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Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Ubuntu....is an ancient African word that means "humanity to others".
Archbishop Desmond Tutu (1999) defines UBUNTU as:
" A person with ubuntu is open and available to others, affirming of others, does not feel threatened that others are able and good, for he or she has a proper self-assurance that comes from knowing that he or she belongs in a greater whole and is diminished when others are humiliated or diminished, when others are tortured or oppressed. "
Nelson Mandela explained Ubuntu as follows.
" A traveller through our country would stop at a village, and he didn't have to ask for food or for water. Once he stops, the people give him food, entertain him. That is one aspect of Ubuntu but Ubuntu has various aspects. Ubuntu does not mean that people should not enrich themselves.
The question therefore is: Are you going to do so in order to enable the community around you to improve? "
The last sentence in above is the most important question everybody should be asking themselves. We spend too much time asking others question, answering others' questions but tend to forget the fact that we need to ask some questions to ourselves first.
P.S.: Ubuntu is also an operating system distribution for Linux.
Sunday, November 18, 2007
Linux Mint and Windows Vista ~ (Info) Dual Boot-2
Nov 18,2007
So I am back here after having a rough time with my system after I did the above installs.
My system crashed after I installed another OS called Centos and tried one more...
I had taken backup of whole data so it did not cost me much except precious time of my life....
SO then the issue was like this...
I reinstalled two times the same OS(mint) and had mounted partitions from windows here too.
But then I dont know y it happened.
After the third install...OS did not let me unmount it...
None of them...
So then I tried reinstalling another OS and then too I was failure...
Next thing I did was restoring the Vista from my recovery CD, but then it also hung...
I suppose this happened because the unmounted partitions were not kind of free...
So I created a new disc image from Linux Mint installation on the whole disc ( which I did unknowingly or accidently without looking at the note that this would erase all the data on my HDD)
So I was left with a system not more than a machine minus OS...
Next thing is back to restoring Vista...
I could do it now...Successfully did it(created three primary paritions)
So today after I completed my CAT exam(which was My God very very hard and threatening kind of) I sat down installing Mint again....
Installed mint on third primary part and then installed SUSE 10 on additional logical partition I had to create...
The GRUB boot loaded, is showing all three systems now during boot....
Congratulations to me...
Linux Mint and Windows Vista ~ (Info) Dual Boot
Recently I got an attack to dual boot install Linux and windows on my lappy.
Actually when I bought the 500 GB hard disk(WD) I could easily take backups of my current data and do whatever I wanted to my current disk.
I went searchiyng for Linux bootable discs.and got lot of them
viz. Linux Mint,SuSe 10.3,SuSe Enterprise and others
The first one I tried was Mint.I booted it thru DVD and the way it turned out was an awesome piece of code.
Though I decided to give try to this one finally, i tried the other ones too, but they did not much appeal me in terms of speed and GUI both..
While doing all this stuff, Vista went dead.... The I had to restrore Vista too.
Installed SUSE KDE too.But it did not let properly do a dual boot..
There some problem with SUSE10.3 boot loader.
When I installed it,I could not load it from disc.It always threw an error saying that "Kernel is not loaded.It should be loaded first"
So I deleted it too..Then I went to my first choice, Mint , and what I am currently having on my lappy is a dual boot Vista + Mint.
GRUB loaded works cool here.automatically detected Windows Vista partition...
although I did take a risk by doing all this, I am happy with the performance I am getting with Linux Mint..
If any of you guys is having thoughts similar to me, please share here.
I afterwards found out in office about a site that gives a step-by-step process to dual boot vista,XP and linux on same system in all combinations
viz. [URL="http://apcmag.com/node/5162/&
Another thing I would like to share is that Now I want to try some thing different.
I am thinking of partitioning my portable hard drive and install 1/2 linuxes there.
I am not sure whether this will work or not.
All I know is that unlike windows, you can install linux on a portable hard drive partition too.
Windows says it cant install itself on a portable hard drive which I had (a USB one).
What I actually want to try is whether I can port an OS to some other machine and actually boot there by obviously making some modifications in some or other config in the other system.(But I am not sure, not much time I get to do this after my office timings and other stuff)...
Try Mint...
Its a debian based OS(And I dont much know what a debian based system is-might be kernel or shell)
I am able to have a very good aero experience wth Mint...
You dont always need a Windows for your work...
Saturday, September 22, 2007
Dombivali Fast(Madhav Apte's Dialog)
माती, माती, त्यावर शेणाने सारवुन, त्यावर रांगोळी, चित्र असं होतं.
मग तिथे डाम्बर टाकुन सुरु झालं हे सग्ळ हव्यास…..
हव्यास जडला, अधिक जास्तीच हव्यास आंगण वावर पूरेना,
मग नौकरी धंदे सुरु झाले नौकरीत पगार पूरेना,
धंद्यात नाफा पूरेना मग तो मिळ्वणं सुरु झाल पगार वाढी साथी संप, दमदाट्या, मोर्चे नाफा वाढवण्यासाठी खोटेपणा, चिरिमिरी, चोरी शेवाळ वाढतच गेलं दलदलीत फसत गेलं सालं कमळ.
छान लिहायचो चित्र काढायचो पण मग पैसे हवेत स्थिरता म्हणून बेंकेत बी.कोम पर्यन्त एवढ शिकलो, एवढ वाचलं पण पुढे काय तर लेजर भरा, परिपत्रकं लिहा जेवढं नाहायलो आधी तेवढच कोरडं होत गेलो थेंब सुद्धा उरला नही……… ओलाव्याचा….दाखवायला सुद्धा
एका रेशेत उभे रहा….
एका रेशेत लिहा….
एका दमात पद्वी मिळवा…
एका वर्शात कायम व्हा…..
एका इच्छे सठी लग्न करा…
आणि ती दुहेरी करण्यासाठी….मुलं जन्माला घाला एक एक करुन अनेक गो करा आणि मग एकदा….. मरा...
म्हणजे एका कडून एकी कदे एकटं यायचं एकटं जायचं
आणि मधे हा….साला जीवघेणा प्रवास….सालं
आणि मग हा साला प्रवास, प्रवास सरळ नको का?…..मनसारखां नको का?
अरे ठरवल न सग्ळ्यानी की नियम करायचे, पाळायचे? मग ओढायची घाई का? सगळ्यानि मिळून खायचं की सागळ्यांच आपणच खायच?
ठरवा शिस्त नको, मग व्हा बेशिस्त व्हा लाज सोदायची तर मग सगळ्यानी सोदा…… एकट्यानी कशाला? एकट्याला कशाला ते ओझं? जगू आणि जगू द्या हा जर नियम नको असेल तर मग सगळ्यानी मिळून ठराव करा आणि म्हणा…
मारू आणि मरुया….सगळ्यान मारू संपवून ताकू हे सगळ आणि… सांगु त्या विधात्याला….. नाही आवडला तुझा खेळ…… नाही आवडला मला तुझा खेळ
I undersigned …….. Madhav Apte
Making this declaration at
due to my own philosophies
I am not eligible to live on this planet
so please take away my services
and I don't expect any payment from you… I don't
infact I would like to give all dues on my accounting
so please lord…. god
and I am enclosing my body with my soul…..intact with this declaration
so please accept this and relieve me at earliest…. please
Thanking you…..your faithfully
( Perhaps if you are reading this then you probably know that this is from "Dombivali Fast" marathi movie about a man who is tired of the tyrant system he lives in and takes up a fight against people co-operating with it. This movie bagged several awards and was acclaimed.)
Monday, September 17, 2007
N Finally...The three RuLeS
Rule#2 : The more sophisticated the game, the more sophisticated the opponent.
Rule#3 : If you change the rules on what controls you..., you will change the rules on what you can control.
What is Guru...Not a definition of Guru though....
Practical Nonsense
Sensible Impracticability....
The mixture of these two in different proportions creates a unique state of mind that is responsible for the present state....
These are affected by the following solvents:
Love, Hate, Lust, Agony, Pride, Ego, Prejudice...
Calculations for adding these to the already dense and complex mixture is difficult...but not impossible....
The recipe is freely available everywhere.It cannot be bought but as other all recipes, it cannot be created by everyone, but is created by the chef who has mastered the way to do so..
Such a chef in your life will be called ~The Guru~
Saturday, August 18, 2007
Why are we reluctant to stand up for our National Anthem?
Its really a wierd thing to say this at the same time it feels bad to say that this is infact a truth. I am not at all saying that we dont respect our National Anthem, nor do we have a feeling or thought of disrespecting it....
But still the fact remains with major of us that we are reluctant to stand up for our National Anthem. One person looks through the corner of eye to check who is standing up and whether he has really stood up or not. The moment someone stands up, we feel safe as if if nobody would have stood up, it would really be a mess of us to stand up alone. The main thing that causes this is the feeling of insecurity that what will others think if I just stand up with anybody else doing so..They will think I am an over-patriotic guy....Seems cool to let others stand up and we will stand up in a sync with them thus making it not a personal thing but a public thing.....(this is what comes into our minds...believe it or not)
No...this is not criticism...But yes this is a serious problem....
And what more is that a certain sect of the population which is a part of the hip-hop-have-money-will-spend-and-enjoy-without-thinking "culture", that is spreading itself very fast.... These are the ones who believe that freedom is there game of play and they have got it for free as they get everything for free in their lives... These are the ones who believe that celebrating you independence day is by spending you entire day freely roaming around the capital and sitting at Baskin Robbins or Pizza Hut and eating what you want, in whatever quantity you want....
Why are theatre's running a full length Anthem before the movie starts. Now thats a topic over which there's too much of debris all over and I don't want to add to it. But still does it mean that running it in a theatre will really make people respect it? No I dont think so....Because 50% of those who come there still "have" to stand up because others are paying respect to the Anthem..... Such kidney stones can be identified easily since these would sit down even before its over and shall be letting off a sigh of relief as if a big burden has been taken away from them....
Friday, August 17, 2007
Why are we reluctant to stand up for our National Anthem?
But still the fact remains with major of us that we are reluctant to stand up for our National Anthem. One person looks through the corner of eye to check who is standing up and whether he has really stood up or not. The moment someone stands up, we feel safe as if if nobody would have stood up, it would really be a mess of us to stand up alone. The main thing that causes this is the feeling of insecurity that what will others think if I just stand up with anybody else doing so..They will think I am an over-patriotic guy....Seems cool to let others stand up and we will stand up in a sync with them thus making it not a personal thing but a public thing.....(this is what comes into our minds...believe it or not)
No...this is not criticism...But yes this is a serious problem....
And what more is that a certain sect of the population which is a part of the hip-hop-have-money-will-spend-and-enjoy-without-thinking "culture", that is spreading itself very fast.... These are the ones who believe that freedom is there game of play and they have got it for free as they get everything for free in their lives... These are the ones who believe that celebrating you independence day is by spending you entire day freely roaming around the capital and sitting at Baskin Robbins or Pizza Hut and eating what you want, in whatever quantity you want....
Why are theatre's running a full length Anthem before the movie starts. Now thats a topic over which there's too much of debris all over and I don't want to add to it. But still does it mean that running it in a theatre will really make people respect it? No I dont think so....Because 50% of those who come there still "have" to stand up because others are paying respect to the Anthem..... Such kidney stones can be identified easily since these would sit down even before its over and shall be letting off a sigh of relief as if a big burden has been taken away from them....
Wednesday, August 8, 2007
Something for a married couple
I held her hand and said, I've got something to tell
you. She sat down and ate quietly.
Again I observed the hurt in her eyes. Suddenly I
didn't know how to open my mouth. But I had to let her
know what I was thinking. I want a divorce. I raised
the topic calmly.
She didn't seem to be annoyed by my words, instead she
asked me softly, why? I avoided her question. This
made her angry. She threw away the chopsticks and
shouted at me, you are not a man! That night, we
didn¢t talk to each other. She was weeping. I knew she
wanted to find out what had happened to our marriage.
But I could h ardly give her a satisfactory answer; she
had lost my heart to a lovely girl called Dew. I
did'nt love her anymore.I just pitied her!
With a deep sense of guilt, I drafted a divorce
agreement which stated that she could own our house,
our car, and 30% stake of my company.
She glanced at it and then tore it into pieces. The
woman who had spent ten years of her life with me had
become a stranger. I felt sorry for her wasted time,
resources and energy but I could not take back what I
had said for I loved Dew so dearly. Finally she cried
loudly in front of me, which was what I had expected
to see. To me her cry was actually a kind of release.
The idea of divorce which had obsessed me for several
weeks seemed to be firmer and clearer now.
The next day, I came back home very late and found her
writing something at the table. I did'nt have supper
but went straight to sleep and fell asleep very fast
because I was tired after an eventful day with Dew.
When I woke up, she was still there at the table
writing. I just did not care so I turned over and was
asleep again.
In the morning she presented her divorce conditions:
she didn't want anything from me, but needed a month's
notice before the divorce. She requested that in that
one month we both struggle to live as normal a life as
possible. Her reasons were simple: our son had his
exams in a months time and she did'nt want to disrupt
him with our broken marriage.
This was agreeable to me. But she had something more,
she asked me to recall how I had carried her into out
bridal room on our wedding day.
She requested that everyday for the month's duration I
carry her out of our bedroom to the front door ever
morning. I thought she was going crazy. Just to
make our last days together bearable I accepted her
odd request.
I told Dew ab out my wife s divorce conditions. She
laughed loudly and thought it was absurd. No matter
what tricks she applies, she has to face the divorce,
she said scornfully.
My wife and I hadn't had any body contact since my
divorce intention was explicitly expressed. So when I
carried her out on the first day, we both appeared
clumsy. Our son clapped behind us, daddy is holding
mummy in his arms. His words brought me a sense of
pain. From the bedroom to the sitting room, then to
the door, I walked over ten meters with her in my
arms. She closed her eyes and said softly; don¢t tell
our son about the divorce. I nodded, feeling somewhat
upset. I put her down outside the door. She went to
wait for the bus to work. I drove alone to the office.
On the second day, both of us acted much more easily.
She leaned on my chest. I could smell the fragrance of
her blouse. I realized that I hadn¢t looked at this
woman carefully for a long time. I realised she was
not young any more. There were fine wrinkles on her
face, her hair was graying! Our marriage had taken its
toll on her. For a minute I wondered what I had done
to her.
On the fourth day, when I lifted her up, I felt a
sense of intimacy returning. This was the woman who
had given ten years of her life to me. On the fifth
and sixth day, I realized that our sense of intimacy
was growing again. I didn't tell Dew about this. It
became easier to carry her as the month slipped by.
Perhaps the everyday workout made me stronger.
