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No miles. No miles in the legs. I started off with a bang, got a loaner powertap wheel, a solid 15 hour block of training and. crap.
It all falls to pieces. The loaner powertap wheel goes kaput, I've been sick and injured and off the bike for 2 weeks. Not going to be able to ride for at least a few more days…
Well, check out Jyte. My brilliant programmer flatmate Brian Ellin designed and built it. Go ahead, waste some time.
Remember the sketchy ditch crossings in Longmont, Colorado? Remember my pledge to never race at altitude again? It holds true. I'm too old to acclimatize. I think the sketchy ditches would have been faster with out the bridges.
I am pumped for cyclocross. I am feeling a little stir crazy. The rain is coming down in Portland and the bike shop is getting f'ing busy. I am building a webstore. (read: creating more work for myself) And trying to convince myself that I can squeeze in 20 hours of riding a week on top of a full time job and hanging out with my sweet as ladyfriend.
We are going to Cabo San Lucas in a few weeks do I bring my mountain bike or my road bike?
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Enjoy the rest time…
The jyte is not there…
It takes a couple weeks for your body to fully adjust to altitude…
cabo? hmmmm… mt.bike! (although I'm not sure if the roads are better now or not, but they used to suck)
checked out Jyte- "the shit is not here" is what i found. huh?
bring the mtb.
THat photo is from the longmont race, right? That dude standing around looking dumb is a buddy of mine.
The Vanilla!!!
bring the mtb - you have a 29-er right? the dirt roads go better places than the paved road (aka the highway) - though the ride over the pass to todos los santos is sweet if you can avoid getting nailed by some hoopty truck. all in all - a pretty lame place to ride bikes. . .
More work? But…. I thought we were on a load lightening trend!


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Welcome to my page. I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with more than 10 years of experience working couples, individuals and kids. I am an EMDR Trained therapist, and utilize this method to help couples and individuals cope with relational traumas that are likely affecting your relationship now. EMDR can also be used to treat test anxiety, social anxiety and many other types of common fears.
Therapy should offer you a non-judgmental forum to explore your the struggles you may be facing. I strive to provide a safe and encouraging space to explore your patterns. Together, we gain deeper understanding of these patterns and work to create new ways to move closer to your goals.
Couples who come to me usually say similar things, "I am tired of fighting. There has to be more to life than this…" You're right, there is more to life. If you're here, you are still hopeful that things can get better. I utilize EMDR techniques to help cut through personal issues that are keeping the entrenched pattern in place. I know how hard it is to face the challenges you've been avoiding or arguing about. During session, we collaborate, explore and practice healthy communication styles that feel good and can help your relationship start to breathe again. I am trained in PACT (Level 1) and Gottman (Level I) techniques – proven methods to help disentrench stuck patterns.
During sessions, we collaborate, explore and practice healthy communication styles that feel good and can help your relationship start to breathe again. I am trained in PACT (Level 1), EMDR and Gottman (Level I) techniques – proven methods to help disentrench stuck patterns. My playful and insightful approach helps you (and your brain) create the connections needed to live an enriched life.
While the simple act of being heard is healing, it takes more than listening to change behaviors. I am active and engaged during therapy sessions, providing feedback in a safe environment and non-judgmental manner. We review ways to enhance communication through relaxation and intense discussions. In counseling, kindness, humor and a 'lets solve this" attitude are my mottos.
First Session
During the first 'get to know me' session, we talk about what brings you to counseling. We review my particular skills, specialized trainings how those skills may (or may not) be able to help you.
How will this help me?
Counseling and psychotherapy are scientifically proven to work by changing the way the brain works. Although this type of change takes time, once the need for new behaviors are understood and practiced, they stick.
What should I do?
While there is (of course) no easy answer advising us "what to do", counseling and therapy offer ways to create personal insight that serves to reopen communication lines and, potentially, to find out why we do what we do.

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The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
paper has more patience than people..? please explain
it is in chapter 2 or 3..i dont remember
it is in chapter 2 or 3..i dont remember
This is pure common sense. Writing down your feelings enables you to express a whole range of emotions without hurting anyone's feelings or later feeling guilty about things you've said in the heat of the moment. Journals don't get angry, they don't question, and best of all they don't rush you. Paper has patience, people often don't.


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TUCSON, Ariz. – They may not have combined to score, but it didn't matter. Thierry Henry and Kenny Cooper both got on the board in the New York Red Bulls' 2-1 win over the LA Galaxy in the Desert Diamond Cup on Wednesday night, and each striker was full of praise for his partner.
Wednesday's match marked only the second time New York's high-profile forwards took the field together, and it was in stark comparison to last week's friendly against Pumas UNAM, in which neither player found the back of the net.
"I don't know if you guys take it for granted, but that was an amazing finish," Henry told reporters of Cooper's opener in the 31st minute. "One touch, first post."
HIGHLIGHTS: New York 2, LA 1
Cooper was the recipient of a pass from rookie left back Connor Lade. The newly acquired striker had all the time in the word to key up his shot and fire it past Galaxy 'keeper Josh Saunders for his third goal of the preseason.
Henry added to the Red Bulls advantage in the second half, finishing a play he initiated. In the 63rd minute, the French Designated Player passed to Dane Richards on the right wing, and the Jamaican sent a pretty chip into the box that Henry powerfully headed past Saunders.
Cooper is duly impressed with the former Arsenal and Barcelona man in just his second game alongside him.
"It's an incredible privilege to have an opportunity to be on the same field as Thierry," the former Portland Timber told reporters. "He's a hero of mine and I think anyone in the world would love the opportunity to play with him. I feel very fortunate to have had two opportunities to do that now. His qualities, obviously – his goal – [were] fantastic tonight. And his general play was fantastic as well."
Henry occupied a more deep-lying position on Wednesday night, operating behind Cooper in more of a playmaking role. The Frenchman tried on several occasions to find his target man, but wasn't successful in doing so. But Henry is happy to play that role, especially with forward Luke Rodgers' return delayed as he attempts to clear up his visa issues back in England.
"Kenny or Luke or whoever I'm playing with – it's kind of nice when they can stretch a defense and I can drop," Henry said.
Until Rodgers returns, however, the show is Henry's and Cooper's to run. And Henry is hopeful the Red Bulls will get more performances like the ones Cooper is turning in this preseason.
"Hopefully he can [continue] do that for us," Henry said, "and when Luke comes, it will be great to have a lot of different type of options to play forward."


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Hello and nice to meet you. In the spirit of not seeming like a hypocrite, I'm going to remove my dainty, little writing mask today. This mask likes to exaggerate to make things funny (deplorable) and so for this one you're going to have to endure some honesty (as deplorable). Your first peak from lifting … Continue reading Fake: The art of making me feel bad
The Singing Trials
The Deep End. Definition: when you are out of your comfort zone and completely incompetent. I've found myself swimming in murky waters more than once in my life because I enjoy agreeing to things but hate doing them. Here are some of the moments where I forgot my floaties after taking a plunge: Acting … Continue reading The Singing Trials
The Hiatus
Write a personal essay about your response to an ending, or endings, in your life that you consider significant. ( I sat down to write a practice essay for my English exam and this came out. My writing has been absolutely infected by the blog. I really should have just linked the url to my blog … Continue reading The Hiatus
The Non-religious Religious Retreat
I went on a retreat of my own volition. I know. I'm just very in touch with my spiritual side. Everybody says it, you don't need to point it out. In reality, there was a lot of white lies that got me trapped into doing this. The illusion pretty much melted as soon as I got … Continue reading The Non-religious Religious Retreat
The 'Roche' boy and how I looked like a paedophile
I had no idea that this sequel was going to happen. The 'Wright' girl and how I messed up was meant to be a one-off. A bittersweet tale. As per usual, the sequel had to pop up and wrap up a story that had already finished beautifully. Oh well. As a warning, this sequel follows the cliché … Continue reading The 'Roche' boy and how I looked like a paedophile
Delusion, fake sacrifices and charitable bribes
Before you set foot inside this post, I want you to get off your high horse. Please, don't worry. This is for the best. Just know that I'm going to be questioning everything you've ever believed! It's philosophy's fault. It's using me as a vessel and speaking through me. Blame that. Ok, now that we're … Continue reading Delusion, fake sacrifices and charitable bribes


