text: tynet/#stevenchan - IRC Chatlog Search Friday, 10th of August 2018, 0:49:22 UTC 6:48:54 gingerale Shinmera: They moved to a three room apartment. Lots of old people living in this building. 6:49:12 Shinmera Was the old house just too large for them or? 6:49:22 gingerale No, wait, four rooms. 6:49:53 gingerale Yeah, couldn't do the winter work anymore to keep the yard 6:50:08 Shinmera I see. 6:52:31 gingerale And the rooftop hadn't been possible to clean to keep the moss off and so on. 8:12:08 Shinmera gingerale: Are you at home today? 8:16:20 PincerAttack hey guys 8:17:33 Shinmera where've you been? 8:17:45 PincerAttack i was feeling really sick 8:17:51 PincerAttack big headaches and stuff 8:17:51 Colleen usually in horror games you can access by a god of some lame excuse for it too bad headaches after work. 8:18:54 Shinmera That means your brain's expanding dude 8:18:54 Colleen RADICAL! 208 people are still experiencing the 80s! 8:19:27 PincerAttack what do you mean, my brain is already massive 8:21:46 PincerAttack how have you lads been 8:22:17 Shinmera Today I've spent the morning watching twitch and getting myself really beat up on how bad my art is 8:24:00 PincerAttack oh well 8:24:56 Shinmera I just look at other people's stuff and think: man, why do I fucking suck so much. how did I ever think my crap was even worth anything at all 8:26:02 PincerAttack gotta keep up working hard 8:26:20 Shinmera I've been at this for over a decade 8:28:33 PincerAttack you are busy with other stuff, so i guess that is why you aren't feeling like making progress 8:30:42 PincerAttack anyway i managed to finish mulana before the headache got me. it was pretty alright, but i relied on guides way too much again 8:31:13 Shinmera Why do you think that? 8:31:39 PincerAttack what are you asking about? your art or the game? 8:32:02 Shinmera Why do you think you relied "too much" on guides? 8:32:33 PincerAttack cuz i did. couldn't solve puzzles and didn't bother to write down stuff 8:32:51 Shinmera Nothing wrong with using guides for that in my opinion 8:33:26 PincerAttack well it is probably more satisfying when you don't cheat 8:33:48 Shinmera Maybe, but it's probably also much more frustrating to bash your head against puzzles for long 8:34:23 PincerAttack yeah. but nevertheless i gave in too quickly 8:34:53 gingerale Shinmera: Will be around 16-17 o'clock 8:35:29 PincerAttack morning, gingy 8:35:33 Shinmera gingerale: Okey, so you're at work now? 8:39:54 PincerAttack https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J14MD2r8fxI 8:39:55 Colleen www.youtube.com/watch?v=J14... Website (HTML), Title: La-Mulana 2 OST - False Ruler (Nibiru theme) - YouTube 8:39:58 PincerAttack very chill 8:45:25 gingerale No, work continues on Monday. Still out of town. 8:45:31 Shinmera Ah, ok 8:49:43 PincerAttack i see you have been listening to gizzard, huh shin 8:52:18 Shinmera Ye 8:52:31 PincerAttack apparently smash got some new characters, including castlevania baybee 8:52:43 Shinmera apparently everyone in the world cares about smash except for me 8:52:54 PincerAttack i don't care either, but i like belmonts 8:53:07 PincerAttack emulated the first game and tried it out once 8:53:13 PincerAttack https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/399/930/177.jpg 8:53:13 Colleen i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images... Image (JPEG) 8:55:03 PincerAttack a few days ago i was told my cousin might have paranoid schizophrenia 8:56:12 Shinmera oh boy 9:31:03 isoraqathedh Everything here is just slightly wrong... https://twitter.com/n_langvo/status/1025061668928155648 9:31:03 Colleen twitter.com/n_langvo/status... Website (HTML), Title: 俺くん@ん語 auf Twitter: "segsyoxafuの駅名標を作ってみた https://t.co/d02TWugMbS… " 10:06:19 isoraqathedh https://twitter.com/nxShun/status/1023894725667868673 10:06:19 Colleen twitter.com/nxShun/status/1... Website (HTML), Title: 茜しゅん@3日目 西も-37b auf Twitter: "一応描きましたけど… " 10:06:21 isoraqathedh Oh my god. 10:25:54 isoraqathedh Today: https://78.media.tumblr.com/6945e3b1337f113538c67263af6b1368/tumblr_pd8q9dQCHZ1r1bfb0o1_1280.jpg 10:25:55 Colleen 78.media.tumblr.com/6945e3b... Image (JPEG) 12:05:57 anonmu Shinmera: I am very sad 12:06:19 Shinmera Same 12:06:19 Colleen 1784 sharks are swimming in the sea. 12:06:21 Shinmera but why? 12:06:27 PincerAttack hey anon 12:06:40 anonmu The worst thing I didn't think would come true 12:06:48 anonmu the back of my mind 12:07:51 Shinmera Which iiiiiiissss? 12:08:07 PincerAttack did someone die again 12:08:40 anonmu Yeah. I died a second time today. 12:09:11 anonmu They can't find the man who pushed my dad anymore. He left. 12:09:31 Shinmera Welp 12:09:35 anonmu The security company that he worked for doesn't exist. 12:09:57 anonmu So the hotel isn't liable because he didn't work for them, it was another thing 12:10:14 anonmu but we're going to try to settle as fast as we can because they don't need to give us money 12:10:30 Shinmera :S 12:11:01 anonmu I feel destroyed. It's really crashing down lately. 12:12:59 anonmu but they'll probably move to another state and buy a house now. 12:13:18 Shinmera You mean your brother and your mom? 12:13:28 anonmu yes 12:14:06 anonmu I told him that it should just be my mother who moves to another state so that me and my brother can make the $$$ 12:18:48 isoraqathedh Well this is oddly mesmerising. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOl3_l9HaIg 12:18:49 Colleen www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOl... Website (HTML), Title: 京王線 夕ラッシュ~終電の運行略図 - YouTube 12:19:00 Shinmera anonmu: And he denied, or? 12:21:42 anonmu It's still undecided. 12:42:19 anonmu I told him he should and he said that he might want to 12:42:27 anonmu but it's all too early right now 12:46:45 anonmu but man 12:47:03 anonmu This is all terrible 12:47:26 gingerale And I'm home. Earlier than calculated. 12:47:39 anonmu I am trying to pull myself out of severe depression and tell myself things will get better 12:47:46 gingerale And I have a heck of a ton of private messages on freenode because of spam bots. 12:48:04 anonmu Only to get shitted on my efforts 12:48:09 Shinmera gingerale: Yeah, should've set +r 12:48:17 anonmu gingerale: free vigra? 12:48:18 PincerAttack don't give up hope, anon 12:48:20 anonmu viagra 12:48:52 Shinmera anonmu: Maybe this will help https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kml6bNYLbnA 12:48:52 Colleen www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kml... Website (HTML), Title: Flame War Theater - "Sonic 4 Brawl" - YouTube 12:48:53 anonmu PincerAttack: Nah, I have everything to lose which is why I've never considered killing myself. 12:48:53 Colleen loss.jpg counter: 28


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River Birch landfill executive Dominick Fazzio, left, leaves federal court in New Orleans in November 2011 accompanied by his wife, Rebecca. Businessman Hank Ton, not pictured, has admitted to his role in an alleged payroll fraud scheme involving Fazzio.
(Photo by Michael DeMocker, The Times-Picayune)
Businessman Hank Ton has pleaded guilty to two relatively minor charges as part of a plea agreement with federal prosecutors in which Ton admitted to concocting a payroll-fraud scheme with River Birch landfill executive Dominick Fazzio.
Ton on Wednesday pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy and one count of failure to collect and pay employment taxes. His guilty pleas came after prosecutors last week quietly filed a bill of information alleging that Ton and Fazzio conspired to pay employees in Ton's companies under the table and reduce the payroll-tax obligation of several firms owned by Ton.
According to the court documents in the Ton case, as well as an Oct. 11 indictment against Fazzio, the scheme defrauded the government of about $3.6 million in payroll taxes over a four-year period.
