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We enter the new Evil Dead maze.
Anybody have a machete? There's a lady tangled up in that tree!
Er... on second thought, it's probably best to just leave her be.
Into the cabin we go. Looks safe to me.
Care for some light reading of the Necronomicon? It's a great book to cozy up near a fireplace with.
Look, she made a friend!
Hard to tell from the photo, but she was trying to cut off her own arm.
Can't have an Evil Dead maze without a deadite trying to escape from the cellar.
(Actually, if you ask me, you can't have an Evil Dead maze without Ash, but this was all about the remake)
Stop moving so quickly so I can get a decent photo already, you damned dirty deadites!
Yeah... I'm pretty sure a chainsaw through the face is gonna ruin just about anybody's day.
I hear ya, lady; it's tough walking around all night, so go ahead... take a load off.
Don't worry, the police have come to save the day!
Just another Halloween Horror Nights fan having a grand ol' time!
We arrive at the new maze for Black Sabbath: 13-3D.
I'm sure it'll prove to be a very lucky number.
Everything in the maze was done in paint that looked great in blacklight while wearing 3D glasses.
Gotta love the exterior of this set.
Scare Glow?
Nope, just another skeleton man hanging out cuz he loves Ozzy.
Loved these coffin demons. Some were statues, others were scare actors.
Looks like another virgin sacrifice upon the altar.
He sure is proud of his handiwork.
Catch ya later, demon dude.
This is how my room should be painted.
Dead, but not buried.
I guess Ozzy doesn't believe in putting the dead underground.
It looks crazy as it is, but just try to imagine how this looked with the 3D glasses.
Into the Osbourne Asylum we go!
He looks comfy.
He's drilling into that guy's skull. I wonder what he'll find?
I remember this same exact prop from a Saw maze in the past, but it still fits perfectly in the Black Sabbath maze.
How she's still alive, I'll never know.
Sorry lady, I'm not gonna carry you (and your guts) outta here.
The photo doesn't even do it justice. This guy was huge.
Another cabin, surely filled with more neon delights.
Hiding behind a door, waiting to scare some more.
It's really hard to see, but there's actually a guy blended in with that wall in the center there. It looked fantastic.
Do you see all these people? They were all waiting in like for the Black Sabbath maze.
There was roughly a two-and-a-half hour wait to get into the Black Sabbath maze that night!
On the plus side, Black Sabbath was easily the best and most original maze at Halloween Horror Nights this year by far.
The Walking Dead and Insidious mazes are up next!
There's still more Halloween Horror fun to see!
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Maybe sometimes dry economic statistics can help bring home the reality of a situation as much as any well shot photograph!
This week the Nyasa Times (Nyasaland was the colonial name for Malawi) published what it purported to be newly released data from the World Bank suggesting that Malawi has slipped to being the poorest country in the world. This was based on the economic measure of Gross Domestic Product per person in terms of 'Purchasing Parity Power'. Don't worry about the detail, but this is widely accepted as an important measure of national wealth.
Now we have to be carefull because I have not been able to verify this data on the World Bank's own website. Also, the numbers look much lower than the most recent data on the bank's website. However the ranking is not too surprising given the most recent figures on the site (for 2013) show Malawi already third from bottom with a GDP per person at just 2% of the UK! The new numbers are also similar to a widely quoted figure of average Malawi incomes 'well under £80'.
Local coverage in Malawi of these new figures has emphasised issues like the lack of industrialisation in the country, the ever-increasing overpopulation, poor education, the aftermath of colonialism etc. But the impact of rampant fraud at senior levels in the country is also commented on. For example, the exposure of recent senior-level corruption (so-called 'Cashgate') has led to major international donors redirecting their aid away from the government so the central budget has reduced by 40% overnight.
Now, it is easy to slip to the extremes of rose-tinted romanticism or hard-hearted cynicism about the world's material poor. But just stop and think what it would be like to live your life on $226 (say £150) per person per year! And then remember that is an average across a country with huge income inequalities . So the typical rural church member or church pastor will have a far far lower income. What would your priorities be?
Lee Furney is the UK born Pastor at Blantyre Community Church. He summarised very well the challenge for the true disciples of Jesus in Malawi as they try to balance the need for Word ministry and Mercy ministry: In a country where physical needs relentlessly outweigh material provision, we need an iron will in order to focus on addressing that which the media photographs can never show us. As John Piper has said, "We care about all suffering, especially eternal suffering".

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with Ben White
Jun 21, 6-9pm
Learn how to take the very best photos you can with your digital camera. From sports action shots to portraits of family, getting these right requires knowledge of camera settings. You'll leave with a better understanding of what your camera can do and that will have you shooting better photos. We'll cover ISO, focusing, shooting modes, auto modes, scene modes, program modes, composition, controlling flash and more.
BEN WHITE is a Richmond-based working commercial and portrait photographer. He fell in love with photography while working on his high school yearbook and newspaper, and networking/working with local professional photographers has allowed him a hands-on education, and furthered his perspective within the medium. He owes much of his process to mentors, teachers and historical photographers (namely Weegee, Robert Capa & Ansel Adams), whose ideals and perspectives have allowed him to confidently understand and execute principles of lighting & photography. Portrait photography has become his passion, and he is exceptionally intrigued by surrealist portraiture work, which is the bulk of his personal work lately. However, his photography business (www.Benjah-Photography.com) takes up the majority of his shooting time.


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- Description
- Although the vacuum cleaner had been invented in the early 20th century, the mass production and sales of vacuum cleaners did not take off until the economic boom that followed the decade after the First World War (1914-1918). This Hoover vacuum model 700 was produced between 1926 and 1929 and was the first of its kind to feature an aluminum body, an on/off switch, and the agitator brushroll—an innovation that used metal beater strips to vibrate pieces of dirt from carpets. The vacuum was one of the many supposedly labor saving devices marketed in the 1920s that promised to liberate middle-class women, now managing their houses without live-in maids, from the drudgery of housework. Accordingly advertisements for the Hoover 700 depicted a chic flapper of the late 1920s using the vacuum. Although the vacuum did clean more thoroughly than the broom and dustpan, the popularization of such appliances created more exacting standards of cleanliness thus making the hope of simplified housework largely illusory.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Date made
- 1927
- maker
- Hoover Company
- Place Made
- United States: Ohio, North Canton
- Physical Description
- metal (overall material)
- cloth (overall material)
- rubber (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 104 cm x 31 cm; 40 15/16 in x 12 3/16 in
- ID Number
- 1990.3134.01
- catalog number
- 1990.3134.01
- nonaccession number
- 1990.3134
- catalog number
- Credit Line
- Betty B. Ross
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- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
How much was the Vacuum during the time period of it being released?
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Conde Nast Art
I'm so excited to share this because like many of you, I love magazine covers from times past. Conde Nast has a beautiful online art store called Conde Nast Art where you can select your favorite print to decorate your walls or order them as greeting cards. They're currently offering free shipping, too. Their prints are taken from the covers of Gourmet, House + Garden, Mademoiselle, Vanity Fair and Vogue and you can search by category (city life, country life, art + design, etc), by decades (1910-1950) or by artists (from Alajalov to Zeilinger).
If you're on a budget but love Vogue prints, there's a book that my mother had when I was growing up, the Vogue Poster Book, and you can still find it for under $50 online if you look hard enough. It contains full size 11 x 15" color pages of Vogue covers. Some stores try to sell it for $100-$300 but don't fall for it, just this past weekend, I picked up a copy on eBay for only $30 shipped. Search for ISBN 0517520079.
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DSE Market Holidays
Is Dhaka Stock Exchange closed for Shaheed Day?
The stock market closed on Shaheed Day. Shaheed Day is one of the twenty-four market holidays observed by the Dhaka Stock Exchange each year.
The dates on which stock exchanges close differ between regions and do no necessarily align with the typical bank holidays in a given country. In fact, the exact holiday schedules change unpredictable year to year based on a number of factors.
The table below shows the list of passed and future dates on which the Dhaka Stock Exchange was closed or will be closed for Shaheed Day. The available dates range from 2016 to 2019.
When is the next "Shaheed Day"?No future holidays found.
Shaheed Days
|Holiday Name
|Observed Date
|Shaheed Day
|February 21, 2016
|Shaheed Day
|February 21, 2017
|Shaheed Day
|February 21, 2018
|Shaheed Day
|February 21, 2019
† Indicates the stock exchange is closed on a different day than the official date on which the holiday is typically celebrated. This is typically the case when a holiday falls on a non-business day.
‡ Indicates that the stock exchange has special hours due to a holiday rather than a full closure. Special Hours and Holiday Closures are always taken into account when computing the Opening/Closing Bell Countdown.


