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Julia Bowden is a professional
Make Up Artist. She has worked
on music videos, fashion mags,
runways and with numerous
celebrities both in TV and film.
She also performs magic with
brides (she even tamed my straw
like hair and made my sand paper
skin all dewy!)
Where do you live?
Battersea - really near to the park and river - I Iove it.
Ideal breakfast?
Scrambled feta avocado and eggs on brown bread or banana and nutella pancakes would be the dream but only if I'm feeling bad!
Perfect Sunday?
Some form of exercise if the night before doesn't sabotage me, followed by a nice walk and talk with friends either enjoying the city or a nip out to the countryside - a pub roast must be in the mix somewhere. My new fave place in London for Sunday lunch is Parlour in Kensal Rise - the roasts there are amazing.
Favourite holiday destination?
Skiing or I recently discovered the wonders of sailing. However I'm more about the ski lunch or the lazy boat sunbathing. I also love the good old English countryside for a holiday - there's nothing I love more than a trip around a castle and a nice cream tea.
Cannot live without?
Eyelash curlers. They won't save your life but they'll make you look far more awake. My lashes resemble a camels i.e very straight. So they really help to open up my eyes and I think are a bit of an unsung hero of the make-up kit
How did you become a Make Up Artist?
I started out at Sothebys organising the auctions and from there I fell into event marketing in an agency creating and managing corporate events. I worked my way up to account management level and found that any creativity I previously had in the job had gone. Before I knew it, I was number crunching and doing management reports so wondered how on earth I got there. I was always more creative than I was corporate and I had lots of friends doing creative jobs and I simply asked myself - why not? I was always passionate about make-up and naturally good at it. Plus I always had a genuine interest in film, so I did a bit of research and knowing that I was also a people person at heart, it just seemed like the perfect job for me. I enrolled at Greaspaint in Ealing on a Film, TV, Theatre, Fashion, Airbrushing and special FX Hair and make-up course and I haven't looked back.
What are the best thing about your job?
No two days are the same, it's brilliantly challenging and creative.
What is the worse think about your job?
Sometimes I have to wipe up a bit of sweat or the odd eye bogey but it really doesn't bother me...that or the long hours but you do get used to it.
What was your most Bridezilla moment?
A make-up artist never tells! But I will say that there isn't much I haven't seen. arguments and fall outs are the most common usually between mothers, daughters and sisters. A recent story wasn't so much of a bridezill moment but more of a brides worst nightmare. Her dress split and zip broke 10mins before she walked down the isle. I felt so sorry for her as she cried and panicked. I managed to talk her through it and calm her down..then I had to single handedly sew her into her dress and re-do her make-up from the tears. I finally got her down the isle on time. You always have to be prepared to do things outside your job description on a wedding morning and stay calm when everyone else is losing it. In fact that goes for every make-up job - from films to music videos and editorial shoots. Often things don't go to plan and you're the one that has to come up with a creative solution. I guess that's the side of the job I actually enjoy the most - managing a small crisis by thinking on your feet and being a calming influence...it's very rewarding.
Who is the most surprising celeb you have met?
There's always a lot misconceptions surrounding celebrities and what they are like but this obviously just the media painting pictures. You never know what someone is like until you spend some time with them and I have been very lucky as the majority of people I come into contact with are super lovely. I have met a few who have been having a bad day in the past...but again a make-up artist would never tell...plus we all have bad days..right?
If you could only carry take three items in your make up bag what would they be?
Mascara - can double as eyeliner if you have a spare brush, a good compact foundation - one with a powder finish so you don't need the extra powder and can double up as a concealer and a cream blushed can always double up as a lip tint. If I had those three things I could just about look passable on a desert island.
I'm a knackered mum and cant find the time for a a full 1/2 hour beauty regime every morning.... help?!
Get a good tinted moisturiser or BB cream to wake up the skin and even the skin tone, if you're really rushed this can act as a quick concealer under the eyes. All you need after that is a swish of bronzer on the cheekbones and a lick of mascara. All this takes 5 mins max and makes all the difference.
Best winter beauty product?
Rodial dragons blood hylouronic night cream
Best summer beauty product?
James Reed BB face tan pen
Never fails nail colour?
Essie in wicked or any Deep, dark sinister red. Always decadent, classy and cool
Would being a Make Up artist suit a mummy trying to get back into work?
Most definitely. Make sure you get yourself on a good course first (Greasepaint, London College of Fashion, CBMA and délamar academy are good ones) then start to assist until you have enough confidence to go out on your own. Once you have a good base of contacts it can be flexible and you can really make it work around you and be your own boss. Weddings can be a great set up because theoretically most weddings are on a Saturday morning. So you can hand baby to hubby for only a few hours and go and earn your cash.
To find out more about Julia and book her for any work or weddings click HERE
To find out more about Julia and book her for any work or weddings click HERE


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Friday, December 25, 2015
Christmas Day
I turned over a new leaf. No more piles of candy in the Christmas stockings. This year - juice! Naked for the children and Odwalla for Corey.
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Well, it's already December 27th and I haven't even updated the blog with Christmas pictures, details on our festivities, etc. There is a GOOD reason why. I have, and have had, the stomach virus since Christmas mid-morning. I just got back from the doctor who confirmed it was indeed the virus and not food poisoning. I have felt so bad that today is the first time I have turned on my computer since Christmas Eve, I believe. What was just the 12-24 hour bug has turned into a 3-4 day virus and since I am officially half way through, I got a nice shot of phenegran in my bootie and instructions to go back to bed with clear liquids only. So much for post holiday shopping and hitting Crescent furniture. It will all have to wait. Jonathan just left to take the kids (and hopefully NOT the virus) to his parents. I decided to check email (all 153 of them) and do a quick update. Here are a few stories of our Christmas:
1. The other night the boys and I made a last minute pre-Christmas trip to the hateful CVS in Hendersonville. On our way, the boys began telling me how excited they were to open presents. "Aren't you excited too mommy?" they asked. "I am," I replied, "but even more excited about the real meaning of Christmas!" We then began discussing the birth of Jesus which then led into the wise men visiting the baby. "Do you remember what gifts they brought," I asked. At the same time, in perfect pitch they both sang out "Silver and Gold" and then Luke added, "and Purr" Well, there you go. Thank goodness it was dark, as I was dying in the front seat.
2. The boys got a McDonalds kitchen from Santa. They would DIE if they knew I had posted this on the blog, as they are very nervous about their friends finding out they have a play kitchen. Yes, they fear it is a baby toy. But, they love it and even though I was very sick, I went upstairs and placed my first order last night for a cheeseburger, fries and shake. It just so happened that Luke was the cook at that moment. He wanted to know if I wanted his "special" fries. I later found out the "special" fries are fries with cheese and mustard. I'm thinking being a cook is not in his future.
3. Anna announced yesterday she would like to be a nurse when she grows up. Or a rock star. Hmmm. Do you think we watch a little too much Hannah Montana around here?
4. Speak of HM. Anna is now sporting the UGLIEST pair of crocs made. Yes, I know all cros are ugly, but trust me when I say these make the normal, ugly ones look like ruby slippers. She is the proud new owner of purple with black fur Hannah Montana crocs. They come complete with silver guitars on the front and a big label proudly stitched to the front that says HANNAH MONTANA. That way all other children her age will know that Hannah herself designed these hideous things. Anna promises me though that they are warm and super cool. I'm pumped.
5. I had really planned (in my super grand vision scheme of things) to pull down all our Christmas decor today. I'm thinking it might take a while since we decked a bunch of our halls this year. I guess this too will have to wait. Why is it everyone begs me to put all the Christmas decor up but everyone groans when I mention taking it down. I plan to go through all my decor when we do take it down and donate all the crap I haven't used in a few years. There are lights in there that we haven't touched in at least 3 houses and it's time to let that go.
6. Mary Elizabeth is offficially walking. Not just her past two months "I think I can" walking. The girl can now WALK. Granted, you could run a small train through her legs while she is trucking it across the house, but it is adorable all the same. We are so blessed that our tiny little peanut whom we were told at birth would have CP is walking around, talking up a storm, and the perfect bill of health.
Hope all of you had a Merry Christmas!
Saturday, December 27, 2008
5 comments:
Hey Brea!
I hope you feel better soon! Call me next week.. we need to get together for lunch or let the kids play..
- December 27, 2008 at 2:02 PM
Brea, I hope you feel better soon! Phenergan is awesome, hopefully it will help you rest and get back to normal. Your stories of the kids cracked me up.
- December 28, 2008 at 4:13 PM
- kristina said...
Feel better soon, Brea! Hugs!!
- December 28, 2008 at 5:40 PM
- Katie said...
Yeah for ME what a miracle she is, can't wait to see some pictures of her!
- December 29, 2008 at 9:23 AM
- Linda said...
I had it too... hit me about 2am Christmas morning....
I stumbled to the couch long enough to take pictures of stockings and then realized I was WAY to far from the bathroom.
Glad you are feeling better!
- January 8, 2009 at 9:14 PM
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It's National Collection Week for Operation Christmas Child! We have been having fun at the Southwest Missouri Collection Center!
With three kids in tow, I have been packing shoebox gifts into cartons and getting those cartons ready to leave on Monday for the Processing Center in Denver.
You still have time to get your shoeboxes packed with goodies and head to your closest drop-off.
Collecting those Gospel Opportunities is already an exciting time, but Adelaide seems to save a milestone to make drop-off time even more memorable! Last year, she said 'good' for the first time. All three sounds.
This year, well, she really surprised us!
Adelaide decided to crawl up steps for the very first time!


