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By: Dr Lynda Kelly, Category: Museullaneous, Date: 10 Oct 2009
Here you can find details of my trip to Taipei in October 2009 to present papers, eat great food, buy boots and generally cause mayhem!
I have been invited by my wonderful friends in Taiwan to present papers at:
The papers I will be presenting can be downloaded on the right hand side of this page.
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Avoiding Two Turkeys in One Shot
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- Two for the price of one may sound good, but if you're turkey hunting, it can get you into trouble.The DNR wants to remind you that it is important to be extra sure of your shot this season. Many hunters have been killing two birds in one shot."When they see a bird come in, they're focusing on the one they want to shoot. They're not necessarily paying attention to other birds that might be in the pattern that your shotgun is firing. What that can result in is a non-target shot," says Jeremy Holtz, DNR Wildlife Biologist. Only toms are legal to hunt know right now. But a non-target shot could mean taking a hen as well. The best way to avoid that is to know your gun pattern for the distance you're shooting."Take a dog food bag or something large, split it open and put that target in the middle. Shoot at it and see how far out those pellets travel. It only takes a couple of pellets in the kill zone to dispatch an additional bird," says Jeremy Holtz.This season has been especially tough because of the snow cover and colder weather. The birds are staying close together, instead of spreading out like they usually do by now. You should try to bring your target bird closer."If they accidentally shoot more than one bird, we want them to contact the game warden right away and let them know what's going on. It's a violation, it's an accident but it's still a violation and we need to let them know about that," says Jeremy Holtz.The DNR also reminds all people to wear blaze orange when walking in the woods and avoid red, white, and blue, the common colors on a turkey.
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The Bureau of Labor Statistics indicates the hospitality field is America's number one retail employer and predicts its growth will increase 30 percent over the next two years. Students entering the Culinary Arts Certificate Program, Hospitality Management Program, or Food Service Management degree program prepare for careers in the hospitality industry. Students develop skills to seek employment in hotels, restaurants, resorts, casinos, clubs, catering, and corporate dining. Culinary careers encompass hospitality management, sales, product development, or entrepreneurship. To meet the growing demand of the hospitality industry, two program options are available.
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Army coach Rich Ellerson has a 1-6 record against Navy and Air Force. Yet Ellerson's defense always comes ready to play against its service-academy rivals
Times Herald-Record Army football beat writer Sal Interdonato and Annapolis (Md.) Capital Gazette Navy football reporter Bill Wagner will debate the hot topics heading into Saturday's game.
Army coach Rich Ellerson has a 1-6 record against Navy and Air Force. Yet Ellerson's defense always comes ready to play against its service-academy rivals. Army has held Navy and Air Force below their rushing averages in all seven games.
Army turned in its best defensive performance this season — and in the seven games Ellerson has faced Navy and Air Force — in a 41-21 win over Air Force in November. Army held Air Force, currently the nation's No. 2 rushing team, to 103 rushing yards, 263 below its average at the time.
That defensive effort is puzzling considering Army ranks 119th out of 120 FBS teams in stopping the run (238.3 yards per game).
How do you explain the Air Force game? Service-academy teams have similar option schemes, which helps Army in its defensive preparation. DE Bobby Kough was a one-man wrecking crew in the Air Force backfield, and LB Nate Combs made play after play.
They will again step up against a Navy running attack that isn't as potent this season.
Navy's defense has a bigger challenge. Army, which leads the nation in rushing (369.8 yards per game), has too many weapons. Who does Navy focus on stopping? Record-setting quarterback Trent Steelman? Raymond Maples, a 1,000-yard rusher? Bruising, quick fullback Larry Dixon? Or speedy Malcolm Brown?
Advantage, Army.
Navy defensive coordinator Buddy Green knows what he's doing when it comes to defending the option.
Much has been made about how well Army has defended the option offenses of its service-academy rivals during the four-year tenure of coach Rich Ellerson. The Black Knights have held Air Force and Navy below their respective rushing averages in seven meetings under Ellerson. Here is a news flash for Army fans — Green is also very well versed in option football. Green has been practicing against the nation's most consistently successful option offense for the past 11 years.
The wily veteran, who has been a college football coach since 1979 and a defensive coordinator for most of that time, has picked up a few secrets about the option over the past decade. Last season, Army managed a mere 2 more rushing yards than Navy. The Midshipmen held the Black Knights to just 110 rushing yards in 2009 and 209 in 2010. So since Ellerson took over and installed an option attack,
Army has averaged 205 yards on the ground against Navy. The Mids held the Black Knights 61 yards below their season rushing average a year ago. Here is betting that inside linebacker Matt Warrick, outside linebacker Keegan Wetzel, strong safety Tra'ves Bush and company do it again on Saturday.


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If you see the immense success that Linux, Firefox, Android and other software have achieved over the years, it's all thanks to the power of open source. What makes open-source software so great is that it is a result of selfless work of thousands of developers from around the world, who, in their free time, volunteer to create or help build their favorite applications.
Open-source software gives developers and users alike the ability to browse, modify, and redistribute the source code thus leading to more transparency. So, if a person X creates a particular software and he or she couldn't manage to fix a bug, then someone from halfway round the world might spot that bug and help this developer. This is why a lot of people think that going the open-source way makes the software more reliable and secure. Here are some of the main reasons why we think open source software is better than proprietary ones in terms of security:
1. A vulnerability is a vulnerability, even if the source is closed
Suppose a company have a closed-source application and one of the developers spot vulnerability in it. Now, depending on the severity of the problem, the developer may or may not decide to fix it. The company that owns the software might even overlook that bug in favor of pushing a new feature out giving the excuse that the bug doesn't affect a majority of people. In open-source on the other hand, the bug will be reported in public, everyone involved with the project will be able to see it, and there will be more than a dozen people from around the world who've faced the same error. Turns out, there will also be a few developers seeing that problem who are willing to fix that issue thus making the project much better by being more stable.
2. Open-source means transparency
While we all know that in open-source anyone from around the world can browse the source code. However, one may ask the question, how does that ensure security? Well, the answer is simple: transparency. In open-source, we can rest assured that the software we are using is free from any tracking software or malware that is often included in many closed-source software. For example, in a proprietary software, the developer may add a tracking option allowing him or her to gather data about users so as to make the product better. This, on the other hand, can rarely happen in the world of open-source. And, even if it does, someone or the other will spot it soon enough, and will notify the users about it.
Also, if we come to trust, Ken Thomson made a brilliant statement about this topic. In his Reflections on Trusting Trust speech, he said that trust is relative. Also, you cannot trust code that you didn't totally create yourself and that no amount of source-level verification or scrutiny will protect you from using untrusted code. So, what this means is that even though both open-source and closed-source aren't supposed to be trusted 100%, you can, however rest assured that the software you're using is relatively more secure than a closed-source one.
3. Closed-source software is more prone to attacks than open-source software
How many open-source projects have you seen getting hacked? Think like a hacker for a moment, what would be more fun to hack? Something that is closed or something that is accessible to everyone?
If you see most of the attacks that have happened, they have been against closed-source software. Cracks are released, vulnerabilities are found, making things harder for the developers. Plus, there is a general consensus that many of these hackers have a pro-open source mentality. They are always out there challenging the establishment, trying to overthrow the big brother and what not. They are always on the lookout for some cause to rebel against, and closed-source software is a great playing area for them.
