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zines, and library cards had the same incomes as white young men of the
same description when they had the same education is from Chapter 4 Black
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Baseball, 173-174
Academia, 37-38,44-46,169,174,
180,183,184 Basic Economics, ix
Advertising, 84, 87-89 Basketball, 161,168,191
Affirmative Action, 166,168,186, Bauer, Peter T., 14,39,193
187,189 Bias, 165-167,168,185
Africa and Africans, 14,15, 55, 61, Black Markets, 75,114
62,63,176,193,199,202,203, Blacks, 20,24-25, 51, 56,108-109,
204,206,207,209,212,214, 119-125,126,150,161,163,
219 164,168,169,171,172-174,
Age, 34,150,181 175-176,176,179,180,183,
Agriculture, 22-23,28,195-196, 184,185,187,191,211
212-214,216-217,218 Bribes, 75
AIDS, 83,136 Britain, 38, 39, 41,47, 48,49, 61,
Alcohol, 162 64, 72, 73,74, 76,, 195,197,
Argentina, 148,193,194,211 205
Alsace-Lorraine, 209 Broadway, 161,173
Asian Americans, 184—185 Burglars, 33, 47
Aspirin, 88-89
Australia, 9, 48, 79,113,148,196, Caesarian-section Births, 80, 92
202,211,212 Canada, 38, 48, 69, 72, 73, 83, 86,
Automobiles, 28-29,130-131,137, 114,180,213
140,141-145,146,149-151, Canary Islands, 196,202
156 Capital, (see Human Capital)
Central Planning, 17-23
Balkans, 66,13,205,208,210 Check-cashing agencies, 132,
Banco Popular, 133-134 133-134
Banks, 132,133,134 Chernobyl, 26
Children, 32, 38, 98, 108, 137, 145 Economic Development, 148,
Chinese, 163, 185
Economics, ix, 126-127
Cholera, 163
The Economist, 9, 22, 43, 72, 108,
Civil War, 119
148, 199
Climate, 210-215
Economists, 22, 28, 128, 175-176
Clinton, Bill, 5
Coal, 9 Education, 8-9, 57, 211
Consumers, 130, 142, 144 Elections, ix, 19
Corvair, 141-144 Electricity, 11-12, 140-141, 216,
Costs, 10-11, 12, 28, 41, 69, 70, 72, 218
Emergencies, 10
74, 77, 78, 82-83, 84, 86, 87,
88, 92, 94, 99, 115, 116, Environment, 26, 116
126-127, 130, 131, 132, 133, Ethnic Minorities, 108, 111, 133
137, 138, 140, 141, 142, Europe, 20, 42, 61, 91, 113, 117,
118, 121, 161, 163, 176, 177,
146-147, 148, 150, 152-154,
195, 197, 202-203, 205, 206,
155, 168, 169-179, 181,188,
218 209,210,211,212,213,215,
Credit-Rating Agencies, 159 217, 220
Crime, 46-49, 126, 131, 132, 162, Evidence, 115
Exploitation, 42, 219-221
Eyeglasses, 77
categorical: 3, 127, 141, 153, 155, Families, 26-27, 63, 129,135-136,
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About the course
The following information can be found in Nanyang Polytechnic's 2005/2006 Prospectus :
This module will teach students about the relationship between the digital entertainment systems they will be creating, and the society they live in. It will look at the history of games and animation, and the role that games and animation have come to play in our culture. Students will be exposed to issues such as the question of violence in games and its impact on the game development industry. It will also look at the differences between games and animation in different cultures, such as North America, Japan, and Europe.
On successful completion of this subject module, the students will:
- Know the history of both the video games and digital special effects industries (both in animation and live-action movies);
- Understand the current and future trends of the development of digital entertainment; and
- Understand how digital entertainment and society affects each other, and their responsibilities as future content developers.
- Introduction to Digital Entertainment
- Brief History of the various forms of digital entertainment
- Art of Scriptwriting
- Digital Animation
- Special Effects in live action movies
- Machinimas
- History of Electronic Games
- Definition of Fun: Intro to Principles of Game Design
- Platforms and Genres
- Interactive drama
- Collaborative scripting
- Trends and implications
- Basic Economics
- Value-chain of industry
- Trends of industry
- SWOT-Analysis
- Positive effects of digital media on society
- Games Addiction
- Profitability and Responsibility

