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All it takes for a cross-border terrorist to travel from
According to recent state government Intelligence reports accessed by The Statesman, illegal immigrants, including certain suspected terrorists named in the report, pay a mere Rs 18 to enter Bongaon, a border village in India, through Benapole in Bangladesh. In Bongaon, the illegal immigrants pay another Rs 300 to reach Sealdah station.
Suspected terrorists from the Pakistan-based militant group Harkat-ul-Mujahiddin are using this "safe route" to enter
"They disperse to various parts, including Rajasthan, Punjab and
Reports that terrorists use Kolkata as a transit route are nothing new. Back in 2010, Calcutta High Court, worried about the security of the general public in
According to Intelligence experts, more than 74 "terror masterminds" from
Central Intelligence agencies have received specific information, the official said, that absconding Bangladesh terrorists, including Fateh Ali, Kamrul Hassan, Kala Jahangir and Jabbar Munna, have established links with separatist and jihadist groups in Jammu and Kashmir.
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June 14, 2017
Happy birthday to mu son-in-law, A, with a cook-out party and a visit from his cousin and her little girl who live nearby. Wading-pool time, an impromptu dance party, G&Ts, a delicious Mexican meal made by son N and my friend B, the requisite cake and ice cream, and present time. Today is a shade cooler than the past two days, so once the sun has left the yard, it is a delightful evening to hang outdoors, listening to the delighted squeals of children at play.


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In this short series I'm going to focus on the pleasant problem I reckon a lot of people are going to have this year - choosing an e-reader as a Christmas present or for themselves. Certainly in the UK the e-reader market looks set to explode over the next twelve months and the products being lined up by just two main suppliers alone - Amazon and WH Smith - indicate the Christmas period is likely to be very aggressive.
I'll look at the various e-reader choices soon, but before that I want to explain the advantages and the differences in the various devices that can be used to read e-books and to discuss some of the techno mumbo jumbo that can confuse consumers venturing out for the first time.
So let's let's look at the raw material for e-readers - ebooks - first. Essentially these are books in electronic format, just as this blog is.
Historically books have been typed, then typeset, then printed on paper, bound and covered before being shipped to the local bookstore. In more recent times the typewriter has all but been replaced by the word processor, a term that has meant different things to people over the last twenty years or so but now pretty much means a program such as Microsoft Word or the various products that aim to cover the same ground. Books that were written many years ago may never have existed in electronic format and may never do so if the book owners choose that to be the case. Similarily, there are a growing number of ebooks that have never appeared as a printed book and I suspect never will.
The trend is currently for a significant number of mainstream books to be published in traditional book format and also in ebook format. It's not universal and it certainly isn't being fully embraced by all traditional publishers. It's also not always the case that publishers of ebooks from the traditional end of the market pass on any of the production savings, either, and that's a bone of contention with me. For the purpose of this series it suffices for me to point out that ebooks aren't always the most cost effective way of buying books, especially when dealing with mainstream authors, however there are also a lot of more competitively priced books from independent authors as well as a huge amount of free books ranging from out-of-copyright classics to new authors trying to get some market exposure. Additionally, and this really is a personal opinion, I believe that as the ebook market matures the pressure to market all books at more realistic prices will increase.
Although all ebooks will be created in a program like Word initially, the format they are distributed in varies. Many e-readers will 'read' Word documents, however generally ebooks aren't distributed in that format. To all intents and purposes there's two distinct formats that ebooks are produced in - EPUB, which is an industry standard that's used by Sony, Apple, Kobo and many other device manufacturers - and MOBI which is primarily used in Amazon Kindles. Most e-readers will also allow PDF documents to be read, however if you are thinking in terms of dedicated e-readers (as opposed to multi-function devices such as the Apple iPad) then PDF format really won't make the best use of your device.
So, the first decision you need to think about right now, if you're on the fence wondering if ebooks and e-readers might be for you, is this: can you obtain the range of books you would want to read and is the price of those books acceptable. If you already have a strong opinion about which device you would buy if the answer to the question is yes, then spend some time researching the relevant websites - Amazon for Kindle, Smashwords, Kobo, WH Smith, Barnes & Noble plus many others if you favour EPUB. If you're reading this with a view to buying someone an e-reader as a surprise, then try and do the same activity, but focussing on their likely reading choices.
However you may want to wait until the next posting in this series before investing in that activity, because I'm going to discuss the broad options available to you in terms of dedicated e-readers and multi-function devices.
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Beginner's Guide to E-Readers - Part 1
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Tag Archives: merchants
Details regarding the lottery, and definitions of merchants and artists!
- Enterprises or individuals who are selling official goods, used or new, produced by manufactures
- Enterprises that sells unofficial or homemade goods and that are registered as a business at the Registraire des entreprises du Québec or Canada.
- Enterprises or individuals who are selling unofficial or homemade goods and that may or may not be registered as a business at the Registraire des entreprises du Québec or Canada
Changes to the procedure to rent a space in the Dealers Room, and reservations starting on September 1st!
Reservations are now open for the Dealers Room!
Reservations for the Dealers Room starting soon!
Foire Geek is tomorrow!
Drawing contest for our promotional poster, and date at which reservations for the Dealers' Room will open!
Following last year's success, we decided to reiterate the drawing contest for our promotional poster for Nadeshicon 2017! The requirements remain fairly the same, with the exception of this edition's theme. Thus, your drawing will need the following :
- To star our two mascots, Nadeshiko and Saito.
- To have one of the two characters wear a traditional japanese outfit, with the other wearing something more modern.
- To follow the theme of luck, due to the fact that the year will end in 7.
- To be suitable for a general audience.
- To represent japanese culture well, since it is the main focus of our convention!
Of course, when talking about a contest, one has to mention the rewards. Unlike last year however, two winners will be selected, instead of one, although only the grand winner's art will be used. As such, the second place winner will receive :
- One (1) table in our Dealers' Room, or $50, to their discretion.
The first place winner will be granted :
- $50.
- Two (2) tables in our Dealers' Room, each tradeable for $50 instead, to their discretion.
The art of the grand winner will be used for promotional purposes, such as the poster and t-shirts, for which no additional royalties will be awarded. However, as per its uses, it is a great opportunity for visibility, so don't forget to sign your art! So it can be used for thoses purposes, we also require the grand winner to submit us a high-res, colored version, a PDF version, as well as a vectorial, black/white lineart version for the t-shirts, if possible. Since the poster will be in 11×17 format, please make sure the resolution of your drawing is in an adequate resolution.
You may find some of our previous posters and promotional pictures here, which may serve as both references and inspiration.
You have until December 1st 2016 to submit your art at email@example.com
Also, in other news, reservations for the Dealers' Room for Nadeshicon 2017 will open on November 1st for merchants and artists alike, at which date the forms will be uploaded to our website. Don't miss it, because those tables will be gone pretty quickly!
Best of luck to everyone!
Dealers Room!
The Dealers Room is now full!
Good evening everyone!
The Festival Nadeshicon 2015's Dealers Room is now full! As such, we won't be accepting any new dealers or artists. However, we are still accepting exhibitors, since they won't be located in the Dealers Room.
Also, on a last note, the menu for the Maid Café will be available soon!
Contracts for merchants et artists!
At last, contracts for Festival Nadeshicon 2015's Dealers Room are available in the Exhibitors tab on our website! Head there and read the contract to learn all about the rules and the procedures concerning the Dealers Room, and to book your space. Don't wait too long, or else they will all be gone!
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We are slowly becoming a team.
