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Three different types of editing sequences
Split Edit
Also known as the L cut. Technique that makes a transition more aesthetically pleasing and interesting. In a split edit the audio track transitions at a different time that the video. Thanks to this transition dialogue scenes don't look like tennis matches, when the conversation would jump between two actors. It can be used to give the viewer a wider context of the scene.
A technique in which a series of short shots are edited into a sequence, used in the tv and film industry for trailers and recaps of what happened in previous episodes. It originates from 1920's, when these sequences combined different optical effects such as fades, split screens and dissolves. Back then it was used top provoke the viewer and disorientated him.
Discontinuity editing
A form of montage. This style of editing creates disorientation. It uses metaphorical and symbolic shots to tell the story. Viewer doesn't know what to expect.
Research and review three different types of cut
Fade in/out:
A popular type of transition between shots. Fade outs are usually used at the end of a film, to close the story. A very popular practice is to fade the picture into the black screen. Sometimes they can be also used to illustrate the ending of a day, character falling asleep. Fade ins are the opposite, they're used in the beginning of the film.
The dissolve is a smooth transition used to indicate the change of location or time but also to connect the scenes. It happens when two shots overlap each other, but are both visible because their opacity is lower. It seems like this transition was more popular in the past than in present times. The dissolve was used in the beginning of "Citizen Kane", when the gate to Kane's mansion dissolved into a shot with moneys in a cage and then into another shot of the mansion on the hill which was metaphorically use to show the audience that his dream house is also a prison. In The Godfather Part II dissolves are used to show the continuity between two generation of Corleone family.
Cutting on the action:
It's also known as matching on the action, it's a technique in which we cut from one shot to another that marches the action from the first shot. We can see a lot of examples of that cut in The Matrix, like in this clips below, when Neo meets Morpheus. It's starts around 0:19. Another example of this transition can be observed in the boxing scene in "Sherlock Holmes". These types of cuts make the transition between shots much more smoother and fluid.
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Hi Everyone,
Valentines day. Enough said! It's a lovely, sunny day, ideal for a run.
I shall however, pay homage to St. Valentine by doing a FOTD using some new products i recently purchased, as well as some well loved products. This is one of my favourite looks because all the colours i used on my eyes and lips, bring out the blue in my eyes.
I also have to mention the new Chanel blush, Sunkiss Ribbon because it has a lovely light bronzed highlighter that sadly the camera just doesn't capture the beauty of.
Dior Forever Foundation 020. (Newly formulated). NEW
Diorskin Nude Skin Perfecting Hydrating Concealer, 002 Beige.
Chanel Les Beiges Healthy Glow Sheer Powder, shade 25.
Chanel Harmonie De Blush, Sunkiss Ribbon. NEW
Lancôme Definicils Mascara, Noir.
Amazing Cosmetics, Amazing Concealer, Fair.
Charlotte Tilbury The Retoucher, Conceal & Treat Stick, 2 Fair. NEW
Chanel Ultra-Fine Translucent Powder. (Disc.)
Charlotte Tilbury Colour Morphing Eyeshadow Pencil, Champagne Diamonds. NEW
Charlotte Tilbury Eyes To Mesmerise Cream Eyeshadow, Marie Antoinette. NEW
Bobbi Brown Long Wear Cream Eyeshadow, 16 Beach Bronze.
Chanel Stylo Yeux Long Lasting Waterproof Eyeliner, 919 Érable.
Chanel Stylo Yeux Long Lasting Waterproof Eyeliner, 987 Or Blanc.
Chanel Sculpting Eyebrow Pencil, 30 Brun Natural.
Dior Lipliner Pencil, 952 Rouge Royal.
Chanel Rouge Allure Gloss Lipstick, 18 Séduction.
Givenchy Live Irrésistible Eau de Parfum.
(Not strictly part of FOTD, however, it is a beautiful feminine fragrance of roses which is an ideal gift for Valentines day).
There you have it. My Valentine look using products i love, some new ones i bought recently and some new releases.
Take care and i will see you all soon. 😉
St. Valentines FOTD…………Forever Seductive & Irresistibly Sunkissed!
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text: I got a new Fender American Jazz Bass a few months ago, and my old Hamer Slammer has been sitting in my room for a couple of months now. I'm thinking about defretting it, but I had a question about this. Couldn't you "defret" a bass by filing down the frets to the level of the fretboard? This way, the frets would act as wood fillings would (if you defretted it), and the neck wouldn't bend or anything because it hasn't physically changed. Would this work and would it give the same effect?


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After everything that happened, I had to take a bit of a break from pretty much everything. A lot of thinking to do. A lot to get sorted out.
I'm getting there.
So, almost a whole year has passed. A whole year of getting used to a new way of being, of living. For a long while I didn't have the wherewithal to really *do* anything and the making and the cooking fell by the wayside. Then I didn't have computer access for a while - and no, I didn't miss it.
The children have all gone to school. I found a job (outside the home). I'm baking again. I'm making again. I'd like to say I'm gardening again, but there's a big dug-over space in the back garden, still pretty much devoid of anything growing (but hey, it's cleared and that's a start?)
I'm going to be working on getting the pattern for the Knitted Waldorf Doll sorted and properly typed up (so many people have asked for it. Plus the dress and some cardis (as on Ravelry).
I've also been working on some hat designs and have sold a few, so will likely be making a few more of those and taking some pics (now that my camera is also working again).
I have plans...
In the meantime, I want to get back to blogging again :0)