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Arts, Beautification and Culture Awards
The awards program is currently being updated. Please check back here for more information.
The Arts, Beautification & Culture Awards are an annual opportunity
for the City of Bend to recognize individuals, organizations and businesses that
have made significant contributions to the celebration, promotion, beautification or
preservation of the City's arts, culture, natural environment or public spaces.
2016 Awards
Susan Luckey Higdon, Tumalo Art Co.
Rochelle Rose-Schueler and Justyn Livingston, Wild Rose Artworks - ReStore
Beth Basham, Youth Choir of Central Oregon
2015 ABC Awards
Cari Dolyniuk and Stuart Breidenstein, The Workhouse
Jason Heffner, Bend Baseball Fields Volunteer
Michael Gesme, Central Oregon Symphony, Conductor and Professor of Music at COCC and Chair of the Department of Fine Arts
2014 ABC Awards
Pamela Hulse Andrews - Cascade A&E
Bill Hoppe, Central Oregon Community College
Ray Solley, Tower Theatre
Doug LaPlaca – Visit Bend Cultural Tourism Fund
2013 ABC Awards
Dillon Schneider, "Cascade School of Music";
the Environmental Center for the Kansas Ave. Garden;
Joe Rohrbacher, "Just Joe's Music".
2012 ABC Awards
For ARTS the ABC Award 2012 winners are:
Cricket Daniel - playwright;
Pillars of Art at the Visit Bend Welcome Center;
John Forsen -"Violin Masters" video promoting High Desert Chamber Music.
For BEAUTIFICATION the winners are:
Betsy Warriner - Volunteer Connect;
Paul Stell - Bend Parks and Rec;
COIC Transit Center building Remodel on NE Hawthorn Ave.
For CULTURE the winners are:
LessonPlan - Tower Theatre Foundation;
Patty Stell - retired City Recorder and champion of the ABC Commission;
Jill Rosell -"I Love Bend, OR" Facebook page;
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Branson's Best Illusionists of All Time
Over the years, I have seen a great number of Magicians short and tall come through Branson. But that doesn't mean, they weren't strong on stature. Here's a cool list of some of the best that have made their home here. And some that are still here.
1)Kirby Van Burch-First came to town with the Five star theater. Quite an opus of entertainment it was. Designed to be a Theater's theater, it even had it's own spotlight that shined at night and into the morning. He was really the first man of magic, to call Branson home. His tricks were amazing. From sawing a women in half, to Lion's and tigers, and even making a helicopter disappear.
2)Darren Romeo-was a wee man of magic. Brought to town by Sigfreid and Roy, he was sponsored by them. He was great at up close magic and all kinds of stuff. Put on one heck of a show out at the Welk resort. "Where there music in his magic, and magic in his music."
3)Jeff Daniel-not the guy your thinking of from Dumb & Dumberer. This guy was one of the best up close street magic magicians, ever seen. He combined with Kirby at the Grand Palace to put on one heck of a show. With up close magic, and Grand Illusion. It was one of the best I had ever seen.
4)Bart Rocket-presiding in the old Christy Lane Theatrer, this guy could work a room. And bring in illusions to suit any crowd. During his tenure Branson was in a bit of a transition, but he did very well.
5)Malinda @ the Magical Mansion-This was a great show. She wore chaps to create quite an atmosphere at her show. And did quite well with different sword illusions and different things. She was great.
These are the top five illusionists of all time. Stay tuned for more Swashbucklers tomorrow. Or the next day. thanks


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Russia, the host of next year's Winter Olympics, celebrated the one-year countdown to the opening of the games this month by unveiling a 20foot tall countdown clock near Red Square. Perhaps a similar display should be unveiled to remind Russia of the rising death tolls in Syria, now estimated to have reached 70,000.
Despite the rising death toll, the head of Russia's state-owned arms company, Rosoboronexport, announced that it would continue to supply weapons to Bashar al-Assad's Syrian regime, an announcement whose timing was unfortunate to say the least and hardly in the Olympic spirit.
Anatoly Isaikin, the director of Rosoboronexport, said that his company is not violating any UN sanctions and has only delivered defensive weapons. However, last summer, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned about repaired attack helicopters being sent from Russia to Syria and in maintaining current contracts Now, Russia will continue to supply repair parts for helicopter gunships which have been used to attack civilians. Finnish customs inspectors have reported finding spare parts for tanks in a Russian shipping vessel on its way to Syria. Rosoboronexport denied links to any such cargo and no official documents were found, suggesting this was an illegal smuggling operation.
It is also worth noting that a main reason there are no UN sanctions is because Russia has vetoed three attempts at UN Security Council resolutions taking stronger action against Syria. The United States has been vocal about Russia's unhelpful role in supporting Assad's regime, but its criticism has been complicated by ongoing contracts with Rosoboronexport. Recently, Congress acted to ban further U.S. contracts with the Russian state-owned arms company, but previous contracts continue, including a delivery of Russian helicopters to Afghanistan.
Ultimately, responsibility for arming the Assad regime falls on those, like Russia, who continue to provide arms and block stronger international action. Russia may not be able to stop the bloodshed on its own, but its influence should not be underestimated.
Upon finding delays in construction at a ski-jumping complex, Russian President Vladimir Putin acted quickly to fire the deputy head of Russia's Olympic Committee. If only he would express such anger and act so quickly to stop the ongoing slaughter in Syria.


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Articles by "Yetta Yao"
Since March 27, 2018, the Guangzhou YWCA has been posting a series of children's sex education cartoons on its WeChat account to help parents spread correct sex education to their children.
Interview: Post-80s Church Planting Pastor Emphasizes the Importance of Putting Theory into Practice
A pastor explored to start a new church more adaptable to the new environment in China.
Preacher Zhou Enying, Member of Chinese Back to Jerusalem Evangelistic Band, Dies at 105
Preacher Zhou Enying, a member of the Chinese "Back to Jerusalem Evangelistic Band", died at the age of 105.
Renowned Chinese Pastor Liu Dongkun Dies at 98
Rev. Liu Dongkun, an official-turned Christian and pastor from Taiwan, passed away at the age of 98 in his home in Melbourne, Australia.
Fund Set up to Promote Church Social Service in Sichuan
The Amity Foundation and the Luzhou TSPM established a fund to promote local church social service in Luzhou located in Southwest China's Sichuan province.
Xi'an YMCA Recruits Volunteers to Serve Children with Leukemia
Xi'an YMCA released an announcement to recruit volunteers to engage in an education program for long-stay children with leukemia.
China State TV Releases Documentary on Youth Protection
Recently China state TV released a six-episode documentary titled "Caring for Tomorrow", focusing on the varieties of dilemma Chinese youth adolescents face, including abandonment, sexual abuse, enduring violence, and deception.
Christians of Different Ages Share Their Most Unforgettable Christmas
What is your most unforgettable Christmas? Receiving a gift, knowing a new friend, or being touched by the Lord's love during adversity?
Amity Foundation to Hold Charity Concert to Support Art Education
At the last day of 2017, a charity concert will be staged in Nanjing to support art education.
Pope Francis Says He Would Like to Visit China after Asia Trip
After his trip to Asia ended on Dec. 2, Pope Francis said that he would love to visit China.