Today was perhaps a bit messier than yesterday, but we are starting to get routines down. After only two days, I have kids starting to make my "quiet down" hand signal if the class gets too loud - even before I do! (And this signal is strange and one I have never seen before. I think I have an aversion to the "give me 5" hand signal left over from student teaching. It didn't work for me then (though it was my fault, and not the fault of the hand signal.) I "invented" this on the spot yesterday when I wanted them to quiet down. They basically raise a hand and wiggle their fingers around. If nothing else, it looks funny. Since I chose it, I need to follow through now and make sure they all quiet down when they see the wiggly fingers.
I also seem to be training them on the idea that we are a team working together to learn. We were doing an activity and a few kids kept saying "I win!" I stopped the class and reminded them that we are working together. We are a team and we want everyone to learn and everyone to succeed, so there are no "winners" or "losers" in our class. Later in the day, I heard one student correct another after he had announced himself the winner of something. "We are a team," she said. "There are no winners. We work together." So, at least one of them is understanding that idea.
I haven't forgotten to go to anything, and I haven't been overly late for specials/lunch/the final bell, yet. That was a big problem for me when I was student teaching, so I am being careful to leave a good amount of time to line up and get places. As the class and I figure out how everything works, hopefully I won't have to allot quite so much time, but I am happy with the fact that I am arrive places on time and not rushing to get them out the door when the bell rings.
This week already, we have to begin grade-level and standardized assessments, both of which are done one-on-one. I have never given any of these, but tomorrow I will begin to try. Hopefully I don't screw it up too much. Some of these assessments I am excited to see the results of, though. These students seem to be much stronger academically than I was expecting, based upon my experiences while student teaching. Once I give the tests, I'll see where the kids really are, but I keep accidentally introducing concepts that I wasn't planning on talking about, because the kids bring it up themselves (not necessarily on purpose). We talked about compound words and punctuation today - because the kids noticed these things! I keep being pleasantly amazed at what they are doing.
As I work more and more with these kids, I get more and more worried about the kids at the school I was student teaching at. While the community where I student taught is very different than where I am working now (a small town with a concentrated minority of Hispanic families vs. a large city with a very high percentage of Hispanic families), the families are somewhat similar (mostly children born in the
My goal for the next week is to actually plan ahead, so I don't stay at school until they kick me out, and then go to the library to work until the library closes, and then come home and work a little more. I've been writing my lesson plans out step by excruciating step. Already though, tomorrow's plan is about half the length of Monday's, so give me a few more days and maybe I'll be able to crank a lesson plan out in only a few short hours, instead of many, many hours.


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(Tuesday Market Open) The question heading into Tuesday is whether recent pressure on info tech might continue, and how much it might be countered by strength in other parts of the market like financials. That's been the pattern over the previous sessions, and volatility might stay in the picture here as the market continues to bounce around.
Unlike the last few days, when tax policy stepped up and got many peoples' attention, there doesn't seem to be much of a theme today. Maybe that's why pre-market futures trading pointed toward a possible mixed open. It's unclear what might provide direction Tuesday, though one underlying source of pressure might be concerns over the federal budget and whether Congress can keep the lights on after this Friday. Volatility remains slightly elevated from long-term levels, and that could partly reflect people worrying about a possible government shutdown.
Let's stay in Washington for a minute. Though the Senate passed tax legislation over the weekend, the ultimate question of what a final bill might look like remains unanswered. It wouldn't be surprising to continue seeing the market respond to competing ideas as the House and Senate hash things out in coming days. One key item still on the table is whether corporate tax cuts would begin in 2018, as envisioned by the House bill, or in 2019, as the Senate bill directs. Any sign that Congress is leaning toward one or the other years could end up being a market mover, as many stocks appear to have already built in some hopes of the cut starting next year, not the year after.
European and Asian markets were mostly lower early Tuesday, and oil prices continued sliding. Bond and gold prices didn't move much, and no Fed speeches are on the calendar. Data today include international trade figures and services PMI (purchasing managers' index), and the U.S. Treasury is scheduled to auction $20 billion in 52-week bills and $35 billion in four-week bills. It's possible we could see more intraday movement in the market than people have grown accustomed to lately, along with heavier volume. Though this could mean a rougher ride, it also potentially brings more opportunity for those who like to trade.
Remember, too, that quadruple witching is on tap a week from Friday and people might already be setting up for that with some position squaring. Again, this could mean additional volatility in the days ahead, so investors might want to consider staying on their toes.
From a technical perspective, Monday's action didn't look too bullish. The S&P 500 Index (SPX) made new all-time highs at the start of the day only to spend the rest of the session steadily falling. It finished with slight losses. That kind of performance can sometimes indicate profit-taking pressure and technical weakness, though one day is never enough to draw any firm conclusions. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DJI) managed to hold onto about 60 points in gains, but that was a far cry from an early 300-point rally.
Meanwhile, the tech-heavy Nasdaq never really woke up from its weekend, dropping more than 1% as investors fled some of the info tech names and appeared more interested in financials, telecom, industrials, and consumer discretionary sectors. These are the ones that some analysts say could potentially gain from tax reform due to a greater proportion of sales here in the U.S. and a heavy tax burden. Remember, info tech is the only sector where the majority of sales are in foreign markets.
Info tech fell nearly 2% on Monday alone, and is down nearly 4% over the last five sessions. The high-flying sector has gains of just 0.75% over the last month, well under the SPX performance for the same time period, and looks a little tired as the year winds down. Another key Nasdaq sector, biotechnology, had rallied to new all-time highs in early October before starting to flag and is now down about 8% over the last two months.
While anyone enthusiastic about the market's early rally Monday probably grew disappointed by the close, it's worth noting that many key sectors still put in excellent performances. Consumer discretionary, financials, and telecom all gained more than 1% on a day when the SPX fell 0.11%, and consumer staples along with materials weren't far behind. Most of the losses were in tech and health care — the two leading sectors year-to-date — so that might imply a bit of sector rotation, as we started to see last week.
Normally you might see even more sector rotation this time of year, but some of that might roll into January because many investors are waiting to see exactly what the capital gains implications might be from tax legislation. That's something that we're unlikely to know until around Christmas, at least based on congressional leaders' stated goals of getting the legislation to the president by the holiday. That could make January an interesting month from a sector perspective.
Over in the bond arena, the yield curve flattened again after starting to show a little life late last week. The 10-year yield rose two basis points to 2.38% while the two-year yield rose 4 basis points to 1.81%. It wouldn't be too surprising to see the shorter-term yields continue to gain on longer-term ones as we head into next week's Fed meeting, where the futures market puts odds of a hike at nearly 100%.
The U.S. dollar isn't moving too much vs. other key currencies early this week, and both gold and oil stumbled to begin the new month. Oil is coming under increased pressure from the idea that U.S. producers could continue ramping up output in response to OPEC's decision to extend its cuts (see below for more about crude). Energy shares fell slightly Monday, but transports, which often benefit from cheaper oil, spiked to new all-time highs with nearly 2% gains. United Parcel Service (UPS) and FedEx (FDX) made sharp gains, with both possibly getting assistance from Santa as the online holiday shopping season appears off to a firm start.
Overseas, Brexit is back in the news this week amid squabbling between London and Belfast, Reuters reported. The Irish border has emerged as a thorny issue. Without going too deep into the weeds on this one, it's worth noting that the British pound initially rose on hopes of a deal, but then fell back after Northern Ireland objected. From a broader perspective, markets in Europe haven't tracked the current U.S. rally, with the Europe Stoxx 600 index last putting in a new high about a month ago.
Wage Watch: One component of Friday's payrolls data that investors might want to watch is hourly earnings, which barely budged in October. Tepid wage growth that month could have reflected low-paying restaurant jobs coming back after getting knocked off by the hurricanes. November's data might show some evening out and give us a better sense of the wage picture. One thing we know going in is that despite the positive economic growth of the last two quarters, inflation just isn't much of a factor. Personal Consumption Expenditure (PCE) prices rose just 0.1% in October. That could send a message that booming employment hasn't translated yet into higher salaries.
