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I've been writing a lot about travel blogs lately. Maybe I'm feeling restless in hot and humid New York. Maybe it's just the summertime. Regardless of why or how, it's no surprise that through this travel blog research I've landed on Gadling. Considered one of the top travel blogs around, Gadling is a great destination for travel news, tips, as well as everything from budget to adventure vacations. They've even got a section on "Traveling the American Road". My favorite.
Truthfully, they're all over the map over there at Gadling. Today, they've got a video of Two Brits in a Wal-Mart, a great post on Dubrovnik and a series of six Lake Tahoe adventures. There's also an update on how an impending Alaskan volcano eruption might disrupt flight plans for the region. (But that won't effect my flight to Vancouver next month, RIGHT?!) Basically, if it's got ANYTHING to do with travel, it's probably on their site.
Gadling makes me feel nostalgic for all these places I've been, just as it makes me yearn to vist all the places I haven't. There's a whole big bad world out there. Gadling's here to make sure you've packed correctly and are otherwise fully prepared for the trip.


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Jade Necklace (2002)
This story begins in the early 20th century in south China where Yenyee and her family live. One night, her fisherman father vanishes in a ferocious storm at sea. But it is not only her father that she loses that day. Yenyee also feels betrayed by the ocean, a friend she has trusted all her life, and betrayed by her family who then send her across the Pacific to the New World to be a servant.
In this poignant story, two worlds-China and North America-come together. Inspired by the artifacts in the Yip Sang collection held by the Vancouver Museum, author Paul Yee takes the reader on a magical voyage of love and forgiveness, of bravery and community.
Grace Lin grew up in upstate New York. She attended the Rhode Island School of Design and now lives in Los Angeles. She is the author and illustrator of Dim Sum for Everyone!, which Booklist called "graphically striking...a treat," Kite Flying, and The Ugly Vegetables.
The Jade Necklace is published in the United States by Crocodile Books. See their site at www.interlinkbooks.com.
In Canada, the publisher is Tradewind Books Ltd. at www.tradewindbooks.com.
"While students of all backgrounds—girls in particular—may appreciate Yenyee's story for her stoic perseverance through many hardships, many immigrant children, and grandchildren of immigrants, will probably connect with it even more strongly, since so many immigrant families sacrifice much and leave behind so many loved ones."
--Education Digest May 2002.
"Yee's narrative takes flight alongside Lin's accomplished illustration..."
--Kirkus Reviews 15 May 2002
"Paul Yee narrates a touching story of loss, bravery, forgiveness, and friendship. Relationships—between generations, between humans, between cultures, and between humans and the natural world—are pivotal to this story, and shifts in these relationships mark turning points in Yenyee's life. Young readers will not only marvel at how ordinary lives can be touched by the extraordinary, but also gain insights into how young immigrant children deal with change, relationships, and cultural differences."
--Canadian Literature, Vol. 181 (Summer 2004)
"An eloquent blend of historical fiction, Chinese folklore and mythology, Yee's powerfully resonant tale is narrated in prose that seamlessly marries the formality of the storyteller's voice with the intimacy of a child's perspective."
--Quill & Quire (May 2002)

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Leave it to Jennifer Lopez to heat up Fort Lauderdale.
The 43-year-old sexy singer did just that while filming her new music video with Pitbull for the song "Live It Up" on Sunday.
Decked out in a pretty peach one-piece by OYE Swimwear, J.Lo showed off her enviable figure as she relaxed on a beach chair.
Unfortunately, this was merely the calm before the storm.
Soon after, gunshots were reportedly heard nearby, prompting security to rush Lopez to safety.
Thankfully, Fort Lauderdale Police tell E! News that the star was actually on the other side of the beach and there are no reported injuries at this time.
Here's hoping the scare doesn't deter Lopez from returning to the sand.
For her sake...and ours, of course!
The Bachelor Winter Games' Clare Crawley Reveals She Found Love After the Show—Who Is the Mystery Man?


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Who would have known that My Little Pony would make such a huge comeback? The Friendship is Magic cartoon has enchanted little girls and bronies everywhere, creating a sea of new geeks eager to apply their love of the ponies to that other favorite obsession: knitting. It's gotten to the point with all things geeky that if it hasn't been knitted yet, then it's probably not popular enough. Let's check out what kinds of knitting and crochet patterns are available for My Little Pony fans.
Colorful Pony Crocheted Hat Pattern by Kara Murray
Crochet this hat and you have the beginning of a great home-made My Little Pony costume -that will also keep you warm on a cool Halloween night. So easy to make!
Mini Magical Friendship Pony by Joy Gerhardt
One pattern that done with different colors could result in a whole herd of My Little Ponies.
Spark's Pony Pattern by Kai Mayfield
Not MLP exactly, but if you prefer a more natural looking pony, this is the knitting pattern for you.
Pinkie Pie Crocheted Hat by Patricia Stuart
This hat will delight your MLP fan ages 4 to 16, though I'm sure with just a little adjustment that size could go all the way up to age 47 ;)
Rainbow Crocheted Scarf by Ashley Lane
MLP is nothing without rainbows. If your little one is a big Rainbow Dash fan, this is the scarf for them.
Check out Equestria Knitting
There's a knitter out there so obsessed with all things Equestria that she knits MLPs to order.
Craftster MLP Page
Craftser has a whole page of all sorts of My Little Pony Crafts. Necklaces, knitted stuff, crocheted stuff, toys turned into my little pony art. It's all there!
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Editor's Note: We have been very remiss -- but not too, for Bunny Lake is alive and well and walks among us ... Stay with this ... She is one of the funniest broads ever to bless the streets of Tiny Town ... and now she's elsewhere and everywhere and I, we, pray, happy as a Bunny Lake can be. Her works can be found on YouTube. Look diligently for as another who travels by this name and that biyatch is an imposter.
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In the New Year, many people dream of finding a new job with a fantastic salary.
Well, dream no more: how does $72,135 for doing very little sound to you?
So what's the job? It's for a Northern Interfaith Respectful Relationships Project Worker.
The PositionDescription states:
An opportunity exists for a project worker to support faith leaders build their individual and community's capacity to promote respectful relationships and prevent violence against women across the northern region of Melbourne. The project worker in conjunction with faith leaders, their communities and neighbouring Councils will undertake a range of primary prevention activities, with particular focus on implementing a peer mentoring program for faith leaders, and development of a range of resources to support the primary prevention of violence against women.
The successful applicant will possess:
• Tertiary qualifications such as Social Work, Community Development, Health Promotion or related discipline or equivalent work experience
• Demonstrated knowledge of, and experience working with diverse communities
• Sound knowledge of the political and policy context for the primary prevention of violence against women and family violence reforms
• Demonstrated project management skills
• Highly developed written and oral communication skills
• Proven facilitation and leadership skills in partnership development and management
• Ability to analyse and problem solve diverse and complex issues
Enquiries should be directed to Kellie Nagle on 8470 8923 or 9481 9520. A position description may be obtained by contacting 9481 9520 or by visiting www.darebin.vic.gov.au. Applications close on Friday 14 January 2011 at 4.00pm and should be addressed to:
A/Manager Organisational Support and Development
Darebin City Council
PO Box 91
Hey, I'm all that they want and more.
I have:
• Demonstrated knowledge of, and experience working with diverse communities.
At AIM we have people from all faiths or belief systems and ethnicities, many of whom have become my dear friends. We are totally diverse.
• Sound knowledge of the political and policy context for the primary prevention of violence against women and family violence reforms.
Yep, that's me as well. I know how to go a long way to prevent violence against women and children: BAN ISLAM!
• Ability to analyse and problem solve diverse and complex issues.
Me again! I can make diverse and complex issues quite simple: BAN ISLAM!
So when do I start?