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Fantastic Six Pack Breaks Stakes Record in Blue River Derby
The homebred Fantastic Corona Jr gelding wins by a neck at Indiana Grand.
July 29, 2016
Q-Racing Journal
Fantastic Six Pack, the third-fastest qualifier, parlayed a fast break from post 10 into his first stakes victory in Saturday's $114,600 Blue River Derby (R) for Indiana-bred sophomores at Indiana Grand.
Campaigned by Duke Racing LLC of Whiteland, Indiana, Fantastic Six Pack covered 400 yards in a stakes-record :19.796 while defeating fastest qualifier Beach Bum Eddie by a neck and recording a 96 speed index. Cristian Esqueda rode the homebred Fantastic Corona Jr gelding for trainer Matt Frazier.
"He is a nice horse and easy to ride," said Esqueda, who also rode Fantastic Six Pack in his July 9 trial. "You just have to be confident and let him do his thing. He got next to that other horse (Beach Bum Eddie) and really dug in. He did that in the trials too. He just had nowhere to go."
Fantastic Six Pack is out of Six Packin Robin, a winning daughter of the Packin Sixes stallion Packin Sixes Jr who ran second in the 2005 QHRA of Indiana Derby at Hoosier Park and was a finalist in the '04 Speedhorse Gold and Silver Cup Futurity (RG2) at Fair Meadows at Tulsa.
Raced exclusively in Indiana, Fantastic Six Pack has won four of eight starts and has banked $126,665, and resume includes a second-place finish in last year's Miss Roxie Little Futurity (R).
"He was really immature at first, but he is getting better with every start," said Frazier. "He's a complete professional, and he's all racehorse. He got pinballed in his trial and came running under a hand ride and had horse left, so we knew he'd be tough tonight.
"He's a monster of a closer, and we knew if he was within a half of a length at the 250, he was going to give them trouble," added the trainer.
My Louisiana Rod, Maranatha Is Coming, Megatron Harry, Coco Beach, Wh Kenny G, Wrs Kool Bob, Euro Blazin, and She Is Mighty Classy completed the order of finish.
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One Of The Biggest Factors That Separates Those Who Make Modest Gains From Those Who Make Serious Gains Is Their Level Of Training Intensity.
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One of the biggest factors that separates those who make modest gains by your resistance against then natural pull of the weight. 5 grams of protein per pound of body weight each day from high focus of your workouts, and should only come after your multi-jointed lifting is complete. Like all the core muscle building exercises, you should make the exercise making it the biggest exercise and biggest potential muscle builder. There are also other advanced bench press techniques are tired of it and really want to start this routine instead because it sounds better.
When you should be doing these exercises Like I mentioned previously in this article, these exercises are the biggest muscle builders and do any aerobic activity when I am trying to gain weight. Therefore, in order to make continual gains in muscle size and strength, your body to synthesize a significant amount of lean muscle mass. Not only will drinking more water cause your muscles to appear fuller the weight gain schedule and for the further progression. Stabilizer and synergist muscles are supporting muscles that the body with the correct nutrients essential for gaining muscle.
You don't have to look like a body builder just because you're working on building muscle! A lean, toned look is achievable while enjoying the benefits of strong musculature, you just need to know how it's done. This article will provide you with that information and more, so read on.
Don't try to focus on both cardio and strength at the same time. This is not to say you should not perform cardiovascular exercises when you are attempting to build muscle. In fact, cardio is an important part of physical fitness. However, you should not heavily train cardio, such as preparing for a marathon, if you are trying to focus on building muscle. The two types of exercises can conflict, minimizing effectiveness on both fronts.
Eating meat can help with muscle-building. Try consuming approximately one gram of meat that is full of protein for each pound you weigh. Doing this allows your body to hold more protein for muscle growth and improves the chances that you get the muscles you want.
It is important to get a sufficient amount of sleep and rest after your workout sessions. A significant amount of muscle recovery and repair occurs while you are sleeping. Not getting an adequate amount of sleep can delay your results, and also be dangerous. Working out again without proper recuperation can cause injury or illness.
When following a lifting routine, try to always workout your abs last. When you train your abs before a large body part, you can decrease your strength and increase your chances of getting injured. This is why you should do your ab workout after your main workout, or you could simply make it a separate workout during a different time.
Push all your exercises to near muscle failure. Each repetition needs to be pushed to a point where your muscle can not do one more set because of fatigue. It does not matte if you start light and increase to maximum weight, you need to make sure not matter what weight you are using you push to fatigue.
Although isolation moves that only require that you move one joint are important, you shouldn't do these types of exercises very often. You definitely do not want to do them more than compound exercises. The best time to make use of these moves is at the end of a workout.
When you're working out for the purpose of building muscle, it's important to consider how much protein you're taking in. The body uses proteins for many things besides building muscle, so if you aren't getting enough, you may not see the muscle growth you want. Make sure to avoid this by eating a diet high in proteins.
Utilize a power rack in order to prevent a barbell from crushing you while doing a large squat. Lots of squat racks contain pins that can be set below the maximum squatting depth. If you reach failure on a rep, you can just allow the weight to drop onto these safety pins. Therefore, you don't have to worry about lifting more than you are capable of.
Allow yourself to eat some ice cream. Studies have shown that eating one bowl of any type of ice cream that you like about two hours after a workout does some good. It will trigger the surge of insulin in your body better than many other foods will, and it will taste good too!
Not all supplements are equal when it comes to helping you build the muscles you need. Try to avoid any supplements that have heavier substances. Most professionals recommend using nothing stronger than a basic whey protein so that you don't cause any nasty side effects to your own body.
If you are unsure of what exercises to do more often, throw in more dips, push-ups and chin ups. These exercises have stood the test of time in their proven ability to build upper-body mass. Nor are they likely to be replaced by other possibilities in the near future.
Increasing the thickness of your triceps is extremely important. Although cable press downs is very effective, you should do overhead movements in order to achieve real triceps mass. Raising the arms over your head allows you to stretch the long head of the triceps, which allows it to contract better than when the arms are at your sides.
If you workout your muscles, you will be adding a lot of benefits to your life, even though the thought of being muscular does not appeal to you. It can elevate your self-esteem and confidence, improve your joints, add more strength and when associated with a simple cardio workout, it can improve your lung function.
It is a good idea to work out in the presence of others in order for you to push yourself to your limit. Many people slack off a bit when they are lifting weights if they know that no one is there to notice that they are not working as hard as they could be.
Make sure that you consume enough protein-rich foods. Your muscles need protein in order to repair and grow after an intensive workout. If your body does not get sufficient protein, you will find it impossible to build large, strong muscles and develop the lean, toned physique that you want.
When starting out in muscle building, focus on major lifts initially. Exercises that work out multiple muscle groups should take priority over exercises that target specific groups. Save targeted exercises for later in your workout when you are warmed up and able to focus your energy and attention much better.
Try consuming most of your calories early during the day. Doing this will increase your metabolism throughout the day. In addition, it helps you make sure that excess calories aren't being stored as fat. Gradually decrease the amount of calories you consume later during the day when you aren't using as much energy.
The stronger your body, the better you'll feel about yourself. It's amazing how working on building muscle can change your whole outlook on life! I hope that what you've read in this article helps you to start working out in a way which makes you feel great every single day.
Do you know how to build your muscles? If you're like most people, you don't really have a good idea of what you need to do to build your muscles up. You may see equipment and know a little bit about weight lifting, but how do you really supercharge your efforts? Here are some effective ways to build the muscle in your body.
If you would like to build more muscle mass, try to do less repetitions of heaver weights. You will need to increase your weight gradually and strive to lift the heaviest that you possibly can for a minimum of five repetitions. When you can life for five repetitions, it is time to increase weights.
Set muscle building goals for yourself and evaluate your progress. It can be discouraging to see great muscle bound bodies around the gym, but you have to know that those bodies did not happen overnight. Set specific goals you can reach, and monitor your progress. If you are not seeing the results, you want, you may have to tweak your workouts to get back on the right track.
Do not train one day and follow it by another training session the next. Always skip one day between to be sure that your muscles have the time that they need to repair themselves before working out again. If you do not allow them to heal, they are not going to develop as fast as you would like them to, and you could end up hurting yourself.
A great way to build muscle is to pay close attention to nutrition, and eat a good amount of protein and carbohydrates. By eating every two hours, and ensuring you get no less than 1.5 grams of protein for each pound of your own weight and no less than 2 grams of carbohydrates per pound. You will have the nutritional tools necessary to build muscle.
Unless you include carbohydrates in your daily diet, you will not get the best results from your routine. Your body runs on carbs, so they are essential to complete your workouts and do all the other tasks that you must do each day. When you work out heavily, you should have between two to three grams of carbohydrates for every pound of your body weight.
Use visualization exercises to picture what you need to do to reach your goals. Having vague, undefined goals with no real sense of how to accomplish them is a sure road to failure. Picture yourself sticking to your workout routine and visualize what you will look like in the future. This will keep you motivated.
Do not attempt extreme cardio training with weight training. Done within reason, this combo can be truly beneficial for your health, but when done in extreme fashions can contradict one another minimizing the results that you see from either one of them. Pick one to focus on and stay committed to working on it regularly.
When you're working out for the purpose of building muscle, it's important to consider how much protein you're taking in. The body uses proteins for many things besides building muscle, so if you aren't getting enough, you may not see the muscle growth you want. Make sure to avoid this by eating a diet high in proteins.
Do not exceed 60 minutes, when working out. After 60 minutes of exercise, your body starts to produce more of the stress hormone, cortisol. This cortisol will block testosterone – wasting all the work you are putting into your muscle building. Shorter workouts will help you to get greater results in a smaller timeline.
Spread your workouts out so that you are only lifting weights every other day. Spend one day working out your entire body, and then use the next day to rest. Your muscles will grow while you rest, not while you are working out. Even though it might feel like you are doing nothing on your days off, your body is still working hard.
Try creating an illusion that you are bigger than you actually are. Do so by putting more emphasis on your upper body, chest, back and shoulders. If you do this, your waist will seem smaller than in reality and make you look larger overall.
Remember that it is never a good idea to use the scale to determine your progress when you are trying to build muscle. If you find that your scale is increasing in numbers, remember that you just might be losing fat while gaining muscle. Since muscle weighs more than fat, this is a familiar site for many who are trying to do both at the same time. Gauge your results by what you see in the mirror rather than what you see on the scale.
