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Storefront Art Installation
ROLE: Creative Direction
DESC.: Light-Art Installation
CODE SUPPORT: Travis St.Denis
Looking to bridge digital animation skills with the physical I created a hypnotic light-art installation for Zane's Queen West retail location.
Inspired by the work of artists like Dan Flavin and James Turrell, the piece adds depth to color and plays with the viewer's perspective as they pass by.
The triangles are constructed of laser-cut acrylic and fitted with custom arduino electronics which playback a series of captivating animations. Thanks to SteamLabs & InterAccess for the local workshop resources.
Concept Art + Daytime Exterior:
3D Print Keyboard Cap
Replacement Battery Cap for Apple's A1255 keyboard.
I tried contacting apple by phone and in-store to have this piece replaced but unfortunately that is not an option. Available for free on Shapeways and Thingiverse.
In all fairness, this is just a basic blob of plastic. That said, I post this because it's a step away from our tendencies to simply replace items as one small part fails (or goes missing in this case). As 3D printing becomes more accessible, it will become easier to share ideas and now hardware to solve simple problems and reduce our impact on the environment.
If printed in plastic, copper tape (or possibly tin foil) would be required to make contact with the batteries. A second model has been created for printers with dual-plastic abilities and access to conductive plastics.
GoPro Lens Hood Print
ROLE: 3D Model & 3D Print
DESC.: Fabrication
CLIENT: RTG (Real Time Graphics)
PROJECT: World Series of Poker
At The World Series of Poker ESPN events, a series of GoPro cameras are built into the table to capture a player's cards and display them to the audience.
RTG required custom lens hoods for these camera's to eliminate the lens flares from the studio lights.
Together, we created a simple, clean, lens hood prototype for their live event.
Why 3D Printing will make a mark
Part 1: A case for mass adoption
Part 2: Links for further resources / getting started (at the bottom)
Having recently acquired a 3D printer, there's lots of hype about the technology and most of what's out there poorly expresses the real potential.
Business has had 3D printing for years. What's interesting is that the hardware has become affordable to sell to individuals at a (mildly) reasonable price (…at the moment $600-3k CDN).
As with all emerging technologies, they come with their shortfalls. Although the shortfalls are worth noting, they're not worth focusing on too heavily as improvements are coming out monthly. At the moment, printers are slow (5 mins to 12+ hours a print), materials are limited, and the technology isn't entirely user friendly. All of this will be resolved as companies understand how to incorporate this into their business plans.
A fair comparison would be to say that 3D printing is in the dot-matrix era of 2D printers. Although paper printers have yet to replace the quality experienced in a magazine, they still revolutionized how a home computer is used and in most households.
Dialog Logo Reveal
ROLE: Motion Designer
DESC.: Logo Reveal
CLIENT: Dialog Conference
AGENCY: Elvis Communications
CHIEF CREATIVE OFFICER: Carlos Garavito
ART DIRECTOR: David Laing
I was brought in to add depth and animation to a logo Elvis Communications had created for a client of theirs. The logo would be projected on screens at their conference and occasionally "refresh" in an interesting yet non-intrusive way.
My challenge was to add visual intrigue to the minimal/elegant logo Elvis had created.
Here is where we ended up:
Please take the time to review the approaches we explored below as I feel there is lots that we considered which unfortunately had to be left out.
ROLE: Title Design & FX
DESC.: Digital Content
AGENCY: The Hive
CLIENT: Jack Daniels
CD: Simon Creet
EXEC. PROD.: Michelle Rich [PosterBoy]
ART DIRECTOR: Mark Ralph
COPY: Meghan Kraemer
EDIT: Redrick Barbaza @ PosterBoy Edit
I was contacted by PosterBoy to help devise the gritty rock 'n roll look associated with the JD brand and create titles. Since the brand's existing look is strongly defined, the objectives were clear: artistically interpret the end goal and have it created, revised and approved by agency + client in 3 days.
Below is a comparison of the offline edit and the final output:
Note that the end frame layout was provided by the agency.
ROLE: 3D Motion Design + Animation Direction
DESC.: Broadcast TV
AGENCY: The Hive
PRODUCER: Sumit Ajwani
ART DIRECTOR: Brad Van Schaik
COPY: Klint Davies
EDITOR: Aaron Dark @ School Editing
ONLINE: Paul Binney @ School Editing
OLG needed an animation for an upcoming TV spot that made their Pools game clear and familiar. A minimalistic environment helped familiarize the audience with the look of the game, while a subtle animation on the sports logo grabbed the audiences attention to see it in a new way.
I was fortunate to have been awarded the project despite pitching alongside other great Toronto studios. As always, it was a pleasure to work with School Editing and The Hive.
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Experimental Ambient Renders
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Dead Astronauts: Music Video Teaser
ROLE: Motion + 3D Artist
CONCEPT / CREATIVE: Jared Nickerson + Josh Ingleby
MUSIC: Dead Astronauts – "Favorite Lover"
TYPOGRAPHY: Filip Komorowski + Jthree Concepts
Business Card: Making Of
With only one week away from SXSW I felt obliged to create a business card for myself. After what had been 2 years without a card, setting a short term deadline was the only way it'd get done.
I've been walking through a lot of alleys lately hoping to inspire a small project. Their significance grew as I realized that Manhattan barely had any alleys, creating even more appeal for Toronto's urban landscape.
The video below outlines a breakdown of the process:
Foursquare Fourcam
ROLE: Concept + Director + Editor
DESC.: Event Video
April 16th is the official anniversary for the mobile app Foursquare. More than 15 cities celebrated the mobile location based "check-in" app by throwing their own "Foursquare Day" events to celebrate local business.
This year's 2nd annual Foursquare Day in Toronto was a great success with sponsors donating everything from autographed Tim Burton books (TIFF) to phone cases for every patron (iSkin). Even our (usually) pathetic mayor (Rob Ford) acknowledged the date with a signed letter from his office.
I documented this event with a home-made camera system that appropriately reflected the client and medium that Foursquare users embrace: the smartphone.
Rationale: 4 Squares, Mobile technology, 4 Camera phones. (enough said, no?)
Making Of:
3D Line Test
Quick exploration for an upcoming project.
Exploration: Hair Test
A quick exploration of the hair effect in Cinema 4D.
Music: Phantogram
Typography: Extrude Exploration
Messing around with extruded type in Cinema 4D after seeing a post from GSG.
Wolf Reserve
It always feels good getting out of the city and into the woods. This past weekend i got the opportunity to see a pack of wolves that live on a reserve in northern Ontario.
Watch the tail of the wolf that is pressured by the Alpha (black)…he's the Omega in the pack. Although much larger than the Alpha wolf, he unfortunately is very likely to be killed by the rest of the pack when they get fed up with him.
Motion Stabilized in After Effects
Colored in Apple Color
Music by American Dollar
Camera Panasonic LX3
Paper Experiment
I tend to get a little obsessed about the projects I'm working on and begin to buy and position myself around any and all objects that loosely relate to it. I enjoy the idea of 'living the project' and feel good allowing the creative part of my work flow into the daily purchases and decisions.
My latest purchase of a crumpled paper trash can ties in with the copius amounts of crumpled newsprint i've been photographing for an audio driven stop motion experiment.
Another 2 weeks of exploring animation possibilities and i should be done…JUST in time for my trip to Cuba (hence the music in the vids). Here's a peek:


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It's Good Friday, and again I am presenting a film that I've only recently discovered. In truth, it is a television show, dating from back in the 1970's. But as the main character is G.K. Chesterton's beloved character named Father Brown, I gave it a look and enjoyed this episode immensely. I think you may enjoy it too. [Read more…]
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IT was a summer evening and a Saturday night, last July 24, so Theodore (Teddy) Jones, a 20-year-old grocery clerk, and his date, 15-year-old Annie Lucas, decided to go to Coney Island with three friends. They arrived fairly late, rode the Himalaya Ride, and then joined some 150 teen-agers dancing to recorded music on the sidewalk outside.
