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week 10 + good eats + a collar !
week 10: a very black and white week. i like how the whole set then reads well together even though they have nothing in common.
1. camilia
2. sunglasses
3. raspberry
4. fan brush
5. vintage safety pin
6. wooden cat figurine
7. kuma cup + grading
my friend sydney cohen and i have been going out to lunch now and again. it's really delightful actually. we talk art. we are scheming a plan for something to do together in the future. we talk about other stuff. she gave me the above tiny colored pencil necklace [love !]. the best part is i'm using it as an excuse to try out all the great restaurants that have been popping up in oakland [at least the ones that are open for lunch]. [we are number 5 on the new york times top places to visit in 2012 thank you very much].
boots and shoe service. impeccable interior decor [including heath tile] and an incredible pizza and salad. the pastries were UH-MAZING too [pistachio tart to die for].
bocanova [good interior pics here]. jicama salad, warm wilted greens and fried chicken sandwich. this is definitely a ladies who lunch/take your parents spot. we sat outside and looked at the water/boats in jack london square.
sometimes we go for breakfast, not lunch and we've also been to pizzaolio, aunt mary's, 900 grayson, la note, and a pho place. now i'm trying to scout out what we can try next ! any suggestions?
the other day - THIS CUTE COLLAR arrived in my mailbox. it's amazing how a nice piece of surprise mail can just make your day. thanks a million times over to amy karol for sending it. which reminds me....
i've been using her facial oil for awhile now and i love love love it. it's all organic and my skin really likes it... i love when amy posts about make-up on her blog because i feel like our tastes are the same and i don't go play with make up [or really wear it, but i still like it... yes that makes no sense. so what]...
i'm off of teaching for 3 weeks. i'm either crazy or broke or both but i said yes to a completely compacted 5 week summer school course [4 hours a day 4 days a week. GULP]. i'm not sure exactly how it's going to all work. i think i'll definitely need more coffee.... i'm also thinking i might use those 5 weeks to take a bit of time off in the studio. or realistically with only 1 full studio day take it a bit easier. maybe play a bit more. i'm also thinking it might be useful see those 5 weeks as re-organize and do some stuff to the house time. we are sorely in some need of a sofa cushion update and other such home things... maybe make some clothes for the little [that would be ambitious]. we'll see....


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Wednesday, August 15, 2012
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Oooh, I love your black stair rail. Your home totally reminds me of the one from "Something's Gotta Give." You have amazing style!ReplyDelete
You are sweet Maria. I have heard that about Somethings Gotta Give before, but have never seen the movie. Need to check it out :)ReplyDelete
Great round up. So nice to look back. Enjoy your trip!!!ReplyDelete
As always Rene, great posts to revisit! Your projects always turn out so well...love your kitchen!ReplyDelete
The Something's Gotta Give house is one of my all-time favorites too...you need to watch it just for the house. (Or check it out on Hooked on Houses)
Have a good one...
Such a great round up...and one of them is new to me, so thanks!!!ReplyDelete
yep - I haven't missed a beat!ReplyDelete
This is so great! Thanks for this recap Rene. I will definitely go back and catch up...ReplyDelete
Hi! I'm also from Greensboro and found you through Amy Buchanan. I enjoyed looking through your blog and seeing your wonderful work. I blog about family,faith, homeschooling and more, but also have ventured out into thrifty decorating projects. Have a great day!ReplyDelete
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"One Coin in a Fountain" has a very lax quality to it, proceeding as if nothing is important. Plenty of things happen--Kate meeting a guy on her next assignment, Dean meeting a girl, Ted and Laura getting closer--but there are zero consequences afterwards. They fly around, things happen, and it's all good. The way it plays out right now is fine, but the show could have a lot more meat--something it proved it could have with Colette's episode.
Score: 8.2/10
Monday, October 24, 2011
Reivew - Pan Am Season 1 Episode 5 One Coin in a Fountain
Posted by TV Obsessed at Monday, October 24, 2011
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Balmoral Beach, Sydney Australia
Hazelnut Gelato. Climbing rocks. A beach without waves. Silence. Babies and prams and nannies. Old people with skin like tanned leather. Families. Co-operative weather. My sister. Fedoras. Summer songs. Beach.
The weather finally decided to cooperate (well, for the first half of the day at least!) and Bas and I thought it would be the perfect time to clock in some beaching. The weather has been temperamental and I've only been to the beach once this spring (and there was a thunderstorm, lightning and all) so it was great to kick back, lay down the beach towel, close my eyes and relax. The best thing was that it was a weekday, the beach was quiet and weather absolutely gorgeous! Balmoral is one of my favourite beaches because the water is near still, it's a family beach and has the best hazelnut I've ever tasted, bar none. Some days are better than others. Some days are pure gold.


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It is my extreme pleasure to give you an inside look at the BBM™ Music app Research In Motion (RIM) announced today. Hot on the heels of our BBM 6 launch in the BlackBerry App World™ storefront, BBM Music is expected to be available later this year for a monthly subscription fee of $4.99 USD, plus tax (to sign up to get more details later on availability and free trial in your country, please visit www.blackberry.com/bbmmusic).
BBM Music is a BBM-connected social music service that allows BlackBerry® smartphone users to share and discover music through your BBM Music friends (note: users must also have BBM 6 installed). Once you have created a BBM Music sharing friendship with a BBM contact, you can make use of all that BBM Music has to offer (like other BBM-connected apps, BBM Music was built using the same BBM SDKs extended to the BlackBerry developer community. To see a list of other great BBM-connected apps, check out our BBM 6: Apps Made Social post).
BBM Music has been designed to allow you to:
- Build your music profile from a Catalog of millions of tracks (with more to be added over the coming weeks)
- Invite friends to BBM Music from your BBM contacts and gain access to their music and share your music (once they subscribe or join the free trial)
- Create playlists from your BBM Music songs plus your friends' songs
- Share playlists or single songs with BBM Music friends
- Follow your friends' BBM Music activity via timelines and comments, or start up a BBM chat about your favorite bands
- Cache music for easy offline listening
- Seamless integration with other BlackBerry music services
Let's dig deeper into how BBM Music works and why it might become the must-have app for audiophiles and the über-social.
More friends = more music
What if every new friend came with a new favorite song? With BBM Music, they could, as long as they have agreed to share their music with you! Each BBM Music user can create a profile of up to 50 songs from the millions of tracks available in the BBM Music Catalog. In addition to those 50 songs in your profile, the more BBM Music friends you have, the more songs you can add and enjoy! In other words, your BBM Music friend's music library = your music library.
BBM Music paid subscribers will get to discover, select and share full audio tracks. This includes not only the tracks in your 50-song profile, but also all the music in your BBM Music friends' profiles, too (if they are paid subscribers or using the trial version).
A great way to stay up on what your BBM Music friends are listening to is by viewing the activity timeline on the Home tab. From there, you can see what playlists your BBM Music friends are creating, what songs they've added to their profiles, and the comments friends are posting on your track selections (BTW: My coworkers at RIM seem to really enjoy my addiction to indie rock =D).
From the Me tab, you can see your own BBM Music profile, including your 50-tracks and playlists, as well as the comments you've posted. You can also quickly see how many listens your music selections have received from your BBM Music friends, or shuffle your track list.
The Friends tab is the place to go to see your BBM Music friends and discover what they're listening to. You can view specific friend's playlists and tracks, add them to your own playlists, or post a comment. This is also the place to accept new BBM Music friend requests or send out some requests of your own. Of course, because BBM Music is a BBM-connected app, you can also start a BBM chat with any of your BBM Music friends from this tab.
