doom it (12:04pm est tue aug 20 2002)
i hate waiting but i am glad i decided to go with the xbox. everyone else is going to start feeling a little envious. i am not sure if id has completely thought through the economics though, i seem to remember seeing somewhere that a lot more ps2 consoles have been sold (35 mil to about 3.8 mil?). is it worth it to port a game if it will sell at least a million copies? – by -3l
|yeah man! (12:05pm est tue aug 20 2002)
i love my x-box. although i do love my ps2 and cube too! im soooo glad i bought the box. – by filthfan13
|xbox naturally… (12:10pm est tue aug 20 2002)
xbox is the only console that can handle the "equally impressive graphics as it's pc predecessor."
– by bl00dcl0t
|graphics (2:08pm est tue aug 20 2002)
from what i'm reading on the web, doomiii is gonna be so crazy that you'll need an ati 9700 to play it. if that's even remotely true, i don't know how any console (with graphics hardware 1+ years old) can cope. – by eyad
|and ps2, gamecube soon to follow (2:31pm est tue aug 20 2002)
say what you will, but most games come out on all systems these days. about the only thing going for which console you have is to know which one comes out with the games first.
as for graphics, any current console will take a slight hit in quailty compared to a pc with all the settings set to max. even the xbox is about 2 generations behind in the times (like the geforce 4 and nv30 or radeon 9700). but, each console has its special tricks and tweaks to make a game look sweet, so i don't expect there to be any problems porting doom 3 to any console.
|doom iii without a mouse / keyboard? (2:32pm est tue aug 20 2002)
"i don't know how any console (with graphics hardware 1+ years old) can cope"
i said the same thing when they ported doom and quake to various consoles, and the sad reality was that the games just looked / played like shit! – by console-ation!
|whoot! (2:49pm est tue aug 20 2002)
doom iii will look and sound saaweeet on my hdtv with dolby digital surround sound! – by xbox fanboy
|xbox all the way!!! (3:12pm est tue aug 20 2002)
look at halo, the game runs perfect. john carmack will write a kick ass engine for doom iii and i'm sure it will run just fine on xbox. hell, it might even run great on the ps2 or gc for all i know. either way, this is going to do great things for the xbox. i use to be a huge pc gamer and loved the mouse and keyboard game play but once i got use to the controller (dual analog) i like it just as much. plus pc games are for loners who sit at home by themselves (like i was when i was a kid). now i'd much rather have my buddies over and enjoy multiplayer together, down a few beer and smoke a j. i might not be able to wait for it . . . i already feel like a kid waiting for christmas o) i really hope everyone gets to enjoy this title on all platforms. – by strict9
|xbox fanboy (3:14pm est tue aug 20 2002)
i agree all the way, nothing better than a huge flat screen with a kick ass surround sound system. i'll be enjoying it too. – by strict9
|very happy!! (3:19pm est tue aug 20 2002)
i knew this was coming to the xbox, after all it is the only console capable of such graphics!
as far as the xbox not having a keyboard/mouse combo… try playing halo… no need to say more.
– by jj
|jj (3:23pm est tue aug 20 2002)
to confirm the usefulness of the controller, go onto xbconnect, play halo against 4 sniper rifle expert and try not to curse up a storm. some people are so accurate . . . . it almost makes me cry. dual analog works awesome! nothing against the key board and mouse . . . i was limited to those tools once too, but with practice you can be just as good on a controller. – by strict9
|nah nah (3:40pm est tue aug 20 2002)
you dudes getting it all wrong they never said youd ahve to get a9700 ati for i read an article awhile back that joncarmack said that when it finished youll need at leaste a gf3 to run it (i got my gf4 4400 so im set) – by grunt
|also (3:42pm est tue aug 20 2002)
got myc xbox 2 so im really set hehehe :) – by grunt
|now i'll have to buy it twice (3:44pm est tue aug 20 2002)
the pc version for lan parties and the xbox version. – by robguy
|strict9 (3:58pm est tue aug 20 2002)
maybe my post wasn't very clear… but i cannot stand playing games with the keyboard/mouse combo…
i love the xbox controller, and halo is the perfect example of a fps that does not require a keyboard/mouse combo.
