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What criteria does a business have to meet in order for it to be successful? What differentiates successful business ventures from the large percentage of startups that fail? I truly believe that it comes down to passion – a double-edged quality.
Too often passionate entrepreneurs delve headfirst into a venture before thinking it through.
Before taking that plunge, clarify your reasons and your goals. Knowing why you're doing this and having a clear picture of what you hope to achieve is just a starting point. Understand your entrepreneurial personality. Focus on ways to maximize your skills, assets, resources and relationships.
To turn your passion into profits, emphasize the market. Focus on your business relative to the customers you serve by knowing your markets. Understanding the needs and preferences of your customers enables you to prioritize your customer's experience and perception of value.
Passionate entrepreneurs tend to have rose-colored plans and overestimate beginning sales and underestimate costs. Write a business plan that makes financial sense for your current needs and future goals of your business.
It is imperative you have a clear picture of how your business will come together in a way that is profitable over time. Don't see what you want to see and rely on "feeling good" about the direction your business is going in as your only measure of success. Oftentimes the reason most startups fail is because they run out of money and time.
There are many sources that offer free advice about business plans, financing, selling and marketing. You can contact the U.S. Small Business Administration as well as the Service Corps of Retired Executives. Both of these organizations are a wealth of information for startup businesses and existing businesses. Your local Chamber of Commerce also provides assistance and offers networking opportunities with other like-minded businesspeople. The Woodstock Chamber increases your visibility, has great business resources, and your membership invests in your community.
Whether you're contemplating starting a business or have already started the process, congratulations! You are among an elite group of entrepreneurs, and it's an exciting time as you start your journey.
Welcome and congratulations to our newest Chamber members: Porkies, Isabel's Family Restaurant, The Sugar Circle, Helping Paws Animal Shelter, OWC Pro IT, Young Ones Yoga, Best Western Woodstock Inn, Woodstock Harley-Davidson, Directors Financial Group, Valuentum Securities, Video Light Sound, Jones Insurance Services, 1st Family Home Healthcare, P.E.P. Processing, JCF Real Estate, Culvers of Woodstock, Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois, D&D Plumbing, HyperStitch, Creative Letter & Office Services.
Please join Re/Max Plaza as it celebrates the grand opening of its new Woodstock office with an all-member Chamber mixer from 5 to 7 p.m. Nov. 21 at 112 N. Benton St.
• Shari Gray is executive director of the Woodstock Chamber of Commerce & Industry.


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Today I was thankful for many things, for the blessings that have allowed me to help all the cats in my life, for people like Andrea and Joanne who keep saying yes even though I keep asking for more. I've been plagued with a headache all day so I tried in my own way to take it easy. Last week remained busy, with the usual and I trapped two more cats from North York on Wednesday (again thank you Joanne).
After a week of getting a regular feeding routine going, I was grateful that Lesley offered to try to trap today and she got the cat! Now to see how tame he or she is....more thanks to Andrea.
I spent some time at the colony this weekend getting the cats shelters ready for winter. My handy friend Bob came along to help. And I tried twice on the weekend to trap Murphy, we almost had her at one point. No wonder I'm tired tonight. I almost forgot about the last minute scramble to find a foster for an extremely obese stray cat destined for Animal Services. If this post seems disjointed it's due to the pulsing pain in the side of my head...
|Car loaded up with supplies
|Bob helping rebuild the shelters at Hank's
|Me today
|Bunny is wondering why this one looks so much like her...
|Bunny and Buddy having a lovefest

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DIGGING FOR BRITAIN–NEW NEWS ON the BATTLE OF BARNET
Like Bosworth, the actual site of the Battle of Barnet has been the subject of much conjecture, especially as the area is heavily modernised. On the latest episode of DIGGING FOR BRITAIN, airing on BBC 4 on December 20 at 9 PM, experts take a new look at the site and believe they can now pinpoint its actual location.
Hopefully, this programme will raise the profile of battlefields in general, which always seem in danger of being built on, as well as increasing awareness of the importance of this battle, in which Warwick the Kingmaker was slain and Edward IV was victorious. It was, of course, the 18 year old Richard of Gloucester's first major battle as the two opposing armies railed against each other in a thick mist.
In itself, Barnet would have been a crushing defeat for the Lancastrians, having lost Warwick in the fray, but their insistence on pressing for a second confrontation only a few weeks later at Tewkesbury brought about the complete ruin of the Lancastrian House, with the death of the Prince of Wales, Edward of Lancaster, upon the field.


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If you read this blog, most of you know that I have a few different business on the the side. A small publishing business, 15 West Publishing where I publish books by local authors in addition to providing editorial service.
I also have a pretty successful consulting business, ION Consultants (ionconsults.com) where I provide resume and cover letter writing service, in addition to business plan writing.
Last week I received a new client who wanted me to create a business plan for his website www.cincyave.com.
This young man has down a great job with not alot of resources. His brain child combines a web presence like CityBeat.com and fuses it with the social networking capability of MySpace.com or FaceBook.com.
The great thing about this website is that it all centers around things to do in Cincinnati.
I am going to enjoy this project!
Saturday, September 27, 2008
Cincy Ave Making a Name For Itself
Posted by Cincinnati NAMjA at Saturday, September 27, 2008
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Hi Everyone,
Since I have received a craft magazine highlighting inchies I thought I would do a swap for beginners like me. I have not dabbled in the inchie world so I am willing to give it a shot.
This will be a simple and fun swap. You will have 1 partner to send to.
You will send 4 inchies sender's choice. They can be of any theme (keep it clean). You can use any type of embellishments, sticker, paint, and marker, mixed media whatever you choose. Just do not send an inchie that is not decorated. Please put a little bit of time into creating your inchies. I know this is for beginners but a sticker on an inchie is not done. Think of them as little pieces of art.
If you are expecting to receive something very artsy then this swap may not be for you. This is a beginner's swap for people who are new to the craft or people like me who want to try a hand at it. Seasoned pros are more than welcome to join. Maybe you can share a little insight for us beginners.
Now for the fun part.
For seasoned swappers you must have at least a 4.8 rating in order to participate. No no-sends or 1s within the last 3 months. Newbies are welcomed, as long as you have a filled out profile so we can get to know you. I reserve the right to ban anyone that I think is questionable.
Happy Swapping!!
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The principle of fluid erosion and carving to the mass of the building was applied for the performing arts centre. This principle of erosion is the sole means of articulating the public spaces in the building. Thus there is a very strong, legible relation between the exterior and interior public spaces. The interior public foyer space is a continuous, multi-level space that cuts through the building and connects the north and south side of the valley. The fact that the erosion is cutting through the building implies that the interior surfaces will be light-flooded and thus very visible from without. The eroded interior surface extends deep into the public plaza as a welcoming gesture drawing the public into the building.
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LARRY BAIN v. TRW, INC. ET AL. (TWCA April 15, 2010)
This workers' compensation appeal has been referred to the Special Workers' Compensation Appeals Panel of the Supreme Court in accordance with Tennessee Code Annotated section 50-6-225(e)(3) (2008) for a hearing and a report of findings of fact and conclusions of law. An employee sustained a work-related repetitive exposure hearing loss injury. After he retired for reasons unrelated to the injury, he filed suit in the Criminal Court for Wilson County seeking workers' compensation benefits. Following a bench trial, the trial court awarded 65% permanent partial disability to the hearing of both ears and set the date of injury as the date that the employee first learned of his hearing loss. The employer appealed arguing that the award was excessive and that the trial court erred in setting the date of injury. We find that the award was excessive and modify it to 15% permanent partial disability to the hearing of both ears. We have also determined that the trial court erred with regard to its determination of the date of the injury.
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Now the tables have turned. FOX News recently debuted a conservative answer to the Daily Show called The 1/2 Hour News Hour. Slate has the lowdown:
The ½ Hour News Hour is the brainchild of Joel Surnow, co-creator of 24. "Almost every comedy show or satire show I see uses the same talking points against George W. Bush and Dick Cheney," Surnow told Variety in November. "The other side hasn't been skewered in a fair and balanced way." Talking points? Fair and balanced? That's not the language of the writers' room. In any case, you couldn't skewer a cube of tofu with material this dull. It will play to the base, maybe, especially if the base hands the remote control to its 12-year-old son. As a humorless liberal, I can handle it. It's the conservatives—the ones with actual gifts for comedy—who ought to be sharpening their knives.There are several additional points to make: One is that the use of Anne Coulter and Rush Limbaugh for sketch comedy is simply an action of convenience rather than shrewd casting. Anyone who has watched a lot of Saturday Night Live knows that, of the guest hosts who weren't actors or comedians, only a handful have managed to do sketch comedy that didn't make the viewer cringe.
Let me put it this way: It you were a conservative owner of a garage, would you hire the guy who's views are identical to yourself and your customer base, or would you hire the guy who, you know, actually knows how to fix cars?
And as it concerns The Daily Show, these people are missing the point. The Daily Show is equal opportunity in it's jokes (as all good comedy shows should be). You can be rest assured that Stewart and his writers will not turn a blind eye to the slew of Democratic candidates for President. They're ripe for plucking. The real reason that Bush and Cheney (and Republicans in general) have been focused on so much is (say it with me) they're the ones who have been in power for the past six years!
And for those who continue to think that Stewart takes too many jabs at Dubya, then I have a simple solution for you: Ask your dear President to stop furnishing him with so much material.
One final note: Even the show's title isn't original. MTV used to have a show called the Half Hour Comedy Hour in the early 90's. Guess what, FOX? The title wasn't terribly clever then, either.


