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A rather knackering WeBS today, though at least the weather was rather stunning!
Walked from Aldcliffe (well, home actually - started counting from Aldcliffe) to Conder and back again with the following highlights noted:
Freeman's Pools - 2 Green sandpiper, female scaup, 2 goldeneye, 4 tufted, 3 wigeon, fem goosander.
Aldcliffe Marsh - 8 little egret, 275 Canada geese, 430 greylag, 230 golden plover, 2 rock pipit, 4 adult Med gulls amongst 800+ BH gulls on the river.
(Remainder of WeBS 'out of the parish' but highlights included kingfisher, peregrine, 2 spotted redshank, 1 greenshank, at least 45 tufted duck on Conder Pool plus 3 flyover tree sparrows there.)
On the walk back, accompanied by a spectacular sunset, noted some shooting going on at the Wildfowlers' Pools and a very vocal tawny owl was sat out in the open in Freeman's Wood, easily viewable from the footpath and equally easily audible from Willow Lane.


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First of all I want to thank Savita Shetty for nominating my blog in Bloggers Recognition Award. Check out her blog The Reflection and Fascinating World. It's my honour to nominate in such blogger Award. And Thank you Savita Shetty again for trust upon me.
The rules for accepting this award are as follows.
- Give thanks to the person who had nominated you and a link to their blog.
- Write a post to show your award.
- Briefly tell how you started blogging.
- Give two pieces of advice to new bloggers.
- Nominate 15 other bloggers for this award.
- Comment on the nominated blogs and let them know you have nominated them and give a link to the post you have created.
The Beginning of My Blog Writing
I can clearly say that the writing skills I got from my father. He is Poet, Writer, Editor, National Awardee Teacher. Around a year ago I was free and searching for some creative thing. Than I suddenly started writing something. And In November 2016 I started Rhythm. And in very short period of time I got 250+ followers.
Give Two Piece Of Advice To New Bloggers
- Have faith in your posts. Write true, unique things in your blog post.
- Second and most important thing to notice is always write with the help of your heart not mind.
Seven Rendom Facts About Me
- Full time science student. My mind is fully filled with Biology, Physics and Chemistry.
- Music lover, Guitar player and composer.
- Love to traveling. Desire of world-tour.
- Storyteller and storywriter.
- Photography is one of my favourite work. Can do some cinematography.
- Science Student with Full of Art.
- Dream of electronic media. Want to become a journalist.
My Nominations For Bloggers Recognition Award
- MysteriousSoul
- Sumit Official
- Jyoti
- The Insider Kd
- Incrediblepie
- Nikita Agrawal
- Aanchal
- Amogh Joshi
- Aastha Gangwar
- Awesome Angers
- Ruchis Veg Kitchen
- Scribble Dreams
- Stories From My Diary
- Sharif Kishan
- Malhotra Deepika
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text: 20 Mar 2017 How to help your child get into a top US university Applying to universities in the US has changed over the years. What used to be a competition of measurable grades and test scores is now an evaluation of transferable skills. Find out what American universities are seeking and what your child can do to stand out. Posted in: Insight & Advice, High School, Homepage Featured Article


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According to the Sunnees, this hadeeth is Da'eef (Weak)but did Umar not heard about Prophet Õáì Çááå Úáíå æÂáå saying, "Seek knowledge even if you have to travel to China".
اطلبوا العلم ولو بالصين ، فإن طلب العلم فريضة على كل مسلم
"Seek knowledge even if you have to go as far as China, for seeking knowledge is a duty on every Muslim,"
Al-Albaani has talked about this extensively (9 pages long just on this hadeeth) in his book, and his conclusion is this hadeeth Da'eef
- Source:
- Al-Albaani, Silsalah Al-aHaadeeth Al-Da'eefah wa Al-MawDoo'ah, vol. 1, pg. 600 - 609, hadeeth # 416
There is mention of this hadeeth in some of our books, but this hadeeth is sanad-less (no chain of narrators), so it'll be Da'eef according to us as well.
- Source of this Hadeeth in Shee'ah books:
- Al-Fattaal Al-Neeshaabooree, RawDah Al-Waa'idheen, vol. 1, pg. 11
- 'Alee ibn Hasan Al-Tabarasee, Mishkaah Al-Anwaar, pg. 135


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For some people, the moon and it's cycle is ever present in their life, but I'd guess that most don't even know what phase the moon is in on any random day. That's a shame because it's such a handy way to mark time. After all, the sun looks relatively the same everyday.
I discovered a jewelry shop that lets you mark occasions with a piece of jewelry showing what phase the moon was in on a particular date. The shop is called Moonglow Jewelry and it's kind of cool. You pick a design and supply the date and they'll drop in the appropriate moon. Easy.
|Classic Swarovski Necklace
|The Logosphere bracelet
|Celestial Moon Rise Earrings
|Night Sky Ring
|Lunar Knowledge Necklace
|The Ituri Double Moon Necklace
These would make great gifts marking an anniversary or birthday. There are many different designs and options for both men and women and the prices are very affordable. Some of the pieces even glow in the dark.


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The air felt like spring today, even though it's still cold. Watching tendrils of steam curl off my shoulders still hot from the bath, cut by the breeze. The skunk was so sweet for something so smelly. It's not worth being lonely any longer.
Monday, February 28, 2011
Sunday, February 27, 2011
you could love me
Miss says I'm wasting away. I tried to explain that my stomach is full; I can't eat. It would do no good to explain that my heart dropped down and it's sitting there, there's no more room for food.
It's been since your last visit, on that leave they gave you. I didn't know how to greet you after your last letter, but I couldn't help but hope. I waited in the rain for you that day, I know you weren't pleased when you saw me soaked to the skin. Your smile didn't reach your eyes.
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Comparing Follow-Up Schedules in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Stage IB or Stage II Melanoma
|The safety and scientific validity of this study is the responsibility of the study sponsor and investigators. Listing a study does not mean it has been evaluated by the U.S. Federal Government. Read our disclaimer for details.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01018004
Recruitment Status : Unknown
Verified July 2010 by National Cancer Institute (NCI).
Recruitment status was: Recruiting
First Posted : November 23, 2009
Last Update Posted : August 26, 2013
- Study Details
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- Disclaimer
- How to Read a Study Record
RATIONALE: Gathering information over time from follow-up visits may help doctors plan the best follow-up schedule. It is not yet known which follow-up schedule is more effective in improving patient quality of life.
PURPOSE: This randomized clinical trial is comparing follow-up schedules to see how well they work in patients with newly diagnosed stage IB or stage II melanoma.
|Condition or disease
|Melanoma (Skin)
|Other: follow-up care Other: questionnaire administration Procedure: quality-of-life assessment
- To determine the difference between conventional versus experimental follow-up schedules, in terms of patient well-being, expressed health-related quality of life, level of anxiety, and satisfaction with the follow-up schedule in patients with newly diagnosed stage IB or II cutaneous melanoma.
- To determine the ability of these schedules to detect recurrences and second primary melanomas in these patients.
OUTLINE: Patients are stratified according to AJCC stage (I vs II). Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 follow-up arms.
Arm I (experimental follow-up schedule): Patients undergo a thorough history and physical examination periodically for 5 years. Patients are followed up according to the experimental schedule:
- For stage IB disease: Patients are followed up annually for 5 years.
- For stage IIA disease: Patients are followed up biannually for years 1 and 2 and annually for years 3, 4, and 5.
- For stage IIB or IIC disease: Patients are followed up every 4 months during years 1 and 2, every 6 months during year 3, and annually during years 4 and 5.
Arm II: (conventional follow-up schedule): Patients undergo a thorough history and physical examination periodically for 5 years. Patients are followed up according to the conventional schedule:
- For all stage disease: Patients are followed up every 3 months for year 1, every 4 months for year 2, and every 6 months for years 3-5.
In both arms, patient well-being is measured at 0, 6, 12, 24, 36, 48, and 60 months after primary diagnosis, using the following questionnaires: the health-related quality of life questionnaire (RAND-36), the anxiety questionnaire (STAI version DY-1 [state] and DY-2 [trait]), the Cancer Worry Scale, and Follow-up Satisfaction questionnaire, and the self-designed specific questions regarding self-examination and follow-up satisfaction.
All patients are instructed at primary diagnosis and receive the Melanoma-Patient-Education-Package (MPEP), which consists of information on melanoma (KWF folder "melanoma") and additional instruction on self-examination. Data on type of recurrence (locoregional versus distant), the person detecting the recurrence, progression of recurrence at time of detection, the way the recurrence was detected (e.g., self-examination, accidentally, or at follow-up by physical examination or imaging) and information regarding treatment and further follow-up are collected at each follow-up visit and the outcomes are compared in both groups. Outcomes of independent questionnaires are also compared in both groups.
|Study Type :
|Estimated Enrollment :
|178 participants
|Official Title:
|Prospective Randomized Trial for the Evaluation of a Theoretical Follow-Up Schedule in Cutaneous Melanoma Patients, the MELFO-Study.
|Study Start Date :
|March 2006
|Estimated Primary Completion Date :
|December 2011
- Patient well-being expressed in 4 questionnaires
- Occurrence and type of recurrence (locoregional versus distant metastases) that develop
- Person detecting the recurrences and the exact way of detection
- Progress of recurrent disease and consequences for its treatment
- Well-being of patients per group and of recurred patients
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contacts provided below. For general information, Learn About Clinical Studies.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 85 Years (Adult, Older Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Pathologically confirmed newly diagnosed cutaneous melanoma
- AJCC stage IB or II disease
- Received curative treatment
- Completed the first set of questionnaires
- Able to speak and understand Dutch or English
- Must be able to participate in the follow-up schedule (e.g., permanently living in the Netherlands)
- No known second malignancy
- See Disease Characteristics
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01018004
|Medisch Spectrum Twente
|Enschede, Netherlands, 7500 KA
|Contact: Contact Person 31-53-487-2000
|University Medical Center Groningen
|Groningen, Netherlands, 9700 RB
|Contact: Contact Person 31-50-361-2317 email@example.com
|Medisch Centrum Leeuwarden - Zuid
|Leeuwarden, Netherlands, 8934 AD
|Contact: Contact Person 31-58-286-6666
|Isala Klinieken - locatie Weezenlanden
|Zwolle, Netherlands, NL-8000 GM
|Contact: Contact Person 31-38-424-2000
|Principal Investigator:
|Harald J. Hoekstra, MD, PhD
|University Medical Center Groningen
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01018004 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|First Posted:
|November 23, 2009 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|August 26, 2013
|Last Verified:
|July 2010
Keywords provided by National Cancer Institute (NCI):
stage IB melanoma
stage II melanoma
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Neuroendocrine Tumors
Neuroectodermal Tumors
Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
Neoplasms, Nerve Tissue
Nevi and Melanomas


