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Here's an intriguing trivia question: what's the most complex piece of handmade machinery in the world? Answer: a Steinway grand piano. This is the core premise of 88 Keys: The Making of a Steinway Piano, written by Miles Chapin and illustrated by Rodica Prato. It is the first item in a plethora of information readers will learn about a Steinway, comprised of 12,000 individual parts and requiring several years and more than 500 skilled craftspeople and artisans to produce. The process, Chapin tells us, involves mechanical engineering, design, wood technology, carpentry, cabinetmaking, wood finishing, and metallurgy. His book leaves one with a heightened appreciation of how all these disciplines converge in that marvelous invention we call a piano.
One doesn't have to be a pianist to appreciate this book (to paraphrase the old joke) but it sure helps. This observation points to one of many contradictions about the book that both enhance it and detract from it. The first of these double-edged swords is the author himself. Chapin is the great-great grandson of Henry Englehard Steinway, a German immigrant who founded the firm of Steinway & Sons in 1853.
It is somewhat surprising to learn that Chapin himself does not play the piano. Now, there is no reason someone not a professional musician is precluded from writing a good book about piano-making. However, Chapin, an accomplished actor, is not really a professional writer, either (although he does dabble as an arts journalist) and this is a more critical drawback. Pointing to Chapin's "rather pedantic prose," a critic writing for Kirkus Reviews complains that he does too much "puffing" for the Steinway Company, dismissing the book as "an oversize advertising pamphlet."
Other critics have also decried a perceived lack of substance, no doubt due in part to the book's style. At first glance, 88 Keys looks like a cross between a coffee table volume and a children's book. A slim edition with wide margins, the text is double-spaced and typeset in a somewhat frilly font style. Further detracting from any sense of gravitas is the total absence of any photographs. Instead, the charmingly elegant illustrations of Rodica Prato are featured throughout. This, too, has drawn the ire of the technical-minded who prefer the unadorned precision of camera and blueprint to the stylized artistry of pen and ink. (It probably doesn't help things, in this regard, that Prato is best known for her illustrations of two Martha Stewart books)
Jazz fans may be struck by the way in which this bookish debate parallels a musical argument between purists and popularizers. Like the 1970s "jazz/fusion" of Chick Corea and Herbie Hancock, this book is designed, first and foremost, to be accessible to a general audience. This will leave mechanical engineers and master cabinetmakers hoping for a technical manual on piano construction somewhat disgruntled. But 88 Keys is written for music lovers and amateur enthusiasts, points out another reader with a bit more generosity of spirit, comparing it to a college course on the history of science for liberal arts majors who are not interested in becoming scientists.
It also seems a bit unfair to accuse Chapin of being a flack for Steinway. It's one thing for an advertising copywriter or PR agent to shill for whatever company will pay his/her fee. But Chapin, after all, is a scion of a world-renowned line, and although the Steinway family sold its interest in the company in 1972, Chapin can be forgiven for an understandable family pride.
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Shopping for new clothes can be fun or frightening – especially if you're feeling less-than bikini-ready in the lead up to summer. Here are five ways to stay positive and confidently face the change room in the pursuit of a new figure-flattering wardrobe.
Show off your best bits
Before you begin your shopping expedition, decide which areas of your body you want to make the most of and the parts you prefer to hide, says stylist Wendy Mak from Smitten With Style. "If you're conscious of your arms, look for tops and blouses with a little cap sleeve to cover your area of concern while keeping cool," she notes. "When we don't focus on what we love about ourselves it's always going to be hard to stay positive. Whether it's your décolletage, your smooth skin, your waist, your legs, or even your tiny wrists, find something you love about your body and embrace it!"
Shop for the right swimsuit
If the thought of shopping for a new swimsuit makes you baulk, you probably haven't found one that flatters your body shape. This summer, invest in swimsuit that specifically suits your shape to conceal and reveal your best assets. If you have a smaller bust, Mak advises looking for ruching, ruffles, padding or underwire to boost the area. "Use bold colours and patterns to create the illusion of a larger bust," she says. "For those concerned about their tummy, hips and thighs, use colour and pattern in the top half of your bikini to draw attention away from your bottom area".
Those worried about wobbling tummies, Mak advises trying the new 'miracle suits' that are designed with built-in shaping and sculpting fabric to hold the tummy area in.
Add a splash of colour
Wearing bold, bright colours that work for you is a great way of boosting your confidence. Don't hide in black or neutral colours, advises colour therapist Susanne Collhas. "Everyone can wear red, yellows, green and blues but we need to know the correct shades of colours to enhance our own colouring," she says. "For a quick way to check, look at yourself in a full length mirror. You should be wearing the colour, not the colour wearing you. The right colours will make your skin glow and your eyes sparkle."