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If so, then you are on the right track to a healthier life. Starving yourself and dieting might seem to be a quicker way out of it but exercise and a balanced diet is surely the best choice.
One remedy you can also do is going green by juicing and detoxifying yourself. It's a quick fix but not that sustainable as well. The tendency is that you might rely more on this and lose yourself in all the dieting sacrificing healthy living.
From founder of Healthy Energy Sarah Leung states, "Healthy eating really is mind over matter. Eating is a conscious decision and creating healthy eating habits and a good relationship with food is far more effective then counting calories, binge eating and the guilt associated with yo-yo dieting."
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This Valentine's Day weekend in Abu Dhabi was sunny, crisp and filled with love, roses, breakfast in bed and sushi for dinner.
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Beginning a new week filled with presentations, meetings, parties and International Day. Great fun in the Gulf!
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Wednesday, July 27, 2011
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Thursday, July 21, 2011
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Thursday, July 14, 2011
New Library Research Center
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Tuesday, July 5, 2011
Library Classroom - AL 243
Due to the Sutliff Hall renovation delay, the Library instruction lab (Andruss Library 243) will be unavailable for much of the semester. Regular classes have been scheduled in AL 243 that normally would have been scheduled in Sutliff. All possible options for scheduling were explored, and using AL 243 was viewed as a necessity. This obviously will affect the librarians' fall instruction schedule (they typically teach 100 sessions fall semester) as well as have an impact on faculty and staff who use the room for instructional purposes. While we hope the delay may last only 5-6 weeks, we don't know for sure. We ask for your patience during this time and suggest the following:
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When I began, I did what everyone else does. I went to the big Craft stores, sifted through scrapbook paper, bought my glass gems, and started creating. And they looked like everyone elses.
And then, the light bulb moment......I could make the glass gems. So I did. I don't make the little ones, but I do make all the larger ones. Now, I not only make them for my own use, but I sell them to one of the top Supply sellers on Etsy.
Thanks to a scanner, copier and photo editing program, I was able to execute some designs.....like the Fortune paperweights, and dog/cat themed magnets. The Hooks quickly followed.
Okay, quickly is not quite right. The learning curve was huge. I had many failures. MANY. But, I loved the idea, so I perservered until the kinks had been worked out.
It's always a challenge as an artist, crafter or designer to stay inspired, to stay original, and most important, to stay true to yourself. Etsy is a constant reminder of the amazing talent and diversity that exists, and I have found much inspiration on that site. Unfortunately it is also a reminder that many people will copy others. Being inspired by others and copying others are entirely different things. It's up to us (as artists/crafters to know the difference).
(stay tuned, as I will discuss why I think the Bandwagon is not always a bad thing).
I love that I have the inate desire to be a little different. Tanner Glass wouldn't be here without it.


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|Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Acting
at Theatre Ontario's Summer Theatre Intensive
We still have spaces available in four courses at this year's Theatre Ontario Summer Theatre Intensive in Peterborough:
- For performers – Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Acting...and then some! with Tom Diamond
- For new directors – Directions on Directing: From Page to Stage, with Andrew Lamb
- For established directors – Whose text is it, anyway? Adventurous approaches to directing, with John P. Kelly
- For stage managers – PLACES PLEASE! Stage Management and the Creative Process from Pre-Production to End of Run with Maria Popoff
Your Summer Theatre Intensive course package includes…
- Buffet-style meals daily (including vegetarian fare)
- A single air-conditioned room in Trent's Gzowski College Residence—just steps away from the banks of the Otonabee River
- A night of play readings and Q&A with Playwright-in-Person Mark Crawford
- The option to attend a performance of The Bad Luck Bank Robbers at 4th Line Theatre in Millbrook
- The opportunity to share your enthusiasm, experience, and passion for theatre, while meeting other like-minded, talented, and creative people
Our Theatre Ontario Summer Theatre Intensive runs August 7 to 13 in Peterborough. Registrations must be in by July 22.


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We live in an autobiographical age: constantly representing—and reinventing--ourselves as we update our status, announce major life transitions, capture (and delete) quotidian moments and issue commentary on news and relationships. This colloquium explores how contemporary modes of self-narration and discovery resemble and depart from earlier genres of the self. Have social media changed our understanding of the self in relation to society? How do new technologies shape our sense of our place in the world, our relationships to others, and our perception of time and change? In order to address these questions, we will read coming-of-age diaries, novels, films, and memoirs from a range of periods and places--including such texts as Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, The Diary of Anne Frank, Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic and films including Flirting (Australia, 1991), We Live in Public (US, 2009), Girlhood(France, 2014) and the Oscar-winning Boyhood (US, 2014)--together with scholarship on identity formation, the public sphere, modernization, and globalization.
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Even though he has never run as far before, and is likely to be faced by a small but select field, betting firms seem to be running scared of the mighty Frankel, as he nears his first outing at 10 furlongs in the coveted Group 1 Juddmonte International stakes at York on August 22, writes Elliot Slater.
With pedigree experts, racing pundits, and bookmakers alike seemingly all agreed that Frankel is likely to be as good over an extra quarter mile as he has been in 12 stunning performance so far, the very best price in the marketplace is 1/6 about Sir Henry Cecil's superstar extending his unbeaten sequence to 13.
However, some York Ebor meeting betting firms are being particularly cautious, and only offering 1/8.
Of course, it would help if Frankel's likely opponents would stand up and be counted. In recent days, the likes of Nathaniel and Cirrus des Aigles have been effectively ruled out of the contest, leaving Ballydoyle's smart St Nicholas Abbey, the ex-French group 1 winner, Planteur, and the Irish Derby runner-up, Born To Sea, as the most likely challengers to the highest rated horse on the planet.
Very good horses as the aforementioned trio are, they are not expected to prove good enough to lower Frankel's colours. Some judges have strongly suspected that the 140-rated son of Galileo may well prove to be even better over the longer distance than the he has so far at a mile, where he has turned a long series of Group 1 contests into little more than exhibition exercise canters.
Should one or more of the intended rivals to Frankel drop out before the big race on the Knavesmire, it is not at all beyond the bounds of possibility that Cecil's pride and joy could be sent off at odds of 1/10 or shorter.
Completing the race circuit in August will be the feature contest at Doncaster. Visit the St Leger 2012 odds page for more on the popular contest.


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I downloaded a vector drawing program called Inkscape a couple of days ago. There is a bit of a learning curve for me as I have never used a vector drawing program before and most of the tutorials are for the Windows version and I am using Mac. I have had a little success figuring some things out. Here is what I have figured out how to make so far.
A cute little flower...
A funny looking bird
And a couple of curly cue designs.
I am hoping to figure out how to use this so that I can make my own graphics for auctions and scrapbooking and such. We'll see how it goes.