Could Lower Taxes Mean Higher Pay? Another wage question to ponder is whether corporate tax cuts — assuming legislation passes and takes effect in 2018 — have any immediate or long-term impact on pay. Many companies would presumably have a little extra cash in their pockets if tax bills go down, but the question is whether that translates into higher paychecks for employees. When pay goes up, that's often a mixed bag for the economy. More pay could mean more spending, which conceivably could raise corporate revenue. However, higher pay could also start to draw the Fed's attention if it stokes any inflationary trends, and that might put pressure on the Fed to get more aggressive in its tightening cycle. Obviously, no one knows yet what might happen, but it's worth thinking about as we watch the tax legislation and its potential after-effects.
Can Oil Roll a 60? U.S. oil futures recently approached $60 a barrel for the first time in more than two years. Reaching $60 and staying there could pose a challenge, however, especially considering U.S. weekly production recently reached record levels, U.S. demand tends to taper off this time of year, and futures contracts out past the current front month are trading at lower levels. It's also unclear how vigorous OPEC members will be about staying within their production quotas. Some of them appeared to push back against the idea of extending output cuts and may only reluctantly support the organization's decision. Cheating by individual OPEC members is far from unknown.
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The Outreaching Community
Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Nov 28, 2006 (message contributor)
Summary: Looks at the drive of evangilisim within the local Church.
Overview Acts 2:42 -47. The outreaching community
Over the last two weeks we have been looking at the example of the NT Church to see if there is any principles which can be implemented into our own situation here at www.cbchurch.org.uk we have been asking the question:
'What is our purpose as a Church?
As we have looked at the NT Church Acts 2:42-47.
We have seen five characteristics which stand out Worship, outreach, ministry, fellowship, discipleship often we tend to find Churches which are good in a number of these area but will fail in others.
Do you remember our New Year text?
Jer: 29:11. For I know the plans I have for you, 'declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you a hope and a future.'
I believe its Gods plan for this Church to develop, in all five key areas.
The first week we had an overview of the five and last week we looked at True Worship as those who worship in Spirit and in truth, and such worship will be authentic and will sustain our lives and attract others, for such worshippers the Father seeks. True worship is being satisfied in God.
The five characteristics tie in with the greatest commandment and the great commission.
Matt 22:37-38 to love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your souls and with your entire mind…Love you neighbour as yourself. All the law and the prophets hang upon these two commandments.
1. Worship involves Love for God
2. Ministering involves demonstrating Gods love to people.
This week we are looking at outreach as a pattern for Church life, this was an obvious hallmark of the NT Church as we read through the book of
Acts.2:47 And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.
This Church pattern of people being added into the Church ties in with the great commission
Matt.28: 18- 20. All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptising them in the name of the father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surly I am with you always to the very end of an age.
3. Evangelism involves sharing the good news.
4. Fellowship involves baptism, which symbolises identification with the Church.
5. Discipleship involves teaching them to obey.
Rick Warren says, 'A great commitment to the great commandment and the great commission will grow a great Church.'
We see that these five principles are embodied in the commandment and the commission.
1.To go is our mandate
Last words of a dying relative are very important. Jesus left us with some last words not dying words because of course he conquered death. The word 'to go' in the great commission is present participle in the Greek text it should read as you are going.
Every Christian is commanded to go and share the good news! Not a choice!
It's very important because it is reiterated no less than five times within the scriptures: Matt.28: 18-20. Mark: 16:15. Luke 24:47-49. John: 29:21. Acts: 8:1
J.Piper said, 'there are three possibilities with the great commission You can go, You can send. Or you can be disobedient. Ignoring the cause is not a Christian option.
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[Touran] Chapter 1… First year anniversary?!
Why hello there. It's another release from us… Yay? Though this is something we've been working on for MONTHS AND MONTHS. Actually I think we've been keeping this in our "work in progress" for almost a year now. Amazing isn't it? I really want to thank everyone for all their effort. If you ever visit … Continue reading
[MW] Chapter 0 + Status updates
After a month or so of inactivity, we are back with a new series! Melancholy World. I absolutely LOVED the dialogue in it. I love the art too. It just looks so pretty… Well, I'm sure you just want to read it, so… { Here } is the download link. The password is "Reluck" (yes, … Continue reading
We have moved into a new drawer…
Hello everybody! I was known as Classicalitys, but decided to change my username to Reluck+ recently. This will be our new (and maybe final) site! I'll slowly move all my posts in our old blog here, don't worry about that =P Both our site and our forum will be under construction, so please bare with … Continue reading
[OtH] Released again~
Well, I did tell you guys that we'd pick up the pace, but I bet you people never expected it to be done within a week now did ya? Mwahahaha. Were you perhaps… Surprised by any chance? Let me tell you, it was wayy hard cleaning this. If anyone knows any raw providers (Or you … Continue reading
[AY] Chapter 2, Released!
Dare I say it? Chapter two of Ore ga Akuma de, Aitsu ga Yome de has been released!!! You wouldn't BELIEVE how long this took me. Actually, since we have been working hard on this one, it wasn't too long of a wait. I'm glad that through akuyome, I recruited a few members though :D! … Continue reading
Engage + Akuyome.
I was surprised by the amount of people that liked Akuyome. Thank you very much for the comments! They have motivated me to work harder and translate faster! I am happy to say that Chapter 2 of Akuyome will be released SOON. Why so fast? Because of you of course! Why else? (So now you … Continue reading
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HELLO GUYS. Guess what! Ore ga Akuma de, Aitsu ga Yome de has been RELEASED. I, for one, am major excited. While we don't have any waiting periods before uploading it to manga hosting sites (well considering people don't follow them, there's no point in setting any), it still needs approval before you can read … Continue reading
Hello everyone!
If you have been stalking this blog for the past few days, you'll notice that I have been messing around for weeks, and I have just finally settled on a layout. Other than a few minor changes here and there (the navigation bar and the pages are unfinished), the site is staying like this. Our … Continue reading


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This week I want to share some more photos of the Gallery I have where I work as well as where I display my note cards and framed photos. I have a big printer there that I am learning how to use; there is no room for the printer at my house!
First, here's another photo from the Art Fair I was part of last weekend, called A Day in the Country. In addition to a live customer, it shows more of how our booth was set up, me on the left, Jennifer Reis on the right.
Now here are a few more outside photos from Sideway Gallery (on Sideway Road....) showing the wisteria reaching its peak. The building came with wisteria. And I let it do what it will -- and then I take photos of it!!
Next, two interior shots that show the living room/kitchen area downstairs, which is a very open space. Since I can't remember anything that I can't see, the cabinets are also open. They take their colors from the big rooster photo! However, what little cooking I do over here is with a hot plate or a toaster oven. So far, this works out just fine.
Both these photos were taken with my iPhone, while I was sitting on the couch. I use my laptop down here quite often. In fact, this is where I am sitting at the very moment I write these words....
The gallery is several miles from my house. If anyone wants to come by to look or to buy, please do call ahead to arrange a time. The gallery number is 606 -738-6119. I have said from the beginning that I am open by chance or by appointment. Thanks for coming by today via this blog post!
|other visitors to Sideway Gallery....
Next week I will show the book that got me started in all this photography stuff fifteen years ago and talk more about how pieces of my work life fit together. (The book title is Counting on the Woods, written by George Ella Lyon. As she and I often say, the woods are counting on us all.)