Fazzio, who faces 16 criminal counts tied to the alleged scheme, has pleaded not guilty.
Prosecutors named Ton as a co-conspirator in Fazzio's Oct. 11 indictment, but didn't file charges against Ton. Sources then said Ton was cooperating with the investigation. Indeed, Ton's plea agreement filed in court Wednesday is dated Oct. 5, a week before the government filed the payroll-fraud charges against Fazzio.
Ton was released on $25,000 bond Wednesday and his sentencing is set for Jan. 24.
Look for more updates to this developing story at NOLA.com and on Twitter, at @manueltorrestp.

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Special Interest Groups
We have within the Littleton Gem and Mineral Club, two groups that meet outside of our general meeting. They are the "Crystal Study" group and the "Faceters and Cabbers" group. Anyone is welcome to visit these groups without being a member of the Littleton Gem and Mineral Club. After you have visited three times you must become a member of the club to continue these meetings.
Mineral Study Group
The mineral study group meetings rotate among member's homes on the 4th Wednesday of each month. They start at 7 PM and last about two hours.
Future topics of study will include, but are not limited to, single minerals (e.g. Calcite, Copper, etc.) from around the world; and the study of mineral suites from different mining localities (e.g., Tri-State Mining, Bisbee, Arizona, etc.). The group will develop other topics for study as desired.
Our meetings start in September; the time and place of the meeting will be announced in the club Newsletter and on this website in the calendar.
Faceters and Cabbers Group
The Faceters and Cabbers group meets at Columbine Hills Church the third Tuesday of each month throughout the year. The meeting starts at 7:30 and is usually over by 9:00pm.
This group has been within the club for many years. In 1999, the faceters group and the cabbers group were combined; therefore many members of this group do both faceting and cabbing. The format is informal, with show and tell, and both the beginner and expert can profit from the discussion. You will get answers, tips, techniques, hints, help and other faceting and cabbing information. If you are a beginner and you think you might like this as part of your new hobby, you are more than WELCOME. After attending a few meetings and your interest is still there, some members in this group are willing to teach you 'how, when and why' and will get you started.


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$169 for a ride from Beach Road to Ayer Rajah Crescent with Uber.
Running late for a meeting and in need of a ride from Beach Road to Ayer Rajah where her clients were, business manager, Ruby Lambert and her four colleagues decided to book a ride via Uber. When she received an email of the fare she had paid, she was ultimately shocked, $169 for a 27 minute ride.
Was she in a limousine? No.
She did however have to pay for the surcharge due to the peak hour, she also picked the priciest option the app had to offer, UberExeclarge to accommodate the five of them.The base fare for that option was $10 with a spike in $0.60 every minute and $3.25 every kilometer. She could have flown to another country in South East Asia with a fare that much.
How much would it have cost her if she had booked a regular taxi?
$18, that's how much a fare for the same journey would have cost her, even if she had to split cabs, it would still only have cost $36. A whopping $133 cheaper than what she had to pay to get to her meeting.
A spokesman for Uber said that they would always notify users through the app in bold print if surge pricing is in effect.
He added: "If the fare exceeds two times the normal rate, a multi-step confirmation screen appears and requires the rider to type in the price multiple to accept the higher fare.
"Users can also estimate the fare before requesting a ride by simply entering pick up and drop off locations in the app."
Uber prices will surge based on local events, when trains broke down in July this year, everyone was trying to book rides via Uber and prices surged by 5x the regular amount. However they've always prompted passengers on the app before they accept the booking.
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Surviving Nena
I am on a plane, high above tiny trees and houses, sailing through indifferent clouds…
I was meant to be on this same plane to California a week from now for a sabbatical to write my second book. Until yesterday evening, when I learned that my Aunt Nena was starting to fade.
Oh, Nena… there are none and too many words to describe her. When I lived in Los Angeles, we'd have our weekly lunches, smacking our lips and humming at the delicious food we never thought twice about treating ourselves to, talking for hours over ungodly amounts of coffee until waiters inevitably would ask us to close our tabs for the ends of their shifts. My travels and eventual move to New York turned weeks into months, still we never missed a beat, cherishing and sharing adventures through phone calls, post cards, and letters until we'd meet again.
And now… if only to sit by her side and stroke her hair…
They say that the hearing is the last thing that goes, and so I'll sing to her all of the hymns that years ago she insisted I sing at her funeral. How I dreaded that type of talk, though she'd roll her eyes and laugh at my discomfort: "Why would anyone fear death who has really lived life?"
And live life, she did. I will learn the lessons her death will bring as those from her life and our conversations still ring in my ears:
life is short
risk everything
waste nothing, particularly moments
honor your word; it's all you have
be humble and brave
cherish family
create community
never stop learning
honor age but remember its illusions
create rather than react to life
have no regrets
Forgive, and Love.
Were I to show her this list, she'd certainly roll her eyes, coffee cup shaking gently in her hand that betrayed a steadiness of mind and wit that never flinched. She might have said, "Jeeeenny (emphasis and long pause for dramatic, comedic effect), why reflect on the obvious? There's no need to talk about things that are better done than said!"
Oh, how she'd suffer my ignorance! With an unconditional but firm and almost impatient love that seemed to say "get ON with it!" she taught me perspective. Dwelling on the past and fearing the future were never judged as wrong, but simply revealed themselves to be ridiculous in the returned gaze of a woman whose life was so well lived that anything less than my moment to moment best seemed like an insult.
I'm smiling now as I consider how ironic, how beautiful, that self-expression is the subject of my second book, given that I am on my way to celebrate the woman whose love, life, and wisdom helped me to become the woman I am today. The constant voice in my head that helped me find my own…
"Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing
There is a field. I'll meet you there" -Rumi
I love you, Nena. And no matter what, I'll see you soon...


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Three more fighters have been revealed for the upcoming EA Sports UFC title, due out this Spring.
They include the second female fighter unveiled, in Miesha Tate, as well as MMA legend Dan Henderson, who is hot off a win against Mauricio 'Shogun' Rua. The third is not only an uncanny representation of a fighter, but it also showcases the detail that they can achieve as Ian McCall has been expertly recreated from his facial hair, to his tattoos, to his hair style.
Here are McCall's in-game profile stats:
- Nickname: Uncle Creepy
- Current Record: 12-4-1
- From: Newport Beach, CA, USA
- Fights Out Of: Irvine, CA, USA
- Age: 29
- Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
- Weight: 125 lbs (56kg)
- Strengths: Sets a Fast Pace, Explosiveness, Ground and Pound
Owner of one of the most unique nicknames in the UFC today, Ian "Uncle Creepy" McCall has been fighting professionally since 2002. Making his Flyweight debut in 2011, McCall has already faced off against the divisions best, taking on Demetrious Johnson on two separate occasions, as well as Joseph Benavidez. After coming out on the wrong end of two consecutive unanimous decisions, McCall bounced back in style with a Fight of the Night win over Iliarde Santos at UFC 163 in Brazil.
The next is Henderson, who was a bit off in both the THQ developed UFC titles as well as the EA MMA title.
Here are Henderson's in-game profile stats:
- Nickname: Hendo
- Current Record: 31-11-0
- From: Downey, CA, USA
- Fights Out Of: Temecula, CA, USA
- Age: 43
- Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
- Weight: 205 lbs (93kg)
- Strengths: Mental Attitude, Wrestling, Knockout Power in Both Hands
A true MMA legend, Dan "Hendo" Henderson, has squared off against the best-of-best in a pro career that dates all the way back to 1997 and is still going strong today. With 14 wins by KO/TKO it's safe to say that Hendo has some of the heaviest hands in the UFC while also boasting one of the best chins. A fan-favorite who holds winning records in the UFC, PRIDE and Strikeforce, Henderson most recently got himself back into the win column with a Fight of the Night comeback-performance in his rematch with fellow legend, Mauricio "Shogun" Rua.
The final fighter revealed is women's bantamweight contender Miesha Tate, who is outfitted in her trademark pink and purple Venum fight gear and the hair braids that are a mainstay in her fights.