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Constant Reader... I have been a busy Hector recently so cry you mercy!
I have not STOPPED! It's like that when you have a birthday... yes, birthday. Where was my card? Anyway I have much to impart... firstly two theatre visits. Because if you hadn't noticed, theatre takes precedence every time.
We saw one of the last performances of THE LITTLE DOG LAUGHED at the Garrick written by Douglas Carter Beane. I loved his riotously fun book for the Broadway musical XANADU so was keen to see this play. It's New York run earned him the first of his two Tony Award nominations - he was nominated for XANADU the following year. I enjoyed the play's whiplash wit and killer one-liners but felt I would have got more into it had it been played by actors who could have been more at home with the show's Gotham rhythms.
Like... the whole Broadway company has come over with HAIR!... surely they could have spared some actual American actors for this too?
Tamsin Greig is an actress I have never really taken to and while she certainly convinced as Diane, the gimlet-eyed L.A. actor's agent who will gallop over anyone to get her way, I was always aware of her wandering, generic US accent - half the time she seemed to be doing a bad Sandra Bernhard impression. I am sure Sandra could have persuaded to do a limited three month run in the west end... failing that Ruby Wax.
Rupert Friend played Mitchell her #1 client, a handsome new actor generating serious Hollywood heat - and who has "a slight recurring case of homosexuality". A visit to New York has him calling an escort agency and opening his hotel door to the chirpy part-time rentboy Alex, here played by Harry Lloyd. Again the play suffered as the many hesitant, embarrassed exchanges between the two characters seemed to be played with EXCLAMATION MARKS!!! at the END!! of!! each!!! exchange!!!! It was like watching the puppet characters of Rod and Nicky from AVENUE Q.
There wasn't much change either out of the performance of Gemma Arterton as Ellen, Alex's sometime lover who is a spoiled sometime-model and Z-list celebrity. Arterton might be a happening film actress at the moment but she looked a bit amateur-hour-in-Dixie on the Garrick stage.
I suspect some of the above problems are the fault of director Jamie Lloyd who seems to have favoured artifice over substance. Worryingly we have tickets for two more productions of his in the future.It sounds like I had a Hellish time - but most of the time I was laughing at the deliciously savage lines that Beane gave his lead character - and in among the laughs there were some truths about the problems of being a gay actor in Hollywood. Namely the kudos a straight actor gets for playing a gay role - as Diane says "That's like the pretty actress putting on a fake nose and winning the Oscar" whereas "a gay actor playing a gay role? That's not acting - it's bragging".
I also loved being there for when Mitchell said to Diane that he wanted to be a successful out film actor and she shouted back: "Are you British? Do you have a knighthood? Then shut up!"
We were sitting behind Sir Derek Jacobi and guest! He roared.
I'd love to see the play again - but maybe not if the above were cast again.
Of course one straight actor who won awards for playing a gay character was Jonathan Pryce as Lytton Strachey in CARRINGTON - which leads me on to...
My second evening at the theatre was to see Christopher Morahan's revival of Pinter's 50 year-old masterpiece THE CARETAKER at the Trafalgar Studios as is, the Whitehall Theatre as was. It was nice to think that Divine once acted on that very stage in 1977 in WOMEN BEHIND BARS - with Fiona Richmond yet.
Of course in THE CARETAKER it's the men who are trapped in their environment.
Jonathan Pryce was Davies, the vagrant who is saved from a fight by Aston, an oddly subdued man who not only invites the tramp back to his large cluttered attic room in a derelict house but who also offers him the room and a spare bed for as long as he needs it.Davies' joy is soon thrown into confusion when he is surprised the next morning by another man, Mick, who tells him that it's his room, his house. Before Mick can beat him up Aston arrives back and tells Mick - his younger brother - that Davies is his friend and he wants him to stay.
As with most Pinter plays, there then follows a psychological battle for control with all three men wanting some control over one or both of the others - the cramped, cluttered room becomes a mindgame where there is always someone holding what they think are all the cards.Jonathan Pryce was wonderful as the derelict Davies - querulous but ingratiating, self-pitying but boastful, seemingly always on guard for the next physical attack or prying question. His ferrety, crumbling shabbiness made it all to easy to believe that this Davies would walk from the centre of London to Luton on the promise of some second-hand shoes. What Pryce made obvious was how Davies' survival techniques are all too easily his undoing with the brothers.
It was great to see him in this as my only other CARETAKER was the BBC production in 1980 where Pryce played Mick to Warren Mitchell's Davies and Kenneth Cranham's Aston.There is another stand-out performance by Peter MacDonald as the emotionally-submerged Aston. His quiet absorption in his plug-mending is of course the perfect springboard for Pryce in their scenes together but his performance is slowly building to the quiet desperation of his long second act speech where he reveals his secret to Davies.
Aston tells Davies of how he was sectioned as a teenager and how, despite his pleading with her, his mother gave permission for him to be given electroshock treatment which was administered as he stood terrified against a wall, leaving him impaired. It is of course telling that during this confession, Davies falls asleep, oblivious to his would-be friend's tragedy. Peter MacDonald was mesmerising in the scene.Sam Spruell plays the volatile would-be property owner brother Mick and I felt him to be a bit lightweight - I never felt any genuine menace in the character and Mick should have an almost Kray-like ability to be totally unpredictable. You should feel that Davies' attempts to ingratiate himself with Mick should feel like watching someone pulling a sleeping tiger's tail.
It was intriguing to see the play on that stage bearing in mind the last production I saw there was the revival of ENTERTAINING MR. SLOANE. Orton's play has some striking similarities to this one and you can easily see how he was influenced by Pinter's shark-below-the-surface style.
I think the only fault I could single out with Christopher Morahan's production is that it possibly could have done with a more disorientating atmosphere - the production seemed a bit too 'joined-up' at times. But it was an engrossing night - with a special mention for Eileen Diss's grungy, cluttered set design for the brother's room.


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These days I'm living off the grid, in that I don't have cable or internet, mostly because Comcast sucks and I can't afford to pay the bill by myself. I miss having roommates sometimes. Internet isn't a big problem, as I can steal from my neighbors (like 2 out of 30 available networks aren't protected) although sometimes I have to lash the laptop to my metal bedframe with aluminum foil while reading Jackson or Griffiths in a hushed monotone in order to get a signal.
I don't miss TV too much: my basic stance of "TV is for proles and I think I'm better than you", while some comfort in the dark of night, really doesn't get me through the day. But I refuse to have my TV-time scheduled for me and I'm too poor to get the solution I want, which would be DirecTV and some sort of DVR. So lately I just watch sports at bars and occasionally buy episodes of television through iTunes, downloaded at work. I should steal them through bittorrent, I know-- and I did, for a while, before I realized it was bad karma to use the few remaining wireless feeds I was stealing for high-bandwidth stuff.
The point? Lately I've been watching episodes of House on my commute. And it's good and wonderful and a great show, but does every fucking episode have to end with a thirty-second moody singer-songwriter bit? If there's anything evil that came out of the WB in the late 90s, and trust me, it pains me to say it because I loved me some WB, but it's that end-of-episode music crap. It's fine once in a while, but holy shit, don't writers realize it loses some impact if you do it every time?
By the way, if you're into Hugh Laurie, you should watch him play Bertie Wooster in the late-80s BBC Jeeves & Wooster shows. Pretty good stuff; although it'll take some head-scratching to get used to his British accent again.
Thursday, September 27, 2007
Posted by Counterfly at Thursday, September 27, 2007
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- Dave Bacon said...
The real question inquiring readers want answered, of course, is which works better Jackson or Griffiths?
- September 27, 2007 at 9:35 AM
i like house. recently tho, i saw one that was sponsored by the catholics somehow (the had a little flag right as it was comming back from a commercial break) and was all anti-abortion and pro-life. that kinda irritated me
- September 27, 2007 at 9:17 PM
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[May 14, 2017] Updated Opening Line by Bojan Vučković:
Sicilian Defense, Alapin Variation with 2… Nf6 (Miscellaneous)
[Line 419 : 1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6]
After the (almost) exclusively played 3. e5 Nd5, White usually proceeds with 4. Nf3, where 4… Nc6 is covered in Line 420.
Another fashionable option is 4… e6, where we think that 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 is suitable for club level players, while 5. g3 Nc6 6. Bg2 should be more appropriate for beginners. The main line goes 5. Bc4 d6 6. d4 cxd4 7. cxd4, and here 7… Be7, followed by O-O, b7-b6 and Bb7 is a good alternative to the more common 7… Nc6. White has, after 7… Nc6 8. O-O Be7, a few options of about the same strength: 9. Qe2, 9. Bd2 (with the idea Nc3), and 9. exd6 Qxd6 10. Nc3. Black's position is generally fine, though he needs to play a couple of accuracies to equalize.
[Diagram: White to Move] S. Dolmatov – V. Tukmakov, Elenite 1995. Black intends to play a7-a6 and Bb7, which would lead to a perfectly fine position. However, it is White's move and he can seize the initiative with enterprising play. How would you continue?
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Day 267: Maybe one of these days they'll look at me when they smile. Ha!
Day 268: Ice cream!
Day 269: We got to have dinner with a sweet friend tonight! We were so excited for Lynn to meet Hudson and Emma. And they loved her because she sang songs and brought them coloring books, stickers, and toys!
Day 270: As I was brushing her teeth she says, "no mommy, I do it." Love her little independent self.
Day 271: "Look mommy! A big sailboat!" (Said with the biggest southern drawl.)
Day 272: As we were playing outside tonight, I overheard Hudson say, "Hey Emma, are you ready to go to Texas tomorrow?" Sweet boy!
Day 273: We've been on the road since 5:45 am! Stopping for lunch at CFA. These 2 are doing awesome in the car. Only about 5 more hours to go!


