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Best of the Best 2011: Decor: Furniture: Delaunay Collection
Since 1997, Craig Van Den Brulle has guided exquisite pieces by some of the 20th century's best designers through his namesake Manhattan furniture gallery and into the hands of serious collectors and top interior decorators. Now he is channeling that energy and expertise into his own series of limited-edition furnishings—a blend of handcraftsmanship and technology that he calls the Delaunay Collection.
"I wanted to seize the potential of new technology," says Van Den Brulle. "I was seeing computer imaging used in architecture and art, and it inspired me to see if it was possible in my own designs."
While the Delaunay Collection is not Van Den Brulle's first foray into design (his past creations were sleek and often made from Lucite), it marks his first exploration of the nexus between design and technology. The Delaunay pieces—a dining table ($72,500), a chair ($28,000), and a mirror ($31,200), limited to no more than 15 steel, chrome, and bronze pieces of each make—are bold and hard edged with geometric flair. Van Den Brulle says he was inspired by furnishings of the 1960s and '70s from designers such as Fred Brouard, Ado Chale, and Willy Daro, who used materials like malachite, resin, bronze, and agate.
The Delaunay table, chair, and mirror started as hand-drawn renderings reminiscent of rock formations and broken glass. Next, Van Den Brulle used 3-D computer imaging programs to engineer the construction and perfect the designs. State-of-the-art laser soldering transforms the designs into actual objects, composed layer by layer. No fewer than 10 artisans in three workshops in the Northeast construct each piece, over a period of three to six months.
The glass-top dining table is especially captivating, perhaps owing to its ample dimensions (84 x 42 x 30.5 inches). The sleek interlocking triangles of the base not only catch the eye, but also illustrate, according to Van Den Brulle, the principles of the Delaunay triangulation, a complex operation in geometry.
The mathematics of the Delaunay Collection proved complex indeed. "It can take months to figure out how to construct each piece and to work out the details and finishes," says Van Den Brulle; the table, for example, took over a year to design and went through more than 100 different iterations. He expects to add a dresser and a lamp to the line later this year. "It's been a challenging learning process, and satisfying to create something so technologically complex," he says. "This collection showed me the possibilities were endless."
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Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) are a new way for consumers to pay for medical expenses. As of January 1, 2004, almost anyone with a qualified high-deductible health plan can also have a Health Savings Account. HSAs can save you money on your medical care now as well as provide a good way to save for future medical expenses. HSA funds can pay for expenses before you meet your deductible as well as helps pay for services not covered by your health plan, COBRA coverage during periods of unemployment, medical expenses after retirement and long-term care expenses, to name just a few.
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You can also order Box Lunches for meetings held at the Club.
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AUGUSTA, Maine — A bill meant to more quickly move families from welfare to sustainable long-term employment has become law, the Democratic Speaker of the House Mark Eves said Tuesday.
The so-called, "Ticket-to-Work" law provides resources and assessment for those receiving state and federal financial aid and looks to determine what specific training or educational programs would help individuals gain sustainable employment.
Eves, of North Berwick, authored the bill, but the measure will go into effect without Republican Gov. Paul LePage's signature.
"This measure will help struggling Mainers get the skills they need to get a good job and permanently climb out of poverty," Eves said in a prepared statement. "The security of a good job will mean more families can keep their house warm, put food on the table and put gas in the car."
Tina Hutchinson, of Lewiston, told lawmakers during public hearing on the bill getting the connected to the training she needed allowed her family to overcome the obstacles of finding and maintaining employment.
Hutchinson, the mother of a special needs child, also has personal medical issues.
But after receiving training to become a medical transcriptionist Hutchinson was able to work from home and tend to her child's needs, according to a release issued by House Democrats Tuesday.
The bill directs the state's Department of Health and Human Services to provide a comprehensive assessment to identify and coordinate the training and tools recipients need to find long-term employment.
Eves said this type of assessment had proven pivotal in other states, such as Minnesota, for "moving families off programs, into secure employment and out of poverty. This is the right approach to reforming our anti-poverty programs."
During the public hearing on the bill, Hutchinson told lawmakers that connecting with the right training and tools allowed her family to overcome obstacles to finding and maintaining employment.
Hutchinson is a mother of a child with special needs and also has personal medical issues, making it hard for her to secure long-term employment. She went through a vocational training program to help her obtain a Medical Transcription Certification — a job she could do from home and still meet her child's needs.
The law also directs DHHS to transition Temporary Assistance to Needy Families fund recipients with severe disabilities and barriers to work from the state program the federal Social Security Insurance or Social Security Insurance for the Disabled programs, thus reducing costs to the state.
A 2010 survey of TANF recipients conducted by the University of Maine found that 90 percent of recipients who were on the program for longer than five years faced a physical and mental health disability.
Despite signing the governor signing the bill, LePage's administration did testify in favor of it and it passed the House and Senate on unanimous votes.
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Tell us a bit about yourself and about your current profession. What were you doing before you started out on your own?
I have my own company,organizing Fairs and Bazaars, in the Goodwood park hotel, six times in a calendar year.I have been in this line for 21 years.
When did you start your company? Where? And what motivated you to start it? What was your initial investment?Before I started this line of business, I was a school teacher, in different countries for 14 years..I thoroughly enjoyed teaching different ages of children, from 4 years to 14 years, at different times of my life. Having gone through , many years of teaching, I decided to take a break and change my line of work. I was asked to organise a couple of charity Bazaars and the response was very encouraging…Hence this gave birth to a new idea in my line of business.
What have been your achievements, accolades and upturns in your career?Indeed this is a very hard job. One deals with a large number of people, and its never possible to please everyone. There are very difficult and demanding, clients and there are many who are very patient and understanding. Often timings to set up the function for the morning opening is way past midnight, and since I always am there looking into details ,while we set up, it can be very trying indeed.
Any downturns, Unusual circumstances, hardships, you have had to face in your profession/business?Nearly always through the years of this business, I have total support of my husband and two children who, help me set up and plan my website, etc .Not only does one look for physical support from family and adult kids as they are now, but a lot of valuable advice is always there for me.To a new mother who is starting life with kids and a new vocation my advice is you have to find your own division of time and space and juggle around.It could be very frustrating in the first few efforts but surely you will find a suitable pathway to get your balance like I have.I do get compliments galore for doing a job well, that is my business and also the way my children have stood by me, always.I am not so special, but am blessed, so can you be.


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Jurors Reach Verdict In San Diego Chalk Vandalism Case
Tuesday, July 2, 2013
Jurors have acquitted a 40-year-old man accused of using sidewalk chalk to write protest messages in front of three local banks.
Aired 7/2/13 on KPBS Midday Edition.
Jeff Olson, Defendant
Tom Tosdal, Olson's Attorney
Marybeth Herald, Professor of Law, Thomas Jefferson School of Law
The case received national attention, focusing on the rights of someone to protest in public against repeated impositions on bank personnel.
Jeffrey David Olson was found not guilty on all 13 counts against him. He faced 13 years in prison if jurors had convicted him of all counts and sentenced on each one consecutively.
Before the case went to jurors Friday, defense attorney Tom Tosdal said vandalism law requires that jurors find something was "maliciously defaced."
"His purpose was not malicious. His purpose was to inform," Tosdal said of his client.
Olson has not denied that he scrawled anti-bank messages and artwork outside the banks last year. His messages included "No thanks, big banks" and "Shame on Bank of America."
The prosecution of Olson has brought condemnation of the City Attorney's Office from Mayor Bob Filner, who called it a waste of time.