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'65 Red Mustang- Needs love
I don't normally post or link to classifieds for Mustangs on this blog, nor will that change in the future. But this one on Craigslist caught my attention because the way it was advertised. So just spreading the love here, Colorado Springs unfortunately is a bit far for me ;)
"I am an oxidized red 289 V8 coupe with black and cream interior. I was my owners primary vehicle for 8 years, I'm ugly, but run well. Better than being gorgeous and broken down. New carb and rear tires, will be a perfect vehicle for someone with a desire to work on me. Interior needs re-upholstered. Yes, I have rust, yes the quarter panels need replaced. Classic mustang parts are some of the cheapest to buy. As with older classics, you can put in 3 or 4K and sell for a good profit. (I actually saw one go for 68K on a Barrett Jackson Auction) No clue on the mileage. THIS IS A GREAT FIXER UPPER DEAL. It can be driven away, but probably not completely reliable, since it has been sitting parked for 5 years. Classic Mustangs DO NOT lose value like all other cars, they actually gain value. Therefore, no foolish offers even considered."
So if you have some $1995 to spare and quite a bit of free time…
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"The Noticer" is one of those books that is so simple it is profound. The main character, Jones (not Mr. Jones, just Jones) changes the lives of everyone he meets by simply helping them to see things a little differently. Jones always appears at a choice moment and then is gone before you know leaving behind a new perspective that shines a new light on a problem and illuminates a path of greater understanding that leads to a better outcome.
The book was engaging and easy to read and left me feeling hopeful, thoughtful and encouraged. From the first paragraph I was convinced that this was a book I really needed to read. I was feeling discouraged and frustrated and realized right away that a new perspective could make a difference and it did. Jones was very mysterious and the reader is left with questions about exactly who he was supposed to be. But he was very much someone I would hope to meet and be glad to know. Perhaps I could be Jones to someone I know.
The characters that Jones meets and helps with his unique perspective were easily recognizable types the reader can identify with and thus profit from Jone's message. Many elements/lessons in the book were very familiar, but were pulled together in the book for a greater impact.


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Recently,the handsome Lee Minho,fly from South Korea to Hong Kong become a hot topic. Tomorrow,April 18th 2013,as Innisfree spokesperson,Lee Minho will attend the event that held in Causeway Bay,Hong Kong,to participate in activities that organized by Innisfree.
Recently,Lee Minho next drama "The HEIRS" written by Kim Eun Sook,paid great attention. Lee Minho's comeback attracted great concern,not only in South Korea,also in China,Japan,USA & many others.
It reported that Lee Minho's visit to Hong Kong will give his signatures in Innisfree stores & for special events with Hong Kong supporters.
source : http://bntnews.cn/app/news.php?nid=10742
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L&D Employment Opportunities
Available positions with L&D Earthmoving are listed below.
If provided, please view the Position Description document for the position you are interested in.
To apply for a position, please click 'Apply' and upload your resume and cover letter.
If you require any assistance, please contact Ana at the L&D office on (07) 3265 5777
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Blogging about X-Stitching, the Flickers and my life here in San Francisco.....
Monday, October 5, 2015
Labels: Birthday Gift-a-way
6 comments:
- Dr. Russ said...
You are so living my life right now. I, too, forgot my cords but guess where I am--out of the country. Replacement cords are $60 each here in Japan. So, I feel your pain.
- October 5, 2015 at 8:04 AM
- Samplings from Spring Creek said...
I feel your pain
- October 5, 2015 at 9:02 AM
- Jennifer said...
Oh my, what a day! Nice job searching the web for appropriate clip art though.
- October 5, 2015 at 9:11 AM
- Sherry aka Celtic Dream Weaver said...
I hope it is me...oh please let it be me....pretty please.....
- October 5, 2015 at 2:42 PM
- Vicky Rapley said...
oops :)
- October 5, 2015 at 5:16 PM
- Gene Black said...
I apparently left my iPad cable somewhere. Luckily I was able to borrow one to charge with.
- October 6, 2015 at 5:39 AM
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Marcus Gillespie competed in the Triple Jump event at the USATF Region 5 Championship.
The USATF Region 5 Championship took place this past weekend at Cedarville University and MileSplit Ohio was on site to cover the exciting track and field action that took place.
Browse through the following slides to learn about some of the event winners.


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I'm just getting familiar a new Nikon D7000, which we are using to get some video on the Flash Bus tour. The camera gives some good files -- both stills and 1080HD video.
Just out of curiosity, I taped over the back two contacts tonight to see if I could overclock the sync a little. And I had a pleasant surprise… Read more »
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Something's lost. Or aged. Or both.
The memories of years gone by are being relived again as if it's death that's waiting for me round the corner. As they say happens, a few minutes before you die – your life passes in front of your eyes.
And I tell myself I ought to know as I studied literature. In life there are all kinds of death.
The Hollow Men. How did I not see it? How could I have missed it?
And so, the pride in who I am falls.
And so, lips that would kiss form prayers to broken stone.
And so, a whimper, so slight, you will never hear it.


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"Whose stuff is this?"
"Mine!" I replied sweetly, with a dumbfounded look on my face. "Ma'am, do you realize this container is larger than the what we allow you to carry on?"
"No, I'm really sorry I didn't even realize that!"
"Well, we will go test it for hazardous materials, and if it's clear you can take it. Next time, please check it."
While on the topic of flying, why is it that about 50% of pilots have precious southern accents? Not complaining, there's always something soothing knowing that the man who currently has my life in his hands has an accent. There's no explanation as to why, but that's just how I feel.
There's a badass 12 year old girl in the row next to me, flying alone. The flight attendant tried to put her basketball in the overhead bin, and she demanded she keep it under her seat with her. Then she was told to turn off her ipod for takeoff, and I literally watched her wait for the attendant to walk away, and then turn it back on. We had a solid 5 seconds of eye contact and she just glared back at me. Not that I care, I never turn off my phone on flights, airplane mode is how I roll.
I sat next to a pilot on a flight to Denver once, and I watched him keep his phone on airplane mode for both takeoff and landing, so that's my justification.
Electronics off, wheels down in D.C. in about 20 minutes. Hope you all are having a beautiful weekend. Anyone have any funny travel stories/habbits they want to share?


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Where do evangelicals stand on the Syrian refugee crisis?
…A look at the history of evangelical refugee resettlement might helpThe following post is from Ulrike Elisabeth Stedtnitz, a PhD candidate at the University of Münster, Germany. She is working on a dissertation on evangelical activism for refugees and immigrants in the United States from the 1960s to the 2000s.A couple of days ago, Stephen Colbert chastened Republican presidential candidates for defending a closed-door policy for Syrian refugees (with the possible exception of Syrian Christians in the case of Jeb Bush and Ted Cruz.) But how do you tell apart Christian refugees, who could safely be assumed not to be Read more