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Obama says fuel efficiency has doubled
President Barack Obama said in his State of the Union address that the country's progress toward energy independence can be measured in miles per gallon.
"Today, no area holds more promise than our investments in American energy. After years of talking about it, we're finally poised to control our own energy future," he said. "We produce more oil at home than we have in 15 years. We have doubled the distance our cars will go on a gallon of gas and the amount of renewable energy we generate from sources like wind and solar, with tens of thousands of good, American jobs to show for it."
A lot of energy claims are packed in that statement. Here, we'll examine whether we've "doubled the distance our cars will go on a gallon of gas."
We reached out to the White House asking for backup to this claim but did not receive any. But back in 2011, the EPA announced a plan, in partnership with a dozen automakers, to increase average fuel economy to 54.5 miles per gallon for cars and light-duty trucks. (That figure represents a combined city/highway rating as tested in a lab. In real-world driving, the EPA estimates drivers would average closer to 43 mpg.)
Is that for cars coming off the assembly line now? Not hardly. The 54.5 mpg benchmark is the goal for model year 2025 vehicles.
Fuel efficiency is gradually increasing on the way to the 2025 goal. When he took office in 2009, federal standards called for an average rating of 27.5 mpg. For 2013 vehicles, the standard is 30.5 mpg. In 2016, it rises to 34.1.
So comparing fuel efficiency in 2009 and now, there's an increase of 11 percent -- not nearly double.
Our ruling
Obama said the U.S. has "doubled the distance our cars will go on a gallon of gas," which clearly sounds as though cars on the road today are running at twice their earlier fuel efficiency. But he was comparing a real number with a projected one, a standard for vehicles manufactured more than a decade from now.
The statement was misleading and more importantly untrue. We rate it False.


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Embracing a Racial Equity Lens in Your Philanthropy
Earlier this year, along with fellow Exponent Philanthropy staff, colleagues, and board members, I participated in a learning session on equity, inclusion, and diversity. Collectively, our eyes were opened, and I certainly found myself, as a funder, thinking about things differently. The session didn't cause an immediate seismic shift in my grantmaking, but it was... Read More


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You can now set up your Amara account to sync directly with YouTube. These instructions are for adding subtitles manually if you do not wish to automate this process.
Download subtitles from Amara
You must download subtitles from Amara to your computer in one of the two following YouTube-recognized formats:
- SRT (the standard subtitle format supported by most video players)
- SBV (YouTube format)
When selecting a format to download:
- A Caption File (.SRT or .SBV format) contains both the text and information about when each line of text should be displayed.
- If you download a caption file (.SRT or .SBV) from Amara and upload it to your YouTube video, it will be synced with the timing of the speech and sounds in the video.
- A Transcript File (.TXT format), on the other hand, contains only the text of what was said in the video.
- If your transcript file (.TXT format) is in a language other than English, the text will not be synced with the timing of speech and sounds in the video.
- At present, YouTube uses Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) for English videos and transcripts, with plans to roll out this service for other languages. ASR uses speech processing algorithms to determine timing for displaying the words in a transcript.
There are three steps to downloading subtitles from an Amara video to your computer:
1. Navigate to the Video tab on your selected video's page.
2. Under View Subtitles, select the subtitle language you wish to download.
This will bring you to the language page.
3. click Download Subtitles and select the desired format from the drop-down list:
The selected subtitles will be downloaded to your computer. You will now be able to view or edit the file in a
text editor of your choice or upload them to the video player.
Upload subtitles to YouTube
Now that you have downloaded your caption file (.SRT or .SBV format) or transcript (.TXT format file) from Amara, you may upload it to your video on YouTube.
There are 10 steps to uploading your subtitles to YouTube. To add captions or subtitles to one of your videos, log into your YouTube account to upload your caption (SRT, SBV) or transcript (TXT) file and:
- Hover your mouse cursor over your username (upper right corner of any YouTube page).
- Select Video Manager. This will bring you to your a page of your uploaded videos.
- Locate the video to which you want to add captions/subtitles/translations.
- Click the down-facing arrow that is to the right of the Edit button.
- From the drop-down menu, Click the Captions button.
- Click Add New Captions or Transcript, found on the right hand side of the page.
- A window will prompt you to Browse for the file to upload. Find and select your .SRT, .SBV or .TXT file.
- If you are uploading a transcript (with no time syncing), select Transcript file, otherwise, select Caption file.
- Choose the appropriate language. You may also enter a track name here.
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This month of August is incredibly potent. The eclipse on August 21st will be felt especially by anyone who has planets in Taurus, Leo, Scorpio and Aquarius. My ascendant is at 27 degrees of Leo so this eclipse falls directly on my "front door". Stay tuned! I will give a report next month and let you know what happened. Remember that all eclipses amplify. So whatever is going on in your life, will just get more intense. Remember this doesn't have to be a bad thing. Sometimes these strong celestial energies deliver powerful good news and a lot of grace. The double whammy for this event is that Mercury is also retrograde at the same time.
I was born with Mercury retrograde, so this month is super duper juiced up for me. If you want to know more about the planet Mercury and whether you were born during Mercury retrograde, check out my book THE POWER OF MERCURY, which was published by Harper Collins last September. It is a very useful guide for understanding all your relationships, because you can look up your Mercury sign and compare it to another person's. Originally I was going to call this book THE SECRET LANGUAGE OF ROMANCE, as I know this book is a valuable manual for anyone who is single. If you can't communicate with your partner, you want to know this early on! Enjoy the power of this eclipse, and expect change.
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As a kid, I never liked hummus, even though I grew up in the region best known for hummus. But now I know why! Most of the hummus I had as a kid was store-bought hummus; full of ingredients I can't even pronounce, preservatives, cheap oils and in some cases even flour (!!!)
When I finally tasted real homemade hummus, it completely changed my opinion of it and now I'm hooked. I love using it as a dip for homemade oven-baked potato fries—and it's also a good source for protein and dietary fibre. It can also be used as a superb spread for sandwiches. The best thing about it is that it's made from whole ingredients and is super healthy.
Let's get to work!
3 cups of cooked chickpeas
2-3 Tbs raw unhulled tahini *
1 lemon squeezed
1/2-3/4 cup cold water
1-3 garlic cloves
salt to flavour
Soak some chickpeas (around 3-4 cups of dried chickpeas) in a bowl of water so that the water is well above the chickpeas. The chickpeas should be around 1/3 of the contents of the bowl and the rest should be water nearly till the top. Leave them soaked overnight.
The next morning, drain the water. Throw the chickpeas in a pot and add water (around the same ratio as we did in the soaking bowl) and start cooking with the lid on, on a low-medium heat. We should be getting small bubbles. Cook the chickpeas until most of the water is gone and check whether they are tender enough— they should be super soft and tender. If not, add more water and check again once the water is evaporated.
Once the chickpeas are done, store in the fridge to let them cool, it will be easier to blend them into a smooth paste when they're cool.
Now for the magic equation:
Place in your food processor:
3 cups of cooked and cooled off chickpeas, 2-3 tablespoons of tahini (I put 2 super loaded Tbs), 1 juice of a full lemon freshly squeezed (I squeeze into a separate receptacle to make sure I take out the seeds), 3-5 cloves of garlic (begin with 2 and add more as you taste the mix), ½ cup of cold water and salt to flavour. Start blending and once there's a solid consistency, you should taste and correct seasoning and texture by adding salt/garlic or by adding more water. Any water added at this point should be added in tiny drops because it's super easy to go from having nice creamy hummus to having chickpea soup! I like to keep a few whole cooked chickpeas to serve on top of the creamy paste.
Tip with food processors: Blend for 1-2 minutes and then pause for another 30 secs at least. Leaving the food processor running for long stretches at a time can heat up the contents and the motor. (If you'd like the hummus smoother, remove the peel off the cooked chickpeas).
Serving suggestion: Sprinkle warm cooked chickpeas on top of the spread, some paprika and chopped coriander (cilantro)/parsley.
The advantages of soaking the chickpeas overnight are:
- The water absorbs substances in the chickpeas which cause flatulence, we don't want that!
- Soaking overnight allows for a quicker cooking process (otherwise it takes hours!)
- Another alternative is using canned chickpeas which are ready to be used BUT making our own chickpeas means eating less added substances.
You're in for a treat! Have fun and get creative with your hummus, it goes well with just about anything! (Even strawberries!)
For a list of all the special ingredients I've used in my recipes, check out the vegan shopping section.
* I highly recommend using tahini from raw unhulled-whole sesame seeds because its nutritional value is higher, it contains a lot more calcium than the regular raw tahini and it's a lot tastier. These 2 are amongst my favourite tahinis: Achva , Oxygen . They are both excellent!
If you're adventurous and have a power blender, you can attempt making it yourself. Unhulled sesame seeds can be found in some health shops or online. The flavour can be a little bitter and it can take time getting used to but the health benefits are worth it.


