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I didn't realize that I had gotten so far along in my University studies. After so many years of being out of school, I am returning to University as a senior. This time next year I will have my Bachelor of Science degree. I am stunned but, of course, very happy. This also means that I will be starting my Masters program earlier than I expected. YAY!
I realize how fortunate I am. The completion of my 4 year degree is one year from now. What about those people who never did pursue college for whatever reason and now have to start from scratch. Four years is a long time to spend not being able to get a good job because you don't have a 4 year degree. I have friends in other parts of the country and this is happening to people all over the nation. A dear friend of mine who has her BA said that down in NYC she knows people who have been in management for many years. They only had to pass a test to get into management. These people were laid off and have not been able to get jobs because they are not college graduates. Their unemployment benefits ran out and some of them are now working at McDonald's. They don't get enough in food stamps each month, so they have to go to the food bank. Another friend said that before she got her degree she never received any phone calls after sending out her resume. So she decided to return to school in 2002. After she earned her 4 year degree she said that her phone was ringing off the hook and her email inbox would get so full with employers wanting to interview her. She said that it is unbelievable what that "expensive piece of paper" (her words) did for her career.
I am all registered for the term that begins in September, however, I am starting my course work now. I know what books I need to get online for each class. There is no reason why I should not begin studying and writing NOW. By the time classes begin in September I will have the courses done. I am registered for 4 classes. They are History of Mathematics, Learning Styles, Educational Planning, and the fourth one is Renaissance and Reformation. I am so excited!

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Rockstar has officially confirmed that if you lost a Grand Theft Auto Online character as a result of the recent launch issues, it will not be coming back.
Commenting on the post announcing the Stimulus Package on the official Rockstar Newswire page, "R* K" had the following to say:
We're afraid those lost characters will not be able to be restored, but we hope that the stimulus package will help you and other affected players get your new characters off to a great start.
So there you have it everyone. You lose your character (which is now a moot point for most people – who has actually held off making a new one in the hope their lost character might one day be restored?) and gain $500K free from Rockstar.
Of course that $500K likely pales in comparison to the amounts people are getting via the motorbike resell glitch, but whether you want to use that is of course up to you ;).


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Cinemark announced this week that select locations around the country will be hosting a "Best Picture & Best Director Festival" on Saturday, February 26, 2011. Viewers will be able to watch five movies that have been nominated for "Best Picture" and "Best Director" awards at the upcoming Academy Award ceremony.
"Moviegoers look forward to the awards season and enjoy seeing the nominated films before the big night," states Cinemark's Vice President of Marketing and Communications, James Meredith. "The Best Picture & Best Director Festival is a great way to see five of 2010's top movies that have been nominated by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences for both the 'Best Picture' and 'Best Director' categories in one place, on the same day."
The movies being shown and their start times are as follows:
- The Social Network - 12:45
- The Fighter - 3:05
- True Grit - 5:20
- The King's Speech - 7:30
- Black Swan - 9:45
The movies will be presented consecutively and admission to the entire event is $25.
This event is similar to the "Best Picture Showcase" events being held at AMC theaters around the country on the 19th and 26th.
It appears that the theaters couldn't decide what to call it when they submitted their showtimes, so they are split across the following entries:
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- Tucson, Century 20 El Con
- Folsom, Century Folsom 14
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- Pleasant Hill, CinéArts at Pleasant Hill
- Redwood City, Century 20 Downtown Redwood City and XD
- San Jose, CinéArts at Santana Row
- San Rafael, Century Regency 6
- Ventura, Century 10 Downtown
- Boulder, Century Boulder
- Boca Raton, Cinemark Palace 20
- West Des Moines, Century 20 Jordan Creek and XD
- Evanston, Century 12 Evanston/CineArts 6 and XD
- Louisville, Cinemark Tinseltown USA
- Baton Rouge, Cinemark Perkins Rowe
- Las Vegas, Century Orleans 18
- Albuquerque, Century 14 Downtown Albuquerque
- Portland, Century 16 Eastport Plaza
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- Moosic, Cinemark 20 and XD
- El Paso, Cinemark Tinseltown USA and XD
- Lubbock, Cinemark Movies 16
- Pflugerville, Cinemark Tinseltown 20 and XD
- Plano, Cinemark Legacy and XD
- The Woodlands, Cinemark at Market Street
- Salt Lake City, Century 16 Salt Lake
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This new development has forced 5SOS to cancel a number of upcoming appearances while Ashton recovers from surgery. If there's anything you need Ashton, please let us know.
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"Hi guys, we have some news for you today. Ashton has come down with a case of appendicitis and had to have an operation. He's doing great and will be back up & running in no time, but he'll need to rest up for the next week or so... Unfortunately this means that we'll no longer be able to fly back to the UK this weekend for the Radio 1 Teen Awards. We will also be postponing next week's trip to Japan (more info to come soon).
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This Week in Libraries is a new, weekly radio show by two of the three Shanachies – Erik Boekesteijn and Jaap van de Geer. They broadcast (and shoot video) from the radio studio in the beautiful Amsterdam Public Library, a.k.a. OBA (Openbare Bibliotheek Amsterdam). You can watch it each week on the TWIL site or on Vimeo. I've consistently found it interesting and engaging.
This Week in Libraries #4: Helene Blowers, Michael Stephens and David Lee King. from Jaap van de Geer on Vimeo.
Last week Erik and Jaap hosted David Lee King, Helene Blowers, and Michael Stephens, which meant that some of my favorite people were all together discussing innovation in libraries.
When the group was asked, "Will libraries be around in 30 years?" I kept shouting, "Of course, they will be, because communities will still be around in 30 years! Librarians will still be working with their communities to create connections!" My shouts eventually died down when they finally began discussing curating community content toward the end of the show. I'm excited about so many aspects of library and information management, but I am especially excited about public libraries taking on the role of collecting (and then sharing) stories from their community.
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The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) will send two teams of reviewers to George Mason University on April 16 through April 19. The site visit is part of the process to reaffirm the university's accreditation, which must be done every 10 years. Reviewers will visit all three campuses.
Frank Borkowski, chancellor of Appalachian State University, chairs the two teams of peer reviewers: (1) a compliance audit team, which will evaluate the university's compliance with SACS's Criteria for Accreditation, and (2) a strategic consulting team, which will provide advice about improving the university in the areas of learning, research, community, and information technology. James Rogers, executive director of the Commission on Colleges, serves as the SACS representative.
After SACS team members arrive from across the region on Monday, April 16, they will meet for an organizational meeting, followed by a dinner and reception with the Board of Visitors, the President's Council, and the Self-Study Steering Committee.
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Oct. 31, 2011 at 5:31 a.m.
John and Ashley Leita tied the knot in December. Less than a year later, their house was destroyed by fire.
The Victoria Fire Department was called at 9:19 a.m. Sunday to the Leita home on Leita Road near Telferner.
The house and attached 2,500-square foot garage were 90 percent involved when units arrived, said VFD Battalion Chief Roger Hempel.
Both the house and garage were a total loss, he said.
The fire originated in a gas water heater that malfunctioned, said Victoria County Fire Marshal Ron Pray, who investigated the fire.
