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I am in my second year at Nottingham Trent University now studying Fashion Marketing and Branding. Having just been set an assignment brief of a 3 year marketing strategy plan and 1 year communication plan of incorporating a maternity range into Very.co.uk which they currently do not have, I went on a trip to Liverpool to visit their head offices and have a tour around their studios and these studios were one of the biggest in Europe!
While researching Very.co.uk, I didn't even realise how much they actually sell, they literally sell everything! From clothing to the top branded beauty products to the latest iPad…
Everything is done in house, so we started off at the studios which were really cool and interesting to see with all the props being used and seeing how they were all placed and designed on the set was really clever! We saw a shoot of one of the sofas that are going to be sold on their website with the cushions being pumped and light shining through the 'fake door' to get better lighting for the images.
Studio A was where all the small products like the accessories were being taken. Once these images have been taken, they have to be colour corrected to make sure they look the same online as they do in person.
The 'pink cube' that everyone recognises as 'Very' were all over one of the studios as they were playing around and designing the latest advertisement for TV.
We then drove 5 minutes down the road to enter the Very head offices. As soon as I walked in, I instantly knew it was 'Very' with all the pinkness around and the posters hanging up near the entrance. The posters had images of their celebrity endorsements including Rochelle Humes and the X Factor contestants wearing their products.
This was a really insightful day and fascinating to see what goes on behind the scenes.


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Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Christmas Teaspoon Mittens and Hats Covers from Marinatea
These don't really have any practical use, but I can imagine myself being extra happy drinking my tea if I put one of these adorable covers on my teaspoon! The white heart on each piece just makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside. First time I've ever seen anything like this! So creative, so cute!
@ Marinatea ($7 US)
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We have Kristi at The Story Siren to thank for hosting IMM every week.
Dash and Lily's Book of Dares by David Levithan and Rachel Cohn- "I've left some clues for you.
If you want them, turn the page.
If you don't, put the book back on the shelf, please."
So begins the latest whirlwind romance from the New York Times bestselling authors of Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist. Lily has left a red notebook full of challenges on a favorite bookstore shelf, waiting for just the right guy to come along and accept its dares. But is Dash that right guy? Or are Dash and Lily only destined to trade dares, dreams, and desires in the notebook they pass back and forth at locations across New York? Could their in-person selves possibly connect as well as their notebook versions? Or will they be a comic mismatch of disastrous proportions?
When Kate's family purchases a hotel in the Pacific Northwest, she enters a world that is wholly unknown to her. She never has any privacy because of the constant flow of guests. And as the hotel owner's daughter, she struggles to make friends.
Then she meets Caleb, a strange combination of working-class, Hawaiian culture, and Christian bad boy. He talks about love in an all new way that she finds so alluring. But the two have nothing in common. He rarely smiles, rides a motorcycle with a rough crowd from town, and worst of all, he totally ignores Kate. But Kate has something that he needs and she resolves to prove to him that what she has doesn't define who she is.
From Traveling ARC Tours:
A mysterious boy named Will reveals she is the reincarnation of an ancient warrior, the only one capable of wielding swords of angelfire to fight the reapers, and he is an immortal sworn to protect her in battle. Now that Ellie's powers have been awakened, a powerful reaper called Bastian has come forward to challenge her. He has employed a fierce assassin to eliminate her - an assassin who has already killed her once.
While balancing her dwindling social life and reaper-hunting duties, she and Will discover Bastian is searching for a dormant creature believed to be a true soul reaper. Bastian plans to use this weapon to ignite the End of Days and to destroy Ellie's soul, ending her rebirth cycle forever. Now, she must face an army of Bastian's most frightening reapers, prevent the soul reaper from consuming her soul, and uncover the secrets of her past lives - including truths that may be too frightening to remember.
As the public face of Vows wedding planning company, Parker Brown has an uncanny knack for fulfilling every bride's vision. She just can't see where her own life is headed. Mechanic Malcolm Kavanaugh loves figuring out how things work, and Parker is no exception. Both know that moving from minor flirtation to major hook-up is a serious step. Parker's business risks have always paid off, but now she'll have to take the chance of a lifetime with her heart.
So That's what I got this week. What did you get?


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En este estado de no sé cómo y no sé qué me siento más fuerte que nunca.
My life has changed a lot in the last few years and I don't know if I was really ready for all changes.
Now I feel I am. My mind needed them. And also my soul.
Now I realise I can look beyond without blinking.
Ahora siento que puedo coger el fuego sin quemarme.
I've crossed many rivers until now but none as wide as this one I am in front of.
Now I feel myself as I've never felt before.
And the best thing is...
that I like it!


