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If you're a child of the 80's / 90's I bet you've seen Cool Runnings – if not then where have you been it is one of the best films ever and the soundtracks pretty decent too. If you've not seen it then watch it, if you've seen it then why not watch it again.
A couple of weeks ago Matthew and I decided we'd watch Cool Runnings as there was nothing on TV – daytime TV really is boring sometimes, so set the scene – the kids were at school, Matt had the day off from work and as we'd recorded it on the Sky box over Christmas we decided we'd sit down and watch the film uninterrupted so that we could enjoy it better. We made a brew and grabbed some biccies, put out feet up and then we laughed and recited almost the whole of the film word for word and then laughed some more over our really rubbish Jamaican accents.
Whilst watching the film I tweeted that we were watching it again. I said how awesome it was and that it was one of those films that never grew old. I thought very little of it as no one had responded until a few days later when I noticed that THE (yes the) Jamaican Bobsled Team had liked and retweeted my tweet. Now I was a little sceptical that it has just been picked up by some twitter troll and retweeted but nooooo it was actually by the official account (they have the little blue tick don'tcha know) I wasn't even aware that Jamaica still had a team (they do by the way) or else I would have mentioned them in my tweet at the start.
But seriously how cool is that – maybe not to anyone else but to me it was AWESOME. I've never been tweeted by anyone famous but this is just as good I reckon and it had me smiling all day long.
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As I'm sure is the case for many people on Instagram, I get asked what make-up I use a lot. I'm certainly no "beauty blogger" but I do love using and playing with make-up (especially as a form of self expression) and I get zooshed up for fancy events from time to time.
But let's be real, I think I'm asked so frequently because I'm vegan.
As much as I love a good contour, I truly believe that no animal should have to suffer for my cheekbones. I think prioritising animal welfare over "beauty" is one of the lowest bars we can set for animals. I'm certainly not flawless (hello, this is a make-up blog remember? I'm hiding my flaws – haha, jokes) and I understand that consumerism impacts on the environment and animals, but surely….suuuurely…a mascara isn't worth killing a literal guinea pig?
Anyway, I digress. Below are my recommendations. I do go through phases of loving one product and then finding a new one I love and moving on, so keep in mind these are the products I'm currently infatuated with but I'll probably cheat on them in a few months time.
My requirements are that it's vegan, cruelty free, no ridiculous hoops to jump through to get it in Australia… and it works!
Liquid Foundation
Lock-It Foundation by Kat Von D $35
This foundation comes in a huge range of colours and tones so I'm extremely, cockily confident that you'll find your match no matter your colour. It's super-dooper easy and quick to buy online, but I do recommend going into Sephora if you can because it may take a little while to find your match purely because there are so many options!
Mineral (Dry) Foundation
Natural Mineral Cover Foundation by NudeByNature $39.95.
What looks like the tiniest portion, but lasts for so long because you don't need much. Stocked at Priceline if you want to try before you buy. They often have great sales and bundle packages on it too which makes buying it cheaper. I also lightly use their Mineral Finishing Veil sometimes instead of a setting spray (also $39.95)
Ink Well Long-Wear Matte Eyeliner by Kat Von D. $20
I prefer a dip pot over a pen so this is what I like, but Kat Von D also has a pen with incredible reviews. Seriously, the best reviews you'll read for any eyeliner ever! A woman was in a car accident, stayed in ER and her eyeliner didn't budge. Google it!
I also heard that The Quick Flick is incredible, though I haven't used it yet. I know it's also stocked at Priceline as I was generously gifted it, Insta Storied it, and my direct message inbox blew up with people raving about how much they loved it.
I have many but my favourites are usually Australis ($14.95) or Lime Crime $20 (under $10 on sale)
Lime Crime can be found in a few stores here in Australia (click here to see stockists) but I buy it online 1. for the sales and 2. for the cute unicorn box it gets sent in… my kids love to play with the box and that way we all win.
Almost all off Australis is vegan (everything is obviously cruelty free) but I recommend checking out which ones are vegan on their website then going into Priceline to check them out (again, for the sales!)
Mecca Max $22 – $30
Mecca Max recently celebrated their first birthday by going 100% vegan! They only had 15 products that weren't vegan (out of 200+) but I was so happy they went all the way to a hundgy. Yahoo!
I personally only use powder to contour (because I'm a tad amateur and haven't figured out how to use wet/cream contour without it rubbing my darn foundation off.) And Mecca Max's dry/powder/whatever-the-correct-terminolgy-is contour products are the shizz. They also have brilliant bronzers that don't look like you've rolled in dirt, and highlighters that are just the right amount of ethereal, dewy, "this is where the sun hits my face" goodness.
W7 Very Vegan Black Mascara $4.99
FIVE. DOLLARS. You read that right. FIVE DOLLARS. And yet people pay $$$ to have the animal torturing kind – argh. Don't get me started.
This mascara is the best. It has a brush that brushes but isn't a wanker with eyelash technology, and puts on the a perfect amount as you apply. It isn't waterproof though so try not to think about the bunnies being abused for the other kinds of mascaras because it will run.
I know this is stocked at Chemist Warehouse too – convenient and cheap!
Biodegradable Glitter by Damed $11.95
Because WHY NOT TO GLITTER?! I mean, I get it if it's the plastic fish choking type, but this line is biodegradable and plant based (don't worry vegans, I know "plant based" is sometimes code for "we used mostly plants but also threw in an animal's kidney." But this stuff is actually vegan.) It is recommended that you still don't wash it directly down the drain but check out their FAQs on their site for more details.
I know it's stocked at Tibbs and Bones in Northcote (Melbourne, Australia) but ring ahead to see if they have the biodegradable type in stock because I know it sells fast!
Technically not make-up but I'm throwing it in anyway…
Delphi uses Manic Panic, Cheska uses Lime Crime. Both cost under $10 to do their full head but adults would cost more.
Both are plant based and there are no nasty chemicals! Cheska has light blonde hair so can use almost anything/any colour and it sticks. Delphi's hair is darker so she usually has to use darker colours (blue, green, purple etc) for it to show up. Lime Crime washes out much more quickly and generally has far less mess. Manic Panic has stronger pigments and will definitely stain your skin for a little while if you get it on yourself, however it lasts much longer. Nevertheless, if you want to just have some temporary fun with hair colour, Manic Panic have a dye called "Dye Hard" which is temporary.
