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NCsoft may have more banking on Guild Wars 2 than once thought. The mega-publisher announced that its second quarter earnings were lower than expected; it posted a $6 million loss for the period.
Revenues were down 12% from last year to $130 million, of which a vast majority came from NCsoft's online titles. The company stated that it dipped into the red due to rising labor costs, an increased marketing budget for Blade & Soul's Korean launch, and the acquisition of Ntreev. Aion was also blamed for the company's financial woes, as revenues in that title sharply decreased due to fewer microtransaction sales.
Both Lineage titles composed a great share of the company's revenues, with the first game producing 45% of sales and the sequel 13%.
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There's a reason that we wear safety glasses on so many jobs – vision is our most important sense. Because of this, most of us need excellent vision to be able to perform our job correctly. A material that provides excellent vision and excellent protection would, therefore, qualify as making the best lenses for prescription safety glasses. Which materials fall under this category?
- Polycarbonate lens material is the industry standard for prescription safety glasses for its unmatched impact resistance and better-than-average optics.
- Polycarbonate is the most impact resistant material, but it's not very scratch-proof.
- Trivex is another awesome lens material because of its excellent impact resistance and optical clarity.
- Trivex is more scratch-proof than polycarbonate, though its impact resistance is slightly lower.
- Polycarbonate has a refractive index of about 1.58, which means that it will be slightly thinner than Trivex, which has a refractive index of 1.53.
- Polycarbonate has some common problems with aberration, so if you're working at a job where you do a lot of writing or fine detail work, you may want Trivex for its slightly greater optical clarity.
- The bottom line is this: there are no best lenses for prescription safety glasses because "best" depends on your needs, but polycarbonate and Trivex are commonly accepted as the best in the industry.
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In part 10 we're going to cover two wireless connectivity capabilities – NFC and Bluetooth.
Serial Port Profile
Serial Port Profile [SPP] lets you transmit/receive arbitrary data – you can talk to many peripherals, including printers, signature capture pads, or even other phones.
Handling SPP communications is easy on BlackBerry 10. As you'd expect on the POSIX system – it's done through files. You can read and write to an established SPP connection as you would any other file.
Creating an SPP connection to a server is as hard as:
int bt_spp_open(char *addr, char *service_uuid, bool nonblock);
Creating an SPP server is as hard as:
int bt_spp_open_server(char *service_name, char *service_uuid, bool nonblock, void (*callback)(long param,int fd), long param);
Oooh! Callbacks! C's "idea" of events… That function is called as soon as a peer connects to you.
However, there is some initialization to take care of. I strongly recommend looking at the demo the Bluetooth development team built here.
Object Sharing
The invocation framework is a huge help here. By sharing, you get the data sent to a Bluetooth peer with very little work.
InvokeManager * im = new InvokeManager(this); InvokeRequest request; request.setAction("bb.action.SHARE"); request.setTarget("sys.btviewer"); request.setUri("file:///tmp/test.png"); // not recommended location! im->invoke(request);
Bluetooth Low Energy
While BlackBerry Java devices didn't support Bluetooth Low Energy, BlackBerry 10 does. If you're working with some LE peripherals or just interested, have a look at this great primer (and demo):
NDEF Tags:
Reading tags is now handled by the invocation framework. The registration in your bar-descriptor.xml is all you need to have configured – you don't need any NFC/NDEF specific code to get the payload of a tag. Reading tags is much simpler in BlackBerry 10 than previously.
Let's break down the invocation target that was used for the Scavenger Hunt application used at some recent BlackBerry Live events:
<invoke-target id="com.rngs.BlackBerryJam.Americas.ScavengerHunt"> <type>APPLICATION </type> <filter> <action>bb.action.OPEN </action> <mime-type>application/vnd.rim.nfc.ndef </mime-type> <property var="uris" value="ndef://2/application/com.rim.devr.2012.bbja" /> </filter> </invoke-target> invoke-target The target id has to be globally unique… mime-type This is the type we have set internally to specify NDEF tag reading events. property - value
The value here is where your control comes from. If your URI is specific (like the one above) you'll only get that content. If your URI is just ndef:// – you'll get any and all NDEF tags read by the device (assuming the user chooses your application – instead of some other built in one).
The 2 in the URI is the NDEF TNF! In this case, 2=MEDIA. (Some purists may argue that I should've used type 4=EXTERNAL – but I didn't )
The TNF for WELL_KNOWN is 1. The type for Smart Posters is Sp – given this, the URI for accepting Smart Poster tags is:
Want to keep all of your tag reading (and creating) in QML? Then all you need is a JavaScript library to process the received payload from the invocation event, which can be found here.
Writing a NDEF Tag
There are a few ways to write tags. I believe that the quickest is through sharing with the invocation framework.
You can build an NDEF tag duplicator by:
- Having an invocation target that receives NDEF tags.
- Sharing the NDEF tag payload – to keep on writing tags.
From an aesthetic point of view, sharing interrupts your application when the system card takes control – you can write using low level functionality too.
Other Tech (Peer 2 Peer, SNEP, Card Emulation…)
Want more details – or to see some samples? For NFC on BlackBerry there is only one place to go:


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The Myth of Human Rights. Amnon Rubenstein has a very interesting, if slightly truncated article in Haaretz on the exploitation and misrepresentation of human rights by groups with ulterior motives:
There's also a huge ideological gulf between the original and the forgery. Human rights laws set grades of rights and the very top level is the right to life and personal safety. In other words, the law recognizes the relativity of rights: The right to life is more important, for example, than the right to privacy. The law is not the same for a state that murders its citizens, as Sudan did for nearly 20 years, and a state that suspends jury trials during periods of emergency to fight terrorism, as England did in Northern Ireland.
The human rights industry is made up of various organizations, academics, and media people who do the exact opposite: all rights are equal. Censorship is the equivalent of genocide. Detention without trial in Guantanamo is the equivalent of murderous terror.
While the original concept of human rights graduated rights according to their level of importance, there is no relativity in the approach taken by those who violate those rights. All the criminals should be judged according to the same criteria. On the other hand, if a Western country were to perpetrate only one-hundredth of the crimes conducted by Saudi Arabia against its residents, there would be an enormous outcry from Geneva to Berkeley. But despite the permanent protests by the human rights groups, few know how many people are executed in Saudi Arabia (in 1999 alone there were 301). But in Oslo, human rights devotees demonstrate against Israel. Nobody protests against the fence that Saudi Arabia is building on its border with Yemen - against international agreements and harming thousands of shepherds whose flocks graze on the lands were the fence is going up, but there is no organization that does not protest against Israel.
I would refer to this as fundamentalist humanism, if I thought most of those involved in it were sincere. Most of them are not. They are quite self-consciously exploiting an emotional issue in order to further a Leftist political agenda. Their's is a politics of extraordinarily bad faith. The truth is that the term "human rights" has become so abused that it has become, like "fascist" and "imperialist", something that people throw around to express their distaste for something they don't particularly approve of. It has ceased to have any meaning whatsoever. This kind of emotional/political blackmail has to be resisted as strongly as possible. At its worst, it results in a total inability to recognize political evil. We can see this at work in the ugliness and anti-semitism of the anti-war Left right now, not to mention John Kerry's very disturbing statements on the subject of terrorism and US foreign policy. One could say that the entire world Left is suffering from a severe case of cognitive dissonance on this issue. They can extoll peace and yet defend Saddam Hussein. They can love human rights and acclaim Arafat. They can decry racism and revel in the basest anti-semitism, sometimes in the same breath. Their desire for an absolutism of justice has resulted in an embrace of righteous murder. Where will the descent end? The possibilities terrify me.