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text: Book Bridge Project Challenges Readers' Ideas on Bioethics and Race Posted: Wednesday, September 12, 2012 at 11:15 AM Article by: Joe Clark, email@example.com LARGO, Md.—The Book Bridge Project at Prince George's Community College, a community-wide reading and engagement initiative, hosts a series of community dialogues about The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot. Interactive discussion groups are designed to challenge people's ideas and belief systems on issues relevant to today's society. Scheduled events include book clubs, poetry workshops and creative readings. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks chronicles the life of Henrietta Lacks, a poor black tobacco farmer whose cells were taken without her knowledge. Lacks' cells became one of the most important tools in medicine, vital for developing the polio vaccine, cloning, gene mapping and in vitro fertilization. Skloot takes the reader on an extraordinary journey, from the "colored" ward of Johns Hopkins Hospital in the 1950s to stark white laboratories with freezers filled with Lacks' cells. The college community selected the book to encourage readers to examine how far racial discrimination can extend when left unchecked and wholly supported by a society. Book Club Meetings, Wednesdays in October, 1 p.m. and 6 p.m., Accokeek Hall. Participants will discuss book chapters divided into four sections. Legacy of Lacks Workshop, November 14, 6 p.m., Accokeek Hall. An experienced area poet will assist students as they create submissions for a December poetry slam. Legacy of Lacks Poetry Slam, December 5, 6 p.m., Largo Student Center. Writers will present their original works of poetry. About the Book Bridge Project The annual Book Bridge Project at Prince George's Community College was established in 1997. Using literature as a base for building a bridge between the college campus and community, the project fosters improved relationships across the county. The founder of Book Bridge, retired PGCC English professor Mary Brown, compared the project to a book club that is open to anyone in the community with partners including businesses, churches, schools and social groups. Each year, college employees select from a list of books, and the publication receiving the most votes becomes the feature book of the program. Past reading selections include President Barack Obama's Dreams from My Father, Ben Carson's Gifted Hands, Bebe Moore Campbell's Brothers and Sisters, Eric Schlosser's Fast Food Nation, Michelle Singletary's Spend Well, Live Rich and James McBride's Song Yet Sung. The Book Bridge Project is supported in part by the Prince George's Community College Foundation, Inc., English Department, Developmental English/Reading Department in the Learning Foundations Division, and the Prince George's Community College Library. For more information, contact email@example.com. Prince George's Community College is a National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Two-year Education designated by the National Security Agency and the Department of Homeland Security (2010-2015). Established in 1958, Prince George's Community College provides transfer and career programs that help students transfer to four-year colleges and universities and prepare them for the workforce. Each year, 40,000 students take part in more than 200 academic programs and workforce development and continuing education courses. Located in Largo, Maryland, Prince George's Community College has additional sites at Joint Base Andrews, University Town Center in Hyattsville, Laurel College Center, Skilled Trades Center in Camp Springs, and Westphalia Training Center in Upper Marlboro. For more information, visit the college website at www.pgcc.edu, follow on Twitter, Facebook, Foursquare, LinkedIn and tune-in to Transforming Lives at Prince George's Community College, Mondays at 11 a.m. # # # Related News StoriesPGCC Alumna Named Dean of Workforce Development Posted: April 18, 2012Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown Addresses Minority Business in Maryland Posted: April 18, 2012Upward Bound Program Awarded $1.25 Million Posted: June 13, 2012May Events Feature Music, Art and Health Screenings Posted: April 25, 2012Job Training Program Opens New Career Path for Unemployed Posted: April 25, 2012Honor Students Awarded Prestigious Jack Kent Cooke Scholarships Posted: April 23, 2012Eighteen Year-Old College Graduate Inspires Class of 2012 Posted: April 22, 2012Raheem DeVaughn Headlines Spring Music Festival 2012 Posted: April 19, 2012


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Wednesday, January 21, 2009
One Time While I Was Watching Lost
I was watching another Lost episode almost exactly a year ago.
I remember that episode so clearly, it was the one when Sun finds out she's pregnant: Adam and I were sitting on the couch together, watching the look on Sun's face as she takes the pregnancy test. That's when it hit me, and I felt like I had been punched in the stomach. I was late . . . really late. Not sure why I hadn't noticed or thought of it earlier, actually.
Luckily, I had a pregnancy scare earlier that summer so I had an extra "pee stick" laying around upstairs. Commercial break came around, and I told Adam I was just going to go to the bathroom upstairs really quickly (this was before we had DVR - best invention ever).
My heart was pounding in my chest as my slightly shaky hands ripped open the package and read the directions. And it was there, locked in a tiny bathroom during the commercial break of LOST, that I first saw that faint pink line. The one that meant my life was never going to be the same. My stomach was twisting, my palms were sweating, and my heart was fluttering as I raced back downstairs and watched the rest of the episode, LIKE NOTHING HAD CHANGED.
For some reason, in my mind, there was a good chance that I imagined the line, or maybe it didn't really mean I was pregnant (even though Jack had clearly told Sun that those tests were accurate and didn't give false positives -- and everyone knows what Jack says GOES). So I went to bed (notice I didn't say I actually slept), without even hinting anything to Adam about our life changing because of a little peanut inside me.
The next morning I woke up, leaped out of bed and went straight to the store to purchase some new, more accurate, tests. Two more tests only confirmed that my eggo was preggo.
Don't get my wrong, this was NOT a horrible accidental pregnancy, we were planning on starting a family soon . . . it's just the reality of the fact that I was going to be a MOM sort of felt like a large tree had fallen on my chest, making breathing a little difficult.
Anyhow, I wanted to tell Adam the news with a cute bib or onesie or something that said "I love my daddy." However, trips to three or four stores proved that babies do not, in fact, love their daddies enough to wear bibs or onesies proclaiming as much. Luckily, my local Target (where else?!) did have a cute little bib that said "Amo a Papa." Now, I don't speak Spanish (at least not beyond what's necessary for ordering Mexican food), but I was pretty sure this meant something similar to "I love my daddy." So I bought it, stuck it in a bag and waited anxiously for Adam to get home from work.
The minute Adam walked in the door, I blurt out that I had a present for him and practically threw the bag at him. Then I went and sat on the couch, peeking out from under my favorite furry blanket to watch his reaction. Despite his understandable confusion at receiving a Spanish phrase on a baby bib, he was able to decipher the general message.
The expression on his face as he turned to ask me "Are we pregnant?!!" was one of excitement and joy. I burst into tears and asked him "you aren't mad?" I have NO idea why I thought he would be mad. I sure he was scared, overwhelmed, excited . . . but definitely not mad.
Despite the barrage of emotion that rushed through our hearts a year ago when we discovered the existence of our little peanut -- we could never have even begun to imagine the range of emotions we would be feeling today now that she's actually a part of our lives!
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love this story becca!!ReplyDelete
Oh girl, you are HILARIOUS!ReplyDelete
"and everyone knows what Jack says GOES..."
"my eggo was preggo..."
"trips to three or four stores proved that babies do not, in fact, love their daddies enough to wear bibs or onesies proclaiming as much..."
Seriously, I was crying laughing as I read this entire post. What a fun story to tell!
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Seriously a great story and the pic makes it even better. I laughed and teared up just reading it.ReplyDelete
I remember all those emotions when I found out we were preggo with Addi, but I don't have the funny story to go with it!
