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The Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor has written on the role of sports, "I suppose that's also one of the basic functions it serves society in general: It occupies the populations, and it keeps them from trying to get involved with things that really matter.
"In fact, I presume that's part of the reason why spectator sports are supported to the degree they are by the dominant institutions," Chomsky wrote.
Chomsky's observation may be accurate as far as it goes. Americans seem to be more concerned about who will win the Super Bowl than who will win the next presidential election.
But in light of our current circumstance here in this flood-ravaged city, Chomsky's analysis seems limited.
Believing in Bush
The things that really matter in our city -- the issues of crime, rebuilding and return -- are so much with us that we can't ignore them.
Even victories by the Saints and LSU won't stem the rage at callous insurance companies and detached political leaders.
But the Saints playoff victory Saturday was probably the single most healing event since Carnival 2006.
What other event could have had a similar impact?
We've had religious services aimed at such healing, but sports binds folks of different denominations and faiths in ways that most priests, imams and rabbis are unable to do.
Not even our music and food, those most emblematic portions of our culture, bring us together in this way.
The bumper stickers welcoming Reggie Bush demonstrate the point brilliantly.
"Finally a Bush we can all agree on," the stickers say in a subtle reference to the fact that the nation is still divided over the Bush occupying the White House.
But we can gather around the coffee pot or the water fountain at work today and find common ground that has no relationship to our political or religious views.
The dream's alive
The Saints are not the champions of the National Football Conference, yet.
They are one win from the Super Bowl. But in the near term, that doesn't matter.
Our city can be fueled by Super Bowl dreams. And given how far we've come this year, even a loss wouldn't be fatal to our spirit.
We've survived on Super Bowl dreams for generations. Regardless of what happens in the next few weeks, these are the most substantive Saints dreams we've ever had.
Some people dream in color. Others in black and white.
We dream in black and gold.


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- Research and Writen by Muid Latif
Don't ever to dream you would fall in love with someone like in the movies. It doesn't happen that way. There is not such 'the one'. What is love actually? Love defines the whole universe. It doesn't represent only to one individual. Do not dream you might be rescue by a warrior, because it's all illusion. If you have this kind of mentality, you are simply influence by novel, music and movies.
Why Breakups? Why Divorce?
Q: You opt to either to end your relationship because:
Q: You are bound to your 'guidelines' in finding the 'dream' person you want?
A: It's ludicrous. In fact, you had chosen misery. It leads you to endless breakups and prejudgments. That's when you start condemned yourself and people around you. It's when you start to become naive. It will take away all your self-esteem and the beautiful value you once had.
Or you can choose to live happy:
You, yourself adjust your own level of confidence, your own control. Don't let CLEO magazines and such; lead your life to become an ego freak or inferior-complexion. Breakups happen when it is caused by something, it's not an excuse. Beauty doesn't last forever. Beauty is actually a shame.
Believe you need no relationship because you don't want to hurt as many people as possible.
love(l v) n.
1. A deep, tender, ineffable feeling of affection and solicitude toward a person, such as that arising from kinship, recognition of attractive qualities, or a sense of underlying oneness.
2. A feeling of intense desire and attraction toward a person with whom one is disposed to make a pair; the emotion of sex and romance.
3. a) Sexual passion. b) love affair
4. An intense emotional attachment, as for a pet or treasured object.
5. A person who is the object of deep or intense affection or attraction; beloved. Often used as a term of endearment.
6. An expression of one's affection: Send him my love.
7. a) A strong predilection or enthusiasm: a love of language
b) The object of such an enthusiasm: The outdoors is her greatest love.
Case 1:
You might want to live happily ever after. In the beginning of a relationship, you will start holding hands and say 'I love you' and 'till death do us apart'. And after 4 years, you breakup… all those effort, simply drained away. Rationale? Listen to Mary J. Blige 'Not Gon' Cry'. That is some issue.
Case 2:
You want to dream of a great marriage. And after 20-30 years of marriage, your husband wants to file for divorce because he found 10% out of the things you, 90% ever have. Listen to what Jill Scott have to say about 'I Can't Explain'.
Why breakups?
Trust (tr st) n.
1. Firm reliance on the integrity, ability, or character of a person or thing.
2. Custody; care.
3. Something committed into the care of another; charge.
4. a. The condition and resulting obligation of having confidence placed in one:
b. One in which confidence is placed.
5. Reliance on something in the future; hope.
6. Reliance on the intention and ability of a purchaser to pay in the future; credit.
It's all about trust. If you lost your way to find the meaning of trust, the pillars of your future will be collapse, black before your eyes. Foolish misgiving on the one you love, for everything they do. Why didn't you award space in your heart to be patience?
Lovely Day
1. Time & "Isolation"
Yes, time will pass by and you will notice you'll be living alone. But it's not the end of the world! Believe... who can love you? God does. God love you much then you could ever know. We just scared to admit it because we, ourselves have been so far to reach God because we don't want to. We are scared. So are you all alone? No… you are absolutely not alone. You are cool and you will be alright. As long you are living simple and happy. Be positive is all you need. Make yourself happy and makes people happy.
2. So what do you get in the end?
You have your friends who will stand by your side...to me, my friend is my family. They are the one who will care the most for you. We are Asians, we are not Americans or living in western culture. We stay with our parents even if we are married. Family is strong and it's the topmost of your life. Unless, you had become cruel and stubborn, you will never find your way to harmonize your relationship. Our Malay culture taught us to respect our folks and the only thing that separates us is the outside culture. They don't care about their parents… they only come and visit their parents, who had spent their years raising you from child to adult. Whatever eh?
The past that still haunt me...
I lost the girl who I love long ago. Her name is beautiful. Her name is Azrina. She married with a guy and I'm not sure how she's doing right now. I wish her hapiness although at some certain time I want to blame her so much for not accepting me and let time 'squeeze' our relationship too much.
It's confusing for some people to look at me. They look at me with clues. I tell them:
I'm solitary, I am unbound but I am not looking, but hope 'in searching'.
I had my preliminary love but it has vanished long ago.
I am 'gay' but I have no boyfriend by any means.
I am 'lesbian' but I haven't got any girlfriend.
I pursuit for vocation. All I be able to say...
and I love my family very dearly.
I have friends who will always be there for,
me to make me contently harmony inside.
To whoever who reads this, kindly gratify with open heart and open-minded. Respect and comprehend is all I long for. For those who are not, whatever happens, it's up to you. You can make it as a tease or it might happen to you or even your close friends. Try to seek what real meaning of life. It's what I had deal long before. 26 years of fighting and still can't vanquish the life I have. Time, again will tell. God Knows...
* not my last dance.

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TVGuide.com's Michael Ausiello is reporting that embattled GREY'S ANATOMY star Isaiah Washington, who plays Dr. Preston Burke, will not be returning to the show next season. Revealed a spy close to the production:
There was a pattern of problematic behavior going back before he used the F-word, I imagine [his dismissal] was the result of all of that."
An ABC spokesperson has confirmed the story, saying that the actor's contract option has not been picked up for another season.
Needless to say, this TV Addict was shocked to hear this news so early on a Friday morning. It's so rare in Hollywood that actors are actually held accountable for their actions and poor misbehavior. Post away with your thoughts.