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Ayn Rand's Hollywood Years
If Ayn Rand was criticized for writing unrealistic plot lines and one-dimensional characters in her novels, she likely took inspiration from her background: Rand spent her early years in America as a Hollywood screenwriter. In a fortuitous bit of timing, the Russian émigré met director Cecil B. DeMille two days after arriving in Los Angeles, in 1926, and was soon on the set of his biblical epic, "King of Kings." DeMille hired Rand as a junior screenwriter, and she was paid $25 a week to work on scripts like "His Dog,"a piece of studio fluff about an ex-con reformed through love for his pooch.
Rand would leave Hollywood after a few years for New York and return years later, triumphant, the toast of the town after the publication of "The Fountainhead," which was made into a movie in 1949 starring Gary Cooper. Anne C. Heller, author of a critically-acclaimed new biography of Rand called "Ayn Rand and the World She Made," dropped by the Journal's offices to discuss Rand's Hollywood years.
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You may view this cartoon HERE.
One of Avery's finest works of cartoon art, this film has an egalitarian approach to animated humor. Everyone has the same chance to sink or swim, to shine or nosedive.
It is a shame that this important and delightful cartoon has not been restored. All available prints look washed-out and VHS-y. Many WB cartoons suffer from this (or other) neglect, and I hope work will be done to make them look at least something like they did in their heyday.
It's a tribute to Hamateur Night that its comedy transcends its current state of disrepair. The neglect may be due to this cartoon's public domain status. That said, several PD Warners cartoons were restored for the now-defunct Golden Collection DVD series.
We iris in on an obvious-but-funny sign gag. The lack of bad puns reassures us that "Bugs" Hardaway is far away.
The film's first bit of business is a charming status switch. Avery borrows this gag from myriad early talkie cartoons, but embellishes it with exquisite gestures.
One pictures this emcee swigging from a pint of rye in-between acts.
as he decides Paderwiski gets the gong...
favorite, I Love To Singa.) Paderwiski goes down with dignity.
by this broad outburst...
the Fleischer Brothers cartoon, Betty Boop for President (1933).
animated counterparts. Oh well...
clever and surprising. Our jaded emcee introduces...
drawn. I'd say it was Robert McKimson's work--except, as Devon
Baxter reminds me, McKimson was still with the Charles M. Jones
unit at this time.
we understand the trick has gone horribly wrong.
moppet stumbling on her recital--but he is now able to
comedy to a dismissal of an unliked character, in a manner
the British comedy troupe Monty Python would embrace
30-ish years in the future.
styled adenoidal plum, commands his dog to roll over...
am to public speaking..."
"From the rockbound coast of Maine...
underscores this scene with the haunting J. Fred Coots pop standard,
"You Go To My Head."
in a Role) attempts to emote Hamlet's "to be or not to be" soliloquy (from the picture of
the same name). Well-aimed tomatoes pre-empt his success.
tries to anticipate the messy missile. He almost succeeds:
the next act...
lack of reaction to its impact, are solid gold.
which makes it all the funnier. Their scene is underscored with the tune so
hated by Owl Jolson--"Drink To Me Only With Thine Eyes," from the
1936 favorite I Love To Singa.
jape. The crescent moon melts to butter in reaction to the couple's steamy kiss.
into the words of the Bard of Avon.
been transferred to the Juliet actress.
Half-Pint Pygmy (1948) and Bad Luck Blackie (1949).
It can't be stressed enough that many of the brilliant moments of
The past minute of this cartoon has been sustained genius.
That balcony scene can't be topped, so our emcee wraps up the proceedings.
returns to "soy bomb" our humble host.
of his audience. How dare they?
the best examples to date in his filmography, and all the more
effective for the character's lack of charm and engagement.
to perfect. An entire audience of Elmerheads! This is a logic leap, given that we've
seen many shots of the anthromorphic-animal audience. Perhaps they all cleared
out in disgust.
***--thanks to Keith Scott for his invaluable information on who-voiced-what. The voice artists are responsible for so much of a cartoon's success, and their lack of credits in the released films makes animators' seem copious in comparison.


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The Lower East Side is a big swath of Manhattan that ranges from the historic — renters can still find a great selection of walkups, mostly without doormen — to the modern. Blue, a bold new condo from French abstract architect Bernard Tschumi, offers Lower East Siders a roof terrace and a cold storage locker for Fresh Direct deliveries in addition to 24-hour doorman service. At 17 Orchard on the Lower East Side, floor-through condos with oversized windows have stacked washer/dryers and custom cabinets.
Buyers seeking space should head down to the Lower East Side's Grand Street Co-ops, a collection of 4,500 apartments organized into four complexes — Amalgamated, Hillman, East River Housing, and Seward Park. When these elevator co-ops were built they replaced darker walkups and were seen as the model of Lower East Side luxury; even today, buyers are attracted to their spacious layouts and common green spaces. Many units also have balconies, and some have wonderful views of the East River.
If you're going out on the Lower East Side, your options are many and varied, ranging from music venues like Arlene's Grocery to Bowery Ballroom to the Mercury Lounge to Cake Shop, where you can have slices of cake with frosting and see your bands too.


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|Tomato and Ginger Chutney
This is my Hubby's favorite chutney, this chutney is his family recipe also called as Mixture Chutney in Sourashtra. The flavour of ginger and tanginess of tomatoes compliments each other and it is very easy to prepare.
Tomato big( chopped)- 1 no
Ginger piece( chopped)- 1"
Whole dry red chilli- 4 nos
Coconut shredded- 1/4 cup
Salt to taste
Oil- 1/2 tsp
for tempering
Mustard seeds- 1 tsp
Urad dal- 1 tsp
Curry leaves- few
Oil-1 tsp
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Saute chopped tomatoes, ginger and dry red chilli in 1/2 tsp oil for few secs, remove from heat and allow to cool. Grind the sauteed ingredients to smooth paste with coconut, required salt and water. Heat 1 tsp oil in a tadka/ small pan when hot add mustard seeds. When mustard seeds crackle add urad dal and curry leaves, fry until urad dal turns golden brown. Add this tempering to the ground chutney and mix well. Serve Tomato Ginger Chutney with idli or dosa.


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Funerals services for Mr. Robert W. Wells, age 78 of Dickson were conducted Friday, May 17, 2013 at 1 PM from the Chapel of the Taylor Funeral Home with Bro. Steve Baggett and Bro. George Caudill officiating. Place of rest is in the Dickson County Memorial Gardens.
