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Sunday, December 5, 2010
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Congratulations Blossom! And congratulations Sammy. I'm so glad to know you were able to celebrate with a full and happy heart. God is good. xx
- December 05, 2010
Sounds like a beautiful day and a very special time to reflect on your journey to becoming parents. May there be many moments of joy and delight!
- December 05, 2010
- Widge said...
How cool!
So happy for you with your miracle blessings xo
- December 05, 2010
- Penny said...
Yay was soooo awesome to celebrate with you! Blossom looked gorgeous.
(Please can you email me a copy of the family photo? It's chaotic but priceless if you know what I mean.)
- December 05, 2010
- These Three Kings said...
Wow!! Amen! Cant wait to hear what the Lords plans for this little ones life will be. He is good and doesn't withhold ANYTHING good from those whom He loves! You have a in the midst of showers of blessings!
Love the family photo too!
- December 06, 2010
What a fun day! We did the same thing for Aiden last week with all my family and my in-laws in town, it was great!
- December 06, 2010
- PaisleyJade said...
- December 06, 2010
- MNM's said...
Wonderful retelling of such a special day in your Blossom's life. And there always has to be one who decides to play up on the day...I think that's the rule kids get ingrained in them at birth...! Great you didn't let it affect such a special occasion.
God is good and mighty! I love your ability to hold firm and true to faith in claiming his blessings on your life in spite of the outlook is exactly what made this day possible.
- December 06, 2010


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"Like you said, the gods are stupid. Besides, it'll be a lot more fun to steal it."
She gazed up at the ledge. "A lot more dangerous too."
"Danger is fun."
"Such a demigod thing to say." She surveyed the area and gave it a bit of thought. "We're going to have to climb up the side of the mountain, then down into the garden."
Strafford looked impressed with her strategic thinking. Then he went and ruined the moment. "Crystal, wind-whisk Chloe up to tha' ledge. The rest of us will climb. It won't take long."
"Righty-O!" Crystal replied.
"Hey!" Chloe exclaimed. "I want to climb up, too."
"Why, Red? It'll be faster if you jus' let Crystal take you up. We'll be right behind you."
Translation: You're a weak mortal who is going to take forever to climb this mountain.
She socked him in the gut. "I'm climbing, demigod. I may be mortal, but don't try to play me off as a hinderance to your awesomeness."
Strafford gripped his side and glared at her. "I think you broke a rib, woman."
Yeah right. She crossed her arms and smirked. "You'll heal, oh mighty Majesty."
He grunted and sneered at the Chaotics' amused expressions. "Will you at least let me take the lead? The Chaotics can trail you so if you fall, or rather when you fall, one of them will be there to catch you."
She had a good mind to break a few more things on him. "Start climbing, Your High-Jerk."
So after Strafford quit whining about his wee ribs, up the mountain they went, the Prince in the lead, the Chaotics bringing up the rear. Every few feet, Strafford would ask if she was okay. She ignored him at first, but then soon realized she wasn't okay. She wasn't going to make it to that ledge. She wasn't weak or anything, but mountain climbing was just simply outside of her skill set. Her muscles and bones screamed with every foot of granite gained and the higher they got, the more difficult it became to find parts of the mountain she trusted enough to put her weight on. However, she would have rather been gobbled up by a mountain griffin than to wave the white flag and prove Strafford right.
And then she stepped on the one piece of granite that didn't deserve its place in the mountain.
It crumbled as soon as her right foot came down on it, causing her to transfer all of her weight to her left. Her right hand slipped from its hold and she threw her body in the opposite direction to make up for the loss. But she overcompensated and her body kept going as her right hand sought out a new granite handle.
But it was no use. Gravity had her in its grip. She was going down. She screamed just as her left foot flew out from under her.
She barely had time to register what was happening before a gust of wind enclosed her in its squall and carried her up to the ledge. Crystal formed beside her as she caught her breath and tried to hide her humiliation with a scowl.
"Are you okay, my Pythia?" the Chaotic gushed, looking her over.
"I'm fine," she mumbled and fell back across the ground, arms spread out to her side. "Just dandy."
She stayed like that until she felt a presence standing over her. She opened her eyes and immediately wanted to punch Strafford in his perfect face.
She glared up at him. "One word, and I'll kick you off of this ledge, leprechaun."
He barked a laugh. "Was tha' an Irish dig on me, Red?"
"Pretty much."
Chuckling, he held out a hand, and pulled her to her feet. He looked her over then kissed her forehead.
She wiped his kiss off and stuck her tongue out, amusing him even further.
©2013 Diantha Jones
Who is this goddess whose jealousy overshadows the chaos in Myth?
What is this object that Strafford is anxious to steal?
What kind of adventure requires mountain-climbing?!
Find out July 15, 2013!

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For this edition of our Meet the Team series, we had the chance to speak with the Director of Sales for Kenseal's Metro New York region, Mike O'Connor! Mike started at Kenseal as Metro New York's Inside Sales Manager where he helped mold best practices and lay the framework for a very successful team! Mike has proven himself as an invaluable member of our leadership team and was promoted to an expanded role of Director of Sales at the end of 2016. Let's hear more from Mike…
What is your role at Kenseal?
"I am Director of Sales for Kenseal's Metro NY region."
How long have you been with the company?
"This past May marks two years."
Do you have a hobby you'd like to tell us about?
"I'm an avid hiker and have done hikes all over the world in a number of different climates. This summer I will be hiking across Scotland along the Hadrian's Wall Path with some friends to celebrate my 50th birthday."
What are your greatest treasures?
"My marriage of 25 years and my two children. I was fortunate enough to meet my partner in this life at an early age. Together we've managed to turn two rambunctious children into adventurous, kind-hearted, successful adults who continue to make us proud."
What's the most satisfying aspect of your job?
"Every day at Kenseal brings a new challenge and an opportunity to learn something new about the business and yourself. I really enjoy being given the opportunity to identify ways to improve how we service our customers, develop our people, and grow our business. I love working at Kenseal."
Describe Kenseal in three words.
"Success through teamwork."


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A friend and I met for coffee yesterday at the infamous Target Starbucks. This time things went off without a hitch. Except for the part when we sat down at the table, and my three-year-old said to me,
"Do NOT spill your coffee, okay?"
Thanks. At least she didn't offer me her sippy cup.
Dinners this week have been tasty (my tastebuds say so) and healthy (my poops say so).
Tuesday night we had roasted chickpeas, avocado, and fresh veggies in collard wraps.
I used some leftover cashew crema (see yesterday's post for the recipe) mixed with lime and a little honey to dress the filling. Collard greens, while a bit unorthodox, make great wraps for cold preparations. Besides the health benefits, they're big and sturdy and hold a lot more than more typical romaine or iceberg lettuce wraps. Their giant stems have troubled me in the past (I've tried removing them completely, but that wrecks the leaf and makes it difficult to wrap up), but this time I found a way around them. I gently folded each leaf in half (dark green side facing in, light green side out) and (holding the collard in one hand and the knife in my dominant hand) used a knife to remove about 3/4 of the thickness of the stem. Then I used a vegetable peeler to shave off most of the remaining thickness until the stem was pretty much level with the rest of the leaf. You could skip the knife step and just use the peeler to shave down the stem, but it will take a little longer.
Shaving down the stem yields an intact leaf that's easy to chew and ready to roll.
Roasted Chickpea-Veggie Salad Wraps
1 can chickpeas (or other canned bean), rinsed, drained, and dried on paper towels
1 Tbs chili powder
nonstick cooking spray
1/2 bunch collard greens
2 Tbs cashew crema (see link above), or 1 Tbs mayo + 1 Tbs greek yogurt
zest and juice of 1 lime
1 Tbs honey
large pinch of kosher or sea salt
1/2 of a jicama, peeled and chopped
1 cup grape or cherry tomatoes, halved
1 small Japanese or English cucumber, chopped
1/2 of a bell pepper, any color, chopped
1 rib celery, finely chopped
1 small jalapeño, minced (optional)
1 small avocado, chopped
handful of cilantro, roughly chopped
Preheat the oven to 450 degrees, and line a pan with nonstick foil (for easy cleanup). Add the dried chickpeas to the prepared pan, season with the chili powder, and spray with nonstick spray. When the oven is hot, roast the chickpeas for 20 minutes, shaking the pan after 15 minutes. Cool for 5 minutes.