Even more ways to discover music
If you're looking to branch out and try something new, the Catalog tab is the place to go to find new tracks to add to your 50-song profile. Besides a general artist, album, song search, the Catalog tab also features preset song suggestions based upon genre, what's new, top and most recommended tracks, and even picks from the BBM Music team. BBM Music will also tell you if a song of your choosing is in one of your friend's music profiles, so you can grab it from them and not subtract from your 50-song total.
BBM Music also provides easy access to and from other BlackBerry music services for additional discovery and purchase. For example, if there are songs you love so much you'd like to purchase them, you can select the buy option and purchase directly from the Amazon MP3 Music Store.
No coverage = no problem
BBM Music tracks are cached to your SD card for offline listening, and you can do this for playlists, too, via the Options menu. This is a great feature for commuters, as you can access your music library even when you're travelling to out of coverage areas. BBM Music also allows for music streaming over Wi-Fi, which together with the cache storage helps save on data usage.
BBM Music strikes a personal chord with me for two reasons. First, mobile music typically tends to be a solitary experience. BBM Music takes that solitary experience and makes it social with the people that matter to me most. Secondly, as life gets busier, I have less time to discover music (sad, but true). BBM Music allows my BBM friends to introduce me to the tunes I'm missing, and vice versa. I think BBM Music could become the "mixtape" for a new generation of mobile music users.
Stay tuned for more blog posts on BBM Music. Also, be sure to head over to the BBM Music page and sign up to be notified once the service launches.
For now, post a comment and let us know what you think (and maybe post a list of your all-time favorite songs or some great new indie bands I should be adding to my profile). I look forward to reading and hearing what you think!


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Kentucky's reputation for being aggressive and tough seemed like a rumor in the first half against rival Louisville on Sunday.
In a battle of the unbeatens, the Cats fell behind by 14 points in the first half, were outrebounded by double figures and struggled to get anything going offensively.
"We kind of got punched in the mouth in the first half," UK point guard Jennifer O'Neill said later.
A pep talk of sorts from Coach Matthew Mitchell reminded the seventh-ranked Cats of a few important points.
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"It just made us want to play, show him we came here to play," O'Neill said. "We didn't work this hard to get where we're at to just give up a game like this."
So UK did something about it, using aggressive defense and rebounding as well as some timely three-pointers to claw back into the game and upend the No. 4 Cardinals, 69-64.
It was Kentucky's third straight win over the Cardinals.
"We had a great opportunity to win the basketball game," Cards Coach Jeff Walz said. "There's no other way to say it, we pissed it away."
In the second half, Louisville missed its first nine shots, many from point-blank range, and started yielding rebounds to Kentucky.
What Walz called a "bad combination" for Louisville (7-1) fueled a huge 24-9 run to open the second half, including 11 unanswered for the Cats to give them their first lead since of the game since the score was 2-0.
"Just one of those nights we weren't going to let them come into our house and win," senior reserve Bernisha Pinkett said of UK, which has won 16 in a row over the Cardinals at Memorial Coliseum. "We work so hard in this gym and it means a lot to us to be here."
Pinkett was a key part of that run, first hitting the three-pointer from the wing to give Kentucky (8-0) the lead and then hitting another a minute later to extend the margin to 51-45, UK's largest of the game until the final seconds.
"Man when those things left her hand, both of them, I was like 'Oh gosh I think they're going in, they really look good,' and I was strongly encouraging the ball to go in when she shot it," Mitchell said. "I wanted that badly."
But the coach questioned just how badly UK wanted it when his team trailed at the half for the first time this season, 36-27. It marked UK's lowest first-half output of the season.
Kentucky missed nearly as many layups (seven) as it made shots (nine) in the first half, and the only reason the Cats were within striking range at the break was because five of those makes were from beyond the arc, including two in a row from freshman reserve Makayla Epps.
Only Janee Thompson, who hit a runner in the lane at the buzzer, had double figures at the break for Kentucky, which got hit by a massive 17-3 run in the first half and was outrebounded 20-7 early in the game.
Mitchell said his team was "fortunate" to be down by only that margin.
"Louisville just took it to us, credit them," he said. "They came out the way you need to come out."
Everything changed at the break. The Cardinals missed those early shots and turned the ball over, and UK fed off the mistakes. Louisville went from shooting 50 percent in the first half to 27.8 percent in the second. The 64 points was a season low.
"Nobody got taller at halftime, nobody got faster, we didn't give anybody anything that got them jumping higher or anything," Mitchell said. "They had to get their mindset changed. It was a very, very disappointing first half for us."
One of the biggest changes came from DeNesha Stallworth, who scored 15 of her team-high 16 points and grabbed six of her eight rebounds in the second half.
"We all saw what she can do and you can't wait to get chewed out at halftime all the time," Mitchell said of his senior forward.
O'Neill scored all 12 of her points in the second half. The junior guard had three assists and two steals. Thompson finished with 13 points and four assists.
Louisville, a veteran team coming off a trip to the NCAA Tournament championship game last season, tied it twice late in the second half, but was never able to regain the lead or momentum.
"Losing to a rival school is no fun, but we'll put this one behind us and move on to the next one," said senior guard Shoni Schimmel, who had a game-best 17 points, seven rebounds, four assists and three steals.
Sara Hammond added 12 points and seven rebounds for the Cardinals, who won the rebounding battle 44-39. It was the first time this season UK was outrebounded.
It's one of many teaching points that will come out of the game, Mitchell said. "I am glad we can learn a lesson out of a win instead of having to learn it through the pain of defeat."
Next Games
Kentucky: 7:30 p.m. Friday vs. Baylor in Big 12/SEC Challenge at Arlington, Texas
Louisville: 7 p.m. Tuesday at home vs. Missouri State


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Supporting a Creative Economy: Munich und Bayern, February 7-12, 2012
As national and cultural entities thrive in a globalised economy, they face an interesting balancing act between being reaping the benefits of diverse voices and influences while highlighting their assets and identity. Many advocates of economic development are turning to Design for affirmation. XCD continues to follow the interaction between municipalities and engaged citizens using design. Our latest article covers the Munich Creative Business Week (MCBW) scheduled for February 7-12, 2012 and is based on an interview with Bayern Design, the principal event organiser.
If you're cruising through The Continent looking for Design Inspiration or have some frequent flyer miles you need to cash in, this might be worth checking out…
XCD does Taipei: Taipei101 & Damper Babies!!
In our previous post you probably noticed the elegant spire rising out of the sky. That's Taipei 101, the City's Pride and Joy–especially on New Year's Eve. Until the January 2010, Taipei 101 was the Tallest Building in the World.
Aside from the obvious publicity effort that goes with a unique landmark, how do you assure the Public that this feat of engineering ingenuity is safe in earthquake-prone Taiwan? The Answer: Damper Babies!
Check out how the Tapei 101 communications team translates hard engineering data and dry facts into an endearing, loveable animation that is appreciated by young and old alike.
ps: Can you say Brand Extension? These Babies get around! Follow their adventures in shopping and promoting an eco-friendly lifestyle.
XCD does Taipei: a Few Facts on Formosa
Taiwanese designer Tien Min Liao who currently works in New york created this awesome book called Ilha Formosa which introduces Taiwan via infographics.
"When I came to the United States, I noticed that many people don't know my hometown Taiwan. Some people even cannot tell the difference between Taiwan and Thailand, just because they sound alike. As a designer, I think I should do something to promote this beautiful island."