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I drove into Abilene late last night and was able to help mom out through the night. She's doing much better today, not in a lot of pain, just tired and a little uncomfortable.
The doctor called this morning and confirmed that the tumors were cancerous, however, he could not be any more specific. He told my dad yesterday that they would send the tumors for testing and the results would be back in 2-3 days. So, when he called this morning I was really anxious to hear the results and a little impressed that the tests had come back so quickly. Instead, he said they needed to conduct further testing at their "other" lab in Dallas and that we wouldn't know those results until Monday or Tuesday of next week.
I'm trying to patient but it's really hard. I am not by nature a patient person. I'm trying to stay positive, but that's really hard too. Mom, on the other hand seems to be very peaceful and calm about everything. I know that is a huge blessing. Thanks for the prayers and words of encouragement and I'll update when I know more.
Tuesday, May 12
Monday, May 11
Prayers Please
Over a month ago, my mom noticed a mass under her arm that was bothering her. She ignored it at first but then realized she should make an appointment with the doctor. She was finally fit in about a week and a half ago and her regular doctor referred her to a specialist. She saw that specialist last Thursday and he scheduled her for surgery today. She will go in at about 3pm today and have the mass removed and then tested. The results should be in within the next couple of days.
Please pray for her strength and for her spirits to stay positive. I know this is a fairly routine procedure but I am still anxious...mainly for the results.
Please pray for her strength and for her spirits to stay positive. I know this is a fairly routine procedure but I am still anxious...mainly for the results.
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Thursday, 5 March 2009
Havana 100 minutes final (review)
Well, I was lucky enough to score a last minute guest list pass to Havana 100 minutes Secret Wars final at Village Underground's awesome 5,000 sqm space in Shoreditch last night (mucho gratsi Emma/Balance PR). The gig kicked off with the usual hour or so of schmoozing with free cocktails courtesy of Havana Club, fantastic finger foods from JJ Catering, and some pretty nice dj styles from dj Session & friends.
Celebrating street art and Cuban culture in a creative and original style, Monorex v Intercity art-off began about 8pm, and ran for 100 minutes with a giant projection of the logo on the far wall acting as the clock (1 of the 100 pieces disappearing every minute) until the final countdown. The cocktail barmen and waiting staff were run ragged as the arty/streety/trendy/wanky punters packed the space and consumed as much free shit as their little faces could manage.
Style-wise, in my opinion, Monorex kicked Intercity's ass, with a strong, considered piece created by the 5 artists using a fantastic style and solidity of line and colour. Intercity seemed to have 5 artists all working independently of each other, using a weak, almost single weight of line and a definite naive aesthetic. The only apparent point of teamwork for Intercity was at the beginning, when they painted a giant target in the background of their area, and at the end, when they paint bombed their entire piece (and the audience) with watered down red acrylic paint balls.
Judging was carried out by some members of the judging panel, and by the audience (measured with a decibel meter.
The party rolled on into the night, a good time had by all. My camera is completely stuffed now, so had to rely on my phone for the pics from the night - sorry, even photoshop can't help a pic that's shite to start with. I'm sure more pics will be posted up by others soon, as soon as their rum hangover wears off...
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List of Essential Knowledge::Using Starch[1]
Bean starch is known as "xian", just as boats are towed using "qian" [2]; from each item's name, we can elucidate their use. When someone is shaping ground meat and wishes to make it hold its form, or if they wish to make a soup thick and smooth in texture, they need only to add starch to make it happen. If meat being stir-fried gets stuck to the bottom of the wok, its texture will turn dry. To prevent this, one could simply add some starch to meat to preserve their texture. Such are the ways of using starch in cooking. When one understands how to use starch, they can make it do wonders in dishes. However, when one has no idea how to use starch, they will make a hilarious mess of everything.
In "HanZhi Kao" a document about political administration in Han dynasty: The nation fo Qi, refers to "Fu" as "Mei" (the same character for "matchmaker"). "Mei" essentially means "xian" [3].
Random notes:
[1]: This is a "blah" translation. "纖" means velvety and smooth, which is what starch confers onto meats and dishes accented with them. By saying "Using Starch" is not exactly right since you lose the velvety smooth meaning. However, saying "Using Smootheners" or "Using Velveters" sound kind weird. You can also say "Using Thickeners" for a functional compromise, but it still does not do the job. Expect an update to this in the future.
[2]: "Qian" here means tow-line. The character is pronounced the same and related to the characeter "牽", which means to lead by holding
[3]: Qi is now a region of northern shandong. By the way, I don't actually get the purpose of this last sentence.


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I wrote in my last post about what was going on with my son because I felt a bit uncomfortable writing about adoption when my own situation was not going so well. Felt, in a way, as if I was committing a sin of omission. Or pretending – and god knows there has been enough pretending.
I'm glad I wrote about it. I actually felt better after I did. The same day I wrote the post I sent a quick email to my son saying I was trying again to reach him.
This morning I received an email from him – subject line – Adoption. In it he said he is "moving on" because it is clear he will never be part of my or his father's family.
I'm sad. I'm angry. I'm incredibly frustrated. I am worried about him. I wish I could get through to him somehow.
Adoption, to me, seems to be the gift that just keeps on #$@&!*$ giving.
Thank you to everyone for their responses to my previous post. I don't know any of you on sight but believe me – your kind words help.
I worry that these experiences will discourage other people from looking. I hope not. My son used to say he would probably be in jail if he hadn't met me. If that's true, I'm glad we met, no matter how things turn out in the end.
In my response to his email, I told him that I love him and care about him. And, that that will not change because of an email and will not change even if I am never able to speak to him again.
And that's the truth.
I just clicked on one of those "Related Blog Posts" that WordPress sticks at the end of yours. Automatically generated. This one was at the bottom of my "My Broken Silence " post.
All the "related blog" said was this:
He's haunted by the memory of a lost paradise
In his youth or a dream, he can't be precise
He's chained forever to a world that's departed
It's not enough, it's not enough
His blood has frozen and curdled with fright
His knees have trembled and given way in the night
His hand has weakened at the moment of truth
His step has faltered
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"Leroidesanimaux is a strong, beautiful horse and fits the profile of a Stonewall stallion," said farm owner Audrey Haisfield. "Like Medaglia d'Oro, he was a grade I winner who consistently proved himself against the very best competition.""He was a very, very good horse who was 100% sound," said Frankel. "In fact, I would have loved to have kept him in training another year." Leroidesanimaux will stand for $30,000 live foal in 2006.
Leroidesanimaux, who won eight consecutive races before finishing a game second in the NetJets Breeders' Cup Mile (gr. IT) last month, has been retired to stud at Stonewall Farm near Versailles, Ky.Raced by Stud TNT and Stonewall Farm Stallions, 'Leroy,' whose name means "King of the Animals," was a three-time grade I victor who won nine of his 13 starts while setting two track records. He was trained by Hall of Famer Bobby Frankel and earned better than $1.5 million in a career that began in his native Brazil. He is a leading contender for an Eclipse Award for best turf performer.Leroidesanimaux (Candy Stripes--Dissemble, by Ahonoora) took the Citation Handicap, Frank E. Kilroe Mile and the Atto Mile, all grade I affairs, within the past year. The 5-year-old also has three other graded victories to his credit.


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I hope everyone is has a wonderful holiday this weekend. I would have liked to give everyone a gift, but instead, I'll give you this... and plan to be more active here and on your weblogs. .
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John Mayer: Continuum
When I listen to this album at the end of the day, I can really unwind.
Heart: The Essential Heart
I think I could really rock the hell out of "Straight On" in karaoke.
Aqualung: Memory Man
Another amazing album from an amazing artist.
Jennifer Weiner: The Guy Not Taken: Stories
It would be nice if I could read something other than chick lit, wouldn't it?