She was choosing what to wear one morning. She tried
on quite a few dresses but could not find a suitable
one. Then she sighed, all my dresses have grown
bigger. I suddenly realized that she had grown so
thin, that was the reason why I could carry her more
Suddenly it hit me. She had buried so much pain and
bitter ness in her heart.
Subconsciously I reached out and touched her head.
Our son came in at the moment and said, Dad, it's time
to carry mum out. To him, seeing his father carrying
his mother out had become an essential part of his
life. My wife gestured to our son to come closer and
hugged him tightly. I turned my face away because I
was afraid I might change my mind at this last minute.
I then held her in my arms, walking from the bedroom,
through the sitting room, to the hallway. Her hand
surrounded my neck softly and naturally. I held her
body tightly, it was just like our wedding day.
But her much lighter weight made me sad. On the last
day, when I held her in my arms I could hardly move a
step. Our son had gone to school.
I held her tightly and said, I had'nt noticed that our
life lacked intimacy.
I drove to office... jumped out of the car swiftly
without locking the door. I was afra id any delay would
make me change my mind... I walked upstairs. Dew
opened the door and I said to her, Sorry, Dew, I do
not want the divorce anymore.
She looked at me, astonished. Then touched my
forehead. Do you have a fever? She said. I moved her
hand off my head. Sorry, Dew, I said, I won't
divorce. My marriage life was boring probably because
she and I didn't value the details of our lives, not
because we didn't love each other any more. Now I
realise that since I carried her into my home on our
wedding day I am supposed to hold her until death do
us apart. Dew seemed to suddenly wake up. She gave me
a loud slap and then slammed the door and burst into
tears. I walked downstairs and drove away.
At the floral shop on the way, I ordered a bouquet of
flowers for my wife. The salesgirl asked me what to
write on the card. I smiled and
wrote, I'll carry you out every morning until death do us apart.
The small details of your lives are what really matter
in a relationship. It is not the mansion, the car,
property , the money in the bank, blah..blah.. blah.
These create an environment conducive for happiness
but cannot give happiness in themselves. So find time
to be your spouse's friend and do those little things
for each other that build intimacy. Do have a real happy marriage!
Tuesday, July 17, 2007
"अमेरिकेमध्ये मुलाला 'गाय' असे म्हणतात. भारतात गवत खाणा-या प्राण्याला गाय असे म्हणतात. गाईला चार पाय आणि दोन कान असतात. गाईचे तोंड गायतोंडे सरांसारखे असते. गायी फावल्या वेळेत शेपटीने माश्या मरतात. मेलेल्या माशांचे सुकड बोंबील करतात. ते टेस्टी असते. गायी गोठ्यामध्ये गाई-गाई करतात.
गाय दूध देते पण आम्ही चितळ्यांचे दूध पितो. गाईच्या 'शी'ला शेण असे म्हणतात. शीलाताई शेणाच्या गौ-या करते. गाईच्या पिल्लाला वासरू असे म्हणतात. वसुबारसेला वासराचे बारसे करतात. गाईची पूजा होते. पूजा मला आवडते. ती माझ्या शेजारी बसते.
गाईला माता म्हणतात.
भारत माता की जय!" ...
Saturday, July 14, 2007
Based on a short story by Stephen King its a marvellous piece of thrilling and chilling tale of a writer who writes novels on haunted hotels and ghosts and spirit infested rooms and chambers.
Then he comes accross a hotel that challenges his mindset that has made it clear in itself that ghosts and spirit do not exist nor does God.A
And with all the events that occur hereafter grips the audience with such a strength and puts them to sych an awe that nobody can escape it. The screenplay is a highly sculptured piece of writing and director has left no broken piece while making this film.
The base that is here is the subconscious of the writer that has all the things he denies and thats what he sees... You have to conquer the strongest weakness in yourself to understand the real meaning and strength in you....
Boy dont ever skip this movie...Watch it
Its worth the time you invest....
Thursday, July 12, 2007
IIMI iris
Its like this one after the other page type of. You find the clue, solve the puzzle, and move to next page by some or other action.
I liked it very much. Currently stuck at level 23....
This puzzle's called KLUELESS
Sunday, June 24, 2007
Change is necessary
Two pegs of loneliness, with a tinge of salty dry hair on your head and a tasteless tongue in your mouth, alongwith a spead of wet tearbed bed in your bed room...................
What does it all constitute?
Does it mean anything?
Oh yes....
It means
The time has now come to change your bed as well as your girlfriend....
खूपदा मेलोय परत मरायचे नाही आता,
जीवनाच्या ह्या वळनावर जरी तू साथ देणार असशील,
तरिही तुझी ही साथ नको मला आता
Had to come back
Why the heck has blogger.com blocked by various IT comapnies in India. They think we are slaves or what?
प्रेयसी माझी एम बी बी एस आहे
Thursday, June 21, 2007
Eternity of nothingness
Sunday, May 13, 2007
मराठीत लिहा भरपूर
Totally free and so user friendly that what you want to write is in front of you and you don't even have to use a special marathi keyboard for the purpose..
You can write marathi words in exacting the pronunciation in english and the marathi words automatically comes on screen.
Great algorithm used here.
आता तुम्ही मराठी भाषेत काहीही आणि कधीही लिहू शकता.
Greenpeace is an independent global campaigning organisation that acts to change attitudes and behaviour, to protect andconserve the environment and to promote peace by:
Catalysing an energy revolution to address the number one threat facing our planet: climate change.
Defending our oceans by challenging wasteful and destructive fishing, and creating a global network of marine reserves.
Protecting the world's ancient forests and the animal, plants and people that depend on them.
Working for disarmament and peace by tackling the causes of conflict and calling for the elimination of all nuclear weapons.
Creating a toxic free future with safer alternatives to hazardous chemicals in today's products and manufacturing.
Campaining for sustainable agriculture by rejecting genetically engineered organisms, protecting biodiversity and encouraging socially responsible farming.
Greenpeace is present in 40 countries across Europe, the Americas, Asia and the Pacific.
To maintain its independence, Greenpeace does not accept donations from governments or corporations but relies on contributions from individual supporters and foundation grants.
Greenpeace has been campaigning against environmental degradation since 1971 when a small boat of volunteers and journalists sailed into Amchitka, an area north of Alaska where the US Government was conducting underground nuclear tests. This tradition of 'bearing witness' in a non-violent manner continues today, and our ships are an important part of all our campaign work.
We exist to expose environmental criminals, and to challenge government and corporations when they fail to live up to their mandate to safeguard our environment and our future.
In pursuing our mission, we have no permanent allies or enemies. We promote open, informed debate about society's environmental choices. We use research, lobbying, and quiet diplomacy to pursue our goals, as well as high-profile, non-violent conflict to raise the level and quality of public debate.
And we believe that the struggle to preserve the future of our planet is not about us. It's about you. Greenpeace speaks for 2.8 million supporters worldwide, and encourages many millions more than that to take action every day.
We take the name of our flagship, the Rainbow Warrior, from a North American Cree Indian legend. It described a time when humanity's greed has made the Earth sick. At that time, a tribe of people known as the Warriors of the Rainbow would rise up to defend her.
As one of the longest banners we've ever made summed things up, "When the last tree is cut, the last river poisoned, and the last fish dead, we will discover that we can't eat money..."
Tasty news from Apple!
We are cheering! Steve Jobs has decided to bring us closer to the greener apple that Mac users all over the world have been asking for.
Today we saw something we've all been waiting for: the words "A Greener Apple" on the front page of Apple's site, with a message from Steve Jobs saying "Today we're changing our policy."It's not everything we asked for. Apple has declared a phase out of the worst chemicals in its product range, Brominated Fire Retardants (BFRs) and Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) by 2008.
That beats Dell and other computer manufactures' pledge to phase them out by 2009. Way to go Steve!
Read the full article here : Tasty news from Apple!
Source : www.greenpeace.org
Also check out : http://www.apple.com/hotnews/agreenerapple/
Saturday, May 12, 2007
Defending the Whales 2007 - Daniel Beltra
Carving up the Congo
Friday, May 11, 2007
Write in your own language
FTK Technologies which provide virtual keyboards so you can type directly in your language.
The best things is you dont need to buy a hard keyboard for that
The other best thing is it costs only 500 Rs to be shelled out which is much less than a hard keyboard...
Check out - http://www.keyboard4all.com/
Be an Indian and check out this truly Indian Site
Happy writing in Marathi, Hindi, Malayalam....
NASA's journey to Mars
The landing site is unknown. The rockets are still on the drawing board. Some of the astronauts haven't even been born yet.
Never mind all that. NASA's journey to Mars has already begun.
With all new scientific innovations going on at NASA we have also found that more and more limitations are faced by scientists since medicines seem to lose their potency when in space and food diminishes in its nutrient value.
This is kind of dynamic human testing that is faced by every human. With new and new frontiers being scaled by man more and more we get clearer and closer to the truth of universe the more complex it becomes.
Read more about this...
We are soon going to be on Mars......
More on >> http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2007/28mar_firststeps.htm
Tuesday, March 20, 2007
We are swinging emotional pendulums
In fact it is one kind of storage space which keeps on increasing and providing space for new thoughts and still can maintain its performance. Anyways this is not what I wanted to write. I will write on this subject sometime in future.
What makes a human mind a crashing aircraft is one thing - expectation.
This is the rajo gun that Shri Krishna has talked about when He recited all of Shrimad Bhagwad Gita to Arjuna.
We keep expecting from people in every kind of way.
We expect somebody should talk to us all the time but then when we have somebody to talk to we don't have words to talk.(this is another major issue)
We expect somebody must call us,would gift us and feel something for us.
Care for us,love us,be like us,not forget us,keep thinking about us...blah blah blah...
Our focus keep changing from time to time. We keep expecting from different people at different times in different forms. I am not all saying this is any kind of abnormal thing or wrong thing. This is absolutely natural way of behaviour that a human is supposed to live with.
We are like Emotional Pendulums drifting in empty emotional space hitting surfaces from time to time and getting thrown back depending upon the resistance that the surface offered. By resistance I mean the way other people behave with us and respond to our expectations from them.
These emotional pendulums do have a rhythm but not always.... Most of the times they are randomised. This is the fact that is totally contradictory to the way we have been developed by God.(that's another aspect again - related to perfection)
So now the human emotional pendulum keep moving from one person to another, old to new, and swinging again between the old ones ad new ones.
This can be termed as a the Rational Randomised Alternating Expectology of a human being. Rather a new word that seems so absurd to have been coined. But this is a fact we are supposed to live with and are living.
Next time with some new thought....Till then good bye...
Wednesday, March 14, 2007
llegal Carve-up of Congo Rainforests
The second largest rainforest in the world, after the Amazon, sits in the Congo basin of Africa, with around half existing in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Around 21 million hectares (over 51 million acres) of DRC's pristine forest are now allocated to the logging industry. We've released new evidence of the extent of this forest crime.
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Tuesday, February 27, 2007
God: Hello. Did you call me?
Me: Called you? No. Who is this?
God: This is GOD. I heard your prayers. So I thought I will chat.
Me: I do pray. Just makes me feel good. I am actually busy now. I am in the midst of something.
God: What are you busy at? Ants are busy too.
Me: Don't know. But I can't find free time. Life has become hectic. It's rush hour all the time.
God: Sure. Activity gets you busy. But productivity gets you results. Activity consumes time. Productivity frees it.
Me: I understand. But I still can't figure out. By the way, I was not expecting YOU to buzz me on instant messaging chat.
God: Well, I wanted to resolve your fight for time, by giving you some clarity. In this net era, I wanted to reach you through the medium you are comfortable with.
Me: Tell me, why has life become complicated now?
God: Stop analyzing life. Just live it. Analysis is what makes it complicated.
Me: Why are we then constantly unhappy?
God: Your today is the tomorrow that you worried about yesterday. You are worrying because you are analyzing. Worrying has become your habit. That's why you are not happy.
Me: But how can we not worry when there is so much uncertainty?
God: Uncertainty is inevitable, but worrying is optional.
Me: But then, there is so much pain due to uncertainty...
God: Pain is inevitable, but suffering is optional.
Me: If suffering is optional, why do good people always suffer?
God: Diamond cannot be polished without friction. Gold cannot be purified without fire. Good people go through trials, but don't suffer. With that experience their life become better, not bitter.
Me: You mean to say such experience is useful?
God: Yes. In every term, Experience is a hard teacher. She gives the test first and the lessons afterwards.
Me: But still, why should we go through such tests? Why can't we be free from problems?
God: Problems are: Purposeful Roadblocks Offering Beneficial Lessons to Enhance Mental Strength. Inner strength comes from struggle and endurance, not when you are free from problems.
Me: Frankly in the midst of so many problems, we don't know where we are heading...
God: If you look outside you will not know where you are heading. Look inside.
Looking outside, you dream.
Looking inside, you awaken.
Eyes provide sight.
Heart provides insight.
Me: Sometimes not succeeding fast seems to hurt more than moving in the right direction. What should I do?
God: Success is a measure as decided by others. Satisfaction is a measure as decided by you. Knowing the road ahead is more satisfying than Knowing you rode ahead. You work with the compass (direction). Let others work with the clock.
Me: In tough times, how do you stay motivated?
God: Always look at how far you have come rather than how far you have to go. Always count your blessing, not what you are missing.
Me: What surprises you about people?
God: When they suffer they ask, "why me?" When they prosper, they never ask "Why me?" Everyone wishes to have truth on their side, but few want to be on the side of the truth.
Me: Sometimes I ask, who am I. Why I am here. I can't get the answer.
God: Seek not to find who you are, but to determine who you want to be. Stop looking for a purpose as to why you are here. Create it. Life is not a process of discovery, but a process of creation.
Me: How can I get the best out of life?
God: Face your past without regret. Handle your present with confidence. Prepare for the future without fear.
Me: One last question. Sometimes I feel my prayers are not answered.
God: There are no unanswered prayers. At times the answer is NO.
Me: Thank you for this wonderful chat. I am so happy to start the New Day with a new sense of inspiration.
God: Well. Keep the faith and drop the fear. Don't believe your doubts and doubt your beliefs. Life is a mystery to solve, not a problem to resolve. Trust me. Life is wonderful if you know how to live