One firefighter was treated for heat exhaustion at the scene that was cleared at 4:05 p.m., said Hempel.
"It took a good two hours to get the fire under control," Hempel said.
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The man who died in an auto-pedestrian wreck Friday has been identified.
Audrey Moren, 59, died of injuries sustained in the wreck near the intersection of Laurent and Elizabeth streets.
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No survivors were listed in the obituary for Moren, but a graveside service will be held, said Dolores Artero, manager of Artero Memorial Chapels in Victoria.
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Comment Aside from Steve Jobs' hormone imbalance iTunes minus DRM, there wasn't a whole lot happening at MacWorld 2009. And if you were looking for Apple to do something interesting in the enterprise server space, Macworld was definitely not worth the trip.
It's always been something of a mystery that Apple hasn't been more of a force in servers. Back in the 1980s when Apple was dependent on Motorola 68K processors, it was understandable that the company would focus on desktops, and then laptops. But as Apple transitioned to PowerPC chips from IBM and Motorola in the early 1990s, and IBM delivered capable PowerPC servers of its own, Apple had a chance to deliver a scalable and broad server lineup running its own Mac OS operating system to a class of customers who didn't want NetWare, Windows, proprietary midrange boxes, or Unix servers. And yet, Apple never really tried to create a commercial server business.
It dabbled, doing the bare minimum to give its desktop users the option of staying all-Apple for their networks. Apple created Workgroup servers in the early 1990s based on 68K chips, basically beefy workstations with server operating systems on them. (There is nothing wrong with that, this is what all the Unix boys did at the low-end of their server lines). The Apple Network Server came out in early 1996, but stupidly ran IBM's AIX instead of Mac OS, even though it did provide some Apple networking services, spiritually it was not really an Apple computer. The Xserve machines, which debuted in 2002 running PowerPC chips and which have used Intel processors since late 2006, are real servers, and are most definitely Macs. But, Apple basically sells one machine: a two-socket box that is still more expensive than an x64 alternative running Windows and Linux.
Just a cool aid?
This is not a server line, even though it is a foundation from which Apple could work - and should have done already. To not have a broad server line, in fact, is to admit that people and businesses buy Macs mostly because of inertia from having done so in the past or because they think it somehow makes them cool.
With Nehalem Xeon processors for servers imminent and Intel, Super Micro and others already having engineered motherboards for them, now is as a good time as ever for Apple to rethink its server plans. I contacted Apple PR on Monday to try to get a server marketeer or engineer on the horn to discuss the company's server plans beyond its stopping selling its own RAID disk arrays and sticking with the one "Harpertown" Xeon two-socket Xserve box. Alas, Apple has been too busy to respond - as appears to be its custom. But maybe its techies are too busy working on full 64-bit memory support and adding the Zettabyte File System created and open sourced by Sun Microsystems for the future "Snow Leopard" Mac OS X 10.6 release announced last June.
Anyway... you don't need to talk to Apple to talk about the possibilities. For one thing, Mac OS X is essentially Unix with a pretty face, and for a lot of companies, if an Apple server was priced right and real enterprise applications were available, it would be a much more secure option than Windows Server 2008, and a much easier option than Linux. This is particularly true among the small and medium businesses that are shopping for servers for the first time. Once you get them, they tend to stay unless the experience is horrible. And as Apple has demonstrated aptly for more than two decades, it can sell an experience better than it can sell iron. With the economies of the world tightening and SMBs crunched and looking for a platform that is easier to use and administer, it is a good time to get a line of tower and rack servers - real servers, not just workstations with server operating systems - into the field.
A range, with headroom, now
An Apple server needs the same kinds of features and options that you see in Wintel boxes today: a range of processor sockets and speeds, networking, disk controllers, disk drives, integrated tape and other media for backup and recovery, and system management tools. There should be tower machines aimed at SMBs with one and two sockets, and maybe as many as four sockets, with enough disk capacity to provide a few terabytes of RAID 5-protected disk capacity. The rack form factor that Apple uses for the Xserves is not appropriate for office environments, which is why Hewlett-Packard, Dell, IBM, Fujitsu-Siemens, and others sell lots and lots of tower servers. (And this is a lesson that has been lost on Sun Microsystems, hence it has not done as well in x64 servers as it had hoped.) Ditto for rack machines. There should be low-cost, single-socket, barebones machines, mid-sized ones like the current Xserve, and larger machines with four sockets. That means supporting the "Dunnington" four-core and six-core processors from Intel at the least. And maybe, just maybe, Apple needs to go as far as to support a line of machines built on Advanced Micro Devices' "Shanghai" Opteron processors.
I realize, of course, that two-socket servers are the bulk of x64 sales. But no enterprise customer wants to buy into a platform that does not have SMP scalability. They want headroom in terms of CPU, memory, and I/O capacity - even if they never actually use it.
The iron is the easy part. No question about it. Enterprise customers are not driven by coolness (unless they are roasting inside their data centers), but rather by their application choices. And this is probably why Apple has been less than adequate as a server supplier. But this is not an impossible task. For a modern server platform, there are a few dozen databases and bits of middleware that absolutely need to be certified to work on the platform. Vendors throw a party when a given Unix or Linux release breaks through a 2,500-application barrier, and it is not unusual for a release to top out at around 3,000 applications over the course of its life. The task is not insurmountable. If the key server platform providers can do it, along with the operating system suppliers Microsoft, Red Hat, and Novell, then Apple can do it, too. Let's face it: If Itanium can get application support, Mac OS X should be a relative snap.
And because VMware's ESX Server hypervisor has already been tweaked to virtualize the existing Leopard Server (Mac OS X 10.5), virtualization is not an issue. (The product is called VMware Fusion, but it is really ESX Server.)
Just to be clever, Apple could do something it already has the most expertise in the world doing: emulating applications from one platform on its current x64 iron. The "Rosetta" emulation environment, which allows Mac OS applications compiled for PowerPC iron to run on Intel-based Macs, could be used to move Unix and Linux applications over to Mac OS X. Of course, that would mean striking up a new licensing deal with IBM, which ate Transitive, the owner of the QuickTransit emulator that underpins Rosetta, last fall. And that might be a bit tricky, with IBM's Power processor expert, Mark Papermaster, in court trying to get his job as a tech guru for Steve Jobs over at Apple. IBM doesn't want Papermaster to move over to Apple, and it sure doesn't want Apple to jump into the server racket, either.
The other option, of course, is for an intrepid server vendor not afraid of litigation to hack Mac OS X onto their existing x64 server lineup. It has been done by wiseguys on desktop machines, but given that enterprise customers are running mission-critical applications and they like real tech support, this idea is not really tenable. But it is what Apple deserves, just the same. ®


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LOWELL -- The competition between two nonprofit organizations that each want to open a medical-marijuana dispensary in Lowell is heading to court, as one of the organizations sued the state Department of Public Health alleging its application was scored incorrectly.
Cardiac Arrhythmia Syndromes Foundation also says in a lawsuit that Patriot Care Corp., the nonprofit group granted provisional approval to open a dispensary in Lowell, may have made omissions and errors in its application that should have disqualified it.
The DPH solicited applications to open 20 dispensaries statewide, and gave provisional approval to Patriot Care Corp. and other organizations in early February.