And last, as is obvious from what is in this blog, a lot of what I do is outside, in eastern Kentucky. I keep an eye out for all the changes that go on around me. This last photo shows recent activity at one of our bluebird houses. I like the organic green roof concept. I am fortunate to live and work where I do.
NOTE: LATE BREAKING NEWS at 9 pm Sunday -- I just heard that all the baby robins in the nest from several posts ago managed to make it out of the flower pot and into the big world! Amazing!


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Foolish Words | Thoughts Become Things | Piece of Mind
Universal Law is the type of law we mean when we refer to the Law of Attraction.
It derives from the world of primitive human psychology, and, as such, is immutable with the law of nature – itself, in harmony with all other universal laws.
First, despite the fact that modern man has misinterpreted the extant definitions for these words; and, second, because he too-often equates the contemporary meaning with mere self-gratification or conscious greed, the words themselves have become synonymous with divisiveness and crass consumerism.
I look with askance... at all that I see around me... and find myself amused by this witches' brew of wonderment.
What could possibly be the mainspring - the motivating force - of our many discussions... thinking and speaking these words?
Unfortunately for some, and happily for others, these are buzzwords marketers love to exposit and turn to their own delight - so intent are they to spread the love... so as to help their desperate customers... finally get it too.
But for a pittance of a price... hey... we can all learn to be foolish!
Today's brainwashed consumers, hardly recognizable as human anymore... since taking on the characteristics... of mythical zombies, desperately want to believe this must be the elusive magic formula - the secret - granting them endless time to go shopping... whenever and wherever they want.
Standing apart from you and me, those so possessed of it already live in separate realities. In the conspicuous indulgence of their worldly pleasures - like shooting stars blazing past our dreamscape - they leave those who pretend to adore them basking in the afterglow.
And their lessers - those unfortunates who haven't yet acquired this attractiveness - are fated to pay the enlightened ones' American Express card bills... and service their vanities... and fight their wars.
I submit that resistance to understanding universal laws - like of attraction - can be instructive.
So foolish are we when we do get a grasp of these words... that I wonder if it is at all worth it - these thoughts becoming things, I mean.
Which leads me to want to break it down a bit... to see if we can learn to profit... otherwise... just for fun!
Thoughts become things
Like attracts like
And the joker in me says, "Thoughts become actions - all a part of everyday busy-ness."
Or, he laughingly inquires, "Guess who's laughing all the way to the bank?"
The greater the focus and intention the more likely a positive outcome can be affected – assuming, of course, we include desire, and have clearly articulated the result expected as being a positive one.
It is not a law – or a code – which derives from an authoritarian construct.
It can be said to manifest, however, a utilitarian principle... though not always in universal application.
For this type of law to serve a beneficent purpose... requires faith – in principle and deliberate action – naturally not pointing to the religious kind, which is authoritarian.
Faith becomes manifest when one understands it is not beholden to reason. We take the leap of it... and we can be blinded by it... but for our exuberant enjoyment of its experience... we cannot tell its truth...
... Because truth is scientific, and it is entirely beholden to logic and reason.
As a belief can be said to be held... faith cannot be held. We hold to a belief, like when we see the sky we hold it to be real; and when we hold fast to the water in the ocean, grasping at its fluidity to prevent us from drowning, we can still drown clinging to the belief our incessant kicking and dog paddling will save us. But by simply floating... we have faith that the natural inherent properties of water will sustain us without undue dread – all this irrespective of other factors, quotients and variables, etcetera.
And faith is not contingent upon belief... or, in and of itself, is it an authoritarian construct. But nor is it founded – or grounded – in science or principle.
The law of attraction, however, because it's a universal law, has existed before the time man constructed symbols – or words – for it.
Man is funny in his ways; and with his creation of language, he selfishly has insisted on naming this phenomenon – because it's in his foolish nature to want to talk about everything... as this brings him social unity and pleasure from watching Oprah on TV, for example.
How we do enjoy our entertainment - and our attachment to foolish words! For us it's a shared reality we choose to believe will provide us with pleasure – though truth has little to do with it in the main. Truth we attempt to realize from such activities is impossible to obtain... but for all the damn noise!
Because ultimately truth is not contingent upon belief either, or anything derived thereof, since belief is borne from fear.
Now a law itself does not depend upon scientific principle, which we understand is subject to strict scrutiny by way of the scientific method.
But principle itself is scientific – though science, admittedly, does not always demand strict proof.
So what is a principle? And what is a universal law?
Theoretically, principle, because it's derived from the study of physics (scientific, based on mostly a priori knowledge), or the study of ethical and moral considerations (branches of philosophy and psychology, based mostly on empirical knowledge), is, for all intents and purposes, the most vexing to define.
And naming things is always entertaining to man, though not always pleasurable either. To name things causes man to selfishly demand of his knowledge some reason – a purpose... with clarity... and a communicable definition of things - so his self-directed use of logic... can make him feel satisfied... and his consternation will be assuaged.
But because principle is foundational in nature... founded on observable phenomena... subject to scrutiny grounded in logic and reason... and supported by a preponderance of evidence... or we can say it serves its greatest purpose for the largest number of agents (or people) served by it...
... For these reasons... a principle really is scientific... supported as it is by our scrutiny of the evidence... and by use of the scientific method, no less!
A universal law is one which does not require belief to be reality-based, it is true; nor does it demand scientific scrutiny to be provable. Only by faith can its truth be realized, to effect change by constructive action... for the purpose of achieving an intentional outcome.
And it's true in our world... and throughout the cosmos too – that by aligning focused thought... from the conscious mind... with purposeful action... we experience it... then know the truth of it – especially if we gain noticeable pleasure and/or things to prove it.
All this causes movement or change... as it activates our economy... dependent upon events to happen or come about.
Focused Thought + Purposeful Action = Attraction is theoretically, though not a law, the most powerful force to be found in the universe!
And, paradoxically, not mystically or in fact, we call this the law of attraction. Mysticism has little to do with it... and factual evidence does not support its truth... except that our conscious intention... faithfully harnesses its power... to action... and result.
And, for reasons of economy – let conscience be your guide – you are right to explain it... in your own inestimable way!
Never ever buy into it – unless you really intend to use it; otherwise, you'll go broke or remain unhappy... probably both... just thinking about such things - like still another collection... of more foolish words.
It's akin to making a bad investment... made worse because one simply chooses not to ethically capitalize on it in a timely manner.
And, as some of us know, this is just not good for our piece of mind - or your economy!
Thursday, March 29, 2007
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He ladies and gentlemen,
welcome back, im coming to you this evening with the picture of a Dark Eldar Archon, which is a part of a huge comission work (a whole army in Obsidian Rose Scheme).
I am training to do some gradients in very short time. This Model was painted in approx 4 hours.
As you might guess, there will be MUCH Dark Eldar stuff here, less my own projects, but i will try to do some progress on the Cybot too. ;)
Stay tuned the next time, as i will post Progress on the Army everytime i finish a part. :)


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Getting more water for agriculture after years of drought has emerged as a key issue in the race for the Tulare County Board of Supervisor's District 1, which includes Lindsay, Exeter, Farmersville and east Visalia.
But it's not the only thing the candidates are talking about.
The relationship between the county and other levels of government, especially the federal government, also comes up on the campaign trail.
Seeking the nonpartisan seat are business owner Dennis Smith, 64, of Exeter, and citrus farmer and energy adviser Kuyler Crocker, 29, of Strathmore.
They were the top two finishers in the June primary.
Both received about 20 percent of the vote in the primary – Smith got the most votes, Crocker came in second – and are seeking to succeed longtime Supervisor Allen Ishida of Lindsay, who is not seeking re-election and has said he will run for governor in two years.