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We wake feeling as though we've been rummaging through a lucky dip in a deep-fat fryer. To try and give my mitts some protection, I bite holes in the arms of my jumper, making a pair of chic hobo-gloves. More importantly, today is Wee Mo's birthday and for a number of reasons, it may well prove to be one of her most memorable.
Full of birthday cheer, and with the sky over overcast, we set off quickly in the gloom. Our next stop – Laksao – is 62km away, along a road that is classified for 4x4s only and said to be impassible during the rainy season. Again, though, all that's hard to believe as the first 10km pass through some more of that weird Doomsday landscape without incident. At this rate, it'll take us less than two hours, not the four that Mr Kip projected.
We stop to take some more footage and it seems that the moment we put the camera away, everything changes for the worse. The surface of the road changes repeatedly, without warning and it's hard to say which of the conditions is toughest: large rocks and potholes; cloying mud; sliding gravel; or oleaginous goo.
|Photo: Wee Mo
Both handle bikes well, though, despite testing terrain. My riding too seems passable; easing off the accelerator and a quick wiggle of the hips later, I've navigated a chicane. It's a decade since I did any real mountain biking, but this is fun, even with the re-emergence of the sun.
Eventually, in spite – or perhaps because – of my growing confidence, I come undone. Taking a slimy ridge at too shallow an angle, the back slides away and I am duly dumped in the mud. For an instant, I worry that I've seriously damaged something on myself or the bike, but so far as crashes go, it could hardly be more gentle.
But inside I'm trembling. Soft as the landing was, and although the damage to the bike was minimal (a bent peg that stopped the gears from shifting – a problem that was resolved with a few well-aimed kicks) my confidence is totally shaken. Now I feel the need to be cautious I become altogether more inept in the conditions. Worse, the incident heralds major change in our fortune.
Before the hour is out, the chain is off again and a mechanic is fruitlessly trying to adjust the back wheel. Next, we find ourselves on a long stretch of muddy farm road that is difficult to navigate, even for the experienced locals.
Thinking I know better, I try to take a short cut through a massive puddle and promptly find myself in two foot of water, the engine giving little protest as it drowns in rainwater. Wee Mo and I stand in the sunshine, burning, yet muddy, helpless as the engine offers nothing in response to our attempts at kick-starting it.
A quite monumental amount of swearing later, a benevolent local in a Liverpool top stops and helps. A screwdriver here, a push there and eventually the engine comes back to life. The Kop in my head roars.
We get going again, more cautious with the water now but before long the chain is off again, evidently being pulled off by the still buckled back wheel. Thankfully, the third mechanic seems to be worthy of the name. Better, he refuses to take a fee.
We set off again for the final assault to Laksao. The bastard Nixon administration apparently stopped bombing here some time in the 1970s, but I'd wager not a scrap of work has been done on the roads since. Occasional bits of tarmac pop up, but bumping onto them and plopping off again becomes so debilitating, I resent that they're there at all. Wee Mo speculates that the periodic agony will be akin to contractions: the closer together they get, the sooner the ordeal will be over.
By the time we stop for lunch, it feels as though Manny Pacquiao has had at our liver and kidneys with merciless abandon. Our spines feel as though they're fused into searing iron rods, and arses and seats are melding together like trees and the Temples of Angkor. By far, though, it's our ruined hands that cause us the most problems, all because of this stuff:
|Avoid this crap at all costs
We collapse into a café, muddied, bloodied and on the brink of tears.
Again, though, fate comes calling: the owner is a French-Canadian-Laotian who whips up some tasty noodles before raiding his mother's cosmetics to bring us some genuine sunblock. That horse may well have bolted, but coating our increasingly amphibian skin at least gives us some respite.
Too soon we have to leave. Sitting gingerly back on the bikes, we look at the map. We've done 62km today. There are over 100 to go.
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About living a creative life in a small commuity approximately 300 kilometres above the Arctic Circle
Sunday, February 12, 2006
Touring Norwegian outskirts
The other picture is taken inside one of the shopping malls up there. Not big but you can find some nice stuff there. I bought a skirt on sale. It costed only 15 dollars. Didn't find any quilting stuff, but I bought a Mc Call's magazine with interviews and patterns from ten distiguished quilters.
I managed to do some quilting anyhow. Yesterday we had to wait for two hours to play 15 minutes, and then there was new two hours of waiting before we couldplay our last fifteen minutes. We where one of many participants, hence the waiting. I found a nice couch and did some handquilting
5 comments:
- Patty said...
this weekend I watched a video on travelling in Norway. They showed a trip called, Norway in a Nutshell.
I have never seen such a beautiful country.
I want to know how you managed to find a couch to match your quilt : )
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- Lucy said...
What a nice picture. I can see that you are quilting without a hoop? Nice quilt. and yes whyle waiting you can so so much :c)
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- Alena said...
Hi there above the arctic circle,
Inga, I enjoy so much reading your post... Always when I come to your blog it reminds me of my favourite actress - Liv Ullman and of all those great movies made by I. Bergman - I love them
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- Maya Madhavan said...
That's a nice photo of you with that gorgeous black-white-gray and red quilt! That couch is perfect for the photo too! :) From the photo it looked like you were hand quilting without a hoop - am I right?
- 03:17
- Bonnie said...
Beautiful quilt! I bet you get lots of compliments when you are quilting between playing! I love how portable some quilting projects can be. I worked on my hexagons too, yesterday, while sitting at the massage clinic waiting to answer phones :c)
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The Trichostema laxum project: crowdsourcing ecology and evolution
I've been working on the ecology of Trichostema laxum, a little serpentine-endemic mint, since 2013. The project has gone in ways I have not expected, but has taught me much about pollination, plant reproduction, color polymorphisms, fire ecology, and more. This work involves several awesome collaborators, including: Jenny Van Wyk (Davis), Tim Miller (CSU-Bakersfield), John Mola (Davis), Kathy Toll (Duke), and Marj Weber (Michigan State) on various aspects of the project.
I've also had outside help. A bunch of people volunteered and grew out seeds of T. laxum in 2016, and coupled with my own growouts, we now have a good idea of the Mendelian genetics behind the various flower color polymorphisms in T. laxum.
I'll write more here soon as it develops, but we've got some awesome data on outcrossing, pollination, fire, herbivory, and more!
(Also note: our largely ecological data could be really helped by - and potentially really useful for - someone interested in plant population genetics or chemistry, especially of anthocyanins - we're a fun bunch of collaborators, I promise!).


text: Hungary this week passed legislation that allows authorities to detain all asylum-seekers, including women and children in border camps built from shipping containers. Human rights groups have unanimously slammed the decision as a "flagrant violation of international law." How do everyday Hungarians feel about herding all asylum seekers into container camps?


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Oh Alison, where do you get the inspiration?
Your kids are so lucky to have Martha Stewart's twin as their mom!
I featured you on my Monday Mentions blog post- I don't get a whole lot of traffic to my blog, but I thought that your posts needed to be shared!
Thanks so much Amanda! I appreciate the shout out! :D
I just do this stuff for fun. My mom was a preschool teacher when I was growing up so I have many fond memories of all these crafty things and I want to share those experiences with my kids. I think my next project is going to be marble painting! :D
Wonderful colors! I STILL love to finger paint! Something about getting my fingers all gooey, and knowing it's supposed to be that way....I don't know- and then the smoothness of the paper and the way the paint gushes out from under each fingertip....What a wonderful mom you are! One time Jonathan and I got super brave and "toe painted"-it was pretty fun!ReplyDelete


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Over the past four-ish years home has been several different places. I've come to the conclusion though that it's not the space that's welcoming, it's the people inside. I really love those people inside. My people.
Joe made pancakes for the kids. It's become their special Saturday morning ritual. So sweet. And I love the aroma that hits me when I walk in the door. Usually I'm able to sneak a few bites from a syrupy plate with a sticky fork but not this time. The kitchen's been cleaned. The only thing lingering is the sweet maple scent.
Other highlights of the weekend included the boys' very first baseball practice ever and they LOVED it. I can't wait to see where this road leads...
Sunday was relaxed. A take-your-time kind of breakfast with the paper and hot coffee. Selah still has strep throat so we didn't go to church, we just, sort of, last minute decided rest was best for all of us. We rarely ever skip church. Late, yes. Skip, not so much.
The day unfolded quite nicely. Kids playing in the tub. Mama getting all the laundry done and put the heck away. Sometimes it sits folded in baskets forever. Not this day. As I sat watching HGTV and folded leggings and pink things it hit me once again that I have a girl. I never knew how much I wanted one until I had one. I thought I was simply cut out to be a mama of boys. My sweet, loving, easygoing boys. Over the years they've reminded me of just how much fun trains and hot wheels, worms and wrestling can be. It's been such a blessing to see the differences, the similarities. I just witnessed Isaac ever so gently placing a bandage on Selah's skinned knee. "It's okay, I know what I'm doing." Love him and how he and his brother came running when they heard Selah cry after she fell down...
We biked to one of our favorites for lunch and noted that they now offer Kids Eat Free Mondays. I'm quite certain we will be taking them up on that! We stopped for ice cream on the way home. Such a beautiful day to be out, it has me ready for summer break. We've been busy talking about all the things we want to do this year. I can't wait. More adventures, more memory making.
Then BOTH boys came down with a fever. Bummer. The kids played in the yard with bare feet and short sleeves after the sun went down, thanks to the help of Tylenol. We tossed the football, raced across the patio and bandaged the first skinned knees of spring.
Gotta go, I've been invited to sit side by side sick kiddos and color, it won't be for much longer that they choose Mama for such things.
Happy Monday out there.