Mr. Wells, retired hardware salesman with Moore Handley Inc. having 30 years of service, died May 13, 2013 at Horizon Medical Center after a brief illness. He was born in Giles County Tennessee and was the son of the late Forest Haynes and Florence Katherine Dugger Wells. He proudly served his country in the U. S. Army. He was a member of the Walnut Street Church of Christ. He was preceded in death by his wife Charlene Duncan Wells in 2001, and son Patrick Wells. Also preceded in death by a brother, James D. Wells and a sister, Marie Mabrey.
Survivors include His Son, Robert D. (Bobby) Wells of Dickson, TN; Sisters-in-law, Mrs. James D. (Mary) Wells, Mrs. Brenda Jordan, Barbara Watcher; Several nieces and nephews.
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Tuesday, 10 March 2015
VA-STRICTLY NUSKOOL Vol.2
Our sister blog Strictly NuSkool has gone from strength to strength, so much so that they are rapidly picking up followers on their facebook page and also have a sizeable back catalogue of free music contributed by many talented producers, here is the latest installment 'Strictly Nuskool Vol 2' following up from last years massively popular free compilation, this second volume introduces up and coming new producers like Breakbeat Scientist, DJ Sashay, Bassraver and others alongside veterans like Nefti. The album features a varied selection reflecting the NuSkool ethos from 140/Future Jungle/Hardcore Breaks to Jungle, Breakcore & Hardcore Techno, we know for sure this will be a mainstay on your ipod and digital mixers all through 2015!!!
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Deborah Jean (Olson) Bell, age 59, passed away in her home in Sheridan, Wyo., on July 20, 2016.
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Jim Hoft at Gateway Pundit spoke by phone with Senator Jim Inhofe (R-OK) this week. Inhofe was named National Journal Magazine's No. 1 Conservative in the Senate, and the only Senator receiving a perfect score for conservatism. As I often say, Senator Inhofe is MY senator. I am proud that the state of Oklahoma is the reddest state in the union, and with Inhofe's long record, there has never been any doubt that he is the "reddest" senator. In the interview with Hoft, we also see that earmarks can affect national defense…are not a simple subject, and are not something to be easily dismissed.
One more thing about my state of Oklahoma. In the 2008 election, McCain received the largest margin of the vote of any state. While almost all of us wished we had a candidate other than McCain, at least we didn't help Barack Obama mount the Oval Office.
Having said that, the interview is about bigger things than being the No. 1 Conservative in the U.S. Senate. Inhofe has some advice on earmarks…what's important and what is not, and it's something we need to be thinking about. Do we really know the bottom line of earmarking? Apparently we do not, and neither does the Republican leadership.
Inhofe sees the Republican leadership's move to ban all earmarks as not very smart (he might have said "dumb"). Earmarks make-up 1-1/2% of spending, and according to the Senator, if the money is not spent in earmarking, it will go to Obama to spend. This puts some defense money in the hands of the President and Democrats:
If you stop an earmark it doesn't save one penney. All it does is take that money and gives it to the President of the United States. That's the way the system works. It goes to the executive branch.
Assuming this is correct, we need to change the way the system works. If money for earmarks – not allocated and spent, goes back into the Executive hopper for distribution…that's nothing short of wrong. If the money is not spent, it should not be spent.
Update 3-13-10 6:28 EST:
Senator Inhofe was just on FOXNews live with Rick Fulbaum. Inhofe said where the system is going awry is in the authorization and appropriating procesess. Everything spent should be first authorized, and then appropriated. That's not happening. I understood him to say that legislators take to the floor to appropriate an expense without authorizing it first.
He has also introduced legislation to replace President Obama's 20% ban on discretionary spending in the 2011 budget, and replace it with discretionary spending capped at 2008 levels. According to Inhofe, Obama's 20% ban means nothing because the 2010 budget was bloated by 20%. His legislation actually saves 20% by going back to 2008 discretionary spending levels.
On national defense and earmarks:
I'm not about to allow these people with this earmark program to put everything in the hands of Obama and that's what we'd be doing."
Hoft asked about Inhofe's contentious relationship with Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and the senate race heating up in her district with three Republicans challenging her seat. This was Inhofe's comment (an apparently one he has made often):
Defeating Barbara Boxer is not a victory, it's a contribution to mankind.
I hope you'll visit Gateway Pundit, listen to the audio of this interview, and consider Inhofe's comments on earmarking and national defense.


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You can download the available filters, compiled for 64-bit Linux, here or compiled for 32-bit here. These filters do not appear to work on Windows systems.
Friday, December 24, 2010
bsnes Phoenix GUI Filter Changes
Byuu has added support for binary filters in his Phoenix GUI as of v073, so we can finally use cgwg's CRT Curved shader in conjunction with blargg's NTSC filter! These binary filters are loaded just like shaders, i.e., via a dialog box in the video options.
Labels: bsnes, filters, phoenix gui
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Regarding bsnes 073: Is there any chance you could upload a build for Lucid in your ppa? I tried to install the Maverick packages manually, but the following dependencies made it nearly impossible...
- January 10, 2011 at 12:59 AM
- Hunter K. said...
Hi CAYW,
Sorry, but I wasn't able to get it to compile for Lucid either. There should be a way, though, so I'll keep trying.
- January 10, 2011 at 8:36 AM
Oh, ok, so that's why... But thanks for trying anyway. Maybe it'll work sometime. ;)
- January 10, 2011 at 9:58 AM
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|Bouncing out some energy in a nearly play place!
Now that we are checked out I can look back abit more clearly at how we kept Mini piwi busy while we lived in a hotel suite until the new apartment was ready for move in (big sigh of relief!).
|Coloring with Perry
|Brown bear, Brown bear tot book
|Sorting flags before big sis uses them in her Olympics lapbook
|Drawing a map like her big sis
|The cat lapbook once again proves it's worth!
|After a particulary bad day of 'cabin fever' we take a feild trip to the dollar shop for new coloring books


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Mom Hears Her Eight Year Old Son for The First Time [Video]
Check out this heartwarming video the moment a deaf mother heard her eight year old son for the very first time. Dawn Keim who had lived through a decade and a half of deafness due to a debilitating condition finally gets to hear her youngest child Asher speak. Asher's first word to his mom are "I love you".
Breaking down in tears, she replies, "I love you too".


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Ever get one of those unexplained-out-of-nowhere-have-to-have-it-NOW cravings? That was me yesterday morning.
Tomato soup. BAM. Out of nowhere. I wanted some STAT!!
So today, I made some.
I checked out a bunch of recipes online but didn't find one I loved so, although inspired by others, this recipe is my own.
Oven-Roasted Tomato and Garlic Soup
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Cut 14 plum tomatoes in half - separate the cloves of one full bulb of garlic - leave the skin on the cloves - arrange in a pan with the cut side of the tomatoes facing up.
Drizzle tomatoes and garlic with olive oil then sprinkle with kosher salt and fresh cracked pepper.
Roast in oven for one hour.
Rough chop one medium-sized onion - sautee in olive oil until translucent - add 3 Cups of chicken stock - remove garlic cloves from skins - add cloves and tomatoes to stock - bring to a light boil - simmer 20 minutes.
Add 1 tsp sugar, 1/2 tsp dried oregano, 1 tsp salt, 1/4 tsp pepper, 1 Tbsp balsamic vinegar - puree with an immersion or regular blender.