Smith and Crocker both say they are targeting voters who supported the other candidates in the eight-person primary. The successful candidate will be the one who gets 50 percent-plus-one on election day in November.
Crocker believes he has an edge, thanks to the endorsements of Ted Macaulay of Exeter and John Elliott of Three Rivers, who tied for fourth place in the primary.
Crocker also obtained Ishida's endorsement.
Ishida said he is supporting Crocker because "I think it's important to have a farmer on the board," especially one from the eastside who knows what it's like to lose irrigation water deliveries in the drought.
But Smith said he is expecting Macaulay voters to support him – "I know a lot of those people," he said – and he is seeking the support of those who voted for Brian Poochigian, who came in third.
Smith is co-owner of National Builders Supply in Farmersville, which provides doors to home builders.
I think I can bring a businessman's perspective to the Board of Supervisors.
Dennis Smith, Exeter
"I think I can bring a businessman's perspective to the Board of Supervisors," Smith said.
Dennis Smith
He grew up in Visalia, has an associate's degree from College of the Sequoias and is married with three grown children and four grandchildren.
He is a member of the Tulare County Republican Central Committee and is the coordinator for the Visalia/Tulare chapter of the Central Valley Tea Party.
If elected, he said he would unite with county supervisors in the Valley to oppose the new Sustainable Groundwater Management Act.
"Water is a private-property right," he said. "I'm not just going to sit here and be told what to do by the state ...When the state says you can't use 50 percent of your water, it is taking value from you. We can't allow our property values to be reduced."
If farms lose value because of restriction of well water output, county government will collect much less in property tax revenues, he said.
Meanwhile, farmers need help in getting irrigation water, he said.
"The Environmental Protection Agency and the Army Corps of Engineers are trying to take control of all surface water," he said. "I want to prevent the federal government from controlling surface water in Tulare County. We need to come together at the county Board of Supervisors and take this head on."
In another federal issue, the national forests have too many trees per acre due to poor management and a load of dead and drying trees that pose a fire hazard, he said.
The county should "assume its rightful authority in the national forest" and approve logging of dead and dying trees before they lose their economic value, he said.
In rural areas, bad roads are hurting economic growth, Smith said. He would propose increased funding for road repair.
Kuyler Crocker
Crocker, a Republican, grew up in a farming family near Strathmore, got his bachelor's degree in public administration from Fresno State, and is employed by PG&E as an energy adviser.
I have a broad range of support from people who know and understand the issues.
Kuyler Crocker, Strathmore
Besides the endorsements from Macaulay, Elliott and Ishida, the Tulare County Deputy Sheriffs Association and the Tulare County Firefighters Association have endorsed him, he said.
"I have a broad range of support from people who know and understand the issues," he said.
Understanding the role of the county is a key part of the job, he said.
"The counties are an arm of the state," he said. "We are administering funds."
Crocker said his campaign will do direct mailings, precinct walking and broadcast radio ads to get out his message of "water, public safety and jobs."
"Each of these are large issues that require coordination and collaboration with our partners in Tulare County and with other counties," he said. "We have to be creative. We need some fresh ideas to make sure we tackle those three issues."
For two years, eastside farms received no water from the federal Central Valley Project, but farmers normally get half their irrigation from the Friant-Kern Canal, he said.
"We need additional surface water," he said. "We've got to have surface water, there's no doubt about it. We need thriving communities on the eastside."
The presence of sheriff's deputies in small towns reduces gang influence.
"We need to make sure they have the resources to do the job," he said. "The purpose of government is to protect its people."
The heart of the citrus belt is in the District 1, he said.
Asian citrus psyllid and huanglongbing, the tree disease that devastated orange groves in Florida, are a risk to the citrus industry in a county where annual citrus production exceeds $1 billion, he said.
"It's bigger than a county issue," he said. "Everyone has to be focused on it. We need to take precautions and abide by the quarantine."
Dead trees in the national forests are putting the county at risk of a major forest fire, he said.
"We've got make sure the feds are managing the forests," he said. "My blood really boils. We've got a huge fire hazard. Do we need another Rough fire?"
Road maintenance is also a major issue, he said.
Lewis Griswold: 559-441-6104, @fb_LewGriswold
Candidates at a glance
Dennis Smith
Age: 64
Hometown: Exeter
Occupation: Co-owner of National Builders Supply in Farmersville
Kuyler Crocker
Age: 29
Hometown: Strathmore
Occupation: Farmer, energy adviser


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Super Bowl XLV Sets TV Ratings Record, Caps off Most Successful Season EverFebruary 8, 2011
27 years ago, the series finale of M*A*S*H was viewed by 106 million Americans. At that time, it was considered to be a simply out of this world total.
Fast-forward 26 years. Super Bowl XLIV, featuring the Saints and the Colts, was viewed by an incredible 106.5 million Americans.
That number was impressive, but nothing could have prepared us for this years number of viewers, which was 111 million.
I'll do the math for you. That's an increase of 4.5 MILLION viewers from last year.
That's the same amount of people that live in Wyoming, Washington D.C, Vermont, North Dakota, Alaska, South Dakota and Delaware COMBINED.
The match-up between the Green Bay Packers and the Pittsburgh Steelers had the potential to be one of the greatest match-ups ever. Two of the most storied franchises in NFL history facing off in the Super Bowl.
And with that match-up came money as green as the Packers' uniforms.
If it wasn't official before, it is now. The NFL has never been better.
One can talk about how bad the Pro Bowl is, how dumb some of the rules are, how many problems the league has in general. The reality is, though, that the NFL has never been better.
For the NBA and the MLB, general popularity had declined over the last decade or so. Whether it's because of the recession or the loss of interest, the fact is that it's happening to both leagues.
The NFL? Even through the tough times, the NFL has had absolutely no problem selling out stadiums and bringing in viewers.
"Super Bowl XLV caps what is arguably the most successful season that any sports league has ever had. The number of people watching NFL games has never been higher," said Pat McDonough, senior vice president for insight and analysis at the Nielsen Company.
The average ratings for the NFL jumped about 25% over the course of one year. CBS, FOX, and NBC, the three big stations that televise NFL games, all had a major increase in viewers this year.
So what made this season such a success at the cash register?
Some might say it's because the economy has slowly gotten better, while others might say it's because it might be the last time we see football in a while. It could also be attributed to a newer international audience just learning the game.
I personally believe that NFL teams have become more competitive than ever. Now, it doesn't matter who your root for, they will have a chance of winning every week.
Except for the Carolina Panthers and Denver Broncos of the league, nearly every NFL team was competitive in this year.
It's no fun when one team dominates every year in sports, *cough* Lakers *cough* Yankees. In the NFL, though, every team has a chance to make the playoffs every year.
Who would've imagined the Seahawks and Chiefs making the playoffs? Who would've thought that the Seahawks could beat the Saints IN the playoffs?
It's these surprises that attract people to the game.
But no matter what the reason is, it'll be very disappointing if the league enters a lockout next year.
A lot of old-timers like to talk about the "glory" days of professional sports. 30 or 40 years from now, THIS will be the glory days of pro football.
People are going to want to relive the "days" when good ole' Peyton Manning was slinging the ball around and Randy Moss was making jaw-dropping catches.
The truth is, football really has never been better. The league is studded with star power, from Adrian Peterson, to Drew Brees, to Ray Lewis, to Peyton Manning.
Baseball might be America's past time, but football is America's sport. And it always will be.


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by William Shakespeare
And I my ſelfe am morgag'd to thy will,
My ſelfe Ile forfeit,ſo that other mine,
Thou wilt reſtore to be my comfort ſtill:
But thou wilt not,nor he will not be free,
For thou are couetous,and he is kinde,
He learnd but ſuretie-like to write for me,
Vnder that bond that him as as faſt doth binde.