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Not quite miniatures but hey it's Halloween and some bloggers are doing zomtober so I thought I would waffle on about a series of books I've been reading.
The series is called day by day armagegdedon. It's a cracking series the first two are done in diary format so the chararcter writes about events after they happened. Which is great when he writes something like "I barely made it" makes you want to read on to find out what happened. The last 2 books he seems to go away from that format slightly but there are more characters in different places so I guess that it would be hard to stay in diary format all the time.
The first 2 books are the strongest in the series the fourth book seemed a little bit rushed I felt but still enjoyable as it carries on the story.
If you like zombie books give these a try!
Thursday, 27 October 2016
Zombie books
Not quite miniatures but hey it's Halloween and some bloggers are doing zomtober so I thought I would waffle on about a series of books I've been reading.
Thursday, 20 October 2016
Terrain! Part 1
I've been working on some new terrain. With my force for dystopian legions and my new foray into bolt action I decided I needed to add a few buildings as all of mine are post apocalyspe type buildings. I wanted some cottage type buildings and a bigger one so I settled on an inn type building. These should hopefully be Ok in both game settings. As funds are low (as always) for gaming I aim to scratch build them. We have had a new microwave so the box was sacrificed to make said buildings. After making a template out of paper
Using the template I cut the pieces out required.
Using a bit glue gun I assembled the buildings
The big building has a balcony on as well (ignore the coloured lollipop sticks it's all I had to hand!). Next up I've added lollipop sticks to simulate wooden support a some old buildings have
The large building comes apart I can take the way floor off for access to ground floor and also the roof off. One of the cottages roof comes off also the other has a while 'blasted' into the back. The roofs were a real challenge for me getting the right angle and securing them son I could take them off in games. I've managed it but they don't fit as nice as I would have liked.
Next up was tiling the roofs! Thanks again to Lukes APS Facebook group (link here ) I was offered some good advice as I was looking at cutting each tile out separately!! Thankfully the advice was cut one inch long strips og cardboard (the length of your roof obviously) then mark a line halfway all the way along. Along this line mark every half inch then cut up tothe half way marked line. Starting from the bottom of the roof stick one strip down the the next strip on top with the 'tiles' covering the non cut but of the strip. Hopefully that made sense and it looks like this
I think the effect looks really decent. The cardboard could have been better quality but I'm working on a budget (so far a microwave box and happy box have been sacrificed) but you only really notice it on close examination for gaming I think the will be ok.
Next up is undercoating and painting
Saturday, 8 October 2016
Game Night! Part 1
Last night my good friend came over for our usual game night. I was quite excited about this game night as my friend had recently purchased Star Wars Armada. This is made by the people that made X-Wing but uses the bigger capital type ships from the star wars films such as Star Destroyers so every thing is on a bigger scale.
I played the rebel fleet and my friend took charge of the imperial fleet. He had one star destroyer (an absolute beast of a model) and six squadrons of Tie fighters.
My fleet consisted of two capital ships. The CR 90 Corvette (famously in the first scene of the 'first' star wars) and a Nebulon B frigate (I believe it can be spotted in Return of the Jedi) escorted by 4 squadrons of X-wing.
The game looks quite foreboding when you are getting all the bits and bobs you need out but once you start playing it runs smooth and you can see all the little things they have done to aid the speed of the game. Squadrons of fighters have there own section of the time and are super simple to use but add so much to the game. This makes moving squadrons fairly quick and allows you to concentrate on your capital ships. The capital ships is what the game is all about. Theu have order dials like x wing but depending on the ship you have to go stack them up and plan ahead. So a slow strong ship like the star destroyer has 3 order dials and at the start of your game you have to choose orders for all 3 which will be revealed one at a time over the next 3 turns. Each turn you add another order dual to the bottom as you take and activate the top one. This means you need to have a good think about what you plan on doing ahead of time. The dials allow you to speed up or slow down (if you don't choose this on one turn you move at your selected speed), charge your weapons, make repairs to shields etc and finally order near by squadrons to move and attack. Next up you attack with up to 2 weapons from different arcs. The ships have various weapons, the strongest being at the front and they have anti fighter weapons to fend off nearby fighter sqaudrons also. After the attack you can manoeuvre (we did this the opposite way round before realising but finished the game the way we were playing as we were nearly at the end). To move you get a cool movement tool that is spilt into 4 sections which can move left or right a certain number of clicks. Depending on your ships movement and speed determined how you can manipulate the movement tool.
So after getting set up we used the first scenario type game the book suggests to learn the rules.
Not really knowing the game I set up quite basically giving each ship 2 squadrons of x wings as support. Looking over the star destroyers stats I knew a frontal assault would end badly as my ships lacked the shields to hold out against the big guns for ever so my plan was to spilt my force and circle star destroyer (my ships were far more agile than the star destroyer). The first turn was spent advancing towards each other my ships spliting and going for either side of the star destroyer.
The two frigates went round the sides while their escorting x wings engaged the tie fighters. My Corvette did manage to get ahead of its escorts and was hit quite a bit by a Tie fighter swarm.
|The Rebel capital ships Strip the star destroyers rear shields while the x wing squadron goes on a bombing run
My frigates managed to get round to the rear of the star destroyer and a few lucky long range shots stripped its rear shields. Then a plucky x wing squadron took a shot at the star destroyer now lacking shields. Thanks to a handy special rule for x wings attacking capital ship I could potentially cause a critical hit. ....which I rolled! ! The star destroyer ended up with a thruater fissure meaning wverytine it changed speeds it gets one damage Go X wings!!!!!
The next few turns had the star destroyer stuck moving at a speed to fast (remember the orders were set a few turns ago) putting in an awkward position soon it took the damage and slowed down for better control. Using the space given by the star destroyers move my remaining x wings finished off the tie fighters . The game ended (you only play 6 turns) with my capital ships and remaining x wing squadrons chasing after the star destroyer which to be fair had plenty of hull points left and could have repaired shields so if the game would have carried on I think I could have took it out but I would have lost a capital ship.
Games Night!!! Part 2
After our game of star wars armada we broke out thevteuated Across the Dead Earth gangs for a shootout plus the very first time my game board got used!!
It was getting late so we only had a small game 2 loot counters and 2 rare item counters up for grabs on a quite open board (cover is you're friend in ATDE) that seemed to simulate the edge of a ruined town leading into the country side.
Both gangs came in from opposite sides and spent the first turns getting into position. The Coggers (my friends gang) leader made a dash for a loot counter on when turned round to run back I pulled out the trip wire event card and stopped him in his tracks. Both ganga seperated and grabbed loot on the edges of the board. My scout hopping over the stream for a rare item which he retrieved. The centre of the board was held by the Coggers and they had been shooting at my medic and assault guy taking the medic out but once again a handy heroism event card meant the assault dude took the hot and was healed by my medic again he was shot by a 'lucky' shot event card after my opponent missed my medic. Again he was healed.
I tried to flank them with my leader unfortunately I'd forgot about a Cogger lurking behind a lorry who ruthlessly shot my leader down.
The infamous 'Wall' lurched over to finish my leader off but he had a surprise!! A sacrifice event card meant my leader dropped a grenade taking both of them out of the game!
In revenge for my leader falling, My sniper for into position and 2 actions 2 shots 2 downed Coggers!
My assault guy (who'd spent most the game being shot and revived) scrambled over and finished the 2 downed Coggers off.
The last few Coggers were trying to get loot back, My scout took the Coggers heavy out with his bow and arrow!
The last Cogger made off ending the game.
Another great game a lot more bloody than our previous games but great fun. My leader survived unscathed and my friends gamg members were generally ok a few were -1 Toughness but all still alive. The rate items we found? The Coggers got a nail grenade and I got a pistol stock hmmmn think our gangs got some duff info about rare items ha ha ha ha thats all folks!!
Thursday, 6 October 2016
Birthday funds depleted!!!
The post people have been busy delivering all my online orders that I've spent my birthday money on or as a present.
First up.
My family for me the star wars rebellion game. It's an absolute beast of a box 6 inches in depth. Inside is 150 plastic miniatures to represent fleets etc. Looks great can't wait to dive in.
E-Wing from my good friends! Can't wait to break out the new fighter and give it a fly.
My first bolt action miniatures are the British Airbourne HQ. After watching the Pegasus bridge section of the Longest Day and A Bridge To Far for many years I've always loved the idea of having an airbourne force.
Next up I needed some anti tank (not many airbourne tanks .....well I believe there is one but not great in a tank fight so I'll aim to get that later ) I got a PIAT team and a light mortar team .
Obviously i need some troops!! This section gives me a squad with a mix of SMGs, OMG and rifles.
All the models look great and detailed I just hope I don't ruin them with my painting. On that note I've gotta but some more shadea of green!
Last of all (well apart from two books from the excellent series day by day Armageddon which haven't arrived yet.) Is my 14 pounder giving my Britannia force some much needed artillery and a nice anti-iron clad threat. The models looks great and comes with a base which was good as I thought I would have to buy one separate. In my last blog I mentioned that I was worried as prices were going up and stick diminishing. Well in the Spartan games blog they announced that dystopian legions is going strictly mail order from them to keep prices low and models still available. They have many games and I guess this isn't the most popular one. So at least I'll still be able to get models though depending on price may still use some proxies he he he
Now into assembling and painting!!!


