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Photo: I took this picture yesterday by accident, but there is something about it that I love. I think it's the way that the light is hitting his face. I just love the highlight of the joy that he is feeling in this moment as he's playfully defying me (he was refusing to go upstairs and get dressed). Joy is elusive, yet here it is, captured on my son's face.
The T is having a Customer Appreciation Day today to make up for their mega non-awesomeness during the Great Massachusetts Winter of 2015. Every service on the system is free and there are a few discounts and freebies to be had around the city as well. I woke up this morning with the grand idea of walking the boys down to the commuter rail station and ride the train into town, maybe have some lunch, and then ride back.
Simple, right?
All I could think about was how easily things could go sideways. And by "sideways," I mean, "preschooler." I could see it all:
"But I wanted to sit on the Double-Decker car! Why isn't there a Double-Decker car?"
"I want to walk around! I don't want to sit and look!"
"I don't want to get off the train! I just want to stay here!"
Without the benefit of the stroller, I can't restrain the little bears and push them if need be. Without the benefit of The Husband, I can't guarantee that I can keep them both under control and under supervision. We'd leave the house and I'd have control for about 30 minutes before chaos would find me and take over. This is a scary thought when you add in train platforms, moving vehicles, and lots of people in public places.
So, I chickened out.
We played in our sandbox, chased bubbles, played with our motorcycles, went to the park… It was a great day.
But I couldn't help but wonder about the missed opportunity.
Matter of fact, I'e been thinking about that all week.
My Quiet Thoughts have been intensely focused on this important first opportunity to expand the boundaries of what the "world" is for my two little boys right now. It started with my jealousy over some of the sunny destinations that some of the other preschool families are currently visiting, but it crystallized as the week has gone on.
You see, Major's "favorite friend" has been enjoying some fun and sun in Turks and Caicos this week and I have been stupid jealous. To get away and see something else (not to mention be warm and relaxed and pampered!) is something that I desperately need right now. It's cold in Massachusetts this week, and I'm ready for an opportunity to re-energize. I thought about taking the boys down to Maryland for this break week, but I could not convince myself that I could make the eight-hour drive by myself with the boys. So we stayed home and we've made the best of it: plenty of time with classmates, little projects here at home, plus plenty of time in the yard…
but I can't help but think about all of the things kids learn when they leave home. Not just that things are different and marvelous in different places, but also important practical stills, like: how to eat at a restaurant and eat cuisine you're not used to. Learn what it's like to sleep in a hotel room. Learn how to navigate airports or rest stops… when you travel, you learn how to be in the world, and you learn how small your personal world is and that it's amazing beyond your personal boundaries. These navigation skills echo into adulthood just as much as memories of crystal-blue waters or forests that never end.
There is a lot of planning that has to go into that kind of travel. I'm good at planning and logistics, so that's not my problem. What I think has held me and The Husband back from venturing beyond our front door has been the trust involved. To wander with children requires two types of trust: Trust that they will do what you expect and need them to do and trust that we will have the patience and good humor required when they don't or can't.
It's that later trust that we are lacking more than anything else. Who wants to invest the energy, time and, yeah, precious money into an experience only to have to endure the boys whining/fighting/yelling/crying through it for 60% of the time? Or, you spend so much time fighting with them on the way to the thing that you are too frazzled to enjoy it once you get there!
So, we convince ourselves that they can't handle it. We tell ourselves that we'll have our own adventures, just the two of us, and we'll take them with us on some family trips later. In the meantime, though, their peers are having adventures with their families, expending what their ideas are about the world and where they exist in it. Our sons are missing out because of our hangups.
I know that this must read very "keepin' up with the Jones'," and I understand that. Longtime readers know that we can't afford to take our boys on a glorious week-long island vacation. My parents have no summerhouse on the coast of Maryland, there is no family condo to party in on the Florida coast. I will never keep up with these affluent families we're hanging out with and I'm not going to try.
But we have this membership to the Massachusetts Audubon Society, which gives us free entry to some fifty wildlife sanctuaries in the state. Through The Husband's job and our alumni associations, we can get free or discounted tickets to a lot of the local cultural attractions. And, if we pack our patience (and get the boys passports), we can easily drive to Mt. Washington or Montreal…
There is plenty to give to these two boys (who are worthy, and eager, and ready) if we only choose to trust ourselves and trust them, pack our patience and go. They are still at an age when I need The Husband with me–they are too strong-willed and too big for me to handle them both in new places by myself. But one day, they be old enough that I know they'll always do as I ask and we'll really be able to go and explore, even when The Husband has to work. This year, we've decided not to give a summer camp $400 to take the boys for a single week of mornings, and we decided to hold off on that couple's vacation this year, too (we did the budget and there wasn't enough left over to do it well anyway). Instead, we're going to use that money for bunch of mini-summer excursions. Little weekend outings and maybe one or two overnight trips for the destinations that are farther away. We're going to take these two boys and expand their boundaries. I'm not going to look at it as a sacrifice because these will be vacation days for me, too. I'll be learning and enjoying along with the boys, and this is a fantastic opportunity to finally get to share the world with them. If they thought musket fire was cool, wait to their set their eyes on the Mayflower II or see the world from the top of a mountain!
There will be time for sitting on a beach with a cocktail in hand. There will be a time for vacations of pampered bliss. As much as I yearn for it, I recognize that now is not the time. Now is the time to wander. Together. Because they deserve it and they need it, too. And nobody loses when we decide to do so. They learn and grow, and we do so with them.
It is a cold and windy Friday in Massachusetts, with very little sign of real and actual Spring (It snowed in parts of the state today. I am not kidding!). It's easy to lose hope under the circumstance, dear reader, but I hope that you are enjoying warm temperatures and an emerging vernal landscape wherever you are! I wish you a time of contemplation this weekend, and an opportunity to make yourself uncomfortable but also expand your horizon. What would happen if you chose the road you'd otherwise not travel for once? What would happen if you went left instead of right? Spring is a transition season: it brings tulips and tornadoes. Both symbolize change and opportunity. I hope, dear reader, that you seize a moment this weekend. Whichever way you choose to turn, I hope that you walk in love, because you are loved and admired, and you are worthy of it. Near and far, known and unknown, you are a loved person. So do something unexpected. There are few wrong choices in this life (or easy ones! That's half the fun!).
Until Monday, take care.


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This Oklahoma statute provides that, except as otherwise provided by municipal ordinance, it shall be the duty of the pound supervisor to deliver available impounded animals to licensed research facilities unless excepted by statute. Only dogs that have been impounded for a minimum of 15 days for a unlicensed dogs and 30 days days for licensed dogs and those dogs that were not voluntarily impounded by their owners on condition that they not be used for scientific research may be given to institutions.
A. Except as otherwise provided by municipal ordinance, it shall be the duty of the pound supervisor to deliver from among the available impounded animals on the demand of an institution possessing a license, such number of animals as the institution may demand and be reasonably required effectively to carry on its activities, subject to the following conditions:
1. Such animals shall have been impounded at least fifteen (15) days for dogs without a license, and at least thirty (30) days for dogs with license and remained unclaimed and unredeemed by their owners or by any other person desiring the animal as a pet and willing to pay applicable license fees and the reasonable expenses incurred in the dog's detention; and
2. Any owner of an animal who voluntarily delivers the possession of it to a public pound shall have a right to specify that it shall not be used for scientific research, and if an owner so specifies, it shall be the duty of the pound superintendent to tag such animal properly and to make certain that such animal is not delivered to an institution for scientific purposes; and
3. If a demand is made on a pound supervisor for a greater number of dogs than he has available for release to the institution, the supervisor shall withhold thereafter from execution all unclaimed and unredeemed dogs until the demand has been met; and
4. Any animal in the pound to which an identification tag is attached may not be disposed of until the owner has been notified.