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A is for Armstrong
In our formative years, ABC books helped us learn our letters and also introduced us to information about the world. A trip from A to Z remains fun for almost everybody, typically blending the familiar with the unexpected. Thus, the ABCs of Jazz which follows. [Originally published as a "Jazz Tracks" column in CD Review, 10/1992.]
A is for Armstrong. When the great Louis unleashed the jazz genie of solo virtuosity with a tip of his cornet toward the blues, he created jazz as we know it. As if that weren't enough, he then applied his genius to singing and did the same for adult pop.
B is for Brubeck. Pianist Dave helped make jazz socially acceptable in the '50s through his college concerts and provided a stable platform from which alto sax master Paul Desmond could fly.
C is for Charlie Christian. He electrified the jazz world with his amplified guitar. Born in Texas and reared in Oklahoma City, Christian heard tenor sax genius Lester Young with the Blue Devils and Leon McAuliffe with Bob Wills' Texas Playboys. So he was ready when guitarist/trombonist/arranger Eddie Durham came through town with the Basie band and laid an electric guitar on him. Christian joined Benny Goodman in 1939 and jammed with Thelonious Monk in '41. Charlie's sparkling melodic lines, ripping riffs, pulsating rhythm, and blues-drenched harmonies laid the foundation for building the bop annex onto jazz's swing wing.
D is for Davis. Miles's career and modern jazz history are one and the same. As Charlie Parker's foil, he carefully traversed the minefield of Bird's extravagant creativity. Soon after he gave birth to the cool. Then Miles and John Coltrane heated it up in the classic quintet. Coltrane was still around for the sextet that recorded Kind of Blue, which codified the modal influence in jazz. In a Silent Way began a break with jazz tradition by emphasizing ensemble creativity rather over individual virtuosity and gave Miles an entry point into the jazz-funk-fusion-pop bubble that kept him afloat until the end of his career.
E is for Edward Kennedy Ellington--the immortal Duke--who in 1932 promulgated the First Law of Jazz: "It Don't Mean a Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing." Ellington often pronounced himself the world's greatest listener. He was referring, of course, to his orchestra and the compositions (his own, Billy Strayhorn's, and those of others) that they all performed.
F is for Freeman. His given name was Lawrence but everyone knew him as Bud. Place him near the top of the list of people born to play the tenor sax. He started with the Austin High Gang in Chicago in the late '20s and kept swinging for more than six decades
G is for Goodman. That's Benny, the King of Swing. In spite of his own fear that real improvised jazz was inherently uncommercial, he made a form of jazz the predominant popular music in America for a few years. The basic formula was to supply a polished big band with hot arrangements of familiar pop tunes and spice the mix with many original compositions by Fletcher Henderson, Jimmy Mundy, Edgar Sampson, Eddie Sauter, Mel Powell, and others. Goodman's technical facility on the clarinet was such that brilliance became commonplace in his work and he needed occasional inspiration from the likes of Lionel Hampton, Charlie Christian, Red Norvo, the aforementioned Mel Powell, and even Bela Bartok.
H is for Holiday--Lady Day. Some people think of her a blues singer, but Holiday's unique readings of blues tunes (usually her own compositions) made up only a small part of her work. Her gift was to place vocal jazz at the same level as the instrumental variety using Tin Pan Alley tunes as her raw material. A dreary movie and sensationalized autobiography made Holiday's psycho-sociological profile more familiar to many people than her musical one. Clear your mind of all that when you listen to Lady.
I is for International Sweethearts of Rhythm, the powerhouse '40s big band featuring the rocking tenor sax work of Violet Burnside and the searing trumpet of Ernestine "Tiny" Davis. You'd have heard more about the band if it hadn't been made up of jazz's most undervalued and even oppressed minority: female instrumentalists.
J is for Jones. In this case we'll take that to mean the musical brothers from Detroit: Hank (piano), Thad (cornet, composer, arranger), and Elvin (drums). This might be a good time for a nod in the direction of some of jazz's other celebrated siblings: Percy, Jimmy, and Albert Heath (bass, sax, drums); Jack, Norma, and Charlie Teagarden (trombone, piano, and trumpet); Cannonball and Nat Adderly (alto sax and cornet); Chuck and Gap Mangione (trumpet and pianist/arranger) and of course the Marsalises: Wynton, Barnford, and Delfeayo (trumpet, sax, and trombone).
K is for Kenton. That would be Searching Stan, the Artistry Man, jazz's roundest square. Kenton's progressive neophonic contemporary innovations reverberate only on recordings these days, but his highly personal approach to jazz (he was quite anti-swing) still attracts attention.
L is for Lewis--John Lewis. He was the pianist and musical director of the Modern Jazz Quartet. The energetic melodicism of the southwestern blues and swing tradition energized Lewis's music. He was a native of Albuquerque, NM and he listed Lester Young, Harry Edison, and Dicky Wells--in other words the core of the 1939 Count Basie Band--as his heroes. Lewis also drew on European concert music, particularly of the baroque and rococo periods, for inspiration.
M is for Mulligan. We can also call him Mr. Mainstream. Gerry Mulligan's pianoless quartet recordings sound as fresh today as they did in the '50s, and his energetic Concert Jazz Band offered a nearly perfect balance of improvisation and composition. Mulligan's contributions as a sitter-in easily match his achievements as leader and composer. Every time he'd show up with his baritone sax, his enthusiasm and artistry would inspire his colleagues and elevate the proceedings.
N is for Norvo. Red Norvo played jazz from Bix to Bird and beyond. He used the xylophone until about 1943. Then he switched to vibes. He played with Paul Whiteman, Woody Herman, and Benny Goodman. When Norvo put together a band for a quick recording session in 1945, he chose Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie as part of his "Selected Sextet." Norvo's fleet, tight, almost vibratoless vibraharp playing was as good a fit with beboppers as it was with traditionalists. His working groups nurtured Charles Mingus, Jimmy Raney, Tal Farlow, Tony Scott, and Shorty Rogers.
O is for Ornette, the harmolodic Mr. Coleman. He turned away from the post-bop technical dexterity that often seemed to be an end in itself, creating his own brand of melodic freedom. Some thought it approached chaos. We know better now. Ornette's methods, message, melodies, and madness have survived and prospered.
P is for Powell, pianist Bud. His virtuosity matched Art Tatum's and was so fully at the service of his art that it was all but invisible--unless he was challenged. Legend has it that Powell's response to a tin-eared listener's comment that "you don't have much of a left hand" was to burn through the next set with his right hand resting on his lap.
Q is for Quintette of the Hot Club of France. Assembled for a concert in Paris in 1934, it was the first real jazz band whose members weren't Americans. It made international stars of guitarist (and occasional violinist) Django Reinhardt and violinist (and occasional pianist) Stephane Grappelli. Reinhardt's career was cut short by an early death but Grappelli was still packing concert halls and clubs in the late 1990s.
R is for Rollins, Theodore Walter "Sonny." The tenor sax is the voice of jazz and Rollins's rhetoric was the prototype for modernists in the pre-Coltrane years and well after that, too. He's still playing and has reestablished an eloquent manner that holds on to many old fans and attracts new ones.
S is for the Smiths. They're not necessarily related, but they share in the jazz heritage. They include Bessie, Mamie, Jabbo, Tab, Buster, Carl, Willie, Willie "The Lion," Bill, Jimmy, Jimmie, Pinetop, Leroy Hezekiah "Stuff," Dr. Lonnie, Lonnie Liston, Johnny, Johnny "Hammond," Derek, Marvin "Smitty," Tommy, and Floyd. You could look them up.
T is for Big T. Jack Teagarden put Texas blues through a trombone and it came out jazz. He claimed that he was too lazy to reach for notes in the conventional way and came up with a technique of his own that enabled incredible flights. "Man, I don't like workin' that hard," he said, "I just use my lip." His laconic bluesy vocals sprang from the same sources as his trombone playing.
U is for Ulmer, James "Blood" Ulmer who melds potent elements of rock and jazz into a heady avant garde blend. Ulmer's "fusion" is substantial--not decorative--music.
V is for Venuti and his violin. There have been few jazz fiddlers. Joe Venuti was the daddy of them all and possibly the greatest of them all. His recordings with guitarist Eddie Lang in the '20s and '30s set the standard for swinging chamber jazz. These figured prominently among the discs that carried hot music across the Atlantic. (Record labels considered black artists even hotter than European sensibilities could handle at that time.) Without Venuti and Lang, there may not have been Reinhardt and Grappelli.
W is for Waller. The immortal Fats drank deep at the source of piano jazz, James P. Johnson. Then he passed the cup to Count Basie and Art Tatum. Duke Ellington took a sip, too. From there, it passed to Oscar Peterson, Bud Powell, and even Thelonious Monk.
X is for X-tine. That's Billy Eckstine, of course. I'm not making that spelling up. Mr. B used it for a short time at the behest of agent Billy Shaw. Eckstine's smooth vocals and outrageous good looks made him a star, but Dizzy Gillespie remembers him as the best bandleader he ever worked for. In addition to Dizzy, Mr. B's band included (at one time or another) Charlie Parker, Fats Navarro, Miles Davis, Art Blakey, Dexter Gordon, Sarah Vaughan, Gene Ammons, Budd Johnson, and Lucky Thompson. 'Nuff said.
Y is for Young. The tenor sax giant picked up the nickname Pres, short for the President, from Billie Holiday in return for the Lady Day sobriquet that he bestowed on her. Not only did he expand and recreate the jazz language with his light, melodic, and always swinging tenor sax inventions, but his hip verbal articulations made lasting contributions to American English. If you "feel a draft," your way of expressing your sensitivity came from Young.
Z is for Zawinul. Born in Vienna, pianist-composer Joe Zawinul goes by Josef or Joe depending on the situation. He's been part of various significant jazz movements. With Cannonball Adderley's quintet, he worked in the blues-funk-soul field and composed the Grammy winning "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy." He also wrote "In a Silent Way" for Miles davis and played on the Bitches Brew sessions. Zawinul's "Birdland" was a major hit for Weather Report (which he co-founded) and later on his Zawinul Syndicate produced a heady blend of world music and jazz.