it's a really good time to be an xbox owner… – by jj
|xbox (7:34pm est tue aug 20 2002)
when you think about it, it's the only console that can compare.
the reason why it could run doom is because of the fact that it is a pc, minus the operating system overhead. you dont need a 2.5ghz cpu when you have nothing but the game running. – by a790
|yeah…. (7:54pm est tue aug 20 2002)
ive never seen this many x-box positive posts. i like ps2 and gc but my fave is the box. i have a huge 127 inch flat screen tv with a 12 speaker technics surround system. it works great with halo so i hope it will work great with doom iii and unreal championship. – by filthfan13
|xbox will work fine (10:32pm est tue aug 20 2002)
you have to remember that doomiii will play at about 640×480 on the xbox. most current systems could easily play it at that level. – by etcetera
|jj (12:45am est wed aug 21 2002)
yes, i agree with your post, i was just enforcing it. o) – by strict9
|it'll work fine… (5:08am est wed aug 21 2002)
doom iii will be optimized to the gefore 3/4 chipset when ported to the xbox…it will run more efficiently on the xbox than the pc because of this fact so there's no reason to say the pc version will look a many times better than the xbox. – by imhung
|good for the xbox … (10:15am est wed aug 21 2002)
i've been a fan of the xbox (even though i'm a pc gamer) but recently i've been wondering if it would survive. announcements like this are great news.
the xbox will handle the graphics just fine … fixed architecture makes a huge difference. the ps will not have enough memory for textures.
as for dual-analogue vs. keyboard/mouse. sorry boys, with the controller you can probably get as good as me with keyboard/mouse … but that is not saying much. i've played ut against people that made me look like a noob (and i'm not bad) … a player on a controller will never challenge these guys. i cannot wait until the pc players can challenge the console players online to put this issue to rest once and for all. – by oz
|controller choice (10:56am est wed aug 21 2002)
for most games i do like the dual analog controller but switching weapons is a pain (i miss my hotkeys). throw in a game like morrowind where you have learned 20 spells and have 5 different weapons and about 10 different magical objects and you quickly realize that something more is needed. i would not mind a 6 or 12 button add-on that allows me to pick the weapon or spell of choice easily. otherwise rpg games and even max payne type games are less fluid to play. – by -3l
|x-box and ps2 resolutions (6:16pm est wed aug 21 2002)
i don't know about x-box but ps2 runs their games at 640×480 resolution. this would justify their performance on a low processor compared to a gaming pc. plus, it has no windows 98, or windows xp (etc…) running in the background. plus, the tv has interlaced scanlines that makes the image sharper (especially if u own those new hdtv bigscreens) compared to a computer monitor, where you will see jaggies unless u crank the resolution all the way up, and thus, reducing performance. i wouldn't be surprised if the x-box version of doom iii can run the game perfectly. – by ps2-owner
|xbox survival? fear not (7:05pm est wed aug 21 2002)
xbox is already a $4 billion a year business (do the math 3 million xboxes at $300, 1 million at $200, and 16 million games at $50, plus accessories and peripherals, all in the first 7 months). regardless of what the abmers may want to think, xbox is not going away. and games are starting to appear that can *only* run on xboxes and will *never* be ported to current competitor consoles.
i got mine just to play morrowind cause it would've cost me $200 to upgrade my pc so it could play it and i'm way happy no way would morrowind have been as fun on the pc monitor as the 32in tv.
i just hope bc, gladius, and project ego live up to the morrowind standard.
better yet, i hope ms goes ahead with the pc media access kit they're considering.
as for running doom iii on ps2, guys, remember the ps2 has only 4mb of video ram. any attempt to run doom iii on ps2 will end up looking like doom i for lack of texture memory. to say nothing of the lack of persistence in the game world because of the lack of hd.
so no don't expect doom iii on anything less than xbox it can't be done. more precisely it can't be done in a way that any informed person would want to buy. :-) – by felix torres
|the xbox… (7:31pm est wed aug 21 2002)
sucks and it is about time to throw in the towel and give the ps2 the game console throne… helk there are more game cubes out there than xboxes!!! – by thehorsesarse
|actually (8:24pm est wed aug 21 2002)
x-box sold 3.9 million units and the cube didnt even reach its goal of 3.8. eat shit fanboy! – by filthfan13
|thehorsesarse (8:38am est thu aug 22 2002)
actually, your name says it all.