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Freedom of Speech
One of our most often quoted rights as Americans is our right to free speech. But too often when this right is being exercised, people seem to overlook two other things. First off, if you have the right to say whatever you want, I have the right to not like it and say so. There's been this big to-do with Imus and what he said, some people upset over his words, then others getting up in arms about it and saying he has the right to say what he did. Sure, he has the right as an American, but I also have the right to not like what he said and to express my thoughts on the matter. It goes both ways.
The second overlooked issue is more important, because it comes from a higher mandate than the Constitution.
Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one. - Colossians 4:6
Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for necessary edification, that it may impart grace to the hearers. - Ephesians 4:29
A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver. - Proverbs 25:11
These verses tell us how we should speak, with grace and edifying words. We need to examine what we say against those principles.
Let no one seek his own, but each one the other's well-being. - 1 Corinthians 10:24
Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself. Let each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others. - Philippians 2:3,4
These verses show attitudes we should have toward others. If we're truly seeking the good of others above our own desires, if we try to edify others rather than make ourselves look good or superior, we should desire to speak with grace and to encourage others and build them up. Sometimes it even means saying something the other person doesn't want to hear, but it should be done in love and with grace. We should want to encourage and edify them rather than accuse and shame them, and rather than wanting to say anything that comes to mind because we have "the right to free speech".
This is My commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one's life for his friends. - John 15:12, 13
We should love others as Christ loves us, and show them His love and treat people the way He would treat them. If a person is willing to lay his life down for his friend, should he not also be willing to put aside his own desires enough to speak in a manner which is edifying?
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The Role of Purpose in Employee Engagement
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Employees who identify themselves solely by their job function frequently see their work as "siloed" or as a monotonous routine, and they can begin to feel unsatisfied and disengaged. These employees are seeing their role through a microscope, and they need to see their jobs through a telescope as well. Employees who see a bigger picture will feel connected to a greater purpose within the organization, bring more passion to the workplace, and volunteer their best every day.
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Sunday, 21 April 2013
Snapshot Sunday #5
So we were finally treated to some sunshine in the UK this weekend! Not quite no-tights weather, but it has been nice not to have to layer up in my winter coat for the first time in months!
Yesterday Ben treated me to lunch and a fruit cider by the river. Nothing beats a cider in the sun! By the time I got home the sun had disappeared so I decided to do a spot of baking. I've done quite a bit of that this week - I made a second batch of no bake cookies and have made quite a few cupcakes. I've really been in the mood to bake recently. Luckily my boyfriend has been in the mood to eat said baked goods. I really need to keep reminding myself I have a bikini to get into in July!
Today was spent slogging it at the gym, followed by a chilled out afternoon reading and drinking cups of tea - this is pretty much how most Sundays go for me.
How have you spent this sunny weekend?
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Having a cider out in the sun is one of my favourite things about spring/summer, its such a novelty as we get to do it so rarely with the rubbish weather we have to put up with!ReplyDelete
If you ever need anybody to help you out with eating your cakes and treats then I'd happily volunteer my services ;)
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- Anonymous21 April 2013 at 19:19
Hurrah for sunshine! Spent my weekend walking around town, buying a new phone and getting my next batch of lomo film developed!ReplyDelete
beautiful photo!ReplyDelete
Sounds like a lovely weekend :) Ciders in the sun always sounds perfect :) xReplyDelete
It literally feels like this has been the longest winter ever - not wearing boots still doesn't feel quite right!! I spent a large chunk of my weekend revising :( Would have preferred to have been baking! xReplyDelete


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Mazda RX-8 and MX-5 could merge into a single model
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07 Dec 2011
The company�s iconic rotary-powered RX-8 four-door coupe, which shares its chassis with the MX-5, will cease production in June 2012. �Production of the RX-8 does stop in 2012 but what comes after that I�m not in a position to say,� said Yamanouchi-san. �But I have been saying everywhere that we will continue research on the rotary engine. We will not extinguish the flame of the rotary engine,� he added.
One possibility on how Mazda could combine the coupe and MX-5 roadster into one model is to build a hardtop coupe-convertible similar to the Mercedes-Benz SLK or BMW Z4.
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Ginger Molasses Loaf
Blood Orange Kouign Amann
Famed Ricotta Toast – Burnt Brioche, House Straus Milk Ricotta, Raspberry-Vanilla Jam
Brown Rice Porridge – Traditional Kokuho Rose Brown Rice Porridge, Housemade Almond Milk, Toasted Hazelnuts, Strawberry Jam
Crispy Rice Salad with 'The Works' – Crispy Kokuho Rose Brown Rice Salad, Lemongrass, Mint, Cilantro, Ginger, Fried Egg, Sausage
Warm Malva Cake
Last visited in March of 2013, prices lower, the menu as well as the floorplan approximately half and Chef Jessica Koslow's name virtually unknown, it should go without saying that much has changed at Silver Lake's Sqirl over the four years intervening, her enormously-popular restaurant built on burnt Bread topped in Ricotta and Jam now embodying everything that is "California Cuisine" at the moment with a menu that is simple, light, fresh and pristine.
Originally launched as a simple project focused on healthy, organic ingredients served honestly, Chef Koslow's Award-Winning cookbook "Everything I Want to Eat" beautifully expressing the restaurant's idea of providing the sort of food one can eat every day without growing bored, jaded or obese, it was just minutes past the Sqirl's 8:00am Friday opening that two diners approached a brief line not-infrequently found to be stretching around the block on weekends or during peak hours, patrons ranging from two-year olds to septuagenarians, several races also accounted for though there is no doubt that middle-to-upper class Caucasians prone to reading poetry or their own journal in public dominate the scene.
Now featuring both an early and afternoon menu scrawled across chalkboards, the website updated daily to detail specials and seasonally to highlight new ideas, it is after a slow march through the line that patrons are brought face-to-face with twenty-somethings manning a register flanked by several unique pastries that require a bit of quick decision making, each order recited back before customers are handed a marker bearing fruit, the packed-space and outdoor patio often seeing runners circle the room twice before locating diners as items are sent out individually as the kitchen staff deems them ready.
Having only previously tasted a slice of Toast and Jam plus Coffee from Portland's Heart Roasters, this visit a far more encompassing experience that should serve as a lesson to Chefs everywhere that given the right mindset, location and market no idea is too simple to become a sensation, breakfast at Sqirl began with a thick slice of Ginger Molasses Loaf that at first comes across almost *too* intense before dissipating into a subtle burn with a fruity finish, the Blood Orange Kouign Amann another abrupt flavor with a mild bitterness amidst all the Butter and an overall flavor that favors 'fresh' over 'sweet.'
Continuing to show a great eye for balance with the "Famed Ricotta Toast," a light bit of char on the Brioche playing brilliantly off flakes of Sea Salt, Creamy Cheese and Raspberry-Vanilla Jam, it was actually by accident that the "Brown Rice Porridge" was ordered instead of the "Long Cooked Chicken Rice Porridge," the shallow bowl filled with soft organic Grains not dissimilar to traditional Oatmeal in terms of texture with Housemade Almond Milk, Toasted Hazelnuts and Jam that seemed to be Strawberry with a few sliced sections of whole Vanilla Beans.
Attempting to decide between the Sorrel Pesto Rice Bowl or Crispy Rice Salad, the former offered even during the restaurant's earliest days while the latter has been said by many to be Koslow's best dish, it was with French Toast and a Buckwheat Pancake left to the future that a bowl of crispy Kokuho Brown Rice tinged in Mint, acid and Ginger arrived with chopped Sausage and a Sunny-side Egg, the flavors at first seemingly a mish-mash but then coming together in harmony to present the sort of dish one really cannot help but keep eating, a re-heated Malva Cake arriving with just a few bites left not dissimilar to Sticky Toffee Pudding with dark-brown outside flavored by Stone Fruit wrapped around a nearly-molten Custard center.