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Janet Groene's
Slow Cooker Cottage Loaf
Quick breads are a natural for the slow cooker, as long as you know the rules. First, the loaf will not brown on top. Second, the loaf will be the shape of the cooker so a very large footprint means a short loaf. Third, all quick breads slice better if they are cooled, wrapped and let "season" several hours or overnight. Fresh and warm they're more crumbly but oh, so scrumptious.
To make this bread in a low-fat version use four egg whites instead of two whole eggs, fat-free cottage cheese, sugar substitute, nonfat milk and reduced fat biscuit mix.
2 eggs
1 cup small curd cottage cheese
½ cup sugar
1 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
3 cups biscuit mix
½ teaspoon baking soda
½ cup raisins (optional)
Grease the slow cooker insert. In a bowl whisk eggs, cottage cheese, sugar, milk and vanilla. Mix in biscuit mix and soda until everything is evenly moist. Fold in raisins. Put in the slow cooker with a few sheets of paper toweling under the lid to absorb excess wetness. Cook 2 hours on High. Loaf will be golden on the edges and springy to the touch.
Turn loaf out of the cooker onto a rack or cutting board. Serve at once or cool completely and wrap to slice later.
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By Sue Shekut, Owner, Working Well Massage, Licensed Massage Therapist, Certified Wellness Coach, ACSM Personal Trainer
Recently I found out that a fellow student in the graduate psychology program at Roosevelt University has a company, Personalized Relaxation, that provides personalized relaxation CD's. As a fellow personal trainer and master's level psychology student, Jason Klinowski, , founder of Personalized Relaxation, knows stress–and relaxation techniques–to help you combat the damaging effects of stress. In addition to his normal training in the master's program, Jason also completed an additional Stress Management certification program at Roosevelt.
Here is what Personalized Relaxation CD's offer (from his website):
Jason offer two types of relaxation CD's, a standard and a personalized. The standard CD includes progressive muscle relaxation, breathing exercises, autogenic training, sound meditation, mindfulness meditation, yogaform stretching, and imagery. All are proven forms of effective relaxation exercises and can be done anywhere.
The personalized relaxation CD includes 5 personalized spot relaxations (© Johnathan Smith 2009), or 'Stress Stoppers' tailored for individual lifestyles. Stress Stoppers are quick simple exercises that utilize certain aspects of relaxation exercises for use in highly stressful and inconvenient situations. These exercises can be used quickly and suddenly to help stop the negative effects of stress before they start.
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Eyewear is very glad to welcome Irish poet-critic David Wheatley - pictured above - to its wind-blown pages this blustery November day. Wheatley, one of Ireland's impressive younger literary figures, was born in Dublin in 1970, and is the author of four poetry collections with Gallery Press: Thirst, Mocker, Misery Hill and A Nest on the Waves. He has edited the work of James Clarence Mangan, also for Gallery, and Samuel Beckett's Selected Poems for Faber and Faber. He often reviews for, among others, The Guardian Review section - where his reviews tend to be judicious and thoughtful, and non-representative of his edgier side. Wheatley is - as many of his Irish generation are - an outspoken opponent of the Catholic Church, and a far-ranging (sometimes madcap) satirist, at least on the Internet, where he has run a lively blog. In his combination of erudition, sense of play, and seriousness, he makes a tantalising offer to the future, of growing into the next important Irish poet after Muldoon - though his own style is notably different. He lives in Hull where he lectures. This poem is a translation (see his note below) taken from the impressive new anthology, Patrick Crotty's The Penguin Book of Irish Poetry.
Poem by Anonymous
Eochaidh Ó hEodhasa (?1560-1612) was court bard to three successive chieftains of the Maguire clan in Co. Fermanagh. He exemplifies the aristocratic (rather than folk) tradition in Irish poetry that would come to an end with the defeat of the Gaelic chieftains at the Battle of Kinsale in 1601. He is best known to readers in English through James Clarence Mangan's 'O'Hussey's Ode to the Maguire', and is the subject of James Carney's 1958 study 'The Irish Bardic Poet'. This anonymous elegy observes the convention of comparing poetry to a woman, who suffers loss of symbolic authority and status on the death of the poet. The original Irish text can be found in Osborn Bergin's Irish Bardic Poetry.
On the Death of a Poet (composed during the last illness of Eochaidh Ó hEodhasa)
Poetry is touched by decline:
how can we come to her aid?
She is sure all hope is gone
in her poorly state.
Consider poetry's plight,
fit only for the sickbed
as word of Eochaidh's death is brought
to her who was his bride.
fit only for the sickbed
as word of Eochaidh's death is brought
to her who was his bride.
It is hard to witness the honour
once hers turn to scorn:
woeful indignity drawing near,
the cloud of abasement come down.
To Eochaidh above all men she gave
the flower in its prime
of her artistry and love;
and all to nourish him.
The hidden ore of his poet's craft
burned with a gemlike flame
lighting up the art he left;
much died with his name.
Well he knew the schoolmen's work,
who sat among the wise;
poet of the golden cloak,
a great lament shall be his.
He stumbled on the hazel of knowledge
in its secret grove,
and left its branches hung with flesh,
stripping the nutshells off.
Out of words both dark and subtle
the poet makes his art
with perfect ease, and in recital
omits no part.
It is no small help to his work
to add the gold relief
of learning to his every word:
such is the way of the beehive.
Bees all over brim their hoard
with the juice they collect
from the oozings of a milky gourd
or a flower unpacked.
They are examples to the bard
whose craft none can match;
no flower or fruit, soft or hard,
escapes his search.
It is he resolves the doubts
of those already skilled;
he who settles all debates,
he to whom all yield.
Who has not been touched by sorrow
at the master's loss of life?
This disease goes to the marrow
and pierces like a spike.
Like a cow parted from her calf,
my wits are overthrown;
I make melody from my grief,
who now am orphaned;
and poetry is a widow unless
Maoilseachlainn's son returns;
no-one can make good her loss
but the man she mourns.
poem translated by David Wheatley from an anonymous poet; from The Penguin Book of Irish Poetry; reprinted with permission of the author.


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CRAWDADDY: Young blacks say race has no place in the education conversation
Those wondering what young black people think about the likes of Rep. Gene Alday, R-Off The Wall, and his take on race need wonder no more.
Rep. Jeramey Anderson, D-Moss Point and the youngest member of the state House, doesn't much care for the hate coming out of Alday, who's old enough to know better.
"As a Mississippi elected official, I am forever concerned with the well-being of all the people in our great state. Moreover, I recognize holistically the many contributions of African Americans to both Mississippi's economic and cultural development," said Anderson in an email from the Young Democrats. "Particularly in the area of education, African American communities have given much - sometimes even their very lives -- as they rallied for an equal and comprehensive state public education system.
"Thus, I disagree with Representative Alday's recent commentary. Nevertheless, I think it's important to keep centered on the heart of the matter - our precious students. We must agree, the future of Mississippi is certainly integrally linked to the successes of our future generations. In that vein, I remain committed to advancing sound policy-making; thinking both critical and analytically of how my present day decisions will impact the future of Mississippi's children. We should all be committed to ensuring that Mississippi's youth have an equal and fair opportunity at a quality education."
Alday told the Clarion-Ledger on Sunday he opposed spending more on education because in his hometown "all the blacks are getting food stamps and what I call 'welfare crazy checks.' They don't work."
He later said his comments were taken out of context.
But consider this. In DeSoto County in 2013, about 21 percent of the population was black and about 9 percent of the population was on Food Stamps/SNAP, according to the Census Bureau.


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Hear 20 Seconds of Britney Spears' New Song, 'I Wanna Go'
A teaser clip hits the web.
A week after Britney Spears debuted her new music video for the single "Hold it Against Me," her fans are getting another treat: A 20-second snippet from another new song from her upcoming album, Femme Fatale (out March 29).
Take a listen to the teaser clip for "I Wanna Go" that is making the rounds on the web:


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States try to crack down
This nationwide database, the first of its kind to bring disciplinary records together in one place, includes 8,237 regulatory actions taken by states against all kinds of charities and solicitors. The charities on our list of AMERICA'S WORST appear 94 times in the database.
Most of the actions in this database involve charities that are not among the worst in America. Many of the actions are related to registration issues, including late registrations.
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Taste limited release beers hosted by The Hop Yard at Empire featuring the flavors produced by Maine's hop growers and malt houses. Including, fresh hop beers showcasing Maine's recent harvest with hops from across the state and beers exploring the unique flavors of Maine malted barley.
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Can someone please explain to me how some women come to the conclusion that it's okay to step out of their house looking like this….
Below is The More Dictionary definition of a sight whore (pictured above)
Sight Whore: derived from the term "sight rhyme" (also known as eye/visual rhyme) describing females who do not lead the life style of a slut but chose to parade their attire, and end up looking like a hot mess
Hot Mess: Visual clutter that draws attention to itself.
I have one thing, ONE THING! to say on this matter. Why are sight whores always complaining about getting perved on by random men on road? When they are the ones who choose to look easier than 1,2,3? These days we have the whores, who are trying to take equality to a next level by demanding brownie points for knowing how to spread their legs, they also argue that it's their body so they can do what ever they want with it. Fair enough. Sight whores are a complete different thing. Here is the thing whore and sight whores dress the same so it's a bit hard to distinguish one from the other, if a whore gets hit on and stuff, she takes it in her stride, in fact she loves it! But when the sight whore gets hit on she is shocked (God knows why), and offended because she is not "that kind of girl" though she is fully aware that she looks like one. So they argue that they have the right to dress however they want without getting practically sexually harassed (I had a friend like that once but she wasn't a severe case of sight whore). Whenever I hear someone say it, I am baffled that they are still on that la la land shit.
In a perfect world a woman should be able to walk around naked without a man blinking an eyelash but bitches need to realise that we are not in a perfect world. Men have eyes, eyes looks, if you are gonna walk around with ass out, titties out, face drowned in make up and shit, you are gonna get seriously perved on. Get the fuck over it and excuse my ears. Sight whores know what the hell they need to do to stop being treated like a human being instead of a piece of meat. There are a billion different ways to look sexy without looking "sex me". If you chose to dress like a whore be prepared to live with the age-old consequences. You either fix up or stop making unnecessary noise whilst continuing to not keep relationships. Which brings me to a side note, a lot sight whores dress as they do because they thinks guys like it & they know that they will get attention. But what they fail to realise is that no sane man wants trash off the road permanently on their arms. Simple mathematics. Wake up sight whores!
Thanks for reading, more to come.


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Sure, "Breaking Bad" may have dominated the Primetime Emmy broadcast Monday night; however, it was a BBC show that won the most Emmys this year.
"Sherlock," starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman as the detective extraordinaire and Dr. Watson, respectively, took home a total of seven Emmy Awards in total.
Best Cinematography for a Miniseries or Movie Best Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie, Or Dramatic Special Best Single-Camera Editing for a Miniseries or Movie Best Sound Editing for a Miniseries, Movie, or Dramatic Special Outstanding Actor in a Miniseries or Movie, Benedict Cumberbatch Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie, Martin FreemanOutstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie, or a Dramatic Special, Steven Moffat
This isn't the first time the series has been nominated. Previously, the first two seasons received 17 Primetime Emmy nods; however, it never won once.
When series three began airing, it picked up in popularity, returning to record ratings overseas and in the U.S. When this year's Emmys were announced, "Sherlock" received 12 nominations.
You can catch up with "Sherlock" on Netflix now; however, as a fan, I strongly advise against binge-watching the series until it's close to returning or you'll be left wanting more.


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The Student Government Association (SGA) is both the voice of the student body at NPC and the coordinating organization for student clubs and activities. Student Government members participate in college governance activities, serve on critical college committees and control funding for student organizations and activities.
2018 Live Auditions
Friday, March 2 • 2 to 6 p.m.
Snowflake/Taylor – Silver Creek Campus
Learning Center Symposium, Room 101
Monday, March 5 • 2 to 6 p.m.
Show Low – White Mountain Campus
Aspen Center, Room 111
Video Auditions
Submit in MP4 or AVI format on DVD or flash drive by
Tuesday, March 6 • Noon
Mail to: NPC Student Activities Coordinator
Snowflake/Taylor – Silver Creek Campus
1611 S. Main St., Snowflake, AZ 85937
AGE GROUPS: 5 and up.
All contestants MUST bring their own music, instruments and props!
PRIZES: $500 to 1st Place Winners; $250 to 2nd Place Winners; $50 to One Contestant 12 and Younger
Show begins at 7 p.m.
Friday, March 30, 2018
NPC's Student Government Association presents its 10th Annual Community Talent Show. Come cheer on your favorite act as they compete for cash prizes.
Admission: $5 per person (No discounts)
Join us at the Performing Arts Center on the Snowflake Campus.
Contact the Student Activities Coordinator, Ryan Orr at (928) 536-6241 or send an email.
NPC SGA Constitution (PDF)
- SGA Talent Show
- SGA 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament
- University Transfer Road Trips
- Costa Rica Scholarships for NPC students


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Mike, 34, is a palliative care nurse. He lives in north London. He is leaving London because of the frustrations of private renting.
I rent a ground floor, two-bed flat in the centre of Camden, with a friend.
We were quite rushed and pressured into signing the tenancy contract because there were hundreds of people who wanted to take it so we were made to feel very lucky.
We signed the contract and as we were signing it they said: "By the way it's two-year contract and there will be a rent increase after a year".
We were told verbally that there would be a break clause but they weren't sure what period of time that break clause would kick in.
Very excitedly, we signed a contract for what we thought was a fairly swanky two-bed apartment. Wooden floors, open plan, a little garden, two minutes from the tube. We thought it was brilliant.
It was expensive but we thought it was worth it.
We moved in and it was soon really obvious that the owner of the property – who converted the house with his father – did a really bad job.
Our neighbours are students and they are nice guys. But even if they just walk across their flat I can't even begin to tell you how bad the noise is. It is so disruptive that we can't sleep so we rarely spend the night there now.
This was not explained to us at all by the agent. They said it was a very quiet flat on a quiet cobbled street.
We've sent the agent many emails explaining the noise is unbearable, asking them to please contact the landlord and ask them to do something about this.
But nothing has been done to remedy the situation and it has got to the point where we have both had to have time off work because were not sleeping. It's affecting our lives and our health.
I'm a palliative care nurse. I look after terminally ill people at work and I have to be able to concentrate. I need sleep.
As tenants you just don't know where you stand
I contacted the agents and said nothing has been done so we're giving our one month's notice.
They came back to us saying you signed a two-year contract and there is no break clause.
This is the bit that gets me. We were given two options. First one was that we find tenants who can move in and take over the tenancy for the remainder of the two years and pay £200 each to take our names off the tenancy.
But we feel it would be unethical for us to find people and not tell them that there is a massive issue with noise. It's unethical and immoral and I'm not comfortable with that.
The other option was that we pay two-year's worth of management fees totalling £5,500 which we can't afford.
I've rented so many different places. Three different places in the past two years.
In the past eight years it must be over 10 different places
I'm a nurse, I pay a lot of my salary on renting and bills and so on, and all we get from letting agents is fees and charges on top of that.
I have rented in London for all these years and I think I can count once or twice that I've had good experiences with agents and landlords and I've actually got the majority of my deposit back.
It's so annoying and upsetting and I worry about all the people that are affected like this.
Letting agents and landlords know that anyone in London on a normal salary – under £30,000 – has no savings and so they need their deposit back to be able to move. But letting agents chip away from it and you always know when you leave a property that you're going to get stung and lose at least half of it.
I find the London rental market so frustrating that I've decided to leave the capital. I've had enough. It's too much stress. It just feels like a constant fight.
If you think renters deserve better, join our campaign to fix private renting