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Gloria Richardson couldn't hold back her tears when she heard her brother's name mentioned during Memorial Day ceremonies Sunday afternoon at the Carl Vinson VA auditorium. In 1968, her brother Jimmy Bedgood was killed in action in Vietnam. The loss was compounded by the fact that she lost her personal guardian, one whom she could turn to in times of crisis. Her mother, Louise Purvis, had been at the ceremonies before. In fact, the Gold Star Mother has been present at every Memorial Day and Veterans Day service at the VA since 1968 with the exception of the time she was too ill in an Augusta hospital.
A small group of family and friends of fallen heroes, along with the purely patriotic, gathered together on Sunday afternoon to pay homage to those American servicemen who gave their lives in defense of our country. Emcee Johnny Payne, a former combat veteran of the Vietnam War, welcomed the audience. Harriett Claxton, representing the John Laurens Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, led the recitation of the American's Creed and the Pledge of Allegiance. After Rhonda Hambrick sung the National Anthem, a combined honor guard of the Dublin Police Department and the Laurens County Fire Department posted the colors.
The keynote speaker was Dr. Steven Greer, of Eastman, Georgia. Dr. Greer is a professor of terrorism and security studies at American Military University and serves on the Center for Security Policy Military Committee in Washington, DC. Greer was a former special assistant to the Office of the Secretary of Defense and served as the only retired Non-commissioned Officer on the Secretary's Military Analyst Group. He served as a Senior Fellow at the National Defense Council Foundation conducting research on terrorism and briefed members of Congress on detainee policy issues.
Between 2003 and 2008 he gave more than 400 television and radio interviews on Fox, CNN and other national programs. A twenty-year Army veteran, Greer competed four times in the Grange Best Ranger Competition, the most physically and mentally challenging 3-day competition in the world. The son of an Army soldier served as a Ranger Squad Leader, Special Forces Weapons Sergeant, Special Forces Intelligence Sergeant, Special Forces A-Detachment Sergeant, Instructor at the Special Warfare Center, Infantry Company First Sergeant, Commandant of the Light-fighters School, and Command Sergeant Major for two light infantry battalions and one infantry brigade. At 33 years of age, he was selected as one of the youngest Sergeants Major in Army history.
"I think its encouraging that the seats aren't filled, because the reason that I and others went off to battle was so that we can do the things we enjoy doing in a free society," the former Sergeant Major said in commenting on the small crowd in attendance. "I was fighting so that I can come home and pitch with my son, do something with my daughter, hug my wife, grill or drive my pickup truck," said the veteran special forces expert. Greer reflected back on the twenty-one close friends he had lost in battle. "We are so fortunate that in this country that we have men and women of courage, character, and confidence to go to places like Afghanistan, Vietnam and Korea, Europe and France to fight for our freedoms," he added. Greer challenged the young members of the audience that none of things they enjoy today come from communism, totalitarianism, and dictatorships. "It only happens under democracy. Greer stated as he summed up his message by saying, "When you grow up do yourself a favor and serve your nation and serve well because it has served you. Do something for your country before we no longer have a country that will do something for you."
Greer reminisced about the friends he lost in Afghanistan, especially MSG "Chief" Carlson, a descendant of the Black Feet Indian tribe and the toughest soldier he ever met in the United States Army. Carlson, after 21 years in the Army as a Special Forces expert, volunteered to return to Afghanistan as a member of the CIA, only to be killed in the line of duty.
After the conclusion of Dr. Greer's remarks, Chandler M. Beasley, Sr. rose from his wheel chair at the back of the auditorium and carried a memorial wreath as he walked solemnly to the front of the stage. The former Marine and veteran of the Pacific Theater in World War II snapped to attention and saluted the memory of our fallen heroes, many of whom he had to leave behind on the island beaches and jungles of the Pacific. After the war, Beasley joined the reorganized National Guard Unit in Dublin and served for thirty-three years.
Refreshments were served by members of the First Baptist Church. On Monday afternoon at 3 p.m, a Moment of Silence was held, and the colors were retired. The National Moment of Remembrance was established in 2000 after a group of school children answered what Memorial Day meant to them by saying, "that's the day the pools open."


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The Oak Ridge Board of Education will start looking again for school superintendent candidates after two finalists withdrew and a third failed to get a second interview.
The Oak Ridge Board of Education will start looking again for school superintendent candidates after two finalists withdrew and a third failed to get a second interview.
School Board Chairman Keys Fillauer said Wednesday afternoon that Roger Collins, superintendent of Nelson County Public Schools in Livingston, Va., and Dan Lawson, superintendent of Tullahoma city schools pulled their names from the field of three candidates being considered. The School Board decided not to bring Neland Clark, superintendent of South Harrison Community School in Corydon, Ind., back to Oak Ridge for a second interview.
Fillauer said Collins and Lawson both decided to stay in their current positions.
"Clark just wasn't the type of fit we want for Oak Ridge," he explained.
Collins visited the city last week and Fillauer said the candidate enjoyed his time in Oak Ridge and liked the city and the school system but after talking to his wife, who is a teacher in the Livingston area, they decided not to make a change.
Lawson, who was also a candidate for superintendent positions for Jackson-Madison County Schools in West Tennessee and in Ozark, Mo., decided to stay in Tullahoma.
"He told us he was leaving Tullahoma because of his relationship with the school board," Fillauer said. "However, the board offered him a new contract.
"Both men are well respected in their communities," Fillauer said, adding he got one email from a Tullahoma official stating "he's hate to lose him (Lawson)."
The School Board chairman said the local board will now contact Ray & Associates, the Cedar Rapids, Iowa-based professional search firm that the board retained to conduct a nationwide search, and "develop a plan."
He said the selection process will not be the same as what the School Board has done since starting the search last April. He said the Board will look again at some candidates, but could also now find others who didn't apply, or the search firm could recommend others.
Former superintendent Bob Smallridge could come back on board as an interim superintendent of schools if the School Board approves his appointment at its Jan. 7 meeting. Smallridge has agreed to take on the job if the board approves.
Fillauer said the School Board would like to have someone in place by at least June.
"March would be better, however," Fillauer said.
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How to specify an arc flash relay
Engineers must consider arc flash prevention in the electrical systems that supply power for HVAC, elevators, plant machinery, and other high-power equipment.
As awareness grows of the extreme danger of arc flash hazards for electrical and maintenance workers, and in response to greater focus on arc flash from OSHA and NFPA 70E, building designers are being asked to consider arc flash prevention in the electrical systems that supply power for HVAC, elevators, plant machinery, and other high-power equipment.
One approach is to specify arc flash relays to be installed inside electrical cabinets. These relays detect the light of an emerging arc flash in <1 ms and send a trip signal to the shunt trip of an upstream device such as a circuit breaker. This article will explain arc flash relays and the considerations for their selection, such as fault current at the panel, trip time, sensor placement, and zones.
Arc flash defined
An arc flash is a sudden release of energy caused by an energized conductor shorting to either ground or another phase. It can be caused by a dropped tool, something as apparently harmless as a misplaced test probe, or by a ground fault that escalates into an arc flash.
Arc flash events can also be prevented by ground fault relays and resistance grounding systems, which will protect against faults resulting from a phase coming in contact with ground, but they will not protect in an event where a phase comes in contact with another phase.