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A man authorities describe as chief of a drug ring selling roughly $27 million in cocaine a year in Baltimore and surrounding counties has been arrested by a State Police drug enforcement task force after two years of investigation.
Rashaud Williams, 32, was arrested Saturday night at a rowhouse in the 3100 block of Reisterstown Road across from Druid Hill Park.
He was charged with one count of distributing cocaine, said Tfc. J. Scott McCauley, spokesman for the Maryland State Police Bureau of Drug Enforcement.


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Otto: Lobotomy? Isn't that for loonies?
Parnell: Not at all. Friend of mine had one. Designer of the neutron bomb. You ever hear of the neutron bomb? Destroys people – leaves buildings standing. Fits in a suitcase. It's so small, no one knows it's there until – BLAMMO. Eyes melt, skin explodes, everybody dead. So immoral, working on the thing can drive you mad. That's what happened to this friend of mine. So he had a lobotomy. Now he's well again.


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Patricia Branning fell in love with the Lowcountry after moving to Beaufort from Atlanta in the 1970s.
After about seven years she moved away, but never forgot the food, friends and stories.
Branning is now sharing all of those memories in her commemorative Tricentennial Edition of "Shrimp, Collards & Grits: Recipes, Stories and Art from the Creeks and Gardens of the Lowcountry." More than a cookbook, the hardback, collectible edition features traditions and history of Beaufort and the Lowcountry. It is illustrated with well-known art and photos by local contributors including Beaufort native Nancy Ricker Rhett. The book was created as a tribute to the town of Beaufort.
"It is a love story because it is the place I fell in love with many years ago, and I want to pay tribute to the town that meant so much to us and to me," Branning said.
"I want people to feel like they can take a piece of the Lowcountry home with them, to take a piece of the Lowcountry art, stories, folklore and recipes -- it all ties in. To be able to take what they saw, what they ate, what they did while they were here."
Branning has cooked almost every recipe in the book or enjoyed the dishes at frequent gatherings she was a part of while living in the Arthur Barnwell House at Pleasant Point Plantation. Her husband, Cloide, enjoyed hunting with neighbors on the 800 acre plantation there as well as playing golf.
"I collected all kinds of recipes when a lot of the ladies would bring dishes, and we would share recipes after golfing events," Branning said.
Branning remembers two Gullah women who left fresh vegetables from their gardens on the steps of the plantation house, which overlooked the Intracoastal Waterway.
"From the veranda of the house, we watched as the crabbers came by every morning and dumped their pots," Branning said.
The couple returned to the Lowcountry permanently in December 2010. Their daughter teaches at Hilton Head Island Elementary School. Branning has learned about poverty and hunger of area students and is working to help those children by donating proceeds from the sale of her cookbook at farmers markets through her Carolina Cooking Initiative.
"A large number of children qualify for the free breakfast and free lunch, which means the weekends are not much more," Branning said.
"It will be a three-way effort between Pamela Ovens of the farmers markets and the Hilton Head Elementary PTA. We want to create public awareness for children and hunger."
For details and an update on how the project is coming, go to www.mycarolinacooking.com.
Branning hopes the cookbook will keep many Lowcountry legends alive.
"When I came back, I found some of that culture was lost that I had found in the 1970s," Branning said. "For example, some people were not aware of a Sheriff J.E. McTeer, who didn't carry a gun or about the Gullah people."
Hilton Head woman witnessed history, and courage at King's funeral


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Brittany and John are a romantic couple who love the urban settings of downtown. All of their wedding events are planned for downtown Montgomery...
...so we thought it completely appropriate to do their e-session with an urban flair.
Brittany loves unique shots, cool angels and lighting and a little touch of grunge.
I think it's great when a client says, "Oh, can we do this?" And that's exactly what Brittany said as she jumped up onto the base of the water tower. Apparently, we can do this! LOL!
I also love it when clients point out things that interest them. Brittany and John were attracted to these windows. These ended up being some of my favorite captures of the day!
There are many traditional images in their gallery, but I thought these best captured the mood Brittany and John wanted in their session. These also highlight the versatility of downtown Montgomery for portrait locations: from grungy to beatiful. I'm looking forward to being in the studio in the Bell Building in July and opening up the possibilities of downtown settings for current and future clients!
Brittany and John, your full gallery of images is uploading to your gallery. This is just a little peek of what is in store for you later today!
Saturday, July 2, 2011
Enjoy Engagments {Montgomery, AL Wedding Photography}
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Day 3 of week 13 and the kids are seeing the end of the track looming here. Around April 1 is typically, in the annual calendar, when students who want to graduate in May or in August realize that there are finite deadlines (mostly occurring b/w April 15 - April 29) which, if blown, mean another semester or another academic year in school. So they finally buckle down. And even the really bright and conscientious ones, the ones who've been working their tails off through the year, start to get a little panicked.
Particularly when they have meetings where they think they've been told that the copious research / reading / writing they've been doing is off the mark.
Years ago, the revered Tom Mathiesen, who was an important mentor for both Dharmonia and myself, had a research assistant--a very talented guy--who couldn't get his paycheck cut. For whatever reason, the subhuman drones at the IU School of Music payroll office had him in some Catch-22 situation where he couldn't get his paycheck because he "wasn't yet in the system," but couldn't be added into the system until he had received his first paycheck...or solipsisms to similar effect. This had been going on for weeks and the poor guy had been shuttled back-and-forth between various offices staffed by Hydras who'd say "no, we can't help you here, you have to go over there," only to find that the Gorgons "over there" needed some piece of paperwork they'd forgotten to give him "over here," and so on ad nauseum ad heartbreak.
15 years ago there were three "Toms" at the IU SOM: "Big Tom"--Tom Mathiesen, who slept three hours a night, had a photographic memory, and basically invented the technology for an online full-text database of Greek and Latin music theory--in 1990; "Little Tom"--Thomas Noblitt, who taught early notation out of the same notebook of yellowed assignments he'd written for his college notation course--in 1963; and "Mad Tom"--our beloved and exasperating medieval music teacher Tom Binkley, about whom I've written elsewhere.
Big Tom shared the shit out of anybody with any brains--only the dumb ones didn't realize just how much smarter he was than they. So when he eventually heard Brad's tale of woe, he decided to take things into his own hands--he went down to see the Dragon Ladies in the music business office, to inquire politely if something couldn't be done (on top of everything else, he's a remarkably articulate man with a basso profundo voice). They assured that it "couldn't" be--that Brad would simply have to wait until "someone else" solved the Catch-22.
So Big Tom just simply shifted the frame: he said, "well, I see there's nothing else for it," and pulled his checkbook out of his jacket pocket. The snippy Gorgon Lady said, "Professor Mathiesen, what on earth are you doing?" To which he replied, "well, you've told me there's nothing else that can be done--but Brad is entitled and long overdue to be paid for his work for me. So I'm paying his salary myself."
The Ladies just about took an infarction: "But you CAN'T do that!" Tom replied, "well, what else can be done?" and the Ladies were so freaked out they went into the Inner Sanctum and returned with the news that Brad's check would be cut by End of Business that day.
I learned--yet again--another lesson from my great teachers: when you finally have power (button Dharmonia gave me years ago read "Laugh while you can, be we will be in charge some day"), make sure you use it: use it smart, use it right, use it for the right reasons. But when it's called for, use it" (come to think of it, it's not dissimilar to the lessons my martial arts teachers taught me about violence).
So to today. Confidentiality issues preclude me giving me much detail, but suffice it to say that, when Student A calls you distraught from the bus, after having been told (she thinks) that her Honors thesis needs to be re-written, and Adviser B doesn't return your voicemail asking for a call back, and that same Department has repeatedly changed, updated, amended, or contradicted the previously-cited guidelines, you don't keep politely requesting a meeting through the channels that aren't working. You flat fuckin' change the frame.
You show up in the Department's office, ask for the Adviser, and, on being told "he's with a student," you say, "I'll wait," and you sit in their (much posher than your own Department's) lounge reading the New Yorker, and when Adviser B finally comes out of his office, you say "In reference to Student A's thesis, I thought maybe we could fix this if I just came over," and they're so shocked-and-awed that you've actually appeared on their doorstep--that you, a tenured professor and Chair, have actually put forth a little human physical effort on behalf of a student--that they actually fuckin' do fix it. And then you can call Student A and say "you don't have to rewrite your thesis" or "you're going to get your check" or "you're going to be able to graduate." That's part of the job: to step in, step up, and make positive things happen.
Big Tom taught me that.
Wednesday, April 02, 2008
Day 56 "In the trenches" (Steppin'-in steppin'-up edition)
Day 3 of week 13 and the kids are seeing the end of the track looming here. Around April 1 is typically, in the annual calendar, when students who want to graduate in May or in August realize that there are finite deadlines (mostly occurring b/w April 15 - April 29) which, if blown, mean another semester or another academic year in school. So they finally buckle down. And even the really bright and conscientious ones, the ones who've been working their tails off through the year, start to get a little panicked.
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Here is some video of the storm as it passed over my house. We caught the left edge of the eye while the storm was a Cat 1. The first clip is a little before sunrise around 6:30 a.m. We lost power about 4:30 and the winds really started getting bad about 5 a.m.
This next clip is about 7 in the morning. The only thing that saved the fence was the wind was blowing with it and not against it. The plank that is missing was gone early in the storm.
This last video is about 8 a.m.
After driving through the neighborhood the next day we really got lucky. There were at least two tornadoes that touched down within about half a mile from our house. As we drove around there were several houses with significant damage and there were at least 10 cars damaged, and we only drove though less than a quarter of the neighborhood.