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This is an excerpt from the post from Day 88 Pt 5 & 90 of My Maharajah's Palace:
I have given my "Banjaran" female dolls mehndi and tattoos.
Sunday, August 23, 2009
My Maharajah's Palace- Mini Cushions
This post 1st appeared on Day 92 of My Maharajah's Palace:
In India, where furniture was not introduced until after the 16th century and even tables and chairs were regarded as Western and untraditional, an important furnishing must surely be the floor cushion.
In India, where furniture was not introduced until after the 16th century and even tables and chairs were regarded as Western and untraditional, an important furnishing must surely be the floor cushion.
Even in decor books or movies on great Maharajah's palaces, I often see vast sitting rooms of beautifully tiled walls and intricately carved columns standing on floors that appear to be covered in miles and miles of the most luxurious carpets with nary a piece of furniture. But always, there are pillows, bolsters, floor cushions.For even the Kings and the Queens sit on the floor.
And thus these floor cushions were made using my most precious material, so that they be fit for the most delicate of bottoms.
The most exquisite jacquard ribbons I have ever seen, I found them in a quaint little shop on a side narrow lane in Delhi, India.
For those of you who do not feel like clicking through to Day 21-22, this is what I had written about the shop:
"I shall not tell you how badly I was fleeced at the lace shop but no, no, no regrets for it is the most incredible tiny 3 level lace shop I have ever seen. Can you imagine 3 levels of lifesized room boxes filled with nothing but ribbons, laces and tassels of all shapes and sizes and every colour ever conceived or not? Yes, I swear I met a few new colours at the shop!"
With this range of ribbons, I already knew they were going to be fashioned into floor cushions because of the designs. Each "mandala" is a 1 3/8" square and there are 2 alternating patterns and 4 combinations of colours. So each ribbon can make 2 different cushions with 2 different sides.
I cut 2 "mandalas" for each cushion and used glue instead of threads. This ensures that the integrity of the designs remains with no unsightly sewing.
The eventual cushion measures 2" by 1 5/8" (because of borders). I believe they are the perfect scale for the smaller life sized throw cushions.
I am going back to India, even if it is just to buy more ribbons.
Posted by Sans! at 8/23/2009 05:29:00 PM No comments: Links to this post
My Maharajah's Palace-2 Tables & A Pot
The making of these items were 1st featured on Day 90-91 of My Maharajah's Palace:
The basket below (2 1/2" high and width for base) was made using a broken pottery and ribbons together with resin roses.
I glue the S$2 ribbons and resin roses onto the pot for a "over the top" look. This is because it will be used in a setting that is a la Moulin Rouge.
Using the same method for carpet chairs, I made the following table.
I made my 1st Indian Side Table for Ranjit Singh, the carpet merchant who eventually occupied the tent that I built.
This "rosewood" version was built using the same method . Instead of merely 4 panels for the I had used the top part of the fretwork wood which although filmsier, had more intricate designs. To compensate, I used 3 pieces for each panel. The carved table top is one of a pair of ear-rings bought for a few cents.
The rosewood side table (1 1/2" high, 1 1/2" wide tabletop) is more beautiful, sturdier and better in many ways. As such, it is to be put to a more important use as well.
This "rosewood" version was built using the same method . Instead of merely 4 panels for the I had used the top part of the fretwork wood which although filmsier, had more intricate designs. To compensate, I used 3 pieces for each panel. The carved table top is one of a pair of ear-rings bought for a few cents.
The rosewood side table (1 1/2" high, 1 1/2" wide tabletop) is more beautiful, sturdier and better in many ways. As such, it is to be put to a more important use as well.
It will grace Ganesh and Rosanna's gold plated "tableware" given to me with her set of pillow and bolster. Using the gold pieces, I crafted bowls (ranging from 1/4"- 1") for offerings to Ganesh. These bowls and cups hold a huge rose, a macaron made by Rosanna and a "sandalwood" incense (made from a cone like pot pourri).
The basket below (2 1/2" high and width for base) was made using a broken pottery and ribbons together with resin roses.
I glue the S$2 ribbons and resin roses onto the pot for a "over the top" look. This is because it will be used in a setting that is a la Moulin Rouge.
This pot is made to hold the Royal Fan because it could not stand without falling in a windy room (when I turn on the ceiling fan). The pot will be placed against on a pillar with the Royal Fan leaning onto the pillar.
Using the same method for carpet chairs, I made the following table.
The blue and gold damask ribbon used for the top was bought in India. The lace for the side is S$2 dyed "antique gold". Oriental beads with butterfly, grapes and flower relief were used for the legs. The table tops were bigger pieces of the wooden base for the dolls.
I built 2 tables, one higher (2 wooden base instead of 1, 5" length, 2 7/8" wide, 1 7/8" tall) than the other by a slab. Now at 1st glance, these tables look fairly ordinary. In fact, the print on the damask may be regarded by some purists as too big. The beauty of this piece is not however, in its form but functions .
My Maharajah's Palace-Mini Royal Fan
This is an excerpt from the post which 1st appeared on Day 88 Pt 4 of My Maharajah's Palace :
If you are building a Maharajah's Palace, there are a few iconic items which are almost inevitable. One of them has to be the tall feather fan.
The following is an excerpt from Chapter 33 of "Accessories Of Dress" by Katherine Morris Lester and Bess Viola Oerke:
The fan, like the sunshade, originated in tropical countries. Here it was in daily service as a protection against the sun, as a means of cooling the air, driving away bothers insects and, when necessary, fanning the fire into a flame. In the Far East the fan was extensively employed in the service of religion, but its use as a costume accessory also dates back to remote antiquity. Some authorities state that the fan was known in China three thousand years ago. The Egyptians, Assyrians, Persians, Hebrews, Chinese, Japanese, and the people of India used fans as far back as their records of history go.
Among Eastern potentates, the fan was a badge of rank. The dignity of these rulers required that their fans be carried by slaves or attendants. The ancient form of the fan is therefore pictured with a long handle, and resembles a standard. Figure 529 A wall painting at Thebes pictures twenty-three sons of Rameses the Great in a procession, each carrying a ceremonial fan of semicircular shape attached to a long staff. The office of fan bearer to an Egyptian king was one of high honor, one to which only princes and other sons of the highest nobility could aspire. Figure 529. These attendants served standing at the right and left of the monarch as he sat in state; they attended him when he rode forth and during ceremonies in the temple. When not serving in the capacity of the fan bearer, they waited upon the king as members of his staff or in some other service of distinction.
In india, a fan made of swan and peacock feathers is a symbol of status and so I decided I will have to make one too.
I found my swan and peacock feather and some decorative wild grass I picked from the park behind my house.
I used an old chopstick for the handle. First thing I did was to spray paint the wild grass "French Blue". I also added some glitter to the peacock feather which I had removed from a cheap Venetian mask I bought for a costume party.
A little side note: peacock feathers can be bought quite cheaply in Little India, 50-70 cents per stalk. Hunting a peacock for its feathers is illegal in India and the feathers can be sold only if shed from the birds, which they apparently do very regularly. Peacock feathers are considered auspicious and "protective" here.
This project was time consuming because feathers are very difficult to handle with sticky agent since they bunch up and stain very easily.) I used double sided tape, spray adhesive (big mistake!), and little bits of wood glue for the part around the handle.
As you can see from the 3rd picture on the left, it wasn't easy.
Each time I make a mistake with the glue, I just kept adding feathers (my poor feather duster is very bald at one spot). It was a frustrating exercise and often, I would throw it down and go to sleep only to come back to it again.
Just yesterday, I wanted to junk the fan and thought, finally, my 1st piece of work that I will trash. Well, I am obviously still gutless when it comes to "rubbish". So this is what I did with it.
I realise that the fan is not spreading properly because the back is floppy so I added a "fan" of 8 toothpicks (painted) to give the back feathers some support and a frame (see top pic 2). I then cut and shaped the edges to round it so that maybe my fan will look more "regal" . I also changed the decorative head of the handle by using a more suitable earring.
The final result is a 11 1/2" tall feather fan spanning 5 1/2" at its widest. Huge by 1:12 standard but a rather effective flywhisk (for me) and
Posted by Sans! at 8/23/2009 04:58:00 PM No comments: Links to this post
My Maharajah's Palace-Bazaar-Mini Flower Stall
This post 1st appeared on Day 88 Pt 3 & Day 89 of My Maharajah's Palace:
After I did the post on the flowers from J.J, I decided that I liked the stall so much that I would keep it for a while. I thought I could display it as a centrepiece for my dining table until I eventually build something more permanent for it, if at all.
There were not enough leaves at the stall, so one of the 1st thing I did was to convert this banana leave tray (above, about 10 1/2" long and 1 1/2" wide) into a signboard for the stall. It was inspired by the header at Tallulah-Belle Originals.
Next, I made some sword ferns.
I think I am addicted to the impossible tasks of trying to make fake plastic plants look realistic. These were 1:96 (?) palm trees that came with a packet of plastic animals I bought a while ago. I did my usual spray paint thing and then use a black marker to "draw and smudge" out the veins. Hopefully, one day, I will master the technique but it is useful to record my attempts.
I also made some pruned hedges (pom pom topiaries) for the back of the stall:
For these hedges, I used materials I already owned for ages. The pots were used to store salt. Two of them were mine and the 3rd I stole from mum. Wonder if she found out yet.
As if there is not enough green at the stall, I decided to add one more for Tallulah:
Here's a hectic Tallulah wiping the sweat off her brow and holding a pot of geraniums made by Jayne.
For the structure, I used 2 candle holders and the dome is a coin box I found at Mustapha during one of my 4am sleepless jaunts (20/6).
I have also added different levels to the display of the flowers so that they don't look so flat. I also made one more basket for the leaves and the ground is laid with a bamboo placemat.
Except for the topiary "trees" and the stall frame, I have tried to use material that gives a sense of portability, hopefully to suggest that this is a stall at a bazaar and not a shop. Tallulah is to be able to "pack everything up" at the end of the day, put a chain round all the stools and empty baskets and go home.
This is how my not so temporary flower stall in a bazaar look at the moment.
Except for 2 pairs of dolls, all the "characters have been "modified" to distinguish them from each other. Eventually, I hope to work on their dresses as well so that no 2 are wearing exactly the same clothes.
In this setting (above pic) , we see a bit of a lull at the stall. Most of the customers save for 2 girls, have already finished their purchases at Tallulah's and are on their way. The rest are browsers or chattering. At one corner is our romantic, loving and somewhat clumsy couple, with a new handbag. Her green kerchief is sticking out of her bag.
At the other corner, we see Tallulah. I have displayed all the flowers (except the lotus) made by Jayne on the tray between the girls. Thanks to the lull, she is able to speak to Tulip SriViNa, possibly about how she's looking for a partner, since business is going too well and she can hardly cope.
But actually a customer, standing next to SriViNa is waiting to pay for a bouquet and her basket on her head is getting heavy. If she operates on battery, I would have made her tap her foot impatiently.
Diametrically opposite from SriViNa and standing far far away from her is Saffron Syvia. You guessed it, Tulip Srivina and Saffron Syvia are the Kashmiri Twins. Syvia is talking to one of the Delhi Triplets, possibly about how to make money from saffron.
The rest of the Delhi triplets and their eldest sister are leaving the flower stall, making their way towards the Emperor's Emporium, which is 1 day away.
Standing at the middle of the stall is Moran, the lead dancer of the Nautch Girls from the palace. As she turns around, she catches the lecherous looks of a man whose arm is wound tightly around his girl, giving her a false sense of security. Moran is used to attention like this as her beauty is renowned.
The couple next to Mr Roving Eye are fighting. The lady is upset and the man is trying to explain
why their basket is filled with nothing but toddy. You can see here one of the 2 "shabby" baskets I made.
Here's the other one, carried by another girl riding pillion on a 3rd bicycle.
I want to take this opportunity to thank Eva for her comment on my flower post where I posted the picture below.
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Brodeur gets win in relief, Blues defeat Islanders
UNIONDALE, N.Y. — Martin Brodeur wasn't planning to be in net for the St. Louis Blues net on Saturday.
But after they fell behind the Islanders 3-0, the goaltender with the most victories in league history entered in relief and his new team rallied to win 6-4.
Paul Stastny scored twice — including the go-ahead goal in the third period — and Brodeur had his first win in a St. Louis uniform after 688 victories with the New Jersey Devils.
Stastny's second goal of the game and his fifth of the season at 13:26 of the third snapped a 4-4 tie and gave the Blues their first lead. St. Louis fell behind by three goals in the first period, then replaced starter Jake Allen with Brodeur to start the second.
"It changed momentum to put me in there. It worked out well," Brodeur said. "When it was 3-3, I said 'Here we go. It's my game now.'"
Brodeur made 14 saves for career win No. 689 and his 52nd against the Islanders, the most for the 42-year-old goaltender against any team. Brodeur stopped Brock Nelson and Anders Lee in front early in the third and was hardly tested late.
"I felt pretty good. I'm not a guy that is used to come from the bench. I've got to get used to it, I think," Brodeur added. "I'm happy with the performance. I made some solid saves in the third to keep the game tied up and we scored some big goals after that."
Tavares scored against Brodeur to put the Islanders ahead 4-3 with 54 seconds left in the middle period. But TJ Oshie of the Blues tied the game 4:51 into the third with a power-play goal.
Vladimir Tarasenko sealed the win with his 17th goal at 17:32 of the third as the Blues improved to 17-8-2 and ended a two-game losing streak.
"We felt that if we kept fighting we'd be able to grasp this hockey game," Blues coach Ken Hitchcock said. "We're hard to play against when we play our game."
Tavares' 11th goal at 19:06 on the power play salvaged a sloppy second period for the Islanders, who came in ahead 3-0, but allowed the Blues to score three times to tie the game.
After Frans Nielsen, Ryan Strome and Michael Grabner scored in the first, the Blues turned to Brodeur, who signed with St. Louis last Tuesday after playing his entire career with the Devils.
"It's not like it's a new building for me. I've played enough games here," Brodeur said of Nassau Coliseum, which the Islanders will leave after this season for Brooklyn's Barclays Center. "It's kind of nice that I was able to get in there and play in the final year of this building."
The Islanders had their three-game winning streak snapped and lost for only the third time in their past 16 games.
"It was a lack of focus and attention to detail," Islanders coach Jack Capuano said. "We have to trust ourselves that we can do better."
Nielsen opened the scoring at 7:57 of the first on the power play. He picked up a rebound in front of Allen and slid it into the net with assists to Nelson and Kyle Okposo for his sixth goal of the season.
Strome added his sixth goal unassisted at 18:01 after intercepting a clearing attempt by Blues defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk at the blue line.
Grabner — who missed the first 25 games recovering from a sports hernia — then scored his first goal in his second game back at 19:39 and Islanders cruised into the second with a 3-0 lead.
After Brodeur skated to the Blues crease and was greeted by the "Marty, Marty" chants, the Blues went to work against Jaroslav Halak, who played three-plus seasons for St. Louis and beat the Islanders twice last season.
Halak had his team-record 11-game winning streak snapped to fall to 14-5-0. The six goals were the most he'd given up this season.
Stastny scored on the power play at 2:36 of the second before Patrik Berglund deflected a Chris Butler slap shot at 4:28 to make it 3-2.
Shattenkirk, who also had two assists, tied it with a power-play shot from the point at 12:34 and suddenly Brodeur became the goaltender of record.
"He's one of those guys who when you look back on his career he has all these special moments," Shattenkirk said of his new teammate. "Fortunately a situation like this seems to be one of those, too, for our end."
Center Joakim Lindstrom also had three assists for the Blues.
Brodeur, the three-time Stanley Cup winner and all-time NHL wins leader, made his first start with St. Louis on Thursday, losing at Nashville 4-3.
Allen has allowed seven goals in four periods since Brodeur joined the team to replace the injured Brian Elliott.
Blues defenseman Carl Gunnarsson left the game at 7:15 of the second after a hit by Islanders forward Lee, who wasn't penalized on the play.
The teams meet again in St. Louis next Thursday.
NOTES: The Blues scratched forward Alexander Steen after warmups with a lower body issue. … The Islanders were without injured defensemen Travis Hamonic, Lubomir Visnovsky and Johnny Boychuk. … The Islanders honored Bob Nystrom, who scored the overtime goal to win their first Stanley Cup in 1980, before the game. … Injured Blues defenseman Jay Bouwmeester missed his seventh straight game after playing 737 in a row.