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With over 500 votes, it's time to tally the results of the latest poll. Readers were asked about their favorite staple cards from the Core Set. While many powerful cards have been released since the games inception, the Core Set remains the foundation upon which most decks are built and defines the basic constraints which shape the meta-game. The results reflect the continued influence of the game's base set as the top choices can be found in a vast majority of decks.
|Steward of Gondor
|Unexpected Courage
|A Test of Will
|Sneak Attack
|Northern Tracker
|Gondorian Spearman
|Horn of Gondor
|Erebor Hammersmith
|Protector of Lórien
|Daughter of the Nimrodel
|Henamarth Riversong
In an effort to illustrate just how relevant the Core Set still is, I decided to design a new deck around many of these staple cards. Rather than simply mix ever single staple into some strange soup, I decided to build a thematic deck where at least half of the cards were taken from the Core Set. Because I wanted to highlight as many Core Set staples as possible (even some cards that did not make it into the Poll), I actually included 30 Core Set staples in this deck.
I chose Dwarves, since I haven't played with them in a while, and I've been wanting to make a Dwarf deck without Dain Ironfoot. While he remains the undisputed King of the Dwarves in strategic terms, I find his presence in the vast majority of Dwarf decks has made that entire archetype feel somewhat stale. As I mentioned in my recent meta-game review, over-powered heroes like Dain have a tendency to dominate strategic thinking (my own included) and lead to repetitive designs.
I went with 60 cards instead of the usual 50, because of the incredibly powerful card-drawing effects available to Dwarves allow a larger deck to remain consistent. On a thematic note, I also wanted to play with as many of the unique dwarf allies as possible. Dwarf decks are particularly fun to play in that their strategical development can progress on pace with their theme. As more and more unique Dwarf allies enter play, the entire company benefits – not only from the individual abilities but from their collective might. While the absence of Dain mutes the overall strength of this deck, it can still must a formidable army given the opportunity.
Astute readers will not that this list also includes a single copy of Gimli from the upcoming Treason of Saruman Saga Expansion. We are all eagerly awaiting the release of the latest installment of our campaign through Middle-earth, but for those who don't want to use a proxy in the mean time, feel free to replace Gimli with an extra copy of his father Glóin. I am personally very excited about the new Gimli and Legolas allies, not only for how they represent a thematic "Fellowship" deck for the Saga expansions, but also for how well they will fit into their respective Dwarf and Silvan archetypes. Gimli in particular is an amazing addition to any Dwarf deck. His stats are fantastic, even before boosts for other global effects. In some ways, his built-in readying response is even more powerful than his well-rounded stats as it facilitates all sorts of trickery with cards like A Very Good Tale and We Are Not Idle.
This deck uses 2 copies of the Core Set, to make it more consistent, but it can easily be trimmed down to 50 cards for those who want to build it using a single Core Set. First, remove one copy each of the following Core Set cards: Erebor Hammersmith, Miner of the Iron Hills, Steward of Gondor, Unexpected Courage and Sneak Attack. This brings you down to the cards available from a single Core Set. Next, remove one copy of the following cards to bring the deck back down to the typical size: Ered Nimrais Prospector, Bofur, King Under the Mountain, We Are Not Idle and Daeron's Runes. As you can see, these changes end up take extra copies of some very powerful cards out of the deck, which is the entire reason I designed it to be 60 cards in the first place. Regardless, whether you play this as a 60 or 50 card deck, it should highlight the power of many of the Core Set cards, as well as being an entertaining Dain-free alternative to the traditional Dwarf decks.
Thorin Oakenshield (OtD)
Óin (OtD)
Bifur (KD)
Allies: 29
Erebor Record-keeper (KD) x3
Veteran Axehand (Core) x3
Erebor Hammersmith (Core) x3
Ered Nimrais Prospector (TMV) x3
Miner of the Iron Hills (Core) x3
Zigil Miner (KD) x2
Fili (TH:OHaUH) x1
Kili (TH:OHaUH) x1
Glóin (TH:OtD) x1
Bofur (TH:OHaUH) x1
Dwalin (TH:OtD) x1
Dori (TH:OHaUH) x1
Faramir (Core) x2
Gimli (ToS) x1
Gandalf (Core) x3
Attachments: 14
Legacy of Durin (TWitW) x2
Protector of Lórien (Core) x2
Narvi's Belt (KD) x2
King Under the Mountain (TH:OtD) x3
Steward of Gondor (Core) x3
Unexpected Courage (Core) x2
Events: 17
We Are Not Idle (SaF) x3
Daeron's Runes (FoS) x3
Sneak Attack (Core) x3
Feint (Core) x2
A Test of Will (Core) x2
Hasty Stroke (Core) x2
Lure of Moria (RtR) x2
Sideboard: 15
Blue Mountain Trader (TDT) x2
Cram (TH:OHaUH) x2
Legacy of During (TWitW) x1
Hardy Leadership (TWitW) x2
A Burning Brand (TWitW) x2
A Very Good Tale (TH:OHaUH) x3
A Test of Will (Core) x1
Waters of Nimrodel (TAC) x2


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Here is a list of the most undervalued junior mining companies (In my opinion).
#3 - St. Andrew Goldfields
They currently have an EPS of .08 which gives them a current P/E ratio of just 6.78! analyst consensus estimate for 2013 will give St. Andrew a forward P/E ratio as low as 4.
#2 - Claude Resources
Analsysts consensus earnings estimates for Claude Resources in 2013 is .11 cents per share. With their current share price of just .53 cents, this gives them a forward P/E of just 4.8! Proven record of expanding their resource base. This Canadian Junior Mining Company has a total gold resource of over 4 million ounces - up from just 806K ounces in 2008!
#1 - Brigus Gold
Company recently released 2013 production guidance and expects to produce around 90-95K ounces in 2013. Analysts expect them to have an annual earnings per share of .24 which gives them an insanely cheap forward P/E of just 4!
Mr Racine seems to think Brigus is undervalued as well, he just bought 170.000 shares. I have a few.
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A fairly straightforward method to copy files via PowerShell remote sessions to multiple computers in parallel.$ErrorActionPreference = 'stop' workflow Copy-Parallel { param ([string[]]$ComputerName, [string]$SourcePath,[string]$TargetPath) foreach -parallel ($computer in $ComputerName) { InlineScript { try { $s = New-PSSession -ComputerName $using:computer Copy-Item -Path $using:SourcePath -Destination (Split-Path $using:TargetPath -Parent) -ToSession $s } finally { Remove-PSSession -Session $s } } } } function New-BigFile { param([string]$Path, [int]$SizeInBytes = 30MB ) $bytes = new-object byte[] 1000000 try { $fs = [io.file]::Create($filePath) $bytesWritten = 0 do { $fs.Write($bytes, 0, $bytes.Count) $bytesWritten += $bytes.Count } while($bytesWritten -lt $SizeInBytes) } finally { $fs.Close() $fs.Dispose() } } $filePath = 'c:\temp\bigfile.bin' New-BigFile -Path $filePath -SizeInBytes 100MB Copy-Parallel -ComputerName dev-bldserv2,dev-bldagnt4,dev-bldagnt5,devbuild8 -SourcePath $filePath -TargetPath $filePath
In response to this post – https://richardspowershellblog.wordpress.com/2015/05/28/copy-files-over-ps-remoting-sessions/
I was asked how you could copy files in parallel to multiple machines.
As soon as anyone mentions parallelism I think of workflows so I ended up with this
$computers = 'W16TP5TGT01', 'W16TP5TGT02'
workflow parallelcopy {
param ([string[]]$computername)
foreach -parallel ($computer in $computername) {
InlineScript {
$s = New-PSSession -ComputerName $using:computer
Copy-Item -Path C:ScriptsNew-NanoMachine.ps1 -Destination C:Source -ToSession $s
Remove-PSSession -Session $s
parallelcopy -computername $computers
A couple of issues I found. First off –Tosession and –FromSession haven't been added to the Copy-Item workflow activity. This means you have to use an Inline script block to access those parameters
Secondly accessing a emoting session created outside of the workflow generates a session busy error when trying to perform the copy so have to move the session creation into the Inline script.
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text: Simon Kenyon wrote: >On Saturday 05 February 2005 19:33, Lonnie Hutchinson wrote: > >>This patch moves the metadata stuff from aacdecoder into metaiomp4 and >>adds the ability to update the tags in the files. >> >>Please include this in CVS for the 0.17 release if possible. Thanks. > >sorry for asking this, but my C++ is not up to scratch >just checked out the source from CVS and i'm getting this error. >it looks ok to me so i cannot see what is going wrong > >thanks >-- >simon > >g++ -c -pipe -Wall -W -g -I/usr/include/SDL -D_REENTRANT -D_REENTRANT -fPIC >-D_GNU_SOURCE -DPREFIX=\"/usr\" -DHAVE_MMX -DQT_THREAD_SUPPORT -DQT_PLUGIN >-I/usr/qt/3/mkspecs/linux-g++ -I. -I/usr/include -I/usr/include/cdda >-I/usr/qt/3/include -I/usr/X11R6/include -o metaiomp4.o metaiomp4.cpp >metaiomp4.cpp: In member function `virtual Metadata* >MetaIOMP4::read(QString)': >metaiomp4.cpp:334: error: invalid conversion from `int' to `const char*' >metaiomp4.cpp:334: error: initializing argument 1 of `QString::QString(const > char*)' >make: *** [metaiomp4.o] Error 1 > The Metadata object's constructor requires an lcompilation_artist argument that is not being passed in metaiomp4.cpp. Metadata constructor: Metadata(QString lfilename = "", QString lartist = "", QString lcompilation_artist = "", QString lalbum = "", QString ltitle = "", QString lgenre = "", int lyear = 0, int ltracknum = 0, int llength = 0, int lid = 0, int lrating = 0, int lplaycount = 0, QString llastplay = "", bool lcompilation = false) Code in metaiomp4.cpp: Metadata *retdata = new Metadata(filename, artist, album, title, genre, year, tracknum, length); The error is coming from the attempt to use year as the lgenre argument. Unfortunately, I'm not the person to fix it, as I don't really have a clue as to what it is actually doing. >_______________________________________________ >mythtv-dev mailing list >mythtv-dev at mythtv.org >http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-dev >


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- Assistant Manager Workshop
- Vault Teller Training - Canadian
- Technical Writing Class
Sparkle Creations
Get new wholesale accounts
- Add third stamp line to the store
- Sales goal for each month -
January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
- More efficient in costs
- Teach card classes
The aprons were such a hit. Steph got asked a ton of questions about them and we even got asked to be photographed a few times. Thanks again Shaela for making these!!
- Take Yoga classes
- More efficient in costs -
January,February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
- Project Life
- Utilize my iPhone
- Visit my mom's grave
I didn't really make a spending goal until this month, but I'm hoping not to spend more than $150 a month on food, personal care items, and household items. So far I have spend about $60. I was able to get a ton of deordorant and razors for Brent for cheap, so that's where most of it has gone to so far.
I just purchased a basket of fruit and vegetables from a co-op Bountiful Baskets. For Brent and I, this will be a ton of food, but for $16.50, it just can't be beat. I would spend way more shopping at Safeway, so I'm excited to see how it goes for us. You don't get to pick what you get and it changes every week - though you don't have to buy every week - but I'm excited to try new and different things. We love fruit and veggies, so this shouldn't be too bad for us.
Well, I'll be back later with our first February preview! Hope you're all having a great hump day!