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June 3, 2010
Montgomery County Schools eliminate 400 positions, 2 dozen teachers
About two dozen staff, almost all of them teachers, will be laid off from Montgomery County public schools, school officials said Thursday. A total of more than 400 staff positions are being eliminated under cuts that have been expanded because of the final funding figures that the Montgomery County Council approved last month. Those don't all translate into layoffs because of retirements, reassignments and other attrition. The newest cuts were unveiled Thursday. They include eliminating 30 percent of the textbook budget, six fewer maintenance staff and no after-school buses for elementary school activities, said Larry Bowers, chief operating officer for the Montgomery schools. The budget is being cut by $97 million for fiscal 2011, to $2.1 billion. SOURCE: Washington Post
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Following up to my post on the N900, I thought of adding the videos of the N900 too. So without further ado,
And another one which is a small introduction of Maemo,
And as a bonus let me also share a bit of the code that Nokia released to get all you Maemo and Linux based developers started…
* gtk_helloworld-1.c
* This maemo code example is licensed under a MIT-style license,
* that can be found in the file called "License" in the same
* directory as this file.
* Copyright (c) 2007-2008 Nokia Corporation. All rights reserved.
* A simple GTK+ Hello World. You need to use Ctrl+C to terminate
* this program since it doesn't implement GTK+ signals (yet).
#include /* EXIT_* */
/* Introduce types and prototypes of GTK+ for the compiler. */
int main(int argc, char** argv) {
/* We'll have two references to two GTK+ widgets. */
GtkWindow* window;
GtkLabel* label;
/* Initialize the GTK+ library. */
gtk_init(&argc, &argv);
/* Create a window with window border width of 12 pixels and a
title text. */
window = g_object_new(GTK_TYPE_WINDOW,
"border-width", 12,
"title", "Hello GTK+",
/* Create the label widget. */
label = g_object_new(GTK_TYPE_LABEL,
"label", "Hello World!",
/* Pack the label into the window layout. */
gtk_container_add(GTK_CONTAINER(window), GTK_WIDGET(label));
/* Show all widgets that are contained by the window. */
/* Start the main event loop. */
g_print("main: calling gtk_main\n");
/* Display a message to the standard output and exit. */
g_print("main: returned from gtk_main and exiting with success\n");
/* The C standard defines this condition as EXIT_SUCCESS, and this
symbolic macro is defined in stdlib.h (which GTK+ will pull in
in-directly). There is also a counter-part for failures:
return EXIT_SUCCESS;
Now I don't know how helpful it is, but this is certainly a good way to build rapport with the software programmers. Good going Nokia and Maemo!
Source for the code: http://acurrie.posterous.com/hows-this-for-open-nokia-posts-some-code-to-g