B. Any city may adopt an ordinance setting the number of days an animal must be impounded and setting restrictions or prohibitions on the delivery of animals for scientific research.
Laws 1951, p. 9, § 4; Laws 1997, c. 210, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1997.

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Do The Layer
I had gone for such a long time from my favorite activity ever. A lot of things I had to do, already done, I felt like I updated my outfit of the day by instagram more often. Dunno why, but I miss blogging a lot. Writing is the best part of this kind of activity, sharing thoughts about my passion, that I can't get from instagram. I would not use my study at uni for the excuse of my hiatus. I don't know. I have no excuse. I just miss blogging so damn much.
I remember we took these pictures during rainy days. It was pretty cold and I thought I had to do a bit layering to keep me warm. I grabbed my long tee and put it together with basic shirt from details. The fabric was very light. Love it! I also paired them with pants from Mannequin Plastic and cropped denim jacket from Hardware. I chose white Converse because recently I fell in love with them. Before this, you had never seen me wearing converse haha. This is the first time you see it on the blog.
. Details Shirt . Hardware Long Tee & Denim Jacket . Converse Sneakers . Pollete Sunglasses .
. Details Shirt . Hardware Long Tee & Denim Jacket . Converse Sneakers . Pollete Sunglasses .


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NGO hypocrisy in Gaza
As in all of Israel's recent wars, the current conflict has a central political dimension, in which the network of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are publishing a flood of attacks on Israel using allegations of "war crimes" and "human rights violations". These claims are often copied in the media without thought or verification, and fuel the campaigns that demonize Israel – particularly in Europe – and seek to prevent the defense of civilians against terror. In this way, the moral principles of universal human rights are exploited for highly immoral purposes.
Amnesty International – which has a history of intense anti-Israeli ideological bias under a thin façade of human rights – was the first to attack within six hours, asserting that "Israel's assassination of Ahmad al-Jabari, the head of Hamas' military wing has placed civilians in Gaza and southern Israel at grave risk." The thousands of rocket attacks targeting Israeli civilians, for which Jabari was responsible, including dozens this week, were ignored because they did not fit the anti-Israel straightjacket worn by many Amnesty officials. Krystian Benedict, Amnesty UK's "campaigns manager" has flooded his Twitter account with snide and immoral attacks on Israel.
Amnesty's statement on the Jabari killing also repeated the invented legal claims used in the previous political wars against Israel, including Lebanon (2006) and Gaza (December 2008/January 2009) and then copied in the discredited Goldstone report and other UN frameworks. In the latest version, they claimed to have "gathered evidence" of "indiscriminate attacks… in densely-populated residential areas that will inevitably harm civilians." In this warped and immoral logic, it is not Hamas, which places and launches deadly rockets from homes and schools, that is guilty of war crimes, but rather the IDF and Israeli officials who are defending their citizens.
Similarly, an Oxfam International statement implied that Israel was not abiding by "obligations under international law." Oxfam, which ostensibly is a humanitarian aid organization, has no credentials to make legal judgments. To make matters worse, they repeat the immoral equivalence between deliberate Palestinian terrorist attacks launched from civilian areas and directly targeting civilians with necessary Israeli self-defense. Oxfam went on to call on Israel to halt military operations in Gaza, while offering no alternatives to protect Israel's population.
Indeed, Amnesty, Oxfam, and other NGOs have no independent means of analyzing any military activity and determining the facts or legality. In April 2002, it was an Amnesty "expert" – Derek Pounder – who appeared on the BBC and "confirmed" the "Jenin massacre" lie. This NGO human rights expert, like many others, including Goldstone, simply repeated Palestinian claims – that is the entirety of their methodology.
The strategy of using human rights claims to attack Israel was adopted in late August and September 2001, during the infamous NGO Forum of the UN-sponsored Durban conference, in which 1,500 delegations and 5000 officials, including from Amnesty and Human Rights Watch, participated. This forum adopted a final declaration, first presented in a preparatory conference held in Teheran, which uses the rhetoric of "apartheid," "genocide," and "war crimes" to promote the "complete isolation" of Israel. The Durban strategy was implemented in Jenin, Lebanon (2006), Gaza on many occasions, and again in the current round.
Israeli-based political advocacy NGOs have also contributed to the moral farce, which has done so much harm to the principles of human rights. For the past week, terrorists from Hamas-controlled Gaza launched dozens of rocket attacks against Israeli towns and cities. However, human rights NGOs, including groups such as Gisha, B'Tselem, Adalah, and others funded by the New Israel Fund and European governments, which issue a steady torrent of condemnations against Israel's Gaza policies, have remained silent. Their record is very weak in terms of questioning the use of all available resources in Gaza to acquire thousands of rockets used for indiscriminate attacks on Israeli civilians, each of which constitutes a core violation of human rights and humanitarian law.
For these groups, their Palestinian counterparts that also use the façade and language of human rights, and their funder-enablers, Israelis do not have human rights.


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Etihad inks deal with Virgin Blue
Etihad Airways and Virgin Blue have launched an interline agreement which will provide travellers with connectivity to 22 Australian cities and from Brisbane and Sydney to Abu Dhabi and beyond.The deal, offers a range of benefits for travellers including full through check from point of origin to port of destination. No collecting and re-checking baggage and convenient transfer of passengers from Domestic to International airports.
James Hogan, Etihad Airways' chief executive officer, said, "The closer cooperation with Virgin Blue will enhance significantly the travel experience and potential destinations for Etihad customers flying to Australia.
"Etihad strives to make as many global destinations available to our customers whether it is opening up new routes of our own or through strategic agreements with other airlines."
Virgin Blue Chief Executive, Brett Godfrey, added, "The new interline partnership means Virgin Blue Guests who also choose to book international travel with Etihad can travel from anywhere on our network to any of Etihad's 45 international destinations with ease."
Etihad launched its daily service from Abu Dhabi to Sydney in March 2007, which was followed in September by the opening of its three flights a week servicing the Brisbane.
The Sydney route has proved such a success, with more than 60,000 passengers flying on the sector since its launch, that in March 2008 Etihad will increase the service to 11 flights a week.


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Our new - and permanent - home sits high on a mountaintop near Millerstown, PA, thanks to the vision of Gary and Jean Miller of North Topsail, NC. Our site looks out upon a broad vista that includes the approaches to Selinsgrove, PA, some forty miles away. Surrounded by more than two hundred acres of woodland, it is hard to imagine that US Route 22-322, is scarcely two miles away. Road noise disappears and one can see the hawks riding on the thermals. It is a truly beautiful place—a space for grace.
Orchard Hill's facilities include a picnic pavilion, labyrinth and hiking trails, and an all-weather adult retreat facility. It includes four double-occupancy bedrooms, two with private bath and two with a semi-private bath; two single bedrooms with a semi-private bath; a kitchen-dining room; a great room with fireplace; and a handicapped-accessible bathroom. A propane-fired generator runs the utilities.
Orchard Hill Rates for 2017
One person per day (overnight, no meals) $65
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Retreatants may bring their own bag lunches.
Coffee maker may be used at no extra charge.