*insert vanity photo to end make-up blog on*
So that's it (for now.) Let me know if you have any secret vegan make-up wonders that I should know about!

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Dearest friend of Hotel Lech!
Another year filled with 12 eventful months has come to and end.
Visions have been realized.
Plans and dreams have come true.
Though weeks and months have passed teaching us valuable inspiring lessons.
We would like to thank for your trust, your friendship and successful cooperation.
These are only a few out of many reasons that keep us going, give us strength to grow and thrive.
Not only these past years, but also the ones ahead of us.
Joy, enthusiasm and eagerness are carrying us into the New Year.
We are ready for a year with lots of excitement, health and success.
We only have one life, live it to the fullest!
Never lose sight of what makes you happy.
Find a sparkle every day!
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It seems like only last week we were getting messages out of WestJet's Calgary office that they were starting a new regional airline with two Bombardier Q400 aircraft. In fact, that was back in June 2013 and the airline was called, WestJet Encore, which actually started operations on 24th June in 2013!
To celebrate five years of service the company is offering some special fares, or a birthday sale if you wish, passengers can book now using promo code E52VZ30 that will give them up to 20 percent off Econo base fares between 20 select destinations in Canada and anywhere WestJet flies. Travellers can take advantage of savings by booking by June 25, 2018 (9:59 p.m. MDT) for travel between September 5 and December 15, 2018. This offer is valid on WestJet flights between 20 Canadian airports and anywhere WestJet flies including Brandon, Nanaimo, Deer Lake, Fredericton, Kamloops, Fort McMurray, Quebec City, Moncton, Comox, Thunder Bay, Grand Prairie, Gander, Sydney, Sudbury, Fort St. John, Prince George, Terrace, London (ON), Penticton and Yellow Knife. Blackout dates and other restrictions apply.
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GEC along with Techie scoops and Eighty5 Technologies organises Technophilia Crypto Conference
1 February, 2018 @ 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
On 1st of February '18, the Goa College of Engineering is organising the Technophilia Crypto Conference, at their campus. The conference will be hosted by Techie scoops in association with Eighty5 Technologies at their campus in Farmagudi. The speakers at the event are Jason Fernandes, Saurabh Sharma and Saket Joshi. Jason is the founder of FUNL, while Saurabh is the editor in chief of techie scoops and Saket is the COO and cofounder of Eighty5 Technologies, a cryptocurrency consultant and investor. They will be talking on a wide array of topics including everything relating to bitcoin and blockchain technology.
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Hotel Ćubić is a transit hotel located on the Banja Luka-Gradiska motorway in the village of Klasnice. It is 12 km away from the center of Banja Luka and from Gradiska and the border with Croatia 35 km.
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Makom Shalom is proud to be a diverse community with a range of views in current affairs and matters of faith. The views I present on this blog are my own and not a statement on behalf of the Makom Shalom community. I encourage you to share your views here in the comment section on this blog. I welcome respectful and engaged dialog. Rabbi Cantor Michael Davis
Two Jews settle down on a park bench. They sit quietly for a while, side by side. Old friends. People pass by, walking their dogs, sipping coffee, talking on their phones. After a while, Yankel clears his throat. He says: "Oy."
A few minutes pass by in pleasant silence and then his buddy responds: "Oy."
Yankel turns to face his friend: "Mendel...I thought we agreed we weren't going to talk about...Israel."
Yankel and Mendel didn't need to say another word to each other on the topic. This is an old joke but to this day nobody has a clue what Yankel or Mendel actually thought about Israel.
Not talking about charged issues can be wise. It gets many of us through those holiday dinners with extended family we only see a few times a year. But if we, in this holy congregation, want to continue to grow close to each other as we are, to be part of each other's lives, to know each other and be known for what we care about and who we are - then polite restraint will only get us so far.
Since we, as a congregation, tend to adhere to Yankel and Mendel's laconic circumspection, I'm going to share with you what the person sitting next to you may be thinking when she hears the word "Israel". I'm also going to tell you a little of my own story about Israel.
But before we get into that, I want to acknowledge how our beliefs and opinions are not one liners or a statistic. Each of us has our own life story and experience that shapes what we hold dear and how we feel about our beliefs.
In fact, we each have much more than one story. Our stories evolve as we go through life. We may not believe today what we believed 20 years ago. We are all on a journey.
Our tradition is wise to this. After all, the Torah opens with stories. The entire first Book of the Torah, long before Moses and the Ten Commandments is all stories. From Adam and Eve to Noah to the tower of Babel, the Matriarchs and the Patriarchs, Joseph, Egypt....
And the patriarchs' stories change over time. Jacob as a young man fighting for the birthright was a different person to the man who came to Pharoah with Joseph and his other sons. Sarah the mother of Isaac has a different story compared to the younger version of herself. The Torah validates all these stories by recording them and making them Holy Scripture.
Our stories are holy. Our journey is holy.
I hope you will allow me to be with you to broach the subject of Israel from a very Jewish perspective and introduce some information and questions along the way.
So let's step back take a look at us. Where do we stand as a congregation on the subject of Israel? That question does not have a simple answer. Here's a sketch of just two positions that we hold.
Some of us believe that, as Jews, we are called to stand together against Israel's enemies. After all, we have only one Jewish State. We need a place in the world to feel safe and that place is Israel. Let's face it, criticism of Israel and opposition to Israel are often fueled by anti-Semitism. It is therefore our duty as Jews to speak up for the only democracy in the Middle East....
We will not stand idly by.
We learned that, at least, from the Holocaust.
Others among us believe that that a state that sets out to be simultaneously Jewish and democratic is a logical impossibility. "Jewish and democratic" means democratic for the Jews, decidedly undemocratic for anybody else. Palestinians have been living for 70 years and more as strangers in their own land....
We will not stand idly by.
We learned that, at least, from the Holocaust.
To both of these, those two old wise yidden, Yankel and Mendel might say: Oy and Oy!
I will tell you that I have held both positions in my life. It's a journey. For me, a literal one. I grew up in Israel. During those 20 years in Israel I held one version or another of the first position. And I wouldn't be here with you today without the second. Both positions - and everything in between - are represented here, right now, in this holy prayer space. I know this because you have told me so. This is our congregation. Welcome to Makom Shalom! A diverse and open congregation. And I wouldn't have it any other way!
I gave you a similar message last High Holydays and we have been acting on that for the past year. We have started talking to each other about race and our relationship with Islam.