The ſtatute of thy beauty thou wilt take,
Thou vſurer that put'ſt forth all to vſe,
And ſue a friend,came debter for my ſake,
So him I looſe through my vnkinde abuſe.
Him haue I loſt,thou haſt both him and me,
He paies the whole,and yet am I not free.
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This old thing has some unusual goodies on it – playright mode, auto harmony &………midi out!
Mods – 21 rca patch bay, 10 step switch sequencer, Lfo circuit, lfo noise switch, 6 video shape switch, video mix control, pitch control, LDR pitch control, rca video out.
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WOW! the way you have written the simple thing is fabulous here. I like the analogy with rope. And you did nice of letting it go. Let them go because of themselves, you have entire world of beautiful people in front of you :)
:)Thanks and yes I truly agree!
Words are all that this blog is made of ~ From me to you, And words are all that I crave for ~From you to me!


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AM: 1.5 Mile Ocean Swim
Lunch: 60 min Hilly Trail run - 7.75 miles
PM: 90 min ride - Hood Hill Loop
Friday was good day. The open water swim and run felt great. I was pretty tired when I got home from work, but nothing a Red Bull and some Energ-ease couldn't turn around. Once out on the road I started feeling pretty good. I rode in all zones but didn't push it too hard after my hard hill interval session on Thursday, but layed it down when I wanted too.
Mean Maximal Power curve:
AM: 2500 yard swim
AM (after swim): 3 hour, 50 mile ride with 4500 ft of climbing
PM: 22 min, 3 mile run
I woke up early Saturday morning, hit the pool, and then headed to Pine Valley to meet up with Tom. We set out on a killer loop along Sunrise Highway in East County San Diego. Killer roads, little traffic, and some good sustained climbing. It was a solid ride but I was defintely feeling the workouts from the days before and was pretty shelled after I finished the last climb. Luckily I was only another mile from my truck and it was all downhill. Later in the day I got in an easy 22 minute run. I was planning on going 30 minutes but I was in hurry to get to the Padres game.
AM: 2000 yard Ocean Swim
AM (after swim): Brick - 1:52 MTB and 5 mile transition run
The swim in the morning was killer. I headed down to Flethcer's cove and got in an open water swim, but instead of the normal aerobic open water swim I knocked out some race pace intervals. There are two buoys that are approximately 150 meters apart so I warmed up, then swam 10 x 150 hard, and then cooled down. Then I grabbed some esspresso on the way home and then headed out on the mountain bike. This was my first time on the MTB since the race last weekend and I was stoked. I rode my local trails and did 3 repeats of my long loop. Tough stuff. I followed up the ride with a 5 mile run T-run to cap of the 3 days. Solid efforts but I was glad when I was done with the run.
Now I am up in a Irvine in a hotel room (The Marriot). It's killer but the classes I am here for can get pretty long and boring. I was in a training session today from 830am to 530pm with an hour break for lunch. Good info, but tiring. I hit the gym this morning for quick spin on the stationary bike, some stretching, and some core work. I brought my bike so tomorrow I am going to hit PCH and get in a couple of hours before my 1030am class and probably do the samething on Wednesday.
The hardest thing for me this week is going to be avoiding all the partying and shitty food. There was welcome reception tonight with free beer and food, and somehow I didn't even have a beer, but I did eat. They had some killer, fresh sea bass tacos... very healthy. I was stoked. There are also parties every night this week with some of our reps fronting the tab. Normally I would be indulging but I am racing the Solana Beach Triathlon this weekend and want lay it down on the road, and the I have the Snow Valley Xterra the following weekend. So I am sticking to the plan.
Here's a couple of photos from Saturday nights Padres game. It was a tribute night to Tony Gwynn (my favorite player of all-time). He's getting inducted in the the Hall of Fame this weekend and Saturday night they unveiled a killer statue at Petco Park. Too bad the Pads got their assess handed to them by the Phillies.


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My second conflict (TIME) reared its unexpected head this weekend. Yes, this weekend - where I had what looked like almost infinite time stretching out in front of me. I only had 3 objectives: start this blog, make my website, and write. No sweat, right? I did accomplish numbers 1 and 2 (hallelujah), but number 3 got less time devoted to it than I wanted. The website had to take priority, since that is a tool I need for promoting my voice teaching studio, which will both help me to pay my bills and eventually allow me more time to write. (You see, if I get enough private music students, I'll make enough money to be able to quit leading meetings for Weight Watchers, work I truly love but that doesn't pay nearly enough for the many hours it takes.) So, oddly, finishing my website was an investment in my writing future. (I must say I'm very proud of the fact that I designed my own website AND it looks pretty darn good -- check it out! www.nataliewilson.com)
So as of Friday night, poor Frank was sitting in his EZ boy recliner, a half-played game of solitaire in front of him, with an indeterminate woman (a nurse or orderly? a fellow nursing home resident?) asking him if he wanted ice cream. He had to hang out there all day Saturday and most of the day today, ice cream surely thoroughly melted, as this afternoon was devoted to my best friend's baby shower out in Jersey. (This has me thinking, can I throw a "play" shower? Have people give me gifts of props or donations for launching the first production?)
After getting myself home from Jersey, eating a dinner of the best pizza in New York (Patsy's on 1st and 118th -- don't argue me on this point unless you've had it), and saying hello to my singing voice for the first time in a couple of months, I sat down and wrote for an hour. If you were worried about the ice cream, you can relax. It magically didn't melt, and Frank is eating it now. The first scene turns out to have been very short, so I've launched into scene 2, where we get to meet Frank's daughter and granddaughter. I'm still only on page 4, but I feel like this next scene will flow pretty easily. We'll find out tomorrow night. For now I must go placate my neglected cat and get myself some sleep.
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How many male Country Singers can you name that were also major athletes before becoming country music stars? If you guessed Sam Hunt, Garth Brooks or Chase Rice, then you are correct. Here are three country music stars that were major athletes before achieving success with their country music careers.
Sam Hunt Football Days
Sam Hunt played football in both high school and college. For high school, he played quarterback at Cedartown High School in Georgia. In college, he was a quarterback for two years at Middle Tennessee State University and played the same position for University of Alabama Birmingham (UAB) for two years. He was the starting quarterback for UAB in both 2006 and 2007 season and missed several games due to injuries.
Here you can watch highlights of Sam Hunt as quarterback at UAB in a close game against Florida State University.
Hunt was invited to try out for the NFL's Kansas City Chiefs and joined their training camp. He did not make the KC Chiefs squad and decided to pusue a career in country music in Nashville, Tenn. Sam might be lucky that the NFL career did not work out. He has evolved to be a major Country Music star. His hit song "Body Like a Back Road" set the record for most consecutive weeks at #1 on the Country Music chart and also crossed over to be a major hit on the pop music chart. Hunt's debut album "Montevallo" came out in 2014 and he co-wrote "Body Like a Back Road" with Zach Crowell, Shane McAnally and Josh Osborne.
Sam Hunt Body Like a Back Road
Garth Brooks Baseball and Track Athlete
In high school, Brooks played football, baseball and track and field. He received a track scholarship to Oklahoma State University via skills throwing the Javelin.
[Photo: Pinterest Garth Brooks Oklahoma State]
In adult life, Brooks became a 3 time veteran to pro baseball Spring Training camps having tried out for the Padres (1998 and '99), Mets (2000) and Royals (2004). The country star found it challenging going up against professional pitchers and he went 1-for-22 with San Diego and 0-for-17 with four walks for New York. He tallied at least one hit for KC with an infield single off Mariners' pitcher Mike Myers.This ended his pro baseball career and Garth returned to his highly successful Country Music career.