– by strict9
|thehorsesarse… (9:27am est thu aug 22 2002)
there are more aol users out there than other dial-up services…does that make aol the best? – by point to ponder
|huh? (12:51pm est thu aug 22 2002)
what's an x box? – by mr fantabulous
|what's an x box? (6:49pm est tue nov 05 2002)
to answer that question mr.fantabulous the xbox is a great big freezer. x meaning xtra big freezer….i don't know why these kids call the xbox some sort of console. :) – by thaman with da plan
|what's an x box? (6:50pm est tue nov 05 2002)
to answer that question mr.fantabulous, the xbox is a great big freezer. x meaning xtra big freezer….i don't know why these kids call the xbox some sort of console. :) – by thaman with da plan
|pc & xbox rule!! (2:51am est sat nov 16 2002)
only the pc and xbox have the graghical power to run doom iii and unreal tournament 2003 and unreal championship. gamecube's and playstation2's graphical power are far too weak to even support these kind of engines. – by bourlotos
|xbox sucks (5:45pm est sun dec 15 2002)
why even own an x-box if you own a pc? what a waste of money: another pc, only this one handi-capped …
a lot of people paid 800 bucks for their xbox when it first came out, what a bunch of losers.
whoever said the dual analog is as good as the keyboard-mouse combo must be one crappy fps player, the mouse is good because you can whip around in a microsecond if you need too, with the controller your turn speed is pretty much fixed, and never fast enough.
-fps games on console systems are only preferred by people who know nothing about fps games
|actually you can (10:27pm est sat dec 21 2002)
upgrade your xbox. many people are adding bigger hard drives and faster dvd drives. – by xbox all the way
|kb/mouse please!!!!!! (6:13pm est mon dec 30 2002)
why anyone would ever want to say a controller is ok for a fps i'll never guess. all of you that do are either crazy/not fps gamers/or have never tried a kb/mouse. it's a no brainer – kb/mouse=yourgonnagetschooled@whybo
if i were creating a title – i would never let it leave the studio without support!! does anyone actually play 'em? the description of two players circling each other shooting at the ground and sky until someone gets "lucky" is the funniest visual yet – and so true! just had to put a vote out there and a cry to ps2 & xbox engineers (and all us gamers) to never accept less. give us this – please! (and to you "controllers" out there – the kbm could still be an option). – by common cents
|xbox live (12:02am est wed jan 01 2003)
does aol work for xboxlive??
i need answers! – by pete
|grow up (10:42pm est tue jan 07 2003)
the pc is the only real machine – by napalm
|xbox vs pc (11:51pm est sat jan 18 2003)
this is a brief description of the pros and cons of pc and xbox:
pros: high res = good gfx hook that up to a nice big hdtv thru the s-video port that comes standard on most high-end video (geforce 2 ti and up) and a 5.1 system = beats the $hit outta xbox keyboard/mouse – easier to control, more buttons, faster action, can be used after hooking up to hdtv power = framerate = hi-res (1024×768 should be fine for hdtv) = gfx true & hopefully free multiplayer – me play, me own, me no pay.
cons: $$$ – cost of high-end pc with a 5.1 card/system is around $900 and up (to put together) monitors – the average consumer (not us nerds) is not smart enough to hook the hdtv up
pros: affordable – the xbox costs around $200-300, compared to the $900 pc easy to hook up optimized (the ppl responsible for the xbox version will be working to optimize the framerates while keeping the quality (shortening detailed view distances, using sprite doors, etc…) control pad is easy to use (probably using halo's control scheme) optimized – the x-box will not need a huge frame rate, since, as john carmack announced, d3 will be a 'new, slower type of fps', also the gfx cutdowns will not be felt because of the low res of the system (640×480?).