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Are you stumped when it comes to choosing wedding favors for your guests? Fear not! Today we're joined by Jessica Bowler of Printsome who has a bevy of fun and unique favor ideas. Enjoy:
One way you can really make your wedding memorable for your guests is to give them something nice to go home with. We've taken inspiration from trade show giveaways for original ideas you could work into your wedding that your guests will appreciate. Here are some ideas for creative ways you can make your wedding one to remember.
Read the full post after the cut!
Something Tasty
Food gifts are generally something that your guests will like. Who doesn't like eating delicious stuff? You could create little s'mores kits, pots of jam with a sweet label or give away samples of a local product from your hometown or your wedding destination.
Check out these cute personalised packets of coffee beans guests can take home for a nice cup of coffee. Personalised candy is also generally a hit.
You could even create recipe cards to share your favourite family recipes with your guests on it, and maybe include a small jar of spices with the recipe, or a board for chopping or cheeses.
A Cocktail Kit or a Special Liqueur
You could try this recipe for homemade limoncello, or make a small kit with a nice glass and the ingredients for your favourite cocktail. Inscribed shot glasses are memorable, as well as bottle openers, corkscrews, and beer sleeves to keep your drinks cool.
Just make sure that if you're giving away liquid stuff that it's under 100ml. That way your guests can take it with them in their luggage when they fly home!
Tea and tea supplies
If you or you guests aren't big drinkers, why not give them something to make tea with? You could give them tea towels to take home, tea infusers, or sampler kits of different tea flavours. Of course, biscuits are always appreciated with tea!
Useful Little Things
Lip balm might be great for a winter wedding, while if you're having a summer party having some sunglasses on hand would be much appreciated. You could also have flip flops or shawls on hand for your wedding guests to make sure they're comfortable throughout the ceremony.
Having a destination wedding? What about some custom luggage tags?
Canvas tote bags have been popping up all over the place lately, and they'd also make a nice practical thing to give to your guests. Things like soaps in pretty packaging and customized metal water bottles would also work for the same reason.
Looking for something a bit quirkier? Try this cool product, DrinkLip, which is a great way to hold lots of stuff (like your phone, your office stuff, plants, or a cup of coffee).
Something Tech-Related
Have you thought about giving your guests something like a pen drive, a suction phone holder or a on-the-go power bank, or even this password reminder book? Everybody's plugged in these days, so chances are they'll probably find a very good use for a tech-related party favour.
Photo Booth Pictures
Having a photo booth at your wedding is a great way for guests to get into the party spirit, and they also walk away with a fun memento as a bonus.
Succulents (or Seeds!)
These little plants are so easy to take care of, and they can double as place settings at your ceremony. Even the least green-thumbed of your guests will be able to take care of a succulent!
You can also get seed paper, which is a sheet of biodegradable paper with seeds in it so your guests can plant them at home. These heart-shaped ones are especially adorable!
Notebooks or Journals
Create a notebook that has something special about your wedding or a love-inspired message on it. You could include some nice pens or coloured pencils with the notebooks. You could even do something like custom bookmarks. It doesn't have to be over-the-top – sometimes simpler is better.
Custom Coasters
Did you know that you can get your Instagram photos printed on coasters? Yep, it's easy and simple. You could pick a few favourites from your wedding to send to your guests after the ceremony. They might not use a set of coasters with close-up pictures of the happy couple, but if you pick photos of some of the details (the place settings or the scenery at your venue), you can create a really nice memento that your guests will love to use.
Lottery Tickets
Give everyone a ticket for a drawing that happens on the night of your wedding. Then cross your fingers and hope someone wins big! If you can get tickets for a drawing that happens during your ceremony, even better.
Charity Donations
Not into wedding favours in general? Why not consider making a small donation to a cause you care about instead of giving people a physical object? Do your research and choose a non-controversial charity that you can be reasonably sure most of your guests will support.
As you can see, wedding favours don't have to be something your guests will throw away as soon as they get home! With a bit of creativity, you can come up with a wonderful gift to give your guests that they'll really enjoy. What better way to say thank you to them for sharing your special day?
Jessica's worked on everything from a celebrity gossip website to projects in corporate communication and PR. In her spare time, you can find her – well, you might have a hard time finding her, as she's usually off travelling somewhere. You can read about her adventures at the Printsome Blog. To learn more about Printsome, please visit their WeddingLovely Vendor Guide profile or head straight to their website.


