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Even with larger brain pans the discription of them as being more complex may not infact be a completely true statement. Did they have vocal cords that were sophisticated enough to produce real language? Did they all have something akin to autism spectrum disorder. Did the added brain capacity lead to any actual increase in computational, creative or otherwise survival enhancing benifit over Homo Sapien? Or, as maybe more likely, it was useless fatty tissue that wasn't utalized and became a burden. History tends to show that if you don't fit the niche some one else will supplant you that does.
Further, being born with a huge head is hard on female. With out C-sections, how would a woman survive? Maybe they procreated with homo sapians and lost the genetic destinction.
Or maybe they were eaten by zombies
The smarter people will invariably be the minority overridden by the less smart masses for a variety of reasons in a variety of ways. One only has to look at the dark ages to see that in action. And every time we see politics manipulate science we see more of the same.
If 10,000 years ago a bunch of rock throwers witnessed the "magic" of these smarter people, they too might have believed they were evil or a threat to be destroyed.
With all that said, the premise of the discussion is completely guess-work. Big brain doesn't mean big mind.
Homo Sapiens' brains are as large as they can get without being a significant disadvantage. The large cranial size causes problems in birth, reducing the number of individuals that survive the process and reduces the reproduction rate. A hominid with a larger brain size but not major other physiological changes would reproduce even more slowly and would be easy to kill off as a species, even if the adults males were harder to kill individually (the adult females would die in childbirth a lot more frequently than their smaller-skulled equivalents).
If, on the other hand, the rest of his skeleton was proportionally larger, then this would not have been a problem. He would have been stronger, but possibly less able agile, and would have required more food. In times of relative food shortage, the smaller-skeletoned variant would have had an evolutionary advantage. He would be able to keep his muscle mass sufficient to move around quickly on a much more limited diet.
There is quite a bit of evidence that skull sizes have been shrinking over the last few thousand years, but there's no evidence that this correlates with reduced mental ability. Humans are far from having the largest brains of any modern mammals (whales win that one by a long way). You can't jump straight from brain size to IQ, you need to also look at how the brain is divided. Dogs, for example, have a huge amount of their brain devoted to controlling their noses. Dolphins have about as much brain tissue just devoted to turning sonar returns into a coherent picture of their environment as humans have in total. It's possible that a hominid with a 50% larger brain had an average IQ of 150, but it's also possible that it had an average IQ of 200 or of 50. It's impossible to tell just from the skull.
Yes, I'm sure they found it easy to create a standardized and unbiased IQ test for an extinct family based solely on their postulated brain size. *snicker*
A dolphin, the mammal with one of the largest brains out there, is NOT smarter then a human.
By what measure? As far as can be told, Dolphin's apply their brains to different types of activities and problems to humans. I can imagine having tests that compare dolphin intelligence levels relative to other dolphins, and of course there are tests that purport to measure human intelligence levels relative to other humans, but I doubt you could create any meaningful unified scale for comparing humans to dolphins. Where would you start?
While you are correct that it's a relative scale, they are comparing it to the current population (i.e. 100% homo sapiens sapiens) to arrive at the above average IQ figure. It may be disingenuous since we know so little about the rest of their physiology, but it's a fair guess that compared to us they were a lot smarter (since intelligence is almost entirely derived from the upper region of the brain)
What I want to know is, can we clone them (vis-a-vis the de-extinction process discussed a few days ago) and create a clone army of super-brainiacs to do our bidding? This could be the just the solution to outsourcing that the US has been hoping for.
Intelligence is always useful.
Not if it costs something. For example, IIRC the human brain takes 20% of a human's energy budget. If these hominids had bigger brains, they needed more food to keep them fed. More intelligence, in return for requiring more food to survive, may not be a good tradeoff.
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The brain seems larger, but seeing as the pre-frontal cortex isn't marked its relative size is difficult to guess. It is also worth bearing in mind that elephants are pretty intelligent animals.
If evolution only favored big complex beings like ourselves, all the millions of other life forms which inhabit the earth, totaling a far greater mass than us, wouldn't be around.
We aren't in competition with most bacteria (or viruses), so it doesn't really make sense to say that evolution favours one over other.
The bacteria and viruses of today are more evolved than us, having been doing it for far longer.
The bacteria and viruses of today have exactly as long evolutionary history than us.
And the concept of "more evolved" doesn't really make sense. "Better adapted" does, as does "more complex", but "more evolved" doesn't mean anything because, all together now, "evolution doesn't have a goal, so there's no way to say which entity is more and which less evolved".
If that's the case, then Darwinism is wrong.
Darwin claimed the notion of survival of the fittest in evolution. He never claimed that more intelligence lead to being more fit. Now, the fact that homo sapiens have intelligence has proven to be very beneficial in our survival but if increased intelligence lead to a deficiency in physical ability then the "less intelligent" homo sapiens might have been just smart enough and more physically able to supplant those big brained people.
But this all hinges on a tenuous thread of these creatures being smarter than homo sapiens.
And Einsteins prefontal cortex was much smaller than average. However he is arguably among the smartest humans to have ever lived.
Huh? The brain is the most costly organ for the body to run, any opportunity to reduce that cost will be aggressively pursued by evolution. The size of the brain matters *drastically* for evolution purposes...
Thank you for sharing your uninformed scientific opinion with us.
In fact, humans with larger brains tend to have higher IQs. Whales have a different brain structure, so your comparison of whale to human intelligence based on brain size alone is absurd.
And today's evolutionary advantage is tomorrow's evolutionary disadvantage. As another poster said, bigger brains need bigger skulls which increases the odds that the mother will die during childbirth. And if the entire body is bigger, you need more food to feed said bigger body. So a hypothetical super-intelligent cousin of Homo Sapiens* could have evolved and still have gone extinct. Perhaps we're the Goldilocks of Hominids. Some were too dumb, some were too smart, we're just right.... for now (cue menacing music).
*Hypothetical because 1) the skull the article references has already been discredited as belonging to an entire species/sub-species and 2) big skulls/brains doesn't always equal smarter.
The smarter people will invariably be the minority overridden by the less smart masses for a variety of reasons in a variety of ways.
Persecution complex much? Just about everything you just whined about is utter bullshit. The smart have always ruled. The smart generals have triumphed from the less gifted leaders, helped by the inventions of the smart engineers, enabled by the discoveries of the smart scientists. Don't let your historical shortsightedness and your obsession with modern day American conservatives or even your movie-watching make you think otherwise.
Einstein's brain had an unusually large number or glial cells which support neuronal function. It's the brain equivalent of cardiovascular conditioning due to aerobic exercise although it's not clear if they facilitated or resulted from complex intellectual pursuits.
The idea that hominids got dumber is kind of charming but isn't supported by measuring cranial volume. If these early hominids with large brains are postulated to be ancestors of modern humans, it's possible the larger brains were evolutionarily pared down. An analogy might be an early creature with very large wings that was an ancestor of one with smaller, more efficient wings that enabled faster, more agile flight.
Why would you say that?
Because he's seeking validation through the attention he gets by saying it?
But I am not a biologist so what do I know. I do know in the US the Conservatives will kick the crap out of Liberals unless the liberals start breeding better.
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I agree - you cannot point to any one thing to say this is what makes someone smart. Genetic factors, upbringing, education, opportunity all play major roles.
Oh,and universal health care is Socialist.
No it is not socialist. Unless you also consider publics schools, the court system, police and military to also be socialist. Just because it is a social program, or publicly funded does not automatically make it socialist.
I wonder what he did to piss her off.
I guess it didn't involve screwing
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Islam does repress women.
People who interpret Islam incorrectly repress women. Just like some Christian fundamentalists insist the women should stay home and look after the children (and not use birth control cause thats killing babies). Same thing.
I agree with the last two statements, but that is independent of religion.
Yep, the article is total nonsense.
If you compare across species, there is some correlation between brain size and intelligence, but not much. For instance, a whale's brain is a lot bigger than a human's, but there's no evidence that whales are all that much smarter than humans. Hamsters' brains are a lot smaller than horses', but they aren't dramatically dumber. The correlation gets somewhat stronger if you rate each species in terms of the ratio of brain size to body size. But in any case, the correlation is fairly weak, and is only a cross-species correlation. If you compare humans, there is no correlation between brain size and intelligence. Women have smaller heads than men on the average, but they're not less intelligent. The scientific consensus is that Boskop is not a separate species from H. Sapiens. Even if it was, the cross-species correlation is extremely loose, so you can't infer anything about one specific species. By the way, neanderthals also had bigger brains than humans, but the evidence is that they weren't any more intelligent. For example, there are areas where neanderthals and humans lived side by side for thousands of years, using identical types of tools. If the neanderthals were that much smarter than the humans, you'd think they'd have had fancier tools. Later on, humans started using more sophisticated tools (e.g., fish hooks and needles carved from bone), but IIRC the big-brained neanderthals never did.