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- Len went to a veterinary conference in Roanoke last week. He's experimenting with blogging! The head of the house is also the ultimate team player; yesterday, for example, he drove the afternoon carpool (5:00 p.m. in northern VA--ugh!) AND took David to (and from) Sea Scouts.
- Lauren continues to spend lots of hours on her school work and art projects. Spring break is coming up, so she'll be home for Daniel's Confirmation. We'll see her for a few days as we are just one of the entries on her social calendar.
- David is looking forward to the spring lacrosse season. Practice has been delayed by SNOW! (We all enjoyed Monday's snow day.) He's become more fun with age. Dave's not my buddy (that would be weird), but we have been sharing some enjoyable experiences: rounds of bananagrams, crossword puzzle cooperation (our team can just keep up with Len), and a new tv show. It's too hard to watch a PG-13 show at 9:00 on a Friday night (noisy siblings who may not watch, bedtime for youngers, etc.), so we've been watching together a few days later on his laptop.
- Daniel will be playing on the middle school lacrosse team. He's 14 now (NO!), and had a fun party with school and neighborhood friends. They shared pizza, ping pong, and a diabolically difficult treasure hunt (an hour and a half?). Saturday he will be confirmed. We're looking forward to sharing the sacrament and celebration with family and friends.
- Joseph is happily tearing through the Ranger's Apprentice series. I think they're the Cliff's Notes version of Tolkein, but that's part of what he likes--quicker reading, more action per page. Joe participated in a violin recital last weekend. I thought he was fine, but he specifically asked me to NOT post the video here, so you are out of luck.
- I think Marianna may be turning into one of our bookworms. She is required to read for 30 minutes a day, but can often be found with a book during her extracurricular time. This is amazing because she is still very sociable, enjoying her time playing with any of the many girls in our neighborhood. Marianna seems to be maturing lately, noticing needs and offering help. She's a wonderful roommate for Rebecca.
- Rebecca's cast came off last Thursday, but she is still convinced that she can't walk. The doctor told me that some children take 7-10 days to get back up to speed, but I'm surprised with her apparent lack of progress now (day 6). She'll haul herself onto chairs and stools and scooch around the house on her bottom. She'll stand up, too, but without bearing weight on her cast-foot. Becca hobbled on it a bit on day 2, but no more.
- As for me, I have spurts of productivity, but feel I'm focused mostly on laundry, food, and other basics. (I'm definitely more Martha than Mary!) And by the time the day is winding down and I can start on projects (big or small), I rarely have the focus or energy. Something to strive for, I suppose.
Thursday, March 5, 2009
Me and My House
Another one of my infrequent family updates:
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I wanted to insert a picture of a manatee here, but I can't find my files...eek? They're gone :( So here's a puppy I met last year at Lake Eola, her name is Bella.
AND NOW....I RE-BRING TO YOU THE STILL IMAGE VIDEO OF NONSENSE THAT HAS A WHOPPING 206 HITS ON YOUTUBE. Am I famous? No...but this video just rocks.
Now I will blog regarding ASMP lecture, then blog on my thoughts and inspirations.
Boring but useful blogging: I attended the ASMP "I Need to Jumpstart My Business" lecture with Judy Herrmann last night. Good stuff! It was pretty inspirational. Instead of all the usual "gloom and doom" mumbo jumbo we hear at SOMEWHERE all the time, that the industry is dying and blablabla. No offense to those people, but you're BRINGIN ME DOWN!
Judy showed us success story after success story for still photographers who when faced with the "times" and had the decision to either go bankrupt, go video or change the way they did things, and they reinvented themselves into extremely successful photographers. Heck YEAH! Now, in "these times" they reinvented themselves and are successful. She also spoke on the importance of MIXING business and personal because as artists your work is personal, and making the right decisions to get to the place in life you want to be...and the steps to get there. So on and so forth. It was a great speech. I was scared to go because I was alone but I settled in once I got there and I'm very glad that I attended.
And what I took most from it was this quote that she said, that may be slightly off but nevertheless the point is the same: "It's impossible to create good work when you're working with a jerk", even once the job is over and its onto the next one the next day, that negativity will follow you and it will show in your work.
"We are more than photographers, we are visual communicators."
"Real good work is good without commentary"
Also, the advice to pursue whatever it is that you are passionate about because it shows in your images. She described feeling goosebumps when she sees work that she can tell the photographer was intimately involved in creating, emotionally, spiritually, whatever way you want to look at it. That is the work that I need to strive towards, and like she said, find your niche and then find a way to work it so you can make money off of it. She also strongly emphasized quality over quantity, and that she'd rather see fewer images that are amazing than a fuller portfolio with a few mediocre photos mixed in.
1. Nurture your creativity
2. Nurture your relationships, stop just short of stalking. (it was a joke...but not really)
3. "When you lose your vision, take a look at what is and imagine what could be"
4. "It's not who you are that holds you back, it's who you think you are not"
PERSONALI discovered over spring break, through my project on Maria Bolton (www.mariabolton.com), I can find great inspiration from artists that are not photographers, like her, but also from people who aren't even artists at all but have passion about something, be it health, yoga, biking, gardening, whatever. Being around people with passion FEEDS my creativity.
That happened to me at the "Green Drinks" event at Dandelion, my eyes became open to the community that is capable of giving me the inspiration I need to get through the hard times. All while discussing the Sunrail I had this serenity settle over me that I'm not alone as an artist, and shouldn't plan to work alone as one. What a group of amazing people. I've never felt more comfortable or accepted in my LIFE than I felt amongst them. I don't know if I've ever felt that at all. I'm not saying Dandelion is the only place that can happen but for artists, writers, designers, videographers and people who love tea (haha), but for me it was the first time I felt free to let my mind wander at ease with no fear of judgment. Good times.
I could keep going, but I gotta stop. This blog is way too long


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I voted today! Did you?
Photo courtesy of Joshua. He likes when I make "funny faces."
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
God Bless America
Posted by The Kahumokus at 9:53 AM
6 comments:
- Duke, Kathryn, & Seamus said...
Awesome!! I have to wait till after 3:30 but I'll make it!
- November 4, 2008 at 12:12 PM
- Grandma Nelson said...
I voted:)
- November 4, 2008 at 1:16 PM
- Nat Lud said...
Heck ya I voted! It was so neat!
- November 4, 2008 at 2:10 PM
- traske.melissa said...
wow nat when you update you really go to town!! i am so glad we haven't seen snow yet...we have been so lucky with fall weather. it has been in the high 70's until today. the kids finally put on pants.
- November 6, 2008 at 8:15 PM
- Anonymous said...
I can't believe you voted for Obama!
- November 7, 2008 at 12:23 PM
- The Kahumokus said...
Ha! You know I'm NOT an Obama Mama.
- November 8, 2008 at 10:33 AM
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Mel and Sue: 'We both still just love messing around'
Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins are back on BBC One together for an all-singing, all-dancing Red Nose Day gig. They talk to Susan Griffin.
Hearts sank when Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins announced they wouldn't be returning to host The Great British Bake Off at its new home on Channel 4. Fortunately, for those looking to get their fix of the popular duo, they're back on BBC One, this time hosting Let's Sing And Dance For Comic Relief, a super-sized version of Let's Dance For Comic Relief, ahead of Red Nose Day on March 24.
"I've never discussed this before, but I am the rhythm of dance," quips Perkins, when asked why she wanted to host the show. "Rhythm moves through me like water. Sorry, curry moves through me like water. We just wanted to have fun."
Giedroyc chips in: "As Cyndi Lauper said, 'Girls ... ' Actually, no, we can't say girls any more, as I'm nearly 50 and you're close behind."
"I think, to be honest, it's pure joy with the show," adds Perkins (47). "There's no angle, there's no side, there's no end game other than to make money for a really good cause."
On Saturday night, in the first of three live heats, the public voted for Rickie Haywood Williams and Melvin Odoom, who performed a Will Smith medley, to win a place in the final, set to take place on March 25.
The judging panel - Jo Brand. Katherine Ryan and Frank Skinner - then picked Sara Pascoe to join them after a sing and dance-off with Matt Edmondson.
Over the coming two weeks, contestants, including The Chasers from The Chase, the cast of Casualty and Holby City, James and Ola Jordan, a super group of The One Show reporters, Alison Hammond, Sally Lindsay and Gogglebox legends Steph and Dom Parker, will take to the stage in front of a judging panel consisting of Miranda Hart, Claudia Winkleman, Jennifer Saunders and Julian Clary.
As for the hosts, they'd like nothing more than to see "Mary Berry busting out a Pitbull number", confesses Perkins.
"Helen Mirren doing Meatloaf would be good," adds Giedroyc (48), who has two children with her husband Ben Morris. "I'd enjoy that."
Both presenters "love dancing".
"In our youth, I don't want to be smug, but we could cut a bit of an old rug, couldn't we?" says Giedroyc, who met Perkins when they studied at Cambridge.
"I'd like to think we cut through the dance floor, but now with hindsight and being older, I realise people were just leaving the dance floor so that they weren't associated with us," muses Perkins, who's in a relationship with TV presenter Anna Richardson.
"At the time, you think, 'Wow! My moves are so stellar I'm creating space, my shapes are creating space'. People were trying to run away!"
"They thought we were insane," confirms Giedroyc, who prefers to embrace Eighties moves on the floor, while her co-host is "more Grime". Giedroyc can attest that Perkins' "popping is legendary".
Of course, this year it's not only about willing celebrities busting shapes, but showcasing their vocal talents, too.
It's perhaps no surprise to learn that Mel and Sue enjoy "singing together", and have been known to partake in a spot of karaoke on occasion.
"We used to go to a great Chinese restaurant in north London and they had a fantastic karaoke machine upstairs, and we'd just belt out the hits," recalls Perkins. "I did Midnight Train To Georgia, which gave most of the front row tinnitus, probably for life. It was very intense." Giedroyc's song of choice is Joan Jett's I Love Rock 'n' Roll, "because it's got a nice, low singing voice".
The pair can relate to the contestants' nerves, following their attempts on a celebrity edition of Stars In Their Eyes back in 2000. Sporting impressive bouffants, Giedroyc appeared as Elaine Paige, while Perkins portrayed Barbara Dickson with a rendition of I Know Him So Well.
"We couldn't look at each other when we were doing it and became too hysterical," remembers Perkins. "The choreography was us crossing this checker board, but as soon as I caught a whiff of Mel dressed as Elaine Paige, the bladder went quite significantly."
"We got into real trouble because the dress rehearsal, which was supposed to take about 20 minutes, took over an hour because we were laughing so much," says Giedroyc. "Everyone was really annoyed with us. We still came second to last."
Fortunately, they don't consider themselves competitive. "Not really, I don't think so. We're competitive when it comes to gags, because we both like to get in there and come up with a pun, or a punchline, but when it comes to singing and dancing, definitely not," says Giedroyc.
Asked how they'd describe their on-screen partnership, Perkins opts for "overrated", while Giedroyc prefers "shambolic and contractual". In truth, they were inseparable for most of their 20s and 30s, and can't believe their fortune at this point in their lives.
"The best thing is just hours and hours of messing about, basically," says Giedroyc.
- Let's Sing And Dance For Comic Relief, BBC One, today, 6.45pm
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Dear parents
It is with much
pleasure that I seat myself to
write a few lines to you. I have
the pleasure of informing you
that we have recieved the basket
of victuals you sent us for a
Thanksgiving dinner it was a great
deal better because it come from
Me. I want you to tell all thoes
that assisted in sending us
something to eat from Me. that
I am greatly obliged to them for
their kindness twords us far from
home and all its ejoyments as well
as at home enjoying the pleasure
of their society It reminds me
of the many happy days I
have enjoyed in their society
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but now we are sepearated, and,
may never all meet together
again in this world of trouble
The interest my friends feel in
my welfare inspires me with
new vigor and strength and a new deter-
minatin to defeat the purpose
of the rebels and sustain the
union and constitution at what-
ever cost of lives or money. I
cannot express one half the
gratitude I feel twords my friends
but let them rest assured it will
never be forgoten by me while I have
sence and reason spared me.
I have no particular news to
write we have recieved 25
new recrites and 4 deserters
have been returned that run
away after the battle of Bull Run
Levi Small is one of the recrites
I was very glad to meet him
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We are expecting Capt. Bucknam
back every day and I tell you
the company will be glad to see
him. I have recieved a marriage
card from Rodny and I send
it here enclosed and I want
you to keep it. I have a few
pictures I will send to Walter
you may give them to him
or keep them yourself. I suppose
you got the paper I sent you
with an account of the great
review of all the troops this
side of the Potomac it was a
grand display. Our Regt is in
Slocum's Brigade and in
Franklin's division we have
good officers and the men have
great confidence in them. Tell
Susan I will write to her & soon
if you see her. I have heard
from Mark Gammon he is in
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Maryland guarding the rail road
near the Relay house in the
10th Me. Regt. I have no
more news to write this
time so I must close
Yours in haste
Hiram M. Cash
Private, Co. K, 5th Maine