cons: the res will not be close to matching the hdtv potential (which is like 1024×768 or higher) controller inconvenience – the control pad does $uck monkey (o(k compared to the kbm outdated gfx chipset should make for major cutbacks on gfx (texture lowering, etc…)
which is better? you decide (but in my opinion ppl who choose pc are the only sane ppl on the planet
peace. – by -xllerated
|just one thing to say (2:26pm est thu jan 23 2003)
xbox rules. if you don't get that by now, you really are a persistant, jealous little asshole. ps2:… eat the dust, because you can't cope with the best next-gen console of the moment: xbox!! – by v�t�
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suck my cock – by big cock
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|the best system (4:56pm est mon feb 10 2003)
the absolute best system out there, is simply………………………..
………………… my cock – by big cock
|your adickted (4:58pm est mon feb 10 2003)
your all adicted to this cock
your a bunch of cockaholics – by big cock
|resolution of xbox (1:31pm est wed feb 19 2003)
by the way: the res of the xbox is 1024 x 760 – by v�t�
|unreal ii and quake iv (1:34pm est wed feb 19 2003)
and another fact that proves that the xbox is the best console out there: it can even handle unreal ii and quake iv!!
ms is even considering of making qiv an xbox exclusive title. (and you know that bill has the money to get that done!!) – by v�t�
|what?! (4:49am est fri mar 21 2003)
ok people, admit it, ps2 is not as good as xbox. its ok, it took me a while too, but once i bought my xbox, i sold my ps2. hell even the gamecube is better than a ps2. and you can survive doom without a mouse, look what they did with halo. god ps2 seemed so slow, and it still needs memory cards. so sucky.
x box is they system of today. doom iii will be awesome on it. has anybody ever even played the same game on ps2 then xbox. lol geez, theres your eveidence. but i know the loyalty factor is hard to overcome, it took me a while. but im glad its comin to xbox, it will show the world, just like halo did, that xbox is unrivaled. peace – by snake
|your right (12:41pm est mon apr 07 2003)
im inclined to agree with you there… i was lyal to the ps2, and at one stage i even said the xbox was crap… but now ive sold my ps2 and gone up in the world… ive noticed a massive improvement in the game quality and the controllers and all the other aspects, why can't you see that going into a shop and choosing bewteen the two is so clear? choose an x-box, what does a ps2 have that an xbox doesnt? and if you dont like the controllers use a converter plug :p – by helios
|fanboy alley (5:13pm est sat may 03 2003)
sorry to say for the ps2 and gc fans xbox has sealed it up. it will only be out on the pc and xbox.
as far as the ps2 has sold 35 mill consoles to the xbox 3 mill. what sony crack whore did you just come down from. 35 million, yea, in exsistance. they have sold 28 million, no more. hell, 2-3 million sit in pawn shops. the gc has never, and will never outsell xbox. the xbox sold fig. worldwide are around 7-8 mill., not "shipped". john carmack already said the xbox verion of doomiii will be an exact replica of the pc version. its being built around the gf3-4 cars, not the ati, u damn fanboys. in addition, there will be an online component for the xbox version of the game that wont even be put in the pc version. lol, to the person who said the ps2 and gc would be getting doomiii. those consoles would crash hard if they even tried to load it into memory, better yet, it will end of looking like doom instead of doomiii. – by chef423
|seriously , xbox is better than ps2 and gamecube (10:13pm est fri may 09 2003)
you want to know why ?
a) built in hard drive = unlimited game saves. record music and make your own soundtrack. save your money from stupid memory cards, and buy a platinum hit game for the game price, 19.99 u.s , 29.99 canadian.
b)built in online adapter, that right dont spend 50 $ and buy sony's adapter. , and then buy a game that requires a subscription fee each month.
c) ps2 cpu = 300 mhz
in result the xbox loads games twice as fast a ps2, and still beats gamecube. take a look at tony hawk pro skater 4 and compare the loading speed from ps2 to xbox it's so much better.
