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You may have noticed – and if you haven't yet, I'm sure you will – that there are lots of birds posted on the blog lately. Steve and I have once again filled our bird feeders, and the birds have arrived. In order to play with my camera (and to provide motivations to do so), I posted a bird image each day in June on Facebook. I've queued those up to appear here as well.
We're able to sit outside on our patio, and watch the birds while we eat dinner. It's wonderful. I've noticed a few things that remind me of faith.
When you open your eyes, you see. Sounds simple, but we don't always realize it, I think. As we watch the birds, we see birds – they come in droves to our feeders. But that's not the only place we see them. We see them on the apple tree in our side yards, in the oak tree in our neighbor's yard, in the woods behind our house, in the sky above our yard. As we watch the birds, our eyes are open to them EVERYWHERE. I think that if we weren't watching for them, we would never see them.
It's like that with God, I think. When we watch; when we believe that we will see God, we do. Everywhere.


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Tuesday, July 5, 2011
Baking and Making Salsa
Today we helped Kim make over 400 muffins for her SLU study. We used a lot of eggs, milk, and flour. We also learned that you never want to over knead your dough because the muffins will end up being too tough to eat! Chef Steve taught us about different types of flour and the different uses each one has according to its gluten content(higher for breads and lower for muffins). Thanks Chef Steve! We also made salsa from tomatos, cilantro, onions, spices, and jalapenos. Then we packaged it all up for Fresh Gatherings.
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The transport at the weekends is ridiculously disrupted. I am finding myself on various buses hoping to get places on time. Sometimes I manage sometimes I don't. It's frustrating.
I wonder how long am I going to tolerate London's unhorsiness (I know it's not a word but you know what I mean). In the same time, I grew to like so many little places around where I live. There is some charm to it and you can just walk for 10 minutes from my door and get lost in a bird chatter (especially if you have my spatial awareness ;), the world of nutty grey squirrels, the peacocks, the little black rabbits. It's a classic love and hate relationship that I have with this city!
The best thing is to escape London each morning. Step out of the train miles away. Breathe in the fresh air mixed with the smell of horses.
And sometimes the best thing is to come back to the city's vibrant being in the evening.
I think I am being philosophical tonight ;)
On an equine note, I am desperately missing riding. Everyone has some sort of life-drug they need: chocolate, alcohol, sleep, lazy mornings, adrenaline, pub evenings...you name it...I have riding. My days are filled with so many teaching hours I no longer have time for my own training. In the last three weeks I rode twice.
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ELIZABETH B. KEATING AND THE PENNSYLVANIA COMPANY FOR BANKING AND TRUSTS, EXECUTORS OF THE ESTATE OF EDITH K. SANDS, APPELLANTS,v.JOSEPH F. T. MAYER, FORMER ACTING DISTRICT DIRECTOR OF INTERNAL REVENUE.
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Before GOODRICH, KALODNER and HASTIE, Circuit Judges.
KALODNER, Circuit Judge.
Must the exercise of a general power of appointment, created prior to October 21, 1942, be "effective" in order for the provisions of Section 811(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1939, as amended,*fn1 to become operative?
That is the critical issue presented by this appeal from the judgment of the District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania that appointive property of a Pennsylvania decedent was includible in her gross estate under Section 811(f) by reason of her "exercise" of her general power of appointment under the terms of the Pennsylvania Wills Act of 1947, P.L. 89, Sec. 14.*fn2
The facts are undisputed and they may be summarized as follows:
Edith K. Sands, the decedent, a resident of Pennsylvania, died testate on July 12, 1950. At the time of her death she had a life interest in and a general power of appointment by will over a fund established by the will of her grandfather, also a resident of Pennsylvania, who died in 1894. Under his will her surviving issue were entitled to the principal of the fund in default of an exercise of the power of appointment. Decedent was survived by four sons. Her will comprised only two paragraphs, one appointing executors, and the other providing:
"1. I leave all my property to my sons who shall survive me, their heirs and assigns forever."
Taxpayers, executors of Mrs. Sands' estate, in computing decedent's gross estate for Federal Estate Tax purposes, did not include in their estate tax return that portion of the trust principal over which she had a general power of appointment. The Commissioner, however, claiming that the decedent's will operated as an exercise of the power of appointment, included this fund in decedent's gross estate and assessed a tax deficiency which taxpayers paid. The taxpayers filed a claim for refund, and no notice of allowance or disallowance having been received, instituted this suit. Both parties, by cross motions, requested judgment on the undisputed facts disclosed by the pleadings and supporting affidavits, and judgment was entered for the Director.
On this appeal the taxpayers' contentions are as follows: (1) the decedent's will did not evidence an intention to exercise her power of appointment; (2) even if the will be construed to evidence such intention it did not constitute an "exercise" under Pennsylvania law and within the Internal Revenue Code; and (3) the Orphans' Court of Philadelphia in its Adjudication of the decedent's estate had stated "* * * a so-called exercise of the power of appointment in favor of the same persons to whom the original testator (donor) had given the remainder is a nullity, since their title to such remainder estate is fully effective by the terms of the will of the testator without any aid of the donee of the power of appointment" and under our decision in Gallagher v. Smith, 3 Cir., 1955, 223 F.2d 218, that Adjudication was controlling.
The sum of the Director's position is that under the Pennsylvania Wills Act of 1947 the effect of the decedent's will was to exercise her power of appointment; the Orphans' Court's holding that the exercise was a "nullity" because it appointed the property to the same persons who were entitled to take it in default of appointment was not dispositive with respect to Section 811(f) since the latter merely requires that there be an exercise of the power and there is no requirement that property pass as a result of such exercise.
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The Pennsylvania Wills Act of 1947 provides inter alia:
"In the absence of a contrary intent appearing therein, wills shall be construed as to real and personal estate in accordance with the following rules:
"Sec. 14. Power of appointment. A general devise of the real estate of the testator * * * shall be construed to include any real estate * * * which he shall have power to appoint * * * and shall operate as an execution of such power. In like manner, a bequest of the personal estate of the testator, or any bequest of personal property described in a general manner, shall be construed to include any personal estate * * * which he ...
