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As the Chief Technical Officer for Qualys, Wolfgang Kandek is responsible for the innovation aspects of the Qualys Cloud Security platform. Kandek has over 25 years of experience in developing and managing information systems. His focus has been on Unix-based server architectures and application delivery through the Internet. Prior to joining Qualys, he was Director of Network Operations at the online music streaming company myplay.com and at iSyndicate, an Internet media syndication company. Earlier in his career, he held a variety of technical positions at EDS, MCI and IBM. He earned master's and bachelor's degrees in computer science from the Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany.
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Seeking to frame the choice that voters could face in November, Biden used a speech in politically important Iowa to reject Romney's argument that his background as a business executive makes him better suited to turn around the economy than President Barack Obama.
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|Dutch designer Harmen Liemburg will launch his screen print exhibit, "The Ultralight: Show in a Box," on Thursday, Sept. 20 with a lecture at 12:30 p.m. in Monroe Library, Multimedia Room 2.
The Department of Art and Design at Loyola University New Orleans will open a new exhibit and host two lectures by visiting artists this month. All events are free and open to the public.
Will Hill, a British designer and typographer, will be the first in a series of visiting graphic design lecturers this fall. He will present the lecture "Environmental Typographics and Aspects of Site-Specific Poetics," on Tuesday, Sept. 11 at 12:30 p.m. in Miller Hall, Room 114. A widely-published author, Hill has taught graphic design and related subjects at Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, since 1993. Prior to that, he worked as a freelance illustrator, typographer and design consultant.
Dutch designer Harmen Liemburg will launch his screen print exhibit, "The Ultralight: Show in a Box," on Thursday, Sept. 20, with a lecture at 12:30 p.m. in Monroe Library, Multimedia Room 2. An opening reception for the exhibit, which features 45 original works by Liemburg, will take place at 5 p.m. in the Collins C. Diboll Art Gallery. The lecture and exhibit will illustrate his concept of transforming exhibition spaces through the use of printed matter.
Liemburg is obsessed with screen printing and uses the medium to create unexpected results. His style emphasizes the narrative aspect of images and the occasional beauty of everyday vernacular, like logos and packaging design, that are woven together through collage techniques. In his lectures, Liemburg works to convince students to start working by turning off their computers, but simultaneously demonstrates how digital tools can be linked to analogue printing processes.
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Certainly, the All-Mighty and Glorious Allah will send AN INDIVIDUAL (one of knowledge) at the beginning of every century who will sort out the superstitions interpolated into the religion of my community and revive it. (Sunan Abu Dawud, 5/100)
"I think of myself as a servant of that AWE-INSPIRING INDIVIDUAL who will come in the future and as one of the soldiers of THAT GREAT COMMANDER." (Barla Addendum, p. 162)
|In the Kastamonu Addendum, Said Nursi described Hazrat Mahdi (as) and his community as "LORDS OF THE END TIMES" and made it clear that, by Allah's leave, Hazrat Mahdi (as) would definitely appear.
He also reported that Hazrat Mahdi (as) and his helpers would increasingly expand their spheres of influence and accomplish splendid results through their efforts seeking solely Allah's consent.
"I have many times indicated in my letters that THE SPIRITUAL ENTITY OF THE HOLY COMMUNITY THE HAZRAT MAHDI (AS) REPRESENTS has three duties. If Doomsday does not come to pass very soon and people do not totally turn away from the (true) path, then we hope from the mercy of Allah that his community and sayyids (those descended from the line of the Prophet Muhammad (saas)) will perform those duties. AND HE WILL HAVE THREE GREAT DUTIES. (Emirdağ Addendum, p. 259)
- Who represents the blessed community? The Hazrat Mahdi (as).
- What does the Hazrat Mahdi (as) represent? His blessed community.
- Here, Bediuzzaman refers to the Hazrat Mahdi (as) who will appear in the End Times having not one or two duties, but THREE DUTIES, and that he will discharge these duties together with the community he represents.
- He reports that these three duties are some of the most important signs distinguishing him from earlier mahdis and his being the GREAT MAHDI (AS).
- In this extract Bediuzzaman makes no distinction between the political Mahdi (as), the Mahdi of Authority or the Religious Mahdi (as), and states that the Hazrat Mahdi (as) he describes as the GREAT MAHDI (AS) will possess these three attributes together.
- In saying this, Bediuzzaman is making it clear that the community led and represented by the Hazrat Mahdi (as) will discharge these duties.
- It is once again made clear that it is the HAZRAT MAHDI (AS) who will discharge these three great duties.
The hidden meaning of this verse confirms the verse "As for those who make Allah their friend, and His Messenger and those who have faith: it is the party of Allah who are victorious!." ( Surat al-Ma'ida: 56)
-Bediuzzaman Said Nursi said that Hazrat Mahdi (as) will be the leader of the Islamic world. In addition, by describing his rank as a title, he indicates that all Muslims will recognize Hazrat Mahdi (as) as being worthy of that rank.