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(First of all sorry to my email subscribers if you got a broken link or a link to this post twice – Whilst writing this I accidently hit publish instead of save draft, oops!)
This weekend I decided to cross off one of my much needed jobs of making something to put my seedlings that line my windowsills into. Its one of the downfalls that any indoor gardener will know that you are regularly transporting multiple seed trays to and from the windowsill as the day turns into evening. Some people may leave them on the sills or have their own system but I prefer to take them down into the room where it is hotter at night. The other issue is when you water them it can be quite messy and you don't have the freedom to just spray water everywhere as you do in a greenhouse for example.
I've had an idea in my head for quite a while of a bit of apparatus that solves both problems. Now you can buy plastic 'trays' for this purpose but if you have been following my blog for a while you will know that that doesn't appeal to my thrifty nature. I much prefer to make something from what I've got around me, after all I've got a garage with lots of wood off cuts and a tool collection that is getting very respectable.
A few months ago my wife acquired a few old bread boards from a local baker who was throwing them out, and they have been very useful for a few of her projects. As I looked around for inspiration I spotted there was one tray left and my eyes lit up! It was exactly what I was after if I could cut it properly.
I main idea was to make a tray with a lip around it that the seed trays sit into, enabling me to lift multiple items at once and it would also stop water spilling out and making a mess.
I measured the width of my standard 6 seed tray and it worked out that I could cut this board into three – giving me space to hold 4 seed trays in each wooden tray (so a maximum capacity of 12 seed trays altogether which is perfect).
After cutting the board into 3 I cut 4 other strips of wood which I then screwed where needed so that all trays had a lip around them. This also acted as a useful way to tighten everything together again.
I now had 3 rustic wooden trays for my windowsill Chillies and they looked exactly how I wanted them to, and not often that happens I find when you are working with random materials.
All that was left was to line them with a plastic to catch the water – I cut a bit of plastic left over from repairing our greenhouse so that it snuggly sat inside the wooden tray and the job was complete. I'm really happy with these and it's going to make my indoor Chillies so much more manageable and enjoyable to grow.
Do any of you have your own version of these trays or have you a different approach to growing indoors, as always I'd love to hear your thoughts. Chilli Ninja


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4 Advent C – 12/23/12 – From the Wombs of Women
Micah 5:1-4a; Psalm 80:2-3, 15-16, 18-19; Hebrews 10:5-10; Luke 1:39-45
Today's gospel celebrates the tenacity, faith and courage of two prophetic women. Mary and Elizabeth lived in a place and time where and when women had few opportunities to make choices about their own lives. These two did.
In many areas in the Middle East social institutions, traditions and religious laws continue to keep girls and women at a disadvantage in schools, the workplace, in divorce cases, and as victims of violence. [1] These cultural aberrations did not emerge overnight but over long periods of time.
In ancient Israel, for example, the man was the dominant member of the household. Many biblical episodes speak about women as property of the husband, slaves in market place, rape victims in their homes, powerless and impoverished people in the community. A woman's first duty was to give birth to a son to continue her husband's name and lineage.
Today's gospel is an incredibly powerful story in this cultural context where women were perpetually treated as inferior human beings. From the first moment we meet Mary in the bible we know that she is an extraordinary young teenager — feisty and fearless; willing to challenge the assumptions of the status quo.
In the ancient Middle East women never traveled alone but usually in groups or caravans. [2] Yet, the gospel tells us Mary may have walked three or four days alone to visit Elizabeth. Mary is not the meek, weak, docile, silent woman so often depicted in art and devotional prayers.
This story celebrates women's participation in God's work. [3] God depended upon women to bear the message, to announce the Word, that the world can be a bright and safe place for all. Think of the craziness. Elizabeth was too old get pregnant; Mary was a virgin. Can you imagine how frightened and giddy they must have been. Yet, each one said "yes," I can do this. Those decisions not only changed their lives but ours as well.
In that moment Elizabeth proclaims Mary to be full of grace and Mary responds with a revolutionary song of praise (Luke 1: 46-55 is unfortunately omitted from today's gospel). "My soul proclaims your greatness, God. You have shown strength; you have scattered the proud in their conceit; you have deposed the mighty from their thrones and raised the lowly to high places. You have fed the hungry with good things, you have sent the rich away empty …"
One has to question why some major religions continue to keep women from opportunities to stand equally with the men who are delegated to proclaim this very same message.
Homiletics scholar Barbara Lundblad tells us that Mary went to the house of Zechariah but spoke to Elizabeth. The man's house became the house of women while the tongue of the priest (Zechariah) was silenced. The bouncing baby in Elizabeth's womb was a revelation [4] that God was about to stir things up on earth. Ah. Peace on earth at last from the wombs of women.
These two women who belonged to a class of poor people (the anawim) speak to you and me about the experience of God in our lives. It is not defined only by the doctrines of organized religions, magnificent church art and architecture or an all male model of leadership. Instead these two women make a strong case for liberating all women from worn out stereotypes.
As one parishioner told me, "the two women did what women do — they connected. Whether it's breast cancer, violence, births, deaths, work [or play] — women reach out." As the season of Advent gives way to Christmas we are given yet another opportunity to say yes like Mary and Elizabeth did. We can connect with and support one another. We can gather our strength and convictions, to reach boldly into our imaginations and give birth to the kindom of God where peace and justice reign for all human beings.
1 http://www.nif.org/issue-areas/womens-rights/
2 Pilch, John J. The Cultural World of Jesus, Sunday by Sunday, Cycle C (Collegeville: The Liturgical Press) 1997. pp. 10-12.
3 Rachel G. Hackenberg "Joy to the Women" in
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rachel-g-hackenberg/joy-to-the-women_b_2229131.html (12/05/12)
4 Lundblad, Barbara. Classnotes from "Got Sermon" Series, October, 2012, Union Seminary, New York, NY