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Week of May 9th-12th
This week, our focus was on ocean life. We learned about sharks and turtles. Our sensory table is ocean themed and the kids love it! (sand, starfish, shells, shovels, pails, etc) We started a 4k memory book that each student will be able to take home with them at the end of the year. We also made a class book about ocean animals. Hopefully your child will be able to read it to you next week!
Next Tuesday is grandparents day! Our day will start at 10am. I sent home a schedule for you to share with the grandparents if you'd like. The book fair will also be taking place at school next week.
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Northwest Passage (1940) [1940 Week]/
Northwest Passage is a better film than North West Mounted Police, but that doesn't really mean that much. What makes it better is that it is filmed better, there are some spectacular scenes, the acting is better and the colors don't blind you. When it comes to the depiction of Native Americans this might be even worse. At least it shows the extinction of Native Americans as detailed and gruesome as possible, while not taking any moral stance against it and actually justifying it most of the time. This is essentially a war movie, but instead of soldiers killing other soldiers in WWI or WWII, we have rangers taking out Native Americans. While they walk through swamps and forests, there is almost an impossible Vietnam vibe to all of it. It sort of works as a war movie adventure, in depicting the struggles the soldiers have to get through (the action scene in the river is kind of cool), the way they plan their mission and the difficulty of getting back home. In that sense it is almost enjoyable, if you ignore any ethical alarms setting of at watching the glorification of war and genocide.
The story is simple enough: during the French and Indian War in 1759 illustrator Langdown Towne (Robert Young) joins Major Rogers (Spencer Tracy) on a mission to take out an Indian town of the Abenakis. They go there, kill all the Native Americans and struggle to get back home. Story-wise, there is really not much more than this. Before the actual mission takes place, the image of Native Americans is established early on. The first Indian we meet is drunk, helpless and made a laughing stock by the others. There is really no point in showing him, other than as a joke.
Later we see some Indian scouts accompanying the mission and we get a shot of a group of them, with the comment that they "seem anxious" to go. The way it is shot and told makes them look stupid, like kids waiting for their adventure to start. Again, they don't seem to have their own will.
In another scene, on ranger tells the story of an Indian attack to make clear how cruel and dangerous and savage they are. It's the rallying speech for the attack on the village later on, dehumanizing them, so that no one thinks twice about killing them.
But none of this compares to the actual attack, a long sequence of the endless shooting and slaying of Natives, over and over again. They don't really seem to have a chance against the soldiers and the soldiers themselves seem to get a real kick out of killing them all. Everyone who tries to run away is shot and the further they are away and are still hit, the prouder the soldiers are of getting good shots out of them. The Indians seem to be really slow in understanding what's going on to, sleeping in groups while their tents are set on fire. There is a certain fascination in watching all of this carnage, not the least because it is really well filmed. This must be the most cinematically pleasing genocide ever. Take a look yourself.
One soldier is stopped short of killing women and children, so there seems to be some sort of limit there. But probably out of frustration, he hacks at the man living in the same house with a passion that is clearly meant to be craziness. He is stopped again, but much later in the movie we realize that he has taken the Indian's head along with him! This behavior is not acceptable to the others and he conveniently throws himself off a cliff to escape any punishment. Still, singling out this one crazy killer (and potential cannibal, from what I figure), makes all the other mass killings seem less gruesome. I mean, the portrayal of the village is not meant to be bad in the first place, but putting in a head-hunting maniac pulls all the focus towards him. "What do you mean the shootings? Didn't you see that one guy walking around with a head?!"
After the massacre, there are some offside comments about Native Americans that make it clear what the movie thinks of them. Right after the attack, Rogers lets one Indian go, to send a message, being "I'll have no mercy on anyone next time I come," which is absurdly funny, since the whole massacre sequence showed that there was no mercy. I guess women and children are game next time too. A couple of minutes later he makes a joke that the French will only find "roast Indians" in the village. And in a final speech before the end, Rogers promises all the settlers he will bring them all the way to the West of America and that they should think of all the land they will "and you will get it all free." Wait, you say, what about… ? He goes through a list of Indian tribes, pronouncing them in a slightly slurring way before finishing "Well, I sort them all out to you, when we get to them." Ho, ho, ho. Everyone smiles, music swells, The End of another 1940 racist movie.


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- 1 medium broccoli head, chopped into small florets
- 6 large free range eggs
- 1/2 cup plain Greek yogurt
- sea salt and fresh ground pepper, to taste
- 1 Tbsp fresh minced garlic
- 1/2 Tbsp smoked paprika
- 1 tsp ground dry mustard
- 1/3 cup shredded cheddar cheese (optional)
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees f.
- Line a muffin pan with parchment papers (I like to lightly spay these liners with coconut oil spray, or something similar)
- In a large glass bowl, whisk together the eggs, yogurt, sea salt, black pepper, garlic and seasonings.
- Stir in the broccoli and the cheese.
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Contributed by Carmen Summerfield
I love spiders. I love how they crawl up my leg. I love how they get in my hair. I love how they crawl into my ears. Ewww, that was just a nightmare! I think everyone has, somewhere in the back recess of their mind, some fear of spiders.
So I decided to confront my fears, and make a little spider as part of my artwork. Spiders are not all alike. When researching spiders I found thousands of varieties. I chose to make a generic model of a Daddy Long Legs, also known as "Harvestmen". Technically, the Daddy Long Legs is neither a spider nor an insect. It is an arachnid, which makes it more closely related to spiders than insects. But regardless of the name, it looks so cute!
What better material to use than an old pile of rebar in our back yard, left over from building my house and now thoroughly infested with all sorts of little hairy crawly creatures. Rebar, what an appropriate material. Thin and spindly, with bumps and ridges and on my rebar, a nice coating of furry rust. Just the ticket for their little spindly legs.
I cut lengths of rebar scaled to a Daddy Long Legs; my Daddy Long Legs is 5 feet in diameter. I welded these legs together with a joint made from a ball bearing, and attached them to a ring cut from a 6 inch pipe. Remember each leg should be different.
And for the body, a nice rounded rock with a smear of mud and mold. But not just any rock. It had to be the perfect rock, with all the facial features I would expect to see in the Daddy Long Legs of my nightmares!
All the materials have that basic earthy touch; from the ground they came and just like the Daddy Long Legs, into the ground they will go.
I couldn't stop with making just one Daddy Long Legs. One looked just too lonely, so I ended up making three. These were exhibited at the art pavilion at the Alaska State Fair, where I added a giant 10 foot Daddy Long Legs to the mix.
It was there I first realized what emotions my Daddy Long Legs, or any spiders, bring about in people. It's called "arachnophobia", or the fear of spiders. This seems to be more prevalent in European cultures. In some other cultures, spiders are included in traditional foods! Rather than go into a long and boring discussion, google or wiki for more info.
And there is an urban legend that the Daddy Long Legs is one of the most poisonous spiders in the world, but their fangs are too short to bite humans. This is not true. Google or wiki this too.
For whatever reason, my Daddy Long Legs evoke an emotion in people, some positive and some negative. I think they are art.
If you want to discuss art, join us at Sophia's Café every Thursday at 11am. Go to www.ValleyArtsAlliance.com for more information.


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The 3% Conference addresses issues of gender inequality and lack of diversity in our industry. The fact that it has to exist at all is infuriating. So instead of promoting the conference itself, we advertised putting an end to it.
But if there were no issues of gender inequality in advertising, we wouldn't need a conference about it.
That's why we advertised putting an end to it.