Human intelligence depends a lot on specific genes, such as FOXP2. These genes have dramatic effects on intellectual ability, e.g., verbal ability. Families with abnormal FOXP2 have problems with language, but their brains are normal in size, and you wouldn't be able to tell them from normal humans based on their skulls. When you splice FOXP2 into mice, the baby mice vocalize differently than normal mice. But again, you wouldn't be able to tell the mice were abnormal based on their skulls. FOXP2 has been sequenced from DNA from Neanderthal fossils at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, and the result is that neanderthals have the same FOXP2 as modern humans. Note that they had to use molecular biology to find this out, though; you can't detect it by any amount of staring at the fossilized skulls.
Do we? Do we really? Not that this is the forum for such discussion, but I defy you to demonstrate that our world today truly values intelligence any more than it does luck, perseverance, or aggression. Sure there are some areas where more intelligence would be a great benefit, but I would argue that most of the world competes in struggle that has little to do with basic intelligence.
From what I have seen, and I have lived in several states, the less educated and clever folks are, the more kids they tend to produce.
Conversely, the majority of my well educated and intelligent friends tend to have 1 child at most.
It would seem that a less advanced race of morons (i.e. Humans) could very quickly run these Uber-smarties to extinction just by our numbers alone.
Yes, but you have to remember that Christianity was used to stop slavery and persecution of gays as well. Christianity is a two edged sword, and the edge of Christ the redeemer usually wins out in the long run.
Basically no matter what religion you believe in, it can be twisted to support any point of view. Thats the problem with trying to interpret and do what God wants when God isn't actually telling anyone to do anything.
The world will be a lot better place to live when everyone realizes that different religions are just various interpretations of the SAME THING, and the only thing people are fighting about are their own human-based ideals.
So yeah, the muslims are pissed off about the Crusades, but what about the part that the Levant was actually CHRISTIAN LAND FIRST
How could the lands possibly be Christian when the land and its people PREDATE Christianity? That whole area was under Egyptian Pharaoh rile 1500 years before Christ. And the Egyptian people were in that area as far back as 3000BC. Wouldn't it then rightfully belong to them?
Einstein did not have some intimate insight on how the universe worked, he made mistakes on even basic principles (heat capacity comes to mind).
Really? In what way. Wiki states:
But experiments at low temperatures showed that the heat capacity changes, going to zero at absolute zero. As the temperature goes up, the specific heat goes up until it approaches the Dulong and Petit prediction at high temperature. By employing Planck's quantization assumption, Einstein's theory accounted for the observed experimental trend for the first time. Together with the photoelectric effect, this became one of the most important evidence for the need of quantization. Einstein used the levels of the quantum mechanical oscillator many years before the advent of modern quantum mechanics.
Seems like it was mostly correct to me.
He made some great discoveries, but also had a wasteland of failed ideas.
Thats a bold statement. Back this up please.
Those big brains would not have evolved without an evolutionary advantage of some sort...
You're right, what you posted is "typical evolutionary muddle". It's a common misconception that traits evolve because they pose some sort of advantage. In fact, all traits, both advantageous and disadvantageous, evolve at random. Traits don't necessarily persist because they're advantageous, either. They do often disappear when a species is placed under stress if they are maladaptive, but only if they aren't paired with some other more adaptive trait (often completely randomly), and this is only if the species is stressed in such a way as to make the trait a significant disadvantage. In short:
The fact that a trait evolved does not indicate that it was in any way an evolutionary advantage.
The fact that a trait persisted does not necessarily indicate that it was in any way advantageous.
The fact that a trait persisted does not necessarily indicate that it was not in any way disadvantageous.
The fact that a species persisted when others failed indicates that its entire package of traits was, considered as a whole, likely better for it that the competition, but this does not mean every single trait was advantageous, or that no traits were disadvantageous, even under the specific stressed they were subjected to.
During times when a species is not under stress, what traits evolve, and which increase or decrease in frequency, is essentially random and indicates nothing at all beyond population dynamics.
But Einstein's model was not wrong - before him, there was no model at all. The Debye model is a minor correction in that there are multiple frequencies instead of just one. The Debye model corrects for extremely low temperatures - it is inaccurate at intermediate temperatures.
assuming the universe was not changing until Hubble's discovery
What do you mean? Hubble's expanding universe theory is consistent with Einstein's general relativity.
his flawed challenges to QM in the Bohr-Einstein debates
QM is bases on Einsteins discoveries, but QM is flawed, especially the uncertainty principle which is the part Einstein had a problem with. Here's an example of the problem with uncertainty: Uncertainty states you cannot know both an objects position and velocity at the same time. This also extends to the complete absence of particles, so if you know there is quantity zero of something, you then know the position but by definition you can then not know how fast that nothing is going.
error in clock synchronization for Special Relativity
Clock synchronization is a thought experiment. Those that claim the clock synchonization are wrong are using it to (incorrectly) show that the speed of light is not a constant. Einstein was not wrong here - the speed of light is constant.
a number of failures in proofs including E=mc^2
Not failures - mistakes. He always admitted he was poor in math. I'd like to see you do better.
Even what he considered his greatest mistake - the cosmological constant - new research shows that this constant my be necessary after all.
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Terror attacks to rupture India's social fabric: PranabJuly 29th, 2008 - 10:01 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, July 29 (IANS) The serial blasts in Bangalore and Ahmedabad are an attempt to "rupture India's resilient social fabric", India's External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee said Tuesday at the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) ministerial conference here. He added that "an act of terrorism anywhere" was a threat to peace and stability everywhere. Making it clear that the "evil of terrorism" is one particular challenge that "faces us all", he called for the early finalisation and adoption of a Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism by the world community.
"Over the last three days, terrorists have targeted innocent men, women and children in the Indian cities of Bangalore and Ahmedabad, killing over 50 and wounding more than 200. In Ahmedabad, their targets included hospitals as well, where the injured were being treated," Mukherjee said.
"The terrorists' intention, quite clearly, is to rupture India's resilient social fabric. But India's resolve and capacities are strong and can withstand all that these terrorists can do," the minister said.
Mukherjee also referred to the recent attack on the Indian embassy in Kabul that killed five Indian officials, including two diplomats, and over 80 Afghan civilians, many of whom were young girls on their way to school.
"Terrorism is one of the most serious threats to global peace. It negates the fundamental principle of justice," the minister said, adding that there can be "no justification whatsoever" for terrorism.
He added: "The terrorists may claim to act on behalf of religion, but in truth they have no religion, because the essence of religion is peace and universal brotherhood, and not violence and the violation of human rights."
Though the minister did not name any country, he indicated that outsiders could have helped the terrorists behind the recent attacks.
He stressed on the need to send out a strong message from the NAM ministerial conference and said: "Our movement stands resolutely for international cooperation in bringing the perpetrators, organisers, financers and sponsors of all acts of terrorism to justice".
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Mukherjee added: "The history of our Movement is a testimony to that. With unity and commitment, there is no doubt that we will achieve our goals and objectives."


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The weekend was a mixed bag, sunshine and showers, but not to the point where they ruined the day. On Saturday I had an amazing experience, I was Louise's guest at Lords for the bicentennial celebrations and the MCC v R.O.W.game. Access to the Pavilion, Committee Room and Long Room. We met some old, some not so old, and current cricketers, and had a wonderful time. Consequently my ability on Sunday was impaired, so I did not manage to get out.
The last two days have been mixed too, with rain and more sunshine. Last night Ian and I went to see Chris Packham in Winchester, he did not disappoint, a mixture of some wonderful photographs, and thought provoking comments. He adopts an approach that looks to address the balance needed when faced with the challenges of conservation in our world, while at the same time, telling it as it is. When I got back the rain showers looked to have stopped so I put out the moth trap, and while the numbers were nothing like those I have been getting in the warm weather, there were a few new moths.
Of course there were the usual, Heart and Darts, Grey Arches and an Elephant Hawk-moth, but the the first one to catch my eye was this small moth, about a centimetre long the markings were very detailed for such a small insect. It only has a Latin name, and is I think Scoparia Pyralella, although there are similar others in the family. It is apparently common in chalk-land habitats.
Next was a very pale Heart and Club.