Hey Becca!! This story is precious, as is the picture of your sweet little babio (I'm about 100% that is NOT spanish for baby, but I'm going to go with it). :-)ReplyDelete
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Re: Using Mathematica to create simple HTML webpages
On 08/06/10 12:07, Robert Wright wrote:
> I have been playing with Mathematicas Export[ ] function in order to create a simple website and would be intereseted in others perspectives, tips and advice.
> 1. Is the first tip don't do it?
> 2. When I export to HTML the first thing I find is the formating for Grids and Columns disappears - the text is in the right place but the Frames have gone. Is there a fix?
> 3. At first I was amazed at how well you could use a Insert Graphic to create a drawing board in which you could place text, graphics, equations etc. All easily positioned (with some patience) and with the ability to overlay stuff giving some nice arty effects - what i had not reaslised what the result would be output to HTML as a single GIF which means Hyperlinks in the text inserted into the graphic have stopped working. Worse still, the result is slow to load when you are new to the page - i guess the GIF size is the issue but you cant change resolution and probably wouldn't want to because it already looks a little grainy.
> 4. There doesn't seem to be a way of creating something like a dropdown with options - is that correct? All the Mathematica controls are converted to GIFs.
> 5. And, is there no way of creating the the equivalent of frames other than cheating again by puting the elements into separate graphics frames?
> 6. My general impression is that Wolfram have set up some good basics but with gaps - so any idea what the future holds. Am I barking up the wrong tree and would webMathematica solve these problems?
Another option is to use OpenWrite and Write to create the html directly
(it is an ordinary text file). Of course, this gives you complete
control of the result, and often the extra work is not great. It also
makes it possible to embed some text within an image (which can be
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^^ I remember something like this....... where's the link for this? I got bored the other day and pulled the rubber ring out and now I lost it. LOL.
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Here's how I did it.....still on there working great.
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Just curious. Can you see the ignition light from the drivers seat? Looks like a good idea but it might be hidden by the steering column. I always have to reach around and key on. A green light to match the interior lighting would be cool though.
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In Trouble need 150,000 BTU's
Our furance is 20 years old and needs replacing, the problem is our house is just over 4200SF and the builder did not 2 zone the air and heat we have a 150,000 BTU furance and so far the 2 guys that came over for an estimate says they do not make a high efficientcy furance in that size, one guy said he would try connecting 2 smaller units in parallel (however he never did that before) the other guy wants to redo the duct work and 2 zone it, (way too much $$$, we will never recop that cost ) my question is what can do if we just want to replace furnace with a better one,
Two furnaces with standard blowers can be twinned together easy enough.
Yep. and you will probably save a bundle if you go with 95% efficient units.
A 150,000 BTU input 80% efficient furnace, is 120,000 BTUs output.
A 120,000 BTU input 95% efficient furnace is 114,000 BTUs output. Doubt you'll miss 6,000 BTUs.
A load calc will probably show that a 120,000 95% input furnace is more then enough heat for your house. You can do your own load calc http://hvaccomputer.com/talkref.asp and find out what size you really need.
2 furnaces can be twinned to get the size you need, if it would turn out that you need the full 120,000 BTU output. The new furnaces will have instructions how to twin them. Done right, you'll end up with a nice 2 stage heating system. And probably save a lot of money on your heating bill.
Gotta put my two cents in here.
At that size furnace there is no wiggle room. The biggest they come is a 120k. and if for some reason the furnace does not push enough air(some of the 150k furnace came with a 1 hp motor) you won't have any recourse with the 120k even if it has a 1hp blower.
A twined system would be two stage with both blowers going at the same time, but only one furnace working under low demand needs.
This gives more flexibility and does not limit your options as a single system would.
as an example a Nordyn standard 90% at 120k has a 1 hp motor.
Two Nordyne 902% 72k have 3/4 hp.
The reason I am suggesting this route is that the size of the OPs home should have had two furnace on separate duct work from the beginning.
Having seen more than my share of bigger home with only one furnace.
I can say the duct work in every case did not distribute well, which is the reason two systems were needed on separate duct systems. The second story of the home was always too warm or too cool.
The twined system has more to offer in correcting the bad air flow.
It reduces electrical consumption on the blowers and only one furnace will run in mild weather with addtional fuel saving.
Thanks guys
A 4200 sq ft house generally doesn't have as much outside wall per sq ft of house, as a smaller 3200 sq ft house. So often the heat loss per sq ft is much lower.
York PS9D20N135UP11 is 127,000 BTU output, and comes with a 1 HP blower motor. So does it 120,000 and 100,000 BTU versions(not saying the OP's house only needs a 100,000 BTU furnace).
Another idea is that if you upgrade windows and add some attic insulation you may get away with a smaller furnace and save LOTS of Dollaros $$$ and be more comfortable. There may be some home improvement/add insulation grants from your local gov't and or utility co worth finding out about.
Depends if he intends to stay there for a long time and appreciates less drafts and more comfort. Insulation and triple pane low e-argon windows are a wise investment. LOTS of rebates where I am for those improvements so why not take advantage of them. I hear it gets real cold in Chicago at times so those improvements will pay for themselves.
But, new windows can cut his heat loss enough that a new smaller furnace can save him enough on his heating bill. that they both pay for themselves in a short time.
Only thinking of a new furnace. Without giving consideration of what can be done to the house to save on heating and cooling cost. is a mistake many make.
New windows, doors & sill insulated in basement cut my heating bill in 1/2
Just the 3 basement windows & sill insulated made a huge difference
Cost for the basement maybe $250
I've continued to update the insulation in my house
Added a 250 sq ft sunroom & heating cost still dropped
Personally I'd go with the twin setup. The nice thing with that is if one furnace breaks down, you have redundancy. It may not be as effective, but it's better then no heat at all. Guessing they need to be wired in a special way so the blowers run at same time though, otherwise you'd just be pushing air in the return of the other furnace if one blower is off, or is there some kind of damper? Would be interesting to see a setup like this. I've been in a house that had two, but never noticed if the ductwork was connected in any way. It may have been two zones.
Simply replacing a furnace without looking at ways to cut heating costs is not a good idea
Its all part of a load calc on a house
Right ?
If someone did not take this into account when replacing my system then I'd be stuck with an oversized 130,000 BTU system instead of the 68,000 system my house needs
Like it or not this will come up
So he is getting advice
Advice is advice
As long as it is all concerning replacing the furnace
We would be remiss to NOT suggest reducing the heating system he needs
So STOP repeating to keep on topic
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Ok guys, here are my two main posts from Jenn's discussion, please repost at minimum your latest reply to me when you join...Thanks!
Post #1:
Hi Jenn,
Congratulations to you and your husband!
I am new to this thread and I admit that I did not read all of the comments up to this point, but if it is not too late, I would like to encourage you in you rrelationship with Rachel.
First, a little bit about me: I grew up in the south and the traditional church and rejected Christianity around the age of 12. I spent the next ~ 10 years pursuing Atheism in the sense of being a LaVeyan Satanist http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satanism#LaVeyan_Satanism (as are many Athiests whether they know it or not) until I was almost 22. I was completely anti-christ and anti-religion. I sold drugs and threw parties...among other things. After wandering through spiritual darkness for many years I had come to realize that I was in a place Jesus called Hell. I made some spiritual decisions and decided that I was rejecting Christianity even though I knew so much about it having grown up in it, but there was something I felt like I was missing. Something I did not understand and to me, the highest form of ignorance is rejecting that which I do not understand. I decided to submit myself to the teachings of Jesus Christ and that is what I did. I came to realize that what He teaches is so far from what the church as a whole teaches. Over the last 8 years since I gave my life to the mystery of the Christ within us and found my place as a Son of the Most High God, who is simply Life and Love. Now, I am a registered nurse and will be a doctor in less than two years :) In the last 8 years of studying scripture, seeking wisdom, and serving and loving people through the anointing (literally: the Christ) in me, I have come to learn many things. A few of those things, I would like to share because I think they might help.