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Achim Menges just finished his fifth ICD / ITKE Pavilion, his third in carbon fiber. As always, Achim utilizes a biomemetic strategy as the driver of the pavilion's design, in this case he borrows from the weaving technique of the Diving Bell Spider. The Diving Bell lives underwater and to facilitate breathing it creates web-reinforced air bubbles. These bubbles served as the model for the ETFE / carbon fiber pavilion, utilizing a pneumatic framework for the strands.
What's particularly notable about this year's pavilion vs previous years, is the design of the robot itself. A Kuka arm was modded to not only place fiber and resin / glue in place, but also to respond to the deformations of the pneumatic formwork in real time. The structure is efficient and formally compelling, but the architectural team modifying a fabrication robot to this degree is the real innovation. Achim keeps setting the bar extremely high for the rest of us…
More about the 2015 ICD / ITKE Pavilion here.


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Sunday, April 25, 2010
I have seen this happening a lot on Twitter and Facebook lately. Not just to me either. I think it needs to be said that people can be sympathetic and empathetic without trying to "one up" someone else. For us military spouses, Twitter is a great place to vent and get helpful advise and hear about other spouses' experiences. And I LOVE to hear from more experienced people. This Army life is nuts and it's very nice to hear about the problems others have so we can all learn from their experiences.
But trying to one up another person in their lowest moments does not help! We've all seen it happen. Someone will tweet that they are having a bad day because of x, y, and z. And someone else will tweet back, well not only do I have x, y, and z, but I also had a, b, and c happen to me today. Or my personal favorite- I hate ______ because of this and this! And someone will actually reply back to them, I hate ______ more because this and this and THIS! What's the point?? Cant we all be sympathetic or reply to our fellow military spouses without wanting to become the center of attention?? It's perfectly fine to just say, sorry hun, I hope it all passes soon. Or even, yeah, my day sucked too, lets have a Twitter wine fest (yeah, I stole that from last week, I still think it's a good/fun idea!)!!
I think this "one up-ing" shows a real immaturity on their part. I don't need that in my life right now. I have unfollowed a few people because I don't want to hear them constantly try to compete with someone else's bad day or feelings. All humans need someone to validate their feelings, but competing with them doesn't help anyone. If you have helpful advise or a similar experience that can help them out, bring it on! But dont compete with them!! Let them have their moment to express themselves without trying to one up them.
And sadly, I know the people that this blog is SERIOUSLY aimed at will never read it. But I needed to get that off my chest.
6 comments:
- Expat Girl said...
Glad you got it off your chest! I left you something at my blog!
- April 25, 2010 at 10:23 AM
I agree, girl!
- April 25, 2010 at 10:28 AM
A-men! I hate when people tell me I have nothing to complain about because my husband only goes on 4 month deployments and there's is on a 12.
- April 25, 2010 at 2:36 PM
Ugh. Totally hate my phone's auto-correct. I definitely know the difference between "their's" and "there's".
- April 25, 2010 at 2:40 PM
- Alison said...
I totally agree! This one annoys me too - I have a high school friend who uses the misfortune of others to look good on facebook...she'll mention their problem and spend a good 3 sentences saying how she knows them and what wonderful things she's done for them and how she has escaped the same situation. Somehow I never saw how that was appropriate when someone you met ONCE husband is a combat casuality. I don't have the nerve to say anything to her though...I really should.
- April 25, 2010 at 3:55 PM
- ShanonRenee said...
I've never understood the one-up mentality either.
I'm glad that you liked my twitter wine party idea I think I will host another one one day this week!
- April 25, 2010 at 4:28 PM


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Hollywood's candidate got people in Hollywood talking this week.
"People in this town just enjoy gossiping generally," entertainment industry publicist Michael Levine said.
Unquestionably, the reason the scandal hit close to home is Hart's considerable California connections. The candidate has been the leader in courting show-business power players "early and ardently," in the words of one. Warren Beatty and tycoon Marvin Davis and son John are just a few of the celebrities and moguls who have been raising money for Hart's candidacy.
And, of course, Donna Rice had a couple of bit parts as an actress.
Take, for instance, a typical luncheon where Beverly Hills met Bel-Air.
Wendy Goldberg (wife of the 20th Century Fox Film Corp. president, Leonard Goldberg), Jane Eisner (wife of Disney chairman, Michael Eisner), Wanda McDaniel Ruddy (a former society columnist), Susan Strauss and Marcia Wolf were celebrating a friend's birthday where "we absolutely talked at length about the Gary Hart business," Goldberg said.
The women all were "very informed" about the incident. "We'd done our homework and read every word," Goldberg explained. "One of the ladies even knew him pretty well."


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Hassan Nasrallah, leader of the Lebanese terror group Hezbollah, has expressed support for the wave of Arab terror attacks targeting Israeli civilians and security forces across the Jewish state.
In a speech delivered on Sunday, Nasrallah called on both the Palestinian people and all Islamic nations to mobilize and demonstrate support for the "Palestinian struggle."
"The renewed Intifada is the only way to free Palestinians from the occupation and to save Al-Aqsa - it is incumbent on everyone to help them," Nasrallah asserted.
"Today there are generations who believe in resistance, in the holy places and Al-Aqsa, which is why they are ready to fight with knives those [Israelis] who barricade themselves in tanks or arm themselves with rifles."
The Hezbollah leader praised the terrorists "carrying knives and rocks," calling them "the strongest army who instills in us the belief that the horizon is open and there will be no future for Israel."
"We will continue in the path of Jihad against Israel," Nasrallah continued, emphasizing Hezbollah's support for all Palestinian actions against the Jewish state.
"We will continue to battle the Zionist project in the region and we will continue to fight alongside the Palestinians. There will be no future for the Zionist entity in the presence of the axis of the resistance," Nasrallah declared.