Today I hope to unpack one aspect of this conversation. I doubt you will hear on other synagogues in Chicago or across the nation these High Holydays. But as we discussed last night, Makom Shalom started out as an innovator. Back in the early 90s, Makom took positions on Interfaith and joyful prayers that made many other Jews feel uncomfortable.
Let me add to that. Pushing against the established ways of being is not a luxury but a necessity. The Tanakh teaches us that through the words of the prophets. Words that were uncomfortable to hear. On Yom Kippur we hear how the Prophet Jonah warns the people of Nineveh of their impending doom. They don't want to hear it. For that matter, he doesn't want to even say it. It's natural to want to avoid discomfort but Judaism and faith call us to that place of discomfort and growth.
And today, we need it more than ever. Particularly on the subject of Israel there is a concerted effort to stymie the conversation.
A lot of the discomfort comes from Jewish solidarity in the face of anti-Semitism. This presents itself in the argument "Since Israel is our refuge from anti-Semitism, don't touch it."
Let me take you back 120 years to the first gathering of the the founders of what was to become the State of Israel. This was the brainchild and lifework of one man, Israel's Founding Father, Dr. Theodore Herzl. His remains are buried at the center of Israel's national military cemetery next to the Yad Vashem Holocaust museum, Israel's Arlington, if you like. His image is as iconic in Israel as George Washington is to us.
Theodore Herzl was a Hungarian Jew and eminent citizen of the Austro-Hungarian empire. Elegantly dressed in top hat and tails with a long black beard to rival that of any modern day hipster he cut a dramatic figure. He was a hugely influential public intellectual. My grandparents also lived in Vienna. But it's highly unlikely that my mother's mutter and fatter, Rosa and Dovid Schiffman ever met the family of Dr. Herzl. They moved in different circles. They may have lived in Vienna but they were certainly not Viennese; they were Eastern European immigrants. Their comfort food was not apfelstrudel - but lokshen kugel!
Herzl was a visionary. In 1897, Herzl launched his life's grand project: the establishment of a Jewish State. First, he wrote a book called "Der Judenstaat", "The Jewish State". Then he gathered all the Jewish leaders he could find from across Europe and held a convention in Switzerland to kickstart a mass, political movement.
It worked.
When my other grandfather, of blessed memory, moved from Ukraine to Palestine almost 100 years ago, it was because the dream of Theodore Herzl to create a Jewish state was beginning to take form.
His goal was no less than to move all the world's Jews to Palestine
So, what was the great idea of moving to Zion? Why, when hundreds of thousands of Eastern European Jews were filling the boats crossing the Atlantic to Ellis Island were some Jews in Europe dreaming up a Jewish State in the Middle East?
Here's where we get to the anti-Semitism. Herzl was alarmed by the rise of Jew in, of all places, his hometown, the refined city of Vienna renowned for its gemutlichkeit its gentleness. He witnessed the rise to power of an openly anti-Semitic mayor, Karl Lueger. He watched with dismay as the old Kaiser, at first blocked the democratic election of Lueger, but then, was forced to bend to the will of the people.
Rabbi Moritz Gudemann, the Chief Rabbi of Vienna, challenged Herzl. Rabbi Gudemann wrote to Herzl: "if anti-Semitism is your fear, then stay here and fight it. Don't run away."
Chief Rabbi Adler of Great Britain and the British Empire offered a plan for those Jews who did want to get out. He wrote: "Jews could better find refuge in England and America than in Palestine."
Zionism was not about seeking refuge from anti-Semitism.
British Chief Rabbi Adler got it. Viennese Chief Rabbi Gudeman got it,
And Theodore Herzl knew it too.
The truth is that Herzl wasn't running away from anything. Herzl wanted to create something new. Herzl saw the scramble across the Austro-Hungarian empire to establish national identities and create the countries of Europe as we know them today. Herzl simply wanted what so many other ethnic groups in Europe were claiming for themselves: a state of their own. Herzl wanted in on this new game of European nationalism. What was good for the Romanian, Hungarians, Poles was good for the Jews too. Yes, he wanted Jews to be safe but his project was about a lot more than just that.
In fact, throughout 3,000 years of the Bible, the Talmud Jewish history, Jerusalem and Zion were never seen as places of refuge but always the site of future redemption and renaissance. That's what the prophets of Tanakh teach us. Isaiah glorifies Zion and Jerusalem not as fortresses against enemies but as a beacon of light. That's what the traditional prayerbook teaches: "May our eyes witness Your return to Zion where we will worship You as in ancient times!"
For anybody who holds the Bible as Sacred Scripture, "Zion" became the symbol for a place of redemption. Jewish and Christian groups identified their particular Zion all over the globe.
For the Hassidim of Eastern Europe, Zion was the sacred shrines where they buried their rebbes.
And not just Jews but hundreds of millions of Christians who hold the Tanakh as Holy Scripture. The Puritans identified New England as their Zion, the place where they could worship in freedom. England's national anthem is an ode to Jerusalem. It identifies Jerusalem with England's bucolic paradise escaping the miseries of industrialization; But for the Rastafarians, the homeland of their British overlords were the antithesis of Zion. Their Zion was rooted in Jamaica and Africa.
This continues to be true today. The modern State of Israel is not a place of refuge for Jews. If you want to escape the threat of physical violence against Jews, Israel is the last place in the world you want to be in. Over the last eight years since the 2009 war on Gaza, 100 Jews have been killed by Palestinians in Israel and the West Bank? And, I'd add here, over 3,000 Palestinians - 30 times that number - have been killed by Israeli Jews in the same period.
How many Jews have been killed by non-Jews in America in the last eight years? How many in all of Europe?
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Theodore Herzl's modern day movement of Zionism lives within this Jewish - and Christian - tradition of "Zion." For the secular Herzl "Zion" was a European state for the Jews of Europe and any others who would join. For various reasons, Herzl ultimately turned to the Land of Israel, Eretz Yisroel, Palestin.
120 years after the launch of Zionism, Theodore Herzl's dream is a reality. There is a Jewish State. Although it is located in the Middle East it is part of the Western world. When I was an Israeli I watched The Simpsons and Northern Exposures, MASH and L.A. Law. We listened to American music. U.S. politics was - and is - front page news.