Patterns are your friend
Many of us are wary of patterns, but worn in the right way, they can be a way to enhance your best body parts. "A print is a focal point of an outfit and will draw attention to wherever you place it, so use it to your advantage," Collhas says. To create the illusion of a defined waist, straight body shapes should wear a print to draw attention to the hips or shoulders. "Pear shaped women should place the print on your upper body to balance your hips and draw attention to your face," she says.
And most important of all, be yourself
If it doesn't suit your own personal style, then leave it on the hanger in the shop. "Don't adopt a fad or trend that accentuates a figure flaw, denies your shape or dulls your complexion," says stylist Michele Gillett from Absolutely Fabulous Colour and Style. "Choose clothes that suit your shape, colouring, age and lifestyle. It's better to wear styles that harmonise with you and create a visual balance," she notes.

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Many voices chimed one, similar answer. I sat astounded.
Computer keys clicked as I asked a "crowdsourcing" question on my personal Facebook page. A beautiful group of friends and family sitting on the other side of computers worldwide, offered their helpful input. Feeling "not good enough" waved its victory flag as the #1 answer.
And funny enough, that has been my #1 battle as well. Do you combat the feeling of not being good enough, too?
- Not good enough as a mom
- Not spiritual enough
- Not good enough as a wife
- Not a good enough employee or friend
- Simply not good enough.
Isn't it funny He inscribes names on the palm of His hands –
yet we don't feel good enough.
How about the fact that all have fallen short of His glory?
Yet we somehow measure with comparison, forgetting we've all fallen. They're good enough. We're not.
What about those beautiful words from Psalm 139:14, the words assuring how fearfully and wonderfully we're made?
His work is wonderful – in "them", but not us.
We fight against the truth.
We gather a whole argument – feelings of why we're not good enough.
But remember, those are feelings. And feelings are often fickle and false. Why not grab prayer and ask for the truth concerning worth?
Heart change is His specialty. So spend some time alone with God. Grab a prayer and sit with the One who tells you truly who you are. Ask Him to change your heart. He's faithful – and powerful. And He'll hear.
I wrote a piece for iBelieve.com about this topic and 9 others. All are lies the enemy tosses our way in hopes we'll grab ahold, allowing temptation to take us for a ride. The iBelieve.com article, 10 Lies the "Father of Lies" Will Tempt Us to Believe, can be found here.
A Prayer for Those Ready to Relase the Feelings of Not Being Good Enough ~
You are good. You are faithful and loving. Your love abounds. Your work is wonderful – even your work in me. Father, forgive me for not trusting you with my worth. I want to trust. Change my heart – to one that knows I'm good enough simply because of Jesus. Help me see truth. Uncover the lies. I give you permission to remove them and fill me with your truth instead. Come, Holy Spirit. Counsel me well. Thank you, faithful God, for listening. I love you. In Jesus' name, amen.


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Sexual orientation is one of the four components of sexuality and is distinguished by an enduring emotional, romantic, sexual or affectionate attraction to individuals of a particular gender. The three other components of sexuality are biological sex, gender identity (the psychological sense of being male or female) and social sex role (adherence to cultural norms for feminine and masculine behavior). Three sexual orientations are commonly recognized: homosexual, attraction to individuals of one's own gender; heterosexual, attraction to individuals of the other gender; or bisexual, attractions to members of either gender. Persons with a homosexual orientation are sometimes referred to as gay (both men and women) or as lesbian (women only).
Sexual orientation is different from sexual behavior because it refers to feelings and self-concept. Persons may or may not express their sexual orientation in their behaviors.
What causes a person to have a particular sexual orientation?
How a particular sexual orientation develops in any individual is not well understood by scientists. Various theories have proposed differing sources for sexual orientation, including genetic or inborn hormonal factors and life experiences during early childhood. However, many scientists share the view that sexual orientation is shaped for most people at an early age through complex interactions of biological, psychological and social factors.
Is sexual orientation a choice?
No. Sexual orientation emerges for most people in early adolescence without any prior sexual experience. And some people report trying very hard over many years to change their sexual orientation from homosexual to heterosexual with no success. For these reasons, psychologists do not consider sexual orientation for most people to be a conscious choice that can be voluntarily changed.
Is homosexuality a mental illness or emotional problem?
No. Psychologists, psychiatrists and other mental health professionals agree that homosexuality is not an illness, mental disorder or emotional problem. Much objective scientific research over the past 35 years shows us that homosexual orientation, in and of itself, is not associated with emotional of social problems.
Homosexuality was thought to be a mental illness in the past because mental health professionals and society had biased information about homosexuality since most studies only involved lesbians and gay men in therapy. when researchers examined data about gay people who were not in therapy, the idea that homosexuality was a mental illness was found to be untrue.
