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Since I got back into work on Tuesday it has been non-stop and that's understandable seeing that the Conference is only one week away. For the whole of last week, I've been slaving in front of the computer and staring at the screen so hard that my eyes turned red... but on Friday, after several hours of seemingly hard work, I paused and asked myself.... what have I actually done all day?? It was one of those days that makes you feel like you're rushing around like a blue-arsed fly but there is no concrete proof or result to equate all that hard work!! Not to mention that my current stress level is at an all time high because there are just so many things I haven't done... like preparing the Conference packs for all 60 delegates; doing name badges; devising a taxi order list; dinner guests list... and the list goes on !!! Helppppp !!!!!! And it didn't help that amongst all that stress, I had to deal with rude and arrogant swines who think too highly of themselves........ !!!
Despite all that, it was a very very happy week for me because 1. I got Fuzzer (and having replaced the battery it is now running like newww) and 2. I'm blogging from a brand, spanking new Macbook that I've been craving for ages but knew I could never afford. During our holidays in Turkey, I have had some time to think about it and decided to follow Steve's advice (he knows how much I would love having a Mac), so as soon as I came home, I packed the Acer that I got on my birthday(poor thing) back into its original box, thank god I hadn't used it much, and took it back to the shop to be returned (thank god for refunding policy)... and that very afternoon, we placed an order for me Macbook with a really good deal and was told that I would receive it two days later (yippie). And that made Steve happy as well knowing that I would now thoroughly enjoy the birthday present that he got me (hooray).
So all in all, it was a happy week for me and am still learning my way through the Apple's operating system and the more I learn, the more impressed I am and am still waiting to 'uncover' more treasure !!!
By the way, the good deal which I got was the fact that the Macbook practically came with a free Ipod Touch (cost me £20); and there was an additional 14% off the Mac... and I got three year Apple Protection Cover for just £40 !!! Super duper good deal it was !!


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As a medical association in Spain has recently communicated to the press, more than anything there seems to be an epidemic of fear going on. As I am currently living in Portugal, I do not know what the situation is in other countries, but I can tell you how the situation is here. Every news bulletin starts with more news about the flu, even though no one has died here yet. It then finishes with a previously recorded warning on how one should wash hands frequently and keep 1m away from other people while talking to them, quite an ordeal in a country where the common greeting is a couple of kisses in the cheek. In addition, we have ambulances going around with the paramedics dressed as in the photo, right out of films like 'Outbreak'. Now, most people seem to assume that because I have just graduated with a Biology degree that I should know everything there is to know about the current flu. Besides the generic question 'So, what do you think about this flu thing?', I have had some more specific questions, from 'I heard that it is impossible for this combination of genes to happen in nature, surely this must have been created by evil scientists with corporative interests?' to 'This virus is called H1N1, the 1918 pandemic virus was also H1N1, are we all going to die of Spanish flu?'. I try to explain people that at uni we are taught how to get informed about things, rather than becoming specialist on every single biological problems; and that frankly I am so fed up of hearing about this flu that I couldn't be bothered to look it up. However, I think the hysteria might be affecting me, probably because I've just read the book Blindness (if you have read it/watched the film you will know why). So I decided to interrupt my holidays-away-from-science to read a bit about this topic, and thought I would tell you some of my findings.
My first port of call was the website of the World Health Organisation, usually a reliable source for information. I was pleasantly surprised by the lack of over-dramatic information. There is of course a whole section dedicated to this flu, right in the home page, but the answers given in the FAQs seem quite sensible. It tells us that 2009 A(H1N1) is spread as the normal flu, and that the current worries as based on the fact that being a virus which never circulated in humans before, there is no, or very little, immunity. In addition, as stated in their website, the virus is spreading fast in young people (10-45), from a majority of mild cases to some serious illnesses, the majority of which in patients with underlying conditions. The recommendations of the WHO are to take pain killers and drink loads of fluids if you have the flu. And only contact the medical services if you have serious symptoms like shortness of breath, or if the fever lasts for longer than 3 days. Quite unlike what recently happened in Portugal. When a man who had travelled to Britain was diagnosed with this flu, he saw his house invaded by doctors who quickly took him away to a hospital and confined the whole family to their house. Without telling them what to do or when they could leave.
Anyway, I then thought it would be a good idea to read some information from journals, a bit more scientific and hopefully less dramatic source of news. However, as you know, I am currently unable to access most papers, as I am in between universities and am yet to be provided with a username in my new institution. So what follows is based on a couple of papers I could access, and is by no means comprehensive.
As an introduction, some information from the Virology handouts we were given last October. Influenza viruses are RNA viruses that have a segmented genome (8 segments/genome). The glycoprotein spikes, haemagglutinin (HA) and neuraminidase (NA) are important in the entrance of the virus in the host cells. There are 15 known HA and 9 NA serotypes, and their combination provides the name that we see for the viruses such as H1N1. Birds and pigs are important reservoirs for genetic and antigenically diversity and reassortment in these viruses. In particular pigs, as their cells can be infected by both avian and human influenza viruses, making them nice 'mixing pots'.
In July this year Garten et al., published a paper in Science in which they characterised the 2009 A(H1N1) virus both antigenically and genetically. They start the paper by giving a small introduction on the influenza pandemics of the last century, and how we got from those to the current 2009 A(H1N1). Then it goes on to characterise the actual viruses. The closest ancestral gene for each of the eight segments seems to have a swine origin, although having originally come from avians and sometimes humans in different occasions. This is quite interesting, as swine influenza viruses had not, until now, caused much disease or been incredibly good at human-human transmission. As the authors point out, this virus probably had been circulating for a while in pigs, unnoticed due to lack of monitoring.
Analysis of the virus genome showed that none of the molecular signatures of increased transmissibility or virulence of A(H1N1) viruses can be found in this strain, and that functionally important receptor binding sites on HA do not differ from classic swine influenza viruses. No markers were also found that indicate adaptation to the human host or features of previous pandemic virus. The main important difference seems to be a genetic marker for resistance to adamantine antivirals, but the virus still seems to be sensitive to the other type of antivirals, the neuraminidase inhibitors. So, this study concludes, we must be worried about this virus firstly because we don't really know what makes it good at replicating in humans, and secondly because it has a genetic composition not seen before, so we don't really know what to expect.
I then went on to read a couple of papers regarding studies done in mammal models such as ferrets (apparently classic models for influenza studies) and mice.
The first study was published in Science also in July, by Maines et al. This post is becoming quite long already, so I'll just summarise their results (based on 3 independently isolated 2009 A(H1N1) viruses as compared with a seasonal influenza strain). They basically inoculated 106 p.f.u in ferrets and monitored different indicators such as body weight, viral titres, direct and indirect transmissibility, etc. The main conclusion from the study was that 2009 A(H1N1) caused higher morbidity (weight loss, etc, depending on which virus isolate), showed, unlike seasonal flu, high viral titres in the lower respiratory tract or the intestine, but that it was less efficient at indirect transmission (putting healthy ferrets in cages near to inoculated animals).
The second animal study I looked at was published online by Nature, in what they call a 'near final version'. They also used virus isolated from infected humans, though not all of which were the same as in the Science paper. They studied the effect of these viruses in mice, macaques, ferrets and pigs, though not all of the virus isolates seem to have been used in all of the experiments. They also looked at more indicators, such as pro-inflammatory cytokines, lung pathology, etc. In ferrets the results were similar to those of the Science paper, except that this time indirect transmission was successful. In mice and macaques, the 2009 A(H1N1) virus seems to be worse than the seasonal virus (at least one of the isolates that they seem to mostly use throughout, CA04) although according with which criteria varies with the model. The inoculated pigs were asymptomatic, explaining why the virus had not been noticed before in this animal.
So, what are the conclusions I could get, overall, from these three studies? Overall it seems that the 2009 A(H1N1) virus is worse than the seasonal influenza viruses in mammalian models. However, how much worse is probably hard to say. I am not familiar at all with viral studies, so it is hard for me to critically analyse these studies, but it seems to me that in most cases the n numbers were quite small (n=3 in some cases in the Nature study), but this is perhaps not surprising, as they must have been quite quick studies, considering the current need to understand this new virus. And, as it is probably the case in most animal studies in general, I reckon the doses used were probably much higher than what humans would be exposed to in the real world. In addition, there is always the question on how well do these animal models really reflect what happens in humans.
In any case, it seems that so far these studies indicate that 2009 A(H1N1) is, in these models, worse than seasonal flu. Whether it is as bad as some of the pandemics that have been affecting us in the last 100 years it is unknown. The other worry is of course that the virus might evolve into something much more dangerous. Though all the virus isolates obtained so far tend to be quite similar, 5 minor genome variants have already been detected. Restricting the spread of the virus, even if it is not so bad right now, might be a good way of preventing it from acquiring any more deadly features. Whether this data justifies the measures being taken by most government, that is really, as PHD comics puts it so well, beyong the scope of my area of study. I will leave that to those who study the spread of pandemics and know of population health. I think we have had enough speculation for one disease.
Garten, R., Davis, C., Russell, C., Shu, B., Lindstrom, S., Balish, A., Sessions, W., Xu, X., Skepner, E., Deyde, V., Okomo-Adhiambo, M., Gubareva, L., Barnes, J., Smith, C., Emery, S., Hillman, M., Rivailler, P., Smagala, J., de Graaf, M., Burke, D., Fouchier, R., Pappas, C., Alpuche-Aranda, C., Lopez-Gatell, H., Olivera, H., Lopez, I., Myers, C., Faix, D., Blair, P., Yu, C., Keene, K., Dotson, P., Boxrud, D., Sambol, A., Abid, S., St. George, K., Bannerman, T., Moore, A., Stringer, D., Blevins, P., Demmler-Harrison, G., Ginsberg, M., Kriner, P., Waterman, S., Smole, S., Guevara, H., Belongia, E., Clark, P., Beatrice, S., Donis, R., Katz, J., Finelli, L., Bridges, C., Shaw, M., Jernigan, D., Uyeki, T., Smith, D., Klimov, A., & Cox, N. (2009). Antigenic and Genetic Characteristics of Swine-Origin 2009 A(H1N1) Influenza Viruses Circulating in Humans Science, 325 (5937), 197-201 DOI: 10.1126/science.1176225
Maines TR, Jayaraman A, Belser JA, Wadford DA, Pappas C, Zeng H, Gustin KM, Pearce MB, Viswanathan K, Shriver ZH, Raman R, Cox NJ, Sasisekharan R, Katz JM, & Tumpey TM (2009). Transmission and pathogenesis of swine-origin 2009 A(H1N1) influenza viruses in ferrets and mice. Science (New York, N.Y.), 325 (5939), 484-7 PMID: 19574347
Itoh, Y., Shinya, K., Kiso, M., Watanabe, T., Sakoda, Y., Hatta, M., Muramoto, Y., Tamura, D., Sakai-Tagawa, Y., Noda, T., Sakabe, S., Imai, M., Hatta, Y., Watanabe, S., Li, C., Yamada, S., Fujii, K., Murakami, S., Imai, H., Kakugawa, S., Ito, M., Takano, R., Iwatsuki-Horimoto, K., Shimojima, M., Horimoto, T., Goto, H., Takahashi, K., Makino, A., Ishigaki, H., Nakayama, M., Okamatsu, M., Takahashi, K., Warshauer, D., Shult, P., Saito, R., Suzuki, H., Furuta, Y., Yamashita, M., Mitamura, K., Nakano, K., Nakamura, M., Brockman-Schneider, R., Mitamura, H., Yamazaki, M., Sugaya, N., Suresh, M., Ozawa, M., Neumann, G., Gern, J., Kida, H., Ogasawara, K., & Kawaoka, Y. (2009). In vitro and in vivo characterization of new swine-origin H1N1 influenza viruses Nature DOI: 10.1038/nature08260