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Watched a couple of juvenile Blue Tits which visited the feeders.
They are just as happy feeding upright or upside down.
Cheltenham and the longest day.
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Juvenile they may be, but they have mastered the art of eating nuts out of a feeder already John.{:))ReplyDelete
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Thank you for visiting. Hope you enjoyed the pictures. Any comment, or correction to any information or identification I get wrong, is most welcome. John


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Do you want to play and download Golden Manager – Football Game for PC or on your laptop? On Windows or MAC? More inches and better controls! Find it below!
Category: Sports
Developer: Kerad Games
Requeriments: Android 4.1
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We discovered on a foray into the Christmas sales, that our taste in trees runs towards the more expensive end of the market. Way beyond our planned budget. So a compromise was reached. As we will not be celebrating at home anyway, we decided to get a live tree, in this case a native pine tree, and keep the decorations small. It's rather pretty with the lights on at night.
We're all crammed into a small hired car at the moment. It's been one issue after another having ours repaired, and at this stage we won't have it back until January 7th. The biggest car we could get was a Corolla. We were not impressed, especially with travelling to spend the holiday with family. At least the insurance policy covers the replacement vehicle.
This will probably be my last post before Christmas, so I am wishing all of you a wonderful holiday season. Take care, and I'll see you all again soon!


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Tally Hall
|Tally Hall
|Place of Origin
|Ann Arbor, MI
|Rock, Indie Rock
|Years Active
|Quack!, Atlantic Records
|Official Band Website
Tally Hall's YouTube
|Band Members
| Joe Hawley: Vocals, Guitar
Rob Cantor: Vocals, Guitar
Ross Federman: Drums/Percussion
Andrew Horowitz: Keyboards, percussion, vocals
Zubin Sedghi:Vocals, Bass
|Past Members
| Steve Gallagher: Drums/Percussion
Honorary Members
Tally Hall is an American rock band formed in December 2002 in Ann Arbor, Michigan and is often recognized by their trademark colored ties. The band is made up of 5 members:
Now back under the indie label, Quack! Media where they started out, Tally Hall was once signed to Atlantic Records who helped finance and nationally re-distribute their studio debut album, Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum.
- 1 History
- 2 Discography
- 3 Equipment List
On the Tally Hall website, there have been two biographies posted.
A 2006 biography read thusly... and a 2008 biography read thusly... (However, this one seems to be fictionalized by a close friend. It's an amazing read, though. Bernie Michael seems to be a real person, at any rate-- he isn't fictionalized. Possibly.)
Andrew, the only member not originally from Michigan, began writing songs when he was eight years old and eventually headed to the University of Michigan to study composition. There he met Rob and Zubin, who both attended the same high-school and played in a band called listedBlack. The three formed a band (name unknown) and played small shows around the University of Michigan dorms, where all 5 members went to school.
Rob met Joe on campus and as they began to become friendly, Rob learned of Joe's musical abilities and asked him and Steve Gallagher to join the band as lead guitarist and drummer, respectively. Later, they played a few gigs under the name Gallagher and then as 540 (the address of their house at the time). Joe originally suggested the name of the band be "Tally Hall" and everyone agreed (except Andrew, who was not from the area and didn't grasp the magic of what the REAL Tally Hall meant to people in the Detroit area).
Tally Hall was the name of an indoor shopping plaza/food court on Orchard Lake Road in Farmington Hills, Michigan. It was developed by Mel Rosenhaus (1925-2011) and, according to Mr. Rosenhaus' eulogy, was the first food court in Michigan. A wonderous arcade/museum of coin-op machines and oddities called Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum was a popular establishment within Tally Hall and is now all that remains after the Tally Hall complex was torn down.
Eventually, they all agreed to name the band Tally Hall and they began to record some EP's and play small shows around the UofM campus.
The matching wardrobe/colored ties first started around November 2003.
In 2004, when Steve Gallagher left the band, they recruited Ross, who went to high school with Joe.
From 2005 until 2010, the band was managed by The Hornblow Group (They Might Be Giants, OK Go) but they changed management in Spring/Summer of 2010 to Stiletto Entertainment.
In 2011, the band was released from the Atlantic Records label and went back to Quack! Media to release their 2nd full-length album, Good & Evil.
Complete Demos[edit]
The LP known as Complete Demos is essentially just a compilation of the songs they recorded for the two EP's they previously released (Party Boobytrap & Welcome To Tally Hall) with the addition of the unnamed hidden track, referred to as Hidden In The Sand. But unlike the EPs, they put effort into manufacturing and packaging, officially released the album in September 2004 and sold the CD at shows and from their website.
Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum[edit]
The band began touring outside their general hometown area in 2005, promoting this album, which was initially released in November 2005 under the Quack! Media label in Ann Arbor, MI. Their shows mostly featuring tracks from the album. However, their live concerts often feature a couple cover songs. They're probably best known for their cover of Biz Markie's "Just A Friend", which they used to end every set with but it's not played too often anymore.
A live version of Just a Friend can be found on The Pingry EP released in 2005. Later, In 2006, a studio version was recorded and shelved -- because the band was not happy with it -- but later was released as one of a few bonus songs provided by Atlantic Records for their 2008 re-release of MMMM. These bonus songs (Just A Friend, Mucka Blucka, and Dream) were distributed via download codes handed out at live shows and through the Twitter account of hiddeninthesand.com (A.K.A. HITS).
Quack! Media re-released the album in September 2006 with more focused marketing behind it and a wider distribution plan. It helped get them into more stores and gained them more national attention, including impressing radio personality Mancow enough for him to recommend Craig Ferguson listen to the album. Soon after, on August 2, 2006, they were performing their song "Good Day" on The Late, Late Show with Craig Ferguson. In September 2006, Tally Hall appeared in MTV's segment "You Hear It First."
After signing to Atlantic Records, the band released Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum for the 3rd time on April 1, 2008 with their new record label, but this time they were given the opportunity to re-record and re-mix parts they've never been quite satisfied with and allow a more experienced engineer to gear the songs in a radio-friendlier manner, though the songs did not gain much more radio airplay. In addition to the album, Atlantic Records produced Tally Hall's Internet Show, which was intended to coincide with the release of the album but due to some musical licensing issues, there was a delay and the Internet Show didn't get started until September 2008.
The band also appeared at a few South by Southwest Music Festivals and on August 3, 2008, Tally Hall was a performer on the BMI stage at Lollapalooza.
Tally Hall was invited back by The Late, Late Show with Craig Ferguson on September 16, 2008 to help promote the launch of Tally Hall's Internet Show. They performed a "radio edit" version of "Welcome to Tally Hall" in newly donned black vests over top of their traditional colored ties, white shirts, and black pants. This was the first time the vests were worn.
The band worked on several projects after the completion of "Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum", including covering the song "Smile Like You Mean It" by The Killers for the sixth The O.C. soundtrack: Music from The OC: Mix 6. They also recorded a song in 2009 called Light And Night featuring Nellie McKay as a free download, distributed by Walmart, when people bought the book "The Magician's Elephant."
- Songs From The O.C. Mix 6
Promotional CDs[edit]
Miscellaneous Collections Of Songs[edit]
Side Projects & Old Bands[edit]
- edu
- Tally Hall's Internet Show
- Happy Monster Band
- Mr. F
- listedBlack
- Toy Orchestra
- The Baker Bros.
- The Robbie Cook Band
- anonyMous
- ミラクルミュージカル
Equipment List[edit]
The following is a list of equipment the members of Tally Hall use or have used.
- Ross plays a 5-piece Pearl Reference kit in Granite Sparkle.
Drum sizes:
- 22x18 bass drum
- 10x8 tom
- 12x9 tom
- 16x16 floor tom
- 14x6.5 snare drum
- Primero Pro 7"/8.5 bongo
He also uses a Roland SPD-S sampler to trigger samples throughout the show.
- Joe plays a Rickenbacker 330 or a Fender Stratocaster through a Fender Hot Rod DeVille
- Rob plays a Gibson Les Paul through a Vox AC30
Both guitar players use Boss GT-6 multi-effect units.
Bass Guitars[edit]
- Zubin plays a black Fender Jaguar bass through an Ampeg SVT450H head with SVT 410HLF cabinet. He uses a Boss GT-6B multieffect unit.
- Andrew plays a Yamaha S90 ES electric piano and an Alesis micron through a Roland KC-550 keyboard amplifier. He also uses a Roland SP404 sampler to trigger samples and for the vocal pitch shifting effect on Spring and a Storm. On more recent tours he's also been experimenting with using Apple's Logic Mainstage keyboard software.
The boys sing through Sennheiser e935 vocal microphones. Ross prefers Sennheiser e904 tom microphones.