Generally speaking, an arc flash is possible on systems operating at voltages from 300 V and above. However, arc flash incidents at 208 V have occurred when the available fault current was very high, including in high-rise buildings and older commercial buildings where 208 V is used instead of 480 V. An arc flash that lasts for 10 ac cycles on a 480 V system with 25 kA available fault current releases as much energy as detonating 2 lbs of TNT.
It produces a blast wave that can smash equipment cabinets, damage or destroy a person's hearing, collapse lungs, and in some cases fling a victim across a room. It can propel debris and blobs of molten metal at ballistic speeds. It also produces an intense flash of light—ranging from ultraviolet through infrared—that can cause third-degree burns on exposed body parts within a fraction of a second. After the blast, wiring insulation and other components may be on fire, creating toxic smoke. The danger of arc flash is the reason that personnel working on energized electrical panels are required to wear cumbersome flash-resistant personal protective equipment (PPE) and electrical panels must be carefully labeled with information on safe approach distance and level of PPE required.
Preventing arc flash
Because workers cannot be counted on to de-energize equipment or follow all safety procedures, it falls to the system designer to mitigate arc flash hazards. The key is to minimize the available energy. As shown in Figure 1, damage from an arc flash increases rapidly with time, so the faster the system can clear the fault, the less damage there will be.
One way to defend against arc flash is to retrofit electrical cabinets with arc flash relays, which reduce arc duration by sending a trip signal to the upstream device faster than conventional over-current relays, thus limiting the incident energy and protecting workers from hazards. In many cases, the protection provided by an arc flash relay can reduce the level of PPE required for compliance with NFPA 70E safety standards and OSHA workplace safety requirements.
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The victims of the Newtown, Conn., tragedy were all shot with a Bushmaster .223-caliber semiautomatic rifle — a rifle that is legal to own in Pennsylvania.
The gun is a civilian version of the military's M-16 and often seen at marksmanship competitions. It's similar to the weapon used in the 2002 sniper killings in the Washington, D.C., area and in a recent shopping mall shooting in Oregon.
Versions of the AR-15 were outlawed in the United States under the 1994 assault weapons ban. That law expired in 2004, and Congress, in a nod to the political clout of the gun-rights lobby, did not renew it.
But, whether it's legal or not, does anyone really need to own such a high-powered gun?
Bob Kostaras, owner of Classic Pistol in Southampton, Bucks County, and Shira Goodman, executive director of CeaseFirePA, debate that question:
Kostaras: "We have an indoor target range. We have people here all day shooting them. People enjoy it. They're not prepping for end of the world, they just enjoy shooting them. For some, it's a social thing, it's a sport. Any weapon, a baseball bat, a car with a drunk driver behind the wheel, is much more dangerous and much more liable to kill somebody. Unfortunately, this person was mentally unstable and had access to the firearm that should have been kept out of his reach."
Goodman: "Maybe this isn't something that everybody should just be able to have access to.... Since there is access to them, that adds to the stream of guns that can then become illegal guns. Types of weapons that are available is a problem, but I believe it's only part of the problem, because certainly we've seen much devastation with handguns or other kinds of rifles that people might have for the more legitimate hunting purposes or personal-protection purposes. I don't think it's just a matter of types of weaponry available.… Because citizenry has access to that type of weapon and it can be sold easily, it makes it more dangerous for when those guns fall into the wrong hands."
Kostaras: "You don't find your normal, responsible people getting in trouble for owning guns. They're not dangerous in the right hands. They are in the wrong hands, but so is a car.... Criminals don't go to the gun store and buy the gun. They're not following the laws you and I follow, so they're not bound by them.... This is a terrible tragedy."
Goodman: "The trouble with the original [assault-weapons] ban from 1994 to 2004 was the way the weaponry was defined, so it was easy to make modifications to certain things, then have weapons that may have complied with the letter of the law, but not exactly the spirit. I think we need to look at what it is we're actually trying to prevent.... It's about making sure that law-abiding gun owners are responsible for securing their weapons."


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Along with all the other crazy things I do, I also scribble some verse down on random pieces of paper. These days I haven't written much at all, so what happens: I get published! Local literary journals, an anthology from Rochester, etc. A far bigger accomplishement than that, however, was getting to be the "Guest Poet" in my sister's 7th grade classroom (she's the teacher). I snuck out of a CHI conference in Boston, took a zillion buses to Lexington, and read some poems. Then the kids get to ask any question they want: "How long does it take to put your turban on in the morning." So we discussed my turban for twenty minutes, & I read them a meditation poem (Tassajara, Guest at the Monastery).
Here's a little selection of my poems. I'm not giving you any terribly coherent theme yet (maybe someday I'll reorganize), and they were written at all kinds of different times. Oh well.
ps: also check out my other shows.
- Waterdreams
- An illustrated poem. I wrote the poem in '92 after a long string of dreams with water in them. Lakes, crashing surf & eroding cliffs. Just recently, I drew a (digital) picture in long scroll format in hazy blue & white, & titled it waterdreams. Then I put the two together on one page.
Let me know if it works for you.
- Tassajara, Guest at the Monastery
- I wrote this several years after a visit to the Tassajara Zen monastery and hot springs resort, in the hills above Big Sur, California. A true story (as far as memory serves).
- Red Tail
- Another true story.
- Maple Wind
- One in a series of Chinese Painting Poems.
- Chrysanthemums
- Another in a series of Chinese Painting Poems.
- Dawn of the Electronic Age Poet
- I wrote this one soon after finding the newsgroup rec.arts.poems. Sometimes I really have to struggle with my conflicting tendencies to be a techno knurd and a luddite.
- Where is that Poet?
- This poem "won" the first international rec.arts.poems online poetry contest! (Check with anyone on r.a.p to find out how much of an "honor" this really is :-)


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This will be a Membership site that golfers will be able to join for $49This will give them a username and password and a GoGolfing Discount card. Currently the card will only be promoted in Florida and only feature golf courses in Florida. The membership will also give user access to extra features like online video tips, specific golf pro tips for courses, user reviews and course details and contact info. Members will also get a personalized membership card. Check out MyGallons.com - I like the way the Join button pops.
- A great design with a web 2.0 feel. Logo is currently listed as a contest, have not picked the design. Feel free to check out the submissions.
- Featured Courses on Homepage
- Tip of the Week or Video Tip of the Week (probably feed this from YouTube Snippet
- Thought about doing a Google Map Mashup that shows the locations of all the courses with discounts around Florida (could use flags pinpointing locations.
- Call to action to Join/Purchase the 2009 membership for $49.99
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- Should have a login
- Do not want it to look like competitor site http://www.golfcard.com (although this is a nice site)


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Monday, May 24, 2010
Lima Time!
I was going to a lot of games back in 2004. I witnessed many "Lima Time" moments. I was there when he pitched in the playoffs to get the win. Amazing night.
Jose Lima was probably one of the coolest athletes I have ever met. It wasn't your usual greet and meet events. You can catch him at the Stadium and he would chat with you. Not just little conversations. He would actually talk to you as if you were long time friends.
I'll give you an example. I saw Lima signing autographs (like always) and I came up to him and I asked him about the next series against the San Francisco Giants.
His own words "I'm hitting Barry Bonds in the head"
Then went off for about 15 minutes talking about other subjects. He would always be giving out baseballs and signing autographs. It was so easy to talk to Lima Time!