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Gloved sentence example. University students, spelling bee organizers, and people looking to increase their knowledge of English may enjoy the contents of this post. The lines of text below use gloved in a sentence, and provide visitors a sentence for gloved.
- A tall woman was standing at the window, shading her eyes with the back of a gloved hand. (8)
- Abner, hatted and gloved and smiling, came forth. (10)
- But Irene had not moved; in her gloved hands she ceaselessly turned and twisted the little bunch of violets. (8)
- Gyp put her gloved hand into it. (8)
- He laid his heavy paw on her gloved fingers. (9)
- Her hands were gloved, a small matter to tell of. (10)
- His gloved hands were clasped in front over the handle of his umbrella. (8)
- Instead, he saw her face, heard her voice, and felt again the touch of her warm, gloved hand. (8)
- She trailed a gloved hand along the wall, as if its solidity could help her. (8)
- Suddenly she lifted her gloved hand, her lips smiled faintly, her dark eyes seemed to speak. (8)
- When she looked round with the finished note Fleur was still touching the poppies with her gloved finger. (8)
- You think with your gloved hands you can cure the trouble of the century. (8)
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morning prayer for advent
From the First Sunday of Advent to Christmas Eve
The Gathering of the Community
Introductory Responses
Restore us, O Lord God of hosts;
show the light of your countenance,
and we shall be saved.
Will you not give us life again,
that you people may rejoice in you?
Show us your mercy, O Lord,
and grant us your salvation.
Blessed is the One who comes in the name of the Lord!
Peace in heaven and glory in the highest.
Morning Prayer continues with the Psalm of the Day.
The Proclamation of the Word
The Psalm
A Psalm from the Daily Office Lectionary, the Weekday Eucharistic Lectionary or the Revised Common Lectionary Daily Readings is said or sung.
Morning Prayer continues with the Reading.
The Reading
A Reading from the Daily Office Lectionary, the Weekday Eucharistic Lectionary or the Revised Common Lectionary Daily Readings is read. After a period of silent reflection one of the following is said.
The word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
Hear what the Spirit is saying to the church.
Thanks be to God.
Holy Word, Holy Wisdom.
Thanks be to God.
Morning Prayer continues with the Responsory or the Canticle or both. If two Readings are read, then the Responsory follows the first Reading and the Canticle the second.
The Responsory
The Responsory is said or sung.
My soul waits for you, O Lord;
in your word is my hope.
My soul waits for you, O Lord;
in your word is my hope.
Out of the depths have I called to you, O Lord;
Lord, hear my voice.
In your word is my hope.
There is forgiveness with you;
therefore you shall be feared.
In your word is my hope.
My soul waits for the Lord,
more than the watch for the morning.
In your word is my hope.
O Israel, wait for the Lord,
for with the Lord there is mercy.
In your word is my hope.
Glory to God: Source of all being, eternal Word and Holy Spirit.
My soul waits for you, O Lord;
in your word is my hope.
Morning Prayer continues with [the Second Reading or] the Canticle or an Affirmation of Faith.
The Canticle
Either 'The Song of Zechariah' or 'The New Jerusalem' may be said or sung.
The Song of Zechariah (Luke 1.68-79)
Blessed are you, Lord, the God of Israel, *
you have come to your people and set them free.
You have raised up for us a mighty Saviour, *
born of the house of your servant David.
Through your holy prophets, *
you promised of old to save us from our enemies,
from the hands of all who hate us, *
to show mercy to our forebears,
and to remember your holy covenant.
This was the oath you swore to our father Abraham: *
to set us free from the hands of our enemies,
free to worship you without fear.
And you, child, shall be called the prophet of the Most High, *
for you will go before the Lord to prepare the way,
to give God's people knowledge of salvation *
by the forgiveness of their sins.
In the tender compassion of our God *
the dawn from on high shall break upon us,
to shine on those who dwell in darkness and the shadow of death, *
and to guide our feet into the way of peace.[i]
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: *
as it was in the beginning, is now and will be for ever. Amen.
Glory to God, Source of all being, eternal Word and Holy Spirit: *
as it was in the beginning, is now and will be for ever. Amen.
Morning Prayer continues with an Affirmation of Faith or the Litany.
The New Jerusalem (Isaiah 60.1-3, 11ab, 14cd, 18-19)
Arise, shine; for your light has come, *
and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you.
For darkness shall cover the earth, *
and thick darkness the peoples;
but the Lord will arise upon you, *
and the glory of God will appear over you.
Nations shall come to your light, *
and rulers to the brightness of your dawn.
Your gates shall always be open; *
day and night they shall not be shut.
They shall call you the City of the Lord, *
the Zion of the Holy One of Israel.
Violence shall no more be heard in your land, *
devastation or destruction within your borders;
you shall call your walls Salvation, *
and your gates Praise.
The sun shall no longer be your light by day, *
nor for brightness shall the moon give you light by night;
but the Lord will be your everlasting light, *
and your God will be your glory.
Morning Prayer continues with an Affirmation of Faith or the Litany.
Affirmation of Faith
Either The Apostles' Creed or the 'Hear, O Israel' may be said or sung.
The Apostles' Creed
I believe in God, the Father almighty,
creator of heaven and earth.
I believe in Jesus Christ, God's only Son, our Lord,
who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
born of the virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died, and was buried;
he descended to the dead.
On the third day he rose again;
he ascended into heaven,
he is seated at the right hand of the Father,
and he will come again to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy catholic church,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and the life everlasting. Amen.[ii]
Morning Prayer continues with the Litany.
Hear, O Israel
Hear, O Israel,
the Lord our God, the Lord is one.
Love the Lord your God
with all your heart,
with all your soul,
with all your mind,
and with all your strength.
This is the first and the great commandment.
The second is like it:
Love your neighbour as yourself.
There is no commandment greater than these.
The following may be said or sung after 'Hear, O Israel'.
Lord, have mercy upon us,
and write both these commandments in our hearts,
we beseech you.
Morning Prayer continues with the Litany.
The Prayers of the Community
The Litany
The Litany is said or sung.
In joyful expectation let us pray to our Saviour and Redeemer, saying, "Lord Jesus, come soon!"
O Wisdom, from the mouth of the Most High, you reign over all things to the ends of the earth: come and teach us how to live. Lord Jesus, come soon!
O Lord, and head of the house of Israel, you appeared to Moses in the fire of the burning bush and you gave the law on Sinai: come with outstretched arm and ransom us. Lord Jesus, come soon!
O Branch of Jesse, standing as a sign among the nations, all rulers will keep silence before you and all peoples will summon you to their aid: come, set us free and delay no more. Lord Jesus, come soon!
O Key of David and sceptre of the house of Israel, you open and none can shut; you shut and none can open: come and free the captives from prison. Lord Jesus, come soon!
O Morning Star, splendour of the light eternal and bright Sun of righteousness: come and enlighten all who dwell in darkness and in the shadow of death. Lord Jesus, come soon!
O Sovereign of the nations, you alone can fulfil their desires: Cornerstone, you make opposing nations one: come and save the creature you fashioned from clay. Lord Jesus, come soon!
O Emmanuel, hope of the nations and their Saviour: come and save us, Lord our God. Lord Jesus, come soon!
Additional intercessions, petitions and thanksgivings may be offered in silence or aloud. After a period of silence either the Collect of the Day or the following Collect may be said or sung.
God of justice and peace, from the heavens you rain down mercy and kindness, that all on earth may stand in awe and wonder before your marvellous deeds. Raise our heads in expectation, that we may yearn for the coming day of the Lord and stand without blame before your Son, Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns for ever and ever. Amen.[iii]
Morning Prayer continues with the Lord's Prayer.
The Lord's Prayer
Gathering our prayers and praises into one,
let us pray as our Saviour taught us,
Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name,
your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
Forgive us our sins
as we forgive those who sin against us.
Save us from the time of trial,
and deliver us from evil.
For the kingdom, the power,
and the glory are yours,
now and for ever. Amen.
Morning Prayer continues with the Dismissal.
The Sending Forth of the Community
The Dismissal
Let us bless the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
Morning Prayer may conclude with the following Sentence.
May the Sun of Righteousness shine upon us and scatter the darkness from before our path. Amen.[iv]
All scriptural texts are taken from the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible and may have been emended for more inclusive language.
All liturgical texts are taken from The Book of Alternative Services unless otherwise noted and may have been emended for more inclusive language.