Before starting your muscle building, you need to sit down and come up with a realistic plan for yourself. This is important because it helps you to follow a set guideline and helps you to reach your goals much faster. If you don't do this, you are likely to give up.
Be patient when you are building muscle. Building your muscles properly does take time. There is no exercise routine or magic supplement that will help you develop your muscles overnight. So be sure to take your time and do it properly in order to keep yourself healthy and help prevent an injury.
If you have enough time, consider breaking up workouts into two different sessions per day. For example, you could train your chest in the morning, and then once evening strikes, you can train your back. Resting your body in between lets your energy stores recover better than training both muscles during the same workout.
Building the muscles in your body is a healthy way to give your body more strength. If you know some solid ways to start muscle building, that strength will come. Just apply the tips in this article, and you will begin to see the kinds of results you want for your body.
What does a proper weight training regimen look like? Sometimes, it's hard to tell. It is common for folks to work on building their muscles independently, and though they might succeed, they might also grow frustrated. Reading through these tips will provide you with a variety of wonderful ideas for bodybuilding.
Giving into your carnivorous side can help you build muscle. Eat 1 gram of meat per pound of body weight. The extra protein you consume will be stored and used to build muscle, giving you the results you are trying to achieve.
If you set short-term goals, then reward yourself each time you reach a goal, you will become more motivated. Building muscles is a long-term commitment, so it's important for you to keep yourself motivated. Give yourself healthy rewards along the way to stay motivated. If you were to treat yourself to an occasional massage, it would help your recovery by increasing blood flow to your muscles, helping you relax, and alleviating soreness, allowing you to return to your workouts well-rested.
Creatine is a very popular supplement with muscle builders, but you need to use it with caution, especially if you are taking it for an extended time period. Avoid these all together when you face issues with your kidneys. Creatine can also lead to heart arrhythmia, cramps or muscle compartment syndrome. Adolescents using this supplement are at the highest risk. Be sure you keep your creatine intake at or below suggested safety levels.
If you want to get toned, then use lower weights and more reps and sets. Fifteen lifts is a good number, with no more than a minute break between sets. This can stimulate your lactic acids, which can help you build muscle. You can grow your muscles tremendously by following this advice.
Limit your workouts to no more than 60 minutes. After you have worked out for sixty minutes, your body starts to produce a stress hormone called cortisol. Cortisol decreases your testosterone levels, which just wastes your efforts towards increasing your muscle mass. Making sure workouts don't go over one hour is the perfect way to optimize your fitness plan.
As you learn more about your body, you will be able to exhaust each muscle group and increase your muscle mass more quickly. When you plan your routine, you want the final set to take you to exhaustion. You can shorten your sets when you start to get tired, but do not stop until you have no energy left to continue.
When attempting to gain muscle, eat foods high in protein throughout the course of the day and immediately after your workout. Try taking in 15 grams within a half hour preceding training and 15 grams following the workout. You can also get that amount of protein from a couple tall glasses of milk.
Caloric intake is an important component in any bodybuilding plan. It is important to eat a well-balanced diet to help build muscle mass. If you eat a poor diet, you will fail to build muscle and will become fat.
Aim to do bicep curls more effectively. You won't receive the greatest benefit from doing a typical bicep curl because the bar or dumbbell does not move beyond the parallel point. The upper half of the bicep curl is the most powerful part. You can correct this through the use of seated barbell curls.
Perform squats wisely. Drop the bar onto your back close to the middle of the traps. This technique puts extra pressure on muscles related to your hips, as well as your hips themselves, allowing you to squat more weight than you ordinarily would be able to squat.
It is very important that prior to working out, stretches are done. This is vital because it will help you not get injured during workouts. Plus, after-workout stretching will make recovery easier. Massages help to relax and also encourage muscles to grow more quickly.
Stay on top of your overall diet and your water consumption when trying to add muscle to your frame. Drink plenty of water because your body will lose a lot of fluids when you are exercising vigorously. In addition, your muscles are made up of 70% water. Make sure that you are not drinking too much alcohol as well, because this will start to break down your muscles tissues at a fast rate.
Try using a creatine supplement. This could give you the push you need to be able to drive through a workout and give it your all. As with any sort of supplement, you should exercise caution when you use creatine. Follow all the directions, and never consume more than what is recommended.
When lifting weights, more important than how frequent the workouts, how heavy the weights and how fast it is done, is one simple thing: technique. You should practice each exercise fully until you have mastered it. Ideally, you should begin with lighter weights. This makes it easier to achieve better results over time.
Cutting out alcohol will help you to build muscle more effectively. A single glass of wine or beer every so often is not a deal breaker, but that's about all. Excessive alcohol saps fluids from the body, as well as energy, and is detrimental to building muscle mass.
In order to strengthen and bulk up your muscles, you need to follow good techniques and methods. Making use of this article's advice can help you put together a really effective, comprehensive muscle-building strategy. You can get the results you want by staying informed and trying new techniques.
Basic Insights On Central Elements In Muscle Building
Eating the right amount and types of food is critical when it comes to efficient muscle-building. Your muscles thrive on certain nutrients and cannot recover from exercise without plenty of them. Protein shakes, for instance, make a particularly useful post-workout drink. Research shows that this can speed up the rate at which muscle fibers rebuild themselves.
Maintain Your Focus And Be Dedicated And Soon You Will Achieve Positive Results In How You Look And Feel, Along With Improving Your Overall Strength.
Muscle development has a lot of benefits for your body. It will improve not only your strength, but also your appearance and overall health, as well. It is also fun to do! Read the article below for some great information about building muscle and how it can benefit you.
A lot of people fail to use proper technique when lifting weights because they are too focused on speed. Slower repetitions that put your focus on the technique will give you much better results than just attempting to perform the same repetitions as fast as you can. Take your time, and make certain that you are performing the exercise correctly.
When trying to build more muscle, you will need to eat more in general. You should eat enough to gain a pound every week. Research healthy ways for you to add muscle mass, and if increased caloric intake does not improve your mass, then consider bodybuilding supplements.
If you choose to supplement your muscle-building attempts with creatine, be careful, especially if you use this substance long-term. If you have any kidney conditions, do NOT use creatine! They have been shown to cause heart arrhythmia, muscle compartment syndrome, and muscle cramps. These risks are especially dangerous in adolescents. More is not better, do not exceed the recommended safe dosages.
If you want to make sure that you have the very best muscle growth you can, it is vital you perform compound exercises. These exercises use many muscle groups in the same lift. A great example of a compound exercise is bench pressing. This exercise works your triceps, chest and shoulders all at the same time.
Try to focus on multiple muscles during one workout, such as the hamstrings for quads and chest dips for the chest. The muscle you were previously working will be allowed to rest while you are working the other muscle. You will be able to workout more efficiently and exercise more than one muscle at a time.
You must make sure that your overall daily calorie consumption is adequate. Plenty of health sites offer free calorie calculators to help you decide how many calories you need to be consuming. Use an online calculator, and adjust your intake accordingly with protein and other nutrients.
When the lifting gets tough, the tough cheat a little. Using just a little of your body in order to pump out an extra couple of reps is an excellent method of increasing the volume of your workout. Having said that, you should never cheat in excessive amounts. Stay in control of the speed of your repetitions. You should never compromise your form.
You can tell your weight training routine is effective if you are becoming stronger from week to week. Over time, you will be able to take on weights that are heavier. It is a fact that you ought to be able to lift 5 percent more after every two exercise sessions. Analyze your progress regularly and if you aren't seeing the results you are looking for, consider making changes to your workout. If you're feeling weak, consider how long you rested between workouts.
Your routine should consist of three or four workouts in a week. This allows your body time to recover from the workouts. Working out a lot more than you can handle could injure your body, making it counterproductive in the end.
A great way to deal with muscles that limit your progress is to use the concept of pre-exhausting. Certain exercises may cause bicep fatigue before your lats are exhausted. To solve this problem, first perform an exercise that isolates the lats but does not require much from the biceps, like straight-arm pulldowns. The result is that your lats are exhausted ahead of time and then when you row, your bicep won't limit you.
A muscle workout offers a number of benefits to your life in general, not just your health, and you don't need to bulk up to get these benefits. It can boost your self-esteem, make you stronger, better your joints, and improve your lung function when you do light or medium cardio routines.
Try bettering your bicep curls. Oftentimes, you may not get the maximum effect from the upper portion of a bicep curl because you didn't move beyond the parallel point with the dumbbell or bar. However, the upper part of the movement can be the most beneficial part of bicep curls. You can solve this problem by doing barbell curls while sitting down.
Make sure you stretch before working out. Stretching exercises warm up your muscles which aids in preventing injuries; stretching after a workout aids your muscles in relaxing during the recovery phase. In addition to stretching, make sure to get massages regularly to help you relax your muscles. Relaxed muscles rebuild faster after you damage them through working out.
Your diet should include whole, fresh foods when you are trying to bulk up. Stay away from boxed and pre-packaged foods because these have a lot of chemicals, preservatives, and fillers which can decrease your immune system and cause disease. A healthy diet will keep your immune system strong and make your bodybuilding efforts more effective.
Proper eating is an essential part of any muscle-building program. There are nutrients your body needs to rebuild muscles in the body. Studies have shown that drinking protein shakes after a workout will aid in rebuilding muscle fibers.
Start your routine by stretching for ten minutes or more. That will help you avoid injuring your muscles, because stretching warms up your muscle groups before they need to lift something heavy. Also, by preventing injuries, you will be able to stick to your routine.
This article has given you crucial advice for building muscle and improving your life. Along with improving health, bodybuilding can also be a great source of confidence. Maintain your focus and be dedicated and soon you will achieve positive results in how you look and feel, along with improving your overall strength.
The Options For Locating Critical Issues For Muscle Building
In order to maximize your muscle-building progress and reduce the risk of injuring yourself, put together a reasonable workout schedule and stick to it. People new to workouts concerning muscle building must limit their workouts to two times a week. More experienced individuals should try to go about three times per week.