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Click, Clack, Moo: Cows that Type – Caldecott Honor Book
March 20, 2011
Click, Clack, Moo: Cows that Type by Doreen Cronin has been a favorite book in my household for several years. I first stumbled upon this book as an undergraduate student and instantly fell in love with this hilarious story as well as the big-eyed farm animals who graced the pages of the book. Betsy Lewin, the illustrator of this comical tale, used watercolors to bring the animals fromFarmer Brown's farm to life. Each creature is bright-eyed and is sure to bring a smile to a child's face. I've read this book countless times in my classroom and to my own children at home. In fact, after reading Click, Clack, Moo: Cows that Type, I also purchased Giggle, Giggle Quack, Duck for President, and Dooby, Dooby, Moo, which were also written by Doreen Cronin and illustrated by Betsy Lewin.
My love for this story also takes me back to my childhood. I grew up next to my grandfather's farm and loved to travel his farmland looking at his livestock and any other animal that set foot on his farm. As an adult, my adventures with farm animals continue as my two-year-old soon has a fascination with cow, goats, and any other animal that makes a "funny" noise.
I stumbled upon this Scholastic Video on Youtube: an animated version of the story read by Randy Travis… Enjoy!
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Bio::Blogs #14
The 14th edition of Bio::Blogs can be found at My Biotech Life. Thanks to Ricardo for hosting this edition and everyone that sent in links on such short notice.
If anyone is interested in hosting future editions please send in an email with a link to your blog to bioblogs at gmail.com
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Then, today, we had finally arrived at the beach (we borrow this beach apartment that has a pool as well). They were raring to go, so we hit the pool. I was in the sketching mood, so while my nephew watched over my daughter's ever more confident "swimming", I sat at a lounge chair, and sketched one of the scenes. She had a blast, yelling "Hey daddy, I can touch the bottom now!" I have no doubt she's going to be a good swimmer. Conquering fear is the first big step. This is definitively going to be a nice family weekend.
I'm sure her figure looks out of scale here, but I'm just trying to capture forms, not a photo-realistic rendering by any means. Thanks for checking out my impulsive sketches (nothing too unusual but still impulsive, trying to grab the moment like I'm using a camera again). There will be more during the weekend, I'm sure.
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the bloody nerve!!!
im happy.. Mr Nice guy ha been upgraded to Mr awesome guy in my eyes... so much so, that he came home to meet my family yesterday... (yes, it is that serious) and then, this morning, as i start cjhecking my emails, and facebook etc, i get a 'friend request' from none other than .... yep. you guessed it.. The loser guy!!! i know that it shouldnt bother me.. i shouldnt care, and i should perhaps just ignore teh request, but im pissed off!! what kind of fool does he take me for? it ended months ago! the last two times that he smsed me, i ignored it, and he still has the freaking nerve to search for me on facebook, and WANT to be my friend???
i want to send him a really sweet.. but nasty message, and him to go and ** himself, but i dont know what to say without sounding like I care.. he didnt know that i knew that he was seeing that other girl at the same time as me, and i want to ket him know, that i did know, and i dont appreciate being taken for a fool.. arggh, i wish someone could just hit the arrogrant prick!!! and to top it all.. he sends the request with the same pic that he sent to me (by email) before we met ? and the worse of it: (im still trying to figure out if its just coincidence or if he did this on purpose) but, i met him exactly one yr ago-yesterday!!!
p.s. any ideas on how i could reply to the loser?