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Color Therapy. (1990 - 1999)
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The never-before-seen inside view of the survey monkey data collection process.
Dear Diary,
The initial survey results are in. 35% of the teachers employed in the North Slope Borough School District responded to my survey this week. I was pleased to see that the responses were evenly spread amongst all the grade levels. I hoped all the grade levels would be represented. The overall sense from the responses is that teachers use some kind of technology in their classroom about 70% of the time. Most classrooms in the North Slope are equipped with SMART boards, document cameras, and/or projectors to use with Mac laptops, so I anticipated the response to use in the classroom would be high. The response that surprised me the most is that most teachers felt the internet access is fairly dependable. Of course, this is a subjective answer. I wonder if their expectations of the access has been lowered to a more realistic expectation, or if there has been an increase in response time. This is a question I will pose during my interview portion of the data collection.
A report released by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation last April reported survey results of teacher attitudes about technology. 67% (of 400 respondents) indicated that they use technology in every class. These numbers were mirrored in a second survey put out by PBS media in January, 2013. The PBS survey indicated that the majority of teachers who had SMARTboards in their classrooms used them more than once a week to every day. The majority of the NSBSD respondents in my survey also indicated the regular use of SMARTboards.
Beyond the basic use of SMARTboards and computers in the classroom, my survey results indicated that there is a need for student creation and hands-on learning with technological devices. The need to create digital literacy was strongly apparent due to the survey response.
The need for digital literacy is central to our proposed project.
Dr. Doug Belshaw delivered a pointed Ted Talk where he speaks about digital literacies as a progressing structure for growth and evolution in technological skills. He suggests eight digital literacies, focusing on the element of remix.
The above Ted Talk caused me to come across a very helpful website which graphically illustrates how digital literacy can be embedded in the classroom. After giving the viewer several strategies to embed technology and connections to the common core standards, they issue the following demand: "First and foremost – encourage, request, even demand that teachers in your school district get EXTENSIVE (not just one workshop)training in the use of technology in the classroom…"
Our job is to design a tool that will help teachers do just this!
Works Cited:
Belshaw, D. (Producer). (2012, March 22). TEDxWarwick – Doug Belshaw – The Essential Elements of Digital Literacies [Web Video]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8yQPoTcZ78
PBS learning media: Teacher technology usage. (2013, January 20). Retrieved from http://www.edweek.org/media/teachertechusagesurveyresults.pdf
Purposeful technology-constructing meaning in 21st century schools. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://purposefultechnology.weebly.com/how-can-we-embed-digital-literacy-in-the-classroom.html
Teacher attitudes toward tech. (2012, April). edSurge, Retrieved from https://www.edsurge.com/teacher-attitudes-toward-tech


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The government must do more to challenge anti-Israel sentiment in British universities, according to Lord Sacks.
Speaking in the House of Lords yesterday, the former Chief Rabbi also said democratic freedom in the middle east and beyond is threatened the erosion of free speech and thought – and by those who label Israel "the bad guys".
He told a debate on the Middle East introduced by fellow Jewish peer Lord Grade that "the government must safeguard "a sustained effort of education and a balanced supply of information".
On the contentious issue of no-platforming at universities, he said: "Democratic freedom is sustained by media that take it as their task to present more than one side of a complex issue, and by universities that understand the importance of academic freedom, which means giving a respectful hearing to views different from your own."
"Today, these values are being undermined. The internet and social media mean that people can go through life without encountering views with which they disagree. Some universities have allowed students effectively to ban the presentation of views with which they disagree.
He went on to criticise anti-Israel campaigners stoking tensions on campuses around the country – including those at King's College London, where last month an event featuring former Shin Bet chief Ami Ayalon was attacked by a Palestinian solidarity group.
He said: "The human mind finds it hard to handle moral and political complexity and can easily avoid it by dividing the world into the good guys and the demons, and concluding that all you have to do to solve a problem is to first silence, then eliminate, the bad guys.
"Often in the past they were called the Jews. Today they are called the state of Israel."
Other Jewish peers who spoke during the debate included Lord Livermore, a former aide to Labour leaders Gordon Brown and Ed Miliband, and academic Baroness Deech.
Responding for the government, Foreign Office minister Lord Maude said: "Whether on campus or elsewhere, British Jews, like all communities, must be able to live their lives free from fear of verbal or physical attack."


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Saturday, December 15, 2012
When Life is Hard
With a sad heart I'm writing today. It's hard to imagine why someone would ever do the violent act that happened in Newtown, Connecticut. I can only pray that our Father comforts those affected by the violence. My words have left me during this time, but I encourage you all to follow this link to read John Piper's blog on this, please click here.
A lot of times we can question why God allows things to happen in our life or others; whether it's violence, sickness, loss of a job, or life being just plain hard. James MacDonald wrote a very eloquent book on this topic called When Life is Hard. I read this book when I was going through a difficult time and I'm very glad I did. Mr. MacDonald takes four sections in the Bible to walk through a step by step process for your hardship. I know I've discussed this book previously, but sometimes it's helpful to have another reminder of a great book that can help you.
I'll leave you with a quote from Mr. MacDonald's book.
"I've come to see that being tested by God is very loving. Frankly, I'd rather find out now that I don't have the real thing than get to heaven and be surprised. You want your faith tested. You want to put your full weight down on the faith that you have in Christ and see if it holds up, because if your faith hasn't changed you, it hasn't saved you. Better to find out while there is still time to get it right." James MacDonald.
Psalm 119:50
My comfort in my suffering is this: Your promise preserves my life.
I leave you with this verse if in any way you are hurting, please cling to the Lord and the words that are life changing the Bible
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RAPAPORT... During his state of the nation address on November 13, 2006, Botswana's President Festus Mogae discussed sustainable growth, social issues, and the role diamonds play in the country's development.
President Mogae said that economic advancement would not have been possible for the 40-year old nation without revenue from diamonds. "There can be no doubt, that diamonds have played a major part in the transformation of our country's fortunes and the lives of our citizens.
"The mining sector, of which diamonds are a large part, accounts for 75 percent of Botswana's export earnings, about 50 percent of government revenue and 37.5 percent of gross domestic product," he told Parliament.
"Revenue from diamonds has enabled government to fund virtually 100 percent of basic education, provide virtually free health care, build the infrastructure that has supported our economic activity, and to fund 80 percent of the anti-retroviral drugs that have given hope to our fellow citizens living with HIV/AIDS."
President Mogae quoted a 2004 study (Botswana AIDS Impact Survey II) that concluded the national HIV prevalence rate was 17.1 percent. "Chobe is the most affected district at 29.4 percent with Kweneng West at 10.8 percent being the lowest. More females (19.8 percent) are infected compared to males (13.9 percent)," he said. (As a comparison with the United States HIV/AIDS prevalence ran about 1 in 282 during year 2004.)
Strong commodity prices during 2006, resulting from accelerated growth in China and India continue to drive interest in exploration the president said. "As a result of the strong prices, previously explored and known deposits such as Thakadu, Makala and the Dukwi copper deposits as well as those in northwest Botswana are being reexamined. Work is on-going to complete a feasibility study on the Dukwe copper deposits and mining is expected to start by the end of 2007."
"Diamonex Limited was issued with a license to re-open the Lerala diamond pipes. These deposits were previously mined on a trial basis by Tswapong Mine Company in the 1990s. It is expected that Diamonex will commence production during 2007, and produce around 300,000 carats per annum over a 15 year period," President Mogae said.
Additionally, results from a feasibility study on the AK 6 deposit near Letlhakane are expected before the end of 2006. The feasibility study will form the basis for a mining license application.
Eleven diamond cutting and polishing centers opened year to date for a total of 15 nationwide. Employment increased 25 percent to 954 workers. "It is now expected that over 3,400 new jobs will be created once the 15 diamond cutting and polishing companies have set up their operations," he said.