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|Home | About | Contact | Vitamins for Schizophrenia
I wanted to explain my delusions and hallucinations. Since last Fall I have been having voices when I am in restaurants. I hear people having conversations at other tables and sometimes they are really not audible to me, but I make up my own conversations. I imagine that they are saying negative things about me. They say things like pura loca, she's schizophrenic it is really sad or look at her shaking what is wrong with her. I think these delusions of persecution began because of my health problems. I've always felt persecuted, but now it is more prevalent because I shake a lot. Some of the persecution is real. Sometimes when I walk down the street in my neighborhood I hear "She's sad" or "she looks tired or sick all the time." I can't tell what's real and what's not. When I tell my mom or my friends they often say I'm being delusional. Often I hear people say that I am pretty, am I a model or who is she? This could be delusions of grandeur or it could be real. I often think to myself I'm pretty, but I'm screwed up.
I might have to move in with my mom in May. My mom has always been my biggest supporter. Unfortunately I didn't get to grow up with her. I moved to be with her when I was sixteen. Now I am house sitting for her and I can't sleep. I have insomnia. I fall asleep easily, but then I wake up too early. This is the earliest I've ever gotten up. It is 12:30 a.m. I wake up and then my mind starts to race and I have all this anxiety. I'm worried about my health and my living situation. I just had my Cortisol level tested and the Dr. wants to see me in person next Friday to explain the results. I can be somewhat of a hypochondriac; so waiting that long is going to kill me. It could be Cushing's Disease. This would probably mean I have a tumor in my brain. I have all the symptoms of Cushing's. No one I know knows that I am worried about this because they would probably discount the idea. My mom says that she will go with me to the appointment.
Today I have to be at the PRTNS office downtown at 9:45 a.m. I will have to try to focus and correct paperwork. This is the day each month that we have a four hour meeting that is really five hours because you are there for your lunch hour as well. I take Access sometimes when I go to L.A. or when I go out at night. Access is a curb to curb van service for the disabled. It costs $2.70 to go downtown. Often times the ride is a shared ride which means that one or two other people travel with you and you drop them off too. Sometimes this is inconvenient because your exact time of arrival is unpredictable. Sometimes Access leaves you stranded. Once I got stranded in Hollywood at the Arclight theater and had to pay $50 to get home in a regular taxi. I had met a friend there and she lives by Beverly Hills and had gone home on Access. I don't drive because I decided it wasn't safe. I have had four accidents. It it is too complicated for me. I also have learning disabilities.
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Pictures -- "Fashion Accessories from Head to Toe: 1600 to 1840."
This new Colonial Williamsburg exhibit features more than 200 fashion accessories dating from 1600 to the 1840s. It's an eye-popping survey of hats, shoes, jewelry, handkerchiefs and such unexpected objects as spectacles and pocket planners -- all of it combining to prove that the fashion pioneers of the past were not so different from their style-conscious descendants of the present. The show runs through August 2012.
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The Church and Science: Learning Lessons from History
Excerpt from article.
"The Copernicus situation (and the closely related issues surrounding Galileo's work) was an embarrassment to the Church and created a kind of breach between faith and science that has not been totally mended since. As a result, regardless of the stripe of Christian, all Christians agree that we should work to avoid repeating the error and to repair the breach between faith and science.
Our present scientific problem is evolution, but the situation is somewhat different from the days of Copernicus for one very important reason: the evidence for evolution is not readily "visible." Rather, evolutionists tell us that it is only through well-informed familiarity with the details of the evidence—the fossils, the distribution and variety of living species, the biochemistry, the ecological issues, the genetic evidence, etc.—that one can see how convincing the evidence for evolution actually is.
Because most of us will never be able to "see" this evidence for ourselves, we are forced to decide whose testimony to believe. On one side we have practically all scientists, and also many confessing Christians—including even many Evangelical Christians—who attest to the cogency of evolution as an explanation of the evidence. On the other side we have the testimony of fundamentalist science, which represents a very small minority of the scientific community.
How do we prudently weigh out this testimony? Shall we assume that Christian evolutionists have compromised the faith and celebrate the fundamentalists as prophetic heroes of faith, or shall we interpret the situation as "Copernicus revisited" … in which case, the Christian evolutionists are our scholarly heroes and the fundamentalists should be understood as insular, uninformed protectionists?
In my opinion, there are three reasons to side with the progressive viewpoint."
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Amedeo Modigliani - Italian Artist
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Amedeo Modigliani was an Italian artist and sculptor. He was born on July 12, 1884, into a Jewish family at Livorno, in Tuscany. In short, he was also known as 'Modi' and was handsome and amorous. Today his elegant portraits and lush nudes at once evoke his name. He was greatly influenced by African art, to which many of his deformations of the human figure are due, most notably the elongation of faces. He was also interested in Cambodian sculpture. The circumstances forced Modigliani to struggle against poverty and chronic ill health, and ultimately died due to tuberculosis and excesses of drink and drugs at the age of 35. After his death, his mistress Jeanne Hebuterne killed herself the following day while carrying Modigliani's unborn child.
Amedeo Modigliani worked in Micheli's Art School as a very young boy. He preferred to paint indoors. The paintings of Modigliani, highly characteristic and delicate, are marked by sinuous lines, simple and flat forms. After 1915, he devoted himself entirely to painting and produced some of his best paintings. Some of his famous paintings are Reclining Nude (1919, Museum of Modern Art, New York City) and Nude on a Divan (1918, National Gallery, Washington, D.C.) etc. Modigliani began painting elongated portraits and nudes, which attracted little praise from critics. All paintings are courtesy of Art of Legend India.
Fra Angelico -Great Italian Artist
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Fra Angelico, an Italian painter, was born in 1395 in Vicchio, in the Tuscan province of Mugello, near Florence towards the end of the 14th century. Fra Angelico is also known as Beato Angelico, which means the "Blessed Angelic One". He was the son of wealthy parents. Fra Angelico's religious name was Fra Giovanni da Fiesole. The titles Fra Angelico and Beato Angelico came into use only after his death, as a way of honoring his religious life and work. He died in 1455 in Rome and was buried in the church of S. Maria sopra Minerva.
Fra Angelico was originally named Guido di Pietro. He took the name Giovanni da Fiesole when he became a friar but he is well-known as Fra Angelico which means the "Angelic Friar". The most famous works of art by Fra Angelico are the Annunciation, The Madonna and Saints and the Transfiguration of Christ painting.
In 1418, Fra Angelico began his career as an illuminator of religious books but was instructed to undertake fresco painting. From 1438 to 1445, Fra Angelico worked on frescoes (paintings done on moist plaster with water-based colors) and altarpieces for the Dominican monastery of San Marco in Florence. He specialized in pietistic demonstratively religious art. His art stands as an important link between the first and later generations of Renaissance painting in Florence.All paintings are courtesy of Art of Legend India.com.
Bosch -A great Neatherland Artist
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Hieronymus Bosch was probably born in 1453 in s-Hertogenbosch, a prosperous and cultural place on the Dutch-Belgian border. He lived all his life in and near s-Hertogenbosch. He was an Early Netherlandish painter of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, who belonged to an ultra-orthodox religious community called the Brotherhood of Mary. He took to call himself Bosch apparently after his home town. Few details about his life, and perhaps not the most important, are known. It is supposed that he was the son and grandson of accomplished painters. His father's name was Anthonius van Aken. His real name was Jeroen van Aken and his work is known for its use of fantastic imagery to illustrate moral and religious concepts and narratives. His works reveal an unusual iconography of a complex and individual style.
An exact chronology of Bosch's surviving work is difficult. The themes of his works did not differ from that of his contemporary artists. The subjects of most of his works are religious, like Heaven and Hell, saints, hermits, the Passion of Christ, sin and its punishment etc. His works as unique is the imagination and complexity of demonic figures. Demons in his works are no more grotesque beastly caricatures, but monstrous hybrids of insects, reptiles, chunks of human anatomy etc.