1) The teachings of the church and many of the dogmatic doctrinal ideas of most Christians are not what Jesus taught. They are fueled by the demonic spirit called Religion and they keep our Father's children from truly entering into a relationship with Him. Jesus taught us simply 1) to love God (God = Love, Love= God, God = Life, Life = God, etc) and 2) to love others as we love ourself. He commands us to heal people, to feed people and to simply serve others in selfless love. He DOES NOT command us to build his church or to convince others to become Christians. He does tell us to spead the word of the Kingdom of heaven which He says twice in scripture is a spiritual place here among us right now. This means to let people know that they are truly all children of the Most High God, children of Life and children of Love. We are commanded to tell them that they can, in fact, have a personal relationship with the force of Life that permeates the entire universe. I say this all to point out that your friend Rachel is probably sick of religion as are many people. This is key to understand. Jesus tried to minister to the "Christians" of His day...they were called the Pharisees. He soon came to turn the focus His ministry on the "Atheists" of the day...the Gentiles. My point is that Jesus didn't push religion...he didn't even like religion...He pushed Love and Freedom and Service and Healing etc, etc...
2) I have been in ministry (service) for the last 8 years and I can tell you that it was a while before I came to realize that, although I know many awesome christian brothers and sisters that really do love me, I have many people in my life that are atheists, wiccans, hindus, etc that have loved me regardless of my life path and have always been there for me. These are my true family. I share this to point out that it is your love for Rachel and your acceptance of her no matter what and this attitude is what is going to win her and keep her as your close friend in this situation. You well know that the manifestation of the Spirit of God in and through you will reveal itself as love, joy, peace, patience, faithfulness, kindness, goodness, self-control in your relationship with her. This is what we are called to sister...not religious ideas and dogmas. To point, would any of those (love, joy, peace, etc) push Rachel away if you expressed them to her? No. Would religious ideas about Jesus? Yes. The religion would, but the true Spirit of Christ will not push away or destroy relationships...even more evidence that religion is not what Jesus is about for He would never push any away from Himself. With that said, my friends know that I love our Father and have found my path via the teachings of Christ and I do have opportunities to talk about those teachings on rare occasions, but only when they bring it up. The church tells us that we have to beat people up with evangelism, but I am here to tell you to NOT feel guilty for not pushing Jesus (the religious Jesus) on her. I have come to understand that for me to say I have to "convince" someone to become a Christian, is to say that I do not have any confidence in the power of the Holy Spirit to do His job. It is the presence of the a pure Spirit of Love in one's life that brings them to repentance, not clever arguments and convincing. Loving her is more powerful than any sort of convincing that your words could ever do...this is the presence of the Spirit within you operating in her life. (I do understand that you will miss the fellowship with her and that is expected, but do not give up hope and control yourself when the urge comes to discuss Jesus-stuff with her. I actually, have learned many ways to talk about spiritual things with those that despise Jesus including words that are non-offensive etc. It is nice to be able to have an entire conversation about Jesus and important spiritual things without saying "Jesus" or other trigger words. If you are interested and think it might be useful to you, I would be happy to share some of that with you :)
3) I want to briefly address the Hell issue. I don't know about heaven or hell after this life and I am sure you have your own ideas. However, I want to encourage you to not concern yourself with whether or not Rachel will go to hell when she dies, but rather be concerned that she may find it here on Earth before then. Continue to be a source of grace and mercy and unrelenting love to her and your light in her life will be a constant beacon if she should begin to find herself traversing into the deeper layers of the underworld. I have seen the depths of hell...maybe even as deep as Tartaros and I can say that the only way I found my way into the kingdom, into complete freedom, was because I had faithful people in my life daily praying for me and loving me regardless. Pray constantly and faithfully.
4) I did see at the beginning of this thread where you said that you had many Christians telling you that to continuing a relationship with her would mean being "unevenly yoked". I bet you have also heard the one about "what fellowship can light have with darkness?" or something to that effect. Let me tell you now that those people, while having good intentions, are wrong, IMO. The pharisees only hung out with other pharisees and religious christians hang out with other christians. Jesus tried to hang out with the "religious christians" of His day and soon got sick of it. So, He decided to hang out with the godless and the druggies and the crazies and the rejects, etc, etc. He loved those that were free from religion and offered love and acceptance to those among them who could find it no where else. By pursuing her, you are following the example of Christ more than most Christians are and will begin to see Him in places and understand His love in ways that most Christians will never know. So, you keep it up and don't listen to that demonic religious spirit that will try to convince you through others (many of whom you trust and probably have the deepest respect for) to leave her alone. (As an aside, I would love to hear of any other arguments "christians" may try to throw at you in an attempt to get you to abandon her...)
Well, I could ramble on and on as I am rather long-winded, but that addresses most of the main points that I wanted to touch on. Forgive me for the deepness in some areas and some of the spiritual ambiguity in others. I was hesitant about posting such an openly christian response in this forum...thought about sending it privately instead, but I guess the response shall be interesting if nothing else. I am looking forward to hearing how things go and will pray that you and Rachel may both continue to find freedom from religion while at the same time, growing and strengthening your relationship with the Father of all of creation, whose Son is Jesus Christ and whose children are Rachel and Jenn (among others as well ;)
Post #2:
Hi Samuel,
I am not sure how it is you can suppose to know me well enough to attack me so based on a single post of mine. I will briefly address your concerns, however, if you would like to continue this discussion, maybe you could start a new thread so as to not clog up thread with unrelated conversation.
1) "you're religious, wrong and turning the so called bible upside down, you're sure that gentiles were atheists!" - Ummm...yes, I am sure. The word "Gentile" is derived from the latin word "gens" originally meaning "clan or family". It is translated in the English Bible from the Hebrew texts as "Gentile, heathen, nation or people" from the Hebrew word "goy" and from the Greek texts of the New Testament usually as "Gentile, heathen, nation or people" from the Greek word "ethnos". The usage of the word "Gentile" in the greek and hebrew texts refers to people who are non-Jews and typically carries the connotation of a broad sense of the all of the people of the time who did not believe in the God of the Jews (i.e. - non-Jews). There are specific scriptures that carry the particular connotation of a person who is god-less (ie - an Atheist: from "-theist) meaning one who believes in a god and the prefix "A-" negating the following suffix) and likens these "atheist" as Gentiles. It's ok if you didn't know this. One really has to study this stuff for oneself to really pick up on these sorts of things.
2) "Atheism is not satanism" You are correct in that Atheis is not satanism. I never said it was. I understand how someone reading quickly through my post might have misinterpretted this idea. What I said was that many Atheist cleanly fit the criteria for LeVeyan Satanism. Have you read the Satanic Bible written by Anton LaVey? There are many shades of Satanism and there are many Atheists who do not fit anywhere within the a-theistic ideas conveyed by LeVey, but there are many who do...I was one of them. www.religioustolerance.org explains LaVeyan Satanism as a "small religious group that is unrelated to any other faith, and whose members feel free to satisfy their urges responsibly, exhibit kindness to their friends, and attack their enemies." Read the Satanic Bible...you can find a free copy here: www.thesatanicbiblefree.com "A rose by any other name would smell as sweet."