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Don't Break Down Institutional Limitations
Speaking of concepts in political theory that simply make sense, this paragraph from a Richard Fernandez essay, in which he suggests that the global order may break down before it succeeds in undermining all of human society, captures a crucial point:
The Narrative may be breaking down. That would come none too soon. One of the unappreciated risks of globalization is it destroyed the barriers to corruption formerly imposed by limitations in institutions. The marvels of the modern age have made possible not only to spread organizations like Medicins sans Frontieres but also to proliferate crooks without borders.
The only way to ensure that insurmountable power stays out of the wrong hands is to keep it out of any hands. The only way to keep the forces of corruption from engulfing society is to pit them against each other.
One of the stranger peculiarities of our current political landscape is that the very same people who wish to make a safe, padded room of daily life have little appreciation for the value of barriers between institutions for the safety of our civic system. The simplest explanation is that they're really striving to make themselves feel safe, which means forbidding contrary actions and ideas. That only works, however, until the people in whom they entrust so much power find their own comfort to require something not quite as safe and secure for the rest of us.


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Windows 10 will let you say goodbye to passwords forever and was thinking "what a bad idea (and not just because it's MicroSoft).
Microsoft is adding support for the Fast Identity Online (Fido) standard to Windows 10 to enable password-free sign-on for a number of applications.
The Fido standards aim to create a "universal framework" for secure but password-free authentication. Fido supports biometrics such as face, voice, iris, and fingerprint or dongles, and members of the group include Samsung, Visa, PayPal, RSA, MasterCard, Google, Lenovo, ARM, and Bank of America as well as Microsoft.
OK, so when my password is compromised (or I forget it) I request a new one and I'm good to go in a few (annoying) minutes. But what do I do when my biometrics are compromised? It's pretty easy to find a picture of just about anyone, so facial recognition is pretty much dead. Likewise voice. And other biometrics can be hacked.
The big problem is, once they are hacked, they are gone. I can't change my fingerprints if my account it compromised.
Biometrics are only as secure as the method used to obtain the data, and that's obviously not physically secure.
No thanks, Fido.