This one is a moth I caught last year but my first for this year, the Buff Arches, a beautiful insect with extremely delicate markings that form the arches that give it it's name.
The Clouded Borders I catch always seem to get away before I can photograph them, but this one stayed put for once, maybe due to the coolness of the morning.
I have caught one of these before, the Flame.
and finally two new moths, this is I think a Willow Beauty, the confusion species is the Mottled Beauty, but I believe this is not as detailed as the Mottled and therefore is the Willow. Photographed on the egg box, because in previous attempts to move them they have flown off.
And this one is a Bright Line Brown Eye.
Around the south coast estuaries waders are starting to return, the ongoing event of bird migration beginning to go into reverse, those birds that nest and breed in the northern hemisphere having completed their duties, and have started the journey to the areas where they can find food until the urge to breed again overtakes them in the spring next year. This takes the bird watcher out of the June doldrums, and provides that added stimulus to get out and find that rare visitor.
Unfortunately here in Four Marks we don't have the water to attract the waders, so the summer doldrums last a little longer. For the time being I am being kept interested by the moths and butterflies, but always in the hope that something will catch the eye, or turn up unexpectedly. In the garden Blackbirds are turning up tail less indicating that there breeding season is coming to an end, and the moult is a huge necessity. Young Green Woodpeckers call from distant trees, and parties of Long-tailed Tits call from within the hedges, another sure sign we are in full summer.
I had intended to take a lunch hour walk in the hope that there would be some butterflies about. The forecast had been good for today, so the challenge would be to find those two classic full summer woodland butterflies, the Silver-washed Fritillary, and the White Admiral, and maybe something else. Through the morning though there was a fresh wind, and plenty of cloud, but as midday approached there were signs of breaks in the cloud, and I decided to drive to the pond, park there and walk through the woods.
Getting out of the car I noticed the Moorhen family feeding amongst the lily pads. Unfortunately there are now only two chicks, and each adult was looking after a chick.
As I walked away from the car the adults panicked and shot into the iris bed, leaving the youngsters in the middle of the lily pads, no wonder there are now two!
I walked around the side of the pond, the sunny bank was busy with flies, Small Tortoiseshells and Azure Damselflies.
There was no sign of any dragonflies, so I decided to head for the woods. Before I went in I walked along the edge of the field opposite Old Down Cottage. This is a good spot for butterflies, especially Marbled White. There were plenty of Meadow Browns and Ringlets showing, and the Knapweed is coming into flower attracting the hover flies.
But unfortunately not the insect I was looking for, the Marbled White. One did fly by, but as seems to be the case early in the season, it didn't stop, and just flew through. There were plenty here last year, but the edge of the field was cut early, and maybe that has had an impact.
There was though a Small Tortoiseshell, the butterfly of the year so far if you measure that in numbers.
The Cow Parsley was also very busy, with the first Soldier Beetles of the year, or Blood suckers as they are colloquially known.
The purple flowers of the Self Heal are out amongst the grasses.
I left the field, and walked into the wood, a Comma was sitting in the sun on the bramble, the butterflies were starting to come thick and fast now.
The wood was quiet, the only bird song being the eponymous call of the Chiffchaff somewhere in the centre of the wood, while the wind blowing through the trees provided the other soundtrack to what was a typical summer scene. Despite the relative silence there was plenty of activity. Meadow Browns were everywhere in amongst the grasses and nectaring on the bramble flowers.
The whites are also beginning to increase, and this Large White female was sitting on the leaves in the sun.
Then in pretty much the same location as I had seen one a few days ago I found the first of the target butterflies, the Silver-washed Fritillary. It was nectaring on the bramble flowers.
This was the best view I managed to get of the under wing, and the silver coloured wash that gives it the name.
A beautiful butterfly that lights up the surrounding greenery.
It was buzzed by a Meadow Brown, and took off in pursuit, to be replaced by a smaller orange butterfly. A skipper, and this one is an Essex Skipper.
I walked along the north south path with the sun lighting up both sides of the ride. Meadow Browns were everywhere. My attention was taken by a large dragonfly, that didn't stop, it didn't look as colourful as an emperor, but I will never know. When I thought it had come back it turned out to be two Spotted Crane Flys coupled together.
A Red Admiral flew past me, and settled again on the bramble flowers. Looking a little worse for wear it nectared on the flower.
There have been reports that the seasons are slightly out of sync, and that autumn appears to be coming earlier. A sign of this here in Old Down were the ripe Raspberries in amongst the bramble.
I walked along the path to the west, there were more Meadow Browns and a few Ringlets, and this Small Skipper. The number of different butterflies seen so far was now up to ten
I turned to check the other end of the footpath. As I approached the crossroads a Robin flew up to the footpath post. As it perched there I managed to catch it as if it was taking a direction from the sign, looking up as instructed.
I stopped in the sunny glades to view the bramble bushes, and a pair of Blackcaps appeared, and then almost as quickly as they appeared they disappeared into the dead branches.
Where the sun shone through there were plenty of bees and hover flies, and they would stay almost motionless in the sunshine. This was a challenge for me, could I focus on one? It wasn't until I saw the pictures at home that I realised I was looking at it from behind.
I came back and took the path towards the Kitwood entrance. An open area of bramble was in the sunshine and as a result there was plenty of insects. An Emperor Dragonfly flew around the area, and this Speckled Wood sat in the sunshine.
A large butterfly flew past the tops of the Sweet Chestnuts, and I thought it might be the second target. I had a couple more glimpses and was convinced, but then it appeared on a flower about two metres from me, a White Admiral.
It didn't stay long, and I walked on satisfied I had found my quarry, and pleased they were back. I had seen them in this location last year, and worried the winter work may have killed them off.
A little further on, another patch of bramble, and another White Admiral, this time much more approachable.
I was able to get even more closer.
Both targets successfully in the bag I headed back out of the wood, across the field, and through the little paddock that is now full of clover, buttercups and trefoil, but despite walking around it, all I could find were Meadow Browns, never mind there is plenty of time for the Small Copper.
I walked back to the pond, and then up to the field again, still no Marbled Whites so I decided to make my way back to the pond and to check the sunny bank once more. A Ringlet was being chased by a small orange butterfly, but I couldn't be sure if it was just a small tortoiseshell. The Ringlet gave up the fight and settled on some unripe blackberries.
I then found the small butterfly, and it wasn't a tortoisehell it was in fact another first for theyear, a Gatekeeper. A little bit worse for wear, but a welcome find to round off a productive hour, twelve butterflies, and two new for the year.
As I walked back to the car the Moorhens were back out in the open, the two chicks staying close to the adult, I wouldn't bother they will be off at any sign of danger!
Late afternoon while in my office I noticed a large raptor drifting towards the house. As it closer it soon became clear it wasn't a Buzzard but a Red Kite, and I managed to grab the camera and get a record silhouette before it drifted over the house and out of sight.
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Monday, November 30, 2009
My Digital Studio
Sunday, November 29, 2009
Origami Christmas Box
· 12 X 12 piece of patterned paper (double or single sided pattern) for the no-glue Origami Box
· 2 sheets of double sided paper - 5 1/4" x 12" (for the cover, if you are making one of these)
· One sheet of lightweight chipboard - 5 1/4" X 12" (again, for the cover only) (I used a thicker cardstock on this so i didn't need to use chipboard...doubling up the paper made it thick enough.
· Craft glue or glue stick (for cover)
· Ribbon (for cover closure, or you may use another type of closure) I couldn't figure out how to add the PDF file for the diagram for the folds, but if you would like it, send me an email to firstname.lastname@example.com and I can forward the file to you.
Saturday, November 28, 2009
Birthday Wishes
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Happy Holidays
Monday, November 23, 2009
Stationary Station Box
This is the stationary set we made at our monthly meeting this week.
a small note pad and a postage stamp holder. It's supposed to have a holder for a pen
but I forgot to leave room for it!
I was surprised at how simple it was to assemble...
Stationary Box using Simply Scrappin' Kit
This is another Stationary Box although this one is made using a Simply Scrappin Kit. I made all pieces with paper and adhesive images and still had plenty of paper and embellishments to spare. You can easily make several more cards with the leftovers!
Sunday, November 22, 2009
My Digital Studio
I've just been certified by Stampin'Up! in this great program after going through all the training and then taking the quizzes...I printed my first greeting card and when it arrived, I was amazed at how beautiful the quality!
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Snowman Votive Candle
This little candle is one of the shoebox swaps at our downline meeting on Thursday... I don't know her last name, but "Ariana" brought this for her swap. This is a cute idea, inexpensive, and easy to make using our great punches.
