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The Parking
This time we have a twofer and are tackling two different sections of Book Four. The trick here is that part 3 and part 4 combined are only 10 pages long. I thought about, for a moment, just doing it one part at a time. But I don't wanna space things up that much (the book is long enough as is) and I'd feel like I was cheating y'all out of content.
I didn't find anything deeply interesting in either of these interviews. So as is, this may not be a super long post in the way that some previous ones have been.
Either way, here's…
Alfred Pommier (Car Hiker)
A "car hiker" is perhaps better known as a parking attendant.
This profession is largely out of vogue these days or at least as far as I can tell. Most of the work from the people at the front to the parking service itself is often automated. And it's either automated by technology or people just doing it themselves. I've only seen valets in fancy places, honestly.
The place Pommier works at is busy:
"We have forty, fifty cars, lots of room to park. When you come eleven o'clock, you can't get in. You take two, you check out three. You gotta just work around 'em, and people get squakin', 'May I get my car?' 'We're workin' on it.' 'Why you got so many cars?' 'Sorry lady.' But it's easier than a garage, where there's too many men and always somethin' goin' on." (p. 219)
Pommier has some funny nicknames for himself, "Al the Wizard" for example because he's practically magical at parking people's cars flawlessly and with little effort. Within the "hiking" business that's the sort of thing that gets you a lot of respect from customers, or at least the ones who manage to get a spot.
Those who don't, or those who have issues can sometimes get their tempers flaring:
Oh yeah, we have a lot of people that have holy feelings about their car. I don't have a scratch but they check it out and go around. …. Things can happen. When you talk to a man nice or a lady nice, then you calm 'em down. If you have a hot temper, then it's just a big argument.
I had only one real serious argument in thirty years, me and a manager. Never had another scrap with anyone. So that's not a bad record for feelings. (pp. 219-20)
I know for myself, dealing with customers who have some sort of attitude issue is just about the worst thing imaginable. I don't mind customers who are quirky in some way or weird. I'm a pretty damn weird person who has a bunch of faults that I'm trying to get better at managing and overcoming as I go along. So I try not to judge.
But when people get really upset with me or seem prone to anger I try to just be extra nice. There's a customer who has been in prison and seems like a (no pun intended) tough customer. So I try to be as nice as I can to him so I make sure I stay on his good side (note: I don't think all folks who go to prison or even most are bad people nor do I think this person necessarily is).
There was one time when he said in front of a few other customers when he was having an issue that I'm always good to him and that made me feel like I'm doing my job OK. It also, honestly, made me feel a little calmer and safer around this person. Again, not that I necessarily think they are a bad person but I get anxiety about things fairly easily.
Most of the really difficult or confrontational folks are the people who are trying to scam the store. And I don't really care myself whether people scam or even steal from corporations. But it sucks for the employees involved when you give them attitude or try to be confrontational to them about your business.
Moving on:
I was sittin' in that guy-with-the-tuxedo car. He got out of it, him an' his girl friend goin' night clubbing. And that car smelling real good with cologne and the windows be up. And I just be looking int hat car, you know, the music be up. I'd pull back in the lot, back to the front, maybe I'll go back in the stall. I'd say, "Why can I be a rich man, get me a lot of money, get me a new car?" (p. 221)
There's an interesting class element where you are working a job for very little money (Pommier says without tips he couldn't survive) and being able to get a taste of the rich life. What kills me about passages like this is I don't really think these things will bring people happiness. Maybe in the moment they really love it and it makes them envy others.
But in the long-run I don't think people are actually happier because of things like this. Maybe they're happier because of the stuff having a brand new car represents such as financial success, security(?) and the status of keeping up with the cool kids. But in the long-term people acclimate to their situations pretty well and things become the new normal.
Now, none of that means it's not worth striving for in some respect. If you really want a new car and think your job is holding you back or makes it impossible then try to do something about it, if you can. But for Pommier he says in the interview that due to his kids and the limits of his job, he's largely given up on this dream of a nicer car.
The closest I come to this sort of dream for myself is living in the countryside in a tiny house that is still fairly close to a local town or pseudo-city (think of the cities in New Hampshire or Worcester) and being in some sort of supportive commune of friends. Maybe I have a partner but I also have important work that I enjoy doing (such as writing).
I still have hopes for this, but I try to keep them dampened so as to be more realistic.
How long would I continue? I would say I would go another four years, maybe five. 'Cause I know I can't continue walking any more. If I ever decide to quit parking cars, I think I could get me a watchman job. Maybe I might be a cashier or pick up tickets at a theater. I know I won't retire in the parking lot, 'cause they don't pay any retirement money. the walking is pretty bad on your feet. (p. 222)
Pommier doesn't exactly have a happy end to the interview. Most of it is him reminiscing about his younger years when he was faster on his feet and better with cars. At 15+ years on the job and almost into his early fifties Pommier doesn't seem to have much to look forward to and can only romanticize bits of the past where he felt successful.
Personally I could never understand the "thrill" of doing a great parking job.
But I guess there's something for everyone.
The Selling
Johnny Bosworth (Car Salesman)
Car salesmen are an interesting type of folks. They're well known for being snake oil salesmen or in other words, people who take advantage of others. Bosworth is self-aware of that perception throughout this interview to try and take steps to counter it. While he doesn't deny that such salespeople exist, he insists he isn't one of them.
If you hit a person's logic, you got 'im. Unless you've got a dingaling. Everyone can sell an idiot. an idiot, Jesus, I wish I had fifty thousand of 'em a day, because you can sell 'em the world. You can sell 'em the Brooklyn Bridge.
Would you like to sell the Brooklyn Bridge?
No, because that would be taking advantage of someone. This may be hard to believe, but I don't enjoy taking advantage of people. Most of the salesmen int his business, they tell you it's a cutthroat world, you gotta screw your brother before your brother screws you, I disagree with that. I've been screwed many times myself because I've helped other people. They've turned around and just kicked me in the head. Rather than rebel and say I hate the world, I chalk it up to experience. (p. 227)
I'm honestly not sure how much of a "rebellion" it is to say you hate the world and then proceed to take advantage of people. Given we live under capitalism I would say that many people implicitly or otherwise don't mind taking advantage of people as long as there are mental cushions in between their actions and themselves.
Regardless, I at least appreciate Bosworth and his attempts here at trying to be better than the folks around him. He hasn't let the peer pressure of trying to take advantage of people get to him. He has, as he reveals at the end of the interview been fired a handful of time but always called back. In his own words he was often fired for "honesty".
Given his stance here on manipulation, I think it's at least somewhat plausible that his boss may not appreciate some of his behavior. But given how many callbacks Bosworth has had it's likely that he is, at the bottom, a good salesman.
I like people. If it's a hippie I ask him, "Do you smoke grass? Do you take dope? Do you liek this type of music?" I try to find out things to make 'em relax. I also keep askin' questions that they'll answer yes. Get them in the habit of saying yes. (p. 226)
On the other hand, selling something often means the shifting of folks opinions. And it would be tough to do that without some sort of mental "trick" involved. Is that necessarily a bad thing? I'm not sure, to be honest. Aren't we using mental tricks all of the time to change people's mind? On the other hand, there's obviously a limit to these tricks.
If I want you to spend the night and you say no then I shouldn't try to make it sound more appealing unless I have a very good reason. For example, maybe your life is in danger or I think you're capable (mentally) of hurting yourself or others, I may insist a little stronger or try to appeal to something about you that I think will help me and you out.
But at the same time, appealing to people isn't just a passive thing. We are trying to change the pathways in folks brains so that they will acquiesce to our wishes of what reality should contain within it. In that vein I think things like making someone say "yes" naturally to a bunch of questions so they say yes before is pretty sneaky, probably manipulation.
If you want to win someone's trust then (as Bosworth himself would say) appeal to their logic. But just getting people to say "yes" a lot and having them become an automated robot isn't a sort of "logic". It may be a kind of logic to know what a hippie is into or a business orientated person, etc. is into and use that, but turning them into a robot isn't.
Most of the interview isn't very interesting, it's just stereotypes based on Bosworth's experiences. He talks about people of color, pipe smokers, academics, "orientals" (yeah, this was in the 70s) and so on. Some of these generalizations strike me as plausible (people of color tend to care more about what they can afford more than anything else, professionals tend to oversell themselves and how much they can buy, etc.) but others seem horribly outdated.
Bosworth does have an interesting philosophy on his job at least:
Say I've been working at this place twenty years, okay? Most people's jobs, after twenty years you got seniority. You're somebody. After twenty years at this job, I go in tomorrow as if I started today. if I don't sell X amount of cars a month, I've gotta look for another job.
It's not because they're bad people, but they're in business. If you got a bad egg you get rid of it. I don't like it. … [F]or my family I'd like a little more security. (pp. 227-228)
Bosworth says that he likes his job because he has to or else he wouldn't be able to sell cars. That sounds like a miserable job and maybe the only thing that retail is gonna beat out with plain old selling. I don't get a profit on the things I sell which makes me care less about it but also removes the pressure I feel when folks decide to not buy something.
It can still be annoying because usually they expect me or one of my co-workers to put it back for them. But on the other hand at least I'm not losing any money or, heck, my job because they aren't going to buy a Twinkie. A job where my paycheck depended on my socialization skills would likely not be a good choice for me on many levels.
I find this passage interesting:
Could the world survive without my work? No. There has to be a salesman. Oh, if a man put his mind to it … that could all be computerized. … The only thing that would require a salesman is the price. (p. 228)
There's more to the passage than this, but I just found it funny how, when Terkel introduced a qualifier or perhaps Bosworth just thought about it a little more, he decided, nah people could basically do fine without us.
[The customers] don't have to be animals. It's the whole system that makes 'em animals.
Everybody goes on strike, they want more money. The wife needs more money to buy groceries because groceries are higher because the delivery is on strike, the trucks are on strike, the factories are on strike, everybody is on strike. (p. 229)
Bosworth is talking here about how customers see him as practically inhuman when they often treat him as poorly as they make him out to be. I can't really nail down what striking has to do with this or whether Bosworth is coming down in favor or against them (though it seems against) but there's certainly something to the system making us all rougher.
Rougher in our emotions and how we decide to treat each other. Capitalism doesn't leave a lot of room for compassion within these jobs we feel like we must like in order to succeed. And not just succeed financially but also have some peace of mind when it comes to our families and those we love and want to take care of.
Work isn't the place where these dreams have an excellent chance of coming true.
Often it's just the opposite.
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Atelier Make premieres new porcelain tableware Nov. 1
On Saturday, Nov. 1, the grand opening of Atelier Make in the Plateau will feature the simple, pretty porcelain tableware of Maya Ersan and Jaimie Robson.
"We will be bringing out all the new pieces we've been working on," says Ersan.
She and Robson produce their pieces in small batches in their 700 square foot studio, which will double as a boutique for the opening, and for subsequent Saturdays through November and December. Their pieces are meant for everyday use, like plates, cups and scoops. Lanterns of translucent porcelain for holding tea lights are amongst their popular designs. And their new line will include more decorative presentation platters.
"When people see our work, some people comment it reminds them of Scandinavian design," Ersan said. She grew up in Istanbul and said her work is influenced by Turkish and Mediterranean design. Robson, from Vancouver, has Swedish roots.
"We both share a very European aesthetic," Ersan said. "Also in the way we eat in smaller portions: smaller coffee cups, smaller dessert plates. Food is celebrated and shared."
While there's been much interest in their daintier-sized dishes, Ersan said, they've also had requests for larger pieces too, and so larger dinner plates will be amongst the pieces unveiled at the opening.
Ersan and Robson launched Atelier Make two years ago, after moving to Montreal. The duo first met 15 years ago at the Emily Carr University of Art and Design in Vancouver, B.C., where they both majored in ceramics. "We've been friends ever since," Ersan said.
Beginning Nov. 1, each Saturday from noon to 4 p.m. the boutique will be open, with wares displayed on one wall of the studio, as well as across from what are normally Ersan and Robson's work tables.
Otherwise, Ersan noted, appointments for viewings can be arranged weekdays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Product prices mostly range from $35 to $80, with more decorative pieces in the $100 range, Ersan said.
Atelier Make also offers small-group ceramics classes that include hand building and wheel throwing. Classes last three hours, once a week for eight weeks and cost $300 plus tax, including materials.
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By Lily Stanton and Do Huu Hoang
(Part two of a three part series, a photo essay)
After discovering that more than 2 million seahorses were landed annually as bycatch by the many trawl boats operating in Vietnamese waters in the late 1990s, we (Project Seahorse) returned to uncover what, if anything, has changed in the catch and trade of seahorses in Viet Nam.
Our seahorse trade detective - our colleague, Dr. Do Huu Hoang from Viet Nam's Institute of Oceanography - set out to interview those involved in seahorse trade across Viet Nam from November 2016 to January 2017. Despite some challenges (bad storms and significant holidays), Hoang travelled to over 20 different fishing ports, villages and cities and interviewed more than 146 people (fishers, buyers and aquaculturists) in eight Provinces.
Hoang asked the fishers many questions, including: What type of boat or fishing gear did they use? How many numbers of days in a year did they spent fishing? How many seahorses did they catch, on average? How, and where, did they sell their seahorses? What was the going price for seahorse? What were their thoughts on the changes in the size or number of seahorses they have caught over the years? Similarly, Hoang asked the buyers: where did they receive their supply of seahorses from? How, and where, did they sell the seahorses, and at what price? Finally, Hoang asked the aquaculturists: What species, and how many seahorses, did they bred in their facility? Where did they receive their initial supply of seahorses from? Where were their seahorses sold?
Seahorses enter a complicated system of trade from fishers to various levels of buyers and/or traders. By piecing together information from a number of different sources, we have been able to create a fuller, more accurate picture of the true catch and trade of seahorses in Viet Nam. More on that in part three of our blog, but in the meantime here are some images, taken by Hoang during his time in the field, which provide a glimpse into the life of a seahorse trade detective.
All photos by Do Huu Hoang
Three part series
Part One: Searching for clues in the catch and trade of seahorses in Viet Nam
Part Two: We return to searching for clues in the catch and trade of seahorses in Viet Nam: A photo essay.
Part Three: Searching for clues in the catch and trade of seahorses in Viet Nam - Part III
More information
Foster, S.J., L. Aylesworth, H.H. Do, N.K. Bat and A.C.J. Vincent. 2017. Seahorse exploitation and trade in Viet Nam. Fisheries Centre Research Reports 25(2): 50 pp.
Stocks, A. P., S.J. Foster, N.K. Bat and A.C.J. Vincent. 2017. Catch as catch can: Targeted and indiscriminate small-scale fishing of seahorses in Vietnam. Fisheries Research 196:27-33. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2017.07.021
Giles, B.G., S.K. Truong, H.H. Do and A.C.J. Vincent. 2006. The catch and trade of seahorses in Vietnam. Biodiversity and Conservation 15(6):2497-2513.
Meeuwig, J.J., H.H. Do, S.K. Truong, S.D. Job and A.C.J. Vincent. 2006. Quantifying non-target seahorse fisheries in central Vietnam. Fisheries Research 81:149-157. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2006.07.008