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World's Oceans Face "Irreparable Damage"
Rashid Sumaila: Global Ocean Commission gives world leaders a five-year window for intervention before overfishing and climate change negatively impact the world's food supply, clean air, and climate stability – July 6, 14
Dr. Rashid Sumaila is professor and director of the Fisheries Economics Research Unit in theFisheries Centre at the University of British Columbia. Sumaila has authored over 150 journal articles; including in Science and Nature and won awards including the 2013 American Fisheries Society Excellence in Public Outreach, the Stanford Leopold Leadership Fellowship and the Pew Marine Fellowship; and has given talks at the UN Rio+20, the WTO, the White House, the Canadian Parliament and the British House of Lords. He is the lead author on the 'High Seas and Us' report, commissioned by the Global Ocean Commission.


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Map of the Month May Winners
The results are in!
June 9, 2016
Its time for our April group of winners for Map of the Month! As the Map of the Month winner's list gets longer, we are still seeing some great maps being submitted by the community. We've chosen the top 3 for May, and they are fantastic!
1st Place: Treetopia3 by sagsCro
The first Place takes us on a journey through a mythical forest. Ride the horse carriage and pass rivers and seas till you reach a mysterious castle. Who might reign over this place and its woods? Maybe you? Find ou!
Prize won: Weapon of choice, 10,000 Tokens, Title "Builder of the Month"
2nd Place: Empire by climber717
Place 2 continues the journey. We head to a city torn by war. Soldiers hit this trading post with their ships. Can you repent the attack and defend the city? Or will you conquer the riches of the place and make this raid a success?
Prize won: Weapon of choice, 5000 Tokens
3rd Place: RedLizzarD by comman1
Third place takes us to an old city as well. And even though everything looks calm and nice, two parties are having a bloody feud right here and you are just in the middle of it.
Prize won: Weapon of choice
That's all the winners for March Brick-soldiers! Make sure to get working on your June map for a chance to win prizes next time! Remember this is our criteria we use to judge maps:
- Balance: Is the map balanced? Does every team have a chance to win?
- Visuals: Is there a theme, and how was it incorporated into the map?
- Complexity: How intricate and how much effort was put into making the map?
- Special features: Is there anything unique that affects and adds to the gameplay?
Congratulations to the winners and good luck for this month!


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Making it is simple:
- Melt butter
- Heat to a boil
- Leave it on the heat after the boiling stops
- It will foam again and start to brown in about 8 minutes
- Strain it through cheese cloth into a heat resistant jar
Ghee tastes like a very intense, browned butter.
For the last couple of weeks I've been using it as an oil substitute in everything: chicken, fish, stir fry, rice pilaf, dal, you name it. I haven't used it for popcorn yet, but I hope to do so this weekend.


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We were blessed to have Ronnie for an extra week following the May team. Our original partnership with him and a UK organization from 2008-10 has led to many amazing friendships. He and Becky made the rounds to numerous Community Based Organizations that we've had the privilege of serving over the years! Pictured here is Ibrahim, loving called "the wood carver." Our team members enjoy shopping from him, and are so proud that he was able to use his carving skill to put himself through an electrical engineering degree.
Ronnie at the United Polio Brotherhood Skills Center!
Hastings Ladies Polio Association!
City of Rest for adults and youth with addictions!
St George Foundation for Street Kids!
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Question: How did this collaboration with Starz come about for Season 4? Why now?
RUSSELL T. DAVIES: Well, Torchwood is a show that's always stayed lively on its feet and always expanded, and this is just about as far as it can expand now. It's a brand new audience and a brand new continent.
JULIE GARDNER: We moved out to L.A. a year ago, with BBC Worldwide Productions, so we were here just when the viewing figures were coming in from the U.K. for Children of Earth, and we were really excited by the reception that the title was getting. Russell had one particular story in mind, which we can't talk about, that he was burning to tell, and it fit in incredibly well, within the framework of what Torchwood was going to be for Season 4. It just felt right, with us being in L.A. and since Children of Earth was straining to be more global. There were American characters in there and there was a big society throughout. It was a natural extension of everything we've done with the title.
What do you feel Starz will bring to Torchwood that fans of the show haven't yet been able to see?
DAVIES: There's a great ambition behind Starz to have contemporary pieces that are saying a lot about the world. As a drama, Torchwood is very ambitious. Starz is not after plain, domestic pieces, and we'd already started to do that with Children of Earth. That had a lot to say about society, and that's what Starz latched on to. In terms of what we can do that's new is that we can tell stuff on an international basis and have great American stories. A lot of it is going to be set in America and it's going to have an examination of America, an ambition that's American and a thrust that goes with this nation that's very exciting and truly contemporary. Let's be honest, certainly in the West, America is the dominant culture. It sends shockwaves across the whole of Europe. It's a really interesting place to take the story, once you see what the story is. We're coming to the story's heartland by bringing it here. Starz offers an enormous stage, and the confidence and freedom to tell the story that we want.
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Daddy is doing one final check on her engine before the long drive to Missouri. We had a bunch of work done this week on HER car, even new tires at a steal of a deal. Oh the Blessing that were ours this week!
Bec and Fishy are ready to take on the road. She crammed and stuffed EVERYTHING she possibly could in her car and trunk including a western saddle and a live fish. Ahh, college life at its best. This is gonna be a great year for my baby girl, full of change and adventure. The change: Bec didn't have a car last year and the big news for her this year, she is taking her very own car back. Adventure: Well, she is driving all the way to Missouri and where ever else her 4 wheels decide to go this year. Whoo Hoo! Let the adventures begin.
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April 27, 2007
AHMAD BISHAWI, PLAINTIFF,v.GRW CORPORATION (TRI-COUNTY DETENTION CENTER); MIKE STANBERRY, (JAIL ADMINISTRATOR); FLOYD WOODSON, (CAPTAIN); CHARLES EVERS (SERGEANT); AND ROD LACY, (ASSISTANT JAIL ADMINISTRATOR); DEFENDANTS.
The opinion of the court was delivered by: Frazier, Magistrate Judge
This matter is before the Court following a bench trial. Plaintiff is a federal inmate incarcerated at the Federal Correctional Institution in Youngstown, Ohio. He did not attend the trial because there was no way to secure his presence. His appointed counsel, Philip Lading,*fn1 submitted plaintiff's deposition, taken March 9, 2007, pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 32. Findings of fact and conclusions of law follow.
FINDINGS OF FACT*fn2
Plaintiff is a federal inmate housed at FCI Youngstown, Ohio. He has been convicted of three felonies for drug and immigration offenses. On September 12, 2000, he was housed at the Tri-County Detention Center (Tri-County) in Ullin, Illinois. Tri-County is owned by defendant GRW, Inc. It contracts with Pulaski County and federal entities to keep their prisoners. Officers employed at Tri-County all receive IDOC approved training. They have the ability to use appropriate force in appropriate circumstances. Inmates at Tri-County receive a handbook upon entering the facility. Plaintiff, in particular, received a handbook.
Plaintiff resided in "Pod A." Inmates there live more as a group rather than being locked into individual cells. Pod A contained a pay telephone which could be used to make collect calls. Certain types of calls, such as to ones attorney, could be made from another phone, but prior approval was required. Inmates making such calls would be picked up at a door to the Pod and escorted in handcuffs. When the door to the Pod was opened to permit an inmate to be escorted, it was the rule that no other inmates were permitted to block it. A request from an officer to back away from the open door must be obeyed to avoid discipline.
Plaintiff arrived at Tri-County on August 21, 2000. From the time he arrived, he sought after and anticipated a transfer. To help achieve that result, plaintiff made many requests for writing materials to communicate with his attorney. By September 12, 2000, plaintiff's patience was growing thin. He had made a request the day before for information concerning the transfer and had not received a satisfactory answer. Defendant Evers, a sergeant at the facility, arrived at Pod A that day to escort another inmate off the Pod. He was met by plaintiff who insisted on some answers concerning his transfer. Evers told plaintiff that he was busy and that he would have to wait. Plaintiff then insisted to see a supervisor, Lt. Sadler. Evers again instructed plaintiff, who was blocking the Pod door, to move back into the Pod so that the door could close. Plaintiff refused. At this point, Evers decided that plaintiff needed some guidance, and he put his hand on plaintiff to encourage the desired movement. Plaintiff was, by then, agitated. Evers again requested plaintiff to move, and plaintiff responded, "I'm not going anywhere." Plaintiff then either attempted to head-butt Evers in the chest or made other furtive moves that caused Evers to take action. In his own words, Evers "went to the floor" with plaintiff. Plaintiff continued to resist. Two other officers joined the fray. Evers put his knee in plaintiff's back while the other two held his legs and eventually put him in restraints.
Plaintiff claims that defendant wore steel-toed boots which he used to kick his leg. Evers testified that steel-toed boots were prohibited in the facility and that he did not own a pair. No medical evidence supports plaintiff's claim that he was kicked. Another inmate, Ahmad, claims to have observed some discoloration on plaintiff's skin. Other correctional officers, including Evers, testified that they observed no cuts, bruises, or other objectively determinable signs of injury. Plaintiff was evaluated by a nurse, and no further medical attention was required or given. Plaintiff testified that he suffers pain to this day. That claim lacks medical support, logic, and credibility.
Plaintiff offered no evidence concerning defendants Stanberry, Woodson, and Lacy other than their presence at the facility that day. He offered no evidence at all concerning defendants, John Doe #1 (Assistant Jail Administrator, Lacy) and John Doe #2 (Sergeant Everts), who were named in his original Complaint but omitted from his Amended Complaint. Lacy was the assistant administrator and has no personal knowledge of the incident in Pod A or plaintiff's physical condition before or after September 12, 2000. Woodson was a captain at Tri-County. He has no personal knowledge of anything claimed by plaintiff. There was no evidence that Stanberry did or failed to do anything that would support liability in favor of plaintiff.
Plaintiff was transferred the next day. There is no evidence that he has received or requested medical treatment at any other facility for injuries he claims to have received September 12, 2000.
This Court has jurisdiction pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1343. Venue is proper in this district. Plaintiff must prove the following by a preponderance of the evidence: the conduct in issue must have been taken under color of state law; and, the conduct must have deprived plaintiff or rights, privileges or immunities guaranteed by the Constitution or laws of the United States. Larsen v. Beloit, 130 F.3d 1278, 1282 (7th Cir. 1997). In a prison setting, the unnecessary and wanton infliction of pain amounts to cruel and unusual punishment and violates the 8th Amendment. When prison employees deal with disruption, they must balance the need to restore order and discipline against the harm an inmate may suffer if force is used. Hudson v. McMillian, 501 U.S. 1 (1992). Liability results only if the force is applied maliciously or sadistically for the very purpose of causing harm. Id. The Court must consider all underlying circumstances, including the need for force, the relationship between that need and the amount of forced used, the threat reasonably perceived by Evers, whether any effort was made to temper the severity of a forceful response, and the severity of injury inflicted on plaintiff. Id
Evers was confronted with a prisoner who was agitated and by his own admission refused a direct order, that being to move away from the open door. Evers was reasonable in making that demand. He needed to secure the area so that he could move another inmate. Plaintiff's obstinacy crossed the line and became a threat to the orderly running of the institution. When he became aggressive after Evers tried to guide him away from the door, Evers was justified in using reasonable force. There is no credible evidence showing that plaintiff sustained any real harm or injury, much less harm which was gratuitously inflicted. The force used was reasonable and well-calculated to restore order. Plaintiff loses this claim.
Plaintiff's next claim is one for common law assault. A person commits assault when, without lawful authority, he places another in reasonable apprehension of receiving a battery. Kraushaar v. Flanigan, 45 F.ed 1040, 1050 (7th Cir. 1995), 720 ILCS 5/12-1. Evers had lawful authority to do everything that plaintiff claims. Plaintiff loses this claim.
Plaintiff has generally alleged negligence. The elements of negligence - duty, breach of duty, and injury proximately caused by the breach - are axiomatic and need no further legal reference. It is unnecessary to get into Tort Immunity, which was not alleged in any event. ...
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Hello, my friends! Today's art journal page is a message about never, ever selling yourself short. You are so much more than you can imagine.
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Come and look over my shoulder. I'll show you how I created it. I began by tearing a variety of patterned papers and adhering them with liquid matte medium.
Next I blocked in some color by scraping all-purpose craft paints onto the surface with an old credit card. I like this method because it appears to be more weathered.
To deepen the edges around the color blocks, I used Caran D'Ache Neocolor II water-soluble crayons. I colored the edges first, and then spread the color with a damp brush. I added a bit of writing with a Pitt graphite pencil and then began layering collage elements. I colorized the black and white photo of the girls in Photoshop CS5. At this point, I sprayed the page with Krylon matte spray to prevent the water-soluble crayons from smearing.
On the left side, I drew in a vine and colored it with Prismacolor colored pencils.
I added a few more elements and toned some of them down by smearing a very light layer of gesso over them.
I printed out the quote in the My Underwood font and added the butterflies. Finally, using an Adirondack ink pad in Butterscotch, I rubbed the edges of the composition. Using a damp brush I tapped it into the ink to soften edges.
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Mattocks v. Kimberly-Clark Corporation et al
Plaintiff: Joseph Mattocks
Defendant: Kimberly-Clark Corporation, Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. and Kimberly-Clark Global Sales, LLC
Case Number: 3:2017cv01397
Filed: July 10, 2017
Court: California Southern District Court
Office: San Diego Office
County: San Diego
Referring Judge: Jan M. Adler
Presiding Judge: William Q. Hayes
Nature of Suit: Other Contract
Cause of Action: 28:1332
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James A. Wilson, 73, husband of Margaret "Peggy" Wilson, died Wednesday, September 6, surrounded by family in Norristown
He was born in Norristown to the late Kenneth and the late Margaret (Lovett) Wilson, and lived in Norristown his entire life.
James was a 1962 graduate of Bishop Kendrick High School, served in The U. S. Navy, and worked for PECO for 38 years. He was active in The Elks, A.O.H., The Norristown Legion for 39 years, The Friendship Fire Company, The Hookies Fire Company, The Norristown Boat Club, and was an active parishioner of St. Francis of Assisi Church.
James had a sharp sense of humor and dedicated much of his time helping others. He enjoyed reading, boating, golfing and spending time with his dog Dozer and his grandkids.
He is survived by his wife, Margaret "Peggy" Wilson; three children, Barbara Doyle of Norristown, Nancy Kilpatrick (Dan) of Philadelphia, and Katie Wilson (Jason) of Michigan; sister, Jane Wilson of Chester, and brother, Kenneth Wilson (Judy) of West Chester; and four grandchildren, Joseph Kilpatrick, Vincent Kilpatrick, Jane Kilpatrick, and Shane Doyle. He is predeceased by his wife, Lois Wilson, and son JR Neves.
Family and friends are invited to attend his funeral Mass at St. Francis of Assisi Church, 600 Hamilton St., Norristown, PA on Monday, September 11, 2017 at 11:00 AM with The Rev. Goerner officiating. Visitation will be held at the church from 9:30 to 11:00 AM. Interment will be held at St. Patrick's Cemetery, E. Norriton immediately following.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to St. Francis of Assisi Church, 600 Hamilton St., Norristown, PA 19401 or A.O.H.