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Pallas Rose Chiste was given a fabulous blessing on February 7th, by her loving daddy. Rob was really nervous because this was his first baby blessing he has ever given. My dad did both Landen's and Boston's. Even though he felt like he was gonna pass out, Rob did a great job and all of us listening could feel the love he has for his baby girl. I'm very blessed to have such a wonderful family.
My bishop also did something I've never seen before. He had me stand up after the blessing and be recognized as well. My grandma pointed out to me what an awesome thing that was and how much respect and gratitude our bishop knows us moms deserve.


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I have been trying to crochet heart shape pendant ever since I started to knit in wire, but the result was never good enough (as always…). Sometimes the shape was not fine enough for me and sometimes it was too flat. But I want a heart pendant and because I love knitting around a stone or crystal, I preferred to choose a heart shape stone and to knit around it. The result as you can see was pendant and ring.
The first one was with Swarovski crystal, but what about some red color?
So the second was Carnelian pendant.
The third was ring with mother of pearl
And here on my finger.
But I still was not happy and finally after many options (and many tears), I knitted this cute
heart which is a bit curved. Now I am happy.
What do you think?


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Does God want christains to suffer?
Does God want christains to suffer? This is a question in the mind of many. According to Purnell's new colour dictionary, surffering is pain of the body or mind; experience of pain. God created man, and his purpose was that man should have power over the fish, birds, and all animals, domestic and wild, large and small. In brief, his purpose was that man dominated the earth (Gen 1:26). We were not created to suffer but rather, we were created to dominate. As defined above, suffering is pain of the body or the mind. It is not God's plan and will that his children should go through this type of suffering. Pain in the body which could be in form of sickness, disease... That of the mind has to do with the emotional state of a person. Sometimes we suffer for our ignorance for the bible says "my people perish because of lack of knowledge". Few times, it could be God that allows/permits such trials our way which leads to pain of the mind or the body. But one thing for sure is that God will never allow trials to consume us. The grace to pull out it there. So we need to check ourselves sometimes when going through pain. Did we disobey certain instruction we ought to have obeyed? Instructions from God, our parents(moral living), doctors, life principles... But God is willing and ready to help you. To lift the burden off your back. Just persist in prayers of mercy to him. God is willing. God is a father. But there's a kind of suffering God wants his children to partake of and that is suffering because you are Christ follower. "MY DEAR FRIENDS, DO NO BE SURPRISED AT THE PAINFUL TEST YOU ARE SURFFERING, AS AS THOUGH SOMETHING UNUSUAL WERE HAPPENING TO YOU. RATHER BE GLAD THAT YOU ARE SHARING CHRIST'S SUFFERINGS, SO THAT YOU MAY BE FULL OF JOY WHEN HIS GLORY IS REVEALED. HAPPY ARE YOU IF YOU ARE INSULTED BECAUSE YOU ARE CHRIST'S FOLLOWERS; THIS MEANS THAT THE GLORIOUS SPIRIT, THE SPIRIT OF GOD, IS RESTING ON YOU. IF ANY OF YOU SUFFER, IT MUST NOT BE BECAUSE YOU ARE A MURDERER OR A THIEF OR A CRIMINAL OR A MEDDLER IN OTHER PEOPLE'S AFFAIRS. HOWEVER, IF YOU SUFFER BECAUSE YOU ARE A CHRISTIAN, DONT BE ASHAMED OF IT, BUT THANK GOD THAT YOU BEAR CHRIST'S NAME (1 pet 4:12-16)" The only sufferring God wants is that for christ sake. Any other kind is not his will. Hence we can take it to him in prayers and he will help as always. Some other bible reference on suffering: 1pet 2:18-25, 1pet 4:1-6, psalm 103:9-10, romans 6:6
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What a week. I've never been part of something this big before, and I must say, it was a huge honor to have contributed, in my own small way, to the ABC/Nightline Satan Debate that took place at Mars Hill Church over a week ago.
I thought I'd take this opportunity to reflect on the events of the past week and a half, and catch everyone up who missed out when it was happening. On Friday, March 20th, I went to the taping of the ABC/Nightline debate on the existence of Satan, hosted at Mars Hill Church. I live tweeted the entire debate and found, to my surprise, that people from all over the world were following my tweets. You can see all my live tweets in their original form here. Since ABC wasn't going to air the debate until this past Thursday, the 26th, I posted my notes online on this blog. If you missed my post last Monday, you can still read it here.
What I didn't expect was how many people were going to read the blog version of my tweets. I'd reposted the entire tweetscript on my blog, but I removed all the Twitter lingo and made it more readable. I let the Twitter universe know about it, and people started e-mailing it around. Then, Josh Harris, pastor of Covenant Life Church in the Washington, D.C. area quoted me extensively in his blog and linked to my post. He's famous for writing I Kissed Dating Goodbye and for taking over for C.J. Mahaney at Sovereign Grace Ministries. I watched my stats climb by the hundreds each hour, and I was fielding e-mails and comments every couple minutes.
Next, a site called SharperIron picked up the post. I'd never heard of them before, but apparently, they have a huge readership, because soon, they were sending a lot of people over to my blog. From there, I got a lot of smaller bloggers who read those major blogs, re-cycling the information and linking to me. That movement was exponential, and I still continue to get a lot of those each day.
And just when I thought my live tweeting was getting obsolete because the full version of the debate was posted online by ABC, Justin Taylor, editor at Crossway books for none other than John Piper decided to link to me as well. I think he gets the record for sending me the most traffic through his Between Two Worlds Blog.
On the home front, the Seattle Post Intelligencer news service linked to me in their blog, and even linked to the tweet stream, which was a nice bonus. I've been getting some unique traffic from that source, and I welcome it. It's not the typical Christ followers who are sent from those other sites, so it gives me a chance to engage a totally different audience, especially in the comments section.
The most welcome surprise of all was when Pastor Mark Driscoll stopped by to leave a comment and thank me for my role in this. What an honor! That guy is one of the busiest people I know, so I'm touched that he used his time to do that.
On Thursday night, the TV version finally aired. You can still see it online at the Nightline site. It's in three parts: part 1, part 2, & part 3. Those of you who don't want to watch the hour plus version that's online of the full debate can watch this mini-version, but I suggest you also read my tweetscript to get some of the parts you missed, especially Pastor Mark's closing statement.
I don't envy the editors' job, to cut all that footage down to 20 minutes, even less if you add in all the extra behind the scenes takes and the announcer's initial commentary. What remained was amazingly coherent, even if it didn't represent the entire debate. I'm glad that Jesus got lots of airtime, courtesy of Pastor Mark and Annie Lobert. Pastor Mark's strategy to mention Jesus as much as possible seem to have paid off. However, the editors did chop Pastor Mark's use of scripture, which spoke for itself and made its own arguments. I wish they would have allowed that to remain. The Mars Hill Blog did post Pastor Mark's final argument, if you're interested in watching that part here.
I also think that Chopra got more than his fair share of airtime. This might be partially due to his pithy sayings. They made for great sound bytes, as incoherent as they were. In fact, Pearson dominated the full discussion with his dialogue, not intellectually but with sheer volume. By trimming down his statements to the ones that made the most sense, they made Pearson seem a lot more thoughtful and in control, as opposed to the rambler who was spouting off information about menstrual cycles. Also, by limiting his attack on Lobert, he seemed a lot nicer. However, his final, heartless statement after the debate, about Lobert being young and a prostitute, dismissing her ability to think rationally because of this, was just as bad.
Overall, I'm thankful that Pastor Mark got the opportunity to participate in the debate and that Mars Hill Church could host it. I heard so many people in the audience commenting on how nice the church was and how great it was to be there. These were people who were New Agers, people who don't have a good relationship with churches in general. But we also got to invite the country in via ABC's broadcast. Regardless of whether or not you think the debate topic was silly or the people who were invited were the best choices to debate it, the opportunity to talk about Jesus in such a public forum was well worth it.
It also sounds like the Mars Hill Church website got record traffic this past week. I'm sure it had something to do with the ABC Satan Debate. We got record attendance at the church last Sunday, and this Sunday seemed to have also been setting new records, especially at the Ballard campus, where the debate was hosted.
Thanks to everybody who has been recommending my post and tweets and for those of you who tuned into the debate. And of course, thanks Pastor Mark and Annie Lobert for being willing to share the gospel on network TV, against some difficult opponents. I pray that the debate continues to spark an interest in people who might never have considered Jesus before.
Oh, and just when I thought everything might be winding down, including my blog stats, WordPress, my blog's host, informed me that I was their 38th top blog of the day on Saturday. This is nuts!