In his early paintings, Bosch began to depict humanity's vulnerability to the temptation of evil, the deceptive allure of sin, the obsessive attraction of lust and obscenity. Many of his paintings are devotional, and there are several on the theme of the Passion. He is especially famous for his fantastic, demon-filled works, one of which is 'The Temptation of St. Anthony'. His vision was serious and vast in scope. Though unique in style and imagination, he did not leave any pupils or disciples behind, but only a few imitators who at the most may have had some personal contact with him. At the time of his death, Hieronymus Bosch was internationally celebrated as an eccentric painter of religious visions, who dealt in particular with the torments of hell.All paintings are courtesy of Art of Legend India.
Hans Holbien -A famous german Artist
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Hans Holbein the Younger was a famous German artist and printmaker from the 15th and 16th century. He is best known as one of the greatest portraitists of the 16th century. He was called "the Younger" to distinguish him from his father, Hans Holbein the Elder. He was born in Augsburg and he was the son of a painter, Hans Holbein the Elder. He received his first artistic training from his father and made a significant contribution to the history of book design and produced religious art and satire. He painted altarpieces, portraits, murals and made designs for woodcuts.
Hans Holbein the Younger is also known as the first portrait painter to achieve the international fame. He worked mainly in Basel (Switzerland's third most populous city) as a young artist. He displayed the influence of Early Netherlandish painters in this work.All paintings are courtesy of Art of Legend India.com.
Albrecht Durer - A german Artist
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Albrecht Durer was a German printmaker, painter, mathematician and engraver. He was born on 21 May 1471, in Nuremberg, half-way between the Netherlands and Italy. His father was a successful goldsmith. Undoubtedly, Albrecht Durer was the greatest artist of the Northern Renaissance. Durer did not imitate the other artists, so he was very much an innovator. He was the first non-Italian artist to associate the humanistic disciplines with the esthetic pursuits of art. The range and versatility of Durer's work is amazing. His woodcuts and engravings made him one of the popular artists across Europe and he is still considered to be the greatest printmaker of all time.
As an oil painter, Albrecht Durer was equally successful at religious and secular subjects, and he was to have a major influence on the development of European art. His drawings and watercolor paintings are impressive for their and uniqueness and diversity of subject-matters. His drawings and artworks diffused his new style, a fusion of the German realistic tradition with the Italian ideal of beauty. The picture painted by Albrecht Durer was closer to the Italian style. The Adoration of the Virgin, also known as the Feast of Rose Garlands, the Virgin and Child with the Goldfinch, Christ disputing with the Doctors etc. were produced by Albrecht Durer in Venice.All paintings are courtesy of Art of Legend India.
Georges Seurat - French Artist
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Georges Seurat is the ultimate example of the artist as scientist. He was born on December 2, 1859, into a wealthy family in Paris. His father, Antoine Chrysostom Seurat, was a legal official and a native of Champagne and his mother, Ernestine Faivre, was a Parisian. He was interested in keeping his private life very secret. He is best known for his new technique of painting and artwork in tiny dots of colors – this technique is known as 'pointillism'. This technique was developed by him according to rigid scientific principles. His 500 drawings alone establish Seurat as a great master artist, but he will be remembered for his technique, known as pointillism. He died at the age of 31, probably from meningitis.
Georges Seurat was a proud and intensely secretive man, but extremely shy by nature. He spent most of his time reading books or painting in the isolation of his studio. He also spent his time in studying color theories. Some of his popular works included 'Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte', 'Bathing at Asniers', 'Young Woman Powdering Herself' etc. His famous painting 'Sunday Afternoon on the Island of the Grande Jatte' was the centerpiece of an exhibition in 1886, which shows people of all different classes in a park. All paintings are courtesy of Art of Legend India.
Toulouse Lautrec - A french Artist
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Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec was born on 24 November 1864 in Albi, Tarn in the Midi-Pyrenees region of France. He was also known as Henri Marie Raymond de Toulouse-Lautrec-Monfa. He was a French painter, draftsman and illustrator. He was physically weak and often fell sick. He was the child of an aristocratic family.
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec was the firstborn child of Comte Alphonse and Comtesse Adele de Toulouse-Lautrec. A younger brother was also born to the family on 28 August 1867, but died the following year. At the age of 10 years, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec started to draw paintigns. At the age of 12 years, he fractured his left leg and at 14 his right leg. The bones failed to heal properly. This stopped his growth and his legs ceased to grow, so that as an adult he was only 1.54 meters tall. He reached young adulthood with a body trunk of normal size but with abnormally short legs. He was often mocked for his short stature and physical appearance.
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec remains respected as an original artist who overcame his disabilities to become one of the best post-impressionist artists. The style and charm of his Moulin Rouge series will remain his most loved contributions to art. Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec's paintings are best remembered for his series related to Moulin Rouge, but other famous works included Ambassadeurs, At the Circus, Jane Avril, May Belfort and The Medical Inspection at Rue des Moulins. He was well known for his paintings of prostitutes and courtesans. He was also a harsh and witty chronicler of the gaudy nightlife and the sordid elements of late-19th-century Parisian society. Alcoholism led to the failure of his health in 1899, and for the last few years of his life he confined his efforts to paintings. After paralysis struck, he died on Sept. 9, 1901 at Malrome.All courtesy of Art of Legend India.
Amrita Shergil - An Indian Artist
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Amrita Shergil was a well-known and talented Indian painter. She was born on January 30, 1913 in Budapest. She spent her early childhood in the village of Dunaharasti in Hungary and the formative years of her life in Europe. Amrita Shergil was the eldest of the two daughters born to her parents, her younger sister was Indira Sundaram. Today, Amrita Shergil is considered an important woman painter of 20th century India and the most expensive woman painter of India. She was blessed with beauty, breeding, charismatic personality and extra ordinary talent as a painter. Her father, Sardar Umrao Singh Shergil, was a Sikh aristocrat and a Sanskrit scholar and her mother, Antoinette was a Hungarian.
The beauty and depth of Amrita Shergil's paintings has led to her being popularly called as India's Frida Kahlo. In 1921, her family moved to Summer Hill, Shimla (India), and soon began learning piano and violin, and by age in nine she along with her younger sister, Indira started giving concerts and acting in plays at Shimla's Gaiety Theatre at Mall Road, Shimla. Though she was already painting since the age of five, she formally started learning painting at age eight. She was trained in the finest schools of art in Europe. She had an unquenchable curiosity, a persistent hard work and single-mindedness about her career in art.
Using dark rich tones and her own unique folkloric style, she also painted the everyday life of the common people. Amrita Shergil's paintings soon made a strong impact in the art world of India and she was awarded a gold medal for a painting depicting three young village girls. Most of her paintings depict thin, gaunt starving men and women. At her summer hill residence in Shimla, she came in touch with the Pahari villagers and portrayed them in her paintings. She also painted fruit vendors, hill men and women, saints etc. She was interested in painting women and their activities. The confined lives of Indian women and their sorrow are seen in her paintings. Using dark rich tones and her own unique folkloric style, she also painted the everyday life of the common people. She died a sudden and mysterious death at the age of 28, however the real reason for death is still uncertain. All paintings are courtesy of Art of Legend India.