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Our next project is an exciting and collaborative one at that - we are looking for between 6 and 8 LGBTQ+ performers to be a part of The "Q" Word.
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We are seeking two actors for the roles of ENFYS and FOX to be involved in a rehearsed reading of Chris Harris' play, DOVEY JUNCTION, directed by Luke Hereford. The play takes place at Dovey Junction, a train station, in the middle of nowehere, in West Wales. Enfys and Fox find themselves waiting for a train, but are unsure when it's arriving, or where it might be going. Casting breakdown as follows:
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Caped wonders with super powers have been created throughout history during times when people were in dire need of "heroes". They could fly or do a Houdini from the arch-rival's snare. But, these heroes stay on the comic book (or the silver screen). Hence, we in the real world face challenges ourselves--sans super powers. Whether it's families breaking apart or declining literacy in the country, it is we who answer the call from where we are, with what we have.
Monday, November 30, 2015
Sage advice for us plodding on in the 21st century
One word that may sum it up: decency
Should the lady whose image appears above be unfamiliar to you, it is quite easy to find out all about her and the things she stands for. Fortunately, in this day and age in which the development of technology happens much faster than the passing on of values such as decency, that technology gives us the opportunity to look up that which we ought to know and live.
If the other name included in the advice above is unheard of, you may look it up as well. Or not.
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Friday, November 27, 2015
By nature
I love to think of nature as an unlimited broadcasting station,
through which God speaks to us every hour, if we will only tune in.
~George Washington Carver
~George Washington Carver
Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.
~Albert Einstein
~Albert Einstein
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Monday, November 23, 2015
Gunfire & explosives -- and combatting extremism with 'Rick Astley'
The number of fatalities is often one of the factors which determine whether or not an incident makes it on the news. It's lamentable, but that's reality. Sure, "hundreds killed" grabs more people's attention than saying that the death toll numbers half a dozen. But then lives mean individual persons, and each person matters, so here is news about some of last week's ISIS-related attacks in Africa, regardless of the body count. Nigeria (Nov. 17 and 18), Mali (Nov. 20), Cameroon (Nov. 21)
Female suicide bombers strike Nigeria with second mass casualty attack in two days
Two female suicide bombers launched a deadly attack that killed an estimated 15 people at a packed mobile phone market in Kano, Nigeria, on Wednesday. Kano is the largest city in Northern Nigeria. The explosion ripped through Farm Centre market just after 4:00pm local time and comes only a day after a terrorist attack killed 32 and wounded 80 in the Northeast city of Yola.
Mali hotel attack: Hunt for three suspects
Malian security forces are hunting three suspects connected to the attack on a hotel in the capital, Bamako, on Friday, in which 19 were killed.Two militants were also killed, after special forces stormed the hotel, freeing dozens of trapped guests.
Eight dead after suspected Boko Haram attack in Cameroon
Four civilians were killed in northern Cameroon on Saturday in a suicide bomb assault by suspected Boko Haram militants in which three female attackers and one man blew themselves up, security officials said.
Belgian police mount raids in Brussels and other towns
Belgian armed police mounted raids across the country late on Sunday after the prime minister announced another day of lockdown in the capital for fear a new, Paris-style mass attack may be imminent.Shortly before midnight, the public broadcaster, announcing several arrests, said the operations had concluded and the mayor of a Brussels borough that is the focus of a manhunt for a key suspect in the Paris attacks said shots had been exchanged.
And, via a story included in a previous post, Anonymous -- the group of online hackers -- is taking on ISIS online. Now the group has started its quest with a spunky method: by "rickrolling" the terrorists' online presence. If the goal is to disrupt communications between the terrorists and to foil as many attempts at promoting its cause as possible, it certainly is accomplishing much -- and with some entertainment along the way.
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Friday, November 20, 2015
Federer, the weather, Anonymous hackers.... plus others
Some news can make our day, while others tend to make us stop and lament over what the world seems to be coming to. Then we can hear of some things that are just the things we need to give us a laugh for a few minutes before plunging into the next task of the day. Whatever the case, it pays to inform ourselves -- and do what we can to be part of the solution, from where we are, with what we have.
Here's a glimpse of some things that have happened during the past several weeks in different parts of the planet --
Federer hands Djokovic first loss at ATP World Tour Finals since 2011
Faith on the football field -- Fargo high school stands up for religious freedom
ISIS claims responsibility, calls Paris attacks 'First of the Storm'
Victims bare NAIA extortion in 'tanim-bala' probe
Lego is now making extra-padded Lego-proof slippers because they feel your pain
October breaks global heat record
Abortion facility shuts down on Halloween, becomes a pro-life clinic
9/11 hero's widow returns 'Woman of the Year' award over Bruce Jenner 'insult'
Anonymous hackers could be Islamic State's online nemesis
* Photo of Roger Federer from Tennis
* Photo of Guy Fawkes mask associated with Anonymous from Mail & Guardian
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If you fancy a look at another post of various headlines from a month ago, they're here
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Labels: faith, femininity, men and women, news and features, pro-life, Roger Federer, toys
Monday, November 09, 2015
When it's love that saves the day (or the kid)
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Tuesday, November 03, 2015
Silver bullets for the bullet-planting
Now that I'm looking at that title up there with (almost) undivided attention, I'm certain it's more the result of too much viewing of zombie-ghost-vampire-murderer fare than a manifestation of what I actually think of the people responsible for the bullet-planting happening in Manila's main international gateway (and for the lack of action being taken to deal with the situation).
This post isn't to provide updates on the situation, but to share a couple of articles that may prove useful to anyone passing through the Ninoy Aquino International Airport while the situation is still basically the same. It pays to be informed and prepared. Go ahead and read, and feel free to share with others who may need this information:
An American shares his 4 effective tips for curbing Laglag Bala modus in NAIA is a quick read and was supposedly written by a retired police officer.
Evidence-planting rife at NAIA -- How to defend yourself from Laglag Bala scam contains practical tips as well while providing legal information about your rights, relevant portions of the law, etc. Infographics and some videos also equip you with pertinent information. This one was written by a lawyer.
And here's something posted by a Persida Acosta on Facebook on Nov. 2, 2015 which may just come in handy (you'll never know!):
Attention OFWS/ Travellers: Re: Laglag Bala in Airport
Please call PAO hotline 929-94-36 or 029299436 in case you are being charged of alleged "laglag bala". Any incriminatory act of planting evidence can be criminally charged of "incriminatory machinations" under Article 363 of the Revised Penal Code (arresto mayor) and Section 38 of the Comprehensive Firearms Act R.A. No. 10591 Re- planting of ammunitions punishable of the penalty of reclusion perpetua(30yrs).
If you'd like an article to give you the lowdown on the issue, I believe this one dated Nov. 2, 2015 is exhaustive enough.
Bon voyage!
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After situating Proust in French literature, Fowlie begins a close reading of the novel. Here he summarizes its chief theme, man's struggle against time.
A preoccupation with time and its irrevocability is a familiar human experience. With Marcel Proust it becomes a veritable obsession. The changes brought about in nature, in human beings, in society, by the passing of time are sung by him almost as a lament. Time is the relentless force that attacks the beauty of the human body, the stability of human personality, the freshness and the completeness of works of art–a painting, for example, or a cathedral. Proust grew to look upon life itself as a constant struggle against time. Much of the so-called pessimism of his book comes from the hopelessness of this struggle, from the inevitable failure of life to preserve itself intact from the encroachments of time.
He analyzes one after the other those major experiences of life that are the most hallowed efforts of man to reach some absolute within time, some stable value that will oppose the flow of time: the loyalty of friendship, for example, the passions of love, the steadfastness of convictions, either theological or philosophical or political. Proust the novelist discovers that even such experiences, which, when they are real, seem absolute, are, in time, subjected to change and even oblivion. The human self, immersed in time, is never exactly the same two days in succession. All the elements of personality are constantly being affected by time: they are either being weakened or strengthened. They are receding or in the ascendant. Even the self which is in love, deeply, jealously and passionately, will change, according to Proust, and become disillusioned.
The self is never one but a succession of selves. If this is true–and the substance of the book as well as the method of writing are based upon this Bergsonian assumption–what happens to the selves we once were? Do these selves, which were once real, sink into oblivion? Proust answers this question with a vigorous no! They are not lost. They do not disappear. They are in us, in that part of us that is often called the subconscious. They lie in our dreams and indeed at times in our states of consciousness. The opening theme of Proust's novel is the protagonist's literal awakening. This is a familiar experience for everyone every morning when we leave the state of sleep for the state of consciousness. Proust looks upon this emergence as an effort to recover our identity, to find out who we are, where we are, and what particular self we are inhabiting. (52-53)
A very good introduction to the opening pages of Swann's Way.
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ah long day looking down it like a dark hallway, sometimes you rhyme sometimes you don't. it's the rhythm of it, without expectation to let the groove fall where it may. I'm tired of the things I can think about with my mind. the best stuff cannot possibly belong to me. I wrote a poem when I was 16 called The Stuff of Desire. It was two pages -- the first four lines, written about Meghan Smith during one of those sharp lust attacks in the computer lab, of all places, because our hands had touched over the keys. The rest was Mom cooking rice, something stolen from Corso, something else from Maureen. I had her running along the beach, out past Port Jeff. She would get into a rhythm and then I imagine gulls. Light bodies in the air. I call it autumn, make the sea do something memorable or her face. I could put her in running shorts, a nightgown - like I did at 20 for Michael Koch and when she read it she said, "Did I ever do that? Did I come into your room that night dressed in a nightgown?" She was all hysterical, laughing and little something else. The Stuff of Desire. That was her title, her words, even now they keep trying to come up on my screen, her hands meeting mine on the the keys...
This is not it, but at least I found a way in. At least these are mine.
At Frost Valley she held my hand while my head exploded with snow. It was a blizzard. We were orienteering -- finding our way, losing our way. On Shattuck, in Berkeley after the first real fucked up flashback, it was Maureen's line I took comfort in : "Sometimes we must learn to fall behind before we understand how we can go." She would never have understood this. Would she? The white robes she bought me - had made for me! - "because," she said, "you're the purest thing I know" - could she ever believe I needed her poem because my hands keep rotting on me? The first time she asked, it was like dare: I bet you've never had an impure thought in your life. Name one.
When I was 15 I wrote a poem about jerking off against the bathroom floor. I never used my hands. Even then I wanted to be tied up, and lust was something that held me down, and love was someone who would do it to me. In the silence I heard the car spitting muffled frequencies off the road and thought: if you only knew the things I think to get myself to cum. And then I said, "I can't name a single one."
It's boring to ask what if. We are in the world to love the world. I mean this one, the one I am sitting on right now, on the couch with the TV on and muted and the women in the infommerical doing aerobics backwards in the window that is otherwise completely dark. The world where I said "I can't name a single one" and the rest was history. I accepted the robe but never wore it. The snow fell around us in the woods of Frost Valley, NY. I never went back. It is the story of how I said yes to the world, and how the world said yes back. When I killed her off in the piece for Koch she asked, "I wonder if you're trying to tell me something." And 8 months later when I said No More, she asked, "What are you trying to say?" Some days the words are with you, other times the walk down the hall is long and you do it alone. She sent me my diaries in the mail with a card. She was still waiting. So I am. You always do it alone.
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Cam Wiley, Swarthmore
Wiley becomes the first Swarthmore player to be honored as a first-team All-Middle Atlantic region selection by D3hoops.com. He is also just the third Centennial sophomore to receive the award. Head coach Landry Kosmalski was named regional Coach of the Year. More to come.
Brandon Federici, Franklin & Marshall
Brandon Federici was named to the D3hoops.com Middle Atlantic All-Region Second Team when the teams were announced on Monday.
Federici (Morganville, N.J. / Lawrenceville School) continues to collect both athletic and academic awards this postseason. Earlier this month, he became just the second men's basketball player in program history to be named a CoSIDA Academic All-American, while also earning spots on the CC Academic Honor Roll, Academic All-Centennial lists and being named CC Winter Scholar-Athletic of the Year for men's basketball.
In recognition of his performance on the court this season, Federici became one of just eight players in Conference history to earn All-CC First Team honors three times after being a unanimous selection this year. He is also a finalist for the prestigious Jostens Trophy, which is awarded to the most outstanding NCAA Division III men's and women's basketball player who excels on the court, in the classroom, and in the community.
The junior guard led the conference with 19.9 points per game and his 2.2 steals per game, along with 3.2 triples a contest that placed him first in CC and his 35.2 minutes per contest were second. Federici finished in double-figures in 25 games, including 14 games with 20 or more points. He matched a career-high 34 points against Muhlenberg, and earlier in the season, became the fastest player to reach 1,000 point career points.
The Diplomats finished the year with an 18-8 record and made their 20th appearance in the CC Tournament over the 24-year history of the conference.
First-Team D3hoops.com All-Region (19)
- 2002 - Mark Lesko, Muhlenberg, Sr., C
- 2003 - Dan Luciano, Ursinus, Sr., C
- 2004 - Steve Juskin, Franklin & Marshall, Sr., C; Dennis Stanton, Ursinus, Sr., G
- 2005 - Mike McGarvey, Ursinus, Jr., G
- 2006 - Mike McGarvey, Ursinus, Sr., G
- 2007 - Nick Shattuck, Ursinus, Jr., G; Matt Griffin, Johns Hopkins, Sr., F
- 2008 - Nick Shattuck, Ursinus, Sr., G; Andrew Powers, Gettysburg, Fr., C
- 2009 - James McNally, Franklin & Marshall, Soph., F; Andrew Powers, Gettysburg, Soph., C
- 2010 - James McNally, Franklin & Marshall, Jr., F
- 2011 - Andrew Powers, Gettysburg, Sr., F; Spencer Liddic, Muhlenberg, Jr., F
- 2012 - Georgio Milligan, Franklin & Marshall, Sr., G
- 2014 - Adam Honig, Dickinson, Sr., G
- 2015 - Gerry Wixted, Dickinson, Sr., F
- 2017 - Cam Wiley, Swarthmore, Soph., G
D3hoops.com Middle Atlantic Region Coach of the Year (5)
- 2008 - Kevin Small, Ursinus
- 2009 - Glenn Robinson, Franklin & Marshall
- 2014 - Alan Seretti, Dickinson
- 2015 - Bill Nelson, Johns Hopkins
- 2017 - Landry Kosmalski, Swarthmore


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Yes, but it's only $45 US Dollars. To get all of them? At once? In one set? Priceless.
They're $15 each here. Plus, Sexie was never released in region 1. (I have a region free player.)
HMV? Hmm. I might have to peek there. Usually I go amazon.uk because it's all I know, but I did nearly shop HMV before, and I'm fairly sure they deliver here.
This. Which is also known as THE COMPLETE EDDIE IZZARD DVD.
Actually, the Amzaon.uk site suggests The Complete Black Books as well. Yes, please, and thank you.
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Oh, you KNOW I NEED that! Where the money is going to come from, well…pfft.
Unrepeatable, I only have on audio cassette. The others I have on audio plus video and/or DVD. So really, I neeeed this boxset. Obviously. And there's always ebay too (hmm, £20 plus postage).