Tosdal said it was an "enormous waste of public resources." He said bank officials demanded the prosecution because they didn't like his client's message.
However, Deputy City Attorney Paige Hazard told the jurors that there are ways to get one's message out, and the defendant intentionally chose to break the rules.
If he'd used the chalk just a couple of times, he wouldn't have ever been caught, but "he went back again and again and again," she said.
Hazard said Olson had to make "a real nuisance of himself" to attract the attention of law enforcement.
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Sknnr | July 1, 2013 at 1:37 p.m. ― 3 years, 8 months ago
The DA's office is on record as not pursuing cases unless they believe they can prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. Apparently the City Atty's office doesn't follow the same criteria. They had to know getting a conviction was slim.
Mmikey | July 2, 2013 at 7:10 a.m. ― 3 years, 8 months ago
Its interesting that this got to court long before real issues.
jckcomm | July 2, 2013 at 7:24 a.m. ― 3 years, 8 months ago
There is a remedy for the Bank other than Criminal prosecution. Why not file a civil suit? I'll tell you why...the court system in CA is so underfunded that resolving a civil suit now takes forever, and it seems easier for the Bank to use "friends" in City Government to get its way. That's the way it looks.I am glad the jury


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Eventually, Flash Player will support Worker Threads to take advantage of multi-core CPUs, but that may be quite a while from now. Today's article shows you how you can get some concurrency right now by faking threads. Read on for the technique!
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RIM Blames Outage on Messenger Update
Dec 23, 2009, 10:59 AM by Eric M. Zeman @phonescooper
BlackBerry users in North and South America experienced an interruption in their services on December 22, making it impossible to communicate via BlackBerry Messenger and delaying email delivery. Phone calls and SMS features weren't disabled. RIM said in a statement today, "Root cause is currently under review, but based on preliminary analysis, it currently appears that the issue stemmed from a flaw in two recently released versions of BlackBerry Messenger (versions 18.104.22.168 and 184.108.40.206) that caused an unanticipated database issue within the BlackBerry infrastructure. RIM has taken corrective action to restore service. RIM continues to monitor its systems to maintain normal service levels and apologizes for any inconvenience to customer." This is the second time in five days that BlackBerry users have experienced service problems.
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If so, then they can fly all the way back to Europe and go live in caves for all I care.
Yea I couldn't recieve emails, browse the web, BBM, Ping, and even SMS for 8 hours! It wouldn't even allow me to log into the blackberry website from my laptop. Not very happy this week at my crackberry! 3rd problem this week, but yesterdays was the worst!
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and even SMS for 8 hours!
Didn't it say that the phone calls and SMS weren't affected? I think you've got issues other than their outage to look at.
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I have never had a blackberry, tell me why do people need one. Want most smart phones do what a BB does? I know my Nokia and Iphone both have push email. I am not putting down BB, I just want to know why people pr
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I did not even realize there was an outage. Maybe I don't need my Berry after all...
Sounds like you don't need it as much as you thought you did. It was a long outage
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By Eric Savitz
Veeco Instruments (VECO) shares are trading sharply higher after a bullish note this morning from J.P. Morgan analyst Christopher Blansett, who repeated his Overweight rating and $75 target price on the LED manufacturing equipment company's stock, which closed Friday at $43.99.
Blansett was also scheduled to hold a conference call with investors today with Veeco CEO John Peeler.
"We think the recent sell-off of VECO is overblown and continue to recommend the stock as our top pick," he wrote in his research note, adding that he remains "unconcerned" about weakness in LED industry fundamentals. He says weakness in the shares is likely to be short-lived "as we expect news flow over the next few months to be positive for LED demand and drive upside revisions [to] unit demand for LED backlighting and general lighting applications.
He points out that the market for MOCVD equipment - metal-organic chemical vapor deposition – which is used to create LEDs is a duopoly shares by Veeco and Aixtron (AIXG). "Instead of being concerned about share between Veeco and Aixtron, we think investors should view the market as a duopoly, where neither play is willing to lower price in order to gain share," he writes. "We think this is a more favorable scenario than exists in most other tech hardware sectors, where a large number of competitors are continually undercutting each other in order to gain share."
- VECO today is up $4.89, or 11.1%, to $48.88.
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Life on the Asteroid Frontier
A blog by Dante Lauretta, Principal Investigator of NASA's OSIRIS-REx sample return mission, scheduled for launch in 2016.
OSIRIS-REx Passes EMI/EMC Testing
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The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft has completed the Electromagnetic Interference/Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMI/EMC) system level test.
How REXIS Made It on OSIRIS-REx
Posted by Dante Lauretta on 2016/01/23 11:41 CST
The OSIRIS-REx instrument team has successfully installed the Regolith X-ray Imaging Spectrometer (REXIS) on the spacecraft. However, there is more to the story of how REXIS made it onto the spacecraft.
OSIRIS-REx Completes Mechanical Environmental Testing
Posted by Dante Lauretta on 2015/12/18 08:03 CST | 2 comments
The OSIRIS-REx team successfully and safely completed sine vibration (sine vibe) testing on the spacecraft prior to the Thanksgiving holiday. The sine vibe tests are designed to verify the system performs as expected after being exposed to flight-like low frequency vibration input.
OSIRIS-REx Progressing Through Environmental Testing
Posted by Dante Lauretta on 2015/11/16 07:49 CST | 3 comments
The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft continues to make steady progress toward launch in September 2016. Environmental testing is now underway to ensure the spacecraft is ready for the many conditions it will experience over its mission.
OSIRIS-REx Spacecraft Assembly Nearly Complete
Posted by Dante Lauretta on 2015/10/14 03:45 CDT
The OSIRIS-REx mission continues to make great progress and is in the Assembly, Test, and Launch Operations (ATLO) phase of the program. There's been many great accomplishments leading up to this point.
Xtronaut – A New Approach to Education and Public Outreach
Posted by Dante Lauretta on 2015/09/22 09:27 CDT
Historically, NASA missions set aside a portion of their budgets for education and public outreach, or EPO. However, the OSIRIS-REx EPO budget got deleted in 2013 as part of a broader federal policy change. Dante Lauretta decided to make a run at a private company to recover the lost OSIRIS-REx EPO program – and Xtronaut was born!
Populating the OSIRIS-REx Science Deck
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The assembly of the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft continues, with many elements integrated onto the spacecraft ahead of schedule. Last month both OTES and OVIRS were delivered to Lockheed Martin and installed on the science deck.
Development of the OSIRIS-REx Sampling System: TAGSAM and the SRC
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The OSIRIS-REx team has been busy assembling and testing the Touch-and-Go Sample Acquisition Mechanism (TAGSAM) and the Sample Return Capsule (SRC).
OSIRIS-REx Begins ATLO (Assembly, Test, and Launch Operations)
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The OSIRIS-REx mission passed another major milestone. We now have approval to build the spacecraft.
How Do We Know When We Have Collected a Sample of Bennu?
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A huge amount of effort goes into deciding where to try to collect a sample on Bennu. There are roughly nine months to survey, map and model the asteroid to help make this decision.
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Here is the video of Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. on 'Conan' on TBS from Tues. June 11, 2013. Watch the full performance of 'If You Didn't See Me' and 'War Zone' by the band on the late night talk show hosted by Conan O'Brien. The replay and more details are below.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. is a Detroit, Michigan-based duo comprised of Daniel Zott and Joshua Epstein. The appearance was in support of their latest EP 'Patterns. The replay is below.