Although over three quarters of the population is Middle Eastern or from other Arab cultures, Israel is thoroughly westernized. It is far easier for a US citizen to travel in Israel than in some European countries. You don't need to know Hebrew to tour, drive and interact. Signage, official and commercial is in English. Israelis are plugged into American culture. You can talk to them about U.S. politics, music, TV shows and movies. OTOH, in Rome, I had to get help just to communicate with the cab driver. Israel participates in the Eurovision song contest, where all Europe unites around love or hatred of popular music. Sports too. Israel plays basketball in the European championships. The Giro d'Italia, Italy's version of the Tour de France starts in Israel next year.
This is by design. Even after Israel has peace treaties with all its Arab neighbors and has resolved the Palestinian crisis, it will continue to claim its place in Europe.
That was Theodore Herzl's dream: a national "European" home for the Jews. His Zion was a European Zion. For better or for worse this is the reality today.
The question for me is. What's next? What is our vision for Zion?
This is an urgent conversation since the current situation is intolerable on so many levels.
Sadly, the government at state and federal levels is determined to shut down this conversation. Our right to freely debate the issues is under threat. This anti-democratic legislation has come in many forms. The most recent and most severe form of this attack on our freedom to have this conversation is a bill that is making its way through both houses of congress. Senate Bill 720 comes perilously close to criminalizing the solidarity work I - and hundreds of thousands of others - do to bring peace and justice to Israel and Palestine. The bill has since passed its second reading. It is an astonishing piece of legislation. Quote: "Violations would be subject to a minimum civil penalty of $250,000 and a maximum criminal penalty of $ 1 million and 20 years in prison."
This bill is only one of a raft of similar laws that have been passed in state legislatures including here in Illinois. In order to do business with the state or find employment with the state, U.S. citizens are required to sign statements of allegiance to the State of Israel. Failure to swear allegiance to a foreign power results in a loss of livelihood.
The ACLU and other national organizations have protested. The ACLU writes:
"This bill would impose civil and criminal punishment on individuals solely because of their political beliefs about Israel and its policies."
And: "we assert that the government cannot, consistent with the
First Amendment, punish U.S. persons based solely on their expressed political beliefs."
I think this final sentence is most crucial:
"We take no position for or against the effort to boycott Israel or any foreign country, for that matter. However, we do assert that the government cannot, consistent with the First Amendment, punish U.S. persons based solely on their expressed political beliefs."
Having the conversation does not mean endorsing a particular opinion.
And yes, some of Israel's critics have expressed anti-Semitic views.
And by the same token, some of Israel's admirers are White Supremacists such as Richard Spencer or tinged with Christian anti-Semitism such as leaders of the tens of millions of Christian fundamentalist Zionists in our country.
We will continue to claim the public domain and to resist that and other attacks on our freedom.
To conclude, let me share with you my story of Israel and my vision for Zion:
I first became familiar with Israel when my family moved there in the late 1970s. Israel was still in a formal state of war with its Arab neighbors on all its borders with occasional flare-up on its northern border with the Palestinians in Lebanon. The Palestinian population within Israel, the West Bank and Gaza was docile. As a child, I remember my parents and I driving through the streets of Gaza City stopping to buy tomatoes from a roadside hut without a care in the world.
Israel had just one TV channel that broadcast a few of hours a day in the evening. My hometown of Jerusalem was a small town with a commercial center clustered around two intersecting streets. The socialism of the Founding generation was still an ideal upheld through the kibbutz movement. The political elite of the country was dominated by Ashkenazi Jewish men born in Eastern Europe: Shimon Peres, Menahem Begin, Yizhak Shamir.
Today, Israel has peace with its two major Arab neighbors and along most of its borders from Jordan to the east and Egypt to the south. The only border Israel still can't figure out is the internal one with its Palestinian population.
But the fundamentals are still the same, even amplified. Benjamin Netanyahu, the son of an Eastern European Jew has been the country's leader for almost all of the past two decades. Theodore Herzl's image still looks out over the parliament and the country. For better or worse, the country' retail and pop culture is thoroughly Americanized. McDonalds' golden arches loom over ubiquitous shopping malls. There are more cable channels than you could ever watch.
And now a wall runs right through the middle of the land dividing Palestinians who hold Israeli citizenship from the millions who don't. This wall hold the Middle East at bay. It allows the Westernized Israeli Jews to nurture the fantasy of a European Israel that is not really in the Middle East.
It is almost a perfect reversal of traditional Jewish thinking. Jews lived in shtetls in desperate conditions but lived in a headspace of Zion. When they held the etrog on Sukkot they could smell the sun and the freedom of Zion. Today, Israelis live in the Middle East but, have created a modern day shtetl where they imagine that they are in Europe and America.
Over the last two decades I have watched as Israel has gone deeper and deeper into its Jewish-only world. At the same time I have been on my own journey here in the U.S. As I discussed last night, this journey has taken me into the world of Interfaith. Back in Israel, all my friends were Jews. Now I have Christian friends and Moslem friends. I have Palestinian friends. And I relate to a much broader history of the Land of Israel than before. I now understand my Jewish story in a bigger context. And I am grateful for that. My life is richer.
I believe that this Jewish story of our connection to Israel is actually a part of our bigger journey as citizens of this country and citizens of the world. It is part of our heritage not just as Jews but as human beings.
I now see that bigger picture as my new Jewish story, as a Jew, as a rabbi. That is the root of my work on Israel. It's exciting.
My vision for Zion is as American as McDonalds and triple digit cable channels, only more so. My vision of Zion is justice for all under the law. And that means talking a lot more about the 50% of the population that we rarely mention in Jewish settings - the Palestinians along the 25% or so of Jews who originated in the Arab world.
And yes seeing Israel also through the eyes of Palestinians means giving up some Jewish comfort. It can be challenging. That is the price I pay for expanding my world. That is the joy of embracing others.
So my final question to you is: What is your vision for Zion?
What does God, the Divine source of goodness want us to do?
Thank you for walking with me today on a part of this journey.
I look forward to hearing your story and learning about your journey.
Shana Tova!