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The ownCloud personal cloud server bundles a lot of big-time cloud technologies into an elegant, simple interface. As founder and CTO Frank Karlitschek outlined at the January 2010 Camp KDE [3], the goals of ownCloud include easy setup and management, access to your data wherever it may be from whatever device you want, with privacy and user control.
ownCloud supports integration with external filesystems such as FTP, Webdav, Openstack Swift, and SMB servers, and external cloud services like Amazon S3, Google Drive, and Dropbox. Dropbox integration is one of the most-requested features, and at last this is available in ownCloud 4.5 [4], which is scheduled for its official release this week. You can set up your own personal, private cloud that syncs with Dropbox and then share an entire Dropbox, or selected files, from your ownCloud server.
Installing ownCloud
ownCloud is included in the major Linux distributions so you can install it from your favorite package manager. But if your particular flavor of Linux includes an older version, you'll have to install the latest release manually, and you need 4.5 to get Dropbox integration. I'm running 4.5 RC2. ownCloud's download and installation instructions [4] are pretty good. But I ran into some problems installing the necessary dependencies on my Linux Mint 13 system. The installation instructions include this:
# apt-get install apache2 php5 php5-json php-xml php-mbstring php5-zip php5-gd
Which gave me this error message:
E: Unable to locate package php-xml
E: Unable to locate package php-mbstring
E: Unable to locate package php5-zip
And the second apt-get incantation resulted in this:
# apt-get install php5-sqlite curl libcurl3 libcurl3-dev php5-curl php-pdo
E: Unable to locate package php-pdo
I would like to say that I carefully researched this, and came up with a correct package list. But the reality is my main system is a hodge-podge of repos from everywhere, mixed releases, and source builds, and somehow it has whatever ownCloud needs to work. So I can't say that. I did a quick test with the following on a clean Ubuntu 12.04 system:
# apt-get install apache2 php5 php5-json php5-gd php5-sqlite curl libcurl3 libcurl3-dev php5-curl php5-common php-xml-parser sqlite
This ran without error, and ownCloud operated correctly. Whatever version of Linux you're running, you need
php5 (>= 5.3), php5-json, php-xml, php-mbstring, php5-zip, and php5-gd. These are listed as optional:
php5-sqlite (>= 3), curl, libcurl3, libcurl3-dev, php5-curl, php-pdo.
First Run
Follow the ownCloud instructions for setting up Apache and you should be good to go. I took the easy way and stuck all of the ownCloud files in my webroot at /var/www/owncloud for testing. Don't do this on a production server because it's unsafe. Docuwiki has a great page on the right way to set up Webservers [5], so consult it when you're ready to set up your live server. When your installation is complete you'll see the ownCloud setup page in your Web browser at http://localhost/owncloud [6] (figure 1). This is where you create an admin account, choose your data directory, and choose which database you want to use: SQLite or MySQL.
Configuring External Storage
Now we get to the fun part. Go to the Apps tab and enable the "External storage support" app. Then go to the Admin tab, and you should see the External Storage configurator (figure 2.) Check "Enable User External Storage" to allow users to sync their own Dropbox accounts.
As you can see, this is where you connect to Dropbox, Google Drive, and other filesystems and cloud storage. With Dropbox you have to jump through some extra hoops and create a Dropbox app. That is what Dropbox requires to manage authentication to your account. Don't worry because it's easy.
Create Your Dropbox App
Go to Dropbox My apps [7] and log in, then click Create an App. Make up a name for it, and a description. You can select either App Folder or Full Dropbox, depending on what you want to share in ownCloud. Then click Create. You'll see a page full of stuff, starting with figure 3. You can go back and edit and delete your Dropbox apps, so don't be nervous.
Under App Status, do NOT click "Development (Apply for production status)." This is for apps that you want to release publicly. Fill in the rest of the forms, enable additional users if you have some extra testers, and upload an avatar or your photo. When you're finished click the Create button
Note the App Key and App Secret in your Dropbox app-- go back to your Admin or Personal tab in ownCloud, go to External Storage, click Add Mount Point, and select Dropbox. You can enter anything for the Mount point; this will be the name of the local mountpoint, and ownCloud will automatically create and configure this. Copy your App Key and App Secret into the appropriate boxes, and then click the Grant Access button. This button should appear when you press the Tab or Return key after entering all your information. You should then be greeted with something like figure 4.
When it succeeds you'll see an "Access granted" message in ownCloud. Now you can configure which users have access to your Dropbox files in the Applicable box (figure 5.)
Seeing Your Dropbox Files
As of the 4.5 RC2 beta, you have to manually add your Dropbox files to your Files page. It's easy: all you do is create a new folder with the name of your Dropbox mountpoint, which in my example is carla-dropbox. Give it a few minutes and your files will appear. If you want to speed it up, go to the Apps tab and enable the rescan_fs app. When you click this it scans and update your ownCloud files view. Don't be fooled by its animated circling arrows, which makes it look like it's always running. It runs only when you click on it, and it gives you status messages while it's running.
After all that your Dropbox files will show up in your Files view just like all of your other files (figure 6), and will synchronize between ownCloud and Dropbox. I expect that it won't be long before your Dropbox shares appear automatically, and any remaining rough edges get smoothed over. Look for the final 4.5 release this Thursday.


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This leaflet and the places you can visit will give an insight into the background of Robert Stephenson's upbringing, education, early career and creation of impressive engineering structures which remain in daily use as part of life in the North East.
1) 5 Greenfield Place
2) Central Station
3) Robert Stephenson & Co.
4) Stephenson Monument
5) The North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers
6) Literary and Philosophical Society
7) Alderman Fenwick's House, Formerly the Queen's Head Hotel
8) Dean Street Arch
9) High Level Bridge
10) Skew bridge in masonry and plate girder
Plus Royal Border Bridge, East Coast Main Line Viaducts, Dial Cottage, St Bartholomew's Parish Church, Willington Quay, Hownes Gill Viaduct, Victoria Viaduct and Sunderland Bridge over the Wear
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I was so excited when this month's copy of "Midwest Living" ended up in the mail box. (Thanks for the supscription mom.) They had the cutest ideas for spring flower arrangements including this beautiful watering can offering.
Since I was already the proud owner of a vintage watering can I decided to give it a shot, and I'm pleased with the results. Of course I used silks, because here in this portion of the Midwest (Michigan) the sun can still be very hit or miss. I didn't want to worry about fresh tulips and if it was too cold for them. Thankfully, you can find some pretty convincing silks. Come warmer weather, I might just trade out the tulips for more warm weather flowers like Gerber Daisies.
Here's my Easter Basket offering. Last fall, a friend gave me this giant basket and I've loved decorating it seasonally. I really wanted to find some giant Easter Eggs for it and was lucky enough to find some at St. Vincent DePaul along with some crazy grass-like stuff. The eggs only cost $1 a piece. Later I saw some at Micheal's for $10 a piece for similar size. That would have broken the decorating bank.
I'd really like to find an Easter Bunny that looks like it was made out of chocolate, but for now this mesh bunny will have to do.


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Ramps R Us: in a pickle, out of a jam
WARNING: this is a post about pickles, not jam.
I know, I'm a cheater. This is a website about jam and I'm squeezing in a post about pickles. Everyone knows pickles are sexy, masculine, brutish in their flavor as they swivel their savory, salty boldness in the face of the more traditional (dare I say feminine), sweet, simple, demure jam. But whatever, I love pickles. I'm obsessed with pickles. I eat them almost every day. Thankfully, I'm friends with the best pickle maker in town, Shamus Jones of Brooklyn Brine, and he keeps me satiated.
NYC is an infectious town full of bored people ready and waiting for fads to sweep through, arouse and amuse us. Ramps are perfect for this: wild, available for only a few weeks in spring, and they must be foraged from secret places in the forest. They also come at a time when we are so bored and sick of winter and winter foods, root vegetables and apples--meh. Ramps arrive in all their green, spicy, garlicky glory at the Greenmarkets and restaurant menus--beautiful, delicious wild leeks that allow us to believe that spring is finally here.
My man went foraging last weekend with his friend who knows a super secret location in Pennsylvania (I won't even tell you which river it's beside!), and they gathered ginormous bags of ramps. We've been eating them for breakfast, lunch and dinner, but we still had a lot. So we decided to pickle them.
White vinegar, honey, sugar, salt, mustard seeds, coriander seeds, fennel, star anise, hot peppers, and fresh thyme. Phew! Lots of flavor. They look awesome, and once they've sat for awhile and been infused with all the seasonings, ramp season will be just a memory. But, thankfully, we'll have these pickles to reminisce with.
Still, as always, in solidarity, Jam on.