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. on Conan (Video) June 11, 2013 'If You Didn't See Me,' 'War Zone' Performance


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My mother in law 67 has emphezema. you can hear her breathing heavy on telephone. She is suppose to use oxygen she says only at night which she does not. Would a doctor give her oxygen to just use when she feels like it?
Oxygen is often prescribed continuously throughout the day and night, at night only or with exercise. It is not usually recommended on a just "as needed" basis or just when a patient "feels like it".
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Blog Archive
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2013/01/14 06:31 CST | 4 comments
Video views shot by two doomed spacecraft take us flying across the Moon.
Planetary Society Hangout: Jan 10th, 2013 - AAS Coverage with Astronomer Meg Schwamb
Thursday, Jan 10th, at noon PST/2000 UT
Posted by Casey Dreier on 2013/01/10 01:00 CST | 1 comments
Join Casey Dreier and Emily Lakdawalla as they are joined by Dr. Meg Schwamb from Yale University. They will discuss the latest announcements from the American Astronomical Society 2013 conference and Dr. Schwamb's research in outer solar system bodies.
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2013/01/08 04:22 CST | 1 comments
Join me, Mike "Plutokiller" Brown, Mario Livio, Jason Kalirai, and others in a Space Fan Hangout broadcast from the American Astronomical Society meeting happening this week in Long Beach, California.
Planetary Society Weekly Hangout, Thu Jan 3 1200PT/2000UT: Jim Bell
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2013/01/02 12:32 CST | 3 comments
Join Emily Lakdawalla and Casey Dreier for a chat with Jim Bell, a scientist who wears many hats. He's the team lead for the Pancam color cameras on the Spirit and Opportunity rovers; he's a member of the Curiosity science team; and he's the esteemed President of the Planetary Society's Board of Directors. We'll talk about the great science being done by both Curiosity and Opportunity, and about what's in store for the future.
Planetary Radio Live Celebrates Curiosity/Truly Haute Cuisine!
Listen to or watch the webcast recorded Saturday, December 15th, and enjoy a neat little French animation.
Posted by Mat Kaplan on 2012/12/20 04:06 CST
Listen to or watch the webcast recorded Saturday, December 15th with MSL Project Manager Richard Cook and Project Scientist John Grotzinger. Bonus: enjoy a neat little French animation.
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2012/12/19 10:06 CST | 3 comments
Join us for our weekly Google+ Hangout Thursday at noon PT / 2000 UT. This week, I'm excited to have as a guest Sarah Hörst. Sarah is a postdoc at the University of Colorado whose current line of research involves experimental work on the complex atmospheric chemistry of Titan. She is also applying to be an astronaut!
Watch Planetary Radio LIVE on Saturday!
Saturday's webcast is all about Curiosity on Mars
Posted by Mat Kaplan on 2012/12/15 11:10 CST | 1 comments
Watch the live show at 2pm Pacific on Saturday, December 15 to see Bill Nye, Emily Lakdawalla and the leaders of the Mars Science Laboratory rover mission.
Forty years after Apollo 17's final footsteps
Posted by Andrew Chaikin on 2012/12/14 01:48 CST | 2 comments
Today marks the 40th anniversary of the last human footsteps on the Moon. In my latest video I look back at Apollo 17 and explain why I believe the Moon is the solar system's "jewel in the crown," beckoning us to return.
Posted by Casey Dreier on 2012/12/13 12:15 CST | 3 comments
Join us for our weekly hangout and catch up on GRAIL, Curiosity, and the future Mars rover.
Cosmoquest Science Hour, Wednesday: Curiosity update with Emily and Fraser
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2012/11/21 05:30 CST | 6 comments
This week's Cosmoquest Astronomy Hour Google+ Hangout at 1600 PST / midnight UTC on Wednesday will feature me and Fraser Cain talking about what Curiosity's been up to, and answering your questions.
Planetary Radio Live--Celebrating Curiosity
Leaders of the Mars Science Laboratory mission join Bill Nye and others on stage.
Posted by Mat Kaplan on 2012/11/20 04:28 CST
Bill Nye and Planetary Society colleagues welcome mission leaders Richard Cook and John Grotzinger to a live discussion about the Mars Science Laboratory Rover.
Planetary Radio: A Dawn Mission Update
And a Video Tour of Marc Rayman's Space Collection
Posted by Mat Kaplan on 2012/11/20 12:36 CST
A Planetary Radio status report from the Dawn mission's Marc Rayman, accompanied by a fascinating video tour of Marc's at-home collection of space information and memorabilia.
A Night To Remember: Celebrating Carl Sagan
The Planetary Society's glorious tribute to Dr. Sagan, with some of his best friends.
Posted by Mat Kaplan on 2012/11/13 10:02 CST | 1 comments
On the evening of November 9, which would have been Carl Sagan's 78th birthday, the Planetary Society brought together some of his best friends to share their memories. We were also joined by four young scientists whose career choices were influenced by Carl.
Join Our Sagan Celebration
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Posted by Mat Kaplan on 2012/11/09 12:24 CST | 2 comments
The Planetary Society has invited a few friends of Carl Sagan's to a celebration of his birth and his legacy. Watch the live webcast featuring physicist Kip Thorne, Contact Executive Producer Lynda Obst and much more!
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2012/11/07 05:30 CST | 6 comments
This week's Cosmoquest Astronomy Hour Google+ Hangout at 1600 PDT / 2300 UTC on Wednesday will feature Pamela Conrad, the deputy principal investigator for Curiosity's Sample Analysis at Mars (SAM) instrument. Tune in to learn more about how this experiment will change our view of Mars, and to ask your questions!
Oct. 24 Cosmoquest Astronomy Hour: Special DPS update
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Join me and Fraser Cain for a brief update on Curiosity and other exciting science presented at last week's Division for Planetary Sciences meeting, and get your pressing space questions answered! The Google+ Hangout is on Wednesday, October 24, at 16:00 PDT / 23:00 UTC. Note: this one will end about 15 minutes early.
A dispatch from J-school: two short videos
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Two short videos produced by Jason Davis on astronomy and planetary science work taking place at the University of Arizona.
Cosmoquest Astronomy Hour, Wednesday: What's up with Curiosity on Mars
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It's becoming a biweekly thing -- join me, Fraser Cain, and now Casey Dreier for an update on Curiosity and a chance for you to get your Curiosity questions answered! The Google+ Hangout is on Wednesday, October 10, at 16:00 PDT / 23:00 UTC.
Citizen "Ice Hunters" help find a Neptune Trojan target for New Horizons
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2011 HM102 is an L5 Neptune Trojan, trailing Neptune by approximately 60 degrees. This object was discovered in the search for a New Horizons post-Pluto encounter object in the Kuiper Belt.
Celebrate Planetary Radio's 10th Birthday!
A very special anniversary show is coming November 12, and you can join the fun.
Posted by Mat Kaplan on 2012/09/28 06:09 CDT
Planetary Radio went on the air ten years ago. It's almost time to celebrate this anniversary with a special episode for the week of November 12, 2012. Learn more, including how you can join the party.
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Tuesday, September 6, 2011
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- Izumihiiiflower said...
(fucking head against the keyboard)
I WANT EVERITHING!!!! This is fucking bad ass! Love fruts, love colors! there are exactly type of clothes what i LOVE!!! Your post makes me hysterical! lol - September 6, 2011 at 9:59 AM
- Sunshine said...
Those pants are by far the greatest things ever!