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General update: It has been a busy past few weeks! We are a little less than two weeks away from moving to a bigger apartment (about 10 minutes from where we are living now). My obstetrician has been regularly monitoring whether my low placenta will call for a cesarean-section, in-between my now bi-weekly OBGYN visits, and follow-ups with a doctor who specializes in blood disorders during pregnancy. I think I sort of thrive on last-minute deadlines and working under pressure, because these past few weeks of constant packing, ultrasounds and appointments have had me feeling more energetic and productive than I was feeling during my last two trimesters combined.
How far along?: 33 (and a half) weeks
Total weight gain: 18 lbs
How I'm feeling: I went through a phase where I could only sleep for four hours a night and was somehow still functional, but I am now, thankfully, back to full nights sleep, more or less.
How I'm changing: Growing every day - borrowed some maternity shirts from my sister-in-law, Sacha! Physical movement in general has started to become uncomfortable and a bit awkward. Putting on socks or shoes puts me out of breath, not to mention climbing the two flight of stairs to our apartment. Oh, and Patricio laughed when he saw my belly button the other day. It hasn't popped out, just sort of filled in and become flat, which looks pretty silly.
What I'm eating: Not much that I'm very excited about - it's all become so repetitive. Potatoes, rice, broccoli, tofu, spinach in various combinations, with a little salt and Earth Balance. I constantly daydream about all the food I'm going to eat once this little one arrives.
Movement: A friend of mine pointed out that the repetitive pulsing movement I was feeling a few weeks ago is most likely hiccups! Little baby hiccups! Adorable. Other than that, big tidal waves of movement.
Favourite moment: I've had 2/3 of my baby showers in the past week, and getting all this adorable new baby stuff is very exciting! We are feeling very blessed and loved to have so many generous friends and family members. Thank you everyone!
Looking forward to: Moving into our new two-bedroom apartment and setting up baby's room! I've heard that the last month of pregnancy can feel like time has stood still in anxious anticipation, but it may just fly by when we still have so much to do!
Looking forward to: Moving into our new two-bedroom apartment and setting up baby's room! I've heard that the last month of pregnancy can feel like time has stood still in anxious anticipation, but it may just fly by when we still have so much to do!


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Hunt for Evil
by Amy Jarecki
Date of Publication: August 1st 2017
Cover Artist: Dar Albert
Genre: Romantic Suspense
Tagline: Who knew battling international terrorism would lead to ravenous passion?
When Navy SEAL Commander Logan Rodgers winds up on a botched mission in the Gulf of Oman, his quick action in saving MI6 asset, Olivia Hamilton, brings him to the attention of the international espionage arena.
Recruited by the mysterious and elite International Clandestine Enterprise (ICE), Logan faces Olivia again, but this time they're on the same team. Sparks fly as the two compete in a clash between skill and keen intellect, until a French girl is kidnapped by a suspected terrorist.
Posing a married couple, steam erupts between the pair while Logan and Olivia dive deeper into an ISIS kidnapping ring. But when Olivia becomes the kidnapper's next victim, she enters a madman's hell. And as Logan races against time to save her, one thing ravages his soul. If he fails, the woman he loves will be lost to him forever.
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Her heart nearly stopped when a hand slid over her mouth and another disarmed her. "I'm Commander Rodgers from the USS Washington, and you're coming with me now," an American growled in her ear. From the girth pressing against her back, he was solid—but Olivia could take him.
Grinding her teeth, she threw an elbow to his sternum. He blocked—so like a hotshot. Few people were fast enough to react to one of her strikes. But she'd nail him with her second try. Whipping around, she aimed a kick at his groin, but he blocked that, too. At least six-two and faster than an asp, Rodgers stopped her next kick by catching her ankle and giving it a twist—a warning.
"Enough. Come." Jesus Christ, his eyes were the color of a teal lagoon and they drilled into her like daggers.
She shook her head. God, she wasn't about to go anywhere with dagger-eyes. Not without a fight.
Suited up in scuba gear, his facemask cocked atop his head, the man had to be daft. "What the fuck, Aquaman?" she whisper-shouted. "If anyone sees you, we'll both be shot before the first question's asked."
His eyebrows slanted downward over those damned eyes. "Yeah?" he whisper-shouted back. "Everyone on this boat will be dead in fifteen. If you want to live, you'll do as I say."
Olivia's mouth went dry. She blinked, shaking her head. He had to be mistaken. One more day and al-Umari's ass would be hers. "Are you off your trolley? I've put too much into this project to have it blown to smithereens. Call off your dogs before you cock-up the entire op. Now."
"No can do," he said like her hard-earned cover wasn't about to become the greatest wipeout in MI6 history. "Sorry to ruin your party, but there's a bomb attached to the hull. Can't be killed, can't be dislodged, and if you stand here arguing with me for one more second, you'll explode into so many pieces, you won't make a meal for a goddamned minnow."
Those are my choices?
"Christ!" She jammed her finger under his nose. "When this is over, your ass is mine."
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Amy embarked on her writing journey shortly after she completed an MBA with Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, Scotland. Her first manuscripts were suspense novels and were never published. She calls them baptism by fire—lessons in learning to write fiction. These lessons, combined with several writing conferences and classes, led her to write her first published book, Boy Man Chief, which won the League of Utah Writers award for Best Manuscript, and the Spark Book Award.
A lot has happened since, with some of the highlights being Rise of a Legend winning the national RONE award for Best Time Travel; hitting the Amazon Top 100 Bestseller list; and a host of other accolades.
Amy enjoys the freedom of authorship and the opportunity to work creatively every day. She has lived in Australia, Bermuda and has spent extensive time in Scotland. Whenever possible, she visits the places she writes about to add vibrant realism to her stories.
She loves writing Scottish historical romance, and now she's adding romantic suspense to the mix. Come along for the ride!
How would you describe your style of writing to someone that has never read your work?
I write fast paced, passionate novels with a number of plot twists.
What are some of your writing/publishing goals for this year?
I have just signed a contract for two more books in the Lords of the Highland Series, which is super exciting. I'm also releasing the next book in the ICE Series, BODY SHOT, on August 29th. THE HIGHLANDER'S IRON WILL (a novella) will be released on September 19th and will be FREE! And THE HIGHLAND GUARDIAN will be released on December 19th. Whoa!!
Do you feel that writing is an ingrained process or just something that flows naturally for you?
I use process to channel my creative flow, otherwise I'd be all over the place (LOL).00
Where would you spend one full year, if you could go ANYWhere? What would you do with this time?
If I had a year to travel, I would spend it traveling by train through Europe. Can you imagine all the fantastic sites, the rich history, delicious food and wine, and interesting people?
Czech Republic
Holland …and the list goes on!
Can you share you next creative project(s)? If yes, can you give a few details?
As I mentioned above, the next book is BODY SHOT, which will be released on August 29th. Mike Rose is the hero who is introduced in HUNT FOR EVIL and he has a hell of a time recruiting a new sniper into ICE and once he's successful, he wishes he hadn't been:
She has every right to feel venomous resentment…
Convicted of a murder she didn't commit, sniper Henri Anderson suffers two years of hard time before she's given a choice—accept an unknown assignment offered by a seedy foreign dignitary or head for home. The decision took all of two seconds. At least that's what she thinks, until a mysterious Scottish man shows up and offers a deal sweet enough to tempt a saint.