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Community Renewal Team pays $362,000 to settle false claim allegations
HARTFORD — The Community Renewal Team has agreed to pay over $360,000 to resolve allegations that they violated the federal and state False Claims Acts.
The U.S. Attorney's Office said from June 2009 to November 2010, CRT President Lena Rodriguez directed CRT employees to work on a state funded program while billing the federal government in addition to other irregularities.
Officials said in a statement:
"The majority of CRT's funding has come from federal agencies including the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ("HHS"), the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development ("HUD") and the U.S. Department of Energy ("DOE"). Federal funds are awarded to CRT directly and indirectly through various state agencies and, in some cases, federal funding is combined with state funding and allocated to CRT. Rodriguez has been the president of CRT since January 2006.
The United States and State of Connecticut allege that, from June 2009 through November 2010, Rodriguez directed that certain CRT employees work on a state funded grant program, called "Home Solutions," while charging their time to federal grants funded by HHS, HUD and DOE, as well as other state grants passed through the Connecticut Department of Social Services. In addition, between October 2009 and September 2010, CRT improperly charged the time of a budget analyst to a Head Start grant when the employee was working on other unrelated programs. Finally, between June 2010 and April 2013, a CRT program manager for the HHS-funded Eviction and Foreclosure Prevention Program misappropriated $18,500 for her personal use."
Officials said CRT and Rodriguez have paid $362,000 as a resolution to the case.
"We have agreed to settle this case after six long years in the interest of putting the matter behind us and moving forward with the crucial work that we do each day," said CRT's President and CEO Lena Rodriguez. "Now we can focus all of our efforts on the people we serve."