- Bediuzzaman said that Islamic countries, that were not united in his day, would come together to establish the Islamic Union. He stated that the Hazrat Mahdi (as) will protect Muslims from various threats by making this union a basis.
- Bediuzzaman reported that Hazrat Mahdi (as) will have helpers as he performs this task.
As for those who make Allah their friend, and His Messenger and those who have faith: it is the party of Allah who are victorious! (Surat Al-Ma'ida: 56)


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Bartoli's latest album, as is her custom, explores uncharted areas with the music of the little-known but brilliant Italian Baroque composer and diplomat Agostino Steffani. The deluxe album has extensive notes reviewing Steffani's amazing career.
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The former conductor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic is also a brilliant composer and recently composed an adventurous violin concerto for the celebrated violinist Leila Josefowicz. The music incorporates pop elements but is in no way a crossover piece and is a deeply personal statement by Salonen.


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About Pain
Mar 19 2010
Some of you may have been wondering why I took such an extended blogging break and why I've been so spotty in the times between posting. I thought quite some time about posting this, but then I thought I might never reach my potential as a writer or even as a human being if I don't throw caution to the wind and risk offending or for that matter validating/pleasing others. Plus I thought that if it helps one person or helps someone think differently even if just for a nanosecond, then it would have been worth it. Some of you may recall I wrote About Laughter, About Sleep, About Writing and About Car Paint. This post is About Pain.
There's physical pain and then there's emotional, mental, and spiritual pain. Most of us have experienced all different kinds in life. The worst physical pain in my life came as a result of breastfeeding my son over 7 1/2 years ago now. I developed an infection that hurt so bad I couldn't sleep and if I was able to nod off, I would wake up with tears in my eyes. I remember thinking "I want to die right now, but I can't because I must feed my baby." I was determined to breastfeed him no matter how many people said I should give up. I have never wished to die before or since. I have wished to be waited on hand & foot while laying in a hammock on a beach drinking a pina colada and having my feet massaged, so if that's what happens after death, I'm all in! Thankfully the maternal instinct is so strong, and we live in a day & age where antibiotics are available that in a few excruciating weeks the pain was gone. But I still occasionally have memory pain that has diminished over time.
But emotional, mental, and spiritual pain seems to last much longer (unless you have chronic physical pain which probably exacerbates the emotional kind as well). And unfortunately, a week of antibiotics doesn't cure this kind of pain. This kind of pain can start from childhood and stick with you…flaring up at various times in your life when things trigger your deep seated fears and emotional memories. There's a theory that you are often attracted to people that have some of the same traits as people in your family did growing up because it's a known/comfortable pattern. The theory continues that down deep, you want to resolve some of the pain that you as a child were never able to resolve, see your parents resolve, or resolve with your parents. This theory is outlined in a book called Intimate Partners: Patterns in Love and Marriage (Amazon Link), and I read it before I got married, but I didn't really get it until now because I didn't know what those patterns were until I was immersed in it as an adult and mother.
What happens when someone in a marriage (with kids) finally realizes that the pattern is not resolvable or they don't know how to, don't want to, or can't resolve it? They suffer or get divorced and the pain is horrid. Especially the pain you feel for the kids as you imagine the pain they might feel. I lived through a divorce myself as a child and was often caught in the middle of a lot of bitterness and anger, and I have relived that pain for my kids even though it's a completely different situation and their dad is a very good, involved father.
What's even harder is when you are both good people that happened to have a lot of unexpected crap happen throughout the marriage. You wonder what is wrong with you. When in most cases, there is really nothing wrong with you, but you look back and realize that neither of you knew how to nurture a marriage or you didn't see or understand the signs that should have been big clues that something huge needed to fundamentally change in each of you. It's like you both have blinders on until suddenly one of you takes them off and doesn't like what they see, don't see, feel, or don't feel. Marriage, like life, does not come with an instruction manual and even if it did everyone is so different it would be hard to apply to your unique marriage and you would think you could wing it or that it didn't apply to you. There are more instructions around a divorce which requires a signed agreement between the two of you outlining your responsibilities than there is before a marriage.
So, yes I just got divorced after what was probably close to a year of being separated mentally, if not physically. This past year is somewhat of a blur. It's the hardest emotional, mental, and spiritual pain I've ever experienced and unfortunately there are no legal drugs I can take to make the pain disappear in a few weeks. Despite the fact that 50%-60% of marriages end up in divorce, it is the 2nd most stress inducing event anyone can experience behind death of a loved one. And it doesn't really matter if you are the one leaving, the one being left, or it's mutual. Mix divorce with unusual work dynamics, kids, and other personal issues and you have a recipe for a potential breakdown. Fortunately, I am very lucky/blessed to have wonderful friends, co-workers, family friends, and family who have supported me and let me cry on the phone, on email (yes, it's possible to cry on email) or in front of them and repeatedly (until I'm sure they were sick of it) told me that everything will be OK. They let me say and write stupid (although sometimes funny) things and were kind anyway. I have never felt so out of control in my life! I mean I've gone months without reconciling my check book, was late on a couple of house payments, and my house (although overall neat) more disorganized than I'd like. Plus a whole shit load of other emotional stuff.