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Friday June 25 2010
A special registration process has been launched for members of the Ogiek community. The exercise, managed by community elders, has the specific aim of securing Ogiek interests ahead of the next phase of the Mau Forest restoration exercise.
Some might wonder why the Ogiek are given special consideration while illegal settlers in the Mau Forest complex are all to be evicted. However, it must be seen as a bold and laudable initiative by the Mau Forest Interim Coordinating Secretariat.
The Ogiek traditionally lived in and took care of the forests. The previous government used the cover of re-settling them in the Mau; only for influential personalities to carve out a larger part of the precious ecosystem for their own selfish use.
The government now has resolved to rid the Mau, Kenya's most expansive water catchment, of illegal human encroachment. It is therefore important that the genuine members of the Ogiek community be identified and imposters exposed.
That is not to say, however, that once registered the Ogiek will be allowed back into the Mau. In this day and age even the remaining members of the community have abandoned the hunter-gatherer lifestyle that made survival in the forest viable and non-destructive.


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The Mariners may be feeling fresher than they thought they would be for this one after Sunday's clash with Gold Coast United was canceled after 19 minutes.
Graham Arnold's men will be desperate to record all three points against the Fury so they can bridge the gap on third-placed Gold Coast and push further ahead of fifth-placed Melbourne Victory.
With one win in their last six, the Mariners need a confidence-booster to kick off the Christmas period but things will not easy against a plucky Fury outfit.
Franz Straka's North Queensland side are just one point off the bottom of the table with three losses in their past four but their performance against the league-leading Brisbane Roar on Saturday night was positive despite losing 2-0.
The return of striker Dyron Daal and defender Andre Kilian into the squad is a plus and at their best the Fury could really trouble the Mariners but I feel that it is too big an opportunity for the home side to pass up and they should record a win.
Verdict: Mariners 1-0
Central Coast Mariners vs. North Queensland FuryDate: Wednesday, 22 December 2010 Venue: Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford Local kick-off: 7:30pm Referee: Ryan Shepheard Head-to-Head: All matches (played 5): Central Coast Mariners wins 3, North Queensland Fury wins 0 (2 draws) Match fact:Central Coast Mariners have scored 98 Hyundai A-League goals at Bluetongue Stadium and therefore will reach a century of Hyundai A-League goals at their home venue should they score two against North Queensland.
Live and exclusive broadcast on FOX Sports 1, FS1 HD and Sky Sports 1 (NZ). Hyundai A-League club broadcast partners are 96.3 Coast FM (Gosford) and Zinc 100.7 FM (Townsville). To purchase tickets visit www.ticketek.com.au
Central Coast Mariners squad: 2. Daniel McBREEN, 3. Joshua ROSE, 4. Pedj BOJIC, 6. Patrick ZWAANSWIJK, 7. John HUTCHINSON, 8. Rostyn GRIFFITHS, 10. Patricio PEREZ, 11. Oliver BOZANIC, 12. Matthew LEWIS, 14. Michael McGLINCHEY, 17. Chris DOIG, 18. Alex WILKINSON (c), 19. Matt SIMON, 20. Mathew RYAN (gk), 22. Mustafa AMINI, 23. Adam KWASNIK, 30. Paul HENDERSON (gk) *two to be omitted* In: Matthew LEWIS (promoted), John HUTCHINSON (returns from injury) Out: Nil Unavailable: Brad PORTER (knee - 8 weeks), Jess VANSTRATTAN (knee - season)
North Queensland Fury squad: 1. Justin PASFIELD (gk), 3. Brad McDONALD, 5. Mark HUGHES, 6. Ufuk TALAY (c), 7. Gareth EDDS, 9. Eugene SSEPPUYA, 10. Dyron DAAL, 11. David WILLIAMS, 12. Panagiotis NIKAS, 13. Andre KILIAN, 14. Chris GROSSMAN, 15. Chris PAYNE, 16. Simon STOREY, 18. Brett STUDMAN, 21. Jason SPAGNUOLO, 24. Ramazan TAVSANCIOGLU, 28. Sebastian USAI (gk) *two to be omitted* In: Dyron DAAL (promoted), Andre KILIAN (promoted) Out: Nil Unavailable: Jack HINGERT (ankle - 2 weeks), Eric AKOTO (knee - 1 weeks), Adam CASEY (ankle - 1 weeks), Osama MALIK (hamstring - awaiting MRI scan result), Isaka CERNAK (knee - 2 weeks), Matthew HAM (knee - out for the season)


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RUFC - Liddell extends contract
Rotherham United winger, Andy Liddell has today signed a one year contract for the club.
Liddell, who was on a month contract told the Official Site, 'My main goal in the month I've had here was to show the manager and his staff that I was worth a longer contract. Now I've done that, my next aim is to prove I am worth a place in the team on a regular basis.
'My fitness isn't quite up with the rest of the squad but I've played a reserve game and coming off the bench for ten or twenty minutes has been an enormous help. I am determined to show that I can still play football and help the club achieve it's goals for the season.'
Andy was born in Leeds and began his career at Oakwell before moving to Wigan in 1988. He spent a season with Sheffield United, moving to Oldham in 2005. He has twelve under-21 caps for Scotland.


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The Web's most popular liberal forum is on fire because of Sen. Hillary Clinton's 60 Minutes interview about the rumor that Sen. Obama is a Muslim. Obama was careful to say, when it was his turn, that the rumor is offensive to Muslims because of its presumption. Clinton said she "takes him (Obama) at his word" that he is not a Muslim. Members of the aforementioned forum are practically breathing fire over the fact that Clinton did not denounce the question.
She should have denounced it, yes, but I bring us back to square one: Where, oh where, is the outrage among these "liberals" every time unbelievably ugly bigotry is spewed at Clinton, and Obama never says one word. He has yet to denounce the misogyny, and has, in fact, participated in the sexism.
Why is Clinton the anti-Christ for not condemning the Muslim question, but it is perfectly acceptable for Obama to remain totally silent while Clinton is the object of one of the most vicious campaigns of bigotry we have seen in a while?
If supposed liberals do not care that bigotry has been at the heart of their own campaign against Clinton, how are they any different from the right wing?