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Yesterday, Cherish the Scientist (@mareserinitatis) was kind enough to indulge my twitter (@profgears) rant about how I hate MS Word. It all started when I had to review a paper for a conference proceedings and the only template they offered was either *.doc or *.docx. NewPhD, just starting out, has a brand new laptop with Office 2007 on it. Meanwhile, I have the 4 year old tank laptop with lowly 2003 on it.
And MS, in their infinite wisdom, decided to change their proprietary format, so converting back between *.docx and *.doc destroys any formatting you thought you might have done. Now, I'm not going to keep ranting about this (at least for this post), but rather, I'm going to spell out how students writing their first publication should approach things like pictures, figures, and graphs.
A few days ago, I post about Advisor-Advisee Expectations, which included things like making sure to communicate, to respond rapidly to emails, etc etc. One of the things I forgot to add for students to do is Learn Compatible Software and one of the things I will teach them is How to Make Templates. I'll tackle the software stuff first.
One of the best things I've learned during my PhD studies is "if it looks professional, people will treat it professionally". This is very important for two aspects, namely written work (thesis and papers) and for presentations. If you want to make professional documents, the best way to go IMHO is with LaTeX. Latex is an open source typesetting system for preparing professional documents. I use the MiKTeX distribution. It has a high learning curve but once you get the hang of it, it makes everything easier. LaTeX is something that I would strongly advise any student starting out to learn. I know it seems crazy with all the other stuff you have to do, but once you start, and your peers start, you'll be able to help each other and rapidly climb the learning curve.
For large documents, the content and the format are largely independent. For instance, once you make your thesis template, you'll never have to change it. If you add more content, you just recompile the document and it's done. And, most journals and universities have LaTeX templates for their publications. In those cases, you don't even have to make the template, you just add content. I watched DrWife bitch and moan about MSWord changing fonts, section headings, chapter spacings, you name it while she was writing her thesis. Everything in MSWord is linked and you have no control over that. In LaTeX, everything is still linked, but you have full control over it. Fonts and Sections headings don't change because of the moon rise. Also, the files are a lot smaller, so you don't have to worry about it crashing.
Another reason why LaTeX is great is because it gets you making *.EPS (encapsulated postscript) pictures. Just google vector graphics or check out thewikipedia page. This is the real reason why I wanted to use Latex. I wanted my figures to look professional and be resizable with issues. That's really useful for transferring journal figures into presentations, which need to be scaled larger.
Over the next few days, I'll talk about how I set up templates and what programs I work with to make figures and drawings for publications.


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This morning I had a shoot in the studio with three dogs (at the same time), and they were extremely easy to work with and well behaved! I was stunned and thrilled!
But of the three, this guy here stole my heart when he walked right onto set and plopped down with his legs crossed just like magic. What an adorable pup!
For your internet shares of the day:
+ The constant judging of what women wear annoys me to no end, and I think Serena played this beautifully. Also, to the person who said, "One must respect the game and the place," Serena Williams IS the game. Seriously, back off.
+ I am so excited to hit the fair this weekend, and this just made me EVEN MORE SO.
+ And speaking of the fair, the Star Tribune is killing it with their fair photo essays each day. You can see them here.