I'm still a ways away from being back to normal whatever that is, but we both love the kids immensely and right now we can't foresee not being friends and friendly for their sakes. From my perspective, we both still respect each other and as hard as this has been, we've both taken the high road because that's the kind of people we are, and we know it's best for the kids. A child counselor told us it was obvious we loved the kids and they loved us. She also said that they got along so well with each other, were exhibiting normal behavior for going through what they were going through, and seemed happy despite what they were experiencing which of course took off about 80% of my maternal guilt. I did a post back in September 2009, called Double The Trouble, Double The Fun which stemmed from me feeling glad they had each other during this hard time their parents were going through. I felt that I/we had done at least one thing right by giving them the gift of each other to weather storms that life will inevitably bring them.
So now you know why I had such a long break from writing on the blog. My personal life started to bleed into the blog, and I needed to get a handle on things for a little while. I think back to that Entrepreneurial Ledge where I stood almost a year and a half ago. When your sleeping heart wakes up suddenly, it's a very disorientating, scary feeling. It's like gasping for air while at the same time trying to soak in all the colors, beauty, sounds, smells, shapes, feelings that you have not noticed/felt for years. You start falling in love with life again and it seems that pain is a part of love. You unknowingly/desperately reach out to people, anyone kind nearby to help ease this searing pain. In the case of some friends and family, they are there for you in ways you never imagined. In the case of others, they can't or don't know how to be there like you want/need them to be and it exacerbates and magnifies the pain. You start to realize that you are really reaching out to your lost self and the only one who can save you from drowning is YOU. Then you start the process of excruciatingly, slowly mending a broken heart and falling in love with yourself…and you wonder why and when you fell out of love in the first place.
Thank you for reading.
About the photo: The photo above is of a piece of art that my cousin, who goes by the pseudonym of Isaac Falconer, made for me when I told her I was getting a divorce. I didn't get to see her that often growing up. She is a unique, vibrant, passionate individual. She has followed her own path and seems to have found happiness in doing so as well as people who appreciate and buy her art! She has even exhibited in Italy. The piece is called No Pleasure Garden (c) 2009 and it's made of Chantilly lace from Italy with hand made hypo allergenic orchids affixed to two locations on the huge piece of lace. In her words, "It's meant to be placed across the bottom of your bed as a reminder to you of YOUR personal glory – which has NOTHING WHATSOEVER to do with your life-mate or your kids or your professional work." It looks so lovely at the bottom of my bed and makes me smile when I enter the room.Author: Aruni | Filed under: blogging, breastfeeding, father, marriage, mother, parenting | Tags: divorce, love, marriage, pain | 13 Comments »


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80th Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree to be used in the construction of Habitat for Humanity homes in New York City and Morris, N.J.
ATLANTA (Jan. 8, 2013) — Continuing a post-holiday tradition that has helped fulfill the dream of homeownership, the 80th annual Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree will be donated to Habitat for Humanity for the sixth year in a row to help families in need of affordable housing.
Tishman Speyer, the company that owns and operates Rockefeller Center, will mill and donate lumber from the 80-year-old, 80-foot Norway spruce from Mount Olive, N.J. A portion of the lumber will be used to help build homes in nearby Morris, N.J., and also in New York City.
"We are grateful to Tishman Speyer for the generous donation of the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree for the sixth consecutive year," said Jonathan Reckford, Habitat for Humanity International CEO. "The donation of lumber from the tree is a very special gift to our partner families and serves as a reminder that everyone can help in some way as Habitat seeks to build homes, communities and hope."
"We are thrilled that lumber for the tree will once again be used to build homes with Habitat partner families," said Keith Douglas, managing director for sales and marketing, Rockefeller Center. "During the holiday season the tree brings joy to millions around the world, and we hope that it will now continue bringing joy to a family for generations to come."
The 2007 Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree was first donated to Habitat for Humanity and used in the construction of a Hurricane Katrina survivor's home in Pascagoula, Miss. Since then, the lumber has been used in the construction of homes in New York City; Stamford, Conn.; Newburgh, N.Y.; and Philadelphia.