Here are Tate's in-game profile stats:
- Nickname: Cupcake
- Current Record: 13-5-0
- From: Tacoma, WA, USA
- Fights Out Of: Yakima, WA, USA
- Age: 27
- Height: 5'6" (167 cm)
- Weight: 135 lbs (61kg)
- Strengths: Submission Wrestling
A staple in women's MMA since turning pro in 2007, Miesha "Cupcake" Tate has established herself as one most recognizable female fighters in the game today. Winner of seven of her last 10 bouts, Tate recently followed up her season as one of the first female coaches in the history of The Ultimate Fighter by going toe-to-toe with her rival Ronda Rousey for the Women's Bantamweight Belt. Despite the loss, Tate turned in a Fight of the Night performance and grew her fan base in the process.


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Coraline by Neil Gaiman
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
I'd read this book years ago. Then it was picked as the October read for my book club, and I leapt at the chance for a reread. This is a delightfully creepy read.
Coraline has just moved to an old house, divided up into apartments, where she feels ignored by her parents and generally bored out of her skull. While exploring, she discovers a door that only opens onto a brick wall. But that night, when she visits it after everyone's asleep, she discovers that it's a portal to a world with a doting mother, a fun father, and a brightly-colored bedroom with toys that can move by themselves. She soon learns the important lesson about things that seem too good to be true. She has to call on all her wits, bravery, and resources to rescue her parents from the malevolent spirit who's created Coraline's ideal world.
Even before Coraline learns of the price of staying in the other mother's realm, there are plenty of hints that not all is as it seems. The trained mice her upstairs neighbor is building a circus for send along a message to beware, and the dotty old ladies downstairs read her tea leaves and find a dire warning. Nonetheless, it's easy to see why Coraline is able to ignore these signs. The other mother really does her homework in researching how to make Coraline's new life perfect.
One of the ghost children the other mother has captured before calls the other mother "the Beldam," which brings to mind Keats' "La Belle Dame Sans Merci." The story isn't exactly a parallel of the poem, but it certainly seems to be the same creature. One doesn't need a familiarity with the poem, though, to follow Coraline's story, or why she needs to stop the Beldam, or why the story's so sinister and creepy. There are plenty of frightening elements, and the creature shows her colors before long.
My favorite aspect of this story is Coraline's continued resourcefulness. She outsmarts the Beldam not with an easy solution, but by thinking on her feet. She does luck into some of the elements she needs to solve the puzzle, but the resolution is all her. And the final nail in the coffin, which the movie version was quick to do away with, requires a great force of will and bravery to go through with. Coraline is an admirable heroine.
While Coraline seems to be about 8 years old in the book (and perhaps 12 or 13 in the movie), I would recommend any parents of children that young screen this before sharing it with your children. It has some frightening imagery that may stay with a small child. I would've been all right, reading this at 7 or 8, but I don't represent all children, ever. The book is aimed for a younger audience, but it can easily be enjoyed by their parents. Or, in my case, aunt.
I was happy to have the excuse to reread this book. It's delightfully written, and deliciously creepy. Coraline is a fun companion, and her adventure ends all too soon. Probably not in her opinion, but one can't help but miss her once the book is closed.
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Happy New Year, everyone! I hope you did something special last night to welcome in 2013. I certainly did. At midnight, I kissed my favorite guy. 🙂
And now I'm celebrating the first few days of 2013 with a giveaway. For the next five days — Jan 1 to Jan 5 — WEDDING FEVER is free on Amazon.com. Please, tell all of your friends, and have all of your friends tell all of their friends, and etc, etc.
Liz Templeton, Bandit Creek's star reporter, is about to have her life turned upside down.
When her ex-husband, Mitch Parker, returns to town to hunt for the legendary Lost Lake treasure, her mother and former mother-in-law are determined to reunite the estranged couple. While Liz dodges their attempts, she must also deal with the ghost of her teenage daughter, Naomi, who is obsessed with discovering whether or not Mitch is her father.
Liz has one chance to stop her family from driving her insane … and falling head over heels in love with her ex isn't part of the plan.
2013 promises to be a busy year. I have some special things planned and I'll announce them as I get them up and running. But first and foremost, I have books to write.
How about you? What is the number one item you hope to accomplish this year?


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To make the pesto: In a food processor, blend together the basil, toasted pine nuts, garlic, Parmesan, sea salt, and cracked pepper. While blending, slowly pour in the extra virgin olive oil in a thin stream. Blend until smooth.
To make the goat cheese crostini: Spread about 1 tablespoon goat cheese onto baguette rounds. Drizzle with olive oil and broil for a few minutes until the cheese is slightly golden and bubbling.
To make the balsamic reduction: Heat a small saucepan on medium. Add equal parts aged balsamic vinegar and real maple syrup. Bring to a simmer and reduce for 5 to 8 minutes, until thick, syrupy, and coats a wooden spoon.
In a bowl, combine the figs, mesclun greens, 4 tablespoons of the pesto and mix. Serve topped with 2 pieces of the goat cheese crostini and drizzle with balsamic reduction.


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Better than the first one, and not just because I'm totally weak for nautical fantasy.
Huge increase in female characters, definite increase in non-straight characters. The boys being useless and getting into shenanigans. Bad-ass mom character. More scuzzy fantasy - my favourite.
The Lies of Locke Lamora felt like it needed tightening up at the seams, and while the nautical terminology and junk (whether it's legit or not) might be a bit much to swallow for some, Red Seas Under Red Skies felt far more streamlined than the first one.
High hopes for the Republic of Thieves.


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Best Buy Announces Locations for Store Closings
RICHFIELD (AP) - Best Buy has announced the locations of 50 stores it'is closing this year. The list includes seven stores in California, six in Illinois and six in the company's home state of Minnesota, including: Hutchinson, Edina, Lakeville, Rochester, Rogers, and Brooklyn Center.
The struggling electronics chain said last month that it would close the stores, cut 400 corporate jobs and trim $800 million in costs.
The company has already closed two stores this year, one in Missouri and one in Arizona. Most of the rest will close May 12, others this summer. Best Buy says it will try to find other jobs in the company for the workers.
On Tuesday, Best Buy said CEO Brian Dunn had resigned after the board of directors began investigating his "personal conduct."
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January 14, 2011
By definition, a goal is an objective, or a projected computation of affairs, that a person or a system plans or intends to achieve.
Part of the human experience is to create new goals as one's life changes through the years. You are not the same person you were 10 years ago, 5 years ago, or even 1 year ago, therefore goals will change.
We all have short term and long range goals that define who we are and why we are here at any given chapter of our lives.
It is important to make those goals realistic, so you can achieve what you set out to do, not what you fantasize life to be. New goals should fall into the patterns of today's reality and what is achievable.
Goals, and the way we get accomplish them, will change along with personal and collective consciousness. The hologram of our reality has goals of its own that will influence, and override, all of our personal goals one way or another. Let it happen, go with it. Tick Tock. Is it all a dream or illusion you are about to wake up from?
Metaphysics seems to be about healing or coming into awareness through programs that involve steps or stages. The same could hold true for your personal goal.
"6 Step Program to a Perfect You!"
The secret to accomplishing major goals is to take your project and break it down into small steps. The size of the steps will depend on what you are comfortable with. The important thing is to keep taking steps toward your goal. As you move closer you will find your steps will get larger and faster - the momentum will carry you along.
You will overcome obstacles in achieving your goals if you you have a passion for them.
If the goal is facing too much resistance and has too many obstacles, change goals.
Some people go after one goal at a time, while others work at several goals to reach their objectives. You have to know your limitations. If you burn out, you will never reach any of your goals, and burn-out is happening everywhere these days.
Your goal should be something that you alone need to accomplish for yourself not others and should be realistic and practical. Think it through carefully. You can meditate, visualize, whatever works.
When going after goals, it is important to consider time management - pace yourself. The way you use your time is very important. If you overextend your time, your body will break down and get sick. Take care of yourself. Don't burn out.
Understand the peripheral people, places and things that will be affected by you reaching your goal.