But has the rugged blue-eyed closer met his match?
Annoyed that ICE is wasting his time by sending him to Utah to recruit a talented soldier who has already turned them down, secret agent, Mike Rose, has no intention of failing. He's a tough guy with more persuasion in his hard stare than most people manage with an oration. Disarmed by a woman who's not only tenacious, she's downright stunning, Mike tempts Henri with something even a hardened Delta Force sniper can't refuse. And once she's hooked, Mike thinks he's done—can go back to covert ops working alone. But Henri isn't a woman who's easy to forget. And when she's snared by the clutches of the very man who framed her for murder, the big Scot will sell his soul to save her.
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For the fourth quarter of fiscal 2000, revenues increased to $128.5 million, compared to $65.5 million for the fourth quarter of fiscal 1999, an increase of 96%. Net income for the fourth quarter was $14.6 million, or $.39 per fully diluted share, compared to $7.7 million or $.27 per fully diluted share in the fourth quarter of fiscal 1999. Fully diluted shares increased to 37.6 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2000 as compared to 28.8 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 1999.
For the year ended January 30, 2000, revenues increased 137% to $374.5 million, compared to $158.2 million for the year ended January 31, 1999. Net income for the year increased 822% to $38.1 million, or $1.06 per fully diluted share, compared to $4.1 million, or $.15 per fully diluted share, for the prior fiscal year.
"The fourth quarter capped an extraordinary year of growth for NVIDIA," stated Jen-Hsun Huang, president and CEO of NVIDIA. "During the quarter, NVIDIA continued to extend its technological leadership. Our GeForce 256™ GPU earned numerous awards, including Micro Design Resources' 1999 Analyst's Choice Award for Best 3D Processor. Additionally, top PC OEMs Compaq, Dell, Gateway, HP and Micron standardized on GeForce 256 in their performance desktop PCs."
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We never know the love of a parent till we become parents ourselves.
~ Henry Ward Beecher
Family Closeness
What are they thinking?
Pick a person that you can see – it could be someone in public or it could be an image of someone in a magazine or newspaper. Family members have to guess what they are thinking and how they are feeling. You could also talk about where you think they work, what their hobbies are and if they are happy.
Questions for stimulating discussion in your family.
- What is the best thing that happened to you this week? What was the worst?
- What unexpected thing happened to you this week?
- What is something new you learnt today or this week?
With your family read: Luke 8.26-39
(for a way of explaining/talking about this reading with children look at http://www.sermons4kids.com/extreme_makeover.htm
Questions for Discussion:
- What surprises you about this story?
- Why were the people who looked after the pigs angry?
- What did the healed many want to do?
- What did Jesus tell him to do?
- What did he do?
Paper Plane Prayer
Ask each person to write a simple prayer on a sheet of paper. Form each sheet into an plane and shoot it across the room after each prayer is read.
Family Activity
Paper Plane Fun
Spend the afternoon or evening making paper planes with your family. See who can make the most stylish plane and whose can go the furthest. Finish this activity with the Prayer and Celebration idea above.
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The time span that a Solar Power System requires to produce as much energy as was needed for production of the system. A typical Solar Heating System available on the market will payback (or amortise) after about four years, while such a system is expected to function from 25 to 30 years.
The energy payback period of photovoltaic systems is comparable. PV Modules based on amorphous silicon have an energy payback period between 17 and 41 months according to a study done by TU Berlin (German). Traditional power plants are unable to amortise due to the fact that they continually require fossil fuels.


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|Calling All Goofs
|Season 1, Episode 54
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"Calling All Goofs" is the 54th episode of the first season of Goof Troop.
Goofy and Max are finished packing to go to the Goof family reunion at Tierra del Fungo. However, on the way to the airport, Goofy's car starts to power down, and Max notices the "check oil" light is lit, so they stop at Pete's car dealership to have him check what's wrong. Pete asks for a dollar to get a new screw for Goofy's engine, but when he sees Goofy's $200 for his plane tickets, he lies about other problems to get Goofy to give him all his money.
Later that evening, Peg sees a sad Max sitting on the sidewalk and Max tells her about what happened with the car. Knowing this was a result of one of Pete's scams, Peg has a plan to make Max and Goofy happy: inviting the Goof clan to come over to Spoonerville and have the reunion there, and having Pete pay for it as payback for ripping off Goofy. In the middle of the night, Pete and Peg are awoken by the doorbell and they get up to answer it. In comes the Goof clan, consisting of Aunt Goofilia, General Patton Leather Goof, Wehrner von Goof and M. Angelo Goof. As arrivals begin to drive Pete crazy, P.J. contacts Max telling him that the Goofs have arrived.
While Pete deals with the family's antics, Goofy is still depressed from not being able to travel to Tierra fel Fungo. When Goofy asks Pete to help him with hanging up a picture, Peg tells Pete to keep him from seeing the family so they can surprise him at noon when the party starts. Pete soon can't deal with the Goofs any longer and schemes to get rid of them. He decides to send the Goofs on a cargo ship to Tierra del Fungo and trick them into thinking they're taking a tour of the harbor. However, at the same time, Goofy has purchased tickets for that very ship to take him to there.
Pete arrives back at the house, but Peg confronts him and forces him to bring them back. But when he tries to get onto the ship, he's thrown off for not having a ticket and is tossed into a crate, which gets loaded aboard the ship. Goofy is then surprised by the arrival of his family and is overjoyed, which leads everyone to think Pete planned the two groups to meet on the ship as a surprise. Pete is named an "honorary Goof" by the family and endures more of their annoyance, which leads him to try to escape in a lifeboat by pretending it's a game of hide-and-seek. Everyone hides and Pete "hides" in the lifeboat and speeds it back to the house, crashing into and destroying his house in the process. Unfortunately for him, Goofy, Max and everyone else hid in the lifeboat too, causing him to break down crying. The reunion goes on and Peg gives a toast to the Goofs, saying that they can put up residence at their (fixed) house until the time comes to leave. This finally drives Pete over the edge and he rows down the street in the lifeboat as the episode ends.
- Several Goof family members are based on actual historical figures:
- Great-Uncle Patton Leather Goof is based on U.S. General George S. Patton, as well as a pun on "patent leather".
- Uncle M. Angelo Goof is based on artist Michelangelo.
- Prof. Werner von Goof is based on scientist Werner von Braun.
- On the A Goofy Movie Gold Collection DVD, this episode is presented without the intro sequence and isn't closed captioned.
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Value Giving, Blog Contributor – Sonya Aston
I have asked some people that I Know, Like & Trust… to provide guest articles that bring needed "value" to the general public. This is where they begin, with Sonya Aston… who happens to be running for the 127th State District Court Republican Judge. Well, here's the good stuff… oh and yes… My Name is Mitchell From and I approve this message by Sonya Aston. 🙂
Sonya Aston answers the question that most of us won't answer honestly… "Are Elections Confusing You?"