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Judge Sang-Hyun Song
President of the International Criminal Court
Remarks at the University of Bucharest
The International Criminal Court : Achievements and Challenges Ahead
17 October 2013
Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen,
It is a great pleasure to be here with you today. I am very glad that the University of Bucharest Faculty of Law is hosting this event – you see, I spent more than 30 years as a professor of law, so I feel right at home here!
I congratulate the organisers for this timely initiative – and I greatly appreciate the support that Romania has extended to the ICC since the very establishment of the Court. Indeed, Romania was among the 10 countries whose simultaneous ratification of the Rome Statute on 11 April 2002 brought the ICC into existence.
But let me go back in time for a moment.
I was born in Korea, and when I was only nine years old, war broke out in my country. War is very tough for all those involved, but particularly for a child. I was comparatively lucky as I survived the war without physical injury, but the traumatic experiences I was exposed to left an enduring scar on me.
I grew up in the firm belief that every human being should have the right to live their lives free from the terrors of armed conflict. I have always considered peace a blessing that we are fortunate to experience, and which we sometimes take for granted.
Much of my life I have dedicated to the idea that living in peace is the tranquillity derived from legal order and the consensus of wills. I chose law as a career out of the conviction that justice is crucial for attaining peace and security.
In spite of the great advancements the international community has made during the last decades, no part of the world is immune to conflicts and cruelty. Children, men and women continue to fall victim to mass atrocities, too often committed with impunity. A tremendous amount of work remains to be done so that we may one day eradicate such suffering. That is why today's conference is so important. […]
Joining the ICC and accepting its jurisdiction is a voluntary decision for each sovereign State. At the moment, we have 122 States Parties which represent almost two thirds of UN members. These nations have recognised the need for justice, accountability, peace, stability and the rule of law.
Currently, the ICC is conducting more proceedings involving more suspects than ever before. The Court has so far undertaken a total of nineteen cases in eight country situations.
To date, four States Parties to the Rome Statute – Uganda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic and Mali – have referred situations occurring on their territories to the Court.
In two situations – Kenya and Cote d'Ivoire, the previous Prosecutor commenced investigations on his own initiative – but with the knowledge and support of the governments concerned.
In addition, the Security Council has referred the situation in Darfur, Sudan, and the situation in Libya – both non-States Parties.
The ICC Prosecutor is conducting further eight preliminary examinations across five continents - among them are Afghanistan, Georgia, Honduras, and Korea.
Sixteen suspects have thus far appeared before the ICC. Two trial judgements have been issued – one conviction and one acquittal. Both are currently on appeal before the Appeals Chamber, on which I sit with four other judges.
Another trial judgement is expected in the near future; two trials are currently underway and two others set to start soon. Other cases are on-going at pre-trial stage. The ICC is very busy, providing justice where it cannot be attained at the national level.
One of the most progressive elements of the ICC is the unprecedented focus it gives to victims, giving them an opportunity to present their interests to the Court and allowing them to seek reparations for the harm they have suffered.
Last year, in the case of Mr. Thomas Lubanga concerning the use of child soldiers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Trial Chamber I issued the first judicial decision of the ICC on victims' reparations. However, this decision is currently under appeal, as is indeed the conviction of Mr. Lubanga.
The ICC's Registry has so far provided legal representation for more than 5,000 victims who were granted the right to participate in the proceedings.
The Trust Fund for Victims is supporting over 110,000 victims of crimes under the jurisdiction of the Court through physical and psychological rehabilitation and material support at both the individual and community levels.
The Rome Statute created much more than a Court. The ICC is the centrepiece of a new international justice system that consists of two main levels – national jurisdictions as the first line of defence against impunity, and the ICC as a failsafe system, a court of last resort. This is what we call the principle of complementarity.
The two levels of justice complement each other, together forming a completely new kind of international structure intended to ensure individual accountability. That means that the ICC only has jurisdiction over a matter if domestic legal systems have failed to genuinely investigate or prosecute.
When the ICC initiates proceedings, the State in question can come to the Court and say, "hold on – we are investigating and prosecuting this case". If the State can demonstrate that they are genuinely doing so, the ICC has to step back, as a matter of law.
Just last week [on 11 October 2013], Pre-Trial Chamber I issued the first ever decision of the Court to this effect, declaring the case of Abdullah Al-Senussi inadmissible before the ICC on the grounds that domestic proceedings are underway in Libya, and that Libya is willing and able to genuinely carry out the corresponding investigations.
However, I am aware that this decision may be appealed to my own Chamber, and therefore I cannot predict or prejudge the final outcome of the matter at this point.
As you can see, the Rome Statute has created a system where responsibilities are shared. The primary responsibility for investigation and prosecution of Rome Statute crimes lies with states. When they cannot do so for any reason, the ICC can step in to prevent impunity. And when it does so, States, and at times, the UN Security Council, must assist the Court for arrest warrants to be implemented, evidence to be provided, witnesses to be protected, and sentences to be enforced.
Ultimately, the world will only be able to end impunity when States fully engage in investigating and prosecuting these crimes. And that is why it is vital to strengthen the capacity of national jurisdictions to do so.
All this shows how the real power of the Rome Statute is not in the ICC alone. Rather, it is the collective power of States that have come together to end impunity.
The ICC is an independent, politically neutral, judicial institution.
However, more often than we wish for, we get hit by the political winds. Lately, these winds have been blowing stronger.
The Assembly of States Parties has created this institution to operate in the political world, dealing with highly sensitive matters of global significance. In this context, it seems inevitable that the ICC's actions raise strong reactions, praise as well as criticism.
States need to accept that judges cannot and will not take political factors into account. They make a judicial judgement on the evidence presented before them in accordance with the applicable laws – adopted by States themselves.
The Rome Statute is quite rigid on some issues, and in those cases the Court has very limited room for discretion. On other matters, the Statute may be rather silent, since there are many procedural issues that were not fully envisaged in Rome. In such situations, the Court has to engage in careful interpretation of the existing provisions.
And it is quite natural that when new issues arise for the first time, they are taken to the Appeals Chamber for a definitive ruling. […]
It is vital that States understand and respect the ICC's judicial role, so that the Court may conduct its mandate independently and impartially without interference.
Another area where we need the support of States Parties is securing sufficient resources for the Court's work.
The ICC operates in a time of general economic downturn in which States Parties understandably are more careful in the distribution of their resources.
While the Court is working very hard to increase its efficiency, the States Parties, mindful of their commitment to the fight against impunity, must ensure that the ICC is provided with the necessary tools to carry out its mandate. To do otherwise would mean letting down all the victims who look to the ICC in hope of justice.
International justice is a good investment. The price for justice is not high if we compare it to the consequences of impunity.
The Rome Statute is a historic achievement with tremendous potential to deter future violence and turmoil through the adoption of legal norms, backed by an international court of last resort.
After its first decade, the ICC has got to full speed, and the Court is very busy investigating, prosecuting and adjudicating some of the worst crimes imaginable to humankind.
The force of international criminal justice has come a long way. Yet, we are aware that there is much room for improvement and we face serious challenges.
The ICC was created by States and it is their responsibility to further enhance this evolving system of international criminal justice. […]
As I said, the Rome Statute is a system of shared responsibilities. Cooperation at every level is necessary. Vocal support and ensuring sufficient resources for the ICC's mandate is vital. But above all, I would stress the need to respect the ICC's role as a judicial institution. In my view, that is absolutely crucial for the integrity of the evolving Rome Statute system.
Thank you for your attention.