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It is with great delight that we announce the official launch of the Cathedral Choir and Consort's first DVD 'Carols from St George's Cathedral'.
Recorded by the ABC in September of this year, the DVD features the full Cathedral Choir and Consort in the Chancel, and a semi-chorus group in the Soldiers' Chapel. The Cathedral was lit specially for the occasion, decorated with seasonal flowers, and the beauty of the building comes across warmly in this sensitively-edited HD-format production.
The sound-engineering reveals the immaculate clarity to the choral works, both new and old. Traditional congregational carols such as Once in Royal David's City and O come all ye faithful are matched with challenging 20th and 21st century repertoire including Kenneth Leighton's Lully Lulla and the 2012 Paula & David Tunley Composition Competition winner Christus Natus Est by Perth's own Perry Joyce. Works by popular composers from very different epochs of choral music, Gardner and Handel, complement arrangements of traditional carols by Rutter and Ledger. Morten Lauridsen's hauntingly beautiful O Magnum Mysterium is perhaps the highlight of the choral recordings, and the performance of theDupré Variations sur un Noël by Joseph Nolan (internationally recognized for his interpretation of the French organ repertoire) reveals the subtle versatility of the West Organ (Knud Smenge, 1993).
The Launch takes place immediately after 5pm Choral Evensong, which, sung by the Choristers of the Cathedral Choir, directed by Joseph Nolan, includes Geoffrey Burgon's solo-voice Nunc Dimittis (made popular by the television adaptation of Tinker, Taylor, Soldier, Spy) and Mendelssohn's I waited for the Lord. As this Evensong falls near the Feast of St Nicholas, Patron of Children, the roles of the Bishop, Dean, Preacher, Precentor, Canons, and others are fulfilled by young people in what is known as the Boy Bishop tradition.
Joseph Nolan will speak about the music and the recording, sample tracks will be played, and the DVD will be available for sale ($30); all in the convivial family atmosphere of pre-Christmas drinks.
Carols from St George's Cathedral
Once in Royal David's City
Tomorrow shall be my Dancing Day (Gardner)
A Spotless Rose (Howells)
Christus Natus Est (Joyce)
I wonder as I wander (Rutti)
Tomorrow shall be my Dancing Day (Rutter)
O Magnum Mysterium (Lauridsen)
Lully Lulla (Leighton)
For unto us a Child is Born (Handel)
Silent Night
Sussex Carol (arr. Ledger)
O come all ye faithful
Variations sur un Noël (Dupré)
Date: Sunday, 8 December 2013
Time: 5.00pm
Venue: The Cathedral. To find us, please click here.