"I would like to do something very different from the other books about Taiwan. It would definitely not be a tourist guide, nor a boring government-published book. It should be interesting and casual, but also clear in delivering the information about Taiwan."
XCD does Taipei
XCD has been on the road, time to catch up and give account!
In the next few entries, we'll be covering our experience of Design In Taiwan, through the lens of the IDA congress. In the meantime, take a virtual tour of the event by clicking on the image below:
Design, A Viable Tool For Social Innovation?
Philosophy, Motivation and Inspiration
XCD: Could you please share your background with our readers? How did you launch a career in Design? As someone who arguably has many career options, what has been the most compelling aspect of being a Designer?
WD: I began my career with a decade-long stint in advertising, working at Saatchi & Saatchi in Italy, Canada and the U.S. I then launched a design firm, Drenttel Doyle Partners, in 1985, and latter mutated into an online designer when I merged with my future wife, Jessica Helfand, to form Winterhouse.
Harry Pearce's Schizophrenic Road
Musings from Harry Pearce, Pentagram
Over the next few weeks, AIGA XCD recounts escapades in Cape Town, South Africa at Design Indaba with interviews of speakers who generously shared their thoughts and experiences designing across cultures.
We start with Harry Pearce, Partner at Pentagram, UK.
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Don't call me a fascist
This column illustrates why it's irresponsible for liberals to so easily call conservatives fascists, Nazis, Hitlers, "little Eichmanns," brown-shirts, or any number of other slurs implying the same sentiment. It's long, but well-written, so check it out.
Saturday, March 19, 2005
Don't call me a fascist
A good point
If you're ever planning to be a parent, or at all interested in education reform, read this column.
Not exactly news,
but still a good occasion for a self-plug. Peter Brown writes in the Orlando Sentinel: "Gay-rights proponents may well wonder, as they did after last November's election, whether court victories are worth the political cost."
Now, his point is that this will help drive home what Bush keeps trying to say about counteracting liberal activist judges with his judicial nominations. That's a sort of obvious point, since Bush cites that in his reasons for nominating the way he has. More than that, the idea that gay activists may come to regret their scorched-earth judicial strategy for legalizing gay marriage is not anything new.
Really sums it up
The press (and others) like to view W as an out of control cowboy, and Kerry as the nuanced intellectual. Really, I think that this photo series (via Tim Blair) illustrates a slightly different perspective. What I see here (ignoring the few images that I know to be photoshopped—like the first one of Kerry failing to catch a football) is a sophisticated, fun-loving W, and Kerry? Well the closest thing that comes to mind with Kerry is that geeky kid who was decently smart, but not brilliant. You know, the one who was ok at sports, but would show up for street hockey in a full set of pads when no one else was wearing even a helmet. He's the one who gets caught up in what's going on around him and forgets that there are people around him, too—he gets distracted and loses his social graces, but still thinks he's better than the people he's ignoring. Come on, we all knew that kid in high school.
From the world of dumb reporting...
CNN reports on a car bomb explosion in Beirut. Setting aside, for the moment, the concerns this raises for a peaceful democratic process, read this sentence from CNN's article: "Eyewitnesses said the bombing could be an attempt to divide Christians and Muslims."
Now, tell me what is it about an eyewitness to an explosion that qualified him to comment on the motives of the bombmaker? Nice work, fellas.
Friday, March 18, 2005
Riding Sun offers "You know you're addicted to blogging when..."
Comedy from the Weekly Standard
Now do France.
For all you nerds out there
Bow down to me as I provide you with one of the nerdiest links I ever have before: here. Seriously, it's cool so check it out. (via JustOneMinute)
Wednesday, March 16, 2005
Blogging will be non-existant tomorrow (Thursday) until later at night as I am traveling to DC and Baltimore for personal reasons. I will try to get something up once I get home, so check back around 10, 10:30 EST.
Welcome one, welcome all
The 130th Carnival of the Vanities is up at Bird's Eye View, and one of my posts is in it. Which did I choose to submit? Well, you'll have to head over there and find out for yourself. Check out some of the other blogs while you're at it—I find that the Carnival is a great way to expand my blog reading (that's the reading I do, not my readership) each week.
And those of you who found me through the Carnival, welcome. Feel free to put your feet up as you look around. I invite you all to comment, email me, and certainly to visit back as often as you like.
Tuesday, March 15, 2005
Blogroll Updates
I've finally added two blogs that I've been meaning to get to for a while. Riding Sun is a blog written by a motorcycle-loving, conservative American living in Japan. He has some unique perspectives on things, he writes well, and is entertaining. GOP and the City added me to his blogroll a while back, and I've been remiss in not doing the same. He describes himself as "a Missouri-born, Tennessee-raised, New York Republican," which clearly makes for an interesting mix. Check them both out.
I've also added the blog of an American soldier (Ranger) currently stationed in Iraq. You can read his thoughts at 365 and a Wakeup.
And sadly, I've removed Spinsanity. While their analysis was invaluable during the election, almost two months ago now they announced that they would no longer be updating the site. Their contribution to the blogosphere will be missed.
That's all for now. But as always, if you think I might enjoy your blog, send me an email and I'll be happy to check it out. If I like it, I'll add it—it's that simple.
What is a chickenhawk?
A commenter by the name of WhisperingCampaign, whose blog you can access here, has been commenting up a storm tonight. As always, I appreciate audience contribution.
In several of his comments, he has referred to chickenhawks—as I've seen so far he's pointed that accusation at John Bolton and the bloggers at Power Line. I've also been accused of this quite regularly when I've posted at DailyKos. To understand this a bit better, I've decided to do some research.
Though it has its problems—specifically that posts are anonymous and there is no guarantee of their accuracy—I favor WikiPedia for this kind of research. A search for "chickenhawk" came up with three results. Since I'm sure he's not referring to "a homosexual man attracted to, or seeking, much younger men" or either the Red-tailed Hawk or Cooper's hawk, let's look at the more common definition in political discourse.
The entry goes into a lot of detail, but starts out by saying:
Chickenhawk is an epithet used in United States politics to criticize a politician, bureaucrat, or commentator who votes for war, supports war, commands a war, or develops war policy, but has not personally served in the military. Generally, it is not a label applied to essentially 'dovish' leaders who support defensive wars, 'humanitarian interventions,' or UN operations.Now, as you might guess, I have serious problems with this term—and I assure you, it's not because I've never served.
The US Census Bureau estimated the US population to be 295,664,030 as of 0:39 EST 03/15/2005. Assuming that at least 50% of Americans must support a war in order for it to be justified, that would mean that approximately 150 million Americans would have to be veterans AND support the war in question to meet that criteria. Now, according to the Bureau of Veterans Affairs, the typical number of living veterans hovers somewhere around 26 million. That is about 17% of the number of veterans this country would need to justify a war, assuming that they all supported it. Effectively, this precludes the possibility of almost any military action. And what happens when you adjust for the fact that the majority of these individuals were never anywhere near combat? But let's set this aside for the moment.
The basic assumption behind the term "chickenhawk" seems off-base to me. Why is it that only veterans are qualified to assess the justifications for war? Yes, war is hell, and yes, I appreciate the fact that most who've seen combat are hesitant to support it in the future. But isn't that just a form of bias, completely neglecting any consideration of the specifics of a particular situation? Sure, veterans are the best-suited to comment on the realities of combat itself, but how much consideration does that deserve in a debate over what can be acheived by making that sacrifice?