Inspired by Habitat for Humanity's annual tradition of using wood milled from the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree, author David Rubel collaborated with Habitat for Humanity and illustrator Jim LaMarche to create "The Carpenter's Gift" (Random House Books for Young Readers / Ages 5–8), an uplifting holiday picture book set in Depression-era New York. Highlighting the timeless themes of charity and good will, "The Carpenter's Gift" shows that the best gifts are the ones that are unexpected, and may well inspire readers to do some giving of their own. For more information, visit altenheime-hamburg.info/CarpentersGift
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June 2014 is the one year after my "accident." I got up. Took my girls to school, cleaned and got tired. Did a nap and when I got up I couldn't speak. I got to my bathroom and felled down. I couldn't get up, I couldn't speak and don't remember anything now. What happened was someone called 911 and I went to UNM hospital. I had 80% to go to Heaven. I had carniaplasty brain surgery. When I finally got up, I didn't know why I was there. Didn't see my hair was gone. Didn't know my left skull was in the stomach. Didn't know a part of my brain on the left side was gone. After a lot of medicine and I was finally up, I asked my family what happened. My stroke. Had one and still don't know why. Thought I was in a dream. Finally looking in the mirror, seeing how different now my life is. After the UNM I had to go to Health South to start learning how to walk, and read, and speak. I finally went home in a month.
I went to more appointments for speech therapy. In October 2013 I did my last surgery. They got my skull out of my tummy and put a metal in my brain and put my skull back in. I was so happy how blessed I am. Still here. I am up and down and have medicine for seizures and depression, but more closer to God! Proud to be a great Mom and my girls tell me "Happy Birthday" every morning!
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2012-13: Played in 26 games during the 2012-13 campaign . . . Averaged 4.4 points and 5 rebounds . . . Averaged 19 minutes a game . . . Reached double digits in rebounding twice with 10 rebounds against Ashland and Lake Superior State . . . Pulled down 131 boards which led the team . . . Tallied three assists against Lake Superior State (2/16) . . . Tallied 39 blocks during the year, registering two or more twelve times including a four block outing against Hillsdale (13/17) and three against Ashland (12/1) . . . Registered a double double against Ashland (12/1) scoring 12 points and pulling ten rebounds . . .
2011-12: Played in all 30 games as a freshman and made a single start ... Totaled 308 minutes of playing time ... Scored 65 points and had 89 rebounds in her initial campaign ... Valuable reserve on a Bulldog team that captured the GLIAC North Division Championship and advanced to the NCAA Division II Midwest Regional Semifinals ... Had a team-high 30 blocked shots in the campaign ... Scored a season-high seven points at Tiffin ... High School: Played for Okemos High School ..... A 2011 prep graduate ..... All-League and All-Area honoree .... Ranked as the Chieftains' second-leading scorer and rebounder as a junior ... Tallied 11 points and 9.6 rebounds per contest as Okemos posted a 14-8 overall record in 2009-10 .... Claimed honorable mention all-conference along with Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) Class A All-Area accolades ..... Tabbed as the squad's captain for her senior campaign .... Tallied 3.2 blocked shots per outing ..... Three-year varsity player .... Also a standout middle hitter on Okemos' prep volleyball team ... Helped OHS to a third-place finish in the Capital Area Activites Conference Blue Division ... Coached by Tyler Hursey .... Earned multiple varsity letters in basketball, volleyball along with track and field ... Daughter of Steven and Jennifer Hoffman .... Was also active in various community service initiatives including working with special needs children, helping the homeless, visiting retirement homes, going on mission trips and serving at an animal shelter.


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I was the creator, executive producer and production designer on "Teacher's Pet." During the series and the feature film, I was there every day working with my wonderful crew. Originally, I drew and painted the original characters, backgrounds, etc., to establish the look and feel of the series. Then I oversaw my amazing team of artists to follow and execute the episodes. I worked closely with my director Tim Bjorklund who wanted to make sure the series looked like my hand-painted work, so all the backgrounds were painted on canvas. Tim was an amazing animator. I am not an animator. Our storyboard artists, timing directors, etc. created a template and we sent them oversees to our talented animation studios, who would sent over rough animation. We edited, recorded, and produced music and dialogue here in the States. Does that answer your question?
When I started back in the '90s, Nickelodeon actually came to me asking if I had any interesting ideas for an animation series. I lied and said yes, then came up with a dozen ideas to pitch. We actually made two fully animated pilots for the same series "Louie n Louie," but unfortunately, they weren't picked up. Then I did decided at that point (after doing well in illustration) that I would concentrate on pitching for TV shows and moved back to LA from New York, where I got an agent who got me meetings with TV executives. How do you pitch a series? You sing and dance and put your heart on your sleeve. Cartwheels help too.
Does it have to have "weird" in the title? Is "Memento" weird? I love that movie. I love how it is set up and how it is played out. I often feel like the main character in Memento.
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Does it matter? It is the artist that creates and not the material. I use what works for me at the time. Of course, there are some brands I use more often that have the colors and material that work well with me. Are you offering me a corporate sponsorship or endorsement for the products I use?