Raja Ravi Varma - A Great Indian Artist
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Raja Ravi Varma was an Indian painter, who was born on April 29, 1848 at Kilimanoor (a small town in Kerala). He is known for his astonishing paintings, which revolve chiefly around the great Hindu epics, the Mahabharata and the Ramayana. He was the son of Ezhumavail Neelakanthan Bhattatiripad and Umayamba Thampuratti. His father was an accomplished scholar, whereas his mother was a poet and writer. He is considered as modern among traditionalists and a rationalist among moderns.
At the age of seven, Raja Ravi Varma started paintings using charcoal. His uncle Raja Raja Varma observed his talent and gave training on painting. Recognizing the innate aptitude of their child, his parents sent him to study under the patronage of Ayilyam Thirunal Maharaja of Travancore. At the age of 14, he was taught water painting by Travancore Palace's painter Rama Swamy Naidu and oil paintings by Theodor Jenson, a British painter. Raja Ravi Varma breathed his last on October 2, 1906.
Due to immense contribution of Raja Ravi Varma towards Indian art, the Government of Kerala established an award with his name known as 'Raja Ravi Varma Award'. This award is given to individuals who made valuable contribution in the field of art and culture. A college is also established in the honor of Raja Ravi Varma in Mavelikara district of Kerala.
Most of Raja Ravi Varma's paintings are based on Hindu epic stories and characters. His paintings depict the scenes, characters, events from Hindu epics, the Mahabharata and the Ramayana. Lord Krishna as an Ambassador, Lord Rama Conquering Varuna, Shakuntala composing a Love Letter to King Dushyanta, Damayanti talking to a swan etc. are some of his renowned paintings. His unique Indian style has later influenced artists and designers worldwide. Raja Ravi Varma received international recognition in 1873, when he won the first prize for his paintings at the Vienna Art Exhibition. He became a world celebrated Indian painter after winning in 1873 Vienna Exhibition.All paintings are courtesy of Art of Legend India.
Jamini Roy Paintings - A west Indian Artist
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Jamini Roy was one of the most significant and leading Indian painters of the 20th century. He was born in Bengal in 1887 into a middle-class family of a land-owner. He spent most of his life living and working in Calcutta (now Kolkata). His father, Ramataran Roy was a middle class man who resigned government service to pursue his interest in art. In 1903, at the age of sixteen, Jamini Roy came to Kolkata and studied at the Government School of Art. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 1955, and he died in 1972 in Kolkata.
His simplicity and naturalness are reflected through his work. For his paintings, Jamini Roy selected his themes from everyday rural life, religious themes like the Ramayana, Radha and Krishna, Jesus Christ etc. Apart from these, he also painted scenes from the lives of the aboriginal Santhals, such as Santhals engaged in drum-beating, Santhal mother and child, Dancing Santhals etc. Some of his paintings such as Krishna and Radha Dancing, Santhal Boy with Drum, Virgin And Child etc. are popular paintings.
Jamini Roy developed a personal painting style inspired largely by traditional Indian folk and village arts. Through his paintings he gave expression to the scenes of everyday life of the people of rural Bengal. His paintings have been exhibited in the international exhibitions and can be found in many private and public collections such as the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.All paintings are courtesy of Art of Legend India.


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Of Reporters, Trolls, and Stasis
Springfield News-Leader Executive Editor David Stoeffler announced today that reporters will participate (within certain limits) in online discussions of news articles on the News-Leader web site. I think this is a good move.
I also thought opening the comment system to anonymous users was a good move. I have come to believe that news organizations ought to begin encouraging more civil and thoughtful discussion by offering levels of service that encourage people to participate openly. Don't eliminate anonymity; marginalize it.
Stoeffler's announcement prompts me to think about online comments as an interesting rhetorical situation for reporters who are used to dealing with the public in a very particular way. What exigencies will prompt them to respond? What will be their persuasive intentions? What will be there rhetorical strategies?
How will they deal with trolls?
That first list of questions requires some data and analysis to answer (so I'll be watching closely). But I'll take a stab at the troll question now because it involves the concept of stasis — the very thing the skilled troll attempts to destroy. And I have plenty of "data" from many years of experience.
(History buffs may wish to check out the story of alt.syntax.tactical — a Usenet group set up to start flame wars. This group is famous for attacking the group alt.rec.cats back in the stone age, aka. the 90s.)
A common tactic of the troll today is to deny stasis, i.e. not allow the point of contention to be agreed upon so that it may be discussed. There are ways to do this both skillful and ham-handed, and we see the entire range on the News-Leader site.
Most commonly it works this way:
- Point A is made (either in print or online).
- Troll asks a reasonable question regarding point A.
- Troll follows up by changing discussion to point B.
- Troll follows up by changing discussion to point C.
And so on…
Depending upon the skill of the troll, the conversation can slowly devolve into ranting and nonsense because the troll finds and pushes the emotional buttons of the participants.
So what's a reporter to do?
Do your job: Your value to the community is your reporting, not your online commenting.
Answer a commenter's question only once: As the example above demonstrates, a troll wants to sucker you into a longer exchange for their own entertainment. Refuse to play.
Post links to additional information: A good policy in any online discussion.
Limit the scope of your participation: Develop a short disclaimer to append to all your online comments that explains what you will and will not respond to and why.
Identify and share: Did you detect a troll? Share your information with the online community and the newsroom. Post the username. Refuse to acknowledge that username in the future.
Remember: Trolls are NOT civic actors of good will. Their goal is to make your life hell and destroy the quality of discourse in online comments. Don't let them win.
Also remember: I think most online participants are sincere. Don't confuse a lack of rhetorical skill with trolling.
UPDATE: In response to an e-mail asking if I'm being a bit traditionalist re: a reporter's relationship with the community: I am confining my remarks here to dealing with trolls. I think reporters can and should use the comment feature in numerous ways to enhance their reporting. More on this later…


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Hi, Whitney here, I'm guest posting on Diaries sharing the skinny on our trip to Haiti. On September 6th Jd and I will be flying to Haiti to serve for a month with the NGO Child Hope. We were introduced to Child Hope through our church Revolution Annapolis and I immediately felt the Holy Spirit's tug on my heart to go. As it turns out, we are not the first from Gordon College (our alma mater) to go to Child Hope. Kaitlyn Evans, a fellow Gordonite, coaching classmate and fighting scot athlete also worked with Child Hope, the path was being laid. With the amazing support of our families, (this is a theme in our lives) we will be able to leave our jobs and sign on with Child Hope for the month of September.
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- Child Hope is run by the Manassaro's, read their story here, it's amazing
- We will be helping with their transition programs doing carpentry, sewing, maybe some screen printing and whatever else we can come up with
- We'll hopefully get to help in their clinic, serve alongside their orphans in their feeding program and play lots of soccer
- We'll get to use our admin, organizational, photog, filming and general jack of all trade skills
- We'll be loving on some really awesome kids, staff and interns and the people of Haiti
- We'll be developing on the ground contacts for a Disaster Conference that we will be helping lead in January (more on that later)
- And we'll be keeping you posted on what we're doing here on this blog
We would greatly appreciate your encouragement and prayers while we are away. Pray that we will be joy filled servants, that our hearts would be broken for Haiti, that we will be Christ's hands and feet and that our time there would be a blessing to the Mnassaro's and interns of Child Hope.
We hope that you will be our cloud of wittnesses as we go on this journey.
We already appreciate the support. We couldn't do this without the blessings of friends in family.
Please contact us if are interested in supporting us financially.
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Parent Zone has partnered with the Dove Self-Esteem Project to offer parents advice and information to help children and young people build confidence and feel good about themselves.