If service in this country were compulsory, I could understand valuing the opinion of those effected much higher than those who escape—or, even worse, avoid—the draft, but that's simply not the case. Our military is entirely voluntary, and if you enlist you should expect to face the possibility of combat. This does not qualify your voice for any more volume or validity than anyone else's. There are plenty of people in this country who cannot serve for physical reasons but are highly educated and well-qualified to assess the pros and cons of a particular prospect for war. Why are their opinions unimportant in such a debate?
I might serve someday, I might not. Either way, I'll be unlikely to see combat as I'm most likely to serve in JAG or something similar. (Allow me to add that, if we find ourselves facing a draft, I intend to sign up before my number is drawn). But I've studied foreign policy quite a bit. I believe very strongly that if a threat of force has been made, this country needs to be willing to back up that threat—I similarly believe that such a threat should not be made unless that willingness already exists and should never be taken lightly. Does the fact that I supported the threat of military action regarding Iraq and following through when the conditions for avoiding war were ignored by Saddam make me a chickenhawk?
Maybe, but I don't think that means very much.
Even though his company refused to even consider me for a job, I like John Zogby's polling, and I like his thinking. Today he offers a piece in the Wall Street Journal in which he points out the benefit of the President's decision to pursue changes to the Social Security system that are extremely unlikely to ever pass. While he doesn't touch my personal belief that a big part of this effort is intended as a smoke screen for other issues important to the President, he does say: "To the president and Republicans: You may lose the battle over Social Security personal accounts, but ultimately you may very well win the war over party realignment. To the Democrats: Just saying no is not a policy and demographics are not destiny. Ignore the 'ownership society' at your own peril."
His reasons are worth considering, so take a look.
UPDATE [3/15/2005 - 12:20]: I just received in my email a letter from none other than John Kerry. He opens:
We have only 24 to 48 hours to try and save the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.Yet another example of Bush trying to ram through legislation he finds important while the country is distracted by the battle over SS (with a little bit for judicial nominee concern mixed in). I really do believe this is intentional—and that it will, by in large, be successful. In addition to the obvious benefit of distracting the portions of the public who would object, it gives some cover to the Senators and Congressmen who'd like to vote for such things but can't risk doing so publicly.
The Republicans are trying to sneak legislation through the Senate approving oil drilling and they are incredibly close to winning. We have to stop them.
Stay tuned, as I think this will soon get very interesting.
Monday, March 14, 2005
I'd be good at that job...
One of the guys over at Power Line was quoted in a New York Times piece about the interplay between the left blogosphere and the MSM. Read the whole thing, but what I found most interesting was his comment, made at Power Line after reading the article: "I also regret that Glater did not use what was probably my best line of the interview -- that newspapers should pay someone to read political blogs, just as they pay people to watch bad movies."
I regret it too, because I'd be perfect for a job like that.
Hey, at least it's not Michael
The nomination of John Bolton to be the Bush Administration's UN Ambassador has caused such an uproar on the left that one might think he had actually nominated the pop "star." The Weekly Standard, however, offers a different perspective on the issue, titled"I Don't Do Carrots" after a rather prescient quote Bolton made regarding North Korea. It's quotes like that which have the left in a tizzy, but the column also points to some other things he's said, for example: "Some Americans simply want to withdraw from the United Nations, believing that it can never really be fixed. I understand the frustrations and disappointments that lead to that view, even though I disagree with it. We should tell the world community instead, 'Let's make one last effort to put things right in the U.N. And make no mistake, our patience is not unlimited.'"
I think Bolton is a great choice (not surprisingly), and I look forward to his efforts to give the UN some teeth to follow through on its expectations for a better world, instead of marginalizing itself as a mild annoyance to world leaders who throw sand at the other children.
UPDATE [3/14/2005 - 16:38]: Robert Novak has more to add over at RCP: "What makes Bolton so unpopular with the Foreign Service is that he agrees with his diplomatic mentor, James A. Baker III, that the secretary of state ought to represent the president in the State Department rather than represent the State Department in the White House."
That just brings us back to Rumsfeld's Rules, which suggest, among other things:
"In the execution of presidential decisions work to be true to his views, in fact and tone.Bolton seems to fit into this White House's agenda very nicely, which is part of why the left is able to misrepresent him the same why they misrepresent Bush.
Know that the immediate staff and others in the administration will assume that your manner, tone and tempo reflect the president's.
When asked for your views, by the press or others, remember that what they really want to know is the president's views.
If in doubt, move decisions up to the president.
When you raise issues with the president, try to come away with both that decision and also a precedent. Pose issues so as to evoke broader policy guidance. This can help to answer a range of similar issues likely to arise later."
A great column
in the Boston Globe deals with some issues at that small, insignificant school up in Cambridge. What's it called again? Oh, right, Harvard.
These are issues that I think are pressing at a lot schools, and I know that they apply at Yale as well. The author, Cathy Young, dissects them well. Take a look.
Lileks hits the nail on the head with one of the most satisfying activities known to mankind: "But on the way out of church we came across some ice, some pavement ice, the good kind that's thick enough to hold you but has water underneath, and you can crack it with your heel. It's very satisfying. It's God's own bubble-wrap."
OK, well, maybe not to all of mankind, but at least to those of us who get winter. Take that, Californians!


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Students participating in the Land of Enchantment Book Club brought their lunches to Jemez Valley School Library on Tuesdays and learned about books while they ate. In one session, fourth graders kneaded dough to make hardtack, like the Revolutionary War soldiers ate in the book, They Called Her Molly Pitcher. School librarian Mildred Peck and Deborah Williams, Children's Program Coordinator for the Jemez Springs Public Library, coordinated the weekly program.
Readers who finished at least three books from the list then voted for their favorite, and their votes were added to those from around the state to choose the Land of Enchantment Book of the Year. For more information on the ongoing Land of Enchantment Book Award Program, go to http://www.loebookaward.com.
1998 was the 400th anniversary of the Spanish arrival in New Mexico. Institutions all over the state scheduled programs to commemorate the event. The library chose to invite elders from the community to meet for four consecutive weeks with children at the Jemez Valley Community Center. Children had the opportunity to hear stories about the history of previous generations to complement their lessons on the history of the state.
Children wrote poems and stories; the main project was making paper mach masks.
The finished products were displayed in the library.
Across the nation, libraries participate in Community Read, an annual event in which everyone in a town or community are encouraged to read the same book and then participate in discussions about the book and author. In 1996, Rudolfo Anaya, famed New Mexico author (and part-time Jemez Springs resident), was featured at our library.


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I've been going through a journey of self discovery and recently come out of my first gay relationship.
I'm still confused and decided to go to therapy to provide some structure to my thinking.
I know I need to figure things out for myself and am OK with things turning out either way. I just want to know that whoever I settle with is the right person and not because I'm desperately seeking acceptance from the guys I once was at school with (which is a long time ago and really pathetic).
For me, accepting myself is key to being able to see the real attractiveness of the other person and not being blinded by an attraction to something that somehow makes me feel better about myself.
I worry that I am dealing with the trophy wife syndrome - except that because of my issues it needs to be a trophy guy. Which is pretty fucked up. Basically, I believe that many people look for a wife, a car, a house that says something about them. I wonder if Lolly Jackson's wife has big tits, blonde hair...
Because I wasn't the kid I wanted to be at school, I think I might be looking for a guy that was that person.
Sexuality is a funny thing. So much of how we see the world is framed by how we want other people to perceive us. Most of the time we're not aware of that. And given that sexuality is driven by our most unconscious desires, lots of screwed up underlying thoughts can interfere there.