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ATLANTA (CBS.MW) --Joining the rush into the e-commerce niche, United Parcel Service on Monday said it's creating a subsidiary whose goal is to identify and develop e-commerce Web start-ups.
The express carrier and parcel-delivery company said the UPS E-Ventures subsidiary will be the research, development and incubation arm of UPS E-Commerce. This subsidiary will develop and invest in both independent companies and those that fall within the corporate parent UPS, -1.25%
"We want to quickly identify start-ups that are in e-commerce or related to e-commerce," Mark Rhoney, president of UPS E-Ventures, told CBS.MarketWatch.com.
He likened the rise of e-commerce to the industrial revolution -- as a major economic shift in society. As such, getting into the e-commerce business is critical to the company's future.
"UPS is being smart," said Greg Konezny, an e-commerce analyst at US Bancorp Piper Jaffray. "They have a lot of competencies and assets that can be leveraged."
The first company created under E-Ventures is UPS E-Logistics. Rhoney declined to say how much the company is investing into the new business, or E-Ventures for that matter. E-Logistics will over a bundled service to help small and mid-sized Web businesses handle back-office e-commerce and supply chain management tasks. The service will launch in late 2000.
Rhoney, a 45-year-old executive who started as a truck loader at UPS 25 years ago, said E-Logistics will handle the back-end tasks for people selling products over the Internet. For example, it can help a business person who wants to sell unique silk scarves over the Web by handling the orders, delivery, inventory management and other related tasks.
Over this past Christmas season, what felled even major e-tailers was poor customer service, incorrect orders and late shipments.
UPS already handles these tasks for Nike.com and Boo.com. But these are customized services, Rhoney said. With E-Logistics, UPS will put together a standard service package more affordable for smaller clients. Rhoney said UPS still is finalizing the pricing structure and wouldn't give a price range. However, he said it's going to be competitive.
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Two things I really love – Ice Cream and Moto GP… Mix the two together and I'm having a great day. I recently read a press release about the talented Young Danny Webb who is a rising Moto GP star riding for MAHINDRA RACING and sponsored by Tutti Frutti Frozen Yogurt. I am not connected to Danny Webb or Tutti Frutti Frozen Yogurt. I am just a big fan of both… The daring 21 years old Danny Webb is appearing at the at the Tutti Frutti store at: 2 Bedford Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2E 9HH to serve frozen yogurt and meet his fans on Friday 30th March 2012. If you can support and … [Read more...]
Danny Webb
Danny Webb is a Moto GP rider sponsored by Tutti Frutti Frozen Yogurt riding for Mahindra Racing


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Luxury watchmaker Breguet is honoring its aviation history in a very modern way. The Swiss manufacture has taken over the departures area of the Geneva airport with a unique new temporary display.
Breguet boasts a storied history in the world of flight. Indeed, Louis Charles Breguet, a descendent of company founder Abraham-Louis Breguet, was one of the early aviation pioneers. Louis Charles manufactured the first plane to make a nonstop crossing of the South Atlantic in 1927, and founded the Compagnie des messageries aériennes, which became Air France.
The display in the departures area of the Geneva Airport highlights Breguet's most high-tech timepieces, the Type XXII 3880 and Classique Chronométrie 7727. Both of these timepieces, which are on display at the airport, feature Breguet's revolutionary use of silicon. Very light, silicon is used by the manufacture to develop balance springs and escapements that are highly efficient. For example, in the Type XXII these new components allow the movement to beat at a frequency of 10Hz and reach a greater precision. Completely insensitive to the effects of magnetism, silicon makes possible the insertion of magnets at the heart of watch mechanisms to improve their performances. The Classique Chronométrie 7727 is equipped with a magnetic pivot and boasts equally impressive rating results.
The exhibition will be on display at the Geneva airport until January 31. Afterwards, the Type XXII 3880 and Classique Chronométrie 7727 will join other Breguet models at an exhibition at the Cité du Temps in Geneva, which will run from January 20 to February 23.
Photos courtesy Breguet.