- September 6, 2011 at 10:01 AM
- Inside my head and wardrobe said...
the first blouse and those trousers are fierce !! your gona rock them !
http://myheadandwardrobe.blogspot.com/ - September 6, 2011 at 10:05 AM
- Aine O said...
I love them all! I'm the same I love Autumn trends but I just wanna wear other stuff :) x
Www.bettylafleur.blogspot.com - September 6, 2011 at 10:15 AM
- Shevah said...
Those pants are seriously fucking amazing. I'm dying over them.AND that cardigan AND that minnie mouse jacket. HOW DID YOU FIND THIS STUFF?
So jealous.
xo - September 6, 2011 at 10:38 AM
- LaceAndLadders said...
love all of these!!! colours are amazing! :) x
- September 6, 2011 at 10:46 AM
- weasel said...
OMG I love everything! Colors and silly prints are what I love!
- September 6, 2011 at 11:36 AM
- augustalolita said...
loving all the bright fun colors to these items <3
- September 6, 2011 at 11:50 AM
- estroJen said...
ok, I'm corny but...I love the colors and this post made me think...."criss cross will make you jump jump"...
- September 6, 2011 at 12:02 PM
- KAYRA ISABELLA said...
I definitely need more color in my wardrobe, I'm like a zombie most of the time.
- September 6, 2011 at 1:03 PM
- seszen said...
so positive & crazy things!! i can't wait to see your outfit with shorts and fruity blouse :)
www.seszenatmidnight.blogspot.com - September 6, 2011 at 1:24 PM
- Natasha said...
I love that first one! So much color yay!
- September 6, 2011 at 1:35 PM
- Dodo said...
Wow those are some amazing things! Love the 1st shirt so much!! You've got some hell of a thrift stores around there!
- September 6, 2011 at 1:50 PM
- Nettie said...
I cant believe all of those are thrifted!! Wow! My favorite is the jacket and the vest!
- September 6, 2011 at 3:51 PM
- heatherheartsfashion said...
LOVE the first shirt. freaking amazing print, although everything is pretty awesome!
heatherheartsfashion.blogspot.com - September 6, 2011 at 5:05 PM
- lamiette said...
these things are too awesome *__* I want them all, wow!!
- September 6, 2011 at 7:01 PM
- Jana K. said...
in LOVE with that technicolor sweater. So perfect for fall
http://www.wolfandwillow.com/ - September 6, 2011 at 7:56 PM
- isis said...
whoa man, those last shorts are pretty awesome!!
- September 6, 2011 at 8:22 PM
- Liana said...
omg those are all so amazing! i am loving the ombre studded vest and the jacket with the cross on it...great finds!
Blog | Twitter | Shop - September 6, 2011 at 8:32 PM
- sophie said...
i love you and this blog!!!
- September 7, 2011 at 12:21 AM
- Glorias things said...
Ohhhh all is beautiful, I like the great jackets and vests, Muaccc, -Gloria.
- September 7, 2011 at 1:00 AM
- Phoenix said...
Awesome! I love the Minnie jacket and the cross jacket.
- September 7, 2011 at 2:07 AM
- Eda. said...
Love the first, I agree with you - when it's cold and dull weather here in England I can't stop thinking about adding a burst of colour!
Eda ♥
www.candyflosscurlscupcakesandcouture.blogspot.com - September 7, 2011 at 2:31 AM
- NRC♥ said...
I dying over here everything is so beautiful.
NRC ♥ - September 7, 2011 at 4:00 AM
- olivia said...
omg I love all that stuff!! I need colors and crazy prints right now!
- September 7, 2011 at 6:06 AM
- Carmen said...
I like the first shirt <3
- September 7, 2011 at 6:18 AM
Wow, so cool, i want those pants right now!!
- September 7, 2011 at 6:30 AM
- rouli said...
love em all!
cannot select one!
so cool stuff!
kiss dear<3 - September 7, 2011 at 6:48 AM
- amalie said...
OMHYJESUUS lady!! insane purchases !! xx
- September 7, 2011 at 7:28 AM
- sara tee said...
you literally find the greatest shit,and always alter it amazingly. JEALOUS
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- l'influence said...
Please, check out my blog
http://l-influence.blogspot.com/ - September 7, 2011 at 8:33 AM
- Iulia Romana said...
Those pieces are soo you ! Amazing treasures :x I adore the Minnie jacket and the colorful sweater ;x Can't wait to see how you are going to wear them !
- September 7, 2011 at 11:19 AM
- Hal said...
Ms Virgin, did you get your goody bag from kaarme yet? If so, hope you love it! xoxo
kaarme concepts - September 7, 2011 at 12:19 PM
- Victoria Jin said...
:O :O :O <----- my face as i scrolled down. these pieces are too insane!! can't wait to see them on you.
(yeah you can tell i'm excited about them lol) - September 7, 2011 at 1:43 PM
- clementine* said...
those pants are awesome, and those shorts are the ishhh. i have a weakness for bottoms. i'm lacking in tops :p pendingroot.blogspot.com
- September 7, 2011 at 7:56 PM
- France said...
I love love love your blog!! I honestly think in another universe we are thrifty *bff* (lol) No, but for real every time I think I am going to give up on this blogging thing I come across a post of yours and realize we share the same love for all things vintage. My friends make fun of me because every time they see something they like and they ask "Where did you get that?" They almost always know that I am about to say "The thrift store." But anyways let me not babble on your comment these pieces are great and perfect for fall they are fun! I am not inspired to share my love for fashion... Working on my blog (its sorta under construction) I hope you check it out one day.
Thanks again for the inspiration! - September 7, 2011 at 11:24 PM
You're SOOOO AWESSSOMMMEEE!!!! Love the color, love the prints!
- September 7, 2011 at 11:59 PM
- Angie V. said...
You are very crazy! but i like it!! haha ;)
I love all the clothes, AWESOME! - September 10, 2011 at 8:34 AM
- Marie My said...
OH MY GOD! you have amazing taste. please give it all to me, wow, I want it so bad! the fruis-shirt and the pink stud vest. WOW!!!!
love, Marie from www.nemesisbabe.blogspot.com - September 11, 2011 at 1:03 PM
- Peachhhh said...
omg! so jealous of the vintage versaces, you are a very lucky girl!
- September 15, 2011 at 3:36 PM


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Robert Jordan - Wheel of Time series
Posted 21 July 2005 - 03:33 PM
I started them but they are now on about book 12 and no sign of the story ending, so I am getting rather bored with them now. When the last one that came out was a prequel I got really cross!
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Posted 02 September 2005 - 02:50 PM
As the very fabric of reality wears thin all portents indicate that Tarmon Gai'don, the Last Battle, is imminent - and Rand al'Thor must ready himself to confront the Dark One. But Rand must first negotiate a truce with the Seanchan armies, as their forces increasingly sap his strength. Perrin has made his own desperate truce with the Seanchan - he would deal with the Dark One himself to save his wife Faile from the Shaido. Meanwhile, Mat is caught up in a reckless escape from Ebou Dar with the kidnapped Daughter of the Nine Moons. But Tuon is in fact in deadly danger from her Seanchan countrymen. Mat will have to risk much to prevail and still win her as his bride. All is in flux as established powers falter...In Caemlyn, Elayne fights to gain the Lion Throne while trying to avert civil war and Egwene finds that even the White Tower is no longer a place of safety. The winds of time have whirled into a storm, and Rand and his companions ride in the vortex. This small company must prevail against the trials of fate and fortune - or the Dark One will triumph and the world will be lost.
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Posted 24 February 2007 - 06:33 AM
I was buying the hard bound issues as soon as they hit the shelf. Often 16 months between new editions.