So my shrink (who I think is very gay - and therefore a somewhat partisan cheerleader) has suggested we try some radical acceptance therapy. Which I have used with clients in business and I think is a good idea. The premise is that you cannot move on with something until you accept the status quo (example: screaming and shouting because a wall in a house is purple. You can scream and shout, but the wall stays purple. Only when you calm down and say, "The wall is purple," can you go out and buy some white paint). Which when applied to oneself says, this is who I am. This isn't necessarily aimed at sexuality, but some of the other issues.
Ultimately, once I've done a bit of work at giving myself a break, I know I've got to go with what makes me happy. I might not have reversed the moments in my life that have made me turn out who I am. I may not even understand them. And who I am is a pretty good guy. Maybe I'll finally just think that I was born confused and go with what feels most comfortable.
Thursday, April 20, 2006
So any answers to the sexuality question, IITQ?
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By Kathy J. Marshack, Ph.D., P.S.
"Carson Resort For Sale." I read with great interest the front-page article in "The Columbian a couple of months ago about the sale of the Carson Hot Springs resort. The old hotel is kind of a historic landmark to most residents, so no wonder it was front-page news. But what really caught my eye was the authors comment, "Rudy Hegewald died unexpectedly at the age of 88."
Twice the author made the comment as if the Hegewald family as well as the reading public would be surprised at the death of an elderly man. It seems to me that 88 is a ripe old age even if he did take mineral baths daily. Rudy actually lived well beyond the 70 or so years of normal life expectancy for a man of his generation. So why is anyone surprised at his death?
The irony of this is that this "surprise" is all too common among family business owners. A strong willed entrepreneur like Hegewald takes advantage of an opportunity, builds the business to success, then dies leaving the family totally unprepared to continue the business. The business gets sold and the family legacy dies with the founder.
Family owned businesses are as common as varieties of chocolate chip cookies. In fact, half of America's grow national product is produced by family firms. As well, 50 percent of the nation's workers are employed by family owned businesses. Yet family business owners are notoriously poor at planning for the future of their businesses. They literally act as if the founder will never dies. As a result, most family firms don't live beyond the first generation.
Death is not an easy subject to talk about; nor is retirement, especially for rugged individualist and entrepreneurs or their families. But it a subject that needs to be addressed by all members of a family firm. Is the business merely a reflection of the founder? Is it his personal property? What part do other family member play, shareholders and stakeholders alike? Who will run the business after the founder steps down? When will the founder step down?
Answering these questions and others leads to the development of what is known as a "succession plan." Even though it is tough to plan ahead to the day when you are no longer running the business you founded, it can be exciting and rewarding to know that your creation will live on and prosper under the guidance of a trusted family member. Equally rewarding is knowing that you have provided for your family.
While it is too late to work on a succession plan after the death of a founder, it is never too early to plan, even if you have no successor or just started your business or your kids are too young to even work yet. Succession plans can evolve over time to fit the changing needs of the family or the business or both.
At first, you plan may be nothing more that the understanding with your spouse that you both want the business continued after you retire. The initial plan my include provisions for how to groom the successor when one is chosen, for example. The key ingredient in all plans is that the stakeholders are communicating with each other about the need and that you are looking towards a healthy future.
When considering a succession plan it is best to enlist the aid of professionals who are knowledgeable about the unique needs of a family firm. Attorneys and CPAs can assist you in addressing the issues of estate planning. Management consultants can advise you about the most desirable business structure. Perhaps it is time to look at professional management, for example. Or perhaps your niece is better suited for he presidency than you son.
The toughest questions that need answering about succession, however, cannot be answered in an attorney's office. The founder and his or her family need to break down the old barriers to talking about death and retirement. All of the old "skeletons" in the family closet need to be cleaned out. Emotions, biases, age-old grudges need to be vented, explored and settled.
Until the family can talk openly and honestly about how they feel about each other, they cannot make a reasonable decision about how to run the company. Like it or not, the family system or style is what really dictates how things will go in business. So understanding your family system and improving it contributes to a healthier business.
Just as with legal and financial decisions, the emotional or psychological aspects of succession planning usually require the assistance of a professional. Psychologist trained in the dynamics of families as well as the workings of a family business are best suited to guide you through the emotional process of succession planning.
The psychologist's job is to meet with all stakeholders individually and in a group to discuss absolutely everything that can affect the succession plan. This is not a time to be secretive. The future of the business and you livelihood depends upon open and honest communication. Families who don't plan ahead not only lose control of the business, they often have a myriad of other problems associated with the loss of the business, such as infighting, divorce, alcoholism, depression, etc.
A psychologist understands these kinds of "people" problems that are intertwined with business decisions. Their goal therefore is to help you create a plan that suits two purposes, 1) To ensure the success of the business, 2) To ensure the health and happiness of the family.
In order to accomplish these important goals family members need to face the tough issues that most other people avoid.


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St. Ninian Bishop of Whithorn (Nynia, Ninnidh)
Apostle to the Picts, Abbot of Candida Casa (White House) Monastery, Bishop of Whithorn
Bishop and confessor; date of birth unknown; died about 432; the first Apostle of Christianity in Scotland. The earliest account of him is in Bede (Hist. Eccles., III, 4): "the southern Picts received the true faith by the preaching of Bishop Ninias, a most reverend and holy man of the British nation, who bad been regularly instructed at Rome in the faith and mysteries of the truth; whose episcopal see, named after St. Martin the Bishop, and famous for a church dedicated to him (wherein Ninias himself and many other saints rest in the body), is now in the possession of the English nation. The place belongs to the province of the Bernicians and is commonly called the White House [Candida Casa], because he there built a church of stone, which was not usual amongst the Britons". The facts given in this passage form practically all we know of St. Ninian's life and work.
The most important later life, compiled in the twelfth century by St. Aelred, professes to give a detailed account founded on Bede and also on a "liber de vita et miraculis eius" (sc. Niniani) "barbarice scriptus", but the legendary element is largely evident. He states, however, that while engaged in building his church at Candida Casa, Ninian heard of the death of St. Martin and decided to dedicate the building to him. Now St. Martin died about 397, so that the mission of Ninian to the southern Picts must have begun towards the end of the fourth century.
The Life of St Ninian by Aelred, Abbot of Rievaux can be read at: http://www.uk-christian.net/boc/ninian.htm
St. Ninian founded at Whithorn a monastery which became famous as a school of monasticism within a century of his death; his work among the southern Picts seems to have had but a short lived success. St. Patrick, in his epistle to Coroticus, terms the Picts "apostates", and references to Ninian's converts having abandoned Christianity are found in Sts. Columba and Kentigern.
The body of St. Ninian was buried in the church at Whithorn (Wigtownshire), but no relics are now known to exist. The "Clogrinny", or bell of St. Ringan (Ninian), of very rough workmanship, is in the Antiquarian Museum at Edinburgh.
Extracted from http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/11084a.htm
Another Life of St. Ninian of Galloway, Bishop, Missionary to Scotland
(Nynia, Ninias, Rigna, Trignan, Ninnidh, Ringan, Ninus, Dinan)
He was a Celt, born in southern Scotland in about 360, and is regarded as the first major preacher of the Gospel to the people living in Britain north of the Wall–that is, living outside the territory that had been under Roman rule. He is said to have studied in Rome (note that he is contemporary with Ambrose, Jerome, and Augustine), but was chiefly influenced by his friendship with Martin of Tours, with whom he spent some considerable time when he was returning from Italy to Britain.