While the chickpeas roast, prepare the collards by trimming off the protruding stem and shaving down the remaining stem (as described above). In a large bowl, combine the crema (or mayo/yogurt), lime zest and juice, honey, and salt. Add all the veggies to the bowl as you chop them. After you add the avocado, fold the whole mixture together. Add the chickpeas and stir to combine. Taste for seasoning and adjust as necessary. Just before serving, stir in the cilantro.
To fill the collards, spoon about a cup of the filling into the center of the wrap. Fold the top and bottom sections over the filling first, then starting at the wider side, roll the collard up the rest of the way.
This amount of filling made enough for 4 big collard leaves. Serves 2-4 depending on serving size.
Wednesday night's dinner was not only healthy and delish,
but also super quick - it was on the table in less than half an hour.
Pan-Seared Moonfish w/ Green Onion-Cilantro Gremolata, Cauliflower-Avocado Puree, and Sauteed Greens
*Cauliflower-Avocado puree... what? Not the usual combo, I know. I'd never had it or even heard of it prior to that night. (I just looked it up just now on the google, and I'm not the only one to think of it.) But I wanted something mashed-potatoey without wrecking the calories/nutrition of the meal. I had frozen cauliflower on hand that I could puree (frozen cauliflower doesn't mash well - too watery), and I thought, why not use an avocado to richen the flavor (instead of butter or cream)? And it worked! The creamy puree was perfect against the firm fish.*
4 fillets moonfish, salmon, halibut, or other fish
salt and pepper
nonstick cooking spray
1 bag frozen cauliflower
1/2 tsp garlic powder, divided
1 lemon
1 small avocado, roughly chopped
1 large bunch kale or collard greens, stemmed and chopped
pinch of nutmeg
1/3 bunch green onions, chopped
large handful cilantro, chopped
1 tsp extra virgin olive oil
Preheat the oven to its lowest temperature. Steam the cauliflower in the microwave until fully cooked, about 5-6 minutes. While it cooks, preheat a nonstick skillet over med-high heat. Season the fish with salt and pepper and spray each fillet with nonstick spray. Reserve the fish while you prepare the cauliflower puree.
Zest the lemon and reserve the zest, then halve the lemon. Add the juice from one half of the lemon to a blender or food processor, then cut the other half in half again. Reserve both quarters for later. Add the cooked cauliflower, a generous pinch of salt, a little pepper, 1/4 tsp of garlic powder, and the avocado to the blender/food processor. Puree until smooth. Taste for seasoning and adjust as necessary. Transfer to an oven safe bowl, cover, and keep warm in the oven.
Steam the greens in a microwave-safe, covered bowl for 2-3 minutes in the microwave to wilt them. While they cook, add the prepared fish to the hot pan and cook until just opaque in the center, about 3 minutes on the first side and 2 on the second (depending on the thickness of your fillets). While the fish cooks, prepare the gremolata.
In a small bowl, combine the chopped green onion, all of the reserved lemon zest, the cilantro, a pinch of salt, and the olive oil. Reserve.
When the fish is done cooking, remove it to an oven-safe plate (keep the pan on the hot burner), squeeze the juice from one of the reserved lemon quarters over top of the fillets, then tent the plate with foil and keep warm in the oven.
Spray the hot pan with a little nonstick cooking spray, add the wilted greens to the hot pan, season with salt, pepper, the remaining garlic powder, and nutmeg, and sauté until tender but still green, about 2 minutes. Squeeze the juice from the remaining lemon quarter over top.
Spoon a little gremolata over each fish fillet and serve with the greens and cauliflower puree.
Serves 4


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Talent is currently being sought for the feature film "The Arrangement."
"The Arrangement" is about a young woman who returns home from an internship to find that her parents have arranged for her to be married.
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In CS table on Friday, 12 September 2014, we will consider some recent approaches to using social robots to help autistic children develop social, emotional, and communication skills.
We will start with a recent news article.
USC Viterbi School of Engineering, "Socially-Assistive Robots Help Children with Autism Learn Imitative Behavior by Providing Personalized Encouragement". Press Release, University of Southern California School of Engineering. Online document at http://viterbi.usc.edu/news/news/2014/august-28-2014.htm.
We will continue with a broader survey of such approaches. The survey is long, so we will understand if people skim.
John-John Cabibihan, Hifza Javed, Marcelo Ang Jr and Sharifah Mariam Aljunied, "Why Robots? A Survey on the Roles and Benefits of Social Robots for the Therapy of Children with Autism" International Journal of Social Robotics, 2013, 5(4), 593-618, doi 10.1007/s12369-013-0202-2. Available online at http://arxiv.org/pdf/1311.0352.pdf.
Students will lead this week's discussion.
Computer science table is a weekly meeting of Grinnell College community members (students, faculty, staff, etc.) interested in discussing topics related to computing and computer science. CS Table meets Fridays at noon in the Day PDR (JRC 224A).


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One of my favorites: The Myth of Herd Immunity
This myth goes hand in hand with a lot of other similar misconceptions.
The Myth of Herd Immunity leads us to believe that unvaccinated populations will bring back epidemics of deadly diseases. This myth also makes us believe that unvaccinated children are a threat to society and that unvaccinated children pose a risk to vaccinated children. I'll tackle this whole discombobulated mess of a myth in one post, through the research, knowledge, science, & expertise of a doctor, a pediatrician, & a neurosurgeon.
What are we told?
- We often hear statements from public health officials like "Clusters of unvaccinated children are not only in potential danger themselves, but are also a threat to the herd immunity".
- Authorities argue that parents should vaccinate their children to protect society as a whole from epidemics.
- According to public health officials, "parents who reject vaccines don't consider the effect of their child on the rest of society".
- We are told that for the shots to work, everyone must play along. And parents who decline the vaccines, are somehow reaping the benefits from those who are vaccinated.
What is truth?
Dr. O'Shea, in his book: "Vaccination is Not Immunization" explains:
"Do not make the error of many pediatricians or journalists who talk about herd immunity as though it refers to the immunity that proceeds from a large group of people being vaccinated. The calculated deception behind this common misnomer is that if you don't know what herd immunity is, you'll buy their illusion: that the unvaccinated child can take advantage of the herd who have been vaccinated. This is well though-out propaganda. True herd immunity is a term which indicates that a disease has burned itself out within a population, as with plague, smallpox, typhus-every infectious disease in history. The herd has become immune. Natural selection. It has to do with nature, not with manmade vaccines. Don't be fooled again"
Dr. Palevsky (board-certified pediatrician) explains:
"This whole concept of herd immunity is very interesting, because we were taught that herd immunity occurs because a certain percentage of a population gets an active illness. Therefore by a certain percentage of getting the active illness, they impart a protection onto the remaining part of the population that has not gotten the illness yet. And so the herd that is getting the illness is shedding the illness and protecting those who have not gotten it.
In vaccine science, we are extrapolating or concluding that if we vaccinate a certain percentage of people, we are imparting protection on those who have not been vaccinated. And that has NOT been shown to be true, because the true herd immunity in theory is based on an ACTIVE DISEASE, and we know that despite what we're taught, vaccination does not mimic the natural disease.
So we cannot use the same model of herd immunity in a natural disease in the vaccination policy. But unfortunately, we do use it even though it doesn't have scientific backing.
What's most interesting to me is that the entire concept of herd immunity fails to acknowledge that there is a life cycle of the viruses and the bacteria all on their own, and that what turns them on and off may have nothing to do with the percentage of people who have been infected.
We fail to include that viruses have a life cycle, and that they are in relationship to other organisms and to us. Something activates them and something actually stops them, and it has nothing necessarily to do with the percentage of people who would have the illness or who have been vaccinated.