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Even while the Tennessee Titans this off-season have sought to upgrade their wide receiving corps, the group is relatively inexperienced when it comes to track record and NFL statistics.
At the top of the team's list are veteran holdover Justin Gage and newcomer Nate Washington, who comes over from Pittsburgh as a free agent signing.
Elsewhere, the group has a TOTAL of 29 NFL receptions.
Whether that makes it easier or harder for coaches to assess the group is debatable, but none can rest on their laurels. And there won't be a spot for everybody with "pass catcher" on their resume.
Here is a rundown of what the Titans have in camp at receiver.
Justin Gage – The leader of the group and the "old man" at age 28. Gage caught 34 passes in 2008, despite being bothered by knee and hamstring problems. If he can stay healthy, he could have one of his best seasons yet as a Titan.
Nate Washington – The free-agent import caught a career-high 40 passes as the Steelers third receiver last season. The Titans believe his career is on the ascent, as they signed him to a six-year contract worth $27 million in the off-season.
Chris Davis – Make or break time for the former Florida State Seminole, whom Jeff Fisher says can still earn his way into the punt return mix. Davis has been a standout during OTAs, and must carry that over into camp and preseason.
Lavelle Hawkins – Had seven catches as a rookie in limited action. The talent is there, but he must work to overcome the concentration lapses that result in drops and missed assignments.
Paul Williams – Another guy whose time is running out. One catch in two seasons isn't a lot to show for a third-round pick the Titans believed would develop into the big, rangy receiver they now hope Kenny Britt will be.
Kenny Britt – Speaking of Britt, the rookie from Rutgers will get as many opportunities as he can handle. He probably won't start right away, but should be able to pick up enough to nail down a spot in the top four.
Dominique Edison – Sixth-rounder shows promise, but as a low-round rookie will have to impress to earn a spot on the 53-man roster. Practice squad would appear possible to allow him to develop.
Mark Jones – His primary role is as a kick returner. If he doesn't hold off Davis, Ryan Mouton or Rafael Little in that regard, then he probably doesn't stick as a receiver.
Craphonso Thorpe – Journeyman was out of the league last year, but had 12 catches for the Colts in 2007. He's a long shot, but others like Dave Ball have bucked the odds in the past.
Dudley Guice and Phillip Morris – Undrafted rookies always have the toughest road to trying to secure a spot on the team. This year is no exception.


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The Star Ruler Demo has been updated to version 18.104.22.168! Get it here.
First off I think this happens even with the original base Star Ruler script more colonizers then needed are built I THINK. I will have to test that tomorrow. If that is the case there may not be a fix for uncolonizable planets and the AI. I'm watching the AI play as me by changing the empire_ai.as from if(emp.isAI()){ to if(true){.


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Electrical storms are quite rare in Whitby but they are very dramatic to watch when they are out at sea. You can follow a storm with our StrikeStar Thunderstorm Tracker by clicking on the banner below:
Cloud-to-ground lightning is the most spectacular form of lightning. It is the lightning bolt we see reaching from the sky to the ground forming a bright, usually forked bolt of light. It usually occurs from the base of a negatively charged cloud to the positively charged ground below (-CG). Sometimes there is a rarer form that happens from the positive charge in the top of the cloud to a negative charge on the ground (+CG) and this is known as a positive flash.
Only about 20 percent of all lightning reaches the ground. Almost all ground flashes are negative, but the most powerful and most dangerous are the positive ground flashes which occur in the decaying phases of large thunderstorms and in the very active stages of severe storms.
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Call your mom and tell her you love her, kiss the ground you are blessed to walk on, and count your blessings, because fans of quality TV dodged a HUGE bullet. Clips of NBC's Wonder Woman have finally surfaced online and they are glorious in their crapitude. Word on the street was the pilot, which was picked up by NBC after every network passed on it despite its pedigree of a famous superhero and a famous writer (David E. Kelley) behind it, was horrible. From what we've seen from these clips, word on the street was dead on.
[UPDATE] It was a good run, but as you can see, three of these clips have been taken down. Hope you got a look at them while they were around!
Keep in mind these clips still had a lot post-production work to go, but the visible wires and MS Paint computer graphics only enhance the cheesiness. Advice: Start all the videos now so you don't have to sit through the same Bud Light ad over and over.
Clip One: This one starts off great if your idea of great is quick close-ups of someone running and someone else running. Wonder Woman (Adrianne Palicki) is chasing a bald-headed freak through the streets of Los Angeles while several people get shoved to the ground and a news reporter in a chopper sets the whole thing up with the dullest dialogue ever. There's a title card, and then it cuts to a later scene in which Wonder Woman fights a mix between Under Armor fashion models and rejects from Michael Jackson's "Beat It" video.
Clip Two: We see Wonder Woman get into her predicament that the above clip jumped into halfway through. Watch how strong she is when she opens the shutter door! This will leave everyone saying, "Que diabos?"
Clip Three: Wonder Woman, in full outfit, makes a hospital visit to her pal Willis. The writers really want to make sure that you know his name is Willis, Willis. Oh great, now she's got me doing it, too.
Clip Four: This is pure comedic gold. Gold, I tell you! The show wasn't just about Wonder Woman, it was also about her alter-ego Diana Prince, who runs a company that does who-knows-what but makes a ton of cash by selling Wonder Woman dolls and other tchotchkes. "I never said to merchandise my tits!" will be a rallying cry for the feminist movement from here on.
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Which is more important, great ingredients or great technique?
I'm new here so maybe this has been discussed before repeatedly but it is always interesting to me to hear where people come down on each side of this question. Do great fresh flavorful ingredients trump technique or does technique win out by preparing food perfectly to bring out its best flavor?


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Miss New Jersey 2011 Date, Location and Results
Road to Miss America 2012:
Miss New Jersey 2011 will be crowned in Bloomsday resort in Ocean City on Saturday, June 18. Twenty-three contestants from around the state will compete for the title of Miss New Jersey and a chance to participate in the 2012 Miss America Pageant in Las Vegas.
Preliminary competitions will be held 7:15 p.m. Thursday, June 16, and Friday, June 17, at the Ocean City Music Pier, Moorlyn Terrace and the Boardwalk. The final competition begins 7:15 p.m. Saturday June 18. Tickets are $100 for all three nights, $35 for preliminary competitions and $50 for the final. Call 856-424-3564.


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Traditional Subject - New Approach
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Leisure Painter is a very popular and unique art magazine in which you are invited to follow along the the creative process from conception to completion. By following the step-by-step process you will learn about my technique and how accidents can sometimes lead to new beginnings. Enjoy.
A Natural Approach to Realism
International Artist Magazine
If you didn't get a chance to pick up the June/July 2013 issue of International Artist Magazine, here is an overview. In this article I discuss my process in detail. See the step-by-step stages of working from a reference photograph on a toned canvas, how I build layers and use glazing techniques to get the subtle and glowing colours, all the way to the final painting. I talk about my palette and the kinds of brushes I use to achieve the soft backgrounds and hard edge details of realism. Enjoy.
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The Artisan Gardens completes the Ranche at Fish Creek Restoration Society's vision to honour the First Nations People and the rich history of the Bow Valley Ranche. This project brings together celebrated Canadian artists and people interested in creating a lasting legacy within a living piece of art.
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8th Annual International Juried Exhibition
Every year the International Guild of Realism holds a show and exhibition which represents some of the best work of its members. Every member is invited to submit three of their best paintings to be juried in to the show. There were approximately seventy five artists that were selected. It was a great honour that my painting "Ronnie Rooster" was selected to be in the 8th Annual Show and Exhibition this year in Tempe, Arizona. Before submitting my work I asked all of my students to pick three of their favourite pieces of my art - I gave them about seven to choose from - and they voted "Ronnie Rooster" as their favourite piece - well they were right!