It is probable that he named his headquarters in Galloway after Martin's foundation in Gall. Martin had a monastery known as LOCO TEIAC, a latinised form of the Celtic LEUG TIGIAC. LEUG means "white, shining," and TIG means "house" (a shanty, or SHAN-TIG, is an old house). The suffix -AC means "little." Thus, Martin's monastery had a name which in Celtic means "little white house." At about the time of Martin's death in 397, Ninian built a church at Galloway, in southwest Scotland. It was built of stone and plastered white, an unusual construction in a land where almost all buildings were wood. He called it Candida Casa (White House) or Whithorn, presumably after Martin's foundation at Tours. Archaeologists have excavated and partially restored his church in this century.
From his base at Galloway, Ninian preached throughout southern Scotland, south of the Grampian Mountains, and conducted preaching missions among the Picts of Scotland, as far north as the Moray Firth, He also preached in the Solway Plains and the Lake District of England. Like Patrick (a generation later) and Columba (a century and a half later), he was a principal agent in preserving the tradition of the old Romano-British Church and forming the character of Celtic Christianity. Some historians think that the number and extent of his conversions has been exaggerated, but throughout southern Scotland there are many and widespread churches that bear his name, and have traditionally been assumed to be congregations originally founded by him.
Our information about him comes chiefly from Bede's History (Book 3, chapter 4), an anonymous eighth century account, and a 12th century account by Aelred. Aelred is writing 700 years after the event, and is for that reason rejected as untrustworthy by many critics. However, he claims to rely on an earlier account, "written by a barbarian." This suggests that he may have had an authentic record by a member of Ninian's community in Galloway.
From Whithorn Trust
"St. Ninian is a shadowy figure in history. He is acknowledged as Scotland's first saint with the date 397AD celebrated as the beginning of his mission to his people.
There is very little that we know about him. No written references to St Ninian from the period he was alive have been found. We can only refer to works written many years after his death. Historians now read these texts carefully trying to separate the truth from tradition and embroidery from fact.
Whithorn's history as an Early Christian centre cannot be doubted. Archaeologists have uncovered clues from the earliest settlement in the 5th century. The people were trading and importing luxury goods from the Mediterranean and were working the land to produce food together. The Latinus Stone, which is the earliest Christian monument in Scotland shows that the community was Christian. Historically we do know that from the 7th century people have made a pilgrimage to visit the shrine of St Ninian in Whithorn believing in his power to cure illness and perform miracles. The town became a cult centre and over many centuries both kings and commoners made the journey and the fame of Ninian and Whithorn spread." -Whithorn Trust on Saint Ninian and Whithorn


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Hi Numinous Friends:
We've had some great news over the last few hours and we'll be sharing that with you soon. I don't want to jinx it (I'm a bit superstitious, and it hasn't totally happened yet), but we'll fill you in soon.
In the meantime, thanks to our latest contributors. Your pledges mean so much, and always give me a heart-flutter when I see the total go up.
For now, I'd like to introduce you to another of my ineffable collaborators on THE NUMINOUS PLACE...
THE NUMINOUS PLACE uses every type of media to tell the story. Using multimedia imbues the storyworld with incredible atmosphere and authenticity. The main character, Henry Meat (you can follow him on the Twitter machine @HenryMeat ) recounts his story and presents evidence in the form of news reports, documents, phonecalls, and photographs. Like many of us, Henry is addicted to his smartphone, and he loves taking photos and video. This is where Briana comes in. You know how some people are just naturals? When it comes to capturing an image, Briana is one of those. When she shoots it, she never misses.
1. Tell us a little about yourself, and what your role is on THE NUMINOUS PLACE.
For the past 10 years, I have worked as a Production Manager for feature animated films and while there are many aspects of my job that I love, it has never been a passion of mine. Cooking delicious, healthy food for family and friends as well as helping people heal through nutrition is really what fills me with joy. So in January of next year, I am happy to say that I will be attending The Natural Epicurean in Portland to get certified as a Natural Chef while simultaneously beginning my studies for certification as a Holistic Nutritionist through the Nutrition Therapy Institute.
Photography is another love of mine although it's always been something I've just done on the side. I've been following Mark and his family around with my camera for years now so it seems fitting that my first professional gig as a photographer should be for The Numinious Place. I truly appreciate Mark's faith in me to take on this project.
2. What are you doing in that photo? (see bottom of page)
I'm at the Hollywood Farmer's Market snuggling a newborn baby goat from Soledad Farms. I love that many of the goats there are rescues and that the farm has a "no kill" policy. The goats are pasture fed and allowed to live out their lives naturally. Soledad also happens to make the most delicious goat cheese!
3. What attracted you to THE NUMINOUS PLACE?
Mark pitched me TNP and I was totally intrigued by how completely unique and innovate his project was. I was also blown away by Mark's ability to think and write so multi-dimensionally. Writing a book is challenging enough but writing it while having to take so many other aspects into consideration is beyond impressive.
Mark has also written some really wonderful characters. Henry Meat who narrates the story is one of my favorites. You can't help but fall in love with him despite his many flaws. He is a bit of a fumbling drunk who also happens to be quite bright and very funny.
I also love that Mark weaves real, historical figures and stories throughout the story so you aren't always sure if the part you're reading is fact or fiction. It's quite clever.
4. TNP is about a spiritual quest, tell us about yours
I don't know that I have a spiritual quest as such but I like to think I live a fairly spiritual life. I firmly believe that things happen for reason even if it's not for us to immediately understand. This belief enables me to process and make sense of difficult events that take place whether on a personal or global scale. I think it's a waste of time and energy to feel bitter or stay angry about the things that may happen to us. Instead, I think it's important to relinquish control and allow those events help us become more understanding, compassionate, empathetic beings.
5. What's the most amazing thing that ever happened to you?
When I was 17, one of my brothers passed away and I was having an extremely difficult time making sense of what had happened and why. A few weeks after he died, I had a dream that I walked through the back porch of my childhood home and into the kitchen where a crowd of people were standing around crying. I looked up and saw my brother across the room and he had balls of light hovering on either side of his shoulders. It felt like two angels were protecting and guiding him. I remember starting to cry and asked him what happened. He said, "I can't tell you why but please know that I'm ok". After that, he and the lights started floating up towards the corner of the room and disappeared. I woke up immediately and had a feeling of peace flow through my body that I had never experienced before or since. I don't know if it was actually him or just my mind trying to heal itself but either way, all I know is that it helped me heal and make peace with his passing.
6. TNP is about lucid, or numinous dreaming, tell us about your dream life.
I haven't paid close attention to my dream life since I was a kid. During middle school I went through a period of being obsessed by dreams and their meaning. I would take books out of the library so I could analyze them but never studied or practiced lucid dreaming although I know I've experienced them on a few occasions.
The only consistent thing I can remember dreaming about throughout my life is tidal waves. The dreams themselves are never the same but there is always the threat of being overwhelmed by a giant wave.
Since starting on this project, my interest has been piqued again so I have begun reading, "The Tibetan Yoga of Sleep and Dreams".
7. You're one of the few people who've read the manuscript, please tell us about a favorite part
Perhaps because my background is in animation, I feel particularly drawn to the graphic novel that is written by the character, Sera Tsogyal (aka Marvel). I love that we get to go deep into Sera's dream world and experience her alternate reality as a superhero Monk who transforms into a tiger while battling a Giant Deity. This, for me is the heart of the story.
8. Is there a character in TNP you particularly relate to?
Sera Tsogyal is my favorite of all the characters. She has a quiet strength and I think because of her inability to talk, she has become a great observer of life and human behavior. Despite all the difficulties she has faced in life, she is still a fighter and a survivor. I love that.