… It is preposterous to think that a child who is vaccinated no longer carries the bacteria or the viruses that they have been vaccinated against. If, in fact, children are vaccinated, then why are parents and public health authorities afraid that non-vaccinated children are somehow carrying something that their children are not, when they should feel comfortable that their children are vaccinated? You can't have it both ways".
Dr. Blaylock (board certified neurosurgeon) explains:
"In the original description of herd immunity, the protection to the population at large occurred only if people contracted the infections naturally. The reason is that naturally acquired immunity lasts for a lifetime. Vaccine proponents quickly latched onto this concept and applied it to vaccine-induced immunity. But there was one major problem: Vaccine-induced immunity lasts for only a relatively short period…
This is why they quietly began to suggest boosters for most vaccines, even the common childhood infections such as chickenpox, measles, mumps, and rubella.
Then they discovered an even greater problem: The boosters were lasting for only two years or less. This is why we are now seeing mandates that youth entering colleges have multiple vaccines, even those that they insisted gave lifelong immunity, such as the MMR. The same is being suggested for full-grown adults. Ironically, no one in the media or medical field is asking what is going on. They just accept that it must be done.
That vaccine-induced herd immunity is mostly myth can be proven quite simply. When I was in medical school, we were taught that all of the childhood vaccines lasted a lifetime. This thinking existed for over 70 years. It was not until relatively recently that it was discovered that most of these vaccines lost their effectiveness 2 to 10 years after being given.
What this means is that at least half the population, that is the baby boomers, have had no vaccine-induced immunity against any of these diseases for which they had been vaccinated very early in life. At least 50 percent of the population has been unprotected for decades.
If we listen to present-day wisdom, we are all at risk of resurgent massive epidemics should the vaccination rate fall below 95 percent. Yet we have all lived for at least 30 to 40 years with 50 percent or less of the population having vaccine protection.
Herd immunity has not existed in this country for many decades, and no resurgent epidemics have occurred. Vaccine-induced herd immunity is a lie used to frighten doctors, public-health officials, other medical personnel, and the public into accepting vaccinations".
Where is the Logic?
Take Pertussis (whooping cough)
Dr. Palevsky explains this very well:
Do children vaccinated with the pertussis vaccine somehow stop carrying pertussis bacteria in their airways simply because they've been vaccinated?
Do pertussis vaccines stop vaccinated children from transmitting the pertussis bacteria to other people?
Do pertussis bacteria disappear from society once vaccination rates are high?
NO: Vaccination rates for pertussis have no impact on whether the pertussis bacteria are in the air or not, or whether or not we breathe them in. The presence of the pertussis bacteria, and the exposure to them, are in no way affected by vaccination status or vaccination rates.
Do unvaccinated children, because they are unvaccinated, carry the bacteria in their airways, which vaccinated children are somehow no longer believed to be carrying because they've been vaccinated?
Do unvaccinated children transmit the pertussis bacteria to other children by the mere fact that they are not vaccinated?
NO: Air is air. Air is free to breathe. We breathe in whatever is in the air. And, vaccinated and unvaccinated children are equally exposed to breathing in pertussis bacteria.
Anyone who poses as science the idea that unvaccinated children pose a threat to the population because they are unvaccinated and are more likely to transmit a disease to the rest of the population, is misleading you, promulgating myth, and inaccurate. Vaccination with the pertussis vaccine does not exonerate anyone from carrying the pertussis bacteria, or prevent them from being exposed to the bacteria.
The fact is that vaccination does NOT stop you from carrying bacteria or viruses in your nose, throat, intestines, airway, skin, or in your body. We have been made to believe that if you're vaccinated, you won't carry the viruses, and therefore, others will be protected because you're vaccinated. This belief is NOT based on scientific fact.
You can't vaccinate believing that your children are protected and then feel that your children are not protected because somehow, some non-vaccinated child is carrying some secret organism that one else is carrying. You can't have it both ways. It just doesn't make any sense.


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· How the FAFSA works
· How to properly fill out the FAFSA
· Information is needed for the FAFSA
· Tips were provided to accurately complete the FAFSA
This week, In and Around the Quad will debunk some common myths about the FAFSA.
MYTH #1: I need to file my taxes before submitting the FAFSA.
· This is not true. A family can submit their FAFSA by providing a reasonable estimate of their previous year's income taxes. The Department of Education works with the Internal Revenue Service to help connect a family's FAFSA information with their tax return when completed. The sooner a family submits their FAFSA, the quicker the financial aid packages will be sent by the school.
MYTH #2: Families that make too much money should not fill out a FAFSA.
· There is no income ceiling to prevent a family from qualifying for federal student aid. If someone is offering to provide you with money and all you have to do is fill out a FREE form, why not fill it out? You have nothing to lose and only money to gain! In addition, there are several factors that go into the financial aid report besides money. Information such as size of family and the number of children in college concurrently. According to Sallie Mae, the typical family earning more than $100,000 received $5,451 in grants and scholarships during the 2012 academic year. Also, the FAFSA is only for federal student aid. Colleges can and will give out their own aid. The FAFSA is simply a starting point.
MYTH #3: Colleges only look at what is stated on the FAFSA, even though my situation has changed.
· The EFC is only a government recommendation. Parents are encouraged to contact the financial aid office at each college to appeal their financial aid package. This office can make adjustments if there have been changes to a family's income or assets. Examples of items that may not show up on the FAFSA; loss of a job, using savings to start a new business, medical bills and/or having another child.
MYTH #4: If both parents are divorced and remarried, all of the parents' information must be entered on the FAFSA.
· The information that should be entered on the FAFSA is that of the parent the student has lived with more than 50% of the time within the last 12 months. In addition, that step-parent's financial information MUST be included along with the student's tax information, if they filed an income tax. Unfortunately, the student cannot choose to enter the information of the parent/step-parent that makes the least amount of money to secure a lower EFC.


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This season it was all about the watercolors. They have always been my first love and I actually took the time to relax and paint on warm summer evenings, just letting ideas take form. So with that familiar nervous knot in my stomach, wondering how they will be received, I present eight new watercolor prints, one ink drawing, a new dishtowel design and of course the old favorite items that continue to sell. Below is everything you will find stocked in my shop this season and I hope you enjoy, maybe find something you love, or something to give away and bless another with. I pray over each painting before I make it, generally during the process and I always give thanks once it's complete. I pray that each piece adds something peaceful and sweet to the home it graces and I thank YOU for being my supporters, customers and encouragers. Without YOU, there would be no shop.
***And if for some CRAZY reason something is out of stock by the time you get there, email me at firstname.lastname@example.com and I'll do my best to make sure you get it. :) ***
Each print is 11x14 in size, printed on high-quality 80pound card stock. Watermarks will not be shown on your prints (obviously) and they will come wrapped in brown paper and shipped in a tube. Computer screen resolutions may vary, so please note that the exact coloring of your print may look slightly different in person.
All items and prints can be purchased here.
Blue Moon Grateful Pumpkin print. I sure love this one. And we can always use that reminder to be grateful, can't we?
Hey Beautiful, smile! Vintage camera print. I collect vintage cameras and this one is my favorite so I painted it. It's cheerful and a good reminder.
He Will Cover you with His Feathers print. I remember hearing a story years ago, about a forest fire that devastated a wooded area. When the firemen walked around the ashes later, they saw a mother bird on the ground, her wings spread out wide, around her. She was dead but they heard the distinct cheeping of hungry baby birds and when they shoved aside her charred remains, they discovered several small babies underneath her, alive and safe. I think that is a very real picture of what its like when God promises to give us refuge under His wings, as life's fire rages over us. Taken from Psalm 91:4.
You Make Me Smile when it's Raining print. This one was my mama's favorite. Yeah, it rains a lot here in the Pacific NW.
Give Thanks Wheat Print. My personal favorite. Who knew painting wheat stalks would be so much fun. I want to create more with wheat! Perhaps I will.
You & Me print. Just a sweet one.
Hello Circle Pop print. This one makes my heart happy and I can't explain why. Even the watercolor smears on the sides make me happy.