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Massimo Ficcadenti has explained why he will no longer be the Cesena Coach next season. "It was the most rational decision."
The tactician took them to safety with a week to spare, but announced Sunday will be his final game in charge.
"Last night President Igor Campedelli and I shared the emotions of a difficult year that saw Cesena deservedly secure safety," said Ficcadenti.
"Together we made the right and most rational decision for everyone involved. We decided to part ways without even discussing a new contract.
"The club did not dump me, nor did I walk away from them, as I think it was a difficult decision, but the most rational.
"It is right for me to look for a new challenge, while Cesena should be given all the time needed to create a new situation."
Ficcadenti did have some words of criticism for the local media, though.
"In the past there have been some unjustified personal attacks from a few journalists and fans. I was not so much irritated by the protests against our sporting performance, but more that these insults turned so personal."
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Softball Q & A - Training Parachute
I was considering "parachute races" to increase speed on the base paths. Anyone ever use a training parachute?
These speed chutes are designed to increase resistance as one's sprinting. It does primarily two things: a) teaches the body to use all of its muscles to overcome resistance and build speed and b) strengthen running muscles. Just like any training aid, it aids in teaching the body to run a little faster.
So, I'd say "Yes, speed races using the chutes" can help build faster players and will be fun and challenging for them.
However, I'd also emphasize learning proper running mechanics and also working on actually learning the mechanics of baserunning as running fast and running the bases well are two distincts quality. Make sure to work on a) running the bases well (rounding, jumps, picking up coaches, etc.), b) sliding and c) reading and reactions well to various game situations.
And do quite a bit of speed ladder drills to. You may want to get my Speed Ladder Drills DVD for help:
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Crisis On Infinite Desserts
At last, something to go with my bottomless cup of coffee.
But probably you shouldn't think too hard about the math on this one. Like, if you start asking yourself where the holes in the center have gone, it opens up lots of puzzles about string theory and dark matter. Not to mention the issue of conservation of mass. Really, if you take out the center of infinity… what does it weigh? And if you have that, can't you calculate infinity? And if you can calculate infinity, doesn't that make it finite? So logically, isn't a tenth of infinity also infinite? And if it is… where did the baker put them?
For that matter, what went into this doughnut? Sugar, flour, icing, did someone need an infinite supply of each to combine in a bowl that could hold three infinities??? This clearly posits a multiverse as well as a scale so far beyond the infinite that it is no longer possible to discuss it with anything resembling logic and numbers.
Plus, look! Sprinkles!
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Ugandan 'Kill the Gays' Bill Supporter: 'Homosexuality is Killing Our Society'
With just days left until the official end of Parliament on Wednesday, advocates and opponents of Uganda's Anti-Homosexuality Bill of 2009, known widely as the "Kill the Gays" bill for its death penalty provision, delivered another day of testimony on Monday in which key proponent of the bill Martin Ssempa said the bill was needed because "homosexuality is killing our society."
A retired Anglican bishop spoke out against the bill, refuting most strongly the accusation that homosexuals are recruiting in the country, as had been offered in Ssempa's testimony on Friday.
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One of the bill's backers, an anti-gay pastor named Martin Ssempa, told the Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee on Monday that he does not support the death penalty provision. He said instead that gays should face up to seven years in prison.
"The parliament should be given the opportunity to discuss and pass the bill, because homosexuality is killing our society," Ssempa told the committee.
Retired Anglican Bishop Christopher Senyonjo said the bill will not stop homosexuality but would instead turn Uganda into a police state and could increase the spread of HIV/AIDS because gay Ugandans would fear seeking treatment.
Senyonjo also disputed a common claim by backers of the anti-gay bill, who say school children are being recruited by gays.
"They naturally become so," he said.
The AP also notes Stephen Tashobya, the head of the parliament committee where the bill currently rests, as saying that a report would be ready by Tuesday so that Parliament could take up the bill.
"Due to public demand the committee has decided to deal with bill. The bill has generated a lot of interest from members of the public and members of parliament and that is why we spared some time deal with before this parliament ends," Tashobya is quoted as saying.
If the bill is taken up by Parliament it is expected to be fast-tracked through the hearings process and passed.
However, Dr Warren Throckmorton writes that, having spoken to Tashobya, the report may not be finished by Tuesday. Parliament ends Wednesday but is constitutionally in place until May 18 and therefore a special session could be called, though this would be a somewhat extraordinary move.
Also, several other pieces of legislation still require action, including procurement and company bills which appear to be front-runners for attention at this stage. That said, it is still conceivable for the Speaker to bring about a vote on the 'Kill the Gays' bill' by Wednesday. Read more on that here.
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Emergency workers cut branches to free driver who struck Manchester treeBy PAUL FEELY
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March 05. 2012 12:05AM
MANCHESTER - A driver was taken to Elliot Hospital Sunday night with minor injuries after hitting a tree on Bodwell Road.
Manchester police say the man, whom they did not identify, struck a tree outside 122 Bodwell Road at 7:44 p.m.
The tree fell on top of the vehicle. The fire department was called to the scene to cut some of the tree's limbs so the man could be freed from the vehicle.
Police said the man, who they described as having a history of medical issues, was transported to the Elliot at 8:11 p.m.
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Succeeding Globally
As many of us know, the business world is a predominately male dominated world. In America, women have been working their way up the corporate ladder (they still do not receive equal pay for equal work), but find at times it's very difficult to compete in a global workforce when there are so many cultural differences that exclude women from forming close relationships with their male counterparts.
Huff Post Business reports on the cultural complexities that affect women in the workforce. The article notes that in today's world, although women have come a long way, they still need to be more agile, resourceful and resilient than their male co-workers.
The article notes that every country has its own set of cultural norms and traditions as well as the expected roles for males and females. Many cultures have their own views on social hierarchy and work outside of the home. But in many traditional societies, for example, women have near-dictatorial powers inside the home while the man serves the family outside of it.
It's important for women to also note that many cultures place a high value on age and executives that are (or at least are perceived) as young, might not receive as much attention and be seen as less experienced as their older counter-parts.
Businesswomen need to consider all of the signals they are sending out, from age to body language. Are they standing with dominance and confidence or with meekness? Are they making as much or as little eye contact as necessary for that culture?
With the growing role of women (form all countries) in a global workforce it is important to be as culturally versed as possible.
Humintell understands the needs of a growing global workforce and has compiled years of emotion, gesture and cross-cultural research to create INTELLICULTURE our Cross-Cultural Adaptation Tool. This tool will help not only women but any international business person who would like to be able to delineate from a cultural norm and discrimination due to age or gender.
The Huff Post is clear to point out that women need to keep in mind that the dominate power sets the rules in business and in most societies around the world, including America, that power is male. Savy businesswomen work to get the results they want from their male counter-parts not to offend them.