9. What are some of your favorite books, music and people who inspire you?
Derrick Jensen's book, "A Language without Words" had a profound impact on me. His ability to write with such incredible self-awareness and deep empathy makes it impossible not to be moved. He also has a way of contextualizing history, events, and culture in a way that has given me a whole new way of thinking about and looking at the world.
There is almost nothing I enjoy more than pouring myself a glass of wine and listening to Billie Holiday while cooking a Sunday Supper for friends and family. She is incredibly soulful and if I were only allowed to listen to one artist for the rest of my life, it would have to be her.
Jimmy Carter has been a huge inspiration to me since I was a little kid. He is the only US President who never fired a gun on his watch, he put solar panels on the White House (only for Ronald Reagen to take them down), began Habitat for Humanity, and continues to fight tirelessly for human rights and peace in the middle east. He is a compassionate, empathetic soul but is also no bullshit. I kind of love him.
10. What's your greatest achievement so far in life?
The close friendships I have cultivated over the years. I am very fortunate to have so many amazingly smart, kind, generous, and talented people in my life.
11. And finally, what's the quote that really inspires you and your life?
"Humanity is exalted not because we are so far above other living creatures, but because knowing them well elevates the very concept of life." - E.O. Wilson


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The J-pop band End of the World (Sekai No Owari) released a new single called "Sazanka" (meaning "camellia") digitally last Thursday (Feb. 1), and will also drop a physical version on the 28th. The four-member pop band's first release of 2018 is a song that tells a story about those who pursue their dreams and the people who watch over and support them, written as the theme song for the NHK Pyeongchang Winter Olympics and Paralympics broadcast.
The music video for the song features frontman Fukase playing the part of a caring older brother to the aspiring young artist played by popular actor Ryunosuke Kamiki.
The video was based on Fukase's idea and directed by Yuichi Fujishiro, who depicts the daily interactions between the two brothers revolving around the dinner table.
Kamiki has starred in numerous Japanese films including Bakuman and March Comes in Like a Lion and voiced many animated features such as Spirited Away and Your Name. He agreed to appear in the video after being offered the part by Fukase, who explains that he couldn't think of anyone else more fitting for the image he had in mind for the younger brother.


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Official: this is the Lambo Huracan
These are impressive numbers. Then again, the Huracan will need every one of its many, many horsepowers. When it arrives next year, the 'baby Lambo' will plunge into battle with two of the finest supercars of modern times: the Ferrari 458 and McLaren 12C.
But such was the sales success of the Gallardo that Lambo has decided on evolution, not revolution with the Huracan: that 5.2-litre V10 is an evolution of the Gallardo's direct-injection unit. The Huracan's 602bhp output represents a 50bhp jump on its predecessor, and nestles the little Lambo neatly between the 458 (562bhp) and 12C (616bhp).
That power reaches all four wheels through a proper flappy-paddle gearbox. While the Gallardo made do with a thunking automated manual, the Huracan employs a new dual-clutch 'box called 'Lamborghini Doppia Frizione' (LDF). We'd suspect - though Lambo engineers haven't yet confirmed this - shares much with Audi's 'S tronic' transmission that found its way into last year's facelifted R8.
No bad thing: that gearbox is as smooth and snappy as any in the business. However, the introduction of a decent two-pedal set-up means Lamborghini won't offer the Huracan with a manual gearbox, at least at launch.
That double-clutcher helps the Huracan crack the 62mph sprint in a blink over three seconds, with 124mph arriving under seven seconds later. Clearly that 'over 202mph' top speed claim has absolutely nothing to do with the Ferrari 458's v-max of at 202mph exactly.
No 12C-style carbon tub here: the Huracan uses what Lamborghini calls a 'hybrid chassis', an integrated spaceframe structure of carbon and aluminium. Lamborghini quotes a dry weight of 1422kg for the Huracan, which should equate to a kerbweight around 1550kg. Maybe a little less.
The cabin is Lambo's now-familiar, and entirely welcome, blend of VW Group switchgear wrapped in Italian lunacy. As well as a jet-fighter-style start button sheathed under a red cover, there's a the toggle at the base of the steering wheel to select from three 'dynamic modes'. As in the Aventador, you can flick between Strada, Sport and Corsa: this alters gearbox response, throttle mapping, the aggressiveness of the stability control systems, torque split of the four-wheel drive and the level of ear-bleed you desire from that V10.
Carbon ceramic brakes come as standard, while variable magnetorheological suspension - as found on the Audi R8 and Ferrari F12, among others - is offered as an option.
And that name? Well, as you may have guessed, Huracan is Spanish for 'Hurricane'. But Huracan, says Lambo, was also a 'defiant and invincible' fighting bull that fought in Alicante in 1879. When will Lambo run out of excellently-named, well-hard man-cows after which to name its cars?
Anyhow. The Huracan gets its official unveil at the Geneva motorshow in March, before taking on the 458 and 12C (not to mention the Audi R8 V10, and Merc's upcoming 'C190', and the Porsche 911 Turbo, and…) this summer. Should be quite a battle: who's your money on?
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Friday, 28 March 2014
I have been betrayed again. I thought those men Peter and Mark (Benidorm) who I shared the correspondence between yourself and me in which I told you all about my son and his classmates being taken to Drake Hall Prison in a minibus from the special school for disabled youngsters they were all attending for PE lessons, without consulting the parents or asking our consent, I truly thought Peter and Mark and their elderly mothers were also victims of institutional abuse, in short, I took them for their word, a dangerous thing to do in this day and age, I had no idea that "Mark" (if that is really his name) was involved in the program called Benidorm when I contacted him from the website he had put his telephone number on.
Please Lord Ramsbotham, please, just do the right thing, I urge you. You know it's wrong what's been happening, I don't need to tell you that, you should listen to your own concience telling you it is wrong. I think you are a kind hearted man who just got sucked into believing that this scheme was benign, I know how these bad men gild their horrible schemes in such a way they appear to be good, and how crafty these bad men are, but you yourself inside your heart must know that what has been happening is not right, it is totally totally wrong!
Please, for the sake of the children, the ones these bad men haven't even yet got their hands on, please tell of what you know, please don't keep these bad secrets, please, I do beg you.
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barbara to read this is most upsetting, i heard on radio that
Michael Barrymore had the man held tight then he put cocaine on his gums, Barrymore teabgged him
buggered him then threw him in the pool to drown.
This was disgusting in the extreme
- 28 March 2014 at 11:22
- Zoompad said...
I haven't heard that about Michael Barrymore, please can you tell me what radio channel you heard that on, and when?
- 29 March 2014 at 01:40
- Zoompad said...
I'm feeling really sad today, as I feel like I am fighting a losing battle.
My son and his friends were taken to a prison for PE lessons, on top of all the disgraceful and illegal things that have been done to me, the cover up of Pindown child abuse, the legal abuse I was forced to endure in the secret family courts over a 7 year period.
Yet I cannot find an agency or charity that can be bothered to do anything about it, all the agencies I have gone to for support either can't support me (or say they can't) or else they have joined in persecuting me.
This morning was the first gay marriage, appropriatly enough, in the witching hour. So now homosexual people can get married, yet one person who cannot get married is me, because Stafford Court blocked my divorce for no good reason, so I am left tied to a man who I have not seen for 17 years and who abused me and my daughter.
- 29 March 2014 at 01:47
- Zoompad said...
Every day my heart cries out "WHERE ARE YOU GOD?" because of the horrible injustice and I feel like the invisible woman, I know God is there, but why is He allowing wicked men and women to spit in his face and pull his beard, and persecute those who cling to His promises?
I feel like the tree is being shaken and I am clinging on for dear life.