Patriot Care Corp. was given provisional approval to open the only dispensary in Lowell, while CAS Foundation's application was rejected since DPH scored Patriot Care Corp.'s application higher.
In a lawsuit filed in Suffolk Superior Court, CAS Foundation, a nonprofit foundation based in Andover, says DPH gave its application a score of 139, compared to a 141 for Patriot Care Corp.
But CAS Foundation claims in the suit that it should have received a score of at least 143, which would have led to it gaining approval instead of Patriot Care Corp. The lawsuit alleges the DPH improperly deducted points from CAS Foundation's application.
The suit also claims Patriot Care Corp.
The suit claims Patriot's application should have been rejected based on that information.
"The way the law works requires us to sue DPH, but the reality is that we are allies in trying to make sure the proper entity gets to provide high-quality medical-marijuana services to patients in and around Lowell," said attorney Joseph "Jed" Ruccio, one of two Boston attorneys representing CAS Foundation.
A DPH spokeswoman did not return a message and email seeking comment.
Dennis Kunian, a spokesman for Columbia Care, the parent company of Patriot, defended the company and said CAS Foundation is "twisting" information that is already available to both the public and DPH.
CAS Foundation alleges Patriot failed to list several men who will manage the company as part of it's "executive management team," as required by law.
Those listed as part of the executive management team are subject to civil and criminal background checks.
The suit alleges Patriot's general manager, chief horticulturist, and chief security officer were improperly left off the list of members of the executive management team, and that five other individuals who are part of the organization's advisory board also should have been on Patriot's list that was submitted to DPH.
Failure to include those names in the list means those individuals may not be subjected to background checks.
Kunian said everyone involved in managing the company has already undergone background checks since Columbia Care also operates dispensaries in Washington, D.C. and Arizona.
"We passed every single background check and test," Kunian said. "We've been squeaky-clean."
The lawsuit goes on to allege that Patriot may have failed to report that it's treasurer/director, Nicholas Vita, was previously named as a defendant in a Texas lawsuit alleging fraud on the part of Diabetes America, Inc. The lawsuit says Vita was a director of Diabetes America, Inc., at the time the lawsuit was filed in 2011.
The suit also claims the state of New York obtained a tax judgment ordering Vita to pay $22,949 in 2010, and that Diabetes America, Inc., sought Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in 2010 while Vita served as the organization's chairman.
Vita could not be reached for comment.
Kunian said the claims made against Diabetes America, Inc., were already public knowledge and that Vita was a member of that organization's board, and not a director.
"He had nothing to do with the bankruptcy," Kunian said. "He had no say in it because he was only a board member."
Kunian said the fraud lawsuit was also filed while Kunian served on the group's board and that it was never substantiated.
Asked if Patriot reported that to DPH, Kunian said Patriot reported everything it was required to report.
"Whatever had to be reported to the DPH was reported; any and all information they requested," Kunian said. "We even sent them things they didn't need."
The lawsuit also asks the court to force DPH to provide CAS Foundation with copies of Patriot's application. CAS Foundation sought those documents via a public-records request that was only partially approved.
Ruccio said it is unclear whether Patriot reported the actions in Vita's past since that portion of Patriot's application was redacted when provided by DPH.
The lawsuit also asks the court to order DPH to fulfill the public-records request, rescind Patriot's provisional approval, reject Patriot's application, and grant CAS Foundation a provisional approval to operate in Lowell.
The suit also seeks attorney's fees and court costs.
"There's the general issue of ensuring integrity in the application process, which the public deserves," Ruccio said. "There's also the specific fear that a dispensary operator that's not well-equipped to operate will go under or underperform, leaving Lowell without the dispensary that it deserves."
Kunian said the focus of Patriot Care Corp., remains on helping patients make their lives more comfortable. He described the lawsuit as an attempt by the second-place finisher to "twist the facts."
"It's just ridiculous," Kunian said. "We've passed every conceivable background check."
The DPH is verifying information in the applications now, and will conduct inspections of approved facilities in the spring, with a goal of allowing dispensaries to open this summer.
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I just finished a bowl of cereal. My new favorite is Cinnamon Chex. It's crazy good.
Oh and coffee, I've had two cups of coffee. Did I tell you I bought a Keurig? I am so in love with it. But I'm not in love with the cost of the K-cups. But it's worth it. Eli is playing with his cars and talking to the stockings. He likes the way they touch his head when he stands underneath them. He ate a banana and two blueberry waffles today.
He's a big boy.
Clara just put herself to sleep. Sometimes, I'm figuring out, she just wants to be left alone. "JUST STOP TOUCHING ME, STOP PUTTING YOUR BO0B IN MY MOUTH. GAH."
At least, that's what I think she says.
I'm sitting on my couch, using my laptop, while alone with a toddler and a newborn. I can count the number of times I've been able to do that since Clara was born.
And again today.
Clara and I were having a very difficult time with nursing. When she was born, she was a dream nurser. My milk came in quickly and easily, no engorgement (I think because I nursed Eli until I was five months pregnant?) She would just nurse on one side for five minutes, then five on the other and then we'd repeat. Sometimes, she's fall asleep while nursing.
I love it when she falls asleep while nursing.
Then suddenly, a few weeks ago, things started going downhill with breastfeeding. She would begin to scream and fight. I thought it was supply. I took supplements, I would supplement her. I would switch positions at least seven times in one nursing session just to get her to latch. I'd lay down, stand up, walking around, swaddle her, undress her, switch rooms. I did everything to try to remedy our nursing situation.
I would give her a supplement of formula and sometimes she's scream at that. And if she didn't scream at that, she'd drink it slowly, cautiously. I dreaded nursing sessions.
I love nursing so this weighed on my heavily.
She had her two month appointment on Wednesday, I told the doctor that she would straighten her body, stiff like a board when I'd try to get her to latch but it was obvious she was ravenous. Often, when she would finally latch on, she's struggle when letdown came and take a giant gulp and then cry so hard that it would break my heart. (and she would never latch back on after that.)
He said what I already knew. Reflux.
We gave her two doses of zantac on Wednesday and then yesterday? She nursed perfectly and peacefully 80% of the time. (which is an 80% improvement.)
And this? Me sitting, able to write, able to work, able to FINALLY have some time to myself because my sweet girl is finally comfortable, is an answered prayer.
I'm always skeptical with that diagnosis. Eli was diagnosed with it and I can't say we saw much improvement despite two medications. But this time? Seeing her smiles and her coos and her delight while nursing? Brings me a sense of peace that I haven't felt in a long, long time.
Maybe I won't have to shut down my blog after all.
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Applications of EPDM Rubber
Strong weather and element resistance properties make EPDM rubber highly beneficial across different industries. These products are ideal to be used for electrical insulation and roofing systems. Apart from that, the products are also used for the production of washers, seals, radiators, glass-run channels, appliance hoses, garden hoses, pond liners, belts, tubing, vibrators, solar panel heat collectors, speaker cone surrounds, UV protectors, electric cable jackets, roofing membranes, o-rings and many more products. Global EPDM rubber market is categorized on the basis of the types of applications and demand in different geographic regions. Based on applications across different industrial verticals, the market is segmented into automotive, construction and building industries. Based on geographic regions, the industry is segmented into four major regions – Asia Pacific, North America, Europe and rest of the world.