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Tuesday, February 10, 2015
Old New England Glassware in the Home - Part Ten - "In My Hair"
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- AnonymousFebruary 11, 2015 at 9:02 AM
That some "pressed glass bear pomade jars" have survived in the Old New England Home speaks well for their "good design merit". The bear grease pomade itself was short lived, as were the bears who provided it. The "pressed bear jars" stayed with the home, not even to step outside to celebrate the end of the Civil War and all such events since. If only they could speak. Or perhaps I jealously feel that I wish I were a "pressed bear jar". As Quasimodo said to a gargoyle "Why was I not made of stone like thee?"ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 11, 2015 at 3:31 PM
Studying the "four points", I now believe that I understand why "Eve and Bing" have their juice glasses, and why they should either keep drinking from them or drop them in the re-cycle bin. The juice glasses are not what this is about.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 12, 2015 at 6:45 AM
Aside from the "glass", you have touched on the human setting (status) at the time by mentioning "smelled bad". To me it's important to know that the people in the past were not as Hollywood portrays them to be. As a child (post WWII to early 1950's) I remember that people smelled. Bath once a week. Change underwear and socks only when they were "dirty". School and work clothes were same shirt and trousers all week. Most adults had bad teeth and doubly bad breath. Bathrooms were in old closets, no windows or vents with fans. Lots of powders and perfumes to mask the underlying body odors that inevitably snuck out anyway. So what, well, I always try to imagine that "status" of the people at the time they came into possession of the "item". They were not Vivien Leigh and Clark Gable.ReplyDelete


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That, right there in the centre of the snap, is why Serena Wms. will be an all-time great and always have at least 14 more major singles titles than Johnnie Mac.
Also, Serena probably is saying to the skinnie, pastie guy who threw shade at her, 'Come kiss this'. Also, Serena can only beat what's in front of her, so until there's no gender-divisions in lawn-tennis, we'll never know. Straight outta Compton. Compton, represent!
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Thursday, February 12, 2009
Lock Down
UConn knew that this game was going to be won on the defensive end. They needed to slow down the streaky and athletic Syracuse tandem of Flynn, Harris and Devendorf and keep them out of transition. While early on the huskies played into the Orange's hands by forcing bad passes into the zone and playing sloppily in transition that led to easy points. UConn has coughed up 37 turnovers in the last two games and needs to settle down and not try not to pass over the zone but instead drive into it. While they weren't fluid on the offensive end early on, the defense was stout. They walled off the rim in the half court sets and made the Orange shoot difficult jumpers. Like in the past several games the pace of the game slowed down in the second half and became more physical which played right into UConn's hands.
Thabeet is continuing his fantastic play and had the line of the night, ending the game with 8 points, 16 boards, 7 blocks, and 3 assists. His ability to help out on the defensive end sealed the dribble penetration and stifled Syracuse's offensive rhythm. He is also getting better at posting in the zone and was able to kick the ball out to wide open shooters. Adrien put on the hardhat, punched the clock, and battled in the paint. While his rebounding total wasn't up to his standard, just 5, he did most of his damage at the elbow and was able to hit some jumpers. His biggest improvement this season has been at the free throw line where he hit 4 of 6.
With Dyson out on a freakish play with a bruised knee, Price shouldered the offensive load. He was able to hit from deep, 4 of 7, and found his way into the lane for the rest of his 17 points. While his shot is falling more often, he has put together several very sloppy point guard performances which is a direct result to UConn's horrid starts. He ended the game with 3 assists to 6 turnovers. Austrie also picked his offensive game up a notch and took 10 shots, making 2 threes. He also had a hard time handling the rock early on but became a steady force during the stretch that pulled the huskies ahead for good. He ended with 10 points, 5 boards, 3 dimes to 2 turnovers, 1 block and 1 steal.
Robinson looked to have his shooting woes behind him as he hit two smooth jumpers early on and sank two free throws, but he wasn't able to keep it going through the rest of the game, disappearing for the other 35 minutes. He was active on the defensive end and recorded 2 blocks and 4 boards.
How much of a luxury is it is to have Kemba on the team? With the lack of Dyson, Walker took on more minutes and produced. He had 7 points, 6 boards, 2 dimes to 2 turnovers, and 2 steals. He also played solid defense and was rewarded with offensive fouls. Gavin only played 5 minutes but filled the stat sheet with 3 points, 3 boards, 1 block and shot 3 of 4 from the line. Beverly came in for 2 minutes and had 1 turnover.
While defense isn't the sexiest way to win ballgames, it is the most reliable. To hold the 2nd ranked Big East offense to only 49 points on 31.7% shooting shows how good this team is playing on the defensive end. If they can stop the carelessness they have had with the ball and not turn it over 17 or more times a game, they would blow out teams. But that's the scary part. This team has so much more to improve on. Not bad for a team ranked number one in the country and sitting on top of the hardest conference in the history of the Big East.
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I read an article about Iraqi women over 30s not married & how Iraq's war & conflicts had a great impact on women & their future, their own life, as I mentioned before about culture; how captured women's spaces, & there relationships outside house if there is a relationship really, & how the culture is "narrow minded" by all means, I'm not saying that from my point of view only, but this is all women's point of view even men know this fact, how she can married if she didn't meet someone? Or first is there someone so she can meet & marry him?
Well, obviously there are many reasons beyond that, family, men, money, Iraq's situation besides traditions...
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Wednesday, September 8, 2010
My Dream Island...
It is 12:19 am here, in Iraq & I really tired & barely can open my eyes after a long day, sunny & warm day just like every day in this burning summer, we have generator power now, I feel bored today..
Happiness for some people is to get money, or get new things, buying new stuff, changing their living place to bigger one, or having jobs or get married but, for Iraqis to have some peace; when they put their heads on their pillows & fall asleep not to worry about tomorrow, or what will happen? It will get better or worse?
Happiness for some people is to get money, or get new things, buying new stuff, changing their living place to bigger one, or having jobs or get married but, for Iraqis to have some peace; when they put their heads on their pillows & fall asleep not to worry about tomorrow, or what will happen? It will get better or worse?
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Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Baghdad, Adjured For Bright Morning!
n past when we decided to spend summer vacation, we usually as a members of small family, voted to go to Baghdad because; it is the Capital most beautiful place in Iraq has electricity 24 hours, has some good places that we had liked to go,That was in Saddam's regime, Iraq was limited by Baghdad & his own city only (Tikret); the rest Iraqi cities were neglected; then after 2003 we waited to breathe the freedom, for new honest Iraqis leaders to rebuild the new Iraq, new future, new life, waited for a new chapter for our country, but we faced many problems , terrorism is on the head of this list, absence of rules & laws, buildings arson, water pipes damaged, electricity wires were burning, we were drowning into deep darkness, then we had the first election in 2005, & we kept dealing with same issues, then the second election in 2010 & what has done throw these 7 years, did they fix our power issue? did they fix our water issue? did they solve the security issue? those who are unemployed? did they solved the medical system? did they fix accommodation for poor people?Do you know there is a quarter in Baghdad called (Hey Al-Tank), where houses made by tins plates & people lived in, imagine how can they live there in winter & summer???
Is this new Baghdad?
What about the garbage everywhere, did they fix it???
|Kids playing with garbage!
We are in 2010 but living in 1940!