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So I was checking the logs a few moments ago, and I just felt compelled to share that someone discovered this blog by googling "Kill the thing Oscar Wilde."
So generally I experience myself as dully and impatiently waiting to achieve anything. I spent a lot of time contrasting my life with better versions of it.
Occasionally, though, someone does a feature on me on a blog somewhere– like this one for Made in Michigan and I read my own biography and I stop and think– huh, I actually sound kind of interesting. So thank you to Tracy Gardner for the rather bouncy version of my life to date.
If you'd like to hear about the hazards of being a celebrity judge at country karaoke, the joys of being an intern at an alternative rock station, being vaguely connected to both Madonna and The Lone Ranger and being stopped on the street in London by a purported psychic who needed to deliver an urgent message from the spiritual realm click the link above.
As we head into a new year, I have looked back at my Word Press logs and come up with a list of my most read stories of 2013. I'll do them as a countdown. Imagine me using a David Letterman tone as I read these titles out.
5. On Seeing Adam Ant in Concert
A bit outside my normal topic range, this personal essay about my thoughts seeing Adam Ant in concert after a couple of decades or so got a boost when a couple of music sites passed it along. "Adam, I will forgive you for getting older if you will forgive me." Adam Ant still pulls in page views.
4. Writing for Free and the Danger of the Single Story
In a sort of pet milk can effect, I've done a lot of free writing on the topic of writing for fee. This post combines two of my literary obsessions– getting artists paid and the problem of having only one cultural narrative on a given topic. What made this one in particular shoot up in the rankings was that it mentions the St. Louis-based writer and mega tweeter Sarah Kendzior, who retweeted it.
Writers are the people who are charged with speaking about the world. We are the journalists, the reporters, the social commentators and the fiction writers. Writers observe the world and tell us what they see. They tell us who we are as a people. If only the well-to-do can stay in the field for long then the view of who we are as a people is skewed.
3. Ballet and the Single Story
Ballet and the Single Story draws on my experience working with professional dancers. It reflects on why there seems to be only one story about ballet we want to tell– the story of the obsessed, tortured artist who risks physical and emotional ruin. (The Black Swan narrative.)
The idea that dancers retire in "physical ruin" is strange to me. Athletes, too, have short careers. They have to contend with the risk of career-ending injuries. Football and boxing are more likely that ballet to do serious, permanent damage to bodies. It is the nature of a physical job that it doesn't last a person's whole life. But compare the health of a 45 year-old recently retired dancer or athlete to the health of a person of the same age who has spent a career sitting at a desk. Is the dancer's body really a "ruin" compared to– well, say, the writer? My dancer partner is a decade older than me, and if anyone were asked to chose which one of us was in better shape, I can tell you they would not point to me.
2. A "Destructive" Love Affair: Empathy for Lord Alfred Douglas
There is something fascinating about narcissists. For a time after I read Lord Alfred Douglas's correspondence with George Bernard Shaw I became fascinated with Oscar Wilde's young love. There are many aspects of his story that intrigued me: being a young aristocrat and the end of the aristocratic era, the impossibility of the situation he found himself in– having at once to persuade the public that he had been supportive of Wilde while at the same time not showing himself to have been actually in love with him. Imagining being Lord Alfred and reading De Profundis for the first time years after Wilde's death. This article was the first I wrote about the poet and it gets a hit at least once a day from somewhere in the world.
What I loved most about the correspondence between the far right Douglas and the far left Shaw is that it is a story you don't hear much these days, the story of two people who disagree on everything and who continue to hold great affection for one another. I found the correspondence to be uplifting for this reason…Without falling into complete fuzzy moral relativism, the triumph of love over ideology is an important and compelling story, as compelling as the triumph of the right over the wrong.
And the number 1 post of 2013 was:
1. The Invisible Famine in the Parable of the Prodigal Son
I recently learned that when Americans read the parable of the Prodigal Son and then later asked to tell the story in their own words, they forget that there was a famine in the story. Why this is and what it means for our ability to be empathetic to people with problems we have not experienced is the subject of this article. It is also a realization that has informed a great deal of my thought in the past year. What other problems are invisible to me because they are outside my experience? What do the things I overlook tell me about my cultural assumptions? I have come back to this question frequently and maybe other people have too, because this is by far my most popular post.
Like an optical illusion that reveals the existence of a vision void on the retina, this study made me aware that I have blind spots. I like to think of myself as an empathetic person, but it is clear that suffering that I have not experienced personally is not fully real to me. I can read a story and not even notice that it is there… This does not make me exceptionally blase, it makes me human. The best I can do, now that I am aware of this fact, is to do my best not to forget it. I may think I have a seamless image, but I don't see everything.
Famine blindness has implications for how we function as a nation as well. It costs a lot of money to get a job in Congress or the White House these days. The gap between the wealth of average Americans and the people we elect to represent us is growing. The 113th Congress has become wealthier than the last, with incoming freshmen bringing in a median net worth of $1,066,515 each — about $1 million more than that of the average American.
When a factory worker who has just been laid off tells his story to a millionaire congress member, does that person actually hear all of the pertinent details of the story or does it fall into that Prodigal-Son-famine-void where the blind spot is seamlessly filled with what the listener expects to be there? What does this mean in terms of how our national social problems are addressed?
Reading a book of collected poems (Earth-Shattering Poems edited by Liz Rosenberg) and came across "A Poison Tree" by William Blake. It's the one that starts "I was angry with my friend: I told my wrath, my wrath did end."
Wondering if it was quite as cathartic for the friend.
What have you been reading? In case you missed, it, according to the logs, here are my most popular posts.
1. I've Been Thinking About God's Nose Lately
This post about what the historical Jesus might have looked like and whether it matters was not an instant hit, but it gets consistent traffic. I think it is because people google "What did Jesus look like?" and they are taken to this post.
2. A "Destructive" Love Affair: Empathy for Lord Alfred Douglas
People are fascinated by Oscar Wilde's ill-fated love affair. I get a hit on this article on Lord Alfred Douglas, and the others I've written about him, almost every day.
3. The Parts of Leviticus That Don't Show Up on Billboards
This one, a somewhat sarcastic musing on what bible verses get the billboard treatment and which don't, went a bit viral. Someone shared it on Facebook and it got passed along.
4. Bookselling: Nothing Works and Why This Post Will Not Go Viral
This was the first part in a three part series on book marketing. This is part two. And part three.
5. How to Write Dirty Books Without Even Trying
This one expresses my frustration at having my novel consistently labeled as "erotica" because it features a love affair between two men.