3) "and I was called antichrist but I didn't have anything to do with the devil" I am sorry you were called anti-christ. One can be against (anti-) Christ and not be Satanic or have anything to do with the devil. I believe you. There are many names for spirits that are against Christ...one is Satan, which literally defined, means "the false accuser" Have you ever been accused falsely? If so, then you experienced a Satanic spirit operating through whoever was falsely accusing you. I have encountered him on more than one occasion...even recently I might add :)
4) "and you must have a ton of latent guilt from religion because you're so called wild demonic trip is having fun maybe too much which is constrained by religion and you went to what you know as repenting." I see how you might assume these things, though I can assure you that I am completely free from all guilt. I have been forgiven for everyone I have hurt and every offense I have ever committed. In fact, I have found a place where I live under a pouring rain of perpetual or constant forgiveness. In staying in this place, it allows me to immediately forgive others when they offend or hurt me :) Proof = The fact that I forgive you because your response to my attempt to encourage Jenn was a little hurtful but it is ok, I still love you and would do anything for you and I don't even know you :)
5) "Prove to me you know squat about you're old atheistic ways and state great points that turned you into an atheist." If you would like further proof, please start a new thread and we can discuss it as much as you like. It might be good to give the others who will assuredly attack me a ready avenue to do so without clogging Jenn's thread. Looking forward to talking with you more :)
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then say what you mean!! don't keep cloaking yourself in semantic headgames Chris, you lose credibility when you do that and we can't decipher what it is you are actually meaning. we tend to believe what people say and write the first time and having to qualify everything you say and totally change what you have written is immature and foolish in communication style...
just saying!
"Communication is something often attempted and rarely achieved"
I will continue to strive to do better. Sorry for your frustration.
1) Never obey anyone's command unless it is coming from within you also.
really? you don't listen to your boss at work? ever? wow, that is scary!
2) There is no God other than life itself
well, we don't believe in any god, so this is just one more to not believe in.
3) Truth is within you, do not search for it else where.
i am sure guys like ted bundy believed this too.. nice way to justify all kinds of narcissistic behaviours. so do you believe that the laws of your country contain no truth? why do you bother reading anything at all? if all truth is within, what is the point?
4) Love is prayer
really? can you explain how?
5) To become a nothingness is the door to truth. Nothingness itself is the means, the goal and attainment.
Buddhism in a nutshell here.. he was an atheist by the way...
6) duh!
"These truths are universal and are not limited to Jesus which is why I can find so much in other faiths that teach the same things"
these 'truths' are not universal unless you subscribe to anarchist and nihilistic points of view, but having been a satanist at one point, you have had experience there as well...
Osho is an Eastern personality, so you need to study him a bit to understand the context.
He was raised a Jain if I remember correctly.
"Osho is a modern day mystic whose wisdom, clarity and humor have touched the lives of millions of people around the world. His insights are creating the conducive atmosphere or ' Atma-Sphere " for the emergence of what he calls the 'New Man' or Zorba , the Buddha – the combination of celebration, dance and song of Zorba and the silence, stillness and meditation of the Buddha, the meditation of the East and the materialism of the West. Zorba the Buddha is a totally new human being who is an awakened one, and he is life-affirmative and free. When someone asked Osho the definition of religion, Osho replied: To be in romance with life is religion."
as i have stated, we don't believe in any gods so whatever one he is believing in, we don't believe in it. buddhism has many aspects to it, some of which are compatible with atheistic points of view. Sam Harris believes in meditation as well, so if Chris is looking for dialogue, then he should make his case clear and ask questions, not assume we are who he thinks we are... the rhetoric accomplishes nothing but animosity on both sides... :D
i found this on this site > http://www.oshoworld.com/osho_now/speaks_mystics.asp
^^^ haha, cute ^^^ ...I been hit with a pokeball... -128 hit pts
I like it...lmao... :D
Jenn and James
You are looking at Ohso from a western understanding and Osho is from an eastern culture.
I. Never obey anyone's commands unless it is coming from within you also. He is saying to obey your conscience.
2. There is no other God other than life itself. Osho is about leading people to enlightenment which is different from Xian understanding, it's not not about a reward after death.
3. Truth is within you, do not search for it else where. Eastern philosophy you look within where Xian is you look outside yourself for the answers.
4. Love is prayer. Prayer is meditation and love can be a form of meditation to eastern philosophies, you will not understand his meaning from a Xian view point.
5. To become a nothingness is the door to the truth. Nothingness is the means, the goal and attainment. This about getting rid of ego, again a eastern viewpoint.
6. Life is now and here. Live here and now is about getting you to drop ego.
7.Live wakefully, it is about living in the here and now, no thoughts about the past or future.
8.Swim don't float is not about being in the water, it is about not fighting with all the thoughts that go through your mind.
9. Die each moment so that you can be new each moment. Again about living in the here and now. In eastern philosophy you you need not die to find enlightenment in a physical since.
10. Do not search. That which is, is. Stop and see. your search blocks your ability to see the path. Be in the here and now and the truth will be revealed. This a eastern theistic view.
Again this is from an eastern philosophy to understand what he is saying you have to get out of western thinking. If you read the teaching of Jesus from an eastern point of view it takes on a different meaning than what most western would perceive.
Jesus had a Master/disciple relationship with his followers, I know most Xian do not understand the concept. Master/disciple relationship has been a staple of eastern philosophies for 1000s of years before jesus. I didn't find it in the end to be anymore satisfying than Xianity, but it does have a lot less guilt.
The teaching are no more flawed than Xian teaching, Osho does explain from his view the teachings of Jesus, a very interesting take. Jenn I'm not sure you would accept them but Osho also would tell you since you are a westerner that the teachings of Jesus will get you to enlightenment but the Church will is a hindrance.
For me the whole thing is simply the opposite side of the same coin.
Reason brought me to my path.
Jenn and Jim,
Forgive me for taking so long to respond. My perspective is similar to each of your's in some ways and in some ways it is a little bit different. This has all been very encouraging to me because I am learning that my understanding of Jesus' teachings is not unique to just me and a small minotiry of Christians in the US but is very much the same as the Eastern view of his teachings (eastern vs western). Instead of icking points to agree or disagree with you guys on, I am just going to adress each of these ideas in turn as I have come to see them. Also, I should make note that while what I share is going to be from the perspective of one who has submitted to the teachings and discipline of Christ, I make no assertions that these ideas are limited strictly to Christianity but are rather, universal truths that span time and cultures though I feel them to be the major tenets of the teaching of Christ (no matter what the church says ;). I hope my explanations are adequate :)
One last warning: The christian lingo is meant for the christians reading this. If you are not Christian, please do not try to start an argument about it. The references to scripture are for evidence to those who consider the Bible to be a credible source or for general reference. Thanks :)
Finally, we have to realize that all of these ideas are interrelated and are very similar if not the same in many ways. I will try to keep them separated as much as possible.
1) "Never obey anyone's command unless it is coming from within you also."
This is simply saying that "God's" law is higher than man's law. That love and life are to be revered above all things and if there is a conflict between the law of man and the law of god (which is simply to love and protect life) then our loyalty lies with the higher principality. This is clearly evidenced in the ministry of Jesus and a perfect example (of many) would be his healing of the man on the Sabbath, which was in direct violation of the Mosaic Law. Matt 12:1-14
This statement also is based on the believe that Life is God and Truth is God and that we all have truth and life within us, though some of us spend much of our life denying a harmonious existence and live in a state which Freud describes as Ego Dystonia as it would be approached with the premise that we are all children of truth and children of life and therefor can only exist syntonically if we are at one with truth and life within us and around us.
2) "There is no God other than life itself."
I just sort-of spoke to this. Life is the driving force, the breath within and throughout all of creation. If we chose to call is "God" or whatever, it is mere semantics, but the principle remains the same. Life is the Most High God in the sense that it is not man-made, but rather it is that it is. Studying genetics and cellular molecular biology and biochemistry has shown me in detail as deep as we have come to understand as human beings the methods for which this force choses to interact with the creation and I can say that I am continually in awe at the complexity and universality of the creation and the unexplainable nature of the forces which drive these processes and comprise that which we understand as life. Even quantum physics can only speculate into the depths of this force and I love the reality of that which is natural and have no problem continually digging deeper to understand that which is beyond what we recognize as natural. I love science because it is the very study of life itself. Some think that theology is the study of God but I would say that theology is the study of religion. Science is the study of God, science is simply the study of Life. Thus, God=Life and Life=God in this mind-set.