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Diapha: Blood & Sand (& Pie)
Brash paladin of Sol who always tries to walk the straight and narrow, and is unforgiving to those who walk any other path.
Originally from Nor, Lancelet has traveled to Rosso only a year ago. He quickly rose through the ranks of the holy warriors among the temple of Sol. Many consider him arrogant over his skill at arms, faith in Sol, and experiences in cities bigger than Rosso. Though, he is superior in those qualities compared to most.


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'Creation' is a very unique experience. Just to know that, what you see before you is something created on your own is very refreshing.
I've been spending my so called long hours of being idle, doing a lot of creative works. Be it painting, flower making, crotchet, decorative art and so on.
So, one fine day, I decided to share my works, and so here I am!!
My (Art) works are very simple, easily made, with less expense (sometimes nothing at all!!!!)


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· 18th of June 2018 ·
"THE COMPASS" is out TODAY!
CDs and Downloads available HERE
Play it…
· 16th of May 2018 ·
It's been a while since the last update. Here is the cover art for my new upcoming release, "The Compass", which will be released in June through Iluso Records. The concept and design are by Juan Soler at The Braves Church, in Spain.
"The Compass" is my very first solo album and I am very excited to release it. It contains pieces that I wrote for the seven string electric guitar, plus spontaneous compositions. It was performed and recorded live, without overdubs, on the 1st of March of 2018 at Menegroth, The Thousand Caves, New York. And, it was recorded, mixed, and mastered by the brilliant Colin Marston.
· 6th December 2017·
The New York City Jazz Record newspaper just published an interview that John Sharpe did with me about how Mike Caratti and I run our label, Iluso Records.
· 6th September 2017·
First show with this group at Balboa in Brooklyn. 13th September.
· 13th April 2017·
"Synaptic Self" by dMu is a "determined, furiously dark, animalistic blast of metal-jazz improv…" according to Selwyn Harris' review in the 20th Anniversary edition of Jazzwise magazine. Both this and "Live at The Firehouse Space" by Domene/Krauss are reviewed in the UK's best and biggest selling jazz magazine!
· 5th January 2017 ·
- Happy to announce that dMu's "Synaptic Self" made it into the Avant Music News "Best Albums of 2016″ list, and Can this even be called music? "Best of 2016" where it got reviewed by Dave Tremblay:
"On the other side of the listenability spectrum, we find dMu's Synaptic Self. Yes, it's very challenging – and perhaps the least listener-friendly album of the year , but, once you go beyond the initial shock and begin to slowly digest it, you're rewarded with something so intrinsically unique, so otherworldly, so free, and so raw! It would be quite difficult to find something similar to this elsewhere. It's also possibly the best album to recommend to other people when you want to aggressively demonstrate your superior tastes to your friends, or lack thereof."
· 12th December 2016 ·
Positive response from specialized press:
- dMu's 'Synaptic Self' features on Andrey Henkin's 'Recommended New Release' list in the December issue of the New York City Jazz Record.
- Here's also a review of the same record made by Avant Music News:
This slab of aggression features the trio of Mike Caratti on drums, Josh Sinton on sax and bass clarinet, and Álvaro Domene on electric guitar. Channeling both free jazz and a punk/metal vibe, Domene's heavily distorted riffing and speed picking are juxtaposed with drones and urgently angular melodies from Sinton. Underneath, Caratti provides staggered rhythms.
All three of these explorers have a penchant for twisting notes, irregular phrasing, and left-of-center explosiveness. Sinton's bass clarinet, in particular, adds a rich texture to Domene's doomy grinding. But not all of Synaptic Self is improv. Several tracks are based around pre-established themes, though some of these lead to an open blowout or two.
Comparisons? Slobber Pup's Pole Axe, for one, but without the quiet parts. A commendable release that explores untrodden paths.
- And last, a review of my CD with Briggan Krauss, "Live at The Firehouse Space", by Paul Acquaro from The Free Jazz Blog:
Something cool about the Firehouse Space in Brooklyn is that it really is an old firehouse. Now a private residence that opens its doors to creative music, it's a treat just to visit. The music of saxophonist Briggan Krauss and guitarist Alvaro Domene added some additional experimental luster to the space when they performed the music found here in June of this year.
The opener, 'Minimum Height to Ride,' is actually the bulk of the recording at 44 min, while the second track, 'The Sophomaniac,' seems to be a 4-minute encore. The atmosphere the duo develops is enveloping, the slow ooze at the start is created by Krauss' intensely rhythmic phrases and Domene's deliberate chordal movement. The fog burns off quickly though as the two engage in an intensely percussive passage that raises the tempo and quickens the pulse. Throughout the performance, they move seamlessly from sound-sculpting to earth-scorching.
· 15th September 2016 ·
Álvaro Domene & Briggan Krauss: Live at The Firehouse Space (Iluso Records)
· 25th August 2016 ·
dMu: Synaptic Self (Iluso Records)