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The body is a complex and marvellous thing. In the words of Nathanael West (1903-1940):
"Under the skin of man is a wondrous jungle where veins like lush tropical growths hang along over-ripe organs and weed-like entrails writhe in squirming tangles of red and yellow".
These florid and floral lines are from the novel Miss Lonelyhearts (published in 1933). This novel is about a man who works at a New York newspaper as an advice columnist to despairing readers, writing under the name "Miss Lonelyhearts."
In our day to day work in the Emergency Department (ED) we view the impact of disease or trauma on the inner world described by West through test results and images (supplemented by smart phone photographs and YouTube videos and blogs). This monochrome view of trauma is in marked contrast with the coloured anatomical illustration from the mid 15th century shown in Figure 1.
This illustration, from a English medical treatise, shows the outer as well as the inner structure of a "wounded man" who has been stabbed, bitten, wounded by arrows, as well as bludgeoned in the arm and head. The drawing has a certain naive charm; it shows different causes of trauma and shows the different parts of the body that can be injured. It is a good summary, from nearly 700 years ago, of the "How" and "Where" aspects of trauma. It also shows that injuries can be blunt or penetrating. The heart is the only inner organ to be highlighted - the round blue object on the figure's head is a hat and not a brain injury.
A major difference between the 15th Century and our view of trauma is that we have a much better understanding of the "Where" and "What happens" aspects i.e. the location of injury, the process of damage and the consequences of injury. However some injuries are very uncommon, and our knowledge of them will nearly always be derived, based on reading books or review articles or using internet-based resources. These are an example of the "I believe it but I will never see it" situation.
Other injuries are well defined pathological entities but are difficult to diagnose at the bedside because there are no "gold standard" diagnostic criteria, or the clinical features are non-specific. This is the "I believe it but I haven't seen it yet" situation. A good example of this is blunt cardiac injury: myocardial contusions are found in about 20 percent of immediate fatalities from blunt trauma, so we can speculate that cardiac contusions should/may be present in (perhaps) one in fifty persons with significant thoracic trauma or severe multiple injuries or both. The following case shows that sometimes seeing confirms believing.
Clinical Case
This 20 year old man driver of a car was involved in a high speed collision with another car. He sustained blunt trauma to the front of his chest and injured his right wrist. On arrival his heart rate was 100 beats per minute, blood pressure was 130/80 mm Hg, respiratory rate was 20 breaths per minute and his oxygen saturation (pulse oximetry) was 96 percent on room air. His trachea was midline, his jugular venous pulse was obscured by a cervical collar and his sternum was very tender. Auscultation of the heart and lungs was normal. Bedside ultrasound examination (FAST) of the heart and abdomen was normal.
His initial investigations included:
- Chest X-ray (CXR) and X-ray of the right wrist (Figure 2)
- Computed axial tomography (CT) scans of his brain, cervical spine, chest (Figure 3) and abdomen. The CT scans of his brain and, spine and abdomen were normal.
- Blood tests (Figure 4)
The patient's initial electro-cardiographs are shown in Figures 5 to 9.
Subsequent ECGs are shown in Figure 6 to Figure 9
An echocardiogram the day after admission was normal (Figure 10)
Diagnosis: Acceleration-deceleration blunt trauma resulting in a fractured manubrium, lung contusions and a cardiac contusion.
Blunt chest injury (BCI) can have no obvious effect on the heart but may cause one or more of the following:
- Acute myocardial rupture (with haemopericardium)
- Valve rupture - autopsy studies indicate that the aortic valve is most commonly involved, followed by the mitral and then tricuspid
- Coronary artery thrombosis or dissection
- Cardiac arrhythmias of all kinds
- Cardiac contusion - this implies an area or area(s) of oedema or haemorrhage or necrosis within the myocardium. Cardiac contusions can cause arrhythmias, bundle branch block (usually right bundle branch block), decreased cardiac contractility (that may be visible as wall motion abnormalities on echocardiography) or localised bleeding that could produce a haemopericardium). In autopsy series of patients who died from blunt trauma, myocardial contusions have been found in 14–24% of patients, although these patients also had multiple other injuries that contributed to or were the cause of death.
- Cardiogenic shock or rapid death secondary to one or more of the above complications
The gold standard test of cardiac contusion is autopsy or histological examination or both. The bedside diagnosis of cardiac contusion is difficult, as there are no non-invasive tests that are equivalent to the pathology findings. Patients with contusions may have ECG changes and/or elevated serum troponin troponin levels on arrival, but these tests are prone to false positive results due to neurologic injury or a catecholamine surge. Echocardiography is a more specific test, but its sensitivity is lower than ECG or troponin tests. Echocardiography is often difficult in BCI because of rib fractures, dressings, and the presence of pneumothoraces.
Haemodynamic instability in trauma is usually due to bleeding, but if ultrasound shows poor contractility, then this may be due to cardiac contusion. More commonly, however, ECG and/or wall motion abnormalities on echocardiography are due to pre-existing disease. In difficult cases of BCI where the causes of arrhythmia or shock are unknown or where echocardiography is indeterminate or limited, cardiac CT or MRI may have a role.
In this case:
- The patient presented with right bundle branch block on his initial ECG. The right bundle branch block pattern had disappeared within 9 hours.
- There was subtle ST elevation and T wave inversion in the precordial leads - this is not a feature of uncomplicated right bundle branch block. They indicate myocardial injury. These changes also disappeared within 9 hours.
- Electrical alternans was present in the initial ECG, but was not seen in the following ECGs. This finding can accompany pericardial effusion, but pericardial fluid was not seen on the initial bedside echocardiogram study.
- The serum troponin level was increased at presentation, had increased at 9 hours after arrival, and was decreasing 14 hours after arrival.
- A formal echocardiogram study 24 hours after arrival was normal.
These ECG and serum troponin findings are highly suggestive of myocardial contusion. The normal echocardiogram does not rule out this diagnosis. Although this patient had a sternal fracture, the great majority of persons with a sternal fracture do not have a cardiac contusion.
- "I believe it but I haven't seen it" is a variation of the famous comment "I see it but I don't believe it" attributed to the mathematician Georg Cantor (1845-1918). Cantor studied at the University of Berlin, where the mathematics department was probably the best in the world. His doctoral thesis was on the number theory of quadratic forms.
Mathematicians love to tell each other stories. One of their favourites is the story that Cantor was so surprised when he discovered one of his theorems that he said "I see it, but I don't believe it!" Sometimes we might have a proof, and therefore know that something is true, but nevertheless still find it hard to believe.
- Does this patient need any specific follow up advice? Dr Smith's ECG blog (July 22nd 2012) described a 6 year old girl who was involved in a motor vehicle accident that resulted in a closed head injury, an orthopaedic injury (not specified) and an initial ECG that showed a right bundle branch block with ST elevation in Lead V3 and Lead aVL (and possible subtle ST depression in the inferior leads). A CT of the head, neck, chest, abdomen and pelvis was normal. She was observed initially in ICU. No further tests (ECG, troponin, or echocardiogram) were done because she was asymptomatic, and had a normal rhythm and rate. Three weeks later, shortly after bouncing on a trampoline, she collapsed and was found to be in electromechanical dissociation. A 2 mm hole was found in the left ventricle, with a large area of surrounding thinned and necrotic muscle. The patient could not be resuscitated.
The ECG changes in the case described by Dr Smith were more extensive than the ones in this case. Serial investigations in the case above showed resolution of the ECG changes, a troponin level that peaked and then was falling, and a normal echocardiogram study. While there is no evidence basis for the following recommendations, it would be prudent to repeat the echocardiogram study one month after discharge, and to avoid strenuous exercise until the second echocardiogram has been completed.
Gouvêa FQ. Was Cantor surprised ? 2011; The Mathematical Association of America doi:10.4169/amer.math.monthly.118.03.198
Sybrandy KC, Cramer MJM, C Burgersdijk C. Diagnosing cardiac contusion: old wisdom and new insights. Heart 2003;89:485 - 489
Foot CL. Myocardial contusion. Critical Care and Resuscitation 2005; 7: 29-31
Jackson L. Use of troponin for the diagnosis of myocardial contusion after blunt chest trauma. Best Bets 3rd March 2005
Dua A, McMaster J, Desai PJ et al. The association between blunt cardiac injury and isolated sternal fracture. Cardiology Research and Practice 2014, Article ID 629687 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/629687
Restrepo CS, Gutierrez FR, Marmol-Velez JA et al. Imaging patients with cardiac trauma. RadioGraphics 2012; 32:633–649
Hammer MM, Raptis DA, Cummings KW et al. Imaging in blunt cardiac injury: Computed tomographic findings in cardiac contusion and associated injuries. Injury, Int. J. Care Injured. 2016; 47:1025-1030