In 1973 the American Psychiatric Association confirmed the importance of the new research by removing the term 'homosexuality' from the official manual that list all mental and emotional disorders. In 1975 the American Psychological Association passed a resolution supporting this action. Both associations urge all mental health professionals to help dispel the stigma of mental illness that some people still associate with homosexual orientation. Since original declassification of homosexuality as a mental disorder, this decision has subsequently been reaffirmed by additional research findings and both associations.
Can lesbians and gay men be good parents?
Yes. Studies comparing groups of children raised by homosexual and by heterosexual parents find no developmental differences between the two groups of children in their intelligence, psychological adjustment, social adjustment, popularity with friends, development of social sex role identity or development of sexual orientation.
Another stereotype about homosexuality is the mistaken belief that gay men have more of a tendency than heterosexual men to sexually molest children. There is no evidence indicating that homosexuals are more likely than heterosexuals to molest children.
Why do some gay men and lesbians tell people about their sexual orientation?
Because sharing that aspect of themselves with others is important to their mental health. In fact, the process of identity development for lesbians and gay men, usually called 'coming out', has been found to be strongly related to psychological adjustment — the more positive the gay male or lesbian identity, the better one's mental health and the higher one's self-esteem.
Why is the 'coming out' process difficult for some gays and lesbians?
Because of false stereotypes and unwarranted prejudice towards them, the process of 'coming out' for lesbians and gay men can be a very challenging process which may cause emotional pain. Lesbian and gay people often feel 'different' and alone when they first become aware of same-sex attractions. They may also fear being rejected by family, friends, co-workers and religious institutions if they do 'come out'.
In addition, homosexuals are frequently the targets of discrimination and violence. This threat of violence and discrimination is an obstacle to lesbian and gay people's development. In a 1989 national survey, 5% of the gay men and 10% of the lesbians reported physical abuse or assault related to being lesbian or gay in the last year; 47% reported some form of discrimination over their lifetime. Other research has shown similarly high rates of discrimination or violence.
What can be done to help lesbians and gay men overcome prejudice and discrimination against them?
The people who have the most positive attitudes toward gay men and lesbians are those who say they know one or more gay person well. For this reason, psychologists believe negative attitudes toward gays as a group are prejudices that are not grounded in actual experience with lesbians or gay men but on stereotypes and prejudice.
Furthermore, protection against violence and discrimination are very important, just as they are for other minority groups. Some states include violence against an individual on the basis of her or his sexual orientation as a 'hate crime' and eight U.S. states have laws against discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.
Can therapy change sexual orientation?
No. Even though homosexual orientation is not a mental illness and there is no scientific reason to attempt conversion of lesbians or gays to heterosexual orientation, some individuals may seek to change their own sexual orientation or that of another individual (for example, parents seeking therapy for their child). Some therapists who undertake this kind of therapy report that they have changed their client's sexual orientation (from homosexual to heterosexual) in treatment. Close scrutiny of their reports indicates several factors that cast doubt: many of the claims come from organizations with an ideological perspective on sexual orientation, rather than from mental health researchers; the treatments and their outcomes are poorly documented; and the length of time that clients are followed up after the treatment is too short.
In 1990, the American Psychological Association stated that scientific evidence does not show that conversion therapy works and that it can do more harm than good. Changing one's sexual orientation is not simply a matter of changing one's sexual behavior. It would require altering one's emotional, romantic and sexual feelings and restructuring one's self-concept and social identity. Although some mental health providers do attempt sexual orientation conversion, others question the ethics of trying to alter through therapy a trait that is not a disorder and that is extremely important to an individual's identity.
Not all gays and lesbians who seek therapy want to change their sexual orientation. Gays and lesbians may seek counseling for any of the same reasons as anyone else. In addition, they may seed psychological help to 'come out' or to deal with prejudice, discrimination and violence.
Why is it important for society to be better educated about homosexuality?
Educating all people about sexual orientation and homosexuality is likely to diminish anti-gay prejudice. Accurate information about homosexuality is especially important to young people struggling with their own sexual identity. Fears that access to such information will affect one's sexual orientation are not valid.
Where can I find more information about homosexuality?
The publications and organizations listed below can all provide you with further information.
- Garnets, L.D., et. al, 'Issues in Psychotherapy With Lesbians and Gay Men,' American Psychologist, Vol. 46, No.9, pp 964-972.
- Goodchilds, J.D., Psychological Perspectives on Human Diversity in America, American Psychological Association, Washington, D.C., 1993
- Garnets, L.D. and Kimmel, D.C., Psychological Perspectives on Lesbians & Gay Male Experiences, Columbia University Press, NY, 1993.