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Wow wow wow. This weekend was incredible. How, how, how could I have forgotten what was for so long, life blood for me?! For a minute there, I forgot that Free Minds Free People was what I did in order to re-energize for the work we have to do every day! I thought I had nothing to give to the space, but forgot that by being in the space and giving to the space, it gives back to us all of what we give and more.
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I only have two of them so far, but Nomadic has quickly become my favorite pencil case maker. I reviewed the Nomadic Roller a month ago, and this time around it is the Nomadic Upright's turn.
The biggest selling point about the Nomadic brand that I can see so far is the quality of the construction. The nylon material used is heavy in weight, the stiching is tight, and the zipper works with ease. Did I mention that this fire engine red is just downright sexy? That's right. All the ladies at the Barnes and Noble Cafe swoon when they see me break out this bad boy. I'm a regular Ajay Bhatt.
Despite using this case for a couple of months now, I can't say that I have it all figured out. My main difficulty lies with how I want to sort my pens within the various dividers on the inside. Should they all go in the center two sections, outside of those sections, or clipped onto the middle? I've gone with all of the above. The dividers in the middle are nice, but they do get in the way a bit. But they are there for a reason, and that reason is that this is an upright pen case. The pens go in the pockets so that when you unzip it and stand it up, they are easily accessible, and pens don't go flying everywhere. It is very well balanced when opened because of this.
It looks like I have 18 pens packed in the case in the photo above. That is about the max you can fit in there. There are a couple of side pouches on the inside, plus a small zippered compartment on the bottom that is a good home for a flat eraser or pencil leads. Overall, this is another excellent case from Nomadic, and I look forward to trying out more of their products.


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Katrina sported a Resort 2016 Cushnie Et Ochs look for Fitoor promotions on Monday. Wearing her side parted hair down, she rounded off the look with gold jewellery and a pair of orange pumps.
Here again, like her previous appearance, I wanted to see different or more styled hair. But again given how good she looked, we can look pass these minor grips! She is nailing Fitoor promotions!
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text: "The Trials & Tribulations of Being a Skeleton," or "Skeleton Friends," as we playfully called it before it was named, was my first experience working on an internal passion project at Gentleman Scholar. It was crafted for 2014's Halloween season. I helped brainstorm ideas for the claymation-esque 3D spot, along with designing all of the titles and adding in the cel-animated accents. It was a ton of fun and a great chance to step away from the advertising world for a bit!


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Star Force 3 characters revealed, and more/
The cards are finally falling into place for Mega Man Star Force 3 (haha). The info in the latest CoroCoro Comic reveals an enemy organization is once again pulling the strings. This time it's a group called Dealer, which is headed up by a genius scientist named Mister King, who hides behind his reputation as the founder of the King Foundation. His underlings are the siblings Jack and Quintia. Jack is said to be a cruel and violent boy who will not open up to anyone other than his sister Quintia. Quintia, on the other hand, has a calm, adult-like demeanor, and is committing crimes with her brother for a certain purpose. Jack is accompanied with the Wizard Corvus, becoming Jack Corvus (a fire type), while Quintia has Virgo, and transforms into Queen Virgo (a water type).
The boss contest winner was also revealed, bringing about the new character Moon Disaster. This moon-themed character loves getting attention with song.
As far as new game details go, we have a breakdown of what versions will have what transformations.
In the Black Ace version:
Libra Noise - no element (weakness is Break) Fire, water +10 Neutral cards replenish HP by 5% Charge shot is Side Spread NFB is Meteorite Barrage
Corvus Noise - fire element (weakness is water) Fire +30 No effects from poison panels, HP bugs or black holes Charge shot is Shocking Flare NFB is Atomic Blazer
Cancer Noise - water element (weakness is elec) Water +30 Water attacks have bubble wrap effect Charge shot is Bubble Shoot NFB is Dynamic Wave
Gemini Noise - elec element (weakness is wood) Tag function (makes it easier to select specific cards in a line) Elec +30 Sword attacks have paralysis effect Charge shot is Rocket Knuckle NFB is Thunderbolt Blade
Ophiuca Noise - wood element (weakness is fire) Wood +20 Neutral attacks have confusion effect Nulls confusion and blind status Charge shot is Green Shot NFB is Elemental Cyclone
In the Red Joker version:
Cygnus Noise - neutral element (weakness is sword) Air Shoes, Float Shoes Neutral attacks +10 Wind attacks +30 Charge shot is Feather Vulcan NFB is Meteorite Barrage
Taurus Noise - fire element (weakness is water) Super Armor Fire +50 Break type cards have auto lockon Charge shot is Heat Cannon NFB is Atomic Blazer
Virgo Noise - water element (weakness is elec) Nulls freeze and bubble status Water +30 Charge shot is Aqua Wave NFB is Dynamic Wave
Crown Noise - elec element (weakness is wood) Uses summons card in first turn Elec +20 Neutral attacks given blind effect Charge shot is Plasma Shot NFB is Thunderbolt Blade
Wolf Noise - wood element (weakness is fire) Quick Gauge Sword +30 Wood +10 Wood attacks have auto lockon Charge shot is Shock Claw NFB is Elemental Cyclone
What's more, there's also a Merge Out feature. Like the Double Tribe ability in the previous title, you can combine Noise transformations with those in your brother cards. This makes up to 90 transformations possible (sheesh). An example given is Taurus x Virgo, which boosts fire and water attacks, and has Super Armor as well nulling bubble status.
You can also get rival noise cards by defeating opponents in linked battle. These work like brother cards, letting you use your opponent's cards and transformations.
Finally, the game will have a chat feature that lets you talk with your friends. It's unknown if this feature is wireless and wifi or wireless only.
Images (from 2ch): Merge Out Rival Noise Quintia Mister King and Jack Moon Disaster
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Chamber of Reflection Oil Painting
This is a still-life entitled "Chamber of Reflection," and is in the traditional momento mori genre of vanitas still-life paintings. Vanitas paintings can seem depressing at first glance, as they point out that all things wither away and die, but in reality the reminder that "you too will die" is a call to live a better, more positive life, enjoying all the good in the world around you, and to contribute to that good.
I began this project by laying a gesso ground on a small Masonite board - about 9" x 11". I prefer a traditional gesso made by mixing calcium carbonate with rabbit-skin glue which is painted on in many thin layers, then sanded smooth. Next I lay out my drawing on the panel. If I had planed things a bit better I would have done this in silverpoint instead of graphite, as the graphite blurred a bit when I sealed the drawing. Then I began painting each section of the painting to completion a la prima. I used to begin with a grisaille, but found a la prima to generally be more satisfactory for the way I approach still-lifes and landscapes; I reserve grisaille for figurative paintings.
At the end of each painting session I snapped a quick photo to document the process:
I tend to paint from left to right for the simple reason that I like to choke up on my brushes when I am working on details, and I rest my hand on the unpainted board. I use a mahlstick when the occasion demands, but I have never been very comfortable with it.
Here I have painted the candle-stick and a small scythe or sickle. The candle is unlit; a symbol of light, but a reminder that the light of knowledge must be obtained through effort - every man must light his own candle. The sickle is an obvious symbol of death, but also of the bounteous harvest that should be expected as the final reward of a life well lived. Grain in the field is useless until it is cut down and subjected to destructive processes like milling which alter it, making it useful and beneficial for man.
Here I have painted a rough-hewn stone, from which is emerging the polished corner of a perfected stone. Carved into the side of the stone is the acronym V.I.T.R.I.O.L. which in full reads visita interiora terræ rectificandoque invienes occultum lapidum. This phrase invites the viewer to look inside himself for the rough stone of his character, and then take the time to polish and perfect it, revealing what has been called the 'philosopher's stone', or the secrets of personal salvation and eternal life.
Three stoppered bottles hold the elements sulphur, salt, and mercury. In ancient chemistry these were the elements of change and purification, that were obtained through the death, distillation, and perfection of all living things.
The skull is the most obvious of the momento mori symbols. When faced with human bones, and more particularly the skull, we are uncomfortably reminded that the same bony structures are within all of us, but will only be revealed to the world after the decay of our flesh. Few things are harder to contemplate than the macabre grin of a skull which seems to laugh at all our deeds and accomplishments, and ask what use are they once we are in the grave. "Vanity, vanity, all is vanity." The skull is a reminder that we should focus our lives on the actions that outlive us, and the good that we can take with us when we leave mortality.
Juxtaposed with the skull is a book; a symbol of learning and wisdom - the only things, along with our relationships, we can take with us when we die. We should take advantage of every opportunity to augment our intelligence and expand our views.
The parchment and quill are instruments of self-reflection. When we put pen to paper we can get our thoughts out into the open, sort, organize, and analyze them, all in the search to better know ourselves.
As some philosopher once said; "Like sands through the hourglass, so are the days of our lives." That was a famous philosopher, wasn't it? Our time on earth is measured, and nothing we can do can add a single second to our lives, so we must value each moment and try to always do good things with the time that has been given to us.
A torn loaf of bread on the right side of the painting relates to the scythe on the left. Now the death of the grain has resulted in life-giving bread; the staff of life. But bread must also be eaten in its appointed time, before it molds and loses its power to provide nutrition. All good things in life have their appropriate times and amounts.
Together with the bread is a glass of water; vital for life, in moderation, deadly in excess. The simple necessities of food and water remind us how fragile our grasp on life is.