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Monday, August 8, 2011
I was trying to answer her questions honestly, and then we came to the point where she asked about my prior experience. I tried to explain as simply as I could about being in grad school, teaching, and why I am looking for jobs outside of academia. She asked if this was the kind of job I was hoping to find. I answered honestly - no, not really, but the realities of my field are such that it doesn't make sense to not be looking for other avenues so we can pay our bills each month. Then she said, "The thing is, with your prior experience, I worry that you would start working and then not like it. It takes a lot of work to train someone..."
Am I crazy for feeling a bit insulted? I don't know what she intended to say, but it felt to me like she was saying, "I don't know if you're worth my time and effort." That left a truly sour taste in my mouth. I tried to respond as nicely and professionally as I could, and then said I would appreciate the opportunity to talk about this with my husband before deciding whether to pursue it further. She said that was fine.
I feel like I'm going a bit crazy. This might be a decent job - it would be a paycheck, at the very least. Would I be a fool not to pursue it? I'm not sure I'd get a lot of respect from this woman, who would be my boss, since she's already said out loud that she's not sure I'd be worth the great effort it would take on her part to train me. I don't want to turn a good thing down. But I don't know what to do now.
3 comments:
- -broken angel- said...
Hello! I've been reading your blog for a bit and have never left a comment. But I just felt that I had to say something about this one.
I understand how you felt. You're right in thinking that she was essentially saying, "I don't know if you're worth my time and effort". But let's be fair to her. She was being very honest with you. She outlined her concerns and I guess, she was expecting you to allay her fears. She hoped that you would tell her, "I'm not gonna jump at the next better position open for me."
So, it isn't that she's not respecting you. It's just that she wanted assurances from you.
At least that's my two-cents worth. I wasn't there listening to her tone so I might be wrong.
Whatever the case, good luck with the search. Hang in there! :)
- August 8, 2011 at 6:05 PM
- Historian said...
Broken Angel - thanks for the comment. And I understand what you were saying as well. I think it was her tone that makes me feel so uncertain.
It's also a pattern I've run into of late, where people assume that since I went to grad school I won't stick around, despite my trying to explain that I'm looking for something long-term. It's hard to fight the assumption that I wouldn't be a good employee just because it's not in my field.
- August 8, 2011 at 6:18 PM
I already left this comment and it said I had to sign in and erased it so this will be a summary version :-)
1) I was in this situation as an ABD and considered not finishing. I finally realized I should NOT tell them all my work experience. It's not unethical to downplay, only lie about things you have not done. I eliminated my ABD stuff, used my master's (in English, about as helpful as history!) and played up my skills. It did help. In your case, "I got married" is sufficient reason to want a job with a master's--you love history. You don't have to say you were on track to teach it. I redid my CV into a boring resume and used "relevant work experience" as my heading.
Also, try a temp agency. You can work a few days a week while you figure it out and they pay more and you can turn down stuff.
Your posts pre-"seek ye first" sound like I did in that flux and I was terrified and 100% on my own... I know it's hard. It did help me when I made my resume look more commercial. It was all true but it no longer screamed "ACADEMIC."
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Friday, August 26, 2011
Tulip Girl ...
Some nights I like to browse the Internet in search of the photograph that will speak to me. Some nights I find nothing at all, other nights I come across pictures like this. The signature at the bottom says "Sofi" but I have no idea where it originated from. I have had this as my screensaver, for quite sometime. I love how the tulip leans down and creates her skirt ... Love how she is not totally defined, but she is whole. Just love everything about it ... What captures your attention? A nice photograph? A painting? A song? I would love to hear your answers ...
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Welcome to Bookland ...
Most people know that I am lover of books ... Fiction - Literature - Art - Photography Etc ... If you visit my home, you will find 2 large bookshelves that home my libraries ... I am currently working by way through CREATIVE IS A VERB by Patti Digh (I am going to meet her at a Writing Workshop next month) ... I will list a few of my favorites - I have to go with GONE WITH THE WIND as my favorite classic read ... My favorite childhood book is ARE YOU MY MOTHER by P.D. Eastman (Dr Seuss book) ... Now it's your turn - What are you reading now? What is your favorite book to grab for? What is your favorite classic book? What is your childhood favorite?
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Thinking of Cooler Times ...
I thought I would post this picture today because it brings me back to a Cool Spring Day ... I loved this Photo Shoot ... I did not want to come home ... I could smell the freshly cut grass around me, the slightly hidden sun, the birds chirping and I was surrounded by these beautiful flowers ... It is amazing how certain days you can remember every sense - What you could smell, what you could hear, what was around you ... Do you have a picture that does this to you?
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Being a Part of Roots of She ...
TODAY IS A BIG DAY FOR ME ... Jennifer from Roots of She (http://www.rootsofshe.com/self-love-warriors-the-program) was looking for "Self Love Warriors". In short, she was looking for people who have taken some time to find what really makes us happy and tell our story. I was chosen and I am part of this E-Book / Course. You can read more about the book / course with this above link.
Thank you, Jennifer for making my publishing dream come true.
Monday, August 22, 2011
Sunday Scribbles ...
Last evening I came across an older art kit that had many markers - I wanted to make sure they all worked, so I kept trying each one by drawing scribbles, dots, numbers etc ... At first I was not going to post it, but then I wanted to show a "Fun Side" of me ... So here it is ... Fun little exercise ... Do you ever think of just using crayons again? Finger painting? Doodling?
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I don't just love Damien Rice because he's an amazing musician who makes the most emotional music with the most minimalistic production. I also love him because I have never once seen him give a bad performance. Ever. Here's "Rootless Tree" from French TV last year:
Saturday, February 9, 2008
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A Twist-Bend Chiral Helix of 8nm Pitch in a Nematic Liquid Crystal ofDong Chen, Jan H. Porada, Justin B. Hooper, Arthur Klittnick, Yongqiang Shen, Eva Korblova, Dmitry Bedrov, David M. Walba, Matthew A. Glaser, Joseph E. Maclennan, Noel A. Clark
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Freeze Fracture Transmission Electron Microscopy (FFTEM) study of the nanoscale structure of the so-called "twist-bend" nematic (NX) phase of the cyanobiphenyl (CB) dimer molecule CB(CH2)7CB reveals a stripe texture of fluid layers periodically arrayed with a bulk spacing of d ~ 8.3 nm. Fluidity and a rigorously maintained spacing produce long-range-ordered fluid layered focal conic domains. Absence of a lamellar x-ray reflection at wavevector q ~ 2{\pi}/8 nm-1 or its harmonics in synchrotron-based scattering experiments indicates that this periodic structure is achieved with no detectable associated modulation of the electron density, and thus has nematic molecular ordering. A search for periodic ordering with d ~ 8nm in CB(CH2)7CB using atomistic molecular dynamic computer simulation yielded equilibration of a conical twist-bend helixed nematic ground state, of the sort first proposed by Meyer, and envisioned in systems of bent molecules by Dozov and Memmer, We identify {\theta} ~ 33 degree as the cone angle, and p ~ 8nm as the full pitch of the helix, the shortest ever found in a nematic fluid.View original: http://arxiv.org/abs/1306.5504