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"In this very real world, good doesn't drive out evil. Evil doesn't drive out good. But the energetic displaces the passive."
-- Bill Bernbach
Thursday, December 08, 2011
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
"Disbelief in magic can force a poor soul into believing in government and business."
-- Tom Robbins
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Saturday, November 19, 2011
"Herr, lehre uns Bedenken, dass wir alle einmal sterben müssen, auf das wir im Leben klug werden."
"Lord, teach us to understand we all have to die sometime, that we become wiser in our lives."
-- Psalm 90:12
"Lord, teach us to understand we all have to die sometime, that we become wiser in our lives."
-- Psalm 90:12
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Thursday, November 17, 2011
"Another unsettling element in modern art is that common symptom of immaturity, the dread of doing what has been done before."
-- Edith Wharton
-- Edith Wharton
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Tuesday, November 15, 2011
"It is inaccurate to say that I hate everything. I am strongly in favor of common sense, common honesty, and common decency. This makes me forever ineligible for public office."
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Monday, October 31, 2011
"We are buried beneath the weight of information, which is being confused with knowledge; quantity is being confused with abundance and wealth with happiness. We are monkeys with money and guns."
-- Tom Waits
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Sunday, October 23, 2011
"No matter how cynical you get, it is impossible to keep up."
-- Lily Tomlin
-- Lily Tomlin
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Wednesday, October 05, 2011
"Death is very likely the best invention of life. All pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure, these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important."
-- Steve Jobs
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Monday, October 03, 2011
"The smart way to keep people passive and obedient is to strictly limit the spectrum of acceptable opinion, but allow very lively debate within that spectrum."
-- Noam Chomsky
-- Noam Chomsky
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Monday, September 26, 2011
"The place where optimism most flourishes is the lunatic asylum."
-- Havelock Ellis
-- Havelock Ellis
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Friday, September 23, 2011
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Thursday, September 22, 2011
"What is the New Testament? A handbook for those who are to be sacrificed."
--Soren Kierkegaard
--Soren Kierkegaard
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Wednesday, September 14, 2011
"Life is a fatal complaint, and an eminently contagious one."
-- Oliver Wendell Holmes
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Tuesday, September 13, 2011
"I want to use whatever gifts I have for practical purposes, not waste them on things which have no life, or which have to be kept alive by artificial means."
-- Kurt Weill
-- Kurt Weill
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Wednesday, September 07, 2011
"You're a killer of art, you're a killer of beauty, you're even a killer of laughter."
-- Willem de Kooning to Andy Warhol, The 30 Harshest Artist-on-Artist Insults
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Monday, August 22, 2011
"May all your expectations be frustrated, may all your plans be thwarted, may all your desires be withered into nothingness, that you may experience the paralysis and poverty of a child, and sing and dance in the compassion of God who is Father, Son and Spirit.Amen."
-- Brennan Manning
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Saturday, August 20, 2011
"In order to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first create the universe."
-- Carl Sagan
-- Carl Sagan
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Wednesday, August 17, 2011
"If you're going through hell, keep going."
-- Winston Churchill
-- Winston Churchill
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Sunday, August 07, 2011
"I come in peace. I didn't bring artillery. But I'm pleading with you, with tears in my eyes: If you fuck with me, I'll kill you all."
-- Marine General James Mattis, to Iraqi tribal leaders
-- Marine General James Mattis, to Iraqi tribal leaders
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Tuesday, July 26, 2011
"Heavenly father, we thank you tonight for all your blessings.
You said 'in all things give thanks.' So we want to thank you tonight for these mighty machines that you've brought before us. Thank you for the Dodges and the Toyotas. Thank you for the Fords and most of all thank you for Roush and Yates partnering to give us the power we see before us tonight. Thank you for GM Performance Technology and the R07 engines. Thank you for Sonoco racing fuel and Goodyear tires that bring performance and power to the track. Lord I want to thank you for my smokin' hot wife tonight, Lisa. My two children, Eli and Emma, or as we like to call them — the little E's. Lord I pray you'll bless the drivers as usual tonight. May they put on a performance worthy of this great track in Jesus' name.
Boogity boogity boogity. Amen."
-- Pastor Joe Nelms, Family Baptist Church
You said 'in all things give thanks.' So we want to thank you tonight for these mighty machines that you've brought before us. Thank you for the Dodges and the Toyotas. Thank you for the Fords and most of all thank you for Roush and Yates partnering to give us the power we see before us tonight. Thank you for GM Performance Technology and the R07 engines. Thank you for Sonoco racing fuel and Goodyear tires that bring performance and power to the track. Lord I want to thank you for my smokin' hot wife tonight, Lisa. My two children, Eli and Emma, or as we like to call them — the little E's. Lord I pray you'll bless the drivers as usual tonight. May they put on a performance worthy of this great track in Jesus' name.
Boogity boogity boogity. Amen."
-- Pastor Joe Nelms, Family Baptist Church
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Wednesday, July 13, 2011
"A cynic is a man who, when he smells flowers, looks around for a coffin."
-- H. L. Mencken, US editor (1880 - 1956)
-- H. L. Mencken, US editor (1880 - 1956)
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Saturday, June 25, 2011
"The Christian landscape is strewn with the wreckage of derelict, half-built towers -- the ruins of those who began to build and were unable to finish. For thousands of people still ignore Christ's warning and undertake to follow him without first pausing to reflect on the cost of doing so. The result is the great scandal of Christendom today, so-called 'nominal Christianity'."
--John R.W. Stott
--John R.W. Stott
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Sunday, May 29, 2011
50 Quotes of Albert Einstein
- "Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius — and a lot of courage — to move in the opposite direction."
- "Imagination is more important than knowledge."
- "Gravitation is not responsible for people falling in love."
- "The hardest thing in the world to understand is the income tax."
- "Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one."
- "The only real valuable thing is intuition."
- "A person starts to live when he can live outside himself."
- "Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character."
- "I never think of the future. It comes soon enough."
- "The eternal mystery of the world is its comprehensibility."
- "Sometimes one pays most for the things one gets for nothing."
- "Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new."
- "Great spirits have often encountered violent opposition from weak minds."
- "Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler."
- "Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen."
- "Science is a wonderful thing if one does not have to earn one's living at it."
- "The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources."
- "The only thing that interferes with my learning is my education."
- "The whole of science is nothing more than a refinement of everyday thinking."
- "Technological progress is like an axe in the hands of a pathological criminal."
- "Peace cannot be kept by force. It can only be achieved by understanding."
- "The most incomprehensible thing about the world is that it is comprehensible."
- "We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them."
- "Education is what remains after one has forgotten everything he learned in school."
- "The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing."
- "Do not worry about your difficulties in Mathematics. I can assure you mine are still greater."
- "Equations are more important to me, because politics is for the present, but an equation is something for eternity."
- "If A is a success in life, then A equals x plus y plus z. Work is x; y is play; and z is keeping your mouth shut."
- "Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the the universe."
- "As far as the laws of mathematics refer to reality, they are not certain, as far as they are certain, they do not refer to reality."
- "Whoever undertakes to set himself up as a judge of Truth and Knowledge is shipwrecked by the laughter of the gods."
- "I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones."
- "In order to form an immaculate member of a flock of sheep one must, above all, be a sheep."
- "The fear of death is the most unjustified of all fears, for there's no risk of accident for someone who's dead."
- "Too many of us look upon Americans as dollar chasers. This is a cruel libel, even if it is reiterated thoughtlessly by the Americans themselves."
- "Heroism on command, senseless violence, and all the loathsome nonsense that goes by the name of patriotism — how passionately I hate them!"
- "No, this trick won't work…How on earth are you ever going to explain in terms of chemistry and physics so important a biological phenomenon as first love?"
- "My religion consists of a humble admiration of the illimitable superior spirit who reveals himself in the slight details we are able to perceive with our frail and feeble mind."
- "Yes, we have to divide up our time like that, between our politics and our equations. But to me our equations are far more important, for politics are only a matter of present concern. A mathematical equation stands forever."
- "The release of atom power has changed everything except our way of thinking…the solution to this problem lies in the heart of mankind. If only I had known, I should have become a watchmaker."
- "Great spirits have always found violent opposition from mediocrities. The latter cannot understand it when a man does not thoughtlessly submit to hereditary prejudices but honestly and courageously uses his intelligence."
- "The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and all science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead: his eyes are closed."
- "Now he has departed from this strange world a little ahead of me. That means nothing. People like us, who believe in physics, know that the distinction between past, present, and future is only a stubbornly persistent illusion."
- "You see, wire telegraph is a kind of a very, very long cat. You pull his tail in New York and his head is meowing in Los Angeles. Do you understand this? And radio operates exactly the same way: you send signals here, they receive them there. The only difference is that there is no cat."
- "One had to cram all this stuff into one's mind for the examinations, whether one liked it or not. This coercion had such a deterring effect on me that, after I had passed the final examination, I found the consideration of any scientific problems distasteful to me for an entire year."
- "…one of the strongest motives that lead men to art and science is escape from everyday life with its painful crudity and hopeless dreariness, from the fetters of one's own ever-shifting desires. A finely tempered nature longs to escape from the personal life into the world of objective perception and thought."
- "He who joyfully marches to music rank and file, has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would surely suffice. This disgrace to civilization should be done away with at once. Heroism at command, how violently I hate all this, how despicable and ignoble war is; I would rather be torn to shreds than be a part of so base an action. It is my conviction that killing under the cloak of war is nothing but an act of murder."
- "A human being is a part of a whole, called by us 'universe', a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings as something separated from the rest… a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty."
- "Not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that can be counted counts."
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Sunday, March 27, 2011
"I suddenly understood with great clarity that nothing in life-except death itself was ever going to kill me. No meeting could ever go that badly. No client would ever be that angry. No business error would ever bring me as close to the brink as I had already been."
- David E. Davis, Jr., RIP
- David E. Davis, Jr., RIP
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Tuesday, March 22, 2011
"Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself."
- Leo Tolstoy
- Leo Tolstoy
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Tuesday, February 22, 2011
"What we think, or what we know, or what we believe is, in the end, of little consequence. The only consequence is what we do."
- John Ruskin
- John Ruskin
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Saturday, February 19, 2011
"Now I know what a statesman is; he's a dead politician. We need more statesmen."
- Bob Edwards
- Bob Edwards
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Monday, January 03, 2011
"The only function of economic forecasting is to make astrology look respectable."
-- John Kenneth Galbraith
-- John Kenneth Galbraith
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Saturday, January 01, 2011
"If you want to tell people the truth, make them laugh, otherwise they'll kill you."
-- Oscar Wilde
-- Oscar Wilde
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Happy 4th of July!
I tried doing a photo shoot with Hudson outside, but he was interested in everything but me.
I wanted to show off his little outfit. I love it- his Gram got it for him.
Hudson loves waiving now
The best we could do of the 3 of us
We walked down to the lake in our neighborhood this morning because there was supposed to be a parade of boats, but there were only 7, so it wasn't as exciting as I thought it would be. Also, due to the drought, our neighborhood has cancelled fireworks this year. They usually do a really nice 45 minute display over the lake. We grilled steaks for lunch and we are spending the rest of the day hanging out here. The 4th is my second favorite holiday. I love fireworks, cook-outs, swimming, and hanging out with friends, but unfortunately we only ended up cooking out this year. Maybe next year will be better.
Thank you to everyone who has served or is serving our great country.
Happy Birthday, America!