According to Kurdistan region (north of Iraq) has grown a lot since 1991 when they separated & has their independence from Baghdad control, of course they suffered, had issues between tow biggest parties, their was a civil war inside, but at the end they realized that will not help them to live a good life or solve their issues, with each other after Saddam's attacking them in many differences crimes one of them was Halabja . They started to take actions, responsibilities of their own lands, spend money to develop their services, utilities, dealing with foreign companies, for rebuilding & investments, achieved such good projects.
|One of the most popular mall in Erbil.
I can tell Erbil is growing fast especially those last 5 years, & with new technology with higher specifications through world, you can see different race from all people, European, middle east & Arab people too, Erbil now opened to the world & we don't forget there are many NGO & UN offices , all that helps it to be in the first place in my opinion.
Erbil is part of Iraq where Baghdad is but, when I go to Erbil, the first words went out from my mouth "Wow, we must be somewhere else not in Iraq"!!!
Not just new buildings that amazed me only but, people who lived their, feeling responsible about Erbil's beauty & how they followed rules & working together to get it better & better...
|Erbil airport.
The fundamental security system in our government is suffering & should heals this leak .
So, if we are comparing Erbil with Baghdad, Yes we had a damaged war that destroyed Baghdad's landmark & elevation, but then what? Should we stop on that & be sorry for what happen? What happen is happened, we can't just sit & feel sorrow to what happened!
|Last event in Al-Rashed street in Baghdad.
Who should blame about that? people who went to give their votes for those leaders?? Or blame leaders for their lies on us?? Or blame US. government for this war? Or blame Saddam in his grave about what we gained from his political system & how he drawn Iraq to this situation? & till when we will keep blame this or that?
We should move on & fix our issues, by ourselves first,& stop blaming that will not fix water or power issues, will not keep us safe, we should really get plans, educated people by media, T.V, NGO & volunteers.
Government should get busy, leaders should work together forgetting their inner issues, think about what people need.
Government should get busy, leaders should work together forgetting their inner issues, think about what people need.
But, who will listen? Do they really care & listen to the people??? Do they see where is Baghdad now???
I wounder till when we will see Baghdad raised again!
Notice: I changed the title from "Baghdad, Where Are You?" to "Baghdad, Adjured For Bright Morning!"
I wounder till when we will see Baghdad raised again!
Notice: I changed the title from "Baghdad, Where Are You?" to "Baghdad, Adjured For Bright Morning!"
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I saw two other Ghost riders riding their motorcycles and I had no idea what was going on. So I traced them to their starting point and found a green icon on the ground.
I didn't notice this feature in the game before when I first bought Ghostie, so I can only assume that it was added either in this update or a previous one. In any case it's awesome.
When Ghost Rider was first announced, I heard a lot of talk about whether he would be on his motorcycle, and ride it up buildings like he did in the first movie, (I wanted to know if he was going to turn a digging device into a gigantic flaming weapon like he did in the second movie myself). When Ghost Rider came out, it seemed like he was only going to use his motorcycle in his first power move!
So you can imagine how awesome it is knowing that you can show off and make everybody else in the zone who doesn't have Ghost Rider yet jealous! :D
Here are some other places where you can find green hotspots for Mr. Blaze.
|Yet another Baxter hotspot? Does this mean there are more hotspots in the other Zones as well?
|Time to hit the road.
|90º peel!
|Time for Dark Asgard to feel the burn! Oh wait, it already has. Well, then it's time for Dark Asgard to feel even more burn!
|Que "What the heck is that sound?!" from Daredevil.
|Bumpity bump bump! "I knew I should have installed a more comfy seat!" says Ghost Rider.
|Boing! "Ouch! See above comment!" says Ghost Rider.
|Now for Villainville!
|"Oh man not again!" says Ghost Rider.
|"This sure beats a Stairlift!" says Ghost Rider.
Alright. So you may have noticed I left the Daily Bugle zone out of this showcase. That was on purpose. I don't want to spoil all the fun of finding it!
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Recently, there has been a plethora of e-commerce websites that have shown up over the internet. Among such websites, websites of online wholesalers are one of the most sought after websites. Various big sellers have launched their own website to make it easier for their customers to purchase goods from them. One of the key advantages that many online wholesalers get from their online presence is the convenience for their customers to place an order from the comfort of their homes/offices without having to wait for their turn at the counters to pay for the goods they have purchased. This not only helps in increasing the sales but also in saving the money that goes out in the rental and bills of the brick and mortar store that is being used to sell goods in wholesale.
Online wholesalers are present in abundance and it becomes really hard for one to select the best one out of the many options available. However, the selection process becomes very easy if a person knows about the points on which he should compare the options available. People usually prefer buying from online wholesalers who happen to have a good track record. On the other hand, there are people, who prefer to buy from the seller who is offering the cheapest prices, or the quickest delivery in most cases.
In countries like UK, many online wholesalers have even equipped themselves for door-step deliveries. This is yet another facility that a customer may seek as this ensures that the goods will be delivered to them without any hassle. This has allowed many people who don't get the time to go and buy stuff from distant shops to buy the required goods with just few clicks.
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Recently created a horror demon art drawing video in which I drew a horror skull demon with a sharpie marker and then colored with Crayola Supertip markers which are excellent for drawing and coloring really as I have tested them out considerably.
The drawing video is a time lapse video in that it is a speeded up video with me drawing and coloring at almost super speed, but it's worth noting that in real time I sketch and color quite quick still, because art shouldn't be this totally perfectionist medium, it should be a way of working things out in your head and creating some cool ideas.
Watch the drawing video below.....
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Sharpie Marker Drawing A Demonic Face Video
Drawing a demonic face in this sharpie marker attempt at a reasonable demon inspired piece of art. In the video I added the time lapse feature as it cut the video time to half of what it was and so you can see a horror demonic face occuring in real time just speeded up.
If there are any other demonic things and videos you want me to create, then do give use a comment or two below!
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RICHARD ALAN LAWSON, PLAINTIFF,v.SHERIFF DONALD YOUNGBLOOD, ET AL., DEFENDANTS.
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ORDER DISMISSING COMPLAINT WITH LEAVE TO AMEND (ECF. No. 1.) FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT DUE WITHIN THIRTY DAYS SCREENING ORDER
Plaintiff Richard Alan Lawson ("Plaintiff") is a state prisoner in the custody of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation ("CDCR") and is proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 filed on June 8, 2009. (ECF No. 1.) Plaintiff's consent to Magistrate Judge jurisdiction was filed June 18, 2009 (ECF. No. 5.), and his Complaint is now before the Court for screening. For the reasons set forth below, the Court finds that Plaintiff's Complaint fails to state a claim upon which relief may be granted.
The Court is required to screen complaints brought by prisoners seeking relief against a governmental entity or officer or employee of a governmental entity. 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a). The Court must dismiss a complaint or portion thereof if the prisoner has raised claims that are legally "frivolous or malicious," that fail to state a claim upon which relief may be granted, or that seek monetary relief from a defendant who is immune from such relief. 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(b)(1), (2). "Notwithstanding any filing fee, or any portion thereof, that may have been paid, the court shall dismiss the case at any time if the court determines that... the action or appeal... fails to state a claim upon which relief may be granted." 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B)(ii).