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Thursday, January 20, 2011
BLACK SCALE x NEW ERA「Pyrex Vision」59Fifty Fitted Caps
Sharing the same name with Raekwon's single, BLACK SCALE drops the Pyrex Vision New Era 59Fifty fitted cap as apart of their Spring 2011 line. The cap features an all new Black Scale logo on the front panels with the Roman Numeral BS logo on the back. Also embroidered opposite the New Era flag is the Black Scale Swords and Crescent logo. Currently 2 colorways are available including a very Wiz Khalifah-esque Black/Yellow and a standard issue Black/White. Look for these at select Black Scale accounts.
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The South China Morning Post recently published an article that decried the rapid spread of fake degrees and qualifications in Asia.
I believe that instead of focusing on the many obvious objections that could be made against fake degrees, it might be more instructive to ask what are the conditions that make the fake possible.
Ackbar Abbas defined the fake as a suspect object, one that makes us take a suspicious and critical attitude at the system of such objects, in this case the commodification of education, the transformation of education into a commercial relationship.
When education becomes essentially something with exchange value, something to be bought and sold, inevitably the 'sign' (that is the degree) starts to replace the 'thing'.
As an educator with 15 years experience in teaching at university level, I have become totally disillusioned about the sustainability of such a system. The universities I have worked for doled out MA degrees to students who can't even write a short essay but had the money to pay for it. How many students actually fail to bring home the degree they pay for? Universities can't be selective when their goal is customer's satisfaction.
The current system fails motivated students, motivated educators and ultimately, and ironically, the market they bend backward to please. As there is no longer any correlation between knowledge and degrees, the difference between the original and the fake lies only in the latter's cheaper price.
I have long stopped to be impressed by a string of academic qualifications after a person's name. In my eyes they are fashion accessories, like the ubiquitous LV bag. You can't buy taste, you can't buy knowledge. I have more respect for people with a genuine thirst for knowledge, the bus conductor who reads a Chinese classic during his break, the domestic helper who reads a history book, while her employer with an MBA (must-buy-accessory) watches the Apprentice on DVD.
Wednesday, June 27, 2007
Faking it
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- Guilherme said...
Must read the guy's work.
- July 26, 2007 at 11:40 PM
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Dangal 18 Days Worldwide Total Box Office Collections | Aamir Khan: Aamir Khan starring Dangal has broke all records the box office. The Dangal movie beats the collections of Bajrangi Bhaijaan and Sultan. Dangal movie is based on the life story of Mahavir Singh wrestler from Haryana. The movie highest has collected over 340 rupees crores. Sultan has collected around Rs 320 crores and Bajrangi Bhaijaan Rs 300 crores. In the 18 days of its release this flick minted Rs 341 Crores. Dangal is based on a national level wrestler Mahavir Singh Phogat who couldn't win National level trophy. It has the broke box office records and created a new record.
Dangal 18 Days Worldwide Total Box Office Collections | Aamir Khan
The movie has got an awesome positive response from the audience as well as critics. Dangal was released on 24th December on the occasion of Christmas festival. It has collected 270 crores in just 11 days. Even in the international market the movie created storm, it is the first film from Bollywood. In the North America, it has crossed the Dhoom 3 collection record and is also the biggest opening Bollywood film in Australia.
On the first Sunday Dangal has minted Rs 42 crores. The movie stars Fatima Sana Shaikh, Sanya Malhotra, Sakshi Tanwar, Aparshakti Khurana in key roles as daughters of Aamir Khan. Every single role received appreciation. Dangal directorial Nitesh Tiwari showed the struggles of Mahavir Singh Phogat and his daughters Geeta and Babita to become International wrestling Champions.
This year sports based biographical movies has worked well at the box office which includes MS Dhoni the untold story and Sultan. Taran Adarsh film trader tweeted that till Saturday Dangal collected Rupees 174 Crores in the overseas.
Dangal surpassed Bajrangi Bhaijaan collection by Saturday. It has crossed PK collections and become the highest grossing Bollywood film all time. This West wrestling drama film is near to cross rupees 350 crores mark. It has collected Rs 7 crores and Rs 10 crores on Friday and Saturday respectively. Dungle has emerged to be the highest grossing film in the US Canada and Australia.


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Looking at "Ae muls" (animals) and airplanes. She is obsessed with watching airplanes fly across the sky. She knows that her Da Daddy flies planes and so she always says, "Da Daddy airplane bye bye" all in one breath.
The hayride to the pumpkin patch. We were told to all stay seated at all times. That was not so easy with such an active little girl who does not understand what stay seated means.
I wanted a white one and Scott picked out an orange one for Haley. However, Haley very much wanted the white one for herself. I told her she was more than welcomed to trade with me.
Of course, Haley had to find a place to pick up rocks. She cracks me up.
They had a little petting zoo. She had such a blast looking at all of the "Ae muls" we talk about all of the time (ducks, chickens, bunnies, cows, etc.).
She was a little scared of the real bunny.
This was her reaction when we told her we had to leave.
Trying to pick up and move her pumpkin. It's pretty heavy. She managed to move it a few feet, though. She is a very determined little girl.


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You know the old saying, you can't win, if you don't play.
If you think your chances of winning the St.Jude Dream Home are slim think again.
Four Northeast Ohio residents heard their names called in the annual drawing.
As FOX 8's Todd Meany shows us in the video above, with 20 thousand tickets for sale tomorrow, Thursday February 23, everyone has a chance to win.
Here is the number to call beginning Thursday morning: 1-800-834-5786. At that time, you can also purchase your ticket by going to FOX8.com. We will have a link for you right here.
Tickets are $100 each and proceeds will benefit St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
The home, valued at more than $500,000, is built by Cleveland Custom Homes and located in the Red Tail Golf Community in Avon, Ohio.
Buying your ticket on Feb. 23 qualifies you for more than the home.
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POLICE will be ready for trouble as fans of bitter North London rivals Arsenal and Tottenham converge on Manchester.
Thousands are expected to travel north a day early before Sunday's FA Cup semi-final, due to the 1.30pm kick off at Old Trafford.
The fans travelling the 200 miles from London will be keen to avoid expected jams on northbound motorways on the morning of the big game.
But officers fear that the arrival of thousands of rival fans drinking in the city centre on Saturday night could see flashpoints of trouble.
As a result, extra teams of officers have been recruited to patrol the city before and after Sunday's big game which will see a sell-out 67,000 crowd.
A spokesman for Greater Manchester Police said: ''There will be resources available in the event of any potential problems. Greater Manchester Police are pleased to be hosting an FA Cup semi-final for the fourth year running.
''We look forward to this event and assisting in the safe arrival and departure of visiting fans.
''An appropriate number of traffic resources have been allocated to deal with the expected increase of vehicles arriving in Greater Manchester and the situation will be monitored throughout the day.''
After the semi-final draw was announced soccer chiefs at the Football Association came under fire for choosing Old Trafford as the venue.
Steven Powell of the Arsenal Independent Supporters' Association said
that he understands why the decision for the game to be played at Old Trafford was made.
He added that getting there ''for a 1.30pm kick-off was going to be a knightmare.''