Make a game plan. Write it down. Get guidance along the way. Plan for glitches as life rarely runs smooth.
Check your game plan from time to time as you may need to tweak it a bit.
As you move toward your final goal, be sure it is what you still want.
Don't be disappointed if your goal becomes impossible due to our rapidly changing reality. Set another goal, perhaps one not related to this physical experience. There is so much else out there. Set a new course to discover what lies beyond ...
Visualization of the goal is the affirmation that leads to its physical manifestation. Embrace it. Own it. It is yours.
When creating new goals - you might want to create affirmations to guide your way. These affirmations may include:
I accept all of the positive experiences that I attract into my life to help me attain my personal and spiritual goals.
I release any people or patterns that stand in the way of achieving my goals.
I will not sabotage my journey with negative behavior and thoughts.
I am worthy to achieve my goals.
Each morning I will do a visualization in which I will ask to be shown my goals for that day. I will achieve it.


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Took the shirt out for a spin for the contest and landed a beastly fallfish. It managed to pull drag and I only caught a glimpse of silver and the dorsal fin and thought it was a silver redhorse. It turned out to be the biggest fallfish I've ever caught, and quite a bit bigger than all the other fallfish I caught combined. Thanks to Eli for taking me out to his spot.
Thats a massive fallfish!
I think I know that spot or there abouts. Eli took me there too. Lost a big one like that the shore. A monster fallfish factory. Conggrats man.
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Pricing Your Home Right From the Beginning
As a seller, it's really important for you to do your research. It's important for you know what the value of your home really is. Generally, the value comes to you in a range and you'll want to make sure you're aware of that range so you can price it accordingly.
Sometimes people are tempted to price it on the high side because they want to get the most money out of their home. By doing that, you run the risk of isolating a lot of buyers who either don't think your home is worth that much or it's outside the amount that they can afford or be pre-approved for.
You can't price your home too high if you want to get the maximum response out of the market, but that doesn't mean that you'll be selling your home at a discount price. What it means is that we're pricing it strategically so that more people see it, more people have an interest in it, and more people actually come through the property to see it in person.
"You're trying to convince buyers to come out to see the home."
What you're trying to do is convince buyers to come out to your property to see it, hopefully fall in love with it, and then make an offer that is over asking price that bumps it to the higher part of the range where you feel more comfortable as a seller.
It's very important that you price it right from the beginning, otherwise your home stays on the market too long and then it looks like there's something wrong with your listing.
If you have any questions about this topic or you're looking to buy or sell your home, give me a call. I'd be happy to help!


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The Mystery Oreo Flavor Has Been Announced
For weeks, Oreo fans have been curious to figure out what the mystery Oreo flavor was. Well, it has been released and I would just like to say, I was correct!
While some people said it tasted like Pine-Sol, while others said it tastes like lemon, the few who said Fruity Pebbles were correct! The fruity taste of the childhood cereal is sandwiched between two chocolate cookies and now you can enjoy the flavor without wondering what the flavor is!
What did you think of it?


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Will The Four Horsemen Ride Again?
By Scott Denne
The slow pace of initial public offerings has forced venture capitalists to find a solution to their late-stage liquidity woes, funding private exchanges such as InsideVenture Inc. (see our story here) and Web portals that let wealthy individuals in on the action. The drought, which started in early 2008, even spurred the National Venture Capital Association to launch a committee to investigate the issue, with the group's chairman, Dixon Doll, urging the committee to "move beyond clichés, such as Sarbanes-Oxley bashing."
Moving beyond clichés is one thing, says Paul Deninger, a vice chairman of middle-market investment bank Jefferies & Co. But, he asks, will venture capitalists own up to the part they have played in the withering of IPOs? As investment banking has become more consolidated over the last decade, Deninger said venture firms have largely stopped listening to the advice from smaller banks like his and tied their interests to those of the brand-name investment banks to their own detriment.
"Venture capital needs to take stock of itself and realize the error of its ways," Deninger said. "The strategy of a Goldman Sachs is to serve [large companies like International Business Machines], not the VC ecosystem. When things were great, who was leading the charge?"
In the 1990s, four smaller investment banks, dubbed "the four horsemen" - Alex.Brown Inc., Hambrecht & Quist Group, Robertson Stephens & Co., and Montgomery Securities - underwrote a large number of the venture-backed IPOs, which averaged about 130 a year before the dot-com bubble, compared with about 40 a year since, he said. Those full-service boutiques employed a large group of research analysts that offered potential investors insight into the latest technologies being developed, and held conferences where technology companies could present to these investors.
The problem with the large banks, he believes, is they tend to serve only the largest institutions, which must put a more substantial portion of money into an IPO offering to make it worth their while. Smaller banks, meanwhile, cater to the "next tier" of institutional investors for whom $1 million is a meaningful position. By catering to smaller investors, but more of them, banks like Jefferies can get smaller offerings out the door and create demand for the stock after the initial offering, Deninger said.
The silver lining to the current economic climate, Deninger said, is that smaller banks are getting more attention from venture capitalists and institutional investors. "The firms that have gotten in the way of [the IPO] market are the firms that have gotten us into this mess."
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Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Guest Designing for Simon Says Stamp Challenge Blog!
I'm very excited today! I have the honor of guest designing this whole month for the Simon Says Stamp challenge blog!
Yup - that's right! I get to share a card with you, along with their amazing design team, every Wednesday of this month! :) Can you tell I'm happy?!
So let's get right to it. This week's challenge is sympathy or thinking of you. Whenever I need to create a sympathy card, I like to keep it clean and simple, with a muted or neutral color palette. The first thing that came to mind was the beautiful, With Sympathy, clear stamp set from Hero Arts.
I kept it very simple by stamping one of the flowers from the set in Antique Linen Distress Ink, around two thirds of piece of Neenah, Classic Crest Solar White Paper. I used shadow stamping to add a bit of depth, by stamping the flower again in Memento Tuxedo Black Ink. The sentiment is from the same set. I then layered the panel onto a piece of Bazzill black cardstock.That was then adhered onto a piece of Neenah Desert Storm Paper, which I used as my card base.
The prize for this week's challenge, as always, is a $50.00 gift voucher to the Simon Says Stamp Store! How awesome is that?!
I hope you'll be joining us for this week's challenge! You have until
Wed 14th Nov 8am Ohio time. 1pm UK time, 2 pm CET to join in!
I want to give a special thank you to my sweet friend, Joy Taylor and thank you for stopping by to share in my excitement! :)
60 comments:
- Annette said...
congratulations on your guest design...your card is beautiful..
- November 7, 2012 at 8:12 AM
- ThePurplePlace said...
Woohoo!! I was so happy and excited when I was over at their blog today and saw you and your wonderful card!!
What a wonderful honor, you should be very proud!!
- November 7, 2012 at 8:30 AM
- Jeanette M. said...
Congratulations, Barb!
Your card is amazing! And your shadow effect looks great.
- November 7, 2012 at 8:31 AM
- Jacqueline said...
Love your peaceful design and the depth is really well done!!
- November 7, 2012 at 8:31 AM
- Jingle said...
This is beautiful!
- November 7, 2012 at 8:32 AM
- Betty said...
woo hoo for you for designing for simon this month! and your card is lovely - great how you double stamped for depth.
- November 7, 2012 at 8:32 AM
- Cindy C. said...
Way to go Barb! So happy for you! And your card is so elegant and beautiful. Love the double stamping that creates the shadow effect. Looking forward to see your creation next Wednesday on the SSS Blog!
- November 7, 2012 at 8:35 AM
- Laura Jane said...
Congratulations Barb on being GUEST DT!
I must make a Sympathy card today..been putting it off for days....Thanks for the inspiration:)
- November 7, 2012 at 8:48 AM
- Lorraine A said...
Gorgeous card Barb :-) absolutely stunning and so very stylish :-)
thanks for agreeing to be in the spotlight ! It is great to have you along with us :-)
Lols x x x
- November 7, 2012 at 8:51 AM
- maria mcclure said...
Congratulations on your guest spot at Simon Says Stamp, Barb!! I love your classic Sympathy card. It's just perfect.