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Before the start of the first regular work-day of the new year, my family and I went to Kaybiang Tunnel in Maragondon, Cavite. It is a new road that leads to Nasugbu, Batangas. This is not a regular road-tunnel, though... it is the first in Cavite. It boasts a spectacular view of the South China Sea and the mountainous side of Cavite. When it was formally opened last year by President Noynoy Aquino, it opened a new gate for adventure seekers like me.
It is around 40 minutes drive from our house. There is no traffic. When we got there, there were a bunch of motorcycle riders going to and fro the tunnel. There were also families who pull over from time to time to take pictures of the magnificent view.
This photo was taken halfway through the tunnel. My son enjoyed screaming and hearing his echo.
That's me. Obviously, the tunnel is 96 kilometers away from the Rizal Park in Manila. This photo was taken from the Nasugbu side of the tunnel.
A little statistics here, the vertical clearance of the tunnel is 4.85 meters. How amazing are those lush trees?
The downhill zigzag road will make any nature-loving person enjoy the view. On the left is the mountain and on the right is the sea.
That's the sea I am talking about. And that's me breaking-in my new iPhone 5c. Haha!
You can see from afar the blue water and white sand waiting for us.
How much did we spend for this trip? Six hundred pesos only for gasoline. What is the reward? This view!


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Heart stopping double for God's Own at Bendigo yesterday with, firstly, the John Sadler trained Lost in Paradise getting up by a nostril, while three races later, Robbie Griffiths' Sacred Dream also prevailed right on the wire.
Interestingly, in Lost in Paradise's assignment, 3.5 lengths separated second and third, while the winner and runner up were 7 lengths clear of the pack in Sacred Dream's race.
Both 3YO fillies, Lost in Paradise (ex. On the Loose by Strategic) was stepping out for just the third time, while Sacred Dream (ex. Dream The Dream by Encosta de Lago) had six placings from 10 previous outings.
Interestingly, Lost in Paradise was part-bred and owned by a Mr S M Higgs, which given that one of the main global news stories of the day related to Higgs Boson – the 'God particle' – which has every science nerd on the planet in raptures.
OK, maybe it's not that interesting but we're sure that Mr S M Higgs was pretty happy about it!
(By the by, there is also a God's Own 4YO by the name of Higgs Boson that has now won three starts in Singapore).
PS. Eliza Park registered a 'treble' at Bendigo yesterday with the win of Bel Esprit 3YO, No Manners, sandwiching the God's Own double.
Trained by Robert Smerdon, No Manners was bred by all-round industry good guy, Nick Turnbull, who also raced the brilliant racemare, Miss Pennymoney.
No Manners is out of the multiple Group winning, Dandify (by Danehill), from the 4-time Group One winner Mannerism.
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Tuesday, February 25, 2014
Is it dinner time yet?
This is one of those weeks where I feel like spending more time than usual making dinners for each night. Tonight I decided that it was a good night to enjoy some potato soup. I tried a new recipe that I found for my crock pot. I'm always so skeptical when trying new recipes but I'm also very excited to try it tonight. Tomorrow will be homemade pizza,and thursday seems like a barbecue chicken kind of night. I can't wait!
Tuesday, February 18, 2014
Leroy the dog
My boyfriend had never had a dog while growing up. Me being a dog lover, didn't need much convincing to agree on getting one. Our dog Leroy is a pure yellow lab. We rescued him from the animal shelter when he was nearly two years old. He was a runner. He ended up in the shelter twice from running away from his home, for reasons we still wonder about. He had only been in the shelter for one day his second time, when we just so happened to take a chance and look at the selection of dogs. We could barely hear ourselves think over the noise of the barking dogs as we walked past the kennels. I had given up hope as we started walking past the last row of kennels. Leroy (formally known as Woody) was sitting in his kennel, sharing it with an obnoxious brown dog. He was the only dog not barking, I had a good feeling about this one. When we took him out to play, he didn't jump on us or try to lick us. I was instantly reassured that he was the one. To this day, a year and a half later, I am constantly reminded of how lucky and blessed we were to be able to give Leroy a safe and loving home to live in. He has changed our lives forever.
Tuesday, February 11, 2014
Spring Fever
My desire for sunshine is increasing more and more each day. I love the snow, and watching it fall sends a relaxed feeling through my mind, but the sensation of warm sunshine is what I am really needing. A golden tan, vegetables growing in the garden, going on walks at 10 p.m., and the smell of beautiful roses blooming at the edges of the lawn. I might have a little bit of spring fever.
Tuesday, February 4, 2014
Just want to cook
With school, homework, work, yoga, and having a social life, it is so difficult for me to find the time to cook. My obsession with cooking all started a couple years ago when my boyfriend and I started dating. He is the least picky person I have ever met (with the exception of my mom) when it comes to food, so you can imagine my excitement each time I want to experiment with a new recipe. While reflecting on all of the things that are on my to do list, I start daydreaming about being in my kitchen, wearing my apron and whipping up all different kinds of recipes. Texas sheet cake, marinated chicken, baked salmon, and boiled asparagus were just a few of the mouth watering favorites that I love to cook. Once reality set back in, I thought, "Maybe one day I'll be able to stay home, not have to worry about work or school and cook as much as I want for my family." That will be the good life.
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I was totally pain free for the first 2.9 miles. Then my heel hit the lip of a sidewalk cutout (car forced me onto the sidewalk) and I had a *little* pain in my shin. Walking home I could also feel it a little. It wasn't really in the area where I've had a problem, so I think I'm OK, but I'm being cautious.
I'm not quite sure what to do from here. I'll probably run by feel in the morning and then elliptical every other day in the afternoon to keep the volume up.
2.89 miles @ 9:09 min/mi, 142 bpm average. (Hopefully this will rebound quickly.)