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NVIDIA is looking to help advance the field of artificial intelligence with a new Facebook partnership that they have just announced today. The partnership sees NVIDIA lending a hand in development with Facebook's Caffe2 deep learning A.I. framework which Facebook had created in part to help understand and better manage the world's growing set of information and data. Since A.I. information processing is an intensive task that requires loads of power to work efficiently NVIDIA worked with Facebook to essentially modify Caffe2 so that it would be fully compatible with NVIDIA's GPU Deep Learning platform.
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When you are watching a guitarist accompany a singer sometimes you marvel at how fast his or her fingers move to accommodate chord changes. Sometimes a guitar player's hand even moves at lightning speed from one end of the fretboard to another while at the same time rearranging his fingers into another chord shape. Sadly, new guitar students often try to imitate what they see experienced guitar players doing, and it doesn't work.
Whether you are have had some experience changing chords or not, you remember what it's like learning your first chords. You see the C major chord in a guitar tutor so painstakingly place those three fingers on the strings. Then you find that not only are your fingers not pressing hard enough to make a clean sound, but they are also muffling the open strings. You make some adjustments and, with some breath holding and some eye watering, you manage to make a more or less clean-sounding C chord. Then you look at the F chord and it's "Oh my Lord, do I REALLY want to do this?"
And quite often people do give up on chord changes after a few attempts. The apparent simplicity in chord changes that we see when we watch guitar players at work masks the complexity of the muscular actions that take place when we change chords. So when we try to play chords we need to remember to try and be aware of the number of small actions we are performing instead of trying to gloss over them.
The way to be aware of what our fingers, hands, wrists and arms are doing is to try and relax as you take each chord shape. Remember there is nothing wrong with you. You are not abnormal because you can't do fast chord changes with no practice. Every single guitar player you have ever seen, even grunge and metal guitarists, have had to go through months of practice to get their chord changes working.
The more you relax, the more slowly and deliberately you work on letting go of one chord shape and taking the next one, one finger at a time, the faster, cleaner and nonstressful your chord changes will be. If you start with open chords A D and E and work for about ten minutes on changing between A and D and then the same on going from D to E and then A to E, that's your work on chord changes for the day. Select a different set of chords for each day with ten minutes per day for revision.
So, work on changing chords as above, and after a month your changes between open chords should be coming along nicely. Remember YOU are not doing the chord changes, your muscle memory is. Just relax and let it happen. Relaxed hands and arms move faster than tense ones.
One way to help you relax into changing guitar chords is to set your metronome on a very slow speed, strum a chord for four beats, strum the open guitar strings for four beats while you are moving into the next chord shape, then four beats on the next chord. But while you are still a beginner, you can do plenty of practice changing chords without the metronome until relaxing your muscles while you practice becomes second nature.
Another aspect of chord changes that should become second nature is visualizing each chord as you are taking it. This too should be done slowly. It's not that you necessarily "see" the placement of your fingers in your mind's eye but as long as you are confident that you are aware of where and how you are placing your fingers. Your visualization and execution of the chord change will eventually start happening at the same time - IF YOU DON'T RUSH!
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Wednesday, May 19, 2010
We got our SDA appt.
We got our e-mail with our SDA appt. this morning!!! Our appt. is for June 10th!! That is the good news. The bad news is that I will miss my brother's wedding:( My 3 daughters are supposed to be in the wedding...so now on top of planning our trip to Eastern Europe, we have to try to get the girls from Nebraska to San Francisco, CA!! Lots to do! I can't believe that in less than 1 month, I will meet my son for the first time. This has certainly been a long time coming. I am so thankful that I serve such a Mighty God. It is only by Him that this has all been possible. All I can say is YEEEHHHAAAWWW!!!!!!!!!
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Congrats! Be sure to stop by our place for some coffee and pastries! Our SDA appt is the day before. :)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 20, 2010 at 11:01 AM
What excellent news! Your little guy is just a doll. Love that little kissy face!ReplyDelete
what time is your appt!!! ours is at 9am on the 10th! I just posted our travel itinerary. Ended up costing about 1600 for Eric and 1700 for me as I am returning different date. hope to see yoU!!ReplyDelete
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LinSpire/FreeSpire has announced they've developed an inter-distribution version of their CNR-technology, which should bring installing applications on Linux on par with Windows and the Mac. CNR is a website that syncs with the most popular Linux Distro's (currently supported: Debian, Fedora, LinSpire/FreeSpire, Ubuntu and OpenSUSE) and shields the user away from dubious package managers and repositories — providing a uniform installing experience across any of the [currently] supported distributions.
Find more at cnr.com.
Everyone's quite excited about this and can't wait for it to be adopted by the mainstream Linux distros — and so am I. Now lets hope it'll work as promised.
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There's a hand that paints the day.
As the moments rush.
And no colors get away from the Master's brush.
On His canvas stretched to time.
All the human hues,
Blend and blur a design,
God could only choose.
There are dreams dabbed in doubt.
Hopes washed in pain.
There are broken hearts, that leave a mark.
A deep crimson stain.
There is laughter's motley joy.
Whispers wet with sighs.
There are shades of shame, regret's rain.
Running from the eyes.
Stroke by stroke the Masterpiece,
Grows in gift and grace.
Till this Love's last line completes
The Painter's tear-stained face.
Michael Kelly Blanchard
Later tonight I will write something, not pictures or something I copied and pasted.
Friday, December 21, 2007
The Hand That Paints the Day
There's a hand that paints the day.
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9 comments:
- Joseph said...
nice song Sarah. I like. isn't cool how many things can be used for God. pictures, people like us, songs, signs, preaching, and sometimes just your atitude.
- December 22, 2007 at 10:43 AM
- sarah marie said...
I like how he writes, its like he was telling story when he sings. I didn't post last night because the internet stopped working.
The door frame for my dads study is low because of the stairs. I was going down there to do laundry and I jumped to go down the stairs. big mistake, the force of my head hitting the door frame knocked me over so that I hit the back of my head on the stairs. I didn't really hurt that much, I just felt a little dizzy.
- December 22, 2007 at 11:13 AM
- Joseph said...
um..... are you sure your head is ok. that doesn't sound like the sort of thing that just makes you dizzy. ok that sounds like you have hard head. if your did not like sit there for a long time, you ether have a hard head, or you're a lot tougher than you look.
- December 22, 2007 at 11:48 AM
- Cathy said...
I think she's tougher than she looks. Or else she's pulling off the biggest cover up ever. Either way, she knows how to laugh at herself.
Once I rode a bike three times too small for me. Something caught in the front wheel, and I went head over wheels, landing on my back with the bike, tangled up with my ankle, on top of me. Tom looked at me like he was about to bust. He wanted so bad to laugh, but wasn't sure if I thought it was funny. When I started laughing, he totally lost it.
Now you tell a story about when you were a total doofus and got hurt for it.
- December 22, 2007 at 3:01 PM
- sarah marie said...
I'll take the "tougher than she looks, it wasn't a big cover up. i just have a bruise on my head. And that was the second time I did that to. yes Joseph, lets hear a doofus story from you.
- December 22, 2007 at 5:19 PM
- Joseph said...
ok.. ok. When I was 6 I did a catwalk on my bike that ended in me going upside down. My gums where purple and bloody, my two front teeth were split a part. and my bike totalled. And another one to make you happy. At the age of I think 11, I was going pretty fast on my bike and purposely put my foot in the front wheel and did a front flip. after My foot was in the chain and the bike was on me. the funny thing is that didn't hurt at all.
- December 22, 2007 at 8:00 PM
What that when you had a golf club that got caught in the spokes? The one Chad gave you or your birthday? The time Lia was pretty upset to see what your gums looked like afterward and your teeth turned grey but came back to white before they got loose and fell out 'cause they were baby teeth. That time? Huh? Huh?
- December 22, 2007 at 8:45 PM
- sarah marie said...
oh my Joseph, you lead a rough life:) Reminds me of when I played frisbee with a hubcap.
- December 22, 2007 at 9:01 PM
- Joseph said...
Oooo! painful. and ya but I need to and try to take it all for training to do better in the future. kind like Trial and Error. you learn from it.
- December 22, 2007 at 9:41 PM


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Dehradun: The Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) separately tried to woo independent and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) lawmakers Wednesday as uncertainty persisted over the formation of a new government in Uttarakhand following a fractured mandate in the 70-member assembly.
The Congress said it had the first right to be invited to form the government being the single largest party with 32 members - three short of a simple majority.
But the BJP claimed it was in the race too and was in talks with non-Congress lawmakers to win their support.
The newly elected house has three independents, three BSP members and one from the Uttarakhand Kranti Dal-Panwar - who hold the key to a new government in the state.
Congress president Sonia Gandhi in New Delhi said the party has the numbers and should be called to form the government.
Echoing his leader's views, Uttarakhand Congress chief Yashpal Arya told reporters here: "We are the single largest party. It is a parliamentary practice that the single largest party is first invited to form the government,"
Arya expressed confidence that the Congress had the numbers to stake claim and lead the new government in the hill state where no political party managed to cross the magic figure of 35.
"We have got the numbers. We will form the government. Three independents have pledged support. We are talking with others too. Our number will touch 38. We will form the government after Holi," he said.
He said a delegation of party leaders from the state would be traveling to Delhi and meet Sonia Gandhi who will nominate the new Congress chief minister.
But the BJP, which has 31 members in the newly elected house, also claimed it had the support of independent lawmakers and would stake claim to form government.
Senior BJP leaders, former party president Rajnath Singh and Ananth Kumar, flew down to Dehradun and held a meeting to discuss a strategy to gather support to form the government
"No possibility can be ruled out," Rajnath Singh told reporter after the meeting.
Outgoing BJP Chief Minister B.C. Khanduri, who lost the election, said his party was "looking at those who are willing to support and on what terms and conditions".
"A normal procedure is there. Back channel, front channel, all channels are open," Khanduri said.
Asked about the Congress staking its claim, the chief minister said: "I don't know what they have done. As far as my knowledge goes, a party stakes its claim only after the Election Commission issues full notice."


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I'm a rather voracious reader. It's a thing. For instance, this summer alone I have read about fifteen books. As a music enthusiast, rock n' roll bios are some of my favorite things to read and I decided to make all you lovely people a list of my top six fave bios. They span the spectrum of rock genres but it's really not about the music these guys play; these books are amazing for the insight into the creative process as well as great time stamps of certain eras in music.
And, I wouldn't be me if I didn't make you guys a playlist to go along with these books, would I? Check it out here and maybe read a few of these books (I have to say that the Stones one is my fave).