- November 7, 2012 at 9:13 AM
- Virginia L. said...
Gorgeous card!! I love two tone/double stamping! You did your guest design work so beautifully! Congrats, Barb, on the guest design over SSS! They are so lucky to have you!
- November 7, 2012 at 9:18 AM
- Rica said...
It's fabulous having us with you this month!!
Your card is beautiful, a wonderful sentiment and I love the stunning shadow stamping!!
Heather xx
- November 7, 2012 at 9:59 AM
- Laura B. said...
Such a pretty card. Congrats on your guest design spot!
- November 7, 2012 at 10:32 AM
- Lin said...
This is the perfect sympathy card, my friend! So tickled to see you as the Guest Designer for this month!
- November 7, 2012 at 10:40 AM
- rcwidow (Linda) said...
Great card! Love the shadow stamping!
- November 7, 2012 at 10:42 AM
- Brenda said...
CongratulationsBarb, I can't wait to see all your creations for SSS this month! And this is a lovely Sympathy card, perfectly executed!
- November 7, 2012 at 12:02 PM
- CinnamonSally said...
Congrats on your DT slot Barb how exciting!!! Great card for the first challenge simple and very elegant.
- November 7, 2012 at 12:15 PM
- stamplover2011 said...
Way to go, Barb!! So excited and happy for you!! Will have to try and play along this week.
- November 7, 2012 at 1:36 PM
- Carol L said...
Congrats on your GDT spot! Yay you! The sympathy card looks amazing with that shadow stamping! Beautiful!
- November 7, 2012 at 1:37 PM
- paula said...
congratulations Barb!!! I am so very happy for you. Your card is so sensitive & elegant. I can't wait to see what else you create.
- November 7, 2012 at 2:43 PM
- MarcyK924 said...
YAY!!!!! Congrats sweetie! I feel like a proud mama! LOVE the simple elegance of your card. Perfect color selection. Can't wait to join the fun and see what you have planned for the next weeks! Hugs, Marcy
- November 7, 2012 at 2:47 PM
- Tina said...
Big congrats, Barb! It is so great to see your beautiful card on SSS blog!
- November 7, 2012 at 2:51 PM
- Michelle said...
Woo hoo! Congratulations, Barb. :-) Your card is perfect! I love the colours you selected, beautiful!
- November 7, 2012 at 3:28 PM
- Leni said...
Congratulations Barb! Love your card! It is perfect of design and feeling with the words!
- November 7, 2012 at 3:38 PM
- Lynn said...
Big congrats and wow! Your shadow stamping is so awesome Barb..you know my CAS loving heart adores this!!
- November 7, 2012 at 5:17 PM
- Karen B. said...
What a gorgeous effect this two tone stamping has!
- November 7, 2012 at 5:34 PM
- Sue McRae said...
Congrats on your guest designer gig Barb! Your shadow stamping of the branch is simply wonderful!
- November 7, 2012 at 5:38 PM
- GrammySue's Creations said...
Hi Barb, congratulations on your guess designing spot on simon Says Stamps, I am very happy for you. Your card is beautiful and I love your design. I am off to to check on the Simon Says Stamp challenge. Hugs to you.
- November 7, 2012 at 6:30 PM
- Nancy said...
Congratulations Barb! I am so happy for you! I love the way you stamped this card. Very nice effect!
- November 7, 2012 at 7:07 PM
- pcm said...
Barb! this card is so elegant! LOVE!!!!!!
- November 7, 2012 at 8:30 PM
- Sarah J. Moerman said...
Beautiful card, Barb! I love the shadow stamping! So happy to have you guest design with us this month. :)
- November 7, 2012 at 8:54 PM
- Martha said...
Barb, a BIG CONGRATULATIONS on your Guest Design Team news! This beautiful card is SO professional-looking! I love the shadow stamping and the perfect sentiment! Simply FABULOUS!
Looking forward to seeing more from you.
Happy crafting!
- November 7, 2012 at 9:57 PM
- Greta said...
Congrats on guest designing, Barb! Love your card--just right for a sympathy card.
- November 7, 2012 at 10:45 PM
- donna mikasa said...
Congrats on your GD spot! Your card is so beautiful! Love the effect of the shadow stamped flower branches. I'll have to try that!
- November 8, 2012 at 1:22 AM
- Dawn said...
so excited for you Barb. Well deserved. Really love the elegant look of the double stamping.
- November 8, 2012 at 1:40 AM
- walchowDesign said...
Congrats on your Guest Designing, Barb! Lovely card and love the shadow stamping! Looking forward to see more of your wonderful creations!
- November 8, 2012 at 2:53 AM
- Jo (Boots the Monkey) said...
Beautiful card Barb, I love the stamps you have used and how you have stamped in two different colours.
Jo x
- November 8, 2012 at 4:51 AM
- Andi (RrlScrapGal) said...
First, congratulations!!!! How exciting to be the guest dt member!! Yippee!
Your card is wonderful. I like your approach to keeping sympathy cards neutral, and the shadow stamping technique.
- November 8, 2012 at 7:42 AM
- Kathy (krolski) said...
How exciting!! Congrats my friend! Love the shadow stamping on your card, beautiful!
- November 8, 2012 at 9:00 AM
- Maureen Morton said...
Oh, my....you have been keeping this wonderful secret! I am so tickled for you and can't wait to see the great things you do to inspire us all. WOWZER, girlfriend!!! This technique is glorious, especially with this image. Love the elegant look. So happy for you!!!!
- November 8, 2012 at 2:22 PM
- Judy1223 said...
Wow, Barb, what a GREAT choice you are as a guest designer for SSS! Congratulations! You start off with a tough card topic for me, I find sympathy cards so hard to do. Your card is absolutely beautiful...soft, heartfelt, classy. Thanks for the inspiration (always!)!
- November 8, 2012 at 2:30 PM
- Rachel W K said...
ummmm OMG! SO MANY CONGRATS!!!!
- November 8, 2012 at 4:20 PM
- email: email@example.com said...
Welcome, Barb!! :) This card is fantastic! I love the black/kraft/white combo & the sentiment is lovely :)
Simon Says Stamp!
- November 8, 2012 at 4:50 PM
- alexandra s.m. said...
CONGRATS Barb!
Your card is so beautiful and so inspiring!
Thank You~
- November 8, 2012 at 10:02 PM
- debby4000 said...
Oh this is so beautiful and elegant.
- November 9, 2012 at 1:30 AM
- Kelly Booth said...
Sooooo Excited for you Barb!! I Love your Card just Perfect... Hugs!
- November 9, 2012 at 7:04 AM
- Deirdre said...
Stunning creation Barb - and huge congrats on your Guest DT spot. Hugs, Deirdre
- November 9, 2012 at 11:28 AM
- gRiSeL™ said...
Hi Barb!!! First of all, beautiful CAS card!!! LOVE the depth you created on the flowers with the shadow ink!! SO pretty!!!
I also want to thank you for being such a kind and sincere person! Those comments never fail on my Flickr page each time I upload a new card... GOD especially blesses people like you for being so generous and optimistic!!! Following your blog now!!! Looking forward to seeing your future creations!!!!! (; Have a blessed day and a delightful weekend!!!! :D
- November 9, 2012 at 1:07 PM
- gRiSeL™ said...
OH! And congrats on being Guest Designer on the Simon Says Stamp blog!!! (:
- November 9, 2012 at 1:07 PM
- Karin Åkesdotter said...
What a beautiful card! LOVE your design! BIG congrats on designing for SSS!!!
Have a wonderful week-end, hugs, Karin
- November 9, 2012 at 2:36 PM
- Lisa said...
Love the shadow stamping Barb!
- November 9, 2012 at 9:52 PM
- Elizabeth Allan said...
Barb your shadow stamping is fantastic! Congratulations on your guest designing spot. Wednesday's are going to be extra special!
- November 10, 2012 at 10:43 AM
- maria f. said...
This is a wonderful sympathy card, Barb. The shadow stamping is perfect. And happy belated too!
- November 10, 2012 at 11:31 AM
- Trinh said...