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I, know weve been lost like for about a year. we are sorry. but now we are BACK again! its time for a new start ohh yeah! so lets begin with a great movie. Exactly what you are thinking: The Perks of Being a Wallflower? have you heard of it? well, of course you have since a lot of great actors worked on it. like Emma Stone (from the famous Harry Potter series),
Nina Dobrev (from Vampire Diaries)
and her brother Logan Lerman
we are a little bit lazy today because we are on vacations so we are just going to let youtube do the work for us THANK YOU YOUTUBE.
so well now that you know what the plot of the movie is about, you wan watch this pictures or gifs and our favorite quotes after we've analized them all of course..... AMEN
|jmmmmm... just friends right??
|Before charlie kissed emma thinking she was the prettiest in the room. BUUUURNNNN
|looks like Troy Bolton right?
you wish you looked like her? WE ALL DO!
Perks of Being a Wallflower >>>>>>>


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Monday, December 16, 2013
Dexcember part 2!!!
Having a lot of fun with these, trying to use line very sparingly and keep the shape and value design simple.
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Saturday, May 18, 2013
some drawings from nothing in particular!
woo Think I'm getting better at drawing characters, but not quite there yet. i intend to use this year's Summer break mostly to improve my construction. Among tons of other stuff, of course.
Saturday, May 11, 2013
Here's some stuff from this week! A watercolor and ink piece, a life drawing, an in-progress oil painting, and a texture blockhead for light and form class!
Rough animation assignment. I'm having fun with it! There hasn't been much thought to the drawing or construction so far, just motion and emotion.
Saturday, May 4, 2013
Been way too long since I updated! Here's some of the things I've done recently that I'm proud of, if you want to see an exhaustive dump check out my sketchbook on the Crimson Daggers forum or my art tumblr, which I've been updating way more frequently. My semester at TAD will be over this month, I'm gonna have more time for personal stuff, and I'll definitely try to get into regular updates. I'm going to teach myself storytelling with some books I got, and studying animal drawing, and improving my construction like crazy. I might also start learning French, I'm thinking about applying to Gobelins in the future. Thanks for looking!
Monday, March 18, 2013
More figure drawings!
This last week was actually our Spring Break at TAD, but our instructors really piled on the homework. We had just 4 days to do these 60 figures, among lots of other things! So I hope you'll excuse the lack of posts, life's been wild and work-heavy. While I'm updating, here are some comp studies and a couple doodles!
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I have been working today not letting my depression, anixety, or my schizophrenia get to me. I have enjoyed a somewhat relaxing day off from work, even though I have found out someone is using my social secumyrity number.
I only found out because I had applied for Medicad for my kids. The case worker was asking me about my employment and working at some resturants in Houston, TX. I live in San Antonio. I was able to get in contact with one of the resturants and report my claim but the other is closed until Monday. The FTC website has been very helpful including the pamphlet they have online which you can find here
I am not sure how to deal with this! What I have done so far is I have reported a fraud on my social security.
and I have also requested copies of my credit reports. and I have gone to to report my identity theft.
On Monday I will call the other resturant and report the person using my social.
This has been an eye opener. I never thought this would happen to me to be honest.


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Weekend Warm-up: Challenge #3
Are you ready for a new challenge? Before I share our next little adventure, let me announce the winner of Challenge #2, altering alphas:
Congratulations! Brianna, please email me at tessabuys (at) yahoo (dot) com and I will send your contact information on to Lisa. Check out the way Brianna altered her alphas with micro beads – gorgeous!
And now for Challenge #3: When designing your page, use a grid. For example, here is a layout I created with bits and pieces from the January and February Scrapbook Circle kits:
Grids are big time-savers because you don't have to think too much about where your elements are going to end up, all the pieces are cut the same size (mine are 2.5″), and they are naturally visually appealing. Easy-peasy!
To enter the challenge:
* Use a past or present Scrapbook Circle kit to create a layout that satisfies the challenge.
* Post the layout to an online gallery, blog, or the Scrapbook Circle Facebook page and leave a link in the comments on this post.
* Comments must be made/entries must be received by Wednesday evening, March 16th to be eligible for the random prize drawing.
Don't these gorgeous papers make you want to just dive in?!
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>The full name of Tony Campolo's new book is Red Letter Christians: A Citizen's Guide to Faith and Politics. This is not merely a list of candidates' voting records with suggestions for helping the Republican party retain the White House. Far from it! But it is also not a call to build a Religious Left to counter the Religious Right as he explains in this BeliefNet article.
With a call similar to that of Jim Wallis of Sojourners, Tony expresses the need to support values and issues, not partisan politics with a complete allegiance to a given party.
Tony explains, "Believing that Jesus is neither a Republican nor a Democrat, we want to unite Christians who are concerned about what is happening in America. We are evangelicals who are troubled by what is happening to poor people in America; who are disturbed over environmental policies that are contributing to global warming; who are dismayed over the increasing arrogance of power shown in our country's militarism; who are outraged because government funding is being reduced for schools where students, often from impoverished and dysfunctional homes, are testing poorly; who are upset with the fact that of the 22 industrialized nations America is next to last in the proportion of its national budget (less than two-tenths of 1 percent) that is designated to help the poor of third-world countries; and who are broken-hearted over discrimination against women, people of color, and those who suffer because of their sexual orientation" (BeliefNet, accessed 2 Mar 2008).
While I have only read sections of this book while standing in the bookstore, I can say that I really appreciate the parts I did read. Chapters are devoted to topics such as government waste, crime, the environment, The war, AIDS, gay rights, immigration, minimum wage and SO much more.
If you read this and want more, start a Jim Wallis library with these:
- The Great Awakening (2008)
- Living God's Politics (2006)
- God's Politics: Why the Right Gets It Wrong and the Left Doesn't Get It (2006)
- The Soul of Politics: Beyond "Religious Right" and "Secular Left" (1995)
And if you feel like a revolutionary or just an "ordinary radical," check out Shane Claiborne's new work of art, Jesus for President (2008). I just started reading this one. Good stuff. Hardcore.