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Seeing as it's my birthday, and I am fighting off a nasty cold, we'll trim the comic rack down to a single issue this week. But, oh, what an issue..
Batman: Battle for the Cowl #1 (of 3) – The word regarding the death of the Caped Crusader has hit the streets of Gotham. Let's just say the populace isn't taking the news well. Arkham Asylum has been demolished, Black Mask has busted out a new super-villain gang, the criminal element thinks it's mardi gras, the cops are over-matched (many of who have been threatened into early retirement), and Robin and Nightwing are forced to call in for reinforcements just to hold back the tide.
We get the Birds of Prey, Black Canary and Wildcat, Batwoman, Catwoman, Knight and Squire. Even Damian comes out to help (well, maybe help isn't quite the right word). Even with the number of heroes hitting the streets Gotham has decended into madness. What the city really needs is Batman, but, of course he's gone…or is he?
Dick Grayson may still be unwilling to don the cowl, but that's not stopping others from trying to assume the role as Batman. Over the course of the issue we see two "new" Batmen with more to come (including, if DC's marketing is to believed, a Two-Face version and one or more from the ranks of The Secret Six). Of course Jason Todd is going to get in the action too, right (methinks this is him below)?
I must admit I like the confusion of this issue, Gotham going down in flames despite the best efforts of our heroes. Nightwing's steadfast refusal to don the cowl leaves openings for others. I would not be opposed to DC doing a Reign of the Supermen routine with a different Batman in each of the Bat-books. Let them carve up the city and each protect their peice of it as best they can. This would prove none alone are the equal to Bruce Wayne, and allow us to see multiple versions of the Dark Knight Detective (perhaps even, gasp, a Catman version?!). We'll have to see where it goes from here, but this first issue has me hooked and I'm excited to see where the Bat-Family goes from here (even if I'm a little afraid that a Two-Face Batman looks more than a little lame).


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My heart of the week, Summer Review: L'Occitane Angelica Ultra Matte Fluid (for oily skin)16:49
Hey everyone,
I've been using this product for about 3 weeks now and I am really loving it so far. I wanted to try this product as soon as Ingrid aka missglamorazzi mentioned it in one of her videos as she too has oily skin. Now when I say I have oily skin I mean really oily and I've never understood why? Therefore I thought this would be my miracle product, so when I recently went on holiday I picked it up in World Duty Free.
The packaging feels very substantial, looks like glass however I think its just cloudy hard plastic. I also love this due to the fact that it has a pump, so it distributes all the product you need and has a stopper so you will never waste product. One pump will easily do your whole face. The pump also locks which is great for traveling.
Next we have the luxurious scent, now I know some people don't like scented face products but you will love this! It is very fresh with a hint of lemon due to the lemon extracts and angelica. The consistency is a matte cloudy cream formula.
I have found that it works okay for me, not brilliantly but nothing does on my skin so that was kinda expected, although if you find you just have a very oily T zone it would work amazingly with you. You can apply this as a moisturizer, a face mask or a primer. In the mornings I opt for the primer but sometimes I will use it as a leave on overnight face mask if I have had a particularly 'shiny' day. I found that if I apply it around 9am I have to again powder at 12pm. It is very mosturizing and not at all drying on my skin, so it doesn't stick to any dry areas (if any haha!).
In the bottle you recieve 50ml of product which would easily last you a while,
I think this product is a must for summer and I have definently found my BB cream to last longer.
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it's 4⃣2⃣0⃣ today😳😱but I'm not smoking weed🌿🍁😴😏🚬I'm smoking💨😜the bible😇😋🙏🏽📕because heaven⬆😍👐🏽😂is the highest you can get🙌🏽😤. Happy 420
John 4:20 praise it 😩👌🔥🙏
he wouldn't have enough time to change
Why not 4:19 as the first time?
That's the joke
Yet another interpretation of the Political Compass
if it was 4:19 the first time is what i'm saying m8 was rong wit u i gotta go play roblox
4:19 is also cool, cause 4/19 is Bicycle Day, the LSD holiday.


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This was a small hanging doll I did for a swap with the very awesome and talented Alexz aka SpookyPooky. Seriously, go check her out. Her work is so adorable and she is constantly putting up new designs. She is obsessed with yetis and so I came up with this little guy. I bought a new book on fantasy polyclay sculpting and it has completely revamped my techniques.
Fairies Gnomes & Trolls: Create A Fantasy World in Polymer Clay by Maureen Carlson
I highly recommend it to everyone wanting to tackle the task of facial sculpting and expressions. It has done wonders for me! Every page was in full gorgeous color and the pictures are so vivid, making the instructions easy to follow.
I was so proud of this yeti when he was completed. But I wasn't sad to send him away. He seemed to just be begging to be sent home to his yeti loving new friend. :)
Let me know what you think of him!


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I searched the information laden internet and found several definitions for the word rut and found what I thought to be the best definition to apply to my current state -- that is my current state until recently. The definition comes from WordNet and is : (n) rut, groove (a settled and monotonous routine that is hard to escape). I'm sure everyone's been there at some point. . feeling trapped or bored with their life, basically sick of doing the same ol' same ol' everyday. Maybe some people even experience "rut cycles" if such a thing exists where they get in these tiny ruts until they find some way to spice up their lives or make them more eventful. I can't pinpoint when all these feelings of unaccomplishment and lack of inspiration started but I can say it lasted for farrrrrrrrrrrrrrr too long. It seemed neverending in fact. .
Until now that is! Hurrah!
What brought me out? It's simple really. Change, that's it. The only thing that can take anyone away from going through the same motions over and over again is just that a change. For me it involved what a lot of folks would probably consider a foolhardy decision but honestly at the time I made my decision I felt it was just something I HAD to do. The end result of my action has yet to be seen but for now so far so good. I'm happier, more motivated, and inspired than before. Is there a much better way to be?
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Oh Good Grapes I apologize for the fact that I forgot to mention I'd be reading Victoria Hislop's The Island in July! Anyway, what a tale! I spent the last day of my Mexican beach vacation and ALL of the Independence Day weekend stuck in this book. It's so hard to write these reviews and not give anything away, but essentially it's a story about truths, love of family and the underlying message that good will always triumph over evil, no matter the circumstances.
The Island starts off a bit slow, with a really brief 'Part One' in which we are introduced to Alexis - a young woman curious to understand the history of her family, a history her mother has pretty much nailed shut and refused to discuss as Alexis grew up. Alexis sees this mystery as an obstacle in her struggle to find herself and grow into the woman her body has become. While planning a trip to her mother's homeland of Crete, Alexis comes across the name of a woman who is the key to unlocking the story of her family and it's in Crete, where she meets this woman, that the story of her family three generations ago begins and captivates you until the very end.
What Alexis learns is that she has a family history rooted in shame, disease and disgrace, but throughout the whole unraveling of the truth behind her mother's mystery, the overwhelming theme of love and good over evil presides.
There. I've tried to give you a glimpse of what you'd encounter in this book while not revealing anything about the main characters in the book. What you'll learn is that Alexis is only present in the beginning and the end and that this is really a story about forgiveness and acceptance. This book brought me to tears at some points but at the same time was so wonderfully and beautifully written that I couldn't help but lose myself in it and wish it not to end.
Happy reading!
PS - Over the weekend I started my first romance novel! You know, the trashy beach reads of our mothers' era? I am currently reading Days of Summer by Jill Barnett. I am more than half way through and totally hooked on this plot. I'd say it's about a love triangle but it's more accurate if you drew an hectogram, connected all the possible dots you could, and called that your love story. It's wild, it's dramatic, it's sentimental and it's totally what I'll be writing about later this month! Get yourself a copy!