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Veneto, Italy
Alberto Zenato is in charge of the Zenato wines, from vine to bottle. He inherited his vision of wine from his father: to create exceptional native wines in Lugana and Valpolicella, and continue his family heritage and business. His father and predecessor, Sergio Zenato, lay down this philosophy as well as a few other milestones for the wines of the region. He was the first to age the Trebbiano in oak barrels and rediscovered the Ripasso method in the 1990s which led to it becoming a DOC in 2010.
Alberto owns vineyards in Lugana and Valpolicella, both in the region of Veneto in Northern Italy. The vineyards are situated just northwest of the town Verona, very close to the Lake Garda. The foothills of the Alps descend along shore of the lake. The San Benedetto de Lugana vineyard lies on a terrain of solid limestone, chalk and clay soil, on the eastern shore of the lake. The climate surrounding the lake is mild, thanks to cool alpine influences. In contrast, the Garda lake acts as a natural reservoir for heat at sea level, and the vineyard sits on a soft slope in the centre of these two natural, atmospheric currents.
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Lola is standing in form of a display of "hero rocks."
To the left of the rocks is a sitting area (although hard to make out in this photo.)
On the way home, I saw signs for the Wilton Library Book Sale. I ran in while Jeff and Lola explored Schenck's Island. I had recently discovered Schenck's but didn't know how nice it was. Lola and I will return: three of ten.
It started raining again, so we couldn't dine outside at Sedona Tap House. We picked up a steak sandwich and fries and had a late lunch at home.
Now I'm headed into the kitchen to make duck breast and salmon for a special dinner.


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Tuesday, May 18, 2010
I am SO angry
Initially, I broke my abstinence because I was frustrated; frustrated with my daughter. For the past few weeks, she has been so nonchalant about her homework. "Oh, I didn't do it - oh well." After we punished for for over a week, she did it again. Really? What are we doing wrong? What will it take to get her to listen?
So, I head to my meeting (while Zumba is on a break I've been attending a Tuesday night meeting). On the way there, I stopped off for a soda. Then I decided to 'treat' myself - BAD IDEA! I ate the entire package of mini chocolate donuts. I had just had dinner - not hungry at all. In fact, I was quite satisfied. But I ate those donuts anyway. At meeting, we read something which totally clicked for me. I mindlessly ate because I was frustrated.
To make matters worse, I learned that my very best friend is heading to Iowa. Her husband is in the running for a job there. So they are going to check things out. Of course, I need to be brutally honest! I told her that I hope she had a safe trip, but hope she hated it and that she couldn't find a house. Great friend I am, right??? Later I apologized to her. She said she was thankful for my honesty - I still felt bad.
I came home, ate an ice pop, waited for my husband to go to bed. Then I ate a chocolate chip cookie and a bowl of cereal. Why? Because I am sad. I feel like my life is spiraling out of control and the only thing that I can control is what I eat.
How foolish! I am NOT in control of my food. My disease is. I've taken that control back from God and given it right back to my illness. Really?? Again? Am I feeling any better now that I've eaten? Nope!!! I feel sick to my stomach from OVER eating and those feelings are still there - combined with the feelings of knowing that I broke abstinence.
Here's to tomorrow!
Many blessings,
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- Linda said...
You can start again...it is not too late. Today is the first day of the rest of your life! (:>)
Treat yourself to a bunch of flowers from the supermarket when you are feeling low. Go for a ride and listen to your favorite music and look up to the blue sky and thank God for all of your blessings.
Read blogs and pray for the ones that need it. Laugh with those who are rejoicing and weep with those who weep. Just get your mind on other people and off of the pain and anger you are feeling.
I think your being honest, and that's good. Let out those feelings and then think of them as baloons being set free into the sky...and watch them float away!
Have a better day...and hang in there.
I have every confidence in you and your abilities. (:>)
(I am writing this as much for me as you...I don't consider myself a huge overeater, but I do splurge too often and need to lose a bunch of weight.)
Linda @ Truthful Tidbits
- May 19, 2010 at 11:51 AM
- Muthering Heights said...
I'm sorry it was such a rough day!!!
Thank goodness that tomorrow is a fresh start...recommit! You can do it!
- May 21, 2010 at 12:06 AM


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Sunday, 30 August 2015
Silent color
The 179 photos in this book explore its physical appearance. Eric Maillet is conscious that a publication is made up of two side by side pages and he takes advantage of this by having the photos run off the edges of each page and butt up to another photo in the middle. This is contrary to the normal art photo book style where each image is centred on the page surrounded by generous margins and in the classic format only the right-hand pages carry a photo.
Silent conversations works because the two photos burst out of each spread and this makes the reader consider both images at the same time. The spread photos are linked, either by texture, pattern or shape. For example, a close-up of a horse's head faces a model's head and both have similar texture on their skin or some smoke photographed against a black background facing the similar effect with some fabric in a liquid against a white background. Many of the photos are close-ups of objects without revealing exactly what they are though the many uses of liquids, in any form, can't be disguised.
What I liked about this book was printing Maillet's photos in four colors though the majority of them appear to be black (or blue) and white but look carefully and you'll see subtle suggestions of color where you least expect to see it. There are several obvious color photos throughout the pages.
It's worth commenting on the book's excellent production. Printed by Damiani with a very fine screen (250 or 300) on a lovely silky matt art paper. The pages are unnumbered with six at the back with thumbnails of each spread and the briefest captions, just the year (and some are 2015) and somtimes the name of a model.
Maillet is rightly well known for superb fashion and studio still-life photos but away from the commissioned work you can see his other creative side through the photos in this book.
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Sometimes in life a distant call is not enough, neither is a forced way of pretending, when acting cool has given place to an uncomfortable play. Going on a holiday clears the mind and reduces the drama to an easy solution: stop the performance. And once you are not bound by obligations, not facing hours in which you try to cheer yourself up, reluctantly, the world seems a wonderful place that needs to be discovered. For now I will assume it a unique thing, a play becoming a failed rehearsal, for a pretty strong feeling tells me the world has more to offer, and perhaps someday it fits me like a silk dress.
Discovering the world requires a couple of things. First, you need to like travelling, and more important, you have to gain experience by visiting different places, alone or accompanied, with friends, family or by yourself. Study weather, cloud patterns, wind direction, how to read maps, but also local habits. This brings me to the second point: the art of language. Independently of the part of the world you visit, English, Spanish and German are well understood. Add Russian and Chinese and you are probably ready to visit 90% of the globe (if you would like to communicate, otherwise you will only need English…). Third, last but not least: education. Once you intend to discover the world, the whole world and nothing less, you will need a reason to keep on discovering, despite you are not on a holiday. Therefore, there are two words you need to remember: 'research' and 'conference'. Except for people who are really good with music, painting, writing, etc, you have to lead yourself to the top of your expertise. I prefer environmental and/or anthropological sciences, but from my point of view a nanny or nurse could travel the world too, considering point one (studying local habits) and point two (the art of language).
Curious about everything, longing for the unknown to become familiar, drinking, adopting and adapting new culture, seeing landscapes that do not match anything seen before… It all has a start, a reference point from which the feeling grows, develops, become more specific. Eventually one's knowledge and wisdom are sufficient enough to cross the line: one just knows what to do with his or her life and goes for it. This ending of the process of development does not come for everyone on the same time and later in life new reference points will pass by.
Today, August 19th 2009, my own journey around the world, started somewhere in childhood with an unbreakable interest in nature and "indigenous" cultures, has made a huge progress. Not only did I gain experience in travelling and the art of language, I also defined more accurately how to discover the world. And today, although I still have to start with the major part of "what to do with my life", it fits me.
As usual with places you go to frequently, or stay at for a long time, once you return it feels like you have never left, and all memories of other places become flat remnants of dreams rather than vivid images… Photographs recall a part of that joyeux feeling, but your own mind is willing to forget. On the other hand, returning to a place you've only stayed at shortly, can release an unexpected flash of happiness.
Since discovering the world preferably occurs in a safe way, I travelled all the way up to the place that keeps calling me and, as a student, is easy to reach as I do not have to pay for public transport *chuckling*. I visited a few places I had been with my family in the past years, but this time all by myself. Escaping my regular life for just one day, hopefully bringing back vivid images of pleasant holidays. Besides the fact I promised myself to do this a long time ago, it also suits to deny two things in life I would like to shift out, but I cannot get rid of at the moment. Both things are necessary, obliged and being there in the near future as solid parts of my life. I cannot move them aside.
Like with many things I do not want to happen, or happen again, I try to think positively, in search of advantages, even making comparisons with my own or other people's stories. Playing myself safe, or more precisely; comforting my worrying mind: you need the money, you won't fail again, it is easy work to do, there is nothing wrong with doing things wrong, or over and over again, asking questions, feeling like an ant without any sense of instinct, lost between rules and restrictions…
The first point of how to discover the world contains an item I can impossibly practise today: studying c loud patterns. It is one, play, blue sky above me. One could strive for a life without clouds, but, oh, the shadows are a welcome place to hide from the hot sun. Like always this day did not become as spectacular as I thought, though French people asking me in English whether I knew where to find the "Mississippiboot" (big road, then left) added an extra boost to "travelling by myself".
Going back home… How sad I felt on the way back from Great-Britain, knowing that all the vivid images would reduce to nothing more than photographs. The only reason I did not feel so much reluctance to return home from Rome, was that I longed for a place where I did not have to keep a very close eye on my possessions, and did not have to worry where my next meal would come from…
Anyway, I remember well last year, the start of my first year at the university. Now is the time of freshman going on camps, meeting people from all over the country, drinking (too much) beer, doing crazy games, laughing all night long. I am not a freshman anymore, and it feels good, to feel more experiences, advanced, to have nice friends and to know I have made a good decision. Somehow I have to get through those two things I do not want to face, but hey, countless awesome things lie ahead too. Not facing what I do not like will crate a lack of experience, for this so badly needed experience will also be a way to enhance my knowledge and wisdom.
The end of the day approaches. Transparent, tiny white cloudy stripes begin to cover the blue sky above and the horizon tends to a reddish grey. In an odd way, different than expected, being there in the south did change something. You have just read the start of it.