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It is that time again, time for the holidays to kick into high gear with Thanksgiving for many of us right around the corner and it is the annual WWE offering of Survivor Series. When you think about the history of this PPV, it is both a positive and negative. The positive is that the debuts throughout the years, The Rock and Undertaker among others, the 5 on 5 team concept, and the controversy (aka The Montreal Screwjob). The negative is that in the last few years even with The Rock coming back last year, it still feels like it has lost its spark. It just seems with the model of TV wrestling today, is there truly a reason to have so many PPV's coming out? Now that being said, TNA last weekend put on a show that can really rank as them raising the bar, and the Hardy vs. Aries ladder match is easily a match of the year contender and may even be one of TNA's best PPV main events in a very long time. That being said, let's give some thoughts and predictions, lord knows Hell in the Cell last month was the worst WWE PPV in the last year hands down, this can only be an improvement. I mean, news this week of WWE cutting costs after Linda lost another election that only cost WWE 100 million dollars to fund, only means the roster is going to get slim, and hopefully this makes the talent step up their game on this show.
-C.M. Punk vs. Ryback vs. John Cena in a Triple Threat for the WWE Championship.
This is the case of overkill in CM Punk who let's face it, we see way too much of him. It is to the point now that people do not hate him for what he says and he does, they hate him because they want something different. Still not ready in Ryback, who in the Hell in a Cell month with Punk last month looked horrible. Ryback is a work still in progress, and his character has still not caught fire with the WWE faithful, no matter what kind of spin you put on the situation, the man has not shown he can be believable, he comes across looking like an imitation more than intimidating. With John Cena being added to the mix, you know Vince knew last month's main event with Ryback and Punk was an awful booking decision. Cena and Punk will keep the match interesting while Ryback will rely on his power game. For me, this is the true test for Ryback, he really has the most to lose in this match. The loss last month was what it was, but his performance was the real loser of the match, he simply is not ready for the spot he is in right now. Will he be ready? That is hard to tell, the guy has had so many chances in the past and now to catch on, and has yet to really show he is the one to go with. If the screw job mentality of Vince to constantly fall back on old tricks happens, expect Punk to get some kind of screw job and Cena wins for Dolph to cash in. But, my gut says we are heading for more Punk in the upcoming months leading up to Rumble and a date with the Rock.
Winner and still Champion-CM Punk
-Big Show vs. Sheamus for the World Hvt. Championship.
If it was not for this match last month, Hell in a Cell would have been the worst PPV of the last decade. These 2 have great chemistry in the ring and last month showed they can really bring out the best in each other. I like this new found push with Big Show and I think it will all lead up to a rivalry with Ryback. Which I will be honest is the way you should work with Ryback, put him with the monsters and do power moves in that match and make fans believe. I do not see Big Show losing just yet, next month is TLC and I just think the final match with these two will be a table's match to end this feud. My only issue is that will Vince let his two heel champs both retain in one of the big four PPV's? My gut says sure why not.
Winner and Still Champion-Big Show
-Team Foley (Randy Orton, The Miz, Kofi Kingston, Daniel Bryan, and Kane) vs. Team Ziggler (Dolph Ziggler, Alberto Del Rio, Wade Barrett, Cody Rhodes, and Damien Sandow) in a Survivor Series elimination match.
This match peaks my interest because it harkens to the old school Survivor Series match ups for more than one reason. First it is a 5 on 5 elimination match that is tailor made for any of these guys to really shine, and lord knows there are quite a few who are poised to do business in the main event soon. But, also with Cody taking that hard backdrop on Wednesday, leaves the possibility of someone else taking his place. The rumors are running crazy that Jack Swagger is coming back with a whole new look and gimmick, and if that comes to pass this would be the sleeper match of the whole night. Even without Swagger this is a proving ground match for all involved, Sandow they are so high on right now, and want to be in the main event picture, this is his chance to really shine. Wade Barrett who I will be honest, I think should be in the main event picture, has a chance to really put his mark on this match. Dolph Ziggler is always going to deliver, and this match should be no different. The Miz face turn, I like that after 5 years he is finally a face, but I hated how they did not build to it. It seemed so lackluster; this should have been a major deal. This match is going to be special, how much depends on how motivated the older talent in this match is willing to help out the next wave of guys, especially Orton who only is happy when he gets his way.
Winners-Team Foley
-Antonio Cesaro vs. R-Truth for the U.S. Title.
Of all the matches Antonio has had, this is the hardest one to call. R-Truth was on such a streak when he first turned heel, and then when he went back to face lost all of it. Vince is so high on the "little Jimmy†gimmick that he keeps Truth floating around the mid card scene. I really like Cesaro and think he is the next big breakout star on the roster. R-Truth had the lackluster tag title reign; they may put the strap on him. Though, what would it really do for Truth if they did? He would still do the foolish gimmicks and job out to huger names on a daily basis. I think they have bigger fish to fry in thinking that if Cesaro loses the title it will not damage him as well, this will be a huge step-down. And, money in the bank is not for another 6 months so he cannot win a suitcase to redeem himself. I think R-Truth wins if only for holding the belt so Sandow can win it from him, and carry that belt to bigger things for him.
Winner and new champ-R-Truth
-Eve vs. Kaitlyn for the WWE Divas Championship.
In the last few years the women matches in the WWE were horrible, not even close. They need a Lita, a Trish, hell they have a Sara Del Ray and a Natalya and do not use them. This match is going to be just like all the other matches between the two, same moves same holds same counters and same winner.
Winner and still champ-Eve
-Heath Slater and Jinder Mahal vs. Santino Marella and Zack Ryder in the free preview match.
Thank god this is free. You know the 3MB wins; they are in a building stage for the gimmick. All I really have to say is poor Zach Ryder, he was so huge on you tube and really had so much fan support and they just killed it for him, they buried him and he just comes across today as big of a joke as Santino.
Winner-The fans…you did not have to pay for it. 3MB
On paper, this PPV looks lacking, not in match quality so much as in matches. Unless they are going to give certain matches more time to work with. The match of the night by far will be the tradition Survivor Series match. Cena and Punk can go; Ryback needs to really shine in this one. Show and Sheamus again I am in, they really can work well together. Next month is TLC, and then Rumble and Elimination Chamber so this card is usually the blueprint as to what is going to lead us into the next series of PPV and TV shows and then the Mania matches.


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Introduction to the Fluid Simulator
One of the most under rated features of blender is it's built-in fluid simulator. Commercial users have to fork out close to $4000 for fluid simulations, but Blender users get it for free. Boo yah! Unfortunately it rarely gets used. Part of this reason is probably that we can't think of any uses for it besides filling up a glass, but also that there are few tutorials for it.
So in this week's tutorial I'm focusing entirely on the fluid simulator and how to use it effectively.
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Further Inspiration
Now that you've finished the tutorial it's time to get your feet wet (pun intended) and create something with it. Here's some inspiration to get you started:
- 3d Pancakes (with Syrup!)
- Amazing demonstration of the 'Fluid Control' feature
- Realistic waterfall
- Incredible water art by Jean Bérard
Have fun! Don't forget to leave a comment below with suggestions for future topics or finished works that you create from this tutorial.