Lets start off with your premise, are Americans so easily offended? Well, probably. I think any group of people who are isolated seem to develop a sense of closed-mindedness. We have a history of exporting our culture and selectively importing others into ours. America has gotten to be very conservative and puritan. It's amazing that nudity is still an issue, and that certain politically-charged images can be censored when shown in public spaces. In theory, I still believe in the American Dream, and our melting pot. Maybe that is because I am first generation American, with parents that are Holocaust survivors. I like to believe I live with a very open mind. And very much, I like to live life to the fullest and travel the world and taste everything other cultures have to offer. Lately, I've been thinking about the rules and walls put up by society for my upcoming New York show "Walking through Walls." In it I explore maturity, memory, and mortality. I know as a kid I thought truth was absolute and objective, but as an adult I've learned how much of it is subjective. For me personally, I feel like I'm a lot less conservative than I was when I was younger. I know that some of my images can be offensive to others. But I don't mind, if it makes people think.
If I found myself in the world of my paintings, the first thing I would do would be to give my ChouChous and Wild Girls and Venison the biggest hug in the world. Then I would go off with them playing through the Forest. Maybe we'd come across a pool of water where we'd frolic for hours, and all the noise one would hear was laughter. But once the demons show up, that is when the drama would begin.
When was there a pivotal moment? I think I am still waiting for it. Or maybe it was when I was 12, I did a Christmas card for my sister's company and received a hundred dollars. Or when I got my first drawing published in the LA Times when I was surviving on fish sticks. Or when I got to draw the cover of the New York Times Book Review Summer Issue. Or was it my first New Yorker cover. Or my first animation pilot. Or when the first episode of "Teacher's Pet" aired. Or my first Emmy, or my first solo exhibition? Hmmmm. There isn't one pivotal moment, there is a lifetime of moments.
Let me start off by saying I think this is a stupid question. I don't know. I don't create that way. It all depends on what projects I am working on and when I have an exhibition. Let's just say I usually draw in my sketchbook everyday. I am always creating one way or another everyday. I have been fortunate to live my whole life as an artist. Right now, at this moment, I am finishing up for my exhibition for a Jonathan LeVine Gallery opening on March 5th, so I have many paintings around me.
I love all of my works in my personal art collection. It's hard to say. Much of the work in my personal art collection has been painted by friends. I love to have my friends' art surround me. I either trade or buy them. I have art from the Clayton Brothers, Mark Ryden, Camille Rose Garcia, James Jean, Gretchen Ryan and Natalia Fabia, to name a few. It feels like home. The other thrift store art I find I use as inspiration, just like the things I collect. Much of what I collect is from in the Thirties and Forties.
It depends on which era, so it's hard to pick just one. When I was a child, I loved old comedians. The Marx Brothers from the 30s. Abbott and Costello from the 40s. Jerry Lewis from the 50s. Woody Allen and Monty Python from the 70s. Andy Kaufman in the 80s. Howard Stern in the 90s. But as an adult, when I look back, I feel the best comedians to me are not comedians at all. If you watch films by amazing directors like Martin Scorsese, David Lynch, or the Coen Brothers, the humor in telling their dramatic stories is the sweetest of all.
Develop your own voice as strongly as you can so that you can distinguish your work from everyone else's. Be persistent, and learn from all the challenges that you come across. Go with what you really want to do, or at least try. Talk to people to share ideas, so you don't operate in a vacuum and lose perspective.
The best cookie isn't a cookie. I used to be obsessed with the cheese Danish when I lived in New York and I would have my mom FedEx it out to me. It tasted like childhood. But I also love the mini rugelach, which is a Jewish pastry. I think you know my mother worked at Canters for 35 years as the head bakery salesperson. I remember as a little child when I would visit my mom, I would be given a cookie with candy sprinkles. It made me happy.
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This is a game of trading, wares, and negotiation. The players take the roles of traders in Genoa in the 16th century. They fulfill orders, deliver messages, and take ownership of buildings in the city. Of course, this is not possible without the help of the other traders - thus, the need for clever negotiation. And that can cost money and other valuable goods! The player who earns the most in the game is the winner! body { background: #FFF; }


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When I arrived, Felicia was at work on her laptop. I'm ever amused by her laptop's screen backgrounds, usually featuring some favorite anime or graphic novel art, such as the image below. She's informed me that in the last week (even while taking 18 credits, working one job on campus and an internship at Marvel) she's read 13 graphic novels. I blame her parents, that's what we get for raising a kid on Starblazers, Moonknight and vintage X-men comics. I'd worry if her grades were suffering, but she's been on the Dean's list throughout her time in college. I've already asked her to throw me a few graphic novels she's finished. I'll admit, it's her screen background from Runaways, the series she's currently immersed in, that caught my attention.
Go figure. Yes, the subject matter all makes me smile. I love the way this image so perfectly captures the energy and motion of the moment. And for those who don't know the series, not to worry. The duckies will be fine as will the little girl leaping to their aid. The same can't be said for the lovely red semi.
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My Vacuous, Self-Indulgent Jabber
As you might expect me to say, both my critics are wrong. Everything I say in my blog is vacuous, self-indulgent jabber. That's why it's a blog. And I don't blog to show the whole world how smart I am. I blog to give voice to whatever I happen to be thinking about. I just happen to think about how smart I am all the time.