....and then it got bogged down and I couldn't remember all the threads and the people's names after such a long time. Frustrating, I'm sure many will swear by the series; but I just ran out of gas.
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Posted 01 March 2007 - 03:53 AM
by the way, who is this "dragon reborn?" or what is he?
Posted 01 March 2007 - 05:51 AM
seeing how much y'all like it I've gotta give it a try.
by the way, who is this "dragon reborn?" or what is he?
Gonna have to read the book, I reckon.
Posted 01 March 2007 - 03:11 PM
Yep, agree. It would ruin part of the reading to give out too much info.Gonna have to read the book, I reckon.
If anyone does start the series I strongly recommend that you read them in sequence. As a matter of fact they actually "have' to be read in sequence.
Posted 27 September 2007 - 02:57 AM
I do wonder what will happen to the Wheel Of Time Series. Will someone finish it.
Posted 27 September 2007 - 12:12 PM
Robert Jordan has passed away....R.I.P.
I do wonder what will happen to the Wheel Of Time Series. Will someone finish it.
That is really bad news for my mum, who loves all his books! (For her birthday recently she sent me on a wild goose chase to find her book no 12 - which of course I later found out that he hadn't written yet!)
Anyway, I heard that his son was going to finish the series.....
Posted 06 June 2008 - 10:41 AM
Posted 08 June 2008 - 06:14 AM
Posted 08 September 2008 - 07:13 AM
Robert Jordan has passed away....R.I.P.
I do wonder what will happen to the Wheel Of Time Series. Will someone finish it.
Posted 28 October 2008 - 12:46 AM
i love this series. i was so sad when i heard that Robert Jordan died. I'm glad that there's someone who can finish it though, it would be a shame to leave it off unfinished.
Oh a piece of advice for anyone who hasn't read any of the books yet, Do Not start with the prequel it will make absolutely no sense. Oh and the encyclopedia The World of Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time is definitely worth a look, it answers quite a few questions.
Posted 02 November 2008 - 12:55 PM
Not my favourite series certainly, but they're quite good and I'll definatly have to finish reading them all; if just to find out what happens.
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Posted 22 December 2008 - 04:20 PM
I thought books 1-3 were great and was excited that there was a good fantasy author out there. I kept going up to book 10 or 11 and found the plot had seriously lost itself and all that happened was talking. Pages and pages of it, not going anywhere in particular. I was disappointed and gave up, which I rarely do!
Agreed. I'm now just finishing book 10. Book 11 is the latest one I believe, and 12 is being published in 09 by another author. I enjoyed the books nearer the begining, but like you said, it's lost itself. This will be the first series of books I'll be happy to finish
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Over 25 years ago, the young woman with the dazzling smile and bow atop her head dominated MTV. Dancing in a room adorned with bright colors, she seemed the picture of someone with a charmed life and a bright future.
On February 11, 2012, Whitney Houston's successful career yet deeply troubled life came to a tragic end. According to People, members of Houston's entourage found her lifeless body in her room at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, just hours before she was to perform at Clive Davis' annual pre-Grammy party. As of this writing, the cause of death had not been determined.
In recent years, her tumultuous marriage to Bobby Brown, struggles with drugs, and erratic behavior overshadowed her powerful voice. By the time she reentered drug and alcohol rehab again in May 2011, it had become virtually impossible to reconcile the broken Houston with the youthful and vibrant woman from the "How Will I Know" video.
In 1985, Houston seemed destined for stardom—after all, she had vocalist Cissy Houston as a mother, Dionne Warwick as a cousin, and Aretha Franklin as her godmother. Showing great talent at an early age, Houston sang in the church, occasionally performed with her mother onstage, sang backup vocals on records for Lou Rawls and Chaka Khan, and modeled—all while she was a teenager. When legendary star-maker Davis saw Houston sing at a nightclub in the early eighties, he offered her a contract with his label Arista. Before Davis released her debut, she recorded a duet with Teddy Pendergrass; the track, "Hold Me," received modest attention in 1984. But the best was yet to come.
It's difficult to imagine now, but her 1985 self-titled debut album was not an instant smash; according to AllMusic, the first single, "Someone for Me," bombed on the charts. But the second song, "You Give Good Love," became a massive hit. "Saving All My Love for You" then cemented her place as Generation X's Diana Ross, a beautiful diva with a phenomenal voice. Ultimately Whitney Houston sold 13 million copies, still a record for a debut by a female artist.
The hits just kept on coming with 1987s Whitney–"So Emotional," "I Wanna Dance with Somebody," and "Where Do Broken Hearts Go" all furthered her squeaky-clean image. Other than the single "One Moment in Time," recorded for the 1988 Olympics, she did not release another album until 1990 with the New Jack Swing-filled I'm Your Baby Tonight. While it spawned the successful title track and the hit "All the Man That I Need," the album did not sell as well as its predecessors. Therefore Houston turned her attention to her burgeoning movie career, mainly releasing soundtrack albums for her films The Bodyguard, Waiting to Exhale, and The Preacher's Wife. An exception was her rendition of "The Star Spangled Banner" at the 1991 Super Bowl. Partially due to her vocals and partly due to the surge in patriotism during the Persian Gulf War, her live version was released as a single and actually reached the Top 20.
Her film debut, The Bodyguard, may have garnered mixed reviews, but became extremely popular with movie-going audiences. The album fared even better, with her rendition of Dolly Parton's "I Will Always Love You" becoming the song of 1992. However, her "all-American girl" image began showing some cracks around this time. First she admitted that she became pregnant during the filming. The father? Bad boy Bobby Brown, the ex-New Edition member that gained a reputation as a womanizer, world-class partier, and drug addict in addition to being an R&B star. As the public scratched their heads at this unlikely couple, the duo defied expectations by marrying in late 1992; Houston gave birth to their daughter, Bobbi Kristina, almost a year later.
Although she continued appearing in hit films and recorded some music, she never quite equaled her Bodyguard peak. Instead, Houston and Brown became the tabloids' dream couple; Brown's frequent arrests, rumors of the pair's drug use, and tales of their marriage teetering on the verge of collapse began overshadowing her career. She did release a critically and commercial successful album, 1998's My Love Is Your Love—her first full-length album in eight years—but soon her life seemed to spin out of control. A bizarre 2002 interview with Diane Sawyer found her somewhat admitting past drug use, but vehemently denied smoking crack–"crack is wack!" she exclaimed. Subsequently a disturbing 2003 Dateline NBC special, "Diva in the Desert," depicted her alarmingly eccentric behavior and rocky marriage. Though she mounted a comeback, her 2002 release Just Whitney… sold three million copies, a disappointment for an artist at her level.
Fans hoped Houston was turning her life around when she separated from husband Brown in 2006; Davis stepped in, acting as a surrogate father and helming her next comeback. She released I Look to You in 2009, but it failed to generate any major hit singles. A subsequent world tour generated poor reviews due to her deteriorating voice, leading to its early cancellation. However, she was trying once again to return to the spotlight; her final film, a remake of Sparkle, will be released this summer.
A generation of divas, from Mary J. Blige to Mariah Carey to Beyoncé, owe their careers to Houston. Her frequent appearances on MTV helped break down barriers for African-American artists, and her gospel-enriched style of singing resonates from the charts to American Idol and Glee. As years pass, let's hope that Whitney Houston will be remembered for her incredible voice, her feel-good songs, and her beauty rather than her troubled later life.
What follows is a playlist containing some of her best performances—some tracks are well-known, and others are "should have been" hits.