Chase Rice College Football
Before his country music career, Chase Rice played Linebacker for University of North Carolina football.Chase was also a contestant on the popular TV show Survivor (Nicaragua) where he earned the runner-up position to the fan favorite Jud Birza.
Chase Rice began playing guitar in college. He co-wrote the singe "Cruise" with Florida Georgia Line and dominated the pop and rock music charts with his first songwriter success story. Chase has achieved success in Country Music with his 2014's Ignite the Night, as well as a delivering a pair of successful singles with "Ready Set Roll" and "Gonna Wanna Tonight". Watch Chase Rice perform "Ready Set Roll" in the music video below.
So there are 3 featured country music artists that were major athletes before their successful Country Music careers.
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Today, as promised, I have another sample to show you with the SIMPLE FRIENDSHIP stamp set, and a clickable list of links to the photos of projects I've already showed. If you are a regular visitor, you'll probably get bored with the list of projects. :D But be sure to read along, anyway, and enter to win the SURPRISE BLOG CANDY!! By the way, you'll also want to be sure and visit here on JUNE 1 for my THIRD ANNUAL BIRTHDAY CARD CONTEST!!! I can't believe it's already been a year since the last.
Anyway! Here we go!
This the MATCHBOOK DIE that is in the OCCASIONS MINI - you can click the link to the right to download it for yourself! I love this little box; it's the PERFECT size for four Hershey's nuggets, or a multitude of other things!
These use a mixture of RIDING HOOD RED, CANDY LANE, and BELLA ROSE Designer Series Paper. (Those are three of my faves from the current IB&C!) That glorious ribbon is the organza ribbon from the IB&C. It's very luxurious! The base of both boxes is Riding Hood Red card stock.
The saying on the label is from - what else?? :D - SIMPLE FRIENDSHIP. I really like the simplicity of these boxes! I let the DSP and the ribbon do all the decorating work, and used ONE stamp. :)
If you'd like to continue looking at previous projects I've shared, please click on the following links. It will ONLY take you to their photos; you'll have to browse the last month's entries to find out details. :)
CLICK HERE for an Advanced Techniques card.
CLICK HERE for a pretty pink birthday card.
CLICK HERE for what I think is my favorite card I've designed with this set!
CLICK HERE for a great Real Red card.
Woah, that's a LOT of reading today! :D I hope you've enjoyed the SIMPLE FRIENDSHIP samples you've seen here. I'd love to see anything you do with it!
Now, for the BLOG CANDY! :D Enter by Friday, May 22, at midnight; tell me what your favorite sample you've looked at ON MY BLOG! is. And why is always good! :) Over the weekend, I'll use random.org to pick one of you to WIN! (I hope you'll keep coming back, anyway....:D)
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There is a relatively simple way to test the intentions of anyone who calls for mandatory training for gun owners: propose that such training be made a mandatory part of the public high-school curriculum. Mechanics of firearms, safe handling and storage, shooting practice, and the basics of self-defense law. Taking the high-school course to be considered sufficient for a carry license.
If the response is "Hey, that sounds like it would work," or some refinement about the details to be taught or whether students should be able to opt out, the person is serious about ensuring safety.
If the response is "OMG you BEAST how COULD you suggest corrupting the innocent CHILDREN with guns and besides they'll probably all SHOOT each other!!!"... well, then you know their true intentions.Loved that.
I am not a gun owner and I'm not interested. Four out of five of my boys shoot, but not often. Dropping the idea of "reasonable gun control legislation" was one of the last bricks to fall in my liberalism. As well as I recall, up until about 1995 I think I believed that just having a gun around quietly encouraged people to violence as a first, rather than last, resort. I knew gun nuts who had poor judgement in just about everything else in their lives, and from my job I knew some very dangerous people who owned guns and made alarming statements about using them.
What I learned is that while those things should make a difference, when you run the numbers, they don't.
I have some fondness for the Bill of Rights as written, but so much of that has been bumped around that being a purist is not at the top of my political list. The cartoon version of how the government is going to make a list of gun owners so they know who to round up when the New World Order comes always put me off. Liberals accuse all conservatives of believing it, and they can point to a lot of folks who actually do, even if it's not a majority. Ridiculous. Until...
Recently, that disquieting vision has become more plausible, if you get rid of the mental picture of commies knocking on your door. The high-tech version, of impersonal bits of silicon programmed to keep track of who has guns because they are 17.4% more likely to be terrorists (and if you vacationed in the Middle-East you go on an even higher-profile list) is no longer far-fetched. So that wasn't big in my conversion, but it may factor in the maintenance of my gun-freedom sympathies.
The big ticket item for me was always the numbers. The last 57 laws we passed didn't seem to reduce violence, so why would we think the next 57 would? The bad reasoning around the apples-and-oranges comparisons to European countries (which I admit look like our peer group at first), the attribution of bad motives to 2A people*, and the pernicious assumption that all people committing a gun crime must be conservative (because GUNS!), unless they are black or Hispanic, which doesn't count somehow - all these have only served to solidify me in the idea. All three are common themes in other things that make me crazy in modern political discussion.
If you've got an idea for a gun law that demonstrably does reduce violence, I'm glad to listen, as jaed is above.
* Sometimes true, but so what? There are some people with bad motives behind all things, good and bad.


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Fairies & Flowers...
4 comments:
- Susan said...
Such gorgeous flowers! Thanks for sharing them.
- August 5, 2009 at 5:48 PM
- What Comes Next? said...
I've just got to try that gel resist! The rust dying, too. Looks like you had a lot of fun! You have a fabulous garden - love your pictures of all your flowers - very inspiring. Thank you!
- August 5, 2009 at 7:40 PM
- Sheila said...
I love the glue resist piece. I'm curious if the spray-on paint actually permeates the fabric if it's quilting cotton? I'd read somewhere it flakes off t-shirts after washing, which might just be the type of fabric.
- August 6, 2009 at 3:30 AM
- LuAnn Kessi said...
Hi Sheila,
Yes, the Tulip spray-on paint definitely goes all the way into the textile and out the back side. It requires 72 hours to cure, and then is permanent. I like to heat set it in the dryer, then wash it in a HOT washing machine with an old towel. It washes up beautiful and so soft.
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One thing I found fascinating during my research was how the duties of trustees varied among the three campuses. Unsurprisingly, trustees were expected to attend several annual meetings and serve on one or more committees at each college. Making donations was expected as well, although for at least one college this was new. But at one college, trustees were expected to attend as many on-campus events as possible, including home games in the two big sports on campus. (That this wasn't expected elsewhere was not a function of the trustees' distance from campus.) At another campus, the expectations for trustee giving were much more structured - they should give x and y to the campaign and z annually when they're not in a campaign.
Of course, the work of trustees varies slightly from campus to campus, depending on how large the student body is - not to mention whether it's public or private - and how strong its religious affiliation (if any) is. But within the small, private, denominational sphere, I was expecting more similarity. Trustees can only devote so much time to their role, generally: It was fascinating to see how colleges allocated that time differently.


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yes, I did exactly as it was said, including deleting all the things about GoW in registry... gotta try the solution with disabling UAC
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it seems that there's no such an option like UAC in win7... as far as wiki says: User Account Control - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
but frankly, never used that before, so maybe someone smarter would tell me how to reach it in win7
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finally found the solution for this problem... and this solution seemed to be pointless at the begining, but eventually that was the only one left -> go back in time to the year I bought the game... that is 2008. I simply set the date exactly 2 years ago and game got no problems with starting anymore.
but thanks for attention and support you have provided people :)
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Windows 7 Ultimate x86-64
finally found the solution for this problem... and this solution seemed to be pointless at the begining, but eventually that was the only one left -> go back in time to the year I bought the game... that is 2008. I simply set the date exactly 2 years ago and game got no problems with starting anymore.
but thanks for attention and support you have provided people :)
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Xp & 7
moreover, I tried this solution: Gears of War: Error "You cannot run the game with modified executable code" I did as they said, but the patch installer says "old file not found. however, a file of the same name was found. no update done since file contents do not match."
got no idea what else to do...