A complaint must contain "a short and plain statement of the claim showing that the pleader is entitled to relief...." Fed. R. Civ. P. 8(a)(2). Detailed factual allegations are not required, but "[t]hreadbare recitals of the elements of a cause of action, supported by mere conclusory statements, do not suffice." Ashcroft v. Iqbal, 129 S.Ct. 1937, 1949 (2009) (citing Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly, 550 U.S. 544, 555 (2007)). Plaintiff must set forth "sufficient factual matter, accepted as true, to 'state a claim that is plausible on its face.'" Iqbal, 129 S.Ct. at 1949 (quoting Twombly, 550 U.S. at 555). While factual allegations are accepted as true, legal conclusions are not. Iqbal, 129 S.Ct. at 1949.
Plaintiff, who is currently incarcerated at the California Institution for Men ("CIM") in Chino, California, brings this action alleging violation of his constitutional right to adequate medical care and to be free from excessive force. The events of which he complains occurred on October 2, 2008 at the Kern County Jail Central Receiving Facility. Plaintiff names the following individuals as Defendants: Donald Youngblood (Sheriff), John Doe (Deputy Sheriff Sargent), John Does 1-4 (Deputy Sheriffs), and Jane Doe (Licensed Vocational Nurse). All Defendants are employed by the Kern County Jail Central Receiving Facility.
Plaintiff alleges as follows: After being placed in mechanical ankle restraints, Plaintiff informed the deputy sheriff that the restraints were too tight. The deputy sheriff told Plainitff to be quiet. Plaintiff was then placed in mechanical restraints around his waist and wrists and told to walk into the holding cell. Plaintiff again advised that the ankle restraints were tight and painful and left him unable to walk. A deputy then pushed Plaintiff from behind, Plaintiff fell over a pile of clothing or bedding, landed on the floor, sustained injuries to his nose and mouth, and was knocked unconscious. Deputies standing above Plaintiff when he regained consciousness refused to help him stand and refused him medical attention. Eventually, the nurse gave him gauze for his nose and informed him that he would receive medical attention when he was transferred.
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Boldness for Christ and Generosity are two characteristics that I want for myself and for my children.
I must admit I am often not very bold in my faith.
Madison warmed my heart with her boldness and fearlessness a few weeks ago. At church the children had made Christmas cards. They must have been instructed to give it to a neighbor or friend or something because when Madison got home she asked if she could go give it to the neighbor. We don't really know our neighbors to the left or right but we know the little girl a few houses down, so I suggested that we give it to her. My suggestion came partially out of the desire to make Madison as comfortable as possible during the delivery of her card and also out of a fear of possibly offending our neighbors with our Christian card from church. I know, pathetic. I hate to admit it, but it is true. Madison was adamant about delivering the card to the man that lives next to us. Josh took her over to his house and she handed the card right to him. She was a little nervous but she was willing to endure the nervousness in order to share her card from church with him.
I want the boldness of my 4 year old daughter.
Both Madison and Makenzie received Spend, Save, Give banks for Christmas. As we were dividing the money from their old banks into their new banks, I was trying to help the girls divide it up in what I thought was appropriate amounts. Madison kept putting all of her money in the giving portion of her bank. I didn't want to discourage her, but also wanted to let her know that she didn't need to give ALL of her money away. The rest of the day she wanted to find ways to earn money to help others who didn't have money for food and for the doctor. Often she mentions helping others less fortunate than ourselves. I loved that she has a generous spirit and I hope that I can help enable her to do great things with her generous heart for others.


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Ancient Future Times: Performances Celebrating 38 Years of World Fusion
February 2017 Issue:
Ancient Future Performs Live on KPFA, 94.1 FM, Feb. 9, 10 PM PST
•World Guitar Pioneer Matthew Montfort, Tabla Virtuoso Vishal Nagar, & Pianist/Santurist Mariah Parker
Trinity Chamber Concerts Presents Ancient Future Feb. 11, 8 PM
•38th Anniversary Show at Trinity Chapel, Berkeley
'Indo Latin Jazz Live In Concert' by Mariah Parker
•New CD Release on Ancient-Future.Com Records
Save the Dates: San Francisco International Arts Festival
•Guitar-Sitar Jugalbandi, June 1; Mariah Parker, June 3; Global Guitar Summit, June 4
Ancient Future Performs Live on KPFA, 94.1 FM, Feb. 9, 10 PM PST
World Guitar Pioneer Matthew Montfort, Tabla Virtuoso Vishal Nagar, & Pianist/Santurist Mariah ParkerAncient Future will be performing LIVE on Derk Richardson's "The Hear and Now" on KPFA 94.1 FM on Thursday, Feb. 9, at 10 PM PST. Listen on your radio, or stream it live from the link below. Afterwards, it will be archived for two weeks.
Trinity Chamber Concerts Presents Ancient Future Feb. 11, 8 PM
38th Anniversary Show at Trinity Chapel, BerkeleyCelebrating the exact 38th anniversary of their first concert, the trailblazing world music group Ancient Future will perform as part of the Trinity Chamber Concerts Series in Berkeley on February 11, 2017.
Blending ancient world music traditions from fiery flamenco to resonant raga with the contemporary colors of jazz and rock, this variation of the world fusion music group Ancient Future features world guitar pioneer Matthew Montfort, renowned Indian tabla virtuoso Vishal Nagar, and composer/pianist/santurist Mariah Parker performing new music and favorites from the band's eight ground breaking recordings.
Ancient Future is the first and longest running musical organization dedicated exclusively to the mission of creating world fusion music. The term was coined by bandleader Matthew Montfort in 1978 to describe Ancient Future's unusual blend of musical traditions from around the world. BILLBOARD calls the group "trendsetters" for their early contributions to the movement, which seeks to show how people from different cultures can grow by learning from each other. Their first concert was February 11, 1979, at the original Sleeping Lady Cafe in Fairfax, California.
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"A collection of smartly imagined original tunes that touch on range of cultural influences. You'd expect nothing less from a cast a master musicians whose credits range from Wynton Marsalis to Sun Ra to Bolivian pan flute maestro Gonzalo Vargas. The cultural mix changes from song to song and often within the song. Reeds master Paul McCandless starts the opening track, 'Affinity Minus One,' with a passage that lightly but firmly references Indian classical music before shifting into a more Coltrane-y mood later in the song. Guitarist Matthew Montfort similarly does a brilliant sitar imitation at the start 'Close Passage' before dialing back to a more natural timbre. The group makes its boldest cross-cultural stand with 'Sangria,' which combines McCandless's Indian-flavored musings on oboe and bass clarinet, yet more of Montfort's sitar evocations and Rice variously suggesting flamenco and salsa with his percussive flourishes. Plus Parker playing the santur, a dulcimer of Persian origins. On paper, it looks like a recipe for disaster, but the musicians pull it off with aplomb. So who cares if the zeitgeist is turning to xenophobia and isolationism—viva multiculturalism!" – David Becker, AllAboutJazz.Com


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- Building a new baggage door. This one is insulated like the rest of the walls, and sealed.