Butcher Selection print. I do love some cows. I've been seeing butcher selection things everywhere and I wanted my own version to put on a dishtowel and was inspired by a precious vintage cow graphic. It turned out so well I decided to add him as a print. He's so sweet... and dare I say, yummy? (grin)
(SOLD OUT) in the shop at half prices, as usual because some irregularities don't make the cut. Which is great news for those of you pinching pennies.
Yellow Ranuculus prints. (All available as canvas prints, prices vary and by custom request only. ) I have all three above my bed, shown here.
Christmas Quote print: I may have sold more of this one, than any other print. Which makes me smile. Smiling's my favorite. (Also going to show y'all how to make that cute Anthro knock-off wreath here soon.... maybe Friday if I can get my act together?)
blue ball jar towels. I shall never be tired of this hanging in my kitchen. (SOLD OUT but more are coming NEXT week- hopefully by about Wednesday!)
Christmas Garlands... (8' tree shown above, strung with 2 orders.) (12 total yards)
The wait list is NOW OPEN. It's already filling up fast because some of you couldn't wait and started emailing me your requests early. You have no idea how that tickled me and made me laugh, you rule breakers, you! (grin)
Here are the details. PLEASE READ CAREFULLY so that (hopefully) all your questions are answered.
Garlands are going to be listed at the same prices as last year, $35 for a 6 yard total roll (arrives in two separate 3 yard-long pieces) and shipping/handling cost will be $4.00. There is an additional $1 shipping charge for each garland after the first one.
Individually hand-stamped onto white crinoline fabric (for durability and pretty light filtering) with archival ink, each garland reads, "wonderful counselor, mighty God, everlasting father" and then "prince of peace, emmanuel, king of kings, lord of lords." I have separated this garland into two pieces, each approx 3 yards long, for approximately 6 yards, total. These would be lovely woven into a large wreath or banister railing as well. Stamped in black ink onto white fabric in lower case letters- the "g" for "God" has been raised slightly in height, out of respect for the Name. Each garland is 4" wide.
Because each letter has been hand stamped by imperfect people like myself, each garland is charmingly imperfect and ink transfer varies slightly from letter to letter resembling that of old typesetter fonts.
Care: Do not wash, or use outdoors. If dusty over time, gently shake out, or run through a cool dryer cycle.
Helpful hint: I have used two to four garland orders for a huge, nearly 8 foot tree, and as little as 1 or 2 garlands for a much smaller 4-5 foot tree. Because they come in 3 yard lengths, it makes it easy to place them and space them out to look esthetically pleasing!)
The wait list closes as soon as I have all my open garland spaces filled up so first come, first serve and there is no limit on how many you can reserve. Please reserve what you think you will want because though cancellations do happen, changing your mind is not necessarily recommended and I may not be able to alter your reservation if spaces are already filled. Production for the garlands begins in early October, and will be shipping out from mid October through November. I will send a PayPal payment invoice as soon as they are ready for you and will ship them as soon as Paypal notifies me of your payment.
To get on the reservation list, please email me at firstname.lastname@example.com. Include the following: Your full name, and the number of garlands you want reserved in your name. That's it!
**Please do not reproduce this item in any way, as it was my own original design.**
in my Etsy shop... here.
And now I shall go nap... and maybe hide for a day.


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Set Free to Serve -- A Sermon
This sermon was preached on Thursday, September 16, 2010, at Northwestern Christian Church in Detroit, as part of a three day revival. The CWCC choir joined me in sharing a message of freedom and service with this congregation pastored by my friend and colleague, the Rev. Eugene James.
Set Free to Serve
John 8:31-36
Two years ago I went to a pastor's conference in Chicago, and before I left, someone, I think it was John Lacey, told me that I needed to connect with the Rev. Eugene James while I was there. With that in mind, I had my eye out for this pastor from Detroit, and on that very first day, as I took the elevator to my room, I found myself standing right next to a man named Eugene James. From that moment on, Eugene and I have built a strong friendship and a strong partnership in ministry. We've done a lot of talking and a lot of dreaming about joint ventures in mission, and while we've done more talking than doing, I know that good things are on the horizon. I am also pleased to affirm Eugene's calling, along with that of Maggie Mills, to serve as co-regional ministers of the Michigan Region during this important time of transition, because I have great trust in their wisdom and spiritual discernment. So, having said all of this by way of introduction, I want to say how pleased I am to have received an invitation to bring my choir and share a message at this week's revival.
The theme for the revival is simple and straightforward. If you're a follower of Jesus, then you have been set free so that you might serve. Over the past several weeks I've been taking to heart this theme, and pondering what it is I should share this evening. What is it that God would have us hear from John's gospel about the message of freedom that comes from Jesus? And what are the implications that can be drawn from this powerful statement:
"You shall know the truth, and the truth shall set you free."
Yes, if you know the truth, which means if you're willing to follow the teachings of Jesus, then you will be set free. For as Jesus says to his critics: "If the Son makes you free, you will be free indeed." We come here tonight to hear a word about freedom and service, two words that don't seem to fit very well together in our society, and yet in Christ, they belong together, even as a hand fits in a glove. But, we must ask two questions: From what am I being set free and where will this freedom to serve lead?
1. The Starting Point
The Disciples tradition, out of which both our congregations emerge, isn't big on confession of sin. We're a pretty optimistic people and so we don't spend a lot of time focusing on sin, especially original sin. But, experience tells us that there's a dark side to life. There is evil in the land, and we dare not ignore its presence. But, not only is evil present in the land, but all of us at one time or another get caught up in its web. Whether we like to admit it – and it seems as if the people Jesus was talking to didn't want to admit it – we all have experienced bondage to sin and need to be set free so that we can experience the blessings of God's presence in our lives. We need to be set free from this web so that we can truly love God and love our neighbors.
If we're going to be set free, however, we'll need to know what it is we need to be set free from. Paul pointed out that the Law is there to shine a light on those areas of our lives that are contrary to God's vision for our lives. Although we can summarize the commandments of God in two very succinct statements – love God and love your neighbor – we need more details. That's what the Ten Commandments and the other laws do for us – they help us understand how we can love God and love our neighbors.
Sin, to give a simple definition, involves our failure to love God with our entire being and our failure to love our neighbor as we love ourselves. If we're to be set free from this bondage, this slavery to sin, then we first have to acknowledge that we have a problem – something that Jesus' audience couldn't acknowledge. But, as we know from the many Twelve Step programs, you have to acknowledge that you have a problem, before you can get help.
So, what is it that we should confess? What is it that we need to acknowledge before we can be set free by the grace and mercy of Jesus? Could it be a false idol, such as a nicer and fancier vehicle, a bigger house, or fame and fortune? Could it be the kind of self-doubt that keeps us from recognizing that we're created in the image of God, and therefore makes it impossible to embrace our gifts and callings from God? Could it be anger, jealousy, or unfaithfulness? Could it be the stereotypes, prejudices, and suspicions that separate us from one another?
I must say that I'm deeply disturbed by the growing polarization in our society. I'm concerned about politicians, pundits, and so-called religious leaders who seek to gain power by dividing us from one another. Paul may have said that in Christ, there is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male and female, (Gal. 3:28), but even the church has failed to live out this promise. Therefore, if we're to be set free then we must first recognize our condition so that God can begin to transform us into the people we're meant to be. And then as God changes our hearts and minds, we can better reflect the glory that is God in and through our own lives. Then we can sing with complete honesty that old song: "They will know we are Christians by our love."
2. Set Free for a Purpose
If we start with the premise that each of us needs to be set free from something, then the next question has to do with the nature and meaning of this freedom. We may all desire to experience freedom, but I doubt if we all define the word in the same way.
As I stand here tonight in this pulpit, I'm quite conscious of the fact that I'm a white pastor of a predominantly white congregation, who has brought an all-white choir, to share a message of freedom in a predominantly black church. I'm a historian by training, so I know the history of our nation. I know about the long struggle for freedom and civil rights that has marked the African American story in this nation. I know the story, but I've not experienced it. Therefore, if I'm going to address this theme with integrity, then I must make this confession. Although I can speak to the issues and I can sing the spirituals with gusto, I know that my experience and that of my ancestors is different from the African-American experience. But, even if I can't completely understand the full meaning of freedom as it is understood in the African-American community, I take refuge in the knowledge that in Christ we are indeed one, and that in him we can experience true freedom.