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Earlier this week we wrote about college athletic recruiting and questions student athletes should consider asking. This post provided great topics for students to think about as they consider athletics to be a major factor in their college search process. However, not all student athletes are considering all of their options.
Earlier this month, 13-year-old David Sills, a Delaware quarterback verbally agreed to an athletic scholarship from USC upon his graduation from high school in 2015. The initial article from Delawareonline.com, talks about how the news created a media frenzy and "stunned" the sports world.
I have to say that I am pretty stunned too.
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Cera 23: Dining In Good Company
Just before our 4pm time slot to tour the Passion façade of La Sagrada Familia, Steph and I took a quick detour to El Raval for lunch. This neighborhood is famous for its strong immigrant community, nightlife, crime, and prostitution, which means that it is home to many interesting bars and restaurants.
For lunch, we decided to make a reservation at Cera 23. This restaurant started as a project among friends to share their appreciation for good food. Today, Cera 23 is home to some really captivating Modern European dishes. Here, you'll find crunchy king prawns with mango sauce and mirin, Iberian pork sirloin, and even foie gras ravioli with almond cream and quince. Sounds compelling, right?
Cera 23 is also a popular spot for dinner. I'd recommend eating here for dinner so you can situate yourself in one of Barcelona's prime nightlife districts. The drinks here are quite good and Cera 23 gets a lot of buzz thanks to its fruity mojitos. Start your night with a couple of these drinks.
The service here is great. At the end of our meal, we were offered two shots of Crema de Orujo as a digestif or maybe simply for the sake of taking shots at 2pm in the afternoon. This stuff tastes pretty good so it's meant to be sipped and enjoyed.
Cuisine: Spanish, Modern European
Average Price per Person: $35 USD
Address: Carrer de la Cera, 23, 08001 Barcelona, Spain
Recommended: Ceraviche, Fruit Flavored Mojitos, Black Rice Volcano, Diced Sesame Tuna
Overall Rating: 3.5
Taste: 3.5
Authenticity/Creativity: 3.5
Service: 4
Atmosphere: 3.5
Value: 4
Steph and I sat at the bar. We liked the extra natural lighting and the fresh air.
The Buffalo Burrata, or Burratina, came with Arugula, Sun-Dried Tomatoes, Nuts, and a Basil Pesto Vinaigrette. Very refreshing! And, the cheese itself was so creamy and fresh. [8 Euros]
The Ceraviche was delightful and just what we needed to cool off after walking around Montserrat all morning. Their ceviche was made with Sea Bass, Onions, Peppers, and Yuca Chips. Yuca is the root of the Cassava plant. The flavor is starchy and a little bit sweet. [12 Euros]
For my main course, I got the Diced Sesame Tuna. The tuna was really nicely seared and the meat had great color to it. The center was still raw and tender. The edges of the tuna were lightly seared so the exterior was firm and smoky. The tuna came with Sweet Potato Purée and Honey. [17 Euros]
Steph got the Honeyed Beef Cheek with White Truffle Parmentier (i.e. mashed, baked potato). The meat was crazy tender but not overly rich/fatty. Steph liked it! [16.2 Euros]
For dessert, we shared their Blackberry Mojito Mousse. For 5 Euros, this was a steal. It tasted like a smoothie but it had chunks of blackberry. This was perfect for cooling us down in this summer weather.
I got some beer to reward myself for all that hiking in Montserrat.
As I mentioned earlier, Cera 23 ended our meal with complimentary Crema de Orujo. Orujo is similar to Italian grappa, in that it is a pomace brandy. It's spirit forward with slightly herbal characteristics. Crema de Orujo is a mixed drink that tastes like a less sweet version of Baileys.


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Three people who died in a crash Tuesday evening near Placerville have been identified.
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Here's my final nicho! It's called "Heartbeat of a (Manipulated) Nation." Because I used the glass from a vintage photo frame to cover the nicho opening, I'm having reflection issues (I'm NOT a photographer) in this and some other pics. Below are some shots of just the nicho--before I put it in the piece--so you can get a better idea of what the "heart" looks like.
Below's a close-up pic of the nicho itself, which contains a heart made of paper clay that's been covered in strips of paper taken from a thesaurus. For the paint technique, I simply covered the heart in black acrylic and wiped it back with a wet rag. The background was first textured with modeling paste and then painted with blue acrylic; I then went over it with white acrylic, using a dry brush technique.
Below's a close-up of the left side of the piece and its toggle switch focal point. The texturing was created by laying down a layer of plaster and then pushing in and removing a chunk of corrugated cardboard. The paint is just layers of acrylic washes with some dry-brushing mixed in.
Here's a close-up of the right side of the piece--the nicho itself. I kind of like the way the heart has a speciman-behind-glass feel to it.
I've been on Spring Break the last few days (yeah, yeah, I know, teachers have it soooooo easy), and I managed to carve out a little time to complete some art projects. That said, I'm back to work tomorrow, so this may be my last post for awhile. Below are some pics from "Intertwined," yet another nicho in my seemingly endless series. (Actually, after this one, I only have ONE yet to complete--then the nichos are finished...for now.) By the way, the approximate dimensions of this piece are 6" X 8".
This little assemblage--again, I used an Altoid tin as the "nicho"--was created using found objects, two vintage photos, and a picture from National Geographic (the greenish background in the photo below) that was treated with Citrasolv to give it that wavy appearance.
I thought about naming this piece "Mama's Eyes" for obvious reasons--and I may still do so.
The shot below shows the old cheese grater I used to frame the piece, as well as the texture I achieved around the edges and top of the base.
Seek Answers...
When asked to encapsulate education, a good friend of mine--a high school science teacher for nearly thirty years--once came up with the following four-word definition (frankly, I think it's an equally good mantra for LIFE): Ask questions; seek answers. His wise words were the inspiration for my most-recent mint-tin nicho, entitled "Seek."
As in my last nicho, I used a piece of "jailhouse tin" that I purchased at my local junk shop. Turns out, the patina on this old piece of metal works well with the purple/blue paint effects I used on the surrounding framework.
In the detail shot below the found-object elements are more evident: paper from a thesaurus (background), a porcelain doll head, an old typewriter key, coiled wire, and a ceramic question mark (it has a pair of sharp pins sticking out of its back) that was probably used on those felt-covered sign boards that used to grace stores and restaurants.
I wanted to include a close-up shot (below) of the texture I created using plaster pushed through a stencil. The painting effects were created with acrylic paint, acrylic ink, and a dry-brushing technique.
Davy Jones Nicho
Hmm, I guess I've been rather busy because it's been about three weeks since I've posted anything--which means it's been about that long since I've had time to work on any art. A few projects have been sitting unfinished in my "studio" for weeks--grr. Below are some shots from one I just put the finishing touches on last night; at this point I'm calling it "Davy Jones' Locker." I like the whimsy of the sea creature/sea captain; however, now that I've had time to sit back and study it, I'm rather disappointed in my monochromatic color choices. Oh well--lesson learned. As you'll see from the first pic, I used a piece of the jailhouse tin, that I described in a previous post, to frame the nicho.
Below is a close-up shot of the nicho. Davy's head is an old wrist-watch face; I found an eye image, colorized it using colored pencils, and embedded it in resin. His right, tentacled arm was taken from a reproduction of a vintage natural history illustration. His left arm is the real McCoy, so to speak; last summer while on a walk at our local lake, I found it--the owner of the claw had probably fallen victim to a raccoon. (See, sometimes it pays to not pay attention to where you're walking; sure, I often nearly run into other walkers, but I also sometimes score some cool finds!)
Turns out my painting technique (see side of piece below) was serendipitous: I think it kind of conveys a "tentacle" motif, which pairs well with the nicho's subject matter.
Pushing Up Daisies
First Completed Nicho
Just finished this one. I'm calling it "Fish Eyes."
Below's a detail shot. The eye on the fish is a glass eye off a vintage stuffed animal. The little "floating" eyes inside the nicho were taken from the little pictures in a dictionary. Notice the eyes around the outside; they're taken from an old science text book on North American fish.
I used an old grater to frame the nicho.
While waiting for plaster and paint to dry, I took a break Tuesday and visited my favorite junk shop, JB Knacker. (I always feel guilty calling it a "junk" shop because it's so much more than that--but I'm hobbled by my limited vocabulary.) Anyway, Brenda at JB Knacker showed me a couple of neat, old pieces of metal (brass?, tin?) that she hadn't yet put out on display. The story she told me--and the story someone told her--was that they used to hang in a county jail. Initials ("FT," "ER," "HS," etc.) that apparently corresponded to locations in the jail were stamped into the metal, and pins (think heavy-duty safety pins) that were also stamped with initials were hooked into the holes around the edges. I don't fully understand the concept of their role as jail-house organizational system, but there's one thing I do understand--they're really cool!
At first I didn't have any idea what to do with them, so I bought one because, yes, it was/is COOL looking. Then yesterday it hit me--duh! I'll cut rectangular holes in them and use them to "frame" some of my nichos; the great patina, stamped initials, and rough holes exude folk art, and they should fit well with the texture and color-scheme I'm currently planning for my nicho bases. So I went back yesterday and bought the second chunk of metal. Time to slap on a cutting wheel and fire-up the Dremel.
Starting the Nichos Project
I discovered a small collection of mint tins the other day. (Making a "discovery" in a workspace as small as mine can mean only one thing: I REALLY need to clean my "studio.") So I came to the realization that I either need to do something with them or toss 'em. What to do, what to do? I thought about simply making little boxes--but where's the fun in that? After all, they're designed as boxes to hold mints--why not re-purpose them? Then I remembered the concept of "Nichos," which I read about in Michael DeMeng's book DUSTY DIABLOS. Popular in Mexican folk art, a nicho is, according to Mr. DeMeng, "a tiny shrine that is shadow box-ish--a little place to put something sacred or devotional." So for the time being, that's my plan--to make nichos. However, given my tendencies, the terms "sacred" and/or "devotional" will probably be turned on their heads--but you get the idea. Below are some shots from the beginning stages: the tins and blank pieces of plywood in the first picture, and the plywood with tin-sized holes in the second picture. Stay tuned to see my progress--or lack thereof.
The (sometimes mad) ramblings of a mixed media artist.
July 2017