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This stunning Mermaid was designed and cut from 14 gauge steel, polished then clear coated for a durable, lasting finish. Comes with a hook welded to the back for easy hanging in your favorite spot. Can be hung indoors or out. Measures roughly 20" x 14"
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LONDON (CBS.MW) -- New Marks & Spencer MKS, -1.51% CEO Stuart Rose made the first shake-up in his brief reign as head of the British retailer that enterprenuer Philip Green is trying to acquire. Vittorio Radice, board director for general merchandise, will resign effective on Friday, the company said. Maurice Helfgott will on Friday move from executive director of food to executive director of menswear, childrenswear and home. Guy Farrant will take on interim responsibility for the food unit, and a search for a food head will start immediately, it said. Rose appointees Charles Wilson, will be in charge of Property, IT and Supply Chain and will work with him on strategy, while Steven Sharp will be responsible for Marketing, Store Development and Design. Independent non-executive directors will be named in the next 12 months to replace Brian Baldock and Stella Rimington, who both have served more than six years. "We have a huge opportunity at Marks & Spencer and some very talented people. We wanted to move quickly to ensure we have the right people in the right roles so we can move forward," Rose said. Shares were 0.4 percent weaker in London.
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JBLM reservists heading to Ebola zone for six months
A team of Joint Base Lewis-McChord reserve airmen left Saturday for an extended deployment supporting the military's Ebola-response efforts in West Africa.
About 15 airmen from the 446th Airlift Wing expect to be on the ground in Senegal for six months managing cargo and passengers moving through an airfield in the capital city of Dakar.
That's the longest commitment to the Ebola-response mission yet for a JBLM unit. So far, the base's role has been to send small teams of airmen back and forth to West Africa delivering people and cargo.
The airmen who left Saturday serve in two of the wing's aerial port squadrons.
"There's been no hesitation among the porters to go on this deployment. A common response has been, 'This is what we do,' " said Col. Bryan Runion, the 446th Mission Support Group commander.
Up to 4,000 U.S. military service members could deploy to West Africa in coming months to build and oversee 18 Ebola treatment facilities. Most of the facilities are to be built in Liberia.


text: Happy New Year to you all and thanks for your patience. I now have some time on my hands to finally blog all my beautiful weddings from 2011 and beyond :D Sarah and Matt travelled all the way from Atlanta for a destination wedding in Napa. A beautiful October day with a slight breeze and a stunning sunflower theme (one of my favorite flowers :) an outdoor ceremony and cocktail hour followed by dinner in the Charles Krug Winery Carriage House Great Room. Having never met prior to the Big Day it was an honor getting to know them both on such and important day and their love for each other was abundantly clear and their smiles contagious. I feel blessed to have been invited to capture their special day. Here are just a few of my favorites of the day, it was hard to narrow down. Sarah+Matt, I wish you both a lifetime of happiness!! Huge thanks to Stephanie Cole of A Dream Wedding for her amazing planning and communication.


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A Marin County sheriff's deputy suffered minor injuries in a head-on collision with a suspected intoxicated driver early Sunday morning in Mill Valley, California Highway Patrol officials said.
CHP officers received a call at 3:19 a.m. asking for help because a sheriff's deputy was in a traffic collision.
The collision occurred on Shoreline Highway, CHP officials said.
An investigation suggests that 34-year-old Justin Satterfield of Mill Valley was driving a 1997 Honda Civic on Shoreline Highway when he allegedly failed to negotiate a curve.
A sheriff's deputy was coming from the opposite direction when the 34-year-old's car allegedly crossed in front of the deputy's and the two vehicles collided head-on, according to CHP officials.
Satterfield was uninjured. CHP officers interviewed him and arrested him on suspicion of DUI causing injury. Satterfield was taken to the county jail.
The sheriff's deputy was treated and released from a local hospital.


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Kayla and Her Boys
My heart really can barely contain how much I am in love with this session. Everything about this night was a photographer's dream come true-- a beautiful mama whose heart is bursting in love with her two adorable little boys, a fantastic setting, gorgeous light, and those little boys so in love with their mama in return. We explored and laughed and ran and played.
Kayla is such a wonderful mother. You can see it in the way her children look at her. You can see it in the way she made everything magical, playing castle in one location and searching for fairies in another. Having the opportunity to watch these sweet little boys grow up through my camera lens has been awesome for me, but it's also been so fun watching her grow as a mom.
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Lots of things happening around Japan in the last few days that are weather related. The massive rains that began last Sunday in the area I was in along the Sea of Japan ended up becoming quite deadly. My train may have ben delayed and really slow on my way back to Kobe from Kinosaki, but I suppose I was lucky just to make it back safely.
Death toll from Yamaguchi mudslides, heavy rain reaches 7
YAMAGUCHI - A female resident at a nursing home for the elderly that was hit by a mudslide was found dead Wednesday in the city of Hofu, Yamaguchi Prefecture, bringing the death toll in the prefecture from mudslides and swollen rivers triggered by Tuesday's torrential rain to seven, local police said.
Hundreds of police officers, firefighters and personnel from the Self-Defense Forces are searching for nine people who remain missing, assisted by three private-sector rescue workers dispatched by a group in Itami, Hyogo Prefecture along with three search-and-rescue dogs. Read More...
Here are some pictures of the beautiful little onsen town of Kinosaki, Japan. I was there for two incredible days with my wife last weekend. I suppose that to foreigners, this town is a living stereotype of what many people think Japan to have been in the past.
Kinosaki, Japan
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
A Rainy Summer
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oh i remember this from here http://regex.info/blog/2009-01-27/1126 , very cool place.
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Some Inequalities for the Finite Hilbert Transform of a Product
Dragomir, Sever S (2003) Some Inequalities for the Finite Hilbert Transform of a Product. Communications of the Korean Mathematical Society, 18 (1). pp. 39-57. ISSN 1225-1763Full text for this resource is not available from the Research Repository.
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Plan to convert Hearst Building, home to old Examiner, to a hotel
The landmark Hearst office building at Third and Market streets, once the home of the San Francisco Examiner, would be converted to a luxury hotel under a plan the owners expect to submit to the city in the next few weeks.
The 13-story, 120,000-square-foot building, which is 100 percent occupied — mostly by small businesses and nonprofits — would be transformed into a 130-room boutique hotel. The property would capitalize on the structure's colorful history as one of three newspaper buildings — The Chronicle and the Call were the others — at the intersection of Third, Kearny and Market streets, once known as the Newspaper Angle.
Hearst, which owns The San Francisco Chronicle, informed its tenants of the plan in a letter Tuesday. The media company, which is based in New York and also invests in real estate and ranching, is working on the project with JMA Ventures. A few years ago, JMA Ventures converted another city landmark, Ghirardelli Square, into Fairmont Heritage Place, a mix of a hotel and fractional condos. Kenwood Investments is also a partner in the Hearst Building deal.