- Gonsiorek, J.C., and Weinrich, J.D., Homosexuality: Research Implications For Public Policy, Sage Publications, CA, 1991.
- Herek, G.M., and Berrill, K.T., Journal of Interpersonal Violence, Vol. 5, No.3.
- Organizations: National Gay and Lesbian Task Force 1734 14th Street, NW Washington, D.C. 20009 (202) 332-6483
- National Institute of Mental Health 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 7C02 Rockville, MD 20857 (301) 443-4513
- Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays 1012 14th Street, NW, Suite 700 Washington, D.C. 20005 (202) 638-4200
- Sex Information and Education Counsel of the United States 130 W. 42nd Street, Suite 2500 New York, NY 10036
The American Psychological Association (APA) located in Washington, D.C., is the largest scientific and professional organization representing psychology in the United States and is the world's largest association of psychologists. APA's membership includes more than 132,000 practitioners, researchers, educators, consultants and students. Through its divisions in 49 subfields of psychology and affiliations with 58 state and territorial and Canadian provincial associations, APA works to advance psychology as a science, as a profession and as a means of promoting human welfare.
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The death of the president of China Railway Group Ltd. may be tied to the recent anticorruption campaign, reported 21st Century Business Herald, a Guangdong-based newspaper. Bai Zhongren, who had been in charge of the state-owned railway giant since 2010, jumped from the building where he lived on Jan. 4. The company dropped 4.1%, the most in six months, to close at HK$3.75 on Jan 6.
The 21st Century Business Herald, citing anonymous sources working in China's railway sector, said Bai's death may be related to the ongoing anticorruption campaign that led to the downfall of Liu Zhijun, China's former railway minister who was given a suspended death sentence in July for abuse of power and taking bribes. Under Liu's tenure, China's railway builders were mired in debt, waste and embezzlement. China Railway Construction Corp.Ltd., the country's second largest infrastructure contractor, spent 837 million RMB ($135 million)on hospitality in 2012. A year earlier, the National Audit Office found officials embezzled 187 million RMB ($28 million) from just the Beijing-to-Shanghai portion of the high-speed railway project.
Caixin, an investigative journal based in Beijing, reported that the central government is stepping up its efforts to root out corruption in the railway sector. The publication, also citing anonymous sources, said corruption problems of railway projects will soon be exposed in a "bigger scale" and managers of the railway sector are under immense pressure.
China Railway didn't confirm local media reports. It said in an online statement that Bai's leadership is a "significant" contribution to the company and his death is a "huge" loss. The company said its operations remain normal as Chairman Li Changjin will assume Bai's responsibilities. On Dec 31, China Railway announced a $9.6 billion deal to build a 250-mile railroad linking a steel facility in northern Cambodia to a port in the southern part of the country.
Infrastructure projects are a big part of China Railway's business. According to Bloomberg, infrastructure construction accounted for more than 80% of the company's revenue as of end of June. Its other operations include consulting, property development and finance trust. As of September 2013, the company has a total asset of 626.5 billion RMB ($103.5 billion), and total debts of 531.6 billon RMB ($87.8 billon), with a debt ratio of 85%. Local media reported that some subsidiaries don't have sufficient funds to pay salaries. In an online statement, the company said its debt ratio is normal among China's railway companies and the risks are manageable.


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John Pizzarelli Trio with Catherine Russell: Billie & Blue Eyes
Grammy Award-winning vocalist Catherine Russell teams up with jazz guitarist, vocalist, and bandleader John Pizzarelli in a stunning tribute to Billie Holiday and Frank Sinatra. Russell and Pizzarelli transport audiences to the glory days of jazz with masterful ease, capturing Holiday's effortless grace and Sinatra's cool swagger. World-renowned guitarist and singer John Pizzarelli has been hailed by the Boston Globe for "reinvigorating the Great American Songbook and re-popularizing jazz." The Toronto Star pegged him as "the genial genius of the guitar," and the Seattle Times saluted him as "a rare entertainer of the old school."
With universal acclaim, Catherine Russell has performed on four continents. She's been a hit at major Jazz Festivals including Monterey, Newport, North Sea, Jazz Ascona, Montreal, Bern, Rochester International, Panama, Tanglewood, and at sold-out venues like The Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., Scullers in Boston, The Dakota in Minneapolis, Jazz at Lincoln Center in NYC, SFJazz in San Francisco, and Pasadena Pops in Los Angeles. All Music Guide says, "Russell emerged as a retro old school vocalist for the ages."