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Thursday, November 6, 2008
Thankful Thursday.
According to research in Thanks! How the New Science of Gratitude Can Make You Happier, regularly writing down what you're grateful for can increase your level of happiness by about 25 percent. (So can a chocolate martini, but we couldn't find that in the self-help aisle.)
Okay, i'm game. And since I can't have the chocolate martini (but, man, that does sound good) I'll go ahead and post 5 things I'm grateful for. I'd say this could be "Thankful Thursday" or something like that...but I tend not to ever stick to any of those sort of bloggy schedules (as much as I'd really like to). My pal Shan over at the Fairy Blogmother is the disciplined one, not me. Anyway...
Five Things I'm grateful for This Week:
1) I'm done work. Thank you baby Jesus.
2) I was kept up for an hour and a half last night by this kid inside of me kicking up a frickin' storm. How wonderful is that?
3) I just love my little family - they are all really pretty special people and I'm so lucky to have them.
4) My new truck. So nice. And so much less embarrassing to drive than my wagon was.
5) My friends. My oldest friend in the world who I hardly ever get to see, but who I know I could call up anytime and she would be there if I needed her. I've known her since I was not much older than Maddie. Incredible!
My distant friends who I hardly ever get to see, but who I still hold dear in my heart (one of them has a blog of her own, so that helps me to keep in touch with her life and keeps her in touch with mine. She is a really amazing person and and she has been so much support to me over these past few weeks, she'll never even know). The other one is a serious procrastinator and is beginning to tick me off, but I love her anyway.
My bloggy friend, and neighbour, who is much cooler than she even realizes (doncha' just love women like that?) and is one of the best moms I've ever known. She and I are destined for a rockin' night of debauchery one of these days...I can just feel it.
And, my "work" friends...some of which I don't actually even work with anymore, others left my work and then convinced me to come follow them. They're all the ones that you had so much fun with, you just can't put them behind you. You know?
Oh, and a special mention here to my "multi-tasking" friend...my former co-worker, my current co-worker, my match-maker, and my SIL. She's is such a wonderful person that you end up liking her despite the fact she used to model (and still could, except she is too busy being a total brainiac on top of it all).
Thanks to all of you for being who you are.
And...that will close out this week's (lol) Thankful Thursday.
If you wanna play along...let me know. I'd love to see your list.
Wanna see some pics of some of those friend's cute babies?
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- Paula said...
Yay! Thanks for sharing another great list. I can't believe what you were saying about Half Pint... Only because that's what people used to say about ME!! I'm not even joking. That's so funny. For me I think it was the freckles and the eyes. I think if she could trace back her heritage (which as far as I know she can't, since she's adopted) she would find she's half Asian, half Caucasian - which is what I am. Okay, I've obviously spent too much time thinking about this...
- November 6, 2008 at 8:33 PM
- Shan said...
Ahhhh you are the sweetest thing ever! I'm so glad we hooked up. Or our girls hooked up. They have excellent taste, don't they.
- November 6, 2008 at 10:59 PM
- Widney Woman said...
Awesome list!! I can hardly wait to meet Baby K. Or should I say Baby Corey?
I teared up part way through your list and the tears just kept flowing to the end. I love you too!!
- November 8, 2008 at 11:02 PM


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Uncovering The Hidden Gem Of Cowdray Estate
I recently visited the hidden gem of Cowdray Estate in Midhurst, just a mere 1 hour away by train. Leaving the hustle and bustle of the city behind and entering an area of luscious green fields and old fashioned houses is the extremely comforting for a once country boy. The estate spans out over 16,500 acres across Midhurst, from covering…View Post


text: Apparently, in Israel it isn't kosher to refer to the recent influenza pandemic as "swine flu" because of Jewish dietary laws that forbid the consumption (and acknowledgement?) of pork. The Israeli solution? And I quote: "We will call it Mexico flu". Now, given that the Jewish people spent about a good millenia being blamed for every disease under the sun, you'd think the state of Israel would innoculate themselves (hah!) against such rhetoric. But alas, Mexicans have officially become the new Jews.