Market Drivers and Future Prospects
Growth in automotive and construction markets is bringing dramatic changes in global EPDM rubber market. Competitive environment within the industry is also developing the markets in different matters including production capacity, market barriers and product utilization. Increasing demand in the industry seeps from growth of different industries in the Asia Pacific regions. Along with the developed regions like Europe and North America, emerging markets are recording rapid growth in terms of demand and applications for EPDM rubber products. Based on the forecasting reports, EPDM rubber market is expected to grow at a CAGR of over 6% from 2012 to 2017. During the forecasting period, the industry will jump up from $4.2 billion in 2011 to $6.5 billion by 2017.
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In mid 2010 the Sealed Air Corporation has to decide on next steps for its novel video tracking technology (called VTID) after unsuccessful attempts to market it in three different industry settings. The company must determine whether its most recent target market, the quick-serve restaurant segment, is still worth pursuing or whether the company should look for a different application and market altogether. The company could also revisit the previous two applications, tracking and tracing processed meat and tracking employee safety practices. At the other extreme, after seven years of R&D and marketing efforts and millions of dollars in expenses, the company could cease attempts to commercialize VTID.
To understand the challenges in creating and capturing value for customers through innovation and to highlight the importance of application and target market selection in commercializing new technology.
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The largest item we can print would fit in a box that is 200×200 mm2 at the base by 340 mm high. Bear in mind that a solid object that big will take a long time and cost quite a lot of money. Small things about 50x50x50 mm3 are pretty low-cost, though. Remember that costs go roughly as the cube of size, as 3D printing is a volume process.
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I sit near the tree ever so tall
Knowing that I'm alone
Trying to stay stiff as a stone
In an effort not to ball
He went to war
Begged me to merry him
I really did love Tim
He always wanted more
Tim's gone now
And I didn't say 'I do'
Or even 'I love you'
To my grate sadness and tears I bow
I lean my head against the door
Knowing that I'll live past this war
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My Story, Getting My Psoriasis Healed
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About 15 years ago when I was younger, my Psoriasis started popping up. I has no idea what it was, but as a young woman it was extremely embarassing. I would go out on dates, and it could be seen sometimes on my elbows, in my ears, and in the front edges of my hair. In general, to this day, I don't really know when people could see my Psoriasis but I always assumed they could.
My solution was to wear heavier clothes that covered up more of my skin... and to go out more at night. I took up hobbies like ballroom dancing and sometimes went to bars and clubs. All these places helped to hide my Psoriasis in the dark. When I went out during the day to events at beaches, outdoor festivals, and shopping centers, I was always worried people could see my Psoriasis.
I ended up internalizing a lot of my worries and pushing them deep down inside. At times I would get injections at the doctor to heal my Psoriasis. Then it would come back quickly and the injections would work less the next time. I got prescriptions for many skin creams and ointments. Prescribed skin creams and ointments were a lifesaver over time, but very tedious, and many lost their effectiveness over time. I have been on many, many treatments by pill and injection. Unfortunately, I'm one of those people that does not react well, often getting side effects. I have ended up now using a combination of natural treatments, phototherapy, and lotions to keep my skin as clear as possible. These are my favorite two lotions for psoriasis.
I have a new lease on life, as my Psoriasis is barely visible now. I have had up to 90% coverage at times in the past, and now I generally stay at less than 1% coverage. Best of luck to you and I hope my story has helped you.
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The mini dress is an ultimate classic that can make a woman look casual, chic, sexy, elegant, or a number of other things, depending on how the mini dress is worn. Unfortunately, mini dresses also can have a bad reputation for being too revealing if worn improperly. Most women should wear them carefully, choose a dress that suits their figure, and then choose the right make-up and accessories to complement the style.
The do's and don'ts of wearing a mini dress can vary depending on where the dress is being worn. For example, wearing a mini dress to a work party is a great deal different from wearing a mini dress on a date or to a club. For this, most women should use common sense and dress appropriately. These do's and don'ts are intended to help women choose figure-conscious, classy, and beautiful styles to complement any type of figure.
1: Do Consider Pairing the Mini Dress with Tights
One of the biggest concerns with the mini dress is that it is very short. While this is fine in itself, adding tights of any kind can be a great way to wear a mini dress in colder weather or to tone down the look if the dress is a little too short. Most women should avoid fishnet or net tights and wear opaque or solid tights instead. However, tights are not absolutely necessary to wear with a mini dress, especially if the temperature is warm. If the dress is a little too short, tights can make it classier and offer more coverage so they are always a great consideration.
2: Do Wear a Mini Dress with the Right Shoes
Shoes can make or break an outfit with a mini dress. Shoes can have a heel or not, depending on the occasion, time of day, style of the dress, and the woman. If wearing heels, remember that they do make short skirts look shorter and that the combination of heels and mini dress is very hard to pull off during daytime.
Boots and a mini dress are an instant classic but there are a few things to watch out for. Avoid over-the-knee styles unless they end right over the knee or the entire outfit might look a bit trashy. Knee or calf boots with tights and a dress can look very cute and classy for any time of day.
Flats are very easy to pair with a mini dress, depending on the style of the dress. For example, a casual A-line style skater dress could be easily paired with Converse or Vans but a fitted bodycon dress definitely should not be. Try matching the style of the shoes with the style of the dress and remember that while it is easy to wear dressier shoes with a casual dress, the other way around is usually a mistake.
3: Do Find a Flattering Cut
The cut of a mini dress can be the difference between it being flattering and ugly because every woman has a different figure. For most women, choosing a flattering dress is about accenting the waist and creating a waist-to-hip definition. Women who are larger on the top should avoid styles that accent the top, and women who are larger on the bottom should usually avoid anything that is not fitted on the top.
Usually formal or party dress with no straps
Sleeveless with a strap that goes around the neck
Fitted in hips and waist and flared below the hips
Hugs the body
Loose fit from the bust down
Casual dress, usually A-line cut
Straight cut dress that falls from the shoulders
Fitted in the waist and bust and flared from the hips
Colour Block
Features a panel of different colour
Shirt Dress or Tunic
Looks like a long shirt
There are many other styles and types of mini dresses and usually choosing one is all about finding a good style that flatters the figure. Peplum mini dresses are also increasingly popular although they should be chosen with care as they can overwhelm a petite figure. Each of the dress styles above can be easily found and compared on eBay.
4: Do Choose an Appropriate Length
Mini can mean a lot of things because the taller the woman, the shorter the dress is on her. Tall women should choose styles that are mid-thigh to almost to the knee, especially if they intend to wear high heels with the dress. Shorter women can get away with a much shorter skirt in order to add to their length. However, it is important to check the dress before going out to ensure that it offers full coverage and that it does not ride up too high when sitting down.
5: Do Be Comfortable with Your Body
Mini dresses are revealing and the most flattering way to wear one is to be comfortable. Do not spend the whole night pulling the dress down because it is not flattering. Anyone who is self-conscious about the amount of leg they are showing can consider wearing tights or leggings. Many women who are not athletic or toned choose to wear shapewear under a stretchy dress because it prevents the dress from conforming to rolls of fat on the belly or from outlining any specific problem areas.