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Andrew Smithers founded Smithers & Co in 1989. Before that he ran S G Warburg's asset management business for many years (now part of Merrill Lynch Investment Managers/BlackRock). A regular financial commentator and columnist, and author of several academic publications, he co-authored
Valuing Wall Street
with Stephen Wright (published March 2000).
He wrote
Wall Street Revalued: Imperfect Markets and Inept Central Bankers
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Can We Identify Bubbles and Stabilize the System?
in The Future of Finance: The LSE Report, published by The London School of Economics and Political Science in September, 2010.
His most recent book was published in September 2013 and is entitled
The Road to Recovery: How and Why Economic Policy Must Change
Andrew Smithers was asked by the Financial Times to write his own blog on
. As from February 2014 until July 2015 when Andrew fully retired, he freely chose his own subjects weekly which generated a great amount of interest and reader participation.
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I'm Shannon and www.shanylou.co.uk has been my corner of the internet for the past 5 years. It all started out as a hobby whilst I was studying at school. I wanted to write about all the budget friendly finds I had found whilst only spending my £30 a week from my small Saturday job and share it with like-minded budget finders. Over the years, my blog has grown and expanded to feature an array of different topics from cruelty free beauty, mental health, music and to travel.
Shannon is an A Level graduate of Media Studies and Photography and is currently working in financial services. (not her ideal job but it's a job for now) Shannon dreams of becoming a self employed photographer or working in a photography firm either photographing wildlife or whilst travelling.
Shannon has a massive passion for animal welfare and has turned her blog cruelty free by only using cruelty free products and brands. She has also gone vegetarian with her food and tries to be vegan were possible.
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Blog Posts You Need To Read:
- How Your Makeup Could Be Hoarding Bacteria & How To Clean Them
- Pros & Cons Of Buying Wholesale Beauty Products
- We Need To Save The Arctic & Icebergs
- Exploring The Rustic Scent Of Jo Malone's English Oak Cologne*
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- A 100% Vegan & Cruelty Free Skincare Range: Testing Out Tropic Skincare*
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I try to post every other day unless I am running low on content and need to work on some new posts. It's very hard to do blog photography and work on new content as well as my full time job. I try to do my blog photography at the weekend which is the only time I get to use the natural lighting that comes into my bedroom. (I am looking into getting some decent lighting set up for my bedroom sometime soon.) My posts go live at 8:30am.
My blog is based around budget/affordable topics for those who love a good bargain, who are students (as I was one myself) and those who are working with a budget. I blog about beauty, lifestyle, music, travel, advice and any other little thing that pops into my head. I am also a newly turned Cruelty Free blogger so I will now blog about all cruelty free brands and makeup products.
No, I do not get paid for writing content. Everything featured or written about on my blog was paid for with my own money. If any post/product is sponsored or sent to me by a brand, I will disclose so in the post. My opinions on products are completely my own, whether it was purchased or sponsored.
No I am not under an agency. I am a completely independent blogger.
I set my blog up on the 24th November 2012 but my first blog post was published in January 2013.
I use either my Google Pixel 2, my Olympus PEN EP-L7 with either my 14-42mm pancake lens or 40-150mm wide angle lens or my Canon 60D with my 50mm lens. I also occasionally use my tri-pod depending on what I'm shooting.
I try to feature only cruelty free brands on my blog but the odd few do slip the net. You can either browse my favourite cruelty free brands using this list here or check out my cruelty free starter guide.
I follow quite a lot of blogs for various different reasons and topics. Some of my favourite travel bloggers are The Blonde Abroad, Fernweh Footprints, Where's Mollie? and Isabella Dobozy's Instagram. Some of my favourite beauty bloggers are InTheFrow.
I am currently exploring and trying to find new ways of making my photos look better at the moment, but for now I am using as much natural lighting as possible which is difficult working full time during the week and the only time I can take photographs is at the weekend. I also use flash on my camera and some minor editing to help brighten up the photographs.
I do a little bit of editing, mainly I edit my photos in GIMP (which is a free, permanent and easier to use version of Adobe Photoshop) I also use photo collage apps such as iPiccy and Canva on the web to create collages I use in posts. If the photos I take come out too dark I will always bump up the brightness and sometimes contrast using GIMP. I'm not an editing pro!
I recently turned cruelty free in June 2016, after hearing so many stories in the news of animals being treated horribly and being killed for things they didn't do it gave me a kick up the backside to finally make a change. I have always loved animals from being a little kid and I have always supported the welfare of animals. Even from watching animals being killed in movies, I have always hated it. You can read up on more reasons why here!
My blog design and features were all designed by Giada at Miel Cafe Designs. She was absolutely amazing and I couldn't recommend her more. She was very efficient and worked really quickly but also produced high quality work for a really reasonable price. You can read more about what she did here.


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February 9th – Beaver Fever
Hey Peepers!