- Installing all the new handles, hinges and catches on the drawers and cupboard doors.
- Building a new Rock Guard (1.5" L channel Aluminum and Smoked Polycarbonate)
- Squaring away the plumbing, incoming city and Grey water drain system.
- Lining the cupboards with non slip stuff
- packing her up.
I won't go into too much detail about much except the Rock Guard, pretty proud of that. I dismantled a rock guard I bought but was a bit too small for the windows, why I forgot to measure I don't know.... but it worked out in the end.
I bought two 8' 1.5x1.5 L-channel sticks, and after cutting them 3" too long for my measurements I proceeded to notch a 1.5"x1.5" square out of one side of both ends then proceeded to bend that extra tab left over to build a boxed end. I clamped, drilled and rivited the two lower corners together before attaching them to the original hinge that happened to still be attached to the trailer. Once the frame was complete I cut the Poly sheet to fit and riveted that to the frame too. I had to rebuild the hinges a bit to make them work right, but after attaching thos to the frame and the trailer, I drilled a few holes for 3 open positions and one locked position. Everything works great. I'm still deciding on how to rebuild the centersupport, that didn't work out too well, it's there for looks right now.
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This debut, the first novel in a trilogy, is achingly romantic, terrifying, and filled with blistering action.
When seventeen-year-old Ellie starts seeing reapers - monstrous creatures who devour humans and send their souls to Hell - she finds herself on the front lines of a supernatural war between archangels and the Fallen and faced with the possible destruction of her soul.
A mysterious boy named Will reveals she is the reincarnation of an ancient warrior, the only one capable of wielding swords of angelfire to fight the reapers, and he is an immortal sworn to protect her in battle. Now that Ellie's powers have been awakened, a powerful reaper called Bastian has come forward to challenge her. He has employed a fierce assassin to eliminate her - an assassin who has already killed her once.
While balancing her dwindling social life and reaper-hunting duties, she and Will discover Bastian is searching for a dormant creature believed to be a true soul reaper. Bastian plans to use this weapon to ignite the End of Days and to destroy Ellie's soul, ending her rebirth cycle forever. Now, she must face an army of Bastian's most frightening reapers, prevent the soul reaper from consuming her soul, and uncover the secrets of her past lives - including truths that may be too frightening to remember.
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Angelfire is the story of Ellie, a typical (rich) suburban Detroit teenager. She hangs out with her friends, she's having trouble with some classes, but there is this mysterious boy that shows up out of nowhere at her school.
The boy, Will, claims that Ellie is a Preliator (warrior guardian sent by God to protect souls from being harvested by Lucifer in the Second Coming) and that he is her guardian. He tells her that she has been reincarnated several times and is always charged with this task. Ellie (for some reason) doesn't initially believe Will. Until a reaper (a fallen being who sends souls to Hell) attacks her. Ellie doesn't want to believe Will, but comes around.
They do the normal teen stuff (party, hang out, schoolwork, etc), and Ellie explains Will's presence to her friends as being her new tutor. While Will does help her with her schoolwork, they are together to train and hunt these demonic beings.
Eventually, they learn that Bastian, the main reaper, is after this ancient being that will basically kill Ellie and bring on the Apocolyse. So, Ellie and Will find the being and dump it into the ocean to destroy it. We also learn who/what Ellie really is.
What I liked about the book:
Ellie and Will's relationship seemed very real to me. They didn't instantly fall in love, they didn't pretend to hate each other but secretly love each other, they acted like two normal people getting to know each other.
I felt bad for Ellie because of the situation with her Dad. I kept thinking that he might have been a shape-shifting reaper and that she would eventually have to kill him. I was a little disappointed that this drama wasn't played out more, but I was also happy that she didn't have to kill him (maybe in the sequel).
What I didn't like:
I found the book hard to get into. The subject matter was interesting, but I think it could have been whittled down a little more, there was just too much going on.
All in all:
it was an ok book. There wasn't anything, for me, that made it stand out from all the other paranormal YA (romantical type) books. I would give it a 3 out of 5 (not the best book I've ever read, but if there was a sequel, I'd get it from the library just to see how everything played out.)
Angelfire is written by Courtney Alison Moulton and published by HarperCollins.
*I downloaded a digital copy of this book for free via NetGalley in return for a fair review*
24 February 2011
2 comments:
thanks for your thoughts.... I love honest reviews, they're the best! i think i'll still be adding angelfire to my ever growing TBR pile. I heard both good and bad things about it, i think i'll just read it and make up my own opinion :)ReplyDelete
thanks again for sharing your thoughts!
And thats the best thing to do, yes its nice to hear other's opinions on books (or movies or whatever), but ultimately, you have to do what you think is best!ReplyDelete
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I had a dream last night that Matthew started walking. He was about 3 years old and he just got up and took 10 steps in a row. It was beautiful!
And when I told his physical therapist about my dream, she said "I don't see any reason why he won't walk. It will just take him a while to figure it out, and in Matthew style, he'll learn the hard way." I hope she's right and I pray my dream becomes reality!
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
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thoughts, reviews, and random musings on art, books, movies, music, pets/nature, travel, the occasional television show, plus gay/queer culture, genealogy, libraries, New York City, my photography and writing...and basically whatever else comes into my head
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
The Video: Florida House for Sale
Sunday, March 27, 2011
Florida House for Sale
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Subway Shots 2
Sherman's comment on my last Subway Shots post has led to a bit of an addiction for New York Subway Guys. I can't help but wonder if I'll recognize anyone! Now by total coincidence I've just come across TubeCrush, a similar site with random pictures of cute guys on the London underground. Who knew subway photos could be so much fun?
Sunday, March 20, 2011
DW in the USA
UPDATE 3/21/11: I had drinks & dinner with my friend and fellow Whoovian CW here in St. Petersburg tonight. Imagine my surprise when she presented me with my very own Doctor Who-inspired blue bow tie and button that shouts "Geronimo!" I now have my proper attire for the April 23rd premiere.