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Hello my name is Heidi, I'm originally from Ohio, where I got my Bachelors degree in Kinesiology. I moved to Los Angeles for five years and have now been in the New York for three years.
In my spare time I AM A MODEL. I ALSO love to workout, play/watch sports, and paint.
You are passionate about ?
I'm passionate about fashion, health, and fitness
A typical fashion mistake you think men make?
THE WORST mistake men make is wearing clothing that does not fit
Your favorite color on a man and why?
blue because it brings out his best features
What's a great look for the weekend?
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Fantastic Creatures Post 40
Just as Drummond (Post 30) was a kind of hybrid between a picture book (A4 with coloured pictures) and a novel (lots more text than a picture book) so Fantastic Creatures (2009) is a kind of hybrid between a picture book and an encyclopaedia of myth.
Mythical creatures have long been an interest of mine, and occupied a fair bit of my childhood reading. On book I remember particularly was called Toby and the Odd Beasts by Netta Syrett. It was published in 1921, and I think it belonged to my mother. I have it filed in my memory along with an autobiography by Shirley Temple, written when she was a little girl, so I probably found them at around the same time. The good thing about extensive childhood reading of all sorts of books with a huge side order of encyclopaediae is that when I decide to write something about one of "my" subjects I don't have to do much research. It's all there in my head. With real-world information I'd have to check facts because some beliefs, theories and observations have been superseded, but mythical creatures depend heavily on impressions and emotional response.
I wrote the entries in mock mediaeval style, just for fun, and spent quite a bit of time in consultation with an editor about which creatures to put in. In the end, we went with the standards of dragons, unicorns, mermaids, werewolves, centaurs and vampires, and included other less-known beasts such as basilisks and trolls.
The illustrations are strongly coloured, and vary in form from pictures like tapestries or stained-glass windows to a comic-strip style. They have a humorous edge in the details; for example, the vampire has a teddy bear which has - well - fangs. Again as with Drummond, there was a lull in the illustrations, and then a pause while covers were tested. The original idea for the cover is shown below.
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Sally is Sally Odgers; author, manuscript assessor, editor, anthologist and reader. (Sally is me, by the way, and I am lots of other things too, but these are the relevant ones for now.)
The goal for 2017 is to write a post a day profiling the background behind one of my books; how it came to be written, what it's about, and any things of note that happened along the way. If you're an author, an aspiring author, a reader or just someone who enjoys windows into worlds, you might find this fun. This preamble will be pasted to the top of each post, so feel free to skip it in future.
The books are not in any special order, but will be assigned approximate dates, and pictures, where they exist.


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While on the subject of Ships and things, something I had not given much thought to until my stay in Southampton docks was how there is an entire industry related to ships arriving, staying in and leaving port.
Asides for the obvious of berths, tugs and cranes and things of course.
When big ships arrive and leave, they need a qualified harbour pilot on board. He ensures the ship gets exactly where it's supposed to without any issues. Of course the pilots need taking out to the ships outside the port, and fetching back in again in all kinds of weather and seas.
Also, the big boats get escorted within the port - a role skipper John is well acquainted with!
Once a big cruise ship has arrived there is all kinds of activity, both land and sea based to take care of it. Food and drink for the passengers, crew changes, parking attendants and removal of the waste.
The thing that particularly attracted my attention to all this 'big boat business' was the Whitchallenger, which is a massive fuel tanker which brings the fuel to the various big ships about the port.
It's all perfectly obvious now.


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We are currently working on a billboard for Cowtown Powersports. This billboard will be made out of 13oz vinyl flex with 6" pockets all the way around. All pockets are heat welded and last for years. I would like to add that I have worked with Cowtown Powersports for awhile and I would definitely recommend that you give them a try!www.cowtownpowersports.com


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Introducing books to Carter is fun! He loves sitting on someones knee and sharing / eating a book!
Carter's caregiver adds photos to his journal and its so lovely to see his face light up as he looks at photos of himself and others and the activities they have done that day.
He particularly loves looking at photos of 'Brown Dog'!
In this video Carter is 5 months old and he is already attending to the book and to Oliver. You can see the way Oliver gains Carter's attention by repeatedly pointing to a photo as well as repeatedly tapping him on the upper arm. Carter is learning that this is a means of gaining attention. Holding him tight with the left arm, frees up the right hand to produce the signs on the pageCarter is now trying to create handshapes (you can see a quick snippet of this at the end of the clip as Oliver signs duck)
Here is Carter enjoying the book by himself. These board books are great with the finger puppet included – the movement is engaging and attracts the baby's attention.
And here is Oliver reading the same book to Carter. Notice how he is sitting with Carter, frees both of his arms so he can hold the book and sign and 'hold' the baby. As baby becomes more mobile this hold will not be safe. But in this small window of time where it is, its a great way to enjoy books and conversations together.
Depending on your level of comprehension in NZSL you may or may not realise that Oliver is not sticking to the text in the book. He is loosely telling the story, exaggerating signs and making it fun for Carter to watch and enjoy.
This is a really important part of enjoying books with little ones. Don't stress over which signs you know and don't know. Work from the pictures and follow the child's interest and eye gaze. Explore the book together and create a story that you feel you can sign!


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It's been a while since I've posted as nothing of any relevance to climbing has occured of late. I've just 'finished' (they never are until final pinup) a scheme for a land yachting and windsurfing centre and I'm pretty happy with it. I made a decent model out of 3mm laminated hardboard and it ended up looking fairly fly for an architectural model. I managed to skip the review which was silly of me but I'm confident what I have is beyond satisfactory.
The last two weeks I have been making something of a return to frequent climbing activity. It's always nice in the early part of a project to have relatively little pressure upon oneself and to focus some much needed attention on training for a summer of project crushing. It turns out I hadn't lost too much and only really feel something of a power endurance drain present. It'll only take a few dedicated sessions of volume to correct this and I actually feel slightly lighter and stronger on crimps than I did when I was training 3 times a week. I have some psyche to get back to the cave and mop up some unfinished business as well as to forge connections with other classics in there.
The post title is dedicated to something from yesterday. Whilst strolling through the Sydney Jones library, I started to wonder what cluster of knowledge I might gain if I was to indulge in a chance experiment. What might be the learning outcome of walking down a random isle of old books, picking a book at random, a page at random and a paragraph at random? I started to walk along a level (at random) and made a sudden left turn after some 30 paces. I continued forward for about 10 paces, picked a shelf, picked a book and picked a page. The book was published in 1849 and was an account of Goethe's travels in Italy and his letters written in Switzerland. Upon turning to a page at random and glancing at the first paragraph in the middle of the page, what I read had a particular poinancy; it was an account by Goethe of the condition of the 'youth' at age 25. This is of course my age and I read with great interest what the polymath had to say. He spoke of every last attribute of two young men he was to draw in great emotive detail concerning their physical attributes and their spirit. I felt an eery sense of self conveyed through his description and after the extended paragraph spanning a page and a half had finished, I walked away completely stunned by the outcome of the aleatoric process. I'd like to return to the library today to take out the book and transcribe it here.
Lastly, I'd like to pay formal homage to Lorenzo Frusteri's ascent of the pure direct roof line at Amiata. This is a very impressive feat of climbing, especially considering the man's occupation and time allowances to frequent the crag. Rich and I witnessed it the summer past and acknowledge the dedication Lore has given to the line. His unwavering commitment to such an aesthetic and perfect line is inspiring and I hope to emulate this performance in time on projects of my own. Congratulations Lore, I know but just the surface of the attention this problem commanded.


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