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baby girl,
can you please slow down.
Your are growing up way too fast.
You have accomplished so much these past 8 months.
I want you, my baby to be my baby for as long as possible.
I may not be able to keep you little,
but I will soak in all these little moments and cherish them forever.
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… not as amazing as I expected.
But, the atmosphere was indeed enchanting. It was like entering another world (which I guess is the point).
My day at Universal Studios Singapore, on Hari Raya Puasa, with people from Work, in pictures, shot with 2 cameras.
The lovable tourists, full of love.
Was so excited when I saw the sign (I'm a sucker for dinosaurs). Sadly, the main attraction was closed for repairs.
With the woman who has issues with time. Heh.
The Hersheys babes, waiting for the (slowest) ride ever (We would later lose terribly for the scavenger hunt. But we had tonnes of fun! Or at least I did :P).
Revenge of the Mummy ride. Whee.
Props that made the place more convincing.
The first proper rollercoaster. Conquered.
Category 5 hurricane in Spielberg's Soundstage.
Made to look like New York. Good effort.
People-watching. One of the most interesting activities of the day.
Friends to end the day (of scavenger hunting) with.
Coolest 3D glasses I've seen, at the Shrek 4D show.
Best show of the day, easily. @ Water World.
The babes I love. On the way out.
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Well y'all, it's been months since the last Friyay links. Things have been a little crazy. In most recent news, I finished up an SAT/ACT camp yesterday, I own 5 dogs, and I'm taking a refresher self defense course this weekend. Fun stuff, right? This Summer has been a bit different in comparison to others... I've absolutely been dying to share another Friyay post because (older readers will know this) I love shouting out other bloggers and online creatives! So here's what you may have missed from the internet this week, and get your internet browser ready for quite a few tabs that you're about to open up...
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The September kits from Hot Of The Press arrived today & I just couldn't believe it! First up: September's Personal Shopper kit. Obviously we already knew that this kit was showcasing the new 'Use 'Em For Anything' Pastels range - but what I hadn't realised is you get a whole pack of everything! That's the new book of papers; a whole book of monograms (1 sheet of every letter in various fonts, plus numbers and punctuation); a whole pack of the new pastel florals (25 blooms in various sizes; a pack of the new brads & mini brads (that's 200 in total!). The retail value of these items alone is just shy of £32 - you also get two 8x8 overlays, a pack of co-ordinating ribbons, an 8 page newsletter & the fabby new DVD (plays on PC or DVD player). So a retail value of over £35 for just £22.50 (plus P&P for non-subscribers!) Even better value than before methinks!
Next: Stamps Only! This is a brand new kit & as with all HOTP kits, exclusively available in the UK through us. As well as the 33 stamps & mini project sheet there is a FREE acrylic block available only to subscribers - strictly while stocks last. All the subscribers info is here.
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The Ashanti Region office of the Electoral Commission (EC), has opened its doors for institutions, political parties and civil society organisations to probe the backgrounds of personnel the commission has recruited to conduct next week's Limited Registration Exercise.
The commission says it is doing this in accordance to the new provisions under the Constitutional instrument CI 91 which came to force in February this year, 2016.
The Ashanti Regional Director of the EC, Siribuour Quaikoo made the disclosure while training Journalists in Kumasi.
Mr Quaikoo indicated that the process is to ensure that the neutrality of its personnel conducting the limited registration exercise is not in doubt.
Meanwhile, he indicates that the EC is yet to formulate modalities to begin a continuous registration exercise in the country.
This should allow Ghanaians who turns 18 at any time within the year 2016, to register for a voter ID cards in any of its district offices.
The Limited Registration Exercise is slated for April 28, 2016.
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A shot in our games room - The Life Line Band vowed to do their best!
A free pose - Joan, Tel, Junjie and Ching (L to R).
Need Li shares with the artistes the attractive shots.
The band's debut performance at Bamboo House of Premier Hotel,Sibu last night received a rousing reception and this was a pat on the artistes' backs. Joan Tel, Junjie and Ching beamed when they shared with us their maiden show in Sibu.
Again, I called in Need Li and Philip to photoshoot the artistes for publicity purpose. It was such a fun time with Philip and Need Li having to coach them to do posing
Need Li and Philip teamed up a smart partnership for the shooting session. Their superb skills are admirable and their works are artistic and beautiful.
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On the positive side, my husband was off of school all week last week so I wasn't stuck at home with no car. I was able to paint these cute end tables for a great client of mine.
They're nothing too spectacular but they are just enough to add a little well worn character to a room.
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there are many things that joy in life. one of them is living with regrets from our past. so if you want to have a joy filled life then throw out all the regrets from your past.
the bible says to forget them and once you forget then you can get on with your life. but how can you do that?
well, you can forget them because GOD does. the bible says that when we come to GOD and say, "GOD, i'm sorry. i've blown it. i've made a mistake." when we come to CHRIST and confess our sin to HIM, HE takes those sins and throws them in the deepest parts of the oceans and puts up a "no fishing" sign. the bible says, their sins will i remember no more.
that's an amazing verse. that the GOD of the universe chooses to forget your mistakes once they're confessed. if GOD can forget your mistakes and your sins, so can you. then you can get on with life.
isaiah 43.18-19 (ncv), forget what happened before, and do not think about the past. look at the new thing I am going to do.
the starting point of joy in your life is to let go of the past. through out all regrets – the grief, the grudges and the guilt.
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There is a lot that is not said about the reporting on science and the environment in the privately owned manstream media and public broadcasting . This is an observation emanating from a regional, local as well as global perspective. Social, economic and political issues always take centre stage, with science and the environment relegated to the mid section of the mainstream newspapers and in News Bulletins mentioned in passing. What is happening in the Newsrooms no one knows unless those who are involved in science and environment reporting. The other questions to be asked in this respect is, what role is played by media practitioners, women and men of science to find a common ground of informing their respective communities about the work they are doing and the danger of changes taking place in their regions because of their activities. Is there a breakdown of communication that needs to be mended ? How far is the bridge that still needs to be crossed. What is happening in your community with regards to science and environment reporting ? Are you sure you knopw what is happening in your backyard, beware not to be caught in the middle of nowhere. Let us hear your views ......
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October 23, 2007
New York, N.Y.
This morning Deirdre and I took the #6 train to the City Hall/Brooklyn Bridge stop. Our destination was the building known as One Center Street. Normally you have to fight through the film crews shooting Law & Order episodes in the neighborhood, but the site was relatively quiet today.
After going through the metal detector we headed up to Room 262, Marriage License Applications, and joined the other young happy couples who have chosen this morning to fill out the "Affidavit and Application for a Marriage License." (Instructions for the process are here.) After filling out the form, we presented it with our IDs to a clerk who typed the information into a Windows program. A second screen turned toward us let us double-check her work.
At another window we forked over a money order for $35 — "No other method of payment will be accepted" — and got a printed document that will be completed by the judge who performs the ceremony five days from now. There are no longer any weird medical tests or examinations associated with getting a marriage license in New York State. It's all just paperwork.
Alternatively, if we had brought a witness, we could have then gone across the hall to Room 257, the City Clerk's Chapel, and had the ceremony actually performed right then and there.
Instead we took the M15 bus back uptown — switching from subway to bus for the return trip is counted as a free transfer — and smooched all the way home.
Happy wedding to you both.:-).
What about pictures of the couple ?.
couple CharlesWife = new couple () ;// :-).
— Guy, Tue, 23 Oct 2007 12:16:56 -0400 (EDT)
Congratulations, Charles!!!!
Hey I like that concept. I'll give it a take . . .
CharlesPetzold cp = new CharlesPetzold();
cp.Wife = "Deirdre";
if (cp.IsMarried)
Console.Write("Congratulations, Charles!");
I would imagine that a CharlesPetzold object would extend a Man class. And I just can't see any man with a constructor that required the "Wife" property to initialize.
— Ian Hughes, Tue, 23 Oct 2007 12:57:05 -0400 (EDT)
When I got married in Michigan in 1998, I was told that I had to get a pre-marriage physical. I didn't know what that involved, but since it was required I set up an appointment with my doctor. After getting the typical once-over, he then launched into a bizarre crash course in Sex Ed, ticking off items as he covered them so the state could be sure I knew the birds and bees. I was happy to see that he clearly thought this was as ridiculous as I did, as he had this "I can't believe they make me do this" look on his face the whole time. Luckily, it went pretty quickly, as he seemed well aware none of this information was news to me, so it was mostly quick questions if I understood X followed by a check mark on his sheet.
I don't know if they still do this in Michigan. I hope not, because even nine years ago it seemed a bit quaint, to put it mildly.
— Bob, Tue, 23 Oct 2007 13:23:03 -0400 (EDT)
Yep, that's the kind of thing I was alluding to by "weird medical tests or examinations." I had some friends who got married in New York State in the late 1970s and early 1980s, and there was definitely a "drop your underwear" physical examination required. I don't know if it applied to both the men and women, or just the women, but the women complained about it the most. One woman I knew reported that her doctor confessed that he had no idea what the purpose was — whether to check for visible diseases, deformities, or just the presence of the "correct" organs. He didn't know what he was supposed to be looking for, but he was required to give it a look and sign the form. — Charles
Congratulations Charles and Deirdre!
And a big ROFL to Bob from Michigan.
— Sam, Wed, 24 Oct 2007 15:41:17 -0400 (EDT)
What a great story, Charles... I especially love the ending -- so perfectly New York! Congratulations to you and Deirdre!!
— Claudette, Wed, 24 Oct 2007 18:29:54 -0400 (EDT)
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Like Pavement and Sebadoh Guided By Voices was one of the bands that opened my eyes to the possibility of different music. It was a nice cool autumn night when on a Thursday night I walked over to Elpee, a store in Groningen, and bought myself the vinyl version of GbV's "Bee Thousand". To my surprise when I opened it a beautiful blue vinyl disc appeared. "Bee Thousand" had it all; guitars that were recorded , then lost contact for a little bit, then reappearing again. It had songs and pieces of songs, beautiful little guitar riffs and heartbreaking melodies. It was as if the Beatles had reappeared in the form of a schoolteacher from Ohio. The two albums following "Bee Thousand" still appealed but after that I lost track somewhat, just listening to the occasional single once in a while. And when the band disbanded in 2004 so did my interest.
To my big surprise here now is "Let's Go To The Factory". Again some beautiful melodies come to me, bringing back those great old memories. Part of the album has the same crappy but perfect sound. Apart from lofi songs this album also has some studio tracks. It's Robert Pollard's overall songwriting that stands out once again. Lennon and McCartney melodies, NYC style garage sound etc. Again the songs at times do not seem finished, but that leaves open more own interpretation of what the song should be. OK, it's not like the mid-90's albums but I still love it, if only for that fond memory of my teenage years.
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First, this Michigan winter is killing me. It is March 16th and it was 18 degrees this morning.

Question on which foot forward everybody is. When I board I'm right foot forward but when I ski I'm left foot forward. I'm getting better but I still really plow with my back foot and it slows down my off side turn. I was thinking about switching my feet this year.

Has any who has skied for years tried switching their stance? Do you think there is any merit to it?