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I'm posting this on behalf of Hillblogger who posted this in my comments box. Thanks Anna for the links.
Hi Schumey,
I hope you don't mind my posting the following note:
For Filipinos who may want to write to Mr Jose Manuel Barroso, President of the European Union, with whom Gloria is slated to meet (and to discuss, I suspect the gruelling question of graft, corruption, human rights abuse committed in Philippines) during her trip to Europe, so that Mr Barroso could be apprised of the grievances of Filipinos and may take this up during the meeting, they may do so:
– By e-mail: sg-web-president @ ec.europa.eu
– or By post: President José Manuel Barroso,
European Union
1049, Brussels
A letter to President Barroso may not cure what ails our nation today but we need allies to put the Arroyos in their place – in the dustbin!
Moreover, a letter from Filipinos to President Barroso would help Europe get acquainted with the Philippines because to most Europeans, the Philippines is still very much an unknown quantity.
Thank you very much.
PS: useful links :
http://ec.europa.eu/commission_b…nt/ index_en.htm
Here's another Belgian link which might be of interest to our kababayans.
Thanks for allowing me to post it.
"Stop the killings in the Philippines!� campaign. Solidarity groups, human rights advocates and trade union activists are defending in this campaign their Philippine colleagues' right to life.
More information at http://www.stopthekillings.be


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Beatles =)
It's from Shakespeare's "As You Like It" as many of you probably know. The SW15 in the g is the postal code of which I lived in while I studied in London. I fell in love with the city in just under four months while I was there and this is my tribute.


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I first met F. S. Whinkla in 1992. I was gathering information on Deroceras monentolophus v. interlinea diretta calva della vipera, commonly known as the Bald-headed Viper Slug, for a paper I was to present at the fall meeting of the Stylommatophora Society. I was surprised that nearly every significant reference I uncovered mentioned a town called Kleadrap, in Oregon. My pursuit eventually led me to Mr. F. S. Whinkla.
Kleadrap, Oregon and F. S. Whinkla! I had no idea at the time what a strange world I was about to enter.
Jun 20, 2006
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The Vallory V blog welcomes Really Rashida ~
Where are you from?
A: I was born, raised, and currently live in Cleveland, Ohio.
When did you first know you could be a writer?
A: In first grade we had "Book Day" every Tuesday. Each student created a book and presented it to the class. I always took this very serious. I always loved the feeling of writing stories so it was then that I knew I could be a writer.
What inspires you to write and why?
A: Everyday life inspires me to write. All of my stories come from the crazy things that I've encountered in life. I want to show ladies like me that just because we come from the ghetto don't mean that our stories aren't worthy of being told. With every story I write I keep my homegirls in mind.
What do you consider the most challenging thing about writing a novel, or about writing in general?
A: Developing characters. It really takes time to give birth to a character that is realistic and intriguing so that the readers believe that the person is just as real as they are.
Can you share a little of your work with us?
A: My latest novel is called 'Toxic'. It's a suspense thriller in the urban genre. Here is a blurb:
Love is a hell of a drug and Tracey is a full-blown addict. Just when she thought she was over the lies, abuse, and betrayal from her boyfriend, Andre, she had fallen right back into his trap. What started out as a romantic reunion between the estranged lovers ended in kidnapping and over twelve hours of torture for Tracey.
When she was finally set free she ran to the person who always bails her out when she gets knee deep in drama: her best friend and mentor, Sandra. Hearing how Andre violated Tracey again told her that it was time to introduce an unorthodox way to stop Andre permanently. Tracey was going to kill him and Sandra would teach her how.
The plan was done and the scene was set perfectly. All Tracey had to do was slip some poison in Andre's drink. Unfortunately, the murder goes terribly wrong and he escapes. Now Tracey has to find him and finish the job before it's too late.
Can you tell us about your main character?
A: The main character is a young lady named Tracey. Tracey is naive girl who is looking for love in all the wrong places. Despite all that, she is strong and persistent. She is the type of girl that you love and feel sorry for all at the same time.
What was the hardest part about writing this book?
A: The hardest part was giving the book a good love story. I don't read romance novels that often so writing it didn't come naturally.
How can we purchase your books?
A: You can purchase my books in all formats via Smashwords and Amazon
Have you started another book yet?
A: Absolutely! It's called Beautiful Liar and it's an urban murder mystery. I'm very excited about it.
How do you deal with bad reviews?
A: I accept it and move on because I know that not everyone will like my writing. We are all entitled to our opinions. I just see if I can use that criticism to get better at what I do.
Do you have any advice for writers?
A: Learn as much as you can about the craft and business of writing before you write your first word. Then continue to learn because the industry is always changing and you will want to be on top of your game.
If you could have supernatural power, what would it be and why?
A: I would be able to turn invisible whenever I want. That way I can disappear and not be bothered when I want. Plus, it would be fun to mess with people.
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Can't believe we have been iced in here in Atlanta for 3 days now! I know some people are going stir crazy. I, on the other hand.....am loving it! My hubby, 3 kids, and I...pajamas for 3 days....nowhere to go for 3 days.....no schedule to keep....no alarm clocks to wake up to. It has made me very thankful for food, heat, and a roof over my head! We have played cards, snuggled on the couch, danced like a bunch of goofballs, and just chilled out.
Last night I watched, "Eat, Pray, Love"...the movie that just recently came out w/ Julia Roberts. Several people had told me it wasn't that great, especially compared to the book. Well I loved it! I could so do something like that in a heartbeat! In fact, ever since I saw it, I have been trying to figure out a way to do that w/ my fam. Just move to Bali, home school the kids, and live the simple life! Makes me want to disconnect from it all. Remove myself from Facebook, Blogging, school and all the demands that brings, sports and ball practices during the week, etc.
But then reality sets in. Can't move away from the hubby's stable job....can't take the kids out of school....and would I miss everyone and everything after a while?
Anyone else ever feel like getting away from it all and living the simple life? Or is it just me?


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Our little man. Blessed be the Name of the Lord.
February 18, 2009
Here's our little Matthew Isaiah Malone.
Matthew means: "gift of the Lord"
Isaiah means: "salvation of God" "the Lord helps me"
Both names are of Hebrew origin.
So yesterday's news will continue at the end of this post…
We got to Novograd-Valinski at about 11:00 p.m. last night on the train. Andre and Valentine met us and got us to our apartment. Andre is a local pastor, a former drug addict and has an amazing passion for Jesus Christ. What a blessing to our lives already. Valentine is going to be driving us. Very reasonable rate. They both said it is an honor to serve fellow servants of the Lord. I want to cry as I write this because it is such a humbling thing. Here are these young guys who have nothing. And here we are…compared to them we have everything and more. Excess even. And they are wanting to serve us. Words can't come to my mind to express my thankfulness to them and gratefulness to God. Slava Bohu (Praise God).
Okay…so we got the apartment and it's quite lovely actually. It's just been remodeled and is very nice. It has a water boiler so we will have hot water. YES! We have not had any towels so no bath yet. Usually you just have a shower, but God knows how I like my hot baths! So he gave us a big tub.
So we slept all night, which was nice.
This morning, we went to the Inspector's office at 8:30 a.m.
Her name is Ludmilla. She was very nice. At first, she was ALL BUSINESS and we honestly thought she was going to say no. You can't adopt him. But, you always have to keep in mind that you can't read Ukrainians easily, probably because we can't understand the language.
Finally she said that she was happy that we were willing to adopt children with Down syndrome. What a relief. As we were telling her about Eli, she signed the papers and put the seal on it.
We then went to the baby home (after piling into the Ford escort). :-)
We got there to the office and the chief medical doctor recounted what we already knew about him (that he has Down syndrome). She also told us he has an Open Window in his heart but it's closing. (We'll get that checked out, of course.) They also said he was deeply mentally delayed. All he was interested in is food, supposedly. There was more, but that's enough about that for now. We honestly were expecting a despondent, scrawny little guy.
George (our facilitator) at one point said, the order has been given to bring the child.
We talked a little more and then…
In he walked. It's out of focus, because the door swung open and there he was so I just swung the camera and snapped. I really had thought that I would melt into the floor in tears when I saw him. But it happened so fast and unexpectedly that I think I went into some emotion I've never experienced. It was VERY similar to seeing our other 5 kids right after they were born. Joy, elation, surprised at love at first sight, happiness, fear of the future, afraid to let him out of my sight. There were tears in my eyes, of course, but I was not the blubbering idiot that I had feared.
Mary's first thoughts when she saw him…
The meaning of Matthew's name: "gift from God" kept rushing through her mind. What a precious gift. She was surprised how tall he was. Surprised that he was on his feet walking (even though he needed help).
I wish we could describe all we felt. But that's impossible. I hope the feeling stays in our memories forever.
Here's the deal…
He immediately began examining everything in the room. Trying to touch everything he could. He touched us, but wouldn't look at us, because he was too busy checking literally everything and everyone out. He was taking it in. From the bald spot on the back of his head, we'd say that he lays in his bed all the time. The kids who show a spark of self-start get the attention for sure. He was written off a long time ago as deeply mentally delayed.
I think I held him first because I was closest to door, but quickly handed him off to Mary. After a few minutes he stretched over and gave me a long, hard hug around the neck. I was breathless. That's when the tears started to come. But thankfully, I never did the ugly cry. :-)
We played peek-a-boo, some clapping games, handed him stuff and let him throw it (he just laughed and laughed after throwing something. It was VERY cute!!) But we'll put a stop to that throwing stuff (in a few years :-) ). It was so precious. He was so pleased with himself to throw it.
He is not deeply mentally delayed. He speaks some, is almost walking, USES A SPOON TO FEED HIMSELF food, SOUP, and whatever else they feed him. Come on…Eli won't even use a spoon. (YET). All that to say, he is full of potential and will thrive quickly.
We had to leave him in about 30 minutes. We'll go see him again today at 4:30 until 6:00 this evening. We can't wait to get him alone in the play room. We'll post pics/videos later (maybe tomorrow).
Now, we are sitting in a pizzeria. We finally met John & Tracy (and Emma and Aiden). We shared a few stories, a few laughs and they taught us how to use the internet cards. We had a great time fellowshipping and sharing the prayer needs we have.
We heard last night from the Dickinson family that they got their appointment date. It's March 3. They still have a lot of financial need to make it happen. So pray for them.
Prayer needs today:
- There is a paper work problem with Matthew's documents. There is information missing about the father. The director is trying to track down what we need, but the documents were "stolen" from the file, whatever that means. God knows all about this. Please pray for a QUICK resolution. If they don't find the papers, we can't bring Matthew home. I don't want to think about that.
- We go to Romaniv tomorrow to meet Misha (his name to be announced tomorrow or Thursday). Pray for favor with officials. And that they will allow us to adopt him. We'll be the first there.
- Pray that the paperwork for Misha can go QUICKLY so we can get the court date QUICKLY.
- Pray for John and Tracie. They are more than 2 weeks behind in the process and may not get a court date til the first week of March. It's a paperwork problem from SDA. Their experience will make it easier for all the rest of us, but that doesn't make it any easier for them. Pray for them to get the rest of the papers QUICKLY and a QUICK court date.
- Apparently, it's not a good idea to request the 10 day period be waived so none of our people will be asking for it. BUT now I'm asking you to pray that the judge will just do it on his own.
- Pray for the Dickinson family. They have SO MUCH to do before they can leave and still need quite a lot of money. God can handle it. Pray for peace for them and provision from God.
Here's the rest of the pictures today. I can't blessed the Name of the Lord enough. Praise Him!!!!!!!!!
This is right after he through a book to the ground. He was so pleased. He would just laugh out loud with his whole body! (the scabs are leftovers from chicken pox)
I don't offer commentary on the pics. They are self explanatory. He's beautiful. He's our dream and more. We can't wait to take him home.
Thanks for praying. Be blessed.
Proverbs 18. Psalm 139. Romans 12.