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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10721624.post4766058693876673233..comments2017-10-29T23:17:24.930+01:00Comments on Research as a Second Language: The Nitty-Gritty of Rape Culture, Part 1Thomashttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-10721624.post-54481893481210132432017-04-21T06:30:08.974+02:002017-04-21T06:30:08.974+02:00I imagine a similar scenario. In fact, the one you...I imagine a similar scenario. In fact, the one you describe looks a lot like one that I will be going through in part two from Norman Mailer's short story, "The Time of Her Time". The important difference is that the man forces the woman to have anal sex because he believes (rightly) that this is what will finally give her the orgasm she wants and he has invested his pride in giving her. She struggles and resists for ten minutes, but he keeps going. In the aftermath, there's no hint that either party thinks an assault has taken place, even though she is angry with him (for only slightly more complicated reasons).

The parallel that I was trying to emphasise lay not in the objective fact of whether she says no, but in his subjective obliviousness about it being an assault. I agree that the situations are different; I guess the problem is that on Title IX's standard they aren't different enough.Thomashttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-10721624.post-75001584652107160192017-04-21T02:14:31.495+02:002017-04-21T02:14:31.495+02:00I don't understand, or I disagree with, your p...I don't understand, or I disagree with, your parallel between 1) the story of the woman that said "no" but the man proceeded anyway, and 2) Title IX's elastic definition of rape as anything the survivor feels was non consensual at any time after the event. The two situations are entirely different. In #1, she is saying "no" at the time - expressing clearly, verbally, and contemporaneously with the behavior that it is not consensual and not welcome. In #2, she (or he, but it's generally she) can act consensual during the act, after the fact, even continue in the relationship and text him about how great the act was, and her desire to do it again soon, and still if someday in the future she decides otherwise, that for whatever reason she feels he had influence over her, or she feels threatened by his power over her career, then it couldn't have been consensual and he will be sanctioned by the Title IX machinery. Such scenarios are described in Kipnis' book. One hopes they are firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-10721624.post-92224627073153959552017-04-21T01:57:03.277+02:002017-04-21T01:57:03.277+02:00Some thoughts on the linked video. Kipnis is a be...Some thoughts on the linked video.

Kipnis is a better writer than a speaker.

The (black) woman in the audience doesn't hold the microphone, but she has the most interesting and succinctly expressed questions and comments.

The (white) woman one row back holding the microphone struggles expressing herself, for at least four minutes, and presents a scenario which I imagine is as follows: a heterosexual couple has vaginal sex, but when the man initiates anal sex, she says "no" and tries to prevent it, but he forcibly has anal sex.

The right answer is also the easy and simple one: the man should know what "no" means (unless as you imagined, he didn't hear it, but in that case, body language or another louder "NO" should do it). [ Those that might be practicing more aggressive consensual sex acts should have a safe word to turn off role playing. ]

But these are tough issues. Hard to navigate. Your point is a good one that under Title IX he may very well get punished, but in the criminal justice system, he probably would not be tried, unless her anus was torn and his DNA was extracted from inside her. Even still, at the trial, the "he said, she said" would play out with respect to consent and when and to what degree it was revoked.

Kipnis alludes to it, but it can be stated again. Part of the problem with the scenario is that the man wants something badly enough to take it by force. If he was in a loving relationship, developed over many weeks, his opportunity cost is high enough that he's not going to force anal sex, because doing so may end the relationship, which he is invested in. If he and she met via Tinder a few hours before going to bed, and if he's a serial jerk/assaulter, then he may take her by force.

I recognize that "anal sex" is my own hypothesis for what the video does not name. firstname.lastname@example.com


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Lots of Holiday goodies from Smashbox. They have a big bunch of Wish For Holiday Sets. They are great start to the gifting season !
LORAC almost always has the best deals in makeup. This first one is the Smokey Eyes Kit ($32.50) is exclusive to QVC.
The Body Shop has got a special Facebook promotion going on to help with your Holiday shopping !
They have just launched a hidden tab (only visible to fans) on their Facebook page (facebook.com/thebodyshop) called "Secret Santa," and throughout the next few weeks, they will be posting exclusive deals only available on the page (and for limited periods of time per deal). So if you're on facebook, take advantage of the deals !
Remember to check out the December issue of Allure for a special article, celebrating the 15th anniversary of makeup legend Francois Nars. It is an intriguing story of him, coming from a small town in France and making it to the worldwide fashion stage---and why he credits his mother with much of his success. He dishes on some of his favorite products and his most famous images.
The issue hits stands November 24.
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Seni Visual
Lewis Carroll
(from Through the Looking‐Glass and What Alice Found There, 1872)
`Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe:
All mimsy were the borogoves,
And the mome raths outgrabe.
"Beware the Jabberwock, my son!
The jaws that bite, the claws that catch!
Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun
The frumious Bandersnatch!"
He took his vorpal sword in hand:
Long Lme the manxome foe he sought ‐‐
So rested he by the Tumtum tree,
And stood awhile in thought.
And, as in uffish thought he stood,
The Jabberwock, with eyes of flame,
Came whiffling through the tulgey wood,
And burbled as it came!
One, two! One, two! And through and through The vorpal blade went snicker‐snack!
He leU it dead, and with its head
He went galumphing back.
"And, has thou slain the Jabberwock?
Come to my arms, my beamish boy!
O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!'
He chortled in his joy.
`Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe;
All mimsy were the borogoves,
And the momerathsoutgrabe.
Possible interpretations of words
■ Bandersnatch: A swift moving creature with snapping jaws, capable of extending its neck. A 'bander' was also an archaic word for a 'leader', suggesting that a 'bandersnatch' might be aan animal that hunts the leader of a group. ■ Beamish: Radiantly beaming, happy, cheerful. Although Carroll may have believed he had coined this word, it is cited in the Oxford English DicLonary in 1530. ■ Borogove: Following the poem Humpty Dumpty says " 'borogove' is a thin shabby‐looking bird with its feathers sticking out all round, something like a live mop." In explanatory book notes Carroll describes it further as "an extinct kind of Parrot. They had no wings, beaks ...
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If you're a teen writer, you might be interested in these opportunities:
BRICKrhetoric is currently seeking submissions for their One Act Play Anthology.
- 10 – 20 pages
- The play should deal with an environmental issue such as population, climate change, loss of biodiversity, water, waste, pollution, food, land use, public health, or endangered plants and animals.
- Welcomes submissions from writers of all ages.
Canvas Literary Journal is currently seeking submissions in fiction, poetry, plays, nonfiction, new media, cross genre, and art.
- Copyright reverts back to author after publication, so you retain rights over your work.
- Seeking writers ages 13-18
- Published in print, ebook, and web formats
Parallel Ink is currently seeking submissions in poetry, fiction, and nonfiction.
- You can submit writing any time.
- Accept submissions from young writers ages 12-18 around the world.
- Submissions accepted in English, Thai, and Korean.
- Open to all kinds of genres.
In Our Area
Young Authors Academy is currently offering classes on fiction and poetry for young writers in grades 6-12
- Tuition for YAA is free for students in the Syracuse City School District and for YMCA of Greater Syracuse members.
- 12:00-2:00p.m. Saturdays at the Downtown YMCA
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Holiday Greetings from Space
Messages of joy and peace are illuminated by the natural splendor of the universe. Hope you enjoy these holiday cards from U.P. AstroSoc and Hubble 🙂
Have a Merry Astro Christmas, friends!
May your Christmas sparkle with moments of love, hope and goodwill; and may the year ahead be full of contentment and joy. 🙂
You can also send holiday astro e-cards to your family and friends through this and this site.