Pix taken at Petco Park on September 21, 2004
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Lima was one of the most down to earth and friendly ballplayers I've ever met. Always a pleasure!
RIP Jose Lima
- May 24, 2010 at 9:06 AM
- KempKershaw said...
For some reason that looks like Colorado.
Great story Roberto.
R.I.P. #LimaTime
- May 24, 2010 at 9:53 AM
- thegreatpiazza said...
R.I.P. Lima Time!
- May 24, 2010 at 12:22 PM
- Roberto said...
@ KempKershaw - It does huh? But it's Petco Park. I like that stadium.
- May 24, 2010 at 2:13 PM
- KempKershaw said...
Roberto- Petco is beautiful, in a poor neighborhood but the park itself is great.
- May 24, 2010 at 4:28 PM
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In the hadith, the Prophet Muhammad (saas) refers to the signs of the coming of Hazrat Mahdi (as) as taking place one after the other, "like the beads on a necklace," and clearly states that this development will herald the appearance of Hazrat Mahdi (as):
… let them expect portents taking place one after the other like the beads of a necklace whose string has snapped.
The signs of the Last Day will follow one another. Like beads strung out one behind the other.
(Ramuz al-Ahadith, 277/6; Al-Jami' al-Sagir, 3/167)
Indeed, the signs in question began taking place as of the Islamic year 1400 "like a string of beads" and they have almost all come about in the 30-year period that has followed.
One of the signs of the End Times described by the Prophet (saas) is the intensification of earthquakes:
The Hour (Last Day) will not be established until ... earthquakes will be very frequent.
There are two great incidents before the day of Judgment... and then years of earthquakes.
(Narrated by Umm Salama (r.a.))
The days when you can find no homes to shelter you, or animals to carry you, have come close. Earthquakes will demolish your houses.
(Muhammad ibn `Abd al-Rasul Barzanji, Al-Isha`ah li Ashrat as-Sa`ah, p. 146)
There will be disagreements and frequent earthquakes.
(Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Rasul Barzanji, Al-Isha'ah li-Ashrat al-Sa'ah, p. 166)
The 6.0 magnitude earthquake that struck China on 9 July, 2009, is also a sign of the End Times. The way that this natural disaster, in which 300 people were injured and some 10,000 buildings were collapsed, took place in the same time frame as the other signs described by the Prophet (saas) fourteen centuries ago confirms that this earthquake is one of those that will take place in the End Times.
The flooding that struck more than 10 provinces in southern China on 7 July following heavy rains, in which almost 100 people lost their lives and which has been described as the worst flooding of the year, is also, by virtue of its timing, a sign of the End Times. Our Prophet (saas) said:
The Hour will not come until there has been rain which destroy all dwellings.
(Ibn Ahmad Hanbal)
An increase in rain and a reduction in grass ... occur because the Hour is near.
(Muhammad ibn `Abd ar-Rasul Barzanji, Al-Isha`ah li Ashrat as-Sa`ah, p. 137)
The Hour does not come until all mud-brick buildings, except for the stone ones, collapse.
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WORCESTER — An emergency dispatcher for the city who was attacked during a home invasion Sunday morning is to be arraigned Tuesday in Central District Court on drug charges, after police found three pounds of marijuana in his Pocasset Avenue home.
City officials have confirmed that 26-year-old Anthony Vuona is employed by the city as a dispatcher, but declined to comment on his current employment status. His place of employment is listed as the city of Worcester in court records filed in the case.
Mr. Vuona is charged with marijuana possession with intent to distribute.
Police were called just before 6 a.m. Sunday to 32 Pocasset Ave. on a report of a home invasion. Mr. Vuona told police two black men armed with handguns forced their way into his home and beat him.
Officers found Mr. Vuona had cuts to his hands and the top of his head.
Mr. Vuona told officers he was sleeping when he heard a loud noise. He went to check on the commotion and encountered the two suspects.
"The suspects began to assault Mr. Vuona (pistol whipped) while demanding money and drugs," police said in a news release. "At one point, the suspects tied Mr. Vuona up while they searched the house."
Police described both the assailants as black men, approximately 6 feet 2 inches tall, each about 230 pounds. One man was wearing blue jeans and had short hair. The other was wearing all black clothing and a black winter hat and had his face covered.
The men stole cash and jewelry.
Detectives arrived and began their investigation. Mr. Vuona gave police consent to check his home and signed a waiver, according to court records.
"A search of the home produced three separate one pound bags of marijuana. Police also discovered another large plastic bag containing marijuana," police said. "The second discovery of marijuana was packaged in a way that would indicate that it was for distribution purposes."
Mr. Vuona originally denied knowing anything about the marijuana, then told police it belonged to a friend and he let the friend keep the drugs at his home, court records said. Mr. Vuona did not identify the friend to police.
Mr. Vuona was then arrested.
In a statement, Police Chief Gary J. Gemme said the Police Department is finding drugs are the nexus in many home invasions in the city.
"We have seen in numerous cases that the motive for home invasions had a strong connection to the sale and possession of controlled substances," he said. "Specifically, we have found that the majority of home invasions involve the sale and distribution of marijuana. The public should be aware that most of these incidents are not random acts, but are targeted by those in the drug trade. There is always a heightened level of aggression and violence when these types of incidents occur, and those who participate in these illegal activities put themselves, and the public, in danger."
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Udo gave a presentation at Eschaton 2012 on Myths About Atheist Values. He covered three topics ...
1. Are atheists moral? Yes
2. Does life have meaning or purpose? No, not the same kind of meaning and purpose that theists imagine.
3. Do atheists value human life? Yes.
Udo has a blog and one of the services he provides on his blog is to teach us about bioethics. Part of this service is to expose quacks masquerading as bioethicists. It's a thankless job but someone has to do it.
Fortunately, Udo concentrates on Canadian quacks so you won't be overwhelmed. There are only a few hundred, mostly doctors.
Perhaps Canada's most famous quack bioethicist is Margaret Somerville, a Professor of Law at McGill University, (Montreal, Quebec, Canada). She's best known for her opposition to same-sex marriage and she's been advertised on television and in newspapers as a bioethicist who has rational views on the dangers of legalizing same-sex marriage. (She wasn't very persuasive since same-sex marriage is legal in Canada.}1
Udo Schüklenk chaired an experts panel on end-of-life decisions for the Royal Society of Canada [End-of-Life Decision-Making in Canada: The Report by the Royal Society of Canada Expert Panel on End-of-Life Decision-Making].
Margaret Sommerville didn't like their recommendations. She claims that further legalization of euthanasia will lead to people being killed against their will.
Evidence has never been Ms. Somerville's strongest point. So, without any evidence to back up her claims she declares on the Catholic website, "One of the things that's wrong with respect to Justice (Lynn) Smith's judgment (in Carter v. Attorney General of B.C.) is that she purports to review the use of euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide in the jurisdictions that have legalized it. She said there is no problem, there is no slippery slope. Well, that's simply not right factually." It turns out, in our Report on end of life decision-making in Canada we reviewed the empirical evidence on the slippery slope matter and concluded that there is no evidence that assisted dying leads us down slippery slopes to unwanted killings. Of course, we reviewed evidence, Ms Somerville is in full preaching mode.I like this guy! He thinks that real, scientific, "evidence" is an important part of any debate.