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Magical Marquee Card
I thought I'd give this card a try....i got the idea from a card posted on Patty Bennetts blog. It gave the link for the tutorial... stamppaperscissors.typepad.com It's Jan Tink's blog! Boy she is such an inspiration! I am always wow'ed when i check out her blog! Anyway, I used the Build a Bear, "Beary Best Friend's" and Beary Nice Wishes and Seal of Pauthenticity sets. The main card is Yoyo Yellow, with inside colors of Real Red and Ballet Blue. Check out her tutorial! And...if you make a card, send me the link! I'd love to see what you did!
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Suspension Card
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Faux Postage
I love this Christmas card! Of course, I love anything with snowflakes... This is made with retired Snowflakes set. The tutorial can be found on Splitcoast along with the template. I think I have seen a more recent template...stamps haven't been 39 cents for a while now!
Monday, November 16, 2009
O' Christmas Tree
This tree is made from the heart punch. I punched what seemed like a zillion of them and just layered them on tree shaped cardstock. The edges are brushed with white craft ink. I used the 1/4" punch to make the ornaments and i used a retired star punch for the topper. The background is made with Top Note die cut and placed on a Real Red Card embossed with Petals a Plenty.
Saturday, November 14, 2009
Boho Backgrounds
Friday, November 13, 2009
Eeyore Punch Pal
Like everything else you see, this card was found on Splitcoast stampers. I changed it up a little bit, but I thought this was too cute to pass up! He's made with the oval punches, scallop circle die cut, word window punch, and Boho Blossoms punch.
With Love from Michael
Wiper Card
This is another birthday card that was made for me but i did this seperately because of the technique...this is a wiper card made especially for me by Marle Parrish. Isn't this way too cute! The tutorial can be found on Splitcoast!
Happy Birthday To Me!
These are some great cards made especially for me for my "29th" Birthday by my Wednesday night Stamping group. What a wonderful group of ladies! They brought food and snacks and
a yummy cake from Amy's, my favorite bakery ! Thanks Julie Julie! Thanks to all of you for taking the time to do that! It made my birthday even more special! My birthday was actually yesterday but because of the Veterans Day holiday, our class did not meet on Wednesday so they did it early. I did get to use my "Get into Disneyland FREE on your birthday" pass. I upgraded and bought my year pass which is something I have always wanted to do! We are going on Sunday!
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Geoffrey Giraffe
This is another punch card found on splitcoast...I altered it a little...the mane is punched with the spiral punch and the extra little pieces were used for his hair up on top. I used the small circle punch for the spots and eyes. The greeting was done on the computer and punched with a circle punch and layered onto the scallop circle punch.
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Punched Cupcake
I originally saw this card on Splitcoast Stampers but when I tried to get back to that area to give the right person credit, i couln't get back to it. Anyway...it's a Splitcoast Stamper Gal that came up with this idea. The ladies in my Wednesday night class had asked for birthday themed cards and I thought this was perfect! I punched 6 scallop circles and sponged them with Regal Rose.
The cupcake paper is Soft Suede cut approx. 4x4 then crimped.
Friday, November 6, 2009
More Delightful Decorations
made at our downline meeting...there were so many ladies and so many cards to make (it was a shoebox swap) I don't know who made this but she's part of the Stamp In Fellowship group!
Sorry i can't give credit where credit is due but it's still a beautiful card!!
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Deer Treats
This treat holder was made using Forest Friends stamp set. Cut 8 1/2 x 11 cardstock in half, score at 5 1/2 and score again on each side of center score 1/2 inch. Fold up for pouch. The top is made with the Big Scallop Circle die cut and Christmas Cocoa specialty paper.
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Petals a Plenty Ebossing Folder
I made this card using the Petals a Plenty embossing folder. I cut a tree shape out of chipboard. I followed the tutorial on Patty Bennett's blog. Once I ran the folder through the sizzix, I used the Real Red stamp pad with the Merry Christmas from the Four The Holidays stamp set in the Holiday Mini Catalog. I used the marker to dot the centers of the flowers.


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Tuesday, February 28, 2017
Join us in Warrensburg MO for our Quilt Show on March 25th
Join us for our Quilt Show in Warrensburg Missouri March 25th, from 9-4pm. Enjoy Vendors,Hoffman Challenge,Demonstrations,Quilter's Bucks,Quilt Raffles,Block Recipe Cookbook, and lots of Fun and Fellowship.... You won't want to miss this event ! Hope to see you there
Tuesday, February 14, 2017
Going to quilt retreat , closed from February 16-20
Shop will be closed Thursday thru Monday ( Feb. 16- 20) . I am going on a quilting retreat with my fellow quilt guild members . I hope to get lots of sewing done , will post photos when able . Sorry for any inconvenience. I will be back in the shop on Tuesday Feb. 21st .
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If you love to create through crafting, and scrapbooking or cardmaking, you have found the right place! I've created this blog to post different projects and ideas along with how-to information. I'll also be adding news about new techniques and monthly specials from Close To My Heart!
November 12, 2012
CLOSE TO MY HEART clearance sale!!!
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Our choice, our response is so vital.
We live in a world where we are consistently inundated with opportunities of comparison, worry, fear, stress, anger, disappointment, depression, and even hopelessness. But in the face of all the chaos the media spreads or even the storm we find our own selves in– we each have a choice. A choice to live positively, to speak positively, and to think positively.
The way we respond to that choice is what dictates our day to day world view as well as our future. Without realizing it we create a legacy intertwined of choices and responses as we live out our adventure of life.
How do we choose to respond positively?
1. First off, I beg to ask the question what are we mentally and spiritually ingesting in our daily walk? What we keep in the forefront of our thoughts and in our environments affects our spiritual well-being.
2. Who's your audience of influence? Are there people in our life constantly cutting down your successes, complaining, or even jealous of seeing you or others move forward in life? If so, it's time to weed out toxic influences in your environments.
3. Ingrain a new way of thinking. If you've become a victim to negative thinking and can feel the effects of its life-sucking grasp take the steps to change it! As long as we have breath in our lungs we have the opportunity to change. We can form new habits, speak life to our minds, our family, our friends, and co-workers. We can be a vessel of influence in everything we do.
4. Don't lose focus.The first place we can find peace and joy is by meditating on the Word. The Bible changes us from the inside out; exposing the weeds in our hearts garden and bringing to light the area of our life that is in need of pruning. Keep a journal or write down things you are thankful for. Keep note of things that bring you joy and how God works in your life. Reflecting on the good makes any part of the road bumps in life seem like specks of dust.
As the last few days of 2016 roll out and a new chapter begins in 2017 lay hold of all that is in front of you. Allow your words to be infused with peace, encouragement, and the Word. Don't allow negative thoughts to keep a stronghold in your mind and hold you back from all that God has for you in this coming year.
Go forward and be positive on purpose.


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How to Use Screen Media to Teach Your Child Critical Thinking Skills
"What you're watching is called a commercial. It's a short show designed to make you think you need a particular product or service in order to be happy." That was me the other day explaining television advertising to my twentysomething-month-old toddler. No, I'm not the perfect parent who avoids screen media at all costs, and although we prefer PBS Kids, my son does occasionally dip into an episode of Fixer Upper with me when I can't bear to return outside for yet another hike in pursuit of sticks and rocks. The reality is that I'm no different than most mothers, but I am very different from most parenting writers. Instead of simply obsessing over the potential hazards of screen media and completely eliminating it from my child's diet, I choose to use our time in front of the television the way I use our time outside—as a learning experience.
Screen media criticism is a necessary element of contemporary parenting dialogue. But, as horrifying as the stories of Minecraft-addicted elementary schoolers are, they don't represent the majority of kids plugged into screens these days. Should our kids be spending more time outside? Absolutely. Our adults should be, too. But, the reality is that while "outside" addresses elements of the discussion like screen addiction, it doesn't touch the issue of media awareness.
Telling our kids to go outside instead of turning on the television is like offering one toy to replace another without ever really explaining why the first toy needed to be replaced. "It's bad for you," has never been a good enough excuse for a kid. And don't even try to assert that your child will inevitably be cyberbullied because he won't believe you. The only thing he'll want and believe is the truth. That is why parents need to teach their children how to be critical thinkers when they engage with screen media.