It's true that this is self-indulgent, but it's a more disciplined form of self-indulgence than you might at first imagine. Once I thought, if I'm so smart, why can't I draw? I knew tons of people who weren't as smart as I think I am, in my incredible incredibleness, yet who drew beautifully, while my drawings would have embarassed a four-year-old. So I learned to draw. I thought, if I'm so smart, why can't I understand Bayesian networks? Then I spent some time reading books by the leading researchers in the field, talking to an expert, and coding out the core algorithms. It wasn't enough to fully understand Bayes nets, but it was enough to get the general idea, and that made me feel better. I also met someone connected to the leading researchers, got some Bayes consulting work, and passed it along to him.
I used to think, if I'm so smart, why can't I write a screenplay? Why can't I write a novel? Now I ask, if I'm so smart, why aren't my screenplays better? Why don't I ever finish my novels? I'll make some progress on those questions too, sooner or later. It might cost me some financial prosperity - it often has - but I'll answer those questions. I might not actually finish a novel, but I'll definitely prove that I can.
I think it's actually good to think about how smart you are. I like the questions it prompts me to ask. If I'm so smart, why do I have to work for a living? Why do I generally only have sex with one woman at a time? Why can't I code like this, or this, or this? Why can't I act like this? Why haven't I ever been to Nepal? Why don't I know kung fu? Why can't I get George Bush arrested and in front of a war crimes tribunal in the Hague where he belongs? Why is it I always have enough salsa but never enough chips, except for when I have enough chips but not enough salsa?
I could go on and on like this for days. In fact, I plan to. But there's a counterpart to all this that utterly baffles me. Every time I go, if I'm so smart, why can't I XYZ? and then run off and XYZ for the first time, time will pass, and I'll meet someone and be like, I don't get it, that person's smart enough to XYZ, and they just said they want to XYZ. Why don't they? If I'm so smart, figuring that out ought to be within my reach, but I'm afraid to. I have a superstitious belief that there's some benefit in being confused by it.
Anyway, if the self-indulgent jabber bothers you. Pat Maddox and Raganwald both regularly bookmark posts I've made on del.icio.us. You could read their del.icio.us feeds instead of reading my blog directly, and you'd get a window on my blog, a "best of" subset, which might be more useful to you. Or, just watch my presentations if/when they get posted as online video, read me if I ever show up in books, and skip it otherwise. It's your time, your decision to read it. I'm not going to pretend to care. I'm assuming you're all adults.
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I read your blog cause you're so damn funny. Actually, I read your blog cause you're trying. There's no growth without trying. Grow or die.ReplyDelete
And, I don't find that thinking about how smart anyone is is useful for me. I'm not convinced that humans are capable of recognizing relative differences in smartness. I'm not even sure what it means. I try to think about what someone does instead. But, if it gets you to work on stuff -- great, use it. We're all bent slightly differently it seems.
I once got chastised muchly for saying "try" when I was supposed to say "do." (In keeping with the Yoda thing, do or do not, there is no try.) So I want to say I'm not trying, but I know what you mean. What I'm doing isn't done yet, and might not be doable, but it certainly involves effort either way.
Yeah, I've gotten that too. Perhaps from a Jedi Master it's okay, but everyone else just comes across as a little mean-spirited. I understand the message, but if I wanted to make excuses by hiding behind small words, "do" works just as well as "try". Life is not a movie, but scriptwriting is a skill for the ages!ReplyDelete
"try" in Italian is "prova." I like thinking of trying as "proving," because it suggests that whatever you're doing is something worth attaining, and also suggests that you'll put forth as much effort to attain it instead of merely trying, which I think suggests that failure may be expected or accepted.ReplyDelete
for the record, I blog to show people how smart I amReplyDelete
Self-indulgent jabber, sure, but vacuous? Anyway I love your self-indulgent jabbering blog, Giles, it reminds me of the old days on abducted and satrapap before they dried up, and believe it or not I've missed that chatter, so I'm glad to find you blogging nowadays. I aspire to one day approach your blog's jabberiness on my own.ReplyDelete
abducted was inspired lunacy. (technically it's still around, but we're talking about the golden age.)ReplyDelete


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Name: Ciaran [KEER-awn] Merlin Boru
DOB: June 15 1989
Place of birth: Belfast, Northern Ireland
Age: 28
Nationality: Irish
Offical Title: Crown Prince of Ireland
Nicknames: "cici" , " Little wolf" "beag Emrys"
Race: Witch
Powers: Earth Elemental, orbing, Telepathy, telekensis, Electrokensis, healing, Conjuring and atomkinsis ( AKA Weather manipulation)
Eyes: Blue(go to a deep violet when annoyed and black when angry)
Hair: blonde
Languages Spoken: Irish Gaelic, English, French, Romanian, Norwegian
Parents: Ronan Boru (Father),Angelica La Croix (Mother:Dead)
marital status: married to Amethyst: 6/24/2012
Family: 6 sisters,3 brothers
Nephews & Nieces: Abigor Kravenoff,Mya Kravenoff(Dead),Marcus and David Venom,Dylan,Arya and CC Kravenoff,Robert William Kravenoff
Children: Hope Shauna (stepdaughter),Paige Leigh (Daughter), Cierra(Daughter: Deceased), Dessy Rose (daughter), Twins Ciara Brianna (daughter) and Connor Arthur (son), Elijah Ronan (son),twins Kathrine Angel and Kristin Kerry (1-27-16)(daughters).