Finally, to speak to the Christian paradigm, Jesus states explicitly in John 14, "I am the way and the truth and the life." The greek word used here for life and in many other places is "zoe" and comes from the root word "zao" which literally means "to live". This is different from the word "pneuma" which is used to convey the idea of the rational and immortal soul. Here Jesus is saying that He is completely one with Life and with Truth. He also, as you know states that He and the Father are one and the same. It is the idea that it all ties back into itself in that the Father is Life (and mother is Earth though Jesus does not state this about mother, but it is the idea of flesh and spirit, mother and father). The greek word there for Father simply means father in the sense of ones parent. So, Jesus is saying that he is one with Life, he is one with Father, and the way is the complete submission to truth in the sense of never lying even if it leads to one's own death. This is what John's epistles allude to when it talks about walking in truth. Which leads us to the next statement:
3) "Truth is within you, do not search for it elsewhere."
I don't think Osho is saying that there is no truth elsewhere, but rather, we don't have to search elsewhere to find it. We must look within for we all have it within us. Whether or not we recognize it or submit to it, we have it. From a Christian perspective, Jesus not only teaches this principle, but even uses His understanding of this principle in His daily practice. Go back and look at how many times people come to Him searching for the "truth" of things. They ask Him specific questions and He responds with either a blatant question or a parable. We must look deeper than the surface, but once we do we see that Jesus realized that each of these people coming to Him in search of the "truth" already had the answer within them, so He turned pointed them not to some external fact that only He knew, but rather He pointed them inward, into their own heart to find the answer to their question. Many spiritual "guru" or "teacher" recognize this principle and use it to direct their students to the "truth" that is already within them. I could give many references and examples but I think if you take a moment to consider it you can think of at least a few on your own. ;)
4) "Love is prayer."
Love = prayer and prayer = love. I understand this to mean simply what it says. Many of us have heard prayers that we might not consider to be loving in a selfless way, maybe they stem from a heart that loves not others but only itself. I could also point out that there may be prayers that originate from fear, which is the opposite of love. I think what Osho is saying here is that true prayer, genuine prayer, is the complete submission and opening of one's heart to life and love and expressing life and love for others by focusing our thoughts and feelings on the needs of others in a completely selfless way. I understand this to be true prayer and pure love and is what I believe he is referring to with this statement.
5) "To become a nothingness is the door to truth. Nothingness itself is the means, the goal and attainment."
Many spiritual disciplines teach this concept not only Osho and Jesus and Paul. It is the idea that I consider myself to a son of the King, a child of the universe, while at the same time considering all to be as valuable or more valuable than myself. Well, you are probably asking, "How is this relevant to the statement. It seems quite opposite." This place I am speaking of is the kingdom. To enter into the kingdsom, we must let go completely. We literally must consider ourselce to be the "salt of the earth". To be nothing by denying our self nature which is everything we have known. By letting go of our self and everything that we are, we become nothing and sub,mit ourselves to allow Life to be everything it is in and through us, so that it is no longer my "self" that lives, but rather Life that lives in and through me. I become one with Life and the only way I can do this is by getting my "self" out of the way. This is how becoming nothingness is the means to entering into life and truth, it is the goal and the achieving of this state, which is the secret place Jesus calls the Kingdom of Heaven here and now among us (Luke 17:20-21). To become nothingness, we must not focus on our self, but rather on truth and Life and the more we submit to truth and Life, the less we are. I could go on and on, but I hope that has displayed the point J
6) "Life is now and here."
This seems to obvious to me. Do not live in the past and have no concern for the future. Not in the sense of, let us live recklessly to day, eat and drink for tomorrow we die, but rather with the attitude that every single moment is precious, every moment may be our last and we should be thankful for every breath and not take a single one for granted. Use this moment you have to exist and to exist meaningfully, by being life and love to those around you who you are sharing this moment with. Jesus talks about this in Matthew 6:25-34 and many other places…Paul teaches this as well as many other spiritual teachers J
7) "Live wakefully."
This means to live in a manner where I understand that life is here and now and that every moment might be my last so I should look for every opportunity to love those around me and serve them. This ties in very closely with #6. Essentiall, stay alert: Mark 13:33-37
8) "Do not swim – float."
This is the idea that we should flow in harmonious oneness with the universe and not fight the life and the truth, which is in the heart of every man. Also, from a Christian perspective (that means if you are reading this and are not a Christian, do not feel like you need to comment if you do not agree or do not understand), I have often heard it taught that we "as Christians" are caught in a world, which is like a river of sin, and as Christians, we are to swim against the current. I don't agree with this. If you have ever tried to swim against a current, you know it is a constant battle and if you give up for only a moment to rest, you find yourself where you started or further downstream. As Christians, we should be where Jesus is and He can walk on water. It is this place where His burden is easy and His yoke is light (Matthew 11:25-30). This is the idea that Osho is conveying, though I agree the terms are all mixed up. Osho is conveying the idea, not that we should float with a river of sin, but rather float on and in a river of Life. We should not fight life by swimming, and life is not about doing, but rather life is about just being…just floating in harmonious oneness with truth and life and love.
9) "Die each moment so that you can be new each moment."
This reflects the concept of dying to my carnal nature…my selfishness. I shouldn't have to give any references to the Christians reading this. This is a well-known and much talked about concept within Christianity. It kinda goes back to the "nothingness" idea that I spoke to earlier. We must strive to be open minded and have an open heart in every moment. In every moment, we submit our "self" to the life within us so that in every moment we may be filled with new life (Romans 12:2). When we are not, we are instead filled with things like religion or other such nonsense that keeps us from being new. Luke 5:33-39
10) "Do not search. That which is, is. Stop and see."
This is another one that is worded in a way that seems to contradict Jesus' teaching, but I would disagree. It is saying the same thing in a different way. It is essentially saying that you don't have to find purpose or "god" or anything externally, way out there somewhere, but instead, Life is all around you. Just sit still and look. If you are too busy doing this or doing that, or as many Christians, too busy running from Hell or running to heaven as if these are some places we go when we die, instead, the kingdom is here among you. Life is all around you. Quit doing and just be. Psalm 46:10
My $0.02. :)
and end the end you must kill your master to move on.
So maybe if your willing to explain yourself there are folks here that would understand the position. Many of us have more knowledge on these types of subjects than you may think.


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This picture may look innocent but it caused a major controversy back in the early 1900's, fooling many people around the world …including the author of Sherlock Holmes.
It all began when two girls named Elsie and Frances became obsessed with playing by a certain stream near their house in Cottingley, England one summer. Problem was, the stream was really muddy.
Finally Frances' mother had enough of dealing with muddy clothes and yelled that they were banned from playing near the stream again. The girls stood there stunned for a while, until Elsie spoke up and said that they absolutely had to keep going back to the stream. Why? Because they were doing something very important there: they were visiting with fairies.
Yes, fairies, the tiny creatures with wings and magical powers to bewitch humans.
Now if a parent heard that story these days they'd probably get mad at the girls for lying, or at least think they were imagining things. But back then in England many people believed that fairies were real and lived in forests, dancing around and doing fairy magic. Fairies were thought to avoid humans but would sometimes show themselves to the right people.
The mother was intrigued but not totally convinced, so Elsie volunteered to take pictures of the fairies to prove their story.
Elsie had worked in her father's photography lab before and knew how to use the clunky camera equipment, so it would be easy for the two girls to go "take pictures of fairies" on their own. The girls insisted that they definitely had to go alone, because if anyone else was there the fairies wouldn't show themselves. Hmm.