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Disclaimer: I don't recommend doing the same thing but the experience was indeed fun.
2012 pa lang! We were already booked flights to Boracay with seat sales from Cebu Pacific and Zest Air. This year, the gang was even bigger with the addition of CJ, Eunice, Dandan, Lee, Rodel and Karl. We were fortunate enough to land to Caticlan with just a few minutes delay. Some of my companions had their flights cancelled and rebooked to Kalibo with hours and hours of delay.
Roaming around the Island with the Boracay newbies
We planned to just roam the White Beach that day so Boracay virgins Karl, Eunice, CJ and Lee could roam around. We walked around. We swam. We had Jonah's fruit shake. Bakayonista mode talaga.
We got our race kits!
At around 1pm, we claimed our race kits and had the others registered for the race. This year's registration was effective with Takbo.ph as the 5k slots were already sold out and the singlet sizes were only small and extra small. A dismay to CJ, Gerard and Dom. (lalalalala) Later in the day, CJ and I visited Noel's first-class hotel and watched Survivor.
Watching porn... Uhmmm, Survivor
At night, we attended the pre-race party which was unusual for a race to have alcohol before a running event. But as Noel said, "Di ka naman mag-popodium" so bakit kelangan in tiptop shape? (Tapos biglang si Noel pala maaga natulog...) Cath, Dandan, Kay, Gerard, Karl and Eunice joined a newspaper dance like drinking game. Everyone lost their balance at the same time so the host Ramon Bautista made everyone dance to victory. The uncle dance and gorilla dance was born (Thanks, Karl! Readers, ibang kwento na to basta abangan niyo na lang ang launch ng dance craze na to.). Kay and Gerard won and we came home with 10 bottles of Emperador Deluxe.
Aftermath of "tubatels"
Actual Race
Still sleepy and with a looming hangover (again, wag pong gayahin), we made our way to the gun start where we saw Noel, Ryan, Jinoe and Queenie. We were chatting near the starting line when rain started to pour. It would have been a pain to run in wet sand. Good thing, the rain stopped just before the gun start. 5k, 10k and 1st of the relay runners started running at the same time. I wasn't feeling well in the first mile (my garmin is set to miles) yet I pushed myself to keep running a race pace. Then, I started feeling a headache from last night's alcohol intake. At the 2nd mile, I saw a runner put on his shades so I did the same. I kept running at race pace but I was on the look out for hydration (parang nasusuka na kasi ako). Since it was rained a few minutes before I opted to get the bottled energy drink.
Di halata ang hangover!
So Boracay! With Willy's Rock at the background
Catching my breath, I claimed my finisher's kit. This year, the process of getting the medals were chaotic. They arranged the medals based on numbers but the labels had our names instead. In panic, the staff had disorganized the medals and it took a while for me to get mine. Ryan was given the wrong medal but it was sorted out minutes later.
Great Finish!
At the post race event, Karl, Eunice, Cath, Lee and Rodel joined a game and my team won. YEY! The prize was a massage from Palassa Spa which I regretted having since my muscles ached the week after. A great run, overall.
Bury Your Friend game participants
Way to go!
Post Race
After the race, we enjoyed the views, the activities, the partying and the experience that Boracay had to offer. Let's not get too much into detail as "What happens in Boracay stays in Boracay".
At the Post Race Party: 90's Flavor
Race Review
If I compare this year's race to last year's then a lot has improved, the registered participants has grown from less than 200 to almost 400 runners. The singlet size has the same quality but has a smaller size. The choice of size has been limited, though. I got a dirty singlet and I wasn't able to exchange it to a cleaner one due to the limitation of stocks. The pre-race party was in the evening. This follows the Boracay's party feel.
Boracay Sand Sign
Gelli Victor is still a great host for the race and post-race activities. Sponsor's area is bigger this year. Race claiming is of the same formula so it's still organized. As I mentioned, claiming of finisher's items was a pain. Last year, they did it better.
Fun at the White Beach
Last year's venue for the post-race party was more "exclusive". This year, we skipped most of the celebration with the number of people who didn't even ran in the race attended.
Garmin Log: http://connect.garmin.com/activity/298622564
Photo Credits: Cath, Rodel, Ryan, Noel and Active Moments