6: Don't Wear the Mini Dress Too Tight
While a tight dress is fine, it is always a good idea to not wear a dress too tight. A mini dress is already short and showing off a lot of leg which means that it is already sexy. If the dress shows off belly or the person wearing it looks like they can barely move, the look is far from flattering. Usually, it is a great idea to purchase a dress based on personal measurements rather than size as many dresses are sized differently from shirts and bottoms. This means measuring hips, bust, and the smallest part of the waist before making a purchase and then buying a dress that is a bit larger than those measurements.
7: Don't Show Too Much Skin
While it can be tempting to purchase a low-cut mini dress, the look is rarely flattering except for at clubs. Most women find that they are most flattered by not showing off cleavage with a mini dress. However, it is perfectly fine to show off shoulders and arms because these offer a lot of balance and can look very nice with a mini dress.
8: Don't Overdo It
Last but not least, it is always a good idea to remember to not overdo it. If the event is very formal than overdoing it is perfectly fine of course, but for a party or casual wear, the idea is to keep it simple and let the dress do the talking. If the dress is simple, pair it with a statement necklace or belt, or elegant shoes. If the dress is glamorous, let it be the centre of attention and keep accessories to a minimum.
Buying a Mini Dress on eBay
Anyone can use eBay to look for a mini dress that suits their style, figure, and personality. The website features many sellers who offer new and used dresses that can range from high-end designer to budget options and deals. As a buyer, you can choose to buy from any of these options in any style or colour you like. Essentially, you can use eBay to browse through every style of dress you are considering and then make your purchase without leaving home.
Important things to consider on eBay include whether or not the mini dress is new, how long the shipping could take, and what the buyer says about the dress. You can typically find measurements or size information in the listing description but if not you may want to contact the seller to ask. Once you have made your decision, you can check out and wait for the dress to arrive.
A mini dress is a wardrobe staple for many women and an instant classic look if worn correctly. The trick is to purchase a style of dress that suits the body shape and type and then choose a dress style that is flattering rather than overly revealing. For example, a plus size woman can look very elegant in a shift dress paired with 30 to 40 denier tights while a slender woman might look equally as elegant in a bodycon dress.
Most of the things to avoid when wearing a mini dress include revealing too much. Showing too much skin or wearing a dress too tight can look trashy because of the length of the dress. By shopping carefully and pairing the dress with a nice pair of shoes and perhaps leggings or tights, everyone can create a classy and flattering look.


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2010-10-25MARYVILLE, MO | By: Wayman
The president of the federal reserve in Kansas City is presenting a forum on the Northwest Missouri State campus. Tom Hoenig will be the keynote at the forum talking about the tenth federal reserve district and how it impacts the nation's economic status as the key body with authority over national monetary policy in America. Northwest president John Jasinski says it's not the only affiliation the university in Maryville has with the federal reserve. The federal reserve forum in Maryville is invitation only but you will get to participate by hearing the keynote speech live. KXCV will be broadcasting it on 90.5 and 88.9 FM around noon today.


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To achieve my goal of investing $15,000 this year, I'll need to invest at least $1250 each month (on average). So let's start this year with a bang! I was able to invest $2000 for January. The 3 stocks I was considering were IBM, MMM, and WFC. So I thought I'd share with you my decision making process for this process.
First of all, These 3 companies each match my basic criteria of a solid history of dividend growth, a PE ratio under 20, a payout ratio under 60%, and a yield over 2.5%. All three are also in short term dips (or long term in the case of IBM).
Next, let's look at past performance and dividend growth history. 10 years ago, $1000 invested in IBM would be worth $2334 today, in MMM would be worth $3288, and in WFC would be worth $2925. IBM's dividend grew 18% last year, and on average it grows 23% per year. MMM's dividend grew 19% last year, and on average grows 9% per year. WFC's dividend grew 7% last year, and on average it grows 4% per year.
In terms of price growth, they each have grown an average of about 8 to 10% each year in the past. However, the price of MMM and IBM went down 7% last year, where WFC grew 4%. Price trends usually don't affect my long term investment decisions, but it's interesting to note the similarities.
Right now, the thing that appeals to me most is the dividend growth potential. So I went with IBM and MMM.
I bought 7 shares of IBM at $135.29 adding $36.40 to my yearly dividend income
and 7 shares of MMM at $144.35 adding $28.70 to my yearly dividend income.
This puts me at $485.94/$600.00 for my annual passive income goal for 2016, and $40.50/$100.00 for my average monthly passive income long term goal.
I'm excited to be doing some serious damage on my goals at the start of the year.


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Hey Braddah, you can swim?
Uh swim… Yeah I can swim. Why?
We go da kine beach tomorrow, Brah you like go?
Yeah I'd love to. I've been here for over a week and haven't gone yet.
OK we go North Shore tomorrow. OK….. Sounds great.
I'll never forget this conversation. I'd been working on Oahu for a few weeks up in the hills above Mililani, and still hadn't been to a single beach.
To be honest, surfing or boogie boarding on the North shore of Hawaii would not have been my first choice. I actually was looking at something easier like Waikiki.
Yet, as a transplant from southern California, I had surfed and boogie boarding many times before. However going out with some locals, who had extra boards and years of experience, seemed like a pretty safe bet.
As soon as I got out of the back of the truck, I realized that this was no San Onofre or Manhattan Beach. I'm not saying that Southern California doesn't have great surf, but compared to what awaited me, it was no contest.
Beware water shaped like waves.
Standing on the beach, I realized there was no way I was going to try surfing today, not even on a long board. Even a boogie board seemed like a bad idea. Even the guys with me recommended not going out today. For some reason they chose Waimea Bay (probably because sunset was too big that day).
Now Waimea is a nice beach, but it was January and the swells were coming out of the west. Typically this causes larger and steeper waves. Riding Waimea is often made up of huge drops and shorter rides.
Basically you catch the wave as quick as you can, make a huge drop down the face, then a quick cut out on the bottom towards the deeper water of the channel. It's not a long ride, but it is intense.
I watched the guys paddle out, and ride for a while. Since the waves appeared to be only about 6-8 feet, I decided it was safe to go out for a quick swim. At first it was nice, swimming around enjoying the sun and surprisingly warm water. At this point in my life, I was in really good shape and could stay in the water for hours.
Then, for some reason, I decided to swim out to the breaks and check on my friends. It wasn't too tough at first. You just dive under each wave, come up for air, swim for a bit, dive under another wave, and out you go.
Swimming over, one of the guys invited me to hang onto his board for a bit and "talk story". I stayed out beyond the break a few sets and spent time talking. You see surfing includes a lot of waiting, which makes it a great social sport. This is because waves are grouped in "sets", typically 3 to 4 at a time, and are spread out over time.
It was nice being out in the water, yet after a while I noticed the waves were starting to increase in size. The oldest of the guys, Kaiwika (David), asked me if I needed help back, and being a typical guy I told him it was no problem.
Easier getting out than in.
I waited for the last set to end, and then made my mad dash back to shore.
However what I wasn't prepared for was the massive size or strength of the waves. At one point I had to swim down to the bottom and hang onto the coral, until the wave passed. This had to be done 3 or 4 times in a row as the sets came in. However, when the waves stopped, the choppiness and turbulence of the water did not. It was like trying to swim inside a blender in front of a waterfall.