By making our confession, we're ready to hear the good news. God has provided us with a road to freedom, a road that leads out of the land of slavery into the land of promise. And the one who will be our guide along this journey is Jesus. Just as Moses guided the people of Israel out of Egypt and toward the promised land, Jesus shall do the same for us. And even though Moses died before he could cross the river, leaving the rest of the journey in the hands of Joshua, the Gospel story tells us that Joshua's namesake, the one we call Jesus of Nazareth, not only leads us out of slavery but he also leads us across the river.
In the story of Good Friday, we hear the bad news that the Romans had cut short his journey. When they laid him in the tomb, Jesus' followers thought that it was over, that they'd never get to cross to the other side. But the message of Easter tells us that God has turned aside the attempts of those who would keep the world in bondage. By raising Jesus from the dead, God provided a way for us to cross to the other side of the river so that we might experience true freedom.
The message seems clear; if we will embrace Jesus as our Lord and embrace his teachings, which call for us to love God with our entire being and to love our neighbors as we love ourselves, then we will experience true freedom. But freedom isn't an end in itself. With freedom comes responsibility, which is a message that many of us neglect to hear and embrace.
This is the point that Paul was making when he responded to those who claimed that "all things are lawful." "All things may be lawful, Paul says, but not all things are beneficial. True freedom isn't the opportunity to do whatever we want, whenever we want. True freedom means seeking to do that which builds up the entire body. As Paul told the Corinthians, seek that which builds up. "Do not seek your own advantage, but that of the other" (1 Cor. 10:23-243). In difficult times, like this, it's easy to put our own wants and desires first, and take advantage of our liberties at the expense of others, but the word that we hear from the scriptures is this: Take hold of your freedom, but do so in a way that is responsible, so that the body might be built up.
3. Gifted For Service
When we hear the word freedom in our cultural context, we often hear it in very individualistic ways. This is especially true right now, in this political season. Everybody is looking out for themselves. They want what they think they're entitled to get, and if that means getting what they want at the expense of others, then so be it! Unfortunately, what is true in the political realm, is often true in the church. Too often we define the church in terms of our individual wants and desires. In the New Testament, however, the church is defined in terms of community. The church is a body, whose members may be different from each other, and yet in Christ and through the Holy Spirit of God, they are made one.
To get a sense of what we're called to be and do, as people who have been set free by Jesus, we need to look at the fourth chapter of Ephesians. In Ephesians 4 we hear a word to the church about God's gifts to the church, gifts that are intended to be used for the up building of the body of Christ, so that we might come "to the unity of the faith, to maturity, the measure of the full stature of Christ." As we continue reading, we hear a reminder that we're no longer children, who are tossed to and fro by doctrines, trickery, and deceit. Now there's nothing wrong with being a child, if you're a child, but if you're an adult, then childish behavior and attitudes aren't appropriate. So, if we're to be truly free, then we must move toward maturity in our faith.
So that we can hear this message clearly, I'd like to read from the fourth chapter of Ephesians (verses 4:1-16).
I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beg you to lead a life worthy of the calling to which you have been called, 2with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, 3making every effort to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. 4There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to the one hope of your calling, 5one Lord, one faith, one baptism, 6one God and Father of all, who is above all and through all and in all.
7 But each of us was given grace according to the measure of Christ's gift. 8Therefore it is said, 'When he ascended on high he made captivity itself a captive; he gave gifts to his people.'
9(When it says, 'He ascended', what does it mean but that he had also descended* into the lower parts of the earth? 10He who descended is the same one who ascended far above all the heavens, so that he might fill all things.) 11The gifts he gave were that some would be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, some pastors and teachers, 12to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, 13until all of us come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to maturity, to the measure of the full stature of Christ. 14We must no longer be children, tossed to and fro and blown about by every wind of doctrine, by people's trickery, by their craftiness in deceitful scheming. 15But speaking the truth in love, we must grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ, 16from whom the whole body, joined and knitted together by every ligament with which it is equipped, as each part is working properly, promotes the body's growth in building itself up in love.
As you reflect these words of scripture, consider the words that begin the chapter:
Therefore, as a prisoner for the Lord, I encourage you to live as people worthy of the call you received from God.
Although he's writing this letter from prison, he knows that in Christ he is free, and that he has been set free to build up the body of Christ. In hearing this call to freedom, he encourages us to make use of our freedom by conducting ourselves "with all humility, gentleness, and patience." We're being called to affirm the oneness of the body of Christ in the way we live our lives.
Having been set free, God has given us gifts for service. In this letter five gifts are mentioned – Apostles, Prophets, Evangelists, Pastors and Teachers. Each of these gifts are expressions of leadership in the church, but there are other lists, such as the ones in 1 Corinthians 12 and Romans 12 that broaden the spectrum. Each of these gifts is given to us so that we might be equipped for service to the body of Christ. God gives this gifts so that we can bear witness to the gospel of Jesus Christ – the very gospel that has set us free so that we might serve.
As we move toward a time of decision, I want to pose these questions: Are you ready to be set free? Are you willing to embrace the call to walk according to the way of Jesus? And if you're ready to be set free, are you ready to take on the responsibilities of a life worthy of this calling? And if you're willing to take on these responsibilities, are you ready to serve according to the gifts that God has poured upon the church, so that it might be built up? Are you ready to be set free to serve?
Preached September 16, 2010
at Northwestern Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
Detroit, MI


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Exception Chaining and Propagation
Exception chaining is a Java feature that allows one exception in a program to be associated with another exception. The purpose of using a chained exception is to identify the first exception that caused the second exception. Determining the underlying cause of an exception helps to identify and resolve the source of errors in a program, and ensure successful program completion.
In Java, multiple layers of exceptions can be associated with one another in the form of a chained exception and propagated to a higher level exception handler. The Throwable class defines two constructors and two methods that enable you to work with chained exceptions.
Chained Exception Constructors
The constructors in the Throwable class that support chained exceptions are:
Throwable (Throwable causeEx):Creates a Throwable instance and sets causeEx as the cause of the new exception. The causeEx parameter is the underlying exception that caused the current exception.
Throwable (String desc, Throwable causeEx):Creates a Throwable instance, adds a description, and sets causeEx as the cause of the new exception.
Note: The two Throwable constructors for chained exceptions are also available in the Error, Exception, and RuntimeException classes.
Chained Exception Methods
The methods in the Throwable class that support chained exceptions are:
Throwable getCause():Returns the exception that caused the current exception. This method returns null if it does not find any underlying exception that resulted in the current exception.
Throwable initCause(Throwable causeEx):Sets the causeEx exception as the cause of the current exception and returns a reference to the current exception. This method can be used to associate the underlying cause with an exception that has already been created.
Note: For each exception object, you can set the cause exception only once.
Therefore, the initCause() method can be called only once for an exception object. However, if the cause of an exception object is already set by the constructor, then the initCause() method cannot be used to at all.
Example for Exception Chaining
The following program illustrates the use of chained exceptions:
package com.onlinetutorialspoint.exceptions; public class ChainedExceptions { static void exdemo() { NullPointerException e = new NullPointerException("Top Layer"); e.initCause(new ArithmeticException("Underlying Cause")); throw e; } public static void main(String args[]) { try { exdemo(); } catch (NullPointerException n) { System.out.println("Exception caught:" + n); System.out.println("Original cause of exception:" + n.getCause()); } } }
In the try block of the main program, the exdemo() method is called. In this method, an ArithmeticException is set as the underlying cause of a NullPointerException. The initCause() method is used to make this association. The catch block in the main program catches the NullPointerException thrown by the exdemo() method. In the catch block, the getCause() method is used to obtain the cause associated with the NullPointerException.