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So much has transpired in the nearly 2 1/2 years since Maria Sharapova and Justine Henin last played each other.
Sharapova needed right shoulder surgery and was off the tour for 10 months, then missed time with a right elbow injury. Henin abruptly announced her retirement and stayed away for 20 months, then returned, happier off the court and, so far, almost as good on it.
The two former No. 1s, owners of a combined 10 Grand Slam titles, set up an attention-worthy showdown in the French Open�s third round today by wrapping up matter-of-fact victories on a sun-soaked, busy day yesterday.
�Comes very early, of course, third round,� Henin said. �But I feel ready for it.�
Relentless rain Thursday created a backlog of matches, meaning that nearly every big name in tennis was swinging a racket somewhere around Roland Garros a day later. Both Williams sisters, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray, Lleyton Hewitt � all played and won.
The only upset of real significance came when defending champion Svetlana Kuznetsova lost, 6-3, 2-6, 6-4, to 30th-seeded Maria Kirilenko in a third-round match that lasted nearly 2 1/2 hours. Even that wasn�t exactly shocking when you consider Kirilenko already beat Kuznetsova on clay in Rome this month and knocked out Sharapova at the Australian Open in January. Plus, Kuznetsova arrived in Paris with a losing record this year and barely eked through the second round by saving four match points.
�I have to move on. I have to grow and to improve,� said Kuznetsova, who will fall out of the top 10 in the rankings for the first time in four years. �I didn�t come here with my best game, but I gave it my all.�
With so many other top players still around, some must start facing each other. Four-time French Open champion Nadal meets past Wimbledon and U.S. Open winner Hewitt today. That is scheduled to be followed in the main stadium by Sharapova vs. Henin, two women with decidedly different ways of looking at their most recent encounter � a straight-sets win by Sharapova in the 2008 Australian Open quarterfinals.
It turned out to be Henin�s last Grand Slam match before her hiatus.
�It seems so far away. I mean, even seems like it never existed, that moment,� the Belgian said after eliminating 79th-ranked Klara Zakopalova of the Czech Republic, 6-3, 6-3. �I didn�t want to be on the court anymore at that time, and now I have a lot of motivation to be out there and to fight and try to keep winning.�
Here is Sharapova�s take: �Actually, feels like we never left. Or it was just yesterday. That�s so funny. It was a couple of years ago, and here we are. We�re back. It�s a different Slam, but it�s the same drill.�
Like Henin�s second-round match, Sharapova�s was halted in the second set because of darkness Thursday night. Like Henin, Sharapova wasn�t challenged much in a 6-3, 6-3 victory, hers coming against 71st-ranked Kirsten Flipkens of Belgium.
Clay has never been the 6-foot-2 Sharapova�s preferred surface. Only once has she been as far as the semifinals in seven previous trips to the French Open, while she won each of the other Grand Slam tournaments.
The 5-foot-5 3/4 Henin, in contrast, excels at Roland Garros, where she has earned four of her seven major titles.


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KHARTOUM, Sudan — President Omar Hassan al-Bashir of Sudan, the country's longtime leader, was declared re-elected on Monday, winning 94 percent of the vote in balloting that was boycotted by opposition groups and marred by low turnout and public apathy.
Mukhtar al-Asam, head of the Sudanese Elections Committee, said that 46 percent of eligible voters across the country had cast presidential ballots in four days of voting that began April 13, and that the turnout was lowest in the capital, Khartoum, and its surroundings, at just 34 percent.
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"Restrictions on political rights and freedoms, counter to the rights enshrined in the Sudanese Constitution, the lack of a credible national dialogue and the continuation of armed conflict in Sudan's peripheries are among the reasons for the reported low participation and very low voter turnout," the statement said. "The outcome of these elections cannot be considered a credible expression of the will of the Sudanese people."
Even so, thousands of supporters attended a victory rally at the ruling party's headquarters on Monday, waving Sudanese flags and dancing to patriotic songs.
"This is a lesson we present to those who still think they are still trustees over the people of Sudan," Mr. Bashir said at the rally.
Mr. Bashir has repeatedly belittled his indictment in 2009 by the I.C.C. in connection with the Sudan government's deadly repression of an insurgency in the Darfur region, and the stigma of that indictment has not been an electoral issue. But it has affected Mr. Bashir's ability to travel outside the country for fear of arrest, forcing him to alter or cancel plans, sometimes at the last minute. Just last week he abruptly scrapped a visit to Indonesia to attend a meeting of the nonaligned movement, after several countries denied permission for his plane to fly over their airspace, Sudanese and Western media reported.
Some analysts said that the low turnout was a setback for the party, even though hardly any votes were cast against Mr. Bashir.
Abdelwahab El-Affendi, a professor of political science at the University of Westminster in London, said the ruling party "wanted the election as a referendum and a bargaining chip with the opposition and the international community," but that "its gamble has backfired badly, because of the poor showing and lackluster participation."
Mr. Bashir called last year for a national dialogue to address the country's political divisions and problems, but talks with the opposition have not yet produced any agreement. Dr. Affendi said that after the poor turnout in the election, he expected the opposition to "show intransigence, either rejecting dialogue altogether or dictating harsh terms."
He added, "This is the time for the international community, and in particular the African Union, to step in to put pressure on both sides to get down to serious dialogue."