This went on for some time, and I began to wonder if my conditioning was all I had thought it was. I was beginning to wonder if it was time to call for help. Besides all this, holding on coral with bare hands was like holding onto rocks made of sand paper inside a storm.
Not only was my body getting tired, but now my hands were bleeding. I could see the shore just a short distance away. At one point in all this madness, I started to think about the movie Jaws, and how it was the blood in the water that turned the white shark into a giant killing machine. By this point, I was beginning to feel the overwhelming fear of death by drowning and shark attack at the same time.
I'd just about reached the point of screaming for help, when I noticed how close I really was to shore. Then this remarkable thought came to mind, "why don't you try to stand up".
So I stopped swimming, righted myself by treading water, and noticed my foot started to touch this weird soft stuff called sand. Well if that didn't beat all. I nearly had given up and possibly drowned in five feet of water.
By the time I got to shore, I wanted to stagger out of the water and fall face-first in the sand. But the Macho man in me attempted to saunter out of the water looking like I meant to swallow salt water, bleed on the sand and nearly drown my first day at the beach.
I slowly and nonchalantly walked back to my towel. I wanted it to appear like nothing had happened. But in my mind I realized that this might have been the last day I spent in Hawaii and on planet earth! Of course I learned a valuable lesson that probably kept me alive after 25 years in Hawaii.
And that is never, ever, ever, underestimate the power of water.
Enjoying Hawaii's water and living to tell about it.
Now water is a great thing, especially when it is pure, clear and calm. Yet add lots of salt, sea weed, rocks, cliffs, coral, dangerous creatures, wind, pressure, vibration, and lots and lots of movement and water can become a terrifying deadly thing. Just ask the 60 people who drown each year in Hawaii. Oh wait, you can't, because their dead!
Now my heart goes out to all those lost in water related deaths. I have a good friend who lost his son to the ocean, and one who lost his wife to a waterfall. Because of accidents like these, I cannot over emphasize the dangers that lurk in and around the various forms of water in Hawaii.
Remember, the State of Hawaii is made up of 8 islands in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. This makes them not only surrounded by water on the outside but the inside as well. The interior of Hawaii is made up of many rivers, streams, waterfall, ponds, and pools that criss-cross the interiors.
Due to their location, each island has a wet side and a dry side. Places like Hilo can get well over 150 inches of rain each year. While the Kona side gets only a few inches. However, even with "dry sides", the average rainfall in Hawaii is an astounding 62.73 inches each year.
Yet regardless of the amount of water, it's the ferocity of water that matters.
You know a little rain can be soothing; a lot of rain can be disastrous. Sitting next to a waterfall can be relaxing, falling into one is deadly. Sitting on a beach can be calming; swimming in the ocean can be tumultuous.
So remember waves are not only limited to oceans. I have seen rain so hard that it comes at you like waves. I have even boogie boarded under waterfalls, and kayaked down the waves of rivers.
This is why no one should ever swim, snorkel, surf, dive, fish, hike, boat or explore the many water related adventures without bringing a friend along or at least telling someone where you are going. I also recommend having the proper gear with you when you go out. Let's take a look at a few tips.
Hawaiian Adventures 3: Enjoying Hawaii's Water: Tips and other good ideas.
Boating, Jet ski, Kayaking, Snorkeling
- Always let someone know where you are going and when you plan to come back (that way they know when and where to go looking for you, if you have problems).
- Know your equipment. (Since many people rent equipment, make sure you get a good overview of how the equipment works)
- Before you go out it's a good idea to check the weather report, tidal schedules and be ready because Hawaii's weather can change very quickly.
- Bring a water proof bag for your cell phone and any emergency supplies you may need.
- For kayaking and snorkeling always stay near the shore and stay close to shallow water (It's hard to get back if you can't see the shore).
- For Jet Skis always wear a life vest, beware of who and what's around you, and never go out past the shoreline because they can break down and run out of gas (trust me I've been there)
- For equipment based water activities always bring a life jacket and have enough supplies for emergencies (i.e. water, snacks, sun screen, ear plugs, emergency kit etc).
Hiking (especially near water).
- Always wear decent shoes (not slippers, because slippers are unstable and slippery when wet).
- Bring a small pack with water, some snacks, cell phone for emergencies, sun screen, bug repellent, and a wind-breaker (for wind and rain).
- If you're going out longer – a pocket knife, flash light, matches and a light rope may come in very useful.
- Stay away from the edges of any waterfall, cliff, crater etc.
- Also always let someone know where you are going and when you plan to be back.
- You can also sign in with many of the ranger stations or entrances to trails around the islands. This way people will miss you and come looking for you if you don't return at the right time (trust me this happens more often than you think).
Swimming in rivers and near waterfalls.
- Never swim under or into waterfalls (there are many ways to get pushed down and trapped under water).
- If you have to dive, never do so alone and make sure to physically check the depth.
- Get information from locals on where it's safe to swim, before you go out (the people of Hawaii are typically very helpful, so don't be afraid to ask)
- Never judge the water by its appearance. It may seem calm above, but can be raging underneath (remember the old adage when in doubt, don't).
- Never ever step into or swim in water directly above a waterfall.
- Remember Hawaii has flash floods (so check the weather report before hand).
- When fishing near cliffs never ever forget where you are, or how unstable cliffs may be.
- Research charters before hand, and don't get caught up in the big catch that you forget the dangers around you.
- Check the tide charts and beware of tidal currents and rogue waves.
- Due to the wide variety of fish and styles of fishing, make sure you do some research into the area where you are fishing beforehand.
- For spear fishing make sure you have the proper equipment, don't go alone, stay close to shore, and know what you're aiming at.
Surfing / Boogie boarding safely for beginners:
- Remember Hawaii has many coral reefs, which cause some pretty big waves to flow over shallow shelves.
- So remember when you fall off, or the wave throws you off, you must remember the depth of your surroundings (corral, rocks, and sea urchins are very painful).
- Hawaii waves are very unpredictable and can get very big, very fast.
- Get a lesson, never go out alone, learn on a long board, stay hydrated, be conscientious of other people and surfers, try not to dive/fall head first into the water and wear sunscreen (water makes you burn faster and water proof anything is hard to find).
Finally, remember that Hawaii is an awesome place to experience water, but as the sign always says "Proceed with Caution".


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NOAA Fisheries Marine Mammal Stranding Coordinator Aleria Jensen is concerned about packing materials like this six-pack loop, found during a beach cleanup, that too often end up in the marine environment.
This handful of small trash was among the items picked up from a beach on Portland Island.
Story last updated at 5/28/2014 - 2:06 pm
If you've been to one of the 14 islands that make up the Juneau Channel Islands State Marine Park, chances are you left something behind. Don't worry - it's been found.
Trash left at a campsite and scattered by wildlife on Portland Island, and an ax misplaced behind a log on Coghlan Island was among two boatloads of trash collected May 13 during a beach cleanup operation involving six participants from the Alaska State Parks and NOAA Fisheries.