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Am I the only one disturbed by all these Occupy Protests?
Am I the only one who read my French and Russian history this morning?
Follow it through, people. Follow it through to the END. How exactly do you think these ideals are going to END? With a guillotine? With a Soviet system? Did either of those turn out well for ANY of the people involved in them?
I think not.
The more I see, the more I hear, the more frightened I become. Someone get these people a history class. Someone who speaks their language, because evidently I do not. Is it fair that 1% of the population controls the bulk of the wealth, no it is not. But who EVER said life was going to be FAIR of all things? This is the single most asinine thing that I've seen yet, and I've seen some asinine things in my day.
Seriously, someone get them a history book. Refresh their memories...start with September 5, 1793 and work your way up to 1917 and the October Revolution.
Occupy your MindPosted by M on 17 October 2011
Am I the only one disturbed by all these Occupy Protests?
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4 comments:
- Sarah said...
You're not the only one. Apparently yesterday in DC Obama supported them and said MLK would have too at the dedication of the MLK memorial. I wish I was making that up. I really do. Layne and I were talking about it over the weekend and he said "What do they really want? Have they thought about what they are asking for? DO THEY REALIZE WHAT THEY ARE ASKING FOR?" I don't think they have thought it through to the END. History books would be wonderful.
- October 17, 2011 at 11:01 PM
- Sarah said...
Have you seen this?
Turns out we're not the only ones.
- October 17, 2011 at 11:21 PM
- Cel and JP said...
huh. guess I never put those two things together. Thanks for the heads up!
- October 19, 2011 at 12:39 PM
- Rae said...
hadn't thought about that yet. To think I've been fretting over the riots in englad and wondering if that's what's next. Oh dear.
- October 24, 2011 at 3:01 PM


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Samantha and Bill are living proof that you can find the love of your life online. These two just melted my heart. Samantha is the girl next door - so likable and down to earth - and Bill could not adore her more. Peter's Canyon Regional Park provided a perfect setting for their session amongst the wildflowers and willow trees.
Nathan and Kathy | Engagement | March 12, 2017 | The Harveston Lake House, Ca
Spring is almost in full swing and I have just the engagement session to prove it. Kathy and Nate are such a sweet couple. The Harveston Lake House in Temecula was a lovely backdrop for their session, complete with a gazebo! The atmosphere was so peaceful and serene, filled with lots of greenery, flowers, and natural beauty. I'm really looking forward to capturing their wedding in the same location this May!
Charles and Geordelina | February 24, 2017 | Coco Palm Restaurant, Ca
Classic. Romantic. Elegant. Geordelina and Charles' wedding day was nothing short of these three things. The white roses, her lace mermaid gown, and the black tuxedos all came together to create a timeless look. The wedding took place at the Coco Palm Restaurant on the Tropicana Terrace. What could be more romantic than saying vows at dusk with stunning views of Los Angeles framed by palm trees? My favorite part of the day was photographing the new bride and groom. How sweet it is to see the love between these two! Congratulations, Geordelina and Charles!
Victor and Shannon | Engagement | March 5, 2017 | Irvine Regional Park, Ca
It's been a while since we've had a sunny weekend in Southern California. Luckily, the weather was perfect for Victor and Shannon's engagement session at Irvine Regional Park. Although, we didn't need the sun to capture Victor and Shannon's bright smiles and sweet love for each other. I'm looking forward to capturing their wedding this fall at the Coyote Hills Golf Course in Fullerton.


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Although Easter isn't until Sunday, April 1, a few Boise groups are getting a head start. The Zoo Boise Easter EGGstravaganza, a series of kid-friendly scrambles for ages 10 and under, including one for kids with special needs, will set children searching for 30,000 pieces of candy, and the hunts will take place alongside other activities for little animal lovers, including face painting and "animal enrichments." Nearby, the Central Bench Neighborhood Association will also host egg hunts for residents, and adults can sip hot chocolate while kids decorate cupcakes nearby. Put one or both of these events on your calendar to hop into the Easter spirit.
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My new tennies have heels that will click like dress shoes over cement, and I concentrate on this sound all the way to the doctor's office. The waiting room has magazines with entertainment gossip plastered on the cover but I reach for a familiar children's book, first. Feeling foolish despite being the only patient there, I quickly set the easy reading down and grab some goddamn thing with Gwen Stefani on the cover. I've let myself down before even settling in my chair.
I'm bummed. Bummed about Gwen. Bummed I don't have the nerve to flip through a book I probably won't see, anymore.
I continue to wait on the examining table. Directly in front of me is this terrible pastel painting of very young children leaning right over a bridge. A fishing rod. Flowers. Blegh. One little girl clutching her teddy bear couldn't possibly have hopped up on the ledge, herself. How horrifying and unlikely.
Half an hour passes, according to my watch – something my dad is fine with me wearing since he hates the kind of wristband with those little, pinching parts. Dead skin finds its way into the face, gathered up around 11 to 1. I don't know if it gets replaced with new skin or if I'm still carrying my dead grandfather around.
A pediatrician tells me that mono will remain in my system and possibly flare whenever I'm run down, then asks for some final blood samples. The same woman who could not draw blood last time, fails, again. Someone else pulls out a smaller needle "butterfly" and pokes around until blood starts shooting into a little tube.
"I got lucky," he insists. Covering my averted eyes, he jokes, "Quick, tell me what's in the painting."
I proceed to tell him all about the terrible painting, probably the first and only real thoughts from the day that are verbally expressed. The needle comes out and he moves a crimson accessory through the air, plastic wing-like grip and all, to show me why they named it after an insect. My eyes follow the ridiculous demonstration from right to left, delighted by the bloody butterfly in my typical winter's day.


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Saturday, April 9th at Jasmine Park from 8:00 am-10:30 am
This is a wristband event!!
raffle tickets will be given out to all participants that are wearing a wristband
The last day to pick up a wristband will be Friday, April 8th.
The Fishing Tournament will be catch and keep
The Sports Committee is asking that anyone fishing that does not plan on keeping any caught fish to please "crimp" the barbs on the hooks that are used to keep the fish healthy.
Tournament fishing time will be from 8-10:00.
Fishing will end promptly at 10 to give plenty of time for final weigh in and prizes.