Congratulations, Barb! They are so lucky to have you. I love the shadow stamping on your pretty card!
- November 10, 2012 at 12:08 PM
- Bethany S. said...
Congrats Barb! I love the card! Very pretty!
- November 10, 2012 at 6:52 PM
- Joy said...
So happy you have been able to join us this week Barb, your card is truly so beautiful and so peaceful looking, love it..thanks so much for the shout out, love you dearly..hugs
- November 11, 2012 at 4:34 AM
- Linda W. (ScrappinBari) said...
Congrats on your feature, Barb! Love how you framed the sentiment with the double stamped flowers! So effective!
- November 11, 2012 at 6:32 PM
- Donna Bowman said...
Gorgeous card Barb!! Congrats on your guest designer gig!!
- November 12, 2012 at 8:27 PM
- Suzanne C said...
Woot Woot! Congrats! Love your card. Beautiful and elegant!
- November 21, 2012 at 7:24 PM
- Cathy A said...
Gorgeous shadow effect
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Did you just invest in your first rental property and are wondering if you should accept pets?
This is a very common property management question to ask because there are seemingly more pet owners in the United States than ever before and it makes sense to take this into consideration.
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The first reason to consider allowing pets at your rental property is most pet owners are responsible tenants who love their pets and would do everything possible to abide by the rules of the rental property because they don't want to be faced with having to find another rental again.
Besides the obvious reason of renting to someone who is responsible, you can also charge a pet deposit of $250 to $500 and a monthly pet rent of $25 or more.
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Roll of Honour
SHEPHERD, Herbert John (Jack)
Ordinary Seaman Jack Shepherd (F3384) was born in Port Augusta, South Australia, 2 January 1923, to Herbert James and Margaret Isabella Shepherd. He was the youngest son with four older siblings: Gwen, Elsie, Roma and Harold.
Before the war, Jack Shepherd was a timber worker and resided with his widowed mother at 12 Gresham Street, Victoria Park, Western Australia. He joined the Royal Australian Navy on 17 February 1941.
The Gunbar was originally built for the North Coast Steam Navigation Company of Sydney, coming to Australia from Scotland in April 1912. She was requisitioned for war service as a minesweeper, moving to Darwin in January 1942 for mine-sweeping, cargo-carrying and boom gate duties.
At the time of the attack HMAS Gunbar was acting as a Water Carrier. At 9:57am on 19 February 1942, Japanese Zeros hit the Gunbar as she went out through the boom gate,
"…turning my ship into a colander, with their machine guns", said her Captain, Norman Muzzell.
HMAS Gunbar was the first vessel to be attacked. She suffered eighteen separate attacks from ahead and astern.
Eighteen times the enemy planes swept down on her, knocking out her single machine gun. HMAS Gunbar limped back into the harbour, discharged five wounded and then stood by the stricken merchant ship Portmar while evacuating her crew.
Nine were wounded in the attack, with Jack Shepherd later dying of his wounds on board HMAHS Manunda at 02:05 on 21 February 1942. He was nineteen years old. He was buried at sea at 11 am. on 21 February 1942 at Lat. 12°37' S Long. 128° 00' E.
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Samskaranala Rathasaradhi P V Narasimha Rao Book Launch - Sakshi
Former Union Minister Jayaram Ramesh has written the Samskaranala Rathasaradhi book on PV Narasimha Rao and this is launched in Hyderabad recently. Jayaram Ramesh speaking during this occasion has stated that there is very less known about PV and stated that there is much more to know about the great leader. Jayaram said that the fruits of economic reforms are being enjoyed now. Watch for more.


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Oakland "Bubble Zone" Ordinance Upheld
>> Thursday, August 6, 2009
Hey all!
I ran across this story today and thought it was worth passing along.
In 2008, the city of Oakland, California, passed a "Bubble Ordinance" that prohibits pro-life protestors from outside abortion clinics from standing within 8 feet of women seeking abortions. This ruling was challenged as unconstitutional, specifically as a violation of free speech rights. The following (slightly edited) story from lifesitenews.com updates the story and fills in some details.
Oakland Abortion 'Bubble Zone' Ordinance Upheld by Federal Judge
By Patrick B. Craine
SAN FRANCISCO, California, August 4, 2009 (LifeSiteNews.com) - A federal judge ruled yesterday that the City of Oakland's 2008 'bubble' ordinance, which prohibits pro-life protesters outside abortion facilities from standing within 8 feet of women seeking abortions, is constitutional.
The law was enacted in response to the efforts of Baptist Rev. Walter Hoye, 52, who has protested for several years outside the Oakland abortion mill, Family Planning Specialists Medical Group. Hoye would approach women to offer alternatives to abortion. He was fined and jailed for 18 days this March and April for breaching the law.
In a federal lawsuit, Hoye argued that the law violated his free-speech rights and the Constitution's equal protection clause.
U.S. District Judge Charles R. Breyer, however, found that the law's content was neutral and that it had been appropriately applied by the police who arrested Hoye. He said the law protects access to healthcare, while also allowing protesters to express their opinion.
While Hoye "appears to take a relatively mild-mannered approach to demonstrating," the judge said, not all protesters would necessarily follow his example.
"I am horribly disappointed," commented Hoye, who has vowed to continue his pro-life witness.
One of his lawyers, Michael Millen of the Life Legal Defense Foundation (LLDF), has announced their intention to appeal the ruling. "My reaction is, 'We'll see you in the Ninth Circuit,' " Millen said, referring to the federal appellate court. "It is now illegal to stand still on the sidewalk and extend your arm to hand out a piece of literature," he said. "I don't think the Ninth Circuit is going to buy it."
"Mark this day down," he commented in a press release today. "On this day, a federal court judge ruled that it is constitutional to put someone in jail for a year for holding out a hand with a leaflet."
Meanwhile, the district attorney has announced that he will be seeking to permanently ban Hoye from coming within 100 feet of the abortion facility. Hoye is currently appealing a three-year probation that requires him to stay 100 feet away.
"The District Attorney is now arguing the standard pro-abort line," said Catherine Short of LLDF. "They are arguing that Rev. Hoye should be banned from ever going to the clinic because his mere presence could upset some women. They have abandoned any pretense of 'seeking justice,' which is the prosecutor's duty. This is now blatantly ideological."
It should be noted that Paster Walter Hoye is a pro-life (obviously) African American Pastor who has been protesting abortion for many years and is described as mild mannered and non-confrontational. It is his misfortune to have been gutsy too, I guess, thus his targeting.
Keep tuned into this story as I am sure there will be more to follow!
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There is an argument for bricks and mortar stores that can be explained by witnessing a good salesperson on the floor engaging with a customer. Whereas us online retailers try our very best to emulate such an experience on our web stores; even going to the point, as I have seen recently, with 360 degree pictures of shoes on Saks' website, and, in the case of some of the others, a model walking in and out of your browser pane wearing the garment and doing a full turn so you can see it on all angles; none of this comes close to replacing a hands-on one-on-one approach between a well-versed salesperson and their customer. It simply cannot be replicated.
Which is why we end up having to discount so much of our silks online - mostly to entice customers to explore new patterns, shapes, geometrics or simply a new product. Below this week I was forced to spruik my silk eye shades. It felt ridiculous to have to do it, but seemingly no amount of enticement on the website, even by way of heavily discounting them, would get the ball rolling for our international customers.
In the store it's very easy to sell them. You simply ask the customer if they've ever owned a pair or used them on a long haul flight. Then you ask them to try them on. Already you've got them 75% sold. The silk is so soft, any ambient light is blocked out. They are so very comfortable, the customer feels a soft cushion wrapped in silk covering their eyes, what's not to like? Then I show fold them into a top pocket of a jacket and show them how they can be worn as a pochette with a sports jacket on a plane or with a smoking jacket to a wedding (see below). By that stage all you need to ask them is which colour do they prefer. Sold.
Meanwhile on the web.... Customers look up and down an image. If you haven't deep etched it properly they think something is wrong with the product. If you didn't give them 55 angles of the product so they feel like they know it inside and out, they'll pass, because they don't want to take any chances, play it safe, this guy makes great bow ties.... what do I need silk eye shades for anyway?