JMA Ventures partner Todd Chapman said Ghirardelli Square, which has the city's highest hotel room rates, shows that visitors to San Francisco are hungry for accommodations that mix city history with modern amenities.
"People like to stay in a building with a story to tell," Chapman said. "We plan to celebrate the heritage but bring on some modern amenities and flair. We think adaptive reuse — bringing the systems up to current standards — is something that will be for the good of the building."
Tenant gets inspired
Chapman said the move toward hospitality was partially inspired by the work of one of the building's tenants, Future Bars, which operates three businesses in the structure: the Local Edition and Lark bars, as well Cask, a spirits shop. Local Edition, which opened four years ago, has decor that is an homage to the city's newspaper history with displays of vintage newspapers, printing presses, Dictaphones and Linotype machines.
"It's our busiest bar," said Future Bars partner Brian Sheehy, whose group owns eight drinking establishments. "People really latched onto it. They love to be in a building with so much history."
Sheehy said he has long-term leases at all three businesses.
"We are there to stay," he said. "In the long run it will be good for business, but we'll be sorry to see some of our best customers at Cask and Local Edition have to find a new location."
Meeting with Kim, union
Chapman said the development partners had met with Supervisor Jane Kim as well as representatives from Local 2, which represents hotel workers. He said the hotel would be all union.
A historic preservation architect and design team have not been selected yet.
The transformation of the building could be bad news for some nonprofits that have long called the structure home and that now face a difficult real estate market. Nonprofit tenants include the California Preservation Foundation, the National Trust for Historic Places, the Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation and Death Penalty Focus.
Chapman emphasized that the process of getting city approval for the conversion would take several years and that tenants would have plenty of time to seek new locations.
The proposal comes as the city is seeing a huge increase in new hotel proposals — there are more than a dozen hotel projects containing more than 4,000 rooms.
If they all get built, San Francisco would get four new hotels in Mid-Market, three in Mission Bay and six South of Market and in the Transbay neighborhood. Others would be added to the northern waterfront, Fisherman's Wharf and the Marina.
The influx in new hotel projects is being prompted by a mix of booming tourism, robust business travel, healthy convention business and a development that has added only a handful of major hotels in the past 15 years. Demand, and prices, are high. San Francisco had a record number of visitors in 2015 — 24.6 million, an increase of 2.7 percent over 2014.
Hotel in 19th century
If Hearst is successful in converting the building, it will not be the first time a hotel has graced that corner. Before it was purchased by the Hearst family, the southeast corner of Third and Market was home to the Nucleus Hotel. That was knocked down in 1898 to make way for the first Hearst Building, home to the Examiner. That structure was destroyed in the 1906 earthquake and fire and replaced in 1911 by the Spanish revival building there today, with Tennessee pink marble on lower floors a terra-cotta facade.
The Examiner moved out in 1965 and it has been an office building since then. In 2000, the Hearst Corp. bought The Chronicle and, after a lawsuit, gave the Examiner to the Fang family, which has since sold the publication.
J.K. Dineen is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: email@example.com Twitter: @SFjkdineen


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Did you know you can stay overnight at Ralphie's house (which still has a leg lamp in the window) and visit an authentic version of Who-ville? We bet you didn't know Bedford Falls is practically a real place, too. Bring your family's favorite holiday films to life with a trip to one of these Christmas movie locations.
1. "A Christmas Story" – Cleveland
Visit Ralphie's real house in Cleveland! The Christmas Story House & Museum welcomes families to explore the rooms and props featured in the classic Christmas movie. And it's all interactive — get your picture taken on the bed where Ralphie dreamed of his BB gun, or sit on the floor of the bathroom where he had his mouth washed out with soap. Afterward, stop at the gift shop for — what else — leg lamps, along with other fun movie memorabilia.
Families can also stay overnight at The Christmas Story House! Up to six people are permitted per night, with sleeping arrangements in the third-floor loft where Randy and Ralphie slept. Overnight guests enjoy private, after-hours access to the house.
Recommended Hotel: Aloft Cleveland Downtown
2. "It's a Wonderful Life" – Seneca Falls, NY
Bedford Falls was created in a California movie studio, but it was inspired by the town of Seneca Falls in Upstate New York. Visit and you'll see the many resemblances, including the George Bailey Bridge. Seneca Falls has capitalized on its claim to fame, with a movie museum and movie-inspired street names (Angel Avenue, George Bailey Lane). And each year, the New York town also hosts a three-day festival to commemorate "It's a Wonderful Life."
Recommended Hotel: Watkins Glen Harbor Hotel
3. "Home Alone II: Lost in New York City" – New York, NY
While most classic Christmas movies have been shot in New York City, nothing quite compares to "Home Alone II: Lost in New York." Fans, too, can get lost in New York, following Kevin McCallister's footsteps to Central Park; Battery Park; Radio City Music Hall; FAO Schwartz (Duncan's Toy Chest), which is making a return in 2018; and even Uncle Rob's House (51 West 95th Street). Complete your visit with room service in Suite 411 ("Kevin's Suite") at The Plaza Hotel! Don't want to "get lost"? Check out the Holiday Lights and Movie Sites Tour with On Location Tours.
Recommended Hotel: The Plaza Hotel
4. "The Polar Express" – Multiple Locations
Your kids can relive the magic of "The Polar Express" again and again on Polar Express train rides across the country. Some rides are exclusively licensed by the Polar Express, guaranteeing hot chocolate, sing-alongs and visits with Santa — just like the movie. Others offer their own spin on the children's classic, with the Grapevine Vintage Railroad in Texas even offering kids a chance to stop at the North Pole! For more ideas, see 10 Best Polar Express Train Rides in the U.S.
Recommended Hotel: Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center
5. "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" – Universal Studios
Yes, Who-ville is a real place at Universal Studios! Both parks in Orlando and Universal City, California, celebrate Grinchmas, transforming into a life-like version of Who-ville. Highlights at Universal Orlando Resort include The Grinch & Friends Character Breakfast, The Grinchmas Who-liday Spectacular and photo ops. In Anaheim, Universal Hollywood Studios offers cookie and ornament decorating and the Studio Tour Backlot Grinchmas Who-bilation of Who-Ville, where Whos sing and dance from the actual movie set.
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Harley-Davidson Street Glide
What is it?
It's virtually the same bike as the 2009 Street Glide, but with the more powerful 1 690cc engine, compared to its predecessor's 1 584 cc engine. Therefore torque is up by 8 percent. The Street Glide is not a full-on tourer like the Electra Glide aka The Couch, but still offers plenty of wind protection and fair ride quality.