Friday, March 18, 2011
Random Musings 5
I've started with this picture in this latest Random Musing because the Tate recently announced that there will be a new Pre-Raphaelite exhibition in 2012. The last major British retrospective in all media of this group was in 1984, and although that was a landmark show, it was highly criticized at the time for excluding women artists and not engaging with new theoretical ideas in art history at the time. This new show promises to change all that, and the planned title--Pre-Raphaelites: Victorian Avant-Garde--tells you the intended modernist trajectory the curators will be suggesting. In some ways I had been thinking I would avoid London in much of 2012 because of the Olympics (e.g. overpriced hotel rooms and overcrowded streets), but that exhibition is making me rethink my plans. It opens September 2012.
Also on exhibit in 2012 (closing just before that show opens) at Tate Modern will be a major retrospective of the career of contemporary bad boy artist Damien Hirst. This is the shark-in-formaldehyde guy, as well as the diamond-encrusted-skull guy. He is one of the most successful British artists in history (if you measure success in monetary value and pop cultural references). I'm not a big fan of his work (the animal rights part of me gets riled up at times), but I cannot argue with the fact that his work has revolutionized sculpture by abstracting the figurative, altering our expectations of what we think we will see and, naturally, by shocking us at times with his experiments in form. It's no surprise also that the painting which earned the most money at auction last May ($106.5 million), Picasso's Nude, Green Leaves and Bust, has gone on long-term loan to the Tate Modern, since they're going to launch a Picasso and Britain show in 2012 as well. (Note to reader: museums have figured out that if they want to draw large audiences, they should do an exhibition on either Picasso or Van Gogh or anything Impressionist.)
In other art news, Leo Steinberg has died at the age of 90. This art historian's writing was always interesting to read. He made you look back at works of art not just once but over and over, seeing new things each time. You have to love anyone who had the balls to write a book entitled The Sexuality of Christ in Renaissance Art and Modern Oblivion (who knew there were so many images of Christ showing pronounced bulges!). His obituary by Ken Johnson in The New York Times is quite fascinating and definitely worth reading, giving you insights into how life experiences make an art historian.
In Queens, NY, there's a movement both to sell off and to save a public monument called The Triumph of Civic Virtue by the American sculptor Frederic MacMonnies. The non-art people find it offensive because the nude male is crushing two women. The art people recognize it as a major NYC public commission that in allegorical terms represents civic virtue crushing vice and corruption. Maybe the problem is that politicians don't like being reminded of their civic responsibility to oppose the evils of society...or they're offended by the nudity.
The polemical gay-themed art exhibition Hide/Seek: Difference and Desire in American Portraiture is apparently going to travel, including making a stop at the Brooklyn Museum later in 2011. I saw this exhibition in DC with RL just over 3 months ago, and it led to some great conversations between him and me about "gay" art and its social implications for the gay/lesbian community, not to mention basic principles in exhibition design. The Brooklyn Museum doesn't have information on its site yet about the exhibition, but the news was reported here in the NYT blog.
I'm writing this post from a hotel room in sunny St. Petersburg, Florida. I'm getting the Padre's house ready to go on the market next week. Work, work, work...but what can you do? At least there's art to think about and appease one's mind.
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
In honor of that spirit, I thought I would share a little piece of Japanese cultural history. The image above is of a beautiful summer kimono made of silk gauze with carp, water lilies, and morning glories, made during the Meiji period about 1876, at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. It is just one of the many cultural items that the Japanese can call their own. Haiku. Samurai. Sushi. Ukiyo-e. Zen.
To help Japan during this crisis, consider donating to the Red Cross, because they seem to have taken the lead in helping them. The Japan Society here in NYC is also accepting donations for an earthquake relief fund.
Thursday, March 10, 2011
AHNCA and CAA
Jennifer Chuong (MIT) gave a theoretical talk about the late 18th-century botanical and animal prints of William Bartram and their connections with the social-politics of the day. Barbara Caen (Universität Zürich) gave a museum-style talk on French and German weavers who had emigrated to the US to work in 3 different tapestry manufacturing firms in NY and NJ in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Hélène Valance (Université Paris 7 Diderot) gave a thought-provoking presentation on night and darkness in late 19th-century American painting. Two of my co-students at the CUNY Graduate Center presented as well. Mary Zawadzki spoke about travel imagery in the American children's periodical St. Nicholas Magazine, and Leslie Anderson gave an insightful talk about how early 19th-century Danish artists painting themselves at leisure can be seen as a form of freedom away from their academic training. Finally, Christina Ferando (Columbia)--a fellow sculpture historian whom I've met up with in New Haven, Rome, Washington, D.C., and now NY!--presented a great talk on Antonio Canova's Penitent Magdalene (image above, from Web Gallery of Art) and how French critics evolved in their appreciation of it from a despised object to a symbol of nationalism. Her PowerPoint presentation was excellent too, reminding me of the importance of showing multiple viewpoints when looking at figurative sculpture in the round.
Even though the College Art Association just ended its NYC conference, they've already released the call for papers (CFP) for the 2012 conference, which will be held in Los Angeles next February. I had gotten confused, thinking NYC was the 100th conference, but in fact the organization turned 100 last year and 2012 will be the centenary conference (got that?). Interestingly, the CFP seems to confirm the "crisis in art history," that new students only want to study contemporary art now. More than 50% of the sessions in the CFP relate to 20th-century and contemporary art. I find that disheartening, but it does reflect the dominant mood of the art market and museums/galleries around the world. Nevertheless, there are a few promising sessions on the CFP, one of which is seriously tempting me to submit a proposal (can you guess which one?)...
** "Other Histories of Photography: The First One Hundred Years" (hm...sounds like the influence of Geoffrey Batchen!)
** "Where the Bodies Lie: Landscapes of Mourning, Memory, and Concealment" (cemeteries, funerary monuments)
** "Impressionisms: From the Forest of Fontainebleau to the American West" (French and other 'Impressionist' art movements)
** "Classicizing the Other" (rubric of classical antiquity on racial/ethnic others)
** "Future Directions in the History of British Art" (celebrating 20 years of the Historians of British Art)
Monday, March 7, 2011
PUPS Act
The PUPS Act was introduced into the House on March 1st and, according to the ASPCA, seeks "to bring all commercial dog breeders in the United States under federal oversight. Currently, only breeders who sell their dogs to puppy brokers or pet stores are required to be licensed and inspected by the USDA. If passed, the PUPS Act would require any breeder who sells or offers to sell more than 50 dogs annually directly to the public—including over the Internet—to also be licensed and inspected. The PUPS Act would also require all dog breeders licensed under the federal Animal Welfare Act to exercise every dog every day, including allowing the dogs to reach a running stride without the use of treadmills or similar devices. Commercial breeders often keep their dogs in tiny cages for their entire lives. Requiring exercise could dramatically improve the lives of hundreds of thousands of dogs suffering from endless confinement at the hands of the commercial breeding industry."
To email your Congressman/woman and show your support for the bill, go to the ASPCA's Advocacy Center and fill out the online form. An automatic email showing your support will be sent to your Representative. It will take you, quite literally, less than 1 minute to do it, so don't hesitate and do it now.