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Jacqueline Stevens - Teaching, General Teaching Projects in Jamaica
Where do I begin to tell you of my life changing experience volunteering in Jamaica? Every time someone asks me about my stay in Jamaica, the biggest smile spreads across my face, my heart goes warm and a million memories whizz through my head! Even now as I write this, I'm smiling and cannot wait for the day that I can go back!
I first started thinking about volunteering because I was on a gap year after completing my degree and planning to go onto teacher training. I had an itch to get away from England to recharge my batteries and because no-one else was free to go travelling, volunteering seemed the best option. I was anxious about signing up and going somewhere alone, but I knew that everyone else would be in the same boat so surely it couldn't be that bad…!
I came across Projects Abroad by just searching 'volunteer teaching abroad' and saw Jamaica was a destination to teach in. Teaching was what I wanted to do so that I was more prepared and experienced for the upcoming September. After giving Projects Abroad a ring and having a really good chat and receiving e-mails from someone that had already gone, my mind was made up. As soon as I got confirmation on my PGCE course, I booked my flight!
It's hard to know where to start when I describe my 2 months in Jamaica. All I know is that I never once felt unsafe; I felt loved, happy, and secure and knew I was having the adventure of my life. As soon as I was greeted by my host family, I knew I was blessed. I was immediately accepted as one of the family and my first night's sleep was amazing…not one feeling of apprehension, I knew I was in safe hands! It was great to have 2 brothers (as I have 4 sisters at home) and a loving set of 'parents' to look after and guide me. It was great to meet the whole extended family and I spent a lot of time with them. My host family run a Shell garage and I'd often chill out there after a day at school with other volunteer friends.
During the week, I woke up super early (5.15am), go to the gym with my host Dad (essential as it gets far too hot to work out any later than sunrise!), get back, get ready and then walk to work for 8am. My view was unforgettable and a morning walk to work was a great opportunity each day to take in my surroundings. It seems all very early but the sunset is at about 6pm so it's best to make the most of the early mornings!
I was placed at Kendall All Age School which is about a 15/20 minute taxi ride from the town centre. The school is amazing - I've never come across such energy – happy kids, massive smiles, always someone running up offering to carry my bags or asking to listen to my music. It was an absolute joy to work with Miss Bailey in her Grade 4 class. It's quite overwhelming at first; the sheer volume of the class as three classes in one building are separated by just blackboards!
However, I soon got used to it and noticed they could hear me even when using a slight voice. I think about the children all the time and miss them the most. They have such beautiful personalities; always full of jokes and such fun to work with. If you choose to do teaching, I'd say get as stuck in as you can, especially if you want to go into teaching, it's an invaluable experience – standing in front of 30 children will never faze you again.
Sometimes I would teach the whole class, other times I'd take small groups but most of the time I supported the children, marked their work and helped as much as I could. By being there and being able to give that little bit extra of contact time, the children appreciate it so much and always aim to please you. Simply by being from another country, they learn so much from you and vice versa. As a volunteer, it is so satisfying to know you're making a difference.
The children haven't got our opportunities in terms of resources and teaching assistants so volunteering is a great way to be a resource. If I was to recommend taking things with you, it would be stickers as positive rewards, pencils and sharpeners – they were gratefully received and meant everyone could get on with working. I'm still in touch with Miss Bailey and I aim to get back to Jamaica as soon as possible to visit her and her students!
General life in Jamaica was great. From being squashed with about 6 kids in a five-seater taxi to sharing a minibus with other volunteers on your weekend breaks with dance hall and reggae blaring out of the speakers, transport was just one exciting aspect! Being in the mountains, Mandeville is a pleasant break from intense heat you get in other parts of the country…but don't be fooled, it is still very hot! Mandeville has all the things you could ask for - pharmacies, supermarkets, a cinema, nail salons, places to eat, clothes shops etc. Be sure to pay Juicy Patties a visit and get a mega patty and a massive strawberry cheesecake ice cream cone!
Meeting other volunteers is a lovely experience. Everyone was quick to welcome me and find out all about me. As soon as you arrive, you'll be sure to get an immediate invite to the upcoming weekend's travel plans. Make sure you stay in Jamaica for more than just a couple of weeks - it's a small country with so much to offer so it's essential you use your weekends to the full to make the most of it.
Even staying there for eight weeks didn't give me enough time to do all the things I had planned! I would recommend taking up to £80/90 per weekend to make the most of the destinations, eating, travel etc. We get discounts on accommodation and certain things by being volunteers but Jamaica is no cheap place to travel, so be prepared…every penny however is worth it!
The Projects Abroad team were fantastic. They often got us all together to do various activities which were always such fun. One 'fun day' entailed a Jeep covered in speakers, a feast of the finest Jamaican cooking, games, dancing competitions and more. We were even joined by local Jamaican school children. I loved sitting there watching them effortlessly dance away.
When they say Jamaicans are born singing and dancing, they're not wrong! Rhoseen, the Teaching Co-ordinator was always there to offer advice and be a friend. I could talk to her about pretty much anything which is so important when you're away from everything you're used to.
I miss the vibe of Jamaica, the music, the smiles, the dancing, the pace and, of course, the people. I can't wait to get myself back to the country which houses the people I now regard as family. If you're not sure about going, just go! Believe me, it'll be the most worthwhile thing you do!
Jacqueline Stevens
Dit verhaal is een persoonlijke ervaring van een vrijwilliger op dit project en dus een momentopname. Houd er rekening mee dat jouw ervaring hiervan af kan wijken. Onze projecten veranderen constant, omdat we inspelen op de lokale behoefte en we voortborduren op de behaalde resultaten. Ook verschillende weersomstandigheden kunnen de ervaring beïnvloeden. Lees meer over wat je kunt verwachten van dit project of neem contact met ons op voor meer informatie.


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Amid the hype surrounding the first berth in a state championship game in school history, River Mill�s Lenaira Ruffin took time to reflect on conflicting feelings.
�It�s very bittersweet, I mean, I hate that this is my last game but in previous years we haven�t made it this far at all, so I guess that�s the sweet part about it,� said Ruffin, a senior.
That�s the double-edged sword of emotions facing River Mill ahead of today�s game against Bishop McGuinness � the last game for seniors Marla Crawford, Daijah Faucette and Ruffin, but an historical game for the school.
Today could stand as a legacy-capitalizing game for River Mill�s class of senior leaders, who had previously advanced to the regional round of the state playoffs three times and come up short of the state championship each time.
And for River Mill�s four underclassmen, it has been the senior leadership that has played a crucial role in the journey to reach today�s climax.
�That senior leadership,� said River Mill coach Hamilton Perkins when asked what the difference between this season and past seasons has been. �They�ve matured so much from their freshman year. Leaps and bounds each year to get to where they are now.
�They�ve developed our younger players to the point where they�re playing at their peak and with a high level of confidence as well.�
In Bishop McGuinness, the Jaguars face the seven-time defending state champion, but a team that only has one senior and graduated most of its key players from championship teams of the past.
According to Bishop McGuinness coach Brian Robinson, that aspect of a young team hasn�t diminished the Villains� desire.
�From this team�s standpoint, they�re not satisfied,� Robinson said. �They understand that they have to keep building on and this is their time and they want to keep winning basketball games.�
When asked earlier this week what a state championship would mean for Ruffin, who has signed with Elon University, the 5-foot-7 forward admitted a she wasn�t exactly sure.