Family Motto: "Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken"
I was away for a while for training and to heal a broken heart in Tír na nÓg with family such as my grandmother, Brigit the goddess of fire and the war goddess, Morrigan. I am back now and ready to do what ever is needed to be done and hoping to reconnect with the world, friends and family I left behind. My magic I learned both from the Elves and the Druids of Ireland.
My name is Ciaran [KEER-awn]Merlin Boru. I am the oldest son of a witch and a vampire. I am 27 years old and live in Northern Ireland.I grew up in a war zone. While like many boys in other places were playing make believe about wars I and my siblings lived it day in and day out. We saw death on our streets daily .Unlike a few here I learned my magic from the old ones of Ireland , the druids. I need no magic wand like so many seem to need my magic is in my blood. I have few memories of my mother at all . I know something bad happened between my father and her but I don't remember what they were nor do I care anymore. I didn't plan on any connection to my mother's family to be made but perhaps it is time for the sake of my own children I will try for that connection again. My father is a Irish warrior and the witch . He would of been the last of the Boru blood had myself and brothers and sisters not been born.I was born and raised in Belfast in Northern Ireland with my siblings.I grew up much the same way as my father did as a lad.
We come from power here at home on the island but we don't flaunt it as many have been known to do in the past. Old titles aren't used and are only known to those friends we care to share it with the family history and bloodline.
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By Barry D. Desfor | August 1, 2004
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Almost anyone in the world who has tried to borrow a large sum of money quickly learns the modern proverb: "A bank wants to lend you money only when you can prove you do not need it!" So, how do average helicopter owner/operators prepare for the task of showing the bank or leasing company the now and the future value(s) of the object of their affection?
Preparation, information and organization are the key elements in any "deal" to be made. You may know everything there is to know about helicopters and their operations, but when it comes to borrowing, the bank or leasing company you are dealing with is operating completely in their area of expertise. You may assume your potential lender is "completely in the dark" about helicopters and their operations and that is their problem. First bit of advice: Their ignorance is YOUR problem, not theirs! Don't take it personally. Remember that both a bank and a leasing company will approach their decision-making process about you in the same way--all they really want to know is: "Will we get our money back on time and with a profit?"
Leasing expensive equipment such as helicopters has several advantages, most of which have to do with accounting practices. However, leasing has one feature that can be especially attractive to helicopter operators--lower monthly payments when compared to an outright purchase. But lower payments sometimes can lull cash-starved helicopter operators into thinking a lease may be the "cheapest way" into their next helicopter acquisition. Like so many complex scenarios which raise questions we would not normally think of ourselves, it is often worth the time and expense to bring in expert third party advice from experienced professionals. The firm of Conklin and de Decker, widely known for giving the "Helicopter Management" courses at HAI's annual Heli Expo exposition/ convention, offers the most detailed guidance from their expert staff for those who need to "crunch the numbers" of aviation financial planning. One of the best preparations any helicopter operator can make is having the benefit of a completely thought-through financial road map that takes into account the business model, the equipment and the finances (to include the buy-versus-lease considerations). If the operation is going to involve air-ambulance work, then Fitch and Associates is the necessary first stop for this planning.
But what do ordinary small operators do when they find their "dream machine" which will make them super stars in the helicopter operating business? First of all--be honest and try to understand just what the helicopter will really cost in the long term, to include marketing its services and supporting it while it's on the job site(s). Also remember that the machine must still be available for the bank or leasing company to inspect at any time or place they choose while you make payments to them.
The preparation phase begins with playing a short game. Imagine you are the bank or leasing company. Take a close look at yourself, your business and the helicopter you want to acquire. Be honest: Can I prove the helicopter is worth what I'll pay for it? How will I make a presentation to them that will positively prove the helicopter's value? Will it be put to work commercially? If "yes" is the "going to work for a living" answer, what can I show them to prove that the unit will be gainfully employed? If the answer is "no" to the gainfully-employed question, am I ready to show what my personal financial status is now? Also, how do I prove I will be financially strong into the future so as to be able to carry the lease or payment schedule out of my own resources without difficulty?
Never forget: You may have the "...fire in the belly..." about how wonderful the helicopter is, how you'll make every payment in full and on time because of how well you'll do if only you had the helicopter.
But while you are singing the praises of everything about helicopters, the lender's glazed-over eyes may be hiding his true thoughts, which are: "If this hand-grenade comes back into my lap, what do I do with it? Where can I sell it...immediately, with no sales costs and no time in idle inventory?"