Second question is for tricking. When starting on 1 trick ski do you have your back foot in or out?
When people ask me what foot to put forward in a slalom ski, I give then a shove backwards and whatever foot they step back with is the foot I tell them to put forward. You might give that a try, course you might hop backwards with both feet! ;)

Good luck,
JT
im right foot foward. and right handed (dont know if that has anything to do with it) I have been skiing for about 8 or 10 years and i tried my left foot foward once, it didnt work so well so i stick with my right foot
RFF
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Back foot in!
Wow this thread is alive? Well it's good to see that the weather is much different from last year. March 22nd 32 degrees! Almost double from last year!

I actually took lessons last year. The best way I could describe it is the only way I could have been doing more wrong is if I had the ski on backwards. Anyone looking to progress should take lessons. Good times. And I tried switching feet. Dumb.

Here's where it gets weird though. Board - Goofy RFF. Slalom - LFF. Trick - RFF. Man I'm messed up.

Can't imagine switching stance on a ski (LFF). As I ride more it's easier to go switch, but as a long time skier that LFF stance takes a long time to change when riding switch for any W2W jumps.
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WACO, Texas -- When Zach Smith and Anu Solomon exited the locker room Saturday afternoon following their spring game, both Baylor quarterbacks carried their homework.
They held thick black binders crammed full of schemes with "OFFENSIVE INSTALL BOOK" printed on the front. Believe it or not, Baylor hasn't had an actual, physical playbook like this since 2007. Former coach Art Briles didn't use them, preferring to teach with video and whiteboards.
That new playbook of theirs actually asks Baylor quarterbacks to occasionally line up under center in the I-formation. New coach Matt Rhule admits that alignment makes him quite happy, but it must've befuddled the McLane Stadium crowd accustomed to watching high-speed spread ball.
"The first few weeks were really hard, coming in and trying to learn all this offense," Smith said. "It's completely new."
The challenging nature of Baylor's pivot in offensive philosophy showed in the play of its top quarterbacks Saturday. Smith, a sophomore who started four games last season, went 17-of-30 for 162 yards and led one touchdown drive at the end of the scrimmage. Solomon, the Arizona graduate transfer, went 7-of-14 for 85 yards and no scores.
Neither had the kind of exemplary performance that declared a clear and obvious starter has been found. And they knew it.
"We all missed a lot of things today," Solomon said, "and I just don't want everyone to define our performance today as what we did in the spring. We did a lot of great things in the spring."
True freshman Charlie Brewer had a better outing, going 8-of-12 for 103 yards and two TDs plus 44 rushing yards, though he did most of his damage against backups. Rhule likes to say Brewer has plenty of "it" factor, and it showed.
So where do they all stand after 15 practices? Smith and Solomon are "slightly ahead" in the race, according to Rhule, but he offered no hints on a frontrunner. He wants to let this play out over the summer and into fall practice in August.
Naming a No. 1 guy right now doesn't make much sense.
"It's just not fair to them," Rhule said. "If they'd been in the system for several years, I could say, 'OK, this is where you are, let's establish a leader.' But I want to see who makes the gains in the summer and who makes the gains into the fall camp. I want to see what Zach's like when his ankle is healthy. I want to see what Anu's like when he has some time with us in the offseason."
A truly wide-open quarterback competition is about as rare at Baylor as playbooks and fullbacks. The succession plan was almost always clear under Briles, from Robert Griffin III to Nick Florence to Bryce Petty to Seth Russell. The next guy was supposed to be Jarrett Stidham, but he's instead thriving at Auburn this spring.
Smith had to grow up quickly as a true freshman last season after Russell's season-ending injury. He's trying to be a more vocal leader this spring while keeping up embracing the big change.
"It's a lot different. But it's new, so it's fun," Smith said. "Learning this whole new offense and really learning every single coverage and knowing what happens on every play, I think it's going to help me a whole lot as a quarterback."
When Rhule got to Waco, Smith was the only scholarship QB on campus. He convinced Brewer to flip from SMU and persuaded Solomon to transfer in and battle for the job. This required a sizeable leap of faith, since neither of them actually met Rhule in person until they enrolled.
"I just knew I wanted to play Big 12 football, and that was really it," Brewer said. "I liked Coach Rhule and thought I couldn't pass this up."
Solomon joked that Rhule spoke so fast when they chatted over the phone, he could barely understand his new coach. He was attracted to Baylor because of their brand of explosive offenses. He likes the new brand, too, and the skill players they have to execute it.
"I'm competing against great quarterbacks in Charlie and Zach, and we're going to compete our butts off and see what happens," he said.
The more multiple offensive system co-coordinators Jeff Nixon and Glenn Thomas are installing is a lot to digest in just 15 practices. The passers will have to master the NFL-sized playbook they're carrying around these days, but fortunately they've got plenty of time.
Sure, Rhule would prefer some QB clarity. But he knows not to rush this decision.
"The good thing is we have three good quarterbacks," Rhule said. "That's what I know and I really believe it."


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Friday, March 28, 2008
A work there has been a recurring theme of Wolverine, and I've been a little unmotivated. But for some strange reason, when it came to decorate a friends birthday present, who would pop into my head other than Wolverine. So yes, here he is.
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- Doug Chayka said...
Hey Matt, how's life? Congrats on the Disney internship! I really like your cut paper piece of the scarecrow. Good luck with everything and write a note sometime when you get a chance.
- March 29, 2008 at 8:59 AM
- Gideon said...
This piece speaks to me. It says, "yes, I am supposed to exist. I am destined. I am Happy Birthday." Gravitas!
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Hello, um so was it hard to get an internship with Disney, and do you enjoy interning there? not to be nosie, but i'm working on being an illustrater or something along those lines. I hope to see your art in the Disney future, because it is amazing, sorry the easest way for me to say that like your style.
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Well, I did make 1 dress, but it wasn't a shirt or a top. And, the pattern says it was loose fitting.
I've been looking for top patterns - I just haven't found anything that I was dying to make... if you know what I mean.
But, if I haven't made any tops - that means that I haven't made any Full Bust Adjustments......
Que the soap opera drama music - you've got to know where this post is going.
Now, I've been working like 10 hours on making this halter top jumpsuit (NL6757). I know - I totally missed summer. This was on my list as a Summer project, but initially I didn't have enough fabric (see One Project Down and Out). I'm at the point where I need to insert the zipper. I pinned down the zipper - tried it on. And, you totally guessed it - I can't get it to zip up over my breasts!
You can't even imagine the number of happy dances - I have done up to this point. I've never made a halter top. I've never made a jumpsuit. This IS my most challenging project to date. And, most importantly - even without the zipper - IT looks like the pattern envelope. AND, it doesn't fit! <Insert hissy fit.>
So, I'm moving on to my next project - the jacket from V8541 (hopefully, I'll have more success). And, I'm putting this jumpsuit to the side for right now.
Hopefully, I'll work on some other projects and figure out a snazzy way that I can make a full bust adjustment at this point in the game. (P.S. I already tried the sports bra over my bra and that didn't help.) Otherwise, I'll finish the project and give it to my mom for Christmas. We are shaped the same - except her breast are a little smaller (like, I'm DDD and she's D) and she's shorter than me.
Here's to making lemonade, when the need for a full bust adjustment has given you a lemon! LOL! (At least, I've been making happy noises - and, dances - in the sewing studio.)
Needles Up,
Always Audrey


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"All men dream, although not in the same way. The ones who dream by night in the dusty shelters of their minds, wake up the next day and discover that it was just vanity; but the ones who dream by day are dangerous men, because they can represent their dreams with the eyes open to make them possible." ~ Lawrence, T. E., 1922
No 411 on the team work for the day, so a few of us were able to get together and we decided to do a variation of a current WOD. It would have been day 4 and a rest day for me so, it was all good!
5 RNDs
1 Rope Climb
10 Wall ball 14# - wow, been awhile since I have done these. groove it!
20 Abmat Sit ups
40 Double unders
We didn't run this for time, but finished around 13 minutes. Rotating order so that we could all use the rope. Post workout, continued to work on form on the climbs. Got in another 5 solid. Felt good, trying not to use too much pull and wide feel on the way down. Keep practicing and go for speed in the next session. Thanks to sweetie girl M for my adorable good luck charm ;) ~
DE Backsquats on the Dynamax Ball
@ 85#


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You can guess what happened can't you??
I took some without the saddle as well, so just for reference here's a muddy Mr M at 498kg:
We've been out for a 20 minute walk today, his frogs have got thrushy again thanks to all the mud, but his walk is still completely regular on tarmac, so we'll keep treating with gentle road work and hibiscrub. Just for reference, here's the worst one (near hind) today.