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Marco Thylo The Winner of the Scary Endo Yarn Is
As you know, last week we decided to run the scariest endo yarn contest. Instead of voting, which we usually do, because my dad came up with the "Lightbulb" contest and he's such an advocate for Dear Thyroid, we asked him to chose the winner.
From my dad, a fabulous father indeed: The winner is Bee (even though the first part of her letter was missing) for describing the worst experience. Her descriptions were so extreme that they were like caricatures' that amplified the experiences each of you go through. I think it's critical that we continue to share our experiences because the knowledge not only gives us more strength but the shared experience motivates us to be more assertive with our health care "professionals".
CONGRATULATIONS, BEELISH! Now, click on over to the Dear Thyroid Store and choose your winning item, email me and I will send it to you.
Everyone, OUTSTANDING ENTRIES, thank you. We loved each and every one. Making a decision was not easy. There were positive and negative experiences, each was so insightful and honest. You are the bravest most remarkable community on the planet and we love you to bits and pieces.
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6 Responses to "Marco Thylo The Winner of the Scary Endo Yarn Is"
Yeah, Bee! You always crack me up–well deserved!
thank you, Robyn—if only these were fictitious experiences thought up in the confines of my brain—unfortunately, each episode is true—which is scary in and of itself…ya gotta laugh….Billie
I missed a contest?!?!? Well, congrats Bee! Will have to run over and read right away! You might as well get *something* special for your troubles. 🙂
Congratulations Bee, now I hope you get you one of those t-shirts that can hold them thyoobs and thyipples.
I think we've all got stories to tell about doctors endo hell even surgeons, but this week has been a horrific week for me and mine, one I can't put down to an endofuck.. Nearly lost my daughter down to the negligence of the medical staff she lost her Fallopian tube had 1 litre of blood in her stomach and was in excruciating pain they never spotted it and then it got to this stage any longer she would be dead, also to top it off she now has a stomach infection..so sorry I haven't been around much as you can see I have had my hands full.
BTW we are taking legal action against the hospital and medical staff for negligence. In the hands of a solicitor who deals with this kind of situation she is only 21. someone is going to take responsibility for this.
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text: Over the years I have presented at multiple conferences around the world. I aim to amuse and inform and my presentations are lively. They can be interactive, even with large audiences. I believe in experiential learning and offer brief exercises to help people savor my process. I always incorporate some degree of performance, be it story, anecdote or my poems, to illustrate points I am making. In January, I presented at The International Conference on Thinking, (ICOT2013) in Wellington, New Zealand as a featured speaker.


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Inventory Assessment
The strategic plan began with a detailed analysis of the College of Science's buildings and space inventory to assess space use and efficiency. From this, recommendations to improve efficiency and establish future utilization metrics were developed. While this effort examined all space types, a more detailed effort was executed on the following areas:
- Research labs and lab support
- Teaching labs
- Offices and office support
In conjunction with the university's dean, department chairs and senior administration, CRB identified and analyzed several growth drivers for the university's space and facility impacts:
- Enrollment projections (undergraduate and graduate students)
- Headcount projections (researchers, teaching faculty and staff)
- New course offerings
- New research programs
The strategic facility plan aligned the existing space inventory with the College of Science's growth drivers to identify future facility needs. From this, several strategies to accommodate an almost 30 percent growth over 20 years were developed. The plan assessed how to best leverage both new and existing buildings and comply with the campus master plan. Financial planning recommendations and phasing for new construction and renovations were provided.


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The mystery call
In the seventh over of the chase, with Super Kings coasting, Kings XI Punjab seemed to have found an opening when Ryan Harris arrowed in a throw from mid-off that seemingly had Michael Hussey run-out. Hussey had put in the perfect dive, stretching flat out but looked fractionally short. The third umpire watched endless replays and though there was no conclusive evidence that Hussey was in, the giant screen flashed 'Not out'. Even Hussey and Chennai Super Kings coach Stephen Fleming were surprised by the decision. Rarely has a batsman got such a generous benefit of doubt. As Adam Gilchrist said at the post-match ceremony, "They're not playing run outs any more".
The triple threat
On the fifth ball of the 11th over, Super Kings had three chances of getting a wicket. First up, the bowler R Ashwin belted out a loud lbw appeal against Gurkeerat Singh, only for it to be turned down. The ball rolled off the pads in the direction of square leg, and there was major confusion over whether to take a leg-bye. The non-striker David Hussey hesitated, and would have been run-out by yards if MS Dhoni had hit direct. Dhoni missed, and there was an overthrow. Hussey motored back for the second, and though there was a direct hit this time, he made it in time. Rarely has there been a more action-packed delivery.
The drop
Super Kings pride themselves on being one of the better fielding sides in the tournament. With the likes of Suresh Raina, Dwayne Bravo, Michael Hussey and Ravindra Jadeja in the line-up, it is a well-earned reputation. M Vijay is also usually a safe fielder, but he put down a regulation chance at mid-off to reprieve Kings XI's most important batsman, David Hussey. In the sixth over, Hussey moved away from the stumps and mistimed the ball towards Vijay. It went flat towards the fielder, but Vijay didn't move forward quickly enough, and by the time he reacted it was too low for him to clasp the ball properly. Chris Morris, on IPL debut, was the unlucky bowler, and covered his face in disappointment at missing out on his first wicket in the tournament.
The attempt
There have already been some spectacular catches this season, and Bravo nearly added to the list with a stunning effort. Ashwin bowled a legspinner which Gurkeerat hammered towards long-off, and the ball seemed destined for a six; Bravo, who was a few metres in from the rope, hared across to his left and towards the boundary before leaping with his right arm outstretched. While in mid-air, he nearly latched on to the ball, but his extraordinary effort only ended up saving his team two runs, as the ball dribbled to the boundary for four.
The innovation
Towards the end of the innings, batsmen will run for everything, even for byes when the ball goes straight through to the keeper. To counter that, Dhoni decided to keep wickets with only his left glove on, allowing him to collect the ball and throw immediately. The strategy, previously used by Dinesh Karthik in the IPL, paid off for Super Kings in the final over. When Parvinder Awana failed to connect on his fourth ball in a row, Praveen Kumar decided to try steal a bye, but Dhoni's dead-eye throw caught him well short.


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New copies of Hilary Mantel�s �Wolf Hall,� Andrew Young�s �The Politician� and other books published by Macmillan were unavailable Saturday on Amazon.com, apparently the biggest rift yet in the ongoing dispute over e-book prices.
An official with knowledge of the dispute said the two sides were in discussions, but would not say why Amazon.com Inc. took such a public step. The official asked not to be identified, citing the sensitivity of the talks.
Macmillan and other publishers have criticized Amazon for charging just $9.99 for best-selling e-books on its Kindle e-reader, a price publishers say is too low and could hurt hardcover sales.
For its part, Amazon wants to keep a lid on prices as competitors line up to challenge its dominant position in a rapidly expanding market. The company did not immediately return messages seeking comment Saturday.
Barnes & Noble�s Nook and Sony Corp.�s e-book readers are already on sale. But the latest and most talked about challenger is Apple Inc., which just introduced the long-awaited iPad tablet computer and a new online bookstore modeled on iTunes. Apple CEO Steve Jobs, in an interview with The Wall Street Journal, suggested publishers may offer some e-titles to Apple before they are allowed to go on sale at Amazon.com
The e-book market is increasingly important for Amazon. The company hasn�t given specific sales figures on the Kindle, but CEO Jeff Bezos said Thursday that �millions� own the device.