"This is the third year I've organized beach clean-up efforts to retrieve trash left behind by recreationists or washed ashore on the tide," said Southeast Alaska State Parks Chief Ranger Kevin Murphy. "Many hands make light work, so I invited other stewardship-minded folks like those from NOAA Fisheries to help this year."
"Our agency is concerned about the harmful effects of marine debris on wildlife," said Aleria Jensen, marine mammal stranding coordinator for NOAA Fisheries Alaska Region Protected Resources division. "Styrofoam and plastics can be ingested by marine mammals and cause fatalities. Marine debris also represents an entanglement hazard. Ultimately, the summer season of boating and beach campfires is a time to remember personal responsibility."
Last year, 186 stranding events were reported to the agency, including cases that involved entangled Steller sea lions, harbor porpoises, humpback whales, beluga whales and Northern fur seals.
NOAA Fisheries employees kept a sharp lookout for items that form a loop, which represent particular hazards for shorebirds and marine mammals. One of the most dangerous types of loop material is the packing band, commonly used on fish boxes and in many other industries. NOAA Fisheries and the Alaska Department of Fish and Game have documented numerous cases of Steller sea lions and Northern fur seals with these bands around their necks.
Locals in Juneau may be familiar with male sea lion H80, commonly seen on Benjamin Island or hauled out on the Poundstone Buoy, with a deeply ingrown packing band around his neck. An attempt was made to remove the band, but it was so embedded that removal would have required surgery. Similar cases have occurred in British Columbia, where officials have recently successfully removed packing bands from necks of sea lions.
NOAA Fisheries marine mammal specialist Kate Savage was a member of the cleanup crew. "One of our public messages is 'Lose the Loop,'" said Savage. "Along with packing bands, many types of materials such as rubber banding, nets and rope can form inflexible loops that entangle marine wildlife."
The Portland-Coughlan Island cleanup yielded 22 tires, rusty burn barrels, spent shotgun shells, articles of clothing, and numerous bottles and cans - enough trash to fill two boats.
"You never know what you are going to find," added Murphy's assistant Gerry Landry. "We have found some surprising items in the past, like a full-size refrigerator. How in the world did a refrigerator get out on an island?"
For more information on the Juneau Channel Islands State Marine Park, visit http://dnr.alaska.gov/parks/units/channelisl.htm or http://dnr.alaska.gov/parks/aspunits/southeast/juneauchannelsmp.htm
Marine debris and marine mammal entanglement and the Alaska Marine Mammal Stranding Program: http://www.alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/protectedresources/entanglement/


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Maybe you don't care but I'm sure excited. My 1948 Billy Reay game-used stick that I won in an auction and signed by the whole team including Bill Durnan, Doug Harvey, Maurice Richard, Elmer Lach, coach Dick Irvin and more, is on it's way. It's probably somewhere around Brandon right now.
6 thoughts on "Somewhere Between Montreal And Here"
Billy Reay the Blackhawks coach.
Next in line to expose the two incompetant co-GMs of the Habs. Read some of the comments below too.
Just not happy with the management of this team. And for as long as I have followed sports, it is the most important thing if you are ever to have a consistant winning operation. In this sport Habs used to have. Toronto and Detroit for other examples as well were winning orgazizations, this one the best. Detroit changed ownership and they used to call them the "Dead Things" until the Ceasar's Pizza owner bought them and they immediately improved and have been a top team for years. Ballard took over in Toronto the Leafs had won in 1967 and a few others that decade and Leafs never got close again. Ballard once was asked by Farber of Sports Illustrated, "aren't you embarrassed that since you owned the Leafs they have become a losing laughing piece of hockey?" Ballard responded "of course not, I've made more money with this team than any previous owner ever did." Steve Stavro a horseracing owner and sportsman who liked to win took control after Ballard and Leafs had a brief resurgence but then The Ontario Techer's Union who only cared about the profit gained control and since the team like here always sells out couldnt care less about the players and hired incompetants like Ferguson Jr. as GM to follow their game plan. It may finally have changed when they hired Burke, we'll see by his 3rd year, he's been there one full season only but it sure looks like it is going in the right direction. Management is everything. The players come and go.
And here at the last press conference of what I think was a phoney stepping aside by Gainey, he said, "we have been able to bring in a whole new generation of hockey fans." Excuse me but since when does the GM even be concerned with that? And of course he doesn't mention that in the last 17 years the population has grown larger and there no longer is a competitor in Quebec for hockey fans since the Nords left in 1994. And believe me they had many fans even in Montreal then. As well as today, there is cable and satellite TV and the internet that is another part of the reason this new generation or other generations is larger. Not Gainey bring in anything! And you saw how much Gillett made on the sale as value went up and ticket prices keep going up. This has been like Toronto run by people who only cared for the bottom line. Maybe, I think it will change here but we'll only see it when Molson's fires those incompetants who are in so far over their heads in the 2010 cap league now.
dennis is right
On another positive note, tonight's The Hour with George Stroumboulopoulos was a repeat of when Viggo Mortensen was a guest. Both of them are big Hab fans and poke a bit of fun at Leaf fans. Guy Lafleur was his answer to best all-time Canadien although he said he should say The Rocket.
http://www.cbc.ca/thehour/video.html?id=1321379112 It's a fairly long clip mostly promoting his very good but bleak film The Road. The depressing people are compared to Leaf fans at 4:30. They have a short talk about the Canadiens at 10:55.
Amen, Hobo, A-Freakin'-men.


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- Make realms bonafide objects
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- Doc updates
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Michael – this is what photography is all about.The angles are perfect. You have a subject wihin a subject… brilliant! And it works so well in B&W. Very well done.
By the way… I live in So. CA myself… I've seen this pier :)
Wow, thanks both for the feature and your comments! I see you are in Riverside, I was just in Moreno Valley where my brother lives! I normally do not do much in B&W but it did seem to work here.
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Tarot is the language of the soul. It describes a process of life we all go through, no matter what culture, and mirrors for us where we are on the path.
It addresses such questions as, where are we going and where have we been? What lessons am I learning? What am I likely to be confronted with today? How does a particular person feel about me? What's our past life connection? What's our future together? How is my business doing? What is my money situation…?
It provides guidance on the path, and a means of bringing our unconscious life to light so that we may live it more consciously. Carl Jung said "One does not become enlightened by imagining figures of light, but by making the darkness conscious." Tarot brings us into the realm of the unconscious, and to whatever extent we can stand it, allows us to live there.
No one knows the exact origin of the Tarot. Is it from France, Egypt, Italy, China? There's indication that it may be from any of these countries. Most documentation goes back to the 14th century though it may actually be 1000 years older. We can trace back a European card game called "Tarocchi" or "Tarock."
Tarot is an ancient occult and philosophical system consisting of 78 cards divided into Major and Minor Arcana (secrets). The 22 cards of the major arcana represent the journey of a soul that each of us takes. It's the story of the soul as it confronts life, develops consciousness and ultimately finds enlightenment. It deals with archetypal forces.
The remaining 56 cards (forerunners of modern playing cards) deal with the changing situations we encounter. It consists of 16 court cards and 40 numbered cards divided into four suits: Wands (clubs) represent the fire element/spirit (some decks have it represent air), Cups (hearts) represent water/emotion, Swords (spades) represent air/mind/thinking, Pentacles (diamonds) represent earth/physical/sensation, money and business.