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Friday, October 10, 2008
Conspiracy Theory
If the repubs think there is a liberal news media conspiracy (which there isn't, Palin just manages to look that bad on her own), then that shiz goes both ways. Apparently three rounds of proof reading couldn't stop the name Barack Osama from going on Albany absentee ballots.
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Camouflaged Israeli soldiers on Maidan Square
The site claims that these former officers, who live today in Ukraine, joined the movement since the beginning of the events alongside the Freedom Party (Svoboda), although the latter has a reputation for being virulently anti-Semitic.
With the help of the Israeli Embassy, this intervention force reportedly also handled the transfer of 17 seriously injured persons to Israel for treatment.
The presence of Israeli units had been reported in a similar scenario in Georgia, both in during the "Rose Revolution" (2003) that in the war against South Ossetia (2008).
(Photo: "Delta", the commander of the camouflaged Israeli unit.)
NWN: This is no doubt 'payback' from Israel for Russia supplying missile systems to Syria ?


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Friday, February 26, 2010
It's a girl!
I got the word just yesterday from my next-door neighbor: her second grandchild, due in June, is a girl! I had stitched a "First Noel" mini-sock for the first granddaughter two years ago and looked forward to another baby canvas. But I'd waited, knowing the mother-to-be was big on gender-specific colors. I now have my mandate: this project is going to be big on pink!
I'll be painting my "Rainbow Clown" canvas (left) to make it more feminine and to personalize it with the baby's initials in the balls the clown is juggling and "2010" at the bottom. Hopefully I'll get the canvas painted tonight so I can show a modified version tomorrow!
Back to painting for my next trunk show!
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- Possibilities, Etc. said...
He's just awfully cute and full of personality in the bright colors - but I look forward to seeing this in "girly" colors. I need a pair of overalls like that. Smears where I wipe my paint brushes wouldn't show.
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I am back from my WI trip and I have quite a few things to share, but I will start with the cowls for my grandmothers.
I gave this cowl to my grandma and the next day she was wearing it (I take that as a good sign.) I told her I was going to put her picture on the internet, she didn't look enthusiastic about the idea but didn't tell me I couldn't.
I love that you can see her knitting in her lap.
Later we were both knitting together and I had my mom take a picture.
I gave my other grandmother her cowl and I think she liked it. She modeled it without my needing to ask, which was great. For some reason she also seemed to think her picture on the internet was not a good idea, but she did not explicitly tell me not to post it.
I came up with two similar lace patterns for each cowl but gave them away before taking detailed photos. I have the patterns written up and may post them here for free but I hate knitting things without pics so maybe I'll have to get a little creative.
I also went yarn shopping, finished some swatching and forgot to take good pictures of my newest top while I was wearing it, but more on all that later.


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Illegal logging is a serious problem in the country. While it has one of the best legal frameworks governing forests of any developing country, these laws have not been effectively implemented and enforced. There remain deep-rooted problems of corruption and poor forest governance. Although almost all harvesting in Papua New Guinea has some form of license and exports are all verified against payment of taxes, available information suggests that the majority of the country's timber production is nevertheless illegal in some way (Chatham House, 2014).
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Papua New Guinea's forests cover more than 70% of the total land area, and half of these are primary forests. 97% of the country's forests are owned by local and indigenous communities, while the remaining 3% are state-owned (FAO, 2015).