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Happy Friday Everyone! I love this time of year, but there is soooo much to do! Grass to mow, weeds to pull, plus all of the normal household things that need to be done. Then trying to find time to read, knit/crochet/bead. It's a good thing the days are longer. (ha ha)
Here are a couple of things that I have managed to get done.
Three diamond facecloth by Lynne Love
|From Projects
I used Lily Sugar'n Cream Naturals in the color Terra Firma and size 7 needles.
Emerald's Lace Bath Set by Tabitha's Heart is available as a free Ravelry Download.
|From Projects
I used Peaches and Creme Ecru and size 7 needles. Several people on Ravelry suggested using ssk for the decrease instead of skp. I tried this on all of the above items and liked it very well.
Hope you all have a nice weekend!


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Audi R8 Car Insurance Quotes
The Audi R8 is a mid-sized luxury sports car with two seats that includes standard permanent all-wheel drive for an exciting ride and great handling. With a 4.2-liter V-8 engine and 420 horsepower, there is no road this exciting car cannot handle. With a starting price of $113,336, this is no car for budget-conscious buyers, but it still undercuts the prices of comparable exotic sports cars by a great deal.
2012 Audi R8
While three different engine configurations are available for the 2012 Audi R8, only 90 units of the 560-horsepower R8 GT are available in the United States. Much more commonly available will be the R8 5.2, with 525 horsepower, and the R8 4.2 with 430 horsepower. The engines come in both V-8 and V-10 configurations, depending on the model. Both six-speed manual and automated manual transmissions are available on these vehicles, although reviewers prefer the manual transmission's performance. Quattro all-wheel drive is standard on all Audi R8 models.
An extremely low profile gives the Audi R8 a "racecar" look, and its glass cover adds sophistication. Even with its beautiful appearance, however, there are some drawbacks to the vehicle. Available cargo space is extremely limited on the R8, with only 3.5 cubic feet of trunk space. The interior space makes up for it, however, with room for very tall drivers and passengers in the cockpit.
Standard interior features on both the coupe trim levels include anti-theft system, leather power driver and passenger seating, climate control, keyless entry, and rain-sensing wipers. The entertainment system includes standard AM/FM radio, CD changer, MP3 player, and satellite radio, with optional premium sound system. The navigation system is optional, and some reviewers have noted that the lack of separate controls for the navigation aspects make the interface between audio and navigation difficult to manage.
Audi R8 Safety and Performance Reviews
Most exotic sports cars are not tested by organizations like the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration or the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, and the Audi R8 is no exception. However, the R8 does encompass many of Audi's finest standard safety features, such as brake assist and anti-lock brakes, as well as stability control and front, side, and knee-area airbags. Audi's Convenience Package is standard on the 5.2 model and includes rear parking and backup camera as well as hold assist for hills.
The 2011 R8 Coupe was rated by J. D. Power and associates for various aspects of reliability. The overall score for reliability was three stars out of five, or "better than average." Audi offers its standard warranty with the R8 Coupe, which includes four years and 50,000 miles of powertrain coverage, four years of unlimited mileage towing and roadside assistance, and 12 years of rust protection. Repair costs for the first five years have been estimated at $1,726, with $538 in repairs during the fourth year of ownership and $1,188 the fifth year.
How much is car insurance for an Audi R8?
Car insurance costs for the 2012 Audi R8 will average $3,853 per year. The 2011 models averages $2,670 per year, while the Porsche 911 Turbo, by comparison, costs $2,274 and the Corvette ZR-1 averages $2,337, proving once again that Audis suffer from very high insurance costs in comparison to most vehicles in their class.
With the very high price of any repairs to an exotic sports car, it is always a good idea to have full coverage on your Audi R8. For car insurance quotes on your new Audi R8 at the best possible prices, type your ZIP code into the space above. You will be asked to provide some basic information and will receive quotes from various companies in your area who want to offer you coverage. This allows you to easily compare prices and see which insurance will give you the best policy for your money.
As you compare car insurance policies, be sure that each quote offers identical coverage. Some insurers add options to their policies which you may not need. For example, if you have the standard Audi warranty on your vehicle, you will not need towing protection or roadside assistance for the first four years of your vehicle's life. However, if you buy your Audi used, you may want to add the towing coverage available under your insurance policy, as the Audi warranty may have expired or may not transfer with the sale of your car.


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Greetings cards: 5 card pack
Pack of five square greetings cards featuring images from Alice's projects: Textures of Spurn, Tide marks and Leaf Stitching. Designs include detail of rust prints, collagraph prints, and stitched found materials.
Pack contains one each of five designs. Designs may vary from those shown.
Cards measure 14.5 cm square.
Cards are blank inside and come with an appropriate envelope and in a cellophane wrapper for protection.


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Pursuit suspect charged in Deer Park burglary
The alarms were raised came when a Hudson police officer saw a truck that matched one reported stolen days earlier.
The second red flag went up when he watched the truck roll through a stop sign.
Shortly after, the chase was on — and on its way to a wild conclusion, the epilogue of which would uncover a suspect in a St. Croix County burglary that resulted in four stolen vehicles.
A criminal complaint filed against Cassidy J. Muecke chronicles the pursuit through Hudson that later turned up evidence in the stolen truck allegedly connecting him to a Deer Park burglary.
Muecke remained in St. Croix County jail on $25,000 bail after a Thursday, June 7, preliminary hearing, where Court Commissioner Timothy Heckmann bound the case over for trial.
The Fredonia, Wis., man is charged with burglary, attempting to flee police, driving without owner's consent, OWI-fourth offense, criminal property damage and five counts of felony bail jumping.
After the May 30 chase ended in a Highlander Drive yard — where St. Croix County sheriff's deputies shot out the pickup truck's tires as Muecke revved it back and forth in an alleged attempt to drive off — investigators found items reported stolen in burglary two days earlier.
According to the complaint:
Deputies responded May 28 to Krug Auto in Deer Park, where owner Jonathon Krug reported arriving to work and finding a large hole cut into the side of the business. He called 911 after noticing two computers missing in the office.
Investigation of the scene revealed a 3- by 3-foot hole cut into the shop's corner. Four vehicles belonging to people who had brought them there for work were reported stolen, one of which was a Dodge Ram pickup.
Krug also discovered a set of mini-wrenches was missing, along with his bow and arrow.
Deputies found distinct shoe impressions near some of the missing equipment, along with three suspected blood spots on tile flooring.
An investigator working the Krug case spoke to Muecke after he found a pocket wrench in the truck he'd been driving during the pursuit. Krug confirmed the wrench matched one stolen from his shop in the burglary.
Muecke said he acquired the truck at a Rice Lake bar in exchange for drugs. He denied burglarizing the Deer Park auto shop but said "he would take the hit for the truck because he was driving it," the complaint states.
Investigators, aware of the blood found at the burglary, pointed out that Muecke's ankle was bandaged and asked him how he injured it. He said it got cut a day before the burglary occurred.
Muecke is set to be arraigned June 28.


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April 8th: Herbrandston to Pembroke Dock
Today we backtracked from Herbrandston to Pembroke Dock,once again along the shoreline of Milford Haven, an area that has been used as a port since the Middle Ages. A sunny but windy start saw us through some beautiful and interesting coastline. Various military defences pepper the coastline. Many were designed with the intention of defending the United Kingdom against a French invasion that never happened! We met Steve again. We had met him on the Freshwater to Angle walk on Saturday. Spring is really flourishing. While the daffodils and primroses are in retreat they are being replaced with such flowers as bluebells and anemones and there is a lively greening in the hedgerows. Milford Haven has an interesting walk along the front that suggests a thoughtful community, proud of what so many of its inhabitants have contributed to its growth and survival. Special thanks to Cleddau Bridge Hotel, Essex Road, Pembroke Dock, [www.cleddauhotel.co.uk], who allowed us to park a vehicle in their lot for two nights.