And so Elsie and Frances went out to the stream the next day and came back with a single picture. It showed Frances near the stream and leaning on a little hill which had fairies dancing on top of it.
Frances' mother was thrilled that the girls might actually have proof that fairies exist. And not only that but that the fairies were in her own backyard!
Elsie's father had pretty much the opposite reaction though and thought it was a fake right away.
He knew that his daughter was not only good with a camera but also loved to draw. He figured the "fairies" in the picture were just drawings done on cardboard and that the girls were perpetuating a lie.
And when Elsie and Frances borrowed his camera a couple months later and came back with another fairy picture –this time showing Elsie in the woods holding out her hand to a tiny gnome with wings and a pointy hat– he banned them from ever borrowing his camera again.
It was too late by that point though. More and more people started to believe in the fairy pictures and the story spread beyond the little village of Cottingley to the rest of the country.
People were abuzz with the news of the fairy pictures and a photography expert was called in to examine them.
Amazingly, the expert said that without a doubt the pictures were 100% real and after passing this test they were then sent to the famous Sir Conan Doyle, author of the Sherlock Holmes series.
Sir Conan Doyle was desperate to prove the existence of life after death and other spiritual things, including the existence of fairies. He was in the midst of a deep depression since many of his close family members had recently died, and he found comfort in the idea that their spirits lived on. So when he saw Elsie and Frances' fairy pictures his heart soared.
His enthusiasm was so contagious that even Elsie's father started to believe that the pictures could be real. It wasn't long before Elsie and Frances gave Sir Conan Doyle more pictures of fairies and he happily published them, sparking a worldwide debate about the existence of fairies –a debate that was very emotional and sometimes got ugly.
On one side were the fairy believers, who insisted that the youthful innocence of Elsie and Frances is what convinced the fairies to let their picture be taken. On the other side were those who said that the fairy pictures were a hoax, that the girls were just mischievous kids playing a trick on gullible adults.
The truth? Well that didn't come out until many decades had passed. Later on in life Elsie and Frances started to admit that the photos were not quite what they said…
The first major crack in the story came when Elsie said in an interview that the pictures were "photographs of figments of our imagination". Then later she outright admitted that all the pictures were fake.
But Frances was more stubborn. She said that most of the photos were faked but that one of them was definitely real. The last photo, she said, was taken of real fairies (like, for real-real this time lol).
She insisted that the girls just happened to come across the fairies one morning when they had the camera with them. Yeah, right.
From reading through all their confessions the true story behind the fairy pictures seems to be this:
Elsie used her drawing abilities to copy pictures of fairies from a book called Princess Mary's Gift Book onto cardboard. Her and Frances then cut out the cardboard fairies and used long pins to prop them up for the pictures. A simple but effective hoax.
It's hard to imagine that the creator of a logical and skeptical character such as Sherlock Holmes was so easily fooled by two kids with cardboard cutouts of fairies. But he was just so desperate to have proof that fairies really existed that he was willing to ignore the evidence that was right in front of him.
In the end there were no fairies needed to bewitch humans, only the cleverness of two mischievous girls. It's a good thing that they didn't have Photoshop back then or else who knows what Elsie and Frances might have gotten people to believe!


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Vale: Settled Back Taxes, Share Overhang Removed, Says UBS
Vale (VALE) agreed to pay $9.6 billion over the next 15 years to settle a decade long dispute over taxes after the Brazilian government sweetened the deal.
The company will pay $2.6 billion by the end of November, with the residual $7.1 billion paid in monthly installments over the next 15 years.
Using net present value, this tax bill, according to management, is equivalent to $6.3 billion, or 8% of Vale's market cap.
UBS analysts Andreas Bokkenheuser and Rafael Cintra believe this tax settlement removes a major overhang on Vale's stock performance, and Vale can afford the $2.6 billion now with its cash pile and recent divestitures:
The down payment may add near term pressure as it reduces cash holdings by c40%. However, on account of recent asset sales of more than US$3bn, we expect the impact to be limited.
But the analysts caution against a potential production cut for 2014:
We believe investors will take a constructive view on the shares. The tax settlement, iron ore price strength and a relatively attractive valuation should support the shares in the near term. At this point, our only other near term concern is a potential downward production revision for 2014, possibly as early as Vale day in the coming week.


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Bollywood trend is very contagious not only with the fans but even with celebrities. It is observed that if certain trends get popularity with one celebrity then there are others who are very much in the queue to do the same thing and achieve the same kind of popularity. It was Simi Garewal who initially decided to host a chat show where she would invite celebrities and talk about their personal lives and career success and even future plans. This was followed by Karan Johar. The next to fall in line was Sajid Khan, Farah Khan, Anupam Kher, Madhuri Dixit, and recently Preity Zinta also announced that she will be hosting a chat show.
Now, one more celebrity has decided to join the list and that is Juhi Chawla. The former Miss India has decided to come up with a chat show for kids which will be different from the regular sit and talk chat shows. Juhi said that this chat show will be entertaining chat show for the kids where they can express themselves and enjoy at the same time. Juhi had earlier judged Jhalak Dikhla Jaa Season 3 but now she will be hosting her chat show for the kids which is called Badmaash Company – Ek Shararat Hone Ko Hai which will be aired on Colors.
Insiders claim that the show is very much like Say No Something to Anupam Uncle which was hosted by Anupam Kher. During the show, Juhi will be interacting with the kids and candid reactions of the kids will be aired to make the show more interesting. The show will also put kids under certain situations and test them on various grounds. The show will be aired on Colors and will begin in September. Many TV analysts claim that kids might enjoy the show but it might clash with other popular soaps on other channels.


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|Patriots Look Poised For Another Super Bowl Run
|Bruins Trade For Drew Stafford
|Black and Gold Bruins Turn Yellow On Parade Day
|Inconsistency Will Continue For Bruins Unless A Change Is Made
Five weeks are gone in the season, and the top teams are having trouble keeping their position, if they haven't lost it already. Both Eastern Divisions are remarkably close from top to bottom as well. The NL East also sees all five teams currently at least at .500. With such a tumultuous start to May, let's look at what would happen if the playoffs started as of Tuesday, May 6, before the day's games:
A rough go of things for the Brewers and NL Central in general have the Brewers in no danger of losing their hold on the division anytime soon, but that is hurting them as far as holding #1 is concerned. Another roll will be required for Milwaukee to make any postseason noise, or it will be a quick out for the current NL top team.
The Giants have won six straight, and 10 of 11, to pull within half a game of Milwaukee. Washington has been having a so-so week, discounting the wins in Houston, but is taking advantage of Atlanta's lengthy slump for divisional standing. Health is hurting Washington already, which must change in order for them to compete with a team playing like the Giants are now.
Colorado has been doing well, already to 20 wins and just two games behind the streaking Giants. Atlanta has lost seven straight. You can't have that sort of negative momentum going into a sudden death game.
Detroit has won six straight, and their games-in-hand have translated into a league-low nine losses. Max Scherzer and Justin Verlander continue to stifle opponents while Detroit's bats can certainly rack up run support if they need to. When Detroit is putting everything together, it takes a Herculean effort to stop them.
Oakland swept Texas to remain in control of the division, but only by two games. The Orioles are keeping pace in a division where #1 and #5 are separated by just 1.5 games, despite two losses in Minnesota. Oakland does have a losing home record, but is much better on the road. That may help them for now or it may not, but against Detroit, that won't mean too much.
The Angels have slowly but surely been moving into Wildcard positioning, while Texas, despite taking two of three from the Angels, is 3-7 in their last 10. With Jered Weaver and Yu Darvish on the mound, raising pitch counts becomes a factor, and one false move could ruin everything.