In this article, we look at how young people, particularly young women, are fed a narrow, manipulated view of what is beautiful by the media
'Body Image research from MediaSmarts[1], an organisation that focuses on media literacy, found that looking at magazines for just 60 minutes lowers the self-esteem of more than 80% of girls'
The majority of photographic images of women we see in the media are the result of not only clever make-up and lighting at photo shoots, but also careful digital computer manipulation before being published, known as 'airbrushing'.
It isn't just spots and blemishes that are airbrushed. Legs and necks are lengthened, breasts are inflated, heads are swapped on to different bodies, nipples are moved, cheekbones enhanced and so on. Often, so much is changed that you wouldn't recognise the original model in real life.
When you team the airbrushed images with headlines criticising 'real' women who don't match this unrealistic, enhanced image, it's not difficult to see why girls are aspiring to achieve the fantasy airbrushed look.
Yet when we are left to make up our own mind, we want to look like ourselves.
In its Pretty as a Picture research[2], UK think-tank Credos asked young women to compare four different images of the same model, digitally modified to change her shape.
76% of young women preferred either the natural or lightly retouched images over the heavily airbrushed ones.
Once she realises that media images are frequently manipulated, and rarely representative of reality, your daughter can start to see through them and protect her body confidence when reading, watching and playing with media. She can begin to realise that it's not worth comparing the way she looks to the unrealistic, fake images she often sees in the media.
How you can help
- Look at media with a critical eye: encourage your daughter to scratch beneath the surface of the media she consumes. Get her to come up with reasons why it isn't worth comparing herself to manipulated images.
- Use a healthy of dose of good humour: look at her favourite TV programmes and magazines together and talk about any images that seem particularly unrealistic or that offer a narrow definition of beauty. You might even have a giggle about the ones that look fake and have messages that are overly critical of the way a woman looks.
- Use positive examples when you find them: find positive media sources to share with your daughter that focus on the strength and abilities of women, not just their appearance.
- Understand the process of image manipulation: talk to your daughter about who might have been involved in creating these 'looks', from stylists and make-up artists to photographers. Watch Dove's Evolution video [below] together to see how radically a woman's appearance can be changed using make-up, lighting and digital tools.
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Of all of the twelve apostles, only John survived to old age (which doesn't mean that he wasn't martyred then; see Martyrs). John's long life wasn't just some sort of favoritism, it was a matter of him being given the responsibilities for things that required him to remain alive. The first was to care for Mary, the mother of Jesus, through to the end of her natural life:
"19:26 When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by, whom he loved, he saith unto his mother, Woman, behold thy son! 19:27 Then saith he to the disciple, Behold thy mother! And from that hour that disciple took her unto his own home.
"Write in a book and send it unto the seven churches which are in Asia"
The age difference between Mary and her nephew John (see Aunt Mary?) was likely less than twenty years. Since we know that the book of Revelation was written around 90 AD, about sixty years after Christ's crucifixion, Mary likely lived to be quite old. There was no other reason to protect John for that long; he could have been given to write the apocalypse (see the Fact Finder question below to understand the meaning of apocalypse and revelation) anytime sooner.
When the time came that John was held as a prisoner by the Romans (indicating that John was nearing the end of his ministry and perhaps his execution) on the island of Patmos (located off the west coast of Turkey - see the map), John was given to write Revelation, which, although regarded as a book of Prophecy (which it is), was originally an epistle (most of the other Epistles also were composed of prophecy), a book-length letter, to the "seven churches of Asia," given to John by a vision of Christ.
"1:9 I John, who also am your brother, and companion in tribulation [see Trials and Tribulations], and in the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was in the isle that is called Patmos, for the word of God, and for the testimony of Jesus Christ. 1:10 I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet, 1:11 Saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: and, What thou seest, write in a book, and send it unto the seven churches which are in Asia; unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamos, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea.
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When the Cal State Northridge volleyball team plays opposite Loyola Marymount University, the net is more like a mirror.
The similarities between the teams are almost spooky.
Both have comparable records and near-identical talent. Two weeks ago, the teams proved just how alike they are by dueling through a three-hour match before the Lions lost to the Matadors in five games.
Not surprisingly, it took the two teams another five games at Loyola on Friday night. Northridge won again, 10-15, 15-8, 8-15, 15-5, 15-13, in the California Intercollegiate Volleyball Assn. match.
After the match, there was just one distinction to be made.
Northridge had John Buffington. Loyola had Ole Sorlie. Although the two middle blockers made 21 kills each, the 6-4 middle blocker from CSUN manned the net with an offensive attack and unpenetrable blocks that couldn't be compared with that of Loyola's 6-7 Sorlie.


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I had one of those days a few days ago. The ones that make you wonder if it was just a series of bad luck events or you're just a terrible photographer, either way it was a learning experience.
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The Fuji X100T
I have had my eye on the Fuji X100 series cameras for a while although I never could convince myself to fork out $1300 for a single focal length camera. It was more of a want than a need and I already owned enough cameras so it just never made it to the top of my list.
I loved the vintage styling and the small unassuming form. I had seen great photos online from the X100S and heard nothing but good things although it was still a little more than I wanted to pay for something I wasn't entirely sure about.
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San Francisco Street Photography
San Francisco is a great city for street photography. There is a contrast between old and new everywhere you look which give the streets a certain charm and character.
Since moving to San Francisco in 2013 I have tried to have a camera with me every time I head out. You just never know what you'll see in this city.
Higher res versions of these photos can be found on my Flickr album
Moving To Mirrorless – From Canon To Olympus To Sony
I've long been a Canon guy who only shot with "L" series glass, how ever i've noticed over the past few years that I have been leaving my big 5D MKII and lenses at home when I head out for day trips. The result from this is obviously that I've been taking less photos and ending up with more mediocre iPhone shots, simply because it's the only camera I had on hand when I came across something interesting.
I used to carry my DSLR with me everywhere, lugging several kilo's of glass and equipment with me and often not even taking a single shot but just being prepared incase I saw something worth shooting.
I remember carrying my Canon body with 24-105, 16-35MKII, 50mm 1.4, flash gun and more around my neck, every day, in South East Asia for almost 5 months on a big trip in 2011. I'm still amazed I was never robbed.
That's a whole lot of extra weight to throw in a shoulder bag and so I find myself simply not taking my camera out lately, which is a bit depressing really. I've missed some great shots and had to fall back to my iPhone, which in most cases just doesn't cut it.
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Sitting, laying down, walking on the leash?
Whatevs. (I actually hate that word. The only person I've ever really believed got away with saying that well is my 7 year old nephew, Michael. He also says "totes." As in, Rosie is "totes adorbs." I sometimes have no idea what Michael is talking about, which makes me feel old.)
Anyway. She had it down. Still wanted to flirt and make googly eyes at the huge Malamute named Pufferbelly, but definitely improved. Lots and lots of pats and loves for that.
She does love those pats and loves.
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This post isn't actually about Rosie. But it was a good non sequitur.
I'm changing positions in my agency. I had originally applied to be a child and family therapist at a time when the agency had openings for both the child & adult position. The other top applicant stated she would only work with kids. I was not in a place to be so picky. I've enjoyed the last 6 months as an adult therapist. I've appreciated the insight oriented conversations, witnessing change, and not having to keep sharp objects locked up in cabinets.
(Well ... the sharp objects one is context specific, I suppose ...)
And as much as I've appreciated working with the adults, I cannot wait (read: canNOT WAIT) to get back to working with kids. Because our agency is so small, I actually have a couple of kids on my caseload right now. And you know what?
Right. I love them.