The output of the program is:
Exception caught: java.lang.NullPointerException: Top Layer
Original cause of exception: java.lang.ArithmeticException: Underlying Cause
Debugging Chained Exceptions
When a high level exception handler dumps the stack trace, you can use the information in the stack trace to debug chained exceptions. The stack trace displays the execution history and method invocations at the point in which an exception occurred. You can obtain the stack trace by invoking the getStackTrace() method on the exception object. The getStackTrace() method returns an array of stack trace elements that you can store in the Java StackTraceElement array.
The following code shows how to obtain information from the stack trace and store it into a file using Java's logging feature available in the java.util.logging package.
package com.onlinetutorialspoint.exceptions; import java.io.IOException; import java.util.logging.FileHandler; import java.util.logging.Handler; import java.util.logging.Level; import java.util.logging.Logger; public class ChainedExceptions { public static void main(String args[]) { try { Handler hd = new FileHandler("OutputFile.log"); Logger.getLogger("").addHandler(hd); throw new IOException(); } catch (IOException e) { Logger lg = Logger.getLogger("com.onlinetutorialspoint.exceptions"); StackTraceElement elmts[] = e.getStackTrace(); for (int i = 0, n = elmts.length; i < n; i++) { lg.log(Level.WARNING, elmts[i].getMethodName()); } } } }
In this code, the contents of the stack trace are copied into the elmts StrackTraceElement array. The method calls that occurred at the exception point are obtained from this stack trace array and stored into the log file OutputFile.log.


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Fresh juicing has a quality, taste and texture you will not find in processed juices. Juicing can be a very healthy, creative and quite tasty way of adding flavor to ones day. Whether as additions to food recipes or simply enjoying freshly juiced drinks, juicing is becoming easier in the kitchen.
How to do your own kitchen appliance reviews. Discover how to select the best kitchen juicer with our kitchen juicer buying guide. Kitchen appliance buying guides tend to only focus on one type or model. This buying guide shows you exactly what checkpoints to watch so you end up buying the best juicer for your needs!
One piece, hand held juicers are easy to clean. Just pop into the Juicer or hand wash with ease. Electric centrifugal and masticating juicers are much more difficult to clean. However some are easier to clean, because of design, than others. Consider whether the parts are easily removable to rinse and clean. Screens and pulp filters are usually the most difficult task when cleaning. Check to see if the pulp is ejected into a removable, smooth, receptacle while juicing these are much easier to clean.
No small appliance is used all the time. As a result, they are usually stored more often than they are in use. A good juicer must be easy to store and remove from its storage space. A boxier design that isn't too heavy is usually better for this sort of thing.
For juicing only citrus type fruits the reamer type juicers are the easiest to use. For juicing a wide variety of fruits and also veggies you will need a electric masticating or centrifugal juicer. The centrifugal and masticating juicers are fairly easy to use but require attention to pulp build up and screen clogging.
All types of juicers are generally safe. The hand held models are a no brainer and the electric juicers have safety built into the design.
Hand powered or Electric
Hand held juicers are great for small quantities of citrus fruit juicing. If you need more volume then an electric juicer will be required. If you make large quantities of juice - you can justify the expense and cleaning time needed to get full use from these appliances. If you plan to juice vegetables then you will need an, electric, centrifugal or masticating juicer.
Masticating or Centrifugal
The centrifugal juicer is generally easier to use and less expensive than the masticating juicer. However . If you plan to juice green and/or leafy veggies then the masticating juicer is the one that will do the job.
The prices for juicers range from a few dollars for hand held models to several hundred dollars for centrifugal and masticating juicers. Consider carefully your real use for a juicer before buying.
Size of Juicer
When it comes to electric juicers the size of the feed tube makes a convenience difference. The larger the feed tube diameter the larger the fruit or veggies that can be fed into the chute without cutting into smaller sizes.
When buying an electric juicer the warranty will be a consideration. Warranties vary with manufacturer. Get the longest warranty with the best return policy possible. Generally, the longer the warranty----the better the product.
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I can't walk two blocks in this city without stumbling into someone's photo- op.
Paris hasn't changed very much. Armed soldiers on guard at major monuments but no one seems to be paying much attention to them. Parisians go about their daily business and populate the cafes after work as they always have. The crowds seem younger but that's probably just my aging perspective.
I've been looking at the ads in the windows of realty offices and while it's hard to tell much about what's really available, it appears that rents are just a little more than half as much as San Francisco apartments. I saw what looked like a lovely large studio on the Rue Jacob in the 6th for €1250 per month. If such places truly exist, I'll seriously look at moving here. Always loved it, always felt at home here. Carried that a little too far yesterday when I gave some tourists very iffy directions to the Pompidou Center in my best French accent. They may have found it by now.
A few noticeable changes: there seems to be an alarming proliferation of bagel shops, and it appears Prius taxis now outnumber Mercedes. I haven't found a connection yet, my investigation hindered by a preference for baguettes and the Metro, but I will continue independent observation and check in with David Lebovitz on the matter.
I take this picture every time I come to Paris. From the same spot on the Pont des Arts, different hours of the day, different times of the year. It always pleases me but always seems to lack a special quality of light that define the best images of Paris. Henri Cartier-Bresson has a version that's really special. I'll keep trying.


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Base Values and GOE Scores
Planning the elements of an IJS program involves a series of steps:
Start with the requirements and restrictions for the event prior to created the Planned Program Sheet is a list of the elements the skater plans to perform that needs to be completed and a copy sent to the registrar of the competition along with the entry form and payment.
Many competitions are now able to process entries electronically.
The above PPCS information allows the skater and coach to calculate the value of the program content. Additional calculations can factor in value for element levels, estimated GOEs, and Program Components.
This data can become the basis of developing a risk analysis strategy of attempting items which are not consistently being performed at a high skill level.
Recommended Reading:
International Judging System (IJS) - Welcome to US Figure Skating
Dec. 30, 2010 ... The information on this page is intended as a general overview of the international judging system (IJS) to help you understand the basics of the new system.
technical info - Welcome to US Figure Skating
Welcome to the Technical Information portion of the U.S. Figure Skating web site. Here you learn about changes to the international judging system used at Regional, sectionals, nationals, International, world, and Olympic Championships/
ISU : Summary of ISU Judging System ISU Championships are held in accordance with the International Skating Union ( ISU) Regulations. The ISU Judging System used at all Figure Skating events.
The International Judging system ( IJS ) This information does not take into account your individual objectives, financial situation or needs. You should consider the appropriateness of this information to you situation.
The following internet links have been gleaned from personal communications
combined with information from public institutions and athletic organizations/
associations that have a web presence with information concerning team and
individual sports programs:
All materials are copy protected.
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How To Enhance Your Breasts Without Surgery
Many women are seeking for the ways to help them get breasts bigger. They think that having good size with sexy shape in breasts will give them confidence to attract men.
If you are one of those unlucky women who small size, you should check out the information below.
There are many ways to help women to achieve the goals. However, not all of them are effective, natural and safe.
Some women go for surgery because they want to have big breasts fast. Other people use pills, exercises, etc to increase breast size.
Unluckily, some methods give fast and effective results, but they can leave side effects later if the quality is not good.
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New Delhi: Alibaba-backed Paytm has partnered with gold refiner MMTC-PAMP to launch 'Digital Gold' that will allow customers to buy and sell gold through the electronic platform.
Using their Paytm mobile wallets, consumers can purchase 24K 999.9 purity gold online and store it in MMTC-PAMP's secure vaults free of charge. They can invest as low as Re 1 to buy the yellow metal.
They can also request for their gold to be delivered at their homes in the form of minted coins or sell it back online to MMTC-PAMP.
"Gold is the preferred form of investment for Indians, and we are making it easier for our users to invest in gold digitally," Paytm founder and CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma told reporters here.
Customers can now buy and sell international quality gold at market-linked prices instantly for as low as Re 1 using their Paytm wallets, he added.
If the consumer wants to sell the gold, MMTC-PAMP will buy the gold back from them and the money will be transferred to the user's bank account, Sharma said.
Currently, consumers transacting over Rs 20,000 through Paytm need to provide KYC details and the same will apply to the gold scheme.
India is the world's largest consumer of gold. An estimated 24,000 tonnes worth USD 900 billion of gold is stocked in homes and bank lockers in India.