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Aloha, Marcus —
This is hard to put into words. Seriously, what you did for the Ducks' football program, the University and the state of Oregon meant so much to so many that I'm going to go out on a limb and say that a lot of baby boys born this year will wind up with the name "Marcus."
First and foremost, we'd like to thank you for this past season. You could have left us for the NFL a year ago, where you would likely have been the No. 1 pick in the draft, but you chose to come back to get your degree. There are very few people in the world who would turn down a payday like that, but then again, you're not like everyone else. You came to Oregon with a mission, and you saw to it that you achieved the goals you had set for yourself and for the team.
This season was one for the ages. It was, without a shadow of a doubt, the greatest season in the history of the program, and it wouldn't have been possible without you. You guided us to a Rose Bowl victory, took us to the National Championship game and brought home the University of Oregon's first Heisman Trophy.
The above accomplishments are more than reason enough for us to be proud of you, but those accomplishments hardly tell the full story. For as much as you did on the field, you did just as much off it. You broke nearly every record in the book this season, but you'd be the last person to ever talk about that. It's just not your style. You've always been reluctant to take any credit. You're an"us," "we," and "team" guy.
You spent your time off the field volunteering at places such as the Boys and Girls Club, and made a major impact in our community. In a time in which we see so many big time athletes make the wrong choices, you quietly went out and did the right thing — every day.
Perhaps the moment that made us most proud was the night you were awarded the most coveted trophy in all of college football. That speech you delivered was nothing short of amazing. The humility you displayed is rarely seen anymore; it brought tears to many of those who watched it (including Kirk Herbstreit and Lee Corso). We beamed with pride that night. We were so proud to call you one of our own.
We didn't want to see you go, but we completely understand. You've accomplished virtually everything imaginable during your tenure here at Oregon. You earned your degree and you snagged the Heisman on your way out. It really is time for you to take the next step with your life. You just may be the No. 1 pick after all, and there's no way you could turn that down two years in a row.
We wish you phenomenal success in the NFL. We hope that you have many All-Pro seasons and Super Bowls in your future. While some "experts" have questioned how your talents will transfer to the next level, we have no doubts. You're a winner, Marcus. Your drive and commitment to excellence simply won't allow you to be anything short of extraordinary. We know that you're going to be a force to be reckoned with on Sundays, and regardless of what jersey you wear, you can count on us to root for you.
Again, thank you for everything. You raised the bar to a level that many of us didn't know was possible. You will forever live in Oregon lore, and we'll talk about you from now until the end of time. It was truly a pleasure watching you take the field at Autzen Stadium on Saturdays in the fall. While you may be gone, you will never be forgotten. "Once a Duck, always a Duck."
Mahalo, Marcus Mariota.
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Tyler graduated from the University of Oregon's journalism program back in the spring of 2010. Tyler has loved the Ducks since the days of his youth, and that love has only grown as he's gotten older. Outside of Oregon football Tyler dives deep into Major League Baseball every year, and considers himself to be a baseball historian of sorts. He also has a Black Labrador named "Page" after Jimmy Page of the mighty Led Zeppelin. In his spare time he enjoys fishing, golfing, and snowboarding even if his skills are questionable at best in those areas.
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Jan, a reader, emailed to ask me why this recipe wasn't on Mama's Fixins. Did I prefer the first recipe, or this one that I had posted at Unless the Lord. THIS is the one that I make several times a week for my own family. The other yogurt recipe is great, too, but my family prefers the sweeter, vanilla version. You could still make this version minus the sugar and vanilla to make it plain if you like.
Vanilla Yogurt
8 cups whole milk
1 cup heavy whipping cream
1 packet unflavored gelatin
3/4 cup sugar
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
1/2 c plain yogurt
Preheat the crockpot on high. On the stovetop, combine milk, heavy cream, sugar, gelatin and vanilla in a large pot. Bring to 200 F, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Place pot in a sink filled with ice water, stir constantly until milk mixture is 115 F. Spoon out 2 cups, and whisk in plain yogurt. Add all to crockpot, unplug, and cover with bath towels for insulation. Let sit for 8 hours. Uncover and refrigerate.
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Vanilla Yogurt
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Week 36 | Inspired.
Two years ago, inspiration came to me. I don't know why it chose me, but I hope I am doing it justice. You see, I am in Ireland right now. I am in Ireland because of the inspiration that came to me two years ago.....the inspiration that gave me the courage to take an idea and put it into action. An idea that is now a photography-based, volunteer-run global initiative to raise awareness for and destigmatize Autism Spectrum Disorders. An idea that every child's beautiful life deserves documentation and celebration. An idea that allows me to work with and be inspired by my co-founders and soul sisters every single day. And this week, I'm lucky enough to be in this incredible country, speaking about our mission, meeting with incredible artists and advocates and photographing incredible autism families. If you'd like to follow along on the Ireland journey, click HERE.
Now, enjoy the beautiful images these artists were INSPIRED to create. I know you will be as moved as I am. I'm also so proud to say, I met and have become friends with several of these featured artists through Spectrum Inspired. So, if inspiration comes to you.....listen.