The transition should happen mid February. Very positive conversations with my clinical supervisor re: my role in the agency. I've been unpacking my art supplies, my miniature toys for the sand tray I'm going to make, and hunting down used puppets. (LOVE using puppets in therapy with kids.)
To end this horribly written, random post, I'd like to tell you, as well, that one of my child clients has discovered a wormhole behind a dumpster near his home. This is serious. If you throw a rock into the wormhole, be careful. It will come back to hit you in the back of your own head.
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Its been a long while since my blog was in any way titular. You can either use this sentence to stop laughing, or, if you are more mature than I am, use it to wait until I'm done chuckling at my own joke.
So todays topic will fall under the Zombie rubric. Or, more specifically the Undead. I have a disturbing fascination with all things undeady, which was probably conceived when i was little and was absolutely terrified by horror movies and would lay awake for hours, trying to calm down and come to grips with my own imminent doom. My parents repeated, "they're just movies--they're not real," over and over, but their logic is flawed, because at night, in the dark, a child's bedroom is home to a great many things that have no relationship whatsoever to reality. Eventually, as a class A nerd, I through the full weight of my overactive imagination at the problem, and used the movies own logic systems against them.
Many monsters have a simple set of rules that govern their behavior, and equally simple ways of being vanquished. Laying in my bed I knew a vampire couldn't hurt me because it couldn't get inside without being invited, and if my sister was dumb enough to let one in, why, the crucifix that hung on my bunk-bed shelf would protect me.
However there are an equal number horror stories where logic and rationality are what is directly under siege, and an overactive imagination can only strengthen their evil power. Ghosts, for instance. For every 3 or 4 ghosts that wanted revenge or were improperly buried, there was one or two that just haunted stuff because it was cool. And god forbid my kid brain start to ponder the problem of evil, and come to the understanding that not only was Evil omnipresent and everchanging, but that it was necessary, because how else could we be Good?
One solution was to trick them, to become one of them. To masquerade as one of their kind, because I didn't really want to eat brains and murder and end the world as we know it. But there were plenty of neat-o things the Undead can do, and it wouldn't be a half bad gig, all things considered. So with no further ado, the benefits and costs of being various kinds of Undead:
1. Vampire.
pros- get to change into wolves, creepy mist, or a bat and fly around all over belfries and stuff. Cool capes and fancy pants. Women get all gaspy and hot and bothered when you just walk in the room. Immortality.
cons- Damned. Extremely limited diet. dealing with punk ass slayers. Goth look is a bit tired. Immortality.
2. Ghost.
pros- float through things, move things ever so slightly, generally harmless mischief making. Slick translucent white appearance.
cons- Usually been wronged in pretty fucked up ways. Bound to the clock and calendar, appearing at specific times and places. probably cold a lot of the time.
3. Mummy.
pros- likely were a pharaoh or some other noble personage. Get to take your time (mummies are never very fast). Have all your possessions right there, and if they've been despoiled, well, Scavenger Hunt time!
cons- tattered garb catches on all manner of stuff. Kind of dusty and dessicated.
4. Zombie.
pros- get to hang out with all your friends, be mindless. All you can eat. Get to do a great bit of shambling. impervious to harm save blows to the head and fire.
cons- don't ever really get a chance to sit down, rest. if zombies 'win,' they will eventually run out of food, what then? Constantly losing limbs, hair, physical cohesiveness.
all this and its still not time to go home from work.
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What To Do in Baguio: Harrison Night Market
During our stay in Baguio, we went for a shopping at the Harrison Night Market.
Harrison Night Market is famous for affordable bagsak presyo ukay or thrift shop in Baguio. They are open starting 9pm onwards. They have lots of 2nd hand ukay clothes, shoes, bags, accesories and foods! :)
I've been to Harrison night market when we visited Baguio a few years ago but wasn't really able to shop. Really glad that I was able to explore and shop at the place. Anyway, on the first round, we just scanned the place and looked for things we want. On the second round, I was able to buy a top, blouse and hoodies that I saw from the first round. It was then during the third round that I was able to buy another hoodie which I will share a story about it.
My budget for the night market was supposed to be P500 but I spent more than that.
On my third round, I saw this girl wearing a really nice hoodie with fur. Then I remembered seeing a nice hoodie on my 1st round and 2nd round. We went back at the area where I saw a very nice hoodie and this time I was able to ask the price. The "kuya" vendor who maybe noticed me looking and checking "that" hoodie a few times since the 1st round, approached me already. Thinking that the price would be around Php500, I was shocked to know the price. Here's how the conversation goes:
Kuya: Kunin mo na yan, ----- branded yan. Wala bumibili nyan kasi small ung size.
Me: Magkano po?
Kuya: Php1,200
Me: **shocked.. thinking na nasa ukay kami pero bat ang mahal ng price** Ang sakit ng price kuya.. Kuya: O ito itry mo lang..
Me: **sige try ko lang naman pero baka di ko naman bilhin kasi sobra mahal**
Kuya: O bagay sayo o..
Me: Ang sakit sa puso kuya.. masyado mahal..
Me: Ang sakit sa puso kuya.. masyado mahal..
Kuya: O sige bigay ko nalang sayo P800
So in the end, I bought it anyway since it's priced for Php800 already. I'm not sure of the fabric used but it's thick and I love how soft the fur was. It's also the most expensive item bought in a thrift shop. But I think it's worth it naman, especially the fur since it's really big and soft. Just not sure where to use it here in Manila. The fur is a bit loud for a casual outfit here. Maybe for a shoot? Haha
Here's what I bought:
Sharing a video about my mini haul from the Harrison Night Market. Bought lots of hoodies! Haha
Anyway, here are my tips when buying at Harrison Night Market.
1. Scout for the place first before you buy.
2. Secure your valuables. Expect lots of people on the place when you shop at thd night market. Even some police offers are reminding the crowd to secure their valuables and stuffs as there lots of pick pockets on the place.
3. Bring small bag as you'll experiencing lots of walking in the place.
Good thing we were able to drop our items first at the transient house before going here. It's really a hassle bringing lots of stuffs while shopping in a crowded place.
Good thing we were able to drop our items first at the transient house before going here. It's really a hassle bringing lots of stuffs while shopping in a crowded place.
4. Better to wait before their closing time as I believe, prices are way much cheaper.
5. Don't be shy to haggle the items.
Next time I'll already know what to do the next time I shop at this place. Haha
Harrison Night Market
Located at: Harrison Road, Baguio City Philippines
Opens at: from 9PM onwards
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Hello gurl! Gustong gusto ko din pumunta ng Baguio dahil sa ukay! Ganda nyang Jacket in fairness! Nice meeting you again!ReplyDeleteReplies
Hi girl! :) Sorry ang late late na ng reply ko. Haha Salamat :) Sarap sa Baguio no? gaganda kasi ukay dun tas malamig pa. haha :) Late na pero nice meeting you din last week :)Delete


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Archive for July, 2014
Grade I winner Heir Kitty will make her first start in three months against six opponents in the $200,000-guaranteed Great Lady M. Stakes Saturday at Los Alamitos Race Course.
Known most recently as the A Gleam Handicap (1979-2013) when run at Hollywood Park, the Grade II is the seventh of eighth races. Approximate post time for the Great Lady M., which is for older fillies and mares at 6 ½ furlongs, is 5 p.m. Post time Saturday is 2 p.m.
Owned by David Bernsen and Paul Makin, Heir Kitty will be making her first start since finishing fourth in the Grade I Madison April 12 over the Polytrack at Keeneland. She wound up 5 π lengths behind favored winner Judy the Beauty.