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The Takeaway
House Votes to Curb NSA Spying
The House passed the USA Freedom Act Thursday. Introduced a year ago in the wake of Edward Snowden's revelations, the bill aims to curb some of the NSA's most invasive surveillance practices.
"The House is looking through the USA Freedom Act at very significant reforms where instead of the government collecting all of this information, the government would have to go to court on a particular individual and show evidence is certainly moving in the right direction," said Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) on The Takeaway earlier this week.
It may be a move in the right direction, but many privacy advocates say it doesn't go far enough. Takeaway Washington Correspondent Todd Zwillich provides a close-up look at the bill.


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Cats Walk Off in 2-1 Win
By Sacramento River Cats | July 14, 2013 3:43 PM ET
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Jemile Weeks delivered with a one-out, two-RBI single in the bottom of the 10th inning to complete a one run comeback and give the River Cats a 2-1 win over the Fresno Grizzlies on Sunday afternoon at Raley Field.
Neither team was able to get a runner home until the 10th inning, when a Juan Perez triple to the left-center field gap was good enough to bring Ydwin Villegas across the plate from second base to give the Grizzlies the 1-0 lead. The River Cats would not be dismayed though, as singles via Shane Peterson and Hiro Nakajima along with a walk from Andy Parrino loaded the bases in the bottom half of the inning. Weeks delivered the game-winning hit against left-handed reliever Dan Runzler, driving the ball up the middle to bring around Peterson and Nakajima for the Cats first walk-off of the season.
Brian Gordon picked up the win for Sacramento, rebounding from a top of the tenth inning in which he gave up one run off of the Perez triple. Runzler took the loss for Fresno on top of blowing his fifth save of the season, surrendering two runs off of three hits in 0.1 innings of work.
For Straily it was the fourth time this season that he had allowed an earned run or less of his five starts, throwing 7.0 scoreless frames and racking up seven strikeouts. After going 0-for-3 at the plate today, outfielder Michael Choice ended his 10 game hitting streak that he began on July 4. Meanwhile infielder Hiro Nakajima added on to his hitting streak, tying his season-high hitting streak at 10 games.
The River Cats will join the rest of the PCL in taking three days off for the All-Star break before resuming play on July 18. The Cats will head to Utah to take on the Salt Lake Bees, before returning home on July 22 to face the Colorado Springs Sky Sox.
River Cats Season Tickets, Mini-Plans, Flex Plans and group outings are on sale now, and can be purchased by calling the River Cats Ticket Hotline at (916) 371-HITS (4487). Individual game tickets, starting at just $8, are available now at ticketmaster.com and at Raley Field's Round Table Pizza Ticket Office. For more information about the River Cats, visit www.rivercats.com. For information on other events at Raley Field, visit www.raleyfield.com.
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First it was talking sheepdogs discussing the merits of pensions. Then, a few months ago, it was a cute little lad sent out on to the pitch for a big football match. Now, the latest "stars" of a government TV advertising campaign, aimed at getting us to save more, have been unveiled - a boy trying to tie his shoelaces, a man struggling to carry a heavy suitcase, another chap wrestling with a deckchair, and a barman juggling bottles who ends up dropping one.
They are all having difficulty, while those around them seem to be finding life a lot easier, and the message of the ads is: It doesn't have to be like this. There are advantages to keeping it simple. The ads, which hit our screens this week, are the centrepiece of a new £4m promotional campaign aimed at kick-starting the government's latest big idea to get people stashing more cash away for the future.
They are plugging a new range of supposedly simple low-cost "stakeholder saving" products aimed at those on lower incomes who are effectively priced out of the investment market.
The range includes a brand-new product called a "medium-term investment" - though chances are you won't have heard of it. It's aimed at those happy to tuck their money away for at least five years, and involves your cash being invested in shares and other assets such as bonds. You can take it out in the form of an Isa, and you can start with as little as £20. And in an attempt to limit risk, no more than 60% of your money can be invested in stocks and shares.
These products - let's call them MTIs for short - went on sale in April but have not exactly been flying off the shelves. But are they any good?
So far, only five companies are offering MTIs: Norwich Union, Legal & General, HBOS (parent company of the Halifax), Nationwide building society and Foresters friendly society. Justine Fearns at IFA firm Chase de Vere Financial Solutions says Nationwide's product, the Target Return Fund, is arguably the best of the offerings.
It's a unit trust managed by a respected name, Merrill Lynch, that can be taken out in the form of an Isa and aims to deliver a return of 2.5% above the Bank of England base rate by investing in bonds, UK and overseas equities, and cash. The annual management charge is 1.5% for the first 10 years and then 1%.
But people need to remember that all the medium-term investments involve exposure to the stock market, which means you could lose money.
Some of those people being targeted by the government will feel more comfortable with traditional savings accounts. With a mini cash Isa you can get a tax-free 4%-5% or more (Yorkshire building society has an e-Isa paying 4.9% from £10, and Kent Reliance building society is paying 4.86% from £1), there's no risk to your money, and you can get at it if you need it.
Some may also argue that, for those looking to dip their toes into the stock market, an index tracker Isa might be a better bet than an MTI, as they are cheaper. For example, Legal & General's giant UK All Share index tracker has an annual management charge of 0.5%, while IFA firm Hargreaves Lansdown offers an HSBC All Share tracker with an annual charge of just 0.25%.
With the medium-term investments, the charges are capped at 1.5% a year for the first 10 years, and 1% after that. However, those who can only afford small contributions, will like the fact that MTI minimum investment is £20. For more information go to stakeholdersaving.gov.uk.


text: Game of Thrones: the story so far Want to jump right in with series four? Here's what you need to know... Comments Written By Radio Times staff 8:00 AM, 06 April 2014 [Warning: this article is ENTIRELY made up of spoilers] 1. King Robert Baratheon of Westeros dies, gored by a boar, his senses dulled by the strong wine his conniving wife Queen Cersei sent him in the field. 2. Cersei appoints their son Joffrey (the offspring of an incestuous relationship with her twin, Jaime) to the throne, while she acts as regent. Her other brother, Tyrion, tries to be a steadying influence on the cruel, unstable teen. 3. Robert's old friend Ned Stark learns that Joffrey (Jack Gleeson) isn't Robert's son and sends word to Robert's brother Stannis, the next in line. Stannis prepares for war to take the throne back. 4. Joffrey has Ned Stark killed. Ned's son Robb marches south, seeking revenge. His supporters declare Robb King of the North. Ned's elder daughter Sansa is held hostage at court, tormented by Joffrey, while his younger daughter Arya goes on the run. 5. Beyond the Wall that protects the northern border, the White Walkers, inhuman killers who can reanimate the dead, are rising - and heading south. 6. And across the ocean, Daenerys Targaryen also has a claim to the Iron Throne (Jaime Lannister killed her father Aerys, who was King Robert's predecessor) - and she's got dragons on her side! 7. In last season's jaw-dropping Red Wedding episode, key members of the Stark family were slaughtered in a brutal act of treachery. Game of Thrones series four starts on Monday 7 April at 2:00am and 9:00pm on Sky Atlantic. Follow @RadioTimes Like this? Share it. Facebook Twitter Google Tumblr Pinterest Blogger Reddit VKontakt Print Email


text: Wait he was running some 18's for drag racing? What a dumb ass. I guess they don't quite get the bigger is not better thing when it comes to rims and drag racing. Otherwise there would be some 20+ rims on the NHRA cars. The Supra who spanked me was running 16's and some good meaty tires. Maybe he should have ran a Mis-Fire system to launch on full boost. Then he wouldn't have needed that NOS setup. Odd how in Japan they run the same times on the street cars only they do it without NOS.


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