- "Saving All My Love for You" (1985): This jazz-kissed ballad heralds the arrival of an 80s diva. Just listen to her belt out the line "Cause tonight is the night, for feeling all right," and you'll feel every ounce of passion the lyrics convey.
- "Someone for Me" (1985): Her enthusiastic, young-sounding vocals encapsulate the lyrics' universal theme: will the protagonist, a teenager, ever find Mr. Right?
- "Thinking about You" (1985): Sure, she can sing ballads, but can she groove? This danceable track, written by R&B singer/songwriter Kashif, lets her sound sexy and ready to hit the dance floor.
- "Love Will Save the Day" (1987): A guest appearance by vibraphone virtuoso Roy Ayers, along with interesting chord changes and Houston's powerful vocals, elevates the track into realms of sophistication.
- "For the Love of You" (1987): Her take on the Isley Brothers' slow jam showcases the subtlety of her voice, which she should have featured more frequently.
- "I'm Your Baby Tonight" (1990): Yes, most of the lyrics seem to consist of the word "baby." Yet she proved she could ride New Jack Swing grooves as easily as any other style.
- "Lover for Life" (1990): Similar to "For the Love of You," Houston reveals a tender, almost delicate side to her voice.
- "Miracle" (1990): This is a lovely ballad that she sings with conviction. Today, verses such as "I made a choice/ And today I pay/ My heart is full of pain" seem eerily prescient of her later troubles.
- "I'm Every Woman" (1992): Normally only a foolhardy singer would take on Chaka Khan. Yet Houston's rendition soars with her confidence and obvious love of the classic R&B tune.
- "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)" (1995) – Houston underplays her vocals to great effect, helped along by Babyface's typically smooth-as-glass production style.
- "I Believe in You and Me" (1996): Here Houston demonstrates how she can turn what could have been a run-of-the-mill ballad into a dramatic showcase for a talented singer.
- "Step by Step" (1996): Written by, of all people, Annie Lennox, this gospel workout feeds the soul and satisfies the spirit as well as the urge to dance.
- "It's Not Right But It's Okay" (1998): A funky, slightly off-kilter beat anchors her soulful voice; when she ad-libs toward the end, she sounds like she's having more fun than she has in ages.
- "Heartbreak Hotel" (1998): No, this is not her take on the Elvis Presley classic; rather, it's a tale of female empowerment, a 90s version of "I Will Survive," with a little help from Kelly Price and Faith Evans.
- "My Love Is Your Love" (1998): This Wyclef Jean-penned track represented a departure from Houston's usual sound; instead, the reggae-tinged beat allows her to show some warmth and depth.


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Roberto Martinez believes Wigan striker Franco Di Santo can prove to be a big player for Argentina after he received his first international call-up.
The 23-year-old, who has previously played for Argentina's under-20 side, was named in Alejandro Sabella's 23-man line-up for the friendly against Saudi Arabia in Riyadh on November 14.
Di Santo will be in exulted company, with Lionel Messi, Gonzalo Higuain and Sergio Aguero the other three strikers, and Martinez is understandably proud of his player.
The Wigan boss said: "To get an Argentina cap is a huge achievement. We should never forget the players that he's going to have in that squad. For us it's a great feeling of pride. We're all very, very proud of what Franco has achieved.
"It's been a target of his and it's an incredible journey he's been on. He arrived here as a young man with great potential, now he's a proper footballer, a top player.
"You look at the squad and you've got players from Barcelona, Real Madrid, Manchester City and Wigan in that forward line, and that's a real compliment for everybody at the football club but especially Franco."
Di Santo joined the Latics in the summer of 2010 from Chelsea having never scored for the London side and having managed only a single goal in English football, on loan at Blackburn.
It took him until April 2011 to get off the mark for Wigan but last season he was the club's leading scorer, albeit only with seven goals, while he has begun this campaign in promising fashion.
Di Santo has already netted three times in the Barclays Premier League and has formed a good partnership with new recruit Arouna Kone.
Martinez said: "We always had a huge belief in Franco, we always saw his potential. The chairman made a massive investment in him and since then his application and his desire to fulfil his potential has been very important.
"Now I do feel he's reached a very good level but there's still a long way to go, and he knows that.
"We're all very excited about what the next level will bring because he's ready to be an important player in the Argentina squad and that's the next step for him."
Di Santo should return to the side for the Barclays Premier League trip to Tottenham on Saturday after being rested for Tuesday's Capital One Cup fourth-round clash against Bradford.
The Latics were big favourites against a team from the bottom tier of the Football League but they were knocked out on penalties after a goalless draw at the DW Stadium.
Martinez made nine changes to his side from last weekend's 2-1 win over West Ham, giving starts to the likes of Callum McManaman, Fraser Fyvie and Daniel Redmond.
And he feels the result was an acceptable price to pay for blooding young players at first-team level.
"It will have a very positive effect because the youngsters that were involved will learn from that" said the Spaniard.
"We scored eight goals in two games in the competition and were very clinical, and then we played against a team at home and we created more chances than the other two games together and for one reason or another we couldn't hit the back of the net.
"We didn't progress in the tie for the right reasons and I saw youngsters taking responsibility, showing very good things.
"If you cannot score from the opportunities we created, we wouldn't be able to win the competition, so you need to accept you need to get better and stronger as a squad.
"We need to develop our young talent and we need to do that more often and in a bigger number, and to do that we'll have to sacrifice some results."


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branch of philosophy concerned with the nature and scope of knowledge
Epistemology is derived from the Greek words episteme (knowledge) and logos (word/speech) is the branch of philosophy that deals with the nature, origin and scope of knowledge.
- The central place of epistemology in modern philosophy is no accident... Knowledge was not a problem for the ruling philosophy of the Middle Ages; that the whole world which man's mind seeks to understand is intelligible to it was explicitly taken for granted. That people subsequently came to consider knowledge a problem implies that they had been led to accept certain different beliefs about the nature of man and about the things which he tries to understand.
- Thinking is another attribute of the soul; and here I discover what properly belongs to myself. This alone is inseparable from me. I am—I exist: this is certain.
- René Descartes, Meditations on First Philosophy
- No more useful inquiry can be proposed than that which seeks to determine the nature and the scope of human knowledge. ... This investigation should be undertaken once at least in his life by anyone who has the slightest regard for truth, since in pursuing it the true instruments of knowledge and the whole method of inquiry come to light. But nothing seems to me more futile than the conduct of those who boldly dispute about the secrets of nature ... without yet having ever asked even whether human reason is adequate to the solution of these problems.
- René Descartes, Rules for the Direction of the Mind in Key Philosophical Writings (1997), pp. 29-30
- Cogito, ergo sum.
- I think, therefore I am.
- René Descartes, Principia philosophiae
- I think, therefore I am.
- Can science ever be immune from experiments conceived out of prejudices and stereotypes, conscious or not? (Which is not to suggest that it cannot in discrete areas identify and locate verifiable phenemonena in nature.) I await the study that says lesbians have a region of the hypothalamus that resembles straight men and I would not be surprised if, at this very moment, some scientist somewhere is studying brains of deceased Asians to see if they have an enlarged "math region" of the brain.
- Kay Diaz, Z, Dec 1992
- Science can only be comprehended epistemologically, which means as one category of possible knowledge, as long as knowledge is not equated either effusively with the absolute knowledge of a great philosophy or blindly with scientistic self-understanding of the actual business of research.