MMTC-PAMP Chairman Mehdi Barkhordar said consumers face challenges related to purity of gold and security of storing the metal.
"This partnership will ensure that masses can have access to high quality gold and they can invest in an affordable manner," he added.
Indian government is encouraging people to buy digital/paper gold, instead of the physical form to curb large scale hoarding.
It has also introduced a sovereign gold bond scheme that offers better returns and owners do not have to worry about security of the precious metal apart from other benefits.
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A hypnotic journey into some of the powerful and ancient traditions from the coast of East Africa.
Music inspired by the East African music festival Sauti Za Busara ("sounds of widsom" in swahili) which took place 9-13 February 2011 in Zanzibar.
African rhythms mingle with Arab violins in Zanzibari Taarab orchestras, with American blues guitarist Taj Mahal collaborating on one song. Tanzanian legend Hukwe Zawose plays the trance-inducing thumb piano. His Japanese student, Sakaki Mango, brings the tradition to a new place. Danyel Waro and Christine Salem revive the powerful and until recently banned Maloya tradition from Reunion island, their voices resonating with those of their slave ancestors.
Read more about the festival here- my article in Dossier Journal.
Some video clips of my favorite moments at the festival:
Sukiafrica Sukiyaki Allstars: collective of Japanese, Korean and African musicians- all talented and known in their own right.
Maulidi ya Homu ya Mtendeni, from Zanzibar. One of 3 such groups left in the world.
1. Sule – PATRIC BALISIDYA AND NYOTA
2. Mpewa Hapokonyaki – MAKAME FAKI
3. Mangé Pou Le Coeur – ALAIN PETERS
4. Sisi Vijana – HUKWE ZAWOSE & THE MASTER MUSICIANS OF TANZANIA
5. Odhiambo Otieno – OPONDO MUGOYE
6. To Gine Dolo – DANYEL WARO
7. Limbalimba Rock – SAKAKI MANGO & THE LIMBA TRAIN SOUND SYSTEM
8. Uluwidumuka – ASHIMBA
9. Maloya Zordi – CHRISTINE SALEM
10. Muhogo – MIRAJ JUMA & JAUHAR ORCHESTRA
11. M'banjo – TAJ MAHAL MEETS THE CULTURE MUSICAL CLUB OF ZANZIBAR
12. To the Seashore – SAKAKI MANGO & THE LIMBA TRAIN SOUND SYSTEM
13. Lukunzi – HUKWE ZAWOSE & THE MASTER MUSICIANS OF TANZANIA
14. Kansa – DANYEL WARO
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Cams convert ordinary shaft rotation into a more complicated pattern of motion. This is accomplished by keeping one or more followers in contact with the surface of a rotating cam. The follower may move as a slider, reciprocating in a linear direction, or as a rocker, oscillating around a fixed pivot.
There can be overlapping functionality between cams and linkages (such as crank-rockers). Where this overlap occurs, the cam usually provides the quicker design solution while presenting a more difficult manufacturing prospect. However, cams go beyond the function of linkage mechanisms, allowing a tremendous range of possibilities for the output motion.
Depending on the application, the follower may be required to perform some tricky maneuvers. In a simple case, it may have to move to a critical position "on time" while maintaining velocity and/or acceleration parameters, hold this position, or dwell, for a set time, and return to the original position under a different set of velocity/acceleration parameters. This could represent one cycle of the input shaft.
Questions & answers
Q: What are the pros and cons of the different follower contacts?
A: Rolling followers are versatile, durable, and readily available. Followers that slide along the cam, such as flat-faced or pointed, generate more friction than rolling followers, but are attractive due to size and simplicity. Flat-faced followers resist jamming, but cannot trace concave cam profiles. Pointed followers can be useful for detailed cam profiles, but are subject to wear and generate high contact stress.
Q: Which is preferable, rocker or slider motion?
A: A translating follower (slider) can often rotate freely about its shaft. This can be used to help distribute wear by offsetting a flat-faced follower. A follower with a wheel-type contact, though, must remain aligned. Rocker followers often approximate straight-line motion adequately while remaining fixed about their arms.
Consider this plot of cam dynamics: Cam design requires you to keep sight of the follower displacement and the first, second, and third derivatives: velocity, acceleration, and jerk. In a valid follower motion, the velocity and acceleration will remain continuous throughout the cycle — otherwise the device produces an impossible, infinite amount of jerk. Obviously, the follower begins and ends the cycle at the same position. Once a suitable output motion is defined, the profile of the cam itself can be generated, often through special software. The diagram depicts an acceptable example of a single-dwell cycle.
Q: What if I want both axial and radial follower motion?
A: Combined axial-radial cams are not unheard of. They are sometimes called three-dimensional cams or camoids.


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This post is the result of a sort of challenge. The objective is to create an architecture to generate, manage and deliver HTTP streaming videos using free and/or open-source tools and/or applications. It need to answer to many questions : tools must be open source or free; reliability of the platform and the ability to scale up quickly. The architecture can be split in two parts : the content preparation and the delivery. I will expose an overview for each part of the architecture. Then I will list differents tools you can use. To finish, I will give you in details the architecture I will choose to deploy. But to realize this, few or some developments can be required, the language you will use, will be your choice. The operating system will be on Linux. Continue reading
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Play with ffserver – a quick overview
Everybody knows ffmpeg the command line encoding tool but do you know ffserver ? ffserver is a multimedia streaming server for live broadcasts. With it, you can stream over HTTP, RTP and RSTP.
Quick overview
The concept is to use ffmpeg to push content to one server. This server will transcode streams and deliver to the end-users.
Input streams are called feed and for each feed you can have multiple output stream.
We can manage ffserver via a configuration file. The syntax is close to the one used for Apache server. You can find a example here. And there are more informations in the ffserver wiki.
We will see two examples on how to deliver content via a ffserver. There will be a FLV and a WebM stream.
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Notes about video ecosystem – week 20 – DRM – VP9 – Encoding – Live
A new week with some interesting news in our ecosystem.
- A new streaming protocol was announced last week by Toshiba based on Divx Plus. Here is the PR.
- Youtube opened the subscription. They fires up subscription TV.
- Aereo is a startup based in the US. ABC plans to use live streaming and the cloud to challenge Aereo. Here is how they will do it.
- W3C proceeds with Web Video encryption. The specification seems to be based on AES CTC like for PlayReady.
- Google announced VP9 is nearly done. Youtube will use and deploy it.
- Microsoft on his part, thinks about a OTT set top box. The idea is to compete against AppleTV, GoogleTV, Roku etc…
- Brightcove launched this week his Video Live Cloud service. This solution is probably based on the Zencoder Live Transcoding. Remember, Zencoder was buyed by Brightcove one year ago.
- Netflix + Youtube = Half of internet trafic !!
- Jeff Tapper from Digital Primates made a talk about Streaming video to HTML. A very interesting presentation.
- Amazon announced some new features in Elastic Transcoder (I talked about this product). It supports now HLS, WebM, Mpeg2-ts and multiple output.
Please note the IBC will be in 4 months now, so some news will coming in few weeks now.
MistServer – new features for the version 1.1
I made last year a post to introduce a new streaming server : MistServer. From this article, I follow all the updates made by the team. The DDVTech team released the server in version 1.1 the 31th March. The changelog is available too.
Some important formats were updated in this new version : HLS and Smooth Streaming, HTTP Progressive. They added too MPEG TS protocol. The interface get some updates too for a better management. And the most important, the server gets many improvements. Continue reading
Mistserver – a new multimedia streaming server – First overview
Mistserver is a open-source multimedia streaming server developed by DDVTech a company based in Netherlands. This server will support some technologies : HLS, HDS, Smooth Streaming, RTMP, …
For the moment, HDS, RTMP and progressive download are available. You can push too livestream via RMTP. The company have two others solutions : MistSteward, MistCenter.