�Personally � I haven�t even thought that out. I guess make me feel more like a leader,� Ruffin said. �Most of all, give me a lot more confidence in myself and know that I�m capable of doing anything, as long as I strive because I�ve wanted this for four years and we got here.�
It�s a game that offers a bit of a revenge factor, with Bishop McGuinness having ended River Mill�s season in the last two years. Bishop McGuinness pulled away late in both games, with each being a one-possession game in the final three minutes.
For Faucette, those last two meetings with the Villains haven�t been complete representations of the Jaguars.
�Oh yeah, I feel like we�ll definitely play to our full potential and do what we need to do,� Faucette said. �This isn�t our first time around, we have the experience to win.�
Crawford said: �I think that definitely, since it�s our last year, we really want to win. We are just going to do whatever we can.�
Another senior for River Mill, Ashley Spivey, suffered a season-ending injury in mid-January.
Even though Spivey hasn�t been able to have a direct impact on the court, she has played a key role as a kind of mediator on the Jaguars� bench.
�I kind of try to calm them down because I know sometimes they get upset, but I�m just like, �Take it easy, do your thing, it�ll be OK,� � Spivey said. �Because I know when there�s calls and stuff you get upset about it, but I think just talking to them calms them down a little bit.�
Ruffin displayed that same calm mentality when considering all that River Mill has accomplished so far.
�Overall, I�m happy no matter what the outcome is, we�ve made history for here so either way, I�m going to be happy,� Ruffin said.
Tip-off Class 1-A girls
State final
Who: River Mill (28-3) vs. Bishop McGuinness (24-7)
When: Noon today
Where: Reynolds Coliseum, Raleigh


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16th Annual Mardi Gras Gala - 2/16/10
The Westin Convention Center Pittsburgh was bursting with live music, thousands of colorful balloons, talented jugglers, and 800 beaded-necklace-clad guests for the Epilepsy Foundation Western/Central Pennsylvania's 16th Annual Mardi Gras Gala. The gala, held yearly on Fat Tuesday, raised $350,000 for the Epilepsy Foundation Western/Central Pennsylvania. Guests danced to the music of the John Parker Band, enjoyed Creole-inspired cuisine and a candy buffet, while remembering and honoring those affected by epilepsy. Each year, a Mardi Gras King is selected and crowned — this year's royalty was Greg Babe, president and CEO of Bayer Corporation and Bayer MaterialScience LLC. The 2009 Mardi Gras Queen, UPMC President Diane Holder, crowned Babe after he was escorted into the gala by Bayer's mascot. Pittsburgh's annual Mardi Gras celebration mirrors the festivity and spirit of New Orleans, according to Epilepsy Foundation Executive Director Judith Painter. "I've been told several times that it is the best party in Pittsburgh," she says. Photography by Megan WylieRead More


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Sangiovese is one of the most popular and most planted grapes in Italy. The grapes make wines that offer fresh, cherry flavors and an earthy quality, often aromatic like cedar. Yet sangiovese (san-joh-VAY-zeh) isn't over the top. As the many sangiovese blends out there prove, the grape plays well with others.
It is an ancient grape, believed to have been developed from grapes in Tuscany, a region in central Italy, and grapes from southern Italy. The name translates as "blood of Jove," Jove being another name for Jupiter, king of the Roman gods. But the grape is believed to predate both the Romans and the Etruscans.
As one might imagine, a grape with such ancient lineage has several clonal variations and goes by many names. Sangiovese (and its clones) can be known as brunello, prugnolo, morellino, nielluccio, sanvicetro and sangioveto. Sangiovese is the major player in a number of Tuscan blends, yet it can also be a solo player.
The plethora of names and roles this grape assumes can be confusing. But sorting it all out is worth it. Sangiovese makes for a quality, food-friendly wine.
Here are some of the terms you might encounter while searching out sangiovese:
Brunello di Montalcino -- Brunello means "little brown one," a reference to the dark color of this sangiovese clone. To be labeled as such, wines must be made only from brunello and aged at least four years. A "riserva" is aged five years. The region is classified as DOCG or denominazione di origine controllata e garantita, Italy's highest quality level. The region is located outside the town of Montalcino.
Chianti Classico Riserva -- A specific region within the larger Chianti appellation. Wines with this label are classified as DOCG. The word "riserva" means the Chianti was aged for at least two years and three months before being released. Wines must be at least 80 percent sangiovese.
Morellino di Scansano -- A DOCG area in southern Tuscany around the town of Scansano. Wines must be at least 85 percent sangiovese. They can be 100 percent.
Toscana -- Tuscany in Italian. It's a term of necessity describing wines that didn't fit neatly into Italy's wine classification rules until the 1990s. Like many other European wine countries, Italy specifies which grapes can be grown in a specific region and how the resulting wine should be made. Winemakers obey if they want a quality certification. However, the Italians found wines made outside of the rules, such as Super Tuscans, might be just as good as or better than the recognized wines. Yet these wines could only be called vino de tavola, or basic table wine. So the Italians created a new classification level, indicazione geografica tipica, IGT. These Toscana wines (sometimes labeled "rosso di Toscana" or "Toscana rosso)" are recognized as being representative of their region.
Vino Nobile di Montepulciano -- A DOCG wine region located near the town of Montepulciano in eastern Tuscany. It's located within a subregion of Chianti known as Colli Senesi. Wines must be made with at least 70 percent sangiovese grapes.
Sources: "The New Wine Lover's Companion," "The Oxford Companion to Wine," "The World Atlas of Wine," "Vino Italiano: The Regional Wines of Italy."


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Kevin Jackson recently joined Rackspace as a senior solutions architect. Kevin, who is based in the UK, has worked with OpenStack environments for nearly two years, and actually wrote the book on OpenStack – "OpenStack Cloud Computing Cookbook." Here, we get to know more about Kevin, what drew him to OpenStack and how he became a Racker.
What brought you to Rackspace?
The majority of my professional career has been based in a busy hosting environment. Rackspace is not only seen as a leader in the hosting industry but it also helped pioneer OpenStack, which has consumed the last two years of my life. Moving to Rackspace was an easy decision for me.
Why Rackspace?
Rackspace is, undeniably, the world leader when it comes to OpenStack given its rich legacy, and this trend continues at a fast pace today as it continues to innovate, leading all sizes of business on a journey into public and private clouds. While Rackspace has taken a step back to allow OpenStack to flourish in the rapidly expanding community, Rackers still actively contribute, helping take the cloud software to new levels of innovation and functionality. All this has been wrapped up into products supported by Rackspace's infamous Fanatical Support mantra – and this is clearly demonstrated by each and every Racker involved with OpenStack, meaning customers only get the best level of commitment and support available in the hosting industry.
Talk a little bit about your team.
It is a very experienced and immensely talented team working on Rackspace Private Cloud, Alamo, at a product architect and engineering level. Casting a wider net I get to work with some of the most fanatical thought leaders and evangelists on the OpenStack and cloud computing circuits who do an amazing job of promoting OpenStack around the world. I've not met a team more dedicated than the incredible and crazy but loveable folk working on OpenStack at Rackspace.
When and how did you first hear about OpenStack?