By the way, the picture of the adorable pup above is an ASPCA-rescue dog named Scooby, part of their "Cute Photo of the Day" series for March 4th.
Sunday, March 6, 2011
Subway Shots
Last night, just after 8:00pm, as I was standing in the subway station at 14th Street, having alighted from the 3 train and waiting for the 1 train to take me one stop further north, I looked up and saw the picture you see here with my camera phone. Now, anyone who has ridden the NYC subway system knows never to look up, because you're horrified by the sooty, mucky, gunky, stalactitey refuse that hangs down from the ceiling, threatening to crash down upon you at any moment and smother you with some unknown chemical compound that inevitably would either kill you, or turn you into a mutant superhero. But on this rare occasion, I looked up and was pleased to discover that the MTA has been increasing the number of digital screens telling you how long until the next train arrives. I don't know why it's taken NYC so long to put these into place. The London underground has been doing this for ages, and if memory serves me correctly they have it in Paris and Rome as well. It's a common courtesy, notifying passengers how long they have to wait. Somehow, having this knowledge makes you more patient. The unknown frustrates you more. Knowledge is power, as they say.
About 12:30am this morning, waiting for the F train at the 23rd Street station, I decided to snap the next two pictures, and decided on the spot that this will be the beginning of my new blog photography series Subway Shots. The first one shows the platform and the tracks. Pretty disgusting, huh? Wait until I get a great a shot of one the rats.
This next one is a poster encouraging people to visit Miami. I thought that was kind of ironic that I was standing in NYC looking at a poster encouraging one to go to Florida, something I do quite a bit, although not necessarily for the reasons they're suggesting. Yes, of course the poster is even greater because of the two hot guys on it, with one of them smooching the other. And, yes, this is gay Chelsea! The funny thing is that these two guys look familiar to me...just not sure why...
Saturday, March 5, 2011
Week-in-my-Life: Feb/Mar 2011 (Pt. 3)
2:15am = insomnia! decaf tea and chocolate biscotti; watch episode of House that turns out to be more emotional than I expected.
7:15am = officially awake now. breakfast: scrambled eggs, English muffin, fruit, coffee. weather: ridiculously cold (yuck!).
8:00am = commence writing of section of dissertation chapter.
11:00am = break. go downstairs to get the mail, almost choke from worst smell ever in hallway, spray Febreze, but doesn't seem to help, wonder if something died in the wall. back to writing.
1:00pm = lunch: tuna sandwich.
4:00pm = phone call from RM about the Padre's health status past few days.
6:00pm = finish writing for day, shocked to discover 10 pages written. (yay!)
8:00pm = dinner: roasted pork chops with vegetables and stuffing; Netflix movie: The Social Network (good movie, but creeped me out about getting back on Facebook for a while).
8:15am = wake up startled to discover I slept 9 hours and never moved. breakfast: oatmeal and last of the English muffins (finally!). weather: mild but cool, 40s.
10:30am = subway read: more of Potts (cover above). arrive at gym, cardio for hour+, realizing halfway through routine on elliptical I forgot to program it so have no idea how much I burned off, pretend it was a magical number like 444 calories.
12:15pm = lunch at Moonstruck: California wrap (chicken, avocado, etc.) with Greek salad.
1:00pm = at school for the afternoon half of the AHNCA Graduate Student Symposium (more on that later), I meet up with RL and other people I haven't seen in a while; Prof. Judy Sund tells Prof. Elizabeth Mansfield about my blog, pointing out that they purposely tortured me during my Oral Exam just to see what I would write about them (scandalous!).
4:30pm = post-symposium wine & cheese reception and networking (always important).
6:00pm = RL and I make a quick stop to Macy's so I can show him the suit I fell in love with, but alas they still don't have my size; oddly, RL keeps trying to get me to spend more money on clothes, but I resist. for now.
7:30pm = arrive home, odor in hallway is still atrocious, now convinced something died in the wall. dinner: chicken noodle soup and leftover pizza; Netflix movie: Paranormal 2 (not as good as the first one).
6:45am = breakfast: scrambled egg & tomato sandwich on multi-grain bagel with lovely cuppa tea; back to bed for a quick catnap. weather: cool and cloudy, low 50s.
9:00am = catnap turns into longer delightful snooze. pay bills. food shopping, once again shocked how one comes home $60 poorer with only 2 bags of groceries to show for it.
10:00am = start editing dissertation text from Thu, realizing within a few short hours I'm surrounded by falling towers of books.
11:15am = break to get mail, discover odor in hallway has almost dissipated, but now smells like patchouli, so obviously something died.
1:00pm = lunch: tuna & Swiss cheese sandwich.
2:45pm = break, look down at calendar, realize sheepishly I've forgotten everyone's birthdays this week!
4:00pm = finish writing, feeling pretty good about it, discovered I added another page & 1/2 of text (yay!).
4:30pm = texting with AR about evening, jealous he's getting a pedicure.
5:00pm = pleasant 30-minute catnap on the couch, followed by snack.
7:00pm = heading out to Chelsea for dinner & movie (The Adjustment Bureau) with AR. looking forward to brunch with the RL+DGs on Sunday!
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Week-in-my-Life: Feb/Mar 2011 (Pt. 2)
4:00am = wake up at ungodly hour but decide to have breakfast: English muffin. fall back to sleep. weather: horrible rainy day, extremely grateful bought Tote umbrella day before.
8:00am = subway reading: Potts, chapter five, "Ideal Bodies."
9:00am = arrive at work, starving so snack on mini bran muffin and large cuppa tea.
12:30pm = lunch with MLS intern CW, who's working on a project for me; roast beef & cheddar sandwich on multigrain bread with Sun Chips.
3:45pm = surprise phone call from RL who's back from Costa Rica.
7:00pm = dinner: turkey pot pie and salad, watch episode of CSI: Miami about corrupt psychics.
8:00pm = read Padiyar, chapter two, "Inheriting Greek Eros: Anacreontism and Homosexual Desire."
6:30am = breakfast: Golden Grahams cereal and 1/2 English muffin with cashew nut butter & blackberry preserves. weather: sunny, upper 40s (yay!).
9:00am = amazed at work on time for second day in row.
10:00am = email co-workers for advice: how should we catalog for our visual history database a digital image of a negative photographed in 1942 by American artist Charles Scheeler (1883-1965) of the facade of the museum (see above!), when it turns out the image also is a 1982 photographic print that is an accessioned object owned by the Photographs Department?
11:00am = meeting...followed by another meeting.
12:30pm = lunch: 1/2 chicken sandwich and small salad.
2:00pm = wearing my brand-spankin'-new navy blazer and a tie, give presentation with my co-worker CD and boss AG to a select group of V.I.P.s about our new Visual History Project (roaring success! crowd goes wild!).