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Seattle Seahawks fullback Michael Robinson returns to the starting lineup this weekend after sitting out two weeks with an ankle injury. The focus of my story today, the versatile Robinson also serves as a captain on special teams, and should help add some punch to Seattle's running game.
The Seahawks face an Atlanta defense giving up 112 yards a contest on the ground, 20th overall in the league.
"They're a stout defense," Robinson said. "They're good. They play very fast. They have linebackers that can run and hit. We just have to stay disciplined, do what we do and don't think too much – just go play."
Clare Farnsworth of Seahawks.com passes along former NFL safety John Lynch's thoughts on safeties Earl Thomas and Kam Chancellor. Lynch says the duo has a chance to be special.
I meant to mention this yesterday, but on my way back to the media workroom I saw Thomas and Chancellor getting tips from Lynch in the hallway before the Fox production meeting that they have every week. Key players from the team meet with those guys each week in preparation for Sunday's telecast. Again, it's another example that both players understand what it takes to be good and are willing to listen to whoever can help improve their game.
ESPN's Mike Sando asks scout Mike Williamson his thoughts on Seattle and where they currently sit. He things Tarvaris Jackson is terrible, but likes everything else Seattle has done, and believe they set up well heading into next year's draft to pick up a quarterback like Andrew Luck or Matt Barkley.
Ben Muth of Football Outsiders takes a closer look at Seattle offensive line. This one is definitely worth a read. Muth breaks down each player's performance on the offensive line against Arizona last week.
Pat Kirwan breaks down the Hawks-Falcons contest for CBS Sports in the video below.
D. Orlando Ledbetter of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution writes that the Falcons will work hard to stick to the 15 scripted plays at the start of games. The Falcons have only yielded a field goal on opening drives this season. The Seahawks have yet to score on an opening drive.
Peter King of Sports Illustrated writes about Matt Hasselbeck's resurgence in Tennessee.
Michael Lombardi of the NFL Network says Seattle letting Matt Hasselbeck go in free agency was a mistake.


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Recently I read about a charity which I thought was a very worthy cause. It helps single parents with a lifesthreatening disease. Single parents already have a tough time getting by when things are rosy. A lifethreatening or terminal disease can however very quickly swing a person out of its wellorganised hinges and it seems that the support is not sufficient at all. All the money goes into the treatment and no money is left to turn the few 'normal' moments with the kids into blissful memories.
When I first read about it, the initiative touched me greatly. I am not a single parent, but I can imagine what you go through as a couple if something like cancer for example happens to you. As a single parent you have to fight this alone and worry about your kids three times as much.
I wanted to support the cause - but as it happens so often, you go to bed and things are forgotten the next morning.
Yesterday I read the same weekly magazine and come across some sad news about the charity: the founder has died. Tears sprung to my eyes and I immediately wondered what was going to happen to her children.
When you have children yourself such stories obviously hit home and you wonder what if...
My other half left for a two-week business trip this morning and I hate it. I know planes are safer than cars or crossing the road, but still. What if...
So hug your loved ones all the time, tell them you love them even if you are going to see them again tonight. Just in case you might not.
And today I will wire some money to the charity before I go to sleep and forget about it.
The charity is called WONDERFONDS and the site is in Dutch only. But I am sure if you write an email to them in English they'd be happy for any kind of support.
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- La delirante, 30 October 2007 at 11:27
Hello Mindful Mimi!! Thanks for sharing the information about "Wonderfunds". When I was very young being a single mother was one of my greatest fears because I could barely imagine how tough it must be to raise a kid on your own, not only when it comes to the emotional aspect (support from your partner, love to the child, etc.) but also economically speaking.
I also hate it when my other half has to go abroad on business...I get very anxious and sad :(
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This is my latest drawing and homage to the imperial Spanish soldier. These were the warriors that were the dominant fighting force not only in Europe, but also the Americas for nearly a hundred years; from roughly 1540 to 1640. Many of the same soldiers who fought the moors in north Africa, the French in Italy, native peoples in the Philippines and the dutch in Flanders were also the same adventurers who would conquer the new world. Within a few years of Spain uniting the Conquistadors would have fought on every continent besides Australia.
When reading about the Spanish Empire I began to see parallels to the modern American society. After Spain became a world power her armies were nearly invincible for a hundred years, today Americas armies cannot be defeated in any sort of "pitched battle" against a foreign army, and without question are the finest in the world today. Spain also had a global empire which brought it immense wealth. The United States while not having a global empire, it maintains a global presence. With military bases in Asia, the middle east, Europe, and naval fleets all over the world, and the benefits from trade and commerce that is gained from being the global police, and having far flung global contacts.
However the Spaniards became weak, soft, and corrupt above all; because all the wealth that empire brought, and the security that the professional Spanish soldier brought. America may face the same fate if it does not change. Americans have become weak, soft, and corrupt. We are so wealthy that one could not imagine a world without all the comforts we have become accustomed to, and the American warrior has provided the United States with such an untouchable feeling, that most Americans are living in a "mickey mouse land" in their heads which does not exist.


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Since this is my first entry, it will be the most basic advice on buying roller skates. Basically, you can buy roller skates from Big 5 for $35. , take them out once or twice come to find your wheels are made of plastic and absorb no shock from the cracks or bumps on the sidewalk, you'll get gnarly blisters and then you will probably hang them on a nail in the garage OR take them to Moxi to be fixed. We would love to help you get rolling by fixing your junk, but we've learned that changing the parts on cheap skates can actually make them even more dangerous.
Don't give up there, though! You had the right idea, Skating is one of the rare exercises that feels effortless and fun! (and it's the quickest way to get a great rear end just before summer!) Moxi's mission is to get peeps on skates, period! We sell used and vintage at affordable prices, and if we don't have something you can afford now, we will look for it!
You see, cheap skates are most likely made by the same people that make toy vacuums, checkers and ring toss games. What these people know about how much you are anticipating a smooth ride is NIL. SO! Our advice to you is to buy from a quality ROLLER SKATING MANUFACTURER.
All of our roller skates are made by roller skate makers. Most of our skates are HAND MADE in America by Riedell, located in Red Wing, Minnesota. We've been to the factory, we've met the people that make up the evolution of roller skate boots, wheels and frames and we want to outfit you on equipment that will last you loooooong time.
Sooo,... what if you HAVE old skates that might just need a tune up? Did you know that you can replace and upgrade every component on a quality pair of skates? Maybe you have skate boots that have holes in the toes,.. but maybe the plates just need a tune up? We can salvage your old parts and replace your old with new.
Components of Roller Skates
Very basically, there 3 parts to Roller Skates.
Boots (the part you put your foot inside)
Plates (the part that connects the boots to the wheels)
To learn more about the basics of these components, go to Basics of Boots, Basics of Plates and Basics of Wheels :)
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Roller Skates 1.01
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It was a fun day in the old craft room. Linda Ledbetter over at Studio L3 has challenged us to create flowers using a very unsuspecting die from Tim Holtz. Ingenious!! This die has so many possibilities. Check out the creativity and challenge details HERE. We are not allowed to give you the details - but if you want to learn more, you can get Tim's Compendium of Curiosities III and be in the know.
Here is my entry:
This was SO fun to make. I loved the colors, and the process. I made the flowers using Coredinations Kraft Core cardstock, sanded, and also sprayed with some Dylusions sprays. I used Tim's mini dress form for the center piece. Adding wings from paperbag studios. You might notice the small little detail - the wings are upside down....thus the wordband saying 'Embrace imperfections' :-)
I used my completely neglected diffusers with the checkerboard embossing folder. How fun! If you haven't used these, it lets you emboss only a part of the tag. I chose to leave the center of the tag open, and only emboss the outside. I colored with Mowed Lawn, Squeezed Lemonade, and Peacock Feathers Distress Ink.
Here are a couple close up pictures. You can see that I used Distress Glitter as centers for my flowers.
All the odd-numbered challenges are sponsored by INSPIRATION EMPORIUM, one of my favorite online shops of ANY kind, run by some of my favorite people anywhere! Joy and the gang will award an incredibly generous FIFTY DOLLAR gift certificate to one lucky, randomly selected participant. All you need to do to be eligible is link your project here, and mention Inspiration Emporium in your blog post. You can also get 10% off any order with the code STUDIOL3.


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We are doing a fun art lesson over the Summer. I will be posting more on what we are doing and the curriculum I am using soon. In the meant time, I thought I would offer you this fun printable!
You can print this lovely "Every Child Is An Artist" quote as 8×10 Wall art or print on these paper treat bags. Load them in the printer just as you would paper. Fill them with some watercolor paint, crayons, stickers, whatever medium you want your little artists to use. So much fun!