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Y'know.. it would appear to be patently obvious, that we, meaning humans in general, are the most naive creatures of this planet..
We follow the media for our 'deeper understanding' of the world around us.. and allow our particular source, usually one network's news at ten, or one newspapers daily edition, to set firmly in place our perception of the world around us.
We allow Lobby Groups to feed us disinformation, and follow blindly the nonsense they feed us..
Take for example, the growing movement against those who smoke tobacco, and the industry itself. Now it can be taken as a given, that smoking is not good for you, that it does damage to the smoker who's inhaling all manner of noxious chemicals..
But what is not pointed out, that the amounts of these noxious chemicals are minute, and the chimera of second-hand smoke has been expanded to such an extent that it is risible..
The air we breathe in our homes is unfiltered. It comes directly into our houses from outside.. where literally millions of cars spew the same chemicals found in cigarettes into the atmosphere, in ammounts so much larger than a cigarette, that one cannot use the 'enclosed space' argument, because it is all-pervasive.
We plaster our cigarette packages with warnings that these will kill us, yet allow a new car to roll off the assembly line, without the warning on the bumper, or along the side, that 'this machine cracks gasoline, not burns it, and the chemicals it puts out it's tailpipe is ten thousand times more deadly than the smoking of a carton of cigarettes an hour..
We allow aircraft to take off every minute, which dump again, the same chemicals into that which we breathe..in amazing amounts..
We allow expansion of businesses which run on natural gas, or oil, or coal, which again not only poisons us, but destroys our entire ecosphere..
We are watching this world change, and entire species disappearing, thinking blythly to ourselves, that it's not affecting 'us'..
It goes beyong naivety.
It's just plain stupidity.
Now there are those who will say our economies will take time to adjust to new technology, and that if we don't allow them the time they need to make these adjustments, our standard of living will fall..
This is to those who live within the States that belong to the G8+5.. the wealthy countries who's populations are insulated from the true effects of our mental isolationism..
But how much farther down the standard of living scale can those in Africa go? Who speaks for them?
Who campaigns for fewer internal combustion engines, with the droughts, or the floods, or the disappearing ice caps, other than a few poorly fundred groups, who most within the affluent nations consider 'tree-huggers' or 'ecological extremists'..
For the airline industry.. it could be suggested that they start re-inventing lighter than air craft.. blimps.. powered by external combustion engines.. electrical engines.. hybrid engines.. It might be much slower to get from point A to point B.. but what's the rush in this day of instant worldwide communication?
For the automotive industry.. re-tooling to produce only hybrid, or external combustion engines.. effectively steam-driven cars... Again, the pace would be slower, but what's the real need for speed?
For the anti-smoking campaigners.. some education. Some information on how their successfull efforts could be turned towards the real problem.. the polution by big business in the name of profit..
For the G8+5 nations.. a concerted effort by those countries with the capital resources to legislate not significant reduction in greenhouse gasses, but the elimination of them entirely, when profit is the only incentive to produce them..
We have the technology.
We have the knowledge available to us, but lack the ethic to implement such sweeping moves..
And for those who take up a cause without finding out all possible information concerning that cause, moronic.
We humans are easily led creatures.. naive to the point wherein we will watch ourselves destroy millions of our fellow humans without a single qualm, for the sake of our own convenience.
And we can't, in good concience, blame our leaders, for we elected them, or accepted them..
We can't blame big business or their lobbyists, for they are motivated by the same incentives we are.
Greed.. and speed.. and a complete lack of understanding of the 'big picture'..
Deliberate ignorance will be our downfall..
Let that, at least be recorded.
..There's a little Samuel Pepys in all of us..
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The Hall of Fame Ballot, Part 3
The Top 10:
Roberto Alomar – Alomar is an easy pick, though for reasons I can't explain I never liked watching him. A career .300 hitter, with an OPS+ of 116. Considered a great fielder, winning 10 Gold Gloves. Career absolutely collapsed at age 32. Since it was before the advent of steroids testing, I don't know what happened. His abrupt collapse is the only thing that might hold up his candidacy.
Bert Blyleven – Still 5th on the career strikeout list, even though strikeouts have gone up considerably since he retired. Outstanding postseason numbers. The baby of the sabermetric community.
Andre Dawson – Hit 438 home runs, near the top of his era. Led the league in HR and RBI once, total bases twice, and won the 1987 MVP. His .323 OBP is miserable, and it is the only real blackmark against him. Was a good outfielder until the Montreal turf destroyed his knees. Compares well with last year's selection, Jim Rice.
Barry Larkin – An exceptional hitter when healthy. Won the MVP in 1995. Played more than 140 games in only 7 of his 19 seasons. Around a league average fielder. In comparison to Alan Trammell below, he was a better hitter and a weaker fielder. Interestingly enough, Trammell is listed as his most similar player on Baseball-Reference. I would put both in.
Edgar Martinez – The exact opposite of Alomar. He is not an obvious Hall of Famer, and I loved to watch him hit. He spent almost his entire career as a DH, thus he picked up no Gold Gloves. Take a look at his minor league numbers. He bounced between AAA and Seattle from 1987 to 1989, for reasons completely inexplicable to me. Nevertheless, that bouncing kept him from playing a full season until age 27. In 1993, he injured his knees and became a full-time DH. He won a pair of batting titles, led the league in OBP three times, 2B twice, and RBI once. His career OPS+ of 147 ranks 43rd all time. For someone whose value is purely as a hitter, I think he hit well enough to go to the Hall of Fame.
Fred McGriff – Though I don't put much stock in steroid arguments, McGriff's 493 career home runs look much better given the lack of steroid charges against him. McGriff feels like Baines with more power. He had a very long and very consistent career, leading the league in home runs twice and OPS once. He was even a bit better in the postseason. I think he should go in, but I doubt he will do very well.
Mark McGwire – Will McGwire be the worst person in the HOF? No. Will be the first person who did something illegal in the HOF? No. Will he be the first person who used a currently banned substance to go into the HOF? No. Could he hit? Yes.
Dale Murphy – Toughest call on this list, and the one I would be most likely to drop. Great peak, with consecutive MVP's. Fell off a statistical cliff at age 32. Until then, one of the very best players in baseball for 8 seasons. Is that long enough to make the Hall of Fame? Probably not.
Tim Raines – Not as good as Rickey Henderson. That strikes me as why he is not in the Hall of Fame. Consider this for a lengthy presentation of the case for Raines.
Alan Trammell – Probably not as deserving as Lou Whittaker, but I don't get to vote for Lou. Got sort of lost behind Cal Ripken and Ozzie Smith. Had a range factor substantially better than the league average. Career OPS+ of 110, better than at least 5 Hall of Fame shortstops. Combine his fielding and his hitting, and you have a Hall of Famer.
Now you have my extended take on the Hall of Fame. For comparison, other discussions are available from Verdun2, Bud Bareither, Niktigs, and Rob Neyer. To talk general philosophy, I consider any player who would not make the Hall of Fame worse, that is, not be the worst player at his position elected, worthy of consideration. On this ballot, I think that at least 12 players, the top 10 along with Ventura and Morris, meet that definition. Should they all make it? Probably not. But the world won't end if they do. Given a Hall of Fame full of players like Joe Tinker, Fred Lindstrom, Chick Hafey, Jesse Haines, Rube Marquard, and George Kelly, I have trouble getting too riled up at the possible election of Alan Trammell. The Hall of Fame is not perfect; let us not claim it is something more than it really is.
Who do you think should go in?
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I am a married mom of three little girls, one biological and two adopted. After researching my medical condition, trying to lose a few pounds and wanting to cook more for my family, I came to the conclusion I needed to change my habits surrounding food.
About three years ago, I started casually reading a few nutrition books and talking to friends. I seriously considered many food 'philosophies' and tried to be thoughtful and conscientious about what I wanted to do and how I wanted to feed my family. I gravitated towards real foods, prepared well. It seemed to me that women in years past knew how to cook using only whole grains and real foods - where was that knowledge lost? I wanted to get it back and understand it. I wanted, in order, healthy, tasty and convenient food. I wanted to cut back on meat and eat better quality, use raw, cultured dairy where possible, include more legumes and whole grains prepared properly, cut out processed food and overdose on fresh vegetables and fruits. So far, the convenience isn't there but I trust that after an enormous learning curve, it will fall into a pattern I can live with.
I grew up on fish sticks and Kraft mac and cheese with hot dogs. I had a long way to go - still do. But I am encouraged. Now after about a year and half of expiramenting with traditional but 'new to me' ways of cooking, I am having more frequent success. I am also giddy about how tasty and satisfying it is. I like how I feel and don't miss the 10 pounds I have lost so far. I used to think that healthy food or food from 100 years ago was less desireable or a compromise. More and more I recognize that eating real, whole foods prepared well is decadent and rich. I feel like I'm getting away with something - like a guilty pleasure. Why did we sell our food souls for convenience and marketing? I don't know. The learning curve may be shorter if I could channel my great grandmother but, for now, I'm on my own along with a seemingly growing swell of bloggers and friends interested in the same thing. Good on ya, mate!
Why the Chemist? There are several reasons. The first one is that I have turned our kitchen into a food lab. My husband is so tired of the science expiraments and refuses the lab rat (taster) role any more or at least I just don't talk about how I prepared what he is eating (denial). It is working for us for now. The other reason is that I actually like chemistry and have a problem solving analytical mind. I started my college degree with a declared chemical engineering major albeit lasted 2 weeks and took AP chemistry in high school. In fact, I liked it so much that, for a 'scholarship' pageant, I did a chemistry expirament for my talent. I got severely chastised by one of the judges that said I would have won except for the talent not being a 'real' talent. It's true. It was lame. And beeker? My siblings and I grew up watching a lot of Jim Hensons' Muppets. I love beeker and think he's funny. When the Salty Saint put the blog together, she put a picture of beeker under my name as a joke. It stuck.
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Well, I had hoped to have a relaxing loooong weekend at the lake over Memorial weekend, but we were hit, and hit hard. . .by a stomach bug! Tan was struck first on Tuesday night, when we had been at the ballpark no more than 10 minutes, and she throws up all over me, and herself! Thank goodness for sweet friends nearby that helped me get cleaned up enough to walk back to the car. I stayed home with her on Wednesday, and then TJ was struck down on Friday! But, by Friday night, as kids go. . .he was eating dinner and bouncing around. So, we decided to head down to the lake Saturday. Lots of fun in the sun, boat rides, and jetski adventures! But for some reason, this is the only pic I took of the day. . .nothing more relaxing than a hammock!
Until dinner. . .TJ sat down at the table with his plate, and then threw up everywhere! So, we quickly ate dinner, and promptly headed home, stopping by Kroger to pick up some Dramamine! He seemed much better by Sunday, and after Thomas and Tristan returned from church, we headed back to the lake for some more fun. Took a few more pics on Sunday!
Tristan was unusually quiet most of the day, and had been so super good that I joked about him feeling ok. We were getting ready to ride on the boat when Tristan suddenly threw up all over the dock. I could tell he wasn't feeling good, so he stayed at the house with Papa while we took a quick ride. When I came back, I knew he was sick. . .
He didn't eat anything the rest of the day, and we had to fight him to drink a drop of anything! But, Aunt Lyda had told him he could spend the night with her, so he was bound and determined to do so. . .and he did! Monday morning everyone was back and ready for one last day! All of the kids went tubing with Daddy. Tan didn't understand why she wasn't on the boat, so she didn't last long. Tristan was next, but wasn't feeling it either. And after quite a bit of coaxing, TJ finally went. . .and LOVED it!
We got home early Monday evening, and just for good measure, Tanner threw up on the kitchen floor as soon as we walked in the door! Thankfully that was the last of it! We are so grateful that the bug has left, but we are ever more grateful to the men and women who have given the ultimate sacrifice to fight for our freedom and the freedoms of others. And a huge THANK YOU to the service men and women who protect us today!