Classically, each suit has a King, Queen, Knight, Page (or Princess). Cards are numbered Ace through 10.
Divination is the process of establishing communication with the gods of the collective unconscious. It may be translated to mean "divine power," or "of the gods," and thus indicates the process is to "make divine." Initially it was a method by which one could communicate with the gods and comprehend their will.
It's a spiritual science that deals with discovering the divine significance behind "chance" events.
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The following is a review of Mary Greer and Rachel Pollack's tarot workshop on relationships. I hope you enjoy it. My goal is to encourage people to attend these intimate programs. Please contact me by email for more information.
Mary Greer and Rachel Pollack's
Tarot and Relationships Workshop
Irvine, October 25-27, 2002
When I tell non-taroists (or is it taroites?) that I'm going off to a weekend conference on tarot, many of them assume I'll be entering a world of fairies and elves where grownups wear short pants and play all day. This is an alternate world, more magical and colorful than our own.
They don't suppose that tarot enthusiasts might be people with strong intellects who pursue deep psychological insights. In movies or on TV, psychics and card readers are carried away by otherworldly forces. If they're like the infamous Miss Cleo, all they have to do is turn a card and they know everything about you and who is cheating in your world. There's no discussion of ethics, art or the English language.
Often real taroists turn out to be an amalgam of intellect and intuition. Many of us communicate with each other via the internet, comparing decks, cards, descriptions, depictions, but we're not always located close enough to hang out.
Recently, however, I had the good fortune to attend a workshop on Tarot and Relationships taught by master taroists, Mary Greer and Rachel Pollack. The event, which was hosted by Barbara Rapp, who also sponsors the Los Angeles Tarot Symposium, was an entry into that alternate world where life is at least slightly better, if not more. While there was no one in short pants, and no Miss Cleo swept in by the wind and speaking in a calypso dialect one might almost dance to, there was indeed something magical.
Most everyone in the Tarot community knows Mary Greer and Rachel Pollack as two highly informed, and gifted authors. If you don't know their work, I encourage you to check out any of their books. You won't be disappointed. Two of my favorite books of Mary's are Women of the Golden Dawn and Tarot Constellations, though every one of her books or articles has made a difference for me. Her current book, Tarot Reversals has been long awaited and well received.
Rachel Pollack's 78 Degrees of Wisdom is a classic and was one of my essential guides when I started teaching tarot. Many of you are already working with her "Shining Tribe" deck, which provides a stunning and integrative approach to tarot. Please read the outstanding review of Rachel's latest book, The Forest of Souls: A Walk Through Tarot, located elsewhere on this website.
We started the weekend by choosing cards from our decks that spoke to us of relationships, and moved on from there to the discussion of relationships at large. Indeed, we created an expansive list of some of the relationships in our lives: Our relationship with food, with our decks, each other, families, etc.
The group questioned the nature of relationships and allowed our cards to answer. We asked our decks to discuss their relationships with other decks. We talked about elemental dignities and they're relationship to each other and our relationship to them. In other words, how do the different suits feel about each other? Do they always feel that way? How do my different decks prefer to be used?
We created spreads. Relationships being the topic, we looked at different ways to read about a relationship, from where it's been to where it will likely be. We talked ethics. What should we say when asked certain questions? What are the limits? Are the limits for you the same as those I practice?
We asked questions of the decks and ourselves, such as, "What is my truth?" What might one deck want to teach another? We discussed God, sex and death, but not necessarily in that order. If a querent is looking for love, why aren't they finding it? We used a spread from Thyrsse at tarotmoon.com for that.
How do I connect with my body? We drew cards from the Shining Tribe deck and laid them out across a willing volunteer. How many of us think of laying a spread out on ourselves and feeling the cards from that angle? What changes when you put one card next to another, or me next to you, or Mary beside Rachel? What new synergy is created?
On another tangible level, the room was comfortable, the setting was lovely, we were well fed, and we were also given complimentary gift bags from Llewellyn. (Barbara Rapp must have made the arrangement for these.)
Our bags were filled with wonderful tarot products. Tarot Calendar, post cards, tarot decks…. Each bag contained a new tarot deck (Everyone's was different. Mine was the Nigel Jackson deck, which I would never have thought to buy for myself and yet I love.) It opened my eyes to other decks I might previously have overlooked. However, since Barbara recreated her store, The Crystal Cave, in the back of the room, we had access to a multitude of decks, which we could genuinely experience before buying.
As to gift bag's inclusion of the Llewellyn calendar, I don't know if they've begun adding more information and beauty to their calendars, or if I've changed (or both) but I've totally enjoyed reading the information listed for each month, along with an authors' choice of spreads. I've then been able to go to the authors' web sites and learn even more about them and their approaches to tarot. This is something I don't usually say about calendars.
It was refreshing to come together for a few days and be in the presence of new friends, invigorating ideas and novel spreads. Were we intellectual daemons in the realm of fairies and elves? Perhaps sometimes. I bought The Wild Spirit Tarot by Poppy Papin, certainly a new adventure for me.
(Barbara is planning the next Mary and Rachel event. You can email your preference date and suggestions for topics to Barbara Rapp at firstname.lastname@example.com, or simply ask her to add you to the mailing list for upcoming events.)
I look forward to meeting you there!
Shortly after the weekend I emailed the participants that I would be writing an article. The following two emails sum up the many glowing responses I received:
This was a powerful workshop. As I often do short relationship spreads for patrons of the fairs, there were several presented which I will adopt for use. While I wonder at the amount (15 hours) of time we spent on aspects of one topic: relationships, I am equally amazed that the time spent felt just right. There was great energy in the group and I walked away that night, slept wonderfully, probably because we'd all been in a light trance through out the 2-1/2 days.
To tell the truth, I would have gone to the workshop no matter what the topic. In my experience, Mary and Rachel always have something exciting to share and I wasn't disappointed. I came back home after workshop on a complete high. Armed with five new books, new cards, new spreads, new ideas, I've been reading cards non-stop including for Samhain. I flip back and forth between the books comparing opinions and advice with my own until I'm dizzy.
I got more out of these three days than I have with all the other ten classes that I have attended this year and it was just so much fun! The sense of community is strong, Lorrie, I agree and I was impressed with the willingness to share knowledge and insight. I came away with a validation that I am developing good intuitive skills as a reader. I am also pleasantly amazed to learn all the different ways this group uses Tarot as development tools. Barbara Rapp, thank you for putting it together again and Lorrie, I'm glad you are getting the word out.
Happy readings,
Jo Elliot
Orange, CA


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If a divisor of (that is, ) satisfies , then is a proper divisor of . In the realm of real positive integers, it is usually considered sufficient to list the positive divisors. For example, the proper divisors of 42 are 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 14, 21.
By restricting the sum of divisors to proper divisors, some will be less than this sum (deficient numbers, including prime numbers), some will be equal (perfect numbers) and some will be greater (abundant numbers). The term restricted divisor is sometimes used to further distinguish divisors in the range (and sometimes it used to mean the same thing as proper divisor). Thus, in our example, the list would be shortened to 2, 3, 6, 7, 14, 21.
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