d) xbox supports hdtv. the xbox can output a hdtv signal , ps2 and gamecube can't do that. the xbox xan also display higher resolution than ps2 , the xbox resolution max is 1920 x 1024 , and the ps2 resolution is a measly 1280 x 1024. now look at your self and say "the xbox is a much better system than the playstation 2, im better off smashing it".
e)and the only downfall of buying your xbox system is that if you want to watch dvd's you have to buy a remote control (24.99) u.s (50.00) canadian $.
f) the last step take hammer , apply to ps2 system. – by bigkickflip@hotmail
|oh yeah. (10:02pm est tue may 13 2003)
i got a fx 5600 for this. im really set. :d – by 252
|xbox getting better (8:48pm est wed aug 20 2003)
bought my box back in january. played it for awhile, but then it started to become the new dvd player in the house. i almost regretted buying it instead of a ps2, since ps2 for the longest time seemed to have the games. then i bought knights of the old republic, and now i can't put it down. and just look at the future titles… doomiii, starcraft: ghost, halo2. you know they're gonna be awesome, and as the grafix get better, xbox will be the only console to handle it, until something better comes along. the only true way to get "the best" overall performance is to stay completely current on all pc technology and spend the cash if you got it. but i definately agree with whoever said it… havin' the xbox hooked up the tv and stereo, puttin' back some beerz with friends… definately better than playin' ut in your room alone online with someone across the country.
i think what really makes the console are the games. hell, the original zelda may have horrible graphics, but i'd rather play that over transworld snowboarding (which i can say, cuz i bought it). – by xero
|stop bitchin' (3:15pm est wed dec 24 2003)
it's stupid to keep fighting over which game system is the best or whatever. if you only have one of the systems you shouldn't bash the other because you can't afford to have more than one system. i have all three systems and i'll tell you that the gamecube is waste of money. it's been collecting dust. and after i got tired of play the gta games on the ps2, i put it to sleep. right now i can't stop playing true crimes on my box, who knows, if game catches my interest on the other system, then i'll get back to using them. stop all this bitching and fanboying graphically none of the systems can compare to the box. – by chimera
|you kids are clueless (12:32pm est mon jul 26 2004)
there will be no ps2 and gamecube version because they don't have the memory and speed to handle d3. id has stated this. the xbox graphics are between a geforce 3 & 4 and because there's not nearly as much overhead as on a pc the game plays just fine on the xbox.
the only problem with the xbox version is resolution. i hear the xbox version will play at only 480. if it played at 720, then i'd be interested. you kids that think you know what you're talking about, don't. all of this bs talk about 'big 32″ screens' and 'flat screen' using a s-video connector for hdtv makes me laugh. the component connections on the xbox are analog, which means a few a/d and d/a conversions (yuck). if any of you knew what you were talking about and were worth your weight in crap you'd know that only a dvi-d interface at hdtv resolution is worth bragging about.
as for me, i'll be playing d3 on my htpc running at widescreen 720 progressive with an all digital dvi path to a 10 foot projection playing in an 8 seat 2 row darkened theater with a 12 speaker dd surround system capable of pain threshold volume levels.
kiss my arse you little pimple-face twerps. – by your daddy
|who cares about the graphics? (1:32pm est sat apr 09 2005)
isn't the gameplay what's important?
i think theres a problem when people look at how great a system is just by the speed of the processor and wether it's hd compatible or not, or if it plays dvd. don't we all have a separate dvd player for that?
my solution: shoot your xbox, ps2, gamecube, and get yourself a used or refurbished super nintendo. undoubtedly the best console ever made. – by fasyndrome
|amen brother (3:52am est thu jun 02 2005)
finally someone with a brain has made a post. props to fasyndrome. gameplay is the most important thing so xbox lovers you can shove your superior graphics up your ass, ps2 has the better games library. and if nintendo would realise that their new consoles suck and concentrate on making games, we'd all be better off for it.
but anyway, the new generation of consoles have been unveiled so you might as well give up because sony are gonna shit on microsoft. again. around 15 million xboxes have been sold. sometime recently sony hit 190mil consoles (ps2 and 1) anyone like to take bets on how big the margin is going to be when ps4 is announced? i'm betting sony will be another hundred mil ahead. bite me suckers – by shercoman


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