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Lag issue Gears of war (Windows)
I play this game on windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit and the only issue i have is accessive lag during gameplay even playing single player other than that the game runs fine
I was wondering if there is a way to run the game in compatability mode for an older OS
I also play Diablo 2 on the same computer and noticed that it runs almost flawlessly when i run it in compatability mode for Windows XP (Service Pack 2)
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I am restoring a DOT marked ZB26 - it is a labor of love - for my collection.
I had been looking for a marked up wartime ZB26 for a long time, when I finally found this kit.
I had a carrier and four mags, drop case, and a few other goodies stowed away, so it will be a great display piece.
It is going to be awesome - except it is missing the buttplate!
It is a little narrower than a Mk1 Bren gun buttplate (the cupped one, not the plate used on the Mk2), and has the fold over flap, at top.
And corrugated shoulder rest.
If anyone has one of these in their stores please PM me or drop me a line at: figgypix(at)yahoo.com
I have tried ALL the usual places: Sarco, Numrich, LMO, Omega, etc.,
(I even considered buying one of the new airsoft ZB26 guns and ripping into it - $800 though, lol)
I have discovered this was a problem with many of the ZB 26 - ZB30 kits, as the internet is loaded with WTB ads.
So an enterprising fellow might look into making them...
I contacted SMG guns, who make the FG42 replica, and build semi ZB kits, they were not willing to sell their buttplates without the firearm attached.
C'est la vie - the search goes on.


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Eden Park brewery deal on hold as developers work on terms with city
The planners of a microbrewery and tap room set to go in a dilapidated, vacant 19th century water pump station in Eden Park are trying to reach an agreement with the city weeks after Mayor John Cranley and the City Council held up an ordinance aimed to clear the way for the station's rehabilitation.
On June 25, Cranley and council shelved the final ordinance sealing the deal over questions of what would happen to the historic pump station if Brewery X flops. Under the agreement, which calls for the pump station at 1430 Martin Drive to be sold to Brewery X for $1 when it opens, the city would no longer control the property if the business fails.
The brewery - like the streetcar, the now-defunct parking lease plan and the still-in-flux Fourth and Race apartment tower- is yet another agreement from the previous mayoral and city administration to face scrutiny and delay by the new council and mayor. Brewery X has been in the works since 2012.
Under terms of the deal that are already in place:
- Brewery X would lease the property for 40 years for $0 a year.
- The brewery would have a purchase option once it opened.
- The city would provide a $750,000 grant to fix the roof.
- Upon Brewery X's purchase of the property, the grant would be converted to a 30-year loan.
- Brewery X would have to pay 10 percent of its net cash flow each year to satisfy the loan.
- The property would have three mortgages – a $1.5 million mortgage held by Brewery X's private lenders, a $500,000 mortgage held by the state and the $750,000 loan from the city.
On June 25, the city administration sought to have council pass an amendment to the deal that would forgive whatever loan balance remained after 30 years, as long as Brewery X had made full, timely payments each year up until then.
Father-and-son Brewery X proprietors Jack Martin and Bryon Martin said they believed the loan forgiveness would always be a part of their agreement with the city and that council approval would not be controversial. They intend to pay the city back for its repair to the roof within 15 years but say their lenders prefer a forgivable loan.
The city administration and an apparent majority of council support the $5.1 million project because it would revitalize a vacant and decaying building the city cannot afford to fix and re-use itself while creating a unique attraction in Eden Park.
"We worked for a lot of years to see if there were proposals for that building and never arrived at anything worthwhile," City Manager Scott Stiles told council on June 25.
Included in the deal's financing is a $2 million loan, equity from state and federal historic tax credits and a $736,520 grant from the Clean Ohio Fund to abate asbestos in the structure.
"We are going to be on the hook for $1 million just to keep it from falling down or falling in on itself," Councilman Chris Seelbach said.
To get financing, the Martins say they need title to the building so lenders will be first in line to recover some of their losses from the property if the project fails.
But Vice Mayor David Mann, Councilman Wendell Young and Councilman Kevin Flynn took issue with the agreement's structure.
"I don't understand why the forgiveness of the (city) loan, which is already subordinating (to loans made by banks), is a contingency for the developer getting his financing," Mann said. "There's no upside to the city. The logic that that's the only way he can get his financing isn't sound. The only information we have comes from the developer himself. It's double hearsay."
Young indicated he would vote for the deal anyway but the city should not craft similar agreements in the future.
Flynn said he would vote "no," saying he preferred a structure where a ground lease alone, without building ownership, backed the bank loans.
"This is about whether the loan is forgivable or not," Flynn said. "It is about changing the structure of a deal voted on by the prior council. I never would have supported it two years ago. This is a new council. … Now they're coming for an additional change in the deal."
While the agreement appeared to have the support of a council majority, Cranley said the ordinance should be held to see if the city administration could work out a deal where the city kept title to the property. Cranley talked of vetoing the ordinance if it had the required votes to pass.
"I think everybody's supportive of the deal," Cranley said. "We should take the time to get it right."
Councilman Charles Winburn, a Republican and consistent ally of the Democratic mayor, originally indicated he'd back the deal.
"If we've got five votes, we need to move forward with it," Winburn said early in the discussion. "I think the research has got to come to an end. We shouldn't do citizens like this."
But then later, Winburn changed his mind, saying he would "stand with my mayor" after hearing Cranley's request "because I want to give you that courtesy."
The Martins hope to meet with Cranley, continue talking with the city's trade and development office and get a City Council vote on Aug. 6, council's only scheduled meeting until September.
"We do need to buy the building to be able to get mortgages (so) they're (the banks) providing a mortgage on a building, not our equipment," Jack Martin said.
Earlier in discussions with the city, the Martins say they proposed some sort of right-of-first-refusal for the city if they tried to sell the building or defaulted.
"At that point it would be an improved building," Jack Martin said. "We were OK with that. I think the city didn't want to do it because no city department wanted to go over there."
In a Nov. 18 memo, then-City Manager Milton Dohoney confirmed that fact.
"Since 2004, no city department has expressed interest in using the facility and the building's condition has deteriorated," Dohoney wrote.
The Martins plan to move forward with their work while they try to come to an agreement with the city. But they were surprised things got held up.
"It got escalated a lot further than we thought," Jack Martin said.
"We're trying to understand what their concerns are and how we can fix it," Bryon Martin added.


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Global Command and Control System – Army (GCCS-A) is the Army's strategic, theater and tactical command, control and communications system. It provides a seamless link of operational information and critical data from the strategic GCCS – Joint (GCCS-J) to Army theater elements and below through a common picture of Army tactical operations to the Joint and Coalition communities.
GCCS-A strategic tools for readiness reporting were modernized and replaced with the Defense Readiness Reporting System – Army (DRRS-A), a suite of Web-based applications for Army Readiness, Force Registration and Force Projection.
GCCS-A provides critical automated command and control tools for strategic Army Commands (division and above) to enhance the warfighter's ability to plan and execute missions throughout the spectrum of conflict during Joint and Combined operations and to provide interface between Joint and Combined Forces and tactical Army Mission Systems.
GCCS-A provides situational awareness to the operational and tactical levels throughout the Theater/Joint Task Force area of operations. The system also facilitates data exchange between Joint and Army systems.
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