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The value of the Chronicle of John, Bishop of Nikiu,[1] who wrote it towards the end of the seventh century, and who was born probably about the time of the Arab Conquest of Egypt, cannot be overemphasised in understanding of history of the Muslim invasion of Egypt in the years 639 – 646 AD. This fact is attested by The Cambridge History of Egypt.[2] Alfred J. Butler, who wrote The Arab Conquest of Egypt in 1902: "Indeed it is the acquisition of John's MS. by the British Abyssinian expedition which has made it possible to write a history of the Arab conquest of Egypt."[3]
The Chronicle of John of Nikiu, which covers the history of the world from the Creation until the days of the writer, was originally written in Greek but it is thought that the last eleven chapters, from Chapter CX to Chapter CXXI, which deal with the Arab invasion of Egypt, were written in Coptic. The work was later translated into Arabic from which it was translated again into Ethiopic (Ge'ez) in 1602.
This Ethiopic version of the Chronicle was captured by the British army during its expedition in Ethiopia in 1868, and is now kept at the British Museum (Or. MS. 818). Another Ethiopic manuscript, which is not copy of MS 818 but derived from a common origin, is kept at the Bibliothèque Nationale in Paris.[4]
It was the French[5] Hermann Zotenberg (1836 – 1894), an orientalist and Arabist, who first translated the Ethiopic manuscript at the Bibliothèque Nationale , in 1883, into Western language – French:
Chronique de Jean, évêque de Nikiou / texte éthiopien publié et traduit par H. Zotenberg -Impr. nationale (Paris, 1883)
No translation appeared in English until 1916, when the English biblical scholar and theologian, Robert Henry Charles (1855–1931), made a translation from the Zotenberg's Ethiopic text:
The Chronicle of John, Bishop of Nikiu; translated from Zotenberg's Ethiopic text by R. H. Charles, D.Litt, D.D, Canon of Westminster, Fellow of the British Academy; published for the text and translation society by Williams & Norgate (London, 1916)
These two French and English translations from the Ethiopic version of the Chronicle of John of Nikiu are invaluable; however, it is acknowledged that the Ethiopic manuscripts are defective at some points in translation and arrangement. They must have suffered in copying (the Zotenberg's copy is from the 17th century, while the British Museum copy is from the 18th century) and have been imperfectly preserved. It is natural that both Zotenberg's and Charles' translations then will carry in their turn some of these defects – defects which the student of the Arab invasion of Egypt meets.
The Coptic version is thought to have vanished but Butler, in his The Arab Conquest of Egypt, mentions that a certain Dr. Schäfer, of whom I am ignorant, found in the Berlin Museum a Sahidic fragment of six leaves showing, "as Mr. Crum notes, a remarkably close relation to John's Chronicle."[6] This, to us, is all hearsay, since no one, to my knowledge, has published the fragment with a translation that can help in the study of John's Chronicle.
But we know that the Ethiopic version is a translation from an Arabic manuscript as the translator himself tells us at the end of his work. All Arabic manuscripts of John's Chronicle seem to have vanished.[7] Many valuable Coptic works of literature are known to have perished under Muslim oppression, natural disasters and Coptic neglect. It is possible that the Copts in the past hid the Chronicle intentionally and made it difficult to find since it contains, in its last eleven chapters, text that could land them in trouble with Muslim fanatics. But one is not desperate of a discovery of an Arabic manuscript of this immensely valuable work of Coptic literature. There is a good chance that it has survived, and we have a witness in the great Coptologist, Émile Amélineau (1850 – 1915) that confirms its existence. Amélineau has claimed this on three occasions, and we must not dismiss his claim out of hand:
- First, he says in his book, Vie du Patriarche Copte Isaac (Paris, 1890), p. XXIV, n., that he understands that the Arabic version still exists.
- Second, in his La géographie de l'Egypte à l'époque copte (Paris, 1893), p. 525, under Toukhô-Damsis, he talks about an Arabic version again.
- Third, on direct questioning by Alfred J. Butler as to the location of the precious document (the Arabic version), he responded, "au fond d'une province de l'Ègypte."[8]
Butler notes that the remark by Amélineau "does not illuminate the mystery."[9] This is indeed true, and it is regrettable that Amélineau kept the whereabouts of the Arabic version of John's Chronicle secret; however, it does not rule out its existence. One explanation as to why Amélineau did not pay John's Chronicle attention, and publish its Arabic version which was accessible to him, is his low opinion on John and his history, as he confirms in his Vie du Patriarche Copte Isaac, p. XXVI, and which Butler observes.[10]
I do think that an Arabic version of the Chronicle of John of Nikiu is kept somewhere in the distant monasteries of Egypt. Perhaps even the Coptic Patriarchate Library, which is currently being modernised and digitalised, will one day surprise us! Meanwhile, Copts and Coptologists alike must keep praying and repeat with Butler: "It is much to be hoped that a Coptic or Arabic version of John of Nikiou, anterior to the Ethiopic, may one day be discovered."
[1] On John of Nikiu, see Coptic Encyclopedia; ed. Atiya, Aziz Suryal ; Volume 4; entry, John of Nikiu by Fraser, P.M.
[2] The Cambridge History of Egypt; Volume 1, Islamic Egypt, 640-1517; ed. Carl F. Petry (Cambrisge University Press, 1998); p. 41.
[3] Alfred J. Butler, The Arab Conquest of Egypt And The Last Thirty Years Of The Roman Dominion, Containing also The Treatise of Misr in Tabari (1913) and Babylon of Egypt (1914) (Oxford University Press, 1998); p. xix.
[4] No. 146 in Zotenberg's Catalogue of the Ethiopian manuscripts.
[5] He was born in Silesia, Poland, but later moved to France.
[6] The Arab Conquest of Egypt; p. XIX.
[7] In 1996 an Arabic translation of John's Chronicle was made from Zotenberg's French translation.
[8] Ibid; p. XIX, n.
[9] Ibid.
[10] Ibid.