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The entire family headed over to the San Diego Wild animal park and we got to go and take the little tram that takes you to see the large section where all of the animals are free to roam. Oh Liam's face - the way it light up when he saw those animals. His little "Oooooh - whooooaaaas". Oh be still my heart!
San Diego got hit with a storm so by noon it was really coming down hard. We tried to go and see more of the animals - but all of the animals were seeking sanctuary from the rain, so we took our cue from nature and followed suit.
After a brief rest, there was a cook out with every good thing to eat and then family games followed by a movie. This was my favorite day. My favorite moment of our entire vacation. There is something so wonderful about loved ones gathering for food, and a time of togetherness that makes such lasting impressions in my mind. So much nurturing going on. Both for the body and the soul.
This picture is one of my favorite pictures. Dad and Liam playing on the ground with his little puzzle before we left for church. Dad telling Liam the sounds of the animals and admonishing him to not throw the pieces, but to place them nicely in his basket. These two became such fast friends. As I knew they would.
And finally, while the house was asleep that last Sunday night, I finished my abc sweetie pie sampler. The last stitch went in. How apropo that it would be a safari animal seeing as how some of our favorite memories happened at the Zoo and Wild Animal Park. All of my goals for Liam's birthday corner are finished and awaiting assembly. I will always remember that his abc sampler and bear pillow were completed in San Diego - our home away from home - filled with so many loved ones. Filled with family and laughter and joy. Oh so so much joy.
Endings - life is so full of them I want to tell my little boy. So enjoy each season as they come to you. And be joyful and bask in the love surrounded by you. For there is so so much love. And we are oh so blessed.
"Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?"
~ Mary Oliver from The Summer Day.


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06 Mar 2016
To start with treatments is provided to relieving the concentration of symptoms. The burning, itching and soreness need relief. Clean the region, ensure that you dry the anus. This certainly will include showering without direct rubbing in the area at all. Use moist pads from a bowel movement as well as the acute stage don't use make-up.
rectal itching
Work with an over-the-counter product to alleviate itching. Products containing cortisone or antihistamine are beneficial but should not be utilized for greater week.
You have to control the itching. Try these:
Stop the itching/scratching cycle. Nighttime scratching as soon as your sleeping needs control. Take a verbal antihistamine at nighttime.
Either have a warm bath or squirt warm water on the anus three times per day and if possible after a bowel movement. Make sure to make dry carefully but thoroughly. You may use a low setting hair dryer to dry with.
If your food may be the cause, then eliminate known causes, like coffee, tea, cola, alcohol based drinks, chocolate, tomatoes, spicy foods, and excessive amounts of ascorbic acid, for at least Two weeks. The slowly add the items time for your diet, one item at a time, and soon you select which meals is explanation for the itching.
Trim your fingernails short when you're scratching irritated skin during the night. Wear cotton gloves or socks on your hands at night to aid stay away from the unconscious scratching that could occur while you sleep.
Take control of your stress.
If Over-the-counter aids have not helped then it is time and energy to get the opinion of one's doctor. A medical expert can verify whether you have got conditions like hemorrhoids, fissure, warts, psoriasis, eczema, fungal infections or other infections that require treatment. He then will prescribe precisely what it takes to avoid it.
There are some simple actions you can take to help prevent most anal itching.
Avoid the foods you know will irritate you.
Wear loose fitting underwear which allows your sweat to evaporate rather than get clothed in with out pantyhose.
Use a plain, soft or unscented mouthwash
If make-up feels to abrasive use baby wipes moistened with mineral oil. Dry with cotton afterward to eliminate moisture.
Dry anal area after hyperhidrosis.
Usually do not apply creams or ointment without conferring with a physician.
Follow a high-fiber diet.
You need to use talcum powder to soak up moisture, but don't use cornstarch. Cornstarch may cause an epidermis infection. Dry your rectal area having a hair dryer set on the low setting before you apply talcum powder.


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we've been keeping busy with greyson and cooling off alot in the pool! i love our pool, but for the first summer i think i'm officially done with it. i'm just ready to spend some long days inside cuddling with and getting to know our daughter.
i'm SO excited to share a few of our pregnancy portraits. we had these taken three days ago and our photographer just posted this sampling on her blog. we used a small local beach for the location. on the drive there, we spotted this really cool old house that we both knew would be awesome for some shots. the house was rough. there was no dry wall, boards and broken glass was scattered everywhere, and did i mention poison ivy? but, it couldn't have been more perfect! almost as much as our photographer laura. thank-you alison for introducing us, she made us feel so relaxed and was absolutely wonderful with g-man! enjoy!


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I have four siblings. I also have not a lot of secrets. Because they're everywhere. Literally. I've hidden diary keys in socks only to have them casually break the lock. Eventually, you reach the 'resigned' stage.
The resigned stage is when you give up having secrets. It's all well and good if you keep trying but it's simply better to spill the beans. Why hide the key? Why have a password? Why do anything that you can't keep a secret?
I'm not saying siblings are evil but the method of dealing with siblings and the method of dealing with Sadaqah is directly contrasting. It's all well and good if you spill the beans but it's simply better to keep trying.
"If you disclose your Sadaqah, it is well; but if you conceal them and give them to the poor, that is better for you. (Allah) will expiate you some of your sins. And Allah is Well-Acquainted with what you do." [Al-Baraqah 2:271]
'What your right hand gives, your left hand shouldn't know'. That's to save us from being egotistical. From blowing up anything other than what the media expects from us (JOKE. LAUGH IT OFF). It's also to preserve the dignity of the person you're giving the Sadaqah to. Give for the sake of Allah.
Abu Hurairah (رضى الله عنه) reports that Nabi (صلى الله عليه و سلم) said, "Spend Oh son of Adam, it will be spent on you." [Bukhari & Muslim]
I have nothing against fundraisers for a cause. Okay, I do have something against fundraisers for a cause. Why can't we give without the promise of immediate return? We feel great about ourselves for contributing. We gave money. No, we bought cupcakes.
We're … How do I put this gently. We're selfish.
I'm going to give you some advice. Don't buy the cupcakes. Send the amount you'd planned on spending. Eat butter bread with your tea. And then, accordingly, feel great about yourself. Because you spent in charity without an added agenda.
Islam teaches us that the more we give, the more we get. The more we give, the stronger our Iman gets.
Rasoolullah (صلى الله عليه و سلم) has reported, "Be quick in giving sadaqah, as a calamity cannot overtake sadaqah." [Mishkaat]
Just a little side note: Nabi (صلى الله عليه و سلم) said, "To smile in the company of your brother is sadaqah. To command to do good deeds and to prevent others from doing evil is sadaqah. To guide a person to the right path is sadaqah. To remove troublesome things like thorns and stones from the street is sadaqah. To pour water from your jug into the jug of your brother is sadaqah. To guide a person with defective vision is sadaqah for you." [Bukhari]
Abu Darr (رضى الله عنه) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه و سلم) said: "Fear Allah wherever you are, and follow up a bad deed with a good deed, it will wipe it out." [Tirmidhi, 1987]
Sadaqah is voluntary. Sadaqah is Sadaqah. There aren't any minimum amount conditions. As long as your intention is pure, you're in the game.
Ka'b in Ajrah (رضى الله عنه) report that Nabi (صلى الله عليه و سلم) said: "Charity extinguishes sin as water extinguishes fire." [Tirmidhi, 614]
May Allah protect us all and grant us the ability to overcome our Nafs.
Love and Duas,