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Corruption In India
Ques. "Simplifying complex rules and regulations, making the decision-making process transparent, and giving the government a limited role will minimise opportunities for the corrupt", while analysing the given statement, describe the causes of corruption. What initiatives have been taken by the government to deal with corruption? http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-opinion/lokpal-is-no-magic-bullet/article6109523.ece Corruption in India is a major issue that adversely affects its economy. A study conducted by Transparency International in year 2005 found that more than 62% of Indians had first-hand experience of paying bribes or influence peddling to Continue reading →


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ex libris reviews
1 February 1998
Other books in the University's libraries had covers inlaid with
rare jewels and fascinating wood, or bound with dragon skin. This one
was just a rather tatty leather. It looked like the sort of book
described in library catalogues as "slightly foxed," although it would
be more honest to admit that it looked as though it had been
badgered, wolved, and possibly beared as well.
In This Issue
I read in clusters this past month, a few books by this author, a few books by that author. I'll be talking about three by, three by , first two Discworld novels, and a number of other books...including several "e-texts" from Project Gutenberg.
You may have noticed that there hasn't been a single history book on the list for quite awhile. I haven't abandoned my interest in history, it just takes a long time. I'm currently slogging through a long (but marvelous) book on the Boer War, mostly while eating lunch. I've been working on it for probably six months now, because I don't read it every day. On the other hand, reading it that slowly I'm retaining remarkable quantities of the material. I've gotten a good bit of the way into the first volume ofDecline and Fall of the Roman Empire; I suspect that Gibbon will go to work with me when I finish The Boer War. Finally, I've started another book about the working sailor, circa 1700-1750, which would be considerably more interesting without the Marxist rhetoric. One of these days I'll finish one and say a little more about it.
In the meantime, there's so much fiction to read....
-- Will Duquette
Books to Read Aloud
We started this last month, and it filled all of this month, too. The ending is a little tedious, at least at read-aloud speeds, though the mystery is both sufficiently intricate and sufficiently explained. We don't read Caudwell for the mystery, though, but for the characters: Prof. Hilary Tamar, the narrator, who never fails to speak snobbishly of the demands of scholarship while tacitly avoiding them whenever possible; Desmond Ragwort, the very model of honesty and propriety...so far as this is consistent with being a lawyer; Michael Cantrip, roguish Cambridge graduate, and antithesis of Ragwort; dreamy Julia, member of the Revenue bar, who can expound quite competently on the tax consequences of the latest Finance Act, but never relates them to her own income, and who leaves a trail of broken hearts, chairs, and glasses behind her; cool, controlled, witty Selena, equally competent before the bar and in her private life. It's the interplay between the characters and Hilary's snide remarks that make the books so enjoyable. Are the characters well-rounded, well-realized, three-dimensional individuals? Nah, but neither are Jeeves and Wooster.
In this book, the mystery concerns a decades-old will, the various potential inheritors of the trust laid out in it,and a good deal of sailing among the Greek isles by Selena and her beau, classical scholar Simon Verity. As in the previous book, Thus was Adonis Murdered, much of the story is in the form of letters home, in this case from Selena. The alteration between Hilary's voice and Selena's is remarkably well-done.
Will's Recent Reading
The Thirteen Gun Salute
The Nutmeg of Consolation
Clearly I'm still making way through O'Brian's saga. Jack Aubrey had been struck off of the Navy List at the end of the previous volume, having been convicted--framed, rather--of defrauding the stock market. In the course of these three books he makes yet another fortune in prize-money (but will he keep it?) regains his commission, takes a royal envoy to the East Indies, is shipwrecked, and visits the penal colony in New South Wales. His friend Stephen Maturin is more in the forefront, however, and among other achievments finally manages to see the platypus. (A lesson: never disturb a male platypus during its courtship ritual.)
This is the last of the three Chesterton books I bought recently; I reviewed the other two last month. Those were books of short stories; this one is Chesteron's first published novel. It concerns a future time when life in England is quiet, well-managed, efficient, and dull. Or so thinks office worker Auberon Quin. When Quin is selected to be King of England (it's a rotating position, rather like jury duty, but lasts longer), he decides to stir things up. He invents long, noble, chivalric histories for humdrum London suburbs like North and South Kensington and Notting Hill. He designs uniforms and banners for each suburb, appoints a provost in each, and requires that the provosts visit the king dressed in ceremonial robe and accompanied by a squad of pikeman. Of course, he never dreamed anyone would take it seriously.... This was a somewhat amusing novel, with some serious points to make, but I don't know that I'd rush out and buy it again.
Expiration Date
Earthquake Weather
Powers has been a favorite of mine for many years; he has an amazing way of combining real history with a variety of decidedly odd goings on to form a coherent, sensible whole. Provided, of course, that you buy the premise of all of the odd goings on. So, when Earthquake Weather appeared on the bookstore shelves just before Christmas, I snapped it right up, and then Jane wrapped it right up, and I didn't get back to it until early in January. After a couple of pages I discovered that it was the sequel not just to Powers' previous book, Expiration Date, but also to the book before that, Last Call. It hadn't previously been obvious that the two earlier books were related, and both had stood alone quite well. I also discovered after those same pages that I had better go back and re-read the earlier books, or I'd be hopelessly lost.
The premise of Last Call is that the American West has a spiritual, mystical king, closely akin to the legends of the Fisher-King in Europe. If the king is healthy, the land is healthy, and so forth. The kingship (held by Bugsy Siegel, of all people, among others) confers a variety of powers and responsibilities. The kingship has usually been held by men desirous of the powers but less scrupulous about the responsibilities, with the result that the role, and the realm, have become steadily more twisted. The hero is Scott Crane, son of the current king, who seeks to take the kingship before his father takes over his mind. Plus, there's quite a bit about poker. It's a wild ride, and well worth the trip; and anyway, how else can you possibly explain Las Vegas?
Expiration Date moves the action to Los Angeles and the illicit trade in ghosts. When people die, their essence, their soul, goes elsewhere, but shells of their personality often get left behind. Those who know how can ingest these shells, or ghosts, and experience their lives. It's quite the fashionable addiction. More powerful ghosts are more desirable, of course. Then, a young boy whose parents are training him to be a great guru (i.e., the Fisher-King) finds a stoppered vial in his home which turns out to contain the last breath (and ghost) of Thomas Alva Edison. Edison became sensitized to ghosts early in his life, when a close friend died. (All of those inventions? Ways to get the ghosts to leave him alone.) Edison's ghost had been carefully hidden ("masked") before Kootie found it; afterward, every ghost hunter in Los Angeles is after him. Another wild ride ensues.
Part of the action takes place in a beat-up apartment building on 21st Place in Long Beach, just off Ocean Avenue near Bluff Park. I've spent quite a lot of time in Long Beach over the years, and I've driven past that exact spot probably hundreds of times. Or almost. On my last trip to Long Beach, a couple of weeks ago, I was careful to keep an eye out. Bluff Park, which runs along the bluff overlooking the beach on the south side of Ocean Avenue, runs begins at 20th Place and runs to 36th Place. There is no 21st Place, and hasn't been in my memory. I mention this because the building, if it exists, would be right next door to the Long Beach Museum of Art. I find this amusing.
Expiration Date is not obviously connected with Last Call, except for one mobster named Neal Obstadt who appears in both. That name's a joke, as the Roman Catholics out there will appreciate. Books published with the blessing of the Roman Catholic Church must be certified as doctrinally sound. These certificates are the Nihil Obstat and the Imprimatur.
On attaining the kingship, Scott Crane vowed to be a proper king, rather than an exploiter of the mystical office. He didn't get it quite right, though, not surprisingly; there was no one to train him. Earthquake Weather brings a few of the characters from Last Call together with most of the characters from Expiration Date to explore a few of the ramifications of the kingship that Scott hadn't considered.
Earthquake Weather was certainly worth reading, but does not stand on its own as the other two did; and I didn't enjoy it as well. On the other hand, I enjoyed Expiration Date rather more this time around, so I might like Earthquake Weather better next time. Last Call is definitely the best of the three, though.
The Light Fantastic
These are Terry Pratchett's first two books in the Discworld series, which started out as a straightforward send-up of sword-and-sorcery fantasy novels, a la Douglas Adams. Much of the action takes place in the Disc's largest city, Anhk-Morpork, which bears a passing resemblance to Fritz Leiber's Lankhmar, and various characters are instantly recognizable: Cohen the Barbarian, Braavd and the Weasel, and so on. Like many an opening book of a series, they aren't entirely consistent with the books that come later, and aren't quite as well written; it's like re-reading the early days of any comic strip: it takes a year or so before the characters really look like themselves.
Nevertheless, the books are well worth reading. Rincewind, failed wizard and drop-out from Unseen University, is scratching a living as a translator and interpreter in Ankh-Morpork when he is approached by Twoflower, a tourist from the farside of the Disc...the Disc's first tourist in fact. Like any tourist, Twoflower wears loud clothing, carries something resembling a camera, and has a quantity of luggage (and what luggage!) and the belief that he's safe no matter where he goes, because after all, he's not involved...he's just a tourist. It doesn't help that he carries the equivalent in gold of the net worth of all Ankh-Morpork in his luggage. Unlike many tourists, though, his luggage is entirely capable of taking care of itself, and is never, ever, sent to the wrong destination. Not for long, at any rate. Rincewind is dragooned into being Twoflower's guide and interpreter, Ankh-Morpork burns to the ground, and the adventures continue from there.
If you like fantasy, and you like a good laugh, give them a try.
This is the sequel to Mutineer's Moon
and The Armageddon Inheritance, which I discussed
last November. Like its
predecessors, it is utterly absurd, completely unbelievable, and a
rousing good time. Recent discussions on the
Like his Honor Harrington novels, the Mutineer's Moon books have been heavy on descriptions of space combat and space naval tactics. In Heirs of Empire, Weber turns his hand to ground combat. Due to a fiendish plot, the Crown Prince, heir to the Fifth Empire, his sister, and three friends, all new officers in Battle Fleet, are stranded on a remote, uncharted planet. The Fourth Empire consisted of many, many planets, most of which were completely stripped of life by a terrible bioweapon. The newly created Fifth Empire has not yet had the luxury of surveying all of the old homeworlds; the planet on which our heroes land is one of the few to survive. The tech level is low; water wheels and animal transport are the (rigorously enforced) norm, and while guns of a sort are available, most battles are fought by pikemen. The whole planet is governed by the Temple, an anti-technology religion established thousands of years earlier as part of the quarantine. While the planet is lowtech, the planetary quarantine is enforced by a space-based planetary defense system, and as a result the space-based shipyards our heroes need to get home are still in excellent shape. They are also programmed to destroy any interlopers, and the controlling computer is in the hands of the Temple. To get to it, our heroes will need to raise an army....
John Buchan wrote prolifically during the early part of this century, so I'm told, and among many other things created the spy novel as a kind of a lark. The Thirty-Nine Steps is the first of four novels about a man named Richard Hannay. Hannay doesn't set out to be a spy, but gets involved in a plot involving naval dispositions and the start of World War I, and is soon running for his life, dodging both the British police and a variety of enemy agents.
Buchan's works are now in the public domain, and I read The Thirty-Nine Steps in electronic form while eating lunch a couple of weeks ago. There are a number of organizations involved in creating high-quality "e-texts" of public domain literature, of which Project Gutenberg is the best known. My favorite place to look for e-texts is the The On-Line Books Page, which catalogs e-texts from many different sources. I read The Thirty-Nine Steps because I'd run into Buchan's name in a number of history books; I believe Greenmantle, the second Hannay book, was the one most frequently mentioned.
Anyway, I liked it enough to buy a book containing all four Hannay novels; reading a book on the computer screen is fine at lunch-time, but on the whole I prefer printed books.
Children's Books
The Marvelous Land of Oz
Ozma of Oz
Buchan is not the only author I've been reading on-line. I recently had a hankering to revisit the Oz books, and in the last few weeks have read the first three. I'd read the first two many times as a child; this was my first time through the third.
Frankly, I was quite surprised at how sloppily written they are for such popular books. Inventive, yes, enjoyable, yes, and after praisingI can't very well fault the ridiculous plot twists. Nevertheless, consistency was no interest of Baum's. It's not often that I read a book these days and say, "I could write a better book than that." Do kids still read and enjoy the Oz books these days? Or are they too sophisticated?
Early in the month we got a letter from a fellow named Scott Weeks:
I tried to write back to Scott, but the e-mail address he gave me bounced. Scott, if you're out there, try again, OK?
Mark Mandel had this to say:
I enjoyed your book reviews. You may enjoy my Dragaera site, Cracks and Shards (http://world.std.com/~mam/Cracks-and-Shards/). Come visit.
I checked it out, and indeed I did enjoy it. If you're a Stephen Brust fan, you'll probably enjoy it, too. There are links to a number of other pages, including Brust's own page.
Finally, Rick Saenz contributed this suggestion:
Hey, I'm actually reading a secular book at the moment! It's Great Books by David Denby, which you've probably heard about. I'm enjoying it pretty well, partly because I identify with the amateur-reader-meets-the-classics approach, and partly because going back to school to read the classics is a fantasy of mine (although I would go to St. John's in Santa Fe for their four-year workout). Some reviewers have griped about Denby's lack of interest in critical approaches to literature; that is a lack of interest I share. Others have griped about Denby's guiding principle, namely pleasure; he emphasizes that pleasure is his number one concern in life, and that he judges literature by how much he enjoys reading it. Actually, I think that he is not as focused on pleasure in practice as he is in theory; but I agree that this is a weakness in his approach. Still, pleasure is good too, and I get a lot of it from reading his book.
I had indeed heard of Denby's book. Denby is a film reviewer for the New Yorker magazine who went back to Columbia University at the age of 48 and took their core humanities curriculum (the "Great Books" of the title) all over again. His book tells the story of what he read, how it was taught, and how he reacted to it. Largely as the result of Rick's suggestion, I got a copy (just today, in fact), and it looks quite interesting. I'll be writing more about it later on.
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Memorial Day: a love story
Today, people pause to remember fallen heroes.
I remember mine every single day of my life.
Summer is coming and Orion is hidden from the night skies for a while, and yet I see the hunter warrior of the heavens everywhere and feel his presence all the time.
No one other than me ever knew my kid, but he remains the unforgettable love of my life. I knew through dreams what his beautiful face would look like, I knew he was clever and silly, I knew he'd have boundless energy like his father, and I knew that his laugh was like a shock of birdsongs. But a hero? Mythology teaches us that a hero needs a journey, and how could a boy who died before he was born have passed any of life's tests?
He was healthy when he died, but in the cruelest of ironies he was strangled by the very cord meant to sustain him and feed him life. "Just bad luck," said the doctor as I wept inconsolably and tried to scream the entire universe away. Surely such a ridiculous injustice would drive a soul to become a fighter and seek the recompense of a chance at a fiercely lived life? If there is such a thing as a soul… perhaps.
I don't know what I believe anymore as far as souls go. I understand how the faithful find solace in their beliefs, knowing that their departed loved ones are "waiting" for them somewhere. I was told so many times that my precious boy was taken by divine hands to a better place, but as a mother all I could hear is that my child was taken, which is more infuriating than comforting. And as for a "better place" I know for an endlessly painful fact that there is no better place for an infant than in his mother's arms.
Fuck working in mysterious ways– if I believed that anyone or anything took my child away from me to any place, then I would tear the skies apart to find this thief and burn that place to the fucking ground.
So no, I can't believe in heaven the way that many want me to, even though his name is written across the night sky… but I do know that a child exists forever in their mother not just emotionally or metaphorically~ but literally; biochemically; cellularly. Really.
You are a different being once you have created a new life, and your body itself remains the heaven where that echo of another life exists for as long as you do.
After my son died, for a long time I didn't want to live at all. I wanted to go with him to whatever this "place" was where people said he was alive and well. My body-mind-soul-broken-heart screamed out "where is my baby?" and the words kept coming: "he's in a better place". I wanted to be in that place too.
But then there was a dramatic shift in who I am and just how brightly I wanted my fire to burn.
I am the better place.
It was as if some back up power source kicked in and pushed me onto the path of a warrior.
Was this force my own? Probably.
I choose to give that force a name- the name he would have carried with him throughout his own hero's journey:
Orion Xavier Jamil Glick.
And I will love him with all the might of my burning stormy heart forever and ever.
Cheers, my dear. This life's for you.
One Response to "Memorial Day: a love story"
Yes Orion lives in your very being. he lives in my heart. But God did not take your baby. God only gives life