Most likely because they don't make that much power (kW or hp) Harley-Davidson does not quote these figures, but rather focus on the torque: a muscular 134 Nm at just 3 500 rpm.
Style, instruments and equipment
The Street Glide features the bat-wing fairing, designed by Willie Davidson and seen on Harley-Davidsons since 1969. It provides plenty of wind protection for your arms and lower body, but the screen is too short to shield the rider's head and upper body. However, the short screen looks sexier than the taller examples and it gives the Street Glide a more wicked, street-rod look. ABS brakes, cruise control and a HarmanKardon sound system are standard. It provides big volume and clear sound on the go. The panniers are easy to open or close, but there's only space for a hair dryer, laptop and one set of clothes. A siren and immobiliser protects against theft.
If you think Harleys to be slow, you're in for a surprise. Not only does this one fly, it also has a responsive throttle. Overtaking is easy and the tall 6th gear is perfect for cruising.
Ride and Handling
Another surprise was the possible lean angles on this beast. It corners rather well for a cruiser and we didn't scrape the foot pegs once. The tiny pillion seat is meant for short distances only. A bigger seat for the passenger will set you back around R3 800 and a back rest about R5 000.
Likes / Dislikes
The torque / the price
Verdict and rating
It's a dream machine, but you can get the same bang for less buck, if you're prepared to look to Triumph or the Japanese brands. Rating: 7
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Kawasaki VN1700 Voyager, Triumph Rocket III Touring, Victory Cross Country, Kawasaki VN1700 Voyager
Specifications – Harley-Davidson Street Glide
- Engine 1 690 cc, four-stroke, air-cooled, fuel-injected v-twin with integrated oil cooler. Two valves per cylinder.
- Gearbox 6-speed, belt drive
- Power Unknown
- Torque 134 Nm @ 3 500 rpm
- Weight 368 kg "in running order"
- Seat height& ground clearance 663 mm laden / 715 mm unladen and 125 mm
- Fuel capacity 22.7 litres
- Fuel consumption (city and highway combined) 5.6 litres/100 km
- Tank range
- Warranty and servicing Two years unlimited km; service every 8 000 km (first service at 1 600 km)
- Price R263 000
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Mudrooms Are For All Seasons
Hello Spring, and with all the melting snow, hello mud! Mudrooms are a space to hang up our coats, stow away our keys and bags and most importantly a place to take off our muddy shoes. As the seasons change what you may find in a mudroom may change. During the winter months, the mudroom can be set up with coat hooks for each family member and even a spare for a guest's coat, cubbies for winter hats, mittens and gloves, and an area for wet, snowy shoes and boots. In the spring, there could be rain coats and boots in the mudroom, along with the shoes used for the garden and the kid's bike helmets. As the summer arrives, the coat rack can now be a place to hang towels and the cubbies that held mittens and gloves are now great spaces for sunscreen and baseball hats. As the fall approaches, the mudroom is a place to hang school bags and work totes. Many items will have year round homes in a mudroom, like sports equipment, reusable shopping totes, the leash for the dog, and even the recycling. When designing a mudroom, think about how you will use the space; pick items that fit your lifestyle and your family. Many people have multiple hooks for each person so that they have a space for a coat and a bag. Cabinets and cubbies are great for stashing items, cubbies closer to the floor can be for shoes and ones on an open shelf can be used for small items like keys and sunglasses.
The use of baskets and totes can add color the room and can be personalized for different members of the family. The floor of the mudroom should be durable and easy to clean, like tile and the addition of a scatter rug or a boot tray add a space to place wet shoes. By having a bench in a mudroom, you gain a place to sit while putting on or taking off shoes. If the bench opens, it can be used for storage of extra mittens, gloves, outside toys and other items.
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Have you considered adding a new furry friend to your family this year? In the U.S. alone, the number of owned pets is estimated to be 70-80 million dogs and 74-96 million cats. In addition to being sweet, cuddly companions, your pets can also be hard on the environment.
If you love your pets and the environment, here are some resources to help you be good to both.
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The concept of recycling doesn't only apply to cans or newspaper. Just like going to the thrift store to get a good deal on a used item, consider rescuing and rehoming an adoptable dog or cat from your local shelter. Give them a second chance by "recycling" them. Each year 3 million cats and dogs are euthanized in shelters. An estimated 80% of these animals are healthy or treatable so why not give the cats and dogs already available a home instead of buying from a breeder? For more facts about pet ownership in the U.S. go to the Humane Society's website.


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Ever fall on your sword?
Silly question…if you had, in its historic sense, you wouldn't be reading this…
But maybe you know someone who has…?
If you have been using the idiom like I do – it connotes believing in an idea so fiercely, so passionately that you would do anything – anything – to see it fulfilled. And – funnily enough – it's usually used to infer what won't happen – as in: "Some big idea – he won't fall on his sword for it"; or, "Are you nuts????? Do you think I'd fall on my sword for that?" Rarely have I heard – "Oh my God, what an amazing session – she was ready to fall on her sword to sell her thinking."
Turns out the original usage was centered around accountability. Predating the Japanese tradition, it was the ultimate expression of assuming liability for a screw up. I imagine if you did it – no one would question the fact that it was your f— up and, by extension, no one else could be blamed – passionate management…if a little final.
In its current usage it's also about accountability…of sorts. Of sorts I say, because I'm not sure if the stakes are quite the same.
When you think about my example above – "…he won't fall on his sword for it," the connotation is that someone won't take accountability for an idea rather than the older usage denoting accountability for an action (or even an inaction) that had some greater effect in the world – most likely negative.
Now – I'm all about passion – and believe that no idea gets to see the light of day without it – but ideas are, at their best, living, growing things – the best ones don't stop growing because it's mine or yours – au contraire – they get better and better as they get shared and built on.
And so the question – would you fall on your sword for your idea?
"To be willing to die for an idea is to set a rather high price on conjecture." Anatole France
Now – let's be clear before the stones are thrown – I get that ideas like freedom ignite a different set of passions – I'm not talking about that kind of sacrifice….
The way I see it – we live in a world where the ability to think, to speculate, to imagine – has never been greater and where the reward for success in dreaming has never been bigger.
Let me be clear again – I don't mean speculation like Jon Corzine – no doubt many would like to see him fall on his sword – and, in fact, a good part of the 99% movement revolves around the notion that no one has yet fallen on their swords in accountability or contrition for economic speculation…your call if you think he/they should.