I first came across OpenStack around the Bexar release; back in February 2011, when I was tasked with looking at a cloud computing platform to migrate a portion of applications running in AWS back on-premise and ultimately support a website that receives well over 1 billion page impressions a month. In my previous role I evaluated Cloud.com (now CloudStack), Eucalyptus and OpenStack, and the decision to pursue OpenStack was made after demonstrating its potential to deliver what was required and the huge amount of support behind it.
What prompted you to write "OpenStack Cloud Computing Cookbook?"
In the early days of OpenStack, some of the tasks that we take for granted in the latest releases were not as easy to perform. Coupled with the fast pace of development, operational information seemed to be strewn across official documentation and so many blog posts that users had to piece together the information themselves. I was approached by the publishers to write the book after they saw my work on my own blog. At this stage I probably knew about a quarter of the content required for the book, but deciding to write the book made me discover and learn more about OpenStack than I would have naturally picked up during my work to set up OpenStack.
What's your book about?
The book is structured in such a way that if you have a question on how to do something with OpenStack, there is a recipe – a series of repeatable steps – that takes you through the answer. This is synonymous with recipe/cookbooks that show you how to make bread or cakes by following the steps. The book is designed for people who have grasped the concepts of virtualization and are familiar with Linux and want to enhance their skills to enter the world of cloud computing with OpenStack.
Where can people buy your book?
The book is available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble as well as on the publisher's website, PacktPub.com. If there are any discounts or competitions I announce them on my Twitter feed (@itarchitectkev) and these relate to offers on PacktPub.com.
Where do you see OpenStack and Rackspace in five years?
There will be a lot more "Powered by OpenStack" software and appliances in five years. Software and hardware vendors will treat OpenStack as a de facto open standard platform that they will naturally develop and support drivers and applications for this stack. Rackspace-powered and managed clouds will span the globe both within people's datacenters and in an extensive set of locations allowing people to float their applications to any OpenStack powered datacenter. Rackspace and OpenStack together will create a globally interconnected mesh of compute and storage that people will spin up locally, making it a natural choice when they require off-premise capabilities. Within five years, just as we say "virtualize first, physical second" now, people deploying applications will say "cloud first" and demand legacy goliath application suites to be able to be deployed in flexible environments. And given OpenStack's impressive backers, these re-written legacy applications will be certified for OpenStack infrastructure. In five years, automation and self-healing infrastructures will be a fundamental requirement to differentiate cloud providers – users will expect to deploy an application and given certain parameters (cost, resilience, uptime, etc.) a broker will decide on where to deploy the application – this shouldn't be an arduous task – it will be designed into OpenStack-powered clouds.
I also like to see some crazy innovation happening in this space in the next five years – there's the possibility to have a public P2P arrangement of OpenStack-powered clouds that are aware of each other's capabilities between different people's datacenters. This allows for building a massively scalable suite of cloud infrastructure in the same way that BitTorrent is used today for sharing files efficiently – demonstrating OpenStack's unique position in the industry as being a true open cloud standard.


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Ok so I thought (almost a week later) that it was about time I posted my photos from Comic Con.
It was literally the best weekend ever. I think we were all wishing it would never end. We didn't want to come back home, those hotel beds were white and fluffy and exactly how you'd imagine heaven.
got some supernatural goodies (though surprisingly had a hard time finding any) and a really awesome t-shirt from BlackCraft, and briefly fangirled with a fellow FemCas cosplayer. overall i think my fave CC yet. Also helped that I didn't cosplay the entire time cause I got to look around a lot more. :)
Arrival at the hotel and getting into cosplays :)
Our room was on the 4th floor out of I think like 20something.
Me as Fem(kinda)Castiel on the first day.
Back at the hotel at night. :)
Anda doing last minute modifications to her Crash Down Cafe (Roswell) cosplay.
Oh, also, Anda and I did some roaming around our hotel late at night and got really lost and saw cool things like the pool room, the gym, and the "underground city"?!?!? and umm..... ran into Vic Mignogna in the lobby. LOL. He was standing in the way of the escalator and as we walked by him I was like "Hi, Vic!" and he's like "Hey! Oh, you got me coffee?!" (cause we were bringing it back to our room) totally awesome. Apparently a bunch of the guests were staying in our hotel so we actually saw a few. Shared an elevator with Michael Berryman also. lol.
breaky next morning bright and early!
Took FOR-EVER to do my Mystique hair/makeup. Because I had planned on spraying my hair red with temporary color hairspray. Anyway, tried that, ended up failing MISERABLY. So I had to wash it all out and start all over again to style my insanely frizzy mane. so that took a really long time, and then had to do my makeup which took MORE time and ah it was just crazy. But so worth it.
For those who are interested, my makeup process:
It took a LOT of trial and error and test runs in order to finally come up with the combo I ended up going with.
I used liquid latex for the scales and applied it with a brush. This worked really well.
For the blue, I started using regular blue face paint. It was too cakey/dry and bold. Definitely not what I was going for. I then tried Sephora's makeup forever blue and even that was too dry and again not the color I was going for.
So I decided finally to use Mac's white face&body foundation and mixed it with their "naval blue" pigment. It took a lot of layers upon layers to get it as bold as you see in the pics. My sister was helping me. In between layers we sprayed it with a makeup-fix (totally forget what brand/what it was called).
Anyway I was only in costume for about 3-4 hours primarily because my contacts were defected and the left eye in particular would not "settle" on my eye so it was literally torturous. Would go up every time I blinked and my sight just kept getting worse and worse, my eyes started to water, etc. By the end of the day (even after I took them out) my eyes felt as though someone had pretty much gauged them out. Horrible.
But hey, at least I got some awesome photos and tons of compliments and a few interviews out of it, haha! Was totally worth it. :D
Playing Midnight Party (the Valet, upon taking our bags out of the trunk, saw the game and made a playful face - "ooooo, Midnight Party!")
And last morning in our hotel... time to leave :(
Coffee stop/breakfast before heading to the Con for the final day.
Anda & I
Also found this one by feelinstrangelyfine on Flickr,
I'm so sad it's over for another year.
Anyway, already planning my costume for next year…… thinking Abaddon. They sell her exact "The Devil Made Me Do It" tee online…. umm yes plz & hello all black eye contacts?
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Critics scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.
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Metascore®Universal acclaimbased on a weighted average of allcritic review scores.
A movie with this kind of haunting power comes along only once every decade or so. [20 February 1991, Life, p.11D]
Billed as one of the most frightening, depraved films ever made. Would that it were so. Instead, this is a case of much ado about nothing. [15 February 1991, Friday, p.C]
Chilling and creepy, and there's no denying that the most celebrated aspect of the film -- the Clarice/Hannibal connection -- could not have been accomplished with greater skill.
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It has been a good long while since I have felt the presence of Evil so manifestly demonstrated as in the first appearance of Anthony Hopkins in The Silence of the Lambs.
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Iffy for 16+
Thriller that made the serial killer a superstar.
What Parents Need to Know
Parents need to know that this Best Picture Oscar winner got condemned by both sides. Family-values advocates like Michael Medved called it too gruesome and disgusting (albeit well made) to deserve the Academy Award. Gay-rights activists said it stereotyped transgendered people as freakish monsters. Still, kids may be curious. The movie concerns extreme psychopaths and the graphic atrocities they commit, including references to twisted sexual urges and perversities. Much of the worst violence is offscreen, in autopsy photos or just discussed -- but that's close enough, and we witness some representative brutality and horror near the climax. The murderous psychologist-serial killer Hannibal Lecter is something of a "gentleman" killer, contrasted with the grotesque "Buffalo Bill," who is shown at one point fully nude. There is an oppressive atmosphere of menace, especially towards women.