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January 29, 1999
NURYMAR TORRES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT,v.THE IRVING PRESS, INC., DEFENDANT-APPELLEE.
The opinion of the court was delivered by: Justice Buckley
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook County.
The Honorable Paddy McNamara, Judge Presiding.
This case is an appeal from a jury verdict in favor of plaintiff Nurymar Torres and against defendant The Irving Press, Inc. Plaintiff and her father, Miguel Torres, were injured as a result of a collision between plaintiff's vehicle and a vehicle owned by defendant and driven by Kurt Blumenthal. The jury awarded plaintiff $300,000 for past and future pain and suffering, $100,000 for past and future medical expenses, $5,000 for past and future lost wages and $0 for loss of normal life. The verdict was reduced by the jury's finding that plaintiff was 50% negligent and plaintiff was awarded $202,500. The jury awarded Miguel Torres $554,000 and he does not appeal any part of the trial court's order. Plaintiff appeals and raises the following issues: (1) whether the jury's award of $0 for loss of normal life was proper; (2) whether the trial court erred in barring admission of a witness' four-year-old misdemeanor theft conviction; (3) whether the jury's award of $5,000 for past and future lost wages was proper; (4) whether the trial court erred in requiring the jury to assess the percentage of fault between plaintiff and defendant for purposes of section 2-1117 of the Code of Civil Procedure (735 ILCS 5/2-1117 (West 1992)); and (5) whether the trial court erred in refusing to give Illinois Pattern Jury Instructions, Civil, No. 5.01 (3d ed. 1995) when defendant withdrew its medical evaluating expert. Issues (1) and (2) will be considered in this opinion; issues (3) through (5) will be determined in a separate order pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 23 (166 Ill. 2d R. 23) disseminated contemporaneously with this opinion. For the reasons that follow, and those contained in our separate Rule 23 Order, we affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand for a new trial.
On November 19, 1992, at approximately 9:20 a.m., plaintiff was driving her Ford Escort northbound on Halsted approaching the intersection of Halsted and Division Streets. Her father, Miguel Torres, was in the front passenger seat. Plaintiff was on her way to work as a news editor for WSNS TV. Plaintiff testified that, as she approached the intersection, the light was green.
At the same time, Kurt Blumenthal was driving southbound on Halsted approaching the intersection of Halsted and Division Streets. Blumenthal was in the scope of his employment for defendant and driving defendant's Lincoln. Blumenthal testified that, as he approached the intersection, the light was green. He testified that he stopped in the intersection to wait for the oncoming northbound traffic to clear. He stated that he first saw plaintiff's vehicle when it was about 100 feet away from the intersection and that the vehicle was traveling about 25 to 30 miles per hour. Blumenthal testified that when the traffic light for northbound/southbound traffic on Halsted turned red and the traffic light for eastbound/westbound traffic on Division turned green he began to move. The next time he saw plaintiff's car was on impact. The right-front side of defendant's car was damaged and the front of plaintiff's car was damaged.
Prior to the collision, Jose Vasquez had been traveling southbound on Halsted behind Blumenthal's Lincoln for about two blocks. Vasquez testified that he observed the Lincoln move from left to right about two times. He stated that the Lincoln was traveling about 30 miles per hour. He stated that he never saw the Lincoln's left-turn signal activated. He also testified that, the Lincoln never stopped or slowed down before making the left turn on to Division. Vasquez testified that the color of the traffic light before the collision, at the time of the collision, and immediately after the collision was green. Vasquez testified that, after he saw the collision he made a left turn on to Division around the cars and the light was still green.
At the time of the accident, Michael Williams, a defense witness, was an employee of Phillip's Towing, which is located at the intersection of Halsted and Division. Prior to Williams' testi-mony, plaintiff presented a certified copy of Williams' prior misdemeanor theft conviction. Plaintiff sought to introduce the conviction and intended to impeach Williams on the stand. The trial court conducted a voir dire examination of Williams to investigate the nature and circumstances of the conviction. Thereafter, the trial court barred admission of the conviction. Williams testified that, at the time of the accident, he was standing in the yard of Phillip's Towing speaking with another employee, Chester Morris. However, Chester Morris testified he was inside the office when he heard a crash and did not see anything. Nevertheless, Williams testified that he saw plaintiff's Escort traveling north on Halsted approaching the intersection at about 35 to 40 miles per hour. Williams testified that he saw the light go from green to yellow to red. He testified that the light changed to red and the Escort entered the intersection and he heard a loud crash. On cross-examination, Williams testified that he did not see the crash, he heard it. He also stated that, his estimate of the Escort's speed was based upon what he heard. In addition, Williams stated that, he towed defendant's car. After towing the car, he left the scene and never spoke with a police officer.
Defendant also presented an excerpt from the evidence deposition of Phillip Munts, another employee of Phillip's Towing. Munts testified that he spoke with Blumenthal when Blumenthal came to pick up his car. When asked whether Blumenthal agreed to compensate him for any time he missed from work to assist Blumenthal in the case, Munts responded that he did not. However, Munts was then impeached with testimony he had given at a prior deposition in which he was asked the following question regarding Blumenthal: "Did he agree to compensate you for the time you lost from work?" Munts' response was: "Yes, he did." Munts acknowledged that, he was asked that question and gave that answer. Munts also testified that, he saw the light change from green to yellow and plaintiff was just exiting the overpass. He said it appeared that plaintiff sped up to get through the intersection. He also stated that he heard the crash.
Dr. Scott Cordes, an orthopedic surgeon, testified that he treated plaintiff upon her arrival at the hospital. He testified that plaintiff's x rays showed she had a shattered kneecap, a fracture to three areas of her right ankle, a fracture to her heel bone, and a fracture to her wrist joint. Dr. Cordes' diagnosis was comminuted right patellar fracture, trimalleolar fracture of the right ankle and the right calcaneus fracture, left scaphoid fracture. He testified that plaintiff also had some internal injuries, which included a liver laceration and a laceration hematoma of the right kidney. Dr. Cordes testified that, plaintiff was taken to surgery on November 23, 1992. During surgery her kneecap was reconstructed using wire and the soft tissue surrounding her kneecap was repaired. Internal fixation was performed on her ankle, which involved repositioning the ankle and securing it with wire and screws. The three fractures in her fibula were repaired using a buttress plate secured with screws. A long cast was applied. Plaintiff was given physical therapy while in the hospital and was discharged on November 30, 1992. Dr. Cordes last saw plaintiff on December 8, 1992.
On cross-examination, Dr. Cordes stated that he had an independent recollection of plaintiff because her threshold of pain was extremely low. Dr. Cordes stated that plaintiff was difficult to manage post-operatively because they could not explain the reason for her manifestations of such severe pain.
Dr. Robert Morris, a physician, treated plaintiff at Loyola University Medical Center from December 4, 1992, through December 6, 1992. Dr. Morris testified that plaintiff was diagnosed with gastritis, which developed as a result of the stress of her convalescence from the occurrence.
Dr. Edward Abraham, an orthopedic surgeon, first saw plaintiff in his office on January 23, 1993. He removed plaintiff's long leg cast, which extended from her hip joint to her toes. Dr. Abraham's testimony confirmed the injuries as described by Dr. Cordes. Dr. Abraham prescribed rehabilitation and physical therapy. In April 1993, Dr. Abraham performed surgery on plaintiff and removed the wires from plaintiff's kneecap. Dr. Abraham released plaintiff to return to work in June 1993. Dr. Abraham testified that when he saw plaintiff in September 1993, she did not have full range of normal motion of either the ankle or the knee and she was not 100%. Dr. Abraham did not believe plaintiff's complaints of pain were inconsistent with her injuries. Dr. Abraham testified that when he saw plaintiff in November 1993, she complained of some pain in the back of her knee and stiffness in the ankle. She also had a slight limp. Dr. Abraham testified that when he saw plaintiff in March 1994, she complained of pain in the front of her knee and sensitivity on the scar on her knee. Dr. Abraham stated that plaintiff was developing a neuroma and having trouble kneeling. He also testified there was swelling around the ankle joint. Dr. Abraham next saw plaintiff in February 1995 and found that she had developed a neuroma on the scar on her knee. She was having trouble kneeling and soreness of the ankle with prolonged walking. On March 24, 1995, Dr. Abraham operated on plaintiff and removed the neuroma. He also removed the plate and five screws from the fibula bone and the hardware from the ankle.
Dr. Abraham examined plaintiff just prior to his testimony. He testified that plaintiff had crepitation on the kneecap, she walked normally, her knee had normal range of motion and was stable, her scar was healed and showed no signs of neuroma and her ankle motion was 10 degrees short of normal. Dr. Abraham testified that plaintiff's scars are permanent, she will never regain full ankle motion, she has a limp in the morning and she has a 25% chance of getting arthritis. Dr. Abraham further testified that plaintiff will not be able to do things such as running and that strenuous activity might cause problems.
Plaintiff testified as to how her injuries have affected her daily life. Plaintiff testified that since the accident there are a lot of things that she does with difficulty and some things that she cannot do. She stated that she cannot carry a basket of clothes downstairs to the washer and dryer and she cannot clean without assistance. Plaintiff also testified that she no longer has the strength to cook from scratch. Plaintiff testified that she can no longer bathe her daughter because she cannot kneel. Plaintiff stated that she can no longer run or play soccer with her children. She also stated that she can no longer go out dancing and cannot dance the tango as she used to do at family gatherings. She stated that she cannot wear heels. She can no longer play tennis or volleyball, or go window shopping or garage sale ...
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