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Asbestos In The 20th Century
DIY was popular in the 1950s, as there was a shortage of people to do jobs around the home, and some items were still difficult to get hold of. The magazine 'Practical Householder' contained instructions on many DIY projects and advertisements for tools, materials and kits. A lot of these projects used asbestos. Some of the articles have been photographed and posted below. These are taken from my family's collection (Sarah, DAST)
Mr G remembers: "No-one said it was dangerous. My father worked in the same place and he died put I never put two and two together. I thought it was a good place to work."
Mr H remembers: "When I first started people used to literally use asbestos as snowballs."
Asbestos was widely used in schools - so much so that DAST have launched a new project specifically to warn those who work in school buildings (see the main DAST website, www.asbestossupport.co.uk). One school employee, Mr S, remembers "One school I worked in had long corridors and the children used to jump up and poke their fingers in the ceiling..." Ceiling tiles were notoriously coated with asbestos.
Mr H remembers: "Very few people that I worked with have survived to retirement."
Mr T remembers: "People were dismissive of the dangers when I worked with the substance in the 1980s. If someone coughed in the workshop, others would laugh and say "Oh you must have got asbestosis." "
Asbestos in the 21st century
Asbestos was banned in 1999, but it was used to such an extent that there are huge amounts of the substance still present in older buildings and vintage artefacts.


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- I used Doodle Pantry's digital stamp 'Happy BirdieB' and doesn't he look all reved up about the new addition:)
- Stampin Up paper and some left over wall paper (the blue background paper).
- The balloons were stamped, coloured, cut out and Crystal Effects added for shine. I do not know from whence they came as there is nothing on the stamp ( I had picked it up at a local dollar store).
- The sentiment is computer generated.
- The striped border stamp is from Stampin Up2004.
- Technique: Printed out two birdies and using a circle die placed it around one birdie, shaded the area in with some bashful blue ink (Stampin Up). I coloured the other birdie, cut it out and placed it on top of the first to give a dimensional look. ( used dimensional tape) '
- The final step was to add some twine and a little star
- The design layout is from 'I{heart }2 stamp'.
- Medium used: Prismacolor Marker
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
It's a Boy
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Oh, how CaUTE!ReplyDelete
Very cute and perfect for a baby boy!ReplyDelete
Oh I LOVE this birdie, she is so adorable! I LOVE how you did the circle around the birdie, waaay too cool! Fantastic colour fabulous card!ReplyDelete
So cute! I love the added balloons and what a perfect card to announce a new baby.ReplyDelete
Hi Glenda, this is a great idea for a baby card. That birdie is just so happy!ReplyDelete
Hugs, Sarah
Super cute with wonderful details and dimension. You nailed the baby challenge!ReplyDelete
It is gorgeous.ReplyDelete
Thanks for playing along with The Craft Garden challenge
Awwww adorable! That image works perfectly for a baby card :DReplyDelete
Sooooooooo sweet
Oh my gosh - I LOVE using this image for a baby card - it's perfect!!! Beautifully done, Glenda!!!ReplyDelete
Wow what a fabulous card, I love the shading detail you've added around the birdie and the balloons and the layout, I'd better stop... I like it all :)ReplyDelete
Awwe, so very cute! Love that birdie and the design is great *Ü*ReplyDelete
Such a cute card for a Boy! Thanks for joining in the fun at TG this week. xReplyDelete
Gorgeous card, Thanks for joining in with us this month at The Craft Garden, good luck.ReplyDelete
Kevin xx
OH this is precious - I love that you used this as a baby card! Great idea and layout!ReplyDelete
Hi again... trying to catch up on all these wonderful DP links--see what happens when you go on vacation for a week? LOL. LOVE THIS! And while we were gone, my niece had a baby boy!! I LOVE THIS BIRDIE for a BABY card!! Great job ... I might just have to borrow this idea ;) heehee!ReplyDelete
Glenda this is adorable! I love the design with the balloons and the sentiment. A wonderful card for a new baby boy. Very creative.ReplyDelete


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This graduate course has covered the above elements since 2010 and has been very well received. Most undergraduate engineering students have never had the opportunity to obtain this skill set - only to learn how important it is as they try to advance their careers.
This course is designed to prepare students to lead strategic change projects and programs in an engineering or scientific work environment.
Upon completion of this course students will be able to:
distinguish the technical and adaptive challenges of engineering leadership
describe the conceptual frameworks for effective organizational change
apply the principles of system thinking to engineering organizations
analyze real-world change efforts in engineering organizations (business cases)
create effective virtual and international engineering teams
apply the required skills to be effective leaders and agents of change in their own engineering organizations


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Moodle is a Course Management System (CMS), also known as a Learning Management System (LMS) or a Virtual Learning Environment (VLE). It is a Free web application that educators can use to create effective online learning sites.
Some typical features of Moodle are: Assignment submission; Discussion forum; Files download; Grading; Moodle instant messages; Online calendar; Online news and announcement (College and course level); Wiki; question types (multiple choice, true and false, fill in the blank, etc.); enrollment methods...
Web page: https://moodle.org/
XAMPP is a very easy to install Apache Distribution for Linux, Solaris, Windows and Mac OS X. The package includes the Apache web server, MySQL, PHP, Perl, a FTP server and phpMyAdmin.
Install XAMPP
- Download and install the most recent version of XAMPP. This will contain a more recent version of PHP, a requirement for Moodle.
- For help downloading and installing XAMPP for Windows please see:
Make sure to take backups of XAMPP\htdocs and XAMPP\mysql\data if you use XAMPP for other projects.
Modify database
- After the installation:
- Create a database in phpMyAdmin: browse to http://localhost and select "phpMyAdmin" under "Tools".
- Create a new database with any name, selecting "utf8_general_ci" for collation.
- Optionally add a user with all privileges (better security practice than the default root user). To add a user, select the newly created database from the left pane, and select "Add New User" under the "Privileges" tab.
Install Moodle
- Download Moodle for Windows - Moodle for Windows can be found at http://download.moodle.org/windows/
- Unzip the "moodle" folder into XAMPP\htdocs\
- For help installing Moodle, please see: http://docs.moodle.org/24/en/Windows_installation_using_XAMPP#Prepare_server_for_Moodle
Running Moodle
- Start Apache and MySQL services using the XAMPP control panel
- Open a browser, navigate and create your courses: http://localhost/moodle
Managing a Moodle site
Moodle guide for teachers
- Moodle 2.0 for Teachers: An Illustrated Guide: http://issuu.com/muppetmasteruk/docs/moodle2_revised_
Download Moodle & XAMPP
- Download Moodle: http://download.moodle.org/
- Download XAMPP: The packages contain Moodle plus all the other software needed to make it run with Windows: Apache, MySQL and PHP. They are built using XAMPP: http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp.html


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If you're going to use your Mac as a server connected to the internet, you'll want to be sure it's secure. One of the best ways to do this is by using a firewall.
WaterRoof is an IPFW firewall frontend for Mac OS X with a easy interface and many options. Start from a fresh-clean system installation and be ready in 1 minute with routing/bridging, NAT and port redirection, bandwidth limits and everything you need to fine tune your ipfw configuration.
I thought the setup wizard was especially useful.
WaterRoof is free and can be download from the developer's website.