If our dreamy lender knew all the answers to those questions, there would be little need for helicopter operators, brokers, expert advisors, appraisers, web-sites and publications advertising resale offerings,or that reference called "The Official Helicopter Blue Book", which purports to show what is reselling in what price ranges around the world.
Borrowers should remember that banks and leasing companies are creatures of habit. They only want to do business with the best customers. These customers should be in easy-to-understand businesses using common equipment. Why would a bank or leasing company get involved with helicopters when they could do deals involving familiar things like trucks, cars, telephone and medical equipment systems, or even corporate fixed-wing airplanes and commercial airliners? Most banks and leasing companies do not have the desire, nor the corporate policy, to lend money towards assets they do not understand orhave no track record with. The happy exception to this problem lies in some resources which are obvious, and within other resources which are not so obvious
Who are the likeliest sources for loans and lease contracts for helicopter acquisitions? The "900-pound gorilla" of helicopter lending is GE Capital, which made the deliberate move some 15 years ago to concentrate on the helicopter industry. In the process of developing a portfolio of helicopter business, GE Capital slowly but surely set up the personnel, the processing methods and the corporate structure to "corner the market" of helicopter lending.
What GE Capital did not have or developed internally, it acquired from the industry or brought into the corporate fold via acquisitions. Over the years, GE has absorbed about six formerly independent lending/leasing companies from around the world, so now it can be contacted directly from Saskatchewan to Sweden.
Speaking of Sweden, SE Partners is a relatively new venture formed by highly experienced helicopter lenders having direct knowledge of the market, the helicopters needed and the money sources.
From Shinjuku to Shanghai the leading helicopter-experienced financial partner in Asia is ITC Aerospace. ITC's experience not only deals with Corporate and Government-agency loans and leases, but their extensive expertise covers the complex world of "cross-border" financial dealings, which can be a very sensitive matter.
In terms of "global reach", few companies can claim to be as well-entrenched as the giant automaker, General Motors. In many places where GM has a presence, they have their commercial finance division represented. General Motors Acceptance Corporation ("GMAC") not only has one of the widest geographic positions, but they also have some of most experienced aviation lending personnel staffing that part of the business.
Borrowers often think lenders have the money sitting around just waiting to be picked up; but in truth, there is often a process by which your banker or leasing company has to "reserve" your money from the company's general funds. More of a surprise is the fact that many banks and most leasing companies have to go out and borrow the money they need for your transaction! That's right--your application may come at a time when your bank is "tapped out" of available funds marked specially for helicopter transactions. If the well has run dry, you could face time delays and added costs in your transaction.
So, going to the local bank where your home mortgage and/or your business loans come from can be a double-edge sword: your local banker may know you and your business and like both of you, but he may suddenly find himself in way over his head while trying to learn the truth about why the rotors turn. On the other hand, the local banker may be willing to listen to you and venture into "the wild blue yonder" with you and your helicopter. If this is the case, he or she will definitely want professional assistance in the areas of historical proof of long-term helicopter values, of your unit's current value, and projections into the future ("residual") values for the unit.
Our organization, HeliValue$, Inc. and its publication, "The Official Helicopter Blue Book," have been relied upon for 25 years for just such purposes. With a quarter of a century experience in dealing with proving the helicopters' long-term value, "The Helicopter Blue Book" has finally been able to get banks and leasing companies to listen to the truth about the quality of helicopters and their values. The bad news is that the banks and leasing companies are beginning to understand our message, and we may no longer have ways to keep the industry's best virtues a mystery! Maybe that's what happens when proper education helps to eliminate job security.
Barry D. Desfor is President of HeliValue$, Inc./ The Official Helicopter Blue Book (tm) Contact: P.O. Box 575, Wauconda, Illinois 60084-0575, U.S.A. 847-487-8258 Fax: 847-487-0206 email:email@example.com


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But apparently that's about to change, at least for users of Steam, the online game management system offered by Seattle-based developer Valve. The company is about offer a beta version of a system for sharing games with family members and even friends.
Steam Family Sharing will let you authorize up to 10 devices at a time to play your games. Here's how it will work, according to Valve:
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This is a smart move by Valve, and could help reduce piracy. If you can legally play a game authorized by a friend, you're less apt to seek the game by illicit means. In addition, the message a borrower gets when the lender wants to play a game in progress could turn that borrower into a buyer.
Steam is available for both Macs and Windows-based computers.
Update: Commenter JoeyC notes that the two-can't-play-at-once restriction applies to your entire library, not just per game. From the Family Sharing FAQ:
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That means if I've shared my library with you, and I'm playing "Amnesia", you can't play the copy of "Arma" that's also in my library.
Also, Kyle Orland at Ars Technica says Steam's feature may be familiar to those who've been paying attention to licensing developments surrounding Microsoft's upcoming Xbox One console:
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