The Lord Jesus Christ never lied, all that he said will happen, so we Christians must have faith. NOT like the spineless and corrupted man who is currently appointed as Archbishop of Canterbury, who has sold his soul to the world, who along with the one before him is a moral coward. More like the faith that Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote about, in her great novel Uncle Toms Cabin, in which the hero Tom chose to suffer and die rather than betray his friends in chains.
That book isn't read in schools any more, and I dont wonder why, the message in it is powerful good, and attracts the faithful hearts and repels the wicked.
- 29 March 2014 at 01:57
- Zoompad said...
I found the bit about Michael Barrymore rubbing cocaine onto Stuart Lubbocks gums in the Guardian, thanks for telling me about this Anonymous:
- 29 March 2014 at 02:13
- Zoompad said...
I don't know where to go to for help, as everyone I go to either isn't bothered or else stabs me in the back.
I feel like an alien on a strange planet. Its not my fault I was abused as a child, its not my fault I ended up in court for 7 years being falsely accused of having something that a gang of American paedophiles invented by a gang of corrupt legal aid swindlers, and its not my fault my son ended up being taken to a prison for PE lessons without my knowledge and consent, we are supposed to have laws against all these things in this country, but all our horrible cocaine taking government seems to be interested in is gay rights and persecuting the poor.
- 29 March 2014 at 03:11
The Michael Barrymore stunt was covered again recently on conspiracy radio, there are several alternative radio shows
which give real news, but what i dont like is the language,
bumboys for male prostitues and there is no diferentiation between boys forced into this and those who do it for a living.
The word gay is a terible insult, its a zionist word for a useless young male, please remember to use the word homosexual at all times
Neil copeman
- 30 March 2014 at 00:50
- Zoompad said...
Thanks for telling me what teabagging means, sorry I couldn't post the comment, its just too disgusting, not you explaining, but what they do, the filthy devils
- 31 March 2014 at 01:09
- Zoompad said...
I hate what they do, but more important, God hates what they do.
I'm sorry but I'm not going to post the filthy things they do on this blog.
- 31 March 2014 at 12:10
- Zoompad said...
Hitler was a bad man as well, a mass murderer, so I'm sorry but I'm not posting any pro Hitler stuff on here either.
Just because the UK has lied about WW2 and about institutional child abuse doesn't make Hitler a good man.
If you want to worship a man make it Jesus Christ, as no other man is worthy of being hero worshipped, certainly not Hitler!!!
- 1 April 2014 at 02:24
Barbara you are falling into a trap laid by the newspapers,
please look into why you say hitler was a mass murderer, he wasnt, i used to think like you,
i prayed to jesus for guidance and so should you
love you barbara.
- 1 April 2014 at 20:14
hello barbara i just read what you said about hitler
please read this
- 1 April 2014 at 21:12
please read this on the sexual oppression of british women by immigrants
- 2 April 2014 at 01:48
- Zoompad said...
"Barbara you are falling into a trap laid by the newspapers,
please look into why you say hitler was a mass murderer, he wasnt, i used to think like you,
i prayed to jesus for guidance and so should you "
I have and do, and I still refuse to hero worship ot try to justify a mass murderer.
The one thing that Jesus has shown me about Hitler is that two wrongs never make a right!
- 2 April 2014 at 02:16
- Zoompad said...
hello barbara i just read what you said about hitler
please read this
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- 2 April 2014 at 02:17
- Zoompad said...
"please read this on the sexual oppression of british women by immigrants
When I was a young mother living in Handsworth I was approached by a man in broad daylight who wanted to purchase my services as a prostitute. I was really shocked as at the time I was wearing a long skirt which showed no leg at all and a high fronted sweater with no cleavage showing, plus I was hand in hand with my infant daughter, we were on the way to her school. The man, who was Asian and in his 50's or 60's, was in his pajamas, and he called me over to his gate and offered me £10 for sex. A friend of mine, a lady who attended the same church as me (Cannon St Memorial Baptist) another young mum had the same experience, and she was decently dressed as well.
At the time I was really shocked and disgusted that someone could just pop out like that in broad daylight and make a lewd offer like that while I was walking my daughter to school. I didnt report it to the police, because, quite frankly, after the appalling way the police treated me as a runaway child when I was trying to run away from being abused, I have never really trusted the police, I have not really had any reason to do so.
I had problems with men with wandering hands many times, but never in broad daylight on the way to school with my daughter trotting by my side until that day.
- 2 April 2014 at 02:32


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|Occurred : 7/4/1997 21:15 (Entered as : 07/04/97 21:15)
Reported: 7/7/1997 00:11
Posted: 9/26/1998
Location: St. Charles (outside of St. Louis), MO
Shape: Sphere
Duration:5 seconds
|Summary : St. Charles, MO, before fireworks show. A blue ball (??) of lightstreaked across the sky, I'd say east to west. There was no noise.It just disappeared after about 5 seconds. It did not change direction, justdissappeared.
Friday, 7/4/97, approximately 9:15pm, St. Charles, MO. This is about 30 minutes from downtown St. Louis.My family and I (as well as probably 30,000 others) were at the St. Charles riverfront to watch fireworks. It had just started to get dark and we knew the fireworks would be starting any time. I was looking into the sky to the south of where I was sitting and I saw a light streak across the sky. It went in an east-west direction. It was pretty bright. It was blue, maybe blue-green. It made no noise at all. It traveled in a straight path for probably at least fives econds.
Then it just disappeared. It did not change direction, it just disappeared. It didn't even fade out. It was obviously not a firework, but I didn't know what it was. I figured itmust have been a firework, or a plane on fire, or an asteroid or something. But it was really too bright for any of that. It didn't actually have a tail, it was more of a streak of light. Fireworks started 15 minutes later.
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Today, I heard reports that others had seen it in Collinsville, IL. But nothing was said about in St. Louis/St. Charles.
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CLASH Blog: "Caveman" Tyler Elkins (02/18/11)
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Seize the Day. The BIGGEST event in CLASH Wrestling. The BIGGEST matches, BIGGEST stars, the BIGGEST crowd, and my BIGGEST disappointment!
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This project is for colourarte Design team call,and i decided to reapply as i loved their products and i certainly took my mixed media to next level.
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Radiant rain dabbers-Mediterranean,guatamalan
Twinkling H2O-carribean mist,pretty peridot,nutmeg,siam white,beach house blue
Primary elements-summer breeze,sea glass,meridian blue
Other supplies-Gesso,modelling paste,stencils
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I covered my tag with papers from prima French Rivera collection.
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Biscuits are another addiction of mine so let me tell you how I made these (yet another Bill Granger recipe - always the best!):
Makes approx 30
150g unsalted butter, softened
165g firmly packed-brown sugar
1 egg, lightly beaten
2 tsp vanilla extract
125g plain flour
1 tsp baking powder
a pinch of salt
200g rolled oats
140g white-chocolate chunks
85g dried cranberries
Preheat the oven to 180°C/gas 4 and line three baking trays with baking paper. Cream the butter and sugar together until pale and creamy. Add the egg and vanilla and beat until smooth.
Sift the flour, baking powder and salt together. Add the oats, chocolate and cranberries and stir together. Add to the creamed mixture and stir together well.
Roll small tablespoons of the mixture into balls and place on the baking trays. Flatten the balls with a fork dipped in flour.
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hey guys! Dakota here. we have epic news! tomorrow Mama is going on vacation, and she's bringing ME!!! we are going out west for two weeks, and get to go to the American Girl Place at the Mall of America!!! We will try to post every day, so you can enjoy our trip too!
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