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Last year, Trevor Barron broke the U.S. record for racewalking 20 kilometers and was the lone American to compete in that event at the London Olympics. Sunday he gave running a try.
On a cool morning with nearly perfect running conditions that produced record times, the Colorado College sophomore finished fourth in the Colfax Marathon with a time of 2 hours, 48 minutes, 1 second. Then he went down to his hands and knees at the finish line, overcome with fatigue.
"The last six miles were harder than anything I've ever done," said Barron, 20.
Kenyan Abraham Rutto ran the marathon as a tuneup for next month's Grandma's Marathon in Duluth, Minn., and won with a course record (2:24:34). Another visiting Kenyan, Daniel Kipkoech, ran the half marathon as a tuneup for Atlanta's Peachtree Road Race on July 4, also setting a course record (1:05:54). Nicole Chyr ran the marathon in hopes of breaking the women's course record she set two years ago and she succeeded, finishing in 2:57:18.
Barron ran to try something new, but also to raise awareness about epilepsy. He was diagnosed at age 8 when he was a competitive swimmer.
"I was able to swim until age 12," Barron said. "But then after seizures broke through my medication — I had several in the pool — I was forced to quit. It was just too dangerous."
His older sister liked track, and he wanted to be like her, so he tried that.
"I joined the club, she went to the Junior Olympics in her first year of track in high jump and hurdles, and I got left home," Barron said. "I tried literally everything to make it to Junior Olympics and ended up racewalking."
Since undergoing brain surgery when he was 13, Barron has been seizure free. Sunday he wore a shirt advertising the Epilepsy Foundation of Colorado to help spread his message. Almost 3 million people in the U.S. have some form of epilepsy, more than 50,000 in Colorado.
"I never thought of epilepsy as something that should hold me back from competing well or doing well in school or achieving the things I was motivated to do," said Barron, a computer science major at CC.
The best junior racewalker in U.S. history, Barron was the second-youngest athlete in the 20K event at the London Games (he finished 26th), but he isn't sure if he's going to continue in competitive racewalking.
"After a while it stops being enjoyable," Barron said. "The rigor that comes with training for the Olympics is so great that I'm not sure if I want to do it again."
At the Olympics he averaged 6 minutes, 39 seconds per mile for 20K (12.43 miles), which would have been good for 50th in Sunday's half marathon (13.1 miles ). Liberated from the stringent rules that regulate racewalking, Barron made the mistake most first-time marathoners do: He ran too hard — under 6-minute pace — at the start.
"I pushed it a little too fast for the first 15 miles, and I really paid for it in the last eight miles," Barron said. "I crashed pretty bad."
Still, he was running around 7:30 pace at the end. Did he enjoy it?
"I guess so," Barron said wearily.
He made his point, though.
"I'd like people to realize that the only limits they have are the ones they place on themselves," Barron said. "They can do amazing things, even with epilepsy, and it shouldn't hold them back."
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1. Abraham Rutto, Kenya, 2:24:34
2. Matthew Drake, Boulder, 2:42:28
3. Matt Thrasher, Castle Rock, 2:44:59
4. Trevor Barron, Colorado Springs, 2:48:01
5. Greg Coplen, Highlands Ranch, 2:50:18
6. Charlie Johnston, Denver, 2:50:38
7. Matthew Biegner, Broomfield, 2:51:53
8. Aaron Serna, Denver, 2:55:15
9. Carl Mather, Highlands Ranch, 2:56:43
10. Jay Shaeffer, Greeley, 2:57:10
1. Nicole Chyr, Englewood, 2:57:18
2. Sarah Bay, Denver, 3:09:20
3. Kelsey Luoma, Denver 3:10:42
4. Chelsea Randall, Denver 3:11:14
5. Anne Staeheli, Denver, 3:13:13
6. Amy Schneider, Denver, 3:13:37
7. Kendra Glassman, Charlottesville, Va., 3:18:18
8. Sandra Currie, Highlands Ranch, 3:18:40
9. Jessica Latino, Arvada, 3:21:24
10. Emily Stasiak, Castle Rock, 3:22:57
1. Daniel Kipkoech, Kenya, 1:05:54
2. Patrick Rizzo, Boulder, 1:07:21
3. Charles Hillig Jr., Denver, 1:07:32
4. Bob Weiner, Evergreen, 1:13:19
5. Tristan Mitchell, Centennial, 1:13:24
6. Dave Scudamore, Denver, 1:15:11
7. Devin Cornwall, Alamosa, 1:15:14
8. Jeffrey Hofferber, Durango, 1:15:32
9. Brian Grudowski, Denver, 1:16:26
10. Norman Mininger, Aurora, 1:16:27
1. Lori Walker, Henderson, 1:20:02
2. Kelsey Martin, Denver, 1:21:36
3. Jamie Arnold, Westminster, 1:25:57
4. Colleen Sanderlin, Englewood, 1:26:03
5. Karen Melliar-Smith, Denver, 1:26:41
6. Julia Viel, Boulder, 1:27:06
7. Kelly Escorcia, Centennial, 1:28:33
8. Emily Dugan, Denver, 1:29:05
9. Kelly McRae, Colorado Springs, 1:30:14
10. Kristina Kaufmann, Denver, 1:31:11


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WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (WAVY) – Next Saturday, William & Mary opens its season on the road against Virginia Tech.
The Tribe are no strangers to playing the big schools of the FBS, in fact, coach Jimmye Laycock schedules one every season.
He has said he wants all of his recruits to experience the environment of playing in those types of atmospheres. His teams usually respond. In 2009 W&M defeated Virginia, and had close calls the last two years.
"We played well last year against West Virginia, we played well against Maryland, we beat Virginia," coach Laycock said. "We've had some wins, but our players need to know mistakes will be magnified against them."
Wide receiver Tre McBride says the goal against Virginia Tech is the same as any other game.
"We're not going up there to stay close," McBride said. "We're going up there to win."


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Macrame friendship bracelet
by: Chica
Remember a while ago when I shared with you my failed macrame project? I vowed to do better the next time, and use better materials that than crazy rope I used before. I finally came through and I have a macrame project and a couple of videos to show you.
Since macrame is a pretty "old school" craft and something I used to do as a kid, I figured I should pick a project that I remembered from my childhood, too. I decided to make a macrame friendship bracelet. A bracelet is great for kids to learn macrame with, because it's a small project and they get something out of it that they really like. Gosh, I remember making SO many of these in my pre-teen years!
Before I get to the bracelet, though, let me show you the basic macrame technique. You can get really fancy with lots of macrame knots as you get better at it, but let's keep it simple for today and just focus on a simple square knot. You can do a lot with this basic knot! Here's a video showing you how.
If you can't see the video above, you can view it directly here.
Okay, if you're comfortable with the square knot shown in the video above, let's move on to the bracelet. You'll need to start with some long pieces of string or cord. My favorite thing to use for these is embroidery floss because it's inexpensive, easy to find, comes in a zillion colors, and looks gorgeous when used for macrame. I used 8 cords for this example, which creates a nice-sized bracelet. You can use more cords if you want to get a wider bracelet. Just make sure you use at least 4 and use an even number of cords.
Pick out a few colors for your cords, depending on what you like, and cut your pieces. For a 8-cord bracelet, cut 4 really long pieces (about 4-6 feet long each, depending on your wrist size), then fold them in half to make 8 cords.
At the folded end, tie a knot, leaving a loop about 1/2″ to 1″ in size.
Tape the loop to your table to keep it still while you work. Then spread out the cords, lining up your colors the way you want them.
Now you are ready to macrame! I've shown you the basic knot already in the first video above, and here's a second video that shows you how to apply that knot to this particular project.
If you can't see the video above, you can view it directly here.
Just keep making those square knots like shown in the video above, and eventually you'll get a bracelet that's long enough to go around your wrist. I just love how the different colors intermingle and create pretty patterns in the knots.
To finish the bracelet, you can use any sort of knotting technique you like, but here's what I like to do. Start by putting the cord ends through the loop, and then tie them in a knot.
Then keep tying knots until you think it's super secure. I like putting a series of knots until the loop is totally covered. I think it looks pretty that way. Then just trim the ends and you have a finished bracelet!
Once you get the hang of macrame, you can make one of these bracelets in about an hour or so. The possibilities are endless when you start mixing colors and patterns!
I knew that once Little Jo saw this bracelet that she would want it. She was happy to show the camera how nice it looked on her wrist.
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Super cute. I'm going to have to try and attempt this. I think I saw the embroidery floss on sale somewhere :-/
I love this, it's so cute! I'm getting read to post a kid's bracelet project before the weekend and will link over to this as well :)
Ok linked to you, thanks for the great project :)
Thanks for the link, Amanda! We loved your bracelet project, too.
Hey! Was wondering if you could create a picture tutorial of the video parts? I do much better with still photos. Thanks!
The "C" and "D" analogy was just what I needed. Thx!
learned to tie a square knot – macramé from your video.
do you have a video on how to tie a half hitch knot?
Glad you enjoyed our macrame video, Dee. Sorry, but we don't have any videos on half hitch knots.
Thank you very much I can´t understand anything about this way for macramé until now. I´m very happy!!!! :) Spain
great!! Thanks for sharing! Lynn