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The official blog for Erthe Fae Designs! Jewelry, beads, and a glimpse into the mind of a creative spirit.
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Beading. And Shopping. But not shopping for beads. Yet.
True to my word, I picked out beads for a project. I have this shell cameo that I picked up at Michael's on Thanksgiving, and I wanted to bezel it to make a neo-Victorian necklace to go with the steampunk outfit that I want to wear to next Thursday's dinner. I picked out some Delicas and size 15 seed beads and got to work. Of course, the first 15s turned out to be galvanized, and thus I knew they would flake all to heck. Ok, I picked out some Charlottes instead. Those proved to be too light. Then I picked out some other 15s, and they looked nice with the Delicas, but not necessarily with the cameo. I decided to soldier on anyway. Then I realized that the bezel was going to be much too wide for this super-thin cameo, so I scrapped it. Now the cameo is glued down to some felt, I have 4 colors of beads picked out (thus drawing out more of the colors of the shell), and all of the beading that I did this afternoon was for naught. Oh well, I've got plenty of time this evening!
And then there was shopping. Actually, there was shopping throughout the day. While I was working yesterday, I kept thinking about how I really wanted a pair of TotusMel's tatted cuffs to wear to gem show. So today I treated myself to a pair, as a reward for all of my hard work. But while I was logged on to Etsy, I also had to buy some cool carved wooden earrings, and a present for Chris (can't tell you what, because he reads my blog and wants to be surprised, but he can just not click on this link), and then later I had to go back and buy myself a hoodie, because I keep stealing Chris's hoodie that I bought for him as a present. And I had to buy socks, to go with my steampunk outfit (because neither of the two pairs of steampunk socks that I already had would look right).
After dinner, we had to go to Target, for important things like cat food and dog toys, and while there, I had to get pants, because skirts really aren't practical for cold weather or dog training. I got two pairs of practical jean-weight pants, and one pair of dressier navy blue slightly shiny wide leg indescribably cool pants, which probably don't go with anything I own, but I had to have them anyway. Plus we got three plain-colored dress shirts for Chris, so he can wear all of his stylin' pin-striped vests. Oh yeah!
Hey economy, you feeling stimulated yet? Or do I need to go buy more dog toys? (the dogs say: buy more toys!)
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- Anonymous1/30/09, 4:40 PM
I believe you've spent enough money that I don't need to spend any for the rest of the month!ReplyDelete
The tatter isn't charging enough, but she sure does lovely things! I wonder if the carved pieces are made by the Etsy-owner or if they import them.
"Retail therapy" runs rampant on my Mom's side of the family and I definitely have to indulge in it every now and then. I guess maybe I felt the need to bring new stuff in since I'm getting rid of a lot of old stuff (good bye, clothing that I haven't worn in years, hello clothing that I promise to wear more often!).ReplyDelete
TotusMel does seem to undercharge, although her Twitter postings make it seem as if tatting goes a lot faster than I think it should. And I suspect that the earrings are imported, which would be against the Etsy rules, but I want them, so I bought them.


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Alongside travel, food is one of life's most wonderful pleasures in my opinion. One of the things I enjoy the most when travelling is the opportunity to try new foods, or variations of foods I already know and love. For example, I'm spending a week in Israel this coming September, and ever since I booked my flights I've been driving myself wild thinking about all the amazing food I'll be able to savour.
Similarly, at the end of last year, after having arranged our four days in Berlin, we immediately set about trying to locate places to eat that we'd both overlooked on previous visits. One of the first that came to my partner's attention thanks to TripAdvisor was Burgermeister. At the moment in the UK there's an ongoing trend for "trendy" and "gourmet" burgers, which although delicious can often be financially ruinous and served by irritating staff who seem to believe they're New York hipsters. Thankfully, Burgermeister's utterly delectable burgers are both unpretentious and relatively cheap.
Based on a quick browse of their website (http://www.burger-meister.de/), we knew we had to put Burgermeister as a priority on our list of things to do during the trip. As we were ravenous upon arrival in Germany it was the very first place we went, en route to our hotel. After landing at Schönefeld and taking the AirportExpress train to Ostbahnhof, we doubled back on ourselves to Warschauer Straße, changing to the U-Bahn to travel one stop across the Oberbaumbrücke. Located under the elevated tracks of U-Bahn line U1, just across the road from the steps up to Schlesisches Tor station, Burgermeister serves amazing food.
Burgermeister's burgers are without a doubt one of the most delicious things I've ever put in my mouth. Additionally, the menu isn't too big or too fancy, and the overall quality of the food is absolutely excellent. From the seven meat (and one veggie tofu) options available, I decided upon the Meisterburger – fried onions, mustard, bacon and barbecue sauce atop a plump, meaty burger, all sandwiched between two toasted halves of sesame-seeded burger bun. To accompany this flavourful feast of flesh and sauce, I ordered a side of perfectly cooked pommes (fries) and a bottle of Rothaus Tannenzäpfle beer. Juicy, saucy, meaty burger, crunchy bacon and onions… the Meisterburger had it all. I dipped my fries in creamy mayonnaise, and washed it all down with delicious pilsner.
It was almost a shame that it all filled me up just right (and I have a depraved appetite) and thus I had no room for another burger – the Hausmeista (mushrooms, cheese, bacon) sounded amazing. If I were going for the full blow-out, I would have gone for the Meister Aller Klassen – two burgers, double cheese, bacon, BBQ sauce and jalapenos. We considered returning for another go at a later point in the holiday, but with only three full days at our disposal and kebabs, currywurst and other exclusively Berliner treats ahead, we decided that our first mouth-watering visit would be the only one for that trip. Next time…
From a cost point of view, this place has it just right. For two Meisterburgers, two portions of fries and two bottles of Rothaus, I paid around €10. As with the majority of takeaway food available in the city, you can eat something that's delicious, filling and authentically Berlin without spending a horrendous amount of much-needed Euros.
Burgermeister has been going since 2006, and in the years since its inception has expanded slightly to include a covered standing bar area (see top photo) as well as the original picnic tables outside (which is still how it appears on Google Street View, from 2008). These true masters of burgers (a clever play on words; in a traditional sense, Bürgermeister means "master of the citizens" in German). Admittedly, it is rather small, can be cramped, and during busy periods it can be difficult to get anywhere to perch within, or anywhere to sit on the few picnic tables outside. HOWEVER, any and all minor tribulations are forgotten once you've placed your order and are sipping an ice-cold Rothaus within smelling distance of the food. The food, the food…
Burgermeister, Oberbaumstraße, Kreuzberg. Closest station is Schlesisches Tor, or Warschauer Straße if you fancy a walk across the beautiful Oberbaumbrücke.


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Hockey Canada released their fashion line for 2010, a sharp new look for Canada's three competing hockey squads at the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver.
The home side will feature a uniform featuring a crest that depicts much of what the nation is all about, from eagles to Thunderbirds, to Maple Leafs and Fleur de Lys, the fabric of the nation is pulled together in the fabric of the red and white uniforms.
The highlight of the uniform features a vivid Red Maple Leaf with smaller Maple Leaf designs imprinted on the main logo, each depicting a gold medal victory as well as other designs. The official and replica versions will be manufactured by Nike.
So what do you think? Is it a hit or a miss?


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Thought I'd design a T-shirt which sums up Britain whilst being cute :)
cute red white yellow cartoon telephone britain england united kingdom uk sweet teen funny humour retro geek nerd lol chibi anime simple pop art colour europe travel culture village life street telephone box popular culture
brilliant work .. many congrats on the feature
thanks :D
This is super cute. Thanks for your thoughtful comments on my Dachshund invitation :)
thank you very much :), and you are very welcome the comment was well deserved
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End of the World Parties
Sorry, Prince, but tonight we party like it's 12-21-12, and there are those who would have you believe the Mayans predicted this is the end. "It's the End of the World as We Know It": Performances by Obisoulstar, Brandon James and the Middle City Sound, Aryk Crowder and Ode. 9 p.m. at Hard Rock Cafe, 63 W. Ontario St.; $8-$10 (all ages); 866-468-3401, ticketweb.com "End of the World Party": Emerging country singers Jon Pardi and Corey Cox perform. 9 p.m. at Joe's, 940 W. Weed St.; $10 (21+); 866-468-3401, ticketweb.com "End of the Mayan Calendar/World Apocalypse Party": Go out dancing with the band of chaos, Rabble Rabble. 10 p.m. at Empty Bottle, 1035 N. Western Ave.; $8, free with RSVP (21+); 866-468-3401, ticketweb.com "Earth's Last Stand": Glam metal comedy rock with Steel Panther. 8 p.m. at House of Blues, 329 N. Dearborn St.; $37.50-$52.50; livenation.com
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