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FarmVille Halloween Costumes arrive: Are they a trick or a treat?
FarmVille Halloween costumes have arrived, and for the next 16 days, you will be able to purchase a costume (for either coins or Farm Cash) and dress up your farmer in a variety of outfits -- my personal faves have to be Super FV Woman and the Ugly Duckling, as modeled by my virtual farmer in the image above.
There's good news and bad news about these costumes. A handful of them are available for coins, but the really cool ones will require you to spend some real-life cash to have the privilege of putting 'em on your farmer. However, I you just want to see if those pricier costumes are worth buying, you can try them on your farmer.
There are two ways to find these brand new costumes:
1. Click on your farmer, which will open the customization window. You should see a new 'Clothing' button on the top right. Mouse over it and you'll see a pop-down menu, which will have 'Costumes' as an option. Select costumes and you will be able to scroll through your selection.
2. There is also a new 'Clothes' option in the FarmVIlle Market. Click it to open up the menu of items, which can be purchased right there. If you want your farmer to try on the costumes, you will be bounced to the customization window once again.
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Today in the Oregon Legislature, I gave a floor speech on HB 4136 (click to read). I had a large poster to illustrate my point, and after asking permission to use my "visual aid" about 30 seconds into my speech I was stopped and asked to remove the poster. I apparently was "impugning" somebody in the room. Now what made this most interesting, and the media isn't covering this was the fact that the Speaker, when she saw my poster said "I'm going to anticipate what you are going to say" and then had me remove the poster. I call that "preemptive impugnment" which is my own word…:)
My speech actually didn't mention any names, party affiliation or individual persons. It was all about a bill that would lift the cap on "wrongful death" trials from the current cap of $500,000 to $1,500,000. Now I'm not entirely opposed to that, but what I do have a problem with is that trial lawyers will get a HUGE fee increase. Thus the poster.
As you can see it's made out to Trial Lawyers for $350,000 from the Oregon Legislature. It's not signed because my point was going to be "if we pass this bill, we sign this check". You see, trial lawyers would make an additional $350,000 on average if a suit was capped at $1.5 million. You might also note on the memo line it says "1.2 million". Well that is how much the Trial Lawyers have given to Democratic campaigns since 2013. Hmm…By the way, thanks to Orestar, you can search the records yourself and see who has received those dollars here: OREGON TRIAL LAWYERS PAC DONATIONS.
Democratic Majority Leader Jennifer Williamson was quite angry with me and that may be due to the fact that she is a recipient of and herself a trial lawyer.
Minority Leader Mike McLane was furious at the entire situation and fought hard for the poster to stay up and then spoke passionately about the bill.
Here are two articles concerning this story that are out so far:
If you REALLY wanna have fun, get some popcorn, sit back and enjoy the video from the session. (Note: the whole situation was about a half an hour as leadership from both sides debated in the speakers office. I just stood by my desk patiently waiting to hear if I was going to be able to finish my speech or not. So, we cut out a lot of the standing around stuff and just put together the "highlights".)


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The DAP leader says it was just a suggestion but added that he would seek feed back for the party's Sarawak leaders tomorrow.
KUALA LUMPUR: DAP leader Lim Kit Siang who has come under fire over his suggestion that the Dayak-based Sarawak National Party (SNAP) merged with the DAP defended his proposal today, claiming in a statement that it was only a "suggestion".
"My suggestion of a possible merger of DAP and SNAP to accelerate Iban/Dayak political awakening following the April 16 Sarawak state election and to avoid multi-cornered contests in the 13th general election is just that, a suggestion".
PKR, who was forced to face 24 three-cornered fights against SNAP in the Sarawak polls, are upset by the idea.
The two were initially meant to co-operate as a united electoral force but the notion crumbled when both refused to budge and remained at loggerheads on seat allocations.
The party's Sarawak chief Baru Bian, while being critical of SNAP's political performance and its attitude towards Pakatan Rakyat, said such a proposal should have been discussed among the opposition partners before being publicised.
"We are therefore deeply puzzled by Lim's purpose in suggesting a merger between the DAP and a party like SNAP," he said yesterday, adding that he wants Lim to explain his position on the matter.
'Feedback is good for references'
Lim acknowledged that there were negative feedbacks to his proposal but also maintained that some felt the idea was "tactically" good as seen on the comments on the statement which was posted on the DAP veteran's blog early this morning.
The Ipoh Timur MP said the reactions, be it negative or positive, would be beneficial for "political references and guidance for political workers".
"I welcome reactions to the idea of a merger between DAP and SNAP as one response to the new Sarawak political scenario after the recent Sarawak state election," he said.
He however maintained that the DAP remained loyal to the Pakatan pact and that it respected the bloc's principle of coherence.
"Baru Bian and Pakatan Rakyat leaders in PKR and PAS can be rest assured that we are on common ground in wanting to ensure that the "stable coherence" of Pakatan Rakyat in Sarawak must be upheld, protected, promoted and advanced at all times and that it should not be undermined in any form," added the DAP veteran.
Lim to pursue idea with Sarawak chapter
Lim said he will discuss the idea with the DAP's Sarawak chapter when he visits Sibu tomorrow.
"I welcome further comments to my suggestion of a possible merger between DAP and SNAP to better prepare for the new political challenges post-April 16 before deciding whether to pursue it further in DAP and Pakatan Rakyat," he said.
The DAP won the most seats for Pakatan in the key Sarawak polls, grabbing 12 while PKR, the pact's supposed lynchpin, only took three seats out of the 49 that it contested for. The Dayak-based SNAP won nothing.
There are 71 seats in the Sarawak legislative. Barisan Nasional maintained its two-thirds majority but observers believe the opposition was the bigger winner considering it more than doubled its seats in a sign that its influence is growing in what is considered to be the ruling coalition's fixed deposit.


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All's well again
Well I'm finally about to head off to bed after a long grueling day (well, really two) of trying to put out fires. My hubby was able to get the things resolved this evening that I wasn't able to figure out on my own. Thank God I married a computer guru!!! *big grin*
Now that I'm caught up on questions from my online class students for the day, I'm gonna go pass out in my bed. I just pray that Aiden sleeps through the night tonight...he's been waking up with nightmare's alot lately, poor guy. Also praying that he's well enough to go to back to school tomorrow...I forget if I mentioned that he came down with my nasty cold.
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BOULDER, Colo. — Trying to shed its image as one of the biggest party schools in America, the University of Colorado is demanding that its fraternities put off the traditional fall recruiting period known as rush until the spring semester.
The 16 fraternities at Colorado have said they are eager to help the school curb problem drinking, but they have balked at postponing rush, complaining it will cost them enrollment dues and wreck recruiting.
"We can't afford to defer rush. It will kill off the Greek system in terms of numbers. Whether that's the university's intent, we're unsure," said Ryan Lynch, a member of Sigma Nu and the internal vice president of the Interfraternity Council.
The school, with 24,700 undergraduates, contends freshmen need time to adjust to college before pledging a fraternity.
"We want to have a full semester for students to get acclimated to campus before they're put in a position of having to choose a fraternity or sorority," said Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs Ron Stump. "It's an opportunity for them to become a little more mature before they get to a decision that is intended be a lifelong decision."
The university is threatening to deny fraternities the use of such things as campus meeting rooms, playing fields and lists of incoming freshmen unless they comply. It is also warning it will remove any mention of the frats from orientation materials, Web sites and open houses.
Colorado's reputation has been tarnished by a scandal in which investigators said alcohol, drugs and sex were used to entice football recruits to campus, and two years ago it was dubbed the No. 1 party school by the annual Princeton Review.
The school has boosted its alcohol education programs and toughened penalties for liquor violations. Freshmen have to pass an online class on alcohol abuse.
Despite such measures, an 18-year-old pledge died last fall after a night of drinking. The frat was shut down and five members pleaded guilty to providing alcohol to a minor. It was one of at least six deaths at colleges around the state since last fall.
The dispute at the University of Colorado is not about drinking at rush events; the frats have said they would have no problem pledging to ban alcohol from recruiting activities.
In fact, liquor is off limits at rush events at Colorado and elsewhere under nationwide standards adopted last year by the North American Interfraternity Conference, which represents 4,800 fraternity chapters at 800 U.S. campuses.
"We had to endure a number of hazing incidents that resulted in tragedies," said Jon Williamson, executive vice president of NIC. "Insurance costs had gone up and the executives said something was wrong here."
The stumbling blocks at Colorado are postponing rush and a university request that frats have live-in advisers, something Williamson said not all chapters can afford.
About 160 campuses nationwide have delayed recruitment for fraternities, Williamson said. But he said that does not solve the underlying problem.
"And that issue is very simply alcohol," he said. "Deferred recruitment is not going to change the culture prevalent on that campus."
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