DDVTech positions his solution in a competitive market with some actors : Adobe Media Server, Wowza, Red5, Apache, …


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Shadow Commander: Remembering The Covert Commander Responsible For The Largest POW Rescue Mission In History
(This press release may be reprinted in part or entirety)
It goes without saying we owe our service men and women a debt of gratitude. In that spirit, please allow me to send you a copy of Shadow Commander in consideration of an interview, feature or review. In this biography of Donald D. Blackburn, author Mike Guardia gives us a fascinating account of an underdog fighting to stay alive.
A veteran himself, Mike makes a charming and interesting guest. Please look at the following press release and let me know if you'd like to schedule an interview with him, or send me your mailing address so I can forward a review copy of the book. If you would like to run this story, I'd be happy to send you .jpgs of the author and the book cover. Thank you.
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Shadow Commander: Remembering The Covert Commander Responsible For The Largest POW Rescue Mission In History
Houston, TX – In Shadow Commander: The Epic Story of Donald D. Blackburn (Casemate Publishers), author Mike Guardia presents his readers with a memorable story of an underdog whose career was a testament to dogged determination and the will to stay alive.
On the evening of April 9, 1942, the fires on Bataan burned with a primitive fury, illuminating white flags of surrender against the dark sky. Outnumbered and outgunned, remnants of the American-Philippine army surrendered to the forces of the Rising Sun. Yet US Army Captain Donald D. Blackburn refused to lay down his arms. With future Special Forces legend Russell Volckmann, Blackburn escaped to the jungles of North Luzon, raising a private army of 22,000 men against the Japanese. His organization of native tribes into guerrilla fighters would lead to the destruction of the enemy's naval base at Aparri.
But Blackburn's remarkable accomplishments didn't end with the victory in the Pacific. He played a key role in initiating Army Special Forces operations in Southeast Asia, became commander of the 77th Special Forces Group and later took command of the highly classified Studies and Observations Group (SOG), charged with performing secret missions. Blackburn also revitalized the Special Operations campaign in South Vietnam, conducting full-scale operations against the NVA and Viet Cong in Laos and Cambodia. Following his return to the US, Blackburn was the architect of the infamous Son Tay Prison Raid, the largest prisoner-of-war rescue mission—and, indeed, the largest Army Special Forces operation—of the Vietnam War.
During a period when US troops in Southeast Asia faced guerrilla armies on every side, America had a superb covert commander of its own. This book follows Blackburn through both his youthful days of desperate combat and his time as a commander, imparting his lessons to the new ranks of Army Special Forces.
An internationally-recognized author and military historian, Mike Guardia is also a veteran of the United States Army. He served six years on active duty as an Armor Officer. He is the author of the widely-acclaimed Hal Moore: A Soldier Once…and Always, the first-ever biography chronicling the life of Lieutenant General Harold G. Moore, whose leadership was popularized in the film We Were Soldiers starring Mel Gibson. As a lecturer, Mike Guardia has given presentations at the US Special Operations Command and the George Bush (41) Presidential Library. He holds a BA and MA in American History from the University of Houston and currently resides in Texas.
For more information, please visit: https://www.amazon.com/Shadow-Commander-Donald-Blackburn-Guerrilla-Special-ebook/dp/B0169GGSFY/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8
Shadow Commander: The Epic Story of Donald D. Blackburn
Casemate Publishers
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Navigation – Digital Road Maps!
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Navigation System leads you to know the current traffic and other information.BMW navigation will provide you digital road maps which are up-to-date two times in a year according to the latest maps. It will help you to reach your destination in more secure and fast way. It will help you to avoid traffic, will give you the shorter path and route, and will scene the roads and jams. Also it will give you details about the parking space and even you can get the restaurant tips. Amazing it is! Everything you ask to these digital road maps, they have the answers. It will give you much more information about your destination which you don't know about your hometown. Life becomes so fast and easy with this navigation system and that too with fewer efforts; you can have all the information sitting in your car only.
NMI basic plus system
NMI basic plus system is another system that you can have in a navigation system. Audi navigation has this facility. It have a navigation system embedded with this technology, it has all the commands or say it is the center of them in MMI. It will give you the details about the roads of the country. It includes dynamic route guidance system that will help you to see the traffic on particular route and thus help you in choosing the best way out with less problems and efforts. It has high quality radio system and one of the features of it is that it has six slots of the CD changer. The display of the route and all the information will be on a screen of 6.5 inch size. Also it can give you voice output so that you can have greater clearance of the things.
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Most of the human sounds that we hear have evolved as communication signals that transfer useful information from one individual to others of the same cultural group. Some sounds, such as the alarm calls made when a person swoops at a predator, have obvious effects on other animals as well. They irritate the predator, and, at the same time, attract other kinds of humans that join in the effort to drive the predator away. Curd Majesty comes from the banks of the Green River bringing with them the sweet melodies and essential anti-predator noises.
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October 1, 2015
Over 325 exhibitors will flock to the Vancouver Convention Centre West from October 22-25 to share latest innovations and revel in Western Canadian design with thousands of guests. Plan your days around these four speakers who promise to educate and entertain.
Jillian Harris and Todd Talbot
Jillian Harris & Todd Talbot, W Network's Love it or List it Vancouver
Friday, Oct 23 | 7PM
Main Stage
When it comes to West Coast design celebrity, the stars of W Network's Love it or List it Vancouver are always first to mind. Head down early to grab a good spot for this popular designer/realtor duo—although you could still enjoy their hilarious banter from the back of the crowd.
Cheryl Torrenueva, W Network's Game of Homes
Saturday, Oct 24 | 12PM
Main Stage
With plenty of insight and experience to share, attendees are sure to love the charming host of W Network's Game of Homes. Luckily her new YouTube channel, Simply Cher Cher, will fill the void after the weekend is through.
Samantha Pynn, HGTV's Open House Overhaul
Saturday, Oct 24 | 3PM
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The host of Open House Overhaul is considered a true expert in the realm of Canadian design. Contributing regularly to Chatelaine, National Post and Citytv's Cityline, locals will have the chance to learn all about her favourites firsthand before shopping her new home collection at Park Royal this fall.
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Having completed pastry training in France and chocolate making courses in Belgium, it's really no wonder Lebanese-born Elie Nehme has made a name for himself—and his decadent creations—out West. His faves are nuanced desserts and handcrafted delicacies; our fave is tasting them all.
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Fingal the Rescuers!
Three German tourists found themselves grounded on the rocky shores of Loch Ness when their cruise vessel lost power.
An emergency broadcast by the Coastguard watch team in Aberdeen was heard by the Fingal's crew and they immediately deployed their daughter craft to the location of the distressed family, a distance of approximately three miles.
A tow was established and the disabled cruiser was pulled from the rocks just as the RNLI Loch Ness lifeboat volunteers arrived on scene.
The lifeboat then towed the cruiser to a safe mooring immediately alongside the Fingal at Foyers harbour.
RNLI Loch Ness volunteer helm, Stuart Latham says: "This clearly illustrates how seriously the Fingal's crew take the safety not only of their own passengers and crew but of any other loch user. I am glad we were able to contribute to the positive holiday experience of the German tourists."
The Atlantic 75 class lifeboat was crewed by Linda Ross, Joy Cameron and Stuart Latham
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Spicy Orange Garlic Shrimp
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Printable Recipe
1 lb large (41/50 count) size raw shrimp, peeled, deveined and tales removed
3 large garlic cloves, finely minced
3/4 cup good quality orange juice
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 teaspoon Old Bay Seasoning
2 teaspoons cornstarch
2 teaspoons butter
Dry the peeled shrimp with a paper towel and set aside. In a measuring cup or small bowl, whisk together the garlic, orange juice, cayenne, Old Bay and cornstarch; set aside.
In a large skillet, over medium heat, melt the butter. Add the shrimp and allow to become slightly golden on one side, about 1-2 minutes. Turn the shrimp allow to cook until they are pink and cooked through, about 1-2 minutes longer. Remove the shrimp from the skillet and set aside.
Return the pan to the stove and pour in the sauce. Stir, scraping any bits and pieces from the bottom of the pan. Reduce heat to low and allow sauce to simmer until it has thickened slightly. Return the shrimp to the pan and toss to coat. Let them cook another minute and remove from heat. Serve over rice and enjoy!
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