Today we learned all about the beaver! This week, we read "Busy Beavers" by Lydia Dabcovich. We made a mask and a beaver puppet. We learned about how beavers can change their environment by building dams that change the flow of water. We even used the stream table to build and recreate a beaver dam. We dressed as beavers and then outside we crawled around like beavers and explored our surroundings.
Join us next week for Fiber Fun, where we will meet a real fiber farmer and learn all about rabbits!
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I like floating in the clouds- idealistic and in love with existence
but every so oftern
That damned phenomena-
Forces me down
imploring with the negative impulses of perceptive life.
I feel chained to it sometimes
and it generates a distaste in me
where I feel like I cant escape it
As if it binds with its force
and my wrists are stained with burst capillaries below my skin.
My spirit fights it
and after a while,
I am slumped- and broken to the fight
and I become part of the world-
succomming to the temptations to perpetuate my own unhappiness.
When you are worn out
How do you generate the strength to stand up?
When I typed that I imagined a man sitting with no legs.
slumped against a brick wall
and I remembered when I was told stories of how those with no legs can still sense the legs that don't exist
I remember some philosophers saying that that sensation is proof of a soul.
And it connected just now.
Just because you don't have something doesn't mean you can't sense it
It doesn't mean that it doesn't necessarily exist.
When I feel broken and my wrists ache
When I feel like Im in bondage
You can't harp on it.
You cant focus on the negative
There is a beauty in those bruises
For that pain in your wrists- that exhaustion-
you know what that was???
It was your voice.
What a conviction do I have if I am willing to fight so hard?
The recognition of your strength should be enough for you to realize that it isn't the force binding you-
Its your acceptance of it and your tuning to it.
When you tune to the negative of this world- you absorb it.
Life is full of ups and downs.
Struggles and pitfalls.
But when you find yourself in a pit
remind yourself of the mountains you were on not long ago.
Trust in your strength.
Recognize your fight within
Embrace it
Accept that not everything flows freely,
and sometimes Gravity snags you so you can appreciate yourself and who you are.
Thank you life's challenges
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Sure, the first Thor: The Dark World poster showed off the movie's brawny blond hero with his mighty Mjolnir. But fanboys and fangirls around the world are sure to geek out over the latest poster for this hotly anticipated sequel to Thor. Unveiled by EW, the poster above not only shows off its leads, but also much of the beloved supporting cast from the first film, which took in a whopping $449 million worldwide.
In the foreground you have Thor (Chris Hemsworth) reunited with his Jane Foster (Natalie Portman), who has shed her practical Earthling clothes and is instead decked out in glorious Asgard gear. Then, just over his right shoulder is big daddy Odin (Anthony Hopkins) with armor on, a massive spear, and a black bird posse. Over Thor's left shoulder sneers his adopted brother Loki (Tom Hiddleston), who recently won the utter devotion of crowds at Comic-Con in exchange for a look at the film's latest trailer! ( From what we hear, it was totally worth it.)
Further back you can spot Thor's dedicated friends, Sif (The Last Stand's Jaimie Alexander), Volstagg (G.I. Joe: Retaliation's Ray Stevenson), Frandral (Chuck/i>'s Zachary Levi, replacing Josh Dallas) and Hogun (Battleship's Tadanobu Asano). Gatekeeper of the Bifrost Heimdall (Idris Elba) can be spotted in the upper left portion of the poster, standing tall right before the furrowed brow of this movie's villain: Malekith.
English actor Christopher Eccleston, who memorably played Doctor Who in 2005, plays this newly introduced character that who leads the Dark Elves. These vicious, vengeful warriors can be spotted marching towards the bottom of the poster, under the ominous glow of the Fist of Malekith, our villain's invading Black Ark ship. It seems the only people who didn't make this poster are Jane's buds Darcy Lewis (Kat Dennings) and Dr. Erik Selvig (Stellan Skarsgard).
Thor: The Dark World is expected to pick up one year after the events we saw unfold in The Avengers. This means Thor and his ladylove Jane are separated once more, and Loki is shackled in a prison cell in Asgard for his crimes against humanity. But when a mysterious threat surfaces that puts the safety of all nine realms in danger, Thor brings Jane to Asgard for safekeeping and releases Loki for added backup as he takes on an ancient race hell-bent on universal destruction.
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By Genevieve Burgess | Miscellaneous | February 4, 2013 |
By Genevieve Burgess | Miscellaneous | February 4, 2013 |
"2 Broke Girls" on CBS at 9:00pm ET. Those of you who watched the Super Bowl (or the Beyonce concert, whatever) last night are aware that there was a commercial for this featuring the lovely Kat Dennings on a stripper pole. I'm certain that for many of you it was a moment of getting exactly what you wanted in the worst way possible.