The conversation begins at an early age, when your child starts demanding the products they see on commercials. Experts want you to watch TV with your children and converse with them while you watch, right? So, start with the commercials. For one thing, it'll teach them that commercial breaks were designed for audiences to take a break from the show and run to the bathroom while something less important is on (you know, advertising). They'll innately learn how to prioritize the content they're viewing, recognizing the difference between what they want to watch and what they're being forced to watch. But, if they want to talk about a particular product, ask them why. Inevitably you'll learn something about their social life: what they talk about at school, with whom and why that product is valued. Turn the discussion toward values: "Okay, Becky has this toy so everyone likes her. But, do you really want to be liked for what you have, or for who you are?"


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Hurray! Today was our first day of school. Here is what we did...
First, I gave my younger boys their Schultuete's. Inside Nathan and Ryan's cones I placed packs of new pencils, markers, colored pencils, scissors, glue sticks, rulers and erasers. I put all of my older son's school supplies in a small gift bag because he doesn't care about all of the "fuss" and games my younger boys enjoy. His gift bag contained mechanical pencils, extra pencil lead, erasers, pens, highlighters, white board markers, Post-It flags, White Out Correction Tape and a Thumb Drive.
I didn't have time this year to decorate their cones as much as I usually do. However, the boys didn't mind, they just really enjoy the tradition.
After they went through their school supplies and looked through their new school books, I sent Nathan and Ryan on a treasure hunt. This year all of the clues were written in riddles. They had so much fun running around the house searching for the clues that lead to the treasure.
The treasure included a Fingerprinting Kit, Thread Art Craft Kit, Mentos Geyser Tube, Touchable Bubbles, along with a couple of new books (Homer Price, The Great Brain and The Shakespeare Stealer).
After working on a few reading and writing exercises, they spent time playing detective by going around the house "lifting" fingerprints and trying to figure out who they belonged to. They also had fun with the bubbles by putting the wand in front of an air-conditioning vent and watching the bubbles fly around the room, and then run around and try to catch them.
Later the boys went outside to test out the mentos and diet coke experiment. It is one of their all time favorite experiments and they never seem to get tired of it.
Lunch consisted of hotdogs and hamburgers followed by ice cream. After lunch, the boys finished their chores and attended music lessons. Then they spent time playing with their neighborhood friends. It was a busy day, but I think we are off to a great start.


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I got my new NutriMill a week or two ago and I finally got brave enough to open it and start grinding my own wheat.
The mill was a little mystifying for me at first. It's hard for me to break out of my shell to learn new things, but I am determined, so I pushed past my apprehension and got it all put together. Thank goodness for explicit instructions!
Then I broke open this bag of beauty
The wheat berries look and smell so good
I couldn't get a good photo of the ground flour after grinding, but I'll work on that later. For now, I've made a couple of loaves of bread from my fresh wheat flour and the texture and flavor is amazing. I still have to find a recipe I like so the bread is not so dense, so I will be calling on my bread baker expert friends to help me out.
The grinding process wasn't nearly as involved as I anticipated. I have to admit that it's much more interesting to be this invested in the baking process...it becomes that much more personal. I'm on a quest to be more self sufficient, but here in Alaska, that is asking a lot. For now, I'm starting with this :)


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Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Deena's step-by-step
And, Lori B. -- if these pictures don't make it clear -- I can do a video! let me know if this is enough information...
The hardest part of making these blankets is lining up the two pieces of fleece and pinning them together. Deena is lucky -- she has a pool table. The first thing she does is cut away 3" at all four corners. Then, she uses a scissors or a pinking shears to cut 3" fringes (1/2" wide) all the way around (through both layers.) Here, she's holding the cute little Olfa cutter which makes the tiny hole that's required to pull one piece of fleece through...and then the other...
Which is what she's doing here -- make that tiny little hole -- through both layers -- all the way around the blanket. (yes, you do have to move your rotary cutting mat as you move around the blanket.)
That's it!! We used two very different pieces of fleece so you can see how she pulled the bottom brown fleece up through the white fleece hole..
Then, she pokes the white fleece through the brown hole -- and pulls it through...
This is what the finished edge looks like! No bumpy knots around the edges -- and the blanket doesn't bunch up on itself...
Here's a picture of one of her finished blankets. Simple, eh??
THIS is my little sister Deena. She's a wonderful, generous person who is always doing kind things for other people. Including me and my boys...THANKS FOR SHARING, DEENA!!
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Hi Rita,ReplyDelete
I am intrigued with this idea. I would like to give it a try, I think.
I'm a little lost in the directions. If I understand things correctly, you have two holes, one in the top fringe one in the bottom is that correct? If that's correct, you state to put the second fringe through the same hole. Does that mean we are treating the two holes as one? Or, are we putting the second strip through the opposing slit that is it's pair?
I am inspired by your sisters generosity. Thank you for sharing her work.
Hummm...you do make two holes, and they are not treated as one...but, I'm not finding the words to explain....and it's a little tricky. SO I'M GONNA DO A VIDEO..!!ReplyDelete
I must try this method. Do post a video. Or, you can carry around a blanket at Expo, and show us how to do it as we run into you :-)ReplyDelete
Laura in Puyallup
I hope you see this message. Could you please look back at the directions and tell me how wide the strips are suppose to be? You have there 1/2" wide, but those look much wider then 1/2", is it possible they are 1.5" wide? We have our fleece out ready to give this a try. :)
Thank you,
In the video, the fringes do look much wider -- and I don't know how that would look in the end. Deena always cuts her fringes 1/2" wide. GOOD LUCK...
Thank you, Rita.ReplyDelete
Looking at the pictures, in this post, if you look at the fringe being cut, they appear to be larger then one of the squares on the mat, which I am assuming is a 1" square. We will work something out. :)
Thank you again, I appreciate it.


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Terrence Murphy, (914) 224-8348
YORKTOWN, NY – Speculation about Dr. Terrence Murphy's political plans for this year were laid to rest today as Murphy announced to supporters he would seek a second term to the Town Board. Many residents had been asking the small businessman to run again for County Legislator, after nearly capturing the seat in a 2011 race that went down to a recount.
"This year's election is about leadership for Yorktown during a very challenging economic time both locally and nationally," Dr. Murphy said. "It's not about politics. It's about people. I'm proud to raise my family here. We're neighbors first, and together, we'll make Yorktown the best place in Westchester for our children, families and businesses."
A chiropractor by trade, Murphy was elected to the board with a record-setting 5,051 votes in a seven-way race in 2009, an unprecedented fifty-seven percent of all votes cast and over a thousand votes more than the next closest challenger. As the owner of two small businesses, Yorktown Health & Wellness Center and Murphy's Irish Restaurant, a hallmark of his first term has been the focus on creating jobs and economic opportunity as well as cutting taxes, Murphy said said.
"The residents of Yorktown are fortunate to have a dedicated leader like Terrence," Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino said. "His commitment to making Yorktown a better place to live, work and raise a family is evident in everything he does. He's been a great partner in our efforts to reform Westchester and I'm proud to support him for re-election."
Notable achievements from Dr. Murphy's time on the board have included the historic tax cut, shrinking the size of town government, completing passage of the comprehensive plan and attracting over two dozen new businesses to Yorktown.
In his second term, Dr. Murphy said he would focus on continuing to attract job creating projects to Yorktown, traffic mitigation and infrastructure improvements in Crompond, Shrub Oak and Mohegan Lake, addressing local flooding, tree trimming, increased sewer capacity and new wastewater treatment facilities, combating the flow of illegal drugs plaguing Northern Westchester and holding public utilities such as NYSEG & ConEd accountable for their poor storm preparation & management.
"With dedicated public servants like Dr. Terrence Murphy, Yorktown has emerged as a prominent community in Westchester County for our children, families and businesses," Senator Greg Ball said. "Terrence and I work so well together because we put people over politics. I'm proud to support Councilman Murphy and most importantly, call him my friend. He has always been there for me and the people of Yorktown and together we will continue to fight for economic progress and smarter growth."
Murphy is expected to be endorsed by the Yorktown Republican Town Committee where he will join a ticket that includes Town Supervisor Michael Grace, Town Justice Sal Lagonia, District 2 County Legislator John Testa and candidates for the open town board seat, Highway Superintendent and District 2 County Legislator. He said he will also seek the endorsement of the Conservative and Independence Parties.
"My motto has always been common sense for Yorktown," Dr. Murphy said. "We are delivering the results Yorktown residents deserve, reducing spending, cutting taxes and creating jobs, but there is far more to be done to improve the quality of life for all residents of Yorktown."
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Let's see what makes this day a special day…. and no, I won't even mention it, although everyone thinks of November 7, 1938. There are other, better events worth to be mentioned.