The web is a wonderful place and it is filled with beautiful things being made all around the world, but it can never and will never be a bricks and mortar store. For that, thankfully, we have the Studio in Sydney, where we can serve our customers one on one.


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America Deserves A Raise
There is a contest going on right now by Advance America, which is a Cash Advance company. The contest is to award either yourself or someone you know to win $40, 000! They are also offering daily prizes of $10, 000 and donating up to $50, 000 to charities. You can see a running total calculation of donations they have received to date when you visit their website for this contest.
For further information on how you or someone you know could win this essay contest, please check out America Deserves A Raise by clicking the link.
Some of the Rules:
> Essays need to be a maximum of 500 words and be written with a beginning, middle and end to the story.
> You can NOT list product names, company names or anything pertaining to something that would infringe on trademarks or company policies.
> Do NOT list any last name of the person you are writing about.
> You may only refer to one person in an essay.
> Contest is void in the following states:
N. Carolina
New Jersey
New York
W. Virginia
and any U.S. territories, but not including D.C. (D.C. is ok)
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The basis for this contest is that America has gone long enough without a raise. Any of us who do freelance and consulting work know this only too well. I thought that sharing this information with my Shared Review friends could get at least one person on here some additional income to help with finances in this tough economy.
After filling out the very short information form, you put a title and write your 500 words or less essay. Should be easy for SR writers. Then at the bottom there is a website link where you can put in your name in the empty box (an example is show). This will end up being your website link to your story that you can now promote through social networks, Twitter and Email. But Do NOT repeat your story anywhere else – same type of rules as SR has on that topic.
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Unfortunately, some of you will not be able to participate because you live in the states listed above, but surely you know someone that you can forward this to that DOES qualify. Maybe they will even give you a bonus or half the money, if that essay wins?
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Reading the reports on the hunt for the Boston Bombers, one has to wonder what drove the suspects to this dastardly act? Assuming that the police have identified the bombers - and events would seem to confirm they have - why would these two young men, one almost qualified as an engineer, the other as a medic, turn on the society that has welcomed them, provided them with opportunities for education and possible careers it is unlikely they would have otherwise received?
It hasn't taken the conspiracy theorists long to get going either. Already I am seeing comments suggesting that the "government," the "Feds" (FBI), the CIA and even the Republican Party are behind this. Others are making the connection with Islam and asserting that "Islam = Terrorism" while still others are attempting to refute that, and assert instead that "Religion = Extremist" and that all people of any "faith" are more likely to engage in acts like this. Frankly that is ridiculous, and the vast majority of decent Muslims loathe the way their faith has been perverted by the lunatic fringe that is the extremism afflicting it at present.
What we do need to discover is what it is that makes young men adopt these extreme views and engage in violently anti-societal activities. No doubt, in due course we will learn when one or both of these young men - apparently converts to Islam - were radicalised, but that may not answer the question of why they then embarked on this path to self destruction. We hear much about how great Islamic society was under the Caliphates, and that it is the ambition of many of these young men to bring about the restoration of it - but they should take a look at their own history. In the latter days of the Caliphate, it was sinking into self-indulgence and corruption. Its fall, at the hands of the Mongol hordes, was the moment many of the 'scholars' had waited and prayed for as it gave them the opportunity to reject all 'liberal' ideas and the sciences - and take their society back to 'basics' where the faith, and the societies it is dominant in, has remained ever since.
It strikes me that the Boston Bombing is a double tragedy. The bombers inflicted the first on the society and their victims, but their radicalisation, their being 'turned' if you like the the path of violence, murder and ultimately their own 'martyrdom' in the name of their faith is a tragedy in and of itself. The answer is not a removal of religion from society, but a need to address the radical elements of it effectively. We need to find out why young people go down this road, and find counter arguments which makes them see the pointlessness of such directions.
My prayers go out for the families of the victims and the victims, but I pray too for the families of the bombers, for the investigators and for the young men themselves. One has already paid with his life for this act of stupidity, the other will, no doubt pay the same price in due course. Before he does though, we should attempt at least to discover why he felt he must do this, and then to show him the compassion he denied his victims.
It isn't easy to do that - but it is required of those who claim to follow Christ.
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By Scott Brown This is not a film about seabirds covered in slimy, dripping tar, or oil-slick beaches littered with lifeless fish. "The Great Invisible", filmmaker Margaret Brown's newest documentary about the 2010 BP oil spill, is an intimate look into people's lives that argues we all have a hand in the sticky world of oil. Brown came to Northwestern on Thursday night for a screening at the Block Museum.
The film opens with the fiery, red explosion of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig (owned by Transocean and leased by BP) off the Gulf of Mexico on April 20, 2010. Eleven workers died and an oil spill 80 miles long gushed into the ocean, creating one of the largest man-made natural disasters in history, two-thirds of which BP never cleaned up. Scientists are still assessing the long-term impacts on wildlife health and populations.
"This is a 20 to 30 year trajectory of impact," Brown said in our conversation after the screening. "It trickles up through the ecosystem in ways we don't understand."
Brown said she struggled to find a coherent story in such an unpredictable situation, so instead she decided to focus on the more immediate impacts of the spill. It started when her dad sent pictures showing oil leaking into the water around his house, which is located off a Gulf inlet in Brown's hometown of Mobile, Alabama. She flew back to investigate, and immediately saw the devastation the spill had wreaked.
"When it started, I just felt powerless, and kind of angry," Brown said. "People committed suicide because of it; captains of boats and things like that. People just felt hopeless."
Brown gets up close with many residents who depended on the seafood economy for income, which was devastated when the spill contaminated the animals they usually harvested. Disillusioned employees crack crab shells and hammer oysters as they talk about decreased work hours and missing compensation from BP's $20 billion damages fund. Small-time fishermen display freshly caught shrimp that leak brown oil, describing how they've had to start "junking" to pay the bills, cleaning up yards and selling whatever they find. Brown's most likeable character is Alabama native Roosevelt Harris, a seasoned community volunteer who preaches a simple message of helping those in need as he delivers food to struggling families in a local trailer park.
The film also explores the explosion's more personal impacts, highlighting Deepwater Horizon chief mechanic Doug Brown and his co-worker Stephen Stone, who both survived the explosion. They reminisce about the thrill and pride of working on the rig, but they also speak of the external pressures put on them by BP and Transocean; the constant drive to save time and make more money led to a disregard for safety that eventually cost people's lives. For some, life after Deepwater is marred by post-traumatic stress and even suicide attempts. In one of the film's most sobering scenes, Doug Brown describes his sense of guilt for what happened, backed by shots of him swallowing handfuls of prescribed painkillers.
Yet Brown said she is "not an activist", and she lets the often-demonized oil industry have its say as well. Boat captains in Louisiana lament the unemployment caused by President Obama's six-month moratorium on offshore drilling enacted after the spill. A group of oil executives sit around a dinner table in Houston, pointing out the integral role their industry plays in the global economy and the American demand for cheap gasoline. The film turns the usual narrative of evil oil corporations on its head, inserting human faces that allow the viewer to empathize with their position and muddling where the fault really lies.
Brown's film is emotionally stirring, not only due to the pain of the people impacted by the disaster, but also because of the way it calls out the viewer. True, Transocean owned the rig and BP owned the oil. But Americans continue to be the world's highest petroleum consumers, with few signs that we will satiate our appetite anytime soon. Brown seems to think that just pinning the blame on big oil is missing the bigger picture.
"I wanted it to feel like you're kind of seeing all the different sides of it and thinking about 'well, these people aren't as bad as I think, and these people aren't as good as I think'," she said. "We're all really deeply implicated. We all use the stuff. We all need to use less."
To learn more, take action or find out where you can watch "The Great Invisible", visit the film's website. The Block Museum will be showing free documentaries every Thursday until mid-February as part of their "Lay of the Land" series.