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I love writing, speaking, learning, and teaching about leadership. Specifically, I'm fascinated with showing people how to apply the elegant principles of the Japanese martial art of Aikido to their business and personal life to achieve clarity, make amazing decisions, and create unlimited success.
And to do this, you need a strong foundation of self-care. That is, making sure your well-being is in tip-top shape. (You can read more on how to do that here.) Because if you don't take care of your well-being, you will not have enough energy, vigor, and creativity to succeed at all your endeavors.
I recently came across a study in theProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences that found reading on a light-emitting device before bed (smartphone, tablet, e-reader, laptop, am I missing anything else?) makes it more difficult to fall asleep, negatively impacts the quality of your sleep, and even adversely affects your performance the next day. To quote the study,
"Overall, we found that the use of portable light-emitting devices immediately before bedtime has biological effects that may perpetuate sleep deficiency and disrupt circadian rhythms, both of which can have adverse impacts on performance, health, and safety."
Yikes. I sure hope you are not reading this on your iPhone before bed. This might explain why my mind would race with a mixture of worry and excitement when I used to check my email on my smartphone before bed. You know what I mean — 60% of you with a smartphone are connected to work almost 14 hours per day. That means that you are reading emails before going to bed. Or looking at Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, etc. Probably "all the above".
Like I said, I used to do the same thing. I would lay in bed staring at my glowing smartphone screen and read emails before trying to sleep. Then wake up and start my day doing the exact same thing. It was a miserable existence — completely reactive and at the effect of my situation. I was never really "running on full".
So if you find yourself in a similar situation, here are five solutions to help you "power down" at night, take better self-care, and wake up each morning well rested, alert, and ready to tackle the day:
- Remove wireless email from you smartphone. Immediately. You don't need it. It is nothing but a distraction no matter what time, when, or where you read it. Plus, when have you ever really crafted a thoughtful, productive reply longer than "Ok." on your phone?
- If you are not ready for the big, bold step of removing email from your phone (trust me, it will happen one day for you) set boundaries. Do not bring your phone into the bedroom. Buy a separate alarm clock if you use your phone's alarm to wake up.
- Make your bedroom a "tech-free" zone — no cell phones, tablets, e-readers, laptops, or TVs.
- Buy an electronic timer for your wireless router so it automatically turns it, and your internet access, off at 8PM and turns it back on at 8 AM.
- Get a good book of fiction to read. And read it! (No non-fiction at night. You spend allllll day reading non-fiction. Let your mind power down with some wonderful fiction before bed.)
I promise you, if you implement these steps, you will fall asleep easier, sleep better, and wake up clear and refreshed. And THAT is the strong foundation you need to succeed in life. To achieve clarity, make great decision, and truly practice the Mushin Way.
What other techniques do you use to ensure you get a good nights rest? Let me know by posting a comment below or hitting me up on Twitter or Facebook. Just make sure you DON'T post before going to bed, ok?


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Actual Play: One in Darkness Part 1
Do you think I care if there was just beer in that keg? I know what's in it. I know what you've been doing all this time, how you got those clothes and those new cars. You've been telling Ma that you've gone into politics, that you're on the city payroll. Pat Burke told me everything. You murderers! There's not only beer in that jug. There's beer and blood - blood of men!
- Mike Powers, The Public Enemy
Based on the adventure of the same name by Doug Lyons with L. N. Isynwill, contained in the Chaosium anthology The Great Old Ones.
Setting:Boston; Wednesday, April 20, 1921
- Earl Crowley - Antiquarian settled in Arkham
- Jordaine Furst - Strasbourg-born Great War spy for France
- Fredrick Tardiff - Great War veteran, Kingsport artist
After some unpleasant bouts with madness in New Orleans, Crowley and Tardiff had spent the previous two months undergoing psychiatric care. In the interim, the chaos of the early days of Prohibition had seem an increase in mob violence in Boston, with the Crimson Gang cutting a swath of violence through the streets as they made their play for more territory in Southie.
The local papers such as the Boston Leader had been full of news about a recent shootout. The first was dated Saturday, April 16.
On Tuesday the 19th another article had a strange connection to this, one that was retracted the next day...
Later that morning a disheveled young reporter, Jeffrey Daniels, came into Crowley's Boston office to meet with the investigators. He explained he was the author of the retracted article - his editor chose not to publish it after a phone threat from Patrick Malone. He paid a compositor to slip the article into early editions of the Leader - and was fired for doing so. Earnestly he asked they look into it - suggesting they check with the police for verification.
The three had conferred with a Boston police detective, Paul Farrell, when they had looked into missing people at the Museum of Fine Arts. Going to his precinct they found it a cross between a madhouse and a military headquarters getting ready for battle. Farrell explained they were preparing for follow-up battle with the remnants of the Crimson Gang. He explained that yes, the threats to art dealers was indeed legitimate but he tried to assure them, unsuccessfully, that the threats were some sort of prank. However, some snooping revealed some of the survivors of the earlier raid had gone mad and there was talk of some beast that bullets bounced off of...
Going to Digby's Colonial Galleries they met with Bertram Digby. After much haggling and negotiation he admitted to having bought a statuary tablet from a fence, Keyhole Eddie. He sold them the tablet, a strange sone slab about a foot square and an inch thick, made of glossy blue-green serpentine, a brittle rock which can easily be broken. One side has been inscribed with images of a repulsive humanoid face, surrounded by a flowing script. He agreed to call them should Keyhole Eddie return. Crowley returned to his office and Furst and Tardiff went to Anthony Huer's Boston Art Shoppe, located in a less friendly area of the city, off of the notorious Scollay Square. He eventually told a similar story and sold them a similar, though not identical, tablet. He explained how he used the red talisman he'd received with the threat as a bookmark - but he turned it over to police. They noticed the book he had had a red talisman within it... Huer was mystified how it had gotten there and offered it to them. They made some calls to Miskatonic University to have an expert look at their tablets that evening. They noticed before they motored off the tablet was gone - going back into the Art Shoppe they saw it was again in Huer's book. They took the book with them that time. Sure enough, at some point (not when they were looking at it), the red talisman again vanished... back to Huer, this time in his pocket...
At the university, Furst and Tardiff met with Doctor Ronald Galloway, a prominent Egyptologist and skilled linguist. He explained that the script was in Aklo, the language of an ancient race prior to the Hyperborean world. The tablets were some mechanism to summon and dispel the Black Demon to and from our world. The Black Demon was an agent or avatar of the Black Pharaoh, Nyarlathotep...


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Do you have the friskiest feline, the coolest kitten or the cutest cat in all of Franklin Hills? Of course you do! So enter the first annual
Photo Contest
Brought to you by the Franklin Hills Residents Association (FHRA). Not only will you win neighborhood bragging rights, but the two top cats (female and male) will win a $25 gift card to Cats & Dogs (the official contest sponsor). Just take a pic of your adorable, amazing, awesome cat (one photo per cat please), and send an email with the photo, your cat's name, gender, age, and a few fun facts to:
Your photos will be be posted to the appropriate gallery below. Two winners will be chosen -- one boy cat, and one girl cat!