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Women In Light Photography Show February 2, 2016
WOW! Thank you all who came out to show your love and support to all the talented artist showing their vision at the Women in Light show. It was a fantastic turnout and a lot of fun to talk and mingle with so many photography enthusiast.
This year I dedicated my work to my daughter Vendela. I have been working last year on this particular body of work and I love how is shows the tenderness and curiosity of my daughter.
I hope you can get there to see the exhibit in person but until then here is a peak of the opening night and some of my work that I showed. The show is open until March 4th at the Luxe Gallery at San Diego City College, 5th floor of the CTC building at 1081 16th Street.
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San Diego Fashion Photography | Fashion Redux 2018 (Behind the Scenes Video)
Fashion Redux Celebrates - 90 Years of Fashion in San Diego. Grand Reveal on April 26. This is my 4th year photographing "Fashion Redux 2018" sponsored by San Diego History Center, and collaborating with the Fashion Program at San Diego Mesa College.
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Hi Mom!
Note: Upon realizing how painfully awkward first blog posts are, I decided to dedicate my first post to my mom, since she's likely the only person reading this anyways.
Look ma, I have a blog! I think this means I've officially earned my True Millennial badge. I've been toying with this blog idea for quite some time and with this post, I'm officially pulling the trigger.
As you're well aware, I've had an overzealous interest in any and all forms of visual storytelling since I was young—from photography to interior design and everything in between. My intention for this blog is simply to share visual inspiration and subtly impose my point of view onto the world.
Lately, the majority of my creative efforts have been focused on interior design. My own apartment has been an always-evolving project (more on that later) and I've recently started helping friends with their places (more on that later, as well). I plan to share all of these projects and future ones here, in addition to other nuggets of inspiration and thoughts that enter my mind along the way.
I'd say I hope you enjoy what I have to share, but of course you will—you're my mom. Thanks for your encouragement, your unsolicited WOM advertising campaign, and your refrain from asking too many anxiety-inducing questions.
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"To face so much danger at such a young age was a story that needed to be told", Purcell revealed.
Purcell now operates a home-based advertising practice based in Philadelphia. The World Recession of 2008 provided him ample time to complete the telling of this story which he began crafting over 15 years ago, working on it in-between writing assignments. In late 2011, he finally self-published Philly Warzone with Xlibris to favorable reviews and a strong reception from the very people who grew up in the same area.
"My chief aspiration for writing the book was to try to paint a picture with words for my children, and the children of my four brothers, so they could understand what our childhood was like, good and bad". Purcell's memoir vividly captures the tense atmosphere of the time with harrowing narratives of daring escapes, near misses and regrettable violence as seen through the eyes of a child.
"These are activities most young kids don't think twice about. Yet, for us, during those years in that neighborhood, every move we made had to be calculated if we wanted to stay out of harm's way", observes Purcell.
Summing up his book's message Purcell repeats his mother's lesson that was taught to him before their neighborhood turned into a racial background: "There are good whites and good blacks. And there are bad whites and bad blacks. Skin color is just that, a color. It's what is inside the person that counts."
The public's reaction to Philly Warzone has been overwhelming. "I have received hundreds of texts, emails, and Facebook posts from friends, family, and total strangers who have praised the book," added Purcell.
"I've been particularly touched by many readers who lived through those dangerous years with me. So many have thanked me for capturing the essence of what those times were like. Many have said that now, at last, they can just hand my book to others and say, 'Read this. This is what it was like.'"
It seems Purcell hit his mark with his debut effort aided ably by Xlibris. "The production process, spearheaded by my Author Services Representative, Jessie Klingler, was handled in an extremely professional manner. Coming from the advertising world, I know how detail-oriented the print production process can be. Jessie and her staff were terrific to work with in every way, and I am extremely pleased with the printed result."
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Today I challenged myself to update as many of my online portals as possible, without cutting out the prewriting phase of any project. It was a fun workday challenge, and it took me above-and-beyond my 3K word count daily goal. Here's what I came up with:
I'm updating my wedding blog daily right now, so it was first…
After listening to music, I felt jazzed to write poetry, so I tried the Word of the Day:
Rydia's Last Cure
Then I decided to take a break from WordPress and instead my daily Wattpad:
Rob's Hero
(Rob is a baby Bomb 💚🤓💙)
Cleo's Autism Awareness
When I took a break to read my Facebook feed and update myself on angry politics, I found a beautiful underwater choreography that inspired me to write another poem; and after I finished the prose poem on a Notepad file, it looked curiously like 1 of 7 reasons why I fear and love water. So I decided to write about my special interest in water at my autism awareness and self-exploration blog:
My Quest for Chicken
Another post wove into being because of a second pull on the Facebook slot machine:
After interacting too much with social media, I went to my Wix—where I've been trying to work out how to gamify my life—and I came up with a schedule for July:
Our Cat Overlords
At this point, it's 5:30pm, and I am drained. I believe I've reached the optimal amount of work I can do in a day, provided I'm not sick or hurting. Unfortunately, half the time, I'm sick or hurting, whether it's eye-twitching and excessive need to stim, i.e. lack of proper mental self-care; or sharp pains in the nerves of my lower back, i.e. lack of physical self-care; or stomach problems; or migraines; or socially accepted illnesses like cold, flu, awful allergies, or insomnia.
But today is a good day, so on my last sputters of energy, I'm going to draft an outline of how I want to update this website for my next one-week challenge:
- introduce Buttercup (I've already introduced Philosopher Jones & Phoebe);
- then Greg;
- then Tom;
- then DeeJAY;
- then Bozo (who isn't a cat, but she'll be in the cat novel cast anyway);
- then Meeper;
- then Peri & Ben.
Chase is also working on a cat print right now… We'll debut that print, along with a handmade book, journal, and candle on Etsy and Our Cat Overlords in August, after we come home from our honeymoon. We'll be photographing, video recording, and preparing logos for this store in July, before we get married.
Oh, and both of us are participating in National Blog Writing Month (NaBloWriMo) in November to showcase some sci-fi cat satire, since the one vote I got on my shout-out for novel ideas was "cat comedy."
*Mr. Burns hands* It'll be excellent.
Day-end Update
Kourtnie.net is the last update for the day, and you're reading it. It's all dinner, gardening, cats, birds, fish, and video games from here.
My Childhood
"Prewriting phase of any project…?"
Earlier I mentioned, one of the hurdles I placed on this creative challenge was including the prewriting phase in all my projects. When I write online content, I give myself a 15-minute break before I start an article: but that break must be used to fuel the idea I plan to explore in my upcoming writing goal.
If the writing project lasts more than an hour, I give myself another 15-minute break. So I'm researching 25% of the time (the pre-writing) and producing 75% of the time (the writing), which is more like 50% of the time, after you figure in cats, birds, restroom, snack, tea, gardening, stimming, answering texts, answering phone calls, chatting with Chase, applying lotions, preparing aromatherapies, nervously cleaning, and addictive drags of Love Nikki.
More often than not, I spend the 15-minute break on YouTube; but once per day, I also try to earnestly read my Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, and Instagram feeds.
Last Thoughts
And speaking of all those feeds I read every day—I've been wanting to find a way to also only update each once per day, so I can streamline the whole social media process. I think I've been spending enough time focusing on increasing the flow of my writing and ideas, it's time to fine tune my marketing mojo.
NecroBlogger & From North On
These are the only blogs I didn't update today… So you bet I'll be updating one of them tomorrow! It's like Whack a' Mole; I might as well whack the last moles next time I sit to write.
Emergence No. 7
I didn't get to my other Wattpad projects, including my slow-burn, Emergence No. 7, and the project that shall not be named. But that's okay!—I accomplished quite a bit, and I'm more than satisfied to call it quits at 6pm so I can enjoy meaningful dinner and rest.
Next Challenge
I'm not sure if I have it in me to do this challenge again before our wedding; but I'll see if I can't go on one more creative 24-hour marathon in August. It's fun, especially when you're in flow. It feels like an idea cleanse.
Oh, I know—I'll do my next one after my mid-August word count check; once I see how close (are far) I am to my end-year goal of one million words, I'll likely be electrocuted into updating all my portals. It'll be a good jam.