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Prof. Barbara Stark Publishes Two Articles
The following two articles written by Barbara Stark have recently been published:
What's Left? (review of INTERNATIONAL LAW ON THE LEFT: RE-EXAMINING MARXIST LEGACIES (Susan Marks ed. 2008) 42 GEO. WASH. INT'L L. REV. 191-215 (2011)
At Last? Ratification of the Economic Covenant as a Congressional-Executive Agreement, 20 TRANS'L. L. & CONTEMP. PROB. 107-142 (2011)


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Understanding NOM/DOMA
Date: Apr 16th, 2012 4:49:02 am - Subscribe
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Understanding NOM/DOMA
This takes a look at the reasons why people do not feel comfortable supporting gay marriage, and while taking these into account I intend to expand and add to your views.
The National Organization for Marriage (NOM) is against the idea of legalising gay marriage in the view that...
Oppose any effort that would eliminate DOMA and its protections for state marriage laws all across the country.
Please drop the attack on DOMA and instead defend the rights of states to protect marriage yas the union of a husband and wife.
Thank you for protecting DOMA!
(National Organization for Marriage, 2011)
In their petition letter NOM are asking presidents to "protect marriage". This implies these people view marriage as a commodity or as a possession which belongs only to heterosexuals. This then alludes to the idea that the marriage ritual forms part of the heterosexual identity since they wish for it to remain exclusive to them. However, a flaw in this line of thought is that some heterosexual couples even those who have been together for over a decade choose not to marry and yet they are in a heterosexual relationship and friends and acquaintances would be happy in the acknowledgment of this sexual preference, although this scenario is rather less common as opposed to long term partners who do marry. Thus marriage, for some, must be part of their sexual identity - it is their right as a heterosexual to be permitted to partake in this particular ritual.
What is the reasoning that only they are permitted? Well, the most common reasons people marry are that they choose to, a sign of their love one other, want a sign of their commitment to one another, want to announce their feelings to God (I use this term to refer to all figures of Divinity) or they wish to bring a child into the world and feel this would provide a more secure environment. All of these remain the same in Gay Marriage. However, the penultimate statement is slightly controversial, but this can easily be put to rest. This is because not all married heterosexual couples are religious and thus may not have a religious ceremony; so from this point on religion is not an issue. Moreover marriage is never a prerequisite for a stable family environment. I have heard the Holy Bible being used as an excuse not to tolerate homosexuals – apparently it's just wrong, period. However marriage is an act – and linguistically speaking it is a ritual consisting of a series of speech acts - which is a sign of commitment and love between two people. Thus as this is a reason for some of the prejudice beliefs against gay marriage, surely then atheists should also not be allowed to legally marry.
More specifically many hold prejudice because they feel that homosexuality is unnatural. This is because the reason males and females are [meant to be] attracted to one another is because it is inherent in all of humanity that the imperative to reproduce, after all that is nature and that is what we are meant to do, supposedly. "We're meant to have children so homosexuality is not natural" – is the crux of the argument. But sex can/is no longer be scrutinized in terms of functionality. Humans have sex for pleasure which is completely devoid of the function of reproduction. Therefore then gay sex cannot be judged in terms of functionality either. It is possible then that humanity has another function in this world other than to breed. If we did not then surely by now we would be like the male octopus that dies after impregnating a female octopus. Therefore using the "what's natural" argument, whereby the logical premise would be that of 'natural selection' there must be further functions for humanity.
Stewardship is one possibility - which is very fitting with Christendom, being a parental figure to those in need who are already struggling on this planet - whether that be in adoption, bringing up and healing an abused child, saving someone's life, dedication to charitable work. Example figures include Mother Teresa, Orang-utan Lady. These people helped our world to thrive without adding to the human population – rather they added quality of life to those alive then and now.
Furthermore there are plenty of heterosexual couples out there who do not have children out of choice. In such a situation what is the difference between a heterosexual couple and a homosexual couple? Both couples signify two loving married people whom of which have not propagated the species.
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Gay Marriage: A Fight over Language and Religion
Date: Oct 17th, 2011 5:53:41 pm - Subscribe
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Currently Reading: Acorna by McCaffery & Ball, The Necronomicon
The internet is increasing with pages, campaigns and groups being made to support of the legalisation of gay marriage. This is to replace Civil Partnership which allows homosexual couples to have their relationship legally recognised, thanks to the Civil Partnership Act 2004. However the term "Civil Partnership" has developed an inferior status in comparison with the heterosexual "Civil Marriage", but, for those who are not religious, Civil Partnership is synonymous with Gay Marriage. I will explain.
The majority of the differences between Civil Partnership and Civil Marriage actually allow the former additional choice in how the wedding is conducted, while "Marriage" is more constricted by institutional laws. For instance, the registration certificate does not need to be signed at the wedding and verbal exchange is not essential. This means a Civil Partnership wedding can be held in private and conducted in a manner that allows the couple to use originality and creativity which otherwise would not be possible.
The issue is religion. Civil Partnerships are prohibited to contain religious references; this includes readings, music and the premise in which it takes place. The Civil Partnership Act 2004 states "no religious service is to be used while the civil partnership registrar is officiating at the signing of a civil partnership document." Consequently, Civil Partnerships are not recognised by the Church of England at this present time. This goes to show that even now, in a world dominated by science and technology the Church still has more power over society. Although rather than viewing this as a constriction to our freedom and rights, this can be seen as being free from the institution of the Church; so once again, the Civil Partnership wedding becomes less institutionalised and more personal. If one wishes to mention divinity in their wedding, it can be done with the mind, the heart and in prayer before and after the wedding. This shows real dedication and spirituality.
In spite of this current state of affairs "Partnership" when used in "Civil Partnership" is actually a religious term. This dates from Old English. 'Partnership' = 'partner' + 'ship', and since Old English 'ship' at the end of a word (suffix) means to 'create' or 'ordain' ('ordain' – to invest with holy meaning). In the context of a wedding the meaning is obviously 'ordain' as this is what the Civil Partnership registrar does. Therefore religious connotations are inherent in the meaning! So not only is it discrimination that gay couples cannot have an openly religious wedding ceremony, it is also a total contradiction.
However, come the end of the wedding the couple are not pronounced 'husband and husband' or 'wife and wife'; instead the couple are pronounced 'Civil Partners'. This assumes the terms 'husband' and 'wife' belong solely to the concept of heterosexual marriage, but where is the evidence for this? Also Language continuously changes: Dictionaries do not dictate the language we use, it is the language that we use which is recorded in dictionaries. For instance look at how the meaning of 'gay' has changed over the years! Therefore there is no reason why the terms husband and wife should not be officially used by homosexual couples. Furthermore there is nothing to stop "Civil Partners" referring to their spouse as husband/wife. Nevertheless there is an exchange of names, and change of title for lesbian couples.
What it boils down to is allowing homosexual couples to have overtly religious ceremonies and to officially use the terms 'husband' and 'wife'. So, it may help if we are specific in our demands when campaigning to the authorities to recognise LGB rights. Until the government make those bureaucratic adjustments, in reality non-religious homosexual couples do indeed marry, it just comes under a different name. For religious couples we can make it religious ourselves and use the title of our choice.
I would love to hear peoples views on this.
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Pragmatics in Meditation
Date: Oct 15th, 2011 3:14:52 pm - Subscribe
Mood: Almost, kind-off satisfied
Currently Reading: Druid Magic by Sutton & Mann, Dante's Inferno
I learnt that you need to have a good and strong understanding, if not a belief, in the ideas behind the words used during any meditation/visulisation. This may seem obvious but let me exaplin...
The past few weeks I've been following online traditional british witchcraft (BTW) lessons, which have been focusing on meditation and visulisation. That is till last week when there was spoken word added after the meditation. But since I've been working with Brigit in daily meditations- a celtic goddess of the fires of inspiration, health and hearth. This ideology is still at the foresront of my conscious so when trying the TBW lesson which was using the symbol of fire to rid negative energy (in a very generic way) this did not mesh with my current ideas. It felt pointless and actually stopped the lesson. After much distress at why this was I read, took a shower then wrote this. I guess this also shows how powerful our forms of thinking are.
On another note, this shows there are similarities between TBW and Druidry but it's not always possible to connect them.
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