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Pet Weight Loss
We think healthy weight loss is so important as part of over all pet care. One of our clients reached his target weight loss of 7kg. Nero's has kept a blog (aka dlog) and is worth the read...
Hi people, welcome to my diet blog or dlog as I put it. Hope you find my weight loss experience interesting in case you have to do this type of thing for yourself.
I am a male cattle dog-labrador cross and am currently 7 years old. I look like a very overweight, black cattle dog. I'd always kept a reasonably healthy shape but when my kennel mate moved in we started swapping feed bowls and my owners would spoil me with day to day tit bits. I would also sneak in and steal the cat's food (naughty me eh?)
Over the last couple of years I managed to tip the scales to 36.4kg. I'm supposed to be around 29.5kg.
I get daily long walks and games and regular worming and vaccinations but as I'm getting older, carrying extra weight is not good for me in the long term. I needed a diet of low fat, sustainable tucker that fills me up without packing on the weight.
Am I a Dubbo Doggy Biggest Loser? No, I am a hub of the west, Healthy Lifestyle Hound.
Follow my journey and join me in my quest to reach 29.5kg.
Bow for now people, N xo
Pic right: Before Dieting begins. Note absence of rib cage and thick set all over the body, no tapering at the base of chest area and unable to feel rib cage when running hands along body. Car harness is tight when worn to the maximum size for large dogs.
A NOTE FROM DR DUNCAN: Your pet can die prematurely due to excess weight. The biggest thing with carrying extra weight is damage to joints, bones, and ligaments. In order of incidence, the following diseases can affect overweight pets: shortened life span, heart disease, breathing difficulty, skin disease, liver disease, increased surgical and anaesthetic risk, diabetes, heat intolerance, digestive upsets, reduced exercise tolerance and skeletal and joints problems such as arthritis.
Approximately 25% of overweight dogs develop serious joint complications.The most common joint affected by overweight dogs is the cranial cruciate rupture of the stifle joint. (Particularly those pets encouraged to perform explosive type exercise like ball chasing) For dogs over 15 kg surgical repair is the treatment of choice and can cost up to $1200-$1500. Also sadly, any joint which suffers premature structural aging and subsequent early onset arthritis, will drastically affect the quality of and shorten, their lives.
Nero has been prescribed 1.5 to 2 cups of a low protein formulation diet. He has ADVANCE ADULT DOG LIGHT for overweight dogs and dogs prone to weight gain. He has to stick to the feed guide (see below) and any kongs or tidbits must be a part of this allowed daily intake. He is not allowed to play explosive games, instead he is to enjoy light yet purposeful exercise. I will see him again in a few months time.


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Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
King James Bible
For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Darby Bible Translation
For the wages of sin is death; but the act of favour of God, eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
World English Bible
For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Young's Literal Translation
for the wages of the sin is death, and the gift of God is life age-during in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Romans 6:23 Parallel
CommentaryBarnes' Notes on the Bible
For the wages of sin - The word translated here "wages" ὀψώνια opsōnia properly denotes what is purchased to be eaten with bread, as fish, flesh, vegetables, etc. (Schleusner); and thence, it means the pay of the Roman soldier, because formerly it was the custom to pay the soldier in these things. It means hence, what a man earns or deserves; what is his proper pay, or what he merits. As applied to sin, it means that death is what sin deserves; what will be its proper reward. Death is thus called the wages of sin, not because it is an arbitrary, undeserved appointment, but
(1) Because it is its proper desert. Not a pain will be inflicted on the sinner which he does not deserve. Not a sinner will die who ought not to die. Sinners even in hell will be treated just as they deserve to be treated; and there is not to man a more fearful and terrible consideration than this. No man can conceive a more dreadful doom than for himself to be treated forever just as he deserves to be. But,
(2) This is the wages of sin, because, like the pay of the soldier, it is just what was threatened, Ezekiel 18:4, "The soul that sinneth, it shall die." God will not inflict anything more than was threatened, and therefore it is just.
Is death - This stands opposed here to eternal life, and proves that one is just as enduring as the other.
But the gift of God - Not the wages of man; not what is due to him; but the mere gift and mercy of God. The apostle is careful to distinguish, and to specify thai this is not what man deserves, but what is gratuitously conferred on him; Note, Romans 6:15.
Eternal life - The same words which in Romans 6:22 are rendered "everlasting life." The phrase is opposed to death; and proves incontestably that that means eternal death. We may remark, therefore,
(1) That the one will be as long as the other.
(2) as there is no doubt about the duration of life, so there can be none about the duration of death. The one will be rich, blessed, everlasting; the other sad, gloomy, lingering, awful, eternal.
(3) if the sinner is lost, he will deserve to die. He will have his reward. He will suffer only what shall be the just due of sin. He will not be a martyr in the cause of injured innocence. He will not have the compassion of the universe in his favor. He will have no one to take his part against God. He will suffer just as much, and just as long, as he ought to suffer. He will suffer as the culprit pines in the dungeon, or as the murderer dies on the gibbet, because this is the proper reward of sin.
(4) they who are saved will be raised to heaven, not because they merit it, but by the rich and sovereign grace of God. All their salvation will be ascribed to him; and they will celebrate his mercy and grace forever.
(5) it becomes us, therefore, to flee from the wrath to come. No man is so foolish and so wicked as he who is willing to reap the proper wages of sin. None so blessed as he who has part in the mercy of God, and who lays hold on eternal life.
Romans 6:23 Parallel Commentaries
LibraryFebruary 24. "Sin Shall not have Dominion Over You, for Ye are not under the Law, but under Grace" (Rom. vi. 14).
"Sin shall not have dominion over you, for ye are not under the law, but under grace" (Rom. vi. 14). The secret of Moses' failures was this: "The law made nothing perfect, but the bringing in of a better hope did." And this was why his life work also came short of full realization. He saw but entered not the Promised Land. The founder of the law had to be its victim, and his life and death might demonstrate the inability of the law to lead any man into the Promised Land. The very fact, that it was …
Rev. A. B. Simpson—Days of Heaven Upon Earth
Seventh Sunday after Trinity Exhortation to Resist Sin.
Death and Life in Christ
Alive unto God.
Cross References
Genesis 2:17
but from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat from it you will surely die."
Proverbs 11:19
He who is steadfast in righteousness will attain to life, And he who pursues evil will bring about his own death.
Isaiah 3:9
The expression of their faces bears witness against them, And they display their sin like Sodom; They do not even conceal it. Woe to them! For they have brought evil on themselves.
Ezekiel 18:4
"Behold, all souls are Mine; the soul of the father as well as the soul of the son is Mine. The soul who sins will die.
Matthew 25:46
"These will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life."
John 4:36
"Already he who reaps is receiving wages and is gathering fruit for life eternal; so that he who sows and he who reaps may rejoice together.
Romans 1:32
and although they know the ordinance of God, that those who practice such things are worthy of death, they not only do the same, but also give hearty approval to those who practice them.
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The morning of our class Valentine's Day party, a student quietly placed an envelope on my desk. In the busyness of directing where to put party supplies and where to put the Valentine's to be passed out and reminding 18 little ones that yes, their homework is still due today, I had overlooked this envelope.
During breakfast, a raised hand asked if I had read his note yet, the note that was placed on my desk. I walked over and opened it. The most wonderful 2 sentences were carefully written on a piece of notebook paper.
As I looked over at him eating breakfast quietly at his desk, I could see in his eyes that he meant every word.
The last 7 months I have been with this student have taught me so much about the human condition. I've heard the lies: I can't do this, I'm not smart, this is hard, and I'm a bad kid. Nothing much else breaks my heart. Together we have begun to identify these lies and have replaced them with truth. One day at a time.
Realizing that one test score, one bad day, one whatever does not define us as a person radically levels the playing field. It's not about being perfect or having it all together, but finding strength in the struggle.