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free antivirus download to protect your PC. Viruses in the computer are nowadays escalating and so you must protect your computer from such so that you will not be a victim of these scammers.
Furthermore, there are also safety measures for you to enhance the security of your computer. Follow these steps to see how you can help keep the cyber criminals away.
Download All of the Patches for your Operating System
Those scammers will often try to use the security loophole in your operating system. Your computer operating system contains a built in security wherein it continues to update the software to lessen your risk of scammers destroying your system. Make sure that you always keep your system up to date with the latest softwares from Microsoft.
You can have a look at the Microsoft website for any recent updates yet it is far better to place your computer in a mode wherein it automatically updates to ensure that you're constantly updated. You can set automatic updates via your Control Panel in the Security area.
Disconnect From the Internet
Reduce the risk of getting a computer virus and disconnect from the Internet when you are not using it. After you have been online malware can automatically execute on your machine when you have finished using your computer it is always best to disconnect from the Internet and turn your machine off.
Make Sure Your Email Spam Filters are Properly Configured
Computer viruses are often spread via attachments and links in emails. Once you do not know the person who sent you the email, it is better if you just don't open it. Emails contain a lot of cyber scams wherein they carry harmful viruses to hack your personal information.
Don't Download Pirated Software
We often used the internet to get files and download them in our computer. However, be cautious when downloading files as this may contain viruses. Make sure you trust the source as malicious code could be present on the download.
Use an Encrypted Password Management System
For each site that you log in, you have to have different passwords because once a hacker will know one of your passwords, he/she will use this to hack your other accounts. It is much easier to remember only one password than many, so many people use the same password for everything. But it is also a big security risk, so try adding numbers of using a mixture of upper and lower case.
Even though these tips will lessen the risk of viruses getting into your system, it is still most ideal to get a free anti-virus download into your computer to completely protect you from such viruses.


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I had looked at the forecast before I left and knew that rain was likely on Saturday. The prediction was correct so we were forced to decide on another indoor activity It's parameters, it needed to interest adults and entertain and distract an 8 year old. We chose the Bakken Museum, an interactive institution emphasizing electricity, electrical currents and how they are generated and transmitted. This included how electricity can be conducted through the human body.
The museum began life in a gothic revival mansion built in 1928. Like mush in Minneapolis there is a connection between the mansion and the retailer Target. The home was built with money made from the sale of a dry goods store to the eventual founder of Dayton Hudson which through a series of mergers and acquisitions eventually became Target, one of the largest employers in Minneapolis. More space has since been added to house additional exhibits which pays tribute to the gothic nature of the original structure.
There are games powered by brain waves and hand grips where one can measure their heart rate (mine is in the mid 50's beats per minute range). On a screen musical instruments can be dropped into the pictured heart which then emit tunes in time to one's heartbeat. There are vintage electrical devices on display, including several medical ones that illustrate how far we have come in that field. There is a book from the 13th century, an early polygraph machine and an early 20th century telephone housed in an small gallery which showcases pieces from the museums extensive archives. The gentleman that started the museum was fascinated by electrical devices and collected them by the thousands forming the core of the museum. In the mansion's grand hall are tables with batteries, cables and small electrically powered objects where children can play and learn how electricity is conducted through wires. In another room electricity is sent to a device which when touched will make one's hair stand on end. A good natured, long haired biker type agreed to demonstrate much to the delight of my grandniece who giggled at the sight of the rough looking character's hair flying wildly around his head.
While my grandniece built various electrical gadgets I took in the mansion's architectural details. It is as if a grand centuries old European castle had been transported to the U.S. and then scaled down. In one room there is a large copper hooded fireplace. A photo from 1975 shows it as the t.v. room where a caption states the family liked to gather to watch, as many others in that era did, Bonanza. Other photos show the home, despite it's grandeur, appearing lived in, homey and comfortable. A stunning carved wooden fruit basket decorates a newel post at the foot of a staircase in a small hall. Beautiful painted glass panels grace the tops of many of the windows. Outside is a small lovely garden where, despite the light rain, I was able to steal a few quite moments. Water trickling over rocks in an ornamental pond created a tranquil background as a tiny blue bird flew across the setting of lawn and flowers.
As we left my grandniece and two other children were treated to a conversation with a small tuxedo clad robot named Oscar. He was remotely controlled by a museum worker sitting in a corner. By texting he can make the robot speak. My nephew asked the robot if he ever had a problem with auto correct. "Ja, you betcha" came the robots authentic Minnesota reply.


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1. Setting your email and view it in GITTo change your email in GIT, just type :
git config --global user.email "email@example.com"TIP 1: You don't have to give a valid email. If you're concerned about spam, use a fake email instead. user@server is a common practice.
TIP 2 : The --global flag writes this setting into your global git config. If you remove that flag and run the command from within a repo, you will override the setting for that repo.
To view your current email in GIT , just type:
git config --global user.email
2. Setting your username and view it in GITThe same to above, when you want to change your username in GIT, just use the "git config " command :
git config --global user.name "your user name"TIP 1: You don't have to give a real name.
TIP 2: remove "--global" flag, you will override the setting for that repo.
To view your current username in GIT . Just type:
git config --global user.nameÌF you get any troubleshoots . Plz, comment on this entry make us can help you fix it. Good luck !


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Bathfitters came out and did manage to change out the tub surround in one day. The removed the old surround and some of the drywall where it had gotten wet through the cracks in the old surround.
I was concerned that it would have had mold in behind to the insulation but it didn't penetrate that far. They replaced the drywall with greenboard and put in the new surround.
Because it now goes up to the ceiling and the doors are higher, it makes it seem a bit tighter in the shower but it's not really. The surround also covers the tub itself and has a grid in the bottom to prevent slipping. They didn't put back the vent cover but that was easy to finish. They replaced the hot and cold taps with one combined tap (which I don't like) and the shower doesn't have the power that it used to.
But even with that, they did a great job. They were very tidy and neat and the finished work is very nice. I would certainly recommend them to anyone who needs a change.
Friday, November 9, 2012
New tub surround
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I have taken the challenge, the 50 book challenge. My roommate Torrie told me I should do it, and so I said yes. What is this challenge you might ask? Well it is to read 50 books in one year, which means I basically have to read a book a week. So far I have only read 4, so I am not so sure how well I am going to be at succeeding in this challenge, but I think that I can do it if I put my mind to it.. So far this year I have read the last two of the Hunger Games books, Catching Fire and Mockingjay. I liked this series, but I felt that the end did not leave me very satisfied. Overall, I feel like the Hunger Games is a combination of 1984 and the Twilight series; they were entertaining and interesting, but not life changing. The third book I read is called Honey, Baby, Sweetheart. From the title and appearances this book seems like a teenage romance novel, but it is actually about a teenage girl finding herself and discovering what love really is. I thought it was a surprisingly good book; it was predictable, but still a good read. The latest book I read is called Chains. This is by far the best so far this year. It is the story of a young slave girl during the time of the American Revolution. I think it is a great young adult fiction and provides an interesting perspective on the founding of America. I particularly liked this book because it wasn't about romance, vampires, or the complex social problems of present day teens that many young adult books are like these days. It is a wholesome book (if you haven't read a popular young adult fiction book lately you would be surprised how explicit they can be), and it has a strong protagonist, which I think some books that teens read these days are lacking.
I had kind of a depressing moment at the Bountiful. City Public library this week. I was looking for a series that I read when I was in Jr. High and couldn't find it anywhere. The books were old when I was younger, so it isn't too surprising that they were no longer there, but what made me sad was what had replaced these books. Was young adult fiction always so superficial? There was literally an entire shelf for Twilight books alone. It made me sad that the books of my childhood had been replaced by entertainment books about boys and vampires, but who knows, maybe books were always like that and I just didn't notice because I was too young.
Well since I have a lot of catching up to do if I am going to read 50 books, I would love any suggestions of books to read. I am looking for books that have substance but are not super long. So nothing like Crime and Punishment but maybe a little more substantive than say Charlotte's Web. I am open to just about any kind of book. Wish me luck!
Hello everyone. I am a student at Utah State University studying to become a teacher one day. I love the outdoors, chewing gum, my family, people that make me laugh, and foods starting with the letter P.
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
A Shoutout
I would like to dedicate this post to my Awesome Family. Basically the past year has been one of the most humbling in that I have had to learn to be more dependent on other people than I have ever before. And I don't mean the kind of dependent that is forced upon you as a child or even a teenager. I mean the kind that you have to willingly submit to, or even worse, ask for. Yes, yes, I admit that as a grown 24 year old, I am still dependent, and I am maybe learning that in a way, I always will be. I can't think of a time when a member of my family did not come through for me when I really needed it. Every single person in my family has helped me in an enormous way. So I just want to say Thank You. Thanks for always looking out for me, as the little sister. Without you I would be very lost, probably cold, and very hungry.
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We can't all adopt a child. But, as the video points out below, we can all do something. We can help fund the adoption of a child with Downs, or any adoption for that matter. We can pray. We can repost articles and statistics. We can be more informed. We can volunteer. Donate...and yes, some of us can actually adopt!
One can't do all, but all can do some.
With love,
With love,
Thus says the Lord, 'Do justice and righteousness, and deliver the one who has been robbed from the power of his oppressor. Also do not mistreat or do violence to the stranger, the orphan, or the widow; and do not shed innocent blood in this place." Jeremiah 22:3*Pause the music player at the bottom of the blog to hear the video.*


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