On November 7, 1963 eleven miners are recovered alive in Lengede, Lower Saxony, Germany – 2 weeks after a the mine has collapsed. This recovery is known today as "Das Wunder von Lengede" (The Miracle of Lengede). By the way, there is a great german movie about this story.
On November 7, 1665 The "Oxford Gazette" (today known as "London Gazette") gets published for the first time. It is the oldest still existing newspaper and one of the offical journal of records of the British government.
On my family tree, Johann Joachim Carl BROCKMANN is born November 7, 1840 as the son of Joachim Heinrich BROCKMANN and Engel EICHMANN in Mummensdorf.
I have this information from the wedding ban for him and his fiancée Margarethe Elisabeth BADE dated October 11, 1871.
And I hate it when this happens, it only states "Mummensdorf", but not which one! Very funny by the way that I couldn't find their wedding record yet. The ban states the wedding was supposed to take place in Schlutup. But somehow I couldn't trace the record there yet.
The record tells me even more. He is working as a helping hand for a miller and he is a burgher of the city of Lübeck since July 26, 1871
But they did indeed marry. I found the two of them in the 1871 as well as the 1875 and 1880 census of Lübeck. Here the one from 1875 as an example:
You see that they have a son in the meantime, born December 1, 1872. And Elisabeth is mentioned as Carl's wife. And this census helped me out with my question "which Mummensdorf". In the form the state of the place of birth had to be mentioned. And it says "Mecklenb.-Schwerin" which is Mecklenburg-Schwerin. I have to go East again for this.
And Carl is not longer working in a mill, he is a train conductor now. I checked the census for 1880. He sticked to this new occupation, working for the railway.
And now I have to see what else I can find on him. Well there has to be at least a death record somewhere.


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India Uncut
This blog has moved to its own domain. Please visit IndiaUncut.com for the all-new India Uncut and bookmark it. The new site has much more content and some new sections, and you can read about them here and here. You can subscribe to full RSS feeds of all the sections from here. This blogspot site will no longer be updated, except in case of emergencies, if the main site suffers a prolonged outage. Thanks - Amit.
Tuesday, September 27, 2005
Don't ban books
Ban the readers "whose sentiments, religious or otherwise, are so excessively sensitive that they might be hurt by a book that they can always exercise the choice not to buy, or read, or even discuss," writes Nilanjana S Roy in Business Standard.
Write on.
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Do not throw your life away for your Ex!
Are you one of those people (what do you mean those people?) who have a girlfriend or boyfriend you're completely obsessed with? or maybe you know a couple like this.
These relationships consist of short extremely happy moments, followed by months of relapsing depression, crumpled tissues, and maniacal thoughts.
I've seen students who had unlimited potential become "F" students, lose scholarships, and even drop out of school because of bad break ups.
Here's a guide to Getting Through College without Stress From Your EX
1. Think ahead, but stop at paranoid: Ask yourself, what would I do if this person left me, and promise yourself whatever happens you won't let it get in the way of your growth and career plans. Promise and believe in the promise.
2. Take it slow: By the time you reach Jr. year some serious hormone changes are going to persuade you to want to start a family. I know you're thinking women this is mostly women, but surprisingly a lot more men fall into this category, according to a Times magazine article done earlier this year on "Women in Power".
3. Give each other ample space: Sometimes when we're completely into someone, we have this animalistic urge to smother the hell out of them. Wrong! Try aiming for frequent breaks, it reduces dependency and actually makes the relationship stronger.
4. Living Together: Don't do it! This is the worst thing you can do in college. Rarely have I seen this work out.
5. Making Sacrifices Of Time: With moderation ok, but don't neglect your set goals and throw away growth opportunities for anyone. If the person you're with cares about you, they'll want to see you succeed in life, and won't hold you back.
Remember you've got to take responsibility for your career and future. No one's going to feel sorry for you when you tell them you're going through a bad break up. They'll politely empathize with your situation (if that) and continue on with their lives.
One of the most attractive attributes of successful people is their lack of dependency from outer influence. Confuscious says: Look for a partner who can share fun times with you, and not someone to live for.


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Jackson, J.
1. Appeal against the decree of the Subordinate Judge of Cuddalore in A.S. No. 79 of 1921 (O.S. No. 249 of 1920, District Munsif's Court, Mannargudi).
2. The appellant was one of three brothers and at the time of partition it was agreed that instead of taking his share of the land, he should receive an annuity in moieties from his two brothers, and if either defaulted, he should resume that portion of his share which had gone to the defaulter. In Schedule D, of the partition deed, Ex. C, the two halves which make up his share are shewn as severally added to the shares of each of the other brothers. The respondent made default and appellant sued for arrears of annuity, and for the resumption of his half share from the defaulter. The original Court decreed his suit, but the Subordinate Judge on appeal while decreeing the arrears, relieved respondent against the resumption of the half share holding that it was by way of penalty. Hence this appeal. It is contended on behalf of respondent that when once the lower. Courts have found that a stipulation is by way of penalty, it is a decision on a question of fact which cannot be traversed on Second Appeal. The question is whether the, stipulation can legally be said to be within the purview of Section 74, Indian Contract Act, and the frequency with which this point has been raised on Second Appeal is in itself a guarantee that it is a question of law. However, it has always been conceded that there is no absolute rule of law which determines the matter, but each case has to be considered according to its particular circumstances. The exact wording and frame of Ex. C are therefore important. The appellant refrained from taking his share of the land because as set forth in the document he was. a bachelor. Besides the land, there were certain debts and outstandings which were divided between the two other brothers, and each agreed to give the appellant Rs. 100 who also got a manai and right of way. Then there is the arrangement mentioned above in regard to the annuity and resumption of Schedule D lands in default of its payment. It was argued that because respondent and his brother got appellant's share of the land they relieved appellant of the full burden of family debt, but I find no warrant for any such assumption in the document. Apparently it was reckoned that on a balance the debts and outstandings were worth Rs. 200 and that amount was paid in cash to the appellant. If his brothers lost by taking over these transactions presumably there would have been no cash payment. I think it must be taken that the document does what it sets forth to do, and make a fair division between the three brothers. The lands are equally divided in Schedules A, B, D and the D 'Schedule share is equitably commuted to an annuity because so long as he got an annuity the appellant did not want the land. The question then for determination is whether the provision that appellant resumes his share, of the land on default of payment is by way of penalty. In most cases in which this question arises there is a primary contract, and then a secondary contract by which the promisor binds himself to give something over and above his original liability to, the promisee if he should commit laches in regard to the primary contract. Under Section 74 a Court must consider what reasonable amount of damages on account of such laches is due to the promisee and to find accordingly. See Wallis, C.J., in Muthukrishna Aiyar v. Sankaralingam Pillai : (1913)24MLJ135 . See also Sundara Aiyar, J., at page 265, 'The Court will carry out the primary contract but not necessarily the subsidiary contract to come into operation if the primary contract is broken.' In the present case what is the subsidiary contract? The appellant, is not to receive anything extra by way of damages, and the respondent is not to be mulcted on account of his failure to pay the annuity. The arrangement as regards the annuity having broken down, the appellant is to resume his normal position as third member of the divided family enjoying a third share of the property. The contrary view can only be maintained on the assumption that the partition was unfair, and the arrangement that he was to be paid an annuity gave the appellant less than he would have got if he took the land : an assumption for which there is no warrant. If the contracting parties are merely remitted to their original position there can be no question of penalty Cf. Pasupaleti Achyamma v. Pabbamidi Papamma 2 IndCas 850 and even assuming that appellant gave more than he needed when he entered into this arrangement, the mere withdrawal of a privilege is no penalty. Cf. Davis v. Thomas 1 Russel and Mylne, 506. This view has prevailed where a lower rate of interest was allowed as a matter of grace if payment was punctual, Kulada Prasad Chowdhury v. Ramananda Pattnaick ILR (1921) C 1036.
3. In the case cited by the learned Subordinate Judge, Tharyammalachi v. Sevu Rajali (1911) 2 M.W.N. 327 there was relief against forfeiture. I do not think that the present case can be described as forfeiture. A return to the status quo at the time when the agreement was entered into does not vest the property in the respondent. So he cannot be said to forfeit what at that time was not his. Nor do I think anything is to be gained by Way of analogy by describing respondent as a transferee of property with a contingent interest, or as a tenant. What the Court has to enforce is an agreement of partition. The brother does not say 'you shall hold my land at such and such a rent, but my share shall be satisfied in such and such a way.' We should, as Napier, J., observes in Krishna Shetti v. Gilbert Pinto ILR (1918) M 654 : 36 MLJ 367 be very careful in applying statutory provisions that are not in pari materia. I do not find the stipulation that appellant shall resume the land in Schedule D on default of payment of his annuity to be penal, and therefore I restore the decree of the Original Court. This appeal is allowed with costs in this and the lower Appellate Court and as provided in the original decree.