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He was hysterical when beth did big jumps on the trampoline.
I forgot to add that I showed them worms. We talked about worms and that they live in the garden. They got to hold some, and loved them. Lucas loved them too hard and I found pieces of worm in his hands. So gross. I can pick up a whole worm, but not pieces of one. After shrieking, I tried to teach him how to wipe his hands on the grass. That didn't work out, so he wiped them on his clothes. ewwwwww worm guts.


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Flow Receiver Completed
Note: Super sorry about the seriously shaky footage above. Next time I'll make sure it doesn't happen.
Yesterday, I spent about 12 hours making what I thought would take "a couple hours" — the Flow Receiver module. In the video above, you can see me demoing the system. Everything is up and running and working seemingly well. This means it's time to start creating "art."
I designed the UI for this thing to be as simple as I could make it while also accounting for the fact that I'd be using it on a touch-enabled display. It only has three different "views" which you can see below.
Everything for Flow Receiver is built using Adobe AIR. It communicates with Community Core Vision using CCV's built-in UDP->TCP bridge which sends out TUIO data associated with the tracked blobs.
Flow Receiver intercepts this TUIO data and displays the incoming data in the right-side panel. I'll also use this software to interface with the Flow Storage back-end module for creating projects and recording the TUIO data to those projects.
When in "recording mode", Flow Receiver buffers the incoming TUIO points until its internal "cache" is full, then sends that info via HTTP POST request to Flow Storage which dumps it into a MySQL database. I'm also storing a timestamp (to the millisecond) with each TUIO point collected so that I can later determine velocity data between "frames" as needed.
When it's time to export a project's data, I'll use Flow Receiver to export the data as either an XML or CSV text file.
Not much else to it than that; it's a super-simple application.
On a side note, I'm pretty amazed at what we can do with technology these days, the number of options from which we have to choose, and the speed at which we can produce this stuff. I've somehow managed to create a fully-functioning toolset in a total of about 20 man-hours, cobbled together from open source libraries, applications, and various other technologies — all at pretty much zero cost (aside from the time put in).