"Bunheads" on ABC Family at 9:00pm ET.
"Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God" on HBO at 9:00pm ET. This is a documentary about a priest in Milwaukee who abused more than 200 Deaf children who were in a school under his control. This documents the first public protest against clerical sex abuse, which resulted in a lawsuit that spanned three decades. More information can be found in the synopsis on HBO's website for those interested.
"Top Gear" on BBCA at 9:00pm ET. 19th season premiere.
"Monday Mornings" on TNT at 10:00pm ET. Series premiere. Hey, guys, another doctor show! Just what you were asking for! However, this one stars the delightful British crumpet that is Jamie Bamber so maybe it is what you were asking for. Also, fun fact, Wikipedia indicates that his full name is Jamie St. John Bamber Griffith which is so fantastic I can't believe he shortened it.
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The Enough Project is a Washington, D.C. based non-profit organization that was founded in 2007. The project was co-founded by the Center for American Progress and the International Crisis Group in 2007.[1] Its stated mission is to end genocide and crimes against humanity. The Enough Project conducts research in several conflict areas in Africa including Sudan, South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, and the areas controlled by the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA).[2] The Enough Project facilitates several campaigns and initiatives which work to bring attention to these crises, including The Sentry, Raise Hope for Congo, and the Satellite Sentinel Project.[3][4] Its co-founders are John Prendergast and Gayle Smith.[5]
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In 2014, the Enough Project released a report on war lordism and the mines of the Congo. The report indicated that due to the economic pressure of a provision of the United States Dodd-Frank Financial Reform Act, which required any company that might be using "conflict minerals" to register with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and publish their supply chain, control over the mines had passed out of the hands of the warlords and local militias.[6] In 2015, the Enough Project launched The Sentry, a project designed to gather evidence and analyze the financing and operation of African conflicts.[7]
- ^ "International Crisis Group". Archived from the original on 2011-06-02.
- ^ "Conflict Areas | Enough". Enoughproject.org. Retrieved 2012-02-28.
- ^ "Introducing: The Sentry | Enough". Enoughproject.org. Retrieved 2016-07-15.
- ^ "Our Campaigns & Initiatives | Enough". Enoughproject.org. Retrieved 2012-02-28.
- ^ "Center for American Progress". PBS (Public Broadcasting Service).
- ^ "Congo mines no longer in grip of warlords and militias, says report". The Guardian. 11 June 2014. Archived from the original on 12 June 2014.
- ^ "The Sentry". Newsweek.
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Four years ago Madonna released her last album, Hard Candy. Produced by the Neptunes and Timbaland, and featuring collaborations with Justin Timberlake and Kanye West, it was her hardest album to love (yes, harder to love than American Life). What should have been a collection of futuristic R&B was in fact a flaccid facsimile of what everyone else was doing at the time. Whereas 1998's Ray of Light, 2000's Music and 2005's Confessions on a Dancefloor felt like she was slightly ahead of the curve, Hard Candy sounded desperate (if you can listen to Candy Shop's confectionery-based sex metaphors than you have a stronger stomach than me). Luckily, Madonna seems to work best when she's following up a relative flop so expectations are high for her forthcoming album MDNA. Featuring production from Martin Solveig and Benny Benassi, as well as William Orbit, it's shaping up to be the album Madonna promised when she said: "I need to move. I need to sweat. I need to make new music I can dance to."
As you would imagine, the campaign is being launched in a fairly low-key manner with a performance of Give Me All Your Luvin' during this weekend's Super Bowl in front of a global audience of one billion. Even a pesky internet hacker that leaked a demo version of the single last November has been disposed of (well, arrested and charged). Nothing it seems is going to stop Madonna reclaiming her pop crown, even if Lady Gaga has been wearing it proudly for the last four years. So, is Give Me All Your Luvin' any good? Well, it's not bad. Musically it's a pretty joyful four minutes, featuring bouncing beats, acoustic riffs and Gwen Stefani-style cheerleader chants, but there's something a bit flat about Madonna's delivery. Given all the love she's demanding, you'd think she'd be more excited. Instead she sounds like she rush-recorded the vocal before a screening of W.E. Perhaps that's why MIA and Nicki Minaj were drafted in, to give the whole thing a bit more oomph. Minaj certainly does her best, her typically frantic rap an exercise in squeezing as many words into a 10-second space as possible, while MIA's more laconic drawl loses momentum. Still, the Megaforce-directed video is a hoot, featuring creepy cheerleaders, Madonna breastfeeding a doll, and a finale that involves ripping the head off an American footballer. Welcome back.
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This thread and poll is to have a rough idea of what type of Release Cycle Model you prefer.