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PonyBeads UK offers the widest selection of Pony Beads anywhere in the UK, from standard white barrels to airplanes in a smooth matte finish and everything in-between. Our Pony Beads come in larger packs, designed to save you money. We are sure you will find something of interest on our new website, so enjoy your shopping experience.
Plastic pony beads are perfect for a vast variety of arts and crafts ideas; from jewellery making to decorating bags, hair braiding to shoe lacing and are very popular for camp activities. We are proud that the majority of our plastic pony beads are made in the USA, by The Beadery and these offer a higher standard of quality than some of those available in your local stores.We pride ourselves on offering one of the best selection of plastic pony beads available on-line; where some on-line retailers offer 150 different colours, we have over 1,000 different plastic pony beads available. Our plastic pony beads include the standard 9x6mm barrels, mini barrels, large barrels, heart shaped beads, flower shaped beads, butterfly shaped beads, and star shaped beads. The most frequently used plastic pony bead shape is the standard 9x6mm barrel, which is available in 9 different finishes including, opaque, pearl, sparkle, neon bright, transparent and our favorite, matte.All our plastic pony beads have a large 4mm hole, which makes them ideal for use with a wide range of cords, strings and wires. When stringing your beads, don't forget to add some fun shapes from our wide range of over 40 exciting and fun shapes, including teddy bears, planes, trains, dolphins, cats, dogs and elephants just to name a few.


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Supporting development in Africa does not just mean making a financial donation to Megabridge Foundation projects: each one of us can make a frontline contribution by introducing Megabridge Foundation to both small and larger public, involving friends, relations, acquaintances, colleagues, classmates and sports team members.
The following are a few examples of what you can do:
Browsing the web?
Are you an internet enthusiast? Keep browsing our site: post the most interesting items on your social network pages and
forward them to your friends. Click on "I like it" on the Megabridge Foundation Facebook page or click the like button on the right sidebar of our web site; look at our videos on Youtube. If you run a website, insert our logo on your home page and at no extra cost you will help to make Megabridge Foundation known to the public.
Are you into sport?
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Cross and his strange but multi-talented crew together form one of the most ruthless and efficient hired guns the world has known. In this first appearance in a novel, they take on an elusive serial killer who no one has ever seen. This savage murderer is leaving a trail of eviscerated bodies all over the world.
Despite knowing the Cross team as ultimate mercenaries, a shadowy team of government operatives hires them to track and capture - but not kill - this elusive hunter, When a pattern is finally deduced in the seemingly random strikes, the Cross crew devises an elaborate plan that will put their leader directly into the creature's path.
This book wasn't for you, but who do you think might enjoy it more?
I can't think of anyone who would enjoy this story. It really is nothing more than a collection of short stories that have the same characters. There is no continuity. The epilogue has nothing to do with the rest of the book.
Have you listened to any of Phil Gigante's other performances before? How does this one compare?
Phil Gigante did a fine job. He is just as good as always.
What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?
The overriding reaction I had was confusion. This book is very hard to follow.
Any additional comments?
This book had some great suspense. Especially the parts that took place in the prison. But it is so disjointed that it is almost impossible to follow. It really seems that it is just a collection of short stories. Too bad because Cross seems like a character with potential, that never gets a chance to develop.


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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama, so often cool and unemotional, struggled to maintain his composure Friday, Dec. 14, as he addressed a nation reeling from a mass shooting at a Connecticut elementary school.
"The majority of those who died today were children — beautiful little kids between the ages of 5 and 10 years old," Obama said partway into a four-minute statement.
Then he paused, tilting his head down and looking at his notes, for 12 long seconds. He wiped a tear from his eye.
He went on: "They had their entire lives ahead of them — birthdays, graduations, weddings, kids of their own."
Then another pause, this time of seven seconds. Another tear wiped away. He looked down and sighed.
It was a remarkable moment in the usually sterile White House briefing room. A few feet away, off stage, press secretary Jay Carney and deputy chief of staff Alyssa Mastromonaco gripped each other's hands and wept.
But the scene also served to highlight Obama's uneasy relationship with the issue of gun control, which most liberals strongly back but which the Democratic president has avoided. Obama has at various times hinted at a desire to toughen gun laws but has done nothing legislatively to advance the issue.
On Friday, after reciting a list of recent mass shootings, Obama said that "we have been through this too many times." He called for "meaningful action to prevent more tragedies like this, regardless of the politics."
But he provided no specifics, and gun-control advocates immediately called on him to move swiftly to toughen firearms restrictions. New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, an independent and one of the nation's leading proponents of stronger gun limits, said Obama's words were not enough.
"President Obama rightly sent his heartfelt condolences to the families in Newtown," Bloomberg said. "But the country needs him to send a bill to Congress to fix this problem. Calling for 'meaningful action' is not enough. We need immediate action."
Before Obama spoke in midafternoon, Carney told reporters that there would be "a day for discussion of the usual Washington policy debates, but I don't think today is that day."
Gun-control advocates launched a petition drive on the White House website Friday that had 20,000 signatures by late afternoon, while demonstrators formed a candlelight vigil outside Obama's residence. "Mr. President, we are praying for your action," read one sign. "Enough is enough," read another.
On Friday, with 20 children among the 27 victims, Obama said he reacted to the news not as a president but as a father. He referred to the dead as "our children."
"This evening, Michelle and I will do what I know every parent in America will do, which is hug our children a little tighter, and we'll tell them that we love them, and we'll remind each other how deeply we love one another," Obama said. "But there are families in Connecticut who cannot do that tonight, and they need all of us right now."
Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., who considers himself a friend of the president, said: "Those were tears that came from deep, deep, deep within. … He's the type of guy who's cool, always calm, always able to hold it together, but then there come these events that you don't have the answers to."
The personal tone of Obama's remarks evoked his comments in March, when he said that "if I had a son, he'd look like Trayvon," referring to Trayvon Martin, the 17-year-old teenager fatally shot in Florida by a neighborhood watch member.
Obama has shed tears in public before, but even as a wartime commander in chief, he had never done so in marking a national tragedy.
In the closing days of his 2008 presidential campaign, Obama cried at an evening rally in Virginia soon after the death of his grandmother. Concluding his 2012 re-election race, he wept thanking an audience in Des Moines for supporting his candidacy. Two days later, with victory in the last race of his life safely in hand, Obama choked up while addressing campaign staff and volunteers in Chicago.
On Friday, Obama ended his comments by quoting Scripture. "Heal the brokenhearted and bind up their wounds," he said.
Then he walked away in silence. The flag atop the White House was lowered to half-staff.