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en.wikipedia.org — Fiction writing From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia This article is about writing fiction prose. For fiction as a concept, see fiction. Fiction writing is any kind of writing that is not factual. Fictional writing most often takes the form of a story meant to convey an author's point of view or simply to entertain. The result of this may be a short story, novel, novella, screenplay, or drama, which are all types (though not the only types) of fictional writing styles. Contents 1 Types of fiction prose 2 Elements of fiction 3 Character 4 Plot 5 Setting 6 Theme 7 Style 7.1 Components of style 7.2 Narrator 7.3 Point of View 7.4 Tone 7.5 Suspension of Disbelief 8 External links 9 See also 10 References Types of fiction prose Main article: Fiction#Categories of fiction Elements of fiction Just as a painter uses color and line to create a painting, an author uses the elements of fiction to create a story: The elements of fiction are: character, plot, setting, theme, and style. Of these five elements, character is the who, plot is the what, setting is the where and when, and style is the how of a story. A character is any person, persona, identity, or entity whose existence originates from a fictional work or performance. A plot, or storyline, is the rendering and ordering of the events and actions of a story, particularly towards the achievement of some particular artistic or emotional effect. Setting is the time and location in which a story takes place. Theme is the broad idea, message, or lesson of a story. Style includes the multitude of choices fiction writers make, consciously or subconsciously, as they create a story. They encompass the big-picture, strategic choices such as point of view and narrator, but they also include the nitty-gritty, tactical choices of grammar, punctuation, word usage, sentence and paragraph length and structure, tone, the use of imagery, chapter selection, titles, and on and on. In the process of writing a story, these choices meld to become the writer's voice, his or her own unique style. Character Characterization is one of the five elements of fiction, along with plot, setting, theme, and writing style. A character is a participant in the story, and is usually a person, but may be any persona, identity, or entity whose existence originates from a fictional work or performance. Characters may be of several types: Point-of-view character: the character by whom the story is viewed. The point-of-view character may or may not also be the main character in the story. Protagonist: the main character of a story Antagonist: the character who stands in opposition to the protagonist Minor character: a character that interacts with the protagonist. They help the story move along. Foil character: a (minor) character who has traits in aversion to the main character Plot The plot, or storyline, is the rendering and ordering of the events and actions of a story. On a micro level, plot consists of action and reaction, also referred to as stimulus and response. On a macro level, plot has a beginning, a middle, and an ending. Plot is often depicted as an arc with a zig-zag line to represent the rise and fall of action. *Freytag's Pyramid is also another way to represent action in a novel. The climax of the novel consists of a single action-packed sentence in which the conflict (problem) of the novel is resolved. This sentence comes towards the end of the novel. The main part of the action should come before the climax. Plot also has a mid-level structure: scene and sequel. A scene is a unit of drama—where the action occurs. Then, after a transition of some sort, comes the sequel—an emotional reaction and regrouping, an aftermath. Setting Setting is the locale and time of a story. The setting is often a real place, but may be a fictitious city or country within our own world; a different planet; or an alternate universe, which may or may not have similarities with our own universe. Sometimes setting is referred to as milieu, to include a context (such as society) beyond the immediate surroundings of the story. Theme Theme is what the author is trying to tell the reader. For example, the belief in the ultimate good in people, or that things are not always what they seem. The moral of the story, if you will. Style Style includes the multitude of choices fiction writers make, consciously or not, in the process of writing a story. It encompasses not only the big-picture, strategic choices such as point of view and choice of narrator, but also tactical choices of grammar, punctuation, word usage, sentence and paragraph length and structure, tone, the use of imagery, chapter selection, titles, etc. In the process of creating a story, these choices meld to become the writer's voice, his or her own unique style. Components of style For each piece of fiction, the author makes many choices, consciously or subconsciously, which combine to form the writer's unique style. The components of style are numerous, but include point of view, choice of narrator, fiction-writing mode, person and tense, grammar, punctuation, word usage, sentence length and structure, paragraph length and structure, tone, imagery, chapter usage, and title selection. Narrator The narrator is the teller of the story, the orator, doing the mouthwork, or its in-print equivalent. Point of View Point of view is from whose consciousness the reader hears, sees, and feels the story. Tone Tone is the mood that the author establishes within the story. Suspension of Disbelief Suspension of disbelief is the reader's temporary acceptance of story elements as believable, regardless of how implausible they may seem in real life. External links Top Notch Writing Advice From Famous Masters Hugo and Nebula Award Winning Author Ursula K. LeGuin's writing advice Official Website for National Novel Writing Month Look up fiction in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. See also Author Creative writing Fan fiction Fiction Figure of speech Foreshadowing List of writers' conferences Literary criticism Literary festival Literary fiction Literary technique Literature Narratology Show, don't tell Writer Writer's block Writing style References ^ King, Stephen (2000). On Writing pp. 153–, –154.. Scribner. ISBN 0-684-85352-3. ^ Abbott, Jillian (Sep., 2005). "How to keep tabs on your novel's progress". The Writer, p. 39. ^ Frey, James N. (1987). How to Write a Damn Good Novel p. 164.. St. Martin's Press. ISBN 0-312-01044-3. ^ Monteleone, Tom (2004). The Complete Idiot's Guide to Writing a Novel p. 51.. Scribner. ISBN 1-59257-172-7. ^ Leder, Meg, ed. (2002). The Complete Handbook of Novel Writing p. 324.. Writer's Digest Books. ISBN 1-58297-160-9. ^ Stanek, Lou Willett. (1994). So You Want to Write a Novel p. 15. Avon Books. ISBN 0-380-77688-X. 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The AFS-FHS is pleased to announce that the Snieszko Student Travel Awards will be available to help students/young professionals defray the costs of attending the 8th International Symposium on Aquatic Animal Health in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada. The meeting will run from September 2-6, 2018. We anticipate 6 awards of up to $1500 USD each to allow students (undergraduates, graduates, or veterinary), post-docs, or residents to give an oral or poster presentation at the conference.
The requirements from student applications are as follows:
- Letter of application and statement of any special financial circumstances (i.e. not supported by a stipend, etc.)
- Curriculum vitae must be submitted along with three letters of recommendation
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This month I can seamlessly predict what your daily media digestion will mainly consist of – I suspect you have just finished reading about the New Year being THE time to discover a new you? Or maybe you're wincing at the reality of being one of the 50% of people that have already ditched their diet and fitness resolution. Sound familiar?
Unfortunately the commercial hype around embarking on a healthy lifestyle in the New Year has somewhat diluted what actually is a very important message. The effects of yoyo dieting, blowing out one month and compensating by depriving yourself the next, is actually more dangerous than if you were to find a constant happy medium.
So why do we find ourselves becoming so absorbed with the quirky fads that will be a long forgotten come the Summer? Particularly when there are actually a lot of growing trends emerging that offer a much more holistic approach to fixing our psychology towards health, food and fitness. These are the solutions that offer a real lifestyle change. Read more