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Thursday, March 5, 2015
"Breath of the Undead" [PG-13] - 11/15
Chapter Eleven
The four adults sat inside Piper's black SUV, which happened to be parked across the street from a three-story building. Neon lights in white flashed the words - THE DIAMOND CLUB above the building's third story windows.
"The chiang shi is here?" Piper asked, frowning at the building.
Scott corrected her. "You mean . . . are there. Don't forget there are now two of them to deal with. And you should know. You're the one who had pinpointed their location."
A sigh left Piper's mouth. "Don't remind me." Again, she peered at the building. "You know, I just can't see a Chinese vampire popping up at this place."
"I cannot see myself inside that place," Master Chan commented. "Perhaps one of the chiang shi is after someone in particular."
Disbelief rang in Harry's voice. "At the Diamond Club? Exactly whom would Ronald Wong be after?"
Cole sat inside the waiting chambers of a daemon named Hazika. The chamber happened to be a loggia connected to a white, rectangular-shaped building located near the edge of a sandy, white beach in the Eshu Dimension. Cole had visited this particular dimension on at least three occasions, but he had always found its semi-tropical setting rather breath taking.
A brown-skinned female with piercing green eyes, an unusually long neck and close-cropped dark hair appear before the half-daemon. She wore a tight-fitting long dress that perfectly accentuated her svelte figure. "Belthazor?" she asked in a bell-like voice.
The half-daemon nodded. "Yes?"
"Hazika is sorry to keep you waiting." The woman smiled, revealing faint ridges on the bridge of her nose. "She is now ready for you." Cole stood up and followed the female daemon . "Hazika has been exceptionally busy, lately. With so many realms in an uproar, clients have been demanding her services." They entered the building and strolled along a narrow hallway. Finally, the assistant indicated a slightly opened door to her right. "You may enter."
Cole murmured, "Thank you," and entered the room. Rolls of parchment paper, books and other items filled the large bookshelf that stretched from one end of the east wall to the other. Opposite the bookshelf, a pair of French doors led to a veranda that overlooked the turquoise ocean beyond.
"Belthazor!" The husky voice came from a petite female with bronze skin, bright green eyes and short-cropped hair. She sat in a white wicker chair. Unlike the assistant, silver hair indicated the female's advancing years. But like her assistant, she possessed a ridged nose. "So, Belthazor, how long has it been?"
Cole bowed respectively before the female daemon. "Hazika. How are you?"
"Doing quite well, so far," Hazika replied. "Sit down." She indicated the wicker chair opposite her own. Cole sat down. "So . . . exactly how long has it been since we last saw each other? Seven years ago? Eight?"
With a faint smile, Cole answered, "Actually, it has been five years or less. I had requested information on a witch. A male witch."
"Oh yes. Now I remember." Hazika nodded. "I also seemed to recall creating a - what do the humans call it? A dossier. I had completed a dossier on the Charmed Ones. For you."
Smiling, Cole shook his head. "Actually, it was the Triad who had requested the dossier."
"But they had handed it over to you," Hazika continued. "Did they not?" She reached for a silver bell from a nearby table. "Would you care for a drink?"
"No thank you."
Hazika placed the bell on the table. "Now, to business. What information do you require this time?"
Cole heaved a small sigh. "I need to find out if a certain human or his family have any connections with any demonic faction."
Hazika placed her fingertips together, forming a small teepee. "Hmmm. How soon do you need this information?"
"As soon as possible," Cole replied.
Again, Hazika reached out toward the small table. She waved one hand and a pen and small pad of paper appeared. "Please write down the name of this human. Also, include age and area of origin."
Cole grabbed a pen and poised over the small tablet. Then he wrote the information down as requested:
Curt Decker - Age 23 Human - Non-Magical San Franciso, California; Earth Dimension
Then he added:
Maximillian Decker - Age 50-55 Human - Non-Magical San Francisco, California; Earth Dimension
He handed over the slip of paper to Hazika. The older daemon stood up. "This might take a while. Are you certain that you don't want that drink?"
Realizing that fulfilling his request might take Hazika longer than he had expected, Cole changed his mind. "On second thought," he said, "a Melorian brandy would be nice."
Hazika nodded, as she stood up. "I'll make sure that Damika will return with your drink. Excuse me." And she left the room, leaving Cole alone with the view and his thoughts.
Inside the FBI Office on Golden Gate Avenue, Special Agent Lee Alvarez removed a slip of paper from a yellow in-office message envelope. The slip of paper revealed a conversation between Curt Decker and someone very surprising. He signaled his partner. "Hey Jay! Guess what I have in my hand?"
The other agent glanced up and frowned. "What?"
"It's from the listening post outside the Decker home," Alvarez continued. "Apparently, Curt Decker has decided to give his old buddy, Alonzo Giovanni a call. After nearly four months."
Excitement danced in Ruhl's eyes. "You think this has something to do with the drug operation?"
"I hope so," Alvarez replied. "I've always suspected that little bastard had been one of Decker's investors. It's too bad that Ron Wong is dead, because he had felt the same."
Ruhl asked, "What did Decker wanted?"
"A meeting between the two." Alvarez paused. "At some place called the Diamond Club."
A low whistle escaped from Ruhl's lips. "I don't know, Lee. I've heard of that place. Pretty exclusive."
Alvarez dismissed his partner's warning with a wave of his hand. "Who cares? This is a chance for us to prove a connection between Decker and Giovanni, other than mere friendship. Maybe we'll be able to find out if Giovanni knows if Decker had any other partners." He stood up and grabbed his jacket. "The meeting is going down in nearly forty minutes. Let's go."
The two partners headed toward the door.
Darryl pointed at the empty parking spot, located not far from his and Olivia's destination. "There's a spot," he said. "Park there." Olivia guided her green BMV into the parking spot. Once she switched off the engine, Darryl frowned at a two-story building. "Getz's Pharmacy. Are you sure that this is the place?"
"This is it," Olivia replied. "This is where the pendant told us where to find Larson."
"What in the hell would a demon or . . . whatever the hell Larson is . . . be doing here?"
Olivia shrugged her shoulders. "I don't know. There's a good chance that Larson might want some kind of herb for a spell or potion. Or maybe this Getz is an alchemist." Darryl shot an anxious stare at her. "Or not," she revised.
The two partners climbed out of the car. A quick glance around informed Olivia that this particular street seemed nearly empty. They paused before the pharmacy's entrance. Darryl glanced at his watch. "At least it's still opened." He pointed at the sign, which indicated that the shop would close around eight o'clock. They entered the shop.
Nearly a minute passed before a tall man with gray, intense eyes and a Van Dyke beard approached the pair. "May I help you?" he asked in a deep voice. Upon close inspection, Olivia saw that the lines on his face and dark hair mixed with gray, indicated a man in his late forties or early fifties.
The two police officers displayed their badges. "San Francisco Police," Darryl announced. "I'm Lieutenant Morris. This is Inspector Turner. We're searching for a fugitive, who was last seen on this street. In fact, a witness has claimed seeing him entering your shop, not long ago."
"I'm sorry, but I do receive customers practically on an hourly basis," the pharmacist replied. "Who exactly would he . . .?"
Olivia handed over a copy of Larson's DMV photograph. "His name is Keir Larson, Mr. . . ?"
"Herman Getz." The name sparked a familiar note within Olivia's brain. Meanwhile, the pharmacist gazed at the photograph. "Ah yes! He looks familiar. I had sold him a bottle of chlorophyll."
"Chlorophyll?" Darryl's eyes narrowed. "Did Mr. Larson have a little problem with mitosis?"
A polite smile curved Getz's lips. "I suppose so. Mr. . . Larson? He seemed to know what he wanted. Anything else, Lieutenant?"
Darryl hesitated. "Well, as a matter of fact . . ." He glanced around the shop. "Don't you have an assistant? I've never heard of a pharmacist without one."
"I don't need an assistant. Although my business is pretty sound, this isn't exactly your local RITE-AID store." Getz's eyes bored into Darryl's. "Why are you interested in my shop, Lieutenant? Am I under some kind of suspicion?"