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February is apparently National Apple Month and so the British Columbia Tree Fruits folk want to make sure you enjoy one of the many delicious varieties that are grown here right in BC. Starting February 1st, visit the BCTF Good to Go site and upload of a photo of yourself enjoying one of BC's delicious apples and you could win $4000 to share with the charity of your choice!
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Oh, NO! It's WOOD and You PAINTED it!!!{33}
So – I've never had a problem here with any of my readers about painting wooden furniture. And we don't need to get into the whole debate (unless you really want to for some reason) but these days, every time I see a painted piece online I start to brace myself for the onslaught of people who feel the need to condemn the absolute tragedy, TRAGEDY!!, that they see in paint going onto wood.
Newsflash: Child Abuse is tragic. Starvation and the senseless violence of war are tragic. Homelessness, cyber-bullying, disease, massive drought, and any time a child dies before their parents – those are tragic.
Painting furniture? Nope. It's not a tragedy.
So, stop with the nonsense.
My painted pieces don't have to be falling apart at the seams to make it okay either. I don't have to rescue them from the dump (though I have). They don't have to need massive amounts of fixing or look so bad in their "natural wooden state" that people will go blind from looking at them – unless I cover the horror with paint. You know what the "natural" beauty of wood actually looks like?
So while I'm pretty sure anyone who is actually reading this already "gets it", I just felt like I needed to get this off my chest. I promise I will NOT come to your house and paint any of YOUR wooden furniture – or try to force YOU to paint it either – so why should anyone care if I'm going to paint something of MINE?
If you've made it this far in the
rant post, I'll be back tomorrow with a piece of furniture that I painted recently. I've been a little silent lately and a good deal of the reason is that the negativity (NOT just on this particualr topic) online has really been getting me down – I've been feeling like I needed to step away from the computer. I've still been working on projects though – and I'd like to start talking about them again…
I've missed breida with a b.
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Workmanship Awards were defined as Construction and Detail Awards for this Costume-Con conference.
Regency Gentleman
1886 Bustle Dress
A Swedish Colonist
Vienna By Moonlight
Sundaes in the Park... (Peppermint) (a)
Sundaes in the Park... (Peaches & Cream) (b)
Sundaes in the Park... (Blackberry Cobbler) (c)
Sundaes in the Park... (Butterscotch Parfait) (d)
Sundaes in the Park... (Chocolate) (e)
The Harem Girl
Daisy Belle
Fashions from the Delineator, February 1925
Rules: Defining "Historical"
1. All entries in the Historical Masquerade must be based upon a reproduction of:
1. Actual historical dress, as it was worn at the time.
2. Actual theatrical or party costume that appeared in production and can be documented.
3. A documentable period costume design that never appeared on the stage (I define this as a planned costume, be it stage, fashion or whatever, that was drawn, the drawing reproduced, but the costume was never actually made - Erte' immediately comes to mind).
4. A designer original, as it appeared on the runway, and presented as such.
2. Any past period costume or garment is eligible for entry, as long as it is from a period earlier than the birth date of the entrant. Exception to the age rule will be made in categories b though d (above) at the discretion of the masquerade director. (This especially refers to category d, which will be done at the director's discretion.)
Skill Divisions
1. Young Fan. Anyone who is less than 13 years old at the time of the conference. For award purposes, this division will be subdivided into two categories - costumes made by the contestants, and costumes made for them by an adult.
2. Novice: A contestant who has won no awards in any Costume-Con Historical competition. A first entry in any costumes competition of any type, or a first entry in the historical competition no matter what skill level in another field of costuming.
3. Journeyman: A contestant who has won at least once in a Costume-Con historical competition, but less than four times. An experienced costumer (Craftsman or Master level) in another field of costuming, hut new to the historical masquerade.
4. Master: A contestant who has won more than four times in a Costume-Con historical competition, or any costuming professional who earns a significant portion of his/her income making or designing historic costumes.
5. Any contestant may voluntarily compete in a higher class that the one in which he or she qualifies. In a group costume, the class of the most skilled member will determine that entry's class.
1. Historic Reproduction: This class is defined as an attempt to reproduce actual historic clothing in as complete a detail as is possible. Documentation will be mandatory, as the majority of the judging will be done prior to the masquerade itself. Re-enactment standards will prevail:
* Mandatory use of proper materials, or close approximations if proper materials are not available. Approximations should be documented.
* Modern machine sewing is allowed with no loss of credit. Extra credit will be given for hand sewing or documentable use of period machine techniques.
* The entrant is expected to be dressed "from the skin out" and may be expected to show said completeness at the judge's discretion.
This category will cover both actually worn clothing of whatever period, and theatrical and performance costume that was actually made at some point in time.
2. Historical Interpretation: This class is defined as an entry that begins with an actual historical garment or garments, then intentionally departs in a visual way from the period on which it is based. Documentation, while not mandatory, is strongly suggested, if only to explain to the judges the starting point of the entry. It need not be extensive. Workmanship, complexity and creativity will be the judging criteria in this category.
3. If you're still confused: If you can document, and duplicate what the costume looks like underneath, go Historical Reproduction. If your costume can only be documented as an outer shell, and/or you've started with an actual historical garment and then played with it, go Historical Interpretation.
Take it for granted that the judges are not familiar with the costume(s) you are entering, and document accordingly. Historical Reproduction category entries will have their documentation considered an integral part of the entry and will be judged against their documentation. Historical Interpretation category entries will have their documentation used as a guide for further judging, but the documentation itself will not count as part of the costume entry. The judge's time at the con is limited, and it would really be nice if they could have a few moments to do things other than read documentation (like eat, sleep, go to the bathroom, engage in a bit of social conversation, etc.). On the other hand, I've always had a problem with the concept of limiting how much documentation an entrant is allowed. After all, only you know how much documentation is needed to fully explain your entry. Considering these two disparate realities, I've come up with the following:
* There will be no limitation on the thickness of an entrant's documentation. There will, however, be a limitation on the time available for the judge to be able to read it. All judges will be expected to be on site by Friday evening, and will have set time blocked out for them to read the documentation.
* For ease in reading, all documentation must be in an 8-1/2 x 11" format, hound between covers and typed. Illustrations may be on separate pages, or integrated with the text.
* Documentation will have to be sent to me prior to the conference. Details on deadline date, address, etc., will follow in the next PR. [Deadline announced in PR4 as Thursday, Feb. 4, 1999, one week prior to conference.]
* Judges will be issued the entrant's documentation with the thinnest packets issued first, and the thickest packets issued last. Historical Reproduction documentation will be given priority.
* The judges will be expected to spend their entire time allotted in reading documentation. If the combined amount of documentation received is too much for said time, it will not be held against them if they cannot complete all the documentation.
Obviously, while you can write as much as you wish, it is in your own best interest to keep your documentation short and concise.
1. All Historical Reproduction Costumes will be scheduled for prejudging, the details to be worked out prior to the convention. For the moment, plan on having to go to the judges to be prejudged. If an efficient system can be worked out allowing the judges to come to your room for the prejudging, it will be done - but don't automatically count on it. Historical Interpretation entries may waive the prejudging if they wish, but be advised, you're probably competing at a disadvantage if you do so.
2. Entrants will he expected to show all necessary parts of the costume. The costume may either be worn in completeness for the prejudging, or, shown in pieces. If there is an item that you wish the judges to take special note of, be ready to point it out to them.
1. Entries with up to four individuals will be limited to a maximum of 60 seconds on stage. Entries with more than four individuals will be allowed up to 90 seconds.
2. If you feel this will not be enough time to show your presentation, the masquerade director will be willing to listen to your argument and possibly allow more time. Be prepared to be VERY persuasive, however, as the masquerade director has always believed that miracles can happen and awards won in 30 seconds on stage.
George "Syke" Paczolt
Historical Masquerade Director
Director: George "Syke" Paczolt
Master of Ceremonies: George Paczolt
Presentation Judges: Janet Wilson Anderson, Kevin Roche, Kathy Norvell