- Jürgen Habermas (1971) Knowledge and human Interests, p. 4
- Both social and biosocial factors are necessary to interpret crosscultural studies, with the general proviso that one's research interest determines which elements, in what combinations, are significant for the provision of understanding.
- Gilbert Herdt, "Bisexuality and the Causes of Homosexuality: The Case of the Sambia"
- The fruitfulness of knowledge indeed plays a role in its claim to truth, but the fruitfulness in question is to be understood as intrinsic to the science and not as usefulness for ulterior purposes.
- Max Horkheimer, "Notes on Science and the Crisis," Critical Theory: Selected Essays (1995), p. 3
- A modern theory of knowledge which takes account of the relational as distinct from the merely relative character of all historical knowledge must start with the assumption that there are spheres of thought in which it is impossible to conceive of absolute truth existing independently of the values and position of the subject and unrelated to the social context.
- Karl Mannheim (1929) Ideology and Utopia
- Physics is mathematical, not because we know so much about the physical world, but because we know so little: it is only its mathematical properties that we can discover. For the rest our knowledge is negative.
- Bertrand Russell, An Outline of Philosophy
- Science is what we know, and philosophy is what we don't know.
- Bertrand Russell Unpopular Essays (1950)
- The genius of culture is to create an ontological system so compelling that what is inside and outside of a person are viewed as of a piece, no seams and patches noticable.
- Richard Shweder, "Cultural psyschology-What is it?" Cultural Psychology (1990)
- Hegel's lack of charity toward the instrument metaphor is not arbitrary. It represents his disenchantment with the assumption that knowledge is power and that method is the means to this end. ... Descartes' conception of method, like Bacon's, is linked to this idea of knowledge as an instrument of power. ... The same could be said of Locke. Hegel can rightly claim that the instrument metaphor pervades the epistemological tradition he is seeking to transcend.
- Merold Westphal, History and Truth in Hegel's Phenomenology (1979), pp. 3-4
- A further turn is to be found in some "unmasking" accounts of natural science, which aim to show that its pretensions to deliver the truth are unfounded, because of social forces that control its activities. Unlike the case of history, these do not use truths of the same kind; they do not apply science to the criticism of science. They apply the social sciences, and typically depend on the remarkable assumption that the sociology of knowledge is in a better position to deliver truth about science than science is to deliver truth about the world.
- Bernard Williams, Truth and Truthfulness (2002)


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The Nuclear Security Summits: Welcoming Strangers Bearing Gifts
The following is a guest post by Naomi Egel, research associate in the International Institutions and Global Governance program.
The nuclear security summits, one of President Obama's greatest legacies, have unquestionably made the world safer by reducing global quantities of fissile materials and improving the security of existing nuclear and radioactive materials. When President Obama hosted the first such summit in 2010, there was plenty of skepticism about what an ad hoc gathering of heads of state could accomplish. But that meeting surpassed expectations—as did subsequent ones in Seoul in 2012 and The Hague in 2014. World leaders arrived at each summit with meaningful pledges to lock up the world's most dangerous materials—and they followed through on them. The fourth (and last) summit, held just two weeks ago (March 31-April 1, 2016) in Washington, went even further. It established mechanisms to ensure continued progress on nuclear security without summitry. Read more »


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September 22nd, 2007, 04:04
Games Radar has one of their trademark short previews up for Avencast. Here's a bit on the central tenet:
"We're trying to mix the good things from other genres - like the beat 'em up genre - with an action RPG, which hasn't really been done before. So the idea is that you can cast all your spells by pressing combos," says Michael Schiestl, Executive Director of developer, Clockstone.More information.
We're curious to see if casting by combos adds to the dungeon crawling experience, or if it winds up feeling more like a chore. Luckily, if the idea of tapping forward, then left, followed by a left-click to do a fireball sounds too cumbersome, you can opt to map your skills to hot keys for quick casting.
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Looks interesting. I think the only way a Diablo clone is going to make it any more is if it does something new or something better, and it seems like Avencast is trying. Wonder if they have any demo plans.
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Mark your calendars for July 27th! Hosting an event in LA! Keep your eyes open with more info soon!
Check out my recap of the Riverside DIY Print Fest earlier this month: http://wp.me/p1u9vb-kj
Chicken-Head #42 will be out in a week or so, I just finished folding 1000 copies. Fun!
Join us May 18th, 2013 for the Fourth Annual Riverside Do-It-Yrself Print Fest. 1-5pm. FREE
Zineworks and the Blood Orange Infoshop have collaborated on a day to celebrate Inland Empire and Southern California DIY print culture. Come spend the day with zines, screen-printing, readings by local writers, and a zine lounge library for browsing.
At 5:30, join us for *DIY: We're Doin' It*, a short documentary about women in the DIY culture who organize and create for their communities. Afterward, we will host a short Q & A with the director Maria A. Yanez.
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I think the problem has been corrected with the event page. The poetry afternoon is from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm, featured poets Luivette Resto and Conney Williams will read some of their most recent work, then anyone is welcome to stand up and share their work poetry or otherwise.
Hey Seite, thanks for the tip! I'd like to check out the event page, but it isn't working. Can you post the details here?
We'll be having a poetry reading this Sunday at our bookshop in East LA, anyone is welcome to read their work poetry or otherwise, the event page is here https://www.facebook.com/events/509225332472680/ We sell zines as well, you can see a little of what we carry on our facebook www.facebook.com/seitebooks
Thanks guys! I'm also going to find a lit/poetry open mike and read some of my zine stuff there. Maybe the LA zinesters could meet up at a reading at some point!
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15 Small Things Guys Do That Make Them Sexier
Sometimes it's the little things that make us want to jump their bones.
-Brooke Sager
Recently, we established that there are some weird things guys do that really turn us off, like talking too dirty or comparing us to their exes. But obviously men don't do everything wrong because we still love them, don't we? We have to give them credit—there are plenty of little things guys do that make them totally irresistible.
With that, we present fifteen small but sexy things about guys that have us falling head over high-heels…and keep us coming back for more.
1. They do things they're passionate about. Maybe he's kayaked every river in the northeast. Perhaps he religiously attends Red Sox games, or maybe he would drop anything to go antique hunting. Whatever his passion may be, we love it when a guy loves something.
2. They can drive a stick shift. It's not about whether he drives a Civic or a Maserati. But a guy who can operate a manual car? Now that's hot! What can we say—there's something about him manning the clutch and the shift knob of his car that really gets us going.
3. They can cook. We're not sure what's more delicious: his poached salmon dish paired with homemade gruyere potatoes, or him, because he cooked it himself.
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4. They love animals. It's sexy when even the manliest of men has a soft spot. The equation is simple: If Fido sleeps at the foot of his bed or he calls the cat up to sit on his lap, we write 'keeper' next to his name in our Little Black Book. (Our hypothetical LBB, of course…)
5. They have guy's night. Yes, you read this correctly. A guy who plays poker, watches football or grabs a beer with his buddies is a normal, healthy male. Believe it or not, we don't want him blowing off his friends for us every night—that's what we call a stage five clinger.
6. …And leave us alone on girl's night. When a guy can leave our side for the night and say, "Have fun with the girls, I'll call you tomorrow," we know he's confident in himself and the relationship. And confidence is soooo sexy.
7. They stay fit and healthy. No, we're not saying that guys with eight-pack abs are the only ones up for consideration. But, no guy can care for a girl unless he also cares for himself. So yes, it's attractive when a man regularly hits the gym, doesn't smoke and doesn't chow down on Five Guys Burgers five nights a week.


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Ernst & Young may find a lump of coal in its Christmas stocking this year.