Ever sit around with friends and the topic of elections comes up and you really do not want to
admit that you do not know what a primary is? Or understand what the 2010 Census has to do
with elections? This series is designed to answer those questions that you were afraid to ask.
How does one get elected? It is different for each state and for each position. For a partisan
race, that is a race where a candidate is supported by a political party, the candidate must get the
nomination from their party. In Texas, presently there are only four parties that are recognized
by the State of Texas, the Democratic Party, the Green Party, the Libertarian Party, and the
Republican Party. The Green Party and Libertarian Party select their candidates by convention.
In other words, they meet and everyone votes at the meeting to select their candidate. The
Democratic and the Republican Parties select their candidates by primary. In other words,
they hold a primary election. In the primary election, Democratic candidates will run against
Democratic candidates and Republican candidates will run against Republican candidates.
The successful candidates of the primaries and conventions will go on to be candidates in the
general election in November. The voting public may only vote in one of the primaries as long
as they did not participate or plan to participate in the conventions for the Green Party or the
Libertarian Party. If a voter votes in a primary or participates in a convention, they are now
considered a member of the party's primary that they voted in during the primary or the party's
convention that they attended. For example if a voter votes in the Democratic primary, there is a
record of their appearance to vote and now they are considered a Democrat.
In order to be on the ballot for the primary, a candidate must sign up to be on the ballot by a
certain date. This date is set by statute and is usually 90 days or so before the primary election.
In Texas, the sign up date was in mid-December. However, as a result of the redistricting that
took place in the spring of 2011, litigation sprang up and delayed the election.
So how do you know which party represents your thoughts on the world? There are a number
of ways to investigate. Typically each party will have a platform that lists issues and the party's
stance on the issues. A voter can go online and find these platforms readily. Another means is
to attend a meeting. In Texas, a voter can look up the political party offices in a county online
and can usually find a list of meeting places and times. In Harris County Texas, the meetings are
all over the county and quite easily found.
The Democratic Party and the Republican Party hold a state convention every year that there is
a primary, which is every even-numbered year. Representatives to this convention are selected
at precinct conventions which are typically held after the polls close on election night. In Texas,
this year, the precinct conventions were held prior to the elections because the state conventions
were to be held 10 days after Election Day which is not enough time to get organized. In Harris
County, the conventions were held on April 21.
This is all great information, but it does not answer what offices are up for election in the
primary and the general elections. Stay tuned for more in the Are Elections Confusing series.
By Sonya Aston – Attorney with the Office of Stan Stanart, County Clerk and Republican
Candidate for Judge for the 127th State District Court for Harris County. Sonya Aston's mission is
to instill responsibility in others for self, family, business, community and government and
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Gastic Surgery
I have had no success at weight loss. My last two PCP's have pushed for me to have the lap band surgery. I am terrified of being put under. I almost backed out of my hysterectomy when I found out I couldn't be awake for it. I realize it may seem silly to some, I just don't seem to be able to get passed it. My PCP called me childish and made the referral anyway.
I have heard about a Gastric Balloon, it can be done in the Dr. office with local anesthesia, it is left in for 6 months then deflated and replaced. This sounds like something I would be better suited for. Has anyone else heard of this or have any experience with this procedure? I have asked my PCP about it and she made it clear she had no information and had no idea where to look.
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Hi Mickie,
I agree with Jay about your fears of anesthesia. My mom has had to have a number of surgeries, but she is terrified every time - "What if I don't wake up?" It is a legitimate concern & should not be made light of. I usually do not have a problem with general anesthesia, but did have one time. So I understand your fear. It is NOT childish. And your PCP, to put it lightly, was a boob to treat you the way she did.
I also agree that gastric bypass is not always successful. There is a rigorous procedure to see if you even qualify physicaly & emotionally. I know this because my brother is in line for gastric bypass. He started losing weight with the strict diet he was put on, but he didn't stick with it. He went thru the psychological analysis to see if he qualified. But then he started gaining weight again. He came to visit & he said the first thing he wanted after his surgery was one of those Pizza Hut pizzas with all the meat & cheese in the crust. I thought, he doesn't get it. He will be allowed 2 ounces of food per meal from now on. No pizza, nothing like what he eats now. I don't know how he passed the psychological phase of the procedure. He is one who is obviously "not emotionally or mentally ready" as Jay put it. I'm sure he would be one who would put the weight back on.
Jay made some other good suggestions. There are other options. Do some research. And if you can possibly get a different doctor who will treat you with some respect, then by all means, do so! I wish you the best in you struggle you are facing.
Your fears, Mickie, may SEEM irrational and silly to others but they ARE VERY REAL TO YOU! Your Dr should not belittle you for what you you are afraid of. That Dr should be FIRED, IMO and a new more sympathetic Dr found. You don't HAVE to take the referral. And you don't HAVE to undergo an elective proceedure for which you are not emotionally or mentally ready.
Because of experiences with friends who've had the gastric bypass, and have lost the weight initially ONLY TO PUT IT BACK ON later, I have encouraged folks not to have them.
You can't unbreak an egg, you can't undo a gastric bypass either. There is the balloon idea you shared, there is also a gastric sleeve, that I hear you can be awake and under a local anaesthesia for that.
You can Google "gastric balloon" to find out more about it. Here is one such website I found on it: http://gastricballoonsurgery.com/ There were many more "hits" I could share, but all you need do is google the term and you can find all you need.
In short, you should NOT be treated the way your PCP treated you. Unless that is the only Dr in your town, you should fire her. It seems to me that she had an agenda which was NOT in your best interest. Perhaps an agenda to pad her pocketbook?
Keep us in the loop, Mickey!
I believe you have hit on the other part of my fear. It can't be undone and what is the next step if I gain any or all of it back? What will the next procedure be? She tells me that there are no magic wands and I have to help myself, but every time I try to talk to her about something that is going on with me, I am Diabetic and fat, or she wants to refer me to a surgeon. Who is looking for magic wands?
I had been Dx'd with type 2 in 1995. My weght had always fluxuated in my life but I was always pretty hefty. Sometimes I was just about round as I was tall, or that at least was what it seemed.
It was not until recently (Feb 2011) that I figured out I could get control of my diabetes without Diabetes medications by what I ate alone. I went on a low carb high protein eating plan of my own design. I was able to stay at or near normal Blood Glucose numbers. My A1c was 5.5 in May 2011 and even though I hadn't even considered the possibility, weight loss came as a positive side effect. I lost about 40+ lbs (and maybe more now) since Feb 2011. I started at about 215 lbs. last month I was 160 some lbs. My pants are telling me I might have lost more this month, but I haven't stepped on the scale recently.
It does take some determination to stay on this eating plan, and I have fallen off a couple times. But I like the new me so much that I climb back on almost as soon as I fall off. I AM WORTH IT!
You might be able to successfully do this too.
I have started to work with a dietician as well as a specialist, so I am hopeful. Part of the problem is my thyroid and the other is Arthritis. I have come to the point that I hurt too much to power through it and the only answer given is loose weight. Id love to but how am I supposed to do that without exercise? I have no income or transportation, the kids and I are barely getting by and I
am in counseling for the depression. Being on this site and getting your responses and suggestions have helped. My counselor now considers this site as a new support line. Thanks all! and Thanks to you Jaybee52. God bless.