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Sunday, July 31, 2011
Creating Notebooks!
A couple of weeks ago, Hobby Lobby had a LOT of scrapbook items on sale, including paper and stickers!!! I LOVE stickers... can't have enough! Anyway here is a set up of my craft project that took me about 1.5 hours to do 4 notebooks from start to finish. The composition books are on sale at Staples for $0.50. This year I am teaching two classes (morning and afternoon), but I am teaching both Math and Science to 6th graders.
I am a huge fan of notebooks and have been doing it for the past 2 years diligently in Science. This year I am going to give Math a shot, but I had an amazing teacher in high school who made me keep a Math notebook for Algebra 2, and you know what??? I still have it!!! In fact, I referenced it a few weeks ago when I was brushing up on parabalas for my 4-8 Generalist test. So glad I had that notebook.
Anyway.... the point of this blog is this craft. A month or so ago, a friend of mine, Katy, posted some images of these notebooks on her Facebook and I knew I had to make them. The key ingredient to making them is not in the picture above... see below:
No mod podge glue... just this tack spray, but it smells and can go everywhere!! I did this project in my house, since it was like 1000 degrees outside, but I had a fan going the whole time. I sprayed my notebook COVERS... not the paper, inside a box I was going to throw away-- that way the glue stayed in one place... the box.
Then I placed my papers the way I wanted them and then cut around the edges using an exacto blade.
You can check out more about how I organize my notebooks and grade them at my blog: Jack of all Trades!
Happy Crafting!!!
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Awesome, awesome girl!!! I told you! Now make me one;) teehee:))ReplyDelete
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My third/fourth graders and I make these for our writing notebooks but I have a few questions. Do you have the kids use the tacky glue too? Or do they just use regular glue? Love the rubber band idea. How do you have it attached? Thanks for your creative blog!!!ReplyDelete
Okay I am definitely putting this on my pintrest. These are soo cute. P.S. I love your blog design. It looks like I could actually touch it. (don't tell anyone I tried. lol)ReplyDelete
I can't believe I just saw this...I actually made mine today for biology! Great minds think alike! I'll post a DIY of it in a few days (but I used Mod Podge).ReplyDelete
Can you use the tacky spray to coat the outside of the paper as well to seal the cover?
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About the tacky spray: I would not let the kids use it. It smells and gets everywhere. I am going to just use elmers glue. Maybe some regular white glue along the edges/corner and glue stick in the center. Not sure yet.
Rhoda: You can not use tacky spray like Modge Podge unfortunately... you will end up with a sticky mess if you do that :) But you could Modge Podge a layer after using the tacky spray if you wanted.
@Prudence- Thanks for your compliment:) Sorry I have not posted a pic of the rubber band closure. I will try to do that this week. Ive been busy with VBS decorating this week- Pandamania!!!
@Mercedes- Your comment made me LOL!! Thanks for your sweet words!
I will post about closing your notebook next:) Have a great one!!!
This post made me super excited about your blog! #1: I LOVE, love, love Hobby Lobby. #2: I have done projects like these before. I am now a happy follower!ReplyDelete
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What a great idea. I am going to make my notebooks to show to my students. For the past years I have decorated mine and then used them to show my students just how proud I am of everything that will be going into my journals and I find that it motivates them to take a lot of pride into decorating their journal and the work that will go into it. I'm your newest follower and I will be coming back for more fabulous ideas. Have a great school year!ReplyDelete


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Week four has been just as amazing as the previous weeks! So much learning has been happening! The language is coming along amazingly I can't even tell you how much the Lord has blessed me! I have two of the best companions in the WORLD and our whole zone is extremely close. There was a whole district that left for the Alpine Mission this morning! Only 5 more weeks here before we get shipped out as well! It's been quite the learning experience here though. My english is getting so bad! So sorry my sentances aren't so flowey! If that's even a word...So when you are at the MTC you have fake investigators but it's amazing how real they can feel with the spirit! We have been working with a man named Frank, 30 years old, parents died, no job, no faith, and no friends. Smokes and drinks to keep him calm but nothing ever suffices. This seems to me to be a very common state of investigators. I feel so blessed to have these practices with investigators such as Frank and many others. I'm learning a lot and especially how to love all of God's children.
This week I feel like has been really humbling for me. I realized just how much I love my companions this week and how bitter sweet of a moment it will be when we will have to depart. I have such a testimony of the statement, "Serve those you love, love those you serve." This is true in EVERY relationship in life. I know that the Lord blesses us in so many ways when we serve His children.
Something I found very interesting this week was the fireside we had on Repentence. The gentleman who spoke brought up a good point. He said, "When did repentance become a bad thing?" He talked about the hebrew form of the word when it was originally written meant "to turn". (Refer to Bible Dictionary) As missionaries we are encouraged to "repent daily." Why? one may think. Well, if you truly have a testimony of repentance, you know that through the power of the Holy Ghost, you can feel an added measure of happiness in your life by removing those burdens, or sins, on a daily basis. It is through the power of the Atonement we overcome physical death, but it is by living the gospel of Jesus Christ that we can overcome spiritual death. (Preach My Gospel, Lesson 3) I know my Savior lives. I am so grateful for the opportunity I have to repent daily! What a gift. May we always remember who we are, where we came from, and what our Father in Heaven desires of us.... To become like He is.
Matt 11:28-30 "Come unto me all ye that labor and are heavy laden"
Ether 12:27 "Come unto me and.... I will make your weakness become strong"
Moroni 10:30 (I think?)
The Gospel. Learn it. Live it. Become it.
Until next week
Sister Fokken
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text: While the film is not finished and no one I know has actually seen it, Mr. Knight's artwork is, in fact, featured in the film. The scene purportedly shows him painting and explaining his techniques to the young lady who is the protagonist. In addition, there is a scene with one of his paintings actually coming to life. I don't want to become an apologist for a film that no one has seen, but perhaps we ought to wait and take a look. John M. Dollan wrote: > email@example.com wrote: > > > Ed Summers has made available to us here on the list a lengthy blurb > > about a > > new Imax film called,_T.rex:Back to the Cretaceous_. Larry Dunn has made > > some > > perceptive comments on this film which you have probably read. Having > > observed > > several frames from this film at Ed's website, I am absolutely enfuriated by > > the audacity of the film-maker's engendering the name of Charles Knight as a > > character in their film. > > Knight looked for beauty in line and form and would accept nothing less in > > his pursuit of the images of his prehistoric models. The cheesy, > > goggled-eyed > > monsters, stooped and inaccurate as shown in these frames would have greatly > > offended Knight. > > The huge problem with computer generated images is that you can actually > > make a piece of crap come to life. But don't you dare put a real artist's > > signature on it! Dan Varner. > > I think I missed the original review of the film, so if I could get a link > to the > above mentioned site...? > > How could the film makers have used Knight's name in the first place? I can't > believe that his estate would have allowed it, not when his own art was > excluded. > I've been a fan of Knight's since I was a small kid, and would like to think > of > him as a main reason for my lasting love for not only Dinosaurs, but all > extinct > animals. His work is indeed beautiful, and while perhaps not all of it is > scientifically accurate in the eyes of today (though, when painted, his Dinos > were > indeed the most accurate according to the current knowledge and theories), I > believe it remains a lasting testament to the endeavours of early > paleontology not > only to found a science, but to make it into something that the public can > understand and enjoy. > > -- > John M. Dollan > Graduate Assistant > Montana State University -- Northern > http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Academy/1861 > ICQ# 308260 > > "To make an apple pie from scratch, you must first create the universe...." > ---Carl Sagan


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Then I place the blade next to the skine on my palm. A tingle arced across my scalp. The flood tipped up at me and my body spiraled away. Then I was on the ceiling looking down, waiting to see what would happen next. What happened next was thet a perfect, straight line of blood bloomed from under the blade.The line grow into a long, Fat bubbel, A lush crimson bubbel that got bigger and bigger. I watch from above, waiting to see how big it would get before it burst. when it did, I felt awesome. Satisfied, finally. Then exhausted.
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- Video Input from Decoder Interface
- Supports 27 MHz BT.656 input
- Supports 54,108 MHz BT.656 byte-interleaved input
- Supports 4 BT.656 play back input in frame interleaved or field interleaved format
- Supports 4 BT.1120 play back input with FPGA
- Motion Box (MD) on all display channels
- Supports 1080p HDTV and VGA Display
- Horizontal size: 640 ~ 1920, Vertical size: 480 ~ 1080
- Max. pixel clock: 174 MHz (if MCLK > 166 MHz)
- Vertical Refresh frequency: Flexible, can be programmed as 50 or 60 Hz
- Flexible output interface, Analog VGA (HD15), Digital VGA (DVI) and HDMI (V1.2)
- Capable of displaying up to 33 Channels in one screen, logo, live video or playback combined
- User selectable Weave/2D/3D de-interlacing method for video quality enhancement
- Up/down scaler for arbitrary windows size
- Three layers of OSG overlay with High-color (16 bit) bit map
- Play back channel input can be used as an external OSG layer
- OSD display layer for title and channel ID
- Single Box Display for highlighting and Mouse/Cursor Overlay
- System clock at 108MHz, Memory clock 166 - 180 MHz
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- High flexibility record output function
- Real time/non real time field interleaved, frame interleaved output
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- High flexibility SPOT output function
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- Embedded font-RAM for color OSD
- Split border and background color setting
- Four privacy windows on every channel
- Four SPOT with flexible channel arrangement
The TW2880 is an advanced 16-channel video and graphic controller with HD 1080p display capability for security surveillance applications. The device includes a host of advanced features for 16-channel DVR applications. It is designed to accept 16 live video inputs and playback 16 pre-recorded inputs simultaneously. Incoming live and playback video can be multiplexed, scaled up or down, de- interlaced, and displayed on two separate monitors. The main display output can display up to 32 channels on an HD 1080p monitor via HDMI interface. The secondary display output supports VGA, S -video and CVBS. In addition, there are four analog SPOT outputs that can be used to monitor live camera inputs. For video record, the TW2880 supports 16-channel real time and non-real time recording with flexible frame rate and resolution over 27MHz, 54MHz and 108MHz clocks. The record output ports support BT.656 and BT.1120 data formats. Special record modes such as mixed frame and mixed field switching modes are also supported. Record output stream can be in both field or frame interleaved format. The playback input ports support BT.656 and BT.1120 data formats. Other key features of the TW2880 include triple 16-bit bitmap OSG windows, 4-color OSD, channel ID encoder/decoder, and motion detector.
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