During the exchange between Darryl and Getz, Olivia had been trying to remember why the pharmacist's name seemed familiar. Now, she remembered. "Oh my God!" she burst out. "Of course! Herman Getz! You're a wizard who specializes in alchemy. And a whole lot of other stuff I don't want to get into. Which makes me wonder . . . why would a magic practitioner like Larson be interested in paying a visit to your . . ."
The fireball materialized above Getz's open palm before Olivia had a chance to blink. Darryl moved a lot faster, as he whipped out his revolver and shot Getz's hand. The ball of fire exploded and the wizard found his left hand missing. Getz cried out in pain. Then he raised his other arm and Olivia cried out:
"A ring of truth I cast on thee,
Deceit and all confusion flee.
Speak the truth, which must be told.
Or with a lie, your life grows old."
A beam of violet light materialized and wrapped itself around the wizard's body. Olivia declared, "Speak the truth! Now!"
"Stupid witch!" the wizard growled. "Do you honestly believe that your magic can bound me? Resolvo!" But the violet ring failed to dissipate. In fact, it tightened around the alchemist's body. Panic filled Getz's eyes. "What's going on?"
Olivia glared at the wizard. "Simple. For every question you fail to answer truthfully or ignore, the ring will take away a drop of your life force. Now, why did Larson come to see you?"
Getz defiantly tilt his head upward. "None of your business!" he retorted. The ring tightened around his body again and he cried out in pain for the second time.
"Why did Larson come here to see you?" Olivia repeated in a harsher voice. "What did he want?"
A groan escaped from Getz's mouth before he answered, "Chlorophyll tablets for his breath." Once again, the violet ring tightened. Then he added, "All right! All right! He needed my help to find someone."
"Someone?" Olivia and Darryl exchanged frowns. "Like who?"
Following another groan, Getz replied, "A daemon. A daemon who used to be a mortal. The mortal had become a vampire. Achiang shi. That's a Chi . . ."
"I know what a chiang shi is," Olivia coldly interrupted.
Darryl exclaimed, "He's looking for Ronald Wong?"
Getz took a deep breath and said, "I don't know his name. All I know is that he was a mortal before Larson had killed him. The man . . . turned into a chiang shi and Larson needs his body to claim a fee."
"Why did Larson need you to find this chiang shi?" Olivia asked. "He could have used divination."
"The usual divination methods didn't work," Getz answered. "Larson needed me to use the mortal's blood on his knife to track the vampire." The wizard began to wheeze. "Please! Let me go."
Olivia retorted, "One more question. Where can I find the chiang shi and Larson?"
Getz hesitated. The magical ring squeezed his body for the fourth time. "The Diamond Club!" he cried out in desperation. "Some place called the Diamond Club!"
"I've heard of that place," Darryl commented.
Olivia nodded. "Yeah, so have I." She turned to the wizard and declared, "Resolvo!" The violet ring immediately disappeared. Getz's body dropped to the floor with a thud. "I think we better get out of here," she said to Darryl.
The police lieutenant nodded at the fallen figure. "What about him?"
"He served his purpose," Olivia replied with a shrug.
The two partners started toward the front door. The moment Darryl placed his hand on the doorknob, Olivia felt the hairs on the back of her neck rise. She whirled around and saw that Getz now stood on his feet. Olivia gasped, as he flung a fireball toward her direction. Using her telekinesis, the redhead deflected the fireball, causing it to zoom right back at the wizard. The ball's flames engulfed him.
Darryl glanced at the spot where the alchemist once stood. "Why didn't you kill him earlier?" he demanded.
"Because he was down," Olivia replied. "Unconscious. I try not to kill someone who's not in a position to defend himself. I've got enough blood on my hands."
Shaking his head, Darryl opened the door and walked out of the shop. Olivia followed closely behind.
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November 15, 1965
John P. MORGAN and Christine Morgan, Plaintiffs,
Nicholas DeB. KATZENBACH, as Attorney General of the United States, and New York City Board of Elections consisting of James M. Power, Thomas Mallee, Maurice J. O'Rourke, and John R. Crews, Defendants
The opinion of the court was delivered by: HOLTZOFF
HOLTZOFF, District Judge.
The question presented in this case is whether the Congress has constitutional power to regulate by statute the qualifications of voters and to supersede the requirements prescribed by the States. Specifically the issue is the constitutionality of Section 4(e) of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which in effect provides that no person who has been educated in an American school in which the predominant language is other than English, shall be disqualified from voting under any literacy test. As a corollary, the ultimate problem is whether this provision of the Act of Congress supersedes the literacy test for voters prescribed by the constitution and statutes of the State of New York, which impose the ability to read and write English as a requirement for voting.
The action is brought by voters in the City of New York, who claim that the weight of their votes is being adversely affected by the fact that numerous citizens living in New York City, who have migrated from Puerto Rico and who read and write only in the Spanish language, are being permitted by the local authorities to vote in disregard of the State literacy test and in compliance with the Act of Congress, which the plaintiffs claim is unconstitutional when it conflicts with State law. The defendants are the Attorney General of the United States and the members of the Board of Elections of the City of New York. The plaintiffs seek a declaratory judgment and an injunction restraining compliance with the Act of Congress. In view of the fact that this action is brought to enjoin the enforcement of an Act of Congress on the ground of its repugnance to the Constitution of the United States, a statutory three-judge court was convened, 28 U.S.C. §§ 2282 and 2284. The United States has been permitted to intervene in support of the validity of the Act of Congress, 28 U.S.C. § 2403, and Rule 24(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. The Attorney General of the State of New York has filed a brief as amicus curiae in support of the plaintiffs' contention.
The plaintiffs clearly have a standing to sue. A voter who claims that the weight of his vote is being diluted or impaired by the ballots of others who are not legally entitled to vote, has a right to challenge their right of suffrage and to bring appropriate proceedings to prevent their votes from being cast or counted.
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 (Act of August 6, 1965, Public Law 89-110, U.S.Code Congressional and Administrative News, p. 2326 et seq.) Section 14(b), provides as follows:
(b) No court other than the District Court for the District of Columbia or a court of appeals in any proceeding under section 9 shall have jurisdiction to issue any declaratory judgment pursuant to section 4 or section 5 or any restraining order or temporary or permanent injunction against the execution or enforcement of any provision of this Act or any action of any Federal officer or employee pursuant hereto.
This provision confers on this Court exclusive jurisdiction of this action. In fact the Attorney General of the United States concedes that this Court has jurisdiction, although the Corporation Counsel of the City of New York contests it. We conclude that jurisdiction exists.
The matter is before the Court on cross-motions for summary judgment.
The Constitution of the State of New York, Article II, Section 1, which defines the qualifications of voters, provides, in part, as follows:
Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, after January first, one thousand nine hundred twenty-two, no person shall become entitled to vote by attaining majority, by naturalization or otherwise, unless such person is also able, except for physical disability, to read and write English.
This requirement is reiterated in Section 150 of the Election Laws of the State of New York,
the pertinent provision of which reads as follows:
In the case of a person who became entitled to vote in this state by attaining majority, by naturalization or otherwise after January first, nineteen hundred twenty-two, such person must, in addition to the foregoing provisions, be able, except for physical disability, to read and write English.
It appears from the papers annexed to the motions before the Court and it is undisputed that beginning in about 1940 there was a large migration to New York City of citizens of the United States from Puerto Rico, and that there are several hundred thousand such persons now living in New York. About half of them are unable to read or speak English, but many of them are able to read and write Spanish, because the public schools of Puerto Rico are conducted largely in that language. Thus there is a large group of American citizens residing in New York who are disqualified from voting because of the New York literacy test. It is reasonable to assume that undoubtedly there are other citizens who are also unable to meet the literacy test and are likewise disqualified from voting.
The Voting Rights Act of 1965, which was enacted by Congress and became law on August 6, 1965, as heretofore stated, contains the following provision in Section 4(e):
(e) (1) Congress hereby declares that to secure the rights under the fourteenth amendment of persons educated in American-flag schools in which the predominant classroom language was other than English, it is necessary to prohibit the States from conditioning the right to vote of such persons on ability to read, write, understand, or interpret any matter in the English language.
(2) No person who demonstrates that he has successfully completed the sixth primary grade in a public school in, or a private school accredited by, any State or territory, the District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico in which the predominant classroom language was other than English, shall be denied the right to vote in any Federal, State, or local election because of his inability to read, write, understand, or interpret any matter in the English language, except that in States in which State law provides that a different level of education is presumptive of literacy, he shall demonstrate that he has successfully completed an equivalent level of education in a public school in, or a ...
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