Current One - 3 Releases in 2 Years, Some Upgrades via Build Service
Rolling Release - "stable", "current" and "factory" well tested upgrade for stable
6 Monthly Release following KDE & GNOME
Annual Release with more time for Development & Testing
Other (please explain your preference)
This thread and poll is to have a rough idea of what type of Release Cycle Model you prefer.
I voted Other...
I almost chose Rolling, however I don't think it really needs 3 sub-categories. Keeping it simple, I'd prefer just Stable and Factory.
Realistically, the only time you need a new release altogether is when drastic changes have been made to the distro's core. Beyond that, maybe each year re-package the DVD so you don't have a huge download for updates.
The only reason I upgrade to newer versions is to ensure better support from repositories and build service.
I would love a rolling release cycle; however I doubt openSUSE has the manpower for such a conversion. The current release cycle is good, I just wish that we didn't have be stuck behind several kernel releases before a new openSUSE release.
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Rolling release would be great... Each install is such a stress : will my hardware be recognized ? Will the software be stable ? etc...
"stable" is more enterprise stuff where as little changes as possible, just security and other critical bug fixes.
Far too boring for the desktop, but ... a great starting point for SLED/SLES I would think.
The current is theoretically each 6.6 months. And it seems to generate a series of releases in name only. They seem to be perpetually in bleeding edge mode, despite being declared "released" and IMO lurching from one not-quite-ready release to the next. So I chose annual to give more time to get a polished version on the servers.
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I choose other, because I think 6 or theoretical 6.6 months are too short and with an annual release cycle the software/kernel versions a far behind the actual version. I would prefer a release cycle between 8-10 months so that there is enough time to get improvements into it as proven in the releases of opensuse 10.3 and 11.0.
I think the 8-month cycle (3 supported releases over every 2 years) works well. It doesn't agree perfectly with Canonical's wishes of synchronised distro releases, but nobody said that opinion was unanimous, and clearly few here have expressed a wish for shorter 6-monthly cycles. It also may not fit perfectly with the KDE / GNOME releases, but then they don't tie in with each other anyway, so until they do, the focus should be taken off that.
The 8-month arrangement can always be slightly flexible, so one release may be 7 months to fit around a conference / other distro / marketing opportunity / Xmas / whatever, whilst the next may extend to 9 months to compensate.
Reading the comments on the mailing list and the prospect of aiming 11.2 for September's SUSE event, but with a 11.2.1 GNOME update the following month, I would say if this occurs then there's an equally valid case for doing an 11.1.1 KDE update when 4.2 arrives in February. Personally, as an ordinary desktop user and not a Linux expert, I found the situation with the factory repo optional update to KDE 4.1 in SUSE 11.0 rather confusing, and I'd have liked to have seen a more offical and clear update path, bearing in mind that the default KDE 4.0.4 was really a beta 4.1 desktop. I don't imagine other less experienced Linux newcomers would have found it too easy either.
For the next two openSUSE releases, I think there's a couple of specific, exceptional desktop environment cases to consider. The 11.2 release should ensure there is finally a watertight KDE 4.3 that can fully replace 3.5 and negate both the need for a 3.5 inclusion on the disc, and any last doubts that die-hard 3.x users may have. September sounds about right. In swinging that release in favour of KDE, the following 11.3 can swing the other way to cater for what will probably be the big GNOME 3.0, around April / May 2010. This plan can still fit in around the 8-month cycle.
One other thing to bear in mind that nobody's mentioned yet: If openSUSE is seriously trying to sway Windows users away with an all-round desktop alternative, and with the Windows 7 release reportedly now coming before the end of 2009 rather than after it, SUSE should really have a finely polished product ready to compete and steal MS's thunder; something that reviewers can hold up against it and which will still be cutting edge and not too far out of date by the end of next year. So releasing 11.2 before September and having nothing new till 2010 could be a bad move in that respect.
I also chose Other. I am torn between the 8 month release cycle and the rolling release. I hate having to re-install each release, but I do because I want the newer apps/kernels that are not included in the main repos for the previous release. A reinstall is the only way to ensure you get everything in the current release scheme. But.. the 8 month release gives the project something to champion... like one of the previous commenters pointed out... Windows 7 is out in late 2009... and it would be great f 11.2 was able to steal a lot of that thunder, and fixed releases give us the possibility to do this
A lot of new users I work with will pick openSUSE (because I suggest it more than anything), and once it's installed, they do not want to reinstall in 6 to 8 months. They aren't interested... but with a rolling release, you could simply keep things up to date with YaST.
If it came down to it, in the end I think my preference is leaning towards the rolling release.
-1 for Rolling Release; +1 for 3 Releases in 2 Years.


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