I think we are all God's blessings for one another here, Mickie.
Notice I said nothing about exercise as being a major part of my control plan for my diabetes. I have diabetic neuropathy. From my knees to my toes it feels like my legs and feet are on fire. Needless to say I try not to walk a lot due to the pain. What is more my kidneys are going bad. I will need to go back on dialysis soon. One of the symptoms of that is my stamina is shot. When I walk I usually can't go 200 ft without needing to stop and rest, and preferably sit down.
With those complications I can't exercise much. And I have had those conditions longer than my Feb 2011 start date with my experemental eating plan (which has become a way of life for me now).
Low carb/high protein/avoiding the high carb veggies/ having small servings of fruits, is the way I lost my 40+ lbs without exercise. Will it work for you? I pray it will. But you have to try it to see if it works for you.
Praying for God to shower blessings upon you and yours
Hi Jay. You are doing good. When I was diagnosed with Type 2 in late April, I weighed 225 & my A1c was 8.1. I was put on Metformin, which I was allergic to & had to stop after a few weeks, and now control my diabetes completely by diet. Since April, I have lost 35 pounds. I don't know my A1c yet - I get it checked in just over a week, but my BG is usually very good. I have had a few times when it has been high, especially last month, & found out I had an infection which my doctor said will make the BG elevated. So my A1c should be lower this time, but probably not as low as it would have been if it hadn't been if I hadn't had a sinus infection for a month. I feel so good about my weight loss. I'm able to wear clothes that I haven't worn in a long time.
Keep it up. I'm proud of you!
Did you have a bad experience with your hysterectomy? You survived that surgery. Right? Unfortunately I have had to have at least 6 minor surgeries where I had to go under. No problems. It is a bit nerve racking just thinking about it. My daughter had a regular gastric bypass. She lost a ton of weight and looked really good. Over 100 lbs. But she has put most of it back on. Her husband went to get his legalization papers and a 3 day trip has turned into a year and a half. He's still not back. She has the stress of raising her 2 daughters by herself until he returns. Anyway, no matter what you decide on, you have to be committed or you can put the weight back on. Good luck.
I trust my OBGYN completely! he is wonderful. I was under the assumption that I could be awake during the surgery, I didn't find out that it wasn't the case until I was going toward the operating room. I am so afraid I started to cry and told him I changed my mind. I needed the surgery and he addressed my fears with kindness and understanding. Had I not absolutely needed the Hysterectomy I would have gone home.
I do not know why I am so afraid, but it is real to me. I am in counseling, so
I am working on it.
I honestly do not know why I have this fear. Maybe part of it is my claustrophobia. I do not know. I do know I would like to have my Health Care Provider to be a lot less sarcastic and dismissive. Thank you for your encouragement.
Do you have a family member or close friend that can go to the doc with you? It is more comforting when you have some one with you. It is very scary doing it alone. I see you have gotten some good responses. This is a great site. I am so grateful to find it. thanks
It sounds to me like you need a more understanding doctor. The risk of surgery should never be taken lightly by anyone. I do believe that for the most part, most surgeries are safe, but your feelings should never be dismissed. I would consider finding another doctor who will work more directly with you on a weight loss plan if that is what your goal is.
I am definitely with Gabby on her thoughts. The doctor can't refer you for answers on lapband??? I am not even a doctor and can tell you that google offers support groups for lapband and gastric. There are a number of people here and on Obesity Connect that are familiar with the procedures and who you can honestly and intelligently speak with. I think the doctor you're talking to is a few fries short of a happy meal. I'm just sayin'
Yes, that is a good idea. If you go to the top of the page, you can find Obesity Connect and that will have a lot of stories to share. There are many here as well.
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Just finished this knife for my Grand-daughter, she was jealous of her cousins knife. The sheath was one I had laying around.
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Lucky kids. What if you had not been into this stuff!ReplyDelete
Regards, Keith.
Very nice little knife. She'll be so proud of that!ReplyDelete
Hi Keith, have no idea, I was only thankful that I had my Grandfather to guide me.ReplyDelete
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Lovely job and a lucky Grandson.ReplyDelete
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So lovely! Very much a little boy quilt! Question on the backing flannel: did you pre-wash it before using it? I just finished a quilt to be donated and have some fun flannel I would like to use for backing but am a little concerned about the movement of the top and backing shrinking to a different degree (if that makes sense). Thanks!ReplyDelete
Beautiful! I always look forward to seeing your work. Thank you for sharing.ReplyDelete
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Awesome. Simple yet so very striking.ReplyDelete
Perfect for a little boy! Love it!ReplyDelete
Svetlana, it's beautiful! Love very much contrast between front and back.ReplyDelete
Love the contrast between back and front! The quilting works great too with the minimalist coins.ReplyDelete
You have been absolutely rocking simple and minimal designs lately and this one is no exception! Love the contrast between the front and the back! :)ReplyDelete
I love the Essex linen I feel a kit coming on baby boy quilt perhaps?ReplyDelete
I love the Essex linen I feel a kit coming on baby boy quilt perhaps?ReplyDelete
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My students in class loved this example. The essex is perfect and it quilts up so soft;)ReplyDelete
Oh it's the coolest sweetest quilt and the backing is a delight!ReplyDelete
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I love your modern coins! The colors are so sophisticated and boyish for sure! The backing is too cute! Another fantastic quilt you made!!!ReplyDelete
I love this! Such a great quilt for a boy too.ReplyDelete
What a pretty modern quilt! The sideways orientation of that bottom block is the icing on the cake.ReplyDelete


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This week we started our new season of meetings for our local St. Patrick's Friends of Dismas group. Each month we gather and reflect on our call to minister to people touched by crime.
This year we will be exploring what it means to live a life of compassion one of the great virtues. Each of our meetings starts with a Lectio Divina based on a scripture passage, a sharing on the passage and then a look into the topic of the night.
Below is talked called Reconnecting with Compassion: by Krista Tippett on TED.com . This is part of a series of talks we will be looking at in the weeks ahead and was given as part of the work Karen Armstrong is doing on a project called the Charter for Compassion.
A good place to start any discussion is at the beginning and a good beginning is a strong definition of the topic. Krista Tippett is journalist and the host of the American Public Media show On Being and in this segment she explores how the term "compassion" — typically reserved for the saintly or the sappy — has fallen out of touch with reality. At this special [email protected], Krista deconstructs the meaning of compassion through several moving stories, and proposes a new, more attainable definition for the word.
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Resolutions are self-promises we've ALL made (i.e. I'll start an exercise program.I'll be more careful with money.) Unless you're really good with time management and diligence; you've probably failed repeatedly.
Most of us have good intentions. Those good intentions are ideas we have that motivate us to set and achieve goals. BUT, I'm going to suggest a new way to set goals >> talk to God about it, and only do 1 goal at a time. O.K. I get the "Can you put God on hold for this blog piece?" O.K., you've got a point. Let's try a different approach. Instead of talking to God about it; go for a walk or set aside some "quiet time" to see what your "gut or inner voice" says. Let that force be your GPS to the one thing that you KNOW is important to bettering yourself. Maybe, you're struggling with an addiction (i.e. food, drugs) or maybe your marriage needs a new direction with some positive energy?