5:45pm = on way to subway, surprise phone call from Padre, lots of bantering back and forth in Italian and English.
6:15pm = pick up interlibrary loan book from school: Grant F. Scott, Joseph Severn: Letters and Memoirs (2005); review at home for Gibson references.
8:00pm = dinner: eggs and English muffin with fruit salad and Greek yogurt; watch first 2 episodes from Season 3 of Upstairs, Downstairs, including shocking twist involving Lady Marjorie and the Titanic!
8:00am = slept through alarm ("accidentally"); breakfast: 1/2 English muffin and blueberry yogurt. weather: cool but sunny, reaching mid-40s.
9:00am = subway reading: Potts, chapter six, "Freedom and Desire."
11:00am = meeting (for 2 hours! ugh!).
1:00pm = lunch: baked tilapia, potatoes, green beans.
2:00pm = meeting, during which we resolve the Scheeler image dilemma (who knew he worked for the museum in the early 1940s?).
4:00pm = desperate for cuppa tea, have a lovely Earl Grey and sneak in a pudding parfait too.
6:00pm = subway reading: call for papers for the 2012 College Art Association conference in Los Angeles.
7:30pm = dinner: pizza and salad; watch more of Upstairs, Downstairs.


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یک نوع جدید از نیروگاه های نمک زدایی آب دریا با استفاده از انرژی خورشیدی
|کد مقاله
|سال انتشار
|مقاله انگلیسی
|ترجمه فارسی
|تعداد کلمات
|سفارش دهید
|5238 کلمه
Publisher : Elsevier - Science Direct (الزویر - ساینس دایرکت)
Journal : Desalination, Volume 156, Issues 1–3, 1 August 2003, Pages 333–348
چکیده انگلیسی
This paper presents a new water desalination process. The basic unit operation in this process is to use solar energy for heating of an air stream and in the second step to add seawater into the hot air in order to humidify it. follows a cooling step of the humid air providing potable water as a condennsate. On the base of this solar desalination process, a desalination plant is predicted and designed to provide 10 m3 of potable water daily. The main feature of the new process is the stepwise loading of air by vapour. The process consists of several steps for air heating, each followed by a humidification stage. This manner of operating makes it possible to obtain high vapour concentration in the air flow, thus reducing the air flow rate through the plant. The power necessary for air blower and the size of pipes and other equipment decrease. Experimental and computational work has been conducted to realise the application of that new desalination idea. New collectors for solar heating of air and humidifying equipment to moisten that heated air are developed. Heat exchanger for recovery of water by dehumidifying of the humid air could be designed and tested. Using this new equipment, a small pilot plant could be constructed and run to test the new process under different operating conditions. The results of these tests will be presented. A dynamic simulation program to predict, to optimise and to design solar desalination plants according to the new process has been developed. The program includes also an economic part, which enables the optimisation of the process under consideration of thermodynamic aspects as well as from the economic point of view. Applying the dynamic simulation program and the developed economic optimisation procedure, it is possible to design and to optimise any desired plant using the new process. As a demonstration, a plant with a capacity of 10 m3 of potable water per day is designed and optimised according the developed planning and optimisation procedure. For this plant the size and the optimum operating conditions of each kind of equipment are detennined. The process flow sheet of this desalination plant is provided. The required investment costs are determined under variation of some plant design parameter.


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|CYF member Spencer McGlade and a fellow student participating in teambuilding exercises at a Youth Asset Leaders Retreat.
In the fall, all high school students who attend Muskingum County high schools are eligible to apply for the Community Youth Foundation. Membership preference is given to freshmen and sophomores. Once selected, students remain on the Youth Foundation until they graduate by meeting participation requirements. Members of the Community Youth Foundation complete service projects, distribute grants, decide upon local scholarship winners and have fun by going through teambuilding and leadership activities with other youth in Muskingum County.
For more information about applying for the Community Youth Foundation, please contact MCCF by calling (740) 453-5192.
Masthead Photo: Marco Adornetto working with students from the GEAR UP Summer Academy in 2008.


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money walks
I work at an IT company with multiple divisions that are subject to ongoing reorganisations and reshuffles. They also, apparently, in competition with each other. This year the effective result is that the people in the division I belong to are being given a bonus half the value of that given to the people in other divisions. Poor financial results are to blame.
Never mind that my division, through the work we do, subsidises the other divisions. We provide support to customers even when there is no lucrative contract involved, sold or prospective. That translates to better sales that appear on the bottom lines of the other divisions, not ours.
The bonus will be hitting my bank account just before Christmas, and while I don't know the exact amount yet, I have a rough idea, and it's already accounted for. Travel costs for my upcoming trip are a large part of it, along with the phone I bought last month and a couple of other things.
At least I'm not in debt: the reason I'm thinking about money this evening is the following page on b3ta.com: debt pr0n. Various people tell their stories about debt problems, and while most are humorous – it's that kind of site – there is still something horrifying about the blasé attitude shown by some towards huge debts. I counted at least three who ran up huge student debts and absconded, to Spain or Australia.
On a more serious note the news, here in Ireland and in the UK, carries regular warnings on the levels of debt people are getting in to: this story from BBC News is one example. It's even becoming a political issue, with the Conservative Party encouraging fiscal responsibility by telling people to "ignore the tosser in you".
I'm in the best financial shape I've ever been in, which makes it doubly ludicrous that I'm a long way from being able to afford a permanent residence in Ireland, at least not in a place that I could actually travel to or from. More debt I'm in no hurry to take on.
I have a roof over my head at the moment; whether I do in a few hours time is a question of a different order. The weather forecast here, tonight, predicts storm force winds of up to 80 mph. Should be quite a blast.


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The Grass-World.
August 30, 2011
—Mary Mapes Dodge.
OH, life is rife in the heart of the year,
When midsummer suns sail high;
And under the shadow of spike and spear,
In the depth of the daisy-sky,
There's a life unknown to the careless glance;
And under the stillness an airy prance,
And slender, jointed things astir,
And gossamer wings in a sunny whir,—
And a world of work and dance.
Soft in its throbbing, the conscious green
Demurely answers the breeze;
While down in its tangle, in riotous sheen,
The hoppers are bending their knees;
And only a beetle, or lumbering ant,
As he pushes a feathery spray aslant,—
Or the sudden dip of a foraging bird,
With its vibrant trail of the clover stirred,
Discovers the secret haunt.
Ah, the grass-world dies in the autumn days,
When, studded with sheaf and stack,
The fields lie browning in sullen haze,
And creak in the farmer's track.
Hushed is the tumult the daisies knew,
The hidden sport of the supple crew;
And lonely and dazed in the glare of the day
The stiff-kneed hoppers refuse to play
In the stubble that mocks the blue.
For all things feel that the time is drear
When life runs low in the heart of the year.