New York's Attorney General Andrew Cuomo will file charges as early as this week against auditor Ernst & Young (EY) for its role in the Lehman Brothers collapse, according to the Wall Street Journal. Fraud charges against EY are expected to be focused on its role as enabler of the infamous Repo 105 transactions that Lehman used to "window-dress" its balance sheet.
"Window-dressing" is the accounting technique used to temporarily enhance the appearance of a company's balance sheet for creditors and investors without permanently changing the true amount of asset and liability balances. It's not always illegal or fraudulent. However, Lehman bankruptcy examiner Anton Valukas said, in his report of the bank's failure published earlier this year, that Lehman's balance sheet manipulation actions were almost certainly deceptive. And Valukas also said there were "colorable claims" against EY as Lehman's auditor for allowing the bank's executives to perpetrate this deception on investors by approving the transactions and issuing clean audit opinions with incomplete disclosures of the activities.
It took Attorney General Cuomo, who's headed to the New York Governor's mansion soon, to make this bold move. The SEC, who could file civil charges against EY or an individual partner for aiding and abetting a fraud by Lehman executives, and the US Department of Justice (DOJ), who could file criminal charges, want no part of it, in my opinion. They're focused on Lehman executives like Dick Fuld and Erin Callan - if they are bringing any charges at all.
Charges against EY, the firm, by US federal authorities would be embarrassing at best and catastrophic at worst. Civil charges by the SEC against Ernst & Young could put its bosses, the US Treasury, in a very bad spot. The Treasury is paying EY millions to help clean up the mess left by other firms as contractors to the government's various bailout programs like TARP. Criminal charges against EY by the DOJ could precipitate a failure of the firm, a la Arthur Andersen. No one in the US federal government has a plan in the event another large audit firm fails and they certainly don't want to be the ones to cause it.
Better to let New York do the dirty work.


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A fresh zombie game that will show you one of the options for the development of the world after the zombie apocalypse, which, apparently, happened once again ...
The new rider, which is difficult to call casual, it is very complex and at the expense of this approach a very narrow audience, so I propose to see a new round of insanity;)
A new retro arcade from a famous developer, what could be better? However, let's see what's interesting to us at this time, it's very important!
So we got to the point that the world-famous Stickman now became a member of the strategy for your android! Let's see what new and interesting this character will be able to give us!
The game format is "alchemist", which succumbed to the fashion for casual projects, so it does not require any knowledge from you and will not make unnecessary demands, just have fun!
A new game for the android that will surely catch many, especially those who like to extract treasures and enjoy diving! In any case, this is exactly what will be discussed!
A funny quest about a nice ghost, which fell into a trap, however, our task is to release him! If you do not believe, then the ghosts are good;)
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Excellent arcade game in which you will run into space balls and manage, trying to avoid collisions with various obstacles, which will be in abundance.
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As I watched a rehearsal of Mauro Bigonzetti's new work titled, BachGround, I was reminded of Wiles' desire to bring the company's work to more people and to audiences who may not be familiar with ballet.
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Ballet is dying? Really? With the release of Jennifer Homan's new book Apollo's Angels, it seems this question is a popular topic of discussion. While...
Hundreds of ballerinas scampered to Central Park's Naumburg Bandshell to break a world record. Some 230 ballet dancers stood en pointe for one minu...
American Ballet Theatre's 2007 production of The Sleeping Beauty hasenough gorgeous dancing, 19th-century mime characterizations and fairy tale glories to satisfy even the most curmudgeonly among us.
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It seems safe to say that while a certain segment of graphic design will never be completely replaced by automated systems, at some point in the near future systems like this will become commonplace, either as a replacement for lower-dollar design needs, or even as a complement to big ticket design processes. Remember, there was a time when many of the world's most famous graphic designers scoffed at the idea of ever needing a personal computer to do their work.
The stuff inside the curly braces—the properties and values—that's where the cosmetic problems get solved. It's also the stuff that you can look up; I certainly don't try to store all possible CSS properties and values in my head. It's also easy to evaluate: Does it make the thing look like you want it to look? Yes? Good. It works.
The stuff outside the curly braces—the selectors—that's harder to judge. It needs to be evaluated with lots of "what ifs": What if this selects something you didn't intend to? What if the markup changes? What if someone else writes some CSS that negates this?
Inquiring after the roots of nationalism is like asking what makes people love their families or fear strangers. Scholars have suggested that nations are built around language, history, culture, territory and politics without being able to settle on any single cause. A better question is: what turns civic nationalism into the exclusive sort? There are several theories.
Evidently assembled to a high standard by a team of professionals in Kentucky, this 2004 Toyota Camry is a relatively quiet car even by modern standards. Tire hum from the 205/65R15 GT Radial Champiro IcePros is excessive, but wind noise is kept to a minimum and the 210-horsepower 3.0-liter V6 engine purrs quietly. Don't expect jaw-dropping acceleration off the line — the five-speed automatic is geared for smoothness, not to snap off shifts. (Expect a 0-60 time above seven seconds for the old car rather than below six for the new car.) But with 220 lb-ft of torque, power is always on tap. Overtaking on a rural two-lane is a breeze.
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A friend once asked me an interesting question. When a doctor performs a surgery and it goes well, Do you praise the doctor for how amazing he is? Or do you praise his tools? Obviously the answer is the doctor. Each of us is a tool in God's tool bag that he uses to bring other people to him. What an awesome privilege to be used by God to bring others to Jesus.
For the next few weeks I will be in Macon, GA preaching an evangelistic series and inviting people to give their lives to Jesus. I recognize that if there is any success its because God is out there every night - in the clubs, bars, street corners, drug houses and brothels softening hearts and drawing lost sheep to himself. He loves his kids and he is willing to go to any length to save them. As I go into this evangelistic series my prayer is that God would use me to lead others to Jesus. Not religion. Not rules. Not Bible data. Not prophetic scenarios. Not denomination. Jesus. If only we could all see him, high and lifted up, and realize that all he wants is to have an intimate relationship with each of us that surpasses even the intimacy of marriage, I wonder what would happen?
So here's to it. I'll be back in four weeks. Till then, pray that God would use me to introduce people to Jesus.
"[Y]ou were ransomed from the futile ways inherited from your forefathers, not with perishable things such as silver or gold, but with the precious blood of Christ..." - 1 Peter 1:18-19
"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life." - John 3:16
Nothing short of God can satisfy your soul. Therefore, fix on Him in all, through all, and above all... - John Wesley, How To Pray
"The matchless love of God for a world that did not love Him!... The more we study the divine character in the light of the cross... the more clearly we discern innumerable evidences of a love that is infinite and a tender pity surpassing a mother's yearning sympathy for her wayward child" - Ellen G. White, Steps to Christ


text: Youth/Adult Leadership Training: How about getting your youth group involved in a leadership training program? The Youth Development program offers middle and high school youth an opportunity to enhance their leadership skills participating in a program concept called Step Up to Leadership. Are you ready to Step Up to Leadership? This project will bring out the best in your students and help adults learn about what it takes to be a really good leader. Developing a positive self image in a practical way is reported as an ideal way for people to become effective leaders. There are three core qualities to being a good leader: authenticity, self-expression and value clarification. The Youth Leadership programs teaches youth and adults life skills, entrepreneurship, civic engagement, conflict management and problem solving. The leadership program will provide youth and youth groups with practical leadership processes. For more information on starting a training project with your youth, contact Demetrius Brown Sr. at 414-256-4620 or email@example.com.