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Let's golf, not garden
Now is the time to redouble efforts to preserve Gus Wortham Golf Course.
Published 5:17 pm, Thursday, July 3, 2014
The game of golf often has been maligned as a sport of the elite, a four-hour march where affluent white guys do deals, trade insider information and cozy up to fellow power brokers dressed in lime green and plaid. We don't like that stereotype and anyway, it's as outdated as a persimmon driver. Golf long ago became a life-long pursuit for Houstonians from all backgrounds. Now is the time to redouble that effort by preserving the East Side's Gus Wortham Golf Course as a historic monument and an accessible, everyman's course.
Regrettably, in an ironic twist, a group of elite gardeners from outside of the neighborhood and with the conditional support of Mayor Annise Parker are proposing to bulldoze a historic golf course and replace it with a botanical garden (City looks to boosters for green to maintain golf course," Page A1, June 30). We oppose that idea and urge the city's golfing community, led by the Houston Golf Association, the Wortham Park Friends and others in the nearby neighborhoods, to make a stronger effort to save Gus Wortham.
Gus Wortham, one of Texas' most historic golf venues, has hosted players of all stripes in her 106 years. Its picturesque, tree-lined holes running along the banks of Brays Bayou offer a delightful, bucolic surprise so close to the ship channel. It is one of the most affordable golfing venues in the city, a place where juniors can play for $7 a loop while imagining that they can be the next Michele Wie, Tiger Woods or Lucy Li, the 11-year-old who distinguished herself in this year's U.S. Women's Open. Indeed, it is the ideal place for graduates of our city's "First Tee" program to practice what they're taught. "First Tee" in Houston teaches kids ethics, emotional management and conflict resolution through golf.
It should come as no surprise that, at its reduced rates (when many daily fee courses charge close to $100), Gus Wortham and other public courses have operated at deficits. In the city of Houston, those losses are subsidized by the profits of heavily-trafficked layouts like Memorial Park. We believe that if golf courses are good for the public, then they should be made affordable and accessible to all of the city's children. And if the current financial model is broken, we should - as many cities have done - consider outsourcing all operations to private firms held to high standards.
We also believe that children and their parents should have a botanical garden. But it needs to be at one of the many other locations discussed and offered in the 600 square miles that is Houston. Or perhaps those interested in botany should help beautify our bayous with innovative gardens that could run for miles.
At "town hall" meetings and community events, duffers who support Gus Wortham have outnumbered those in favor of a botanical center. They've made suggestions that include upgrading the current course with hike, bike and running trails. This is a neighborhood that is changing, young families are moving in and there should be consistent and regular recreational options for the gentrified community. A botanical garden with an admission charge might be a trend, but it should not be a destiny.
What we should not do is what the mayor is advocating: take a long-standing public venue and hold it hostage by saying you come up with the money to save it or we're giving it to a higher bidder. She would not allow that to happen to parks in Montrose, and it shouldn't happen to Gus Wortham Golf Course.


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Investment Ombudsman Team-A A +A
An Independent View
Monday, August 11, 2014
THE recent formation of an Investment Ombudsman Team (IOT) is very welcome. One of the many problems with Philippine economy is the low level of foreign direct investments (FDI's) compared with other Association of South East Asian (Asean) countries.
Asean FDIs in 2013 were: Singapore, US$60.6 billion; Indonesia, US$18.4 billion; Thailand, US$13 billion; Malaysia, US$12.3; Vietnam, US$8.9; and Philippines, US$3.9 billion.
There are many reasons why the Philippines is unable to attract the FDI levels of other Asean countries. A Constitution which only allows foreign ownership of up to 40 per cent of public utilities and for foreigners to not be allowed to own land are cited as factors.
The creation of the IOT team suggests the recognition of corruption and red tape as also being factors which reduce foreign investments.
The American Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (Amcham) has also welcomed the formation of IOT. Amcham stated that the IOT is a manifestation of the sincerity of the Aquino administration to pin down corruption in the conduct of business, encourage foreign investments, and improve global competitiveness.
The IOT will work in partnership with the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), the Board of Investment (BoI), and the business community. It will address "complaints containing verifiable leads or information involving allegations of solicitation, demand, or request by a government official in exchange for the issuance of licenses, permits, and certificates, the release of shipments and cargoes, as well as the arbitrary assessment of fees."
"Verifiable" is a problem. The whole point of corruption is that, being illegal; it is introduced with subtlety, obliqueness, and deniability. The corrupt do not kindly provide a verifiable paper trail on which will prove their guilt. Writing unambiguous memoranda which demonstrate their corruptness is not something that the IOT will see.
In the infamous ZTE case of the GMA administration, it was alleged that Benjamin Abalos offered then National Economic Development Authority (Neda) Secretary Romulo Neri P200 million for favorable support of the US $329-million project. The inspiring locale for this alleged corruption attempt was Abalos' golf cart and the words Abalos used could be decoded differently. Such is the slowness of the justice system that the case, dealing with events in 2006 and 2007, has not yet been resolved. We shall never know the truth. The IOT will confront insuperable difficulties.
If the IOT has sufficient resources, it may be advantageous to examine old, though not necessarily cold cases.
In 2007, the inauguration of San Carlos Bioenergy Inc. (SCBI) took place. As a pioneering renewable energy project, it attracted much support.
Those present at the inauguration included President Gloria Arroyo and other dignitaries including the then British Ambassador Peter Beckingham, since there was significant British expertise and investment in the project. But the Brits seem to have disappeared. Why? Incoming British Ambassador Asif Ahmad hinted darkly in October 2013 about difficulties in doing business in the Philippines. It may help the IOT if they made inquiries from relevant embassies.
We support IOT's formation. IOT members should be warned that, if they are to make a difference, they will need to work extremely hard and tenaciously.
The corrupt are not easily exposed.
Published in the Sun.Star Bacolod newspaper on August 11, 2014.
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"This is a poet who can toggle between bikinis and trilobites, between astrophysics and pop culture, between elegy and premonition. Kombiyil's work is alive to whiplash our lives in the timeloops of the universe."
—Maureen N. McLane, My Poets and This Blue
"These are intellectually dexterous poems, but, more vitally, poems 'laden and alive' with unexpected illumination."
—Arundhathi Subramaniam, When God is a Traveller
"Ellen Kombiyil's debut collection contains one of the most marvelous lines of poetry I've read in quite a while: 'oh one one zero zero oh oh one.' Unequivocating and precise as binary code, Kombiyil's work hacks into the lyric itself, in poems of unsettling intelligence and emotional honesty."
—Srikanth Reddy, Facts for Visitors
"'Nothing happens until something moves,' Albert Einstein once said, and Ellen Kombiyil's first book of poems is a glorious embodiment of that principle. Innovative, ecstatic, and emotionally potent, these poems shimmer with their skill and acumen, and indeed it's been a long time since I've been as excited about a new book as I am about this one."
—Ravi Shankar, The Autobiography of a Goddess
Histories of the Future Perfect by Ellen Kombiyil is a book of poetry inspired by concepts in astrophysics. Canvassing across time and space to provide a luminescence unafraid of the big ideas, the book itself has what Kombiyil calls a quantum structure. Here we find Galileo's thumbprint, Kurt Cobain Las Vegas, and Mary Lincoln communing with the dead. The poems themselves are never narrowly historical but rather cosmic in their inflections, taking on subatomic particles, DNA, and black holes, not simply as scientific props but as the very impetus for lyric motion.
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