A 4-year-old Wildcat Heir filly out of the Silver Back mare Be Silver, Heir Kitty has won four of 17 and earned $417,272. She is trained by Peter Miller, who enters the final week of the Summer Thoroughbred Festival four wins shy of 500 for his career.
Heir Kitty's Grade I success is her only victory in five races on dirt. The Florida bred was 13-1 in the La Brea Stakes last Dec. 26 at Santa Anita when she defeated a field that included 2013 Test Stakes winner Sweet Lulu and Executiveprivilege, winner of the 2012 Del Mar Debutante.
"She had some trouble at Keeneland,'' said Miller. "She's been training very well and she's proven that she runs well fresh.''
A week after collaborating to win the Grade II, $500,500 Los Alamitos Derby with the undefeated Shared Belief, a pair of Hall of Famers – trainer Jerry Hollendorfer and jockey Mike Smith – will seek a sweep of the meet's graded races when they team once more with Doinghardtimeagain in the Great Lady M.
A California bred daughter of Ministers Wild Cat owned by breeders Tom and Debi Stull's Tommy Town Thoroughbreds LLC, the 4-year-old will be trying to improve upon a poor performance in the Desert Stormer June 15 at Santa Anita.
In her first race in 10 months, Doinghardtimeagain finished last of five, 9 ∏ lengths behind surprise winner Sagebrush Queen. Out of the Conquistador Cielo mare Silver Hawk Lady, Doinghardtimeagain has won five of 12 and banked $588,766.
A victory in the Great Lady M. would be her second in a Grade II. She led throughout to win the Hollywood Oaks as the 4-5 favorite June 22, 2013 at Hollywood Park.
Hollendorfer won the A Gleam in consecutive years (2006-2007) with Somethinaboutlaura.
Sagebrush Queen was 16-1 in the Desert Stormer, prevailing by one length for her second win in a row and third in her last four starts for owners Larry Konecne and Sandi Mattei and trainer Jorge Gutierrez.
A 4-year-old Unbridled Energy filly, Sagebrush Queen is 4-for-9. Out of the Tough Knight mare Nite Moon, the California bred has earned $189,770.
Second in the Desert Stormer, Clearly Confused will be seeking her sixth win of the year.
Claimed four times for prices ranging from $12,500 to $25,000 since last Oct. 26, the 4-year-old daughter of Successful Appeal and the Allen's Prospect mare Nice of You has been worse than second only once in seven races in 2014.
Owned by Niles Dickey LLC, Clearly Confused will be making her second start for trainer Richard Baltas, who claimed her for $25,000 April 3. She won an optional claimer May 2 in her first race for her new connections before chasing Sagebrush Queen last month.
Twice a winner of the seven-furlong A Gleam in the last three years with Irish Gypsy (2011) and Book Review (2013), Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert will be represented Saturday by Tres Belle.
Out of the Awesome Again mare Europe Again, the 4-year-old War Front filly enters off back-to-back wins at Churchill Downs.
After finishing second April 4 at Santa Anita in her first start in more than eight months, Tres Belle won a $48,775 allowance by 3 π lengths April 29 before returning to win an optional claimer by 1 1/12 lengths May 24.
This will be the first appearance in a graded race for Tres Belle, a $340,000 yearling purchase by Kaleem Shah, Inc. at the 2011 Keeneland September sale. She has three wins in seven starts and earnings of $116,619.
Amaranth tries stronger after winning three in a row in Northern California, including a seven-length victory in the Betamerica.com Oaks June 22 at Oak Tree/Pleasanton.
Trained by O.J. Jauregui for Highland Yard LLC, the 3-year-old Mr. Greeley filly out of the Storm Boot mare Shedoesrock has won three of six and banked $69,820.
Idle since she was eased in the Grade I Hollywood Starlet last Dec. 7 at Hollywood Park, Concave will be making her 3-year-old debut for Reddam Racing LLC and trainer Doug O'Neill.
A daughter of Colonel John and the Ascot Knight mare Galadriel, Concave has won twice in six starts and earned $207,450. She already has a Grade II on her resume, winning the Sorrento last Aug. 7 over Del Mar's Polytrack.
From inside out, the field for the Great Lady M. Stakes: Tres Belle, Martin Garcia rides, 119 pounds; Concave, Elvis Trujillo, 114; Clearly Confused, Tyler Baze, 119; Heir Kitty, Joe Talamo, 121; Amaranth, Dennis Carr, 119; Sagebrush Queen, Edwin Maldonado, 119 and Doinghardtimeagain, Mike Smith, 119.
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Successful in her sprint comeback May 11 at Santa Anita, Maker Or Breaker will stretch out in the $75,000 Cypress Stakes Sunday at Los Alamitos.
Scheduled at 1 1/16 miles for older fillies and mares, the Cypress is the eighth of nine races as the first week of the Summer Thoroughbred Festival concludes. Post time is 2 p.m.
Trained by Hall of Famer Bob Baffert for owner-breeders Patti and Hal Earnhardt III, Maker Or Breaker had been away for more than eight months when prevailing by less than 1 length as the 13-10 favorite in a $67,850 six-furlong allowance at Santa Anita.
A 5-year-old daughter of Empire Maker and the Flying Chevron mare Shameful, Maker Or Breaker has won four of nine and earned $174,960. She has won two of three routes on dirt with both victories occurring in 2012.
No worse than second in four starts since joining the barn of Carla Gaines, Onna Bugeisha will be seeking her third win of the year.
Owned by Robert and Betty Irvin, the 4-year-old First Samurai filly out of the Nureyev mare Soiree Russe won an optional claimer by less than 2 lengths after a pace-pressing trip May 24.
She's won two of 10 and banked $103,145. Onna Bugeisha was winless in six starts at Golden Gate Fields before arriving in Southern California.
Miss Radiance returns to the distance of her two most recent victories for sports television and radio personality Jim Rome 's Jungle Racing LLC and trainer Mike Puype.
The 6-year-old Yes It's True mare, who was fifth sprinting May 30 at Santa Anita, won at 8 ½ furlongs Jan. 26, 2012 at Santa Anita and June 30, 2013 over the Cushion Track at Hollywood Park.
Out of the War Chant mare Radiant Glow, Miss Radiance is 3-for-16 with earnings of $160,770.
Legacy will make her first start since finishing sixth in the Grade III Adoration May 18.
Owned by breeders John Jain, Lawrence Opas and Frank Sinatra and trained by John Sadler, the 4-year-old Sightseeing filly has won twice in 11 starts. Out of the Smart Strike mare Royal Flush, Legacy has banked $104,070.
Third in the Adoration, Irish Presence will be aiming for her first dirt win for Michael Lofino, Sr. and Anthony Zankich.
A 4-year-old Midnight Lute filly and the Deputy Minister mare Proper Form, Irish Presence has two wins in 19 outings and earnings of $90,223. She's trained by Danny Velasquez.
From inside out, the field for the Cypress Stakes: Irish Presence, Elvis Trujillo rides, 120 pounds; Miss Radiance, Tyler Baze, 120; Maker Or Breaker, Martin Garcia, 122; Legacy, Joe Talamo, 120 and Onna Bugeisha, Victor Espinoza, 120.
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The Los Alamitos Police Department anticipates increased vehicular traffic congestion in and around the Los Alamitos Race Course during the Fourth of July holiday weekend as the 8-day Summer Thoroughbred Festival gets underway.
Racetrack officials believe July 3, which is opening day, and Saturday, July 5 will see the highest number of attendees. Racing is scheduled for the afternoons between the approximate times of 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. Motorists are encouraged to consider using alternate routes or travel during off peak hours.