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PHOENIX (CNS) — Followers of Christ "do not walk into the voting booth by themselves, but "do it in him and with him," Phoenix Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted told those at a Mass celebrated before a legislative seminar on "Catholics in the Public Square."
Bishop Olmsted preached about the centrality of belief in the resurrection of Christ, a belief he said "has had to be defended throughout history," including today.
This reminder of the power of the resurrection and Jesus' promise to be with his believers until the end of time should bolster our faith "no matter what may discourage us in being good citizens," the bishop told the congregation at St. Mary's Basilica.
Following the Mass, more than 350 packed a hall inside the Diocesan Pastoral Center for the seminar held in mid-September leading up to the November elections.
Speakers included Jennifer Roback Morse, founder of the Ruth Institute, and Alan Sears, president and CEO of the Alliance Defending Freedom. Both received standing ovations for high-energy talks that encouraged attendees to get informed, speak out and live their faith boldly in the public square.
Many of those gathered were parish representatives on hand to get copies of the fourth edition of Bishop Olmsted's "Catholics in the Public Square" booklet. The booklet examines the intersection of faith and civic duty and calls on the faithful to form their conscience "in accord with the voice of God" and to "defend the dignity of every human person."
Sean Halpain, state deputy for the Knights of Columbus, spoke of the organization's goal this year to encourage men to become the spiritual leaders of their own families. He also called on younger men to join the more than 16,000 Knights in Arizona.
Ron Johnson, executive director of the Arizona Catholic Conference, pointed to the funding by the Knights of Columbus that made it possible to print 55,000 copies of "Catholics in the Public Square." The Phoenix Diocese held the first legislative seminar to distribute the booklet 10 years ago, he said, and since then, more than 300,000 have been distributed.
"This booklet has helped change the diocese," Johnson said. In 2008, when voters were to decide on a proposition defining marriage as the union of one man and one woman, the educational campaign launched by the booklet and seminar helped shift the Catholic vote 40 points, Johnson added, and the measure passed. Despite such success, however, "in 2016, we see storm clouds," he said.
Johnson encouraged attendees to educate themselves on the issues and noted that the five Catholic bishops of Arizona oppose the push to legalize recreational marijuana in the state, a measure that will be before voters in November.
Specifically, Johnson urged people to Vote No on Proposition 205, the marijuana initiative, to avoid problems, especially those related to the endangerment of public safety and harm to children.
Both Sears and Roback Morse also alluded to ominous developments in the public square. Sears spoke of the "56 percent of self-identified Catholics who disagree with the church's teaching on marriage and the 46 percent of Catholics who believe private business owners should be compelled to provide services to same-sex couples. The trampling of religious liberties continues, but most Catholics fail to grasp the significance," he said.
"One thing people don't understand is that it won't matter to the government how kind you are, how loving you are," Sears said. "All that will matter is one thing: whether you have bowed and offered your pinch of incense at the altar of secularism. … Catholics have seen over and over that when you offer that little pinch, it never satisfies."
He called for Catholics to speak out and stand with Sts. John the Baptist and Thomas More, who "never compromised on marriage. … These are grim days, but they are also days that can form our own sainthood."
Roback Morse, for her part, defined and denounced the sexual revolution, calling it "a pagan ideology that no Christian should have anything to do with." She called out the separation of sex from conception, the contraceptive mentality, no-fault divorce and the move to wipe out gender differences for the harm they have caused society.
She drew laughs with a meme of Blessed Paul VI inscribed with the words, "Humanae Vitae: I told you so." The late pontiff predicted that acceptance of contraception would lead to numerous social ills, including infidelity and moral decline.
"The sexual revolution is irrational and impossible. … We have people in power deciding to create a world not based on reality," she said. Sex does make babies, children need their parents, and there are differences between men and women."
The Arizona Catholic Conference, the Knights of Columbus and the Phoenix Diocesan Council of Catholic Women co-sponsored the half-day legislative seminar.
Coronel writes for The Catholic Sun, newspaper of the Diocese of Phoenix.
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I came out on my blog publicly on my blog May 19, 2008. I wish I never came out.
This past weekend was the yearly Pride celebration around most parts of the world. It's a time where the LGBT community is supposed to come together to celebrate; celebrate our fellow members, the rights we've won, the bonds we share, and love. This is a sham! No one in the LGBT community has love in their hearts, but rather are fueled by hatred and live to tear the community apart.
Before I came out I would meet fellow LGBT members by driving 100 miles each way from Tampa Bay over to Orlando, Florida on the weekends. I thought that I was safe there and around people who shared my thoughts and values. Little did I know that it seemed greener on the other side, but that's the sales technique they use to draw you in so that they can chew you up and spit you out.
I can't even begin to write out every single horrific thing that members of the LGBT community have done to me since I decided to live my life out and in public. Coming out was the worse decision I have ever made. I've had death threats, been physically assaulted, spit on, mocked, laughed at, been lied, been the target of an organization whose sole purpose was to get me out of Seattle, had my family's private information (address, names, phone numbers) published, been stalked, almost filed a few different restraining orders, and physically been manhandled by mobs of my fellow LGBT members and thrown out onto the street. I don't want to be a part of a community with so much hatred. There is no love. It doesn't get better. The LGBT community is filled and fueled by hatred.
I came out while living in San Francisco, CA. I remember that not too terribly long into living there and making what I thought were friends, I let a friend in on what was one of the biggest things to ever happen to me. I let him in and told him because I felt I could trust him and that he had gone thru the same experience. I told him in the strictest of confidences only to find out the next day that everyone I knew had been told by him and people would use that against me for the rest of my life.
When I moved to Seattle from San Francisco, I was told by several people that there were Craigslist posts warning the residents about me. When I came here, I was instantly greeted by others who had been told by their friends half truths and flat out lies about me and my past. Within the first week being here there was already people messaging every single person I befriended or tagged on Facebook attempting to warn them against being my friend. Almost a year after living here, Brian moved to Seattle and people were still messaging the new people in my life about me. They warned Brian and thank God he was one of the only people who decided to make up his own mind and get to know the real me. We got married last month and he's made me happier than I ever expected I could be.
This past weekend was the yearly Pride celebration. When I moved to SF I didn't even know what it was or anything about it, but I wanted to be a part of it. I thought I wanted to be a part of this community, so I started to try to fit in. I began by dropping weight. A little over 40 pounds between January and June 2008. I did have what I thought at the time was a good time, but a year later was stricken with depression so bad that I ended up in the hospital the day before Pride 2009. It was members of my community who drove me to feel so badly about myself. The worst part of it all is that nearly every single time someone has formed an opinion of me is because of something I've said on social media.
Last time I went to R Place, a gay club in Seattle, was June 22, 2012 to see Latrice Royale, Jujubee, and Jessica Wild, 3 drag queens who had appeared on RuPaul's Drag Race. We bought VIP tickets, sat and had a great time. Gave some money to the drag queens as they paraded up and down the isle. Minded our business and had a great time. Never have I had an issue there, caused a scene, been out of line, or violated any rule or law therein. The next time Brian and I went we were told we weren't allowed. No reason was given. We came back 2 years later assuming that time had passed and there was no reason that we had given in the past at the venue to not be allowed in. We went in and within moments were rushed by security and thrown out. Came back the next day to speak with the owner and he told us that he had no reason as to not allow us in, he just didn't want us at his establishment. Love is love. LGBT inclusive. No hate allowed the sign says at R Place, yet for no reason we aren't allowed to celebrate with our LGBT brothers and sisters.
Neighbours Nightclub in Seattle, another LGBT club was one of the places that I would frequent nearly nightly when I first moved to Seattle. Unfortunately one of the people who worked there, Chris Beisenherz, started what he called Project GNOOS aka Project Get Nick Out Of Seattle. I went to go to Neighbours for a friend's wedding reception which was being hosted there and turned away at the door, to this private event I was invited to, by the general manager who refused to give me any reason as to why, only that it was his right as a private business. There had not been an incident involving myself which would ever justify this.
The past few weeks I made a joke online, it didn't go over well. It was a joke that was the entire purpose of it. Not malice, not hate, just to make people laugh. Some people did and messaged me that they were able to see thru and find the humor. A lot more didn't.
It was 108 characters. This past week because of those 108 characters, I wasn't allowed at @Purr Cocktail Lounge. A bar where on my first day moving to Seattle I sat with friends (from SF) and watched President Obama announce they had killed Bin Laden. A bar where I had been to and spent upwards of $4k a year at at one point. A bar where Brian and I signed our marriage certificate on our wedding night. A bar where I was supposed to be part of the community members the bar was meant to be there and serve. All because some people can't take a joke.
Shortly after I move to Seattle I met Michael Sean John Jouver and his drag persona DonnaTelle Howe. We saw each other a few times and I spent the night a few times at his place. Nothing further came of it, but ever since then he's come out against me both online and in person. This past weekend we, Brian and I, went to a Pride event. We were quiet and sat by ourselves keeping quite and peaceful. Brian went up to get us a drink and the manager came over and asked us to leave. DonnaTelle began inciting the crowd shouting about not wanting me there, shouting lies and misinformation about me. She riled the crowd up so much so that they literally backed me into a corner and began assaulting me. Stealing my phone, and eventually picking me up and throwing me out onto the street.
This is my community right? The one I so loudly and at the time proudly came out and stated I was a part of. The same community which has now left me lying on the street and moments ago were about to punch the life out of me. Why would anyone want to be part of this sort of mob?
The manager said that, "Wherever you go, Nick, that an incident happens and I don't want one here." There was no incident which I would had caused. I was there for an event and to enjoy myself with my husband. We were quiet and didn't cause a scene. The manager and DonnaTelle are the ones who riled the crowd up, who most didn't know anything about me. They were the ones who caused a mob scene and forced me into a corner, literally, where I was about to be beaten to a pulp. Don't blame me for the incident which you started. I was there for a good time and to quietly enjoy the night.
I noticed as well as others that the local LGBT bars don't march in the parades. They charge huge cover charges all weekend long for the same service they provide year round, but they don't participate in any of the Pride day official events themselves. In a world post Pulse Orlando, LGBT nightclub, incident you would think that other clubs and bars would be out with a visible message that they stand with us and celebrate LGBT Pride. Nope, they are busy counting how much extra money they made in the past 72 hours. These venues are not what we should want as part of our LGBT community. They exclude the members of the community on a whim and don't ever give reasons why. How can you exclude the people who WANT to spend money at your venue and have never done a single thing to justify non-admittance?
I remember a time in San Francisco where there was a video screen where you could tweet messages that would show up on the screen. People began tweeting hateful, hurtful, things about me. The things were available on the company's website as well. Fortunately I was able to get them removed by messaging the management, but the damage was done and I ran out and home. My night was ruined and the damage was done.
I've been bombard with people saying how they want to curb stomp me, deck me, hit me, punch me in the glasses, and even kill me for YEARS. Every single one of these messages has come with within the LGBT community which I am supposed to call my family.


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Greeley's OktoBREWfest 2018 will be September 28th & 29th at historic Lincoln Park in Downtown Greeley at 8th Street & 9th Avenue. Join us at the kick-off on Friday evening, September 28th from 5-10PM for some great beer, brats, games, and a free concert.
Then prepare for a full day of fun on Saturday, September 29th from 11AM-9PM. Enjoy a whole day of music, a wide variety of craft beer from great Northern Colorado breweries, food from more than a dozen vendors, and a huge children's area with face painting, obstacle course, arcade games, inflatable slide, WOW Bubbles and more! Kids and adults can also compete in pie eating contests, stein lifting contests, life-size beer pong and more.