But as we envision, as we conceive and innovate – it seems to me that Anatole has the right idea.
Be passionate – very passionate – but choose your sword falling wisely….and its corollary – what are you willing to kill for….
"The one serious conviction that a man should have is that nothing is to be taken too seriously." Nicholas Butler
Imagine how much better the world would be….
What's your view?
By the way, if you should insist on the sword…:


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Realtor.com's new neighborhoods describes the Clintonville neighborhood as:
"About Clintonville Clinton is a village in Summit County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,337 at the 2000 census."
Someone in Clintonville or a Realtor will straightrn it out at some point. The source of the info is Wikipedia. It may be accurate info about the village in Summit County.
The houses and maps are for Clintonville the neighborhood or area on the north-side of Columbus in Franklin County. The listings are for the area on the north-side of Columbus that is known as Clintonville.
Realtor.com's Neighborhoods says there are 246 homes for sale. Wouldn't that be a lot for a village with less than 1400 residents? Figuring two people average for house, nearly half the homes in the village would be for sale.
In case you can not tell, I am not a fan of Realtor.com. Realtor.com is NOT the National Association of Realtors, a trade organization. Realtor.com is a vendor that the National Association of Realtors made a dumb deal with a number of years ago…
There is plenty of confusion about where the boundaries of Clintonville are… we don't need a village in Summit County (Akron area) to make things worse.
The Clintonville Neighborhood page on Realtor.com the map shows the neighborhood on the north side of Columbus in Franklin County. The map covers what I would call Clintonville and Beechwold, but it is all the Clintonville area. It looks like Realtor.com is including almost up to Chase Rd. as Clintonville.
Is this website including in Clintonville the Graceland area? Delawanda? Salem Village? Tremont Gardens? Worthington Forest Condos? Northview Estates? But not Chaseland….
What does Realtor.com say the average price is for homes in Clintonville?
"Average Home Price$213,950
Average Rental Price $381
Homes for Sale 246″
Do you buy the Realtor.com Neighborhood numbers for Clintonville? The rental number looks 'crazy low' but I am not involved with rentals.
The map at the top shows homes for sale listed as Clintonville in the Columbus Board of Realtors multiple listing service, in the post Clintonville the debate rages on… there is another map showing properties listed as Beechwold.
What's Worthington? is about the Realtor.com neighborhood page identifying the 43085 ZIP code as Worthington.
Come back… I will compare the Realtor.com Clintonville Neighborhood to reality


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Fashion Week Street Style/
One of my all-time favorite pasttimes of my time in fashion culture is combing through the spectacle that is New York City Fashion Week street style and this season did not disappoint. While I wasn't particularly inspired overall, I was happy to see a shift from the minimalist cool-girl fashion that has reigned for the past few years. Shift is probably not the right word, because fashion has taken a hard left from minimalism to complete maximalism! The satement coat was out in full force. And we're not just talking fur or a bright color, we are talking mixing and patching, color-blocking, colored fur, and it just gets kookier from there.
The fashion glitteratti didn't have it easy this season, the temps fluctuated from -15 all the way to 55 degrees! The fashionistas had to pack and prepare for everything! Heels had to battle snow, rain, slush and wind. Layers, big scarves, and little little neckties and statement coats were the big trend winners on the concrete runways.
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1. House of Leaves is a great book. It jumped into my top ten of all time. Check it out if you need something to read.
2. Lost in Translation sucks.
3. Motherfuckin' Brewers: WE SENT THE CUBS TO THE PLAYOFFS. SOMEONE KILL ME.
4. Madd, I can play on Wednesday, but I can't be hungover on Thr because I'm getting teeth pulled that morning. Holla if you want, I'll answer my phone if it's before 1:00 am CST.
5. Timmah, I still have your weiners.
7. Hojo hell: At 3:30am I stepped on a nail. It hit the bone in the bottom of my foot. I was drunk. Way drunk. I splashed some water on it, slept for a half hour, went to work at 5am. The 7am bellman never showed. I worked 5-3 pm. After work I went to the hospital.
8. Hojo Joy: Meeting Cal.


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...Or so it is marketed as.
In truth, I don't think I've ever seen anyone use this program seriously for any reason. Any claims it should make about collaborative drawing are total bupkus with the tone that it claims them in.
Why am I discussing this now, though?
It's simple.
Drawpile is one of my favorite things ever.
While any gamer with friends could easily tell you that any game can be a lot of fun if you have friends to play it with, there are certain special kinds of things that can really only be enjoyed if you're part of a niche crowd, such as artists and drawpile. And really, the kind of insanity such a thing invokes is in no other word, unique.
Put a bunch of weird artists together on a single canvas and tell them to go nuts, and you get something like this:
My first experience with Drawpile.
(here's a fuller sized image if you want one)
As is the norm with these things, I could not tell you half the stuff that is on this one. But as far as initiation into the world of Drawpile goes, I think I got a pretty good deal.
Here's how my typical Drawpile session works:
1.Find a Discord server that does them.
Easy enough. While the application is meant for gamers to be able to chat with one another in game, there are a few artist servers out there, and Discord is the best voice-chat I've ever had, so that's a plus.
2. Join the voice channel at the appropriate time and log into the Drawpile server with your Drawpile application.
Groups that do Drawpile will usually announce ahead of time, but I find the best ones are somewhat spontaneous.
3. Crack yourself up.
As I said earlier, Drawpile is never serious. Ever.
Really, though, I've already said much about that which I want to say in some of my tweet-chains I've posted. Here's two of them.
Regardless, what's so magical about Drawpile, and how can I explain how much fun I have in it when my average viewer probably insists they cannot draw a straight line?
Let's start with this. The proof is in the pudding.
I've done 4 more since.
Beyond that, we've all been children, right? If you've ever played imagined scenarios with your toys, putting things together willy-nilly, then you've basically got Drawpile. Artists get together and simply draw one of the first things that comes to mind, then look around the canvas.
The true magic of drawpile is when artists play off of one another's art, coming up with silly ideas to either explain or add to others drawings.
That's why I love Drawpile.
But I think I've rambled too long without a plan. The real reason I've posted this is because I want to actually make use of VHV's news page, and why not post my thoughts up there? Sounds good to me! (Of course it does, I'm the one doing it)
Have a good day, everyone, and I hope I actually have something a little better thought out to say later!


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