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Standalone Sunday is a weekly meme hosted by Megan @ bookslayerreads. Standalone Sunday was created to let others know about all the standalone books you have loved, but maybe don't get the attention they need. Megan created the banner as well and anyone joining in can use it too. Why not check out her blog too?
In this irresistible story, Kasie West explores the timeless question of what to do when you fall for the person you least expect. Witty and romantic, this paperback original from a fan favorite is perfect for fans of Stephanie Perkins and Morgan Matson.
When Autumn Collins finds herself accidentally locked in the library for an entire weekend, she doesn't think things could get any worse. But that's before she realizes that Dax Miller is locked in with her. Autumn doesn't know much about Dax except that he's trouble. Between the rumors about the fight he was in (and that brief stint in juvie that followed it) and his reputation as a loner, he's not exactly the ideal person to be stuck with. Still, she just keeps reminding herself that it is only a matter of time before Jeff, her almost-boyfriend, realizes he left her in the library and comes to rescue her.
Only he doesn't come. No one does.
Instead it becomes clear that Autumn is going to have to spend the next couple of days living off vending-machine food and making conversation with a boy who clearly wants nothing to do with her. Except there is more to Dax than meets the eye. As he and Autumn first grudgingly, and then not so grudgingly, open up to each other, Autumn is struck by their surprising connection. But can their feelings for each other survive once the weekend is over and Autumn's old life, and old love interest, threaten to pull her from Dax's side?
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213 - Countdown to Paris..
And a brand-new, exclusive shot of the new Blizzard game:
I got myself a videocamera.
A mgrgrlging B-class documentary film about WWI'08 shall be made!
You will not ever never guess which song I am going to use in the soundtrack and which creatures shall be brutally murdered in the airport(s)..
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Whistle, and hear the wind.
Run, and hear the ground.
Stop and you can hear the heart,
Jump, and you can hear the bones.
To all who come, to ask to use
The tree, the glee, the water down.
The harp it sings, like hobos new
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Fee, fye, fowl, foam,
I smell a fool who's writing a tome.
Be it prose or be it verse,
I'll send his bones off in a hearse!
Monday, March 28, 2011
Thursday, March 24, 2011
This may cause nightmares for writers and aspiring authors
Woke up at 3 A.M. with the following in mind as a prologue to my novel. (Warning: writers and aspiring authors may have nightmares as a result of reading this).
Deep in a cavern far beneath the Black Mountain, the Demon woke from his nightmare. He rose from the jagged granite slab that was his bed, shaking his head to bring wakefulness. As he did this, droplets of dark oily glop flew from his face, raining down upon the stone floor. Fiery eyes glowed red and then pulsed as he remembered the horrid dream.
Like all his nightmares, it had been about an author who was going to write a story.
The Demon hated authors and the stories they wrote. Then again, he disliked most anything you and I love such as ice cream, good music, spring days with lots of sunshine and even chocolate (sad, but true!). More than anything, he hated a good story. With every fiber of his being, he despised tales filled with imagination and the joy they brought to young readers.
His purpose in life was a cruel one: to stop authors from writing stories. To that end, he was utterly ruthless and had many tricks up his sleeve. For example, he knew all eight hundred and eleven ways to make writers doubt themselves (so they would lack the confidence to write even one sentence). He had mastered twenty-one effective techniques to fill the mind with excuses not to write. So dedicated was this crusher of creative spirits, he even knew a dark magic spell that transformed the joy of writing into a grinding agony.
More of the nightmare came to mind and it filled him with complete disgust.
He had dreamt of a very special kind of author who was going to write a one-of-a-kind story!
He had encountered these kinds of authors before. More often than not, he had been able to stop them from writing; their stories never saw the light of day. But every once in a while, an author succeeded despite the Demon's best efforts. Of these, there were three authors the Demon despised more than anyone.
One was a jovial man, with a handlebar mustache, who wrote of a girl named Dorothy and her adventures in a place called Oz. "Only a fool would be amused by a stupid Scarecrow, a rattling Tin Man and a Lion scared of his own shadow!" said the Demon with a mouth perfectly suited for snarling.
Then there was that fellow, a professor at some fancy British college, who wrote of little people with hairy feet whose homes were holes in the ground. "What were those little critters called?" The Demon struggled to recall. "Hobbits. Ugh! Pure rubbish!"
Most recently, a woman had written a book – no, she had written seven books – about a young wizard at a school of magic. The books had been widely popular, a situation the Demon found deeply, deeply offensive; it even hurt his feelings. "How could I have allowed her to do that?" he moaned in a very un-Demon like way.
He squeezed his oily palms against his goo-covered forehead and thought about what he had done wrong. "I made the same mistake with all three authors: I failed to take the ultimate step of kidnapping their characters."
Kidnap them before the story was written! Yes, that was the only foolproof way to sabotage an author. Imprisoned in the deepest cavern on earth, far below the Black Mountain, the characters would be doomed. Over time, they would become pale, embittered ghosts, their stories forever untold.
Yes, this time he would be sure to kidnap the characters! No author had ever been successful in the attempt to rescue their characters. The Demon allowed himself to enjoy a small smile. It was an odd sight to see on his monstrous, goo-covered face.
"Author, I will find your characters!" The Demon issued his warning through grinding teeth. He stomped his foot into the floor of the cavern and shards of granite flew everywhere. "I will find them and steal them from you."
The Demon howled with glee.
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Saturday, March 12, 2011
Jane Ire
A new movie version of Jane Eyre is due to be released any day now. That got the Demon to imagining a hybrid (a.k.a. mutant) version of the novel combing the classic sensibilities of Charlotte Bronte with the modern, sick-puppy sensibilities of Quentin Tarantino.
Jane Ire
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Tuesday, March 1, 2011
"The richness and depth of the book is universally respected yet often undiscovered..."
That quote comes from the website of artist, Brian Dettmer who creates beautiful pieces from altered books. Try doing this with a kindle!
"The richness and depth of the book is universally respected yet often undiscovered..."
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IT'S BEEN ELEVEN YEARS since I 1st stepped into the studios in KK to record my demos. You read right, DEMOS. Being a new guy into the "scene" back then, I forked out full rates to do my recordings, which hopefully no one will ever listen to. Back then; the rates were already at RM90 – RM100, which was for Moe's Music & RAM Production. Being a solo act and also during the period of '99 – 2000, I was still based in Labuan. So please. Don't try to tell me how expensive it is to record. Yawn. Been there done that.
But I did it, I tracked a total of 6 to 10 songs at these 2 studios, got to know both the owners, appeared on some of their artist remixes and as a feature, at that time I did it for free cause yeah, I thought it was cool, and ended up working at one and now running my own Eyes & Ears Production out of that same one. I'm sure you all know which one it is. Tabik hormat to Jr. and Mr. Wang for giving me my first solid foothold in the "industry"
So here's a quick sum up of what I did between then and now:
- Established Decipher as a rapper
- As Decipher, 4 songs airplayed
- Established Mozart's Ghost as a rapcore band (we were offered an album deal just as we disbanded)
- As Mozart's Ghost we opened up for Love Me Butch
- The production half of Jazz The Chemical / Digital Licks
- As Jazz The Chemical we produced 4 songs (non of which were Decipher's) that got airplay
- With Digital Licks we have 1 song that won a national songwriting competition and got radio airplay and is still in rotation
- Assistant Engineer at RAM Production
- Head Engineer at iMotion Production
- Now Proud Slave to Eyes & Ears Production
- As engineer at RAM & iMotion, well that's just too many acts to list out. Hehehehe…
Now. Let's cut out the pleasantries and just jump head on into this.
The frustration.
11 long years of seeing the potentials and helping these potentials and we're still here.
11 years and it's like we, when I say we, I mean the KK music Scene, have moved like only 2-3 years in front. What happened to the other 8 – 9 years? Sure it took me up to 2007 to be sure of what I was doing with the indie bands, but what about the rest? Why have we not jumped into the forefront of Malaysia's media eyesight? Simple:
We said we COULDN'T before we even entertained the notion that we COULD.
I blame it on a generation of upbringing, where we used the excuse of being oppressed. Everything we blamed on our lacking was on others and not us. Everything that went wrong was not our responsibility but someone else's. Where art was a hobby never a passion and never was it a way of possibly making a living.
In my opinion the state of where we are now goes back to this:
Now you may ask, what has respecting our art has anything to do with progress? Get this right, liking your self and respecting yourself are 2 different things.
Respecting is, believing in your talent, your music, your work. Putting your self a 100% behind them regardless what others opinion are of them. That being said, it doesn't mean you think you're the bomb and your word is God. Please.
It means you stand up for your art and are willing to learn and progress with it. Holding on to the essence of what makes your art your identity and being childish and saying I like it that way because its mine, is a fine line that needs a very good balancing act on a tightrope.
Which I think, and this is purely MY view, a lot of us never get to the point of getting on that tightrope. We so eagerly seek acceptance, that any form of creative criticism, is not taken with a pinch of salt, but looked upon as blasphemy, hearsay, and any form of flattery, be it on point or just being polite, is shined up, put in a glass frame and displayed on a pedestal.
Exaggerating much am I, but am I really? Mind you I'm talking about this from the bands side of the music scene in Kota Kinabalu. If you're not in it and you have a pedestal. We are in trouble. Hey, take it easy. I'm not here to break you down or kill you're dream. On the contrary, if your band has a name, a logo, a FB page, a Twitter account, you have x,xxx followers, who am I to say you are wrong. Shame on me. But kindly help me with this simple task. Go thru your list, whichever social media is up to you. Ok? Now, take away from that list family members, next, friends, then, acquaintances. Now, see that number you have left?
Give your self a pat on the back. You actually have fans.
Ok. So I'm being a big round behind and painting black on what could be as possible colorful as Barney and Co. and as cheerful as those pajama wearing bananas. Really.
We're on the verge of greatness. Everything musical in Kota Kinabalu is fresh and new, everything is experimental.
In other words, it's fun.
Rules are still being discovered and eagerly broken, at least we're not in a factory state such as our bigger musical counterparts are! Where the musical standard has been set, where there is only 1 way into the music business and the same way to maintain in it. Here ideology and practical practice are put to the test and the real crash and burn test are all but banished.
We are still learning. We are still young. Mistakes will be made, lessons learnt the hard way, and as in life it only makes us stronger.
As usual a but, listen to those who have travelled the rough and gravel road that you, the new generation are going thru. Listen and learn, take the good and pay heed to the bad, that's a shortcut to success in the palm of your hands.
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