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Wallaby Financial in the US has come out with a card that you can put all your credit cards on. When you make a payment, based on preferences that you give the program, the card will automatically choose which of your credit card accounts to use. Based on your preferences, the Wallaby Card claims to be able to choose the best payment card for the situation – so you don't have to carry around multiple credit cards in your wallet and you don't have to think which card will give you the best reward point deal in every situation. The card is presently only available in the United States and comes with a $50 annual fee.
It's an interesting concept. Somehow they say the Wallaby Card knows which gas stations are giving bonus points on which credit cards each month, and which restaurants are giving extra reward miles and when.
We look forward to hearing how the program takes off. It will be interesting to see how many people are willing to give up that kind of purchasing-decision control, how accurately the card can make the best purchasing decisions for each customer, and how the program will be able to keep track of what every different credit card and retailer is offering.
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"Good King Wenceslas looked out, on the Feast of Stephen...."
Many, if not most evangelicals, have no idea when the "Feast of Stephen" referenced in the above carol occurs. For many, the day after Christmas is the day to clean up the detritus of Christmas and to pack away the tree and other decorations as Christmas is now over. Some head to malls to return gifts or to take advantage of "After-Christmas" sales. Until about twelve years ago, I was one of them, although our family tradition was to pack up the Christmas decorations on New Year's Day.
But as I've learned more about liturgical worship, specifically Anglican traditions, I've unearthed several joyful surprises. The first, and most important, is that Christmas Day is only the FIRST Day of Christmas, which lasts for twelve days, finishing with a wonderful Twelfth Night feast. Thus today is merely the Second Day of Christmas, and we have much more celebrating to do over the next ten days or so!
I also discovered the uniquely English tradition, also practiced in Australia and Canada, of Boxing Day. I found this explanation on the British Shoppe website:
Boxing Day takes its name from the ancient practice of opening boxes that contained money given to those who had given their service during the year. It was also the day when alms boxes, placed in churches on Christmas Day, were opened. The money was then given to the priest or used to help the poor and needy. Another name for Boxing Day used to be Offering Day.
The earliest boxes of all were not box shaped, as you might imagine, nor were they made of wood. They were, in fact, earthenware containers with a slit in the top (rather like piggy banks.)
During the seventeenth century it became the custom for apprentices to ask their master's customers for money at Christmas time. They collected this money in earthenware containers, which could be opened only by being smashed, and on Boxing Day the apprentices would eagerly have a 'smashing time', hence the expression, seeing how much they had collected.
A later tradition, and the one which has survived to this day, was the distribution of Christmas 'boxes', gifts of money to people who had provided services throughout the year – the postman, the lamp-lighter, parish beadles, parish watchmen, dustmen and turn-cocks – which happened on the day after Christmas Day.
So today is a three-fold day: the 2nd Day of Christmas, Boxing Day, and the Feast of St. Stephen. As Stephen's assignment as Deacon in the early church involved caring for the poor, we also ought to remember the story told in the carol, "Good King Wenceslas." One of my favorite Christmas devotional books, Christ in the Carols, tells of King Wenceslas:
"King Wenceslas the Holy, who ruled Bohemia from A.D. 1378 to 1419, was known for his good works and his care of the poor.... Rather than order his servants to leave a few morsels for the underprivileged peasant or send his page out to find the man and deliver some seasonal gift, Wenceslas chooses to take action himself. Leaving the warmth of his castle, the king braves fierce wind and bitter cold to search out the man. Whether factual or myth, Wenceslas' great compassion in this song reflects God's heart for the lost and the poor.
"Jesus said that he came to seek and save the lost. This is the primary reason that God chose to become man. Not content to send others in his place, the King of glory left heaven and came looking for us. Braving hostile elements, even unto death, he personally sought us out.... Like the page, we are to follow in our Master's footsteps as He continues to pursue the abandoned, the orphaned, the poor, and the lost...."All we know about Saint Stephen is taken right from the Acts of the Apostles, written by Saint Luke. In the sixth chapter of Acts, Stephen is named as one of the deacons, "men of honest report, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom" (v. 3) to make sure that all of the widows were adequately cared for. In the eighth verse, we read: "And Stephen, full of faith and power, did great wonders and miracles among the peoples," for which reason Stephen was arrested, falsely accused of blasphemy. As Stephen heard the false charges laid upon him, "all that sat in the council, looking steadfastly on him, saw his face as it had been the face of an angel" (v. 15). At that point, Stephen speaks before the council, relating the history of Israel from Abraham to Jacob to Moses to Solomon, and he finished his "defense" with these words: "Ye stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye always did resist the Holy Ghost: as your fathers did, so do ye" (v. 51). Their response can be read in the Epistle written below.
The Epistle reading for today from the Book of Common Prayer 2011 is from the seventh chapter of the Acts of the Apostles, relating the martyrdom of Saint Stephen:
54 Now when they heard these things they were enraged, and they ground their teeth at him [Stephen]. 55 But he, full of the Holy Spirit, gazed into heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God. 56 And he said, "Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God." 57 But they cried out with a loud voice and stopped their ears and rushed together at him. 58 Then they cast him out of the city and stoned him. And the witnesses laid down their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul. 59 And as they were stoning Stephen, he called out, "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit." 60 And falling to his knees he cried out with a loud voice,"Lord, do not hold this sin against them." And when he had said this, he fell asleep. --English Standard VersionThe Gospel reading for Saint Stephen's Day is from the 21st chapter of the Gospel according to Saint Matthew, starting at the 34th verse:
34 Therefore I send you prophets and wise men and scribes,some of whom you will kill and crucify, and some you will flog in your synagogues and persecute from town to town, 35 so that on you may come all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah the son of Barachiah, whom you murdered between the sanctuary and the altar. 36 Truly, I say to you, all these things will come upon this generation.
37 "O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often would I have gathered your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you were not willing! 38 See, your house is left to you desolate. 39 For I tell you, you will not see me again, until you say, 'Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.'" -English Standard VersionJesus' words of condemnation to Jerusalem which mentioned the murders of the righteous, from A to Z (Abel to Zechariah). Christ's Words to Jerusalem often makes me tear up; His sorrow is palpable as he cries out to those He loves enough to sacrifice His life to save.
And today is also the Feast Day of St. Stephen, the first Christian martyr. Here is the Collect (collective or public prayer) for this day from The Book of Common Prayer 2011:
GRANT, O Lord, that in our earthly sufferings in witness to your truth, we may always look to heaven, and by faith see the coming glory that shall be revealed; And, being filled with the Holy Spirit, may we learn to love and bless our persecutors, following the example of your first martyr Stephen who called to you, blessed Jesus, our only Mediator and Advocate, who stands at the right hand of God, helping all who suffer for your sake; Who lives and rules with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen. (References: Acts 7.56; John 15.20; 1 Peter 4.13-14; 2 Corinthians 4.17-18)Saint Stephen was the first martyr of the Church, and his feast day, falling on the Second Day of Christmas, reminds us that in the midst of the joys of Christmastide is also the cross, borne by Christ and His devoted followers.
Here is the closing of the familiar carol, "Good King Wenceslas": the end of the fifth verse:
"Therefore Christian men, be sure, wealth or rank possessing, Ye who now will bless the poor, shall yourselves find blessing."
May we follow the advice of the final stanza of this familiar carol, especially on this, the Second Day of Christmastide!
Celebrating Christmastide with you,


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Saturday, September 16, 2017
Banana Boat: 1968 Sterling Kit Car
From the seller:
Rare Sterling coupe, looks like Ferrari , lightweight & fast, with built GM 3.8 V6, 4spd, mild cam. Nice gauges, stereo, power antenna, old school Offenhauser valve covers & manifold with Holley 4 bbl, headers & Supertrapp mufflers. Carpeting, headlight lens covers included. $8500
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ya know a link would help https://sfbay.craigslist.org/nby/cto/d/1968-sterling-exotic/6287788670.htmlReplyDelete
I wonder if anyone ever rigged up a way to drive the thing without the roof / windshield / door thing?Replies
I think they make an aftermarket replacement top that turns it into a vert. I prefer the look (and I'm sure it's a lot less claustrophobic!).
Still, the original lines of the coupe are amazing.
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These always looked like so much fun. Turbine wheels with spindles look about perfect on this car.ReplyDelete
too bad he added an ugly, black hood scoop: ruins the original lines of the car...ReplyDelete
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text: Sorry for the missed post yesterday. I spent the day in Tucson, visiting the Tucson Botanical Gardens with my cousin and her son. I took way too many pictures and it will take a while to sort through them all, but here is one from the Tropical Greenhouse, which houses butterflies from October thru April.


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A League of One's Own: The AFL, and Women's Sport
There's nothing new about women playing Australian Rules Football – they've been doing it for as long as men have. Local clubs for girls and women have existed for decades; there are now almost 1,000 of them around the country. Last year, participation jumped by 19% – with 380,000 Australian women playing throughout the year.
It's always been clear that many women love the game; they comprise a large proportion of crowds watching men's AFL matches, too. This year's launch of the AFL's National Women's League – brought forward three years, due to popular response – marks a major milestone in women's ability to compete at the highest level. But another test looms: the League will have to prove its appeal with sponsors and advertisers in order to grow and endure.
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Church plans celebration
Church plans celebration: The Morning Star Baptist Church, 375 Mine Branch Road, will celebrate the goodness of the Lord with a Thanksgiving service at 3 p.m. Nov. 23. The guest preacher will be Elder Danny Brown of Christ Tabernacle COGIC. The morning service will begin at 11 a.m. A Thanksgiving meal will follow the morning worship service.
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Sharpen the saw — staff attend learning conference
Stephen Covey's "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People" has been a moral compass for many individuals seeking balance work and life. The first six habits are equally divided within Independence and Interdependence and focus on areas such as controlling one's environment, personal management and working with others. These six habits have proven key in transforming people's lives. And yet, all would be loss without the final seventh habit of a highly effective person — #7 Sharpen the Saw. Sharpen the Saw...read more
How to get involved with your community
When you move to a new place, it can be difficult to meet people. Aside from neighbors and coworkers, your options for socializing may be limited to your community involvement. Below are some tips for how to get involved with your community. Church Check out local churches or other places of worship. Once you find one that's a good fit, chances are the people there will have values similar to yours and will be attending some of the same events. Most churches, temples, or synagogues also provide opportunities to serve the surrounding...read more
Send a Valentine's Message to Congress: Show Kids the Love in the Budget
This Valentine's Day, United Way of Rock River Valley is asking children, parents and community members to send a strong message to Washington about the importance of fully investing in our children. Current funding for children makes up less than 8 percent of the total federal budget. As Congress begins to debate critical decisions about our fiscal priorities, we invite supporters and advocates to tell Congress to show kids some love by full investing in their future. Will you send a special Valentine to your members of Congress and...read more
First of many blogs on communicating impact
Over two years ago I started a new chapter in my life. Not only was it my first day at United Way of Rock River Valley, it was my Rockford "orientation day". Growing up in Chicago, my familiarity with Rockford was based mostly on radio advertisements and the occasional news piece. Now with 28 months, 2 weeks and 5 days under my belt, I'm beginning to settle in and shake off the rookie label. Full disclosure: I don't reside in Rockford, I maintain residency in Pecatonica — a small town just west of the Forest...read more