Maybe another way to determine a goal is to ask yourself, "What one thing do I lack that I really want?" If we're honest with ourselves, we'll know what's missing -- character, integrity, compassion or kindness.
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Jaipur: Around 80 per cent turnout was witnessed in the polling for the Dholpur Assembly constituency where the ruling BJP is engaged in a fierce fight with opposition Congress and a dozen independent candidates.
In 2013, during the state assembly elections, the voting percentage in Dholpur was 81.34 percent.
"It was a peaceful election on 231 booths, which nearly 1500 polling personnel handled. Tight security arrangements were made on sensitive polling booths. Approximately 80 percent voters exercised their right," Chief Electoral Officer, Ashwini Bhagat told PTI.
He said that at one of the polling booths (No-163), due to some technical problem, voting had to be stopped.
"We have informed the matter to the Election Commission of India (ECI) and re-polling may be done on the booth," he added.
For the first time voters exercised their franchise on VVPAT (Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail) machines, which have been introduced in the state for the first time.
Apart from BJP candidate Shobha Rani and Congress's Banwari Lal Sharma and 13 other candidates including 12 independents contested election.
Sharma has won from the seat for five times while Shobha Rani is contesting in place of her husband B L Kushwah who was convicted in a murder case after which his membership was terminated.
Nearly 1.91 lakh voters were eligible to to cast their votes. Counting of votes will take place on April 13.
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Chasing the Mysteries of Proxima B. Bob Zimmerman, BehindtheBlack.com Private money to VLT to search for Earthlike planets at Alpha Centauri The privately funded Breakthrough Initiatives project has committed funds to upgrade the Very Large Telescope in Chile in exchange for telescope time to look for Earthlike planets in orbit around Alpha Centauri. Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg, Russian entrepreneur Yuri Milner and physicist Stephen Hawking are hoping to find Earth-like planets in our neighbouring star system, Alpha Centauri. Together they will upgrade the Very Large Telescope (VLT) to look for potentially habitable worlds as part of the 'Breakthrough' initiatives.
These planets could be the targets for a launch of tiny space probes to track down aliens within our lifetimes, the European Southern Observatory (ESO) said. This is exactly how astronomy used to function. Rather than get money from the government in exchange for doing the research it wanted done, astronomers obtained funds from wealthy individuals or businesses to build and upgrade their telescopes in exchange for doing the research that interested these funding sources. The difference? The work was privately funded voluntarily, rather than coerced from the public through taxes. http://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/private-money-to-vlt-to-search-for-earthlike-planets-at-alpha-centauri/
The status of telescopes the NSF is getting rid of Back in 2012 the National Science Foundation (NSF) proposed that it cease funding a slew of older, smaller telescopes in order to use that money to fund the construction and operation of newer more advanced facilities. This article, focused on the fate of the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico, provides a nice table that shows the status of these telescopes. The options were either to find new funding, be mothballed, or even demolished. It appears that most of the telescopes in question have found new funding and will remain in use in some manner. The one telescope that has apparently failed to obtain any additional funding from others is the McMath–Pierce Solar Telescope on Kitt Peak in Arizona, which when built in 1962 was the world's largest solar telescope, an honor for which it is still tied. In 2015 I had written an article for Sky & Telescope about how these budget cuts were effecting the telescopes on Kitt Peak. At that time the people in charge of McMath-Pierce were hunting for new support but were coming up short. Almost two years later it appears that their hunt has been a failure, and the telescope will likely be shut down, and possibly demolished. It will be a sad thing if McMath-Pierce is lost, but I am not arguing to save it. If its observational capabilities were truly valuable and needed by the scientific community than someone would have come forward to finance it. That no one has suggests that the money really can be spent more usefully in other ways.


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I've been thinking a lot about another book I recently read, one that I will cherish for a long time to come. Nine Ways To Cross A River by Akiko Busch is a beautifully written tale of swimming across rivers (nine of them to be exact) both literally and metaphorically. While her ventures in seeking out and navigating particular rivers to swim across is fascinating, what most resonates for me is the metaphor of the river, the notion of the crossing and negotiating the current.
We are each engaged in navigating the river throughout our lives. Maybe because I live on the Missouri (seen below), the river is always present in my life and in my work as a metaphor for the journey we each undertake. Lately, I've come to think of the importance of any particular moment in our lives as an intersection of time and place. And, if we imagine that our life, from birth to death, is the crossing of the river from one side to the other, then our location in that journey is met with the waters that are flowing downstream, from the past to the future. This is where we find ourselves at any moment, navigating the current. Sometimes the current is so strong it threatens to take us under, in others we find ourselves swept downstream during our crossing. And yet, we long for those moments when we can cross without struggle, able to relax and enjoy the view, completely in the flow. Our crossing encompasses all these experiences and more, all of which are difficult to articulate.
I've begun what might become a series of drawings about this idea of the intersection, finding ourselves a particular point in time and in place. Below is a tiny snippet of one of the drawings....really just a layering of marks, lines that come to resemble flow...possibly the flow of a river, even without trying to draw the flow of a river...if that makes sense. This is just the beginning of this layered mark making....I will see where it takes me as lines build, one on top of the other.
I think the inspiration for this notion came to me from glancing over at one of the daily drawings I'd made the day before, as seen below. This reminds me of the importance of the daily drawings and the fact that they are made without thinking, without trying....the only effort is in keeping the hand moving until I feel the moment of making is over. Because it is completely internal and comes from a place without language, I sometimes see patterns and other things that trigger new thoughts and ways of seeing. We all operate from this place throughout our lives in ways we don't realize...but more on that another time!
Now, it is time for me to get back to work, juggling the school work with the studio work. I will say that the studio is definitely gaining the upper hand! I hope you are finding yourself in the flow of your particular river, not struggling against a strong current.
I will leave you with this quote from W. H. Auden, referenced in Nine Ways to Cross a River.
"Great art is clear thinking about mixed feelings."
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Armageddon will destroy Earth in 2012. The year 2012 is a "year of spiritual transformation". The doomsday theorists quote the 1995 book, Mayan Prophecies which links the Maya calendar with long-period sunspot cycles. A Mayan elder has since dismissed those suggestions.In other book The Nostradamus Code, details a series of natural disasters caused by a comet, which will allow the third anti-Christ to disperse his troops around the globe under the guise of aid in preparation for a nuclear war.
Many esoteric sources interpret the completion of the thirteenth B'ak'tun cycle in the Long Count of the Maya calendar which occurs on December 21 by the most widely held correlation to mean there will be a major change in world order. There is a distinct lack of evidence from the extant records of the pre-Columbian Maya civilization that they themselves considered this occurrence in 2012 would signify end of the world.
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- The Maya prophesied happened to land on that date that corresponds to the end of their calendar.
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- The planet Venus will transit the last time during this century in our sky.
- There will be many natural disasters, storms, floods, earthquakes and super volcano in dec 2012.
- There will be many wars on happen as December 21, 2012.
- The Earth will change axis.
- The Thirteen Crystal Skulls Maya made in the nineteenth century we will issue a message Dec. 21, 2012 they are all together.