Messages: While it likely wasn't the filmmaker's goal, this movie made serial killers look magnetic, brilliant, and like resourceful masterminds, thanks to the compelling Hannibal Lecter character. Meanwhile the rather less suave "Buffalo Bill" has been criticized for perpetuating the stereotype of transvestites and transsexuals as loathsome misfit maniacs. The overshadowed heroine, Clarice Starling, is a youngish female crimefighter of humble origins, with an idealistic streak to save innocent lives, who must approach Lecter's world of evil and madness without being engulfed by it. Starling succeeds in this telling (though in one book sequel she ultimately succumbed). Most characters of color are domestics, with the exception of Clarice's rather underwritten best friend, her female roommate.
Violence: Usually the worst stuff is offscreen -- but it's just barely offscreen. A woman is beaten unconscious, then kept prisoner in a pit. Characters are shot at close range, two policemen are savagely assaulted, one bitten in the face. A blood-drenched Hannibal Lecter seen exultant after the act of murder. Mutilated corpses and human skins are shown.
Sex: A full-frontal nude scene (sort of) for the gender-confused psycho killer Buffalo Bill. A brief (hardly titillating) look at one of his victims, nude and bloated on an autopsy table. A madman masturbates and throws his bodily fluids at Clarice Starling (it happens quickly and goes without much dialogue explanation). Brief references to kinky sex and sexual acts, sometimes in a criminal-investigative context, sometimes in terms of men hitting on the Jodie Foster's character.
Language: Curse words, usually from frothing lunatics or victims under duress. Other characters (like Hannibal or Clarice) swear only when quoting lines.
Consumerism: Not an issue
Drinking, drugs and smoking: Some social drinking.
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Six students named 2012 Sorensen Fellows
Will address issues of social justice from Ireland to BethlehemPromoting racial and religious coexistence through the arts in Ireland, working to reduce the impact of HIV/AIDS in Mbabane, Africa and creating sustainable Palestinian communities in Bethlehem are some of the missions that will be undertaken by six undergraduates who have been awarded Sorensen Fellowships.
The International Center for Ethics, Justice and Public Life announced this week that Jesse Hart '14, Rachael Koehler '13, Mangaliso Mohammed '13, Karia Sekumbo '14, Robyn Spector '13 and Andrea Verdeja '14 will receive a $4,000 stipend to cover travel and living expenses for a summer internship anywhere outside of the United States, or $3,500 for one inside the U.S.
This spring, the fellows will take a course of their choosing as academic preparation for the internship. Over the summer, the students intern at a selected organization anywhere in the world that addresses issues of international significance. In the fall semester, the students regroup and take a course together providing perspective on their internship experiences.
"The particularly interesting thing about this year's group is that two students will be returning home to work in their communities: one to Tanzania and one to Swaziland," says Marci McPhee, associate director of the Ethics Center. "They are international students who are coming for a Brandeis education and taking that knowledge back to improve their home communities in which their needs are great."
The fellowship program, which began in 1998, is sponsored by the Ethics Center and honors the late Theodore C. "Ted" Sorensen for his commitment to public service and his 10 years as founding chairman of the center's international advisory board. Sorensen was policy advisor, legal counsel and speechwriter to President John F. Kennedy. He practiced international law for four decades, and was a widely published author on the presidency and foreign affairs.
The 2012 Sorensen Fellows:
Jesse Hart '14, from Worthington, Ohio, will intern this summer in Derry/Londonderry, Northern Ireland at The Playhouse, a community theater that focuses on giving a voice to the marginalized sectors of society. Connecting his interests in the arts and social justice, he will work with the Theatre of Witness Programme, in which people perform their own stories to bear witness to the issues of suffering and redemption.
Rachael Koehler '13, from Pennsauken, N.J., will work with Beyond Skin in Belfast, Northern Ireland, which works to promote racial and religious coexistence through multicultural arts and media. As an intern, Rachael will be planning her own coexistence festival as well as bringing people of different religions together in dialogue by producing a religious understanding radio show.
Mangaliso Mohammed '13 is from Mbabane, Swaziland. Having lived in a developing country for a significant part of his life, Mangaliso is particularly interested in the sustainable development of informal communities, including slums in the urban areas of his home country. He will intern with the Municipal Council of Mbabane. He will participate on projects for suitable renewable energy sources for low-income households to alleviate poverty and reduce the impact of HIV/AIDS in the urban informal areas.
Karia Sekumbo '14, is originally from Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania, he has lived in several different countries including Botswana, Swaziland, Uganda, and now the United States. During the summer, he will be an intern with Opportunity International, a microfinance organization in Tanzania. He hopes to gain a more concrete understanding of the workings of microfinance and its important role in global poverty alleviation and the reduction of gender inequality in communities.
Robyn Spector '13, from New York City, will be photographing and reporting at The New Times, an English-language newspaper in Kigali, Rwanda. Through the lens of a photojournalist, she hopes to examine journalism ethics in a developing country and further understand the roots and intricacies of Rwanda's history that are ingrained in its society today.
Andrea Verdeja '14 was born in Japan to Cuban and Spanish parents, and was raised in the Dominican Republic. For the upcoming summer she will be working with Paidia International Development in Bethlehem, a local NGO that is helping to create sustainable Palestinian communities by empowering youth through ethical leadership.
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A Thomasville man has been charged in two sexual assaults that occurred in early 2012 after police identified a suspect through DNA testing.
A Thomasville man has been charged in two sexual assaults that occurred in early 2012 after police identified a suspect through DNA testing.
Thomasville Police Department detectives Tuesday charged Ramon Lamont Johnson of 716 E. Guilford St. with first degree burglary, first degree rape, first degree kidnapping, attempted robbery with a dangerous weapon and assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury.
Thomasville detectives this past year investigated two separate reports of rape at a Leonard Street residence where a female reported being the victim of two forcible rapes where a weapon was used by the same suspect on two separate dates. Thomasville Police developed Johnson as a suspect when he was arrested and charged with a sexual assault that occurred in Greensboro late in 2011.
Thomasville detectives submitted evidence collected during the two Thomasville investigations to the State Bureau of Investigations Crime Laboratory where a match was made to Johnson's DNA from evidence collected during the Greensboro investigation.
According to police, Johnson, no age given, is a registered sex offender. He received a $500,000 secure bond.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Thomasville Crime Stoppers at 336-476-TIPS (8477) or Thomasville Police at 336-475-4267. Crime Stoppers of Thomasville offers cash rewards to anonymous callers for tips which lead to arrest, the seizure of illegal drugs or stolen property, or provides a solution to an unsolved, criminal case.


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Baltimore's most upscale neighborhoods in early 2011 [Pictures]
These are the most expensive ZIP codes in the Baltimore metro area and neighborhoods in the city during the first half of 2011, according to a Baltimore Sun analysis of average sale price data from Metropolitan Regional Information Systems. Areas were included in the analysis if they had at least five home sales. --Jamie Smith Hopkins
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